Jurors Convict Entwistle for Murdering Wife and Child
By Charlie Brett
14:03, June 26th 2008
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Neil Entwistle, the man who was accused of killing his wife Rachel and 9-month-old daughter, Lillian Rose in their Hopkinton home, was convicted Wednesday of shooting his family.

According to The Associated Press, the jurors convicted Entwistle of two counts of first-degree murder and two weapons charges. He is very likely to be sentenced to life in prison, without the possibility of parole. Apparently, the defense tried to change the course of trial and, in the last days of the trial, Entwislte’s lawyers had a new story for what it had happened. They said that Entwistle’s wife had killed her daughter and then she committed suicide.

The jurors were not convinced with the defense’s case and decided to convict Entwistle.

After hearing the decision, his parents were still sure that he was innocent.

“We know that our son Neil is innocent, and we are devastated to learn that the evidence points to Rachel murdering our grandchild and then committing suicide,” said Yvonne Entwistle, according to The Associated Press.

On the other hand, District Attorney Gerry Leone said that Entwistle’s try to blame his wife was condemnable.

“I condemn Neil Entwistle for compounding the unspeakable nature of what he has done by disparaging the memory of his wife,” said Leone.

Entwistle and his wife met in England in 1999. They lived there for a couple of years and then they moved in the U.S. in order to raise their daughter. Entwistle soon lost his job and failed at some Internet businesses. The prosecutors said that Entwistle was in debt and dissatisfied with his life and became more and more hopeless. His situation led to the killing of her daughter and wife. After the Jan. 20, 2006, killings, he returned to England. For two years he said the same story that he had found his family dead and went back home find some comfort in his parents.

While the prosecutors called more than 40 witnesses, the defense called none.

Entwistle’s sentence will be given on Thursday.

 

 



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