Martinsburg Man Convicted of First Degree Murder in Wife’s Death: No Mercy Attached to Life Sentence
MARTINSBURG, W. Va. — A Martinsburg man has been found guilty of first-degree murder in the 2022 death of his wife by a Berkeley County jury. Samuel Lee Lineberg, 57, confessed to killing his wife with a baseball bat after discovering her intention to leave him. Despite his defense attorney’s efforts to have the charge reduced to second degree, Lineberg was convicted. The jury then deliberated over whether to impose mercy in his life sentence. Ultimately, the jury decided that no mercy would be attached to the defendant’s sentence. Berkeley County Prosecuting Attorney Catie Wilkes … Read more