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The 29-year-old British man fled the United States after the two were shot to death inside their rented Hopkinton home in 2006. The jurors deliberated for less than two days and found him guilty of two counts of first-degree murder. After the guilty verdict in the Neil Entwistle trial, his mother said she was devastated [...]

First-degree murder convictions are subject to automatic appeal by the state’s highest court. The appeals process can stretch over several years. Elliot Weinstein told reporters that one issue he intended to raise was what he called “unlawful entry” by police into the Entwistle home in Hopkinton. Middlesex District Attorney Gerry Leone says he’s confident the [...]

Judge Diane Kottmyer told the jurors to put aside any emotions and to come to their verdicts, which must be unanimous, based upon reason and judgment. Murder, if he intended to cause death or grievous bodily harm; or not guilty. You must spend whatever time is necessary to reach a fair and just verdict, the [...]

The first few days of the hearing are expected to be taken up with legal arguments and selecting the jury. Entwistle is charged with shooting dead his 27-year-old American wife Rachel and their nine-month-old daughter Lillian Rose at their Hopkinton home in Massachusetts on January 20, 2006. Rachel was a former teacher at St Augustine’s [...]