GUILTY CO - Kristine Kirk, 44, murdered during 911 call, Denver, 14 April 2014

[MissJ]

Did any of y'all see Nancy Grace's coverage of this case? She made the marijuana completely culpable and didn't blame the husband at all. Pretty much setting up his defense. She was talking about what a wonderful person he was, totally out of his character, took one bite of the pot brownie and he went out of his mind.

I'm taking a wild guess here and betting Nancy Grace is against marijuana being legalized.

Yes and her rant was crazy. Weed does not make a wonderful person become a killer. Maybe a combination of drugs. But I'm betting he was never a wonderful person.

 

[MissJ]

I know people who have smoked weed for years and none of them ever been violent. Lazy maybe.

 

[trigger]

Richard Kirk hearing: Suspect asked boy, 7, to kill him.

Minutes after a 7-year-old boy heard a gunshot silence the screaming between his parents, his father walked into his bedroom and told the boy he had to kill him so "Dad and Mom could be together with God," a police detective testified Friday.


http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_26385328/observatory-park-man-accused-shooting-wife-is-due

 

[trigger]

From the above link-

Toxicology test later revealed that a small amount of THC, the active ingredient in marijuana, was in Kirk's system that night, Bisgard said. There were no traces of prescription drugs or alcohol.

 

[OkieGranny]

http://www.thedenverchannel.com/new...de-payroll-changes-before-wifes-death11252014

Investigators say just weeks before Richard Kirk shot and killed his wife while allegedly hallucinating after eating marijuana-laced candy, he changed his payroll deposit from a joint account to a personal account...

A friend of Richard's told police that Mr. Kirk called him a month before the homicide and asked if he could stay at his house for a while "because he was having a hard time with Kris." The friend told him "no."

Police also interviewed the victim's sister. She provided them with a transcript of a conversation she had with Kristine on March 6. Police reviewed the transcript and noted that Kristine Kirk told her sister she and her husband were "fighting bad" and "not talking right now." Mrs. Kirk also stated that she was worried about money because Mr. Kirk was holding onto his bonus pay.

 

[cuffem]

This could be just a made up defense,like the twinkie defense.Unless there are other ingredients in the edibles like in bath salts or synthetic pot (spice).

 

[sonofsteven]

So sad for the children losing a mother.

 

[Blondie in Spokane]

Colorado dad pleads not guilty to shooting his wife dead in front of their three sons after 'hallucinating on pot candy'

Kristine Kirk, 44, was shot dead at her Denver home in April 2014

She was on the phone to 911 reporting her husband's 'scary' behavior

He was 'talking about the end of the world', she said to the dispatcher

Husband Richard Kirk, 48, charged with her first-degree murder

He says he had eaten a potent pot-infused 'Karma Kandy Orange Ginger'

Prosecutors say Kirk had the wherewithal enough to unlock his gun

The couple had financial problems and Mrs Kirk was covered by a $340,000 life insurance policy

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ling-wife-eating-pot-candy.html#ixzz3ULK0AJCY

 

[MissJ]

Colorado dad pleads not guilty to shooting his wife dead in front of their three sons after 'hallucinating on pot candy'

Kristine Kirk, 44, was shot dead at her Denver home in April 2014

She was on the phone to 911 reporting her husband's 'scary' behavior

He was 'talking about the end of the world', she said to the dispatcher

Husband Richard Kirk, 48, charged with her first-degree murder

He says he had eaten a potent pot-infused 'Karma Kandy Orange Ginger'

Prosecutors say Kirk had the wherewithal enough to unlock his gun

The couple had financial problems and Mrs Kirk was covered by a $340,000 life insurance policy

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ling-wife-eating-pot-candy.html#ixzz3ULK0AJCY

He knew enough to unlock his gun.I say he planned the murder and is using the pot as an excuse. JMO.

 

[0101ABA]

On Friday, Richard Kirk changed his plea from not guilty to not guilty by reason of insanity.

His trial, which was scheduled to begin on October 26 has been postponed, and he's been transferred for a sanity evaluation.

Kirk is being held without bond. His next court date is December 17.

http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_28836514/denver-man-observatory-park-murder-case-changes-insanity

 

[wfgodot]

jezebel.com:

Man Pleads Insanity to Killing Wife After Eating Weed Candy

 

[blefuscu]

What a load of rubbish! People don't hallucinate on a small amount of cannabis. He changed financial details before the killing? There's the motive.

 

[flourish]

What a load of rubbish! People don't hallucinate on a small amount of cannabis. He changed financial details before the killing? There's the motive.

Agreed. I don't buy it in the least. IME People who have had too much weed fall asleep. There is a lack of energy. I hope the pro-cannabis community gets involved in debunking this.

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[Truthy]

What a load of rubbish! People don't hallucinate on a small amount of cannabis. He changed financial details before the killing? There's the motive.

Yep- he planned this. He wanted out without any penalty, like many husbands/ dads.

 

[0101ABA]

The sons of a woman shot to death in 2014 have filed what appears to be the country's first wrongful death lawsuit against the recreational marijuana industry.

The lawsuit claims that the company that made the marijuana edible and the store that sold the candy to Richard Kirk recklessly and purposefully failed to warn him about the bite-sized candy's potency and side effects — including hallucinations and other psychotic behaviors.

http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_29873009/kristine-kirks-sons-file-wrongful-death-suit-against

 

[OkieGranny]

http://chieftain.com/news/colorado/...cle_e45ea11c-a8f0-540b-9fae-8e655bf6f1e1.html

Richard Kirk, 50, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the April 2014 shooting death of Kristine Kirk under a plea deal with prosecutors, who dropped a first-degree murder charge against him.

Kirk faces between 25 to 30 years in prison and five years of parole when he's sentenced April 7.

 

[Heyits_tay04]

Money. All about the greed


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Justice for Susan Winters.

 

[lmadler]

Did any of y'all see Nancy Grace's coverage of this case? She made the marijuana completely culpable and didn't blame the husband at all. Pretty much setting up his defense. She was talking about what a wonderful person he was, totally out of his character, took one bite of the pot brownie and he went out of his mind.

I'm taking a wild guess here and betting Nancy Grace is against marijuana being legalized.

Ummm OK. Yeah. Pot doesn't do that

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[flourish]

Ummm OK. Yeah. Pot doesn't do that

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Seriously. I've had plenty of professional and personal experience with marijuana in many forms (oil, edible, various smoking techniques). Never encountered much rage with those. Alcohol yes. Weed no. I suppose it's possible he has some sort of paradoxical reaction but I think they're trying to use marijuana as a scapegoat.

 

[flourish]

Did they even confirm it was marijuana and only marijuana he ingested ñ