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Daughter-in-Law Arrested in Maine, Charged With Murder in Exeter Elder’s Death

An autopsy finding of blunt force trauma shifted the case from a suspected fall to a homicide investigation.

Overview

  • New Hampshire officials say Danielle Kelsen, 55, is charged with second-degree murder in the death of her 88-year-old mother-in-law, Janet Kelsen.
  • Prosecutors allege she recklessly caused the death by inflicting blunt head trauma with extreme indifference to human life.
  • She also faces wiretapping and eavesdropping charges for allegedly using an electronic device to intercept oral communications with the victim.
  • Janet Kelsen was found dead in February at an Exeter apartment after a relative called for a medical emergency.
  • Danielle Kelsen was taken into custody in Southwest Harbor, Maine, with an extradition hearing set for Dec. 10 as investigators continue interviews and report no public threat.