Comments on: Michele Anderson — masterminded murder of her family…may face death penalty

By: Marie

Marie — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 05:49:14 +0000

Not only did these two people kill 6 family members, they have punched holes in a classroom of young kids whom will never forget about their beloved classmate that was taken from them. Their actions have spread far and not all the wounds have healed. . . . .

By: Val

Val — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 13:39:09 +0000

I couldn’t agree more with Louis. He hit the proverbial nail on the head

Both Merri and Polly need help — counseling and/or therapy, medication…whatever.

It troubles me to think that people like Merri & Polly vote and sit on juries. God help us.

By: Louis

Louis — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 04:45:05 +0000

Firstly, I am shocked, for lack of a stronger word, that anyone could possibly say that they understand or sympathize with the murderer. Taken out of a will, abused, mistreated, its all easy to accuse when there is no one to defend so spare me the bull. I’ve not had the most easy life and I’ve seen friends and acquaintences struggle with abuse, neglect and lives much harder than Michele’s, atleast she had food and a roof over her head. Not one of them turned around and murdered. There is abolutely no excuse for destroying a life, panic or not, no one forced her hand.
To Merri, are you serious that you admire that she went out for justice? Yes it is easy to get a job because you honestly don’t know what hard is. Depression? Post traumatic stress disorder? Where did this come from and since when have they been linked with murder? There is no call for sensitivity regardless of what happened in that house and no one forced her to live there.
To Polly, that is just, as another reader pointed out, pyschobabble. Favouritism exists in all families, from miniscule to large degrees but murder as a reaction is not something which can remotely be used as any form of an excuse.
If she was indeed abused, which I highly doubt, there are a host of other more benifical alternatives and the one she voluntarily went for, dug her own grave.

By: carlene

carlene — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 15:54:29 +0000

I can see how things like this can happen. Michelle felt like a victim and was getting no support from any family member I think she went to the only person she felt she could trust her insane boyfriend who was neither a victim or in anyway personally related or subject to any of Michelle’s supposed abusive life. I think Michelle would have never done this on her own and believe there is evidence of this when she aimed at her father and missed. Was she really such a bad shot or was she just wanting to make a point and show how frustrated she was. I believe she intended to scare her father and family but her boyfriend I think had other ideas and intended to kill.
I am not saying Michelle is innocent or in anyway justified in doing what she did. She is as guilty as her boyfriend and could have at anytime stopped what was happening. I don’t think Michelle had a premitated plan to murder her family (although the fact does remain that she fits and her action do fit the definition by law.
I believe she and her boyfriend need to be punished to the full extent of the law for what took place they also showed no remorse in my opinion. Saying I’m sorry are empty words and they know those words along may get them some symphathy and of course will be printed as quotes and gain notority.
If someone is infact a victim of any sort of abuse we as a society have at anyones disposal a number of sources to consult with. How about walking away and taking responsiblity for her part of the unhappiness in a family or relationships?
My heart goes out to the family members and friends of the deceased not to the two who are responsible for taking those lives and the lives of two beautiful innocent children.
They will stand to be tried as our system allows but the final judgement is still to come when they meet their maker as we all do someday. That is to be one day their greatest fear.

By: Kimberly

Kimberly — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 10:57:35 +0000

It is so sad what they did at any cost, and I can not get those little ones out of my head, I think of them more than any of the others, there is NO excuse that any one can say that would make me feel better about what the two fo them did, if she was mad with her parents she sould not have lived near them, I pray for them all for prayer is the only thing that gives me peace in such a messed up world.

By: Merri

Merri — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 02:14:36 +0000

i dont need any help. ive never harmed one person in my life. Also, i dont rush to judge people because they may play devils advocate or offer a different prospective. I dont tell people to get help or seek therapy when they express ideas that are hypothetical. You pretty much make my case for me when you attack me or insinuate im not mentally stable. Thank you Ann for discussing your ideas without insulting me. I may not whole heartedly agree with everything you say, but i respect your opinion and see alot of truth there.

By: richandfamous

richandfamous — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 13:05:05 +0000

MaryJane, great post.

By: richandfamous

richandfamous — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 12:51:14 +0000

Merri……..get some help girl! Your boundries are blurred. I can tell that you are very mentally young. You use the word “judgemental” as if it were your sword. That is a dull sword. Life is pretty easy actually, just get a job and don’t kill anybody. Everything else falls into it’s proper place!

By: Ann

Ann — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 23:27:21 +0000

Merri, I do understand what you are trying to say, and I do agree that child abuse can have devasting lifelong effects on a person. If Michele was indeed abused, I can understand where the anger comes from. What I cannot understand is how she choose to express that anger. You yourself said that you were abused by your stepfather, and often wanted to end his life because your anger was soo great, but the difference between you and Michele is the fact that you chose not to act on that anger, and that is what separates a human being from a monster. There was something inside you that obviously knew that it was not the right thing or the logical thing to do. Michele was missing that…and that is very scary.
I can empathize with the anger she may have felt, but I cannot empathize with how she chose to resolve that anger. Many people in this world suffer horrible hardships including physical, mental and sexual abuse. The vast majority do not go on to such violence. That kind of behaviour comes from a much deeper place, and I have to think that regardless of what her childhood was like, there was something likely ‘broken’ in her from the very beginning.
Just my opinion.

By: MaryJane

MaryJane — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 20:05:50 +0000

It did say in the “superform” of Michele’s confession that if things were not resolved by December 24, that all of them would die- sounds like a plan.

It did say that Michele and Joseph loaded two different guns and headed for her parents house- sounds like a plan.

It did say that Michele and Joseph cleaned up after they murdered her parents, so that her brother would not be aware of what happened when he and his family got there- sounds like a plan.

It did say that they waited 45 minutes to an hour for her brother to arrive with his family- sounds like a plan.

I don’t know Merri, maybe it was not planned to kill all of these people when they did, you know I always go to my Mother’s house with a loaded 9mm.
If she was only out to get the Father and felt she needed to take her Mother too, why wait almost an hour for her brother and his family, why not just leave.
Get some help Merri, apologizing to someone before you blow their face off does not take you out of the monster category. It clearly shows that you knew what you were doing was wrong and yet you followed through. MONSTER!