11/03/2009
Second Killer in Ryan Keith Skipper Murder Found Guilty
William Brown Jr. has been found guilty of first degree murder and robbery in the March 2007 death of Ryan Keith Skipper:
"The verdict was announced at 2:56 p.m. Jurors had been deliberating since 12:34 p.m. Brown will be sentenced to life in prison Dec. 1. During this morning's closing arguments, Assistant State Attorney Cass Castillo rejected Brown's statement to detectives that he 'blacked out' during the 2007 stabbing attack."
In March 2007, Skipper's body was found by the side of a rural road in central Florida with more than 20 stab wounds.
His car and laptop had been stolen. The car was abandoned and recovered
by authorites, who reported that the assailants had attempted to set it
on fire but did not succeed. They had also cut out a seat belt because
it was so bloody they couldn't clean it. Bearden, then 21, and William David Brown Jr., then 20, were later arrested and indicted for the killing. A witness brought in by authorities at the time told police that Brown had killed Skipper because he was gay.
Brown's accomplice, Joseph Bearden was found guilty of second-degree murder, theft of a motor vehicle, accessory after the fact to robbery with a weapon, tampering with evidence, and dealing in stolen property on February 27 of this year. He was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole in 25 years.
Hopefully this will give Skipper's parents, Pat and Lynn Mulder, some semblance of peace and closure.
Posted 6:35 PM EST by Andy Towle in Crime, Florida, News, Ryan Keith Skipper | Permalink
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Mr Brown will have no problems in prison. Targeting, robbing and killing a homo is just good business.
Posted by: John in Boston | Nov 3, 2009 7:11:00 PM
So no racist rants yet? I wonder why.
Posted by: sugarrhill | Nov 3, 2009 7:51:02 PM
sugarhill:
Who commits a grossly disproportionate rate of violent crime, including homicides, in the United States:
A) Swedish Immigrants
B) Jews
C) Asian Males
D) Young Black Males
Who was responsible for the majority of gun crime in NYC in 2008:
A) White Males
B) Hispanic Females
C) Asian Males
D) Young Black/Minority Males
Google Department of Justice (D.O.J.), F.B.I. crime statistics. Google homicide maps for large city you're interested in. Take note of the locations.neighborhoods.
Are there white criminals,thugs,et al.,? Of course.
Are there Asian criminals,thugs,et al.,? Of course.
Ditto Hispanic.
None of these groups compare statistically to the rate of black males who commit violence including homicides at fantastically high rates compared to their actual numbers in the population at large. Black males make up roughly half of the black population of the U.S., which is 12-13%, yet in some major cities they are responsible for a numerically superior percentage of violent crimes and homicides, both perp and victim.
But you know this shit already.
Posted by: John | Nov 3, 2009 9:40:50 PM
There we are. Thank you, John. I would've been disappointed otherwise. You forgot to include homphobic attack statistics and their racial breakdowns in you post. I wonder why?
Posted by: sugarrhill | Nov 3, 2009 10:41:47 PM
John, also Hispanic, dated term by the way, really should be Latino, is not a racial group, but an ethnic group. There are plenty of black Latinos. FYI.
Posted by: sugarrhill | Nov 3, 2009 10:44:01 PM
sugarrhill
When I was growing up in a 'Latino' neighborhood we wouldn't use fancy terms like 'Hispanic' or 'Latino', and no I'm not talking about sp*c. The term 'Spanish' (for obvious reasons) was the most common, or people were referred to by their ethnicity/nationality background like Dominican, Costa Rican, P.R. And we called it a 'City' not 'Urban'. And one of my older brothers remembers when it was perfectly acceptable by everyone, blacks included, to refer to black folks as 'Colored(s)', rather than 'People of Color', then Afro-American, then Blacks, then African-American or people of color. It gets confusing.
Can't say regarding gay bashings. Soo many are un-reported. I know an area of Boston where a large number of gay bashings occur, the Fens, most of the attackers are minority youth from nearby neighborhoods like Mission Hill and the projects. They target homos, especially white homos, because they perceive them to be weak, and usually carrying cash and valuables. Soft targets.
Posted by: John | Nov 4, 2009 12:14:22 AM
John - I always wondered why the Sturmabteilung had so many gay males in the ranks. Could you shed some light on that for me?
Posted by: AnotherJohn | Nov 4, 2009 12:49:09 AM
Anotherjohn:
LOL! What did I post above that has ANY connection or connotation with Nazis?
The problem with a lot of people on here is they're not used to honesty. I said nothing untrue above. What I posted above isn't a theory, it's fact. Sorry it makes some people uncomfortable. Anyone with half a brain who doesn't have their head up their ass knows it's true.
Posted by: John | Nov 4, 2009 3:53:04 AM
And if you can't see the irony in my Latino and 'Colored' comments I feel fucking sorry for you.
Posted by: John | Nov 4, 2009 3:56:49 AM
So William David Brown has nice lips and gets 25 years to learn how to use them?
Posted by: BADTASTEBILL | Nov 4, 2009 3:59:10 AM