Preacher guilty of murdering elderly rancher

[moobu2]

Aug 4th, 2008 | MODESTO, Calif. -- A rural California preacher was convicted Monday of murdering an 85-year-old farmer after stealing more than $1 million from the elderly bachelor's trust.

Jurors in Stanislaus County Superior Court also found Howard Douglas Porter guilty of attempted murder, embezzlement and elder abuse.

Prosecutors accused Porter, 57, of staging two auto wrecks to cover up the more than $1.1 million he stole from Craig's sizable fortune. Craig had entrusted the minister with administering his money to build a museum to display his collection of antique farming equipment.

The first crash left Craig unable to walk, and the second — in April 2004 — plunged the pair into an irrigation canal where Craig drowned.

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[rpannier]

1. What a piece of work

WWJSFATTTM... Who Would Jesus Steal From and Then Try To Murder

[Lint Head]

2. Who would Jesus murder?

:dem:

[MadMaddie]

3. The Self Rightous always seem to be the criminals....just sayin...

[Hardrada]

4. Night of the Hunter

Glad there aren't any little kids involved.