 who was 57. When the argument began to escalate, prosecutors in the case say Steiner duct-taped his wife to a pole in the basement of their Springfield home. Steiner turned off the lights, left the basement, but his wife was able to get away and call for help. Last year, Steiner was convicted of abduction, malicious wounding, and attempted rape. He is currently serving a decade, 10-year prison sentence on an unrelated rape conviction that also included unlawful videotaping of a Fairfax woman.