I just went to Croakerqueen123 on Youtube to see the above video and I am seconds in and already want to post/recap it! Is it bad that I don’t feel sorry for her? Am I the only one who laughed at the irony of her taking the oath before testifying for a lenient sentence on perjury? And seeing her in prison orange? I feel sort of badly because I read the blog of her friend who I believe also testified on her behalf. It’s a guy who was friends with Rusty and Andrea. He seems sure that she did nothing wrong. It’s easy to judge on the Internet when you have limited information to what actually occurred. I had a colleague once who was wrongly accused of all sorts of bad things and the media acted like he was guilty of these horrible things and those of use who were there and knew the situation were appalled. That said, he was acquitted and Andrea was not, so I am going to be all judgey and rude despite feeling sort of wrong about it.
She was crying from the moment she got on the stand. It was all Hemy’s fault. She had no idea he was capable of murder. She only now realizes he was obsessed with her. She admits to sharing her feelings with Hemy as she had with no other man but Rusty. She loved Rusty so much. She leaves out the part where she had another boyfriend that supposedly just happened after the murder. She swears she had no physical relationship with Rusty. She never obstructed justice. She is shocked that she was prosecuted for any of this! She is embarrassed by her prior testimony when she saw it on TV but she had no attorney at the time to help her. She should never have testified. Um didn’t she have to testify?
It doesn’t seem right that all the penalties will be served concurrently. She is essentially getting off on several charges. Not fair.
Boo Hoo! Poor Andrea……How dare they prosecute her! Crying? No way! She didn’t shed one single tear…….A box of tissues remained untouched and she never once wiped away a tear! Bad acting! Bad decision by the judge!
I think she was auditioning for one of the Housewives shows. I also noticed despite “crying” through the WHOLE thing, she did not shed ONE actual tear. That’s okay, she can cry for real in prison.
yeah she boo hoo-ed all thru her statement..who will care for my children rusty is gone i cant go away..BS! Her kids are with rustys family and probably more stable home than they have had in years. We just went thru a *blue moon* and the crazies have popped out bigtime. Kidnapped and murdered kids and sex offenders winning custody of kids, that A-Hole in that atlanta elementatry school. When arias goes back to court who knows what will happen. If Juan martinez is trying another murder that looks like jodi may get a long delay.
I am less than five miles from the courtroom trying the guy who allegedly shot the baby in the pram. I am going to TRY to go tomorrow but it is highly unlikely I will wake up.
Hey steve……I totally agree that Andrea’s kids are in a much more stable and loving home with Rusty’s family. It seems that Judge Adams fell for her blubbering and sniveling “woe is me” BS! The prosecution was asking for 20 years and the judge gave her a mere 5 years. { minus 1 year for time served } Some of the TV lawyers are saying that she could be out of prison in as little as 1 to 2 years! If that turns out to be true, her kids will still be quite young and impressionable. It makes me wonder what kind of future these kids will have with a mother like Andrea. 🙁
that guy really needs the D.P. I caught just a little bit earlier and the dudes friend was to testify but i had to leave. Did the friend say that he did shoot the baby?
there is an interesting defense that leaves me open minded here….
Geez……..Don’t dangle a carrot in front of us and then leave! What’s the interesting defense?
steve……..The 15 year old co-defendant told a judge that the 18 year old, De’Marquise Elkins, WAS the shooter. The jury was NOT in the courtroom at the time. The 15 year old is scheduled to testify in front of the jury on Thursday.
This trial is five miles from my house. I was going to try to go tomorrow but that is not looking like a possibility now. #narcoleptic
The baby’s mom is another questionable “tearless” crier. I remember reading an article about her daughter’s concern regarding her mom’s actions the night of the shooting. Her mom asked, “how soon she should expect the insurance payment.” And, she also told her conflicting stories about the shooting incident. She said, her the baby was shot first, then said she was shot first. If the mom set this who thing up, it wouldn’t be the first time a thug was solicited to help carry it out. At this point, we don’t know what happened.
the mothers mental health or the insurance on the baby? That was milke’s crime in arizona that put her in perryville.
I’m not so angry about her sentence. I don’t really think she is a psychopath and I think she will redeem herself once out of prison. I do think the kids should stay with the grandparents forever.
Hi Bobbi.. I was kinda suprised with the sentence. Judge Adams seemed like a no nonsense kinda judge. I kept adding the 5 years for each charge as he read the sentence and then the concurent came. Didnt andrea look good in orange though..and the neat bracelets the deputy gave her..those matched the ones on her ankles!
LOL…I really did enjoy seeing Andrea in her orange ensemble! Shhh…My secret indulgence is seeing Jodi in her dingy black & white stripe jumpsuit. When I’m feeling a little down, it gives me a happy feeling inside! 🙂
yeah Bobbi i like to think of jodi in dingy ditry looking preworn by OTHER people clothes. That one there is a personal heebie jeebies. makes my skin crawl thinking someone else wore my underwear. And if jodis stripes are dirty looking everything else is probably dirty looking too. Is HLN showing her haering monday? Does anybody know?
Bobbi and Steve …the used underwear & attire alone is why all of us remain fine and upstanding citizens !! ~ …that and the little twinkle in a cell-mate’s eyes… [ekkks !] 🙂
JustUs you are right! I dont think prosecutors will make a *my own underwear* plea deal. 🙂 how about bradley manning who just got 35 years in military prison and now wants hormone treatments to transgenderize himself. His new cellmates might LIKE that idea.
I think she has a great future in Telenovelas! Her acting is just as piss poor and overly dramatic. She forgot to actually cry some tears, though. So, she still needs some acting coaching.
The book keeper at that atlanta school is a TUFF lady! Not many people would have the guts or presense of mind to talk someone down like that. A real bright spot in what could have been another tragic day.
OMG ! Steve, yes ! I cried when I sat listening to the whole 911 tape… Wow ! – I bet she is a “talker” in normal situations ! You know… if I get insecure or nervous – I’ll just start thinking outloud as fast as my mind is racing. Not too many people could go in-automatic and do what she did. [ I probably would have just pissed the shooter off about something stupid.] No, THIS women’s mind handled him just EXACTLY how professional negotiators train. She SAVED lots of (Little) LIVES ! ~ Atlanta should buy that women a vacation or a house or something. 🙂 At least, give her a parade, a plaque and a check !
Give her a scholarship so she can go to mediation school, or something where she can get certified to do what she alreaady does really well.
Ive been thinking about the mother of the shot baby. I hear on tv how she asked how soon does insurance pay. No one on tv has brought up the possibility that 1.she was in shock from her own gunshot wound AND just watched her baby be shot in the face. 2.she probably dont have much money to fall back on and how expensive will a funeral be and how will she pay for it. Put yourselves in the position YOUR 13 month old baby just got shot and think HOW clear would your lines of thought really be? The *victim* on the news whose actions does NOT seem right or appropriate is Hannah Anderson. But as soon as a pundit even approaches THAT everyone freaks out that she is JUST a 16 year old girl. Some of the same ones that were ready to condemn Josh Young and he was ONLY 15 when that crime occurred
Baby Antonio Santiago’s mom is said to be schizophrenic, bipolar and doesn’t take her meds (according to her 21 year old daughter). She said her mom lost custody of her when she was 8 years old. She thinks her mother may have killed the baby for the insurance money. The policy was supposedly taken out shortly before the killing. Ashley said the police didn’t want to hear what she had to say. I wonder why.
Maybe this is why the young defendant couldn’t get his story straight. The killing may have been orchestrated by the mom and the two young men, and he isn’t bright enough to tell the story the way it planned. In yesterday’s testimony, he admitted to being a liar.
This is so sad. A baby is dead, for no good reason.