The Craig’s List Killer, Michael John Anderson Found Guilty of First Degree Murder of Katherine Ann Olson

Michael John Anderson, The Craig’s List Killer, who was charged with the murder of 24 year old Katherine Ann Olson has been found guilty on all charges. He was found guilty of the first degree and second degree murder of Olsen after luring her to his parent’s home with a fake babysitting ad that he placed on Craig’s List.

Michael John Anderson, 20, of Savage, was accused of killing Katherine Ann Olson, 24, of Cottage Grove on Oct. 25, 2007, at his parents’ home in downtown Savage after she answered a fake babysitting ad on Craigslist. He showed no emotion when the jury’s verdicts were read at 10:20 p.m. Tuesday night in Scott County District Court.

He was not only found guilty of first-degree murder, but he was also found guilty of the lesser charges of second-degree murder, which carries a maximum sentence of 40 years in prison, and second-degree manslaughter, which has a maximum 10-year sentence.

The Scott County jury convicted Michael John Anderson on all six counts, including first-degree premeditated murder.

During the trial the defense tried to portray Anderson as a “dumb kid” who lured Olson to his parents’ home with “sexual intent, not murderous intent.” First of all, Anderson was 20 years old, hardly a kid. Secondly, great … Defense Attorney Alan Margoles tries to make his client out to be a rapist scum rather than a murdering one. Nice. One has to read the closing arguments and ridiculous theories put forth by the defense to truly understand how far these people will go to provide a defense of their client. Anderson’s attorneys argued that Anderson has a mild form of Autism called Asperser’s syndrome that led him to pull the trigger.

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If its an Obama Nominee, It Must be Another Tax Cheat … This Time Kathleen Sebelius, Nominee for Health and Human Services Sec

It is deja vu all over again … another Obama nominee with a tax issue.

Another Barack Obama political nominee to his cabinet has tax issues, this is starting to sound like a broken record. This time it is Kathleen Sebelius, President Obama’s nominee to become Health and Human Services secretary. Is it unbelievable or inevitable that this would occur with an Obama nominee? Over $7800 due.

Kathleen Sebelius, President Obama’s nominee to become Health and Human Services secretary, said in a letter obtained by the Associated Press that she made “unintentional errors” on her taxes and has corrected her returns from three different years.

In the letter, which was sent to senators and dated today, Sebelius wrote that she had made changes related to charitable contributions, business expenses and the sale of a home, according to the AP.

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Scared Monkeys Radio Daily Commentary – Wednesday, April 1, 2009 – There’s Nothing Funny About Drunk Driving

• Dana brings us an outlandish case of a man who got busted for driving a “barstool” after consuming 15 beers.

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