Man who confessed in church renounces deal;
Glenn Puit. Las Vegas Review - Journal. Las Vegas, Nev.: Sep 5, 2002. pg. 1.

Summary:
On Wednesday morning, [Lori Reid] said her description of [Frank Marques] as a manipulator was borne out in Las Vegas Justice Court, where Marques abruptly renounced his intention to plead guilty to first-degree murder in the death of [Candace Weckhorst].
Reid said the shooting was the culmination of years of manipulation and control by Marques. She said despite the fact that Marques, a mechanic, could never seem to hold a steady job, her sister was somehow drawn to the older man.
Reid said in July, her sister had finally had enough of Marques. She obtained a protective order but coworkers said Marques kept showing up at her job at Nevada Title.

Full Text:
When Frank Marques walked into a Las Vegas church last month and asked for forgiveness for shooting his estranged wife, Las Vegan Lori Reid says she saw the act for what it really was.
"Manipulation," said Reid, whose sister, Candace Weckhorst, was alleged to have been shot to death by Marques.
"I know Frank," Reid said. "He wants people to feel sorry for him."
On Wednesday morning, Reid said her description of Marques as a manipulator was borne out in Las Vegas Justice Court, where Marques abruptly renounced his intention to plead guilty to first-degree murder in the death of Weckhorst.
"It's all a game to him," said Weckhorst's co-worker, Scott Senkir. "He's gotten his taste of the media spotlight, and now it has gone to his head."
In interviews Wednesday out of the courtroom, family and co- workers of Weckhorst spoke out about the high-profile case, saying they want the public to know that Marques should not be recognized simply as the man who confessed in a crowded church to what authorities say is murder.
To friends and family, Marques is a cold-blooded killer.
"My sister was convinced he was going to kill her," Reid said. "She said so. She was finally getting away from him, and he couldn't handle it."
Marques' attorney, Clark County Deputy Public Defender Wil Ewing, could not be reached for comment Wednesday.
Police said that on Aug. 8, Marques walked into morning Mass at Christ the King Catholic Church, knelt before a priest and revealed a loaded handgun in his waistband.
"He said, 'I murdered my wife. I want a blessing from you and forgiveness from God,' " the Rev. Bill Kenny recounted at the time.
Weckhorst, a 35-year-old mother of two and avid race car fan, had been found shot to death the day before. Her body was discovered inside a car in an alley near Charleston Boulevard and Mojave Road.
Reid said the shooting was the culmination of years of manipulation and control by Marques. She said despite the fact that Marques, a mechanic, could never seem to hold a steady job, her sister was somehow drawn to the older man.
"My sister just wanted to be married and have a house for her kids," Reid said. "He promised that to her."
But Reid said her sister told her that the relationship soon ran into problems. A short time after the two married, Reid said her sister received a phone call.
"It was a woman who was asking for Frank," Reid said. "My sister asked who it was and she said, 'This is his wife. Tell Frank I need $500 or I can't file the divorce papers.'
"My sister had no idea," Reid said.
Reid said she became especially concerned when Marques demanded that her sister move to Pahrump with him even though Weckhorst would have to commute to Las Vegas for work.
"He was isolating her from the rest of us," she said. "My sister ended up having to ride a $15-a-day shuttle to and from Las Vegas just to go to her job."
"I can't make it on my own," Weckhorst wrote in a letter to her sister at the time. I don't feel strong enough ... I just feel so lost."
Reid said her sister continually broke off the relationship with Marques, but that she kept going back, in part out of fear.
"One time after she had left him he called her at work and said, 'I love you, I'm going to overdose,' " Reid said, recounting what her sister had told her. "She ran to his apartment and she saw pills all over the place."
The two reunited, but the relationship would soon sour again.
"She said he admitted he hadn't taken any pills, that it was a ploy to get her back," Reid's sister later told her.
According to Las Vegas Justice Court records, Marques was once charged with domestic abuse/battery in 1994 against another woman. Records show the case eventually was dismissed.
Reid said in July, her sister had finally had enough of Marques. She obtained a protective order but coworkers said Marques kept showing up at her job at Nevada Title.
"She would have to park her car blocks away so he wouldn't see it," Senkir said. "She was definitely afraid of him."
Clark County Chief Deputy District Attorney L.J. O'Neale said after his arrest, Marques expressed a willingness to plead guilty to first-degree murder with use of a deadly weapon. The deal called for a sentence of life in prison with parole eligibility after 40 years.
But Marques pulled out of the deal early Wednesday.
When asked if the deal was still on the table, the prosecutor said "absolutely not."
"I'm not surprised," Reid said. "In Frank's mind, he's always the victim."