Son gets 30 years for killing ex-federal prosecutor with ax

Updated 12:44 pm CST, Monday, February 4, 2019

CHESTERFIELD, Va. (AP) — The son of a former federal prosecutor has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for killing his father with an ax in Virginia.

The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that a judge on Friday sentenced 32-year-old Frank Altimari after concluding his "detailed delusions that his father wanted a mercy killing by an ax is not reliably substantiated by the evidence." Altimari had pleaded no contest to second-degree murder and malicious wounding in the November 2017 slaying of 61-year-old Nicholas Altimari.

The malicious wounding charge stemmed from the broken leg his stepmother suffered after he struck her and his father with a car.

Defense attorney Ali Amirshahi said he was surprised expert testimony about Altimari's psychosis didn't play a larger role in sentencing, but said "proving insanity is nearly impossible in Virginia."

https://www.chron.com/news/crime/article/Son-gets-30-years-for-killing-ex-federal-13587845.php

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Frank Altimari, Nick Altimari


Article published right after the crime:

Police: Chesterfield homicide suspect used vehicle, ax to kill father
By: kshelor525

Posted: Nov 05, 2017 12:13 AM EDT
Updated: Nov 05, 2017 12:13 AM EDT

WRIC Newsroom - CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) -- Chesterfield County Police say a son used a vehicle and an ax to kill his father on Saturday.

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When officers arrived, they located 61-year-old Nicholas S. Altimari in the driveway. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

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A woman on the scene, who supplied police with suspect information, was also injured in the incident and transported to an area hospital where she was treated and released.

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N. Altimari was an attorney who worked as an Assistant US Attorney out of Richmond back in the 1990's.

More:
https://www.wric.com/news/crime/police-chesterfield-homicide-suspect-used-vehicle-ax-to-kill-father_20180326070446681/1078076552





Obit.
https://www.richmond.com/obituaries/altimari-nicholas/article_9c91b1b9-ad9f-5ad2-a047-e1bb48cc15b8.html