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Bernard McClaney was sentenced to 55 years in prision after admitting he killed Artie Rittenhouse in 1998.

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Killer of 19-year-old confesses

Updated: Wednesday, 16 Jan 2013, 10:06 PM EST
Published : Wednesday, 16 Jan 2013, 10:06 PM EST

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - The man accused of killing a 19-year-old in Fort Wayne back in 1998 now admits to the crime.

Wednesday morning, Bernard McClaney pleaded guilty to killing Artie Rittenhouse.   

Rittenhouse's mother found him dead in their family home on Hamilton Avenue in 1998.   

A judge will sentence McClaney on February 8.

McClaney, now in his mid-30s, is already in prison in Toledo for another crime.


 

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