In months Harold Henthorn was charged with murdering his second wife in criminal trial which will also hear that he killed his first wife . Both died in freak 'accidents ' to which he was sole witness and FBI spent November investigating second death before he was charged . In both cases , Henthorn was the sole beneficiary in a string of lucrative life insurance policies . His first wife 's sister-in-law , Grace Rishell , said that Henthorn took out a $ 400,000 life insurance on her . Henthorn reportedly forged her signature and made himself sole beneficiary . Rishell believes she could have been the next to die in 'freak accident '
In November Harold Henthorn was charged with murdering his second wife in criminal trial which will also hear that he killed his first wife . Both died in freak 'accidents ' to which he was sole witness and FBI spent months investigating second death before he was charged . In both cases , Henthorn was the sole beneficiary in a string of lucrative life insurance policies . His first wife 's sister-in-law , Grace Rishell , said that Henthorn took out a $ 400,000 life insurance on her . Henthorn reportedly forged her signature and made himself sole beneficiary . Rishell believes she could have been the next to die in 'freak accident '