05-23-2013, 10:59 AM
(05-23-2013, 09:39 AM)sally Wrote: I'm assuming the older brother got his sister's name tattooed on his arm after she died. If it was prior to her death then that's rather odd.
The vigil was held so quickly after the killing that it was very curious to see that tattoo on Justin's arm.
I think that it was simply penned on his arm to look like a tat, if this article from ABC just after the arrest a couple of weeks later is accurate.
MAY 13 - VALLEY SPRINGS, Calif. -- The adult brother of a 12-year-old California boy accused of killing his 8-year-old sister says the family is "in a fog" over the boy's arrest.
On Monday, 19-year-old Justin Fowler told The Associated Press that his father and the rest of the family are shocked and saddened by the latest twist in a case that rocked the Central California foothill community of Valley Springs.
Last month's stabbing death of Leila Fowler southeast of Sacramento set off an intense manhunt. Her 12-year-old brother was in the home at the time and told police he saw a man run from the scene.
He was arrested over the weekend.
The boy appeared at a vigil for his sister, along with Justin, who was photographed with the name "Leila" written on his forearm.
Read more here: http://www.sacbee.com/2013/05/13/5416987...rylink=cpy