FL - Collin Griffith, 17, stabs mother to death 1 year after fatally shooting father - Sep. 11, 2024

[ChatteringBirds]

When he made the threats in February, they must have asked him why he wanted to kill his mother, and I wonder how he responded.

 

[acutename]

When he made the threats in February, they must have asked him why he wanted to kill his mother, and I wonder how he responded.

yes- the whole situation after killing his father- he was acquitted but everyone says he did it, which is odd in itself, leaves a lot unrevealed. The news video above says "Baker Acted 3X" so there must be a lot of history.

 

[stg]

Already a thread on this case here: FL - Collin Griffith, 17, stabs mother to death 1 year after fatally shooting father - Sep. 11, 2024

 

[ChatteringBirds]

@vls12345
A thread for this case was started yesterday. Here's the link:

FL - Collin Griffith, 17, stabs mother to death 1 year after fatally shooting father - Sep. 11, 2024

https://nypost.com/2024/09/11/us-news/collin-griffith-17-stabs-mom-catherine-to-death-in-fla-one-year-after-killing-father-police/ Collin Griffith called 911 on Sunday night and claimed that his mother, 39-year-old Catherine Griffith, was stabbed in the neck during a fight after she lunged at...

www.websleuths.com

 

[vls12345]

Thanks. I've reported this thread to have it deleted or merged with the existing thread.

 

[vls12345]

'He's already, at 17 years of age, shot and killed his father and got away with it, and stabbed his mother in the neck so hard that the knife went all the way through.

'Now he's killed two people, and killed his mother and father, and I can assure you based upon his conduct, had he gone to live with his grandmother at the end of this, and she had crossed him, she would be next.'

Mom's haunting final posts before she was killed by 'psychopath' son

Catherine Griffith, 39, made chilling posts in the days prior to her murder, allegedly at the hands of son Collin Griffith, 17.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[vls12345]

According to PCSO, he had also been charged with domestic violence battery against his mom in November 2023 by the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office.

“The reason he battered his mother is because she was disciplining him and took his video game privileges away,” said Sheriff Judd. “He pushed her to the ground and he stomped on her.”

The teen is being charged with first-degree murder, kidnapping, and violation of a no-contact order.

https://www.wfla.com/news/polk-county/sheriff-judd-17-year-old-murders-mom-in-polk-county/

(I wonder if the no-contact order was for his mom? The murder happened at the grandmother's house. Was he living with his grandmother & not his mom?)

 

[I am not Sherlock H.]

yes- the whole situation after killing his father- he was acquitted but everyone says he did it, which is odd in itself, leaves a lot unrevealed. The news video above says "Baker Acted 3X" so there must be a lot of history.

IIUC in the prior case of CG having slain his father in Oklahoma, no charges were ever filed. Self defense apparently could not be ruled out. So IIRC there was no prior charge, trial, nor acquittal. Therefore he could still be tried in that case depending on any evidence assembled or charges filed.

That said, do have to wonder whether OK officials had investigated that well enough? Given the accused’s propensity for this type of fatal familial violence. MOO

KOCO 5 ABC News online September 12, 2024 article by Alyse Jones entitled ‘Florida murder case could reopen Lincoln County self-defense shooting case’. Which speaks to the OK prior circumstances:

Florida murder case could re-open Oklahoma self-defense case

Collin Griffth shot and killed his father in Stroud last year. He has now been charged with killing his mom in Florida.

www.koco.com

 

[Dotta]

Shocking new details

"Catherine's killing was the last act of violence in the family's troubled past,
which includes repeated threats of murder,
alleged domestic abuse
and a nasty divorce battle that concluded with the killing of Collin's father Charles, 41, last year.

The teen's parents were engaged in a legal battle over Collin when Charles,
who had full custody of the teen, was fatally shot in the chest and head.

The former couple divorced in May, 2020, after 20 years of marriage,
according to court documents where Catherine accused Charles of decades of abuse."

https://twitter.com/x/status/1834663114307985762

 

[LadyL]

Also says that State authorities told her to continue living with him in her house...though she was afraid.

Port Charlotte teen told deputies he would kill his mom a year before murder, documents say ​

NBC2 obtained records from the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office interactions in 2023 with Collin Griffith.

www.nbc-2.com



Updated: 9:23 AM EDT Sep 13, 2024

I say this a lot but look at his soulless eyes - there's nothing there IMO.

 

[vls12345]

The former couple divorced in May, 2020, after 20 years of marriage,
according to court documents where Catherine accused Charles of decades of abuse."

https://twitter.com/x/status/1834663114307985762

RSBM.

If true (the decades of abuse by the dad), then the son learned from his dad. MOO.

 

[Chimera]

Shocking new details

"Catherine's killing was the last act of violence in the family's troubled past,
which includes repeated threats of murder,
alleged domestic abuse
and a nasty divorce battle that concluded with the killing of Collin's father Charles, 41, last year.

The teen's parents were engaged in a legal battle over Collin when Charles,
who had full custody of the teen, was fatally shot in the chest and head.

The former couple divorced in May, 2020, after 20 years of marriage,
according to court documents where Catherine accused Charles of decades of abuse."

https://twitter.com/x/status/1834663114307985762

From your link, it looks like there was an older brother ?
Hopefully he and the grandmother (mom of Catherine) could be of some comfort and support to each other.
What a sad family situation.
Omo.

 

[venitak]

Its so frustrating to have to witness this type of violence over and over again. With the same contributing factors in every single case. How are these children able to just go unnoticed while simultaneously be so disturbing in their behaviors? Why are women not believed when they say they are afraid? Why wasn't this child taken into state custody, or at the very least evaluated?

I know we are a passionate group in this space. Im here for discourse and discussion about hard things. But I often find it difficult to understand why and how people are like this.

 

[GoBuckeyes]

17-year-old stabs mother to death in Florida one year after killing father: police

“Collin Griffith is a violent predator—he has now killed both his father and his mother.”

nypost.com

Collin Griffith called 911 on Sunday night and claimed that his mother, 39-year-old Catherine Griffith, was stabbed in the neck during a fight after she lunged at him with a knife and fell on it, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.

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Shut the front door!! What was this dead-eyed murderer doing out of jail if he killed his Dad 1 year ago?!

 

[GoBuckeyes]

Bbm.
I concur !

He was acquitted.

 

[GoBuckeyes]

why was a murderer not in prison
(rhetorical)

I asked the same. Then I read that he was acquitted. SMH

 

[acutename]

Its so frustrating to have to witness this type of violence over and over again. With the same contributing factors in every single case. How are these children able to just go unnoticed while simultaneously be so disturbing in their behaviors? Why are women not believed when they say they are afraid? Why wasn't this child taken into state custody, or at the very least evaluated?

I know we are a passionate group in this space. Im here for discourse and discussion about hard things. But I often find it difficult to understand why and how people are like this.

I am thinking the Menendez bros....not sure if we will ever know what the father was doing...and C is being presented as simply bad but maybe there is a back story... however who to believe? And what does society do with people this angry and violent?

 

[venitak]

I am thinking the Menendez bros....not sure if we will ever know what the father was doing...and C is being presented as simply bad but maybe there is a back story... however who to believe? And what does society do with people this angry and violent?

Ya know.. I think about the Menendez brothers a lot too.

Youre right, who do we even believe? How do we as a society handle rehabilitation for disturbed individuals, how to assess this type of anger and patterns of behaviors. I just know that I am deeply concerned for alot of these young men right now. The misogynistic propaganda, trying to discover who you are, dealing with violence at home and at school.. very sad ending here.

 

[TristanP]

RSBM.

If true (the decades of abuse by the dad), then the son learned from his dad. MOO.

Yep. His dad abused him, and his mom didn’t protect him. He was severely traumatized and full of rage at both of them, it sounds like. If this is the case, it’s no wonder he said he would kill her. He wouldn’t have been able to understand the difficulty victims of DV have when trying to get away, and possibly blamed her.

 

[DropthePuck]

I asked the same. Then I read that he was acquitted. SMH

His case never went to trial. The prosecutor in OK did not feel they could prove it wasn't self defense so he was never even tried. His mom bailed him out of jail in OK and he moved back to Florida with her.