State v. Forsyth

Jerry Paul Forsyth appeals from a judgment of conviction of deliberate homicide of his wife, Karen Forsyth, following a jury trial in the District Court, Eleventh Judicial District, Flathead County. Forsyth received a sentence of imprisonment of 70 years and was designated a dangerous offender.

In this bizarre case, offices of the Kalispell police department investigated a shooting report at the Skyline Bowl in Kalispell about 2:30 a.m. on December 12, 1979. The investigating officers were met at the front door of the bowling alley by Douglas Richards. Inside, the officers found Jerry Paul…