schadenfreude - noun: malicious joy in the misfortunes of others

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/12 ... ngs-worse/

I lol’ed. Shame on me!

31 year old Bobby Deckard, a highly regarded San Antonio Police officer, has passed away.

The husband, father, and officer, lost the fight for his life Friday morning, just before 10 a.m., from injuries he sustained after being shot in the head during a chase of robbery suspects.

Police Chief William McManus said in a statement, "With great sorrow, we have received word from the Deckard family that Bobby passed away..."

...Near Poth in Wilson County, the pair ditched their car and ran into the brush while exchanging gunfire with a Poth police officer, who was not injured, officials said. They were arrested about 8 a.m. after a search using a police dog and helicopter.

Puente and Ramos are suspected in 15 robberies, but San Antonio police didn't release any details about when or where the crimes occurred because the suspects haven't been charged in those. A spokeswoman did say that the targets varied, including convenience stores, a car wash and a bar...

Last night's DATELINE was an account of the murder of Karen Duenas in Cottonwood, Calif. and the trial, hung jury, retrial and conviction of her husband Mark.

Correspondent Keith Morrison was openly skeptical in his interview with the second (successful) DA, insinuating there was no evidence to support the charge let alone a conviction.

I've been reading summaries of the retrial and I find Mark Duenas' guilt to be conclusive based on the evidence. And the notion that "drug addicts" (Morrison's term) might randomly select a darkened house, slit a screen from the top, leaving the bottom attached, enter the window without disturbing any dust, not wake the victim, find her in the dark, stab her in the back, turn her over and stab her chest, and then leave without depositing any blood on the way out and not taking any valuables.

Also, the couple's son had returned home about 15 minutes before discovery of the body and he says his mother's lights were out and her door was closed when she would normally wait up for him. The husband claimed he heard the sound of cats' screeching and got up from his bed in his bedroom and looked out back and saw nothing. He says that Karen's light was on and he went into the master bedroom and found her lying in a pool of blood.

First responders said the blood was dry or drying. Her face had been wiped with a cloth which was found there. When the body was removed the next morning it was in full rigor mortis. The condition of the body and the blood indicate that the event happened earlier, not immediately before the discovery of the body. And the prosecutor told the jury that Mark had waited for his son to come home, hoping he would discover the body but when he had just gone to bed, Mark then had to do it.

Mark Duenas had been carrying on an emotional affair through texts, email and phone calls with a woman who had been a classmate in school. They had not seen each other since HS. Karen discovered this romance through the phone bill. Mark pledged to stop contact but then acquired a prepaid phone to continue in secret. The woman, feeling guilty, ended the contact in the weeks before the murder.

The show featured the 911 call of Duenas and the two sides disputed what he said. Prosecution said that he said, "I killed my wife, expletive, there's blood everywhere" while the defense claimed he said "I found my wife sick. There's blood everywhere." There is a further tape to listen to on the DATELINE site. Mark Duenas in a phone call from jail says "I said what they say I said" You can listen for yourself.

Also most important was Mark's statement to police that he heard gurgling coming from Karen. Prosecution contended that was only possible if he had been present when her trachea and aorta were severed.

There was also testimony from neighbors that a scream was heard around 10:30 that night, consistent with the prosecution theory.

The first trial ended in a hung jury, split 10-3 for acquittal. His family and her family, united behind Mark, urged the prosecutor to drop the charges but he was retried and convicted.