Tumultuous 2010 murder case capped by guilty plea

Mother of three admits conspiring with young lover to kill husband   By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times Morgan M. Mengel will spend life in prison after pleading guilty to the first-degree murder of her husband. By the end of the hour-long proceeding Tuesday, a West Goshen woman had pleaded guilty to the  first-degree murder of her husband more than two years ago, and most of the...

Prosecution, defense at odds over murder witness

One says he’s telling truth; other says he’s lying to protect himself By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times Aaron Turner, 16, was remembered by his grieving family on Tuesday, the fourth anniversary of his disappearance, which eventually led to the death-penalty murder trial that began today. In his opening statement to the jury, Chief Deputy District Attorney Patrick Carmody likened...