#239: The Whole High School Covered For A Killer For 20 Years- Case of Melanie Paquette
Rotten Mango
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Do You Know That Eric Windhurst Was Going After Me?
Melanie Cooper was found guilty of second degree murder in the death of Eric Windhurst, who raped her as a teenager. The defense argued that Melanie believed at any second she could have been harmed by Windhurst. Judge said self-defense requires imminence; you do not get to kill someone and use deadly force while claiming self-defense. In the end, Eric stopped the trial short, pled guilty to second degree murder and was sentenced to 15 to 36 years in prison. He showed a lot of remorse for the Paquette family and for what he had done. Now is Melanie's turn.
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