An appeals court says a man who killed his young daughters to hurt his ex-wife was properly convicted.
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Man who killed 3 daughters begins appeals process
A lawyer for a Wisconsin man convicted of killing his three daughters has taken the first step in the appeals process.
Read More »Judge orders convicted killer to pay restitution
A judge has ordered a man convicted of killing his three daughters to pay more than $25,000 in restitution and court costs.
Read More »Probation for man accused of threatening prosecutors
A defense witness accused of threatening prosecutors during the Aaron Schaffhausen trial has been sentenced to probation.
Read More »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.
Read More »Man who killed 3 daughters gets life in prison (UPDATE)
Just over a year after a Wisconsin man killed his three daughters to get back at his ex-wife, he was sentenced Monday to life in prison with no chance of parole.
Read More »July sentencing for dad who killed 3 sisters
A Wisconsin judge has set sentencing for July 15 for a man who admitted killing his three daughters in the girls' River Falls home.
Read More »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 bodies into bed.
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.
Prosecution witness says Schaffhausen sane
A psychiatrist who evaluated a man accused of killing his three daughters testified the father was mentally aware of his criminal actions.
Read More »Jurors see photos of scene where girls killed
Jurors at the insanity trial of a man who admitted killing his three young daughters viewed graphic photos Friday of the Wisconsin scene where the children's bodies were found.
Read More »Defense rests in Schaffhausen case
A father who admitted killing his three daughters in western Wisconsin won't testify at his insanity trial.
Psychiatrist: Man who killed daughters sane
A man who admitted killing his three young daughters in western Wisconsin suffers from depression but is sane, a court-appointed psychiatrist testified as the second week of the suspect's insanity trial got underway Monday.
Psychiatrist: Man who killed daughters not insane
A psychiatrist has testified that a man who admitted killing his three young daughters in western Wisconsin is not insane.
Read More »Mother of 3 killed by father returns to testify
The mother of three girls who were killed by their father in northwestern Wisconsin says she was worried about leaving the children alone in his care.
Read More »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.
Read More »Judge orders psychiatric exams in triple homicide case
A judge has ordered a man accused of killing his three young daughters to undergo two separate psychiatric examinations before his trial.
Read More »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.
Read More »Father in court, accused of killing 3 daughters
The father accused of killing his three young daughters at the girls' western Wisconsin home is back in court.
Read More »Pretrial hearing held in death of 3 Wis. sisters
A man charged with murdering his daughters in River Falls last July has a few weeks to consider whether he will plead insanity.
Read More »Judge sets 3-week trial in daughters’ deaths
A Wisconsin judge has set a three-week trial this spring for a North Dakota man accused of killing his three young daughters in River Falls.
Read More »Dad’s defense to get copies of sensitive evidence
A judge has ruled attorneys for a man accused of killing his three young daughters in Wisconsin will get copies of sensitive evidence.
Read More »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.
Read More »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.
Read More »Construction worker accused of killing kids to enter plea
A North Dakota construction worker accused of killing his three young daughters is expected to enter a plea in a Wisconsin court.
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.
Read More »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.
Read More »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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