Dan Nephin

2 weeks ago | lancasteronline.com | Dan Nephin

Now that Jere Bagenstose has been convicted of voluntary manslaughter for killing his estranged wife Maryann in June 1984, here’s what’s next in the case:• For now, the 70-year-old Pequea Township man is at Lancaster County Prison while he awaits sentencing. However, a judge is expected to rule on his attorneys’ request to release him on bail while he awaits sentencing. Defendants are entitled to bail except in cases in which they are subject to punishment by death or life in prison.

2 weeks ago | lancasteronline.com | Dan Nephin

Forty years, 10 months and four days after Maryann Bagenstose went missing, a Lancaster County jury convicted the last man to see her alive of killing her. Jere Bagenstose, 70, showed no visible reaction as the jury foreperson announced he was guilty of voluntary manslaughter at 11:45 a.m. Tuesday, after nearly five hours of deliberations that began Monday afternoonThe case was unusual for several reasons.

2 weeks ago | lancasteronline.com | Dan Nephin

Forty years, 10 months and four days after Maryann Bagenstose was last seen alive, a Lancaster County jury found her estranged husband guilty of killing her. The jury, which deliberated for just under 5 hours over two days, convicted Jere Bagenstose, 70, of Pequea Township, of voluntary manslaughter. He was found not guilty of first-degree murder and third-degree murder. Maryann Bagenstose was last seen alive at the couple’s Pequea Township home on June 5, 1984.

2 weeks ago | lancasteronline.com | Dan Nephin

After 5 hours of deliberations over two days, a Lancaster County jury has reached a verdict on whether Jere Bagenstose was guilty of killing his wife nearly 41 years ago. Maryann Bagenstose was last seen alive at the couple’s Pequea Township home on June 5, 1984. She was 25 and the mother of a 2-year-old son. Her body has never been found.

2 weeks ago | lancasteronline.com | Dan Nephin

The seven men and five women charged with deciding if Jere Bagenstose killed his estranged wife, Maryann Bagenstose, in June 1984 deliberated about one hour and 40 minutes Monday afternoon before breaking for the night. Their short period of deliberations followed a morning session in which lawyers for both sides offered closing arguments. The day began with the defense resting its case without presenting any testimony or evidence.