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Wagner Nichols Case

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An Oregon man is charged with connections to killing his girlfriend, after he threw her off a cliff that measures 100 foot eight years ago, has entered a plea of not guilty as he was a criminally negligent homicide and coercion in her death, according to PEOPLE. Stephen Wagner Nichols, 42, faced a verdict of carrying a penalty of 19 months for each of the felonies and three years’ of probation. However, he will not spend more time in jail. Nichols was accused of killing girlfriend Rhonda Casto,23, as they went hiking along Oregon’s scenic Eagle Creek Trail in March 2009. Authorities allegedly stated he sent her to death after he threw her off a cliff that measures 100 foot in an attempt to get a $1 million life insurance policy. But Nichols’

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