What are your thoughts on the verdict in the case of the 13 year old convicted of murdering her family?
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2007/07/10 15:46:52
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Excerpt taken from AOL news :
"MEDICINE HAT, Alta. (CP) - As Canada's youngest convicted multiple killer stood weeping in the prisoner's box, the 12 jurors who found her guilty Monday of murdering her family filed silently past, staring at the ground to avoid her gaze.
The jurors walked out of court in a single line, close enough to touch the 13-year-old girl, after taking little more than three hours to decide her guilt on three counts of first-degree murder in the grisly killings of her mom, dad and eight-year-old brother.
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Timeline of Events
Timeline in case of 13-year-old girl convicted of murdering her family Some key events leading up to Monday's conviction of a 13-year-old girl on three counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of her parents and eight-year-old brother: April 23, 2006: Police receive a call after a young boy sees a body through the window of a Medicine Hat house. They find the bodies of a middle-aged couple and their eight-year-old son and ask for the public's help in finding the missing 12-year-old daughter.
April 24, 2006: RCMP in Leader, Sask., about two hours away from Medicine Hat, arrest the girl and her boyfriend, 23-year-old Jeremy Steinke. Both are charged with three counts of first-degree murder.
April 25, 2006: Steinke and the girl are returned to Medicine Hat, where they are remanded into custody after appearing in court.
May 1, 2006: The girl is ordered transferred to a Calgary detention facility so she can attend school.
May 4, 2006: Police charge Kacy Lancaster, 19, with being an accessory to murder after the fact. They allege she destroyed evidence, gave a false alibi and drove the two suspects out of the province.
June 28, 2006: Court rules the 12-year-old girl does not have to undergo a psychiatric assessment.
July 13, 2006: Steinke is charged with disobeying a court order after the Crown alleges he contacted somebody he wasn't supposed to.
July 24, 2006: The girl pleads not guilty and opts for trial by judge alone.
Jan. 16, 2007: The girl applies to be tried by jury instead.
Mar. 1, 2007: The girl waives her preliminary hearing and a trial date of June 4 is set.
Mar. 7, 2007: A 16-year-old girl is charged with being an accessory to murder in the deaths.
Mar. 27, 2007: Steinke's preliminary hearing begins, but ends in less than a day after lawyers agree the rest of the facts can wait until trial. A date for his trial has not yet been set and he has not entered a plea.
June 4, 2007: The girl's trial begins.
June 29, 2007: The jury is shown jailhouse letters between the girl and Steinke in which he proposes marriage and she accepts.
July 3-4, 2007: The girl takes the stand in her own defence, arguing that she considered discussions with Steinke about killing her parents to be "hypothetical." She says she stabbed her brother once, because she was scared of Steinke after he killed her parents, but couldn't strike the fatal blow.
July 9, 2007: After deliberating for a little more than three hours, a seven-man, five-woman jury finds the girl guilty of first-degree murder on all three counts.
07/09/07 15:24 EDT"
"MEDICINE HAT, Alta. (CP) - As Canada's youngest convicted multiple killer stood weeping in the prisoner's box, the 12 jurors who found her guilty Monday of murdering her family filed silently past, staring at the ground to avoid her gaze.
The jurors walked out of court in a single line, close enough to touch the 13-year-old girl, after taking little more than three hours to decide her guilt on three counts of first-degree murder in the grisly killings of her mom, dad and eight-year-old brother.
(...)
Timeline of Events
Timeline in case of 13-year-old girl convicted of murdering her family Some key events leading up to Monday's conviction of a 13-year-old girl on three counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of her parents and eight-year-old brother: April 23, 2006: Police receive a call after a young boy sees a body through the window of a Medicine Hat house. They find the bodies of a middle-aged couple and their eight-year-old son and ask for the public's help in finding the missing 12-year-old daughter.
April 24, 2006: RCMP in Leader, Sask., about two hours away from Medicine Hat, arrest the girl and her boyfriend, 23-year-old Jeremy Steinke. Both are charged with three counts of first-degree murder.
April 25, 2006: Steinke and the girl are returned to Medicine Hat, where they are remanded into custody after appearing in court.
May 1, 2006: The girl is ordered transferred to a Calgary detention facility so she can attend school.
May 4, 2006: Police charge Kacy Lancaster, 19, with being an accessory to murder after the fact. They allege she destroyed evidence, gave a false alibi and drove the two suspects out of the province.
June 28, 2006: Court rules the 12-year-old girl does not have to undergo a psychiatric assessment.
July 13, 2006: Steinke is charged with disobeying a court order after the Crown alleges he contacted somebody he wasn't supposed to.
July 24, 2006: The girl pleads not guilty and opts for trial by judge alone.
Jan. 16, 2007: The girl applies to be tried by jury instead.
Mar. 1, 2007: The girl waives her preliminary hearing and a trial date of June 4 is set.
Mar. 7, 2007: A 16-year-old girl is charged with being an accessory to murder in the deaths.
Mar. 27, 2007: Steinke's preliminary hearing begins, but ends in less than a day after lawyers agree the rest of the facts can wait until trial. A date for his trial has not yet been set and he has not entered a plea.
June 4, 2007: The girl's trial begins.
June 29, 2007: The jury is shown jailhouse letters between the girl and Steinke in which he proposes marriage and she accepts.
July 3-4, 2007: The girl takes the stand in her own defence, arguing that she considered discussions with Steinke about killing her parents to be "hypothetical." She says she stabbed her brother once, because she was scared of Steinke after he killed her parents, but couldn't strike the fatal blow.
July 9, 2007: After deliberating for a little more than three hours, a seven-man, five-woman jury finds the girl guilty of first-degree murder on all three counts.
07/09/07 15:24 EDT"
Top Opinion
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20218 2007/07/10 15:55:55I Agree
+9And yes - I know there are those who will once again argue manipulation and corruption and even brain washing of a minor. Murder is still murder. At 13 she's still old enough to understand that death is permanent. That murder is both a crime and a sin (against not only God but against all mankind). Regardless of the 23 year old's influence, if she's guilty she's guilty. Ya - this is one of those times where I resort to the old "black and white" or "cut and dried" stance lol. You all know where to send the nasty letters rebuking me for being such a cold, heartless S.O.B. lol.
http://www.murderuk.com/child...
first off, what is a 13 year-old doing dating a 23 year-old? (or rather the other way around)
second, she must be insane to do that.
I definitely need more information to come to a good decision about that though.
"April 24, 2006: RCMP in Leader, Sask., about two hours away from Medicine Hat, arrest the girl and her boyfriend, 23-year-old Jeremy Steinke. Both are charged with three counts of first-degree murder. "
WTF?! Let them both stay in prison !!!
What was the motive behind it? Not that it really matters as murder is murder, I'm just interested.
There shouldn't be any leniency just because she is 13. At that age she is a minor but NOT a child and should understand and take the consequences for her actions.
WOW !!!
a better lawyer who would have made sure she was evaluated by a
psychiatrist. She is not mentally stable and for a man that age to date
a girl so young, he isn't either.
the chit is not going to be in there very long anyways. The thing that gets me is she claims "she was scared of Steinke after he killed her parents, but couldn't strike the fatal blow." Then how come she is going to marry him? Also when I was 12 / 13 I knew right from wrong. So she is accountable for her actions. But to bring up God to her at this point would be .. she would ignore it she is a satin worshipper. According to Canadian law, Jasmine, now 13, can only be sentenced to a maximum of 10 years in prison, and no more than six can be served while in custody. I feel so sad for her brother. I just don't get why him? Sooo sad