Wounded Wife Suspected in Navy Doctor’s Slaying

SAN DIEGO -- The wife of a         Medics took Jennifer Trayers
Navy doctor has been arrested      to a trauma center, where she
on suspicion of murder after       underwent surgery.
the doctor was found stabbed       Trayers is under guard at a
to death in their condominium.     local hospital.
Officers sent to a                 She is in grave condition,
condominium in the 3700 block      but is expected to survive.
of Grim Avenue shortly before      Frederick Trayers was a
sunrise Monday to check on a       battalion surgeon with the
41-year-old surgeon who            Marines and was considered an
failed to show up at Balboa        expert in the treatment of
Naval Medical Center for           battlefield wounds.
several days, San Diego            For the last five or six
police homicide Lt. Kevin          years, Trayer also was an
Rooney said.                       active member of the
When officers received no          Wilderness Medical Society, a
response they broke in             3,000-member international
through a window and found Dr.     organization based in Salt
Frederick Trayers dead on the      Lake City that promotes
floor near his bloodied 42-        research and education on
year-old wife.                     patient treatment in
Both had been stabbed              wilderness conditions.        

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