GUILTY GA - Rusty Sneiderman shot to death at Dunwoody preschool, 18 Nov 2010 #1

[Auburnmommyof2]

I grew up near Dunwoody and my parents still live in the same county. My first reaction to this case was that it was a romantic/lover's murder. That either he was messing with someone's wife or his wife was messing around with someone. Either scenerio someone wanted Rusty out of the picture. However, as soon as I read more about Rusty and his family, i thought there is no way either of them were cheating. I really do hope that Andrea had no knowledge that this was planned. My heart is broken for Rusty's children and family. The lives' of Neuman's children are now changed forever as well.

Does anyone have any information about the mother of Neuman's children? I thought I read that he was single.

 

[oceanblueeyes]

I kept thinking......... now who would know he was going to be at the daycare that morning and know exactly what time he would be there.

Well his wife sure would know wouldn't she?

This is such a sad turn of events.

I pray this man is just some kind kook but that is very naive thinking, I know.

Did she tell the police about this man? If he was her boss she had to know his feelings about her husband. I have a feeling she said nothing about him to LE.

One article said more arrests could be coming. If she had any knowledge of this or was part of it then I hope Rusty gets full justice for all those who plotted against him.

Sadly, it is like many other cases. IF she and the suspect are involved then they wanted all of Rusty's money and didn't want to settle for half in a divorce.

I hope and pray for the children's sake their mom had no involvement but really.... not much else makes any sense.

IMO

 

[Soulmagent]

It seems totally bizarre for a father of three to murder another father as he was dropping his kids off at day care.....but then again, murder is often bizarre.

I agree. I wouldnt see how he would be unable to relate himself to Rusty in that aspect. He had to watch Rusty carry or walk his son inside . Hug him good bye etc. unless he is an unattached father who doesnt get joy from his children I dont understand how he was able to carry out the murder after seeing him with his kid.

Makes sence for him to know when Rusty was dropping the kids off at daycare if he was Rusty's wife's boss . Now it would only make sence(not that is does as it is senceless) for him to kill him over money, love, or revenge. Or all of the above.

 

[oceanblueeyes]

I agree. I wouldn't see how he would be unable to relate himself to Rusty in that aspect. He had to watch Rusty carry or walk his son inside . Hug him good bye etc. unless he is an unattached father who doesn't get joy from his children I don't understand how he was able to carry out the murder after seeing him with his kid.

Makes sence for him to know when Rusty was dropping the kids off at daycare if he was Rusty's wife's boss . Now it would only make sence(not that is does as it is senceless) for him to kill him over money, love, or revenge. Or all of the above.

When someone is so committed to destroying someone else's life this blatantly it has to have an emotional involvement somewhere in it.

So much so that he never gave once thought about him being a father also. It was like he was on a mission to eradicate Rusty from this Earth.

The only reason I can think of for him to be that brazen he wanted Rusty out of the way and possibly thought that he stood in his way to what he wanted.

I just dont think killers think of their families. Countless of them have children and families.

imo

 

[robinparten]

Does anyone know how long the defendant has been divorced? He has 3 kids, two at Georgia Tech, one about to go there. I live in his area in east Cobb, it's a nice area and his home is valued to be around $500,000. I am very surprised he asked for a court-appointed attorney, but I guess you never know these days.

I hate to say it, but I think the wife is involved. I don't want it to be for the kids sake, but reading between the lines of the police statement that there could be more arrests, tells me the wife will be next. Really shocking, right in my neck of the woods. Of course, I felt the same way about the Sara Tokars case many years ago, also about 2 miles from my house. I don't know why I always feel like these things don't happen to people like me, pretty stupid, I know.

 

[Sonya610]

So much so that he never gave once thought about him being a father also.

It is also possible the kids were the motivating factor. Rusty had money and influence, also appears he loved children (the charitable organizations etc...).

Theoretically perhaps she feared (or knew) Rusty would try to take custody of the kids if she left him. It is a longshot theory but keeping the kids ranks right up there with love and money as far as motives go.

 

[oceanblueeyes]

I just thought of something.

The sketch of the suspect was very similar to the real suspect, minus the beard, which I always felt was fake.

SO? Did Andrea recognize the suspect in the sketch?

If not.........why not?

She had returned to work and worked side by side with this man for a month and a half. She never looked at him and thought he favored the sketch???:waitasec:

IMO

 

[fran]

Well, I have to say, I never saw this one coming.

I'll wait until or IF they make another arrest to pass judgment.

JMHO
fran

 

[oceanblueeyes]

Well, I have to say, I never saw this one coming.

I'll wait until or IF they make another arrest to pass judgment.

JMHO
fran

I am hoping she is the one that turned him in.

But if things were going on in the office.......the coworkers will know. They always do even if the couple thinks they don't.

IMO

 

[T-Rex]

Does anyone have any information about the mother of Neuman's children? I thought I read that he was single.

One of the people search engines shows a woman named A----a as friends / family in both Georgia & Florida.
http://www.mylife.com/c-1831796112
http://www.mylife.com/c-1832851847

It appears he went in on property in Florida a few years back.
http://southflorida.blockshopper.com/sales/cities/hallandale_beach/2007/Nov

And there's someone by her name with a medical practice in Ft. Lauderdale, so maybe she lives there.

His Facebook page, while it was public, showed a picture of him and his three kids on vacation in Florida in December.

Someone commented something like, 'they get their good looks from their mother,' which you might not say to someone divorced. Although he posted about the kids and dog, but never mentioned the wife.

 

[fran]

FWIW, one of the articles I read this morning mentioned he'd previously owned property in a different town with his 'former' wife.

So, it looks as if he's most likely divorced.

JMHO
fran

 

[Sonya610]

Did Andrea recognize the suspect in the sketch?

Odder still, none of the coworkers noticed! They all knew about the murder, they were all following the story, no doubt they were all pondering what could have caused this yet none of them recognized the sketch or noticed anything odd about the wife and the boss.

I am thinking the wife and Neuman must have been very low profile, and Neuman seemed above reproach.

 

[*LD*]

I am hoping she is the one that turned him in.

IMO

LE has stated that there were no tips or leads that lead them to the suspect. They found him purely by investigative work.

My guess is that Andrea tipped him off the morning of the murder by sending him a text message or calling him to let him know Rusty was in route to the Daycare.

If the police pulled her phone records they probably saw she contacted someone and followed the trail to a man who matched the sketch, was her boss and who possibly used to drive a silver minivan.

I am pretty surprised that the wife has not yet been arrested. I expect the suspect to turn on his accomplis in order to avoid the death penalty. I cannot imagine the emotions the Sneiderman family is going through right now.

 

[T-Rex]

"A background check showed he'd previously lived in Boca Raton, Fla. and New York state. His booking information lists an East Cobb home address. Police confirmed he had lived in that area and recently moved to Buckhead."
http://eastcobb.patch.com/articles/dunwoody-murder-suspect-with-east-cobb-ties

 

[T-Rex]

The sketch of the suspect was very similar to the real suspect, minus the beard, which I always felt was fake.

SO? Did Andrea recognize the suspect in the sketch?

One of the articles also mentions the crime was caught on tape, so, chances are, they also showed her portions of the tape.

 

[Sonya610]

One thing seems odd though, well odd if this was supposed to be "planned". If he planned to kill him (and especially if he had help from the wife) why on earth would he shoot him so boldly in the parking lot of a Dunwoody daycare? I mean talk about publicity, freaking out a bunch of wealthy Dunwoody housewives guarantees plenty of it! Plus it also rules out the "random killing" scenario. Plus Dunwoody doesn't have many murders which means the police department would stay focused on this longer than a big metro PD would.

Sneiderman was apparently very active, on various boards and such, that means he likely visited Atlanta frequently. Atlanta has some bad areas, a fair amount of "random crime" and plenty of dark empty parking garages. If one were so bold they were willing to shoot someone in broad daylight in front of a daycare, why not just do it somewhere else where it might appear to be a random robbery/killing? Especially if the guys wife is tipping you off on the victims whereabouts?

Did something happen that made this a "last minute" plan? Did something occur that made Neuman think "to heck with it...I am going to kill him this morning...I don't care about the risks".

 

[hoppyfrog]

I've wondered about the wife having an affair with her boss, and then the boss killing the husband.

But there is also the possibility that the wife and her boss were not at all involved, that the boss lived in a fantasy world where he thought that if he killed the hubby, she would fall into his comforting and welcoming arms, kwim?

 

[*LD*]

I've wondered about the wife having an affair with her boss, and then the boss killing the husband.

But there is also the possibility that the wife and her boss were not at all involved, that the boss lived in a fantasy world where he thought that if he killed the hubby, she would fall into his comforting and welcoming arms, kwim?

I think that sounds like a possibility until you think that the wife doesn't appear to have recognized the suspect as her boss.

as others have pointed out, one would think she would have spoken to LE about him if he was obsessed with her and she was scared.

 

[Auburnmommyof2]

I also think Neuman probably was the one at their house the week before. I think he was going to kill Rusty then but backed out for some reason.
IMO

 

[BrownRice]

I think it's easier to see the resemblance of the suspect and the sketch after the fact. The sketch guy had a beard, looked menacing, and was wearing a cap. His coworkers probably had NO reason to believe he was involved so they werent even considering it. I mean it's not a 100% dead ringer. I look at it and see a resemblance but surely wouldn't have picked him out in a grocery store saying oh there's the killer!