Fire in upper NW?

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Anonymous wrote:what happen to Ficker?? not a peep out of him in a couple of weeks..not traffic court ?

The ambulance he was chasing stopped too fast, and he broke his nose.

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Anonymous wrote:Maybe the new lawyer is desired due to the involvement of DDWint's family members? Or am I mistaken about a Wint brother involved in the convoy from Brooklyn?

Anyway, I'm still very curious about the the use of the Amerit truck, and its vague potential use for one of the Savopoulos' automobile collection.

If wint's brother is arrested, could one lawyer represent both of them? I guess not due to conflict of interest. But maybe they would have lawyers from the same law office? Just thinking out loud here.

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Anonymous wrote:Maybe the new lawyer is desired due to the involvement of DDWint's family members? Or am I mistaken about a Wint brother involved in the convoy from Brooklyn?

Anyway, I'm still very curious about the the use of the Amerit truck, and its vague potential use for one of the Savopoulos' automobile collection.

If wint's brother is arrested, could one lawyer represent both of them? I guess not due to conflict of interest. But maybe they would have lawyers from the same law office? Just thinking out loud here.

PP here- good question. I was wondering more along the lines of the deportation/immigration aspects. The family members are no doubt aware of the questions about why Daron was allowed to remain in the U.S.

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The family on his father's side seemed as though they were distancing themselves from Wint initially. Could it be the mother who is retaining the new lawyer? I don't believe she came out with a statement of any kind after Wint's arrest.

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Anonymous[b wrote:]Is there a thread for ideas of how to emotionally get over this a little bit?[/b] It's very difficult to process. I haven't read this thread.

You should probably get off the internet.

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Anonymous wrote:But assuming more than one perp - why does 1 of them (and presumably only 1) leave burning house in Porsche? Others are not going to take risk of just leaving house on foot. There must be another car involved. Public transportation too far away; not plausible they would take it. Or do 2 guys leave in Porsche and one gets dropped off at metro? Why would they do that?

In my opinion, Porsche was taken to church parking lot at 1:30. Perp goes home, showers, etc. Then comes back to torch it at 5:30.

Very plausible idea about the Porsche being left in the church parking lot while Wint went to get himself cleaned up at 1:30. He was taking a huge risk that no one would notice the car and link it with the house fire, but maybe that lot is pretty empty during the week.

Not sure if everyone knows that Wint has also stabbed three other people. I can't help wondering if he stabbed or killed somebody else after leaving the Savopolous house, and set fire to destroy evidence.

Story airs tonight on ABC I had no idea..all this and he was still walking freely and served how many months?? This is just crazy.. He should never have been out of prison or in this country!! Because they were not killed!! Why didn't Ficker make a statement on this??
Watch the full story on ABC News' "20/20" Friday, June 12 at 10 p.m. ET DC Mansion Murder Suspect’s Stabbing Victim Recalls Nearly Deadly Attacks
http://abcnews.go.com/US/dc-mansion-murder-suspects-stabbing-victim-recalls-deadly/story?id=31672670

Who ever was the Lawyer and Judge are responsible for what happen to the Savvas Family and Vera!!! It is their fault he was on the streets of Maryland..and still on USA Soil

According to Babcock, Wint and his girlfriend were visiting Babcock’s female cousin’s house and refused to leave. When Babcock and a male cousin walked up to her house to help remove Wint, Babcock said they got into a confrontation before parting ways. It was while Babcock and his cousin were returning back to his house, Babcock says, that they were ambushed and Wint suddenly attacked them.

“Daron had come out and was wind milling with the knives... he stabbed me in the wrist, and then he took off,” said Babcock. “There was slices on my shirt and on my chest and my stomach where I didn’t even know he had cut me. I thought he just had stabbed me in my wrist, but I guess he was trying to stab me other times.”

Wint was arrested, charged with third degree assault and ordered to stay away from Babcock. But six months later in June 2007, ahead of his court date, Wint ambushed Babcock and his girlfriend a second time on a bridge.

“He approached my girlfriend, and he had her by the throat. He grabbed her, and I came and I pushed him off of her,” Babcock recalled. “He came after me, and I didn’t see the knife this time ‘cause it was really small. He had the knife cupped in his hand, and he swung and caught me in the neck right here.”

Just stop. You sound so ignorant and unreasonable.

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Please kill the deportation and bad judge themes - you folks are fucking up this thread - go away.

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Anonymous wrote:Please kill the deportation and bad judge themes - you folks are fucking up this thread - go away.

Perhaps you could tell us why an 89 day sentence seems appropriate to you, considering his history of stabbing and threatening people.

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Anonymous wrote:Please kill the deportation and bad judge themes - you folks are fucking up this thread - go away.

Perhaps you could tell us why an 89 day sentence seems appropriate to you, considering his history of stabbing and threatening people.

Never said it was appropriate. Start a new thread for those topics so this thread can get back to facts of the immediate case.

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Anonymous wrote:The family on his father's side seemed as though they were distancing themselves from Wint initially. Could it be the mother who is retaining the new lawyer? I don't believe she came out with a statement of any kind after Wint's arrest.

Is his mother in the US?

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Anonymous wrote:PP here: Just to clarify, the death penalty is appropriate for the current crime. The past behavior is confirmation that the sentence would be just.

Clearly you are not familiar with the rules of evidence.

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Anonymous wrote:I am very surprised that the Wint family would retain a relatively novice lawyer with limited criminal experience over having PDS represent him.

JD from UDC!

So to those with legal knowledge here, why do you think the family made this move? The public defender seemed competent. Is there some strategic reason for doing this?
Is there something going on behind the scenes that made the family think this is necessary?
Will we learn anything new from the hearing tomorrow?

Thanks in advance for your opinions!

I'm surprised his family has even chosen to get him a lawyer. I mean it sounds like his father, step-mother and a sister had their own problems with DW's violence and temper.

My guess is lawyer approached the family and convinced them, wanting the publicity. Better publicity than advertising on late-night local TV. I'm not an expert on legal ethics. Can he write a book later or help DW write one? Movie rights?

Seems there is great potential gain for this man even if he loses the case, and of course I hope he does loose.

Lawyer actually gives me chills with a practice that represents gangs, illegal aliens, etc. IMO he doesn't sound too savory himself.

I cannot stand for this kind of ignorance. Every accused person is entitled to vigorous defense. End of story.

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Anonymous wrote:The family on his father's side seemed as though they were distancing themselves from Wint initially. Could it be the mother who is retaining the new lawyer? I don't believe she came out with a statement of any kind after Wint's arrest.

Is his mother in the US?

I believe so. If she is the right person some were researching initially, she has ties to construction projects in the area

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Has it been confirmed that he is actually *paying* for a new lawyer. usually lawyers jump on high-profile cases like this pro bono just for the recognition and CNN interviews.

Public Defenders are usually *in* with the prosecutors, so it's in the defendant's best interest to obtain a private lawyer if at all possible.

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Anonymous wrote:Please kill the deportation and bad judge themes - you folks are fucking up this thread - go away.

Perhaps you could tell us why an 89 day sentence seems appropriate to you, considering his history of stabbing and threatening people.

Never said it was appropriate. Start a new thread for those topics so this thread can get back to facts of the immediate case.

Actually, there is a "facts only" thread. Why don't you go there? BAM.