GUILTY MO - Michelle Ricci, 36, & Marsha Spicer, 41, raped & murdered, Apr-May 2006

[oceanblueeyes]

Are they facing the death penalty? I remember Jeana stating before that if someone is going up against the DP, they have to plead not guilty because you cannot be sentenced to death without a trial, (or something along those lines).

I would think they could plead guilty but they never do of course.

A jury would have to be impaneled for the penalty phase as I believe a single Judge cannot pass a sentence of death that it must be done by a jury of 12. (rather new law) ruled on by the Supreme Court. (going from memory lol) I believe it was a ruling handed down last year.

They will hold out for trial though hoping for that one lone wolf that cant vote for death. These two will not find such "wolf". IMO.

IMO

Ocean

 

[oceanblueeyes]

And it ain't over till its over. Hopefully you know this by now. Good wishes to you and you aren't alone.It is a bad place to be but we keep the education up there.One child, then it is worth it. One child and that child is being productive and looking forward to being a mom herself. She is turning into an irishmist, chicoliving,jbean, gabby,concernedperson,liz, mic,girosole,details,cbcrime,darkshadows,linask,marthatex, all the sherlocks,prayers for maura, kelly, tricia, christine,floh,oceanblueeyes,lacy wood,and so many others. Not to forget anyone but the hearts are so heavy and the thoughts are so importent.

I just wanted to say thank you concerned ...but most of all thank you for your good heart and being the lovely person you are. :blowkiss:

From the wounds "we" rise......from the wounds ..."we" reach out to help others. It helps us remove the past by replacing it with love anf heartfelt concern for others. Goodness will always overcome evil....we must keep walking toward the light.

Each time we feel their pain.....each time we understand the victim...each time we pray for strength and courage as they begin that long long journey to recovery.

IMO

Ocean

 

[desertjade]

Are they facing the death penalty? I remember Jeana stating before that if someone is going up against the DP, they have to plead not guilty because you cannot be sentenced to death without a trial, (or something along those lines).

Thanks, I wasn't aware of that .

 

[OriginalJerseyGirl]

Thanks, I wasn't aware of that .

I'm not 100% sure of the details but I seem to remember it that way. I just tried searching for more information on whether or not the death penalty can be imposed without a trial but can't seem to locate anything on that specific question.

 

[Old Broad]

They were just reporting on the local news here that they have now confessed to another womans murder, not releasing any names yet. I don't think anybody is surprised to know there are others and I will not be surprised to hear there are more yet to come out.

Old Broad

 

[Details]

I'm pretty sure that even if the death penalty requires a jury, that doesn't preclude a guilty plea to the charges, then a separate penalty portion of the trial with a jury.

 

[concernedperson]

I'm pretty sure that even if the death penalty requires a jury, that doesn't preclude a guilty plea to the charges, then a separate penalty portion of the trial with a jury.

I just hope that even if they confess to a multitude of murders that the fact that they did this weighs on the outcome. People like them don't need to be supported on the taxpayers dollar. There should never be a deal to spare their lives when the same option was ever given to the victims.

 

[dark_shadows]

They were just reporting on the local news here that they have now confessed to another womans murder, not releasing any names yet.

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. Missouri authorities say a couple charged with videotaping the rape and killing of one woman have also admitted involvement in a second slaying.

In new court documents, investigators say 41-year-old Richard Davis and 39-year-old Dena Riley admitted their involvement in the deaths of 41-year-old Marsha Spicer and Michelle Huff.news link

 

[concernedperson]

These people just go on and on.

 

[oceanblueeyes]

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. Missouri authorities say a couple charged with videotaping the rape and killing of one woman have also admitted involvement in a second slaying.

In new court documents, investigators say 41-year-old Richard Davis and 39-year-old Dena Riley admitted their involvement in the deaths of 41-year-old Marsha Spicer and Michelle Huff.news link

So Michelle Huff is Michelle Ricci? Maybe they had just started their killing spree and two women were the only ones murdered.

I wonder if there will be more women that will come forward though saying they were tied up and viciously raped by this duo.

IMO

Ocean

 

[Beyond Belief]

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) -- A couple accused in the death of a woman whose sexual assault and strangulation were videotaped were charged Friday with kidnapping a 5-year-old girl.

Richard D. Davis, 41, and Dena D. Riley, 39, were charged with one count each of kidnapping. If convicted, they could face from 20 years to life in prison.

The girl was "seriously injured during a sexual assault" after Riley and Davis took her from her home in Arcadia, U.S. Attorney Eric Melgren said. No charges were filed in the alleged sexual assault.

The couple already face charges of murder, assault, kidnapping, rape and sodomy in Jackson County, Mo., in the death of 41-year-old Marsha Spicer. Her body was found May 15 in a shallow grave in Bates City, Mo., east of Kansas City.

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The couple fled after Spicer's death and were captured May 25 in southwest Missouri with the 5-year-old girl, identified as a relative of Davis.
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/COUPLE_CHARGED?SITE=FLTAM&SECTION=US

 

[Opie]

I may have said this before, but that poor child.

 

[LinasK]

Thank-you,CP. :blowkiss: It's only now that I could bring myself to read this thread. The title of it was so horrific. I feel so sorry for that little girl, I hope she is able to heal from her experience, it's taken me many years. This duo of pigs is just like Leonard Lake & Charles Ng, and James Daveggio & Michelle Michaud here in California! Nothing but sexual predators, torturers, and murderers! Hell isn't good enough for them!!!:furious: :furious: :furious:

 

[OriginalJerseyGirl]

Richard D. Davis, 41, and Dena D. Riley, 39, were charged with one count each of kidnapping. If convicted, they could face from 20 years to life in prison.

The girl was "seriously injured during a sexual assault" after Riley and Davis took her from her home in Arcadia, U.S. Attorney Eric Melgren said. No charges were filed in the alleged sexual assault.

:waitasec: Why would they not have filed charges in the alleged sexual assault? Is there something they're waiting for before doing so?

 

[Jules]

:waitasec: Why would they not have filed charges in the alleged sexual assault? Is there something they're waiting for before doing so?

Many times the prosecution will try defendants on the most serious crime when multiple crimes are commited. That way they have a backup if they are unable to get a conviction. That would be my guess.

 

[OriginalJerseyGirl]

Many times the prosecution will try defendants on the most serious crime when multiple crimes are commited. That way they have a backup if they are unable to get a conviction. That would be my guess.

Makes sense; I just thought that they'd look for justice for this child. But then again, maybe sparing her the retelling of her ordeal at her young age is a better idea. I'm not sure what would be required of a 5 year-old if a trial were to be held for a sexual assault against her.

 

[GetSmart]

Man O Man..This is so disturbing..
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,471067,00.html
:behindbarINDEPENDENCE, Mo. — A suburban Kansas City woman pleaded guilty Monday to killing a woman whose sexual torture and suffocation were videotaped.
In a deal with prosecutors that allowed her to avoid the death penalty, Dena Riley, 42, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the May 2006 death of Marsha Spicer, who was suffocated during sex at an Independence apartment that Riley shared with her boyfriend.
Riley also pleaded guilty to kidnapping, sodomy and sex abuse in the videotaped attack on Spicer, 41, of Independence, and to kidnapping, sodomy, sex abuse and assault in a separate videotaped attack on Michelle Huff-Ricci, 36, of Kansas City. Riley sobbed throughout the hearing as she answered each question from the judge, prosecutor and defense attorney with a simple "yes" or "no."
Huff-Ricci's remains were found in nearby Clay County, where Riley and her boyfriend, Richard Davis, are charged with capital murder

 

[JaneInOz]

Here is another article

They Killed TWO Women after torturing them, sodomizing them, videotaping them with violent sexual acts by the man and then The woman Sat on one of the victims faces and suffocated her whilst he held the body down

UGH

And the other woman he took out somewhere and suffocated and strangled her and then set her on fire
The jury had to watch 9o minutes of video tape showing the brutal sex, torture and Killing


http://www.kansascity.com/115/story/949201.html

 

[GetSmart]

Looks like a METH head...

 

[lizzybeth]

You know, there needs to be something worse than life in prison or the death penalty for people like this woman and her boyfriend. I'm an impatient person I don't want to wait for judgement day for them to get theirs.

Not only do I feel bad for the victims, their families, but the jury also. They had to sit and watch the videos.