McCroskey takes plea bargain to avoid death penalty
(NEWSER) - Aspiring horrorcore rapper Richard McCroskey, 21, today received a life sentence after pleading guilty to the slaying of 4 people in Farmville, Va. McCroskey admitted that relationship problems had prompted him to kill girlfriend Emma Niederbrock, 16, her mother Debra Kelley, and Melanie Wells, a visiting friend of Emma's, in their sleep with a wood-splitting maul, the Richmond Times-Dispatch reports. He later killed Emma's father, Mark Niederbrock, when he came to check on the family. More»
