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"The six capital murder indictments served on McCroskey list the six possible combinations of murders that were perpetrated against the victims. Specifically, according to the Code of Virginia (1950), Section 18.2-31, subsection 8; a capital murder charge can be brought against an individual for “The willful, deliberate, and premeditated killing of more than one person within a three-year period��-.”
Therefore, the murder of the four victims, which the Commonwealth’s Attorney believes fits the description of this section of the Code of Virginia, can be brought against the perpetrator in every possible combination that fits the description set out in the code. Accordingly, there are six combinations of murders: the murder of Melanie Wells and Emma Niederbrock, of Melanie Wells and Debra Kelley, of Melanie Wells and Mark Niederbrock, of Emma Niederbrock and Debra Kelley, of Emma Niederbrock and Mark Niederbrock, and of Debra Kelley and Mark Niederbrock. While this might seem counter-intuitive, it is sound legally since the Commonwealth’s Attorney only has to prove one of those six combinations to gain a capital conviction."
"The six capital murder indictments served on McCroskey list the six possible combinations of murders that were perpetrated against the victims. Specifically, according to the Code of Virginia (1950), Section 18.2-31, subsection 8; a capital murder charge can be brought against an individual for “The willful, deliberate, and premeditated killing of more than one person within a three-year period��-.”
Therefore, the murder of the four victims, which the Commonwealth’s Attorney believes fits the description of this section of the Code of Virginia, can be brought against the perpetrator in every possible combination that fits the description set out in the code. Accordingly, there are six combinations of murders: the murder of Melanie Wells and Emma Niederbrock, of Melanie Wells and Debra Kelley, of Melanie Wells and Mark Niederbrock, of Emma Niederbrock and Debra Kelley, of Emma Niederbrock and Mark Niederbrock, and of Debra Kelley and Mark Niederbrock. While this might seem counter-intuitive, it is sound legally since the Commonwealth’s Attorney only has to prove one of those six combinations to gain a capital conviction."
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