CT - Johanna Justin-Jinich, 21, slain at Wesleyan bookstore, 6 May 2009 *Insanity*
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The latest from Fort Collins Coloradoan. Contains some new info:
http://www.coloradoan.com/article/20090508/UPDATES01/90508030
http://www.coloradoan.com/article/20090508/UPDATES01/90508030
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My dd went to the same high school as the victim. She didn't know her well, but it is a small school and everybody knows everybody to some extent.
Yikes. What a tragedy.
Yikes. What a tragedy.
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I think you are probably right - She seems to have been a very kind and friendly person. She may have even dated him a couple of times and realized how sick he was. She obviously felt sorry for him as she didn't press charges against him in NY.
I have first hand experience with this kind of person. It is by grace of God that I am alive to type these words. This young man probably began hearing voices in his young twenties. I imagine that his family knew there was something very wrong - and it sounds like his sister made her plea for him to turn himself in very early in the investigation.
It is hard for a compassionate person to draw the line sometimes. It cost a beautiful and gifted young woman her life. May her parents find peace.
The suspect has harassed before, according to this disturbing article: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,519545,00.html
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Suspect Pleads Not-Guilty: http://www.middletownpress.com/articles/2009/05/08/news/doc4a04fa8dd767d861236989.txt (link also has a copy of his arrest warrant)
The defense attorney for a man accused of shooting and killing a 21-year-old Wesleyan student said he will enter a not guilty plea for his client.
During a brief court appearance Friday, 29-year-old Stephen Morgan, who has been charged with the murder of Johanna Justin-Jinich, stood handcuffed, shackled and expressionless beside Hartford criminal defense attorney Richard Brown, at one point stooping over to murmur something into Brown’s ear and then nodding.
The court date was meant to be Morgan’s arraignment hearing, but Judge Margaret Mary Bergdorf continued the arraignment to May 19, and, in the process, increased Morgan’s $10 million bond to $15 million.
Friends of Justin-Jinich, who attended the hearing, were overheard in the courthouse stating her close friends know the two had not had any recent contact.
According to the warrant for Brown’s arrest, on July 22, 2007, Justin-Jinich filed a harassment complaint against Morgan with the New York City police department. In the complaint Justin-Jinich reported that Morgan had been harassing her through cell phone calls and e-mails between July 10 and July 17 of that year.
The warrant also goes into detail about the actual shooting, stating that witness Susan Gerdhart, a customer in the café when the incident occurred, said she heard four loud popping noises, saw smoke in the air and bullet casings on the ground and that, upon facing the suspect, saw him fire three more shots. Gerdhart, who according to the warrant, was just over an arm’s length away from the shooter, told police that when the last three shots were fired, "the female behind the counter was no longer standing and the suspect was standing over the counter with a gun in his hand pointed at the floor."
The warrant also states that Morgan had been briefly detained by Police Officer William Porter, who responded to calls there had been a shooting at the Broad Street bookstore. While detained, Morgan identified himself as Steven Morgan and gave an address in Boulder, Colorado. The warrant further states Morgan’s current address is in Marblehead, Mass.
Police apparently let Morgan go, unaware he was their suspect, and he proceeded to evade capture for two days. Then, after two days on the run, Morgan went into a convenience store in Meriden where he reportedly saw himself on the front page of a newspaper and approached a store employee stating he was the man police were looking for, and asked her to call police. He then waited outside for them to apprehend him.
But the warrant paints a disturbing picture of Morgan. According to his father, James Morgan, who police interviewed the day of the shooting, his son was a loner, without many friends and has made anti-Jewish comments.
Also, according to the warrant, police found a composition book along with 45 items of evidence, including a wig, glasses and a 9mn semi-automatic handgun. An entry in the book, written May 6, mentions "all the smart and beautiful people at Wes," and then states "I think it okay to kill Jews, and go on a killing spree at this school," and "Kill Johanna. She must Die."
The defense attorney for a man accused of shooting and killing a 21-year-old Wesleyan student said he will enter a not guilty plea for his client.
During a brief court appearance Friday, 29-year-old Stephen Morgan, who has been charged with the murder of Johanna Justin-Jinich, stood handcuffed, shackled and expressionless beside Hartford criminal defense attorney Richard Brown, at one point stooping over to murmur something into Brown’s ear and then nodding.
The court date was meant to be Morgan’s arraignment hearing, but Judge Margaret Mary Bergdorf continued the arraignment to May 19, and, in the process, increased Morgan’s $10 million bond to $15 million.
Friends of Justin-Jinich, who attended the hearing, were overheard in the courthouse stating her close friends know the two had not had any recent contact.
According to the warrant for Brown’s arrest, on July 22, 2007, Justin-Jinich filed a harassment complaint against Morgan with the New York City police department. In the complaint Justin-Jinich reported that Morgan had been harassing her through cell phone calls and e-mails between July 10 and July 17 of that year.
The warrant also goes into detail about the actual shooting, stating that witness Susan Gerdhart, a customer in the café when the incident occurred, said she heard four loud popping noises, saw smoke in the air and bullet casings on the ground and that, upon facing the suspect, saw him fire three more shots. Gerdhart, who according to the warrant, was just over an arm’s length away from the shooter, told police that when the last three shots were fired, "the female behind the counter was no longer standing and the suspect was standing over the counter with a gun in his hand pointed at the floor."
The warrant also states that Morgan had been briefly detained by Police Officer William Porter, who responded to calls there had been a shooting at the Broad Street bookstore. While detained, Morgan identified himself as Steven Morgan and gave an address in Boulder, Colorado. The warrant further states Morgan’s current address is in Marblehead, Mass.
Police apparently let Morgan go, unaware he was their suspect, and he proceeded to evade capture for two days. Then, after two days on the run, Morgan went into a convenience store in Meriden where he reportedly saw himself on the front page of a newspaper and approached a store employee stating he was the man police were looking for, and asked her to call police. He then waited outside for them to apprehend him.
But the warrant paints a disturbing picture of Morgan. According to his father, James Morgan, who police interviewed the day of the shooting, his son was a loner, without many friends and has made anti-Jewish comments.
Also, according to the warrant, police found a composition book along with 45 items of evidence, including a wig, glasses and a 9mn semi-automatic handgun. An entry in the book, written May 6, mentions "all the smart and beautiful people at Wes," and then states "I think it okay to kill Jews, and go on a killing spree at this school," and "Kill Johanna. She must Die."
http://www.wwlp.com/dpp/news/connecticut/Wesleyan-killing-trial-delayed-to-fall
Updated: Tuesday, 07 Jun 2011, 8:52 PM EDT
Published : Tuesday, 07 Jun 2011, 8:52 PM EDT
Very short article. The defendent was to undergo a psychiatric exam and the psychiatrist that was examining him fell ill and now the process must be done again. Trial is expected to begin in the fall.
Updated: Tuesday, 07 Jun 2011, 8:52 PM EDT
Published : Tuesday, 07 Jun 2011, 8:52 PM EDT
Very short article. The defendent was to undergo a psychiatric exam and the psychiatrist that was examining him fell ill and now the process must be done again. Trial is expected to begin in the fall.
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He took my friend. A beautiful woman.
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