Jury rejects sleepwalking defense of man who fatally stabbed his twin sister in the neck with survival knife

A jury in Texas on Monday convicted a 21-year-old man who claimed he was sleepwalking when he plunged a knife into his twin ...
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21-year-old who claims he was sleepwalking when killing twin sister sentenced to 15 years in prison

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A day after a Harris County jury found a 21-year-old man guilty of murder in a deadly stabbing of his twin sister, he's been sentenced to 15 years in prison. The State had ...
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Sleepwalking claim emerges as key defense in Katy twin murder case

HOUSTON — The murder trial of now 21-year-old Benjamin Elliott has already included emotional testimony by his father, Michael, who identified his daughter, Meghan, in an autopsy photo. "Yeah, that's ...
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Sleepwalking defense officially introduced in murder of Texas man accused of stabbing twin sister

HOUSTON, Texas — Defense attorney Wes Rucker called sleepwalking the elephant in the room in the trial of now 21-year-old Benjamin Elliott. "Is this just some made-up bologna or a really creative ...
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Sleep expert testifies that a 'perfect storm' may have led to Katy-area man killing twin sister

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — The murder trial of Benjamin Elliott, who's accused of killing his sister more than three years ago, continued on Friday. Now 21, Benjamin Elliott's defense team is claiming ...
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He Killed His Twin Sister, Then Claimed He Was Sleepwalking: How Prosecutors Showed It Was Premeditated

Benjamin Elliott, now 21, told a 911 operator he thought he was “dreaming” during the attack KHOU 11/YouTube A Houston man was sentenced to 15 years in prison today for stabbing his twin sister to ...