On a tragic evening in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the life of 32-year-old Angela Sangster was cut short. On September 4, 2004, Sangster was shot in the head and killed by her 51-year-old boyfriend, Norman Howard. The violent act was the culmination of a volatile relationship, with prior incidents of threats and violence. Months before her death, Sangster had reported to the police that Howard had threatened to kill her and had menaced her with a screwdriver in their home.
The night of the
murder, the couple had been at a Minneapolis bar. An argument erupted when Sangster did not want to leave at the same time as Howard. This disagreement escalated, and later that evening, Howard shot Sangster while she was in his car. In the hours that followed, Howard confessed to a friend that he had “killed his woman” before passing out. This admission led to his arrest.
Norman Howard was subsequently charged with two counts of second-degree murder for the death of Angela Sangster. The investigation brought to light Howard's criminal past, which included a conviction for rape in 1979 and a third-degree assault conviction in 1989. For the murder of Angela Sangster, Norman Howard was ultimately sentenced to ten years in prison.
