Beloved doctor’s husband allegedly strangled her, set her body on fire while young daughter was asleep

Source: New York Post

The husband of a beloved Pennsylvania children’s doctor strangled her to death then heartlessly set her body on fire in their home — while their 7-year-old daughter was asleep, according to court documents. Jonathan Gatto, 42, was charged Wednesday with the murder of his pediatrician wife Julia Pederson, 41, after allegedly starting a blaze at their house Harrisburg Saturday, according to an affidavit cited by local21news. com Gatto allegedly told police he was suddenly awakened by a smoke detector early Saturday and then saw a small fire had broken out in a downstairs bedroom, according to the affidavit.