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Sixteen-year-old accused murderer John Katehis was simply a "goofy, impressionable teenager trying to be macho" says his lawyer. More information about the WABC radio newsman George Weber's murder case was made public at yesterday's arraignment, where Katehis pleaded not guilty. The teenager is claiming self-defense against Weber, whom he met off of Craigslist, trying to make an easy $60 off the man who billed himself as "smotherboy." Katehis says that he only remembers stabbing Weber once; cops say he stabbed him over fifty times. The Daily News reports that after stabbing Weber, "Katehis grabbed the $60 out of his pocket and pulled Weber's pants down. Then he rifled through drawers and 'lunchboxes' looking for more cash." Gay City News reports that because of the defendant's age, his lawyer plans to present the incident as sexual assault by Weber and their defense will be "related to homosexual panic defenses that attorneys have used for decades to win acquittals for their clients in attacks on gay men."

The sixteen-year-old confessed killer of WABC news reporter George Weber told the press yesterday that they would have to pay up if they wanted to get an interview with him. During a visiting session at the Bellevue psych ward where John Katehis is being held, he shouted at local reporters, "Is this a cash offer? Cash offers only!...Cash offers only!" A classmate of the teenager's, who was also there to see him, told both local tabloids, "John was never the fighting type. I don't think anyone was afraid of him. I wished he would explain to me why. This is not usually him." But the Post spotted the other boy attempt to talk to Katehis, only to have the murder suspect say to him, "I always hated you at school. Stop wasting my visits."

Sixteen-year-old John Katehis pleaded not guilty in a Brooklyn court last night to charges of second-degree murder and weapons possession after police say he confessed to the stabbing of WABC radio newsman George Weber earlier in the day. His lawyer said that details of the relationship between the two will emerge later and that he thinks Katehis "was used by an older gentleman." The teen apparently responded to Weber's Craiglist ad looking for rough sex.

Police have now revealed that the 16-year-old suspect who has confessed to the murder of WABC news reporter George Weber is John Katehis of East Elmhurst. Katehis was picked up last night at a bus depot in Middletown up in Orange County.

Police are continuing their investigation in the murder of former WABC Radio personality and current ABC News Radio anchor George Weber, who was found dead in his Carroll Gardens apartment yesterday morning. The Daily News reports the 47-year-old—who would have celebrated his 48th birthday today—was "found in bed with stab wounds in the neck and chest." The Post adds, "His hands and feet were bound with duct tape."

This morning, police apparently found former WABC Radio anchor George Weber murdered in his Henry Street apartment. According to the AP, the cops responded to the building because his co-workers were concerned when he hadn't shown up for work. WABC 7 reports, "Upon arrival, police discovered the 57-year-old Weber with a wound to his neck." There were no signs of forced entry. Weber had worked for 77 WABC for 12 years, but, according to his website, he was laid off last year; ABC Radio Networks later hired him as a freelance news anchor. WABC Radio issued a statement saying, "We are shocked and deeply saddened by the death of our colleague and friend George Weber, who was the victim of what police have deemed a homicide at his home in Brooklyn. An investigation has been launched by NYPD and we have been assisting them. Our condolences and prayers go out to George's family and friends at this very difficult time."