IL: another murder suspect cites 'gay panic' defense

[ccharles000]

In Bloomingdale, IL, suspect in a first-degree murder where the gay victim was beaten with an automobile shop tool until the assailant's arm was tired has confessed -- and is floating a gay panic defense.
Timothy Bailey-Woodson, 23, is accused of beating to death 53-year-old David G. Coungeris with some type of auto part during an altercation at High Tech Auto & Truck Repair at 250 S. Gary Ave. in Bloomingdale, according to DuPage County State's Attorney Joseph Birkett.
DuPage County Associate Judge Peter Ostling ordered Thursday that Bailey-Woodson be held without bond. Prosecutors had sought a $2 million bond, but labeled the suspect a flight risk. Bailey-Woodson is charged with first-degree murder.

Investigators said Bailey-Woodson would do odd jobs around the shop that his victim ran. Prosecutors told Ostling that Bailey-Woodson admitted to killing Coungeris.

Bailey-Woodson told investigators that he and Coungeris were sleeping in a bed at the shop early Thursday morning when Coungeris "made sexual advances" toward him, Assistant DuPage County State's Attorney Anne Therieau said. Bailey-Woodson told investigators he then left the bed, got dressed, put on gloves, picked up a "mechanical implement" and beat Coungeris in the head some 25 times.

"He told detectives he beat the victim until his arm was tired," Therieau reported to Ostling. "He also told them he'd do it again if the opportunity presented itself."

As we've seen way too many times before, the gay-panic "traumatized" suspect suddenly developed a taste for cash and joyriding -- Bailey-Woodson left the scene, stealing money from the cash register and tried to take a car that was parked in the shop. The body of Coungeris was found by other workers who entered the shop.
Bailey-Woodson had only been out of the slammer for a month, having serving time for motor vehicle theft -- and he had a prior charge of battery on the books.

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1. Tragically, that's one of the most misunderstood symptoms of Gay-Panic Disorder.

Absconding with the personal effects of the dead gay provocateur/trigger-- such as a wallet or a piece of jewelry or a car-- is the way victims of Gay Panic Disorder cope with their feelings of terror brought about by the appearance of the gay assailant.

[flvegan]

2. Hate crime, life in prison with no parole.

Enjoy Hell you little bitch.

[ccharles000]

3. I agree

[elleng]

4. Murder

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[elleng]

5. dupe

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[Pushed To The Left]

6. Sounds good to me! n/t

[ColbertWatcher]

7. I can't believe some moran is pulling this crap again.

For once I'd like to see a judge laugh this publicly out of court.

Tell the defense counsel to try again.

I'd love to see the jury convict the bastard strictly because he insulted their intelligence trying to pull that crap.

[readmoreoften]

9. Unfortunately, I'd just like to see it fail. I believe there are a few cases where it was upheld.

Including a man in Tennessee chopped up, put into a suitcase, and dumped into a river. That poor killer must have been TOTALLY panicked. My poor heart bleeds for him. :sarcasm:

[Withywindle]

8. I think these scumbags would rethink the "gay panic defense"

if women were allowed to get away with murder every time someone we're not interested in "made sexual advances."

Christ, homophobes are such fucking pussies. (offensive word deliberately chosen.)

[ConsAreLiars]

10. It's like a KKK member or Nazi citing racism as a defense.

Or some sicko claiming that the fact he regards women as less than human is an excuse to beat them.

[ColbertWatcher]

15. Exactly! I hope the prosecution brings this up! n/t

[Lil Missy]

11. How about if every woman that turned down a sexual pass killed the guy? Or woman? Jeesus!

That's an awful story. :-(

[readmoreoften]

12. Or if every woman killed a man because she "just knew" he was lusting after her.

Even though he was walking down the street with another girl.

[varkam]

13. Oh I do hope he keeps playing up the "I'd do it again" angle.

Judges and juries love it when you don't show any remorse.

[ColbertWatcher]

16. Good point. n/t

[ccharles000]

14. kick

[chollybocker]

17. Sick. of. This.

'Gay panic' defense. It's another way of saying that gays are sex-crazed robots. Sick. of. It.

[WeDidIt]

18. It's murderous bastards like this guy

that keeps me supporting the death penalty.