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Eric Naposki

  • Blogs

    May 18, 2012

    Nanette Ann Packard Gets Life Without Parole for '94 Murder of Boyfriend William McLaughlin

    The former girlfriend of a wealthy Newport Beach man was sentenced today to life in state prison without the possibility of parole for the 1994 cold case shooting-murder of him that has also been pinned on a former NFL linebacker. Nanette Ann Packard (formerly Johnston), 46, of Ladera Ranch, was f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 9, 2012

    Friday's Dateline NBC Targets Newport Beach Murder By Ex-NFL Linebacker

    The good folks at Dateline NBC have announced plans to air their "mystery" Friday night about the ex-National Football League (NFL) player convicted last year for the cold-case ambush murder of an ultra-wealthy businessman in Newport Beach.I covered the trials of Eric Naposki--the big mouth, former ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2012

    What We Learned, Jan. 21-Jan. 27

    ​A random collection of this week's randomness randomly tagged with random observations of what we learned from it.JAN. 21: Orange County's Democratic establishment is thrown into a tizzy as Julio Perez, formerly of the Orange County Labor Federation, handily gets more votes than his 69th Assembly ... More >>

  • Columns

    January 26, 2012

    Letters From OC Weekly Readers

    ​A random collection of this week's randomness randomly tagged with random observations of what we learned from it.JAN. 21: Orange County's Democratic establishment is thrown into a tizzy as Julio Perez, formerly of the Orange County Labor Federation, handily gets more votes than his 69th Assembly ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 23, 2012

    Nanette Packard Guilty of 1994 Newport Beach Murder of Wealthy Businessman

    ​Accused murderer Nanette Ann Packard entered a hushed Santa Ana courtroom this afternoon from her holding cell and, if her frown and slouching shoulders were any indication, didn't believe she'd be receiving happy news.Packard's instincts were right. During a hearing that lasted nine minutes, an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2012

    Eric Naposki Murder Sentencing Delayed

    ​Former New England Patriot's linebacker Eric Naposki, now a convicted murderer, took a break from his seemingly continual jailhouse network TV interviews to appear today in court, where he asked that his punishment be delayed until May 18.Naposki entered Superior Court Judge William Froeberg's co ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2012

    Orange County Courthouse Quote of the Day!

    Pool photograph by Paul Bersebach/OC RegisterPackard: But I'm "a good mom"​"He was perfect for Nanette. He was very rich. Why was he so perfect? He was gone three days a week. What better person to cheat on? You've got no eyes watching you and you can cheat on him over and over and over again."--O ... More >>

  • News

    January 12, 2012

    Nanette Packard: Ready for Her Close-Up?

    [Moxley Confidential] The criminal defendant hopes to convince a jury she's a greedy slut—but not a murderer

  • News

    December 29, 2011

    What We Learned

    The Year on Navel Gazing and Beyond!

  • Blogs

    October 30, 2011

    Eric Naposki: "Not One Bit" of Evidence Proves I Am A Murderer

    Naposki: I wear size 14 boots!​If all you knew about the sensational 1994 murder of a wealthy Newport Beach businessman was based on what you heard last night on CBS "48 Hours," you might sympathize with the convicted killer in the case: ex-NFL linebacker Eric Naposki. Dressed in street cloth ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 28, 2011

    CBS "48 Hours Mystery" on Saturday Features OC Murder By Ex-NFL Linebacker Eric Naposki

    Pool photo by The Orange County RegisterNaposki​For all of you wondering what a murderous, ex-NFL buffoon sounds like should tune into CBS's "48 Hours Mystery" on Saturday night.The hour long show will focus on Eric Naposki--a former Indianapolis Colt and New England Patriot turned dirt poor Orang ... More >>

  • News

    October 27, 2011

    OC's Scariest People 2011

    Celebrating the Day of the Dead with some of the county's worst offenders

  • Columns

    July 28, 2011

    Letters From OC Weekly Readers

    Celebrating the Day of the Dead with some of the county's worst offenders

  • News

    July 21, 2011

    Eric Naposki's Rocky Murder Picture Show

    [Moxley Confidential] Ex-NFL player hoped a crime-scene photo would save him from a homicide conviction

  • Blogs

    July 20, 2011

    Frank Mickadeit Wants To Hurt Somebody Tonight

    R.Scott Moxley / OC WeeklyHere's the leaner, meaner Frank Mickadeit​On July 15, Frank Mickadeit, Orange County's best-dressed journalist, took what must have been painful action. He stripped off his natty business attire, hung it inside a locker and donned something similar to my daily outfit: a t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 15, 2011

    [UPDATED with Unusual Defense:] Emily and Father Russell Ford, OC Homicides Nos. 12 and 13: Her Ex-Husband Held

    ​UPDATED, JULY 15, 12:30 P.M.: 36-year-old Robert Allan Lehmann is due at Harbor Justice Center in Newport Beach today for a preliminary hearing tied to the murder counts he faces for allegedly executing his former wife and father-in-law in May.It will be lonely at the defense table as a judge las ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 14, 2011

    [BREAKING with More Coverage:] Eric Naposki GUILTY of Murder!

    ​UPDATE, JULY 14, 6:25 P.M.: The Weekly's R. Scott Moxley was in the courtroom this afternoon as the guilty verdict was read in former NFL player Eric Naposki's special circumstances murder trial.Check back for Moxley's latest trial coverage. In the meantime, take a look at his story, "Eric, Get Y ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 14, 2011

    [GUILTY!] Eric Naposki's Verdict Shines Spotlight on Newport Beach Police Department Heroics

    OC Register media pool photoProsecutor Matt Murphy nabs another murderer​In most respects, today was a typical day in Orange County: Surfers hit Pacific Ocean waves under a cloudless sky. Shoppers crammed into South Coast Plaza. The notorious 55 freeway wrecked people's schedules. Excited tourists ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 12, 2011

    Eric Naposki's Murder Defense Botched Chance Today To Exonerate The Ex-NFL Linebacker

    OC Register media pool photoDefense lawyer Gary Pohlson has one last chance to explain away Naposki lies​On the same day that a prosecutor questioned why a supposedly innocent murder suspect decided to engage in "mind f-ing the police" who were attempting to solve the crime, a defense lawyer for t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 11, 2011

    Eric Naposki's Murder Prosecutor Slams Defense Lawyer Tactics

    OC Register media pool photoNaposki: Thinks the case against him is laughable​"He's got the suit. He's got the hair. He's got the watch and the shoes. He's a master in his style . . . [He] sounds great but there's absolutely no substance . . . Maybe that works in New York."That was Matt Murphy, a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 8, 2011

    Eric Naposki's Murder Alibi Defies Einstein's Space-Time Continuum

    OC Register media pool photoNaposki has a surprise for Albert Einstein​Nobody alive saw Eric Naposki enter William McLaughlin's Newport Beach house, fire six hollow-tip bullets into the wealthy businessman's torso and flee the murder scene on Dec. 15, 1994. Nobody found McLaughlin's blood spatters ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 7, 2011

    Eric Naposki Defense Puts Gun in Co-Conspirator's Hands

    OC Register media pool photoAngelo MacDonald​To divert juror attention away from their client as a cold-blooded murderer, Eric Naposki's defense team today summoned a witness who testified that he saw Naposki's alleged co-conspirator, Nanette Johnston, practice shooting firearms in the months befo ... More >>

  • News

    June 30, 2011

    What Happened to Eric Naposki's Gun?

    [Moxley Confidential] The question of the missing weapon comes pretty close to a Columbo moment in the Naposki murder trial

  • Blogs

    June 30, 2011

    Eric Naposki Lawyer Slams Police For Arresting an Innocent Man

    OC Register media pool photoMacDonald blames shoddy police work for his client's arrest​In a 64-minute opening statement, Eric Naposki's defense lawyer told an Orange County jury that "common sense" proves the former NFL player could not have gunned down a Newport Beach millionaire because evidenc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 29, 2011

    William McLaughlin's Killer Was Dead Serious, OC Coroner Says

    Naposki booking photo​Whoever killed Newport Beach millionaire William Francis McLaughlin definitely wanted him dead, according to testimony today in the trial of Eric Naposki, a former NFL player accused of murdering McLaughlin in a plot with the victim's fiancee.Just after 9 p.m. on Dec. 15, 199 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 28, 2011

    Eric Naposki Murder Trial Gets Brutal and Then A Funny Man Takes The Witness Stand

    Angelo MacDonald​You've probably never heard of Kevin Ross Johnston, but this guy should be a witness in every murder trial.Why?Not because Johnston--a tall, natty, silver-bearded fellow with a quick, hearty laugh--has any known criminal expertise. Well, sure, there are those speeding tickets and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 27, 2011

    Eric Naposki Defense Hints At Better Shooter Suspects

    Johnston and Naposki at the time of the murder​In his best chance so far to dominate Judge William Froeberg's Santa Ana courtroom on behalf of murder defendant Eric Naposki, New York-based defense lawyer Angelo MacDonald spent nearly five hours today working diligently to undermine the prosecution ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 23, 2011

    Accused Killer Eric Naposki Finally Gets a Positive Plug in Day 4 of his Murder Trial

    OC Register pool photoNaposki​It took four days of trial, but a witness finally made positive comments about accused killer Eric Naposki, the former professional football player, who is charged with gunning down a Newport Beach businessman in a 1994 plot to steal part of the man's estimate $15 mil ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 22, 2011

    Eric Naposki Murder Trial Wins Laughter in Day 2

    OC Register pool photoA tame second quarter for Eric Naposki​I wish I could have yesterday back in the case of the People of California versus Eric Naposki, and not just because of mid-morning indigestion from a rubbery courthouse cafeteria blueberry muffin.On Monday, the trial's opening day, Napo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 22, 2011

    Key Fact May Doom Eric Naposki in Newport Beach Murder Trial

    Oops. The killer left this key at the crime scene​In Day 3 of Eric Naposki's murder trial, jurors learned several damning, pro-prosecution facts, but the ex-NFL player still managed to deliver a big, confident wink at his girlfriend who was in the public seating section of Judge William Froeberg's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 20, 2011

    Eric Naposki Killed Bill, DA Tells OC Jury

    H. Lorren Au Jr. / Orange County RegisterLosing first quarter for Eric Naposki?​Eric Naposki, a onetime star professional football player, couldn't hide his contempt this afternoon during the prosecution's opening statement that ended with a confident prediction that jurors will hold him "accounta ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2011

    Eric Naposki, Ex-NFL Player, Will Face Jury For Murder

    Naposki: Suit up, boy. It's game time!​One-time linebacker for the New England Patriots and Indianapolis Colts, Eric Naposki had been hoping that an Orange County judge would dismiss the murder case against him and an ex-girlfriend in the gun slaying of a wealthy Newport Beach businessman.Defense ... More >>

  • News

    March 31, 2011

    Defense In Murder Case Against Ex-NFL Player Cries 'Illegal Procedure!'

    [Moxley Confidential] Was the cold-case homicide of William McLaughlin cold for so long that exculpatory evidence disappeared?

  • Blogs

    August 15, 2010

    Sunday News Notes

    News highlights include:Relax, sir. It's only .000034 percent of your wealth.​Is OC's Biggest Billionaire Stingy?Two of Donald L. Bren's children are expected to take their father to court this week in Los Angeles in hopes of winning $800,000 in retroactive monthly child support payments because, ... More >>

  • News

    November 26, 2009

    [Moxley Confidential] A Former NFL Player and His Girlfriend Stand Accused of a 1994 Murder

    News highlights include:Relax, sir. It's only .000034 percent of your wealth.​Is OC's Biggest Billionaire Stingy?Two of Donald L. Bren's children are expected to take their father to court this week in Los Angeles in hopes of winning $800,000 in retroactive monthly child support payments because, ... More >>

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