A Nicholas County jury convicted Gary Rollins of murdering his wife, Teresa Rollins, who drowned in a farm pond in 2009. The jury reached a guilty with no mercy verdict. Earlier in the day, a California pathologist testified that there was not enough evidence to determine that Teresa Rollins was murdered, but Dr. Joseph Cohen. a defense witness, testified that Rollins’ death was consistent with her being pinned underwater by a falling 1,000-pound tree and explained that her lack of injuries were due to her heavy clothing. Cohen, however, he said he could not determine what caused her to drown. Prosecutors contend the woman was killed for insurance money and because Rollins had a new girlfriend. The girlfriend testified Rollins admitted killing his wife. Earlier, renowned pathologist Cyril Wecht testified Teresa Rollins was forcibly drowned.
