Pretrial Motions Start for Men Accused of Robbing, Killing Winchester Senior

Pretrial Motions Start for Men Accused of Robbing, Killing Winchester Senior

Pretrial motions got underway Tuesday ahead of jury selection for the trial of three of four men accused of gunning down a 78-year-old Winchester resident during a home invasion robbery. Clifford John Franken, 54, of Hemet, Matthew Patrick Fromer, 52, of Menifee, and Kevin Richard Hirsch, 47, of Menifee allegedly murdered Robert Bettencourt in 2023. They’re all charged with first-degree murder, robbery, burglary and special-circumstance allegati…