Trial to begin for Iowa man charged with killing wife

ALLISON, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa man charged with killing his wife and fleeing with their son to South Dakota is to go on trial this week.

According to media reports, jury selection is to begin Tuesday for 40-year-old Thomas Petersen, of Greene.

He's charged with first-degree murder in the stabbing death of his 36-year-old wife, Judy, at their home in June 2011.

Petersen was arrested several hours later near Kadoka after a police chase. The couple's son, who was 2 at the time, was in the car during the chase but was not hurt.

Court officials will draw potential jurors from a pool of about 90 at the Butler Court District Court in Allison.

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