Ex-Navy corpsman convicted of killing wife

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Ex-Navy corpsman convicted of killing wife
The Associated Press
Posted : Monday Apr 21, 2008 7:55:20 EDT

EUGENE, Ore. — An ex-Navy corpsman who said he was suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder has been convicted of aggravated murder in the shotgun slaying of his estranged wife three years ago.

A Lane County jury deliberated just 45 minutes on Friday before convicting 30-year-old Tyke Thomas Supanchick for the death of 25-year-old Kelly Supanchick in December 2005.

The jury rejected Supanchick’s claim that intensive military training and post-traumatic stress suffered while serving at the Pentagon after the September 11 terrorist attack led to the killing.

His wife was shot four times with a shotgun as she sat on a bed in her home with her hands bound in front of her.

The same jury will begin hearing evidence Tuesday to decide whether to impose a death sentence.


Article at: http://www.navytimes.com/news/2008/04/ap_navywifekilled_041908/