NEW EVIDENCE FOR LOYALHANNA BUSINESS OWNER BEHIND BARS COULD CONSTITUTE NEW TRIAL

New attorneys for a former Loyalhanna business owner on death row for the murder of his sister, mother and elderly aunt in 2009 claim they have identified two other men as the potential killers. The evidence, they say, warrants a new trial.  64 year old Kevin Murphy was convicted by a Westmoreland County jury in 2013 for the execution-style slayings of the 3 women inside their family-owned business, Ferguson Glass. Defense attorneys claim a technical error made by the judge who presided at Murphy’s trial is enough to overturn the conviction.  A hearing is scheduled for April 14 to hear the new evidence.