Slain Parents Of Kip Kinkel Left Estate To Him And Sister

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EUGENE, Ore., Jan. 7 (UPI) - The Oregonian newspaper reports today
that the slain parents of accused schoolyard killer Kip Kinkel intended
their estate to be left to Kip and his sister Kristin, to "share and
share alike."
But should Kip be convicted of murdering them, as he is accused,
Oregon state law would prevent him from inheriting his share of the
$400,000 estate.
The 16-year-old Kinkel is also accused in the May 21 shooting spree
at Thurston High School that left two students dead and two dozen others
wounded.
A filing of probate documents last month in Oregon was the first step
in disposing of Bill and Faith Kinkel's property and settling their
affairs.
Kristin Kinkel, 21, was appointed her parents' personal
representative to administer the estate.
She was away attending Hawaii Pacific University at the time of the
shootings but has reportedly since graduated and is living in the family
home in Springfield, Ore.
Bill and Faith Kinkel were found shot to death at the home after
Kinkel was arrested in connection with the shootings in his school's
cafeteria.
Their wills, drawn up in 1991, bestow their estate to their children
"should we die at the same time or as a result of the same accident or
disaster."
The Oregonian reports that Bill Kinkel's daughter by his first
marriage, Kecia Kinkel Keller, of Lynnwood, Wash., was designated to
receive $5,000 if Kristin and Kip Kinkel had preceded their parents in
death.
Attorney Donald Loomis, who prepared the wills, told the newspaper
the state could not seek criminal restitution from the estate if Kip
Kinkel does not share in it. However, families of the wounded students
could file civil claims for compensation against the estate. Loomis said
he expects some claims will be filed.
Kinkel faces trial in the spring on four counts of aggravated murder.
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