True Crime Stories

Cases that involve in-laws murdering each other interest me quite a bit. I have blogged about a few here but even in the realm of things this one is a bit different. I am not sure that I have read about too many cases in which this sort of murder occurs when the family is still “in tact” as the courts call it. Generally you see these cases when there is a divorce and/or custody battle going on, or at the very least the couple has separated. You have son-in-laws who are bitter over the split and want to take it out on the ex-wife and her family; you have the mother-in-laws who decide their child has been wronged. This was a case in which a mother-in-law decided her son-in-law was abusive towards her daughter and grandchildren and she planned to gun him down. On the morning of February 11, 2014 Cynthia Cdebaca opened fire on her son-in-law, Geoward Eustaquio in their Fallbrook California home. Only Cynthia and Geoward were present at the home at the time and when it...

This is an unusual post for me.  I generally try to stay away from cases that are still pending or officially unsolved.  We all know that not every charged in a case is guilty and that it is up to the state to prove "beyond a reasonable doubt" that someone is guilty.  We all also know, and should in fact live by, the saying "Innocent until Proven Guilty."  With that said, while I will admit that I will discuss the charges that have been filed and that a trial is pending (although at this point I have been unable to determine if a date for such trial has been set), but I will make every attempt to reserve complete judgment until all of the evidence is in.  So, if I have all of these reservations why would I even blog about a case that ultimately I will eventually have to come and update later? Well, that is because I have found this case very interesting from the beginning for one, and for two, to be honest, if the person who is now awaiting trial is acquitted fo...