Taylor Sentence Upheld
LA Times / May 24, 2007
The death sentence for a man who killed a former reporter and producer for KPFK radio in Los Angeles was upheld today by the California Supreme Court.
Andrew Lancaster was convicted of first-degree murder and kidnapping for fatally shooting Michael Taylor, 45, in April 1996.
The high court unanimously upheld his death sentence.
Two co-defendants, Shawn Alexander and Jornay Rodriguez, were also convicted in the case. They testified against Lancaster and received lesser sentences.
After leaving KPFK, Taylor planned to start an unlicensed microwave radio station with two other former employees of the radio station, according to court documents.
Taylor found a financial backer who was an associate of Lancaster, but decided not to deliver any radio equipment to them because Taylor believed their dealings were shady.
Accompanied by Rodriguez and Alexander, Lancaster took Taylor to some railroad tracks, where he threw Liquid-Plumr on his face, demanded he turn over the equipment, then shot him several times as Rodriguez and Alexander walked away.
Neighbors heard the gunshots and alerted police, who found Taylor’s body.
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