1. Homicide is the killing of another human being. The
difference between homicide and murder is that with murder, there is INTENT to
kill another human being. Someone can be charged with homicide when there are
other mitigating factors involved, for example a car accident. But when someone
is charged with murder, there was homicide as well as the malicious intent.
The categories that I was able to find included: 1st
degree murder, 2nd degree murder, 3rd degree murder, Felony
murder, manslaughter, negligent homicide, justifiable homicide,
state-sanctioned homicide.
2. In Akron, Ohio a
man named Richard Beasley and a teen named Brogan Rafferty were accused of murdering
3 men. These men were lured to Beasley’s rural home by answering bogus
craigslist ads. The ads were placed on craigslist as “farmhand jobs that would
pay $300 a week”.
A fourth victim, 49 year old Scott Davis actually survived
the ordeal. He had heard Beasley click the gun and then realized that he was in
danger, he ran and hid in the woods and was able to get a hold of police at a
nearby house. Davis testified against Beasley in court. Beasley was found
guilty of 1st degree murder and faces the death penalty. His
accomplice, Rafferty who is now 18 years old was found guilty of 1st
degree murder and since he is not able to face the death penalty, was sentenced
to life in prison without the chance of parole.
The victims are portrayed as innocent men who were in need
of a job. The offender of course is portrayed in a bad light. The prosecutor
said that Beasley was a “master manipulator” who preyed on people who were “easy
targets and desperate for a better life”. The killings are discussed by the
media but honestly they aren’t as dramatic as some of the other’s I have read
about.
3. This man, Mark Mullan is convicted of vehicular homicide
and assault charges for killing 2 and injuring 2 in a car crash. This is
considered homicide because he did not set out to kill people as in murder but
I believe the assault charges are attached because of his blood alcohol level.
I wanted to find
something that had to deal with my hometown of Orlando, Florida so I found the
recent case of Timothy Davis, a retired Orlando police officer who was on trial
for shooting and killing his 22 year old son. He was acquitted of all charges
today (March 30th) just before 6:00pm.
http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2013-02-14/news/os-timothy-davis-trial-verdict-opd-murder-20130214_1_timothy-davis-tarsha-davis-second-degree-murder
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