Father convicted of murdering 13-year-old son in his bed (Grand Junction, Colorado)

Dad ALLEN GRABE has been convicted of 1st-degree murder in the death of his 13-year-old son, who was sleeping at the time of the attack. The jury apparently rejected Dad's insanity plea.

http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_14797173

Father convicted of killing son
Denver Post staff and wire reports
Posted: 04/01/2010 01:00:00 AM MDT
Updated: 04/01/2010 01:10:56 AM MDT

GRAND JUNCTION — A Grand Junction man was convicted Wednesday of killing his 13-year-old son while the boy slept at their home.

A Mesa County jury deliberated for about two hours before convicting Allen Grabe, 53, of first-degree murder and child abuse resulting in death. A judge immediately sentenced Grabe to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

The son, Jacob, was a special-needs student being treated for Asperger's syndrome, a neurological disorder similar to autism. Grabe had pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity.

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