GUILTY WI - Amara, 11, Sophie, 8, Cecilia Schaffhausen, 5, slain, River Falls, 10 July 2012

[The Cheese]

Andy Rathbun ‏@andyrathbun 19s
Verdict: Schaffhausen had mental disease or defect but was not legally insane

Steve Tellier KSTP ‏@Steve_Tellier 1m
Jury finds Aaron Schaffhausen guilty for three murders of his daughters, rejects insanity defense. He will be sentenced to life in prison.

 

[The Cheese]

Thank God.

Good job and thank you to the jury, judge, prosecutor, law enforcement, and the reporters who covered and tweeted the trial.

Rest in peace, Amara, Sophie, and Cecilia.

Prayers for the girls' mother Jessica.

 

[The Cheese]

Steve Tellier KSTP ‏@Steve_Tellier 21s
Courtroom was quiet as verdict was read. Jessica Schaffhausen tearful but composed. Verdict was unanimous.

KSTP ‏@KSTP 1m
#Schaffhausen is scheduled to be sentenced in mid-July

 

[seattlechiquita]

Sentencing in mid July. Missed if bail is revoked.

 

[fhc]

Steve Tellier KSTP ‏@Steve_Tellier 21s
Courtroom was quiet as verdict was read. Jessica Schaffhausen tearful but composed. Verdict was unanimous.

KSTP ‏@KSTP 1m
#Schaffhausen is scheduled to be sentenced in mid-July

Mid July??? Isn't it a matter of weeks generally before sentencing, like 2-6 weeks? Any reason given for the delay in sentencing?

BTW, THANK YOU THE CHEESE for your great coverage of the trial. Really appreciated.

Thank goodness the jury came to the right verdict, AS deserves to be held fully responsible for his actions. He had no right to murder 3 beautiful bright girls as an act of revenge, no less. Pathetic & Evil

 

[smokey]

AAron Schaffhausen sentencing on now http://www.startribune.com/video/175907151.html#/175907151/video/1/

 

[JaxFlaGal]

Life in prison, consecutive terms, no chance of parole. Monster.

HUDSON, Wis. (AP) — Just over a year after a Wisconsin man killed his three daughters to get back at his ex-wife, he was sentenced Monday to life in prison with no chance of parole.

In April, a jury found that 35-year-old Aaron Schaffhausen was sane when he killed 11-year-old Amara, 8-year-old Sophie and 5-year-old Cecilia at their River Falls home. Schaffhausen had admitted he killed the girls in July 2012 to get back at his ex-wife, but argued he had a mental defect that kept him from knowing it was wrong.

Life sentences were mandatory in each girl's death, but Schaffhausen had the prospect of supervised release after at least 20 years in prison. That was rejected by St. Croix County Circuit Judge Howard Cameron, who said: "I don't see mental illness as a mitigating factor."

"This is a vicious, aggravated crime," Cameron said before handing down the sentence. Cameron said he chose consecutive life sentences to send a message that "each child is so important."

http://news.yahoo.com/man-killed-3-...Rwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdANob21lBHB0A3BtaA--;_ylv=3

 

[JaxFlaGal]

More info here:
http://kstp.com/news/stories/s3098180.shtml

And victim impact statements here:
http://kstp.com/news/stories/s3098180.shtml

 

[MsFacetious]

Mrs Peterson has since remarried to husband Matthew and is seven months pregnant.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...nd-revenge-remarried-expecting-new-child.html

 

[hockeystar113]

This is my first post on WS. This was/is a close case to me that I still think of often. Here is a recent article about the annual Tri-Angels 5k/10k that is raising money to build a playground in the girls' memory.

Their mother, Jessica, has recently given birth to her daughter, Trinity Hope.

http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2014/...e-money-for-schaffhausen-memorial-playground/

 

[hockeystar113]

http://www.twincities.com/crime/ci_26688236/aaron-schaffhausen-who-murdered-his-3-daughters-begins

An attorney for Aaron Schaffhausen, the man who killed his three daughters in River Falls, Wis., in 2012, has filed a notice of appeal in the homicide case.

Provis noted that the appeal is not about Schaffhausen's guilt or innocence; rather, it concerns the insanity trial portion of the case.