William Hurt to Marlee Matlin: “I Apologize for Any Pain I Caused” Marlee Matlin is spilling. William Hurt is sorry. Matlin has been making the rounds touting her new memoir, I’ll Scream Later, and raising some eyebrows with allegations that she was abused by Hurt during their two-year relationship that blossomed on the set [...]
Live blog: Daphne Wright’s apperance before state Supreme Court | argusleader.com | Argus Leader It’s in progress now. Hat Tip to the former Argus reporter, Chuck Baldwin, who covered her first trial. Update: 8:37 The South Dakota Supreme Court will convene at the University of South Dakota Law School at about 9 a.m. this morning to [...]
How horrible. A Deaf woman and her two kids were killed, allegedly by her common law husband in Trinidad area, which borders the campus of Gallaudet University. The murders were suspected to result from domestic violence. I have no idea if the slain victim, Erika Peters, was an alumnus of Gallaudet or MSSD. Deaf Woman and Her Two Kids Killed [...]
In 2006, Wright was tried for killing Darlene VanderGiesen and using a chainsaw to dismember her body and was convicted. She received the life sentence, escaping the death penalty sentence.. Wright is bringing up many issues, including the court’s refusal to approve her request for a Deaf certified interpreter (CDI). Daphne Wright’s appeal goes before the [...]
My eyebrows rose as I saw this headline 1 In 2 Hearing-Impaired Women Abused – News- msnbc.com. “From what I understand, it could be as much as one in two women.” “Half of the deaf and hard of hearing are prime targets for abuse” From my experience in the domestic violence advocacy, I feel this [...]
MORGANTON – A local man was sentenced up to 33 years in prison for the kidnapping and second-degree murder of a Morganton woman four years ago. Christopher Robert Lambert, 39, pleaded guilty to the 2004 kidnapping and murder of Tallie Antolin on Tuesday. Charged with first-degree murder, Lambert pleaded guilty to murder for a lesser [...]
Reviewing what I covered last year, I was staggered by the sheer volume of the blogs produced, especially in the first half of the year. I eventually gave up adding topics after a while, so this list will suffice for now. Overall, this should give you a better idea what topics were explored. Covering the trial [...]
Commentary: The mother of Darlene, Dee VanderGiesen, leaves me humbled with her spiritual capacity for forgiving. At the death penalty sentencing, she spoke to Daphne Wright, telling her she is forgiven. When the life sentence was announced, Dee smiled slightly. Then she wrote a letter to editor, expressing appreciation for all who was involved in the case, including the [...]
Pity Deaf Card ? Jurors admitted that Wright’s deafness played a role. How much? We will never  know, but from what I’ve underearthed so far, it appears to play a very significant role. Prosecutor: The jurors were reportedly informed of just one previous crime committed by Daphne, when, in reality, her criminal record file was already thick, alleged by one reliable [...]
Life. Unanimous decision by the jury Following up tomorrow By Chuck Baldwin | Posted at 9:00 pm April 18th, 2007 Tomorrow, I’ll follow up with a few more details, some talk about what might be next … and some background to try to put the whole thing in context. Exhibits to be sealed By Chuck Baldwin [...]
You are currently browsing the archives for the Domestic Violence category.
