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 jowls would have helped his defense. Ates had been charged with killing Paul Duncsak, a 40-year-old executive who had formerly been married to the defendant's daughter,...
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...
Gothamist (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
An obese man's attempt to re-write the " Twinkie Defense " failed yesterday when a NJ jury found him guilty of murdering his son-in-law — despite claims that he was too fat to commit the crime . Williams Ates, 65, was convicted of slaying Paul Duncsak in 2006, then driving 21 hours to his mother's house in Louisiana for an alibi. Prosecutors argued that before killing...
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...
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.
Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
... 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 miles northwest of New York.Ates' "too fat to kill" defense provided an angle to the trial that attracted attention from the news media but didn't sway the jury of eight women and four men, who reached a verdict on their...
USA Today (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 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...
Seattle Times (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 at his...
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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 miles north-west...
ABC News (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
A man accused of killing his former son-in-law uses weight as his defense.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...
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
... 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 miles northwest of New York.Ates' "too fat to kill" defense provided an angle to the trial that attracted attention from the news media but didn't sway the jury of eight women and four men, who reached a verdict on their...
The Eagle Nation (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
HACKENSACK, N.J. -- Jury deliberations got under way Thursday in New Jersey in the trial of a Florida man who claims he was too fat to have killed his former son-in-law.Edward Ates says he didn't have the energy to accurately shoot Paul Duncsak and ...
Fox News (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
HACKENSACK, N.J. — The lawyer for a Florida man who claims he's too fat to have killed his former son-in-law told jurors on Wednesday all they have to do is is look at his client to see that he's obese, old, and in no condition to commit such a murder.Prosecutors agreed that Edward Ates is far from fit, but said he's still capable of methodically planning and executing the killing of Paul Duncsak."He's...
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Prosecutors agreed that Edward Ates is far from fit, but said he's still capable of methodically planning and executing the killing of Paul Duncsak."He's not running a marathon. I'll agree he probably can't do that," Assistant Bergen County Prosecutor Wayne Mello told the jury during closing arguments. "What he can do is execute his son."Prosecutors claim Ates drove from his home in Fort...
Dr Jim West (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
... 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 miles northwest of New York. Good for the jury, seeing through (or rather, around) the daft claim. Posted in current events, news, people
