The Craig’s List Killer, Michael John Anderson Found Guilty of First Degree Murder of Katherine Ann Olson

Michael John Anderson, The Craig’s List Killer, who was charged with the murder of 24 year old Katherine Ann Olson has been found guilty on all charges. He was found guilty of the first degree and second degree murder of Olsen after luring her to his parent’s home with a fake babysitting ad that he placed on Craig’s List.

Michael John Anderson, 20, of Savage, was accused of killing Katherine Ann Olson, 24, of Cottage Grove on Oct. 25, 2007, at his parents’ home in downtown Savage after she answered a fake babysitting ad on Craigslist. He showed no emotion when the jury’s verdicts were read at 10:20 p.m. Tuesday night in Scott County District Court.

He was not only found guilty of first-degree murder, but he was also found guilty of the lesser charges of second-degree murder, which carries a maximum sentence of 40 years in prison, and second-degree manslaughter, which has a maximum 10-year sentence.

The Scott County jury convicted Michael John Anderson on all six counts, including first-degree premeditated murder.

During the trial the defense tried to portray Anderson as a “dumb kid” who lured Olson to his parents’ home with “sexual intent, not murderous intent.” First of all, Anderson was 20 years old, hardly a kid. Secondly, great … Defense Attorney Alan Margoles tries to make his client out to be a rapist scum rather than a murdering one. Nice. One has to read the closing arguments and ridiculous theories put forth by the defense to truly understand how far these people will go to provide a defense of their client. Anderson’s attorneys argued that Anderson has a mild form of Autism called Asperser’s syndrome that led him to pull the trigger.

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Scared Monkeys Radio Daily Commentary – Thursday, March 19, 2009 – “Crying Judge” Larry Seidlin Oversteps The Boundaries Of Ethics

• Dana tells us what he thinks of Larry Seidlin’s recent media remarks about the Anna Nicole Smith case

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Enemy Combatants You Can Believe In … More Obama Change for Gitmo Detainees???

Good grief … Another clear message for the Obama Administration:

More Change we can believe in? In Obama’s world there are no such thing as “enemy combatants” … only people who are misunderstood. Individuals that we need to understand. Barack Obama has decided to abandon the term “enemy combatants” used to describe the jihadi and terrorist suspects at Guantanamo Bay. In more easier terms, enemies of the United States.

The Obama administration said Friday that it is abandoning one of President George W. Bush’s key phrases in the war on terrorism: enemy combatant. But that won’t change much for the detainees at the U.S. naval base in Cuba — Obama still asserts the military’s authority to hold them. Human rights attorneys said they were disappointed that Obama didn’t take a new stance.

The Justice Department said in legal filings that it will no longer use the term “enemy combatants’ to justify holding prisoners at Guantanamo Bay.

Michelle Malkin asks what’s next?

Let the re-branding begin. Bucktown Dusty suggests the DOJ will start calling them “Undocumented Protagonists” ; suicide bombers will be “Next Life Enablers.”

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Bernard Madoff Expected to Plead Guilty to 11Count Indictment … Bye, Bye Bernie

Bernard Madoff has arrived at the federal courthouse this morning to face the music in his elaborate billion dollar Ponzi scheme that defrauded many out of their life savings.

Weekday judgment at Bernie’s. Please do not let this man remain free and living in a penthouse that was paid for by the fortunes of others. Can we finally have some justice in this case.

Madoff arrives in court for plea in fraud case

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JUSTICE SERVED? Federal Jury Finds AZ Rancher Roger Barnett Did not Violate Illegal Immigrants’ Rights … However, Did Find Liable on Claims of Assault $77,804 in Damages

Talk about a crime …

Only in America can an “ILLEGAL” sue for having their rights violated. Talk about your oxymorons. It was determined that their rights were not violated; however, that did not stop a jury from awarding them money. That is correct, an “illegal” was awarded money for entering the United States illegally? What every happened to property owners rights?

Illegal Immigration Crossing … Your Private Property

A federal jury found Arizona rancher Roger Barnett did not violate the civil rights of a group of illegal immigrants who said he detained them at gunpoint in 2004 on his own property. The jury also found that Barnett was not liable on claims of battery and false imprisonment. However, jury did find Roger Barnett liable on four claims of assault and four claims of infliction of emotional distress.

A federal jury found Tuesday that a southern Arizona rancher didn’t violate the civil rights of a group of illegal immigrants who said he detained them at gunpoint in 2004.

The eight-member civil jury also found Roger Barnett wasn’t liable on claims of battery and false imprisonment.

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