Crime & Safety

Convicted Murderer in 'Rockefeller' Case to be Back in Court on Tuesday

Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter, aka "Clark Rockefeller," was convicted of a 1985 San Marino murder in April, but has not yet been sentenced for the crime.

Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter who was convicted in April of killing the son of his San Marino landlord 28 years ago is due back in court on Tuesday, according to City News Service.

Gerhartsreiter, who has claimed to be a Rockefeller, an English nobleman and a Hollywood producer and who was known as Christopher Chichester at the time of San Marino resident's John Sohus's death in 1985, lived in a guest house on the Sohus property at 1920 Lorain Road. 

Sohus's buried remains were uncovered there in May 1994 by an excavation crew preparing to build a swimming pool on the property for a new owner.

Gerhartsreiter has yet to be sentenced in the case.  He made headlines last month after it was reported that he dismissed his attorney in a bid to represent himself in court.


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