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Man, 83, Says He Murdered Roommate, 94, Over His Singing
SANTA ANA (CBSLA.com) — An 83-year-old man pleaded guilty Friday to murdering his 94-year-old former roommate at a short-term care facility two years ago.
Prosecutors alleged that William Leo McDougall fatally clubbed Manh Van Nguyen on Oct. 1, 2010, because the victim was singing in Vietnamese and he was annoyed.
The two shared a room as they recovered from hip surgery at the Palm Terrace Health Care Center in Laguna Woods.
McDougall allegedly grabbed a metal rod from their closet and hit Nguyen over the head.
The defendant’s attorney Rudolph Loewenstein disputed that Nguyen’s singing motivated the assault.
“I think the evidence is unclear whether the other man was even singing or not,” the attorney said.
bitterclinger
August 18th, 2012
Wouldn’t it have been less taxing for an 83-year-old recuperating from a hip replacement to just ASK for a room change?
Xavier
August 18th, 2012
I’ll bet he was singing My Way.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/07/world/asia/07karaoke.html
Or maybe Country Roads
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1581130/John-Denver-karaoke-sparks-Thai-killing-spree.html
grayscape
August 18th, 2012
Racist progtard Democrats like McDougall are dangerous even at 83….
Millertime
August 18th, 2012
I think we have a new judge for American Idle
Corona
August 18th, 2012
So he lived his whole life only to have murdered someone near the end of it. Be sure to read his latest publication, “How To Keep All Your Lifelong Pent Up Anger Boiling Till You’re 83″.
Gotta be a Democrat.
Trogloraptor
August 18th, 2012
Couldn’t stand those ridiculous Cher songs. Can’t say I blame him.
President Obama
August 18th, 2012
That’s why no one actually *does* anything about California – even the senior citizens out here will kill your ass.
Trogloraptor
August 18th, 2012
Oh, Vietnamese. Must have been a Jane Fonda tune.
jclady
August 18th, 2012
This is why I don’t sing — I value my life.
Roscoe P. Soultrane
August 18th, 2012
@Corona: “So he lived his whole life only to have murdered someone near the end of it”
It’s the perfect time to kill someone. What’s the worst that can happen? The state will put you in a place where you get free food, free health care, daily exercise, and visitations. Not a bad deal when you’re 83. “Oh, a life sentence? That could be all the way until Wednesday!”
Ricky
August 18th, 2012
The guy probably has alzheimer’s..thinks the US is still at was with Vietnam..
I bet he’s also related to Charlie Sheen:
*Winning*
Katechon
August 18th, 2012
But Roscoe, he could go to hell!
Ricky
August 18th, 2012
war not was..oops!
Unneutral
August 18th, 2012
Van Nguyen’s singing probably sounded too much like Rosie singing the National Anthem.
Barry
August 18th, 2012
Bullshit!!! He’s just another raging Tea Partier.
Roscoe P. Soultrane
August 19th, 2012
@Katechon: “But Roscoe, he could go to hell!”
Deathbed repentance – easy fix.