What to Know
- A New Jersey man has been convicted for a second time in the strangulation killing of his parents
- A jury convicted Michael Maltese Tuesday of passion provocation manslaughter in the killing of his father and mother Kathleen in 2008
- Maltese's first conviction in 2010 was overturned by the state Supreme Court, which ruled his confession was improperly obtained
A New Jersey man has been convicted for a second time in the strangulation killing of his parents.
Michael Maltese's first conviction in 2010 was overturned by the state Supreme Court, which ruled his confession was improperly obtained.
On Tuesday, a jury convicted Maltese of passion provocation manslaughter in the killing of his father, Michael, and mother Kathleen in their South Brunswick home after a violent argument on October 8, 2008. He faces up to 20 years when he's sentenced on May 25.
Prosecutors presented evidence that Maltese buried his parents in a shallow grave in Beech Woods Park in South Brunswick, aided by his girlfriend.
The state Supreme Court said police taped a conversation between Maltese and his uncle at the police station without telling Maltese. He was later read his rights and confessed, but the court ruled the confession was inadmissible.
