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Showing Original Post only (View all)Texas Woman Sentenced to Life for Murders of Husband and Step-Daughter [View all]
36-year-old Veronica Dunnachie from Arlington was sentenced to life without parole after pleading guilty to the 2014 murders of her estranged husband and his daughter.
Veronica was arrested in December 2014 after the bodies of her 50-year-old husband and his 20-year-old daughter were discovered by police on a welfare check. Veronica has filed for divorce from her husband Russ in October of that year, citing discord and conflict of personalities. Both parties had filed restraining orders against each other, and Veronica was ordered to vacate the couples home by the end of December. After the shooting, Veronica went to Millwood Hospital, a mental health facility, where she was later arrested.
Veronica, an open-carry advocate, plead guilty last week. Her attorney cited her ready access to firearms as contributing to the murders. At the time of the murders, Veronicas Facebook page featured a profile picture of her aiming a gun and had the quote, Sometimes removing some people out of your life makes room for better people.
Russ sister Heather was on-hand for the verdict, saying she was pleased that the state didnt seek the death penalty in the case, giving Veronica a chance to atone for her sins and seek salvation. However, Heather noted the continued pain her family experiences since the murders,
http://newstalk1290.com/texas-woman-sentenced-to-life-for-murders-of-husband-and-step-daughter/
Veronica was arrested in December 2014 after the bodies of her 50-year-old husband and his 20-year-old daughter were discovered by police on a welfare check. Veronica has filed for divorce from her husband Russ in October of that year, citing discord and conflict of personalities. Both parties had filed restraining orders against each other, and Veronica was ordered to vacate the couples home by the end of December. After the shooting, Veronica went to Millwood Hospital, a mental health facility, where she was later arrested.
Veronica, an open-carry advocate, plead guilty last week. Her attorney cited her ready access to firearms as contributing to the murders. At the time of the murders, Veronicas Facebook page featured a profile picture of her aiming a gun and had the quote, Sometimes removing some people out of your life makes room for better people.
Russ sister Heather was on-hand for the verdict, saying she was pleased that the state didnt seek the death penalty in the case, giving Veronica a chance to atone for her sins and seek salvation. However, Heather noted the continued pain her family experiences since the murders,
http://newstalk1290.com/texas-woman-sentenced-to-life-for-murders-of-husband-and-step-daughter/
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SecularMotion
Feb 2016
OP
If I saw her and her Open Carry buddies in a restaurant, I'd leave immediately.
stone space
Feb 2016
#5
Let us know when *you're* willing to take the onus for Barbara Graham AKA Barbara Lipscomb, mmkay?
friendly_iconoclast
Feb 2016
#26
If *we* are supposed to wear Dunnachie, you should likewise wear Graham/Lipscomb
friendly_iconoclast
Feb 2016
#35
Dunnachie represents us in the same way that Barbara Graham/Lipscomb represents you
friendly_iconoclast
Feb 2016
#43
It wasn't hypothetical to the legitimate unarmed customers of that resturaunt.
stone space
Feb 2016
#87
We are talking about a life and death situation, and you're channeling Adam Smith?
stone space
Feb 2016
#114
But yet you would deny a business owner or server money by running out on a food bill?
GGJohn
Feb 2016
#134
You have no reason to even bring my personal paycheck into the discussion.
stone space
Feb 2016
#141
Our interlocutor has so far produced zero accounts of shootings in restaurants *or* classrooms...
friendly_iconoclast
Feb 2016
#143
It is not theft if you believe your life is in danger and you flee to safety.
flamin lib
Feb 2016
#148
It is reasonable because I THINK it is just a stand your ground is justified if you THINK
flamin lib
Feb 2016
#152
l believe that anyone suffering from Agoraphobia so severe that they cannot leave home
flamin lib
Feb 2016
#156
Uh, Duckhunter935, being afraid to leave home without a gun seems a lot more
flamin lib
Feb 2016
#159
Sigh, Duckhunter935, it is not theft if I am leaving a situation in the most expedient manner
flamin lib
Feb 2016
#166
No, I am most certainly NOT a thief. STOP CALLING ME A THIEF, GOD DAMN IT!
stone space
Feb 2016
#177
Millions of people, perhaps tens of millions of people, carry every day.
Nuclear Unicorn
Feb 2016
#201
So someone carrying a holstered firearm sitting down to enjoy a meal is considered a threat
GGJohn
Feb 2016
#151
If all her guns had been confiscated when she first started licking them in public, ...
stone space
Feb 2016
#30
You're the one that wants to deny law abiding Americans of a Constitutional right,
GGJohn
Feb 2016
#105
The funerals would have paid for instead of burdening the family of the deceased.
flamin lib
Feb 2016
#149
If she is in control of her facilities, ie not insane, she is liable for her actions.
flamin lib
Feb 2016
#165