CO - Rylan Rochester, 6 mos, suffocated, Superior, 1 June 2010 *Insanity*

[MsFacetious]

Another reason for the divorce... her lawyers could argue he can't testify against her because they are married.

Now at least they can't argue that currently... even if they can still argue it at the time of the crime.

 

[indicajane]

Actually, married people can certainly testify against each other, they just can't be forced into it UNLESS

The privilege may not be claimed in a proceeding in which the party is accused of conduct which, if proved, is a crime against the person of the spouse, any minor child, or any member of the household of either spouse, or, in a criminal proceeding when the offense charged is bigamy.

http://www.johntfloyd.com/blog/2008/11/08/can-one-spouse-be-made-to-testify-against-the-other/

 

[southcitymom]

I am not at all surprised that she was found legally insane. My prayers for this family. Such a sad, sad case.

 

[Jan]

My son and his wife had twins from their first pregnancy. The girl was normal and the boy had autism. My 3rd son is a special education teacher and he and his wife knew to get early intervention and to work hard with their son in the preschool years. The boy and his sister are now both in 2nd grade and ahead of their grade level. The boy no longer shows signs of autism and is considered to be close to normal. He still gets extra help. He one day will be either normal or very close to it. My first baby (of 6) was mentally retarded. I knew there was something wrong with her but doctors wouldn't admit it until she was 3 when a university hospital diagnosed her as mentally retarded. She is 43 now, has a IQ of 38, works full-time and earns money, is the happiest person I know, and she is a tremendous help to me around the house and yard and with our pets. She loves children and animals and they love her. No one con predict with a 6 month old baby what the future will hold. A baby just can't be diagnosed and its future path be predicted at that young an age. This baby that was killed was probably completely normal. Ironically, doctors diagnosed my 2nd son as being mentally retarded too and laughed at me when I said he was normal. Well, he is married with 4 children, has a good job, and he has above average intelligence and many talents. My middle daughter's 2nd baby got perfect well baby checkups and was doing great. Then one day my daughter got up in the morning and found the baby dead from SIDS on the day she was 3 months old. It sounds like the mother who killed her baby was having a bad care of postpartum depression along with much greater than normal anxiety about her baby and her future life. It appears that she did ask for help in several ways and didn't get the help she needed. This is a terrible tragedy that maybe could have been prevented if people had seen the red flags in time.

 

[mrye4709]

Having babies can effect people in different ways I suppose. I remember not having any support system and a 21 mth old and a newborn. My hubby worked long hrs 6 days a week and I was a stay at home mom. 24 hrs a day, 7 days a week, 52 weeks a year. It was hard, but I didn't kill my babies. I loved it, but I did have some bumpy times.

I made sure I told my daughter how hard it could be and how she may feel at times and that at ANY time she could call me.

Maybe if we all tell the moms and dads we know that we understand the difficulties and will be there to help or talk we can stop some of this. We will never know if we saved a life by offering that support. Young people now are seeking their relationships on FB or other social media sites, they are detached from reality.

It breaks my heart that so many babies are being killed. These parents know they have the option of giving up a child for adoption, but maybe they are afraid of what others will think or say. It would be alot better than what people think or say after they kill their babies. I wish this would all just stop, it has gotten so much worse over the years.

 

[OneLostGrl]

I took it the exact opposite way. I'm wondering why is he worried about getting a divorce in the middle of all this and his son just dying? It seems a too obvious attempt at distancing himself from his wife.

Maybe the thought of staying married to the woman who murdered his son makes him sick? I would do the same thing and see nothing wrong with it.

I think we will find this woman has had issues for a very long time. She thought the baby had autism before he was even born.. she sounds delusional to me. I hope her defense team has her checked out properly so she can get the help she needs

 

[OneLostGrl]

Superior woman charged with murder in death of 6-month-old Rylan
By Erica Meltzer, Camera Staff Writer
Posted: 07/14/2011 08:59:35 AM MDT

Stephanie Rochester during a hearing in Boulder District Court last November. (Camera file photo / Mark Leffingwell)

A psychiatrist at the state Mental Health Hospital in Pueblo has found Stephanie Rochester, the Superior woman accused of killing her 6-month-old baby boy, to be legally insane.
http://www.dailycamera.com/superior-news/ci_18475904

I figured as much. Society really needs to learn the signs of severe mental illness and then take it seriously so that this stuff can stop happening! Mental illness is just as real as heart disease and diabetes and it can kill if left untreated. It's time we all take it seriously!

I hope this woman gets help and can come to terms with what she's done.

 

[mysteriew]

No murder charge in mother's alleged killing of infant son
http://www.kdvr.com/news/kdvr-no-charges-for-rochester-2011412,0,5982270.story

 

[MsFacetious]

Instead, prosecutors and defense attorneys will request a hearing in front of a judge to present the evidence of Rochester's insanity and determine whether she should be committed to the state mental hospital, Garnett said.

http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/29927611/detail.html

 

[josie1986]

I in no way agree with what this woman did but I had mild ppd with my 2nd and it was the most horror way I have ever felt.I never thought of harming my daughter but it was more of "maybe if she wasn't here if I gave her away to someone who could love her..." I came to my senses fairly quickly and realised she and my son are the best thing ever to happen to Me. There is help out there for this but some looks just choose not to take it.

She continuously tried to suffocate her son and had the option to stop but didnt so fry the b**ch
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[leanaí]

Mental people should be treated the same as anyone else who commits a crime, not get special treatment. I personally don't think she is mental and wish people would stop thinking it's alright for someone to murder there child since it was a burden on them. I really think in the near future it will be a normal thing for you to kill your child if you want to. Since everyone is all on population control more and more people are starting to not even care anymore.

The thought of how scared that beautiful baby boy was when his Mother kept putting things over his head just kills me. He is gone forever and she just gets to live on. It's not right. Why do people fight for criminals rights and not the victims? I don't think I will ever understand that.

 

[spamelope]

Boulder judge: Stephanie Rochester not guilty by reason of insanity in son's death
A Boulder County district judge found Stephanie Rochester not guilty by reason of insanity in the 2010 death of her 6-month-old son after listening to more than an hour of testimony from a psychiatrist who said the Superior woman suffered from major depression with psychotic symptoms and saw her son as an "alien, toxic, contaminated being."
http://www.dailycamera.com/news/ci_19719689


Well, gee, that's how most mothers perceive their teenagers-"alien, toxic and contaminated" beings. So is it open season on them, too? GRRR I disagree with this so very much.
RIP Rylan