Commonwealth v. Bulted

Opinion by

Mr. Justice O’Brien,

On May 25, 1968, at about 11:50 p.m., appellant, Samuel Bulted, entered the Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, police headquarters and, according to witnesses, told an officer, “I shot and killed my wife.” A detective was sent to the Bulted residence where he discovered the body of appellant’s wife, Francesca Bulted, lying on the floor with her head propped up against the dresser. There was blood on her dress and the right side of her face was completely blown away. A twelve-gauge shotgun shell was found lying on the bed, and a gun, later identified as belonging to…