NC - Kathy Taft, 62, Raleigh, 6 March 2010 - #2

[cluciano63]

In most cases, experts can tell lots about a wound, as far as body position, angle, etc...and if she was moved after the beating...
I hate to even write that word, it just brings the horror of it all too vividly...

I am completely baffled and hope that somehow, ALL of the asnwers come out.

Was D awatiing sentencing on any of her charges or were all in the past, can you tell?

 

[Just the Fax]

The idea of a national investigative story is interesting. Wonder what the hold up is? What factors are the children considering? Is D on board or a hold out? If she holds out, how will that make her look in the report?

Does anyone know if the house is occupied now?

Oh, the 2 pieces of carpet on the SW makes me debate further about the position of KT when she was struck. Can experts detect from the injury if she was lying down or if she was in an upright position when struck?

I also wonder, if KT had received immediate medical attention, was there a chance she could have survived? And how would the killer know that? If D was involved, there had to be some small fear that KT would get to the hospital, survive and tell what happened. I'm trying to wrap my brain around that one.

The nurse told 911 "she was going to die"
The family said this...". A huge section of her skull was severed to tiny bone fragments and the blow was so severe that it penetrated the brain to the core(the brain stem). "

It appears she was 'brain dead' when she arrived at Wake Med.
You nurses weigh in, but based on the description of her injury, sounds like there was no hope from the first minute.

The single blow contradicts a typical family 'rage murder'.
(Jason Young struck Michelle > 28 times and beat her to a pulp).
He wanted to be sure she was dead.
If D was somehow responsible and wanted KT dead and to appear it was rape, why would she not finish the job? Instead she calls 911 when she was still breathing and could possibly recover (at least to a non-medical person)???
So many things just don't add up.

 

[cluciano63]

Wow, an incredible amount of force must have gone into that blow...
and you are right, in most cases when perp knows victim, they keep on going with the blows or stabs or shots, whatever their method...
I just can't umagine that K was putting up much of a fight so why was this necessary? It sounds as though attacker meant to stun or knock her out, as if killing was the purpose, a lot of blows would be more common...but why would he/she just want to knock her out? Unless blow came before sexual attack?

 

[Just the Fax]

Wow, an incredible amount of force must have gone into that blow...
and you are right, in most cases when perp knows victim, they keep on going with the blows or stabs or shots, whatever their method...
I just can't umagine that K was putting up much of a fight so why was this necessary? It sounds as though attacker meant to stun or knock her out, as if killing was the purpose, a lot of blows would be more common...but why would he/she just want to knock her out? Unless blow came before sexual attack?

You would think the single blow, crushing the skull and brain to the core, was to render her at least helpless, if not dead before the rape? (assuming a male perpetrator)

 

[Prancy]

I checked the MO from the Chi Omega house murders. (1970's) They had muliple head injuries, rape and strangulation. A few of the girls were not strangled and survived. I'm trying to look at all angles.

 

[Just the Fax]

I checked the MO from the Chi Omega house murders. (1970's) They had muliple head injuries, rape and strangulation. A few of the girls were not strangled and survived. I'm trying to look at all angles.

Was that Ted Bundy? Talk about a sick mind.

 

[Prancy]

Was that Ted Bundy? Talk about a sick mind.

Yes. He was able to beat, rape and strangle several of the girls without alerting anyone in the sorority house. A girl coming in late, ran into him as he was leaving and went to check on the girls. He was a monster.

I'm just trying to find other cases that have a similar MO for comparison purposes. I can't find another one just like the KT case. Perhaps it will become easier after the autopsy is released.

Who was the beneficiary on KT's life insurance?

 

[caryresident]

The nurse told 911 "she was going to die"
The family said this...". A huge section of her skull was severed to tiny bone fragments and the blow was so severe that it penetrated the brain to the core(the brain stem). "

It appears she was 'brain dead' when she arrived at Wake Med.
You nurses weigh in, but based on the description of her injury, sounds like there was no hope from the first minute.

The single blow contradicts a typical family 'rage murder'.
(Jason Young struck Michelle > 28 times and beat her to a pulp).
He wanted to be sure she was dead.
If D was somehow responsible and wanted KT dead and to appear it was rape, why would she not finish the job? Instead she calls 911 when she was still breathing and could possibly recover (at least to a non-medical person)???
So many things just don't add up.

Could it be that the person was trying to have their way with K and she was fighting back so they smashed her against the headboard/wall?

 

[Prancy]

Does anyone know what kind of car this is in the photo of the residence taken, probably sometime in 2009. It isn't a black Durango is it? It looks too low for that.
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q...code_result&ct=title&resnum=1&ved=0CAsQ8gEwAA

Click on the address, then on Street View.

 

[diphi]

Does anyone know what kind of car this is in the photo of the residence taken, probably sometime in 2009. It isn't a black Durango is it? It looks too low for that.
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q...code_result&ct=title&resnum=1&ved=0CAsQ8gEwAA

Click on the address, then on Street View.

Looks like a Ford medallion/logo thing on the back? Not a Dodge...

 

[Maja]

Does anyone know what kind of car this is in the photo of the residence taken, probably sometime in 2009. It isn't a black Durango is it? It looks too low for that.
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q...code_result&ct=title&resnum=1&ved=0CAsQ8gEwAA

Click on the address, then on Street View.

Sort of looks more like a Ford Explorer to me.

 

[Track292008]

I think it looks like a Ford also -- maybe a station wagon or one of the new "crossovers" that are somewhere between a wagon and a full-fleged SUV.

Do we have any idea how, when and by whom the Durango was retrieved from the parking lot in the shopping center? TIA.

 

[Just the Fax]

I think it looks like a Ford also -- maybe a station wagon or one of the new "crossovers" that are somewhere between a wagon and a full-fleged SUV.

Do we have any idea how, when and by whom the Durango was retrieved from the parking lot in the shopping center? TIA.

Pretty sure it is a ford Expedition ...JG owns a 2002 Ford Expedition and a 2007 Porsche.


The SW to seize the 2002 Durango was issued at 10:42 PM on Saturday.

 

[crocus]

Dina Arnold Holton
08/21/1953


Wake County
Offense Date: 03/25/2008
Initial charge: SPEEDING 059/35; Arraigned: SPEEDING 059/35; Convict: SPEEDING 045/35
Disposition: JUDGE
Disposition Date:05/28/2008

Pamlico County
Offense Date: 05/23/2003
Initial charge: DRIVING WHILE IMPAIRED; Arraigned: DRIVING WHILE IMPAIRED
Disposition:JUDGE
Disposition Date:04/16/2004

Pamlico County
Offense Date: 05/23/2003
Initial charge: FAILURE TO REDUCE SPEED; Arraigned:FAILURE TO REDUCE SPEED;
Disposition: DISMISSAL WITHOUT LEAVE BY DA
Disposition Date:04/16/2004

Pamlico County
Offense Date: 05/23/2003
Initial charge: CIVIL REVOCATION DR LIC (30); Arraigned: CIVIL REVOCATION DR LIC (30);
Disposition: OTHER (CVR only) (Has been used on older cases with other types of offenses)
Disposition Date:07/02/2003

Wake County
Offense Date: 04/24/2001
Initial charge: SPEEDING 051/35; Arraigned:SPEEDING 051/35; Convict: SPEEDING 051/35
Disposition: JUDGE
Disposition Date:05/23/2001

 

[Just the Fax]

Thanks for the detail crocus.

Disposition: DISMISSAL WITHOUT LEAVE BY DA
Disposition Date:04/16/2004

Looks like the 5-23-03 DWI charge was dismissed by the DA before trial.
She must have had an accident and was charged with failure to reduce speed and DWI.
I betcha "political connections" got her off....a call to the prosecuting DA by Colin Willoughby perhaps?

 

[sloothseeker]

In listening closely to the 1st 911 call, here’s my question – how can DH sound rational in giving the address, even to spell out the street name yet in the next breath states “I can’t think straight” when trying to recall what surgery KT had. She goes on to state that her black Durango is parked out front when giving directions. Not sure I could be this calm when calling 911 under any circumstances especially being a guest in someone else’s house – not sure I would even know the address.

Durango being parked at HT is very puzzling and perhaps the HT manager was mistaken that it was still running. Wouldn’t someone have reported it running and unoccupied if it had been there for very long. If HT had survellience cameras that RPD used to get the pic of the person of interest, perhaps there is also footage of the parking lot that shows the Durango and any activity around it.

Trying to be open minded about all this but just believe DH holds a key piece to this whole thing by protecting herself or someone else.

Pursuing another avenue relative to DH’s driving record – which appears to be mostly speeding but could be reduced down from DWI – check JG’s record – he has at least 1 DWI in 2001 according to public records.

 

[wheaten]

Pretty sure it is a ford Expedition ...JG owns a 2002 Ford Expedition and a 2007 Porsche.


If he has two cars, where were they? If he drove to FL, that only
accounts for one of his cars. Where was the other car?

 

[Just the Fax]

sloothseeker, there are no outside video cameras anywhere in the shopping plaza.

 

[Just the Fax]

Pretty sure it is a ford Expedition ...JG owns a 2002 Ford Expedition and a 2007 Porsche.


If he has two cars, where were they? If he drove to FL, that only
accounts for one of his cars. Where was the other car?

No idea. The tax man says he owns both though.

 

[crocus]

Thanks for the detail crocus.

Disposition: DISMISSAL WITHOUT LEAVE BY DA
Disposition Date:04/16/2004

Looks like the 5-23-03 DWI charge was dismissed by the DA before trial.
She must have had an accident and was charged with failure to reduce speed and DWI.
I betcha "political connections" got her off....a call to the prosecuting DA by Colin Willoughby perhaps?

JTF - I edited the post to reflect which County on each charge.

Also...I think the "dismissal without leave by DA" was on the charge of failure to reduce speed only.