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HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — The neuroscientist charged in the shooting deaths a week ago of three of her colleagues at the University of Alabama in Huntsville does not remember what happened, her lawyer said Friday.
“She just doesn’t remember shooting these folks,” said the lawyer, Roy W. Miller, of his client, Amy Bishop. “She’s very sorry for what she’s done.”
Though he seemed to be preparing an insanity defense for his client, Mr. Miller backed away from an earlier statement to The Associated Press that his client was a “paranoid schizophrenic” who “gets at issue with people that she doesn’t need to and obsesses on it,” saying he had spoken out of turn.
But, he said, he would be engaging one or more psychiatrists to examine Dr. Bishop.
“This is not a whodunit,” Mr. Miller said. “This lady has committed this offense or offenses in front of the world. It gets to be a question in my mind of her mental capacity at the time, or her mental state at the time that these acts were committed.” He said his client had told him it was not the first time she could not remember what had happened.
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“My impression of this client is that she’s one of the nicest persons you’d ever want to meet,” he said. “She is highly concerned with being charged with this. She’s concerned about her children most of all.”
Originally posted by JBA2848
“She just doesn’t remember shooting these folks,” said the lawyer, Roy W. Miller...
Originally posted by JBA2848
“This is not a whodunit,” Mr. Miller said. “This lady has committed this offense or offenses in front of the world.
A classic sign of mind-control manipulation. MK-Ultra was undoubtedly used on her.
Originally posted by TheRedneck
What motive do you think someone would have to get three faculty members at UAH removed from existence. What you are proposing, a major cover-up with the victim being manipulated through some use of drugs or hypnotism, would be a difficult thing to accomplish without leaving some trace. Exactly what do you suppose the reason is that someone would go to such great lengths to accomplish this feat? Do you have information that one of these faculty members was involved in something that TPTB cared so strongly about?
Originally posted by ventian
Well it seems that as long as you attend a good college and live in Mass. you can get off with anything.
Originally posted by TheRedneck
So she pumps the shotgun after accidentally firing it in her room, sees the brass eject, and then doesn't know how to do it again?
Originally posted by TheRedneck
Also, the police reports say when apprehended, there was a round still in the gun. there was no mention of the spend casing still in the chamber. Wouldn't they have mentioned that as well? It sounds to me like she had to pump it again after shooting her brother.
Originally posted by TheRedneck
Completely agreed. It sounds like you saw some records I didn't see though, or perhaps I missed something? Either way, can you clarify the source for
- An IQ of 180? I never saw a reference to her IQ, although as a professor I would expect it to be high.
Amy Bishop's attorney: "Something's wrong with this lady"
Miller said both Bishop and her husband have IQs of 180, and they think differently than most people do: "Their thought process is not something I approach."
Amy Bishop - Evil Genius?
Amy Bishop, going on a killing spree at Alabama. The woman apparently prided herself on being an atheist and evolutionist. She and her husband both bragged about having IQ's of 180.
Originally posted by TheRedneck
She shot the ceiling as she was leaving? I didn't notice that in the reports.
Amy Bishop, Part 1
Officer Solimini recalled the incident as follows: He said he remembers that Ms. Bishop fired a round from a pump action shotgun into the wall of her bedroom. She had a fight with her brother and shot him, which caused his death. She fired a third round from the shotgun into the ceiling as she exited the home. She fled down the street with the shotgun in her hand.
Socialist Professor Amy Bishop Who Killed 3 Profs Yesterday Shot & Killed Her Brother in 1986 …UPDATE: Dem Rep. Delahunt Made Call to Release Bishop in 1986
Chief Frazier said in his statement that Officer Solimini “remembers that Ms. Bishop fired a round from a pump-action shotgun into the wall of her bedroom. She had a fight with her brother and shot him, which caused his death. She fired a third round from the shotgun into the ceiling as she exited the home. She fled down the street with the shotgun in her hand. At one point she allegedly pointed the shotgun at a motor vehicle in an attempt to get the driver to stop.”
Wiki 2010 University of Alabama in Huntsville shooting
(one into her bedroom wall, one into her brother's chest, and one into the ceiling of a room in her house while fleeing the scene)
Originally posted by TheRedneck
Did the police actually state that the round was chambered when they found her, or just that it was in the gun? I mentioned earlier that I took it to mean it was chambered, but never actually saw where it was overtly stated.
Originally posted by TheRedneck
I also never saw a reference to her mother being politically active, and I did look for that... it nicely explains why she got off scot-free.Not calling you out or anything, just curious if I missed something...
Wiki 2010 University of Alabama in Huntsville shooting
After speaking with officers involved with the case in 1986 Frazier called the "accident" description inaccurate, and said that then-chief John Polio ordered Bishop released to her mother a Braintree town official, instead of being charged for the shooting.
Amy Bishop’s mother went to bat for Braintree police captain at 1986 town meeting
BRAINTREE —
When a veteran Braintree police captain sought town meeting approval in 1986 to stall his mandatory retirement, Judith Bishop was among the town meeting members to support him.
Prosecutor says Amy Bishop could have been charged in 1986
Mayor Sullivan stated: "On Monday, February 15, 2010 after a search of archived records, Chief Frazier located the Braintree Police reports written by officers involved with the incident. The reports were found among other investigative files maintained by a retired Braintree Police Captain." Mayor Sullivan further stated: "A review of Braintree municipal records also revealed that Amy Bishop's mother was one of 240 elected Town Meeting members. She represented Precinct 3 from 1980 to 1993. She served one year (1985) on the Braintree Arts Lottery Council, with her husband. There is no indication in town records that she served on the Personnel Board or any other elected or appointed office."
BTW, your analysis was excellent!
LEO?
Either way though it takes either intent or a special kind of stupid to have three accidental discharges in a row. You would think that at some point Mrs 180 IQ would realize that if she stopped pumping the gun and pulling the trigger it would stop firing. Even children who have been involved in accidental shootings with automatic weapons (that chamber the next round automatically with the recoil) figure out that you should drop it after the first discharge. Come on, there was intent here, it was no accident...
I know you realize that as much as I do.
I have handled a shotgun only a couple times in my life, and I know that if you don't pump it it has no round in the chamber. People tend to keep them unloaded because the distinct sound of pumping it is more of a deterrent then actually firing it. What...? This girl has never seen a movie, or played a video game before?
Hope that covers it...
I am quite tired so I applogize for any mistakes.