This case was unusual from the start. This defendant convinced his wife they could kill a homeowner, any homeowner in King County, and simply take over their property.Shaw, 43, was back in a King County Superior Courtroom for what will likely be the last time.
“I will never forget the Friday afternoon when detectives showed up at our home,” said Ross Bogue, the victim’s brother-in-law. Shaw bludgeoned him to death, stole his vehicle and set it alight in University Place. Shaw’s wife was his accomplice. But Holmgren cited Shaw’s extensive criminal history in Washington State as well as in Wisconsin in seeking the maximum.But King County Superior Court Judge Matthew Williams was not swayed. He sentenced Shaw to the maximum – more than 45 years in prison.