Autopsy details Arizona killing of California farmer’s estranged wife; motive still unclear
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An autopsy found 59-year-old Kerri Ann Abatti died Nov. 20 from a gunshot wound to the head, with a circular defect in a kitchen window indicating the shot likely was fired from the backyard; her nephew discovered her after hearing a loud boom. Navajo County prosecutors have indicted and an arrest warrant was issued for her estranged husband, 63-year-old Michael Abatti — a prominent Imperial Valley farmer who was arrested in El Centro and booked on a first‑degree murder charge awaiting extradition — but authorities say while the couple’s contentious divorce figured prominently in interviews, no motive has been publicly disclosed.
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