GUILTY GA - Riceboro, WhtFemale, discovered in woods of the Portal Hunting Club, homicide, 2 Dec 2022 - Mindi Mebane Kassotis *husband arrested*

[fred&edna]

Mom and Dad think he is innocent, kind and gentle????

he even emotionally and mentally abused them. i feel terrible for everyone.

however, there was no testimony from anyone that he demonstrated a history of anger nor violence.

this was a real kassotis-written and narrated and constructed horror story.

jmo

 

[alexwood]

Mom and Dad think he is innocent, kind and gentle????

But I don't think they ever went to visit him in jail. He was an outstanding student, multiple degrees, and was successful in his military career. What happened to him?

 

[Leilei]

The blinking is unsettling to me.
Maybe it's because there isn't any other emotional response on his face.
As far as the no history of anger, I can believe it. I don't think he was angry when he killed Mindi. I don't think he's capable of any emotion at all.
And that's why he's so terrifying to me.
Thank heavens he's never getting out of prison.
IMO.

 

[ch_13]

But I don't think they ever went to visit him in jail. He was an outstanding student, multiple degrees, and was successful in his military career. What happened to him?

Something seems to have changed around 2018/2019. Right around the time he left the Navy. Maybe it's true what he said on the stand about not being able to find a job after his name made it into the Washington Post.

It's possible he was always a latent sociopath but it wasn't apparent to people until his life started to unravel.

 

[cujenn81]

But I don't think they ever went to visit him in jail. He was an outstanding student, multiple degrees, and was successful in his military career. What happened to him?

I told my dad about this case. He served in the Navy during Vietnam and worked with the NCIS. My dad made a good point after I mentioned how NK’s life seemed to derail after leaving the military. He said some people just have a hard time readjusting to civilian life. They need the structure and discipline of the military and fall apart without it. I think that must be what happened here. I can think of no other explanation.

 

[Luna20]

The blinking is unsettling to me.
Maybe it's because there isn't any other emotional response on his face.
As far as the no history of anger, I can believe it. I don't think he was angry when he killed Mindi. I don't think he's capable of any emotion at all.
And that's why he's so terrifying to me.
Thank heavens he's never getting out of prison.
IMO.

The body language people have spoken about this before. I don’t recall what the details were but it has something to do with a defensive stance. Blinking is a distraction, a mask trying to hide his perceived guilt. All of my paraphrasing info.

 

[cujenn81]

Something seems to have changed around 2018/2019. Right around the time he left the Navy. Maybe it's true what he said on the stand about not being able to find a job after his name made it into the Washington Post.

It's possible he was always a latent sociopath but it wasn't apparent to people until his life started to unravel.

I really want to know what that article said about him!

 

[alexwood]

I told my dad about this case. He served in the Navy during Vietnam and worked with the NCIS. My dad made a good point after I mentioned how NK’s life seemed to derail after leaving the military. He said some people just have a hard time readjusting to civilian life. They need the structure and discipline of the military and fall apart without it. I think that must be what happened here. I can think of no other explanation.

Thank you cujenn81, and thank your Dad for helping us make sense of this. He may have a cluster of personality disorders, but the structure and discipline of being in the military prevented his "true self" from deploying.

 

[alexwood]

I really want to know what that article said about him!

Me, too. I don't have a subscription, though. I keep toying with the idea of a subscription to Newspapers.com. I do think I saw on that article that you could sign up for "trial subscription" to The Washington Post, and supposedly then you would be able to read that article. [I've been trapped by the "trial" offers before!] Maybe the next time I go to the library, I'll get access to it. If so, I'll share the content here.

 

[fred&edna]

I really want to know what that article said about him!

see post 67... not sure if link still works

or just google 'kassotis and brezler'

the politics may have played a part in disrupting the jag career he planned for himself. i really have no idea who was treated fairly nor unfairly. and we really never know if it's possible for commanders, etc to 'expect' or order underlings to do a certain thing ... or maybe those underlings make their own decisions. just my thoughts and opinion.

 

[ch_13]

I really want to know what that article said about him!

The WP article is behind a paywall, but this one from The Hill has similar information. It really wasn't about NK, but he was the officer signing off on a memo recommending the discharge of a Marine officer. The case became something of a cause célèbre in military circles and it was claimed the brass was railroading the officer.

https://thehill.com/policy/defense/294151-navy-memo-worried-about-attention-on-afghan-sex-abuse/

In the Navy memo, Lt. Cmdr. Nicholas Kassotis from the Navy’s Judge Advocate General’s Corps recommends approving a board’s recommendation to honorably discharge Brezler. In making that recommendation, Kassotis outlines the pros and cons of four possible actions the Navy could take.

 

[Snoopster]

Just checked in and, while I expected a quick verdict this was way faster than even I expected!

Off to listen to the sentencing hearing.....

 

[Snoopster]

Mom and Dad think he is innocent, kind and gentle????

I was shocked to hear that they thought he was not guilty. I could understand if they had said something to the effect of "he's always been kind and gentle and he's accomplished so many things, but something must have happened to him. We hope he can get the help he needs."

He used them! He abused them! He told people his father was trying to kill him!

 

[Weki]

Wow listening to his parents now and way to re-victimize the victim's families by gaslighting them. The jury reached a verdict in 1 hour and 15 minutes. Get real!

JMO

 

[vls12345]

Wow, his third wife Samantha has submitted a statement that is being read. Defense opposed this being read, but the judge allowed it.

Has it been read in court yet? If so, what did it say? TIA.

 

[BUF]

Has it been read in court yet? If so, what did it say? TIA.

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[vls12345]

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[Leilei]

What's crazy is that the day that this trial ended, a new trial started.
Both in Georgia, both many years ago, both defendants are the husbands of the victims, both victims dismembered and their remains scattered.
The Wolfenbarger case is much closer to where I am, in the Atlanta area.
IMO.

 

[vls12345]

Kassotis found guilty, sentenced to life without parole

A Liberty County jury took about an hour to reach guilty verdicts on all 12 counts against Nicholas Kassotis, including the most serious charges of malice murder and felony murder, for the death of his wife Mindi Mebane Kassotis. Superior Court Judge Paul Rose imposed the maximum penalty of life...

coastalcourier.com

A man accused of killing and dismembering his wife in late 2022 will spend the rest of his life behind bars.

A Liberty County jury took about an hour Thursday to reach guilty verdicts on all 12 counts against Nicholas Kassotis, including the most serious charges of malice murder and felony murder, for the death of his wife Mindi Mebane Kassotis. Superior Court Judge Paul Rose imposed the maximum penalty of life without parole plus 25 years.

 

[PatLaurel]

Me, too. I don't have a subscription, though. I keep toying with the idea of a subscription to Newspapers.com. I do think I saw on that article that you could sign up for "trial subscription" to The Washington Post, and supposedly then you would be able to read that article. [I've been trapped by the "trial" offers before!] Maybe the next time I go to the library, I'll get access to it. If so, I'll share the content here.

I have a subscription.

JAG