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Pregnant Army Captain Stabbed in her Bed : The Lynn Reister Story
Published 10 months, 3 weeks ago
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In May 2001, 30-year-old U.S. Army Captain Lynn Armstrong Reister, six months pregnant and stationed at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas, was found brutally murdered in her home: her throat deeply slashed, and her unborn child lost with her.
Investigators uncovered a chilling conspiracy: her husband Roger Reister and his brother Rodney Reister allegedly planned her killing so that Roger could avoid divorce, retain custody of their son, and benefit from life insurance proceeds. A bloody palm print at the scene matched Rodney’s.
Both brothers were eventually convicted, Roger received life in prison for solicitation of murder, and Rodney was found guilty of murder