A former NFL linebacker has been sentenced in California to life in prison without the possibility of parole for murdering his lover's wealthy live-in boyfriend nearly two decades ago.
An Orange County Superior Court judge has sentenced Eric Andrew Naposki today. However, a jury convicted him a year ago of first-degree murder.
Prosecutors say Naposki shot the 55-year-old William Francis McLaughlin at the suggestion of his lover, Nanette Ann Packard, who was also McLaughlin's live-in girlfriend.
Naposki was working as a nightclub bouncer at the time of the murder back in 1994. He was a former linebacker for the New England Patriots and for the Indianapolis Colts.
The 46-year-old Packard was convicted back in January and also was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
The prosecutors also say that Packard stood to collect $1 million in life insurance if her live-in boyfriend McLaughlin died.
A wonderful question would be "why did they do it?" I would guess out of greed or lust for each other. However, I feel kind of sorry that Naposki could be manipulated by this woman, that he loved, into taking another person's life. Now he has to pay by sitting in jail until he dies for a extremely bad judgement call on his part. I hope that Naposki and Packard both realize the full extent of what their actions have caused.
Parts of this article were taken from the Associated Press article released on Friday, August 10, 2012.
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