160: The Mysterious Death of Sarah Widmer

Published: Feb. 10, 2021, 12:30 p.m.

It was nearly 11 p.m. when Ryan Widmer called 911. He told the dispatcher, \u201cMy wife. She fell asleep in the bathtub, I think. I was downstairs. I just came up here and she was laying face down in the bathtub.\u201d He said that his wife, Sarah, fell asleep in the bathtub \u201call the time.\u201d Ryan drained the bathtub and removed Sarah from it, then began performing CPR. Paramedics showed up a short while later, but were unable to revive Sarah. Later, questions emerged about how exactly Sarah Widmer died.\n
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\n\nIn this episode, Brandi pulled from:\n\u201cThe Mystery in the Master Bedroom\u201d episode Dateline\n\u201cSarah Widmer\u201d chillingcrimes.com\n\n\u201cWidmer admitted to punching, killing wife, witness testifies\u201d by Denise G Callahan, Springfield News-Sun\n\u201cNewly uncovered Ryan Widmer documents: My wife walked on tippy toes the night she drowned\u201d by Keith BieryGolick, cincinatti.com\n\n\u201cA decade after Sarah Widmer drowned in tub, husband is still trying to overturn murder conviction\u201d by Paula Christian, WCPO Cincinnati\n\u201c\u2018Reasonable Doubt\u2019 explores Ryan Widmer case, concludes he lied to police\u201d by Jay Warren, WCPO Cincinnati\xa0\n
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