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DAD OF BOY ARRESTED IN SISTER'S DEATH SAYS HE BELIEVES SON IS INNOCENT UNTIL HE SEES EVIDENCE
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/dad-...-believes-son-innocent-until-he-sees-evidence
I would absolutely feel the same way about my own child. Nothing unusual.
He is only 12??!!
That's not the same kid. That's an older brother.
I agree.... I am deferring any rush to judgment on anything until there's been a lot more about this. At this early stage there is a lot of things being said, some of which might turn out to be either completely untrue, or just partially true. Just remember all the misinformation in the early hours of Newtown. I'm going to wait and see.
I also totally understand the family's defense of the child and I don't fault them for it. No one ever wants to believe that their child, their brother, their parent could be a killer.
I personally always doubted the intruder story because it never made sense, but I'm really curious about the neighbor who said s/he saw someone running from the house. Was s/he just caught up in the hysteria of the situation and needed to believe in a mysterious intruder? Or just wanting to get his/her 15 minutes of fame?
I cannot fathom the pain those parents are feeling now.
That neighbor thing completely baffles me. What does "recant" mean? Does it mean, "Well, I told a story for attention but I lied." or does it mean, "You know, I think I was hallucinating."?
I don't get it.
IF and Leila are the biological children of BF and Pricilla.
BF and CW are not married. I do not believe she is pregnant. They have one biological child.
There are 3 other children in the Fowler household. I'm not sure who biologically they belong to.
It's a giant blended family with atleast 3 combination of parents AFAIK
Pictures show IF, Leila, JF, another, older sister, maybe around 14 or so, who I think is also the dad and Priscilla's kid, then a little boy about ten and a little girl around 6 or 7 or so, both of whom I think are Crystal Walters' kids, and then a toddler who I think belongs to the step-mom and the dad.
As well he should. As should everyone. No one should assume guilt before any evidence has been presented.
Anyone disagree?
I kind of do. An arrest indicates there is probable cause. So I often assume guilt after such an arrest until something comes up to prove otherwise. Kind of the opposite of innocent until proven guilty I guess. Which is fine as long as I am not a juror.
Also, this was not a fast arrest.
thank you for clarifying! i feel a lot better now. what a complex family dynamic. it sounds like there may have been resentment between the adults prior to this incident. sorry if my comments were inflammatory to anyone...this case still seems very layered and sometimes confusing.
I'll say. I read the FB of the step-mother. The day the arrest was announced she was spewing anger and talking about the "acting" skills of the bio-mom.
If it was me, I would have been stricken incapable of speaking due to the shock and grief. My first reaction would not be to continue bashing the other parent. And if i could speak, the first thing I would be able to say publicly would not be anything mean about another parent, especially one who just lost her child and was not involved in the murder. The fact that that was her first response frankly speaks volumes to me.
These people have been involved in lengthy custody battles. I am way too familiar with these kinds of cases (horrible custody battles) and frankly, I have seen that new moms can cause huge problems where none existed before.
I'm not saying Priscilla Rodriguez is blameless. It appears she didn't have custody and there are usually good reasons for that. But i will note I haven't heard her say anything bad about the dad o step-mom specifically, except an allusion to being barred from her daughter's funeral.
In any event, with so much chaos and ugliness, I am not surprised that one of the kids in that family became so disturbed.
I hope this doesn't violate the TOS here. If it does, mod, please delete or pm me and I will delete.
This web site has a video which seems to show the child accused. http://fox40.com/2013/05/11/community-in-shock-over-arrest-of-leila-fowlers-brother/ It's just a momentary shot about 1/2 way through. He looks like a normal kid. He's not the one in the earlier photo.
Yes. That's him. Some were pointing to either the older boy with the tattoo, JF, or the ten or 11 year old with longish brown hair. He is neither of those boys.