Woman alleges man asked her to kill him

HERKIMER, N.Y. A New York woman was accused of running over a bound man who she said promised her $180,000 if she ended his life, but police said they have no evidence he wanted to die. Francis Nelson, 74, was found dead, his hands and feet still tied, near his abandoned car on a rural road in upsta...

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Published inThe Charleston daily mail (Charleston, W. Va. : 1920)
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Charleston, W.V Charleston Newspapers 30.09.2011
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Kaminski, Ed
Keller, Jack
Riesel, Jennifer
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Summary:HERKIMER, N.Y. A New York woman was accused of running over a bound man who she said promised her $180,000 if she ended his life, but police said they have no evidence he wanted to die. Francis Nelson, 74, was found dead, his hands and feet still tied, near his abandoned car on a rural road in upstate Herkimer County on Tuesday morning. On Thursday, Jennifer Riesel, 28, who met Nelson through a social club in their hometown of Little Falls, was charged with his murder. Trooper Jack Keller said Riesel told investigators that Nelson had asked her to kill him, saying shed get $180,000 after his death. Were still not sure how that arrangement was going to be made, Keller said. But that was the ultimate deal.