News on George Tiller

Abortion doctor's killer says he has no regrets

2010-02-22T10:30:06Z

<div><p>The convicted killer of a Kansas abortion provider has little sympathy for the family of his victim, comparing them to the relatives of a hit man in a recording posted online.</p><p>In his first public comments since his trial for the murder of Dr. George Tiller, Scott Roeder a...

Attorneys seek new trial for abortion doc's killer

2010-02-22T10:45:58Z

<div id="subtitle">Attorneys seek new trial for man convicted of murdering Kan. abortion provider</div><div><p>Attorneys for a man convicted of murdering a prominent Kansas abortion provider have asked for a new trial or an order of acquittal for their client.</p><p>Attorneys for Scott Roeder signaled their intent ...

Woman who shot KS abortion doc warns of violence

2010-02-22T12:29:15Z

<div><p>The woman who shot and wounded Dr. George Tiller in 1993 has warned that abortion providers will "continue to be stopped," despite a Kansas jury's first-degree murder conviction of the doctor's confessed killer.</p><p>Shelley Shannon, who is serving time in Scott Roeder.</p><p>Testifying in his own defense, a remorseless and resolute Roeder insisted he had committed a justified act for the defense of un...

Roeder defense `hopeless' with lesser charge out

2010-02-22T13:27:29Z

<div><p>Scott Roeder had no intention of apologizing for gunning down one of the only doctors in the nation who offered late-term abortions. He certainly wouldn't show remorse.</p><p>His lawyers knew they had only one option for Roeder, who was relentlessly open about how he planned to kill Dr. George Tiller and how he actually ...

Activist swiftly convicted in abortion doc's death

2010-02-22T15:07:20Z

<div><p>A jury took just 37 minutes Friday to convict an anti-abortion activist of murder for putting a gun to the head of abortion doctor George Tiller and pulling the trigger in the foyer of a church.</p><p>Attorneys for Scott Roeder had hoped to argue for a lesser conviction of voluntary manslaughter, based on the defendant's...

Activist convicted for slaying Kansas abortion doctor

2010-02-22T13:33:25Z

<div><p>KANSAS CITY (Reuters) - An anti-abortion activist who admitted he gunned down one of America's few late-term abortion providers was convicted of first-degree murder on Friday after he testified he had to stop the doctor from performing more abortions.</p><p>...

Abortion Shooting Trial

2010-01-29T10:31:29Z

Jeanne Tiller, center, cries in the courtroom in Wichita, Kansas on Friday Jan. 29, 2010 as Scott Roeder was found guilty of premeditated, first-degree murder in the May 31 shooting death of her husband Dr. George Tiller. Others are unid...

APTOPIX Abortion Shooting Trial

2010-01-29T09:45:42Z

Defendant Scott Roeder leaves the courtroom after the jury heard the closing arguments in his case on Friday Jan. 29, 2010 in Wichita, Kan. Roeder was convicted of murdering Kansas abortion provider Dr. George Tiller. (AP Photo/Jeff Tuttle, Pool)

No manslaughter defense in abortion doc's slaying

2010-02-22T13:42:43Z

<div><p>The judge in the trial of a man accused of murdering an abortion doctor dealt the defense a major setback Thursday, ruling that the jury cannot consider a lesser charge of manslaughter.</p><p>The ruling came hours after Scott Roeder took the stand in his own defense and admitted killing Dr. George Tiller, saying he acted...

Manslaughter defense ruled out in abortion slaying

2010-02-22T13:43:45Z

Kansas man killed abortion doctor without a word: court

2010-02-22T15:02:01Z

<div><p>A man accused of killing a prominent abortion doctor wordlessly pumped a single gunshot into his victim's head and threatened two other men before fleeing a Kansas church, witnesses said.</p><p>Scott Roeder, 51, is on trial for first-degree murder in the 2009 shooting death of Dr. ...

Usher: Suspect visited slain abortion doc's church

2010-02-22T15:02:44Z

<div><p>Jurors hearing the case of a man charged with killing prominent abortion provider Dr. George Tiller heard the word abortion for the first time Monday, when an usher testified about seeing protesters at the church the doctor had attended.</p><p>District Attorney Nola Foulston first said the word abortion during the seco...

Trial begins in slaying of Kan. abortion provider

2010-02-22T16:14:53Z

<div><p>On the 37th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, prosecutors who charged a man with killing one of the nation's few late-term abortion providers managed to get through the first day of testimony without mentioning the word abortion in front of jurors.</p><p>Instead, they tried to focus on the facts — a doctor gunned down in his church — rather than allow the trial to become a debate over ...

Abortion doctor's killer goes on trial in Kansas

2010-02-22T16:15:28Z

<div><p>Tight security enveloped a Kansas court Friday as the trial of a man who admits to killing a prominent abortion doctor got underway with sometimes graphic testimony.</p><p>But in her opening statement, Sedgwick County District Attorney Nola Foulston never mentioned abortion -- the reason that defendant

Witnesses describe scene in abortion slaying case

2010-02-22T16:18:03Z

<div><p>Witnesses described the scene at a church when an abortion doctor was shot and killed, telling jurors in the trial of the man charged with murder about the popping sound before Dr. George Tiller fell to the ground and how police found him lying there.</p><p>Testimony began Friday, the 37th anniversary of the Supr...

Abortion Shooting

2010-01-22T08:01:04Z

FILE - In this July 28, 2009 file photo, Scott Roeder, left, attends his preliminary hearing in court in Wichita, Kan. Roeder, 51, faces a charge of premeditated, first-degree murder for the May 31 shooting of Dr. George Tiller as the doctor was serving as an usher at his church. The Kansa...

Kansas judge in abortion case comes under scrutiny

2010-02-22T19:48:12Z

<div id="subtitle">Judge's background under scrutiny in trial of man accused of murdering Kan. abortion doctor</div><div><p>The judge overseeing the trial of the man accused of gunning down a Kansas abortion doctor is a practicing Roman Catholic who once courted the endorsement of an anti-abortion group — but who has insisted the case won't be about abortion.</p><p>Stat...

Jury selection ongoing in abortion slaying trial

2010-02-22T22:22:38Z

<div><p>Jury selection is set to enter its first full day at the Kansas trial of the man who admitted killing one of the nation's few late-term abortion providers.</p><p>Jurors will hear the case of 51-year-old Scott Roeder. The Missouri man is charged with first-degree murder in the shooting of...

Kan. court orders judge to rethink media ban

2010-02-22T21:06:54Z

<div id="subtitle">Kan. high court asks judge in abortion shooting case to rethink media ban in jury selection</div><div><p>The Kansas Supreme Court has ordered the judge in the murder trial of the man who has confessed to killing an abortion provider to reconsider a decision to ban reporters from jury selection.</p><p>Four news outlets, incl...