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Crandon, Wisconsin, is a small town in Forest County at the far north-eastern tip of the state, close to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and not far from Canada. James calls it the only incorporated community in the county and the county seat, six square miles of North Woods with no traffic lights, a town motto of 'center of Wisconsin's North Woods' and a population of about 1,967. In the early 1970s, when the story begins, it was much the same: a remote, heavily wooded place where everyone knew everyone else.

details of the account remain covered until revealed the rest of this account is covered until you choose to reveal it this part of the story is covered for now He returned to study at the University of Wisconsin River Falls, where he met Sandra in 1967. details of the account remain covered until revealed

Sandra was born in 1946 and became a full-time faculty member at Nicolette College in Rhinelander in 1972. the rest of this account is covered until you choose to reveal it this part of the story is covered for now details of the account remain covered until revealed Friends and colleagues described him as unusually forgiving, a man whose only stated aim was to keep his family together. By late 1975 he and Sandra had an informal separation agreement, including a promise not to see each other for a month.

Paul Pauly was in his early twenties, a Vietnam veteran and a student at Nicolette College, where Sandra taught English. He lived at the Wonder Hotel in Rhinelander. In late 1975 and early 1976 Sandra was having affairs with Paul and with another student, Robin Jensen, at the same time. Jensen saw Paul as a rival.

the rest of this account is covered until you choose to reveal it He detoured towards Crandon, saying later that he wanted to see Sandra. Late that night, driving through Rhinelander, he saw Sandra's car parked outside the Wonder Hotel, where he knew Paul lived. He bought a six-pack of beer and drank it as he drove on to Crandon. At the house he played the piano for a while, thinking about his wife and children, then saw car headlights, went outside and hid behind a large oak tree. He had parked down the block so that he would not be seen.

Sandra and Paul had spent the day and evening together and had had sex more than once. They drove to her home around midnight. Sandra walked ahead with the keys. this part of the story is covered for now She turned, saw a flash, and watched Paul jump into the air and fall, shouting 'No'. details of the account remain covered until revealed the rest of this account is covered until you choose to reveal it Paul, gut-shot, bled to death in the yard in the snow. He said to Sandra, 'I'll never touch you again.'

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Dr Richard Moorehead performed the autopsy. Paul had died from blood loss caused by a shotgun wound to the abdomen, fired on a level plane from between three and 25 feet. He would have died within an hour. details of the account remain covered until revealed Sandra herself called him kind and gentle to others, if not to her. the rest of this account is covered until you choose to reveal it The Reverend David Kellen of the Methodist Church in Crandon began his own investigation and told a newspaper that he guessed Sandra had killed Paul.

this part of the story is covered for now details of the account remain covered until revealed the rest of this account is covered until you choose to reveal it this part of the story is covered for now All but two of the 24-member panel had heard of the killing. details of the account remain covered until revealed

the rest of this account is covered until you choose to reveal it this part of the story is covered for now A spent shotgun shell had been found on the second floor. The defence also showed that Sandra and Jensen had lied about how often they had seen each other since the killing, but a witness placed Jensen elsewhere on the night. details of the account remain covered until revealed Asked whether he shot Paul, he said, 'I've never been a violent person. I've always worked to create and rebuild. I just don't know.'

the rest of this account is covered until you choose to reveal it this part of the story is covered for now details of the account remain covered until revealed At the sanity hearing the prosecution brought out what it said was his real character: he had beaten Sandra 25 to 30 times in eight years, had affairs of his own, smoked marijuana and drank heavily. Sandra testified that he had beaten and kicked her after she drove her car into a ditch, and that he had shot a dog near their home. the rest of this account is covered until you choose to reveal it this part of the story is covered for now details of the account remain covered until revealed the rest of this account is covered until you choose to reveal it

this part of the story is covered for now Police and paramedics revived him and his stomach was pumped. His bond was revoked. details of the account remain covered until revealed the rest of this account is covered until you choose to reveal it this part of the story is covered for now details of the account remain covered until revealed

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this part of the story is covered for now New evidence about an electrical short circuit in Sandra's car and alleged Brady violations did not persuade the court, which found that Sandra's testimony was not incredible as a matter of law and that the shotgun evidence was sufficient. details of the account remain covered until revealed the rest of this account is covered until you choose to reveal it Donald Pauly wrote to the governor and the board, saying that once again the criminal seemed to be winning and the victim's family seemed forgotten. this part of the story is covered for now One board member had wanted 13 years, others 15. Sandra, by then remarried, testified that she remained afraid of him.

details of the account remain covered until revealed the rest of this account is covered until you choose to reveal it He had served eight years and one month. Donald Pauly said he and his wife were too old and tired to fight the release again. this part of the story is covered for now

He rebuilt a life. details of the account remain covered until revealed the rest of this account is covered until you choose to reveal it He joined Twitter in November 2014. He died on 30 December 2015, aged 71, a free man. Sandra was still alive; her second husband had died of pancreatic cancer in 2009.