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Photo Mary Ann Bragg
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MIKSCH FOUND GUILTY
Mary Ann Bragg
Banner Staff
The boyish and troubled Nathan Miksch, a former resident of Provincetown, was found guilty of second degree murder today (March 8), in the death of his friend Tim Maguire of Provincetown on Oct. 25, 2003. The 12 member jury made its decision after seven hours of deliberation in Barnstable Superior Court. The trial began on Monday, Feb. 27, and testimony concluded Tuesday.
Miksch, who took the stand himself in the trial, managed to evade the first degree murder charge sought by Assistant District Attorney Sharon Thibeault which would have come with life in prison without a chance of parole. Instead Miksch, 31, was sentenced to life but is eligible for parole in 15 years with credit for time served. Since his arrest on Oct. 28, 2003, Miksch has been confined to a county jail.
Miksch was also found guilty of larceny, having stolen Maguire’s ATM card in a plan to leave town. An assault and battery charge against Miksch who used a belt to kill Maguire was merged with the murder charge.
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