Source: La Crosse Tribune, Wis.迷你倉庫July 29--Jeffrey Lepsch's wife testified today that he isn't capable of executing two men and that he appeared normal hours after authorities believe he did.Angie Lepsch told jurors she found her husband at her in-law's La Crescent, Minn., home on Sept. 15 about 2 1/2 hours after the killings at May's Photo in downtown La Crosse."Did he appear to be excited?" Assistant State Public Defender Tom Huh asked."No," she said."Stressed?""No.""How did he appear?""Same as he always did.""Do you think Jeff is capable of murdering two people?"No."Four days of testimony in Lepsch's trial for killing store owner Paul Petras, 56, and his 19-year-old son A.J. Petras wrapped today with about an hour from the defense's only two witnesses, Lepsch's wife and mother.Neither explained what his attorney told jurors in his opening statement -- that Lepsch is "a thief and not a killer" who somehow ended up with 27 cameras, lenses and other merchandise worth about $17,000 stolen from the now shuttered store.Investigators found most of the items during an Oct. 10 raid at Lepsch's house in Dakota, Minn., and his van and searched his computer to find that he sold every other item online, according to testimony in La Crosse County Circuit Court.Angie Lepsch told jurors that her husband "bought and sold things on the Internet" to help support the family of five trying to survive on a preschool teacher's salary.A back injury sidelined him儲存for many jobs, so he absorbed most of the household work, Angie Lepsch said. She described him as a "very loving and affectionate" husband of 18 years who cared for animals and didn't miss the children's sporting events."Has he ever exhibited any kinds of violence?" Huh asked."No. Never," she said.At the time of the killings, the couple was behind on their mortgage and electric bill and had just $350 between two bank accounts, La Crosse police Lt. Matt Malott."As of Sept. 15 did he have enough money to buy $17,000 worth of equipment?" District Attorney Tim Gruenke asked."No," Malott said.Lepsch also was facing a $53,000 judgment levied against him from an 2003 felony theft case where he stole merchandise from the Ace Hardware distribution center in the town of Campbell over a 3 1/2 -year span while working in loss prevention.Angie Lepsch admitted on cross-examination that she didn't know about the theft until his arrest. She wasn't aware that he stored the stole merchandise from Ace at their home or that he was selling it online.She also testified she believed her husband owned just one camera and one or two lenses."You agree that he was able to keep a lot of things from you, correct?" Gruenke asked."Yes."Stay with .lacrossetribune.com for more from the trial.Copyright: ___ (c)2013 the La Crosse Tribune (La Crosse, Wis.) Visit the La Crosse Tribune (La Crosse, Wis.) at .lacrossetribune.com Distributed by MCT Information Services新蒲崗迷你倉
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