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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

Police no longer investigating woman’s death

Spokane police are no longer investigating the death of a woman found in her home last fall by a boyfriend she had reported multiple times for assaulting her. The Spokane County Medical Examiner said Emily Simons, 51, died from blunt force trauma to the head. Her boyfriend, Rick Krupke, found her body on Oct. 31, 2014. Spokane police Major Crimes Detective Steve Wohl said a review of Krupke’s cellphone records showed he was at work at the time she died. Information from the medical examiner also indicated her facial and head injuries could have been caused by her falling forward. According to a search warrant filed last November, Krupke admitted to police he visited Simons on Oct. 28 in violation of a protection order, but denied assaulting her and said he was concerned about her drinking. The medical examiner has listed Simons’ manner of death as undetermined.