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From local media this evening: Defense argues media coverage of man accused in stepdaughter AJ Hadsell’s death will impact jury selection This is actually surprisingly good writing for TV news. Usually I'm left looking for a real article to find out what happened.

Tweakers use stimulants, not opiates, so I'm not sure what you're getting at. Photographs of a person's face are not a valid indicator of heroin addiction. Can you explain what you mean by "His face is heroin."?

Nevermind, found it. The signal to noise ratio here is awful. http://kslnewsradio.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/WHIPPLE-PC.pdf

Can someone please post a link to the "report"/Charging documents? I've seen them referenced here several times, but I'm unable to find them.

There are a few new details from the autopsy report: AJ Hadsell autopsy report reveals new details on how her body was found

Wesley Hadsell plead not guilty to all charges today: Wesley Hadsell pleads not guilty to murdering adopted daughter

The code is confusing. He's charged with First Degree Murder as well as Second Degree Murder. Most likely he's charged with both so the jury will convict him one way or the other. First degree murder does include premeditation, poisoning, abduction, lying in wait, rape and many other things...

That's what I was thinking. I guess the previous post was speculation posted as fact which seems a bit counterproductive if not libelous if the poster doesn't have some direct knowledge of the circumstances the rest of us aren't privy to.

I haven't seen any accusation of abduction anywhere in the media. Can you provide a link?

Maybe she was forced, maybe they were using together, hopefully the details somehow come out at trial. As for the relationship and age, she was 18 when she died, so I don't think her age will lead to any enhancement in charges or convictions. Which is kind of screwed up when you consider that if...

I wonder if this is the angle the prosecutor is going for? They Shared Drugs. Someone Died. Does That Make Them Killers?

Yeah, that had been out there for a while. Without other damning evidence, I would imagine his defense will consist of claiming that she ODed on heroin herself and that he merely concealed the body. Concealing a body isn't that much of a crime in Virginia. In this case it looks like a Class 6...

If he wasn't already locked up for the ammunition charge, I would think the delay is a tragedy in and of itself. In this case, I think it was smart for the police to wait until they had a solid case.

From the Virginian Pilot: Wesley Hadsell charged with murdering his adopted daughter, A.J. Hadsell I posted a new thread for discussion of this development: Wesley Hadsell charged with murdering his adopted daughter, A.J. Hadsell

Wesley Hadsell charged with murdering his adopted daughter, A.J. Hadsell