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David Cates' statement and Gribble sentencing
Jury Verdict
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Gribble files appeal of Mont Vernon murder conviction
By JOSEPH G. COTE Staff Writer | Thursday, April 14, 2011
NASHUA – Convicted killer Christopher Gribble filed an appeal of his first-degree murder conviction with the state Supreme Court on Wednesday, less than a month …
Lawyers answer Gribble queries
By JOSEPH G. COTE Staff Writer | Tuesday, March 29, 2011
HUDSON – In the aftermath of Christopher Gribble’s conviction for first-degree murder, questions still linger about the trial. How could his lawyers represent a man …
Gribble found guilty, sentenced to life in prison
By JOSEPH G. COTE Staff Writer | Saturday, March 26, 2011
NASHUA – The jury didn’t buy Christopher Gribble’s excuses. They decided he chose to supply the knife and machete used in the attack against Kimberly …
Cates, daughter commended by judge for their actions, tone
By DEAN SHALHOUP Staff Writer | Saturday, March 26, 2011
Jaimie Cates is “a very impressive young lady” whose remarkably accurate witness statements to police despite her severe injuries gave investigators the head start they …
Cates, Jaimie ready for new chapter in lives
By Telegraph Staff | Saturday, March 26, 2011
David Cates said he felt it was his duty to sit through the trials of the men who killed his wife and attacked his daughter …
Judge to Jaimie Cates: This man can never hurt you again
By DEAN SHALHOUP Staff Writer | Friday, March 25, 2011
Jaimie Cates is “a very impressive young lady” whose remarkably accurate witness statements to police despite her severe injuries gave investigators the head start they …
Verdit to be read at 10 a.m.
By JOSEPH G. COTE Staff Writer | Friday, March 25, 2011
Breaking News: Court clerk Nancy Wickwire announced this morning that the Christopher Gribble insanity verdict will be read at 10 a.m. NASHUA – After 10 …
Secure psych unit described
By DEAN SHALHOUP Staff Writer | Friday, March 25, 2011
CONCORD – At the end of a bumpy, muddy gravel road, past a series of chain-link barriers encircled with miles of razor wire and behind …
Gribble surprised Jaimie had black belt
By JOSEPH G. COTE Staff Writer | Thursday, March 24, 2011
NASHUA – Christopher Gribble stood on a wooded path with three New Hampshire state troopers in October 2009, just hours after he confessed to murdering …
7-hour police interview tape starts
By JOSEPH G. COTE Staff Writer | Wednesday, March 23, 2011
NASHUA – It was a little before noon on a Monday when state trooper John Encarnacao pulled his unmarked cruiser in front of the Spader …
Gribble blog: Seeing 1st criminal trial was on viewer’s list
By DEAN SHALHOUP Staff Writer | Wednesday, March 23, 2011
EDITOR’S NOTE: Reporter Dean Shalhoup will be blogging from the courtroom with reactions to Christopher Gribble’s trial. Follow the trial live at nashuatelegraph.com. 9:46 a.m. …
Many witnesses for prosecution in Gribble case but few likely to take stand
By DEAN SHALHOUP Staff Writer | Tuesday, March 22, 2011
EDITOR’S NOTE: Reporter Dean Shalhoup will be blogging from the courtroom with reactions to Christopher Gribble’s trial. Follow the trial live at nashuatelegraph.com. 9:36 a.m. …
Psychiatrist testifies Gribble not insane
By JOSEPH G. COTE Staff Writer | Tuesday, March 22, 2011
NASHUA – So what if Christopher Gribble thought he might be an Angel of Death. Yes, he suffered from depression and showed evidence of a …
Friends: ‘Creepy Chris’ was a dork
By JOSEPH COTE Staff Writer | Friday, March 18, 2011
NASHUA – Christopher Gribble was not good in a group of his peers. He was awkward, laughed nervously and just could not pick up on …
Gribble says fellow inmates ‘have no idea who they’re messing with’
By JOSEPH G. COTE Staff Writer | Thursday, March 17, 2011
NASHUA – Christopher Gribble considers himself a dangerous man. His fellow inmates don’t know the half of it. Senior Assistant Attorney General Jeff Strelzin asked …
Witness stand is a bit less welcoming as prosecutor tightens reins
By DEAN SHALHOUP Staff Writer | Thursday, March 17, 2011
EDITOR’S NOTE: Reporter Dean Shalhoup will be blogging from the courtroom with reactions to Christopher Gribble’s trial. Follow the trial live at nashuatelegraph.com. 10:10 a.m. …
Gribble details night of killing, his feelings
By JOSEPH G. COTE Staff Writer | Wednesday, March 16, 2011
NASHUA – Standing by the side of Kimberly Cates’ bed, shrouded in darkness, Christopher Gribble watched his friend start hacking away at the figures in …
Gribble bigger when he did 1st crime; seating odd
By DEAN SHALHOUP Staff Writer | Wednesday, March 16, 2011
EDITOR’S NOTE: Reporter Dean Shalhoup will be blogging from the courtroom with reactions to Christopher Gribble’s trial. Follow the trial live at nashuatelegraph.com. 11:06 a.m. …
Son faults home life
By JOSEPH G. COTE Staff Writer | Tuesday, March 15, 2011
NASHUA – Christopher Gribble said he had a hard life. His parents were unfair and kept him at home doing schoolwork and chores instead of …
Defense witness in Gribble trial refuses to testify
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
NASHUA - William Marks, asserted his Fifth Amendment right to not incriminate himself this morning and is essentially refusing to testify for the defense in …
Insanity rules remade to apply
By DEAN SHALHOUP Staff Writer | Tuesday, March 15, 2011
EDITOR’S NOTE: Reporter Dean Shalhoup will be blogging from the courtroom with reactions to Christopher Gribble’s trial. Follow the trial live at nashuatelegraph.com. 10:18 a.m. …
Witness reads Gribble’s letters during testimony
By DEAN SHALHOUP Staff Writer | Saturday, March 12, 2011
EDITOR’S NOTE: Reporter Dean Shalhoup will be blogging from the courtroom with reactions to Christopher Gribble’s trial. Follow the trial live at nashuatelegraph.com. 9:36 a.m. …
Psychiatrist: Gribble talked of killing parents
By JOSEPH G. COTE Staff Writer | Saturday, March 12, 2011
NASHUA – As a 17-year-old, Christopher Gribble was thinking a lot about killing his parents. He had been accused of sexually harassing a woman at …
1 more juror in Gribble case seated, 1 to go
By JOSEPH G. COTE Staff Writer | Wednesday, March 9, 2011
NASHUA – Lawyers found only one more person to sit on Christopher Gribble’s jury on Tuesday, but the insanity trial is still expected to start …
Gribble’s jury up to 14 members
By CAMERON KITTLE Staff Writer | Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Four men were added to Christopher Gribble’s jury Monday at Hillsborough County Superior Court to end the sixth day of jury selection for his insanity …
Tough road for insanity defense in NH
By CAMERON KITTLE Staff Writer | Sunday, March 6, 2011
New Hampshire’s unique laws could make Christopher Gribble’s claim that he was insane when he slit Kimberly Cates’ throat in 2009 more difficult to prove …
6 jurors seated for trial of Gribble
By CAMERON KITTLE Staff Writer | Thursday, March 3, 2011
Six jurors were seated on the third day of jury selection for Christopher Gribble’s upcoming insanity trial in a 2009 Mont Vernon home invasion and …
Gribble awaits jurors
By CAMERON KITTLE Staff Writer | Tuesday, March 1, 2011
NASHUA – Christopher Gribble’s insanity trial in the 2009 Mont Vernon home invasion and murder likely won’t start for at least two weeks, because it …
Weather delays selection of Gribble jury
By CAMERON KITTLE Staff Writer | Monday, February 28, 2011
UPDATE: Monday morning’s nasty weather and resulting traffic tie-ups has delayed the start of jury selection. Officials have postponed the start by at least an …
Gribble’s lawyers add to witness list
By CAMERON KITTLE Staff Writer | Monday, February 14, 2011
NASHUA – Christopher Gribble’s defense attorneys added seven people to their witness list Feb. 7, four of whom work at the Hillsborough County Department of …
Judge to allow graphic terms at Gribble trial
By ANDREW WOLFE Staff Writer | Friday, January 28, 2011
NASHUA – Words such as “horror” and “slaughter” are fair descriptions of the 2009 home-invasion and murder of Kimberly Cates, the judge in Christopher Gribble’s …
Proposed jury instructions submitted for Gribble trial
By ANDREW WOLFE Staff Writer | Thursday, January 27, 2011
NASHUA – Lawyers for both sides have submitted proposed jury instructions for Christopher Gribble’s trial for the 2009 Mont Vernon home invasion and murder. Gribble, …
Gribble trial hearing set on evidence
By ANDREW WOLFE Staff Writer | Tuesday, January 25, 2011
NASHUA – The next hearing in Christopher Gribble’s murder case is scheduled to take place Feb. 4, court records show. While jury selection for Gribble’s …
Ruling on Gribble trial released
By ANDREW WOLFE Staff Writer | Saturday, January 15, 2011
NASHUA – Christopher Gribble will stand trial in Nashua for the 2009 Mont Vernon home invasion and murder, and a 25-page order detailing the judge’s …
Judge: Jury can use Gribble statements
By ANDREW WOLFE Staff Writer | Thursday, January 13, 2011
NASHUA – Christopher Gribble’s admissions to planning the 2009 home invasion and murder of Kimberly Cates can be used as evidence in his trial, which …
Gribble trial to remain in Hillsborough County
By JOSEPH G. COTE Staff Writer | Tuesday, January 11, 2011
NASHUA – Christopher Gribble was back in court Monday to argue that state prosecutors shouldn’t be able to stare at him or call him a …
Gribble’s parents will testify at insanity trial
By JOSEPH G. COTE Staff Writer | Friday, January 7, 2011
NASHUA – Christopher Gribble’s attorneys plan to call both of his parents to the stand during their son’s insanity trial next month. Gribble’s public defenders, …
Gribble decision sealed by judge
By JOSEPH G. COTE Staff Writer | Friday, December 24, 2010
NASHUA – The judge in Christopher Gribble’s insanity trial sealed from public eyes her decision on whether Gribble’s confession to New Hampshire State Police should …
Gribble argues prosecutors must be more polite
By ANDREW WOLFE Staff Writer | Thursday, December 16, 2010
NASHUA - Having admitted that he helped hack Kimberly Cates to death, and attacked her then 11-year-old daughter with a small sword, Christopher Gribble wants …
Gribble to argue publicity in murder case makes fair trial unlikely
By ANDREW WOLFE Staff Writer | Tuesday, December 14, 2010
NASHUA – Arguments over whether Christopher Gribble can receive a fair trial in Hillsborough County have been scheduled for next week. Gribble, 21, of Brookline, …
Gribble tries an insanity plea
By JOSEPH G. COTE Staff Writer | Thursday, December 9, 2010
NASHUA – Christopher Gribble told investigators he was abused and had recently punched his father in the face before matter-of-factly telling them how he helped …
Insanity defense tough sell in NH courts, expert says
By JOSEPH G. COTE Staff Writer | Wednesday, December 8, 2010
NASHUA – Convincing a jury that an insanity plea isn’t merely a last ditch effort to get off on a technicality is just one of …
