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Mom of slain girls relieved legal process is done
The mother of three young girls killed by their father says she's relieved he has been sentenced to spend the rest of his life in prison.
Jury rejects insanity claim in girls’ deaths
A jury on Tuesday rejected an insanity defense by a former Wisconsin father who admitted to killing his three young daughters last July, finding he had a mental defect but still understood he was doing something wrong when he slashed his girls' throats, then tucked their[...]
Jurors get case of dad who killed girls
A Wisconsin man who has admitted he killed his three young daughters was an angry, jealous person who decided that his "selfish desire for revenge" was worth more than his girls' lives, a prosecutor said during closing arguments Tuesday.
Prosecutor: Dad killed girls to hurt ex-wife (UPDATE)
The day his ex-wife could legally remarry, Aaron Schaffhausen hopped aboard a train and left North Dakota to go back to Wisconsin. The next day, he cut their three young daughters' throats, wrapped their necks with his spare T-shirts and tucked them into bed.
Judge won’t move triple homicide trial
A judge won't move the trial for a North Dakota construction worker accused of killing his daughters out of St. Croix County.
Schaffhausen attorney: Stop mental health visits
The attorney for the man accused of killing his three young daughters is asking a court to stop a mental health professional from visiting the defendant in the St. Croix County Jail.
Construction worker accused of killing kids pleads not guilty
A Wisconsin judge entered not guilty pleas Tuesday for a man accused of killing his three young daughters.
Prosecutors expect not guilty plea in Wis. deaths
Prosecutors anticipate a North Dakota man accused of killing his three daughters will plead not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect.
Attorney: Dad accused of killing girls delusional
The attorney for a North Dakota man charged with killing his three young daughters in Wisconsin said the defense will provide evidence that shows the defendant was delusional and depressed before the girls were slain.
Judge rules man bound over for trial in daughters’ deaths
A North Dakota construction worker must stand trial in the deaths of his three young daughters, a Wisconsin judge ruled Tuesday after hearing how the girl's terrified mother called police and an investigator found the children tucked in bed with their faces covered in dried blood.
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