Court Case Of David T. Matusiewicz

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David T. Matusiewicz, his mother, Lenore Matusiewicz, and his sister, Amy Gonzalez all had been brought into custody for several charges resulting in the death of David’s ex-wife Christine Belford. David and Christine were going through a divorce and child custody battles prior to 2007. In August 2007, David and his mother Lenore kidnapped his three children and brought them to South America. In 2009, the duo had been caught and returned the children to Christine’s supervision. After this incident, David lost all custody to his children and he and his mother had been arrested. David had been charged 48 months in jail and followed by 5 years of probation. While in his prison cell, David started to formulate a plan to get back at his ex-wife and scare her. He recruited his mother Lenore and sister Amy to harass, stalk, and scare Christine. Lenore and Amy would falsify accusations against Amy to her children’s school board as well as her church. These false accusations would say how Christine suffered from mental illnesses, had abusive behavior towards her children, and even try to assault Lenore. This harassment continued from 2009 to 2013. On January 8th, 2013, David requested permission from his probation officers if he could attend a child …show more content…

Mulford. The jury of the District of Delaware found the trio to be guilty of four crimes, which include: conspiracy, interstate stalking (three violations), and cyberstalking (three violations). The siblings argued that they had no part in the murder of Christine Belford, and that it was the plan of their father Thomas from the beginning. They also claimed that their rights listed in the First Amendment were being violated. The court eventually dismissed the claims and continued with the