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\nA Kentucky man charged with orchestrating the slayings of his parents, sister and an acquaintance who was enlisted to kill the family has avoided the death penalty by pleading guilty Thursday to four counts of murder.<\/p>\n
\nA Kentucky man charged with orchestrating the slayings of his parents, sister and an acquaintance who was enlisted to kill the family has avoided the death penalty by pleading guilty Thursday to four counts of murder.<\/p>\n
Ryan Champion, 38, also pleaded guilty to kidnapping in an agreement that calls for Champion to be sent to prison for life without the possibility of parole.<\/p>\n
After the slayings in October 2014, Champion portrayed himself as the lone survivor of the attack on his family in western Kentucky’s Trigg County.<\/p>\n
Champion said in media interviews after the killings that 22-year-old Vito Riservato had killed the family and Champion survived because he “turned the tables” and fatally shot Riservato.<\/p>\n
Prosecutors have said the investigation revealed it to be a murder-for-hire scheme with a twist: Champion sought Riservato’s help in carrying out the slayings, and then Riservato was also killed. Champion was arrested about five days after the slayings.<\/p>\n
The kidnapping charge pertained to 31-year-old Emily, a veterinarian in Louisiana who was in town visiting her parents at the time of the slayings. Prosecutors said she was restrained by duct tape during the attack.
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