Minnesota Nurse Practitioner Convicted of Murdering Mistress After Claiming She Shot Herself

A Minnesota man who claimed his mistress fatally shot herself has been convicted of her murder, the Pioneer Press reports. On Friday, a jury found 45-year-old Matthew Ecker guilty of second-degree intentional murder of 32-year-old Alexandra Pennig. The case stems from the early morning hours of December 16, 2022, when Ecker called 911 claiming that …