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ser of ir held aPorte,careertars.lg golfwordingitional; e; Oak-it San Beach, No. 2; Beach, nenton, i Palm n HillsgroupBentontup issticker Sen.mother ept. of: other jmbers station ent ofATrw»f i qSaikin Gets T ermBFor Hiding PlotbPodf;CHICAGO (UPI) — Business- j man Samuel Saikin, found innocent of murder in the death of the go-go dancer his son hoped to marry, was sentenced today to from two to three years in prison for plotting to hide her body.A jury late Monday found Saikin innocent in the slaying of Ella Jean Seott, 18, but guilty of conspiring with his son to obstruct justice.The son, Joel, 26, testified his father fell in love with Miss Scott and asked her to undergo brain surgery to wipe out her memory of Joel and of her soldier husband. The father killed her when she refused, the son said.The elder Saikin insisted his son was the killer.In passing sentence. Criminal Court Judge Philip Romiti said ‘‘This is a very grave and very serious offense which is borne out by the fact that the murderand murderer may have to go unpunished.” ,The two-to-tbree-year sentence was recommended by Assistant State’s Atty, Matthew Moran. Saikin’s lawyers said they would appeal and asked that Saikin be released on bond.The elder Saikin told jurors his son admitted slaying the girl, who had lived in the family’s farm east of Chesterton, Ind.. with both father and son. and that Joel had threatened to tell authorities his father committed the crime.The body of Miss Scott was dug up Feb. 20 from a shallow grave on the farm near Chesterton. Ind. It had been entombed in a steel drum partially filled with formaldehyde.A Cook County Criminal Court jury deliberated two hours and 45 minutes Monday before freeing Samuel Saikin on the murder charge. Jury foreman Carl Bastain said, however, that bothSaikin and is son “were guilty of knowledge of the crime and so it had to be a conspiracy.’’ He said the jury felt there was not enough evidence for a murder charge against either man.Assistant State’s Atty. Thomas Tully said Samuel Saikin could be sentenced to 1 to 3 years in prison on the charge of obstructing justice. He said he had “not considered” the possibility of bringing any charges against the younger Saikin.dorPorter CountyCWeatherCloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely early this evening. Cloudy tonight. Clearing early Wednesday. Low tonight low 50s. High Wednesday 72 to 76. Precipitation probability percentages 30 tonight, 10 Wednesday.ItaJv11o:U
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Valparaiso Vidette Messenger
Valparaiso, Indiana, US
Tue, Sep 23, 1969
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