Chris Attoh not a person of interest in wife’s murder – Maryland Police

The Maryland police in the USA according to a report by KABC-TV has suggested that actor Chris Attoh is not a person in the murder of his wife.

The late wife of the actor known as Bettie Jenifer was shot to death while running from a gunman who confronted her with a handgun as she was walking to her car after work on May 10. Police called it a targeted killing.

After the news of her murder went viral many people started pointing accusing fingers at the actor for been involved in the murder of his wife.

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But the Maryland Police have come out to state that Bettie was already married to an American man who is currently in jail on drug charges. Maryland court records show she had filed for divorce from him in April.

Her American husband is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence as the leader of the “Jenifer Drug Trafficking Organization” according to the Dept. of Justice. According to the Baltimore Sun, one of the couriers in this drug trafficking ring was fatally shot in the back of the head in October 2012.

Shortly before Jenifer’s death, Attoh had tweeted: “When it comes to relationships, remaining faithful is never an option but a priority. Loyalty is ever…”