Jury deliberates in Walkup murder trial

A Jackson County jury this afternoon began deliberating the fate of a man charged with killing his girlfriend five years ago.

Prosecutors and defense attorneys agree that Justin J. Walkup, 31, stabbed Deborah Lilly multiple times in January 2003 at a Grandview home. Prosecutors asked the jury to find Walkup guilty of first-degree murder, arguing that evidence showed Walkup reflected on his actions before he stabbed Lilly.

A defense attorney argued that Walkup snapped during an argument and that he instead should be guilty of voluntary manslaughter. Read more

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m m c Kansas City, MO	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #1 Mar 27, 2008 Judged: 2 The boy needs to pay the price....and he will.I promise all of you that.
bob Omaha, NE	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #2 Apr 17, 2008 Judged: 1 1 That sounds like a threat from another unstable person. You should be in jail to!!!

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