Milkshake Murder

Hope: Ira Keeshin (centre), the father of Nancy Kissel, is shown arriving at the re-trial in Hong Kong last monthThe conviction and mandatory life sentence she was issued in 2005 was overturned last year because prosecutors improperly cross-examined her and the judge allowed hearsay evidence. In opening statements last month, gruesome details of Robert Kissel's death in November 2003 were revisited. Prosecutor David Perry told the jury that Kissel delivered at least five blows to her...Read Full Story

CBS News (CBS/AP) HONG KONG - Nancy Kissel, an American woman who drugged her investment banker-husband with a milkshake and bludgeoned him to death more than seven years ago was convicted of murder by a Hong Kong jury Friday, the second trial in the high-profile "Milkshake Murder" case.The unanimous verdict and automatic life sentence match the outcome of the first trial against Nancy Kissel, whose lawyers argued she was a battered...Discussion: CBS News - USA Today - UPI.comRead Full Story

HONG KONG : Nancy Kissel, Hong Kong’s highest court on Thursday quashed the conviction of housewife Nancy Kissel, jailed for life for murdering her banker husband by feeding him a spiked milkshake and clubbing him to death, and ordered a retrial. The appeal court verdict marks a dramatic reprieve for the American, whose 2005 trial riveted the territory with tales of rough sex, marital violence and adultery. “The court unanimously allows the appeal, quashes the conviction and orders a retrial...Read Full Story

HONG KONG : Nancy Kissel, Hong Kong’s highest court on Thursday quashed the conviction of housewife Nancy Kissel, jailed for life for murdering her banker husband by feeding him a spiked milkshake and clubbing him to death, and ordered a retrial. The appeal court verdict marks a dramatic reprieve for the American, whose 2005 trial riveted the territory with tales of rough sex, marital violence and adultery. “The court unanimously allows the appeal, quashes the conviction and orders a retrial...Read Full Story

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