Friday, August 20, 2010
Mercer County Man Convicted Of interstate Stalking
WEST VIRGINIA....
Thomas C. Shrader, 55, of Duhring in Mercer County is scheduled to be sentenced November 18th after being convicted Friday on two counts of interstate stalking. According to evidence presented at his trial, Shrader murdered the mother and a friend of his high school ex-girlfriend, known as DS, in July 1975. The murders occurred in DS's presence at her home in McDowell County after she tried to end the relationship. Although he pled guilty to two counts of first-degree murder, Shrader continued to stalk DS from prison. After his released in 1993, he tracked DS and her family down in Sugarland, Texas, where he continued to harass her and her family. A 32-page ultimatum sent by UPS included statements such as it was time for DS to "face the piper" and she was going to be "Scottie Peterson famous." Shrader was arrested in November 2009 in connection with the interstate stalking. He faces life in prison and a $750,000 fine.
Thomas C. Shrader, 55, of Duhring in Mercer County is scheduled to be sentenced November 18th after being convicted Friday on two counts of interstate stalking. According to evidence presented at his trial, Shrader murdered the mother and a friend of his high school ex-girlfriend, known as DS, in July 1975. The murders occurred in DS's presence at her home in McDowell County after she tried to end the relationship. Although he pled guilty to two counts of first-degree murder, Shrader continued to stalk DS from prison. After his released in 1993, he tracked DS and her family down in Sugarland, Texas, where he continued to harass her and her family. A 32-page ultimatum sent by UPS included statements such as it was time for DS to "face the piper" and she was going to be "Scottie Peterson famous." Shrader was arrested in November 2009 in connection with the interstate stalking. He faces life in prison and a $750,000 fine.
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