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Dover doctor indicted by grand jury for wife's murder

Dover doctor indicted by grand jury for wife's murder
BEHIND ME, IT WAS AROUND 11:30. TONIGHT, SEVERAL QUESTIONS REMAIN ABOUT HOW THIS HAPPENED AND WHY. DR. INGOLF. TURK IN POLICE CUSTODY RIGHT NOW. HE IS ACCUSED OF KILLING HIS WIFE, 45-YEAR-OLD KATHLEEN MCLEAN, MCLEAN HAD GONE MISSING A FEW DAYS AGO, AND AFTER DAYS OF SEARCHING NEARBY WOODS, HER REMAINS WERE FOUND LAST NIGHT IN THIS POND NEAR FRANCIS STREET IN DOVER. THE POND IS JUST A HALF MILE AWAY FROM THEIR DOVER HOME, EARLIER TODAY, A FRIEND CAME BY DROPPING OFF FLOWERS AND THIS STUFF TO BEAR. THEY TOLD NEWS CENTER 5 IT’S A ' ’SAD SITUATION’. >> IT IS VERY UNFORTUNATE. IN HIS NEIGHBORHOOD, EVERYBODY IS SO CLOSE AND KNOWS EACH OTHER. IT IS TERRIBLE. >> TURK IS A IS A UROLOGIST, SPECIALIZING IN ROBOTICS SURGERIES, THIS IS HIM SPEAKING WITH CHRONICAL A FEW YEARS AGO, AND LAST YEAR HE AGREED TO PAY A 150, 000 DOLLAR FINE AFTER ATTORNEY GENERAL MAURA HEALEY SAYS HE FALSELY BILLED MASS HEALTH FOR EQUIPMENT NOT BEING USED IN PROCEDURES STATE POLICE ARE INVESTIGATE THEM. THOSE WHO LIVE NEARBY THE HOUSE AND WHERE THE VICTIM’S BODY WAS FOUND OUR SURPRISED AND SADDENED. >> IT IS SAD. YOU DON’T THINK THAT ANYTHING LIKE THAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN HERE. >> WE ARE L
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Dover doctor indicted by grand jury for wife's murder
A grand jury has indicted a local doctor for the murder of his wife, who was found dead in May in an outdoor area not far from their home, according to authorities.Ingolf Tuerk, 58, of Dover, faces a murder charge in the death of 45-year-old Kathleen McLean, the Norfolk District Attorney's Office said. McLean had last been seen at the couple's Valley Road home on Thursday, May 14, when Massachusetts State Police detectives assigned to the district attorney's office, Dover police and Dedham police began investigating the circumstances of her disappearance. According to authorities, police developed information about her possible location and found her remains the following Saturday. She was found in a small pond not far from the couple's home. "The indictment was returned today – we will work with defense counsel to schedule an arraignment in the coming weeks," Norfolk District Attorney Michael Morrissey said in a statement. "Until then, Mr. Tuerk remains held without bail."Tuerk is a urologist who was featured on WCVB's Chronicle in 2013 for his work with robotic surgery.In November 2019, he agreed to pay $150,000 in a settlement with Attorney General Maura Healey after he was accused of falsely billing MassHealth for equipment that was not being used in procedures.

A grand jury has indicted a local doctor for the murder of his wife, who was found dead in May in an outdoor area not far from their home, according to authorities.

Ingolf Tuerk, 58, of Dover, faces a murder charge in the death of 45-year-old Kathleen McLean, the Norfolk District Attorney's Office said.

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McLean had last been seen at the couple's Valley Road home on Thursday, May 14, when Massachusetts State Police detectives assigned to the district attorney's office, Dover police and Dedham police began investigating the circumstances of her disappearance.

According to authorities, police developed information about her possible location and found her remains the following Saturday. She was found in a small pond not far from the couple's home.

"The indictment was returned today – we will work with defense counsel to schedule an arraignment in the coming weeks," Norfolk District Attorney Michael Morrissey said in a statement. "Until then, Mr. Tuerk remains held without bail."

Tuerk is a urologist who was featured on WCVB's Chronicle in 2013 for his work with robotic surgery.

In November 2019, he agreed to pay $150,000 in a settlement with Attorney General Maura Healey after he was accused of falsely billing MassHealth for equipment that was not being used in procedures.