He killed a man 26 years ago in Missouri. His husband secretly worked with investigators to get a confession
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Timothy Stephenson had an enviable life: He was married to a doctor, and they shared a $2 million home with their twin daughters in a peaceful California suburb. But Stephenson harbored a dark secret.
Timothy Stephenson had an enviable life. He was married to a doctor, and they lived in a $2 million home with their twin daughters in a quiet suburb east of San Francisco. But Stephenson harbored a secret: About two decades earlier, he had shot andkilled a man he met at a bar in Kansas City. The crime remained unsolved until 2021, when Stephenson’s dark past finallycaught up with him. By then, his personal life was unraveling. His husband had filed for divorce the year before and the couple were locked in a legal battle over custody of their children. Authorities arrested him on murder charges that December and extradited him toMissouri. And this month, he pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and was sentenced to 16 years in prison. For Stephenson, it all came crashing down after police received new informationthat helped them piece together what happened that night back in 1998 in KansasCity. That information came from Stephenson’s estranged husband.