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Wasilla man charged with murder after woman found dead in driveway

Alaska state troopers who found a woman dead in a Wasilla driveway Sunday arrested a 39-year-old man on a second-degree murder charge.

According to an online alert, troopers received a request for a welfare check at around 9:39 p.m. Sunday. When they arrived, they found Edwin Clawson in the driveway of the home.

“The trooper shined his flashlight in the area where Edwin had been upon contact, and discovered a deceased female lying on the ground," troopers wrote.

Clawson was arrested and charged with second-degree murder.

Check back for updates on this developing story.

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