3 Wisconsin sisters dead; father arrested

3 Wisconsin sisters dead; father arrested

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Wisconsin police discovered the bodies of 11-year-old Amara Schaffhausen, 8-year-old Sophie Schaffhausen and 5-year-old Cecilia Schaffhausen on July 10, 2012 in the River Falls home the girls shared with their mother. Aaron Schaffhausen, 34, was charged with three counts of first-degree intentional homicide in his daughters' deaths. He pleaded guilty but insane on March 29, 2013. Prosecutors alleged that Schaffhausen killed his daughters to get back at his ex-wife, Jessica, because he was bitter over their divorce and angry because he thought she began seeing another man.

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Undated family photo of Cecilia (top), Sophie (center) and Amara Schaffhausen

Author: Roomie Huh

Credit: CBS Minnesota/Personal photo

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