US man charged with 1978 killing of British couple

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Digital Journal

US man charged with 1978 killing of British couple

By Jocelyne ZABLIT (AFP) 4 hours ago.

A 75-year-old California man was charged with the chilling 1978 murder of a young British couple who had been sailing on his boat in the Caribbean Sea.

Silas Duane Boston allegedly beat and bound Christopher Farmer and his girlfriend Peta Frampton, attaching weights to their bindings and covering their heads with plastic bags before dumping them alive overboard in a fit of rage.

The murders took place between June and July 1978 and their corpses were found on about July 8 floating at sea off the coast of Guatemala.

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He was arrested last week at a convalescent home in the town of Paradise, in northern California.

He appeared in federal court on Thursday in a wheelchair and entered a not guilty plea.







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[montana_hazeleyes]

1. What brutal, horrifying murders.

I hope it's no bail since these cases usually go so slowly and maybe he can die in jail. I know ,in a court of law it's innocent until proven guilty but lots of people have to wait in jail until a murder trial is finished.

If he got away with these terrible crimes for so long I hope at least he stays in jail. And I don't feel a bit of pity for him because he old or sick or anything else.

[denbot]

2. Wow, it appears that this guy was a real piece of work..

The irony is that the time he will have to face justice coincides with the time he is most in need of care. He will likely be receiving better care in federal custody during his long trial process.

[dhill926]

3. what a fucking monster...