Risken was suspected of having her two husbands killed in the Philippines as part of two murder-for-hire insurance fraud schemes nineteen years apart. She was under investigation at the time of her death.
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Delacruz, who called Risken "Grandma" and testified during trial that she practically raised him, expected to inherit her money and property, prosecutor John Lewin said during closing arguments.
"Mr. Delacruz just wanted the money that he thought was coming to him, and he didn't want to wait," Lewin said.
To avoid getting caught, Delacruz planned to frame Risken's son, John Bourdeau, prosecutors alleged. In January 2007, Delacruz set up an e-mail account in Bourdeau's name and began e-mailing the sister of Larry Risken, Sonia's deceased second husband, authorities said.
The jury took only three hours to reach a verdict, a move which shocked almost everybody. The defense plans to appeal:
Larry Risken's sister, Sherry Jackson, said she was shocked by the fast verdict._____
"Three hours, holy smokes," she said. "The nightmare is finally coming to an end. I hope they rot in hell with Sonia."
Although Sonia Risken never was held accountable for Larry Risken's death, Delacruz's and Romero's trial provided the first time in a courtroom that a judge and prosecutors said on the record that she was the likely killer.
"I'm just happy as hell," said Larry Risken's father, who is also named Law Risken. "It's the only victory I'm going to get out of this thing."
There's lots to chew on in this post exposing all those lies about Nevada teachers.
I have already written enough about my experiences as a teacher. I'd add the unions are worthless in defending teachers. That's what happens when you live in a "right-to-work" state.
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