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Berchtold was later acquitted of the kidnapping charges by reason of mental defect.
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Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
Exantus was found not guilty of murder by reason of insanity but was sentenced for assault in the 2015 case involving 6-year-old Logan Tipton.
—Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 9 Oct. 2025
Gein was charged in Worden's murder, pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity and found unfit to stand trial in his first trial.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
Gein was found guilty of murder, but in a follow-up proceeding was ruled to be not guilty — again by reason of insanity.
—Jr Radcliffe, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025
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Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
Exantus was found not guilty of murder by reason of insanity but was sentenced for assault in the 2015 case involving 6-year-old Logan Tipton.
—Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 9 Oct. 2025
Gein was charged in Worden's murder, pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity and found unfit to stand trial in his first trial.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
Gein was found guilty of murder, but in a follow-up proceeding was ruled to be not guilty — again by reason of insanity.
—Jr Radcliffe, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025
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“By reason of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20reason%20of. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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