Man gets life in murder for hire
A judge sentenced a 67-year-old man to life in prison without the possibility of parole Thursday for masterminding the murder for hire of his estranged wife, a killing that took place as police were outside her Long Beach home investigating a reported prowler.
Manfred Schockner was found guilty Sept. 7 of first-degree murder in the Nov. 8, 2004, stabbing death of his estranged wife, Lynn, at the home they once shared in the Bixby Knolls area. The jury also found that Schockner committed the killing for financial gain -- to avoid having to split at least $3.5 million in community property with his estranged wife.
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-- Andrew Blankstein
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