The New York Times / November 27, 2007 National: Pennsylvania: Professor Pleads Guilty By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
An Ivy League professor pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter for killing his wife last year as she wrapped Christmas presents, telling a judge that he "just lost it" during an argument. The man, Rafael Robb, 57, a tenured economics professor at the University of Pennsylvania, faces 4 ½ to 7 years in prison for bludgeoning his wife, Ellen, 49, last Dec. 22. She was reportedly planning to move out the next month and seek a divorce after a rocky 16-year marriage. Detectives theorized that the scene had been staged to look like a burglary. yes, but how good is his research? -- Jim Devine / "Segui il tuo corso, e lascia dir le genti." (Go your own way and let people talk.) -- Karl, paraphrasing Dante.
