Jury Finds James DeGasperin Guilty on All Counts

Posted Tuesday, July 8, 2008 ; 11:24 AM Updated Tuesday, July 8, 2008 ; 10:03 PM James Degasperin Photo Credit: WVRJA KINGWOOD -- Just after 11 a.m. Tuesday a Preston County jury reached a verdict in the James DeGasperin triple murder trial. DeGasperin was convicted for the beating and shooting deaths of his pregnant girlfriend Lori Casteel and her four-year-old son Collin. The jury deliberated for two and-a-half hours Monday night then returned for another hour-and-a-half Tuesday morning. In the end jurors found DeGasperin guilty of three counts of second-degree murder and two counts of concealing the victim's bodies. "It's a domestic violence situation gone to the worst extreme," said Preston County Prosecutor Melvin Snyder. The jury of eight men and four women found DeGasperin guilty. But prosecutors won't call it a... [read full story]