So i was dismissed from jury duty today...Anyone know about this case?

[Vayda]

I was dismissed today from a double murder case. The victims were Connie Mincher and her son, Ethan, who was a freshman at Pope when the murders occurred. They happened in 2003 and the case is just now going to trial...they started opening arguments today after the final jury was picked (which fortunately didn't include me.)

What i know about this case is that the mother and son were beaten to death and the guy that's on trial was found with a metal pipe and loaded gun in his car, which was seen at the murder scene. The bodies were discovered by the 12-year-old sister/daughter. The accused apparently worked with the father/husband and placed a voodoo curse on the family. He sent them lots of threatening notes/calls because dad apparently "blackballed" him from getting another job. Dad wasn't touched, mom and son were murdered to hurt him i guess.

Anyone know anything about this case? If you were friends of the vics my thoughts are with you, it was a gruesome murder.

[OTG Signs]

I'm pretty sure you're not supposed to go blabbering about with info like that. But, what do I know. :goodjob:

[Vayda]

I was dismissed. I can say whatever i want.

[Hulud]

yea i know all about this

my exgf who i was dating at the time was friends with him. **** was ****ed up.

the dad is now dead too.

[Hulud]

everything he said is old news anyways

[Vayda]

You were dating a chick that was friends with a 14yo? Is this gonna become a pedobear thread?

No, seriously, this whole mess is so sad. I can't imagine the poor daughter finding the bodies and then losing her dad too a few years later.

[Alan®]

I'm pretty sure you're not supposed to go blabbering about with info like that. But, what do I know. :goodjob:
Matter of public record anyways so.....

[Hulud]

also they werent just beaten to death they were tied up first then beaten

[Hulud]

You were dating a chick that was friends with a 14yo? Is this gonna become a pedobear thread?

No, seriously, this whole mess is so sad. I can't imagine the poor daughter finding the bodies and then losing her dad too a few years later.
LOL gross. nah i was 18 she was 16

[Vayda]

it sounded like the defense attorneys were already prepared for a guilty verdict. Seemed like they were really mounting a case for life in prison instead of the death penalty, without any real "he didn't do it" defense.

[changaroo]

i went to middle school / high school with him. i remember riding the bus home with him every day... he lived a few neighborhoods up from mine.

i cant believe it took this long to get a damn trial going?

ethan was cool as ****. RIP buddy.

[Hulud]

well with the evidence he is pretty much fuked.

witnesses saw the car at the house, there was a map with the house circled in the glove box. a loaded gun and a pipe were found in the car. plus the fact that he had been threatening them for 10 years lol

[Vayda]

apparently there were a buncha pre-trial motions going on, the guy is trying to delay the inevitable. The more i hear about this the more i hope that if this guy did it, he fries for it. (actually it'd be lethal injection but w/e)

[Leadfoot_mf]

http://www.wsbtv.com/news/2123963/detail.html
http://www.mdjonline.com/content/index/showcontentitem/area/1/section/21/item/114397.html

[changaroo]

damn. those links bring back memories. so damn surreal. :(

[Kevykev]

That is a really messed up event. Twisted story of revenge i guess.

[Leisa]

yea i know all about this

my exgf who i was dating at the time was friends with him. **** was ****ed up.

the dad is now dead too.

How did the dad die?

[MistaCee]

How did the dad die?

x2

[nsany(atl)]

Voodoo hex

"Trevor Mincher died of cancer in 2005"

[MistaCee]

Damn

[Vayda]

The guy apparently sent the family a card that said "The curse of ackbar is upon your family for one year"

....weeeeird.

[Hulud]

yea as said previously he died from cancer

i remember seeing him about a month after this happened, damn **** was ****ed up

[4TEG]

damn this is sad.

[Tasuki_Civic]

interesting.