What did Sheri know? (divorce, life ins., etc.)

[CCup]

I posted links to this story and the one that that the St. Louis Post Dispatch ran on the "What were they looking for thread." There is also a link to the new search warrant over there. I don't know how to copy multiple links, so if someone would like to do that please feel free.


sheriannherboys.com

 

[CCup]

Friends tell judge Coleman marriage was falling apart

http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/...cle_206eda91-b7b2-5080-949b-0e3f73861fde.html

"Witnesses described an emotionally distraught Sheri Coleman fighting for months before her murder to save her marriage, while her husband protested she and their children were in the way."

 

[CCup]

"Riegerix said it was a tradition for Garett Coleman to come over for her son's birthday. She said Garett was supposed to come over the Monday before the murders, but later said he couldn't.

She recalled him saying: "Dad said tonight is not a good night."

The bodies were found the following morning."

This article is making my stomach churn...again.

 

[CCup]

Witness testifies that Sheri Coleman told her about bad marriage

http://www.bnd.com/2010/12/28/1530871/witness-testifies-that-sheri-coleman.html

 

[Kimster]

"Riegerix said it was a tradition for Garett Coleman to come over for her son's birthday. She said Garett was supposed to come over the Monday before the murders, but later said he couldn't.

She recalled him saying: "Dad said tonight is not a good night."

The bodies were found the following morning."

This article is making my stomach churn...again.

I have NO words!!! This sounds so planned out! He COULD have let Garrett live so easily! Did the kids know too much? Overheard one too many arguments and could be a witness?

Oh man oh man. :anguish:

 

[Kimster]

They are also seeking to prevent prosecutors from calling an expert to testify at his first-degree murder trial on the time his wife and two sons died.

Dr. Michael Baden, a celebrity among forensic pathologists given his frequent TV appearances, reviewed the case for prosecutors and said the three were slain before 3 a.m. Coleman told detectives his family was still alive when he left for a gym about 5:45 a.m.; he called police before 7 a.m., saying he was concerned that they did not answer the phone.<snipped>

http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/...cle_206eda91-b7b2-5080-949b-0e3f73861fde.html

Why wouldn't the prosecution be able to have an expert witness to state TOD? :furious:

 

[Kimster]

By April, things seemed to improve. The LaPlantes and the Colemans had dinner together on May 1, 2009.

"It seemed to be getting better," LaPlante said.

On May 3, 2009, the Sunday before police say Chris Coleman strangled his wife and two sons, he attended Destiny Church and went up to the altar to seek a blessing for his marriage, a witness in Tuesday's hearing said.


<snipped>

http://www.bnd.com/2010/12/28/1530871/witness-testifies-that-sheri-coleman.html

Yeah right. Things were improving because Coleman had resolved to kill them all and be rid of them. :furious:

I can tell someone is going to have to hold me down during this trial.

 

[CCup]

The part about him going up to the altar makes me want to scream...what a !

 

[CCup]

I can tell someone is going to have to hold me down during this trial.

I will hold you down if you hold me down!:furious:

 

[UdbCrzy2]

The team noted that time of death is difficult to determine precisely.

They said another prosecution pathologist stated in a report that time of death "is not a matter which can be determined."

"The issue of time of death is crucial in this cause," the defense motion says. "In fact, the defendant was not charged in this case until weeks after the discovery of the victims' bodies, but he was charged within minutes of the (prosecution) getting a report on the time of death."

Coleman also is seeking to bar testimony from Robert A. Leonard, a forensic linguist and professor at Hofstra University, who linked Coleman's language patterns to threats directed at the family and placed in their mailbox in the months before the killings.

^^^^^^^^
I wonder if the other pathologist was not as experienced as Dr. Baden?

Looks like they want to have all the evidence thrown out, tells me they don't
really have a very strong defense and are grasping at straws.

 

[ohiogirl]

Surprise, surprise, the defense doesn't want the time of death testified to? Good luck with that.

 

[ohiogirl]

I firmly believe that after all the motions are decided, Coleman will see that mountain of evidence against him that will be coming into the trial, and he will make a deal. jmo of course.

 

[CCup]

I firmly believe that after all the motions are decided, Coleman will see that mountain of evidence against him that will be coming into the trial, and he will make a deal. jmo of course.

I sure hope so, but I just don't see it happening that way. A friend of mine was in the courtroom this week and she said he turned his chair and stared down the witnesses. She said it was like he was trying to intimidate them. There is a pic on the post dispatch website of his family walking into courthouse just smiling away, it infuriated me to see it.

 

[who knew?]

I sure hope so, but I just don't see it happening that way. A friend of mine was in the courtroom this week and she said he turned his chair and stared down the witnesses. She said it was like he was trying to intimidate them. There is a pic on the post dispatch website of his family walking into courthouse just smiling away, it infuriated me to see it.

Can you link the photo? I can't locate it and want to see it. Thanks!

 

[CCup]

Underneath the picture of Chris in the car is three other photos...its the 2nd one. If anyone would like clarification on who any of the people in pics are feel free to ask.

http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/...cle_c638c520-0c02-58f1-aa12-73c60bdde1a0.html

 

[TallCoolOne]

Underneath the picture of Chris in the car is three other photos...its the 2nd one. If anyone would like clarification on who any of the people in pics are feel free to ask.

http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/...cle_c638c520-0c02-58f1-aa12-73c60bdde1a0.html

It appears as if life behind bars has been a little rough for poor Mr. Coleman. How's that working out for ya Chris?

Another one whose right where he belongs, IMO.

 

[overtheriver]

Was this already posted:
'It was like she had cancer'.

WATERLOO -- Sheri Coleman was a scared, sad woman in the last months of her life, according to her friends.
Christopher Coleman, Sheri's husband, told her that she and her sons were keeping him from God's destiny and he wanted a divorce.
"She said it was like she had cancer," said Jaimee Hall, Sheri Coleman's friend.


STORY: Will murdered wife's complaints about bad marriage be heard at husband's trial?
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Hall was one of 11 of Sheri Coleman's friends who testified Tuesday that the young wife and mother confided in them about her crumbling marriage and her husband's infidelity.
Monroe County State's Attorney Kris Reitz wants the content of those personal and phone conversations and text messages to be allowed in the trial of Christopher Coleman, who is accused of the strangulation murders of Sheri Coleman and the couple's sons, Garett, 11, and Gavin, 9. Defense lawyers want it barred, saying it is hearsay.
Circuit Judge Milton Wharton did not make a ruling Tuesday. Defense and prosecution attorneys will submit briefs to Wharton by Jan. 11, and arguments are scheduled for Jan. 21. Chris Coleman's trial is scheduled for February. He could face the death penalty if he is convicted.
Meegan Turnbeaugh, Sheri Coleman's friend and Joyce Meyer Ministries employee, said in the summer of 2008, she got a text from Sheri Coleman that said her husband beat her. A few months later, Chris Coleman wanted to leave. Sheri Coleman "went over Chris' head" to his boss, Joyce Meyer, who ordered the them into couple's counseling or Chris would lose his job, Turnbeaugh said.
"Sheri Coleman told me that he said that Chris was really angry and he said that he ruined his life and he can't believe that he can't get away from her," Turnbeaugh said.
Christine Cincotta, Sheri's friend for six or seven years, said Sheri Coleman confided in her in January 2009 when they met for dinner at a St. Charles, Mo., casino. During dinner, Sheri told Cincotta that Chris felt Sheri was messing up his work and his life and he wanted a divorce. Cincotta said Sheri Coleman told her they were no longer sleeping together.
"She seemed really sad," Cincotta said.
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Read more: http://www.bnd.com/2010/12/29/1531508/it-was-like-she-had-cancer-sheri.html#ixzz1A6lfcFcS

 

[who knew?]

Underneath the picture of Chris in the car is three other photos...its the 2nd one. If anyone would like clarification on who any of the people in pics are feel free to ask.

http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/...cle_c638c520-0c02-58f1-aa12-73c60bdde1a0.html

Thanks Ccup - looks like Pastor Ron is not taking this too hard. He's smiling - looks like he's been eating well...... does anything affect this family? I can't begin to imagine how I'd feel if I lost my daughter-in-law and grandsons, and then to know my son had committed the act. I'd love to hear from someone close to them who could tell us what goes on behind closed doors. Do they REALLY think Chris is innocent? And if they do, are they completely stupid? And if they don't, how can they continue to show him support? I just don't get it.

 

[CCup]

I, too, would love to know what is going on behind those closed doors! From the way they seem to be behaving in front of the camera, I really think they do not believe he did it. But, if they truly believe Chris is innocent then why are they not making pleas for the real killer to be found? It's like Sheri and the boys never existed to them.

 

[who knew?]

I, too, would love to know what is going on behind those closed doors! From the way they seem to be behaving in front of the camera, I really think they do not believe he did it. But, if they truly believe Chris is innocent then why are they not making pleas for the real killer to be found? It's like Sheri and the boys never existed to them.

I wonder if they have had contact with their almost-daughter-in-law (TL)? After reading the testimony, it sounds like the whole family knew about her.