- Stanwood Elkus, 79, was sentenced to life in prison on Friday in California
- He shot his former doctor Ronald Gilbert 10 times in his exam rooms in 2013
- Prosecutors argued that Elkus developed an obsession with his health over what he claimed was a botched surgery in 1992 that damaged his prostate
- Elkus blamed his incontinence, erectile dysfunction and diminished sex drive on the surgery
- Dr Gilbert was a medical resident who helped diagnose Elkus, but he did not perform the surgery
Retired barber Stanwood Elkus, 79, was sentenced on Friday over the fatal shooting of his former doctor Ronald Gilbert inside his California exam rooms in 2013
A retired barber has been jailed for life for the murder of a California urologist he shot 10 times in an exam room as revenge for a botched surgery performed by another doctor 21 years earlier.
Stanwood Elkus, 79, was sentenced on Friday over the fatal shooting of his former doctor Ronald Gilbert inside his Newport Beach offices in 2013.
Prosecutors had argued during his murder trial that Elkus had developed an obsession with his health over what he claimed was a botched surgery in 1992 that damaged his prostate.
Elkus blamed his incontinence, erectile dysfunction, diminished sex drive and the loss of his long term girlfriend on the surgery and believed it had ruined his life.
Dr Gilbert was a young medical resident at the time of the surgery and worked with a team of doctors to diagnose Elkus with a urethral stricture. He was not one of the doctors to perform the surgery to widen the patient’s urethra.
Dr Gilbert was a young medical resident at the time and helped diagnose Elkus with his condition. But he was not one of the doctors to perform the surgery on Elkus
The retired barber was still angry about the surgery when he drove to Dr Gilbert’s office in Newport (above) on January 28, 2013 and shot him 10 times in an exam room
Elkus, however, maintained a grudge against Dr Gilbert for years and showed up to his office prior to the shooting with medical records and a recording of his then-girlfriend talking about his sexual problems.
The retired barber was still angry about the surgery when he drove to the doctor’s office on January 28, 2013.
He had scheduled an appointment with Dr Gilbert – a married father-of-two – using a fake name and shot him 10 times when he walked into the exam room.
Elkus had pleaded not guilty to Dr Gilbert’s murder by reason of insanity. His defense attorney had argued that Elkus has dementia and brain damage, but jurors found he was sane when he shot dead the urologist.
He was sentenced to life in prison without parole last week. Jurors also agreed on allegations of lying in wait and personal use of a gun, which added an additional 10 years to his sentence.
Elkus had scheduled an appointment with Dr Gilbert – a married father-of-two – using a fake name and shot him 10 times when he walked into the exam room in Newport