Robert Whitmore Colonel, United States Air Force New Reports: June 4, 1998 Man sentenced in beating death of retired Colonel RENO, Nevada - A Reno man was sentenced to more than 40 years in prison for the beating death of a retired Air Force Colonel whose body was stuffed in a military footlocker. Charles Michael May, 38, was sentenced Wednesday to at least 20 years for second-degree murder plus another 24 years for cashing checks out of his victim's bank account. May told Washoe District Judge Janet Berry he was saddened by the death of Colonel Robert Whitmore, 79. Deputy...