A woman who married after claiming her first husband died, but he was divorced, making her a 'killer wife'

Date: 29 Kislev 5596

From: Rabbi Moshe Sofer

To: Rabbi Menachem Aryeh

Description

A man married a woman who had three previous husbands; he was told she was divorced from the first and the other two died, but it was later discovered her first husband also died while married to her, raising the question of her status as a 'killer wife' and her right to a ketubah.

Source: Shu"t Chasam Sofer Collected §70

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