ABC's Sam Donaldson and the Dead

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Apparently there have been some bodies found at ABC's Sam Donaldsons farm.

Maybe there is a link between the bodies and Sam????

Any thoughts?

The caretakers 14 year old son was arrested for killing his father, step mother and 13 year old step sister.

That's so crazy.

According to the news article, Donaldson located a large red stain on the porch, with glasses and a cap. Sounds like the father may have been shot on the porch.

Inside the house, Donaldson noted "drag" marks indicating the body(ies) were dragged across the floor.

The bodies were located in a shallow grave, so the son had to drag these three dead/near dead people some distance in an attempt to "hide" them.

The weapon, a gun, was thrown either into or by a river behind a field, to dispose of it.

However, the 14 year old was arrested at a friends home and no mention of an attempt to "clean up" the home was made.

The article states the son was charged with "Three open counts of murder and 4 counts of evidence tampering".

I'm curious to see how they are going to charge him- as an adult or as a juvenile.

Here are more links to this story:

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Seems like a few people apparently knew this kid was physically beaten and looked the other way.

So sad.

Originally posted by mako0956
I'm curious to see how they are going to charge him- as an adult or as a juvenile.

It will be interesting. This is obviosly the actions of an adult, but he is pretty young. If he was 15 or 16 it would be a no brainer. If he is charged as a Juvie, he will be out soon. However, I really believe in the bad seed theory and we would all be safer if the likes of him were safly locked up or strapped to the chair.

If the kid truly was the victem of abuse, then that would defintly lean him otwards changing him as a juvie.....

[edit on 9-7-2004 by FredT]

I was reading an interview with the people this kid stayed with all weekend. From the interview:

"Before, he was real quiet and drawn away. He'd talk to you, but he wouldn't carry on a conversation. (Monday) you couldn't keep him quiet. He told me these were the happiest two days he'd had in his life ... he thanked me for letting him stay," Salcido said.

I can (almost) understand a kid who has been abused all his life finally reaching a breaking point. But I still can't figure out why he would kill his step-sister.

Just a terribly sad situation.

Just a guess..he felt isolated, alone. He saw her as a favored child and thus part of his pain.

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Originally posted by jsobecky
Just a guess..he felt isolated, alone. He saw her as a favored child and thus part of his pain.

It really is too bad. If abuse was the cause in this case, I hope the kid gets the help he needs....