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Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty in a murder-for-hire plot investigation involving a California Highway Patrol captain. Court documents obtained by KCRA 3 reveal why.

Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty in a murder-for-hire plot investigation involving a California Highway Patrol captain. Court documents obtained by KCRA 3 reveal why.

Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty in a murder-for-hire plot investigation involving a California Highway Patrol captain. Court documents obtained by KCRA 3 reveal why.

The death of a California Highway Patrol captain, her husband's killing and an arrest for murder has prompted investigators across the country to find an answer as to how they all might be connected.

The death of a California Highway Patrol captain, her husband's killing and an arrest for murder has prompted investigators across the country to find an answer as to how they all might be connected.

On the quiet block in Sacramento County where Michael and Julie Harding once lived, neighbors are left stunned and shocked after hearing the news of their deaths.

“If she wanted him dead, she would have done it herself. She would have made it look like self defense. She was a badass. The whole hire somebody, that’s just too sloppy for her. She’s…

The two deaths and an arrest in Sacramento are the results of a months-long story that began when Michael Harding disappeared in September. Based on court documents, law enforcement records, and interviews with people who knew the estranged husband and wife, CBS13 has compiled a timeline of events.