suchandra 1 Report post Posted May 3, 2006 <TABLE class=byln cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=428 border=0><TBODY><TR vAlign=bottom><TD class=byln width=328>5/3/2006, 8:45 a.m. PT The Associated Press</TD><TD width=3> </TD><TD width=97></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A devotee of the Hare Krishna belief system of peace and harmony faces the death penalty for killing his best friend, who was having an affair with his wife. A jury Tuesday found Satya Krishna Dasa guilty. The jury will return Monday to consider the death sentence. Dasa, 31, was convicted of killing Yuri Bukshin in December 2004 and of trying to kill Bukshin's wife, Rebeca Webster. Prosecutors said Dasa bludgeoned Bukshin with a socket wrench and stabbed and slashed him more than 20 times. Then, the prosecution said, Dasa stabbed Webster and tried to suffocate her with a pillow. Witnesses testified that Dasa, born Joshua Jerome, made a pilgrimage to India in 2004, during which his wife, Janet, and Bukshin started their affair. When Dasa returned, his wife asked for a divorce. The couple was living in Eugene. Dasa testified that Bukshin invited him to Portland to talk about Janet Jerome. Dasa said he took weapons as a means of self-defense. Prosecutors said he planned the murder, down to bringing plastic ties to bind Bukshin, a tarp and a piece of lumber to fit the floor of a sport utility vehicle and soak up the blood from a body. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bhakta Don Muntean 0 Report post Posted May 3, 2006 Good! Let him Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
