Youths Blame Each Other in Slaying of Duffy’s Parents
Two teen-agers accused of murdering the parents of actor Patrick Duffy are blaming each other for the shootings, a prosecutor said today.
In opening arguments, Jefferson County Atty. John Connor Jr. recounted the events that led to the slayings of Terrence and Marie Duffy last Nov. 18, and said the evidence would show that Kenneth A. Miller shot them.
But Miller’s attorney, Edmund Sheehy, argued the Duffys were shot by Miller’s friend, Sean A. Wentz.
“Wentz pushed Mr. Duffy back up six feet and shot him,” Sheehy said. “Mr. Wentz then turned the gun on Miller and said, “You better not narc on me, or I’m going to kill you, too.”
Miller and Wentz, both 19 and both of Helena, are accused of two counts of deliberate homicide, robbery and assault. Wentz will be tried later.
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