TheTrenchcoat Chronicles

Tag: stabbing

  • Esmie Tseng Support Site

    Esmie Tseng Support Site

    Web site urges that teenager be tried as juvenile in slaying: (log in info)

    According to the article, friends and supporters of Esmie Tseng, the Kansas teen accused of stabbing her mother to death, have set up a website in support of her at Esmie.com. According to the site, their goal is to keep the case in the juvenile courts while prosecutors want to try her as an adult. Or as they put it in their words…

    If Esmie is convicted in the juvenile court system she can get the care and help she needs and 7 years from now could move on with a normal life. If her case is moved to the adult system, the likely penalty for this 16-year-old child will be life in prison. Read Esmie’s bio, and what those who know Esmie have to say, and you will understand that sending this kid to jail for life would constitute not one but two terrible tragedies resulting from that August 19th afternoon.

    Personally, I think they’re jumping the gun here a little bit.

    By their own admission, details about what happened that day are almost nonexistent. Saying that she needs help and care and letting her move on with her life is a bit premature.

    If it turns out that this was nothing more than a cold-blooded killing, then she should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.

  • Esmie Tseng In Court

    Esmie Tseng In Court

    Friends pack courtroom for teenager accused of killing mother: (log in info)

    Esmie Tseng, the 16-year-old girl who is accused of stabbing her mother to death, appeared in court today. I’m amazed and confused at the amount of support she is receiving. Is there something more to this story that the media isn’t reporting? I’d like to hear from someone who is closer to this than I am. Your anonymity is guaranteed.

    Anyway, Ms. Tseng stated that she was not getting along with her court-appointed attorney, Robb Edmonds, and may want a new lawyer. Her father disagreed…

    Her father, Tao Tseng, who sat directly behind her during the hearing, told the judge that he communicated very well with Edmonds.

    I trust him, Tao Tseng said.

    He said he also was concerned about advice his daughter may be getting from others. He did not elaborate and did not speak to reporters when he left the courthouse.

    The judge advised her to rethink her position on her lawyer because she doesn’t know anyone better she could assign.

    Getting back to what her father said, I wonder what advice his daughter could be getting and from whom. I have an idea, but it’s pure speculation on my part.

    Teenagers think they know everything. I should know. I was like that when I was a teen too. She could be getting advice from friends that fancy themselves better lawyers than those who actually went to law school.

    I’ve seen this happen in court before, where teenagers thought they knew more about the law than the judge. That didn’t help them any.

    The father is an enigma to me. I’m getting two impressions from him. Either he’s got a really good head on his shoulders and wants to do what’s right for his daughter, or that he could be a controlling type.

    Esmie’s attorney gave notice that he may be filing a mental health defense, which is almost becoming standard in teen trials.

    The next court appearance for Esmie is scheduled for Oct 12th.

  • Jennifer Parks Remembered

    Jennifer Parks Remembered

    Randolph students to honor slain classmate:

    Classmates of Jennifer Parks from Randolph High School in New Jersey are honoring her by creating two scholarships in her name. If you haven’t been following, 16-year-old Jennifer Parks was “allegedly” bludgeoned, stabbed and dismembered by her next-door neighbor Jonathan Zarate.

    Students hope to raise enough money to provide two $500 scholarships in Ms. Parks’ name, but the idea of buying books for the school library would be a special tribute to their classmate.

    I’ve been keeping in contact with Jen’s mom. She really liked the idea of buying new books because Jen liked to read a lot. We would put her name in the front of each book as a memorial.

    Does this sound like someone who some people think deserved what she got?

    If you’re in or near the Randolph, NJ area, why not throw a couple of bucks their way.

  • Esmie Tseng Update

    Esmie Tseng Update

    Murder charge doesn’t fit the friend they know: (Log in info)

    This is an article about site “favorite” Esmie Tseng. I say “favorite” because a lot of people come to this site looking for information about her.

    For those of you who are late to the party, Esmie Tseng is a 16-year-old girl accused of stabbing her mother to death. At the time of her arrest there was no obvious motive and there still isn’t, but the article tries to portray the fact that Esmie’s mother was very hard on her, pressuring her to get perfect grades and being very strict on her socializing.

    Overbearing parents can be the biggest of asshats, but that’s still no reason to stab them.

  • Jonathan Zarate Update

    Jonathan Zarate Update

    DNA taken from teens in girl’s death:

    This is an update on the case of Jonathan Zarate. He’s the scumbag who allegedly bludgeoned, stabbed, killed, and dismembered 16-year-old Jennifer Parks.

    The last time we heard, his lawyer was planning an insanity defense. At that time, a few people left comments stating that Zarate’s younger brother did it and that Zarate was covering for him.

    Well, Zarate’s brother, only identified as “J.Z.”, and the other teenage accomplice, identified as “V.B.”, have claimed that they had nothing to do with the killing.

    Meanwhile, Morris County investigators have obtained DNA samples from the two. If their DNA is found on Jennifer Parks’ body, then the charges could be upgraded. Right now, they’re only charged with illegally disposing of human remains.

  • Esmie Tseng’s website

    Esmie Tseng’s website

    I originally told you about Esmie Tseng here. She was the 16-year-old girl from Kansas who allegedly stabbed her mother, Shu Yi Zhang, to death.

    At that time, I asked if anybody knew what her website was. I got an e-mail giving me a link to her Livejournal which according to the e-mail was shut down by a friend of hers who knew the password.

    I did a little more digging and I found a Google cached version of her Xanga site. Nothing of any great note. Nothing that would lead you to believe the crime she’s been accused of committing.

  • Esmie Tseng

    Esmie Tseng

    Kansas

    Teen is charged in mother’s death: (Log in info)

    Reason to Blow Up the World: The article isn’t too forthcoming with motive details, but since prosecutors intend to try her as an adult, we can possibly rule out self-defense.

    Anyway, for the fact that this 16-year-old girl, Esmie Tseng, would stab her own mother, Shu Yi Zhang, repeatedly. If tried as an adult, she could be sentenced to life. The article says that she had a website (probably myspace or something like that).

    Tip to VonMexican.

  • Insanity Plea for Jonathan Zarate?

    Insanity Plea for Jonathan Zarate?

    The other day I told you about the case of Jonathan Zarate who killed and dismembered 16-year-old Jennifer Parks, then hid her body in the back of his dad’s jeep for a day. Well, now the defense attorney says that he might be going for an insanity defense. That seems to be all the rage lately.

    “From what I’ve heard, he was in an uncontrolled rage,” Fusco told The New York Times. “There was nothing going on that you can point to and say they were fighting or something happened between the two of them.”

    That’s just more reason to lock him up. Better yet, stuff his ass into a steamer trunk then dump him into the Hudson in February.

    He’s not insane. He carried out a very precise and well-thought-out crime. Sadistic psychopath? Yes. Insane? Hardly.

  • Eric Schorling

    Eric Schorling

    Refusing deal, teen will stand trial in attack:

    This is a very unusual story. I don’t normally deal with this kind of school violence, but someone sent it to me, and who am I to deny my readers?

    Anyway, back in September, 17-year-old Eric Schorling was charged with attempted murder after stabbing his ex-girlfriend, Nicole Lambert, in the back with an 8-inch kitchen knife in the halls of Romeo High School. Check out these chilling details…

    Authorities said that jealousy motivated Schorling to arrive at the high school that autumn morning with an 8-inch kitchen knife hidden in his right shirtsleeve. The weekend before, Schorling bragged about his plans to friends, Kaplan said.

    At school, a female acquaintance asked Schorling what he was doing there. He flashed his knife and stated, “I’m going to stab my old girlfriend.”

    As they talked, Nicole Lambert walked to her first-period class and Schorling stabbed her in the back, Kaplan said, missing her heart by one-third of a centimeter.

    As Schorling fled the school, another teen questioned his presence there, Kaplan said. “Eric laughed and exclaimed, ‘I just stabbed Nicole in the back,’ ” he said.

    Emphasis mine.

    Back in the Spring, a plea was agreed to that Schorling would serve at least six years and nine months. But then he escaped from the Macomb County Juvenile Justice Center. Now the deal is off and Schorling wants to take his case to trial. If found guilty, he would be looking at a minimum of 10 years. And here’s the best part. Apparently, all the criminal defense attorneys in Macomb County must have attended the same clown college because Schorling’s attorney is just as funny as Andrew Osantowski’s attorney was…

    Defense lawyer Arthur Garton said he will present a “solid defense” for his client.

    I’m dying to hear this defense. The mind boggles at the possibilities.

    TOF to James of MWP.

  • Jonathan Zarate

    Jonathan Zarate

    New Jersey

    Invited her to watch TV, then stuffed cut-up body in trunk:

    Reason to Blow Up The World: The fact that this scumbag, Jonathan A. Zarate, invited the victim over to his house then stabbed her, dismembered her body, stashed in a steamer trunk, then left the trunk in his dad’s jeep for a day while a freaking birthday party was being held at the house. Too bad New Jersey is unlikely to execute. This guy was made for the death sentence.

    My condolences and prayers go out to the family and friends of Jennifer Parks.