Manslaughter Verdict for Susan Cabot’s Son

A judge on Tuesday convicted Timothy Scott Roman of involuntary manslaughter in the 1986 bludgeoning death of his mother, actress Susan Cabot, famed for her roles in B movies and her romance with Jordan’s King Hussein.

However, Van Nuys Superior Court Judge Darlene E. Schempp declined to find Roman guilty of murder, saying there was no evidence that the slaying was premeditated.

“There is no question that the defendant loved his mother very much,” said Schempp, who presided over Roman’s six-day, non-jury trial.

Ten minutes after attorneys finished their closing arguments, the judge found that Roman bludgeoned Cabot to death with a barbell in their Encino home.

Cabot, 59, was found dead on her bed in a blood-soaked nightgown the night of Dec. 10, 1986.

Roman’s grandmother, Elizabeth Roman, said she and Roman are “just overjoyed at the verdict. It’s time to start a whole new life.”

Roman, 25, could receive up to four years in prison. Because he has already spent about 2 1/2 years in jail, he might have enough credit to fulfill his sentence.