GUILTY NC - Teghan Skiba, 4, Smithfield, 19 July 2010 #2

[raindrops300]

I've been a member of and reading at WS for 7 years. I've read all sorts of horrific things (some I avoid). Example - I don't click on links on this thread that might be even more graphic. That's my choice. My point about that is, I think MSM media SHOULD pick it up and people can read or not.

This story is affecting me like nothing I can remember. My 3 1/2 year old grandson spent the night with me last night.. As he was sleeping, I was thinking of Teghan and how terrified she must have been. Did she get anything to eat or drink at all? Her 'mother' left a list, WTH??!! And about the poop on the porch and peeing in the 'shed' - I'm sure she was too afraid to go out into the dark woods alone. And no one saw her for the whole ten days. How sad; and I fully believe his grandma is so very guilty too. She is/was an enabler of this monster; probably his whole life. And HR, the liar, is sickening.

As I watched my little grandson, he is so small and their little bodies are so fragile, I can't image anyone wanting to hurt a small child, even more so a large grown man inflicting such injuries. I can't imagine what the defense will say. They have no defense. He was the only one that saw her for those ten long days. He's a monster.

This is affecting me greatly, and makes me so very angry.

Thanks for listening to my rant....

 

[OEJ]

If nothing else this case should be reported on as a cautionary tale. Mothers need to KNOW who they are leaving their children with.

Yes, I think it's time to let single parents know they can no longer allow abuse of their children because they want to wear rose-colored glasses and be "in love."

 

[shgrbkr]

i absolutely agree that HR knew he was abusive. How many times do we witness moms leaving their kids with their boyfriends who end up hurting them? I am referring to those moms.

If Teghan's story ends up enlightening just one of those mothers, her story should be told.

This is what I was getting at. I'm not so good getting my intention across via words (recent brain injury) but I agree that if this story helps just one mom or child, then it should be known everywhere. People have a choice to read or not but like I said ignoring it doesn't make it go away.

 

[borndem]

If you look at the NC Offender Registry, Jerry Skiba was incarcerated last year also, released in December 2013.

According to his public Facebook page as of February he still lived in Raleigh, which is "technically" out of town to the trial, but not very far away.

IIRC, it was noted in court that HR faces 20 to 25 months if convicted.

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[borndem]

I think she DID know, and that's the hardest thing for me.

The abuse that Teghan endured was beyond horrific, and as painful as it is to witness, doing so isn't what makes this case so hard for me. I feel like it's all I can do for Teghan, that I owe it to her memory. So many of us feel this way, I think.

The hardest thing, for me, is that her mother left her there to be brutalized. Remember, she had already witnessed him slap, whip, and knock Teghan down. Teghan had already gotten a black eye, a cut to her head...I can't remember what all happened BEFORE her mother left her there. And Teghan's mother was well aware that he was taking pictures of her holding beer and cigarettes, and that he was making videos of her saying she wouldn't accidently potty in the shed anymore. Her mom was IN the pictures.

So what did she do? She left her there in that shed that contained no potty, one small air mattress and a man who she barely knew, who had already shown a pattern of abuse against her tiny, precious daughter. Teghan had grandparents and aunts who wanted to care for her. But her mom CHOSE to leave her with him instead.

And that is what I am having the hardest time with. The fact that she is just living her life. Still in the military, is that right? Did I really read that?! And she has a new baby, with a new boyfriend. It scares the hell out of me for this new little child. And it infuriates me for Teghan. It makes me so, so angry that Teghan's mother is not being held accountable for what she did. She signed her death sentence IMO. I doubt that she thought he would kill Teghan, but I believe she knew full-well that he would hurt her. Can you imagine leaving your child with someone who you KNOW will hurt her? Can you imagine anything more disgusting and vile than a mother who does that? I can't.

ITA with everything you have said, Flutterby! Agreed, she didn't think JR would kill her daughter or come close to that -- and if he said he would have his G-mom help him out with her during his workdays, I think she wanted to believe that, too. Maybe his g-ma would keep him from doing those bad things anymore. But at night? Roll the dice, take a chance.

I think she was so desperate to keep him, as I've said before, that she was willing to gamble, using that sweet helpless child as her "ante," for the payoff of him being there when she got back -- one big happy family.
And the saddest thing about this particular poker game, is that Mommy wasn't the big loser. Grrrrr. And what's her jackpot? Maybe a few months of possible prison time? No priors? Eazy-peazy -- she'll get probation. And the odds, IMO, of her keeping her new baby, are prolly about 1 to1 -- Not bad, huh?

I just get worse & worse.

please pardon the rant

 

[Tulessa]

Were the autopsy photos ever posted online?

 

[Montjoy]

Let's hope not.

 

[KALI]

Pure evil.
So evil that I have to acknowledge, yes, there are humans, who can be this evil.
It is my opinion . This Thing, should get the death penalty.
He should forever- never stalk, torture and kill again.
He had ten days to make choices.
He used those 10 days, to torture a 5 year old.

I am not going to wait for him to rot in hell… He needs to start rotting right now.

 

[borndem]

Were the autopsy photos ever posted online?

NC Gen Statute does not allow autopsy pictures to be published outside of a jury room. You may apply to see them at the NC M.E.'s office, now in Raleigh. You may view them at their location -- no copies, etc., along with a copy of the Autopsy Report.

 

[Tulessa]

NC Gen Statute does not allow autopsy pictures to be published outside of a jury room. You may apply to see them at the NC M.E.'s office, now in Raleigh. You may view them at their location -- no copies, etc., along with a copy of the Autopsy Report.

Thanks born for answering, but no thank you. I just hope these don't turn up in the tabloids. This baby deserves respect. :blowkiss:

 

[Montjoy]

Do tabloids *ever* publish autopsy photographs of tortured, sexually assaulted, and murdered 4 year olds? I don't read tabloids, but I'm guessing that they do not, so I don't quite understand your initial question and subsequent explanation of why you are concerned here. And they wouldn't need to be posted online for a tabloid to acquire and publish them, either.

 

[eileenhawkeye]

Do tabloids *ever* publish autopsy photographs of tortured, sexually assaulted, and murdered 4 year olds? I don't read tabloids, but I'm guessing that they do not, so I don't quite understand your initial question and subsequent explanation of why you are concerned here. And they wouldn't need to be posted online for a tabloid to acquire and publish them, either.

The only murdered child (that I know of) whose autopsy pictures were published by a tabloid was JonBenet. There is no chance in hell that any tabloid is ever going to publish Teghan's autopsy pictures.

 

[Montjoy]

And basically, having them posted online is infinitely worse than having them published in a tabloid. Nobody needs to pay to see them online; they can be copied and circulated in perpetuity. I don't see tabloids as being nearly the sort of problem as being published online, so, jmo, when I read someone asking if some image(s) or other is online, I usually think that s/he wants to see the images, not to verify that they won't be published in a tabloid, as, frankly, if something is online, the cat is out of the bag.

 

[eileenhawkeye]

And basically, having them posted online is infinitely worse than having them published in a tabloid. Nobody needs to pay to see them online; they can be copied and circulated in perpetuity. I don't see tabloids as being nearly the sort of problem as being published online, so, jmo, when I read someone asking if some image(s) or other is online, I usually think that s/he wants to see the images, not to verify that they won't be published in a tabloid, as, frankly, if something is online, the cat is out of the bag.

But nowadays, anything published in tabloid is automatically online too. Anyway, I doubt they will ever be made public, NC Law or not.

 

[Montjoy]

Sure, (and forgive the OT) but online is just worse. It guarantees instant worldwide circulation for free; replication for free. I haven't opened a tabloid since going to school in the UK in the 90's, but I've seen countless awful things, whether I sought them out or not, on the internet since then.

 

[eileenhawkeye]

Sure, (and forgive the OT) but online is just worse. It guarantees instant worldwide circulation for free; replication for free. I haven't opened a tabloid since going to school in the UK in the 90's, but I've seen countless awful things, whether I sought them out or not, on the internet since then.

What I was saying was; Anything that is published in a tabloid would be online immediately. A reader or the tabloid itself would upload it. There really is no difference in 2014.

 

[SurfieTX]

I was reading comments about this case on local news FB's, and so many people were saying that they need to stop talking about the case, that it is sensationalism, too brutal and hard to read about. There were even some people who said they were unliking the page. It was a contrast from some posts I see here, that want the details of what happened to Teghan to be a big, national story. I can understand both POVs. But when you read the comments, it becomes clear why this case isn't more publicized.

I noticed the same thing on Facebook, Eileen. I also agree that is why there is not more publicity. Unfortunately, the news stations rely on that type of feedback on Facebook.

 

[gxm]

I noticed the same thing on Facebook, Eileen. I also agree that is why there is not more publicity. Unfortunately, the news stations rely on that type of feedback on Facebook.

No one wants to hear about it. And while that's understandable, it also keeps child abuse, rape and torture in the dark. People like JR need to have a full and harsh light shone on them. And Teghan needs to be remembered. She does not deserve to be disappeared. JMO. OMO. MOO.

 

[gxm]

Heather Moore ‏@HeatherMooreNow 1m

#JonathanRichardson trial.Detective back on stand,showing surveillance vid of JR shoppng during 10 days he kept #TeghanSkiba.She's not w/him

 

[gxm]

Heather Moore ‏@HeatherMooreNow 24s

Prosecutors in #JonathanRichardson case plan to wrap up tomorrow. Defense will be allowd 2 start presenting case probably Tues. afternoon.