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04-25-2010, 05:40 PM
I read this article: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/04/25/years-later-widower-recalls-slain-family/
Essentially, a man's wife and two young daughters were murdered 25 years ago, and a man was tried and convicted and sentenced to death in a state court. The case was appealed, overturned by the state Supreme Court, and re-tried. The second time around, the man was found not guilty. Recently, DNA evidence was found, and the man was tried again, this time in a military court, and convicted.
The reason I post this here is that the murderer knew the family because he had bought a dog from them a few weeks before the murder. The family lived in North Carolina, and the father was in Air Force training in Alabama when the murder happened. In other words, the wife and three children were home alone when this man, who had bought their dog, came over. The woman was raped, and she and two of her daughters were brutally, repeatedly stabbed.
It reminds of a case I had where a man, twice previously convicted for rape, was working for Atlanta Gas Light Company. He came to the home of a mother and toddler, while the husband was at work. He'd previously worked in this residence and he claimed he had to work on the gas line in the house. He very nearly raped her - she faked a heart attack and he ran. This happened in the middle of the day.
My point is this: be very careful. Most often, victims KNOW their attackers, and they let their attackers in their homes willingly. IF someone comes over to do work for a company and you haven't made the appointment yourself, don't let them in. If a husband's friend or co-worker or boss comes over when your spouse isn't home and you haven't previously arranged it, don't let them in. If your neighbor, the guy at the gas station, someone whose car broke down -whatever- comes and knocks on the door and you are alone with your children, don't let them come into your house. Be very careful.
Essentially, a man's wife and two young daughters were murdered 25 years ago, and a man was tried and convicted and sentenced to death in a state court. The case was appealed, overturned by the state Supreme Court, and re-tried. The second time around, the man was found not guilty. Recently, DNA evidence was found, and the man was tried again, this time in a military court, and convicted.
The reason I post this here is that the murderer knew the family because he had bought a dog from them a few weeks before the murder. The family lived in North Carolina, and the father was in Air Force training in Alabama when the murder happened. In other words, the wife and three children were home alone when this man, who had bought their dog, came over. The woman was raped, and she and two of her daughters were brutally, repeatedly stabbed.
It reminds of a case I had where a man, twice previously convicted for rape, was working for Atlanta Gas Light Company. He came to the home of a mother and toddler, while the husband was at work. He'd previously worked in this residence and he claimed he had to work on the gas line in the house. He very nearly raped her - she faked a heart attack and he ran. This happened in the middle of the day.
My point is this: be very careful. Most often, victims KNOW their attackers, and they let their attackers in their homes willingly. IF someone comes over to do work for a company and you haven't made the appointment yourself, don't let them in. If a husband's friend or co-worker or boss comes over when your spouse isn't home and you haven't previously arranged it, don't let them in. If your neighbor, the guy at the gas station, someone whose car broke down -whatever- comes and knocks on the door and you are alone with your children, don't let them come into your house. Be very careful.