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There are a lot of crimes we hear about, talk about, get upset about, but never hear about "the end of the story." It goes away because the media stops covering it, we hear a blurb about it then never anything more, the public forgets about it, it "blows over", gets set aside or rescheduled by the court system, takes years to get to court, and we then never hear about "the end of the story."
Worse yet, we hear about, and see on TV, the sentences that some major crime perpetrators receive. Think "Snapped" or other True Crime shows. Life without parole. The death penalty. 40 years, can apply for parole after 20 years. But we don't hear about the outcomes of appeals (because don't you know every "guilty" verdict is appealed), or that years later the case was overturned by the courts for some incomprehensible reason. We don't hear about this "end of the story."
We never hear about the perpetrator after they go to prison. How they live, what their lives are like. How they get "congugal (sp) visits and can father children (Tex from the Manson gang, for one), get married, party in their cells and "dress up" in costumes/drag and have a good old time (Richard Speck, the 1966 Chicago Nurses murder case), have color coordinated bedding/decor for their "rooms", aka cells, nope, the general public thinks life in prison is a "good" thing, because it is justice, it is punishment for the crime. "3 hots and a cot." We never hear about "the end of the story."
I don't usually follow up on "finished" crimes, there are unfortunately too many new ones to give attention to. However, I just saw a rerun of a crime I was familiar with. I don't remember if it gave an update at the end or if I looked it up to get the current status, but to my horror, the case was overturned after 4 YEARS, the female was released and is free, and someone actually posted on a popular video site a high-end wedding anniversary party video of she and her husband. This is the case of Cynthia George in Akron, Ohio. It was a very unusual but highly publicized murder case. You can look it up.
What cases have you followed that ended with a sentence of some kind and then never followed up on? You just may be surprised at "the REAL end of the story."
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Offhand can think of one case of interest in appeals process, Jerry Sandusky, of course hes not going anywhere, but his pensions been reinstated. perhaps his enabling defensive other half will benefit. My interests contained to justice for victims who no longer have a voice. Really couldn't give a flip how they've adjusted to a cot and stainless steal toilet or prison amenities.
Last edited by Ibginnie; 03-13-2016 at 05:47 PM..
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Your comment about Sandusky is what I was after. His pension was revoked, but now he has gotten it reinstated. Who knew? Is anyone upset by this? My point is that folks are so happy when a criminal gets his or her "just dues", and is ignorant, oops, I mean innocent, enough to think that that is the end of the story. Bad person locked up, justice served. Where is the outrage when the system reverses the penalties? When the judge reverses a jury sentence? When so many appeals get the sentence reversed, or, worse yet, thrown out?
Thanks for your reply.
Last edited by Ibginnie; 03-13-2016 at 05:48 PM..
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Thank you, ezrider62. I guess I expected it to make folks think, and then go look up what has happened to a case that made an impression on them. Although with all the reruns of true crime stories, it would be easy to watch one and want to do a search to read up on it, like I did with the one I mentioned.
I look forward to your input about a crime that you are now curious about.
Although it is not finished and is still very much being worked, I kind of wonder how Natalie Keepers (one of the Virginia Tech murderers) is doing in jail, considering the arguments for her being released on bail were that she did not have a hypoallergenic pillow that she requires and that they were not keeping up with her gluten free diet. Her parents were also, "She's never been in trouble before!".... at 18, I would hope not!
I heard Oscar Pistorius the olympian is serving a different sentence than he was first given. I am not sure what it is now reading so many conflicting reports, but many thought his first sentence was too light.
The Book of Matt: Hidden Truths About the Murder of Matthew ShepardSep 16, 2014
by Stephen Jimenez
I just read this book and the author claims, after 13 years of research in Laramie, Fort Collins, and Denver, that the murder wasn't a hate crime, that McKinney and Shepard knew each other in the meth-using and dealing worlds of those cities, and may have even been sexual partners at one (or several) times because McKinney was bi-sexual. Henderson, on the other hand, seemed to have almost nothing to do with the murder, other than the fact that he didn't report it and left with McKinney as Shepard lay dying out there in the field for 18 hours. (I know - that's a lot but he's already served 18 years for his part in the crime.
He didn't know anything about the drug deals or the sex but still received 2 consecutive life sentences and doesn't look to be getting out any time soon.
I've been watching some (ok, many) old 48 hours and Dateline shows on YouTube as well as some other different kind of crime shows, and routinely Google the cases to see what became of the people in the story.
The Book of Matt: Hidden Truths About the Murder of Matthew ShepardSep 16, 2014
by Stephen Jimenez
I just read this book and the author claims, after 13 years of research in Laramie, Fort Collins, and Denver, that the murder wasn't a hate crime, that McKinney and Shepard knew each other in the meth-using and dealing worlds of those cities, and may have even been sexual partners at one (or several) times because McKinney was bi-sexual. Henderson, on the other hand, seemed to have almost nothing to do with the murder, other than the fact that he didn't report it and left with McKinney as Shepard lay dying out there in the field for 18 hours. (I know - that's a lot but he's already served 18 years for his part in the crime.
He didn't know anything about the drug deals or the sex but still received 2 consecutive life sentences and doesn't look to be getting out any time soon.
I've been watching some (ok, many) old 48 hours and Dateline shows on YouTube as well as some other different kind of crime shows, and routinely Google the cases to see what became of the people in the story.
I heard Oscar Pistorius the olympian is serving a different sentence than he was first given. I am not sure what it is now reading so many conflicting reports, but many thought his first sentence was too light.
He was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to 1-5 years in prison. He served 1 year and was released. His manslaughter conviction was then overturned and he was convicted of murder. His appeal of the murder conviction was rejected. He will be sentenced for the murder conviction next month.
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