A prisoner on trial in Los Angeles for killing his pen pal.
The murder suspect, 44 year-old Scott Kratlian, is accused of strangling to death a retired teacher Harry Major (seen above).
He became pen pals with his alleged victim while the suspect was serving a prison sentence for manslaughter in New York,
Los Angeles prosecutors say Kratlian pleaded not guilty to one count of murder.
He was convicted in 1993 for manslaughter out of New York County, but was released in 2013.
At some point he went to Los Angeles where he met and strangled the 82 year old teacher.
Harry Major had taught English for nearly 30 years at Hollywood High School in Tinseltown after Hollywood’s “Golden Era”, and helped shape the lives of celebrities and non-celebrities alike.
If convicted, Kratlian could spend the rest of his life in prison.
