Reiser Prosecution Jolt: Victim's Ex-Lover Confesses to Eight Killings | Linux Today

Reiser Prosecution Jolt: Victim’s Ex-Lover Confesses to Eight Killings

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Web Webster
Web Webster
May 4, 2007

“A former lover of the missing wife of Linux programmer and
accused spouse killer Hans Reiser has confessed to killing eight
people unrelated to the case, prosecutors informed the defense last
week.

“Sean Sturgeon, a one-time friend of Reiser’s, had already been
a focus of the defense team’s efforts to shift suspicion off Reiser
in the disappearance of his estranged wife, Nina Reiser. Sturgeon’s
alleged confession to a series of unrelated murders will likely
complicate the trial, which is set to begin Monday…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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