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Man Convicted in Fargo Murder-for-Hire Scheme Appeals
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A man who was convicted of hiring a hit man to kill his son-in-law is asking the North Dakota Supreme Court to give him a new trial.
August 13, 2012
Juror on Decision: Kirkpatrick 'Hung Himself' in Police Interview
Juror on decision: Kirkpatrick ‘hung himself on the interview'
FARGO – The jury needed to listen to just 10 seconds of the two-hour, 48-minute police interview with Gene Kirkpatrick to convict him Thursday of conspiring to murder his son-in-law, a juror said Friday.
By: Dave Roepke, INFORUM
By Dave Roepke , July 30, 2011
Lawyer: Handyman Went 'Rogue' in Killing Fargo Dentist
The handyman already convicted of killing Fargo dentist Philip Gattuso acted alone, the defense attorney for Gene Kirkpatrick argued this morning.
By Dave Roepke , July 21, 2011
Nakvinda Sentenced to Life in Prison for Fargo Murder
A North Dakota judge sentenced an Oklahoma City handyman on Friday to life in prison without the chance of parole for the brutal 2009 alleged contract killing of a Fargo man.
By Dave Kolpack , January 28, 2011
Judge to Allow Alleged Confession in Fargo Murder Case
A North Dakota judge says an alleged confession by an Oklahoma man accused of hiring his handyman to kill his former son-in-law should be allowed in trial.
By Associated Press , January 27, 2011
Prosecutors say there is no reason to move trial for Gene Kirkpatrick
Fargo, ND (WDAY TV) - Cass County prosecutors say there's no reason to move the trial for Gene Kirkpatrick out of Fargo. The 64-year-old Oklahoma man is accused of hiring Michael Nakvinda to kill his former son-in-law, Philip Gattuso. Nakvinda was found guilty last month.
By WDAY Staff Reports , January 19, 2011
GUILTY: Nakvinda Could Face Life Sentence for Killing Gattuso
After nearly six hours of mulling the case against the man accused of killing his brother, jurors had unanimously agreed Michael Nakvinda was the man who had hit Philip Gattuso in the head with a hammer repeatedly on Oct. 26, 2009 – leaving him to die on his bedroom floor, skull shattered like broken glass as blood pooled under him.
By Dave Roepke , December 10, 2010
Jury Breaks For Day in Fargo Murder Trial
Jurors began their deliberations Thursday in the trial of an Oklahoma City handyman accused of beating a Fargo dentist to death with a hammer, after attorneys spent the morning clashing over whether the mostly circumstantial evidence presented was enough to secure a conviction.
By Dave Kolpack , December 09, 2010
Kirkpatrick: 'I Know What it Sounds Like, But We Were Just Talking'
The state and the defense have wildly differing theories on Gene Kirkpatrick’s role in the hammer beating that killed his former son-in-law and orphaned his 3-year-old granddaughter.
By Dave Roepke , December 07, 2010
Forensic Evidence Can't Be Linked to Fargo Dentist Murder Suspect
Despite exhaustive biological testing, none of the forensic evidence in the Phillip Gattuso murder can be linked to the man police accuse of the crime.
Forensic evidence can't be linked to Fargo police's murder suspect
By Kristen Daum , December 03, 2010
Testimony Continues in Nakvinda Murder Trial
An Oklahoma man accused of hiring his handyman to murder his son-in-law in North Dakota told investigators he paid $3,000 before the killing, but never ordered it, according to a recording played Thursday for jurors in the handyman's murder trial.
By Dave Kolpack , December 02, 2010
Jury Sees Gruesome Photos from Fargo Hammer-murder
Jurors in the trial of a man accused bludgeoning a Fargo dentist to death with a hammer saw photographs of the blood-splattered crime scene Wednesday and heard a recording of a police interview with the victim's father-in-law, who is charged with setting up the alleged murder-for-hire scheme.
By Dave Kolpack , December 01, 2010
Lawyer: Fargo Murder-for-hire Suspect Was Framed
An Oklahoma handyman accused of beating a Fargo dentist to death with a hammer in a murder-for-hire scheme was framed, his attorney said during opening statements in the man's trial Tuesday.
By Dave Kolpack , November 30, 2010
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