Florida sports fan sentenced to death (killed wife after sex)

[Sequoia]

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (AP) -- A man who got angry with his wife because she wanted to cuddle after sex when what he really wanted to do was watch sports on television was sentenced to death for killing her with a claw hammer.

Christopher Offord, 30, was sentenced Wednesday by Circuit Judge Dedee Costello, who said the brutality of the crime outweighed any mental problems Offord may have had.

"The defendant struck his wife approximately 70 individual blows after spending a happy interlude with her," the judge said. "Her desire to cuddle after sex does not justify the extremely violent, brutal response of the defendant."

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http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/more/08/05/sex.sports.murder.ap/index.html?cnn=yes

I have no words.

[SteppingRazor]

1. It's things like this that make me proud to be a Floridian...

Or not. I swear, only in Florida. It's like that guy a couple days ago who through a puppy off of a fifth-story balcony because it pooped on the floor.

Something in the water down here. Maybe people get too much sun. It fries their brains.

[etherealtruth]

30. I have a friend in Florida who feels your pain ...

... she insists that every crazy in Florida lives, or has lived, within one mile of her.

(I clearly understand that all Florida residents are NOT violent wackos)

[Name removed]

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[Flying Dream Blues]

3. Was this before or after he threw the puppy of the balcony? nt

[graywarrior]

4. Please God, get me back to Boston....soon.

Florida creeps me out.

[QC]

6. Delta is ready when you are. n/t

[TWiley]

5. A Nascar fan probably.

Some (not all) around here would be prone to that sort of thing.

My bet would be:

Conservative Republican
Christian
At least one flag at the house or on the car
At least one yellow ribbon magnet
A Dale Earnhardt decal
Beer drinker
Country music fan
Rabidly pro-life
Sports a pot belly.

How is that for a politically incorrect profile?

[jayfish]

8. Well, I Fit Into Five...

of your categories. What does that make me? I think what this guy probably is, is sick. As in clinically sick. I swear DU sounds like a left-wing FR more and more every day.

Jay

[noiretextatique]

9. no insanity defense...so i assume that wasn't the case

clinical illness, that is. some people are amazingly lacking in empathy, even in not technically mentally ill.
i agree with you about the stereotyping, btw...it's ridiculous.

[jayfish]

16. I Was Just Picking Up On This:

"Circuit Judge Dedee Costello, who said the brutality of the crime outweighed any mental problems Offord may have had."

I don't know much about this case other than the SI story, but it seems that in order for the Judge to have mentioned it, it would have to have been brought up somewhere during the proceedings.

Jay

[Eloriel]

26. Not only is the stereotyping ridiculous, it's factually wrong

domestic violence happens across ALL socio-economic strata, all age groups, all ethnicities.

This is particularly brutal and seems particularly senseless (as if ANY domestic violence and any murders of wives make sense), but still, the stereotypes don't fit at all.

[TWiley]

33. Well, I was trying to take a Jab at "profiling".

It has been in the news lately, and it was on my mind. I was actually being sarcastic, in a wierd way, and tried to get that idea across in my last sentance.

evidently, my linguistic skill is lacking

[jayfish]

35. No Biggie.

I was trying to make a bigger point than just your post.

Jay

[QC]

13. A quick Google search reveals...

that the guy has been diagnosed as schizophrenic and bipolar. He also has serious substance abuse problems.

But hey, why spend a few seconds informing oneself on an issue when blind, indiscriminate hate is so much more fun?

This place gets more like Freak Republik every day.

[TimeChaser]

17. The biggest Nascar fans I know

are all liberals. Beware of generalizations.

[Name removed]

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[Tierra_y_Libertad]

12. With no access to his beloved ESPN.

[CornField]

10. This is why I roll over and go to sleep.

It's bad enough that I'm one of those women who actually likes sex. I don't want to go compounding the problem by asking my husband to hold me after the fact. :sarcasm:

[newportdadde]

11. Whats in the water in Florida?

It seems like almost everytime some insane happens like this I look up and with about an 90% it is Florida.

[MountainLaurel]

14. Wow

It's very, very rare that someone convicted of a domestic killing gets the death penalty. Is Jebbie trying to catch up to Texas?

[Blue-Jay]

15. Jesus H Keeerist!

[Siena]

18. Now there's a face only a mother could love..

Don't you get chills just looking at him?

[Sequoia]

21. He sort of looks like that S Court nominee, Roberts.

[BikeWriter]

23. Oh shit! The policeman behind him is scary too.

[Siena]

32. Oh god he is! eom

[BikeWriter]

34. I don't know which looks worse?

[Threedifferentones]

29. The cop or the criminal?

[foo_bar]

31. it's Bug-Eyed Earl!

http://www.redmeat.com/redmeat/2003-05-20/index.html

[Jersey Devil]

19. Obviously this is why God invented TIVO

The only thing I figure he could have been watching in Florida at this time of year at night was a Marlins or Devil Rays game. I am trying to figure out who would kill their wife to see another at bat by Juan Pierre or see Lou Piniella thrown out of a game?

[zbdent]

20. Mrs. ZBDent informed me of this story

and we discussed it last night.

We finally settled on a promise . . . I would never interrupt her football watching because I wanted sex . . .

[lukasahero]

22. "Her desire to cuddle after sex does not justify the extremely violent,"

"brutal response of the defendant."

Is it just me, or does this sound like something that just shouldn't need saying in 2005?

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

25. Nominated for understatement of the decade. eom

[shanti]

24. that's one scary

looking mf'er :-(

[MrSlayer]

27. At least he got the right sentence.

What a fucked up thing to do. All he had to was get out of bed. No loss to society here.

[MN ChimpH8R]

28. Perp is scary looking

but that cop behind him looks like he just stepped out of a "Zippy the Pinhead" strip:

[Moderator]

36. Locking

This was a tragedy, this discussion has led to inappropriate statements and Florida-bashing.

DU Moderator