A Manhattan jury took a little over two days to convict a Princeton graduate for killing his hedge fund manager dad after the father threatened to reduce his allowances and not pay his rent.
A Manhattan, New York, jury took a little over two days to convict a Princeton University graduate for killing his hedge fund father, after the father threatened to reduce his allowances and not pay his rent.
Prosecutors said that Gilbert Jr., 34, staged his 70-year-old father's death as a suicide hours after the financier threatened to stop giving him an allowance between $300 and $1000 and paying rent for his studio apartment. Prosecutors said Gilbert Jr. sent his mother out of the house on an errand to get a can of soda. Within 15 minutes, Gilbert Jr. was seen on surveillance video walking into and leaving the building with a hood covering his face.
"It was the can of Coke," said Kimmy Lee, 61, who served as juror No. 5."At first I believed he wasn't responsible because of his mental illness, but after reading through all the manuscripts it hit me: that one line about the Coke showed that he was conscious of his actions at the time."
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Lucy Mecklenburgh awkwardly vows not to get engaged before sister's weddingLucy Mecklenburgh promised she wouldn't steal her sister's wedding in an interview that has emerged in the wake of Ryan Thomas' lavish proposal
Read more »
The Invention of the Summer Road TripIf you’re going on a road trip this summer, you can thank Henry Ford and Thomas Edison, who popularized “autocamping” a century ago
Read more »
The Man Who Killed Heather Heyer in Charlottesville Was Sentenced to Life in PrisonProsecution described the attack as a 'hate-inspired act of domestic terrorism.'
Read more »
Princeton grad convicted of killing hedge fund manager father after allowance was cutGilbert faces up to life in prison when he is sentenced in August for the Jan. 4, 2015, slaying at his parents' luxury New York apartment.
Read more »