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Reiser trades body for sentence reduction

OAKLAND, Calif. (UPI) -- Convicted killer Hans Reiser has led California police to the body of his estranged wife in exchange for a reduction in his sentence, sources say.

Nina Reiser, 31, had been missing since Sept. 3, 2006, in the midst of a contentious divorce from her husband, a well-known computer programmer. Hans Reiser, 44, was convicted of first-degree murder even though his wife's body had not been found. Resolving that issue could result in a sentence reduction from 25 years to life in prison to a second-degree conviction carrying a sentence of 15 to life, ABC News reported Tuesday.

Shackled to his defense attorney, William Du Bois, Reiser reportedly led police to a ravine in California's Redwood State Park where his wife was buried deep in the ground inside a plastic bag.

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This news arrived on: 07/08/2008

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