Paul Duncsak

Florida man whose 'fat defense' failed is sentenced to life in prison for 2006 NJ murder. A Florida man whose "too fat to kill" defense didn't win over a jury was sentenced to life in prison Thursday for murdering his former son-in-law in 2006.

NJ jurors convict Fla. man who claimed he was too fat to kill former son-in-law. A jury convicted a Florida man Friday of murdering his former son-in-law, rejecting the man's defense that he was too fat to have run up and down a flight of stairs to commit the crime and make a quick getaway.

The lawyer for a Florida man who claims he's too fat to have killed his former son-in-law told jurors on Wednesday all they have to do is is look at his client to see that he's obese, old, and in no condition to commit such a murder.

Prosecutor portrays Fla. man using 'fat defense' in NJ killing as a skilled marksman. New Jersey prosecutors are trying to portray a Florida man who claims he was too fat to have killed his former son-in-law as a skilled marksman.