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A 30-year-old woman, Patience Spinler, faces murder charges after allegedly causing the death of 46-year-old Joseph Hartnett with a gunshot wound at close range during a play session at his Mount Pleasant home. Spinler reportedly cleaned the gun and discarded the magazine before leaving, but returned later that night to joke with a friend. Though police initially classified it as a suicide due to the wound’s nature, inconsistencies—including the cleaned firearm—led to a murder investigation. Spinler eventually turned herself in, but prosecutors argued her actions showed disregard for human life and risked flight, leading a judge to deny bail and keep her in custody.

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