Violence Against Women and Children News Central: Man Pleads Guilty to Murder, Avoids Death Penalty

Man Pleads Guilty to Murder, Avoids Death Penalty

A Berks County man has avoided the death penalty by pleading guilty to first degree murder for strangling his wife. Joseph Kramer will now spend the rest of his life in prison. Authorities say Kramer strangled his wife Amy inside her house in Pottstown, Montgomery County in October...

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