Thanks Internet, I was Wondering About That

My first semester as a night-school MBA student was very hectic.  Normally, I would walk from where I worked, on one end of campus at the Dept. of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, to the business school at the opposite side of the university grounds. The MBA classes were all at night since, like me, most of the students had day-jobs and were taking classes part time.

In October I was selected to be on a jury. The location was only a mile from school but the problem was that since we lived walking distance from campus, I walked every day and saw no need for the expense of a parking permit.  I could have walked from our apartment to the trial in the morning, but there was no way to get from court to classes on time without driving.  Three weeks and lots of UVM parking tickets later, it was over, but I've since wondered what became of the guy we convicted?  Once we pronounced him guilty, we were done.  I don't recall hearing about the sentence.  Presumably a long term:  First degree murder and all.

I found an appeal, which he lost, here.

Castleton, Vermont.   While investigating the area, the body of John Kenworthy was discovered about twenty-five feet from the house, with his arms bound behind him and an oil-soaked shirt wrapped around one arm.   He had been stabbed approximately sixty to seventy times, his left hand had been fractured, and he had been hit in the head with a blunt instrument like a hammer or baseball bat.

Police investigating the homicide learned that Kenworthy had been married to Sandra Crannell from 1980 to 1982.   Sandra had recently been divorced from defendant, Charles Crannell.   Defendant lived in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, and had been attempting to reconcile with Sandra.   He drove a 1985 two-tone Corvette that several witnesses reported seeing in Castleton during the hours immediately before and after the murder.   One witness saw the car as well as defendant and described defendant as wearing a “watch cap.”   Such a cap was discovered near the crime scene.   Police learned from Sandra that she had obtained a restraining order to keep defendant away from her house and that he had threatened to beat up anyone she was dating.   Sandra also told police that defendant refused to acknowledge the divorce and was depressed.   Based on this and additional information, the Vermont State Police coordinated their investigation with Pennsylvania State Police, and arrested defendant at his home in Johnstown on October 21, 1992.

After lengthy pretrial proceedings, a jury trial was held in October 1995.   Defendant was convicted of the first-degree murder of John Kenworthy.  

To the best of my knowledge, the defendant is still in prison, though his term has been reduced from life without parole to 35-life.