GATTUSO
Man who conspired to murder Fargo dentist receives life in prison without parole 
FARGO – As deputies led her husband away to spend the rest of his life in prison, Sharon Kirkpatrick stood in front of reporters Monday at the Cass County Courthouse and took one last jab at Philip Gattuso, the Fargo dentist whose murder her husband was convicted of plotting.
By Mike Nowatzki , October 10, 2011
Philip Gattuso murder trial: Judge allows key part of case
An alleged confession by Gene Kirkpatrick, the man accused of hiring a hitman to kill his former son-in-law, was voluntary and is admissible at trial, a judge ruled Thursday.
By Dave Roepke , January 28, 2011
Philip Gattuso murder trial: Prosecution resists motion to move trial
Prosectors argue against tossing out police interviewThere’s no basis for moving an upcoming murder trial away from Fargo or for throwing out a police interview conducted with the defendant, Cass County prosecutors argue in briefs filed Tuesday.
By Dave Roepke , January 19, 2011
Gattuso murder trial: Nakvinda worried about witness
After finding out this fall that his alleged conspirator in killing Philip Gattuso had changed his story, Michael Nakvinda called his mom from a jailhouse phone.
By Dave Roepke , December 09, 2010
UPDATED: Murder suspect says 'I was paid to transport a car and that's all I did'
UPDATED 4:53 p.m. Four hours of testimony from the accused wrapped up the submission of evidence today in the murder trial for Michael Nakvinda.
By Dave Roepke , December 08, 2010
Murder suspect takes the witness stand in his own defense
The man accused of killing Philip Gattuso took the stand in his own defense this afternoon, though the trial stopped for the day before Michael Nakvinda discussed his claim he has never been to Fargo.
By Dave Roepke , December 07, 2010
Gene Kirkpatrick: ‘I know what it sounds like, but we were just talking’
Testifying in Nakvinda trial, Kirkpatrick denies murder plotThe state and the defense have wildly differing theories on Gene Kirkpatrick’s role in the hammer beating that killed his former son-in-law and orphaned his 3-year-old granddaughter.
By Dave Roepke , December 07, 2010
UPDATED: Forensic evidence can't be linked to Fargo police's murder suspect
UPDATED 5:25 p.m. Despite exhaustive biological testing, none of the forensic evidence in the Phillip Gattuso murder can be linked to the man police accuse of the crime.
December 03, 2010
Gattuso murder trial: Kirkpatrick feared son-in-law would ruin his granddaughter's life
Minutes after admitting he had paid his handyman to kill his granddaughter’s father, leaving the 3-year-old with no parents, Gene Kirkpatrick gave police his reasoning as an equation.
By Dave Roepke , December 03, 2010
Defense claims Nakvinda was never in Fargo
Defendant to testify that Kirkpatrick set him up to take the fall in Gattuso slayingThe two Oklahoma City-area men authorities have blamed in the bloody beating death of a Fargo dentist last fall are turning on each other.
By Dave Roepke , December 01, 2010
Murder trial set to kick off Tuesday with jury selection
Attorneys will begin to whittle a pool of 36 potential jurors down to 14 when the trial starts Tuesday for a man accused of beating a Fargo dentist to death.
By Forum staff reports , November 29, 2010
Nakvinda pleads not guilty to amended murder charge
FARGO – The man accused in the deadly beating of a Fargo dentist pleaded not guilty today to an amended charge of intentional murder.
By Forum staff reports , August 26, 2010
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