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Judge Sets New Trial Date For Man Accused Of Killing 2 Wives

DENVER (CBS4) - A new trial date has been set for Harold Henthorn, a Highlands Ranch man suspected in the deaths of his two wives.

Henthorn was originally scheduled to go on trial May 4 in connection with the 2012 death of his second wife, Dr. Toni Henthorn. She died after a plunge off a cliff during an anniversary hike in Rocky Mountain National Park.

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Now a judge will hold a two-day hearing starting May 13 to decide if information on the death of Harold Henthorn's first wife, Sandra Lynn, will be admissible.

Sandra Lynn Henthorn died in a Douglas County forest in 1995 when the couple's Jeep fell on her during a late-night tire change.

Harold Henthorn's new trial date has been set for Sept. 14.

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