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Allentown man convicted of strangling woman, burning her body
Lehigh Valley L:ive ^ | June 23, 2015 | Sarah Cassi

Posted on 06/25/2015 4:58:28 AM PDT by ConservativeStatement

The family of Angela Steigerwalt burst into sobs Tuesday in a Lehigh County courtroom as jurors found an Allentown man guilty of strangling her and setting her body ablaze.

The Lehigh County jury deliberated for more than 5 hours before convicting Anthony Heath of all the charges against him: murder in the first degree, abuse of a corpse, tampering with evidence, theft, receiving stolen property and access device fraud.

(Excerpt) Read more at lehighvalleylive.com ...


TOPICS: Local News
KEYWORDS: allentown; heath; lehighvalley; pennsylvania; steigerwalt
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This probably hasn't received 24-hour coverage on the national news channels.
1 posted on 06/25/2015 4:58:28 AM PDT by ConservativeStatement
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To: ConservativeStatement

So?


2 posted on 06/25/2015 5:05:53 AM PDT by Segovia
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To: ConservativeStatement

Why does it take these juries so long to come to a decision? One hour seems like plenty, and even that includes a coffee break.

Sometimes I wonder if these people get paid by the hour or something.


3 posted on 06/25/2015 5:06:26 AM PDT by Paulie (America without Christianity is like a Chemistry book without the periodic table.)
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Last November, prosecutors offered Heath the chance to plead guilty but mentally ill to third-degree murder and related charges in exchange for a sentence of 28 to 56 years in prison.

Would a mentally ill person be able to understand this option?

4 posted on 06/25/2015 5:08:39 AM PDT by ConservativeStatement ("World Peace 1.20.09.")
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To: Segovia

Angela is white. Anthony is black. Therefore, this is not worthy of press coverage or riots.


5 posted on 06/25/2015 5:09:08 AM PDT by Senator_Blutarski
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To: ConservativeStatement

So she cheated on her husband and her “lover” killed her. So long slut.


6 posted on 06/25/2015 5:11:35 AM PDT by csvset
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To: ConservativeStatement
Not blaming the victim, but...

Why would you involve yourself with someone so volatile that he would strangle you for not giving him a ride?

Why would you involve yourself with someone so stupid that he figured burning the body would get him off the hook? Then, knowing he was guilty, he decided on a trial at which he would conduct his own defense.

Surely she could have found someone less volatile and a little smarter.

7 posted on 06/25/2015 5:16:29 AM PDT by Former Proud Canadian (Save Western Civilization. Embrace the new Crusades.)
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To: Senator_Blutarski

Another burning. They still haven’t caught whoever burned Jessica Chambers alive.


8 posted on 06/25/2015 5:22:07 AM PDT by KGeorge (First the Confederate Battle Flag, then the Cross. It's not far off.)
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To: Paulie

The jury instructions are typically opaque, convoluted, and lengthy.


9 posted on 06/25/2015 5:31:14 AM PDT by Cboldt
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To: ConservativeStatement

But what was her position on gay marriage?


10 posted on 06/25/2015 5:31:19 AM PDT by YourAdHere (It's Hillary's turn (to testify))
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To: Former Proud Canadian

It’s the OJ Syndrome. OJ couldn’t stand the thought of Anna Nicole with someone else.


11 posted on 06/25/2015 5:32:42 AM PDT by AppyPappy
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Another burning. They still haven’t caught whoever burned Jessica Chambers alive.

How long until "neclacing" catches on here?

12 posted on 06/25/2015 5:34:16 AM PDT by tacticalogic ("Oh, bother!" said Pooh, as he chambered his last round.)
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To: AppyPappy
It’s the OJ Syndrome. OJ couldn’t stand the thought of Anna Nicole with someone else.

Yup. Ron Goldman returned her glasses from the restaurant, and in a spontaneous act of gratitude she gave him a hug and a peck on the cheek, just as OJ came around the corner...

(My take on what happened.)

13 posted on 06/25/2015 5:41:04 AM PDT by null and void (I wish we lived in less interesting times, but at least we have front-row seats.)
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To: null and void

It is a common scenario in that realm. The girl has to move out of town to protect herself from the obsessive stalking ex. And she will get none of the protection normally afforded to women who are stalked.


14 posted on 06/25/2015 5:45:59 AM PDT by AppyPappy
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To: tacticalogic

It’s probably just a matter of time, but burning people in their cars, houses, & fields seems to be the preferred method here. And there was that woman in Houston who took a blowtorch to a little 9 year old boy.


15 posted on 06/25/2015 5:47:45 AM PDT by KGeorge (First the Confederate Battle Flag, then the Cross. It's not far off.)
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To: Paulie

Our juries get paid ten dollars a day plus mileage.


16 posted on 06/25/2015 6:08:46 AM PDT by SkyDancer ( I Was Told Nobody Is Perfect But Yet, Here I Am ...)
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To: Former Proud Canadian

Why would you assume that she would have known in advance that he would do those things?

ESP?


17 posted on 06/25/2015 6:45:17 AM PDT by Tripoli (Tripoli)
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To: Former Proud Canadian

Why would you assume that she would have known in advance that he would do those things?

ESP?


18 posted on 06/25/2015 6:47:07 AM PDT by Tripoli (Tripoli)
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To: csvset
So she cheated on her husband and her “lover” killed her. So long slut.

You think infidelity is worthy of death?

19 posted on 06/25/2015 6:54:00 AM PDT by PapaBear3625 (You don't notice it's a police state until the police come fokquote>r you.)
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To: csvset

We don’t even know if they were lovers. That’s what he is saying. She could have been just trying to help a friend out. Your mind is sick and twisted.


20 posted on 06/25/2015 7:10:04 AM PDT by PLOM...NOT! (Checking in from Wisconsin)
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