Man in court after saying he killed roommate he thought was starting Nazi cult
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IDAHO FALLS An Idaho Falls man sat stonefaced as investigators and a witness testified of the night he allegedly slit the throat of a roommate and killed him.
Douglass Taylor, 32, appeared in a Bonneville County courtroom on Thursday for his preliminary hearing. Taylor is charged with first-degree murder. Investigators say that on March 10, 2020, he killed his 51-year-old roommate, Hermann Hans Woerrlein, originally from Germany. Woerrlein was traveling around the United States but had been living in the home for a few months.
Idaho Falls man to face murder charge
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Douglass Taylor
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI)-Douglass Taylor, 34, has been bound to district court to face charges of first degree murder. Taylor appeared for a preliminary magistrate court hearing Thursday.
Taylor is charged in the death of 51-year-old Hermann Hans Woerrlein, a German man who had been living in Idaho Falls for several months.
According to court documents, police were called to investigate a stabbing at a group home at 1710 S. Higbee at about 10:30 p.m. on March 10, 2020.
A witness told police he saw Taylor standing over Woerrlein, stabbing him in the neck and slicing his throat. He said Taylor ran away from the home after the incident.
Idaho Falls Man Allegedly Kills Roommate Over Nazi Support
A southeast Idaho man is facing first-degree murder charges for brutally stabbing his roommate to death. The defendant claims he did it because the man was trying to form a group of Nazi supporters.
Douglass Taylor, 32, is facing punishment for a crime he allegedly committed 10-months ago at a rehabilitation residence on Higbee Avenue in Idaho Falls, according to details shared by eastidahonews.com. The incident occurred on March 10, 2020, and involved Taylor and a 51-year-old fellow resident at the home, which provides shelter for people dealing with mental illness.
The victim, who is of German descent, reportedly has his throat cut during the altercation, according to eastidahonews.com. Taylor appeared in the Bonneville County Courthouse on January 14 for a preliminary hearing. Judge Kent Gauchay, after finding sufficient evidence in the matter, requested the case be heard at a higher court.