Guilty! Virginia Vertetis, Morristown, New Jersey (arrested Mar 2014) [murder of retired cop]

Closing arguments set for ex-teacher's trial in killing of retired NYPD cop

MORRISTOWN -- A jury is about to decide the fate of Virginia Vertetis, the former elementary school teacher who says she was acting in ... including four alternates. Vertetis was arrested March 3, 2014, after shooting retired New York City police officer ...

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Jurors to weigh fate of ex-teacher charged with killing retired NYPD officer

MORRISTOWN, N.J. — Jurors are scheduled to resume deliberations Monday in the murder trial of a Morris County woman charged with killing her longtime boyfriend. Prosecutors contend former teacher Virginia Vertetis purposely shot Patrick Gilhuley in her ...

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Judge sets $700,000 bail for former Wharton teacher awaiting second murder trial

A judge set a $700,000 bail on Thursday for Virginia Vertetis, the former Wharton elementary school teacher whose conviction for murdering her boyfriend was overturned last month. Vertetis, 57, had been serving a 30-year sentence for shooting her ex-boyfriend, Patrick Gilhuley, during a fight at her Mount Olive home in 2014. Her first court appearance since a state appeals court ordered a new trial came during an online hearing, since the Morris County Courthouse has been closed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Vertetis wore a blue face mask during her online bail hearing and appeared from the same medical isolation ...

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Judge sets $700,000 bail for former Wharton teacher awaiting second murder trial

A judge set a $700,000 bail on Thursday for Virginia Vertetis, the former Wharton elementary school teacher whose conviction for murdering her boyfriend was overturned last month. Vertetis, 57, had been serving a 30-year sentence for shooting her ex-boyfriend, Patrick Gilhuley, during a fight at her Mount Olive home in 2014. Her first court appearance since a state appeals court ordered a new trial came during an online hearing, since the Morris County Courthouse has been closed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Vertetis wore a blue face mask during her online bail hearing and appeared from the same medical isolation ...

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Judge sets $700,000 bail for former Wharton teacher awaiting second murder trial

A judge set a $700,000 bail on Thursday for Virginia Vertetis, the former Wharton elementary school teacher whose conviction for murdering her boyfriend was overturned last month. Vertetis, 57, had been serving a 30-year sentence for shooting her ex-boyfriend, Patrick Gilhuley, during a fight at her Mount Olive home in 2014. Her first court appearance since a state appeals court ordered a new trial came during an online hearing, since the Morris County Courthouse has been closed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Vertetis wore a blue face mask during her online bail hearing and appeared from the same medical isolation ...

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Former teacher Virginia Vertetis offered 20-year plea deal for 2014 killing before new trial

The Morris County Prosecutor's Office has offered a plea deal to former Wharton elementary school teacher Virginia Vertetis, charged with fatally shooting her ex-boyfriend in 2014. Vertetis was found guilty of murder in 2017 but appealed the decision and the appellate court granted her a new trial in March 2020, ruling the jury had been improperly instructed on the state's self-defense law. She appeared virtually before Judge Stephen Taylor on Tuesday where Assistant Prosecutor Christopher Schellhorn said he had spoken with Vertetis' attorney about the potential plea deal. Schellhorn said if Vertetis pleads guilty to first-degree aggravated manslaughter, they would ...

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NJ Supreme Court confirms Virginia Vertetis must have new trial in 2014 Morris killing

The state's highest court declined prosecutors' attempts to hear arguments to overturn an appeals court decision granting a new trial.

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NJ Ex-Teacher Gets 20 Years For Killing Retired-Cop Boyfriend

A former elementary school teacher, whose conviction was overturned last year, was sentenced to 20 years in prison for killing her boyfriend. Virginia Vertetis previously pleaded guilty to the aggravated manslaughter of Patrick Gilhuley, a retired New York City police officer. The victim's daughter reported the incident to police the night of March 3, 2014. Officers found Gilhuley's body inside the home's front entrance and arrested Vertetis shortly afterward. The investigation revealed that Vertetis shot Gilhuley inside her home. A jury convicted Vertetis of murder in 2017, and a judge sentenced her to 30 years in prison. But an appeals ...

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Teacher re-sentenced in fatal shooting of boyfriend

A judge in New Jersey has re-sentenced a former teacher to 20 years in prison for killing her boyfriend, who was a retired New York City police officer. Virginia Vertetis, 59, was originally sentenced to 30 years behind bars for gunning down Patrick Gilhuley in 2014 in Mount Olive. However, her initial conviction of murder and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose was reversed on appeal in March 2020. Vertetis had claimed she shot Gilhuley in self-defense. But prosecutors argued that she shot him without provocation because she was angry he had broken up with her. She pleaded ...

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Teacher re-sentenced in fatal shooting of boyfriend

A judge in New Jersey has re-sentenced a former teacher to 20 years in prison for killing her boyfriend, who was a retired New York City police officer. Virginia Vertetis, 59, was originally sentenced ...

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Teacher re-sentenced in fatal shooting of boyfriend

A judge in New Jersey has re-sentenced a former teacher to 20 years in prison for killing her boyfriend, who was a retired New York City police officer. Virginia Vertetis, 59, was originally sentenced to 30 years behind bars for gunning down Patrick Gilhuley in 2014 in Mount Olive. However, her initial conviction of murder and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose was reversed on appeal in March 2020. Vertetis had claimed she shot Gilhuley in self-defense. But prosecutors argued that she shot him without provocation because she was angry he had broken up with her. She pleaded ...

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Teacher re-sentenced in fatal shooting of boyfriend

A judge in New Jersey has re-sentenced a former teacher to 20 years in prison for killing her boyfriend, who was a retired New York City police officer. Virginia Vertetis, 59, was originally sentenced to 30 years behind bars for gunning down Patrick Gilhuley in 2014 in Mount Olive. However, her initial conviction of murder and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose was reversed on appeal in March 2020. Vertetis had claimed she shot Gilhuley in self-defense. But prosecutors argued that she shot him without provocation because she was angry he had broken up with her. She pleaded ...

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Sentence shortened again for former NJ teacher convicted of killing NYPD cop boyfriend

A former New Jersey elementary school teacher twice convicted of killing her retired NYPD police officer boyfriend had her prison sentenced shortened Wednesday from 20 to 18 years by a State Superior Court judge. Virginia Vertetis was initially sentenced to 30 years in 2017 after she was convicted of killing Patrick Gilhuley, according to the New Jersey Herald. But an appellate court overturned that verdict in 2020 due to a jury instruction error. The following year, Vertetis rendered a guilty plea that came with a 20-year sentence for manslaughter. However, an appeals court again overturned that sentence, ruling it was ...

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