TX - Hanna Mack, 6, raped & murdered, Navarro Mills, 10 Sept 2007

[Gabby]

I was wondering about this the other day- thanks Gabby for the update that you have-

That little angel is buried just a few rows from my dad... I visit her when I visit him

 

[Gabby]

Bumping up--- Hannah's murderer's trial begins next month. THere have been no updates.. very hush hush

 

[Gabby]

http://www.corsicanadailysun.com/local/local_story_213221325.html


Delay in trial for the accused murderer of Hannah Mack details at link

 

[Salem]

It's been almost a year. Any further continuances should be denied. Rediculous to take so long. And why hasn't the Prosecutor's office been forthcomining in the discovery material? Frustrating.

Thanks for the updates Gabby, and also thank you for going to visit Hannah when you see your dad. Please pass a prayer to her for me.

Salem

 

[girlygirl]

Has there been any charges put against the mother's boyfriend?

 

[mendz]

Arender protests treatment in jail
http://www.corsicanadailysun.com/archivesearch/local_story_267214250.html

 

[Always_Watching]

I was this way... I never had men around my children. My children were first and foremost my top priority while they were growing up. If I dated I either waited til they were with their father or my parents would watch them for me. "Single Moms" do NOT have to bring men around their children... not only for their physical well being, but their emotional well being as well.

I was reading the whole thread after seeing there were new posts. I've only been a member for a short time, but have read websleuths many times.

My comment is not directed towards any one person, but towards the "single mother stereotype" that keeps being brought up.

After I left my HUSBAND in 2000, I considered myself a single mother of 2 children. Three months later, I met my 2nd husband ONLINE. We met in a general chat room (not a love finder or hook up type chatroom, nor a personals chat). I have never been the type to hang out at bars or clubs. He met my children after a couple months of dating. He stood by me during my divorce, he has helped raise my children and OUR son, he has been THE ONLY father figure in my children's lives. My ex husband saw our kids off and on for a while, he does pay child support and has health insurance on them ..... however we are in the 3rd year of no communication with him by his own doing. After 6 1/2 yrs of being together (5 1/2 of it living together, buying a house together) we were married (celebrated our 1st anniversary in August).

While he is 6'4" and 300 pounds to my 5'3" 175 pounds, I still put my foot down if need be. Generally we are on the same page. Yes, he put his foot down that the kids needed to sleep in their room, not ours. But my 2 children slept in the same room, different beds until my daughter was 6 1/2 and my son was 5. Now the boys share a room. He is the math, social studies and science homework helper because that's his forte, while I'm reading, english, spelling.

So for the single mother stereotype that is being slammed, you should think twice because not all single mothers are putting a man over the kids. I personally believe the issues of single mothers and their lack of better judgement is the minority but since that is what is in the media, it's what others tend to generalize for all. The kids are a main reason I left their dad ~ was his verbal abuse or anger issues of punching walls better for them to be around? My children do not call my husband "dad", however they do refer to us as their parents, we get letters/cards that say "Dear Mom & Dad" and I even heard my 9 yo son say, "My dad went to get the car" (it was pouring rain) while introducing me to his music teacher during open house night at school.

So in the future, please refrain from generalizing single mothers as sex lusting *advertiser censored* who only care about theirselves.

 

[RebeccaAdrianne]

"So in the future, please refrain from generalizing single mothers as sex lusting *advertiser censored* who only care about theirselves."

AMEN SISTER! I have stopped posting on this site for the most part because of the stereotypes displayed over and over. It was hard not to be offended on some level daily due to comments made by small minded individuals.

I too was reading thru this thread, and although, yes that guy is creepy and scary. However, the judgment against single mothers with live in boyfriends is shocking. I have been with a "live in" boyfriend for 2 years. I have 2 children from a previous marriage and a baby with my boyfriend. I have always put my children first, as part of the reason I left my husband as well.

But lets just say for a moment, he had been the girls FATHER? What would the comments be then?? How dare the mother not know? Hold the mother accountable as well? How dare she not know who she was married to? This happens to children from parents boyfriends as well as fathers, uncles, brothers and grandparents.

Now, i vented, and I mean no offense, but it seems some people should think about what they are saying.

 

[Anubis]

So in the future, please refrain from generalizing single mothers as sex lusting *advertiser censored* who only care about theirselves.

I third that motion. Not all boyfriends are scum.

 

[bykerladi]

Does anyone know what the DNA results were?

 

[Always_Watching]

I have searched their local newspapers for updates and the last one I have found was from July 31, 2008 stating that on August 8 a new trial date will be set for Arender. The original trial was set to start August 18.

 

[Atanua]

I can not find any updates. Anyone know what happened?

 

[Kat]

Atanua the only thing I could find by reading various blogs, one of which I am pretty much sure isn't allowed to be linked to says that defense asked for a continuence and the trial date has yet to be reset.

 

[jnTexas]

I just read this complete thread. This is so sad. Has the live in boyfriend been linked or cleared on this yet? it seems like there should be more out on this case. What is going on with the sisters?

 

[Gabby]

http://www.corsicanadailysun.com/homepage/local_story_043134055.html



Looks like we are going to get some kind of justice at last for this sweet little angel

 

[Gabby]

http://www.wfaa.com/sharedcontent/dws/wfaa/latestnews/stories/wfaa090213_wz_hannamack.1271d084.html

 

[mkath59]

I'm not sure if this is the same link as posted above b/c I couldn't get that link to work.

http://www.corsicanadailysun.com/local/local_story_044154927.html/resources_printstory

 

[Chezhire]

I read the news reports at the above links, and I have to say that I really don't understand how Arender's defense attorney thinks that Hanna's family will now have any "peace" knowing what happened to Hanna. Arender couldn't say whether or not Hanna was dead or alive, conscious or unconscious, when they hung her - all he said was that her eyes were not open - so she could have been alive the entire time that they were hurting her and then killing her. Peace, that attorney says? At least one aunt left in tears after hearing what Arender had to say. :furious:

 

[DJ3569]

my heart is crushed at the thought of what this baby suffered through before she died! They need to take both of the scum that did this and do the same to them over and over and over again! And then release them in the general population of prison so the other prisoners can show them what it feels like to be held down and raped. :furious: :furious: :furious:

 

[bykerladi]

So Arender went to jail for the murder. He was sentenced to life in prison without possibility of parole. Good news is, the boyfriend Anders is now in prison too. A Navarro County jury found Anders guilty of 10 counts of possession of child *advertiser censored*. District Judge James Lagomarsino followed that up with ten 10-year sentences, to be served consecutively.
http://katfishponders.blogspot.com/2009/11/finally-full-justice-for-hanna-macksort.html