Christian, 22, died in the March 1983 fire at Rosa’s Cantina, 5 miles southeast of Madison. They will be sentenced on the other charges later.Ĭatherine L. The men were sentenced to life imprisonment on the murder charge.
Jackson IIIĪ Dane County Circuit Court jury deliberated for nine hours before delivering the verdict. Alvin Hegge in Dane County Circuit Court. Howard and Highfill also were convicted of endangering safety.
The national president of the Ghost Riders motorcycle club and two other club members have been convicted of first-degree murder, arson and insurance fraud in a fatal tavern fire near here in 1983.Ĭonvicted Wednesday were Alvin Hegge, 45, president of the club, based in Washington state Scott Howard, 30 and Will Highfill, 41. This article appeared on of the national edition of
