GUILTY GA - Rusty Sneiderman shot to death at Dunwoody preschool, 18 Nov 2010 #1

[*LD*]

It will be so interesting to see the evidence, particularly evidence that points to the "constant communication" between Hemy and Andrea right before and after the murder. I wonder if they were in constant communication all the time, or if that only happened right around the murder.

The more I think about this case, the less likely I believe it is that Hemy murdered Rusty without Andrea's knowledge. I don't know why, but the "constant communication" they allegedly had around the time of the murder seems to cast a load of suspicion on Andrea, for me at least.

All good points! The thing that convinced me Andrea knew was her behavior after the attack. She played the grieving widow while his family told the press they were cluless about who would want to hurt Rusty. Andrea knew and did not inform the police. It wasn't like she gave. It a few weeks and then an arrest was made. Hemy was not arrested until 6 weeks after the murder. Seems Andrea would have been just fine if he'd never been caught.

I live in Atlanta and Andrea received a lot of support in the jewish community after the murder and hemy's arrest. In January, after the arrest, she even spoke at her synogog when they did a tribute to Rusty's life complete with a picture and video tribute. It seems that none of their friends thought she was having an affair much less was involved in her husband's murder.

The entire story is so twisted and sad.

 

[kgeaux]

All good points! The thing that convinced me Andrea knew was her behavior after the attack. She played the grieving widow while his family told the press they were cluless about who would want to hurt Rusty. Andrea knew and did not inform the police. It wasn't like she gave. It a few weeks and then an arrest was made. Hemy was not arrested until 6 weeks after the murder. Seems Andrea would have been just fine if he'd never been caught.

I live in Atlanta and Andrea received a lot of support in the jewish community after the murder and hemy's arrest. In January, after the arrest, she even spoke at her synogog when they did a tribute to Rusty's life complete with a picture and video tribute. It seems that none of their friends thought she was having an affair much less was involved in her husband's murder.

The entire story is so twisted and sad.

It will also be interesting to find out if the constant communication abruptly halted after the murder.

 

[Blondie in Spokane]

It will also be interesting to find out if the constant communication abruptly halted after the murder.

Good point!

 

[fran]

Thousands of documents gathered in Neuman murder trial


DUNWOODY, GA -- Rusty Sneiderman was killed in front of his son's daycare in November 2010. Now, the case against the man accused of killing him is beginning to take shape -- in the form of thousands of documents.

The district attorney has gathered 6,000 documents so far. One shows the sale for a Bersa .40 handgun, bought last April. No name is on the document. Another is a sign-in sheet, signed by Hemy Neuman at a Woodstock shooting range on November 1, 2010 - his daughter's birthday, and less than three weeks before Rusty Sneiderman was killed.

Among the 3,000 documents handed over to Neuman's defense attorneys on Tuesday, some video from a Dalton gun show. It does not specify what's on the video.

Also handed over, over 500 emails from Andrea Sneiderman, Rusty's widow -- and some 300 emails from Neuman.

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http://www.11alive.com/rss/article/184141/3/Thousands-of-documents-gathered-in-Neuman-murder-trial

 

[fran]

Just fwiw. Background of Mrs. Neuman's attorney.

http://www.thecrier.net/articles/2011/03/29/front/sneiderman.txt

Dunwoody attorney in forefront of Sneiderman case

Dunwoody attorney Esther Panitch may be sitting on the sidelines April 4 when Hemy Zvi Neuman is arraigned in DeKalb Superior Court on two charges related to the November 18 murder of Russell Sneiderman. But she is right in the middle of the action nonetheless.

Panitch, who is representing Hemy Neuman’s wife, Ariela, in a family matter has brought public attention to what may be a possible motive for the killing—an extra-marital relationship between Neuman and Andrea Sneiderman, the victim’s wife.


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http://www.thecrier.net/articles/2011/03/29/front/sneiderman.txt

 

[T-Rex]

One more article, with a note in the Comments section claiming that Andrea Sneiderman usually took their child to daycare, but not that day.
http://dunwoody.patch.com/articles/...ts-more-evidence-request-for-documents-denied

 

[angelmom]

One more article, with a note in the Comments section claiming that Andrea Sneiderman usually took their child to daycare, but not that day.
http://dunwoody.patch.com/articles/...ts-more-evidence-request-for-documents-denied

WOW! Very interesting.

 

[cluciano63]

WOW! Very interesting.

If true, very circumstantially incriminating, at least...

 

[angelmom]

http://www.ajc.com/news/dekalb/neuman-pleads-not-guilty-897189.html?cxtype=rss_news_81960


Neuman pleads not guilty in Dunwoody daycare killing

Neuman's attorney, Doug Peters, asked for and was granted 30 additional days by DeKalb County Superior Court Judge Gregory Adams to pore over more than 6,000 pages of documents and dozens of hours of recorded interviews turned over by the state as discovery evidence.

 

[panthera]

http://www.ajc.com/news/dekalb/neuman-pleads-not-guilty-897189.html?cxtype=rss_news_81960


Neuman pleads not guilty in Dunwoody daycare killing

Neuman's attorney, Doug Peters, asked for and was granted 30 additional days by DeKalb County Superior Court Judge Gregory Adams to pore over more than 6,000 pages of documents and dozens of hours of recorded interviews turned over by the state as discovery evidence.

With the "mountain" of evidence against him, I wonder what his defense will be. :waitasec:

 

[Carla Lashelle]

You know wayyyy back I said it sounded like some sort of love triangle/affair type of hit and everyone pooh poohed it saying they seemed so nice. Guess not... Im glad they finally figured this one out though.

 

[fran]

http://www.11alive.com/rss/article/185929/3/Dunwoody-daycare-murder-suspect-pleads-not-guilty


During his arraignment, Neuman never looked around the courtroom. There were no friends or family in attendance. Neuman's wife has not visited or had any contact with him since his arrest. He has communicated with his children but not in person.

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[Soulmagent]

Investigation revealed that there was continuous communication between Andrea Sneiderman and the defendant before and after the homicide," the search warrant affidavit stated.

After Neuman's arrest, Andrea Sneiderman issued a written statement, saying she was "shocked to learn that the man charged with murder was my former boss, a person who we thought was a friend of our family." She has not been charged with anything

http://www.11alive.com/rss/article/185929/3/Dunwoody-daycare-murder-suspect-pleads-not-guilty

I guess we know she was emailing him AFTER the murder as well. Now we just need content..I dont guess we will get that until it comes out in court.

 

[angelmom]

http://www.ajc.com/news/dekalb/dunwoody-day-care-shooting-905179.html?cxtype=rss_news_81960

The widow of the Dunwoody entrepreneur shot and killed outside a day care facility last fall has put the couple's home on the market, the AJC has learned.

Andrea Sneiderman has listed the Dogwood Estates property with Coldwell Banker, which is asking $979,000 for the five-bedroom, four-bathroom house.

 

[southcitymom]

Don't y'all think if they thought Rusty's wife was involved, she would have been charged by now? The fact that she hasn't (even though there are obviously mountains of emails and calls between her and Neumann) really has me believing that he acted alone. Nuts!

And (totally off topic) if I had $1 million dollars to spend on housing, I'd either live ON the ocean or have two or three houses - my main one, one on the ocean, one in the mountains..... I just don't understand having a million dollar home in Atlanta - no matter how much money I made!

 

[cluciano63]

Don't y'all think if they thought Rusty's wife was involved, she would have been charged by now? The fact that she hasn't (even though there are obviously mountains of emails and calls between her and Neumann) really has me believing that he acted alone. Nuts!

And (totally off topic) if I had $1 million dollars to spend on housing, I'd either live ON the ocean or have two or three houses - my main one, one on the ocean, one in the mountains..... I just don't understand having a million dollar home in Atlanta - no matter how much money I made!

She might still be charged in some manner, if she was involved or knew it was going to happen. Her role would be much harder to prove than his.

(And me too, as to your 2nd comment...totally. Or even a little apartment in NYC)

 

[southcitymom]

She might still be charged in some manner, if she was involved or knew it was going to happen. Her role would be much harder to prove than his.

(And me too, as to your 2nd comment...totally. Or even a little apartment in NYC)

UBM - well yes, harder to prove unless emails and phone calls supported it, and I would think they would really lay it out if she were involved. I mean they haven't said a word about her being involved or even if she is being investigated.

I would think if there was evidence that they were both involved, it would speak more fully to motive and make for more of a slam-dunk case if they were both charged.

Also, I have to wonder if she's leaving Atlanta to start fresh somewhere else.....especially since everyone in her circle must assume she was having an affair and that this affair led (in some form or fashion) to her husband's death.

 

[SuziQ]

Don't y'all think if they thought Rusty's wife was involved, she would have been charged by now? The fact that she hasn't (even though there are obviously mountains of emails and calls between her and Neumann) really has me believing that he acted alone. Nuts!

And (totally off topic) if I had $1 million dollars to spend on housing, I'd either live ON the ocean or have two or three houses - my main one, one on the ocean, one in the mountains..... I just don't understand having a million dollar home in Atlanta - no matter how much money I made!

Um no. Unless LE and the DA are careless. You've been around for awhile. You know the drill, grand jury indictment required for a Capital Murder charge (even with a confession), time is on LE's side so they wait, once you charge someone the clock starts ticking toward trial, etc etc. How many cases do we have on WS where we are still waiting, years later, for LE to arrest a likely perp. Probably most of them. IMO.

 

[Soulmagent]

I think she is involved. She has a lawyer so maybe the investigators do not want to tip off anything and are adding her actions after his death to their list of things that may come up in a trial. They have no reason to rush.

She also might not be involved but it seems LE would have came out and made a statement about her not being involved if they believed she wasnt and didnt plan on charging her.

 

[southcitymom]

Um no. Unless LE and the DA are careless. You've been around for awhile. You know the drill, grand jury indictment required for a Capital Murder charge (even with a confession), time is on LE's side so they wait, once you charge someone the clock starts ticking toward trial, etc etc. How many cases do we have on WS where we are still waiting, years later, for LE to arrest a likely perp. Probably most of them. IMO.

You make good points, SuziQ, but if they both are involved, it confuses me that one was arrested and indicted so rapidly and one was not. I'm trying to think of another similar case, but can't.

You are right that time is on the side of LE/DA, but the clock is already ticking towards a trial for Neumann - if she's involved, much of the same evidence is at play for her potential conviction. Why wait?

Perhaps there are a strategic reasons for doing so, but honestly, I'm having a hard time seeing what those reasons would be.

It seems to me that her potential involvement would be spelled out fairly clearly if she was in constant contact with Hemy before, during and after the murders. If the case goes to trial, she's definitely going to be a key witness. I just can't get a handle on whether or not LE suspects her.