Man pleads not guilty to killing dad with bat
The Associated Press | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 11 years, 3 months AGO
BUTTE — A former Butte man charged with killing his father more than five years ago by beating him to death with a baseball bat has pleaded not guilty.
Adam Hatfield, 24, entered the plea Thursday in Butte District Court to a charge of deliberate homicide in the late 2008 death of 49-year-old Matt Hatfield.
Court documents say Adam Hatfield killed his father at a cabin south of Butte.
Authorities say the top of Matt Hatfield’s skull was found near a campground north of Butte. The rest of the body is still missing.
Investigators say a search of the cabin in 2008 found splattered blood and an apparent attempt to cover up a violent confrontation.
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