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Joe Enea · ABC15 Arizona
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2000 · Ahwatukee, Phoenix, Arizona
Joseph “Joe” Andriano
A homicide investigation amid a terminal illness
Joseph “Joe” Andriano was living with a serious cancer diagnosis when he was killed in the family’s Ahwatukee apartment in October 2000. The investigation examined poisoning evidence, emergency calls and Wendi Andriano’s account of the night. She claimed self-defense at trial; a jury convicted her of first-degree murder in 2004. The Arizona Supreme Court affirmed her conviction and death sentence in 2007. The linked opinion separates the evidence, defense arguments and appellate findings.
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State v. Andriano (2007)
The court’s opinion reviews Wendi Andriano’s direct appeal, including the trial evidence and her legal objections, and affirms the conviction and sentence. It provides the judicial reasoning behind the outcome; it is not a complete trial transcript.
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Arizona Supreme Court case summary: Andriano
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