We don't know how long SL knew Melinda.
I'm thinking that SL wanted a quick easy fling. I believe had Melinda never gotten pregnant she would still be alive today. I believe that if SL'S first wife not discovered the affair and divorced him, had Melinda been just a fling, she would still be alive. She deserved better. She deserved someone who would love her as much as she loved him. She deserved to grow and see her daughter graduate college, start her own family.
SL, this is my own opinion, maybe felt trapped by a situation out of his control. He wanted out, but wanted to preserve the "good guy" image so he couldn't divorce her. But losing her to a crime would add to his status. He could play the tragic victim. According to Set Her Soul Free, SL told Melinda his wife and child had died. Think about that for a minute. His wife died. Then think about Set Her Soul Free's statement about insurance on Baby Girl.
Melinda and I met Steve "wolfie" as he told us his name was YEARS (2009ish i think) ago while working in the club in chicago.
Melinda wasnt suppose to be able to get PG, she had cancer that she had a VERY slim chance of ever having a child of own.
The Policy on the daughter is actually helping out VERY much for her parents and their laywer.. THANK GOD!
I'm sorry, but I don't think anyone implied the Stalker was someone Melinda met at her place of employment years ago..I believe the post was about her being naive...anyway,the stalker COULD BE someone from her past...an x boyfriend,secret admirer,who knows...or, it could very well be Steve as you all seem to think...I don't even know how long she had been with Steve...I think someone said two years...A beautiful woman like Melinda must have had other boyfriends before him...maybe even got dumped for Steve...I was reading facts about Stalking...I believe Starshine4U posted some of these things that occurred....
According to the U.S. Department of Justice, stalking is defined as "a pattern of repeated and unwanted attention, harassment, contact, or any other course of conduct directed at a specific person that would cause a reasonable person to feel fear." Stalking behavior can include
- Repeated, unwanted, intrusive, and frightening communications, by phone, mail, and/or email....Didn't Starshine4U say this occurred?
- Following or laying in wait for a victim at places victims tend to frequently visit, including home, school, or work....Someone spotted in a car and Starshine4U says they know who that person was.
- Making direct or indirect threats to harm the victim or the victim's children and family, friends, pets, and even co-workers...According to what starshine4u said...Someone was out beating her dogs...Steve was in the bathroom.
- Damaging or threatening to damage a victim's property.....garage remote was stolen and the screen on a window cut...
- Harassing a victim through the Internet, including email, social networking sites, and other sites....This I didn't see posted...although I thought she said E-Mails...
See the stalker thing... Steve kept melinda SOOOOOO isolated it was beyond sad! I honestly believe with everything inside that the stalker thing was a complete set up!
Just wondering with SL having expressed to the courts that he is on medication for depression, anxiety, and sleep problems will the courts request a mental evaluation. When I think of this I grow concerned that it is going to be used in his defense, like the guy that killed his wife in his sleep.
Her family as well as i have talked about this, if he made it an appoint to say something so he could use it later.. see the thing is he would stay up all night and sleep all day.. melinda use to get so mad about it.. bc he did nothing to help with the daughter and she was always taking care of his son as well when he was over *not that she minded bc she loved him*
It seemed to me, that Steve was in a position of power over her also, via his age, and skill at abuse and manipulation. If he kept her in a constant state of fear, insecurity and confusion, it might well have been easy for him to convince her that any "choice" she made of her own, (that didn't include hanging on to his fine self.), would be be a huge mistake...
YESSSSS PERFECTLY SAID!!
Like i have said Melinda was BEAUTIFUL as could be.. but NOT the brightest.
What it proves to me is that someone else is involved. I don't believe Steve did the actual "stalking", I believe he got someone else to do it in exchange for a cut in that $1 million.
JMO
THIS the family and i have thought to be true as well.
Here's Some Question's I have....
(1) People have said on here this might have been premediated...If he was planning on killing her, why not do it in international waters while on the cruise?
(2)If he planned on killing her like some have suggested why would he do it at or around 6 AM...Why not at night when a home invasion is more likely and his young daughter would be asleep and most likely the neighbors...
(3)I know, everyone says no footprints..When Steve called 911 and people arrived at the scene the Police,EMT'S...They certainly didn't check for foot prints as soon as they arrived...I'm sure they went to the crime scene...so, how could they tell who's footprints were who's outside...?
(4)Why not try to make it look like a suicide which would be more believable I would think.
I am still on the stalker theory..Mainly because it was Melinda who reported the stalker...I don't know how many times though.I know people say on here he may have hired someone to help him....I think the opposite...I do think it took two to carry this off but I don't think it was Steve and a friend.Maybe stalker and a friend.....Steve was still living at home and working according to his Verified Family Member,although his job was on a down time in his trade........they went on a cruise...she was pregnant..which ever came first..sounds like a normal relationship to me...
1. You know ive thought about this, but maybe bc he thought he could get away with it this way?
2. WE THINK he jumped the gun, she was talking to her father about leaving Steve one of the last 4 texts sent to her dad read " please help me daddy"
3. Thats an easy one, they check for matches of the print/weight/size/what kind of shoes. all kinds of things can be told by a print
4. Bc ANYONE that knew melinda knows she would NEVER kill herself.. there is NO way ANYONE would have believed that.
I knew melinda AND steve... i was around them ALOT (myself and another good friend were "trusted" by steve) there wasnt alot of normal in that relationship aside from the "chase" to win her heart.
One of the first articles after the arrest said that he would be charged with murder and conspiracy. Then when he was arraigned it didn't happen. He was only charged with murder. A few of us have always wondered why. Could be the newspaper story was wrong and conspiracy was never on the table.
YES THERE WAS A CONSPIRACY charge in the original arrest. point blank period!
idk what happened to it but it WAS there!
Yes, if the Judge decides at the pre-trial that there is enough evidence to continue to trial. Don't look for it anytime soon though. With all the continuances and delays it could be well over a year away.
honestly changes are this trial prob, wont start for 1-2 years... its sad but the truth.
Wasn't she pregnant when she quit her job with their first child? I'm assuming he met her at her place of employment? Makes sense that he would make her quit her job...Did she want to go back to work after her little daughter was born...?
Yes she was PG, she moved to a door girl, and he made her quit. YES he met her at the club in chicago. not the one we worked at in NWI. She had no want to go back after her baby was born.
There is no change of plea hearing scheduled. April 10th is an Omnibus hearing. In all likelihood, this will be rescheduled. At the time of arraignment all hearings are assigned according to law. Most hearings are rescheduled to accommodate each side.
TRUTH!! ^^^
SetHerSoulFree posted that Melinda's last text to her father was to tell him that Steven had taken the baby and to beg him for help. Her last text read Please help us .... SetHerSoulFree is a verified insider who is close to Melinda's dad and saw this for herself.
YES, DO NOT QUOTE me i will find out this sunday for sure but i BELIEVE that text was sent on newyears. i will double check this weekend for sure and get back.
I don't think there's any evidence of a cruise. More than likely, it's a story made up by SL.
i know she had told us she was suppose to go on one (thanksgiving weekend i believe) but it was never confirmed that she went.
Steve's Verified family member says there was a crusie...pictures on Melinda's phone...I'm sure the police have her phone and the truth if they did or did not take a crusie is there......When was the supposed call for help call made to Melinda's Dad ? The other Verified member on here who knows Melinda's Dad should have the answer to that ...When did that happen...A year ago? The Day before the murder ? When? I think that would be an important piece of evidence...people have arguments...not everyone likes their in-laws or out-laws as I like to call some I've had...and they don't want their child around them...this is pure speculations on my part...and the reason I even say it is because I had a X DIL who kept my grandkids away from me for 3 years...for my son to appease her he stayed away too...THANKFULLY, he divorced her,not because of that though...I'm only sharing that because its possible Steve didn't like his In-Laws...Not saying they aren't good decent people...I think I am, but my XDIL didn't like me for whatever her reason was...Maybe thats the case here...
i will find out for SURE on the date but if im correct and i believe that i am, it was NEW YEARS EVE that this was sent to her father. actually im going to see if i can get a screen shot of the text.
I think that SL's verified family member is honestly retelling the story that SL has told his family members. However, I think that the story SL has told his family members holds no resemblance to what actually occurred. Based upon the information found in this thread, it appears that the accused has a long history of lying. So much of his story just sounds so unreasonable that I just cannot buy it. Of course, that is my opinion only.
I do have faith that the proper authorities will ferret out the truth and ultimately justice will prevail.
i do believe the same.
We must remember that it was the insurance company that contacted the police to say that SL was trying to claim on the policy. So in other words the insurance investigators didn't buy SL story either. If SL wasn't named as the beneficiary then why was he trying to claim the insurance? Really classless to claim on a policy when you never provided a memorial service,just my opinion.
If I get a chance today I'll go over this thread because I'm pretty sure that I read that SL took out the policy, and Melinda made a comment about how much she is worth
nothing more to say then i agree! and YES he took it out and YES she had made a joke, "im worth more dead than you are alive"
You forgot to mention that she was shot with her own gun. That to me is one of the most damning circumstances about this case. We're supposed to believe that this alleged stalker waltzed into the house through the unlocked front door, subdued Steve, located Melinda's gun, and shot her with it - all without waking Melinda? No. Just no.
Melinda was a light sleeper.. NO WAY. && we lived together for a while and she was SOOO ANAL about her doors being LOCKED even if i was just running down to my car to get a pack of cigs.
Yes, and the dogs as well. She slept through the entire assault on SL, and apparently all three dogs and Baby Girl did too.
Here are a few more questions I have.
I wonder if the gunshot woke Baby Girl. If she was calm when LE arrived, where did SL's call originate from? Every report I've read said he was screaming on the 911 call. If he was in Baby Girl's room screaming wouldn't that have woken her up and upset her as well? So what room did he call from?
If the gunshot didn't wake her up, does it help the theory that Melinda was shot earlier than 6:00 am? SL would have had time to calm her down a bit.
What on earth was he doing kneeling? That doesn't make any sense at all. If he could get to his knees, why not his feet?
And lastly as has been brought up before, why would his attacker leave the cell phone where SL could get to it?
I honestly think the baby was awake, melinda always woke up at 430 to feed E by 5.
THATS what i THINK, that she was shot before he said... which breaks my heart... bc.. maybe.. she could have been saved..
he says first that she was shot.. then that she had just been taken to a room and shot..
Here is the paragraph that has the statement that they took Melinda into bedroom
From Commercial-News dated Feb 17 2015, post 640
According to court documents, Porter County Sheriff's Department officers received a call around 6:19 a.m. Jan. 16 from a male, later identified as Steven Lindsey, screaming. Steven Lindsey told police someone had broken into his home and he had heard a gunshot. He then stated that they took his wife in a bedroom and he believed there was one suspect. He said he was in his baby's room and he did not know if anyone was still hurt or whether the suspect was still there.
When officers arrived, they found Melinda Lindsey on a bed with a single gunshot wound in her head, but still breathing. Officers found a gun lying on the floor partially under the bed, according to police records.
"was still hurt"
enough said.
For someone who claims they don't know Steve or Melinda you certainly know a lot about their private life...You didn't read what you just posted in any Newspaper article or if you did where are the links ??..and I thought the X wife was off limits here to discuss....The Verified person for Melinda didn't say these things infact she hasn't said much at all for awhile...YET, Steve's Verified Family member comes here and she is not to be believed because supposedly it has come from Steve....How do any of you know that??
I needed a break from ALL of this.. I was consumed by it. I needed to take a moment away and collect myself.
Especially when you factor in the stolen garage door opener. There are so many things wrong with SL'S story it's almost too hard to list them all. I hope he doesn't get to plea down. I hope he is tried and convicted. I hope his co-conspirators are found out and tried as well. It's almost too much for him to have done on his own.
I'm still very curious as to why he called his brother that morning. I'd love to see his cell phone records. I don't know why he would say he wasn't living in the home. Why was he there then? Did he say that to give a reason for sleeping on the couch? None of it makes sense.
As to whether or not SL was cruel to Melinda, many of us saw it her own words on her now defunct FB. I saw her new years eve post where SL left her alone and took Baby Girl to his brother's. I saw the posts where she said he had kicked her out shortly after Baby Girl was born, how her friends asked her about SL tearing up photos of the family and how she minimized that. I saw, and it was heart wrenching, how happy she was when he was talking to her again. A simple post, just "He's talking to me!!!!!" No one deserves to be treated like that.
In my opinion, SL wanted out. In fact, I don't think he ever wanted in with her. I think he only wanted a fling, and when Melinda got pregnant it ruined his plans. He was caught up and it spiraled out of control for him. I think when she got pregnant again he realized that financially he was ruined if he divorced her, but he wanted to get rid of her. And I firmly believe that's why he had her cremated. It was the cheapest easiest way to dispose of her.
if the garage door opener, had indeed been "stolen" which i dont believe it was i think it was "misplaced" *rolls eyes*
the LANDLORD would have taken care of that as soon as he found out, seeing as he was a good friend i dont see why stebv
