GUILTY IL - Lauren Lofquist, 8, murdered, Clarendon Hills, 26 March 2006

maiseyjane said:

ttp://movingoutmovingon.bloghi.com/2006/03/27/a-reminder-to-all-of-us-life-is-so-very-precious.html

A Reminder To All Of Us Life Is So Very Precious
Tags: violence
@ 01:52 AM (3 days, 17 hours, 14 minutes ago)
Yesterday, a beautiful 8 year old child was murdered. Had it been a slow news day across the country, you probably would have read about it or seen it on a national media network. Explaining how a man, who was her father murdered this precious gift of life. Who knows, perhaps Lauren would have grown up to be a doctor or maybe a scientist discovering a cure for a fatal disease, we will never know. And although she didn't receive national attention for being killed by her father, her death should have more importance to each of us as parents, grandparents, neighbors and teachers. This could have been your neighbor next door. A quiet family, that no one really knew. A neighbor who played with your kids or sat next to them in school. This is just a reminder to all of us that life is precious. We can't predict if we will see the sunrise the next morning. So in memory of Lauren lets all remember to give our kids a great big kiss and tell them how important they are each and every day.

Click to expand...

mysteriew said:

According to the articles, some of the neighbors have stated he had been acting rather erratically in the last few weeks.

Click to expand...

Goody said:

So are we supposed to believe that psychosis is on the rise in general; that families are killing each other because everybody is nuts??????:banghead:

Click to expand...

concernedperson said:

I actually believe psychosis is rising but unreported by families. Some don't want to deal with it as in denial. The other factor is dysfunctional families where all the psychosis or behavior is present but it appears as normal interaction to them.

Click to expand...

maiseyjane said:

Yes, rumor around here is that the other charges will most likely have something to do with sexual assault.

Click to expand...

blueclouds said:

There's no negotiating this in my world. DEATH PENALTY PERIOD. TIME TO KILL ALL PEDOPHILES AND CHILD KILLERS. THERE IS NO USE FOR THOSE SLUGS IN THIS WORLD AND IT IS PROVEN THEY WILL REOFFEND.

ZAP THE PIECE OF SEWAGE.

Click to expand...

maiseyjane said:

I don't think the rape has been confirmed, but it has not been ruled out as of yet either.

Click to expand...

blueclouds said:

I corrected my signature for the time being. Thank you above for bringing it up. I'm going to put my house on the block if sexual abuse wasn't a motive or part of all of this.

Click to expand...

maiseyjane said:

http://www.dailyherald.com/search/searchstory.asp?id=172450

In Illinois, defendants are not legally responsible if a mental defect prevents them from understanding the act is wrong or they lack the ability to control themselves at the time of the crime or just afterward. Studies show insanity defenses are used in 1 percent of cases nationwide, but are successful only 5 percent of the time.

Unlike other high-profile insanity cases, such as that of Marilyn Lemak, a Naperville mother serving a life prison term for killing her three children, there is not any evidence in the Lofquist slaying of premeditation or concealment.

But, unlike Lemak, Neil Lofquist does not have a documented history of mental illness. Therefore, legal experts argue the videotaped police interviews will be important in the criminal case because they forever capture his mindset within hours of the killing.





An autopsy confirmed she died of injuries consistent with the way authorities said Neil Lofquist detailed killing his daughter. Pathologists did not find obvious signs of sex-related trauma, but further forensic tests are under way to determine if any DNA evidence present on the child’s body is consistent with molestation.

Click to expand...