Jury convicts Entwistle of double murder

[AllieB]

WOBURN -- A jury took less than two days to convict Neil Entwistle of murdering his wife and infant daughter, rejecting the defense's theory that the young mother shot her 9-month-old before committing suicide.

The jury of six women and six men deliberated 11 hours before finding Entwistle guilty of two counts of first-degree murder and two firearms charges. Entwistle stood stoically and as the verdict was read his mouth fell open, he pressed his eyes shut, and he shook his head slightly from side to side.

"A just verdict has been returned and Neil Entwistle will spend the rest of his life in jail, which is where he belongs," Middlesex District Attorney Gerry Leone said at a news conference this afternoon.

Leone said Lillian Rose, the slain baby, "should be here walking, talking and playing with her mom Rachel doting over her. ... But we all now know that's not going to happen because of the reprehensible acts of Neil Entwistle."

http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2008/06/setup_copy_do_n.html


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I hope he never sees the light of day again.

[TheCowsCameHome]

1. Elliot Weinstein should go to jail with him

[AllieB]

2. I felt so bad for Rachel Entwistle's family

To have to sit through that defense testimony impugning their daughter.

[TheCowsCameHome]

3. I agree. Suggesting she was the guilty one was too much for me.

I understand the lawyer should do all he or she can to get their client off the hook, but this was over the edge. Thankfully the jury didn't buy it.