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I'm actually with @Private Citizen regarding the Menendez brothers. I don't doubt that they were horrifically abused, as family members have come forth with reports that they both reported abuse at young ages (and no one did anything to stop it). While both were adults at the time of the crime, were their brains really "adult" or still the screwed up adolescents? Yes, they went on the spending spree afterwards, which is beyond the pale. But have they served enough time for their crime and could they be considered "rehabilitated" at this point? I think possibly so.
 
Cachoo said:
A LOT of skepticism about this suicide:
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What happened to South Carolina pastor’s wife Mica Miller? Cause of death released

Mica's death had been the focus of much speculation since it became known that she had died. Her husband was the first to call Mica's death a suicide. Her fr...
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ilovepaydays said:
Update: The U.S. Attorney’s Office and the FBI are now involved.

I think it’s clear that it was a suicide, but this pastor………😬 😳 😱 😡
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UPDATE: The husband has now been arrested for assault.

Geesh. He’s still a pastor at this church…….😬
 
ilovepaydays said:
UPDATE: The husband has now been arrested for assault.

Geesh. He’s still a pastor at this church…….😬
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I think he drove her to it. He was legit stalking her and put a tracker on her car. She had other mental issues beforehand, and he essentially groomed her since she was a teenager. The church was her whole life and I doubt the community would have believed her over him. Hopefully the feds can find something on him that sticks, just because he didn't actually murder her doesn't mean he didn't put her in a mental state that made her feel like she had no escape.
 
Private Citizen said:
I recently watched both the Ryan Murphy series and the Netflix documentary. I don't know what to think anymore.

My own conflicting beliefs are as follows:
  • The Menendez brothers committed premeditated first degree murder and were spoiled brats
  • There were extenuating circumstances, and the case would be looked at differently in 2024 than it was at the time
  • Making decisions based on Instagram petitions and a Ryan Murphy series doesn't sit right with me

So where does that leave me? I'm not sure. But resentencing doesn't seem unreasonable to me on the surface, assuming the documentary and the series represent things at least semi-accurately (not a given). The brothers have done 35 years behind bars. I don't think releasing them now would send a message that murdering your parents is OK.

On the Ryan Murphy series:
  • Ari Graynor deserves an Emmy for her portrayal of Leslie Abramson. She's captivating.
  • The Cooper Koch shower scene is :wideeyes:
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I assume you’re talking about the Menendez movie on Netflix? I personally found it very, very confusing - that’s more a criticism of Netflix though. They just presented too many confusing scenarios of what happened.

Although I remember the murders way back … I never really followed it.

But yes boys/teenagers/males etc can be sexually assaulted. They’ll likely get out.
 
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Judy said:
I assume you’re talking about the Menendez movie on Netflix? I personally found it very, very confusing - that’s more a criticism of Netflix though. They just presented too many confusing scenarios of what happened.

Although I remember the murders way back … I never really followed it.

But yes boys/teenagers/males etc can be sexually assaulted. They’ll likely get out.
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And DA Gascon used this as a - yes, I’m still skeptical of his real intentions - “Hail Mary Pass” because he was down in the polls. Well, Gascon still lost badly - and incoming DA Hochman has this to say about the Menendez case.

🤔
 
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Kasey said:
They aren't innocent, they admitted to the crimes. The question is, have they paid enough of a price to get out of prison at this point.
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Yes I know that but thought it was being looked at because of the supposed sexual abuse. They were convicted of 1st degree which in the U.S. I believe is literally life in prison. Our courts in Canada are very different. But why them over others?
 
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Authorities believe that a missing man may have faked his own death. Ryan Borgwardt may have fled the country to be with a woman he met online.

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YEP. This has gotten pretty unbelievable. 😳

And he’s sorry to the law enforcement for their time and money spent? Not his wife and kids?! 😱
 
A tip lead police to her killer in 1979 but he was released after passing a polygraph test and never questioned again. He has since passed away but identified through DNA. Esther Gonzales was only 17. Hopefully she can now R.I.P.

www.independent.co.uk

Murder of 17-year-old girl solved more than 45 years later

The girl’s murderer sat through a polygraph test after her death and passed
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