A Kansas man was sentenced Wednesday to 12 years in federal prison for killing his girlfriend by strangling her and pushing her over a balcony on a cruise ship off the coast of Florida.
Eric Newman, 55, of Topeka, also was sentenced to five years of supervised release during a hearing in federal court in Kansas, The Kansas City Star reported.
He pleaded guilty in December to second-degree murder in the January 2018 death of 50-year-old Tamara Tucker of Lawson, Missouri.
The couple was on a Carnival cruise from Jacksonville, Florida, to the Bahamas and was staying in a cabin on the 13th deck. Newman admitted during his plea hearing that the couple argued in their cabin. He said he strangled Tucker then pushed her over the cabin room balcony railing to the 11th deck, killing her.
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12 years seems very light
ReplyDeleteNot enough justice here in the new Wild Wild West. Eye for an Eye tough guy! Same goes with everyone now. Kill, be killed.
ReplyDeleteSaves taxpayer $$$$ and screws the lawyers!
Someone has to pay, those over priced lawyers should be 1st!
12 years for murder? That deal should not have happened. Disgusting!
ReplyDeleteNever stay on the 13th deck. Bad things happen there.
ReplyDeleteAn early COVID19 related death
ReplyDeleteRaces cannot mix
ReplyDeleteHe killed a white girl! Bwahahahahahahaha! And you White Cowards are obviously Ok with that! Stupid a$$ weak White Cowards. If it was a white man killing his black girlfriend like that it would have made national news and there would be protests everywhere. Stupid White Cowards!
ReplyDelete3:26 Lol not a white guy here but just curious why you would think retribution is needed? See she chose her life. Pretty sure that wasn’t the first time he hit her. Kinda goes with the culture. She made her bed now she’s laying in it. Life choices my friend. Play stupid games you win stupid prizes.
DeleteWhy didn't he push her overboard and claim she jumped?
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ReplyDelete"Newman and his Tucker were on a Carnival cruise from Jacksonville, Florida, to the Bahamas at the time of her death in January 2018"
WTH is "his Tucker?"
The Daily Mail is the lamest a$$ website claiming to be a news source. I trust SBYNews more than I trust the Daily News.
Northwest Woodsman:: As I have continually stated, “when you sleep with dogs” and a you know the rest. You can expect that behavior from an impulsive people with no self control nor any consideration for the consequences. Best course is to stay as far from them as possible.
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