Thank you for the humbling reminder of how much we still don’t know, and for pointing out that the prosecutor will take the surviving victim’s wishes into account when seeking a sentence.
According to the DM, LAPD were called to the Reiner's home a few times prior to the murders, mainly for welfare and mental health checks, but also "Among the list of incidents is a call on May 5, 2017 at 4.04pm with the code 'BFV INVEST', meaning a battery of family violence investigation."...
I think it matters greatly. Severe mental illness is rumored or presumed, not proven. The central question is whether NR was aware of what he was doing at the time of the crime and whether he understood right from wrong, whether he is legally guilty or NGRI.
The next issue is whether severe...
According to Harvey Levin's sources, he was diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder in 2020 and was treated with antipsychotics until a month before the crime (7:44 mark below).
This needs to be understood in the context of a defense strategy, which would have involved attributing NR's actions...
Also, I'm quite sure I heard Harvey Levin - who broke the schizophrenia story - casually referring to a diagnosis of schizo-affective disorder instead. Surely, this change isn't just anecdotal and maybe it has something to do with the taking down of the video.
Diagnosing NR over the years has...
Luciano Frattolin, charged with daughter’s murder, seeks bail again
From the article:
Melina was due back home the day before her passing
The father is represented by an assistant public defender
From his "How I met your mother 😭" Instagram post, she is a beautiful woman, as was her little girl. I can't imagine the pain she's going through.
A few things stand out to me (speculation, IMOO):
Unacceptable separation: In February 2019, he went through "an unfortunate event that severely...
He's going for a "she made me do it" defense :eek: - poor guy "was abused psychologically — and at times physically" and "he reached his breaking point", but he "didn't intend to kill anyone"... by stabbing VB 17 times.
It also seems like Mr Lacasse was beaten to death for trying to rescue a...
"Shoot me! Kill me!", yelled Fredette at the police officer aiming at him with a Taser gun. He was holding his 6 year old son by the neck with one hand and a stick with the other.
"He was very distressed and the child very terrified. His eyes were wide open."
(From another article: UF wanted...
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