Deaf Lesbian Accused In Chainsaw Murder

[matcom]

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The trial in South Dakota of a deaf, black lesbian <Imus Tag> accused of murdering a rival and dismembering her with a chainsaw has shocked the rural midwestern US state.

Daphne Wright, 43, could become the first woman sent to death row in South Dakota, which has not executed a prisoner in more than 60 years.

Wright is accused of kidnapping and murdering a heterosexual deaf woman, Darlene VanderGiesen, 42, whom she thought was spending too much time with her girlfriend.

Emotional testimony and gruesome exhibits filled the first week of her trial, and worse is to come: prosecutors are expected to show jurors a video of a pig being dismembered with the same type of chainsaw Wright bought two days after VanderGiesen disappeared.

VanderGiesen's mother sobbed and stepped out of the courtroom as jurors passed around her daughter's charred brassiere on Thursday.

But she managed to sit stoically as a maintenance worker described finding her daughter's head and navel wrapped in bags and bed sheets that other witnesses linked to Wright.

Flecks of VanderGiesen's bone and tissue were found hidden under a coat of fresh paint in Wright's basement, where the smell of petrol lingered days after VanderGiesen's charred remains were left in a nearby dumpster and in a steep ravine 30 kilometres away, police testified.

Prosecutors said a vengeful Wright persuaded VanderGiesen to meet her and to enter her car on February 1, 2006. Wright then killed her with either a blow to the head or by suffocation, according to prosecutors.

After two days spent scrounging up money to buy a chainsaw, Wright chopped up the body at the knees and navel and disposed of the pieces, prosecutor Dave Nelson said in opening statements last week.

http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/deaf-black-lesbian-accused-of-chainsaw-murder/2007/04/09/1175970999687.html

[MistressOverdone]

1. Reminds one of Fargo.

[ronnykmarshall]

11. That must be your accomplice the wood chipper.

[Orrex]

2. Deaf, chainsaw-wielding lesbians are to blame for so many of the world's ills

I'm surprised that we don't hear more about this kind of thing.

[woo me with science]

6. I'm sure Imus will do a show on it. nt

[Zavulon]

14. I know, one tried to move into my neighborhood.

Thank Christ we put a stop to THAT. :rofl:

[bridgit]

3. i fold...

[Hugin]

4. Well, that's certainly a way to get someone to like you better...

for about 3 seconds.

Then it doesn't matter.

:eyes:

[woo me with science]

5. More misuse of "who" versus "whom"

"Wright is accused of kidnapping and murdering a heterosexual deaf woman, Darlene VanderGiesen, 42, whom she thought was spending too much time with her girlfriend."

[Tektonik]

7. You just can;t make this stuff up

[xchrom]

8. can't WAIT for the movie...

and where the hell is truman capote when you need him?

[bridgit]

12. Ice Capades here we come!!!

:bounce:

[xchrom]

16. lol -- oh you bad, bad girl!

:spray: ice capades!

[KamaAina]

15. Somehow "The South Dakota Chainsaw Massacre" doesn't quite cut it

Get it? "Cut it"? :P

[xchrom]

17. ...

that was painful! --:rofl:

[XemaSab]

9. A few years ago in Mill Valley, CA, there was a case of a lesbian love triangle

where the one lesbian killed the woman she thought was trying to steal her girlfriend.

The matcom-worthy twist?

All three women were in their 70's. :P

[matcom]

10. that ROCKS!

:bounce:

[Hugin]

19. XemaSab!

:D

Dang... Here I was thinking matcom was unique!

[skygazer]

13. Yes, but what kind of chainsaw did she use?

These news stories always leave out the pertinent points. Was it a Stihl? A Husqvarna? Or did she opt for a lesser-priced store brand?

Chainsaw aficionados want to know.

[Hugin]

18. As a professional... I prefer the Stihl MS-360-Pro!

The grip and balance are perfect.

Very economical on fuel... Quick clean up and parts are readily available.



Don't get me started on the new Stihl QS-Braking system! It's great when the chain
binds up in those pesky crunchy parts. :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[skygazer]

21. I'm such a girly-girl

I'd love me a nice chainsaw. :loveya:

[catmandu57]

20. I thought Deaf Lesbian was a band

:shrug: