Infamous Shane Ragland may finally have to pay for his crime. A motion filed by Ragland's attorney seeking to have a re-trial of the civil lawsuit that awarded $63.3 million in damages to the family of a UK footballer slain by Ragland, was denied by a judge.
In 1994, Ragland murdered 21-year-old Trent DiGiuro while he was sitting on the porch of his home, because he thought DiGiuro had got him blackballed by a fraternity.
Ragland was previously convicted for the case but the state supreme court overturned the decision. Last year, after a key witness turned hostile in the new trial, prosecutors were forced to make a plea deal with Ragland. He plead guilty to second degree manslaughter and walked away, a free man for the time he had already spent in jail.
DiGiuro's family filed a civil lawsuit against Ragland in 2002. Last August, the civil trial came to an end with a jury awarding DiGiuro's family $60 million in punitive damages and $3 million for funeral costs and the loss of potential earnings.
Ragland's attorney's filed a motion to dismiss the civil lawsuit because they argued that the amount awarded was excessive.
DiGiuro's family has another reason for filing the civil lawsuit. They claim that their motive in filing a civil lawsuit was to deprive Ragland from inheriting potentially millions of dollars from his father, Jerry, who is a well-known Frankfort businessman.
In 1994, Ragland murdered 21-year-old Trent DiGiuro while he was sitting on the porch of his home, because he thought DiGiuro had got him blackballed by a fraternity.
Ragland was previously convicted for the case but the state supreme court overturned the decision. Last year, after a key witness turned hostile in the new trial, prosecutors were forced to make a plea deal with Ragland. He plead guilty to second degree manslaughter and walked away, a free man for the time he had already spent in jail.
DiGiuro's family filed a civil lawsuit against Ragland in 2002. Last August, the civil trial came to an end with a jury awarding DiGiuro's family $60 million in punitive damages and $3 million for funeral costs and the loss of potential earnings.
Ragland's attorney's filed a motion to dismiss the civil lawsuit because they argued that the amount awarded was excessive.
DiGiuro's family has another reason for filing the civil lawsuit. They claim that their motive in filing a civil lawsuit was to deprive Ragland from inheriting potentially millions of dollars from his father, Jerry, who is a well-known Frankfort businessman.
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