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The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
HACKENSACK, N.J. — A jury convicted a Florida man Friday of murdering his former son-in-law, rejecting the man's defense that he was too fat to have run up and down a flight of stairs to commit the crime and make a quick getaway. Edward Ates looked down and shook his head in court as he was found guilty of murder and weapons counts for killing Paul Duncsak, who was shot six times...
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The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
TRENTON, N.J. — A Florida man accused of killing his son-in-law in New Jersey is arguing that he was unable to commit the crime because he was too fat. When Edward Ates takes the stand in his defense Wednesday, he's expected to tell jurors he wouldn't have had the energy needed to climb and descend the staircase where prosecutors say the killer was perched when he shot Paul Duncsak,...
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Obscure Store and Reading Room (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
Oh, if was only Eats. Edward Ates (left) -- a 62-year-old 285-pound man -- is expected to take the stand today to tell jurors he wouldn't have had the energy needed to climb and descend the staircase where prosecutors say...
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CalorieLab Calorie Counter News (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
... easier on your body and probably just as successful. Lose flab, lose case Then we have Mr. Edward Ates, on trial for gunning down his son-in-law from atop a staircase, whose defense was that at 5 foot 8 and 285 pounds, he was too out of shape and immobile to have run up the stairs, done the deed, and then dashed quickly away as the prosecution claimed. The jury failed to buy this...
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Lowering the Bar (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
Edward Ates "looked down and shook his head in court" as he listened to the jury's verdict against him on November 6. As he did, his ponderous jowls wobbled slowly from side to side. Or, at least, ponderous and wobbly...
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MooPig Wisdom (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Precendents are being Set, ... 'Ates' is Eat Up Articles Found by Pat Darnell and the Herd Crime Beat: "Fat Defense" Fails at Trial, Edward Ates C onvicte d By Brenda Jones | Nov 8, 2009 'WPIX reports, "Ates' weight has caused a myriad of health problems including asthma, sleep apnea and other ailments, citing his lawyer and court testimony." Prosecutors...
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nufc1892 blog on Absolute Radio (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
A jury on Friday convicted a man of murdering his former son-in-law, rejecting the man's defence that he was too fat to have run up and down a flight of stairs to commit the crime and make a quick getaway. Edward Ates looked down and shook his head in court as he was found guilty of murder and weapons counts for killing Paul Duncsak, who was shot six times at his home in Ramsey, about...
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Examiner (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
A New Jersey jury has rejected a Florida man's claims that he was too fat to kill his former son-in-law and has convicted him of murder. The jury of eight women and four men issued its verdict against Edward Ates (AYTZ') on Friday, its second day of deliberations after a trial that lasted more than a month.
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WCBSTV.com: Your Source For New Yor (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
The Florida man who claims he was too fat to kill his former son-in-law in his New Jersey home was found guilty of the brutal murder on Friday, CBS 2 has learned. Edward Ates claimed he didn't have the energy to accurately shoot Paul Duncsak and make a quick getaway across several state lines. He weighed 285 pounds when Duncsak was killed in 2006.
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New York Post (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
He wasn't too fat to convict. An obese Florida man who had tried to claim he was too fat to have murdered his former son-in-law was convicted yesterday after a New Jersey jury found his heavyweight defense too much to swallow. Edward Ates, 62, ...
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The Star-Ledger (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
RAMSEY -- A New Jersey jury has rejected a Florida man's claims that he was too fat to kill and has convicted him of murdering his former son-in-law. Edward Ates said he didn't have the energy to accurately shoot his...
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New York Post (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
HACKENSACK, N.J. — A New Jersey jury has rejected a Florida man’s claims that he was too fat to kill and has convicted him of murdering his former son-in-law. Edward Ates said he didn’t have the energy to accurately shoot his former son-in-law and e...
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The Eagle Nation (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
HACKENSACK, N.J. (AP) -- A jury convicted a Florida man Friday of murdering his former son-in-law, rejecting the man's defense that he was too fat to have run up and down a flight of stairs to commit the crime and make a quick getaway.Edward Ates loo ...
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The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
Published: 11:38PM GMT 06 Nov 2009 A jury rejected Edward Ates', pictured, claims that he was too fat to have run up and down a flight of stairs and killed his former son-in-law Photo: AP Edward Ates looked down and shook his head in court as he was found guilty of murder and weapons counts for killing Paul Duncsak, who was shot six times at his home in Ramsey, about 25...
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CBS 3 (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
N.J. Jury Rejects 'Too Fat To Kill' DefenseN.J. Jury Rejects 'Too Fat To Kill' Defense Nov 6, 2009 2:57 pm US/Eastern N.J. Jury Rejects 'Too Fat To Kill' DefenseHACKENSACK, N.J. (AP) ? Edward Ates claimed he was too fat to have killed his former son-in-law in 2006. CBS A New Jersey jury has rejected a Florida man's claims that he was too fat to kill his former son-in-law and has convicted...
