i totally disagree, there is a clear argument for merging - she would never have her own wikipedia page had she died in a car accident.  in other words, without her husband, she does not satisfy the notability requirement.  i contend that there is no reason for these articles NOT to be merged (look up any other murderer on WP, the victims are part of the same article). unless someone can give some strong (non-emotional) reason not to merge them, i'll go ahead and do it. -