True Crime Stories

This is bit of a strange case. In some ways it is much like the Susan Smith case in where one of the people spearheading the search for the missing is the one responsible for their death. In other ways I have to be left wondering about possible mental issues involving the defendant in this case. The latter may never be resolved as I am one of those who believes that no matter what position each side in a case takes they can always find an “expert” to agree with them. I have seen many cases in which one side or another have all but “expert shopped” until they did find such a person. There have been at least a few cases in which the prosecution was “caught” per se doing this. Now, before I get any further I should state that whether I believe the defendant in this case has mental issues or not does not change the fact that I believe he was responsible for the crime he was convicted of committing. Although he confessed to the police and they seemingly had the evidenc

Cases such as this one are difficult to blog about for me. Several things come into play here but no matter what legal or medical outcome is made in the end there is still a death and a family mourning a loved one. As a reader of my blog you know that I am as interested and fascinated about the crimes as I am about the legal process and how things are done. Guilty or Innocent there are rules and laws to follow and there must be evidence to prove someone committed a crime. This was not a crime in which the death penalty was sought but I have often stated that it is those sorts of cases that I believe there should be absolutely no doubt of the defendant's guilt before imposing the death penalty. In those cases especially, but in all cases it is imperative that a proper investigation is conducted. Then things are not done properly not only can it delay or impede justice for a victim and their family, it can also cause undue stress, among other things to a susp