By Associated Press
10:40 AM PST, February 22, 2010
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio man has admitted to a charge that he bludgeoned his girlfriend to death with a hammer before dismembering her and scattering her body parts around the apartment complex where they lived.
Fifty-one-year-old Robert Knight of Columbus pleaded guilty to murder Monday in Franklin County Common Pleas Court. It's the same day his trial was set to begin. He faces 15 years to life in prison when sentenced March 3.
Investigators say Knight killed 44-year-old Tracey Moore in June after an argument. Police found her head and arms in Knight's freezer, and maintenance workers found other remains in his backed-up toilet, throughout the apartment and in woods, a pond and a trash bin.
Defense attorney George Luther says Knight passed psychological testing and was competent for trial.
A compilation of daily news articles from around the United States about deaths (including both people and animals) that appear to occur in the context of a past or present intimate relationship, focusing on 2009-present. (NOTE: this blog is limited to incidents that appear in the media and are captured by our search terms. We recognize this is not an exhaustive portrayal of all deaths resulting from intimate violence.) When is society going to realize intimate violence makes victims of us all?
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