# q. about Freddy Krueger **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 10, 2016, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-about-freddy-krueger/771315 "2016-11-10T02:53:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2016, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-about-freddy-krueger/771315/1 "2016-11-10T02:53:18Z")
I understand that the backstory is that incontrovertible proof of his guilt was uncovered, but that for some reason he could not be charged or tried. Did they ever say exactly why? ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2016, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-about-freddy-krueger/771315/2 "2016-11-10T03:05:52Z")
My recollection was they hand waved it by saying he got off on a “technicality” without more detail than that but it has been a long time since I have seen it. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2016, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-about-freddy-krueger/771315/3 "2016-11-10T05:51:22Z")
Someone forgot to sign the search warrant in the right place, according to his Wikipedia page. (It’s been a little while since I’ve seen it, too.) ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2016, 8:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-about-freddy-krueger/771315/4 "2016-11-10T08:01:38Z")
I remember that they said he got off on a technicality; I didn’t remember what **ekedolphin** found. How many of y’all know that there’s a song about Freddy too? [Stormtroopers Of Death - Freddy Kreuger](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASy2scnXZ1c) has been a favorite of mine for over 30 years now. ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanub/32/132_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2016, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-about-freddy-krueger/771315/5 "2016-11-10T12:32:38Z")
But you don’t have to worry now because he’s dead;mommy killed him. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2016, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-about-freddy-krueger/771315/6 "2016-11-10T13:10:48Z")
> [@WOOKINPANUB](#): > > But you don’t have to worry now because he’s dead;mommy killed him. Yep. Keep reassuring yourself tonight . . . _as you are falling asleep_. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2016, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-about-freddy-krueger/771315/7 "2016-11-10T18:13:48Z")
[He was innocent!!!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yO5meMwfIec) Obligatory Robot Chicken reference ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2016, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-about-freddy-krueger/771315/8 "2016-11-10T18:48:04Z")
“Well all the lawyers got fat and the Judge got famous, but someone forgot to sign the search warrant in the right place and Krueger was free just like that.” – Nancy’s mom In the 1st episode of Freddy’s Nightmares, which served as a prequel to the movie, the judge throws out the case because the evidence presented was “obtained during an illegal arrest”. ---
**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2016, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-about-freddy-krueger/771315/9 "2016-11-10T19:29:19Z")
So what WOULD the authorities do in a case like that? ---
**Author:** ![FlikTheBlue](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fliktheblue/32/10972_2.png) [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2016, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-about-freddy-krueger/771315/10 "2016-11-10T19:35:13Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > I remember that they said he got off on a technicality; I didn’t remember what **ekedolphin** found. > > How many of y’all know that there’s a song about Freddy too? [Stormtroopers Of Death - Freddy Kreuger](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASy2scnXZ1c) has been a favorite of mine for over 30 years now. The song that reminds me most of Freddy is Dream Weaver by Gary Wright. > **[Dream Weaver](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dream_Weaver)** > > "Dream Weaver" is a song by the American singer Gary Wright, released as the first single from his third studio album The Dream Weaver in December 1975. > The track features Wright on vocals and keyboards and Jim Keltner on drums. According to Wright, the song was inspired by Autobiography of a Yogi, which was given to him by George Harrison. Paramahansa Yogananda's poem "God! God! God!" made reference to "the idea of the mind weaving dreams". The expression "Dream Weaver" was popularized by Joh... I just read the Wikipedia page, and apparently the song was one of Wes Craven’s inspirations :eek:. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2016, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-about-freddy-krueger/771315/11 "2016-11-10T20:19:56Z")
> [@Lumpy](#): > > So what WOULD the authorities do in a case like that? Build a second floor on the police station so Krueger could “accidentally” fall down the stairs? ---
**Author:** ![MacTech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2016, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-about-freddy-krueger/771315/12 "2016-11-10T22:27:20Z")
> [@FlikTheBlue](#): > > The song that reminds me most of Freddy is Dream Weaver by Gary Wright. > > [Dream Weaver - Wikipedia](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dream_Weaver) > > I just read the Wikipedia page, and apparently the song was one of Wes Craven’s inspirations :eek:. I always thought Twisted Sister’s “Street Justice” followed the plot of ANOES eerily well… [STREET JUSTICE] It happened in the broad daylight So unexpected came the knife A child’s scream sliced through the air But no one came or seemed to care, no The man’s description did little good A local stranger from the neighborhood Those little kids, oh, he left behind With their mangled lives and their tortured minds Since he didn’t seem to care, then don’t you think it’s only fair The man was caught and brought before a judge Who had just returned from a three drink lunch His lawyer screamed “you must set him free” And off he went on a technicality Since the law don’t seem to care, then don’t you think it’s only fair The mob assembled, smoke filled the air And marched in anger to do what’s fair To bring to justice this soulless thing And show the others what evil brings Now before you shake your head, think if it was your child instead ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2016, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-about-freddy-krueger/771315/13 "2016-11-11T05:14:03Z")
The defense attorney bribed the judge with gold coins and after the dismissal, Kreuger ran. ---
**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2016, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-about-freddy-krueger/771315/14 "2016-11-11T19:25:49Z")
> [@Bryan\_Ekers](#): > > The defense attorney bribed the judge with gold coins and after the dismissal, Kreuger ran. Cite? ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Scrappy\_Hero\_Pup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ea5d25/32.png) [@Happy\_Scrappy\_Hero\_Pup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Scrappy_Hero_Pup)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2016, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-about-freddy-krueger/771315/15 "2016-11-11T19:30:24Z")
> [@Bryan\_Ekers](#): > > The defense attorney bribed the judge with gold coins and after the dismissal, Kreuger ran. …bravo. ---
**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2016, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-about-freddy-krueger/771315/16 "2016-11-11T19:56:44Z")
> [@Bryan\_Ekers](#): > > The defense attorney bribed the judge with gold coins and after the dismissal, Kreuger ran. > [@Lumpy](#): > > Cite? > [@Happy\_Scrappy\_Hero\_Pup](#): > > …bravo. Never mind, I got the joke 30 minutes later… :smack: