Thursday, July 18 2013 10:40 PM EDT2013-07-19 02:40:15 GMT
KHQ.COM - In the sentencing of Clay Starbuck Thursday several people spoke on behalf of Chanin & in defense of Clay.More >>
KHQ.COM - In the sentencing of Clay Starbuck Thursday several people spoke on behalf of Chanin & in defense of Clay. A jury found Clay Starbuck guilty on June 4th of premeditated murder and sexually violating the human remains of his ex wife Chanin back in December of 2011.More >>
Thursday, July 18 2013 10:35 PM EDT2013-07-19 02:35:16 GMT
KHQ's Dylan Wohlenhaus spoke exclusively with one of the female jurors on Thursday. the Jury was made up of 7 women and 5 men.More >>
KHQ's Dylan Wohlenhaus spoke exclusively with one of the female jurors on Thursday. the Jury was made up of 7 women and 5 men.More >>
SPOKANE, Wash. -
UPDATE: A Spokane County judge has sentenced Clay Starbuck to life in prison without the possibility of parole for torturing and killing his ex-wife.
The 48-year-old Deer Park man was convicted by a jury last month and sentenced on Thursday.
Starbuck was convicted of killing 42-year-old Chanin Starbuck in December 2011 and sexually violating her remains. She was the mother of five children.
Her body was discovered in her home on Dec. 3, 2011, posed in a sexually suggestive manner.
Prosecutors contended Clay Starbuck was a jealous, greedy, angry man who took out his frustrations on his ex-wife.
Defense attorneys argued that any DNA that linked Starbuck to the scene remained from when he lived in the home. Clay Starbuck says he plans to appeal his conviction.
After testimony from Clay Starbuck's former in-laws as well as his children and other family members, Judge Greg Sypolt gave the sentence and included an order requested by prosecutors that Starbuck could not have contact with his three minor children.
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Today Clay Starbuck will find out how long he will spend in prison. Starbuck's sentencing is scheduled for 1:30 this afternoon.
Last month a jury convicted Starbuck of murdering his ex-wife Chanin Starbuck. Spokane County Sheriff's deputies found the body of Chanin Starbuck in her Deer Park home in December of 2011.
Clay Starbuck is not only charged with her murder, but he was charged with sexually violating her remains.
According to court documents, Starbuck is recommended to serve life in prison without the possibility of parole.
KHQ.com will stream the sentencing LIVE as it happens.
Thursday, July 25 2013 8:51 AM EDT2013-07-25 12:51:41 GMT
KHQ.COM - Clay Starbuck's defense attorneys filed a motion Wednesday at the Spokane County Courthouse asking the judge to drop the no-contact order between Starbuck and his three youngest children.More >>
SPOKANE, Wash. – Clay Starbuck's defense attorneys filed a motion Wednesday at the Spokane County Courthouse asking the judge to drop the no-contact order between Starbuck and his three youngest children that was upheld at his sentencing last week.More >>
Saturday, July 20 2013 2:00 PM EDT2013-07-20 18:00:21 GMT
KHQ's Dylan Wohlenhaus spoke exclusively to juror #3 in the Clay Starbuck trial on Friday afternoon. The female juror was one of the 7 women & 5 men of the jury. She asked not to be identified.More >>
KHQ's Dylan Wohlenhaus spoke exclusively to juror #3 in the Clay Starbuck trial on Friday afternoon. The female juror was one of the 7 women & 5 men of the jury. She asked not to be identified.More >>
Friday, July 19 2013 7:18 PM EDT2013-07-19 23:18:51 GMT
Juror # 3 in the Clay Starbuck murder trial talks exclusively with KHQ's Dylan Wohlenhaus. Juror number 3 talks about the long trial from beginning to end.More >>
Juror # 3 in the Clay Starbuck murder trial talks exclusively with KHQ's Dylan Wohlenhaus. Juror number 3 talks about the long trial from beginning to end.More >>
The Gonzaga University men's basketball team secured its second-straight West Coast Conference Tournament Championship and the 16th-consecutive bid into the NCAA Tournament by defeating BYU 75-64 at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, NV...More >>
The Gonzaga University men's basketball team secured its second-straight West Coast Conference Tournament Championship and the 16th-consecutive bid into the NCAA Tournament by defeating BYU 75-64 at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, NV...More >>
Wednesday, March 12 2014 2:00 AM EDT2014-03-12 06:00:17 GMT
KHQ.COM - On Tuesday, the Navy's Pacific Fleet Headquarters released a nearly 400 page report explaining their findings after an EA-6B Prowler crash near Harrington, Washington last year. More >>
KHQ.COM - On Tuesday, the Navy's Pacific Fleet Headquarters released a nearly 400 page report explaining their findings after an EA-6B Prowler crash near Harrington, Washington last year. The crash killed 3 Navy officers including 34-year-old Lt. Cmdr. Alan Patterson of Tennessee, 24-year-old William Brown of Illinois and 26-year-old pilot Valerie Cappelaere Dalaney of Maryland.More >>
Wednesday, March 12 2014 12:06 AM EDT2014-03-12 04:06:27 GMT
KHQ.COM - The 2014 “Freezin for a Reason” was a huge success! 42 jumpers all with supporting sponsors took the plunge in the Kootenai River and raised over $7300.00 for Special Olympics.Several of the local Special Olympic Athletes were on hand to cheer the jumpers, and wore their bright green jackets that were purchased by Bonners Ferry Rotary.More >>
KHQ.COM - The 2014 “Freezin for a Reason” was a huge success! 42 jumpers all with supporting sponsors took the plunge in the Kootenai River and raised over $7300.00 for Special Olympics.Several of the local Special Olympic Athletes were on hand to cheer the jumpers, and wore their bright green jackets that were purchased by Bonners Ferry Rotary.More >>
Tuesday, March 11 2014 10:28 PM EDT2014-03-12 02:28:22 GMT
SPOKANE,Wash. - Paul Inc may have lost his life in a tragic workplace accident, but his life will always be remembered in the memories and love he left behind for his family in his short 52 years.More >>
SPOKANE,Wash. - Paul Inc may have lost his life in a tragic workplace accident, but his life will always be remembered in the memories and love he left behind for his family in his short 52 years. Inc passed away the morning of February 28th after being electrocuted and falling off a ladder at Nordstrom in downtown Spokane, where he’d worked as the lead maintenance technician for nearly 13 years.More >>
Tuesday, March 11 2014 10:27 PM EDT2014-03-12 02:27:50 GMT
KHQ.COM - The snow is melting, and that means the area golf courses are getting ready for the 2014 season! Check out when your favorite course is looking to open up to the public inside this story.More >>
KHQ.COM - The snow is melting, and that means the area golf courses are getting ready for the 2014 season! Check out when your favorite course is looking to open up to the public inside this story.More >>
Tuesday, March 11 2014 10:09 PM EDT2014-03-12 02:09:36 GMT
SPOKANE COUNTY, Wash. - Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich says he's placed deputy Charles Sciortino on administrative leave pending an investigation into his conduct.More >>
SPOKANE COUNTY, Wash. - Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich says he's placed deputy Charles Sciortino on administrative leave pending an investigation into his conduct. Knezovich says Sciortino worked an off-duty shift Thanksgiving night last year while still clocked in on the job. Sheriff Knezovich says Sciortino is being investigated for the theft of $384 as payment for the on-duty shift he did not work.More >>
Tuesday, March 11 2014 9:37 PM EDT2014-03-12 01:37:02 GMT
ATLANTA, GO - A Delta Airlines flight had to make an emergency landing on Grand Cayman island this past Sunday night after a man became drunk and disorderly... on the way to his honeymoon!More >>
ATLANTA, GO - A Delta Airlines flight had to make an emergency landing on Grand Cayman island this past Sunday night after a man became drunk and disorderly... on the way to his honeymoon! The "honeymoon phase" apparently ended on the actual honeymoon, as airline officials say the man got into a drunken argument with his bride while on the Delta flight from Atlanta to Costa Rica.More >>
Tuesday, March 11 2014 8:02 PM EDT2014-03-12 00:02:22 GMT
UPDATE: One person was killed in a three-vehicle crash on US 95 on the Spokane River Bridge Tuesday morning. Idaho State Police say 60-year-old Stephen Pedersen of Coeur d'Alene was killed in the crash. More >>
UPDATE: One person was killed in a three-vehicle crash on US 95 on the Spokane River Bridge Tuesday morning. Idaho State Police say 60-year-old Stephen Pedersen of Coeur d'Alene was killed in the crash. ISP says Pedersen was driving northbound on US 95, being followed by another car, when Pedersen crossed the center line and crashed head-on into a truck being driven by 74-year-old Leonard Hammrich.More >>
Tuesday, March 11 2014 7:25 PM EDT2014-03-11 23:25:36 GMT
LYON, France (AP) - Interpol has released an image of two Iranians who were traveling with stolen passports on a missing Malaysia Airlines jetliner.More >>
LYON, France (AP) - Interpol has released an image of two Iranians who were traveling with stolen passports on a missing Malaysia Airlines jetliner.More >>
Tuesday, March 11 2014 7:00 PM EDT2014-03-11 23:00:32 GMT
SPOKANE, Wash. - The Spokane County Sheriff's Office is asking for your help in locating two people suspected of fraudulently using a reported stolen credit card or cards at several locations.More >>
SPOKANE, Wash. - The Spokane County Sheriff's Office is asking for your help in locating two people suspected of fraudulently using a reported stolen credit card or cards at several locations. In security footage, the white man and woman, both in their 20's, appear to have a child with them as well. The man has a medium build and was wearing blue jeans, a black and green jacket, and a bright orange and tan baseball cap.More >>
Clay Starbuck entering the courtroom on Thursday afternoon.
