JURY DELIBERATING IN 1990 COMIC STORE HOMICIDE

MICHAEL GEORGE

IT IS a circumstantial that would have even Spider-Man tangled up in knots. A jury in suburban Detroit now has to decide whether aspiring comic book impresario Michael George murdered his overweight wife Barbara in the back of their comic on July 13, 1990. His mom Janet is providing alibi but that doesn't matter much, our moms would too. Her story is contradicted by Michael Renaud, a regular of the family  comic store. The comic fan says Michael picked up the phone at the store just before the murder. On Thursday, the closing arguments took three hours.
 George was convicted at his first trial in 2008. A judge granted a new trial the same year, citing prosecutorial misconduct and potential
new evidence. The 51-year-old comic titan is charged with first- and second-degree murder, insurance fraud, false pretenses and firearm offenses.
Prosecutors theorize an unfaithful George killed his wife, cashed in on her life insurance and married his mistress. The defense says the murder stemmed from a robbery.
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