Son sentenced for murdering his mother in San Jose with poison

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KRON) — A San Jose man made a tearful apology in court Wednesday morning moments before a judge sentenced him to prison for murdering his mother. Bradley “Brad” Dexter, 43, was sentenced by Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge David Cena to a prison term of 25 years-to-life.

Kathleen Dexter, 73, was found deceased inside her bedroom on June 6, 2023. During a police interrogation, her son admitted to intentionally poisoning his mother’s cups of oat milk and wine with a deadly amount of fentanyl, according to court documents…

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