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KT Can

12-01-2004, 12:30 AM

There was a thread some time ago about this case, but I can't seem to find it so I thought I would post an update to let everyone know that after five years Belinda Temple's husband has been arrested and charged with her murder. To the best of my knowledge, there was never any national media coverage regarding this case, and to be honest, there wasn't much sustained local coverage either considering the fact that she was 8 months pregnant. I haven't heard much about it in the past five years until today. Katy is a suburb of Houston. Here is the link to an article in the Houston Chronicle and links to several articles from our local news stations.

http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/topstory2/2925212

http://www.khou.com/topstories/stories/khou041130_gj_teacherarrested.ab42f5c6.html

http://www.click2houston.com/news/3959658/detail.html

http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/news/113004_local_husbandarrest.html

Juliana

12-01-2004, 10:05 AM

I hadn't heard of this case before. I'm glad that her family finally has a chance at learning what happened and why, and getting justice.

imo

kato

12-01-2004, 10:28 AM

Yup, I remember when that happened. I'm glad they got the *astard!

WasBlind

12-01-2004, 07:47 PM

KTRK 13 update (http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/news/120104_local_temple.html)

Prayers for justice, Lanie

NewMom2003

12-02-2004, 05:41 PM

I'm glad he was arrested and maybe now Belinda's family can have some peace. May God Bless she and her baby girl's souls. :angel: :angel:

What a rotten excuse for a man. He reminds me of someone else we know that was recently found guilty of murdering his pregnant wife.

kato

12-03-2004, 08:54 AM

chicoliving

02-20-2005, 08:28 PM

This was the case that Nancy Grace opened her new show on CNN...on now!

concernedperson

02-20-2005, 09:18 PM

It was awesome. Nancy Grace is a hero. A cold case from 6 years ago and she brought out the things that weren't made aware of earlier. If anyone can help solve some of these murders, Nancy can. I will go to hell and back to see her forum stay alive and give peace and justice to families of crime. Bless you, Nancy.

chicoliving

02-21-2005, 09:48 AM

Here's the link to the transcripts of Nancy Grace's debut show......she had the reporter following the case (for the past two years), both sets of parents and the defense attorney.

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0502/20/se.02.html

KatherineQ

02-21-2005, 10:25 AM

It's the "in the closet" thing that seems really odd to me. Who hides from their husband in a closet? It's hard to picture - it seems like you hide from strangers who break in, in a closet.

If they actually have videotape of him shopping at Home Depot when the shots were fired that killed his wife . . .

There is a case here, Christina Moore who was an engineer with Dell, a beautiful blonde woman, a wife and mother and pregnant.

She also, a couple years ago, was found murdered in her closet. A man has been arrested for the crime, a stanger, and they've kept it so hush hush you can't even find articles in a google search. Strange. It would be nice to have answers in her sad murder.

KatherineQ

02-21-2005, 03:17 PM

I found this longer article in the Houston Chronicle. Interesting.

http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/front/2954179

concernedperson

02-21-2005, 04:19 PM

Temple seems like a man who always gets what he wants. Whether he bullies his way or not.....JMO.

KatherineQ

02-21-2005, 04:21 PM

Does anybody know when the grand jury will decide whether to indict him?

sunny

02-21-2005, 07:50 PM

I watched Nancy's show last nite this case sounds interesting I can't believe it took them 6 years to finally indict him. :furious: I will see if I can find out when the Grand Jury convenes sounds like soon according to his Parents and his brother on Nancy's show last nite. How convenient he couldn't be at the vigel last nite sounds familiar doesn't it?? Nancy was at her Best last nite.!

KatherineQ

02-21-2005, 09:34 PM

Sunny - as I understand it, they haven't indicted him. I think this is the third time he's been arrested using the same evidence, and the twice before the grand jury has failed to indict him.

This is apparently their third attempt to get him indicted using the same evidence, which I think is what has led to the tie in with Laci Peterson - apparently right after Scott was found guilty, they rearrested Temple for the third time and are trying again to get an indictment.

I think the timeline is coming up pretty quick - we'll see how it goes.

Kat

05-07-2010, 05:13 PM

http://www.click2houston.com/news/14606135/detail.html

UPDATED: 7:06 am CST November 16, 2007

Headline on article: David Temple Guilty Of Killing Pregnant Wife

http://www.click2houston.com/news/14641470/detail.html

November 19, 2007

...David Temple was sentenced to life behind bars and fined $10,000 for murdering his pregnant wife, KPRC Local 2 reported.

Jurors reached their verdict in the punishment phase of the trial on Monday at 3 p.m. after 90 minutes of deliberations.

David Temple used a shotgun to kill his wife, Belinda, in the bedroom closet of their Katy home on Jan. 11, 1999. Belinda Temple, 30, was 8 months pregnant with a baby girl who she planned to name Erin...

Rest in Peace Belinda and Erin.