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This man's attorney says he was "taking care" of his wife. Did his wife say, "No Tubes for me" or "Don't feed me" ?

Man Accused Of Starving Wife Surrenders, Police Search For Daughter

UPDATED: 1:46 p.m. EST July 27, 2003

INDIANAPOLIS -- An Indianapolis man accused of starving his wife to death turned himself in to police Thursday.

Suspect's Attorney: Man Took Care Of Wife

Clyde Bailey (pictured, left), 57, was wanted on charges of neglect in connection with the death of his wife, Sammie Bailey. Police and medics found the woman dead March 13 in her bed.

The couple's daughter, Kelli Bailey, 18, also faces felony neglect charges, but she hadn't been located by Sunday afternoon.

Officers had been looking for Clyde Bailey and Kelli Bailey since arrest warrants were issued last week.

Sammie Bailey ... who was 5 feet 3 inches tall, weighed 52 pounds when she died, court records said. Indiana University pathologist Dr. John Pless said she had coronary disease, but the cause of death was "chronic dehydration and malnutrition."

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I wonder if Bailey had read about Schiavo's quest to starve Terri, before deciding to starve his own wife.

[Bailey] also told investigators that on the day she died, she wrote a note saying that she couldn't speak and was having a stroke, but that she didn't want medical treatment, police said.