Rosenthal, Richard
From Astro-Databank
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| Birthname | Rosenthal, Richard Howard | ||
| born on | 16 April 1955 at 05:00 (= 05:00 AM ) | ||
| Place | Newark NJ, USA, 40n44, 74w10 | ||
| Timezone | EST h5w (is standard time) | ||
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| Astrology data |   25°39'   06°35 Asc. 16°33'
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Biography
American homicide; a white male, dark haired and serious looking, who strangled and bludgeoned his wife Laura Jane on 8/28/1995, cut out her heart and lungs and impaled them on a stick in the back yard of their Framingham home.
A John Hancock insurance executive, Rosenthal says that he began a mental decline when his infant son, Reese, was born with a terminal condition on 2/18/1994 and died within the day. He began to have delusions that he was being persecuted by doctors and was chosen as a messenger of God. His wife was turning into a hostile space alien.
Their marriage had a long history of spousal abuse and marital discord. On the day of Laura's death, Richard had called home nine times. That night, their tension reached a head. About 8:00 PM, Laura angrily confronted him and began pummeling him after he let a dish of ziti overcook. He strangled her until she blacked out, then he got a rock from the back yard and bludgeoned her to death. He cut out her organs and impaled them on a stick in their back yard.
In spite of an attempt to convince the jury of an insanity defense, Rosenthal was convicted of homicide on 11/07/1996 and given a mandatory life sentence.
Laura Jane Russell Rosenthal was born 5/03/1961, Highland Park, IL; time unknown.
Relationships
- child relationship with Rosenthal, Reese (born 18 February 1994)
Events
- Crime : Homicide Perpetration 28 August 1995 (Beat and dismembered wife, Laura Jane)
- Death of Child 18 February 1994 (Infant son, Reese, died of terminal disease)
Source Notes
B.C. in hand, LMR
Categories
- Diagnoses : Psychological : Schizophrenia (Believed he was a messenger from God)
- Passions : Criminal Perpetrator : Homicide single (Beat and dismembered wife)
- Family : Relationship : Stress - Domestic violence (Abusive to wife)
- Family : Parenting : Kids -Traumatic event (Son died just hours old)
- Diagnoses : Psychological : Psychotic Episode (Delusions)
- Family : Parenting : Kids 1-3 (One son)
- Passions : Criminal Perpetrator : Prison sentence (Life sentence)
