WOBURN, Mass. – The alleged killer of his wife, two children and mother-in-law pleaded not guilty last Thursday of four counts of first degree murder.
The Massachusetts man Thomas Mortimer IV was arranged in Woburn Superior court on Thursday. He had also entered not guilty pleas in district court and been held without bail.
Following his arrest of the killings that happened last June the prosecutor described how he left two copies of letter confessing to the slaying.
A Massachusetts man accused of killing his wife, two children and mother-in-law pleaded not guilty Thursday to four counts of first-degree murder as a prosecutor described how he left two copies of a letter confessing to the slayings.
Thomas Mortimer IV was arraigned in Woburn Superior Court on Thursday following his indictment last week. He had previously entered not guilty pleas in district court and has been held without bail since his arrest following the killings in June
The clerk read an indictment charging him in the murders of his wife, 41-year-old Laura Stone Mortimer, mother-in-law, 64-year-old Ellen Stone, and two children, 4-year-old Thomas Mortimer V, and 2-year-old Charlotte Mortimer. He did not look at his wife’s family members, seated in the front row of the courtroom. He frowned during hearing.
The family was found beaten and stabbed to death in their Winchester home. “On going marital discord,” caused the slaying District Attorney Gerard Leone has said.
Authorities believed the Killings was between 9:10 pm on June 14 and 7:10 on June 15 when he called his new boss he was too sick not to report for work and son’s school to say the boy would be absent , Assistant District Attorney Adrienne Lynch said
A two copies of computer printed letter in which “he admitted responsibility for the murders of his family,” Lynch said was written sometime between 11:16 p.m. and 3:19 a.m. we’re found in their home.
Prosecutors said previously that the letter said: “I did these horrible things. What I’ve done was extremely selfish and cowardly. I murdered my family.” The bodies were found later on June 16.
After making the phone calls, Mortimer left the house, taking his wife’s cell phone with him, Lynch said. She said that when his wife’s sister called to talk to her, Mortimer gave her a chilling response. “He indicated she was not able to come to the phone and it would be a while before she would be able to,” Lynch said.
Mortimer’s lawyer, Denise Regan, has said he has mental health issues. Judge Thomas Billings agreed to keep the document sealed, at least temporarily, to give Mortimer’s lawyer time to file written arguments before a hearing on Sept. 9.
Accused Massachusetts Man of Killing Kin Pleads Not Guilty
Fist fight ends in shooting that ends a teen’s Life
LAWRENCEBURG, Tennessee – It was a planned fight that drew several onlookers when one man was shot dead twice Tuesday night in Lawrenceburg.
Roy Joshua Smith, 19, was hit in chest and throat after he and another teenager met in a dimly lit park around 9:00 pm to settle differences on illegal drugs, Lawrenceburg Assistant Police Chief Darren Goolsby said.
Charged with first degree murder was Tristin Bush, 18 and being held without bill in Lawrence County Jail. Bush who lives on Wesley Chapel Road in Lawrenceburg was halted in Lewisburg shortly after the shooting now locked in Lawrence County Jail. Goolsby said several people gathered around Simms Street Memorial Park to witness a fight between the two teens. Investigators talked to witnesses throughout the day.
Cell Phone Left by Accused Burglar
Russellville, Alabama – Franklin County during the weekend could end up his probation be canceled, after he left a calling card of sorts at Russellville home that he is accused of burglarizing.
Police investigator have found an iPhone inside the homeowner had said was not there before the break-in. The IPhone was found near where a computer in the burglary was normally placed according to Franklin District Attorney Joey Rushing.
They started calling some numbers stored in the iPhone and determined that it belonged to Blake Garrison, the accused burglar, a police spokesman said.
Filipino Wife Killed, US Hubby Claims Self-defense
CADWELL, Idaho – Following a reported dispute with her estranged husband, a Filipino woman with family ties in Chicago was shot and killed Sunday evening in Caldwell.
Charged with second degree murder is Chris Allen Stone for allegedly shooting Florence Madriñan-Stone twice in the head, according Canyon County Prosecuting Attorney John T. Bujak.
The shooting incident happened last Sunday evening. He is now in police custody on a $ 1million bond.
Police saw Madriñan-Stone “slumped in the back of a mini-van in the driveway” of the residence when they arrived.
The death described as “a domestic situation that’s gone horribly wrong.” Sheriff’s Captain Dana Maxfield to Idaho news outlets
Following his arrest, Stone claimed “self defense” while being treated at a local hospital. But reportedly gave conflicting information as to the circumstances leading to the shooting, investigators said.
Claiming the victim stabbed him first in the stomach. Before pulling out his pistol and allegedly fired 2 shots into the back of her neck.
When police pointed out discrepancies on his story, Stone changed his statement that his wife told him that she only married him for a green card. He said the statement “set him off” and he pulled out his gun.
The prosecutor told reporters: “Self defense is something that a judge or a jury is going have to take a look at. Because we’re talking about bullets shot to the back of the head; it’s difficult for me to claim self defense on those facts.”
If convicted, he could face a mandatory minimum 25 years, up to life in the Idaho State Penitentiary.
Born and raised in Zamboanga in Southern Philippines, Madriñan-Stone had been living separately with her husband. They were in the middle of a divorce after more than 10 years of married and have 2 children, according to her cousin & friends.
Prison guards shoot 5 inmates during riot
SAN FRANCISCO, California – To stop 200 rioting inmates at California’s Folsom State Prison; authorities said Saturday, prison guards shot into a crowd leaving five (5) inmates wounded.
Prison spokesman Lt. Anthony Gentile said, officers fired after other efforts to break up the riot failed. The riot resulted of another two inmates being injured by other prisoners which followed the prison guards to fire shoots last Friday, which began at about 7 p.m. in the main exercise yard and ended after 30 minutes.
California Man Gets 11 Life Terms for Attacking Women
LONG BEACH, California – A California man convicted of attacking six women has been sentenced to 11 life terms, plus 433 years in prison.
The 45 year old Charles Juan Proctor was also ordered to pay $58,000 in medical expenses for two women whose necks were slit And another $10,000 to states victims’ restitution fund. The twenty-two (22) counts of attempted murder, mayhem, robbery and other charges of Proctor’s conviction came out last August 13, 2010.
All the attacks occurred within three months in early 2008. The Prosecutors say, most of his where either Long Beach-area shop owners or their employees.
Stalking Beau Doctor Stuck Dead in Chimney
BAKERSFIELD, California – Police said Tuesday, a doctor’s decomposing body was found down a chimney. Dr Jacquelyn Kotarac, 49, who is involved in an “on-again, off-again” relationship, thus, apparently tried to force her way into her boyfriend’s home by sliding down the chimney, three days later.
By trying to get into the house with a shovel last Wednesday night, then climbed a ladder to the roof, removed the chimney cap and slid feet first down the flue, Bakersfield police Sgt. Mary DeGeare said.
Travel Eyes 2 Takes GPS To The Next Level!!
GPS is nothing new since practically every car on the market these days comes with one built in to the dashboard. With GPS systems becoming so common many consumers are wondering just was is next in terms of what GPS can do. Travel Eyes 2 is one of those products that takes an existing idea and propels it to the next level. More than GPS, what this compact device does is change the way companies do business while at the same time help keep families safe and secure by monitoring virtually every aspect of what is happening while the car is on the and off the road.
Intruder Shot by Decatur Grandmother in Her Bedroom
DECATUR, Ala. – A grandmother pistol packed in Decatur will make any intruders now to think twice before messing with her.
The 69 year old Ethel Jones did not hesitate to shot Michael O’Neal Bynum. 18, hitting his abdomen after she found him in her bedroom, police said. She said she did know him after learning that Bynum lives just less than 200 yards from her home.
She said, “I hope this will make people have second thoughts before they break into a home in our neighborhood and stop some of the crime we’ve had around here,” when interviewed by media.
She was going to the bathroom around 3 a.m. Monday, when she heard someone at her back door and then her front door. As a precaution she grabbed her gun and came out of the bathroom and found out Bynum in her bedroom with a pen light.
“I shot three times, and he ran away bleeding,” said Jones, who sleeps with the gun under a pillow next to her.
Then she dialled 911.
Police said Bynum returned to his residence, went to Decatur General Hospital by private vehicle. He was listed in stable condition in Huntsville Hospital where he transferred.
Bynum, who was on probation for a burglary conviction, facing charge of second degree burglary. Officials said it appears he got inside the home by removing a window air conditioner from a back window.
She’s had a gun for years said, Jones, a retiree after 27 years as an auditor with Copeland Corp.
“I’m glad I had it,” she said. “I don’t know what he would have done when he didn’t find what he was looking for. He might have killed me. You can’t ever tell what people might do these days.” She just thought.
Afghan Attacks, Seven U.S. Soldiers Died
KABUL, Afghanistan — On Monday, a roadside bomb claimed the lives of seven of the United States soldiers.
A cording to the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force, there were two roadside bombs which killed seven American service members.
The two roadside bombs are said to be not related. Since the Saturday bombing, the number of American service members who were killed are fourteen. These all happen in the southern part of Afghanistan. The current bombings which claimed the lives of the Seven American Service Members were also in South of Afghanistan. The first bomb that went off killed five American service Members and the other killed the other two.
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