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ReligionNewsBlog.com • Item 966 • Posted: Thursday October 17, 2002  

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AP, Oct. 17, 2002
http://www.twincities.com/

Ira Einhorn was convicted this morning of first-degree murder in one of the city’s most notorious crimes: the death 25 years ago of girlfriend Holly Maddux, whose mummified remains were found in a steamer trunk in Einhorn’s Powelton Village apartment.

Einhorn, 62, was given an automatic sentence of life in prison without parole on the first-degree murder charge. He showed no emotion upon hearing the verdict, which drew smiles from the family of Maddux, who had attended the trial.

The jury of six women and six men deliberated for about an hour yesterday before retiring to their hotel. They resumed today at 9 a.m. and reached a verdict about 90 minutes later. The verdict was announced a at 11:30 a.m.

In 1993, a jury took about two hours to convict Einhorn in absentia of first-degree murder. The Pennsylvania legislature granted Einhorn an unprecedented second trial to secure his extradition from France.

Defense attorney William Cannon said Einhorn planned to appeal.

Judge William J. Mazzola had harsh words for Einhorn after the verdict was read, calling him “an intellectual dilettante who preyed on the uninitiated, uninformed, unsuspecting and inexperienced people.”

Mazzola said Einhorn was the type of person to “buy a book and read the first and last chapters and feign some special understanding.”

Einhorn, who fled the country before his first trial, has always maintained his innocence. During lengthy testimony Monday and Tuesday, Einhorn denied abusing or killing Maddux.

District Attorney Lynne Abraham ,talking to reporters shortly after noon, said “This is a very sweet day for the Maddux family…and for Holly’s memory.”

“This should also prove,” Abraham said, “that justice delayed is not justice denied.”

Assistant District Attorney Joel Rosen, who prosecuted the case, expressed pride in his office’s work - 25 years after the crime - and said he believed Einhorn’s testimony hurt his case.

He described Einhorn’s testimony as “awful.”

Maddux’ sister Meg Wakeman, called the jury “a smart group” and said she and her family were satisfied with the verdict.

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