Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News)- An Olmsted County Grand Jury has indicted a former Mayo Clinic Doctor accused of fatally poisoning his wife

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30-year-old Connor  Bowman was arrested and charged in October in connection to the August death of his 32-year-old wife Betty.

He was previously charged with second-degree murder. 

GoFundMe: Remembering Betty Bowman
GoFundMe: Remembering Betty Bowman
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On Friday the grand jury handed down an indictment charging Bowman with first-degree murder and second-degree murder with intent-not premeditated. A Grand Jury is the only entity allowed to hand down first-degree murder charges under Minnesota law. 

Bowman indictment. Olmsted County Court
Bowman indictment. Olmsted County Court
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The criminal complaint alleges Bowman initiated a number of Internet searches through a network connection at the University of Kansas, where he had served as a Poison Specialist.

Those searches involved the gout medication and the amount needed for a lethal dose in a person matching his wife's weight. 

Connor Bowman criminal complaint - Olmsted County Court
Connor Bowman criminal complaint - Olmsted County Court
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The court document also lists online activity related to purchases of the drug.

The charges say that evidence, along with evidence concerning a life insurance policy on his wife taken out by Bowman, and significant debts owed by Bowman, was bolstered by the results of blood and urine tests that detected the medication in samples taken from Betty Bowman during her hospitalization and after her death. 

Bowman remains in the Olmsted County jail in Rochester where he’s being held on $2 million conditional bail. He’s due back in court on Jan. 16.

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