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Hodgkinson had a history of violence that did not rise to the level to prohibit him from legally owning a firearm. He was the foster father of at least two girls. The first, Wanda Ashley Stock, 17, committed suicide in 1996 by pouring gasoline on herself and setting herself on fire after a few months of living with the Hodgkinsons, the Belleville News-Democrat reports. The Hodgkinsons gave an interview to the paper after her suicide, calling her a “very practical, level-headed girl.”

Doctor warned Anderson against confrontation, didn't report sex abuse allegations By JOHN FIKE • jfike@limanews.com • 419-993-2098 DEFIANCE - A Lima doctor did not report to Auglaize County Children Services when Kimberly Anderson told him that her son might have been sexually abused. Dr. Wilfred Ellis was one of 13 witnesses to take the stand Friday in the trial of Anderson, who is accused of murdering her estranged husband, Brent Anderson. Brent Anderson was shot and killed Sept. 2, 2001, in rural Wapakoneta. Anderson faces charges of aggravated murder, murder and voluntary manslaughter. The trial was moved to Defiance to...