Donald Obermiller Allegedly Raped, Murdered Grandmother (Updated)

Donald Obermiller.
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Update: Donald Obermiller admitted guilt today in the murders of his grandparents and the rape of his grandmother. He initially tried to dismiss his attorneys, but after questioning by the three-judge panel allowed them to stay on, though they seemed dismayed by his guilty plea.

There were 17 counts in all, and the PD notes it took over a half hour for the three judges to read through the ones that involve the death penalty.

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Donald Obermiller was already in custody for allegedly murdering his grandparents.

Today, the story got that much more disgusting.

A grand jury indicted him on charges of rape after DNA collected from his grandmother showed that he raped her before killing both her, and her husband.

The PD reports:

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