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  1. www.today.com › news › wife-cleared-murderWife cleared of murder ‘overwhelmed with emotion’ - TODAY

    But last Thursday, after Sommer had served 876 days, San Diego County District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis unexpectedly moved to dismiss the murder charges. Sommer was suddenly a free woman. “I’m ...

  2. www.justice.gov › usao-sdca › prJudge Throws Out Lawsuit By Cynthia Sommers; Finds The United ...

    Jul 23, 2015 · SAN DIEGO, CA – A federal judge today dismissed a lawsuit against the federal government filed by Cynthia Sommer, widow of U.S. Marine Sgt. Todd Sommer, rejecting claims that Naval Criminal Investigative Service agents acted with negligence and malice in the investigation that eventually resulted in her conviction for his murder.

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  4. www.courttv.com › title › judgment-with-ashleighJudgment of Cynthia Sommer with Ashleigh Banfield - Court TV

    Judgment with Ashleigh Banfield. Cynthia Sommer’s world was turned upside down when her 23-year-old husband Todd died. Nearly five years later she was under arrest and accused of poisoning him. Did she murder him?

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  5. www.cbs8.com › article › newsJudge poised to toss out Cynthia Sommer's $20 million lawsuit

    Jun 6, 2013 · After Cynthia Sommer's arrest in 2005, she spent two and a half years in jail facing murder charges, before she was set free in 2008. She filed suit San Diego federal court in 2009.

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  6. www.nbcsandiego.com › news › localMarine Widow's $20M Federal Lawsuit Dismissed - NBC 7 San Diego

    Back in 2007, a jury convicted Cynthia Sommer for the 2002 murder of her husband, 23-year-old U.S. Marine Sgt. Todd Sommer. She was accused of poisoning the active-duty Marine in order to cash in ...

  7. theappeal.org › womens-wrongful-convictions-noWhy Women’s Wrongful Convictions Are So Difficult to Overcome

    Aug 14, 2023 · When Cynthia Sommer’s husband, Todd, died in 2002, the medical examiner said a cardiac arrhythmia was responsible. But prosecutors charged Sommer with murder on the theory she had poisoned her husband, pointing at her trial to the fact that Sommer underwent a breast augmentation, once participated in a wet T-shirt contest, and pursued sexual partners after her husband’s death.

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  9. www.courthousenews.com › judge-tosses-widowsclaimJudge Tosses Widow’s|Claim Against USA | Courthouse News Service

    Dec 6, 2013 · The district attorney dismissed the case without prejudice in April 2008, and Sommer was released after spending more than 2 years in custody. She sued in 2009, claiming that Naval Criminal Investigative Service agents "intentionally inflicted emotional distress upon her and failed to conduct a proper investigation because they disapproved of her partying lifestyle," the U.S. attorney said in ...