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Fargo Hammer Killing an Alleged Contract Hit
ABCNews -- A 63-year-old Oklahoma City man is in custody today, accused of hiring his former handyman to kill his son-in-law with a hammer more than 1,000 miles away, in Fargo, N.D. Gene Kirkpatrick was arrested Monday night, exactly a week after his son-in-law, Fargo dentist Philip Gattuso, 49, was bludgeoned to death in his home, allegedly by career criminal and Oklahoma City resident Michael Nakvinda, 41. Nakvinda is also charged with stealing Gattuso's 1999 Porsche Boxster and several electronics from his home. Kirkpatrick allegedly paid Nakvinda $3,000 for the contract hit with a "promise of more to come," Jessica Brown, a spokeswoman for the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, told ABC News. A custody battle over Gattuso's 3-year-old...
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11.23.09 - Updated 11:11pm ET
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