Jolie Rouge
07-21-2003, 11:56 AM
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By KATHARINE WEBSTER
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - The father of two New Hampshire children whose disappearance led to a multistate search was indicted on two counts of murder but the bodies have not yet been found, the attorney general said Monday.
``These charges are the culmination of a nationwide investigation by local authorities, state authorities and federal authorities all across this country,'' Attorney General Peter Heed said. He said the indictment was handed up Friday.
Manuel Gehring and the children, Sarah, 14, and Philip, 11, were last seen in Concord on July 4. He was arrested without them July 10 in Gilroy, Calif. He left California escorted by police on July 15, and authorities said he was expected to return to New Hampshire on Tuesday.
Authorities said they have been unable to find the bodies of the two youngsters ``because Mr. Gehring traveled across the country.'' Searchers have focused on the route he drove to California. ``We don't have a specific location,'' said Jeff Strelzin, assistant attorney general.
The indictment charges that Gehring, 44, shot his children in Hillsborough County, which includes Manchester and Nashua, New Hampshire's two largest cities. He was charged with two counts of first-degree murder.
Gehring had been in a custody battle with his ex-wife and had been charged with interfering with custody. Authorities say he did not return the children to her July 6, as agreed.
His ex-wife, Teresa Knight, said in court papers filed July 7 that he had told her in a ``very agitated and angry'' phone call that he had no intention of abiding by a new custody agreement.
Authorities say Gehring left after arguing with his children at a Fourth of July fireworks show in Concord, where he lived. They traced his trip across the country, mainly on Interstate 80, using credit card receipts.
Authorities from Pennsylvania to California aided in the investigation, Heed said. Other states mentioned were Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska and Nevada. Without giving details, Strelzin said authorities expected to release additional information soon that might help locate the bodies.
07/21/03 14:41
By KATHARINE WEBSTER
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - The father of two New Hampshire children whose disappearance led to a multistate search was indicted on two counts of murder but the bodies have not yet been found, the attorney general said Monday.
``These charges are the culmination of a nationwide investigation by local authorities, state authorities and federal authorities all across this country,'' Attorney General Peter Heed said. He said the indictment was handed up Friday.
Manuel Gehring and the children, Sarah, 14, and Philip, 11, were last seen in Concord on July 4. He was arrested without them July 10 in Gilroy, Calif. He left California escorted by police on July 15, and authorities said he was expected to return to New Hampshire on Tuesday.
Authorities said they have been unable to find the bodies of the two youngsters ``because Mr. Gehring traveled across the country.'' Searchers have focused on the route he drove to California. ``We don't have a specific location,'' said Jeff Strelzin, assistant attorney general.
The indictment charges that Gehring, 44, shot his children in Hillsborough County, which includes Manchester and Nashua, New Hampshire's two largest cities. He was charged with two counts of first-degree murder.
Gehring had been in a custody battle with his ex-wife and had been charged with interfering with custody. Authorities say he did not return the children to her July 6, as agreed.
His ex-wife, Teresa Knight, said in court papers filed July 7 that he had told her in a ``very agitated and angry'' phone call that he had no intention of abiding by a new custody agreement.
Authorities say Gehring left after arguing with his children at a Fourth of July fireworks show in Concord, where he lived. They traced his trip across the country, mainly on Interstate 80, using credit card receipts.
Authorities from Pennsylvania to California aided in the investigation, Heed said. Other states mentioned were Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska and Nevada. Without giving details, Strelzin said authorities expected to release additional information soon that might help locate the bodies.
07/21/03 14:41