GUILTY AK - Kristy Manzanares, 39, killed aboard Emerald Princess, Juneau, 25 July 2017 *husband arrested*

[Niner]

Confirming docket entry #152 entered on 10/21/20 is still the last entry as of this post.

Thanks for checking!

 

[ACG2x]

If it's true what he claims that she wouldn't stop laughing at him, I think there might be a decent chance that both had been drinking. MOO

Multiple witnesses said he was highly intoxicated and had been "acting horrible all night".

No word on if KM was intoxicated, but it stands to reason she likely had a drink or two in her. She probably had to in order to put up with him being a jackass. My assumption is he was obliterated and was being an *advertiser censored* to the point where she got fed up and said she wanted a divorce.

He was probably being belligerent and slurring his words so whatever his response was, perhaps she found it funny that he was acting so stupid. He interprets that as an insult on his manhood and snaps.

 

[Niner]

@Seattle1 - just wondering if there might be an updated court date?

TIA!

 

[Seattle1]

U.S. District Court
District of Alaska (Juneau)
CRIMINAL DOCKET FOR CASE #: 1:17-cr-00010-TMB-1

Case title: USA v. Manzanares
Magistrate judge case number: 1:17-mj-00023-LCL

Date Filed: 08/17/2017

Assigned to: Timothy M. Burgess

Defendant (1)
Kenneth Manzanares
19948-006

Pending Counts
18:7(1) and (8) and 1111(a) and (b) MURDER IN THE FIRST DEGREE
(1)

Highest Offense Level (Opening)
Felony

Terminated Counts
None

Highest Offense Level (Terminated)
None

Complaints
18:1111(a) MURDER

Date Filed # Docket Text

01/06/2021
#153 TMB TEXT ORDER SETTING HEARING as to Kenneth Manzanares. The continued video Evidentiary Hearing is set for March 4, 2021 at 8:30 AM and continuing through March 5, 2021, in Virtual Courtroom 3 before Judge Timothy M. Burgess. The Court expects all parties to appear via video conference unless they do not have video capabilities. To avoid delays, the Court encourages counsel to assist and advise potential witnesses before the hearing about how to access the virtual courtroom by video. Participating parties should refer to the Courtroom Quick Guide for instructions on accessing the virtual courtroom docketed separately under seal. The Public may attend via the listen-only line for Virtual Courtroom 3 and are directed to check the Court website for any updated connection information at Virtual Courtrooms | District of Alaska | United States District Court. (NMG, CHAMBERS STAFF) (Entered: 01/06/2021)

01/06/2021
#154 SEALED Virtual Courtroom 3 Quick Guide as to Kenneth Manzanares re 153 Order setting continued video Evidentiary Hearing on March 4, 2021 at 8:30 AM and continuing through March 5, 2021. (JDS, COURT STAFF) (Entered: 01/06/2021)

@Niner

 

[Niner]

Thank you @Seattle1 !

 

[Seattle1]

Thank you @Seattle1 !

When I think about the earlier docket entries where we thought the defendant was about to be sentenced, I'm surprised to see that March will be yet another evidentiary hearing.

This case is a good example of the Federal sentencing guidelines and why we really can't predict what the final sentence will be.

What an awful run for the Hunt & Manzanares families.

 

[Niner]

Thursday, March 4th:
*Evidentiary Hearing (Day 1 of 2) (Virtual) (@ 8:30am AKST) - AK - Kristy Manzanares (39) (July 25, 2017 on Alaskan cruise ship) - *Kenneth Ray Manzanares (39/now 42), (husband) charged (7/27/17) & indicted (8/17/17) on 1st degree Federal Murder. Pled not guilty on 8/23/17. DA will not seek DP.
Trial date was set for 10/23/17, was delayed on 9/18/17; new trial date is 11/5/18, was delayed to 5/20/19 & delayed to 9/9/19 which was vacated for change of plea of guilty (2/7/20).
Court info from 6/14/19 thru 3/5/20 reference post #655 here:
GUILTY - AK - Kristy Manzanares, 39, killed aboard Emerald Princess, Juneau, 25 July 2017 *husband arrested*
7/23/20 Update: Sentencing has been delayed. 8/17/20 Update: The rescheduled video Evidentiary Hearing is set for October 8, 2020 at 8:30 AM, and continuing as necessary on October 9, 2020 at 12:30 PM in Virtual Courtroom 5 before Judge Timothy M. Burgess.
10/8/20 Update: Hearing held on Polycom camera video conference system. The Judge explained that today's hearing is part of sentencing, and expert witnesses will be broken up into groups for their video testimony to the court. State witnesses: Dr. Erin David Bigler, is a Neuro Psychologist that's also an expert in neuroimaging -- better known as CAT scans and MRI imaging of the brain. Continued to 10/9/20. 10/9/20 Update: No hearing was held. Defense ordered the transcript of evidentiary hearing from 10/8/20. 10/8/20: Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Timothy M. Burgess: Evidentiary Hearing as to Manzanares, held on 10/8/20. Witness sworn. Exhibits admitted. Court & counsel heard re counsel to figure out a proposed timeframe for next proceeding. 10/9/20: Transcript request by Kenneth Manzanares.
10/9/20 Update: Order setting hearing as to Kenneth Manzanares. The continued video Evidentiary Hearing is set for March 4, 2021 at 8:30am & continuing through March 5, 2021, in Virtual Courtroom 3 before Judge Timothy M. Burgess. The Court expects all parties to appear via video conference unless they do not have video capabilities. To avoid delays, the Court encourages counsel to assist & advise potential witnesses before the hearing about how to access the virtual courtroom by video. Participating parties should refer to the Courtroom Quick Guide for instructions on accessing the virtual courtroom docketed separately under seal.

 

[Niner]

Not too sure IF the evidentiary hearing is being continued for today - will post - and see what @Seattle1 comes up with!

Friday, March 5th:
*Evidentiary Hearing (Day 2 of 2) (Virtual) (@ 8:30am AKST) - AK - Kristy Manzanares (39) (July 25, 2017 on Alaskan cruise ship) - *Kenneth Ray Manzanares (39/now 42), (husband) charged (7/27/17) & indicted (8/17/17) on 1st degree Federal Murder. Plead not guilty on 8/23/17. DA will not seek DP.
Trial date was set for 10/23/17, was delayed on 9/18/17; new trial date is 11/5/18, was delayed to 5/20/19 & delayed to 9/9/19 which was vacated for change of plea of guilty (2/7/20).
Court info from 6/14/19 thru 10/8/20 reference post #687 here:
GUILTY - AK - Kristy Manzanares, 39, killed aboard Emerald Princess, Juneau, 25 July 2017 *husband arrested*
10/9/20 Update: Order setting hearing as to Kenneth Manzanares. The continued video Evidentiary Hearing is set for March 4, 2021 at 8:30am & continuing through March 5, 2021, in Virtual Courtroom 3 before Judge Timothy M. Burgess. The Court expects all parties to appear via video conference unless they do not have video capabilities. To avoid delays, the Court encourages counsel to assist & advise potential witnesses before the hearing about how to access the virtual courtroom by video. Participating parties should refer to the Courtroom Quick Guide for instructions on accessing the virtual courtroom docketed separately under seal.
3/4/21 Update: Evidentiary hearing via virtual courtroom continued to 3/5/21.

 

[Seattle1]

U.S. District Court
District of Alaska (Juneau)
CRIMINAL DOCKET FOR CASE #: 1:17-cr-00010-TMB-1

Case title: USA v. Manzanares
Magistrate judge case number: 1:17-mj-00023-LCL

Date Filed: 08/17/2017

Assigned to: Timothy M. Burgess

Defendant (1)
Kenneth Manzanares
19948-006

Pending Counts
18:7(1) and (8) and 1111(a) and (b) MURDER IN THE FIRST DEGREE
(1)

Highest Offense Level (Opening)
Felony

Terminated Counts
None

Highest Offense Level (Terminated)
None

Complaints
18:1111(a) MURDER

Date Filed # Docket Text

01/06/2021
#153 TMB TEXT ORDER SETTING HEARING as to Kenneth Manzanares. The continued video Evidentiary Hearing is set for March 4, 2021 at 8:30 AM and continuing through March 5, 2021, in Virtual Courtroom 3 before Judge Timothy M. Burgess. The Court expects all parties to appear via video conference unless they do not have video capabilities. To avoid delays, the Court encourages counsel to assist and advise potential witnesses before the hearing about how to access the virtual courtroom by video. Participating parties should refer to the Courtroom Quick Guide for instructions on accessing the virtual courtroom docketed separately under seal. The Public may attend via the listen-only line for Virtual Courtroom 3 and are directed to check the Court website for any updated connection information at Virtual Courtrooms | District of Alaska | United States District Court. (NMG, CHAMBERS STAFF) (Entered: 01/06/2021)

01/06/2021
#154 SEALED Virtual Courtroom 3 Quick Guide as to Kenneth Manzanares re 153 Order setting continued video Evidentiary Hearing on March 4, 2021 at 8:30 AM and continuing through March 5, 2021. (JDS, COURT STAFF) (Entered: 01/06/2021)

@Niner

Continuing with Docket Number 155:

02/26/2021
#155 TMB TEXT ORDER as to Kenneth Manzanares. In preparation for the continued video Evidentiary Hearing set for March 4-5, 2021, the parties are directed to submit a proposed order of witnesses and materials the Court will be asked to review on or before 5:00 PM AKST March 2, 2021. (NMG, CHAMBERS STAFF) (Entered: 02/26/2021)

03/02/2021
#156 NOTICE of United States Witness Order by USA as to Kenneth Manzanares re 155 Order, (Cavanaugh, Kelly) (Entered: 03/02/2021)

03/02/2021
#157 NOTICE of Filing Order of Witnesses and Exhibits 5-7 by Kenneth Manzanares re 155 Order, (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 5, # 2 Exhibit 6, # 3 Exhibit 7)(McGrady, Jamie) (Entered: 03/02/2021)

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@Niner - No entries since 3/2/21 but they filed the order of witnesses on or before 3/2/21 at 5 pm for the Evidentiary Hearing set for March 4-5, 2021.

 

[Seattle1]

No docket entries since 3/2/21 so no update on the March 4-5 Evidentiary Hearing. I think there might be many medical witnesses.

 

[Niner]

Hey @Seattle1 - just wondering if there might be an update yet?

TIA!

 

[GoBuckeyes]

Multiple witnesses said he was highly intoxicated and had been "acting horrible all night".

No word on if KM was intoxicated, but it stands to reason she likely had a drink or two in her. She probably had to in order to put up with him being a jackass. My assumption is he was obliterated and was being an *advertiser censored* to the point where she got fed up and said she wanted a divorce.

He was probably being belligerent and slurring his words so whatever his response was, perhaps she found it funny that he was acting so stupid. He interprets that as an insult on his manhood and snaps.

Just my 2 cents, but alcohol abuse doesn't get nearly the attention it deserves. In excess, it does terrible things to the body and even worse destruction to relationships. AMOO

 

[Seattle1]

Hey @Seattle1 - just wondering if there might be an update yet?

TIA!

Yes -- we have confirmation that the evidentiary hearing was held as scheduled (March 4-5) and witness and exhibits admitted. I'll update the docket.

 

[Seattle1]

Continuing with Docket Number 155:

02/26/2021
#155 TMB TEXT ORDER as to Kenneth Manzanares. In preparation for the continued video Evidentiary Hearing set for March 4-5, 2021, the parties are directed to submit a proposed order of witnesses and materials the Court will be asked to review on or before 5:00 PM AKST March 2, 2021. (NMG, CHAMBERS STAFF) (Entered: 02/26/2021)

03/02/2021
#156 NOTICE of United States Witness Order by USA as to Kenneth Manzanares re 155 Order, (Cavanaugh, Kelly) (Entered: 03/02/2021)

03/02/2021
#157 NOTICE of Filing Order of Witnesses and Exhibits 5-7 by Kenneth Manzanares re 155 Order, (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 5, # 2 Exhibit 6, # 3 Exhibit 7)(McGrady, Jamie) (Entered: 03/02/2021)

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@Niner - No entries since 3/2/21 but they filed the order of witnesses on or before 3/2/21 at 5 pm for the Evidentiary Hearing set for March 4-5, 2021.

Continuing with Docket Number 158:

03/04/2021
#158 MINUTE ENTRY for proceedings held before Judge Timothy M. Burgess: Evidentiary Hearing as to Kenneth Manzanares held on 3/4/2021. Witness sworn. Exhibits admitted. Continued Evidentiary Hearing 3/5/2021 at 8:30 a.m. in Virtual Courtroom 3 before Timothy M. Burgess. Counsel will receive instructions for accessing the Virtual Courtroom by a separate sealed docket entry. The public may attend (listening only) by calling toll free: 877-402-9757, Access Code 1461160#. Check the Court website at Virtual Courtrooms | District of Alaska | United States District Court for any updated connection information. (Attachments: # 1 MGO 21-03) (ACW, COURT STAFF) (Entered: 03/12/2021)

03/05/2021
#159 MINUTE ENTRY for proceedings held before Judge Timothy M. Burgess: Evidentiary Hearing as to Kenneth Manzanares held on 3/5/2021. Witness sworn. Exhibits admitted. (ACW, COURT STAFF) (Entered: 03/12/2021)

03/05/2021
# 160 Witness List re Evidentiary Hearing 150 , 158 , 159 . (ACW, COURT STAFF) (Entered: 03/12/2021)

03/05/2021
#161 EXHIBIT LIST Evidentiary Hearing 150 , 158 , 159 by Kenneth Manzanares. (ACW, COURT STAFF) (Entered: 03/12/2021)

 

[Seattle1]

Continuing with Docket Number 158:

03/04/2021
#158 MINUTE ENTRY for proceedings held before Judge Timothy M. Burgess: Evidentiary Hearing as to Kenneth Manzanares held on 3/4/2021. Witness sworn. Exhibits admitted. Continued Evidentiary Hearing 3/5/2021 at 8:30 a.m. in Virtual Courtroom 3 before Timothy M. Burgess. Counsel will receive instructions for accessing the Virtual Courtroom by a separate sealed docket entry. The public may attend (listening only) by calling toll free: 877-402-9757, Access Code 1461160#. Check the Court website at Virtual Courtrooms | District of Alaska | United States District Court for any updated connection information. (Attachments: # 1 MGO 21-03) (ACW, COURT STAFF) (Entered: 03/12/2021)

03/05/2021
#159 MINUTE ENTRY for proceedings held before Judge Timothy M. Burgess: Evidentiary Hearing as to Kenneth Manzanares held on 3/5/2021. Witness sworn. Exhibits admitted. (ACW, COURT STAFF) (Entered: 03/12/2021)

03/05/2021
# 160 Witness List re Evidentiary Hearing 150 , 158 , 159 . (ACW, COURT STAFF) (Entered: 03/12/2021)

03/05/2021
#161 EXHIBIT LIST Evidentiary Hearing 150 , 158 , 159 by Kenneth Manzanares. (ACW, COURT STAFF) (Entered: 03/12/2021)

Update - latest entries only relate to instructions for obtaining court transcripts of the evidentiary hearings and testimony of witnesses as planned. The judge will now come back with his decision on punishment.

Sentencing will occur sometime in June 2021.

 

[gliving]

JUNEAU — Sentencing has been set for June for a man who pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the beating death of his wife during a 2017 family cruise to Alaska.

Kenneth Manzanares, who is from Utah, signed a plea agreement in the case in January 2020. Sentencing was initially set for last May but was pushed back and this week was scheduled to be held in Juneau’s federal court on June 3 and 4. The case was handled by federal authorities because the death took place in waters outside the state’s jurisdiction before the cruise ship reached Juneau.

Sentencing scheduled for man accused of beating wife to death on cruise to Alaska

 

[gliving]

Hmm...

JUNEAU - A Utah man awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty to second-degree murder in the beating death of his wife on an Alaska cruise had brain abnormalities a defense expert deemed consistent with injuries caused by playing contact sports, according to a court filing in the case.

The filing by federal public defender Jamie McGrady states that this, combined with what was at the time an undiagnosed bipolar disorder and “a problematic combination of prescribed medication and alcohol resulted in an aberrant episode of violence” by Kenneth Manzanares.

Manzanares played football, wrestled and boxed when he was younger and had a history of “testosterone supplementation,” the filing states.

Manzanares’ attorneys, in the filing, say they plan to seek a 7 1/2 year prison sentence. Prosecutors, in a separate filing, say they will recommend a life sentence, saying Manzanares had committed “the most serious crime a person can commit against another.”


Utah man who killed his wife aboard cruise ship in Alaska waters had brain injury, defense says

more at link

 

[Seattle1]

Utah man who killed his wife aboard cruise ship in Alaska waters had brain injury, defense says

May 7, 2021

Manzanares’ attorneys, in the filing, say they plan to seek a 7 1/2 year prison sentence. Prosecutors, in a separate filing, say they will recommend a life sentence, saying Manzanares had committed “the most serious crime a person can commit against another.”

[FBI: Cruise ship passenger killed wife because ‘she would not stop laughing at me’]

Both filings cite a presentence report that calculated a sentencing guideline range between 14 years and 17 1/2 years. They also paint different pictures of Manzanares’ relationship with his wife, Kristy.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Jack Schmidt, in a court filing, said on the night of Kristy Manzanares’ death in 2017, the couple argued in their cabin about Kenneth Manzanares’ behavior at dinner. Kristy Manzanares told her husband he should get off the ship in Juneau, where it was headed, and referred to getting a divorce, the filing states.


Two of the couple’s children tried to get in the room when they heard their mother scream and witnessed part of the assault from a balcony, according to Schmidt’s filing, which describes the assault as brutal and violent.

The prosecution filing also states that Kenneth Manzanares said he had in the past broken TV remotes when angry and punched holes in walls and physically restrained his wife.

Manzanares’ attorneys say this was “not a case of simmering resentment and dysfunction that boiled over into an altercation.”

The filing by McGrady states that law enforcement officers interviewed “dozens and dozens” of witnesses and family friends “looking for signs of marital woes,” such as money problems or domestic abuse and “found none of that.”

Kenneth Manzanares didn’t have an explanation for how or why the assault happened, the filing from McGrady states, and he “appreciates the gravity of what he has done.”

“Although he has come to understand more about himself, his impairments and deficits, he knows it is no excuse and this explanation will likely give no comfort to those who loved his wife,” the filing from his attorneys states.

Sentencing is set for next month.

_________________

I'm appalled that the defense would discount the sentencing guideline more than 50% given the accused killed his wife with his bare hands. That's unbelievable.

 

[SBops]

Utah man who killed his wife aboard cruise ship in Alaska waters had brain injury, defense says

May 7, 2021

Manzanares’ attorneys, in the filing, say they plan to seek a 7 1/2 year prison sentence. Prosecutors, in a separate filing, say they will recommend a life sentence, saying Manzanares had committed “the most serious crime a person can commit against another.”

[FBI: Cruise ship passenger killed wife because ‘she would not stop laughing at me’]

Both filings cite a presentence report that calculated a sentencing guideline range between 14 years and 17 1/2 years. They also paint different pictures of Manzanares’ relationship with his wife, Kristy.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Jack Schmidt, in a court filing, said on the night of Kristy Manzanares’ death in 2017, the couple argued in their cabin about Kenneth Manzanares’ behavior at dinner. Kristy Manzanares told her husband he should get off the ship in Juneau, where it was headed, and referred to getting a divorce, the filing states.


Two of the couple’s children tried to get in the room when they heard their mother scream and witnessed part of the assault from a balcony, according to Schmidt’s filing, which describes the assault as brutal and violent.

The prosecution filing also states that Kenneth Manzanares said he had in the past broken TV remotes when angry and punched holes in walls and physically restrained his wife.

Manzanares’ attorneys say this was “not a case of simmering resentment and dysfunction that boiled over into an altercation.”

The filing by McGrady states that law enforcement officers interviewed “dozens and dozens” of witnesses and family friends “looking for signs of marital woes,” such as money problems or domestic abuse and “found none of that.”

Kenneth Manzanares didn’t have an explanation for how or why the assault happened, the filing from McGrady states, and he “appreciates the gravity of what he has done.”

“Although he has come to understand more about himself, his impairments and deficits, he knows it is no excuse and this explanation will likely give no comfort to those who loved his wife,” the filing from his attorneys states.

Sentencing is set for next month.

_________________

I'm appalled that the defense would discount the sentencing guideline more than 50% given the accused killed his wife with his bare hands. That's unbelievable.

I am appalled that he has not been charged for the lifelong damage that he has inflicted upon his children who saw some and heard all of their father beating their mother to death.

 

[Niner]

Defendant Who Admits Killing His Wife on Cruise Ship Blames ‘Testosterone Supplementation,’ Sports-Related Brain Abnormalities

May 8, 2021
A man who admitted beating his wife to death during an argument on a cruise ship near the Alaskan coast is seeking a more lenient sentence from a federal judge because he claims to suffer from contact-sport-related brain damage, bipolar disorder, and mood disorders — all of which he says were exacerbated by a “history of testosterone supplementation.”
[.....]
The new filing, from defense attorney Jamie McGrady, stated that since the incident, Manzanares has undergone “neuropsychological testing and neuropsychiatric mental status examinations” that revealed a neurocognitive disorder, mood disorder, and other functional impairments that contributed to his violent outburst.
[.....]
In the sentencing memo, McGrady said Manzanares’ mental state left him barely capable of remembering the brutal beating of wife — and claimed her client is extremely remorseful.
[.....]
McGrady also noted that prosecutors have not had Manzanares tested by a government mental health expert despite his willingness and availability to do so.

Sentencing in the case is scheduled for next month.

Read the full motion below.


There is motion in the article - haven't gone back to see if anyone posted it...