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INSANITY
By: Mark Heim | Source: AP
October 30, 2006 12:23PM EST
INSANITY. THAT’S THE EXPLANATION FOR A MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING HIS GIRL FRIEND. MERCER COUNTY PUBLIC DEFENDER DANIEL DAVIS FRIDAY FILED A NOTICE OF INSANITY OR MENTAL INFIRMITY FOR JEREMY ARCHER OF SHARON. ARCHER ALLEGEDLY HIT KRISTEN TRUCHAN OF MASURY, OHIO IN THE HEAD WITH AN AX AND STRANGLED HER A YEAR AGO IN HIS APARTMENT. ACCORDING TO COURT DOCUMENTS FILED BY HIS PUBLIC DEFENDER. THE COURT RECORDS INDICATE ARCHER HAS A FIFTEEN YEAR HISTORY OF SUFFERING FROM DEPRESSION. ARCHER’S DEFENSE CONTENDS DURING THE WEEK OF THE ALLEGED MURDER, HE WAS SLEEP DEPRIVED, SUFFERING FROM MOOD DISORDERS AND ABUSING COCAINE, PAIN PILLS AND ALCOHOL.
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