'He Can’t Destroy Anyone Else’s Life Ever Again' AT SENTENCING, HELLER'S FAMILY LASHES TRUITT Erika Heller, center, criticizes Gabriel Truitt, foreground, for rolling his eyes as she read her victim's impact statement at Truitt's sentencing this morning. Truitt, who was found guilty of the arson and murder of John Heller in January, was sentenced to life in prison without parole. (Ian Austin/AllOTSEGO.com) By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Truitt slouches in his chair as County Judge Brian Burns reads…
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Guilty Of Arson, Murder, Truitt Sentenced Friday Gabriel Truitt COOPERSTOWN – Gabriel Truitt, who was found guilty of the arson and murder of John Heller in December 2018, will be sentenced on Friday, July 17 as in-person court appearances resume at the Otsego County Courthouse. "He's facing life without parole and that's what I'm going to ask for," said District Attorney John Muehl. "He should be in jail from now on." You have reached your limit of 3 free articles…
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Gabriel Truitt Trial Accelerant Isopropyl Alcohol, Expert Arson Witness Testifies By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special To ALLOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Video evidence, District Attorney John Muehl said, placed accused arsonist Gabriel Truitt inside his Tru Cuts Barber Shop at 4:30 a.m. the night of the fire that killed John Heller. “He walks in the back door, turns to the right and squats in front of a cabinet,” Muehl said in his opening remarks. “He lights a lighter, takes out two bottles,…
Gabriel Truitt Trial Investigator Testimony: Accelerant Under Door By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special To ALLOTSEGO.com District Attorney John Muehl questions Oneonta firefighter Matt Hitchcock in the opening day of Gabriel Truitt's trial. (Ian Austin/AllOTSEGO.com) COOPERSTOWN – Just before the noon break, District Attorney John Muehl brought Bill Haynes, an origin and cause investigator with Sotera Investigative Group, to the witness stand in the case against Gabriel Truitt, the Oneonta man accused of setting the fire that killed John Heller at…
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Jury Selection Starts In Fatal Oneonta Fire Truitt Brother, Girlfriend May Testify By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Gabriel Truitt ONEONTA – The brother and the ex-girlfriend of Gabriel Truitt, 33, may be called to testify in the trial now underway in Otsego County Court. They are Terrence Truitt and Heather Engler, and Gabriel is the Oneonta man charged with arson and first-degree murder in the death of former Oneonta firefighter John Heller on Dec. 30, 2018. Jury selection…
Truitt Murder Trial Scheduled For Jan. 20 Gabriel Truitt By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – With a motion to suppress evidence rejected this morning, Gabriel Truitt, charged with the murder of John Heller after he allegedly lit his girlfriend's Walling Avenue apartment on fire, will stand trial in Otsego County Court Jan. 20. 2020. During a hearing this morning in front of county Court Judge Brian Burns, Truitt's lawyer Dennis Laughlin submitted motions to suppress photos and…
FACES CHARGES IN FATAL FIRE TRUITT CAUGHT NEXT TO OPD He Was Visiting His Kids, Their Mom Gabriel Truitt, 33, suspect in the Dec. 29 fatal arson at 5 Walling Ave., Oneonta, was captured in the basement of 91 Main St., a building right next door to OPD headquarters. (Ian Austin/AllOTSEGO.com) By LIBBY CUDMORE • Hometown Oneonta & The Freeman’s Journal ONEONTA – After 17 weeks on the run, Gabriel Truitt, 33, is in custody. “Our detectives developed information that…
