CA CA - Maya Millete, 39, missed daughter's birthday, Chula Vista, 7 Jan 2021 #3

[LindsayXO]

Penal Code 192 PC - Voluntary Manslaughter - California Law

"... Voluntary manslaughter is a lesser included offense to murder. Prosecutors rarely file Penal Code 192 as an original charge. The offense usually comes up in murder cases, where the accused admits to killing the victim, but seeks to have the charge reduced from murder to manslaughter. Prosecutors in a murder case may agree to a plea bargain in which the accused pleads guilty to manslaughter in exchange for a dismissal of the murder charge. ..."

Penal Code 187 PC - California Murder / Homicide Law

^Link to information on difference between 1st and 2nd degree murder.

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I saw your earlier post. Good thinking on your part, and every state is so different. All I can say is that California is not Texas when defining "heat of passion".

The shooting of Kate Steinle case is an interesting trip through California charging. Shooter Garcia Zarate was initially charged with 1st degree murder, later reduced to 2nd degree murder for the trial, and the prosecutor chose lesser included charges including involuntary manslaughter as well as an enhancement for using a gun (skipping the rest of charges as not applicable).

Shooting of Kate Steinle - Wikipedia

I'm curious about the psychology of a killer based on their choice of weapon. I understand that weapon choice usually comes down to opportunity and which type of weapon is available at the time of the crime, however, if the perpetrator has access to multiple weapon types, what is the deciding factor? In spousal murder, why wouldn't a perpetrator choose a knife? Every house has knives.

In my opinion, a crime of passion would most likely involve closer contact between the perpetrator and victim (stabbing, strangulation, etc.) A gun feels more like an execution and impersonal to me.

I've been trying to find resources but I haven't had any luck yet. If you happen to know of any, please inform me so I can base any future opinions on fact.

Amateur opinion and speculation

 

[Tealgrove]

Just throwing this out there.....

Mya’s children know a great deal I fear; even if the younger ones don’t realize it.

As more and more info comes out, it becomes extremely evident that the children have the ability to sink LM’s ship.

The more stress that lands on LM the more I am concerned about the children’s welfare.

I sure hope LE is keeping close tabs on that household.

MOO

 

[Seattle1]

Just throwing this out there.....

Mya’s children know a great deal I fear; even if the younger ones don’t realize it.

As more and more info comes out, it becomes extremely evident that the children have the ability to sink LM’s ship.

The more stress that lands on LM the more I am concerned about the children’s welfare.

I sure hope LE is keeping close tabs on that household.

MOO

^^bbm

As if LE didn't already have some serious "serve and protect" stuff on their plate... "Bombshell" local media interviews, Dr Phil, etc., all while the children under the roof of LM really hurts my head.

 

[digdug6]

I'm curious about the psychology of a killer based on their choice of weapon. I understand that weapon choice usually comes down to opportunity and which type of weapon is available at the time of the crime, however, if the perpetrator has access to multiple weapon types, what is the deciding factor? In spousal murder, why wouldn't a perpetrator choose a knife? Every house has knives.

In my opinion, a crime of passion would most likely involve closer contact between the perpetrator and victim (stabbing, strangulation, etc.) A gun feels more like an execution and impersonal to me.

I've been trying to find resources but I haven't had any luck yet. If you happen to know of any, please inform me so I can base any future opinions on fact.

Amateur opinion and speculation

it does seem like an execution, especially 5 + 1 shots.

MOO

 

[katydid23]

Did LM ever get tested for gun powder residue after MM went missing? I'm sure LE viewed/heard the video of the loud bangs, months ago. IMO, i think 6 shots sound a bet excessive ( 5 shots, with a 6th shot twenty seconds later).

There is no proof, but if true.. it wouldve been the result of passion, anger, and betrayal. IMO, I can still hear/feel that anger in his only phone interview, which was only days after she went missing.

all MOO. all amateur speculation

IIRC, during the Dr Phil interview, Billy said that when he visited LM at home, he asked LM if he had any gun residue on his hands...and LM said YES, I do because I had been shooting my guns at targets during those few days preceding her going missing....

 

[Seattle1]

Anybody following Kristin Smart -- accused and his father arrested today -- almost 25 years after she was reported missing from campus.

Tweet of the Year (presser):

Replying to @OliviaDeGennaro
"It's not what you believe, it's what can you prove." Parkinson talks about due process and the need for physical evidence to actually prosecute a case.
2:20 PM · Apr 13, 2021·Twitter Web App

 

[katydid23]

Anybody following Kristin Smart -- accused and his father arrested today -- almost 25 years after she was reported missing from campus.

Tweet of the Year (presser):

Replying to @OliviaDeGennaro
"It's not what you believe, it's what can you prove." Parkinson talks about due process and the need for physical evidence to actually prosecute a case.
2:20 PM · Apr 13, 2021·Twitter Web App

YES, it's been a long time coming....rumors were swirling for the past several months that arrests were imminent. Was so glad to hear it on the news earlier today. Finally!

 

[Seattle1]

^^bbm

As if LE didn't already have some serious "serve and protect" stuff on their plate... "Bombshell" local media interviews, Dr Phil, etc., all while the children under the roof of LM really hurts my head.

I'd really like to read that an attorney friend is helping MM's parents petition for grandparents' visitation with Maya's children.

CA family court recognizes how important maintaining the (existing) bond is with young children. Their mommy has been away, not kissed them goodnight, nothing -- for more than 3 months.

I think reunification is critical.

Justice will follow due course, and I'd like to see some of that legal energy directed at what's best for the children.

The minds of babes: they need assurance from a trusted face that they too will not disappear. They each need the comfort that only a grandmother's arms can bring. The joy of being with your favorite cousin...

Need to be seen away from the residence.

MOO

 

[Windsorite]

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[Seattle1]

^^The 8news YTube above linked by @Windsorite includes more information from LM not previously released because it was recorded on her cellphone in the back of a news truck and not uploaded until today.

What's the latest on Maya Millete? | cbs8.com

4/13/21

SAN DIEGO — On the evening of January 14, 2021, family and friends of Maya Millete gathered for a vigil at Mount San Miguel Park, near the home of the missing Chula Vista mother.

Millete, 39, had been missing exactly one week. The community showed up to offer support. The missing woman’s sister and brother-in-law, Maricris and Richard Drouaillet, also attended the candlelight event.


Larry Millete was a no-show. He dropped off his oldest daughter.

CBS News 8 reporter Abbie Alford was covering the vigil for the 10 p.m. and 11 p.m. newscasts. She wanted to interview the husband, who was nowhere to be found.

So, Alford called Larry Millete on his cell phone. It took some convincing. He almost did not talk. Finally, he agreed to a brief interview.

Alford recorded it on her cell phone in the back of a news truck in the parking lot near the vigil.

[..]

On deadline for the evening news, Alford picked out the best sound bites and aired her two reports from the vigil at the park. She included an in-person interview with Maya’s sister, Maricris.

[..]

Her raw interview with Larry Millete stayed on her cell phone as an mp3 file for the next three months.

Maya Millete remains missing but a lot has changed since her husband spoke to Alford on January 14.

[..]

Search warrants have been issued, including at least one served on Millete’s house on Paseo Los Gatos in Chula Vista.

On April 12, Maya’s sister and brother-in-law appeared on "Dr. Phil." The national exposure resulted in more details coming out about the case.

[..]

After Dr. Phil aired a portion of Alford’s original report from January 14, a News 8 reporter asked if she still had the raw interview on her phone.

“Yes,” she said.

The entire interview is now posted on YouTube. All the questions and answers, out there.

[..]

Investigators have not publicly named any persons of interest or suspects in the case. If you have any information on the Maya Millete missing person case, contact Chula Vista Police.

 

[KALI]

We live not far from the Millette’s house in San Diego.
Revealing this statement by Larry Millette as a lie, has undoubtedly been done long ago by LE.
This is California folks, not Tennessee or Texas. You go to a gun range, expect to sign in, expect to produce valid id, expect to wait in a line to enter (Covid rules).
Expect security cameras everywhere. EVERYWHERE in and around the very few shooting areas in southern California.
Yeah, he may have gone to a shooting range, but if he did, it would be long before any residue could still be on his hands. And, who was watching the children while he did this?
In my opinion this man is a person of interest in a big way. I find it sad that our laws have swung so far, that the obvious is not enough to name a person of interest and move to protect the innocent (as in children, witnesses, etc).

IIRC, during the Dr Phil interview, Billy said that when he visited LM at home, he asked LM if he had any gun residue on his hands...and LM said YES, I do because I had been shooting my guns at targets during those few days preceding her going missing....

 

[Knox]

5 shots with a 6th 20 seconds later?
That is some pure hatred, moo.

What if the bullets were fired at something but it wasn't Maya? Something that could hold a body and be dropped into the water, taking in water and sinking out of sight?
For example the freezer, who's to say the one at his relative's house, is the same one that was in the Millette garage? That metal sound in the midst of the gunshots. Was it something being pounded on or something falling?

 

[swedeheart]

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Thanks for posting @Windsorite.

Wow. Totally different interview than the original one we've heard.

Here's the description of the video:

CBS News 8 reporter Abbie Alford interviewed Larry Millete, the husband of missing mother Maya Millete, on the evening of January 14, 2021. Alford conducted the interview in the field -- inside a News 8 vehicle -- using a cell phone. Alford included portions of the interview in her 11pm report on January 14. Dr. Phil included clips from the interview in his program on April 12. News 8 retrieved the raw interview from the reporter's cell phone, and it is now posted here in its entirety.

 

[digdug6]

Thanks for posting @Windsorite.

Wow. Totally different interview than the original one we've heard.

Here's the description of the video:

CBS News 8 reporter Abbie Alford interviewed Larry Millete, the husband of missing mother Maya Millete, on the evening of January 14, 2021. Alford conducted the interview in the field -- inside a News 8 vehicle -- using a cell phone. Alford included portions of the interview in her 11pm report on January 14. Dr. Phil included clips from the interview in his program on April 12. News 8 retrieved the raw interview from the reporter's cell phone, and it is now posted here in its entirety.

for sure. very different. To be fair and MOO, he sounded more concerned on this interview than the other one we've heard. He actually mentions her name.

It's funny. He does sound like a private person, shying away from the publicity and spotlight, yet he's getting the reverse effect.

Hopefully we get more answers soon.

MOO

 

[rosesfromangels]

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I feel so sad after listening to this.

 

[BeachSky]

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He says the media is “upsetting “
There is a lot of speculation...You know, people speculate.
Media do a story for attention, they get more followers I guess.


JMO but he’s not liking the media machine at that point.
Sooooo bizarre because that’s how you can get lots of HELP, really fast.
I’m just?.......sittin on my hands....
MOO

 

[Tealgrove]

How old is Mya’s oldest daughter?

 

[LindsayXO]

How old is Mya’s oldest daughter?

She just turned 11 around Maya's disappearance

 

[tatertot]

Re: the freezer

Certainly LE already knows this, but if there's any question whether the chest freezer at the relatives' house is the same as the one that was in the Millette garage or merely an identical model, it should have a serial number, and/or a date of manufacture sticker, or even one of those clock emblems molded into it with the hands pointing to the month and year of manufacture. Appliance manufacturers include these for easier parts & service if needed later, as well as to determine if a particular unit is affected by a recall.

If the Millettes' freezer was "switched out" for an identical unit fresh from the store, the new unit would likely have a much more recent date of manufacture. In this CBS 8 article, Little said the relative said they'd been planning on picking up the freezer "for some time." It would be problematic if the unit's date of manufacture was from after the relative first laid claim to the freezer, or after a freezer was known to be in the Millette garage.

Also, California has some strict rules about recycling, including refrigerants in freezers. It doesn't sound as though one can just set them out on the curb for the trash truck. I trust LE is checking records for the relative's and LM's homes for a possible pick-up of a chest freezer by recycling services, or whether one was given away on Craigslist or Freecycle. That wouldn't help if a freezer was illegally dumped, though.

 

[Tealgrove]

I’m conflicted over the “gun shots”.

I would think that LE would see evidence of damage done by errant gun shots in the Millette home when they searched the house. If Mya had been shot in the home, there would have to be blood evidence somewhere. I would surmise that if evidence of either of the two scenarios above were found, we would see an arrest and/or the children removed from the home for safety considerations.

It would also be impossible to hide the noise of gunshots from the children.

Sooo...where does that leave us?

Was Mya shot or did someone shoot at the door multiple times to gain access and then hastily make repairs later? If the gunshots came from inside the home, it would have either woken the children up, or they were awake and witnessed something. That’s a horrible thought either way.

If the shots did not come from within the home and it’s a red herring, we are back to square one kinda.

Could someone be so stupid to shoot another person in their home, clean up, repair, dispose of a body all while 3 children were in the house?

How do you hide that?

MOO