Misty Witherspoon was sentenced to life without parole in the shooting death of her husband.
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- Candlelight vigil honors Quinn Witherspoon
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- Witherspoon receives sentence
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- Quinn's mother testifies
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23 comments:
Thank God!! Justice was finally served for Quinn!!!!
Thany you jury for being able to see the truth and serving the justice that was needed!
Finally, a family will receive justice unlike the Billings family.
I agree, the evidence has prevailed and justice has been done for Quinn. Now he can rest in peace.
Correction:
Thank you jury for being able to see the truth and serving the justice that was needed!
Officer Mueller
A salute to Badge 459. To the officer, father and great man you were. Rest in peace.
From: All your friends everywhere....
Rest in peace my dear friend. I miss you.
I stopped by Quinn's grave today and had an enormous feeling of peace, as if he was finally able to rest. Something went terribly wrong in that house on September 13 and an amazing human being was taken from this world. Desperate people do stupid things and Misty is at the top of that list. I as many others feel that justice was served today. It would turn my stomach every time I saw her out smiling and enjoying life. It must be nice to enjoy fireworks and festivals after you have taken another life. But that is over now and the focus should be on those sweet children.
To the Witherspoons: Although it is hurtful to see you attacked for supporting Misty, stop laying blame on everyone else for all the injustice you feel was put onto Misty. She took your son out of this world. She lied over and over. She never showed true remorse or emotion. It instantly became about who was doing what to her. She sat at the veiwing and the funeral with no real emotion, as if she were always watching her step or making sure she didn't say the wrong thing.
I understand that you need something to hold onto. Hold onto those babies and instead of trying to fill them with hate about Misty being in prison, try to explain to them that mommy had a moment of weakness. A stupid, senseless moment of weakness. They should be the main focus. Who will care for them, nurture them, and teach them the value of life? Hold onto the memory of Quinn. I'll miss his smile and his wonderful laugh. He was a genuine human being and did not deserve to be taken.
She took him....no matter the reason...she took him. I stand with your comment about what God would think if you didn't forgive her. I feel that God not only gives us the ability to forgive, he also gives us the ability to remember. Try it. You can forgive her without standing by the woman who murdered your child. I feel sorry for all of you.
I hope the best for the future and will keep Quinn in my thoughts till I leave this earth and everyone affected will be in my prayers.
I think that all the Concord officers should be praised for everything they have done for Quinn's case and for his children.
May you rest in peace Quinn! You will forever live in our hearts.
Officer Mueller will have to answer to what she did at your trial. Rest in Peace.
I have thought that Misty was guilty from day one and I am glad to see that the evidence prevailed and justice was served for Quinn.
I knew Quinn from many years ago and remember what a wonderful person he was then and I am sure he was still that same wonderful person when his life was taken.
Another post stated that Misty made a desperate and stupid decision and is now paying a price for that decision. Instead of loving and trusting her husband enough to confide the truth and pray that once again he would stand behind her and deal with the financial situations she chose to take his life.
There were so many things wrong with her story that I find it hard to believe that anyone could continue to believe it. The Witherspoons and Misty's family is being treated wrong for standing behind her and believing in her. I do not agree with the Witherspoons and there belief in Misty but I don't believe that shows they loved Quinn any less. I believe they are doing what they had to do to cope with this horrible tragedy. However, it breaks my heart to see that Misty is making such fools of them. Misty knew that the Witherspoons was the type of people who would stand behind her and she has taken advantage of the wonderful people they are.
They should not portray Misty as a monster to her children but they should also not portray the people who loved and cared enough about Quinn to see through the stories that Misty was telling as horrible people to HIS children.
People from all walks of life followed this story and seeked justice because Quinn was the type of person who affected everyone he came in contact with. The Witherspoons should be thankful and proud that Quinn had that lasting effect on people.
No one blames the Witherspoons for forgiving Misty, but she deserves nothing more from them and they owe her nothing.
Hopefully they can all begin to heal and Misty never forgets what she has done and I hope she lives with those last images of Quinn forever.
Friends and supporters of Quinn Witherspoon are having a candle light service for him at the cemetary tomorrow night at 8:30 at Glenwood Memorial Cemetary. Please come and bring candles for yourself and others if you have them.
They are suppose to start announcing it on the TV stations and a couple of them will be there. I hope we have a large crowd so that we can show how much we loved and supported Quinn.
After the verdict today, 27 law enforcement officers from Concord Police Dept., Cabarrus County Sheriffs Dept, and Cabarrus County Probation went to Quinn's grave. We had our own private memorial service and said farewell to our dear friend. May he now rest in peace.
Contrary to what we have been portrayed to be by Quinn's family, we do care deeply for his children. We have always cared and wanted to be there for them. Unfortunately the family turned their backs on us. We will continue to support the children and raise money for their future.
We do also pray for his family. We wanted the truth, and we now have it. I only wish the family would accept the truth as well. Kathryn, Sydney and Seth will remain dear to us and we will pray for them daily, just as Quinn would have us do.
Thank you to the hard work and tenacity shown by the Assistant District Attorneys who put forth numerous hours in this case to show the jury the truth.
Hopefully, one day, Quinn's family will come to the realization of what pitiful choices they made in supporting the murderer of their son....disgusting.
I know that sometimes we feel like our legal system fails us,but, today justice IS served. I never thought I would be thankful for someone receiving Life Without Parole, but today I am. Finally, I hope that the Witherspoons can see that Misty IS a murderer. She never deserved to be out of jail and enjoying life. Quinn never had a choice. SHE took that from him when she pulled the trigger and the whole time- SHE KNEW IT!!!!! How can everyone supporting her be in such DENIAL??? I,originally, thought that there was no way she could have done it purposefully. I even defended her when some police friends, who did not know her, said you could throw that gun a hundred times and a hundred times it would NEVER go off- it would have never gone off when she "slipped"- and I still said no way could she have done this. I did not get to the wake or the funeral, but my Mother and a lot of our classmates and other friends did and they would call me.They would tell me things like- she just sat there emotionless, never cried or anything. I did, however, go to Quinn's house on Sep 14 and put her emotionless state off to shock but now I know that it was GUILT. You deserve it Misty. Everything that you have enjoyed all these months you have been out of jail, you will NEVER get to do again. I will forever be thankful for my friend, Quinn. He will always be an angel to me. He was when he was living and that will never end to me. My heart goes out to his children and I hope that their futures are filled with all the best that life and love have to offer- they deserve it- despite the situation. Their father was a very loving and kind man and I hope they know those traits of his.
Please help remember Quinn and support the memorial fund founded in his memory. The Quinn Witherspoon Memorial Fund collects and raises money to benefit the children of fallen Concord Police Department Officers and Cabarrus County Sheriff Department Officers. This fund is managed through a board made up of Police Officers and close friends that knew and loved Quinn and everything he stood for. Please visit the website and help where you can. www.witherspoonmemorialfund.com
Thank you - Sgt. A. T. Rankin
The jury has spoken loud and clear! GUILTY! Thank you citizens of Iredell County.
Did Misty really think that she could get away with taking Quinn's life? I have deep negative emotions for anyone that could hurt their own children as she has done -- to take their father from them by killing him in cold blood!!!
Quinn is missed ... she won't be! Quinn contributed to society ... she takes up space!
It was "all about Misty" for way too long.
To the Witherspoons -- I hope that you can now move on and continue to sincerely grieve for your son. Misty never deserved your forgiveness.
QUINN WITHERSPOON will never be forgotten!!!!!
Respectfully,
Susan (Conover, NC)
Just as many of you, I have followed this case every moment through the newspapers and tv. I felt as many as you all do that Misty was guilty. 100%. I know what a great close family that Quinn came from and for the life of me could never understand why they stood right beside someone who stole a life from them, especially the children. But now that all is said and done I can't help but have a heavy heart for them. I can't imagine the pain that they have had telling those children that their mother will not be there for them and why she is not.I can only imagine in their heads that they do not understand why their mommy was here yesterday but people who they don't know have decided she needs to go live somewhere else for the rest of their lives. Could you imagine explaining that to your children? I know they didn't have the say so when ever she decided to take their Daddy away from them but you know the whole accident story was told to them. So how do you explain to those little children that their mom is a murderer? No one has the right answer. I am just at peace that the Good Lord gave the jurors the piece of mind they needed to give justice to Quinn. I hope and pray that the family, no matter how crazy that we think they are for standing beside her through all of this, that they can get back to a somewhat normal life and those precious children are not too emotionally damaged from all of this. I know that they have cried themselves to sleep but I know they will feel God's loving arms around them. Pray for the family no matter what your opinion is. You can now rest in peace Quinn. God Bless!
Today.Someone Stood Up For Quinn-Thank You Jury for Seeing The Truth!!!! May You Rest In Peace Now Quinn and be remembered for someone who cared for his fellow man..
Misty !! You Have The rest Of your Life to remember That You are a Murderer- .The worst thief There is..To Steal From God..To be so Evil.. and mr and Mrs Witherspoon--I Dont Feel Remorse for you--Only Pity You Backed away From Your son.. and Turned to your sons Killer..I Dont Know Any of You and am a mother in her 60s--Except By The Lord .. But Today I can Rejoice..Quinn !! JUSTICE HAS BEEN DONE!!
I just cannot believe the look!!! she gave when the verdict was read.like I dare you!!!!but i do truly feel for the kids.May God keep them safe is my prayer.
To the person who feels Officer Mueller will have to answer for what she did at the trial. She did what everyone else has done and that was to show her support for Quinn. If she was so wrong and will have to answer for it, don't you think you will too for supporting Quinn?
Let's get the facts straight, she asked a supervisor if it would be allowed and the supervisor said "yes". Once she was asked to remove it, she did. Let's not forget the supervisors smile when they saw it. There were people in that courtroom that supported what she did and one of their names appears in this blog. An Iredell County deputy that was there supported what she did and stated it to her. I have read most of the comments and would like to thank the ones who came to her defense and stood behind her for her support for your cause, a fallen officer.
Your blatant stupidity astounds me!
She took a picture of the sign and emailed it to me, and it stated "Justice for Quinn is life in prison for Misty.
She has told me not to do anything about this, but as her brother and a supervisor in law enforcement, you are clearly without merit and intelligence with your comment.
Don't worry Officer Mueller. You just did what we all would have liked to do. What ever happened to freedom of speech?
I too saw Misty at the fireworks. I was right behind her. When the first loud blast went off, it immediately made me think that it must have sounded like that when Misty shot Quinn. I couldn't help but wonder if that was what was in her mind. If it brought that day back to her even after all this time. But I guess it didn't. If she couldn't cry at the funeral with Katherine clearly broken hearted, why would she cry two years later? I did. I couldn't help it. Seeing his children there with his killer just tore me up inside. I'm so sorry Quinn that she did this to you. Any one of us would have given her money to save you.....if we had only known. You were worth so much more than money to us. I would have gotten a second job to save your children from loosing their father. I would have refinanced my house to keep you in their and our lives. It breaks my heart to know the children have to grow up without you. It kills my soul to think of them making trips to visit Misty in prison when they should be out playing on saturdays and not spending it in a dark, smelly, prison with a woman who didn't love them enough to give them their father. I wish I could go back in time and take this all away and make you be here again. But I can't. I have to admit that I'm glad Misty will be put away for life. She doesn't deserve even to be living when you can't.. She doesn't deserve that .40 cents a day that she will be paid to work in prison. She doesn't deserve that small radio she is allowed to have. She doesn't deserve the hour of TV time per day. Nor does she deserve to have three visitors on weekends. She doesn't deserve to see the kids again when you can't. She's just a number now in the prison system. Number 1026070. She's not even a person anymore. She can only have a pair of sneakers, a pair of work boots, and a jump suit. Bet she misses all that shopping now. All those clothes she killed you to have is just hanging now somewhere in a closet or packed away in boxes. Just like her, packed away in a cell with a cot, a toilet, a bible, her radio, and a comb. Pretty meager possessions now huh? Was it worth it Misty? You ruined so many lives. You ruined a church that Quinn loved. You have neighbors fighting neighbors. Family against family and all for a few more possessions. But the worse thing you did, is take away the father who loved Katherine, Seth, and Sydney so very much and whom they loved just as much. Prison is too good for you Misty. I feel sorry for your parents. It must be awful seeing no hope left for their child but at least someone didn't shoot you. I feel sorry for the Witherspoons and Sabrina who no doubt have lost their mind or they wouldn't have supported you the way they did. I'll never understand why they didn't buy a monument for their son but supported you with all your expenses. They could have even bought a monument with the social security money. I know the children would have wanted that done if they could have understood. As for Quinn's brother, I think you knew all along what Misty did. You just had to go along with your mother to keep peace. I know you have your hands full with your own children and understand why you can't raise three more. I'm sorry if they make you feel guilty about that. I'm sorry for your neighbors on Magnolia who had to live with a murderer on their street and didn't feel safe. I'm sorry for the paster and the congregation at the church. It was once such a good place. I think they did as much as they possibly could to get along with the family but with the person who stole from them sitting there every sunday it had to be hard. Especially after you murdered Quinn. And now the family is trying to get rid of the minister. Bob, Frances, enough is enough. You don't own this church. I don't care who you claim built it. I pray that all the people Misty has hurt will be able to have a life now that she's away, in that little cell, with no window, wearing that drab old jump suit, and working for 40 cents a day. No need to watch the clock Misty. You're there.....all the rest of your days.
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