PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A man was sentenced to life in prison on Monday after being found guilty of bludgeoning his ex-girlfriend to death with a hammer to the head in Northeast Portland, prosecutors said.
Vincent Scoggins, 62, was found guilty of second-degree murder and other crimes in connection with the death of his former partner, Penny Fegan, who was 59 when she died.
On August 8, 2022, at 1:30 a.m., Scoggins called 911 saying he found his girlfriend dead inside their home in the Beverly Grove Apartments.
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Though he denied being involved in the killing, DNA testing and bloodstain pattern analysis were completed with the assistance of the Oregon State Police Crime Lab, with the evidence pointing to Scoggins as the killer. He was arrested by U.S. Marshals on July 19, 2023…