Geneva Woman Died From Strangulation, Not Fall, In 2014: Reports

GENEVA, IL — In 2015, Geneva resident Shadwick King was convicted of killing his wife, Kathleen, and putting her body on the Union Pacific Railway tracks less than a quarter-mile from their Geneva home in July 2014 — but two years ago, the case was overturned.

King, now 54, was originally sentenced to 30 years in prison. But in January 2020, the conviction and sentence were overturned due to errors made by Kane County prosecutors in the first trial, Patch reported.

On the third day of a new trial that began Monday, a pathologist testified she doesn't believe Kathleen died from a fall while jogging along railroad tracks like the defense contends. Rather, she said she was strangled, according to reports from the Daily Herald.

"If she fell, she would have had a lot more injuries there," said pathologist Dr. Mitra Kalelkar, who performed Kathleen's autopsy, according to the Daily Herald.

Throughout the first trial, King maintained his innocence, but prosecutors insisted he killed his wife in a jealous rage.

Before the case was overturned, King had been sentenced to 30 years in prison. At his July 2015 sentencing, he continued to maintain his innocent, proclaiming, "The simple, honest truth: I did not kill my wife. To the last day of my life, I did not do it."

King is currently being held at the Kane County Adult Justice Center, according to the sheriff's office.