Springville man shoots and kills intruder

[dabrockster]

I'm curious about the father in the Cheshire case. First off, what a horrific tragedy it would be to lose all of your family like that. Unforgivable, in my view (and in his view, too). I noticed on the wikipedia page for the case, though, that the two suspects attempted to point the finger at the father, but it doesn't say anything about how the investigators were able to rule him out as a suspect. It seems like in a case like this the first place you'd look is at the lone remaining survivor, but I would imagine that the fact he was beaten by the suspects ruled him out right off the bat. Any other recollections of the case in regard to the father?

Please note that I'm not insinuating that the father was involved. I'm sure that he wasn't. I just want to understand more about the facts that were actually used to clear him from suspicion.

I read the wiki page too and while it is confusing I "assumed" the diary was kept after the incident..

The quote:

There were even attempts to blame William Petit as an accomplice. A diary kept by Komisarjevsky was entered into evidence which also blamed William. This account called him a "coward" and claimed he could have stopped the murders had he wanted to.

My assumption was right..

To prove that Komisarjevsky was the architect of the crimes, diaries seized from him in jail were read aloud to the jury this week, including one entry that places blame on Petit himself for not stepping in to save his wife and daughters.

"Mr. Petit is a coward, he ran away when he felt his own life was threatened," Komisarjevsky wrote in diary entries obtained by ABC News. "Time and time again I gave him the chance to save his family."

"If you don't want to defend your family, then take your chances with the criminal while police sit outside and follow protocol," he continued, referring to the fact that law enforcement arrived on the scene and were roping off the area outside the home while the two assailants were still inside committing the horrific murders.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nati...ticle-1.190593

[TripletDaddy]

Last night on the news, the reporter gave a little more information about the intruder. Turns out the tortilla wrap was filled with ham.

[il Padrino Ute]

Last night on the news, the reporter gave a little more information about the intruder. Turns out the tortilla wrap was filled with ham.

DDD sides with those who celebrate that a man defended his family. My opinion of his stance on the 2nd Amendment needs to be reevaluated.

[venkman]

The difference is probably just semantics.

I like what cowboy said. If the intruder was arrested before getting shot, he would not deserve the penalty.

But the homeowner is not a judge. He has to protect his family.

Probably right. I agree with you.

[Devildog]

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