Full Version: The Society Murders
Ok, this isn't about the movie that was shone on the TV tonight (which I did watch), but it has worried me that I dont remember any of this being in the news. I would've been 11/12 around the time, and I'm not a complete twit who doesnt remember anything... so can somebody explain just exactly what happened? I'm completly in the dark and I dont think my mum wants to talk about it... she's astounded that I don't remember... so, anyone wanna tell me exactly what happened?
I admit I haven't seen the film, so I cannot vouch for its accuracy. I wouldn't worry that you cannot recall the incident: it was quite heavily-featured in the press, but I guess some things we repress due to the fact that they perturb us... or maybe you had other things to think about! Anyway...
From memory (my mother doesn't like to talk abt it either, b/c her friend was related to the Wales-King family) the incident revolved around the murders of husband and wife millionaires Margaret Mary Wales-King, 69, and husband, Paul Aloysius King, whose age I have forgotten.
Um sometime in April 2002, the couple were invited to the home of their youngest son, Matthew. They didn' come home from the engagement, and their Mercedes was found in a nearby park shortly afterwards. The bodies were found in Marysville or someplace, buried poorly.
So laterish it emerges that Matthew King drugged his parents with some kind of depressant and then allegedly (according to his testimony) hit them in the neck. His wife Maritza observed what had happened and lied to prosecutors to protect her family and young son, but later went to the police.
In the autopsy tho, it said that the couple died of asphyxiation. The Wales-King family allege that 1) Maritza could have saved the two by calling an ambulance, and that 2) she most probably strangled them, thus explaining the discrepancy between the statements and the autopsy.
Matthew got some exceedingly long sentence, but Maritza was charged with perjury (or something similar), which was later suspended. Matthew maintained that he killed his mother to assert his independence, etc. etc... (not exclusively for money.) Although I read somewhere (I think Wikipedia) that he had a very low IQ, so maybe that contributed in some way.
Anywho
On to lighter topics....
From memory (my mother doesn't like to talk abt it either, b/c her friend was related to the Wales-King family) the incident revolved around the murders of husband and wife millionaires Margaret Mary Wales-King, 69, and husband, Paul Aloysius King, whose age I have forgotten.
Um sometime in April 2002, the couple were invited to the home of their youngest son, Matthew. They didn' come home from the engagement, and their Mercedes was found in a nearby park shortly afterwards. The bodies were found in Marysville or someplace, buried poorly.
So laterish it emerges that Matthew King drugged his parents with some kind of depressant and then allegedly (according to his testimony) hit them in the neck. His wife Maritza observed what had happened and lied to prosecutors to protect her family and young son, but later went to the police.
In the autopsy tho, it said that the couple died of asphyxiation. The Wales-King family allege that 1) Maritza could have saved the two by calling an ambulance, and that 2) she most probably strangled them, thus explaining the discrepancy between the statements and the autopsy.
Matthew got some exceedingly long sentence, but Maritza was charged with perjury (or something similar), which was later suspended. Matthew maintained that he killed his mother to assert his independence, etc. etc... (not exclusively for money.) Although I read somewhere (I think Wikipedia) that he had a very low IQ, so maybe that contributed in some way.
Anywho
On to lighter topics....
i was 12 when it happened. and i lived 2 mins from there house. and there was police everywhere when it happened
but what happened was this guy killed his mum and step dad. if u watched it then u should have picked up something?!?
but what happened was this guy killed his mum and step dad. if u watched it then u should have picked up something?!?
Sorry for making such a long post!
QUOTE(AYearAgoToday @ Jun 18 2006, 11:28 PM) 
I admit I haven't seen the film, so I cannot vouch for its accuracy. I wouldn't worry that you cannot recall the incident: it was quite heavily-featured in the press, but I guess some things we repress due to the fact that they perturb us... or maybe you had other things to think about! Anyway...
From memory (my mother doesn't like to talk abt it either, b/c her friend was related to the Wales-King family) the incident revolved around the murders of husband and wife millionaires Margaret Mary Wales-King, 69, and husband, Paul Aloysius King, whose age I have forgotten.
Um sometime in April 2002, the couple were invited to the home of their youngest son, Matthew. They didn' come home from the engagement, and their Mercedes was found in a nearby park shortly afterwards. The bodies were found in Marysville or someplace, buried poorly.
So laterish it emerges that Matthew King drugged his parents with some kind of depressant and then allegedly (according to his testimony) hit them in the neck. His wife Maritza observed what had happened and lied to prosecutors to protect her family and young son, but later went to the police.
In the autopsy tho, it said that the couple died of asphyxiation. The Wales-King family allege that 1) Maritza could have saved the two by calling an ambulance, and that 2) she most probably strangled them, thus explaining the discrepancy between the statements and the autopsy.
Matthew got some exceedingly long sentence, but Maritza was charged with perjury (or something similar), which was later suspended. Matthew maintained that he killed his mother to assert his independence, etc. etc... (not exclusively for money.) Although I read somewhere (I think Wikipedia) that he had a very low IQ, so maybe that contributed in some way.
Anywho
On to lighter topics....thanks!
QUOTE(delta_rules121 @ Jun 18 2006, 11:29 PM)
i was 12 when it happened. and i lived 2 mins from there house. and there was police everywhere when it happened
but what happened was this guy killed his mum and step dad. if u watched it then u should have picked up something?!?
i just wanted to se if the movie was accurate or not... and the fact i didnt remember sort of made me wanna know more i guess.
QUOTE(AYearAgoToday @ Jun 18 2006, 11:31 PM)
Sorry for making such a long post!
hey, thats cool!
thxs
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