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Sentencing Set for Man Convicted in Cooperstown Killing
COOPERSTOWN, N.D. (AP) — An Aug. 1 sentencing has been scheduled for a North Dakota man convicted of shooting and beheading a North Dakota State University researcher.
By Associated Press , July 09, 2012
Wacht Found Guilty in Murder, Decapitation of Cooperstown Man
COOPERSTOWN, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota man was convicted Tuesday of shooting and beheading a university researcher in what prosecutors claimed was an attempt to start a white supremacist group.
By Dave Kolpack , April 24, 2012
First Week of Cooperstown Murder Trial Over; Jury Hears From BCI Agent, DNA Expert
COOPERSTOWN, ND (WDAZ-TV) - The first week of the Daniel Wacht murder trial is over. Wacht is accused of killing and decapitating NDSU researcher Kurt Johnson on New Year's Eve 2010 in Cooperstown.
By David Schwab , April 20, 2012
Jurors See Grisly Photos in Beheading Trial
COOPERSTOWN, N.D. – When Daniel Evan Wacht heard the severed head of Kurt Johnson had been dug up in a crawl space in Wacht’s basement, the 31-year-old paused, his complexion turned red and he sunk down in his chair, a state investigator testified Thursday.
By Mike Nowatzki , April 20, 2012
ND Investigator Testifies About Informing Wacht a Severed Head was Found
COOPERSTOWN, N.D. - A state investigator testified today that when he informed Daniel Evan Wacht the severed head of missing North Dakota State University researcher Kurt Johnson had been dug up in a crawl space in Wacht's basement, the 31-year-old paused, his complexion turned red and he sunk down in his chair.
By Mike Nowatzki, David Schwab , April 19, 2012
Murder Suspect in Decapitation Case: 'I'm the Devil'
COOPERSTOWN, N.D. – Jurors heard Daniel Wacht’s voice for the first time in his murder trial Wednesday when prosecutors played a 77-minute police interview of the Cooperstown man after his arrest but before investigators unearthed the severed head of North Dakota State University researcher Kurt Johnson in his basement.
By Mike Nowatzki , April 19, 2012
Witness in Murder Trial: Wacht Wanted to Start Racist Gang
COOPERSTOWN, N.D. - A Grand Forks man testifying this morning in the murder trial of Daniel Evan Wacht said Wacht told him 13 days before North Dakota State University researcher Kurt Johnson was last seen alive that Wacht wanted to start an Aryan Nation gang here.
By Mike Nowatzki, David Schwab , April 18, 2012
Beheaded Victim in Cooperstown Murder Had BAC of 0.54
COOPERSTOWN, N.D. – A Cooperstown man accused of shooting a North Dakota State University researcher in the head and then decapitating him told a fellow partygoer in the days beforehand that he wanted to start a local white supremacy gang and needed to “make a statement” by blowing up a place or killing someone, a prosecutor said today.
By Mike Nowatzki , April 17, 2012
Jury Seated in Cooperstown Murder Trial
COOPERSTOWN, N.D. – A jury was sworn in at 1:30 p.m. in the murder trial of a Cooperstown man accused of shooting and then beheading a North Dakota State University researcher.
By Mike Nowatzki , April 17, 2012
Cooperstown Murder Trial Begins Today
First murder tried in Griggs County since 1929COOPERSTOWN, N.D. — The first murder trial here in more than 80 years will feature a defendant with a machine-gun tattoo on his head and reported ties to a white supremacist gang, a victim whose severed head was found in the alleged killer’s basement and the oldest working courthouse in North Dakota.
By Mike Nowatzki , April 16, 2012
Cooperstown Murder Suspect Seeks to Suppress Evidence
Recordings may have hinted at possible motive for killing NDSU professorCOOPERSTOWN, N.D. – A Cooperstown man scheduled to stand trial this month in the murder of a North Dakota State University researcher wants a judge to suppress testimony about statements he allegedly made that point to a possible motive for the killing.
By Mike Nowatzki , April 05, 2012
Request to Toss Evidence in Cooperstown Murder Case Denied
COOPERSTOWN, N.D. – A judge ruled Tuesday that police had probable cause to search the van and home of a Cooperstown man accused of murder, allowing prosecutors to present evidence collected during the searches – including the victim’s severed head.
By Mike Nowatzki , January 24, 2012
Lawyer For Cooperstown Man Wants Evidence Tossed in Severed Head Case
COOPERSTOWN, N.D. – The lawyer for a Cooperstown man accused of killing a North Dakota State University researcher argued today that evidence obtained through search warrants – including the victim’s severed head – shouldn’t be allowed because authorities didn’t have probable cause to search Daniel Evan Wacht’s van and home.
By Mike Nowatzki , January 19, 2012
Defense Seeks to Throw Out Searches of Cooperstown Murder Suspect's Home, Van
Motion would include head found in Cooperstown decapitationCOOPERSTOWN, N.D. – The lawyer for a Cooperstown man accused of killing a North Dakota State University researcher is asking a judge to suppress evidence obtained through search warrants for the man’s van and home.
By Mike Nowatzki , December 06, 2011
Trial Set for Cooperstown Man Accused of Murdering, Decapitating NDSU Researcher
COOPERSTOWN, N.D. – A jury trial has been scheduled for a Cooperstown man accused of killing a North Dakota State University researcher.
By Forum Communications , October 11, 2011
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