Brett Seacat listens to his attorneys during his preliminary hearing in Kingman, Kan., Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011. Seacat is charged with first-degree murder in the death of his wife, Vashti. Seacat, 35, a former Sedgwick County sheriffÕs deputy, also is charged with aggravated arson and two counts of aggravated child endangerment. He made it out of the two-story home with the coupleÕs 2- and 4-year-old sons.
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Defense attorney Roger Falk questions Kingman Police Chief Marc Holloway during the preliminary hearing of Bret Seacat in Kingman, Kan. Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011. Seacat is charged with first-degree murder in the death of his wife, Vashti. Seacat, 35, a former Sedgwick County sheriffÕs deputy, also is charged with aggravated arson and two counts of aggravated child endangerment. He made it out of the two-story home with the coupleÕs 2- and 4-year-old sons.
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Kansas Attorney General prosecutor Travis Harrod questions Kingman Police Sgt. Travis Sowers during the preliminary hearing of Bret Seacat in Kingman, Kan. Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011. Seacat is charged with first-degree murder in the death of his wife, Vashti. Seacat, 35, a former Sedgwick County sheriffÕs deputy, also is charged with aggravated arson and two counts of aggravated child endangerment. He made it out of the two-story home with the coupleÕs 2- and 4-year-old sons.
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Bret Seacat enters a Kingman County courtroom in Kingman, Kan. Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011for his preliminary hearing. Seacat is charged with first-degree murder in the death of his wife, Vashti. Seacat, 35, a former Sedgwick County sheriffÕs deputy, also is charged with aggravated arson and two counts of aggravated child endangerment. He made it out of the two-story home with the coupleÕs 2- and 4-year-old sons.
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KBI Special Agent Brian Carroll looks at an evidence photo of Ruger .44 Magnum found on the bed of Vashti Seacat following her death during the preliminary hearing of Brett Seacat in Kingman, Kan. Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011. Seacat is charged with first-degree murder in the death of his wife, Vashti. Seacat, 35, a former Sedgwick County sheriffÕs deputy, also is charged with aggravated arson and two counts of aggravated child endangerment. He made it out of the two-story home with the coupleÕs 2- and 4-year-old sons.
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Kansas Attorney General prosecutor Travis Harrod shows KBI Special Agent Brian Carroll evidence photos of Brett Seacat, taken during his questioning following the death of his wife Vashti last May, during Seacat's preliminary hearing in Kingman, Kan., Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011. Seacat is charged with first-degree murder in the death of his wife, Vashti. Seacat, 35, a former Sedgwick County sheriffÕs deputy, also is charged with aggravated arson and two counts of aggravated child endangerment. He made it out of the two-story home with the coupleÕs 2- and 4-year-old sons.
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Kathleen Forrest answers attorney's questions about her sister Vashti's personal life during Brett Seacat's preliminary hearing in Kingman, Kan., Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011. Seacat is charged with first-degree murder in the death of his wife, Vashti. Seacat, 35, a former Sedgwick County sheriffÕs deputy, also is charged with aggravated arson and two counts of aggravated child endangerment. He made it out of the two-story home with the coupleÕs 2- and 4-year-old sons.
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Kathleen Forrest answers attorney's questions about her sister Vashti's personal life during Brett Seacat's preliminary hearing in Kingman, Kan., Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011. Seacat is charged with first-degree murder in the death of his wife, Vashti. Seacat, 35, a former Sedgwick County sheriffÕs deputy, also is charged with aggravated arson and two counts of aggravated child endangerment. He made it out of the two-story home with the coupleÕs 2- and 4-year-old sons.
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Kathleen Forrest answers attorney's questions about her sister Vashti's personal life during Brett Seacat's preliminary hearing in Kingman, Kan., Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011. Seacat is charged with first-degree murder in the death of his wife, Vashti. Seacat, 35, a former Sedgwick County sheriffÕs deputy, also is charged with aggravated arson and two counts of aggravated child endangerment. He made it out of the two-story home with the coupleÕs 2- and 4-year-old sons.
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