Suspect accused of killing hog farmer and kidnapping estranged wife dies in hospital, police say

NewsWorldAmericasUS Crime NewsSuspect accused of killing hog farmer and kidnapping estranged wife dies in hospital, police sayWesley Absher was arrested following the incident Tuesday, in which he arrived at the farm, owned by Brian Gabel, and allegedly shot himMike Bedigan in New York Sunday 12 April 2026 21:58 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2956207","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/nebraska-murder-hog-farmer-husband-wife-b2956207.html","title":"Nebraska man accused of killing hog farmer and kidnapping his estranged wife"}}CloseVegas shootingThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Evening_Newsletter","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveEveningHeadlinesUSNews","regSourceSection":"US Crime News","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}A Nebraska man accus...