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Admitted killer found insane
by Outspoken on Thu Dec 06, 2007 6:11 am
Admitted killer found insane
By ALAN CROWELL
Staff Writer Morning Sentinel
SKOWHEGAN -- Following an emotional hearing Wednesday, a Superior Court Justice found Todd Curry not criminally responsible for the shooting death of his girlfriend's 13-year-old son.
Justice Joseph Jabar's finding means that Curry, 40, of Palmyra, will be committed to a mental health institution for treatment. He was originally charged with murder.
The finding came after a psychologist and a psychiatrist testified that Curry suffers from bipolar disorder and was in the grip of a profound psychosis the morning he picked up an assault-type rifle and gunned down Anthony Tucker.
Tucker, who was described as mature beyond his years and protective of his siblings, was the last to leave the home his family shared with Curry on Warren Hill Road on Nov. 28, 2006.
That morning, Curry, who had not slept the night before, became increasingly violent, threatening himself, his girlfriend April Cooley, and their infant daughter, Alyssa, before finally killing Anthony.
In a rambling, disjointed statement, Curry said that he thought someone was contacting him with a message to kill one person in the house to save the world.
"I thought of the whole world and I said to myself 'I can beat this, I am just going to kill myself,' and then I put something up to my throat. April said 'no' .... and then all hell broke loose," said Curry.
http://morningsentinel.mainetoday.com/news/local/4535996.html
By ALAN CROWELL
Staff Writer Morning Sentinel
SKOWHEGAN -- Following an emotional hearing Wednesday, a Superior Court Justice found Todd Curry not criminally responsible for the shooting death of his girlfriend's 13-year-old son.
Justice Joseph Jabar's finding means that Curry, 40, of Palmyra, will be committed to a mental health institution for treatment. He was originally charged with murder.
The finding came after a psychologist and a psychiatrist testified that Curry suffers from bipolar disorder and was in the grip of a profound psychosis the morning he picked up an assault-type rifle and gunned down Anthony Tucker.
Tucker, who was described as mature beyond his years and protective of his siblings, was the last to leave the home his family shared with Curry on Warren Hill Road on Nov. 28, 2006.
That morning, Curry, who had not slept the night before, became increasingly violent, threatening himself, his girlfriend April Cooley, and their infant daughter, Alyssa, before finally killing Anthony.
In a rambling, disjointed statement, Curry said that he thought someone was contacting him with a message to kill one person in the house to save the world.
"I thought of the whole world and I said to myself 'I can beat this, I am just going to kill myself,' and then I put something up to my throat. April said 'no' .... and then all hell broke loose," said Curry.
http://morningsentinel.mainetoday.com/news/local/4535996.html
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