Brother Learns Fate For Role In Murder
ABC27.com
December 2, 2004
By Katie McCarthy
The brother of convicted murderer Ernest Wholaver was sentenced himself in Dauphin County court Thursday. Scott Wholaver pleaded guilty to third-degree murder and will spend at least ten years in prison.
On Christmas Eve 2002, Ernest Wholaver killed his estranged wife Jean and their two daughters: 20-year old Victoria and 15-year old Elizabeth. Scott Wholaver drove Ernest to and from the crime scene. Fran Chardo/prosecutor, “He must answer for his part in it, and because he drove and because he made that trip, three people are dead.” Ernest Wholaver is on death row for killing his family. His appeal is pending before the state supreme court.
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