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Scott Roeder Convicted of Murdering Kan. Abortion Provider
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Scott Roeder, who claimed he killed prominent Kansas abortion provider Dr. George Tiller to protect unborn children has been convicted of murdering the doctor, according to the Washington Post.
A jury deliberated for 37 minutes Friday before finding Roeder guilty of premeditated, first-degree murder. The 51-year-old Kansas City, Mo., man faces a mandatory sentence of life imprisonment with the possibility of parole after 25 years.
Roeder testified that he shot Tiller in the head May 31 in the foyer of Tiller's church in Wichita because he believed Tiller posed an "immediate danger" to unborn children.
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