GUILTY MA - Colleen Ritzer, 24, brutally murdered, Danvers, 22 Oct 2013 #2

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So sad. I hope they do receive some compensation that they can use to do good things in Colleen's memory.
 
Defense in 2nd Chism case wants competency evaluation

BOSTON — Philip Chism, the Danvers man now serving 40 years to life for the rape and murder of teacher Colleen Ritzer, will try again to mount an insanity defense when he stands trial in an attack on a Department of Youth Services worker three years ago.

Attorneys for Chism, who turned 18 in January, asked a Suffolk Juvenile Court judge on Monday to have him undergo a new competency evaluation.

http://thetrialdiaries.com/defense-in-2nd-chism-case-wants-competency-evaluation/
 
Jewels53 said:
Defense in 2nd Chism case wants competency evaluation

BOSTON — Philip Chism, the Danvers man now serving 40 years to life for the rape and murder of teacher Colleen Ritzer, will try again to mount an insanity defense when he stands trial in an attack on a Department of Youth Services worker three years ago.

Attorneys for Chism, who turned 18 in January, asked a Suffolk Juvenile Court judge on Monday to have him undergo a new competency evaluation.

http://thetrialdiaries.com/defense-in-2nd-chism-case-wants-competency-evaluation/
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He will try to beat the system, trick the tester and get sent to a hospital instead of where he is....then try to get the first trial reversed. JMOO
 
Jewels53 said:
Defense in 2nd Chism case wants competency evaluation

BOSTON — Philip Chism, the Danvers man now serving 40 years to life for the rape and murder of teacher Colleen Ritzer, will try again to mount an insanity defense when he stands trial in an attack on a Department of Youth Services worker three years ago.

Attorneys for Chism, who turned 18 in January, asked a Suffolk Juvenile Court judge on Monday to have him undergo a new competency evaluation.

http://thetrialdiaries.com/defense-in-2nd-chism-case-wants-competency-evaluation/
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He is a dangerous psychopath, irredeamable and should be locked up for good. He was not insane -- he knew what he was doing was wrong -- and for the sake of public safety, he should be incarcerated. JMO.
 
from the article ^^ in post #904

The competency evaluation, which will be conducted by a Juvenile Court clinician, will take up to 12 weeks to complete. Craven noted it could take longer than usual because the person conducting the evaluation will have to travel to the prison.

[.....]

Lawyer Denise Regan also told the judge that she anticipates filing a notice of a mental health defense by July 24 in the case

[.....]

Monday’s hearing before Judge Terry Craven came following a series of lobby conferences in the case — informal, closed proceedings during which the potential for resolving the case without a trial are typically discussed.

It appears now, however, that the case is headed to trial, with Craven granting requests to set dates for pretrial motions.

So.... we won't hear anything until July 24th?? Is that what I understand?

TIA!
 
So anyone in Boston know what's going on here?

TIA! :wave:
 
Philip Chism, charged with killing teacher, faces separate attempted murder charge

Philip Chism, a 15-year-old Massachusetts boy accused of raping and killing his math teacher in a high school bathroom, was arraigned Wednesday on attempted murder charges stemming from a separate attack on a female youth services clinician.
Prosecutors laid out a narrative of what they said was "the defendant's intent to murder" a female employee last month at the Dorchester Department of Youth Services facility where Chism is being held pending trial, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said.
A judge set bail at $250,000 and ordered Chism to not have contact with witnesses, including the victim. He is to appear in court September 19 and an automatic "not a youthful offender" plea was entered on his behalf.

[video=cnn;us/2014/07/24/pkg-philip-chism-separate-attempted-murder-charge.wbz]http://www.cnn.com/2014/07/23/justice/massachusetts-philip-chism/index.html[/video]
 
TiffanyL_AS said:
Wow... He's still posing a danger. Bail is not set high enough. He should sit in jail until the trial. How dangerous!


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That article was from 2014. Rest assured he is behind bars where he belongs!


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Jewels53 said:
Philip Chism, charged with killing teacher, faces separate attempted murder charge

Philip Chism, a 15-year-old Massachusetts boy accused of raping and killing his math teacher in a high school bathroom, was arraigned Wednesday on attempted murder charges stemming from a separate attack on a female youth services clinician.
Prosecutors laid out a narrative of what they said was "the defendant's intent to murder" a female employee last month at the Dorchester Department of Youth Services facility where Chism is being held pending trial, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said.
A judge set bail at $250,000 and ordered Chism to not have contact with witnesses, including the victim. He is to appear in court September 19 and an automatic "not a youthful offender" plea was entered on his behalf.

[video=cnn;us/2014/07/24/pkg-philip-chism-separate-attempted-murder-charge.wbz]http://www.cnn.com/2014/07/23/justice/massachusetts-philip-chism/index.html[/video]
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Jewels this article is 3 years old.

ETA: ah, Floridagirl already cleared that up! Sorry!
 
Acts Of Kindness Encouraged On 5th Anniversary Of Colleen Ritzer’s Murder

After Ritzer’s death, a friend started “Kindness For Colleen.” The campaign encourages people to perform random acts of kindness every year on Oct. 22 in Ritzer’s memory.

"Since 2013, and going forward, October 22 will always be a day of great sadness and pain, however we, and Colleen’s extended family and friends, are strengthened by the many good deeds that are done today in her name,” the Ritzer family said in a statement on a past anniversary. “We are proud that Colleen continues to inspire others to simply be good to people.”

Acts Of Kindness Encouraged On 5th Anniversary Of Colleen Ritzer’s Murder
 
Friends, family honor Danvers teacher killed seven years ago

DANVERS, Mass. —

Friends and family are remembering the life and legacy of a young Danvers teacher seven years after her death.

Colleen Ritzer was killed at Danvers High School in 2013. She was 24 years old.


One of her 14-year-old math students was convicted of murder.

After her death, her family started a tradition of performing random acts of kindness in her memory.

People are encouraged to use #KindnessforColleen to share their acts of kindness on social media.
 
Does anyone have any information on the second trial for the attempted murder of the female employee at the Youth Center? I couldn’t find anything online at all about what happened with that case...
 
I just heard of Colleen's murder and, as a soon-to-be teacher, it especially saddened me :( May she rest in peace! So tragic.
 
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