Murderer's Appeal 'Without Merit'

Attorneys for both sides and a judge have agreed that a post-conviction appeal filed by a Starbrick man who murdered his wife six years ago was "without merit." Warren County Senior Judge Paul Millin quickly disposed of the latest appeal filed by 44-year-old Gregory Scott Vasilisin, who is currently serving a life sentence without possibility of parole for the Nov. 19, 2002, murder of his 34-year-old wife, Kenda. Acting on his own behalf, Vasilisin filed an appeal that centered on his entering of a guilty plea in the case and the sale of his two vehicles. The proceeds of the sale were used to pay funeral expenses of the victim. The judge said that Vasilisin had been advised prior to sentencing that the sale of his vehicles - a 1994 Pontiac Bonneville and 1999 Dodge pick-up truck - would be part of the sentence.