‘Sausage King’ Is to Be Put to Death
Self-proclaimed “sausage king” Stuart Alexander was sentenced to death Tuesday for killing three meat inspectors five years ago.
Alexander, 43, was convicted in October of three counts of first-degree murder for the 2000 shooting deaths of two federal inspectors and one state inspector at his Santos Linguisa factory in San Leandro.
A jury Dec. 14 called for his execution, and Alameda County Superior Court Judge Vernon Nakahara upheld the verdict. The case will automatically be appealed.
Alexander fatally shot Jean Hillery, 56; Bill Shaline, 57; and Tom Quadros, 52. He then fired at and chased a fourth inspector, Earl Willis, for several blocks.
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