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Hudson Valley Man Who Killed Friend For 'Talking Trash' Sentenced To Prison Hudson Valley Man Who Killed Friend For 'Talking Trash' Sentenced To Prison
Hudson Valley Man Who Killed Friend For 'Talking Trash' Sentenced To Prison A man from the region has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for killing his best friend by shooting him in the back of the head while he was in the area from California visiting his mother. Ulster County resident Gregory Thayer, age 50, of the town of Ulster was sentenced on Wednesday, Oct. 25 to 25 years for manslaughter and 15 years for criminal possession of a weapon. Both sentences will run concurrently, said the Ulster County District Attorney's Office. He was convicted in May of killing Bruce Swierc of California and Rhinebeck in Dutchess County.  A murder charge against Tha…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Area Man Accused Of Murdering Best Friend Area Man Accused Of Murdering Best Friend
Area Man Accused Of Murdering Best Friend An area man has been indicted for allegedly murdering his best friend. Gregory Thayer, age 48, of the Town of Ulster was indicted on Friday, Oct. 15, by an Ulster County grand jury for murder and criminal possession of a weapon, said the District Attorney's Office. Thayer was charged by the Town of Ulster Police Department for the murder of Bruce Swierc on Thursday, Sept. 29. At Thayer’s arraignment, the District Attorney’s Office disclosed to the Court that the victim was a childhood friend of Thayer and was spending time at the Thayer home when he was shot once in the head as he sat on a…

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by Kathy Reakes