Thursday, April 26, 2007
Guilty
MANITOWOC — Nine women and three men took 4 ˝ hours Wednesday to find 17-year-old Brendan Dassey guilty of raping and murdering Teresa Halbach and burning her body on Halloween 2005.
Halbach’s family sat quietly as the verdicts were read. Tim Halbach, Teresa’s sister, bobbed his head in satisfaction. Karen Halbach, Teresa’s mother, wiped a tear from her eye, but quickly regained her composure.Dassey’s conviction came after eight days of testimony from more than two dozen witnesses and use of more than 200 exhibits.Dassey now faces a mandatory life prison sentence for the homicide and an additional 52 ˝ for the other felonies.
He got exactly what he deserved.
Moral of the story: Think twice about getting involved with uncles who are convicted felons. More on this tomorrow.
Labels: Avery Trial
