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Jury spares ex-cop death
The Florida jury that convicted former deputy Roy Kipp of murdering his estranged wife and a fellow police officer, with whom she was allegedly having an affair, recommended life in prison rather than a death sentence. A judge will formally sentence Kipp on May 3.
Kipp found guilty
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Kipp claims self-defense
Taking the stand in his own defense Wednesday, former police officer Roy Kipp said he shot his wife's lover only after the man pulled a gun on him, and his wife got caught in the crossfire.
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Witnesses: Kipp threatened murder
Sandra Kipp's sister and best friend testified Wednesday that Kipp said he would kill Sandra if he found out she was having an affair.
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Brother describes confession
An hour after his wife and her lover were gunned down, Roy Kipp drove to his brother's house and confessed to the crime, the brother testified Monday in the former deputy's double-murder trial.
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    Ex-cop Roy Kipp Jr. faces capital murder for the shootings of his estranged wife, Sandra, and her friend Jeffrey Klein, a police sergeant who was the defendant's former colleague.    
   
  • Case background
  • Full coverage
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  • Capital Murder
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  • Roy Kipp Jr.
  • Sandra Kipp
  • Jeffrey Klein
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  • Court TV's Roger Cossack on the case
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  • Verdict
  • Defense closing
  • Prosecution closing
  • Kipp takes the stand
  • Kipp's cross-examination
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  • Prosecution witnesses
  • Defense witnesses
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  • Verdict Form

  • Jurors had to fill out this form after making their decision
  • Jury Instructions

  • The judge read the jurors these instructions before they went into deliberations
  • Detective's Report

  • A detective with the Collier County Sheriff's details information gathered through investigation and interviews in the days following the shootings
  • Ballistics Report

  • The hollow-point bullets used to kill Sandra Kipp and Jeffrey Klein came from a 9mm Luger, according to this report
  • DNA Report

  • DNA samples were taken from the two victims as well as the defendant and compared to blood samples collected at the scene
  • Kipp's Autopsy

  • The autopsy report of Sandra Kipp reveals that the 114-pound woman's official cause of death was a gunshot wound in the back
  • Klein's Autopsy

  • Jeffrey Klein suffered eight bullet wounds to his legs, back, abdomen, and chest, according to his autopsy report
  • The Indictment

  • A grand jury indicted Kipp on two counts of murder
  • Crime Scene Report

  • This document reveals details about the crime scene, from the position of the bodies to the phone lines that were apparently cut
  • More documents
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