after being shot, the manhunt for philip gilberti came to an end last night.ice found him dead inside his home. if witnesses saw and heard the two are getting on connecticut avenue yesterday morning in a van. moments later he shocked heather mcguire in ahead and pushed her out of the vehicle. if officers searched aggressively for him all day long. he was found late last night dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. we spoke with the victim posing fathe -- 's father. >> he says i am scared of him. he is mean. >> philip gilberti did have a long criminal record including attempted murder in nevada. battery and stocking. the two were married in 2009. the children have not been harmed. she told a rockville commissioner that she feared for life, on saturday. that was shortly before her death. >> are other big story this wednesday morning, rick santorum's southern sweet. the former pennsylvania senator took the alabama and mississippi primaries last night, proving he has support from conservatives and evangelicals. mitt romney, looking for a knockout blow, finished

philip gilberti shot heather mcguire on connecticut avenue in kensington yesterday. hours later after a massive policeman hunt gilberti took his own life. fox 5 beth parker has more. >> reporter: philip gilberti was a 300-pound ex-con with a long history of violence. tony robacci has known him since high school. >> loose cannon. we're all afraid of him. we tried to be on his good side. i helped him a lot, one of a few friends. he lived out of his car and if i met him today, i'd walk the other way, but we were high school friends and he basically just lived the wrong life. >> reporter: r osackas was at work tuesday when his phone rang and his father told him he had showed up at the house. he was told the story about how gilberti went to the house where his estranged wife heather mcguire was staying. >> he found her there and worked her over. he actually broke the butt of the gun, the stock of a gun on her, and he had taped it together with duct tape. >> reporter: police say gilberti shot and killed mcguire and dumped her body on connecticut avenue as witnesses watched

last night police in rockville found the body of philip gilberti in a home on the 800 block of fordham street. that ended a 12-hour search for the man who shot and killed his former girlfriend. >> this happens in kensington where authorities found the body of heather mcguire dead on the roadway at connecticut avenue and knowles avenue. john gonzalez as the latest. >> the 36-year-old mother who had three children with her estranged husband filed for restraining order on saturday. after being shot and killed yesterday morning, if the manhunt ended in his rock hill neighborhood. more than 100 montgomery county police officers scoured the area tuesday night looking for a killer, 51-year-old philip gilberti. was found dead late last night from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. >> at different locations watching vehicles, watching homes. every one of them understood how potentially dangerous this individual was. we did have information that he had the gun with him. >> george horman says the man wanted for murder was once married to his daughter, who left him after abuse. he was harassing his e

police believe philip gilberti is on foot right now. they say he is also armed. >> now to the story that everybody is really talking about today, the weather. temperatures of at least 80 degrees. it feels more like the middle of may instead of the middle of march, and it could get warmer. doug garrett -- doug hill is not here with more of what we can expect. >> 81 degrees today and right now it is still very warm. heavy downpours dropped the temperatures in annapolis. another storm is coming across western charlotte county. all that activity will move out in the next couple of years. 79 at the top of the hour reported at reagan national and gaithersburg. as we get through the evening all the showers will end and it go back to mostly clear skies for the overnight hours. it will hold in the 50's for most of the overnight hours. the complete forecast an seven- day outlook in just a couple of minutes. >> while the conditions are quite pleasant outside there could be problems if you happen to suffer from allergies. >> we watched for about th

>>philip gilberti career up here and kensington. i have heard story after story. he was a bully, he was mean. everybody was afraid of him. his reputation for violence goes way back. high-school boxing buddy says even now he had been giving him money and free haircuts to stay on his good side. >> we were all in fear of him. he was 300 pounds. he was an ex-con. he had been in jail for attempted murder. >> he killed himself ending a day long manhunt that started when he shot estranged wife heather mcguire at a busy intersection and kensington. he experienced his intimidation first hand. crookesite dated one of his ex- girlfriend and he got jealous and came after me -- i once dated one of his ex-girlfriend and he got jealous and came after me. >> court documents showed he had been arrested last weekend for stocking and violating a protective order. >> my children believe he is going to kill me. he started yelling and threatening. he said, i will kill you both. he was released from jail without posting cash bond pending a hearing that was supposed to occur yesterday. i

she had gone to court this morning to take out a restraining order against philip gilberti. a female friend of theirs also lived at the house. when they got back to the house after court, john says he found the back door opened and the woman who lived there gone. >> there was blood all over the sheets and pillows in the bedroom and everything was torn up like a brawl. her car was gone. >> he said he immediately knew something bad happen to the woman. gilberti is a former professional boxer with a history of violence. court records show he was convicted in las vegas and according to neighbors and friends he frequented the cone -- the home in aspen hill, that he had children with the woman who live there but they were a strange and had been trouble here in the past. >> i would not come across his path at all. >> i think he is a sick person and i think the better catch him. >> police right now are not exactly sure what happened at this house this morning but they think is clear that everything started here. they continue to search for feelphil gilberti and say he is armed and d

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they were on the hunt for the former boxer, philip gilberti. police say he shot his wife, heather maguire, on tuesday morning. the couple did have a troubled relationship. their three children about to be adopted by foster parents. an attorney who represented gilberti when he was placed under protective order believes he was upset by maguire's current boyfriend. >> the friend told me this morning that some photographs were sent of his wife in the altogether and they were september by that individual. >> to phil? >> to phil. phil told his best friend -- is he spent the night with his best friend but the friend didn't want to seat pictures but phil told him that. he had every rope to believe him. i have every reason to believe him because i think that is what pushed him off the end. i don't think he could handle this individual being involved with his wife. >> reporter: montgomery county police chief tom manger said gilberti had made a number of threats over the phone. he believe he was armed. they believed -- they wered he was armed. they believe

philip gilberti was found dead at a rockville home last night. investigators are trying to figure out why he killed his estranged girlfriend yesterday morning. he shot 36-year-old heather mcguire and then dr. body at the intersection of connecticut and knowles avenue. they believe it was domestic in nature. he had a history of violence. -- then dumped her body at the intersection. >> i am just glad that we were able to resolve this case without further loss of life. >> police say that the suspect was supposed to be in court today morning but never showed up and deeper and several people including family members. he and the woman had children together and he had she had children from another relationship. >> yesterdarick santorum is making a comeback. the former pennsylvania senator defeated newt gingrich and written mitt romney in mississippi and achieved the same results in alabama. santorum wanted to solidify its position as the true conservative while romney was open to appeal to southern voters. >> this campaign is about ordinary folks doing

philip gilberti shot her in the head and dumped her body in the middle of connecticut avenue. turned the gun on himself while surrounded by police inside a home in rockville. our kristin fisher has been following this story from day one and spoke today with the victim's mother. this really has to be tough for her. >> oh, she's devastated, not only that, she's frustrated. she feels like this could have been prevented. i caught up with her this morning outside montgomery county's crisis center because not only is she dealing with her daughter's death, she's trying to get emergency custody of three of her six children. >> i wish i could have been there for her. i can't imagine the terror and the pain that she went through by herself. >> joanne kenny shook with sadness and anger as she remembers how she learned her daughter had been murdered. >> i spoke with the police. they said they were going to meet me at my work and i had the feeling that it was going to be really bad. >> it wasn't just bad. it was the very thing that joanne and her entire family had feared would happen for e

. >> reporter: montgomery county police found 51-year-old philip gilberti dead in a home they had tracked him to in rockville. it was the culmination of a volatile troubled relationship that he had had with his wife, kimberly mcgwire. he had charges of domestic violence. an attorney described the couple as oil and water. tuesday morning, they were seen arguing in their van. witnesses heard shots and then saw kim mcgwire exit the van and collapse dead in front of kensington shopping center. montgomery county police spent the day searching for gilberti knowing he was armed and dangerous making threats to family members and acquaintances. gilberti had been arrested for stalking and violating a protective order on saturday. >> there was an incident over the weekend involving his wife and another acquaintance. he was supposed to be in court this morning for i believe a couple of hearings. we are still trying to nail that down. he was in court for some time this morning. but then did not show up for a later hearing. we know at the time of the homicide was just after 9:30. >> reporter: we believ

she was shot and killed by her husband philip gilberti. last year heather got a protective order against gilberti. she said he threatened to kill her. last weekend gilberti was twice arrested for violating the protective order. but monday a judge released gilberti on bond. tuesday gilberti killed his wife. >> did she think h

we learn that philip gilberti is dead. police tracked him down after he woman.e killed the it happened in kensington. exclusive reaction from the victim's former father-in-law. >> all of these dramatic meelopments unfolded behind in a neighborhood about and a tamaulipas behind me -- about an mile behind me. authorities found the wanted killer that apparent gunshot head.to the >> we had probably over 100 officers watching the nichols, watching -- watching vehicles, watching homes, and everyone understood how dangerous this individual was. we did have information that he had begun with him. >> they say -- that he had a gun with him. they said they did find that weapon on him. why was there such urgency in this case? had to do was look back his dark history. >> george -- george and his fear. were living in >> we were scared to death of him. says the man wanted for was mount -- was once married to his daughter. >> she said he was going to kill me. e was just that scared of him. he was mean. >> the now 51-year-old was supposed

the victim's estranged husband. 51-year-old philip gilberti. surveillance video captured the crime as gilberti shot heather lynne mcguire and then pushed her body out of the vehicle before speeding off himself. court records show the two were married in 2009, had three children who we're told are all safe at this hour. the couple was going through a divorce. after the victim filed several restraining orders against him. the suspect was released from jail just three days before the murder for violating those restraining orders. she told police and the courts she thought her estranged husband was going to kill her. >> we had probably over a hundred police officers at different locations watching vehicles, watching homes, and every one of them understood how potentially dangerous this individual was. we did have information that he had the gun with him. >> reporter: police say gilberti shot and then killed himself as the manhunt moved in on him late last night. he was at a friend's house in rockville. coming up in my next live report, i'll have mu

the suspect, 51-year-old philip gilberti, he is the man police say terrorized and killed his estranged wife. surveillance video at intersection captured the chaotic scene just after 9:30. the two were traveling in a van together. heather mcguire tried to get out of the car when gilberti pulled her back in, shot her in the head and shoved her body into the street as he sped from the scene. police worked well into the night searching for the suspect and found him just before 11:00 p.m. in rockville. >> we attempted to make contact with the suspect. receiving no response, we were then able to make visual contact with the suspect who appeared to be laying in a hallway. tactical units entered the home, found mr. gilberti deceased of an apparent gunshot wound. we believe the gunshot wound was self-inflicted. >> reporter: we tell you we poured through court records and they indicate that the estranged couple were married in 2009, going through a divorce. they were actually scheduled to appear in court the morning of the murder. coming up in my next live report in a half-hour, i'll tell you wh

police say her soon to be ex- husband philip gilberti woke her from her sleeping bed, beat her and drove her van down connecticut avenue in kensington. he shot her in the head leaving her to die in the middle of the street. >> the last text she sent me she said mom, i think he's going away for a long time now. >> reporter: gilberti has a long and violent criminal past with several restraining orders filed against him. when police finally cornered him later that night, he took his own life. >> i just feel that the judicial system absolutely let her down. >> if they don't change anything, then everything is going to stay the same. how many more people are going to die? >> reporter: today mcguire's friends and family members, including two of her children rallied outside a montgomery county courthouse where they say the judge made a deadly mistake when he let the repeat offender back on the streets. >> he is a good judge. unfortunately it's come to my attention that the computers in the courtroom were down. the criminal history of this guy was not available to the judge. >> reporter: mcguir

police found philip gilberti late last night inside a home on fordham street in rockville. ators tell us he died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. gilberti is accused of shooting his elk wife yesterday morning. surveillance video at connecticut avenue in kensington shows gilberti throwing her from a van to the street. mcgwire filed a protective order against him in november. sources tell news4 he had been living out of his car since the couple split and was upset over the possibility of losing contact with his 1-year-old son. >> this man had a pretty significant criminal history. i'm just glad that we were able to resolve this case without further loss of life. >> police say they've searched the house that gilberti was found in. the victim, heather mcgwire, is survived by her four children. >>> still no sign this morning of the man who carjacked a family's suv with a 5-month-old child in the back seat. this happened in southeast washington yesterday morning. police say the baby happen strapped into the car seat when the man jumped into the suv and took off. there was an int

less than two days later mcguire was abducted by joseph philip gilberti who killed her before taking his own life. bruce leshan has our followup report. >> reporter: heather mcguire's murder caught on tape, although you can barely make it out. she and her husband were headed to another court hearing tuesday morning when he shot her and dumped her body out on the street at the corner of connecticut and knowles in kensington. police later found the former professional boxer dead in a rockville home from a self- inflicted gunshot wound. mcguire had a protective order against him. she said he had told her, "i don't need a gun. i can just snap your neck." authorities arrested gilberti twice over the weekend for violating the protective order, but each time he got out. the last time the judge released him on a $57,000 unsecured bond. >> the judge who made the ruling in this case, he's a good judge. unfortunately it's come to my attention that apparently the computers in the courtroom were down. some of the criminal history of this guy was not available to the judge. >> reporter: gilberti's

reporter: joanne kenny said her daughter had been trying to get away from her estranged husband philip gilberti for four years. heather mcguire had filed several protective orders against him and this past weekend gilberti was arrested not once, but twice for violating that order. >> she was so happy sunday morning. she was like i feel free, mom. >> reporter: heather thought after years of abuse she was finally safe, but just one day later judge barry hamilton let him go free. >> the judge who made the ruling in this case, he's a good judge. unfortunately it's come to my attention that apparently the computers in the courtroom were down. some of the criminal history of this guy was not available to the judge. >> reporter: 9 news now can't independently confirm that computer glitch, but if it happened, it likely means that the judge missed gilberti's long and violent criminal history. >> no one as fares a know notified her that he was -- as far as i know notified her that he was let out again out of jail. >> reporter: tuesday less than two hours after gilberti had gone before the judge in court

ever since they met the man they now call a monster philip gilberti, an ex-boxer with a long history of abuse and violence. >> it's just unbelievable. this person had threatened her life so many times. he had threatened my family. >> reporter: in one protective order, heather said he told her, i don't need a gun. i can just snap your neck. the family says he stalked her, physically abused her, probably tracked her whereabouts with a gps device on her van. >> she was terrifed. she was terrifed. >> reporter: the same van where he shot and killed her. this mother of six would have been 38 on sunday. now her family is preparing for her funeral. >> for what she had been through, she was the most courageous person that i've ever known. plus, she loved her children more than anything in the whole world. she had a lot to offer in her life. it shouldn't have been cut short like that. >> reporter: kristen fisher, 9news now. >> jo anne says she believes the judicial system failed her daughter. if you would like to help all six of the children, go to our website wusa9.com for information about t

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philip gilberti killed his estranged hisheather cqguire before killing himself. -- he killed his estranged wife before he killed himself. >> today we are told the court house officials that a computer failure may be partly to blame. >> barry hamilton seen here in an educational video released gilberti from prison the day before he killed his estranged wife. he was arrested at mcdonald's for violating a protection order. he threatened -- despite the threat, the judge allowed him to walk out of court on bond without putting up a dime. >> we thought we had done everything to keep them incarcerated. no matter how much we do, there are really sometimes tragic endings to these. >> the share said they knew about the long criminal record. judge harrington may not have. the judge cannot access criminal records from the department of corrections. >> no child leaves here hungry. >> they came to the justice center several times for help. she used social services and counseling available here. >> she was in shelters several times because the situation got very violent. >> everybody feels terrible that

she had a protective order but police say philip gilberti killed her anyway. >> reporter: did the system fail heather mcguire? >> i would say heather mcguire did everything she needed to do to seek protection through the courts. she did that. she came into the family justice center which is the domestic violence center here in montgomery county. she had long-term counseling. she had safety planning. she did a lot of the things that she needed to do to try to protect her and her children. >> which makes this all the more sad. last weekend mcguire told the court she was afraid for her life. police arrested gilberti twice over the weekend for violating protective orders but a computer system malfunction didn't let the court know about his violent past. mcguire's three children are now with relatives. >>> police in prince george's county say they have busted an illegal gambling hall. according to the police force's twitter account, officers hauled away 29 slot machines. they were found in the back room of the marlowe wing house and sports bar. that's on branch avenue just south of iverson st

her estranged husband, philip gilberti, killed her and then turned the gun on himself. her family says he shouldn't have been leased in the first place. >> he was going to be put away for quite some time. she told me that she felt happy sunday. we spent the day together. >> mcguire's mother says a computer glitch allowed gilberti to go free. the district court system was down, so the judge may not have had access to the man's previous crimes. calling for stronger laws against domestic violence offenders. >>> state administrators lied dozens of times to a grand jury about the actions of former football coach jerry sandusky, according to prosecutors. pennsylvania's attorney general filed the report that listed 33 statements from former athletic director tim curly and vise president gary schultz during their testimony in 2011. many downplayed the seriousness of the report they received that sandusky showered with a young boy. both men are fighting perjury charges. >>> the lawyer for a u.s. soldier accused of going on a shooting rampage in afghanistan is accusing the u.s. g

by monday heather lynn mcguire would be dead at the hands of philip gilberti. had been released on an unsecured bond. police say he sought out and shot his estranged wife in front of terrorized motorists in a busy intersection in kensington. gilberti dumped her body on the connecticut avenue and drove off. >> i want answers as to why phillip gilberti was released. >> reporter: late they're same day gilberti would kill himself as police searched for him. today in rockville a handful of protesters gathered to keep the case and the cause alive. the days following that violent encounter it was learned that on the day gilberti was released the montgomery county district court system computers were down and that when judge hamilton let gilberti go he may not have had access to information such as the threats, assaults, and trespassing charges he amassed over a lengthy and troubled relationship with mcguire. mcguire's mother says her family was also in the dark. >> she had no idea that he was out on the streets. >> reporter: other information that was not out there, g

. >> that's what joanne kenny thought about her son-in-law philip gilberti but she says her daughter heather mcguire was finally feeling safe when gilberti was hocked up twice this past weekend for -- locked up twice this past weekend for violating a protective order. >> we spent the day together on sunday and she told me mom, i feel free. i feel happy for once. >> but gilberti was released again. this time joanne kenny got a phone call from police. >> they told me they were coming to my office to speak to me and when they told me that, i was like oh, no. i was like i lost it because i knew that he would not just hit her. i thought this is bad. this is my worst nightmare come true. >> some witnesses saw that nightmare unfold. police say gilberti shot heather mcguire and dumped her body on connecticut avenue in kensington tuesday morning just a day after being let out of jail. her stepfather david still can't understand why judge barry hamilton released gilberti. >> after three or four of these restraining orders that had been violated you should be locked up for a certain amount of y

philip gilberti was found in a home in rockville. he died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. surveillance video at a gas station on connecticut avenue shows gilberti throwing mcgwire from a minivan to the street. mcgwire filed a protective order against him in november. sources tell news4 gilberti had been living out of his car since the couple split and was upset over the possibility of losing contact with his 1-year-old son. >> this man had a -- a pretty significant criminal history . m i'm glad we were able to resolve the case without further loss of life. >> police have searched the house gilberti was found in. the victim, healther mcgwire, is survived by her four children. >>> there is still no sign of the man who carjacked an suv with a 5-month-old child in the back seat. this happened in southeast washington yesterday. the baby in h just been strapped into the seat when a man jumped into the suv and took off. there was an intense search that ended a half-hour later a mile away. police say the carjacker ditched the suv with the child inside. the child was not injured. >

>> she'd gone to court for help, but judge barry hamilton set an unsecured bail and philip gilberti was back on the street. bruce phillips live in rockville with the terrible story. >> reporter: one of the really sad things here is heather mcguire did what she was supposed to do faced with these multiple threats, alleged threats, by her husband to kill her. she went to the authorities, but when her case went before a judge at district court, the computers were down and the judge did not see gilberti's long, long criminal record, violent criminal record, that goes back for decades. heather mcguire's murder caught on tape, although you can barely make it out. she and her husband were headed to another court hearing tuesday morning when he shot her and dumped her body out on the street at the corner of connecticut and knowles in kensington. police later found the former professional boxer dead in a rockville home from a self- inflicted gunshot wound. mcguire had a protective order against him. she said he had told her i don't need a gun. i can just snap your neck. authorities arrested gilb

minutes later philip gilberti shoots and kills his wife inside that van and dumps her body in kensington. later that night, gilberti kills himself at a friend's home in rockville. now gilberti had an extensive criminal record in montgomery county. it goes back to the '80s. we tried to talk to judge hamilton about this case. we called him a number of times. so far, no response. live in rockville, pat collins, news 4. >> thank you, pat. >>> a virginia dentist under arrest tonight accused of illegally prescribing thousands of prescription pills and giving them to patients and women he dated. 50-year-old hermana mccache called in prescriptions under the names of employees and patients police tell us. prosecutors say he told his patients to return their unused pills to him. he is accused of giving the pills to women he dated and then taking explicit pictures while they were passed out. mer cada could face 20 years in prison if convicted. >>> some scary moments this afternoon at dwi airport after a small plane's nose gear collapsed forcing the pilot to make an emergency landing. about 2:30 the

. >> was tracking -- philip gilberti. >> he was tracking her, stalking her, call her on the phone everybecause he knew what it would do psychologically. >> reporter: sam helene is a friend who recently tried to help mcguire. she had a protective order to keep gilberti away, but it would not work. >> heather was saying does something have to happen? do i have to get killed? >> reporter: and that is exactly what happened. >> i'm sick of them. a family has been destroyed. she was a mother of six. we just want it to be safe. >> reporter: doesn't seem like a lot to ask. >> no, it doesn't. >> reporter: but it was too much to ask last week. helene says gilberti showed up at his house because he knew heather was there. >> he was banging on the window. i told her call 911 of. >> reporter: since she already had a protective order gilberti went to jail. >> she calls me the next day and says he got out on $4,500 bond. i'm like how? >> reporter: helene says he followed her and early sunday morning police picked gilberti up and took him to jail again. >> the police did their job well over and over. t

some people who knew philip gilberti say he had a reputation as a violent jealous man and he should have been in jail. fox 5's beth parker has the story. >> reporter: this woman asked us not to show her face. >> i was always concerned he was going to show up at my doorstep looking for her of. >> reporter: her daughter was once married to phillip gilberti. when they started dating a friend in law enforcement told the mom. >> first he said oh, my god, get her way from him. he said i'm going to tell you the only way to get rid of him is either have him sent to jail or shoot him. >> reporter: she said when her daughter tried to break up with gilberti, he grew violent. >> apparently started beating her and going for her face which, you know, he did break her cheekbone and her nose, too, i'm pretty sure, just beat her up and she was covered in blood. >> gilberti was charged with battery and attempted murder in that 1995 case but pled guilty to a lesser charge and spent years in jail. >> the detective said it is the worst crime scene. he said it was worse than any murder crime scene that he had

fi philip gilberty killed her last tuesday. surveillance video shows him pushing her into the road in the middle of rush hour. he later killed himself. mcguire's family says for years she and her parents had protective orders against gilberty. he was arrested and released by montgomery county officials twice in the days before the murder. the victim's mother says the system let her down. >> i couldn't believe that he walked out of that courtroom, no one notified her, and, i mean, it's just completely unbelievable. >> reporter: mcguire leaves behind four children, and her family hopes lawmakers will learn from her death and make changes to the law to protect other victims. >>> formal charges could be filed this week against the american soldier accused of killing 16 civilians during a rampage in afghanistan last sunday. staff sergeant robert bales is now back in the united states being held at fort leavenworth, kansas. nbc's john yang is there and joins us with the latest on this. john, bales met with his attorney for the first

philip gilberti killed heather mcguire earlier this month before turning the gun on himself.e had him in custody just a day before the murder but set him free. derrick ward spoke to family members today. derrick? >> well, you know, this is one of those instances where a series of factors converged to make a bad situation worse. sadly, to the point of being deadly. now the mother of the victim wants to see some changes in the law that won't bring her daughter back but may prevent another tragedy like this one. phillip gilberti was jailed for violating a protective order taken out by his estranged wife heather lynn mcguire. he had been arrested twice for stalking her over the same weekend earlier this month and there were threats and violence in the relationship. from mcguire there was relief when gilberti was arrested. >> he was going to be put away for quite sometime she said and she told me that she felt happy sunday. we spent the day together. >> reporter: but it would be the last weekend mother and daughter would spend together. by monday heather lynn mcguire would be dead

her estranged husband, philip gilberti killed her and then turned the gun on herself. hours earlier, gilberti was released from jail after arrested for stalking mcguire. her family says he should not have been leased in the first place. >> she said he was going to be put away for quite some time, and she told me that she felt happy sunday. we spent the day together. >> reporter: mcguire's mother says a computer glitch allowed gilberti to go free. the district court system was down, so the judge may not have had access to the man's previously crimes. she's calling for stronger laws against domestic violence offenders hoping her daughter's death will help keep the cause alive. >>> penn state administrateors lied dozens of times to the grand jury about the actions of jerry sandusky, according to prosecutors. the attorney general filed the report that listed 33 statements from former athletic director tim curly and vice president gary schultz are fighting the perjury charges. >>> an attorney representing the u.s. soldier accused of killing 17 afghan civilians earlier this

philip bill gearty -- gilberti committed the murder. >>> will a high end casino end up in prince george's county? rushern baker is backing a plan for it. now a package at the statehouse in maryland has a hearing set for friday. lawmakers are concerned that a casino at national harbor would threaten business at rose kroft raceway in the county. penn national gaming bought the track last year and reopened it last year with racing with hope it is would expand gaming there in the future. >>> a federal grand jury wants to find out more about relationships between d.c. elected officials and businessman jeff thompson. federal agents raided thompson's home and offices earlier this month. we've learned that council members yvette alexander and jack evans were subpoenaed. council member vincent orange says he has not gotten one. however, he was forced to explain campaign contributions from people with ties to thompson. he spoke with our bruce johnson yesterday. >> what you would look at, there may be ten and the serial numbers are all running the same sequence. >> reporter: meaning they were probab

. >> heather mcguire's estranged husband philip joseph gilberti was arrested twice for violating a protective order including just last weekend. both times he was let out of jail and the last time it appears the judge who set his bond didn't know about his background. >> the judge who made the ruling in this case is a good judge. unfortunately it's come to my attention that the computers in the courtroom were down. the criminal history of this guy was not available to the judge. >> gilberti's criminal history including arrests and assault, drugs and steroids, a seven- year prison sentence in nevada for trying to kill another girlfriend. the couple's children were put in protective custody after tuesday' murder-suicide. >>> paints are disputing a proposed settlement to a case brought by the justice department against the commonwealth. it would lead to the closings of four virginia training centers. they house adults with profound intellectual disabilities. one of those centers is on braddock road in fairfax. parents say the children need the centers because they're too severely disabled to thr

the manhunt for a murder suspect s over.gomery county i investigators say philip the gilberti shot and heather mcguire. found his body at a rockville home last night and onschannel 8 will have more up a live report in minutes.of let's check in with lisa baden beautiful wednesday. it was beautiful until i tractor trailer turn over in the heart of libertyville, maryland. it will be hours of cleanup. on main street. take you live to traffic n the outer loop out greenbelt. we will next move over near duke northbound 395. is the normal backup. we will take normal. it is far from normal with the weather. 25 degrees above normal for this year and near 80 again today. there is a look at the sunrise over the district. temperatures are in the 50's for manassas ist and e exception, 45 degrees. we will be back at 7:56. >>> that is polo mogul john good han. he's on trial right how to. he first made headlines for adopting his girlfriend. now the lawyers have a stunning strategy to defend him. >> we'll talk to dan about that. sfwljts and new details about the man imprisoned with amanda knox in italy.

the judge barry hamilton -- but judge barry hamilton set an unsecured bail and philip gal bettery was back on -- gilbertireet. >> reporter: heather mcfire did what she was supposed to do -- mcguire did what she was supposed to, do seek a protective order, but when she came to the court, the computers were down and the