For many, the all-American dream is to settle down, get married, have a family and have a successful business. For a lot of people, the Corrigan family from Meridian, Idaho, were the epitome of the all-American dream. For some people, however, nothing is ever enough, and a tragedy in 2011 revealed grim secrets and showed that the grass isn’t always greener on the other side…
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“Wife’s affair with boss leads to parking lot confrontation”
“Rob Hall sentenced to 30 years for 2nd degree murder”
Sources:
The Idaho Statesman, 11 March, 2011 – “Meridian Attorney Emmett Corrigan Killed in Friday Night Shooting”
Associated Press, 13 March, 2011 – “Meridian Man Arrested Following Fatal Shooting”
Herald and News, 13 March, 2011 – “Suspect Found in Shooting”
The Idaho Statesman, 13 March, 2011 – “Meridian Police Arrest Sheriff’s Office Employee in Friday’s Fatal Shooting”
The Idaho Statesman, 13 March, 2011 – “Lawyer Dies in Friday Shooting”
Idaho Press-Tribune, 14 March, 2011 – “Meridian Murder Suspect Identified”
Idaho Press-Tribune, 14 March, 2011 – “Suspect Knew How to Track Vehicles”
The Idaho Statesman, 14 March, 2011 – “Meridian Man Charged with Murder”
The Idaho Statesman, 30 March, 2011 – “Meridian Murder Suspect Posts $1 Million Bond”
NBC – 7 KTVB, 30 March, 2011 – “Release of Suspected Murderer Causes Strong Reactions”
Associated Press, 31 March, 2011 – “Idaho AG Asks for Conditions on Man’s Jail Release”
The Idaho Statesman, 9 April, 2011 – “Restrictions Placed on Freed Murder Suspect”
The Idaho Statesman, 20 April, 2011 – “Robert Hall Won’t Face Death Penalty in Meridian Attorney’s Death”
The Idaho Statesman, 16 May, 2011 – “Kandi Hall is Accused of Stealing More than $30,000 from Boise Attorney”
The Idaho Statesman, 13 September, 2011 – “Murder Suspect Robert Hall Violated his No Contact Order”
The Idaho Statesman, 13 April, 2012 – “Kandi Hall, Witness in a Boise Lawyer’s Killing, Admits to Stealing Money”
The Idaho Statesman, 22 June, 2012 – “Kandi Hall Sentencing Delayed so She Can Get Mental Health Evaluation”
NBC – 7 KTVB, 2 August, 2012 – “Drugstore Murder Case Could Head to Mediation”
The Idaho Statesman, 10 October, 2012 – “Prosecutor at Robert Hall’s Murder Trial”
Associated Press, 11 October, 2012 – “Kandi Hall Testifies at Husband’s Murder Trial”
The Idaho Statesman, 12 October, 2012 – “Kandi Hall Says She Lied When She Said Her Husband Was Abusive”
The Idaho Statesman, 11 October, 2012 – “Kandi Hall Recalls Night Lover Died”
NBC – 7 KTVB, 15 October, 2012 – “Victim’s Former Wife Takes the Stand”
NBC – 7 KTVB, 16 October, 2012 – “Forensic Evidence Links Rob Hall’s Gun to Murder”
NBC – 7 KTVB, 17 October, 2012 – “Deadly Shooting Not Captured on Store Surveillance Video”
The Idaho Statesman, 18 October, 2012 – “Prosecution Case in Rob Hall Murder Trial Expected to Wrap up Friday”
The Idaho Statesman, 20 October, 2012 – “Robert Hall Defense to Begin Monday”
The Idaho Statesman, 22 October, 2012 – “Jurors Hear Interview Recorded with Rob Hall”
NBC – 7 KTVB, 22 October, 2012 – “There’s No Evidence to Prove Hall shot Corrigan First”
Associated Press, 23 October, 2012 – “Both Sides Rest in Drugstore Shooting Trial”
The Idaho Statesman, 23 October, 2012 – “Defense Rests, Robert Hall Murder Trial Now Goes to Jury”
NBC 7 KTVB, 23 October, 2012 – “Hall Does Not Take The Stand in His Own Defence”
The Idaho Statesman, 24 October, 2012 – “Jury Begins Deliberations in Robert Hall Murder”
The Idaho Statesman, 25 October, 2012 – “Rob Hall Found Guilty of Second-Degree Murder”
The Idaho Statesman, 12 December, 2012 – “Kandi Hall Going Into Treatment Program, May Avoid Prison”
The Idaho Statesman, 3 January, 2013 – “Rob Hall Murder Sentencing Delayed Until March”
Associated Press, 21 March, 2013 – “Meridian Man Gets 30 Years for Shooting Death”
The Idaho Statesman, 22 March, 2013 – “Rob Hall Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison”
NBC – 7 KTVB, 2 May, 2013 – “Preview Dateline NBC’s Meridian Murder Episode”
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