Eric Naposki

Eric Andrew Naposki (born December 20, 1966) is a convicted murderer serving life in prison without parole.

He was named All County in 1982, and All State in 1983 and graduated from Eastchester in 1984.

He was offered partial scholarships by New Hampshire, New Haven and Buffalo, but decided to attend the University of Connecticut (UConn) on a full football scholarship.

At the time, UConn played as a Division I-AA in the now defunct Yankee Conference.

However, midway through his third year at UConn, he quit the football team over a disagreement with his coach, Tom Jackson.

Naposki, who had NFL aspirations, decided to forgo his scholarship and withdrew from the university.

He returned to UConn to complete his degree in 1987, although he left again for two years to pursue the NFL and received his degree in physical education in 1991.

He was formerly a professional football player who played in the National Football League and World League of American Football from 1988 to 1997.

After missing his senior year at Connecticut due to family obligations, he attended the New England Patriots' free agent tryout camp in April, 1988.

He ended up making the team as a backup linebacker and played in 4 games.

On March 1, 1989, he signed as a Plan B free agent with the Dallas Cowboys.

He was released on August 15.

On August 18, he was claimed off waivers by the Indianapolis Colts.

He played in one game before being released.

On September 6, he was signed by the New England Patriots.

He played in one game before being released.

On March 25, 1990, he signed as a free agent with the New York Jets.

On August 29, he was waived with an injury settlement.

Millionaire investor William "Bill" McLaughlin was shot to death in his Newport Beach home on December 15, 1994.

The murder was committed by Naposki in concert with Nanette Ann Johnston, McLaughlin's live-in girlfriend and Naposki's secret lover, so that she could collect $2.5 million (equivalent to $ million in ) from McLaughlin's life insurance and savings.

Naposki then played four seasons in the World League of American Football (WLAF) with the Barcelona Dragons, which won the 1997 World Bowl.

While with the Dragons, Naposki recorded 16.5 sacks, one interception, one touchdown, and multiple blocked punts and field goals.

In May 2009, Naposki was arrested in Connecticut and charged with the murder of millionaire investor Bill McLaughlin in December 1994 in Newport Beach, California.

The murder was committed in league with Nanette Johnston, McLaughlin's live-in girlfriend and Naposki's secret lover, so that she could collect McLaughlin's life insurance.

The case went unsolved for 15 years before Naposki and Johnston were charged in California in 2009.

In July 2011, Naposki was convicted of first degree murder and in August 2012, he was sentenced to life imprisonment without parole.

Naposki, a native of Tuckahoe, New York, played Pop Warner Football with the "Blue Devils" out of Eastchester, New York, for eight seasons.

He later attended Tuckahoe H.S. as well as Roosevelt H.S., the latter in Yonkers, New York, before transfer during his junior year to Eastchester High School.

He led the team in sacks and tackles for two years, with the team going 17-3 during his tenure at linebacker position.

Naposki also played safety, tight end and running back in goal line situations.

At his July 2011 trial, witnesses testified that Johnston, also known in court documents as Nanette Packard McNeal (her married names), was a young woman with two small children who seduced McLaughlin, who was a quarter century her senior, after the wealthy health care entrepreneur had gone through a contentious divorce with his first wife of 24 years.

Johnston met McLaughlin after placing a magazine ad seeking the companionship of a wealthy man.

Johnston began living with McLaughlin in his luxury home in a tight-knit gated community in Newport Beach, and managing his personal financial affairs.

On July 14, 2011, an Orange County jury found Naposki guilty of first-degree murder.

The panel also found true a special circumstance allegation that Naposki committed the murder for financial gain and that he personally discharged a firearm, which would have made him eligible for the death penalty, although ultimately the state did not seek the death penalty.

The jury heard during more than three weeks of testimony, which included 28 witnesses and more than 240 exhibits, that Naposki had conspired with Nanette Johnston, McLaughlin's live-in girlfriend and Naposki's secret lover, to murder McLaughlin for financial gain.

Naposki was scheduled to be sentenced on October 21, 2011; however, on that date sentencing was delayed until 2012.

On August 10, 2012, Naposki received the maximum sentence of life imprisonment without parole at his hearing before Superior Court Judge William R. Froeberg.

In January 2012, an Orange County jury found Johnston (Packard McNeal) guilty of first-degree murder.

In May 2012, she was sentenced to life imprisonment without parole.