03-26-2012, 11:25 PM
I've known a few murderers, and their families. I feel bad for their families. Real bad. No matter what.
One was Robert Smith. He butchered his best friend's pregnant wife. He was raised by his grandmother. Very wealthy lady. This was back in the 80s. I knew him very well. The grandma was in total denial. She spent a bundle on his defense.
Another is Dustin Gran. My daughter dated his older brother for 4 years. They are like family. It's been tough seeing the toll that it took on the Gran family. Really tough. And it hasn't even gone to trial yet.
The murdered girls family sued the Gran's for wrongful death. Never asked how that turned out. But my heart will always bleed for the Grans.
One was Robert Smith. He butchered his best friend's pregnant wife. He was raised by his grandmother. Very wealthy lady. This was back in the 80s. I knew him very well. The grandma was in total denial. She spent a bundle on his defense.
Another is Dustin Gran. My daughter dated his older brother for 4 years. They are like family. It's been tough seeing the toll that it took on the Gran family. Really tough. And it hasn't even gone to trial yet.
Quote:KFSN 1/16/2008 (KFSN) -- Two young people are in custody for the brutal killing of a Madera teenager.
Police made the arrests Tuesday night January 15th. Officers took 19-year-old Dustin Gran and a 16-year-old girl into custody. They're suspected in the death of 18-year-old Krista-Rae Pike.
Police believe this murder was about the 16-year-old suspect getting revenge on her former boyfriend. The other suspect, Dustin Gran, has been booked into the Madera County Jail on homicide and conspiracy charges. He is being held on $1-million dollars bail for a crime that's shaken up the Madera community.
Police say jealousy over a teenage romance was the apparent motive for the bludgeoning death of an 18-year-old Madera teen. Two suspects are now in custody. Police say 19-year old Dustin Gran and his 16-year old girlfriend planned Krista-Rae Pike's murder.
The murdered girls family sued the Gran's for wrongful death. Never asked how that turned out. But my heart will always bleed for the Grans.