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Apr 23, 2015

Ex-deputy with Lou Gehrig’s disease not guilty in killings

A jury on Thursday found a former Wisconsin sheriff's deputy with Lou Gehrig's disease not legally responsible in the killing of his wife and sister-in-law.

Apr 19, 2015

At trial of man with ALS, expert says disease nonviolent

A prosecution expert in the trial of a former Wisconsin sheriff's deputy with Lou Gehrig's disease who killed two people testified he has never seen a patient with the disease act violently.

Apr 16, 2015

Psychiatrist blames ALS for deputy slayings (UPDATE)

A forensic psychiatrist said he believes Lou Gehrig's disease is the reason a former Wisconsin sheriff's deputy killed his wife and sister-in-law.

Apr 15, 2015

Lawyer: Ex-deputy with ALS was mentally ill during killings

A defense attorney has told jurors that ALS affected the brain of a former Dane County sheriff's deputy on trial for the killings of his wife and sister-in-law.

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