Man found guilty of the murder of a former Evansville Otter
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HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) — In 2021, Jeffrey Michael Goldbach was killed by his neighbor Brandon Hyde in Greensboro, North Carolina.
For years the family remained patient. After two trials, and a mistrial, his daughter Lexi says the waiting got difficult.
“Waiting for nearly five years while my dad’s killer was out on bond the entire time,” says Lexi Goldbach. “He didn’t spend a single night in jail for almost half a decade. So, it was extremely hard.”
Justice was finally served on Feb.13.
After hours of deliberation, a jury found Hyde guilty of murder.
Goldbach is from Princeton, Indiana and played for the Evansville otters in 2005 and 2006.
Brother-in-law James West says that although Goldbach had a great run as a baseball player, they will remember him for his character.
“He was he was a very humble person,” says West. “And he really went out of his way to, you know, make sure that people felt comfortable around them and, you know, tried to, you know, just be as is, is good as a friend, to people as he is, he could.”
Hyde is currently in Guilford County jail in North Carolina.
His sentencing is scheduled for March 17.
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