Elderly Castor Gardens man to be tried for wife’s murder
Louis Hartdegen, 75, will go to trial for the May 7 murder of his wife Judith, 74.
Judith Hartdegen died in the couple’s home on the 6700-block of Castor Avenue in what was first thought to be a home invasion. Her husband, who suffered injuries, blamed a neighbor for the deadly attack.
According to reports, Louis Hartdegen later admitted to hitting and choking his wife and then staging a sexual assault before blaming the neighbor. He faces trial for the murder charges and lying to police.
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