Women: It's O.K. to Kill Your Husband and Go Free

The Female Sentencing Discount--Woman Kills Husband, Is Convicted of 1st Degree Murder, Is 'Sentenced' to...
December 18th, 2007 by Glenn Sacks, MA for Fathers & Families

Probation. Yup, probation. It makes poor Mary Winkler's 67 day jail stint for shooting her husband in the back as he slept seem positively cruel...

She was found guilty of murder but received no jail time.

On Thursday, several people reacted negatively to 37 year old Traci Rhode's 10-year probation punishment.

Rhode (pictured) was convicted of First-Degree Murder on Monday and after two days of deliberation, the jury handed down what police and the prosecution team described as a "very" disappointing sentence.

"No amount of jail time assessed will bring back Mr. Rhode," said Brownsville Police Chief Carlos Garcia. "She's going to have to live her life knowing she was convicted of murder."
[READ MORE...]

###

Man Charged With Killing His Wife Who Was Going To Divorce Him

A jury heard a taped telephone conversation on Thursday of Jane Mathisen making plans to get together with the man with whom she was having an affair.

The tape was seized on Oct. 18, 2001, from Jane Mathisen's desk at her King George Road real estate office. Insp. Geoff Nelson testified that he took the cassette tape, found inside a folder labelled "Peter's recordings," from a file cabinet beside Jane Mathisen's desk.

Nelson told the jury he recognized the male voice on the tape as that of William, or Bill, Peloza.

Peloza testified earlier in the trial that he and Jane Mathisen had another telephone conversation just hours before her death. At that time he said she told him she had a tape that may contain phone conversations between the two of them and that she was going to her office to listen to it.

Jane Mathisen's husband, Peter Mathisen, has been charged with second-degree murder in connection to her death in their home at 59 William St. shortly after midnight on Oct. 12, 2001. She was 49.
[READ MORE...]

###

3 dead in Thousand Oaks murder-suicide

Two children found dead by their mother in a Thousand Oaks apartment were murdered by their father, who later committed suicide, according to authorities.

Jason Mulvaney, 12, and Jennifer Mulvaney, 7, were allegedly killed by their father in their bedrooms. Their bodies had multiple stab wounds from a large knife that was found inside the home. Their murders probably occurred sometime during the night of Tues., Sept 15 or early the following morning while they were sleeping, said Capt. Ross Bonfiglio of Ventura County Sheriff’s Department.

Their father, James Mulvaney, 52, was found dead in the apartment’s living room area. He is thought to have committed suicide after 2 p.m. Sept. 16, Bonfiglio said.

“It is believed James Mulvaney overdosed on prescription medication, but we will have to wait three to four months for the toxicology reports to verify that,” said deputy medical examiner Michael Tellez.

Jennifer Mulvaney Jennifer Mulvaney The children’s parents had recently been divorced and were fighting a custody battle, according to court records. Court documents also show that James Mulvaney had lost his job two weeks ago. He was seeking spousal support from his exwife who, according to court records, made more money than he did when he was working.
[READ THE ARTICLE...]

###