Topic: Cates Murder
Early on the morning of Oct. 4, 2009, Kimberly Cates of Mont Vernon was murdered in her home and her daughter badly injured. Police say four young men from Brookline and Amherst chose the home at random and broke into it with the idea of burglarizing it and killing anybody they found. The brutal attack, made with knives and machetes, horrified the region. An Oct. 25 trial is scheduled for the first defendant, Steven Spader. Another accused, Christopher Gribble, is set to be tried next year. The other two defendants, Billy Marks and Quinn Glover, have agreed to cooperate with prosecutors.
An affidavit filed during the court process gives details about the police investigation and what law enforcement officials think happened on the night of the murder. It can be read by clicking here, although note that some of the details are extremely unpleasant:
Mont Vernon murder accomplice to appear before parole board Thursday
By JOSEPH G. COTE Staff Writer | Thursday, March 8, 2012
CONCORD – Autumn Savoy, a key figure in the aftermath of the Kimberly Cates murder in 2009, wants to get out of jail. On Thursday, …
7. Murderers sentenced in Mont Vernon home invasion; victims take back the date
By JOSEPH G. COTE Staff Writer | Tuesday, December 27, 2011
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Telegraph will run the 10 biggest local stories of 2011 in the paper during the next several days. MONT VERNON – David …
Concert raises spirits, funds for Cates scholarship
By PATRICK MEIGHAN Staff Writer | Monday, August 15, 2011
HOLLIS – Extended neighbors dancing to live bands, enjoying plates of barbecue chicken and sharing good times and friendship represented more than a successful fundraiser …
Lynch signs Cates Law
By DEAN SHALHOUP Staff Writer | Wednesday, June 29, 2011
CONCORD – Gov. John Lynch on Tuesday signed into law the so-called Kimberly Cates Law, thereby expanding the state’s death penalty criteria to include home …
Man who helped killers sentenced
By PATRICK MEIGHAN Staff Writer | Thursday, April 28, 2011
NASHUA – Autumn Savoy was sentenced Wednesday to between five and 12 years in prison for his role in helping to cover up the murder …
Cates murder accomplices Glover and Marks may be banished to out-of-state prisons
By ANDREW WOLFE Staff Writer | Thursday, April 21, 2011
Despite being sentenced to 20 and 30 years respectively, Quinn Glover and William Marks may never see the inside of the State Prison, the Union …
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 …
Glover, Marks sentenced
By JOSEPH G. COTE Staff Writer | Tuesday, April 5, 2011
NASHUA – Monday might be the last time David Cates felt compelled to sit in the front row of courtroom four at the Hillsborough County …
Websites pay tribute to Cates
By ANDREW WOLFE Staff Writer | Friday, April 1, 2011
As with most matters of social consequence these days, the murder of Kimberly Cates played out online, as well as in the community. Some of …
Sentencings set Monday for Mont Vernon killers’ co-defendants
By ANDREW WOLFE and JOSEPH G. COTE Staff Writers | Thursday, March 31, 2011
NASHUA – The two young men who murdered Kimberly Cates have started serving their life sentences in prison, and their accomplices are due to join …
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 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 …
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. …
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. …
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 …
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 …
Gribble in court to prep for trial
By ANDREW WOLFE Staff Writer | Saturday, February 5, 2011
NASHUA – Christopher Gribble entered shackled and smiling Friday morning as he made his final court appearance before jury selection begins for his trial in …
Expand death penalty, Cates says
By KEVIN LANDRIGAN Staff Writer | Wednesday, February 2, 2011
CONCORD – David Cates says the memory of his slain wife, Kimberly, and injured daughter, Jaimie, moved him to endorse expanding the death penalty so …
Video update: Cates testifies in support of expanding death penalty
By KEVIN LANDRIGAN Staff Writer | Tuesday, February 1, 2011
P.M. UPDATE: Testifying in support of expanding capital punishment in New Hampshire to include murder committed during a home invasion. David Cates, widower of Kimberly …
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 …
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, …
Sides dispute media effect on 2nd trial
By JOSEPH G. COTE Staff Writer | Tuesday, December 21, 2010
NASHUA – Christopher Gribble was in court Monday while his lawyers wrangled with state prosecutors over whether his insanity trial should be moved out of …
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, …
Defense for Gribble may be tough sell
By JOSEPH G. COTE Staff Writer | Monday, December 13, 2010
NASHUA – Christopher Gribble says he was insane when he helped slaughter Kimberly Cates and viciously attack her daughter last year, but lawyers are keeping …
Marks’ dad guilty in pot bust
By DEAN SHALHOUP Staff Writer | Thursday, December 9, 2010
MILFORD – Insisting that his son’s involvement in the 2009 Mont Vernon home invasion and murder has made him a target for local police, James …
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 …
Marks’ father agrees to pot plea deal
By DEAN SHALHOUP Staff Writer | Wednesday, December 8, 2010
MILFORD – Insisting his son’s involvement in the 2009 Mont Vernon home invasion and murder has made him a marked man among local police agencies, …
Gribble enters insanity plea
By JOSEPH G. COTE Staff Writer | Tuesday, December 7, 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 …
Marks’ dad facing drug charges
By HATTIE BERNSTEIN Staff Writer | Friday, December 3, 2010
BROOKLINE – Police routinely arrest motorists for possession of a small amount of marijuana, presumably carried for personal use. The offense is a class B …
State’s psychiatrist to examine Gribble
By ANDREW WOLFE and MICHAEL BRINDLEY Staff Writers | Tuesday, November 23, 2010
NASHUA – Accused murderer Christopher Gribble has been ordered to undergo an examination by a psychiatrist working for the state. Judge Gillian Abramson met behind …
Spader trial leaves lasting effects on those involved
By DEAN SHALHOUP Staff Writer | Friday, November 12, 2010
Why? How could they? If you watched or read anything about the Steven Spader trial over the past two weeks and can’t get those questions …
Juror speaks out about verdict
By CLYNTON NAMUO Special to the Telegraph | Friday, November 12, 2010
After hearing weeks of horrific testimony in the Steven Spader trial, juror Mark Langlois had one final thing to say: “Guilty.” When he was done …
God does love Spader, churchfolk say
By ALBERT MCKEON Staff Writer | Thursday, November 11, 2010
The murder trial of Steven Spader hardly seems like the occasion to consider the religious themes of redemption and forgiveness. Sentenced to life in prison …
Now with video: Husband of victim said he hoped for ‘true justice’
By JOSEPH G. COTE Staff Writer | Wednesday, November 10, 2010
NASHUA – David Cates didn’t rage or even admonish the man who killed his wife and attacked his little girl with a machete. He kept …
Now with video: Killer will spend rest of his life in prison
By JOSEPH G. COTE Staff Writer | Wednesday, November 10, 2010
NASHUA – One after the other, jurors labeled him a murderer. Steven Spader took a sip of water. “Guilty,” another juror said to one of …
Spader’s parents leave court with no comment
DEAN SHALHOUP Staff Writer | Tuesday, November 9, 2010
3:30 p.m. Steven W. and Christine Spader walked silent and grim-faced down the steps and out the door of the courthouse moments after Judge Gillian …
