JURY FINDS MAN GUILTY IN KILLING MOTHER-IN-LAW WAS VICTIM.Byline: Daily News LOS ANGELES Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. - A Palmdale man was convicted Monday of second-degree murder in the slaying of his mother-in-law, in whose name the man and his wife had run up tens of thousands of dollars in debt. A Los Angeles Superior Court jury acquitted mechanic Ken Walker of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder. ``I think the jury did a great job. It was a long, difficult trial,'' Deputy District Attorney Vivian Moreno said. ``It was a just verdict.'' Walker's wife, Vanessa Walker, was convicted last week by a second jury of second-degree murder and acquitted of first-degree murder and the conspiracy charge. Ken Walker's jury deliberated about a day before reaching its verdict. He faces 15 years to life in prison. Vanessa Walker faces a prison sentence of 35 years to life, up from the standard 15 years to life for second-degree murder, because of a conviction for an earlier killing: In 1988 she had shot her then-husband to death in Contra Costa Contra Costa can refer to:
The body of 67-year-old Nada Lazarevic was found near a mountain highway in Kern Kern, river, 155 mi (249 km) long, rising in the S Sierra Nevada Mts., E Calif., and flowing south, then southwest to a reservoir in the extreme southern part of the San Joaquin valley. The river has Isabella Dam as its chief facility. County two weeks after she was reported missing by another daughter. Each of the attorneys for the Walkers respectively suggested to jurors that the other defendant was responsible for the victim's death. Moreno told jurors that Vanessa Walker lied to investigators about her mother's whereabouts where·a·bouts adv. About where; in, at, or near what location: Whereabouts do you live? n. (used with a sing. or pl. though she knew ``her mother was up decaying in the mountains.'' Vanessa Walker, 43, had been sentenced to three years in prison in 1988 after she entered a plea to voluntary manslaughter The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. in the shooting death of her then-husband, who she said was abusive Tending to deceive; practicing abuse; prone to ill-treat by coarse, insulting words or harmful acts. Using ill treatment; injurious, improper, hurtful, offensive, reproachful. . Investigators said Lazarevic had helped the couple financially, co- signing for one of their credit cards and helping make the down payment on their house. But the pair continued to rack up debt, possibly as much as $50,000, officials said. Lazarevic was last seen Aug. 25, 2001, by neighbors who saw her drive away from her home, reportedly on her way to the Walkers' home to discuss money they owed her. Lazarevic's other daughter reported her missing Aug. 28. Sheriff's investigators suspected foul play foul play n. Unfair or treacherous action, especially when involving violence. foul play Noun 1. violent activity esp. murder 2. when Lazarevic disappeared because she left behind personal items and her daily heart medication. Her body was found Sept. 8, off Highway 178. Her car was found Sept. 11 in Lancaster. |
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