People v. Murphy
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Casey, J.
The dead body of 10-year-old Andrew Pitkin was found in a wooded section of the Town of Peru, Clinton County, at about 10:00 p.m. on April 12, 1984. Andrew had sustained 33 stab wounds, at least two of which caused his death, estimated to have occurred sometime between 3:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. on the same day. Andrew, who lived two houses from defendant’s home, had been a playmate of defendant’s eight-year-old sister, Erin, and had been playing with her in the neighborhood earlier on the same day. At about 5:00 p.m. defendant asked Andrew if he wanted to help…
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