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Obsessed Patient Admits Beating Chiropractor Dead, Assaulting Investigating Detective Obsessed Patient Admits Beating Chiropractor Dead, Assaulting Investigating Detective
Obsessed Patient Admits Beating Chiropractor Dead, Assaulting Investigating Detective A 23-year-old Bucks County man admit beating his chiropractor to death and assaulting a detective investigating the case, authorities announced. Joseph O'Boyle, of Bensalem, took a guilty plea in the fatal Nov. 2, 2020 beating of 64-year-old Dr. James Sowa in his Hulmeville Road home office District Attorney Matt Weintraub said. He ultimately entered an open guilty plea to criminal homicide, criminal trespassing, and possession of an instrument of crime before President Judge Wallace H. Bateman Jr. He also pleaded guilty to two counts of aggravated assault and one count …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Obsessed Patient Beat Bensalem Chiropractor To Death, DA Says Obsessed Patient Beat Bensalem Chiropractor To Death, DA Says
Obsessed Patient Beat Bensalem Chiropractor To Death, DA Says A 22-year-old Bucks County man was charged with killing his chiropractor whom prosecutors say he became obsessed with while seeking treatment for jaw pain. Joseph O'Boyle, of Bensalem, beat 64-year-old Dr. James Sowa to death in his Hulmeville Road home office on Nov. 2, 2020, Bucks County, District Attorney Matt Weintraub said Friday. O'Boyle was remanded to the Bucks County jail on Nov. 10, when he assaulted a police officer at his home as part of the homicide investigation, Weintraub said. O'Boyle was being jailed on charges of aggravated assault and reckless endangerment when he w…

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by Cecilia Levine