http://www.nbc13.com/vtm/news/local/article/birmingham_man_suspected_of_shooting_wife_dead_then_kills_himself/71296/
http://www2.myfoxal.com/dpp/news/local/20090506Latest_Alabama_news
By Shannon Delcambre
Assignment Manager
Published: May 6, 2009
A man and woman are found dead in a house garage from an apparent murder-suicide.
The Birmingham Police Department reports it happened Tuesday, May 5, 2009, at approximately 9:40 p.m. CT, at 426 West Smithfield Terrace in Birmingham.
Officers from the West Precinct responded to the incident location to investigate a report of domestic assault involving a husband and wife.
When officers arrived, they discovered the victim inside her garage, suffering from apparent gunshot wounds.
The suspect was also located inside the garage, suffering from what appeared to be a fatal self-inflicted wound.
The victim has been identified as Barbara Hill, 46, of 426 West Smithfield Terrace.
The suspect has been identified as Larry Hill, 58, of 426 West Smithfield Terrace.
Paramedics arrived at the scene and pronounced the victim and suspect dead.
This case is still under investigation.
To date, 22 chargeable homicides have been reported in the City of Birmingham during 2009, compared to 27 at this time in 2008.
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May 5, 2009
Need a father? Expose number one
http://www.coloradoan.com/article/20090504/LOVELAND01/90504001
James Whitler's 11- and 13-year-old children are expected to deliver emotional testimony today in their father's first-degree murder trial.
Whitler is accused of trying to kill his 11- and 13-year-old children in May 2008 after beating process server Stephen Allen to death with a baseball bat after receiving divorce papers and a restraining order temporarily keeping him from seeing his children.
The trial begins its first full week of testimony today.
Sgt. John Feyen, the first officer to arrive on scene, testified last week he saw James Whitler strangling both of his children. Deputies used Tasers to free the children from
Whitler's grasp, Feyen testified.
Lisa Whitler, testifying Friday, said her ex-husband seemed calm in the 30 minutes it took him to read the divorce papers and restraining order before he delivered the first of many blows from a tee-ball bat to Allen's body.
She also testified her children sent her "hate messages" through voice and text messages in the week before she filed for divorce, while they were living with their father.
When proceedings start up again at 9 a.m. today, Whitler's 11-year-old son is expected to testify, and prosecutors have also indicated jurors will see a 90-minute recording of the boy's interview with investigators.
Prosecutors also have said they will call Whitler's 13-year-old daughter to testify.
Whitler's attorneys, public defenders Eric Vanatta and Kathryn Hay, don't dispute their client killed Allen but argue he did so in an altered state of mind.
They also argued during opening statements that James Whitler loved his children and told them, "I have to protect you" just before he started strangling them.
The trial is going into its third day of testimony today. Prosecutors have indicated jurors will see more than 200 pieces of evidence during the two-week-long trial.
James Whitler's 11- and 13-year-old children are expected to deliver emotional testimony today in their father's first-degree murder trial.
Whitler is accused of trying to kill his 11- and 13-year-old children in May 2008 after beating process server Stephen Allen to death with a baseball bat after receiving divorce papers and a restraining order temporarily keeping him from seeing his children.
The trial begins its first full week of testimony today.
Sgt. John Feyen, the first officer to arrive on scene, testified last week he saw James Whitler strangling both of his children. Deputies used Tasers to free the children from
Whitler's grasp, Feyen testified.
Lisa Whitler, testifying Friday, said her ex-husband seemed calm in the 30 minutes it took him to read the divorce papers and restraining order before he delivered the first of many blows from a tee-ball bat to Allen's body.
She also testified her children sent her "hate messages" through voice and text messages in the week before she filed for divorce, while they were living with their father.
When proceedings start up again at 9 a.m. today, Whitler's 11-year-old son is expected to testify, and prosecutors have also indicated jurors will see a 90-minute recording of the boy's interview with investigators.
Prosecutors also have said they will call Whitler's 13-year-old daughter to testify.
Whitler's attorneys, public defenders Eric Vanatta and Kathryn Hay, don't dispute their client killed Allen but argue he did so in an altered state of mind.
They also argued during opening statements that James Whitler loved his children and told them, "I have to protect you" just before he started strangling them.
The trial is going into its third day of testimony today. Prosecutors have indicated jurors will see more than 200 pieces of evidence during the two-week-long trial.
Welcome
I would like to welcome all who have stumbled on this blog. As a divorced mother who falsely believed that my children "NEED" their father, I have quickly come to realize that many children do much better if there is ONE caring parent, rather than one caring parent and one abusive parent. The purpose of this blog is to highlight recent (and not so recent) articles and stories about the children who would have been better off without a father, and those who had no father and how those children turned out.
I must thank first and foremost, Liz Kates, as without her site http://www.thelizlibrary.org, this site would not exist. Thank you Liz for the ideas behind this. I must also say that the recent huge increase in paternal inflicted familicides has also gave way to create this blog. One hears of the many women (which in all actuality are not that "many") who have killed or injured their children. The true stories highlighted here will be a massive joint effort amongst my colleagues and myself. So thanks must go to them as well.
Now without further ado, lets get on with the analysis at hand - do children really need fathers, or do they simply need positive role models - both female and male?
I must also add that comments will be moderated as I will NOT tolerate any hatred speech towards either men or women in general. My rules are also that you must discuss the case at hand. If I am speaking of Joe Blow, you cannot bring up Jane Doe. I have an email and if I deem a story important enough to have placement on this blog, then I will place it and give credit to you and to the original article author.
Last, but certainly not least, I will provide a link at the top of all my articles which will open in a new window. This will allow the reader to see the article in full (if I have only quoted portions of it) and read for themselves the travesties of justice being handed to our next generation.
I must thank first and foremost, Liz Kates, as without her site http://www.thelizlibrary.org, this site would not exist. Thank you Liz for the ideas behind this. I must also say that the recent huge increase in paternal inflicted familicides has also gave way to create this blog. One hears of the many women (which in all actuality are not that "many") who have killed or injured their children. The true stories highlighted here will be a massive joint effort amongst my colleagues and myself. So thanks must go to them as well.
Now without further ado, lets get on with the analysis at hand - do children really need fathers, or do they simply need positive role models - both female and male?
I must also add that comments will be moderated as I will NOT tolerate any hatred speech towards either men or women in general. My rules are also that you must discuss the case at hand. If I am speaking of Joe Blow, you cannot bring up Jane Doe. I have an email and if I deem a story important enough to have placement on this blog, then I will place it and give credit to you and to the original article author.
Last, but certainly not least, I will provide a link at the top of all my articles which will open in a new window. This will allow the reader to see the article in full (if I have only quoted portions of it) and read for themselves the travesties of justice being handed to our next generation.
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