627:, where he met a friend from the orphanage and got a job working with him on a farm. There, he was known to the locals as the young guy who often visited discos and met many girls. On the night of 31 October, Varnelis attacked once again, breaking into the house of an 86-year-old. He hit him with an axe on the head several times and then robbed the house. The victim died a week later in hospital without regaining consciousness. Varnelis was almost caught red-handed at the site: while he was still in the house cooking eggs, a relative of the victim arrived to check up on the old man. Varnelis managed to convince him that he was helping the old man with housework. While the relative was checking with a neighbour, Varnelis escaped to the forest and hid to watch the commotion.
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which concluded that he was competent to stand trial. At the trial, Varnelis' defence focused on his disability, difficult childhood, and the fact that he confessed and cooperated with the police. His attorney asked for a second psychiatric examination, but
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682:, Varnelis killed two women, a 92-year-old woman and her 68-year-old daughter-in-law. He remained in the house overnight drinking champagne, and on leaving, he stole several bottles of alcohol, two pairs of watches, two gold wedding rings, groceries and 15,000
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