Should a mass murderer be entitled to receive a death benefit?
Should a mass murderer be entitled to receive a death benefit?
American Fidelity Insurance Company filed a petition asking the courts in the United States to determine the answer for them.
The insurer is asking the court to determine the rightful beneficiary of John Hruby's life insurance policies, which total $20,000.
He was allegedly murdered at the hands of his son, who is now jailed for the slaying.
Alan Hruby, 19, allegedly stole his father's Walther 9mm handgun and shot his father, John, mother, Tinker, and teenage sister, Katherine, the evening of Oct. 9.
Hruby confessed to the murders on Oct. 14.
John Hruby took out a $10,000 life insurance policy from American Fidelity in 1981 and another in 1991. Tinker Hruby was named the primary beneficiary, while Alan and Katherine Hruby were named contingent beneficiaries, according to a court document.
Hruby, charged with first-degree murder for the deaths on Oct. 15, could be disqualified from receiving the insurance money, and if he is, the money will go to BancFirst, which is serving as representative of John Hruby's estate.
American Fidelity requested that it deposit the $20,000 into the court registry and be dismissed from the case, giving the court jurisdiction over the issue.
American Fidelity Insurance Company filed a petition asking the courts in the United States to determine the answer for them.
The insurer is asking the court to determine the rightful beneficiary of John Hruby's life insurance policies, which total $20,000.
He was allegedly murdered at the hands of his son, who is now jailed for the slaying.
Alan Hruby, 19, allegedly stole his father's Walther 9mm handgun and shot his father, John, mother, Tinker, and teenage sister, Katherine, the evening of Oct. 9.
Hruby confessed to the murders on Oct. 14.
John Hruby took out a $10,000 life insurance policy from American Fidelity in 1981 and another in 1991. Tinker Hruby was named the primary beneficiary, while Alan and Katherine Hruby were named contingent beneficiaries, according to a court document.
Hruby, charged with first-degree murder for the deaths on Oct. 15, could be disqualified from receiving the insurance money, and if he is, the money will go to BancFirst, which is serving as representative of John Hruby's estate.
American Fidelity requested that it deposit the $20,000 into the court registry and be dismissed from the case, giving the court jurisdiction over the issue.
