A Florida man accused of killing his son-in-law in New Jersey says he was too fat to commit the crime.
When Edward Ates takes the stand in his own defense on Thursday, he's expected to tell jurors he was too overweight and too old to accurately shoot his son-in-law and make a quick getaway.
The 5-foot-8 Ates was 62 year old and tipped the scales at 285 pounds when Paul Duncsak was killed in 2006.
Prosecutors claim Ates drove from Florida to Duncsak's home and shot the 40-year-old pharmaceutical executive.
At the time of the murder, Duncsak and Ates' daughter, Stacey, were involved in a bitter custody dispute following their divorce.
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