Madison Man Accused Of Killing Wife Planned To Marry Russian Woman

Madison police say their investigation shows a murder suspect had plans to marry a Russian woman after killing his wife and causing their house to explode.  Investigators say they learned of the plan when they used a search warrant to examine the phone and tablet owned by Steven D. Pirus.  The Russian woman named Olga planned to travel to the U-S.  Police say Pirus shot his 50-year-old wife, Lee Anne, to death weeks — if not months — before an explosion flattened their home.  Four of the family pets died in the September 13th blast.