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Supporters of the woman say she never should have been charged to begin with because she was acting in self-defense.

Case dismissed for Montana woman accused of deliberate homicide A 38-year-old woman has been cleared of deliberate homicide and had her case dismissed. By: Jaurdyn Johnson and last updated 2021-05-26 20:52:21-04 KALISPELL — Rachel Bellesen, who had been charged with shooting and killing her former husband Jacob Glace, has been cleared of deliberate homicide and had her case dismissed. MTN News talked with Bellesen’s defense attorney about what this means for Bellesen, ...

Photo Illustration by The Daily Beast/Photo Courtesy Rachel BellesenA judge in Sanders County, Montana, on Tuesday dropped deliberate homicide charges against a woman who killed her abusive ex-husband, in a surprising win for advocates who argued she should not have to live with the threat of prosecution hanging over her.Rachel Bellesen, a 38-year-old coordinator at the Abbie Shelter for domestic violence survivors, shot and killed her former husband, Jacob Glace, on Oct. 8 of last year. Bellese...

A Montana district court judge dismissed murder charges against Rachel Bellesen, 39, on Tuesday after the mother of two shot and killed her ex-husband when she said he tried to rape her

On the evening of October 8, 2020, Rachel Bellesen's ex Jacob Glace tried to rape her. She shot and killed him before calling 911 to report her crime

A Montana woman who fatally shot her ex-husband last year while he tried to rape her has been cleared of homicide charges.

Rachel Bellesen said she met with her ex-husband because he threatened to harm one of their children before attempting to rape her.

Rachel Bellesen said she met with her ex-husband because he threatened to harm one of their children before attempting to rape her.

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