If he'd wanted to strangle her to death, he could have done so without fear of resistance.

But strangling the man to death is a different matter.

That night Mark has a dream about strangling his wife to death.

William was reported missing and soon after found strangled to death.

She may have strangled to death on her own blood.

Then they strangled the father to death, leaving the 51-year-old mother and 19-year-old son alone.

I always had the feeling he might suddenly reach out his hands and strangle me to death.

He was sent to jail for strangling his wife to death.

The man who had almost, but not quite, strangled me to death.

He had been convicted of strangling a man to death in 1987.