First I have heard of this case from Western New York. I thought the use of the quote "a permanent and gaping hole" was an interesting choice. I also wondered if the client was into erotic asphyxiation....
http://www.buffalonews.com/city/poli...icle220691.ece
Updated: October 15, 2010, 10:36 AM
A*******, a
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After tearfully telling members of ********* family that she was "deeply sorry," ******* put her hands to her face and wept loudly before court officers handcuffed her and took her from court.
Defense attorney ******* last month negotiated a plea to get her murder indictment reduced to a first-degree manslaughter charge and a commitment from State Supreme Court ********* to a prison term of no more than 22 years.
Prosecutor ******** told ****** that family members of the 72-year-old victim feel ******* has left "a permanent and gaping hole" in their lives.
***** told the judge that *******, 34, of B***** Boulevard, has twice attempted suicide at the Erie County Holding Center.
She also "takes full responsibility" for killing ****** in his Cornwall Avenue flat last Jan. 28, ******** told the judge.
********, who is bipolar and suffers from depression and schizophrenia, has a 15- to 20-year history as a
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Prostitute gets 21-year sentence for strangling elderly man
