GUILTY OH - Niall, 3 mos, Gavin, 4, & Noah Pilkington, 3 mos, murdered, 2014-2015 *Mom arrested*

[FinallyRegistered]

Joseph was released on bond: http://www.whio.com/news/news/crime-law/joseph-pilkington-father-of-3-boys-allegedly-murde/nn2W4/
His next court dates: The next status conference will be Jan. 21, 2016, with a final pre-trial date set for Feb. 8, 2016. A jury trial has been scheduled for Feb. 25, 2016.

In that article, it says that Brittany Pilkington's next court date is Oct. 21 (yesterday, but nothing was reported) and her trial has been scheduled to start March 7, 2016.

 

[AnaTeresa]

source article for my comments

I don't see it so much her being jealous of her sons or that her controller was giving the boys more attention; I see it as her thinking that her boys would end up being abusers as well, so she has to 'get rid of them'.

Shortly before Niall’s death, the first in the series, Mrs. Pilkington also saw more abuse of girls in her family as her younger brother, Steven A. Cummins of Huntsville was charged in May 2014. Considering the events of her life, she probably thought the boys would eventually end up abusing her and their sister.

Her brother beat his daughter horribly. She was abused by her bio dad. She was sexually abused by her stepdad who ended up as her husband.

I just feel so bad for this girl. Her whole life sucked. She didn't get any help. Now she's probably going to spend the rest of it in prison.

Yes. The system failed her, and then it failed those three little babies.

 

[Tillicum]

“I hope I’ve done what everyone wanted and have done some good,” she said. “The world can be so ugly, and people look at humanity with such negativity. But this — all of this — came about because so many good people really do care. I’m very thankful.”

She leaned down and ran her fingers across the etching of the giraffe in the corner of the stone. It holds special meaning, and she chose its image carefully. The boys’ grandmother told her that Niall and Gavin had played with the same stuffed giraffe when they were little, and that Noah had been buried with it. This way, McLaughlin said, she feels as if they all share it now.

http://www.dispatch.com/content/sto...o-provoke-thoughts-of-boys-tragic-deaths.html

 

[Tillicum]

Pilkington dad wants trial moved from Logan County, prosecutor removed

They also argue that Logan County Prosecutor Bill Goslee has a conflict of interest in the case because he previously represented Joseph Pilkington in a divorce and child custody case when he was a private practice attorney.
That case overlapped with the time period during which the prosecution claims his crime was committed.
“We assert that nothing could be more adverse than representing a person attempting to get custody of their children… and then prosecuting them for actions taken against another for whom he is accused of being in loco parentis,” the motion says.

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Brittany Pilkington’s lawyers also filed a memorandum asking the judge not to order a competency hearing that has been requested by the prosecution.
They claim she is fully competent to stand trial, having attended six court hearings thus far and demonstrated that she understands the charges against her and the proceedings.

 

[Tillicum]

Is it my imagination or is she pregnant again? video at link http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/n...ng-3-sons-in-cou/nqXNq/?videoIconPresent=true

A judge has postponed the trial of Brittany Pilkington — the Bellefontaine mom accused of smothering her three sons to death — but other important questions, including if the trial will be heard in Logan County, remain unanswered.

Both sides of the case met in front of a judge Wednesday to hear whether he would grant both of their requests to move the trial, scheduled to begin in just weeks on March 7.

 

[mellie89]

Is it my imagination or is she pregnant again? video at link http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/n...ng-3-sons-in-cou/nqXNq/?videoIconPresent=true

A judge has postponed the trial of Brittany Pilkington — the Bellefontaine mom accused of smothering her three sons to death — but other important questions, including if the trial will be heard in Logan County, remain unanswered.

Both sides of the case met in front of a judge Wednesday to hear whether he would grant both of their requests to move the trial, scheduled to begin in just weeks on March 7.

She looks pregnant to me too! If she is she'd have to be at least 6/7 months.

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[AmyPond]

I hope she's not pregnant. Maybe she just got fat.

 

[0101ABA]

Pilkington's defense wants confession thrown out, no death penalty

In a new set of motions filed in the case of a Bellefontaine mother accused of smothering her three young sons to death over a 13-month-period, her defense is once again asking for the death penalty specifications to be removed.

They are also seeking to sever the charges and hold three separate trials as well as to have her alleged confession thrown out because it was made involuntarily.

Brittany Pilkington’s legal team submitted six motions in Logan County Common Pleas Court on April 1, and Judge Mark O’Connor ordered on April 6 that the prosecution had 20 days to respond. If further hearings are required on these motions those will be scheduled at that time.

http://www.daytondailynews.com/news...defense-wants-confession-thrown-out-no/nq5Xf/

 

[Tillicum]

Husband of Bellefontaine mother accused of murder to appear in court

The sexual battery charge wasn’t instigated by a victim and, “the victim does not want these charges filed,” the lawyer said in the motion. He also argued that the alleged crime occurred six and a half years ago, or more, and the couple remains married.

 

[OkieGranny]

http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2016/07/11/pilkington-plea.html

On Monday, the 44-year-old Pilkington put his own criminal case behind him by pleading guilty in Logan County Common Pleas Court to a misdemeanor charge for having sex with Brittany Pilkington, who is 20 years his junior, when she was underage and not yet his wife.

Joseph Pilkington, who now lives at Buckeye Lake, won’t have to serve jail or prison time but must register as a convicted sex offender annually for the next 15 years.

 

[Indy Anna]

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/07/19/genetic-testing-sought-for-ohio-mom-charged-in-sons-deaths.html

http://www.salon.com/2016/07/19/genetic_testing_sought_for_ohio_mom_charged_in_sons_deaths/

 

[Redux]

husband of bellefontaine mother accused of murder to appear in court

the sexual battery charge wasn’t instigated by a victim and, “the victim does not want these charges filed,” the lawyer said in the motion. He also argued that the alleged crime occurred six and a half years ago, or more, and the couple remains married.

smh. Bbm.

joseph pilkington was charged with sexual battery and arrested in september for allegedly starting a sexual relationship with brittany cummins while she was a minor and he was a step-father figure living in her home. He was involved in a relationship with her mother from the time she was a child....

 

[OkieGranny]

http://www.examiner.org/news/68622-pilkington-murder-trial-moved-to-february

A Bellefontaine mother’s trial on three counts of aggravated murder has been postponed...

At this point, her trial will start Feb. 27 and continue until March 24.

 

[Tillicum]

Bellefontaine mom accused of killing 3 sons to appear in court today

Brittany Pilkington, 24, should be appearing with her lawyers in a Logan County courtroom for the first of four scheduled days of hearings to go through several motions filed by her defense attorneys, including whether or not she should face the death penalty if convicted.

 

[Tillicum]

Bellefontaine mom’s alleged confession to killing 3 sons reviewed

A Logan County judge reviewed a two-hour long, video-taped interview with the Bellefontaine mom accused of smothering her three young sons to death during the first day of court hearings today.
The interview with Brittany Pilkington at the Bellefontaine Police Division contains her confession to allegedly killing the boys.

 

[0101ABA]

A Logan County Common Pleas judge has ruled that a Bellefontaine woman's confession to smothering her three young boys over a 13-month period will be allowed during her murder trial.

http://www.dispatch.com/content/sto...Pilkington-confession-permitted-in-trial.html

 

[OkieGranny]

http://wdtn.com/2017/01/11/trial-of-mother-accused-of-killing-3-sons-rescheduled/

Brittany Pilkington appeared in a Logan County courtroom Wednesday afternoon. Her attorneys asked the judge for a continuance because they said they needed more time to prepare...

The trial was scheduled to begin March 10. The new date for the trial has not yet been scheduled.

 

[JusticeWillBeServed]

Deadline set in case of Bellefontaine mom accused of smothering sons

http://www.mydaytondailynews.com/news/local/deadline-set-case-bellefontaine-mom-accused-smothering-sons/9GwnW30eDxeLoZNiXn2tiP/

The Bellefontaine mother accused of smothering her three sons to death appeared in court on Monday.

A judge set a May 15 deadline for attorneys to submit any additional motions in the case of Brittany Pilkington, Logan County Prosecutor Eric Stewart said. No new date for trial was set.

 

[JusticeWillBeServed]

No trial date yet for Bellefontaine mom accused of killing sons

http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/crime--law/trial-date-yet-for-bellefontaine-mom-accused-killing-sons/R92UJHrl5u4l5IK4VRuW1K/

She is due back in court on Aug. 21 and 22 for motion hearings. After those are finished, another scheduling conference is set for September. No trial date was set, according to court records.

 

[Tillicum]

Doctors say Pilkington has brain damage, lawyers want confession out

The doctors conducted tests and interviews with Pilkington and concluded that she “falls in the mildly impaired range,” and that her, “verbal abilities exceed her ability to do nonverbal complex problem solving,” according to their affidavits.

Pilkington has an IQ of 78, according to their evaluations.

They also argue a lifetime of abuse and trauma made her compliant to the officers and caused the disassociated or “flat” aspect her interrogators noted.

“The dynamics of her interrogation mirrored the abuse and neglect she suffered throughout her life,” the motion argues. “She was isolated and trapped just as her mother and Joe Pilkington had done to her throughout her life.”