A man accused of shooting his wife to death in Caledonia will get his day in court next week.
Wayne Sidney Fraser, 45, is accused of murdering his wife, Natalie Ryan-Fraser, 55, at a Cedar Street apartment in December 2021. His trial is scheduled to start Monday in Lowndes County Circuit Court before Judge Jim Kitchens, according to District Attorney Scott Colom.
At the time Lowndes County Sheriff Eddie Hawkins told The Dispatch deputies went to the apartment for a welfare check and found Natalie dead. Wayne was apprehended at the scene, and deputies allegedly recovered a 9-millimeter handgun.
Fraser was indicted for murder in May 2022.
Fraser is from Scotland. He worked in Caledonia and lived at the apartment, according to investigators. The victim lived in San Angelo, Texas, and worked as a senior English instructor at Angelo State University.
She was visiting her husband at the time of her death, investigators said.
Brian Jones is the local government reporter for Columbus and Lowndes County.
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