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Reiser Murder Case Gets Stranger

Fahrvergnuugen writes "Wired is running a story about how an ex-lover of the missing wife of accused spouse killer Hans Reiser has confessed to killing eight people unrelated to the case. While Reiser will still stand trial for the murder, this development will undoubtedly complicate things."

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  1. just to be clear by seanadams.com · · Score: 5, Informative

    in case you mis-read the summary like I did at first: it was not Hans Reiser who confessed, but Sean Sturgeon, someone his wife previously dated. It is also unclear from TFA when they say "a one-time friend of Reiser's" whether they are talking about Hans or his wife.

    Irrespective of whether Hans is really guilty, if this isn't enough to show a reasonable doubt I don't know what is. In light of this, it would seem quite plausible that he was framed.

    Interesting tidbit at the end of TFA:According to testimony in preliminary hearings in the case, Nina Reiser had once dated Sturgeon, but broke off their relationship in January 2006 because she was unhappy with his lifestyle and taste for sadomasochism.

    Sounds like they're all a bunch of real whackos!

  2. Re:Ouch by Danga · · Score: 4, Informative

    So Hans Reiser is a full-blown sociopath? Goddamn. Looks like he may have killed ReiserFS, too.

    If you can't even RTFA at least read the summary!

    "ex-lover of the missing wife of accused spouse killer Hans Reiser has confessed to killing eight people unrelated to the case."

    It is not Hans Reiser confessing to eight other killings, it is an EX LOVER of the wife who is confessing to eight other killings.

    As far as ReiserFS, I don't really care if that dies since I don't use it myself. I am sure it will still be around a while though no matter what happens.

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    Hey, there is only one Return and it's not of the King, it's of the Jedi.
  3. Hans Reiser has not confessed to killing anybody! by Omnifarious · · Score: 5, Informative

    Change the wording of the article! Yes, it's from the original article. But it's very clearly misleading and needs to be changed.

  4. Reiser and Sturgeon had some serious conflicts too by mo · · Score: 4, Informative

    from: http://cbs5.com/topstories/local_story_256204954.h tml

    Apparently Sturgeon was sleeping with Reiser's wife before they finalized the divorce. Also, Reiser accused Sturgeon of trying to steal money from him, and of threatening him. So there's totally motive here for Sturgeon to frame Reiser for the murder.

  5. Let's fix the confusing writeup by ZackSchil · · Score: 4, Informative

    "Wired is running a story about how Sean Sturgeon, an ex-lover of Hans Reiser's missing wife, has confessed to having killed 8 people. Hans is currently standing trial for the murder of his wife. Though the confessed murders are unrelated to the current case, this new information is sure to complicate things."