KCEN-TV, KCEN-HD, Waco, Temple, Killeen, Bryan, TexasHusband says exorcism shouldn't have been solo
Associated Press - July 28, 2010 1:55 PM ET
ODESSA, Texas (AP) - The husband of a Texas woman who died while he claims he was doing an exorcism on her says he shouldn't have tried it alone.
The Odessa American reported Wednesday that 63-year-old Jan David Clark said in a jailhouse interview that he regrets attempting the 2008 exorcism without help. He told the newspaper that a group exorcism would have been more appropriate.
Authorities arrested Clark after they found Susan K. Clark's body wrapped in a sheet with a cross and sword on top of it on the floor of the master bathroom.
Clark, who told the newspaper he "did not willingly" kill his 59-year-old wife, is scheduled to stand trial Sept. 13 in Odessa for murder. An autopsy report said she died of suffocation.
Lawrence Barber, Clark's attorney, declined to comment Wednesday.
Information from: Odessa American, http://www.oaoa.com
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