Zen posting.
Cool. 
Lucky for me, I let the server hide bodies the same place it hides the OPs. I’ll never be caught.
Link to Yahoo coverage on the story.
Does Oregon have the death penalty? ::crossing fingers::
Another story I read on it says the monster’s ex-wife notified the FBI of her suspicions about him when the girls went missing. That coupled with the fact that they knew he had contact with both girls and had him on a suspects list leaves me rather shocked that it took this long for officials to look around. I’m no detective, but it seems to me a new concrete floor right around the time two girls go missing should be a major red flag.
bella
Even better – the first girl to go missing reported being sexually molested when she went on a trip with Weaver and his daughter a few months ago. This man already preyed on the child once and no one did a damned thing.
I love this board sometimes … blown OP and 45 minutes before I can get back in.
Anyway, here’s the two original links I posted
This guy has been on everyone’s top ten suspect list for months - everyone’s except the FBI of course. He’s in jail now for alledgedly raping his son’s girlfriend. His father is on death row in California for raping and killing two women then burying one of them in his back yard and building a deck over her body.
Gee, like father like son?
The investigation has taken too long. The crime scene is contaminated (Weaver’s landlord let family members remove stuff from the house two weeks ago when he started eviction proceedings on Weaver.) The site had been wide open to the public up until Friday night - no police watch, no guards, no nothing. You want to BET that Weaver’s lawyer will use that as a PRIMARY means of getting this scumbag off.
If that happens, Weaver won’t make it ten feet outside the courtroom door.
Yeah, yeah, I know - he hasn’t actually been charged and he denies responsiblity and just because two dead bodies come to light in your back yard doesn’t make you the killer.
But FUCK - one of these little girls was found among a stack of trash bags in Weaver’s shed. The other (presumably - the body will be ID’d tomorrow) was found buried in a barrel under Ward’s brand new shiny concrete deck.
This fuckstick had better BURN - and yes, Oregon does have the death penalty - this is one time it’ll be justified.
To answer belladonna’s question: Oregon does have the death penalty…lethal injection is the current flavor of choice.
Not much else that I could add to this thread…like others, I am surprised that the FBI took this long to get around to searching Weaver’s place.
May the monster rot.
Don’t get many chances to post one of these:
Me too.
The lawyer will have a hard time talking around the confession, if the son decides to testify.
spooje,
What confession? Both links above mention a reported confession, but officials deny knowing about it.
And as to the FBI being slow… I’m not sure what the basis was for the warrant that ultimately allowed them to search… but did they have probable cause to get a warrant earlier? What was it?
Weaver had consented to a search previously, soon after the girls went missing. Dogs were brought in, but found nothing (which I find odd). He was questioned by the police and the media, and steadfastly denied any involvement. On Friday, sitting in jail on the rape charge, he gave written permission for the FBI to search the house and grounds. He said he wanted the family to have “closure”.
Apparently they didn’t have sufficient evidence to search without his permission.
The confession is hearsay. The son said his father admitted killing the girls, but that was after dad raped his girlfriend, so his word may be suspect.
I’d say Weaver almost certainly did it, but it’s a weird case. The trial is going to be a fucking circus.
Ferrous:
Although hearsay, the confession qualifies as an admission against penal interest, which is an exception to the hearsay rule.
If the summary above is accurate, I’m not sure why anyone would blame the FBI. They couldn’t have searched earlier. How were they “slow”?
Sorry, Bricker. I don’t actually speak legalese. I used the word loosely.
I haven’t been following the story all that closely. But once the FBI got the go-ahead to search, things happened very quickly. They got permission Friday night, and they immediately called a press conference, fenced off the property, brought in lots of equipment, and tented certain areas.
There was live TV coverage nearly constantly this weekend.