Woman Accused of Killing Wife

(Northampton. Massachusetts) A 47-year-old firefighter, Cara L. Rintala, has been accused of killing her wife, Annamarie Cochrane Rintala, a 37-year-old paramedic.

Police say it was an incidence of domestic violence that turned to murder, with Rintala allegedly beating and strangling Annamarie in the basement of their Granby home at 18 Barton Street in March of last year.

A week later, Rintala moved to Rhode Island, where she's been living since she was arrested this week.

The Rintala murder case, involving a married same-sex couple, is considered a first for Massachusetts.

A bail hearing is scheduled for tomorrow.