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  Appeals court overturns Stark’s murder conviction

  December 17, 2010 in City on Page A7 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. In a 3-0 ruling, the … 3

• 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. 22

• 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 …

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  Boyfriend of shooter accused of murder

  September 2, 2010 in City on Page A8 Murder charges have been filed against the boyfriend of a prostitute who shot her husband to death. Brian L. Moore, 44, is in custody in Anaheim, Calif., after being sentenced … 5

• 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, …

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  Candidates’ home addresses become issue in judicial race

  October 20, 2009 in City on Page A1 The single contested race for Spokane Municipal Court judge has somehow morphed into a battle of addresses rather than qualifications for the job. Judge Tracy Staab, who was appointed 10 … 3

• 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 …

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  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. …

• Killer sentenced to nearly 51 years in prison

  April 30, 2009 in City Convicted killer Shellye L. Stark will spend more than 50 years in prison for shooting her husband to death in the estranged couple’s South Hill home more than two years …

• 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 …

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  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

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  Sentencing in shooting death delayed

  April 10, 2009 in City on Page A5 A woman whose claims of self-defense in the shooting death of her husband were rejected by a Spokane jury told a judge Thursday she was hallucinating during last month’s trial … 1

• Stark fires attorneys; sentencing delayed

      April 9, 2009 in City A woman whose claims of self defense in the shooting death of her husband were rejected by a Spokane jury told a judge Thursday she was hallucinating during last month’s …

• ‘I shot him, and I need police’

  April 1, 2009 in City on Page A5 The woman began the 911 call clearly, urging dispatchers to send help to the Maple Street home immediately: “I served my husband with a restraining order. He violated it! He …

• Stark jury foreman speaks out

  March 22, 2009 in City on Page B1 The moose that jumped in front of Karen Jachetta’s car as she drove to Spokane with the gun her sister Shellye L. Stark used to murder Dale Robert Stark was … 1

• Jury convicts Stark of murder

  March 19, 2009 in City on Page A1 Shellye L. Stark’s jaw dropped, her breathing grew heavy and she leaned on the defendant’s table to steady herself. She’d just learned a jury had convicted her of first-degree murder …

• Stark convicted of first-degree murder

    March 18, 2009 in City Shellye Stark was convicted this afternoon of first-degree murder in the shooting death of her estranged husband, whose bullet-riddled body was found slumped in the kitchen of their South Hill … 3

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  Prosecutors close case against Stark

  March 18, 2009 in City on Page A9 Shellye L. Stark testified last week about a marriage she described as marred by abuse. Prosecutors used a piece of that testimony Tuesday as a foundation for their closing arguments …

• Jury deliberations in Stark trial to continue Wednesday

    March 17, 2009 in News The fate of a woman charged in the shooting death of her husband now rests with a Spokane jury.

• Stark juror cut for discussing trial

  March 17, 2009 in City on Page A6 A juror was dismissed Monday from the first-degree murder trial of Shellye L. Stark after disclosures that he had improperly discussed the case during a social gathering last week, including … 1

• ‘Comb over’ comment gets juror tossed from trial

  March 16, 2009 in City A juror was dismissed this morning from the first-degree murder trial of Shellye Stark after disclosures that he had improperly discussed the case during a social gathering last week, including …

• Stark’s abuse called ‘very severe’

  March 13, 2009 in City on Page A5 When Shellye L. Stark gunned down her husband in an early-morning confrontation, she was reacting to a marriage so rife with abuse that she suffered from battered women’s syndrome, the … 3

• Stark witness says abuse led to killing

  March 12, 2009 in News When Shellye L. Stark gunned down her husband in an early-morning confrontation, she was reacting to a marriage so rife with abuse that she suffered from a clinical disorder called …

• Stark says husband forced her to sell sex

  March 12, 2009 in City on Page A5 It started in Hollywood. Months into her relationship with her future husband, Shellye L. Stark felt so pressured by him that she agreed to stand on a corner in California …

• Husband had fetish, Stark says

  March 12, 2009 in City on Page A5 It started in Hollywood. Months into her relationship with her future husband, Shellye L. Stark felt so pressured by him that she agreed to stand on a corner in California … 1

• Murder defendant Stark recounts alleged abuse

  March 11, 2009 in City It started in Hollywood. Months into her relationship with her future husband, Shellye L. Stark felt so pressured by him that she agreed to stand on a corner in the …

• 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 …

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