WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — A retired Special Forces colonel and Nazi concentration camp survivor who was convicted of killing his wife was released after serving about five years in prison.
George Marecek, 70, was convicted in 2000 during his third trial and was serving a 15-year sentence. He will be on parole until July 2005.
He was released from prison Aug. 11 for good behavior, work program participation and credit for time served, parole and corrections officials said Tuesday.
In 1991, the body of Marecek's wife, Viparet, was found in the Cape Fear River near the cottage where the couple was vacationing.
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Prosecutors said Marecek killed Viparet so he could collect on a new life insurance policy and marry another woman.