Published Wednesday, July 28, 2010 12:58 PM

Husband says exorcism shouldn't have been solo

Associated Press

ODESSA, Texas -- The husband of a Texas woman who died while he claims he was doing an exorcism on her says he shouldn't have tried it alone.

The Odessa American reported Wednesday that 63-year-old Jan David Clark said in a jailhouse interview that he regrets attempting the 2008 exorcism without help. He told the newspaper that a group exorcism would have been more appropriate.

Authorities arrested Clark after they found Susan K. Clark's body wrapped in a sheet with a cross and sword on top of it on the floor of the master bathroom.

Clark, who told the newspaper he "did not willingly" kill his 59-year-old wife, is scheduled to stand trial Sept. 13 in Odessa for murder. An autopsy report said she died of suffocation.

Lawrence Barber, Clark's attorney, declined to comment Wednesday.

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