People v. Foster

On Christmas Day 1987, the dead body of John Biller was found in a second-floor room of the hotel that he managed. He had been viciously beaten about the head and stabbed repeatedly, and died as a result of multiple and severe head and facial injuries. Biller had been missing since December 23, 1987, when he was instructed to warn defendant to either pay his rent or be evicted. Defendant was questioned by the police and, after initially providing several different versions of the incident, eventually confessed to beating Biller to death with his fists, a kitchen drawer and a chair leg.…