Hong Kongs murder rate is low, relative to other big cities, but occasional high-profile and unusually lurid cases have attracted considerable public interest. In 2003, an American woman, Nancy Kissel, was convicted of killing her husband, a Merril Lynch banker. The case was popularly known as the
Date: Nov 03, 2014
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'American Psycho' killings rock Hong Kong, British banker charged in the murder ...
The city hasnt seen such a high-profile case involving a foreign resident since the Milkshake Murder case in 2003, in which American expatriate housewife Nancy Kissel was convicted of bludgeoning her high-flying banker husband to death after giving him a strawberry milkshake laced with a s
Date: Nov 03, 2014
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Britton to face trial over alleged murders in Hong
Murder cases in Hong Kong are seen as relatively rare, with the last major case occurring in 2003, when an American housewife, Nancy Kissel, murdered her banker husband in their Hong Kong home with a poisoned milkshake and a blunt instrument.
The case is the most high profile involving an expatriate in Hong Kong since the 2003 Milkshake Murder case, in which American expatriate housewife Nancy Kissel was convicted of bludgeoning her high-flying banker husband to death after giving him a strawberry milkshake laced with a sedative.
Date: Nov 02, 2014
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Kissel Convicted of Banker Husband's Murder by Hong Kong Jury
March 26 (Bloomberg) -- Nancy Kissel, the Merrill Lynch & Co. bankers wife who won a retrial for his murder in Hong Kong, was convicted again unanimously and sentenced to life in prison yesterday, more than seven years after the crime.Clayton is pursuing civil claims in Hong Kong on behalf of the three children, according to lawyer Andrew Powner, in order to prevent Nancy Kissel from benefiting from the dead bankers insurance policies which total $6.75 million according to prosecution evidence.At 38 kilograms (84 pounds), Nancy Kissel required the assistance of two corrections officers to walk. She testified to physical and sexual abuse from her husband, describing being slammed against a glass panel and being forced into anal sex by a career-obsessed husband.Regardless of the huge disappointment in the verdict, there is relief for her that this intense pressure and having to constantly relive the event through the trial and testimony, is behind her for the time being, said Nancy Kissels mother, Jean McGlothlin.
Date: Mar 25, 2011
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American convicted in Hong Kong 'milkshake murder'
The unanimous verdict and automatic life sentence match the outcome of the first trial against Nancy Kissel, whose lawyers argued she was a battered, clinically depressed wife who acted under diminished responsibility when her husband provoked her attack."We're not even going to tackle that now," said Kissel's mother, Jean McGlothlin, when asked whether an appeal would be filed. She said the family's first priority was to make sure Nancy Kissel gets "medical, physical and psychological help from professionals, because she won't survive if she doesn't.
Date: Mar 25, 2011
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Hong Kong jury: Mich. woman guilty of husband's murder
Click to enlargeThe unanimous verdict and automatic life sentence match the original outcome of the 2005 case against Nancy Kissel. She testified that her husband, Robert, physically and sexually abused her as their marriage deteriorated.McGlothlin said any appeal would be at least a year to 18 months away. She said the family's first priority was to make sure Nancy Kissel gets "medical, physical and psychological help from professionals because she won't survive if she doesn't."
Date: Mar 25, 2011
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Barclays, Kissel, NYSE, Deutsche Bank in Court News
Nancy Kissel was convicted of murder in 2005 and sentencedto life in prison. Hong Kongs Court of Final Appeal ruled inFebruary 2010 the conviction was unfair and ordered a new trial.Kissels application for a halt to the criminal proceedings wasrejected by Judge Andrew Macrae in November. The r