Eric Naposki

Quick Facts

Full Name	Eric Naposki
Occupation	American Football Player
Date Of Birth	Dec 20, 1966(1966-12-20)
Age	58
Birthplace	New York
Country	United States
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Eric Naposki Biography

Eric Naposki is one of the most popular and richest American Football Player who was born on December 20, 1966 in New York, United States. Eric Andrew Naposki (born December 20th 1996) is a man who was convicted of murder who is currently in prison for life without parole. He was a former professional footballer which played with the National Football League and World League of American Football from 1988 until 1997. He was a part of two seasons for the New England Patriots, one season with the Indianapolis Colts, and four seasons with the Barcelona Dragons, winning World Bowl V in his final season. When he was with Barcelona Dragons, Naposki recorded 16.5 sacks over 3.5 seasons, scoring one touchdown, an interception as well as numerous blocked punts and field goals. Naposki was also an in-camp reserve player for both the Dallas Cowboys and the New York Jets.

Naposki has always been adamant about his innocence and is currently contesting his conviction. Naposki was found guilty on circumstantial evidence because no weapon was ever discovered. There was no DNA, there were no fingerprints, no eyewitnesses , and there was no tape of surveillance. The defense claims that the 16-year delay in indictment led to the destruction of evidence to support his claim (which was deemed to be valid in the eyes of an DA at the time of 1995 but before it was found out that the place in which he was bouncer was just 100 yards away from the scene of the crime).

On May 21, 2009, Naposki was arrested in Connecticut and charged with a murder committed in December 1994 in Newport Beach, California. He was charged with killing Bill McLaughlin so that McLaughlin’s girlfriend, Nanette Johnston, could collect his life insurance. Naposki was romantically linked to Johnston at the time. On July 14, 2011, Naposki was convicted of the murder. He was scheduled to be sentenced on October 21, 2011; however, on that date sentencing was delayed until 2012. On January 23, 2012, a jury also convicted Nanette Johnston for the murder. On August 10, 2012, Naposki was sentenced to life imprisonment without parole.

The TV series American Greed showed an episode about the murder in January

2017. The CBS TV series 48 Hours aired, on 29 October 2011, the episode titled “Murder in the O.C.”. Naposki claims that he is innocent and is interviewed about his conviction.

The decision was a blow to Naposki who’s professional football career was booming throughout Europe as a player of the Barcelona Dragons during the 1990s in the 1990s, to continue serving life sentences without the possibility of parole within Corcoran State Prison, also the home of notorious killer Charles Manson.

Eric Naposki Net Worth

Eric Naposki is one of the richest American Football Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Eric Naposki 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Naposki was born in Tuckahoe, New York, played Pop Warner Football with the “Blue Devils” out of Eastchester, New York, for eight seasons. Later, he went to Tuckahoe H.S. and Roosevelt H.S., the latter located in Yonkers, New York, before transferring in senior year at Eastchester High School. At Eastchester He was the top player on the team in sacks as well as tackles for two years which included a 17-3 record in his linebacker. Naposki also played tight end, safety or running back when in goal line scenarios. He was awarded All County in 1982, and All State in 1983 and graduated from Eastchester in 1984.

The student was given partial scholarship by New Hampshire, New Haven and Buffalo however, he decided to enroll at his home institution, the University of Connecticut (UConn) with the full football scholarship. In the past, UConn played as a Division 1-AA within the disbanded Yankee Conference. But, in the middle of his third season at UConn the student-athlete quit the football team because of disagreements with his coach Tom Jackson. Naposki who was sporting NFL aspirations and was determined to not accept his scholarship and resigned from the college. Then he went back to UConn to finish his education in 1987, however, Naposki left for a second time over two years in order to join the NFL and earned his master’s degree in physical education in 1991.

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 began living with McLaughlin in his luxury home in a tight-knit gated community in Newport Beach, and managing his personal financial affairs. The case went unsolved for 15 years before Naposki was charged in 2009. Johnston met McLaughlin after placing a magazine ad seeking the companionship of a wealthy man.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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The panel noted that authorities charged Naposki and his girlfriend, Nanette Packard—the victim’s live-in girlfriend—after an Orange County district attorney’s office (OCDA) cold case detective discovered new incriminating evidence; a female juror describing the ex-football player as “creepy” did not merit her removal; and that Judge William Froeberg did not err by blocking a police officer from answering a question about Naposki’s facial expressions during a post-murder interview or refusing to give a defense-proposed jury instruction on the elements murder for financial gain.

Facts & Trivia

Eric Ranked on the list of most popular American Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Eric Naposki celebrates birthday on December 20 of every year.

As of March 11, 2018, the Orange County Innocence Project has begun review of Naposki’s case and conviction with an emphasis on the analysis of circumstantial evidence and the dealings of the Orange County Prosecutor who brought the charges to the grand jury 16 years after the fact, with special emphasis on lost records from the initial investigation that might have cleared Naposki.

Top Facts about Eric Naposki

1. Eric Naposki played in the NFL for two seasons.
2. He was a linebacker for the New England Patriots and Indianapolis Colts.
3. Naposki was convicted of murder in 2011.
4. The victim was his ex-girlfriend’s wealthy fiancé.
5. The motive was financial gain from life insurance policies.
6. Naposki received a sentence of life without parole.
7. He maintained his innocence throughout the trial and appeals process.
8. The case gained national attention due to its sensational nature.
9. Naposki had a brief stint as an actor after leaving football.
10. He appeared on several TV shows and movies in minor roles.

Where is Nanette Packard now?

Nanette Johnston waits for opening statements to begin in her trial in Santa Ana, Calif., Jan. 9, 2012. Packard is serving her sentence at the Central California Women’s Facility, training service dogs through a program called Little Angels. “These dogs, they just bring so much healing,” she said.

Does Eric naposki have children?

Naposki remarried at a church back in Barcelona and had two more children, a son and a daughter.

Did Eric naposki play for the Dallas Cowboys?

{{While with the Dragons, Naposki recorded 16.5 sacks in 3.5 seasons with one touchdown, one interception, and several blocked punts and field goals. He was also a reserve player in camps with the Dallas Cowboys and the New York Jets.

Who did Naposki play for?

Packard met Naposki in the early ’90s at a gym. Naposki, who had once played for the New England Patriots and Indianapolis Colts , had left professional sports by then, and was living in California, where he worked as a security guard for a nightclub and worked as a bodyguard on the side.

Who was Nanette last husband?

William Wayne McNeal told a jury that his world was “completely blown apart” when his wife, Nannette Johnston Packard McNeal, who is also the mother of his young son, was arrested and charged with murdering William Francis McLaughlin, 55, in his Newport Beach home 14 years earlier.