Brit Charged With Slaying Wife, Baby
Neil Entwistle Faces Murder Charges For Massachusetts Killings
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Play CBS Video Video Souza Family On Entwistle CBS News RAW: A spokesperson for Souza family spoke about the arrest of Neil Entwistle, who was charged for the murder of his wife, formerly Rachel Souza, and their daughter.
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Video What Lies Ahead For Entwistle? Only On The Web: Mark Philips reports on what may lie ahead in the extradition process for Neil Entwistle, who was charged in Massachusetts with the shooting deaths of his wife and baby.
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Video DA Discusses Entwistle Charges CBS News RAW: Middlesex District Attorney Martha Coakley discusses the charges against Neil Entwistle in the shooting deaths of his wife and baby after authorities arrested the man in England.
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Neil Entwistle, centre, is escorted into Bow Street Magistrates Court in London, Thursday Feb. 9, 2006. (AP)
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The grave of Rachel Entwistle, 27, and her daughter Lillian, 9 months, is seen unmarked and bare, light patch, at the Evergreen Cemetery in Kingston Mass., Thursday afternoon Feb. 9, 2006. (AP)
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In this file photo, Neil Entwistle leaves his parent's home in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, central England, refusing to answer questions from reporters on Jan. 31, 2006. (AP)
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Rachel and Neil Entwistle with their daughter, Lillian. (CBS/The Early Show)
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Neil Entwistle with his daughter, Lillian. (CBS/The Early Show)
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Neil Entwistle, 27, who returned to his native England a day after the killings, is charged with two counts of murder and two weapons-related charges, Middlesex District Attorney Martha Coakley said. He was remanded in custody following an extradition hearing at a London court, and will be held until a hearing Friday.
In the early hours of Jan. 20, investigators believe Entwistle used a handgun taken from his father-in-law to shoot his wife and baby while they slept, Coakley said. He shot his wife in the head, and his daughter in the stomach, authorities believe. There was no sign of struggle.
The next morning, Entwistle bought a one-way ticket and hopped on a flight to London. But before leaving, he returned the .22-caliber handgun to his father-in-law's home in Carver, Coakley said. He may have intended to kill himself as well, but didn't follow through.
"We have forensic information that links it both to him and to Rachel, and we know Rachel had not used that gun," Coakley said.
Suggesting a possible motive, Entwistle faced financial difficulties and debt in England as his Internet business ventures failed. At the time of the killings, Neil Entwistle was nearing financial ruin, but he apparently hid the problems from his wife and family, Coakley said.
"The picture we had was of a young couple starting out with a healthy future," Coakley said. But in reality, she said, "he had no money and really had no assets."
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