Adulterous firefighter strangled wife in SW Washington, faked emergency to hide killing, jury finds

An unfaithful firefighter who strangled his wife in the bed they’d shared for two decades — clearing the way for a new romance with his mistress — was found guilty in the wife’s killing Tuesday.

After a two week trial, a Clark County Superior Court jury needed only two hours of deliberation to determine that Marcelle West, an emergency room worker, was killed by her husband in their Camas home on Jan. 8, 2024.

Kevin West, who turned 52 over the weekend, wept and cradled his head in his sister’s arms before he was led out of Judge Robert Lewis’ courtroom in handcuffs…

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