Teen Charged in Craigslist Killing

[devilgrrl]

Source: Associated Press

October 30, 2007 1:52 PM EDT

MINNEAPOLIS - A 19-year-old man was charged with second-degree murder Tuesday in the killing of a woman who answered an ad on Craigslist for a baby sitter.

Michael John Anderson is accused of shooting Katherine Ann Olson in the back at his home in suburban Savage, according to the criminal complaint filed in Scott County District Court.

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The body of the 24-year-old Minneapolis woman was found Friday night in the trunk of her car, which was abandoned in a park about five blocks from Anderson's home. Olson's purse and a bag containing bloody towels, one of which bore Anderson's name, were found in trash nearby.

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When confronted with evidence, Anderson admitted he was present during Olson's slaying but said the killing was committed by a friend of his who "thought it would be funny," according to the complaint.

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:eyes:

Stories like these never cease to disgust me. :puke:

[Dora]

1. Caught it!

[devilgrrl]

3. caught it...

:blush:

[soleft]

9. Okay, I am seriously curious now.

Caught what? Come on, you can PM me. I won't tell anyone.

[devilgrrl]

10. Just a typo, I fixed.

:shrug:

[kestrel91316]

2. Stories like this make me want to bring back drawing and quartering.

"......thought it would be funny....."
Oh, well then, THAT excuses it.

[devilgrrl]

4. Oh, I know.

So funny I forgot to laugh. :crazy:

:wtf:

[Sequoia]

5. Only 2nd degree !!! Why? Should be first degree.

[dflprincess]

12. If I recall correctly Minnesota law only allows the county attorney to file a

maximum charge of 2nd degree murder.

The case will probably go to a grand jury that can return a charge of 1st degree.

[ManiacJoe]

14. There might be problems with trying to

prove premeditation.

Or what dflprincess said.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

6. "thought it would be . . . FUNNY?"

a 24 yr old's life snuffed out. there is no hope for this country. to hell with it all. 54% support attacking Iran. The democratic response to 11% support is to COOPERATE WITH THE FUCKING GOP. Bush yells at Congress, and they tremble.

it is all fucked up. with no hope in sight.

[dflprincess]

21. I thought that to

Is this the ultimate result of nearly 30 years of trickle down, to hell with you and the common good, the only thing that matters is me and what I want economics?

[LisaM]

7. Jesus, that's sickening

I have no words.

[quiet.american]

8. A horror. n/t

[tkmorris]

11. This is Clockwork Orange time now.....

[brentspeak]

13. This is the "some other dude did it" defense

When the killer pins the killing on an imaginary friend or acquaintance whom no one else has ever heard of. Also known as the "Sirhan Sirhan" defense.

[rocktivity]

15. Unfair to Craig

You'll never see the headline "Troops Killed in Iraq by Recruitment Commericial."

:mad:
rocknation

[Lone_Star_Dem]

19. Another one you'd not see in this context, Teen Charged in New York Times Killing

Very poor headline and quite unfair to Craigslist.

[BushOut06]

16. He killed Craigslist?

Sorry, but just reading the headline, that's what it sounds like.

Gotta love the media, who just have to try to find a way to sensationalize a story by preying on many peoples' fears. Instead of "Teen kills woman responding to babysitter ad", it sounds better to say "Teen charged in Craigslist killing." Because as we all know from the media, Craigslist is nothing more than an online gathering place for the mentally depraved - prostitution, anonymous sex, and now murder.

:sarcasm:

[Window]

17. Damn.

That's just disgusting, and he left a towel behind with his name on it! How dumb can you get.




Peace:thumbsup:

[superconnected]

18. That's actually common

I had a bf who's exwife burgularized someone and accidentally left her drivers license at the home she did it to.

[Window]

20. ROTFLMAO!!!

Now, that is funny.




Peace:thumbsup:

[pitohui]

22. well that's what the bf sez now

almost certainly the bf or someone who didn't like the ex wifey robbed the house and left the driver's license at the scene, don't you think?

you don't take your driver's license out in the course of a robbery, someone did that intentionally to fuck her over if you ask me

[superconnected]

23. No she did it and she admitted to it.

She ended up paying the family she did it to back(or agreeing to anyway).

Appartently it was elderly people she befriended and burgularized.