http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/wifekiller/ en-us Tue, 6 Nov 2007 18:52:00 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1921791/posts BOLINGBROOK, Illinois (CNN) -- Police are using tracking dogs, airplanes, infrared sensors and volunteers on foot Tuesday to look for a young mother who disappeared nine days ago, leaving her 4- and 2-year-old children behind. Stacy Peterson, 23, has been missing from her suburban Chicago home since October 28. 1 of 2 Friends and relatives of Stacy Peterson, 23, say her disappearance is suspicious. Her husband of four years, Bolingbrook police Sgt. Drew Peterson, 53, reportedly has told police his wife said she was leaving him for another man, and police are not treating the disappearance as a criminal investigation.... CNN http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1921791/posts#comment Tue, 6 Nov 2007 18:52:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1918656/posts State Police are searching for the wife of a southwest suburban Bolingbrook police sergeant. "Because he's one of our officers, we thought it would be better to have an independent agency investigating," Bolingbrook Mayor Roger Claar said of the state's involvement in the disappearance of Stacey Peterson. It was not clear how long Peterson, the 23-year-old wife of Bolingbrook police Sgt. Drew Peterson, has been missing. She was supposed to help a friend do some painting, but never showed up. Drew Peterson's previous wife, 40-year-old Kathleen Savio, was found dead in the dry bathtub of her Pheasant Chase home in... WMAQ http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1918656/posts#comment Tue, 30 Oct 2007 23:52:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1743153/posts LOS ANGELES (AP) - O.J. Simpson says the only thing he is guilty of is trying to get out of debt and provide for his children. The former football star said in interviews with The Associated Press that he deserved criticism for his part in the "If I Did It" book and interview deal. He said any profit from the book would be "blood money," but he needed to pay his bills. ...In interviews with the AP, Simpson denied committing the murders, disputed his publisher's contention that the book amounts to a confession, insisted the title was not his idea,... Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1743153/posts#comment Thu, 23 Nov 2006 19:50:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1742457/posts Rupert Murdoch has just canceled the O.J. Simpson book and TV special in which Simpson (presumably) describes how he would have half-decapitated Nicole Simpson and stabbed Ron Goldman had "the real killers" not done it first. The cancellation is certainly justified on grounds of decency, sensitivity and, given the universal public revulsion, commercial good sense. But I would have done differently. I would have let O.J. speak. I thought the outrage was misdirected and misplaced. The attention and money Simpson (and Fox) would have garnered from the deal are not half as outrageous as the fact that every day he... Time Magazine http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1742457/posts#comment Wed, 22 Nov 2006 05:29:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1683588/posts NASHVILLE - Accused killer Perry March told a fellow jail inmate that if his in-laws were dead his chances of beating a murder rap for his wife's death would go from 40 to 90 percent. March hatched a jailhouse plot with inmate Russell Farris in 2005 to kill the parents of his missing wife, Janet March, while he awaited trial for her death. But March did not know that Farris was recording their conversations at the behest of authorities. On Monday, jurors listened to audio tapes in which March details the plot to kill Larry and Carolyn Levine. March, 45,... Court TV http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1683588/posts#comment Mon, 14 Aug 2006 21:29:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1674089/posts HARTFORD, Conn. --Michael Schiavo stumbled over the name of the man he was in Connecticut to support Friday, but after fighting Congress for the right to disconnect his brain-damaged wife's feeding tube, he had no problem remembering whom he was campaigning against. U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman "thinks that government should have made that decision," he said. "Joe Lieberman is wrong, and that's why Joe Lieberman is going to be defeated." Boston HErald http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1674089/posts#comment Sat, 29 Jul 2006 03:01:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1647993/posts RENO, Nev. (AP) — A judge has been shot at a courthouse in Reno, a police spokesman says. Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1647993/posts#comment Mon, 12 Jun 2006 18:48:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1628300/posts NEILLSVILLE, WI (AP) -- The remains pulled from the Chippewa River were those of a pregnant woman allegedly killed by her new husband, according to a forensic dentist. Shaun W. Rudy, 23, of Thorp, has been charged with two counts of first-degree homicide for the deaths of his wife and unborn child, as well as a count of dismembering a corpse. His wife, Christine Rudy, 21, was fatally shot Nov. 12, dismembered and dropped into the Chippewa River near the Cobban Bridge in Chippewa County a day or two later, authorities said. She was six months pregnant at the time.... JSOnline via AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1628300/posts#comment Sun, 7 May 2006 21:13:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1602668/posts Michael Schiavo Caught in Serious Distortion of Truth on NBC Interview By John-Henry Westen CLEARWATER, FLA., March 24, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Michael Schiavo, who ordered doctors to withhold food and water from his severely disabled wife Terri until she died, and his current wife Jodi were interviewed by NBC's Matt Lauer. Those exclusive interviews based on Schiavo's upcoming book "Terri: The Truth," are to be broadcast on "Dateline," Sunday, March 26 at 7 p.m.. Ironically, despite claiming to speak about 'the truth' concerning Terri, NBC's Lauer catches Schiavo in a serious distortion of truth as the interview begins. In the... Life Site News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1602668/posts#comment Fri, 24 Mar 2006 22:33:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1366150/posts Wolfson's report is based on court files, depositions, medical records and interviews with everyone involved. That said, I begin with the most explosive allegation: Did Michael try to kill Terri? Wolfson laughs. "No!" ----- Wolfson's report states that in the four years after her collapse, Michael "had insistently held to the premise that Theresa could recover and the evidence is incontrovertible that he gave his heart and soul to her treatment and care . . . In late autumn of 1990, following months of therapy and testing and formal diagnoses of persistent vegetative state with no evidence of improvement, Michael... Orlando Sentinel http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1366150/posts#comment Sat, 19 Mar 2005 17:18:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1423739/posts US examiner concludes that brain damage was irreversible An autopsy on Terri Schiavo, the severely brain-damaged woman whose condition sparked a legal, medical and political battle that divided America, has backed her husband's contention that she was in a persistent vegetative state before her feeding tube was removed. The report, released yesterday by a medical examiner in Florida,found she had massive and irreversible brain damage, and was blind. It found no evidence she had been strangled or that Michael Schiavo, her husband, had abused her, as her parents had claimed. But the cause of her collapse 15 years ago remains... The Guardian http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1423739/posts#comment Thu, 16 Jun 2005 02:21:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1480626/posts Months after her death by court-ordered dehydration, the Justice Department has ordered an investigation of a complaint alleging discrimination against Terri Schiavo under the Americans with Disabilities Act or the Rehabilitation Act. The Justice Department's Disability Rights Section directed the Office for Civil Rights of the Department of Health and Human Services in July to conduct the probe, reported the Empire Journal, an Internet news site that has published numerous investigative stories on the Schiavo case. Schiavo died March 31 at age 41 at Woodside Hospice in Pinellas Park, Fla., after her estranged husband Michael Schiavo obtained judicial approval to... worldnetdaily.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1480626/posts#comment Fri, 9 Sep 2005 01:18:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1474904/posts LifeSiteNews.com Wednesday August 31, 2005 Ten Year Old Arrested for Giving Food to Terri Schiavo Apologizes TAMPA BAY, August 31, 2005 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Ten year-old Joshua Heldreth, the eldest of eight children, was arrested on Good Friday of this year for trespassing while attempting to bring a drink of water to Miss Terri Schaivo.  Days later Schiavo died of intentional dehydration.  In court Joshua pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 25 hours of community service and ordered to write an apology for his actions.The boy whose arrest photo was splashed on front pages of newspapers across the nation wrote in... LifeSite http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1474904/posts#comment Thu, 1 Sep 2005 16:51:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/1424517/posts Now that Terri Schiavo’s autopsy report results are in, the left-wing media death squad elitists are demanding apologies and retractions from those of us who criticized Michael Schiavo and the Florida system of “justice.” Regarding one of my articles, “Michael Schiavo: Loving Husband or Monster?” it was inevitable that I would receive the obligatory hate mail from verifiable nutcases. Here’s one of my favorites: “I do not like you & I do not think that Jesus does either. Du (sic) unto others as you would have done to you. Apologies should go to Michael Schiavo & the the FLA court... Jews For Life http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/1424517/posts#comment Fri, 17 Jun 2005 01:16:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1460792/posts The Florida State Guardianship Association has chosen Michael Schiavo as its "Distinguished Guardian of the Year" for 2005, outraging many in the pro-life community. Schiavo is the former husband of Terri Schiavo, the brain-injured Florida woman whose life ended March 31 by court-ordered dehydration at her husband's request. While admitting that Schiavo was a "controversial choice," Michelle Kenney, president-elect of the association told the Associated Press that her group decided to bestow the honor on Schiavo because of his "commitment" to honoring what he claimed was his wife's wish "not to be kept alive artificially." "We see a lot of... CNSNews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1460792/posts#comment Wed, 10 Aug 2005 20:56:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1493204/posts After speaking at a convention to honour the pro-euthanasia physician who pronounced that Terri Schiavo was in a “persistent vegetative state,” Terri’s estranged husband and killer, Michael Shiavo, drew a standing ovation. Michael Schiavo, speaking at an “ethics” convention honouring Dr. Ronald Cranford, who is retiring from medicine because of a cancer diagnosis, spoke publicly about the euthanasia of his wife Terri for the first time since her death in March. “Terri didn’t die an awful death,” he claimed. He said that, as Terri died, he “laid a red rose in her hand and said goodbye,” according to a North... LifeSiteNews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1493204/posts#comment Thu, 29 Sep 2005 00:31:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1437721/posts Several bloggers have drawn attention to a strange lead in a Washington Post story about the Terri Schiavo autopsy results. The June 16 Post story by David Brown said that "Terri Schiavo died of the effects of a profound and prolonged lack of oxygen to her brain on a day in 1990, but what caused that event isn't known and may never be, the physician who performed her autopsy said…" Accuracy in Media-Media Monitor http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1437721/posts#comment Wed, 6 Jul 2005 17:50:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1373512/posts Did anybody catch the 2 Michael Schiavo "supporters" on H&C tonight? They were a couple of typical hippie-hags from the far left, who said they went to Florida to counter-demonstrate against the Terri Schiavo supporters, who they called "religious Nazis". Colmes grovelled and slobbered all over them, but Hannity's first question, directed to one of the hags, was, "What does that say on your shirt?". She replied, "Revolutionary Communist Youth League". Brilliant, Alan, just brilliant. Hannity & Colmes Show http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1373512/posts#comment Wed, 30 Mar 2005 02:35:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1460653/posts CLEARWATER - Michael Schiavo has asked a court to waive the two-year statute of limitations on filing a medical malpractice lawsuit against one or more of his deceased wife's caregivers. Terri Schiavo, 41, died March 31 after her feeding tube was removed after a seven-year court battle. Schiavo's attorney in this case, Mark Perenich, said he was not able to discuss the proposed lawsuit behind Tuesday's request for an extension of the two-year statute of limitations. By law, medical malpractice lawsuits must be filed within two years of the alleged misconduct unless an extension is granted. In October 2003, Terri... Tampa Bay Online http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1460653/posts#comment Wed, 10 Aug 2005 17:38:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1459200/posts The husband of Terri Schiavo was honored by a group that advocates guardianship services for his years-long efforts to get his wife's feeding tube disconnected. Michael Schiavo was given the Guardian of the Year Award by the Florida State Guardianship Association yesterday. Terri Schiavo lived in a persistent vegetative state for 15 years before dying in March. She died after a protracted legal battle between her husband and her parents over her end-of-life wishes. She died from dehydration after her feeding tube was disconnected. A Franciscan friar who serves as the Schindler family spokesman Brother Paul O'Donnell said the award... AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1459200/posts#comment Mon, 8 Aug 2005 16:53:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1440669/posts While editorials across the nation agreed in chorus that at last, Terri Schiavo will rest in peace, the autopsy report declined such certainty:"It is the policy of this office that no case is ever closed and that all determinations are to be reconsidered upon receipt of credible, new information." Even if no new information surfaces, how Terri Schiavo was put to death is causing many Americans to confront their own death. Pat Anderson, for a long time the attorney for Terri Schiavo's parents, said the day Terri died of dehydration as ordered by the courts and her husband: "Euthanasia in... The Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1440669/posts#comment Mon, 11 Jul 2005 19:27:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1438661/posts TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - There is no evidence that Terri Schiavo's collapse 15 years ago was caused by criminal activity, said a prosecutor asked by Gov. Jeb Bush to look into the case. Bush, who asked State Attorney Bernie McCabe to further investigate Schiavo's case after her autopsy last month, responded Thursday by saying he considers the state's involvement with the matter finished. "Based on your conclusions, I will follow your recommendation that the inquiry by the state be closed," Bush said in a two-sentence response to McCabe. The governor is vacationing in Maine and couldn't be reached for further comment,... Bradenton Herald http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1438661/posts#comment Fri, 8 Jul 2005 00:22:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1439338/posts LARGO - In what could be a final chapter in the legal saga of Terri Schiavo, Pinellas-Pasco State Attorney Bernie McCabe says he could find no evidence that Michael Schiavo caused his wife's collapse 15 years ago. In a June 30 letter to Gov. Jeb Bush, McCabe suggested ending the state's inquiry into the case. Bush responded Thursday in a two-sentence letter to McCabe: "Based on your conclusions, I will follow your recommendation that the inquiry by the state be closed." Bush asked McCabe last month to investigate Schiavo's collapse on the morning of Feb. 25, 1990. He cited questions... St Petersburg Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1439338/posts#comment Fri, 8 Jul 2005 21:59:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1431109/posts Oh! Well, it's OK to have Murdered Her Then. Mr. Thogmartin has told us that, after fifteen years of a patient lying in bed recovering, Terri Schiavo might have fully recovered from any abuse she endured. Miraculously he was also unable to see whether or not this person had, fifteen years ago, a heart attack or not. Of course, I’ve never met anyone whose cardiologist was ever unsure, say 24 hours after the incident, that a heart attack had occurred or not. No, in my experience cardiologists can tell you precisely how many nano-seconds the heart attack lasted. Continuing, the... FarRockaway http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1431109/posts#comment Sun, 26 Jun 2005 20:27:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1425955/posts Regardless of what his critics say, U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum insists he did the right thing by visiting brain-damaged Terri Schiavo in Florida before she died March 31. "I stood up for what I believe was right in defending a disabled person from being executed. I don't think we should execute disabled people who have not expressed their desire as to how they should be handled, how their life should be dealt with. "I don't think we should end their life simply because they are disabled. That's a very telling thing about a society that is willing to say that... Post Gazette http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1425955/posts#comment Sun, 19 Jun 2005 05:57:15 GMT