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• Jury’s deadlock leads to mistrial

  May 22, 2012 in City on Page A5 A judge declared a mistrial Monday in the case of a Southern California man charged with first-degree murder by accomplice in the 2007 shooting death of his girlfriend’s husband. The … 1

• Spokane woman’s murder conviction thrown out

  December 16, 2010 in City A state appeals court overturned the murder conviction of a Spokane woman who claimed she killed her husband in self defense after years of forced prostitution. 21

• Boyfriend in murder case faces charges in ’07 death

  November 20, 2010 in City on Page B3 A 2007 murder case in which a jury rejected the killer’s claims of forced prostitution continued in Superior Court on Friday as the convict’s boyfriend appeared on murder charges. Brian …

• Dead man’s name forged on checks

  February 5, 2010 in City on Page A11 The story of a woman who worked as a prostitute before murdering her husband has reemerged in an otherwise low-level theft case in Spokane County Superior Court. Curtis A. Johnson, …

• In brief: Man pleads not guilty to helping plan murder

  July 1, 2009 in City on Page A6 A California man pleaded not guilty Tuesday in Spokane County Superior Court to helping devise a plan for his girlfriend to kill her husband and claim self-defense. Brian L. Moore, …

• In brief: Bail is $750,000 for murder suspect

  June 24, 2009 in City on Page A5 The married boyfriend of convicted killer Shellye L. Stark must remain in Spokane County Jail on $750,000 bail, a judge ruled Tuesday. Brian L. Moore, 43, arrived at the jail …

• Killer’s boyfriend due in Spokane next week

  June 17, 2009 in City The married boyfriend of convicted killer Shellye Stark, accused of helping her devise a plan to kill her husband, is due in Spokane next week.

• Killer’s boyfriend fighting extradition to Spokane County

  May 14, 2009 in City The boyfriend of convicted killer Shellye L. Stark, accused of helping her with a plan to kill her husband, will remain in California for at least a month as he …

• Stark receives 50-year term

  May 1, 2009 in City on Page A9 A murder that police say was committed for financial gain by a couple who met through prostitution has led to a prison sentence of nearly 51 years for the shooter. …

• Boyfriend accused of helping plan Stark murder

  April 28, 2009 in News, City The murder of a Spokane man whose estranged wife gunned him down, then told sordid tales of forced prostitution and other spousal abuse in an unsuccessful attempt to beat the …

• Stark’s boyfriend to be charged with murder

    April 28, 2009 in City The boyfriend of a woman convicted of killing her husband in Spokane has been arrested in Orange County, Calif., in connection with the crime. 5

• Slain man prone to violence, Starks’ son says

  March 10, 2009 in City on Page A7 The Spokane man shot to death by his wife in what she said was self-defense was prone to “violent outbursts” and hit his son, the teen testified Monday, although he …

• Stark violates release terms, sent back to jail

  March 4, 2009 in City on Page A6 A woman accused of killing her husband whose first-degree murder trial is expected to start this week is back in jail. Shellye L. Stark, 47, was jailed early Monday evening …

• Stark back in jail after contact with witness

  March 3, 2009 in City A woman accused of killing her husband whose first-degree murder trial is expected to start this week is back in jail. Shellye L. Stark, 47, was jailed early Monday evening …