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Hans Reiser case to be salaciously exploited by "48 Hours Mystery" on CBS
The verdict is in — guilty — but that won't stop television producers from trotting out hoary "clues" to make Hans Reiser's murder of ex-wife Nina Reiser as mysterious as possible on CBS tonight at 10 p.m. Pacific. In the promotional preview clip, Wired's Josh Davis pitches his eventual script: More »
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Murderer-developed file systems introduce new features
Hans Reiser, the software engineer who developed code for the Linux operating system, wasn't just convicted of first degree murder in the disappearance of his ex-wife. He's also become the butt of an incredibly obscure joke. Someone edited a comparison of file systems to add a new feature to ReiserFS and Reiser4 — unlike any other file system available today, the two developed by Hans Reiser will "Murder Your Wife." The change was removed from the Wikipedia page within 90 minutes.
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Hans Reiser convicted of murdering ex-wife Nina Reiser
After two and a half days of deliberation, an Oakland jury has voted to convict Linux developer Hans Reiser of murder in the first degree in a case involving the disappearance of his ex-wife Nina Reiser, pictured here. The conviction came in the absence of a corpse — with Reiser arguing that his ex-wife had stolen a large sum of money and disappeared back to Russia. Judge Larry Goodman is now responsible for handing down a sentence. Video of Reiser's reaction to the jury's verdict after the jump. More »
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Allegedly homicidal programmer submits to cross-examination
Linux kernel contributor Hans Reiser is accused of murdering his ex-wife Nina Reiser (née Sharanova), the mother of their two children. Today in Oakland, prosecutor Paul Hora finally got a chance to cross-examine the defendant. Reiser's statements this afternoon were "evasive and confrontational" according to Wired's David Kravets. A sampling: More »
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Developer accused of murder says S&M-loving wife stole $150,000
Software developer Hans Reiser, standing trial for the murder of his ex-wife Nina Reiser, yesterday told jurors he suspects she and her boyfriend stole $150,000 from Reiser's company. Reiser's defense lawyers say Nina had a sadomasochistic affair with Reiser's friend, self-described serial killer Sean Sturgeon, and has now fled to Russia. Judge Larry Goodman thinks all that's irrelevant and has struck much of it from the record. Defense attorney William Du Bois told reporters it's unfair: More »
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Hans Reiser can't outrun witness stand
When police began investigating software developer Hans Reiser, now standing trial for the murder of his ex-wife Nina Reiser, Reiser had a habit of bolting at the sight of television cameras. Today, Reiser finally told his side of the story, taking the witness stand to defend himself in court. Reiser told jurors he last saw his wife on September 3, 2006, when she dropped their children off at his place for the weekend. He said she came in and together, they made lunch for the children. They talked about their divorce. Then she left. She disappeared shortly thereafter and her body has never been found. (Previous coverage.)
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Circumstantial evidence may convict open source programmer
Hans Reiser, the open-source developer accused of murdering his estranged wife, is facing mounting circumstantial evidence that Nina Reiser, his Russian mail-order bride, did not flee to Russia as he contends. As the prosecution's testimony draws to a close, a series of witnesses have painted a portrait of a mother who would not leave her two children abruptly and a man who was acting suspiciously following the Labor Day weekend when Nina disappeared. More »
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