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Prominent California farmer charged with killing estranged wife held on $5.5-million bail

December 31, 2025 · Los Angeles, California Local News

A prominent Imperial Valley farmer charged with killing his estranged wife was extradited to Arizona on Tuesday, where bail has been set at $5.5 million. Michael Abatti, 63,…

No motive revealed in killing of prominent California farmer’s estranged wife in Arizona

December 29, 2025 · Sacramento, California Local News

Investigators declined to reveal the suspected motive in the shooting death of a prominent California farmer’s estranged wife in eastern Arizona, but they said the couple’s prolonged divorce…