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Hans Reiser
American computer programmer, entrepreneur, and convicted murderer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hans Thomas Reiser (born December 19, 1963) is an American computer programmer, entrepreneur, and convicted murderer. In April 2008, Reiser was convicted of the first-degree murder of his wife, Nina Reiser, who disappeared in September 2006. He subsequently pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of second-degree murder, as part of a settlement agreement that included disclosing the location of Nina Reiser's body, which he revealed to be in a shallow grave near the couple's home.
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Born | Hans Thomas Reiser (1963-12-19) December 19, 1963 (age 60) Oakland, California, U.S. |
Occupation(s) | Computer programmer, entrepreneur |
Known for | ReiserFS, murder |
Criminal status | Imprisoned at California Health Care Facility |
Spouse |
Nina Reiser
(m. 1998; murdered 2006) |
Children | 2 |
Parents |
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Conviction(s) | First degree murder by jury, reduced to second degree murder by judge in plea deal |
Criminal penalty | 15 years to life imprisonment (parole in 2022 refused, next hearing is in 2027)[1] |
Date apprehended | October 10, 2006 |
Prior to his incarceration, Reiser created the ReiserFS computer file system, which may be used by the Linux kernel but which is now scheduled for removal in 2025,[2][3] as well as its attempted successor, Reiser4. In 2004, he founded Namesys, a corporation meant to coordinate the development of both file systems.