A judge has denied the appeal of a former University of Pittsburgh medical researcher convicted for the cyanide poisoning death of his wife almost a decade ago.
Seventy-three-year-old Robert Ferrante is serving a life term without the possibility of parole following his murder conviction in the 2013 death of 41-year-old Dr. Autumn Klein.
Authorities said blood tests confirmed that Klein died due to ingestion of cyanide, which prosecutors said Ferrante put in her energy drink.
The judge on Thursday rejected his argument that his former attorneys erred in withdrawing a request to a jury chosen in another county.
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