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Joseph McEnroe and Michele Kristen Anderson Guilty 2007 Carnation WA Murders

Joseph McEnroe and Michele Kristen Anderson Guilty 2007 Carnation WA Murders --- ===
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6 killed 2 suspects guilty December 24, 2007  Joseph McEnroe and Michele Kristen Anderson Guilty 2007 Carnation WA Murders In  one of the most horrific crimes in Washington state history,  the Carnation murders were a mass murder of six of three generations of suspect's own family members, including two young children. Arrested and convicted were Michele Kristen Anderson and her boyfriend, Joseph Thomas McEnroe, both aged 29 who had jobs in the community. The victims were her parents, Wayne, 60, who worked at Boeing and Judith Anderson, 61 who was a mail carrier; her brother, Scott, and his wife, Erica, both 32; and the couple's two children, Olivia, 5, and Nathan, 3 all shot with a  .357-caliber Magnum handgun.  Victim bodies were discovered two days after the killings, shortly before Anderson and McEnroe drove up to her parents’ home and told authorities they had driven to Las Vegas to get married, but got lost and returned home. Then they changed their stories and confessed. McEnroe had met Anderson online and moved to Washington to marry her. The couple were seen as distant, paranoid and unfriendly. The motive was unclear but police speculated Anderson could have been angry over money issues when  her parents were asking her to pay rent on their trailer. McEnroe’s mother had been searching for her son, and called him a “good Christian”. He told the court that he felt some sort of acceptance with Jehovah's Witnesses, but when stopped studying for ministry when  he felt he had filed and been rejected by God when the he told elders he didn't have a guilt-free conscience.  On March 25, 2015, the jury found Joseph McEnroe guilty of aggravated, 1st degree Murder on all six counts. On May 13, 2015, Joseph McEnroe was sentenced to life or six life sentences avoiding the death penalty. On March 4, 2016, Michele Anderson was found guilty of six counts of aggravated first-degree murder after refusing to talk to her defense lawyers or testify.

 Seattle Times: shows they never intended to confess but instead had planned “to stumble onto a murder scene,” not knowing detectives and crime-investigators had already been summoned to the property, he said. ... Anderson blurted out that the deaths were all her fault, but only after “she was caught in lie after lie after lie” during a nearly hourlong conversation with detectives, who quickly became suspicious when neither Anderson or McEnroe asked about the large police and media presence at her parents’ home.

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Murderpedia: Michele Anderson | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of … Anderson and her former boyfriend, Joseph McEnroe, were arrested shortly after six members of Anderson's family were found slain in her parents' Carnation ...he Carnation Massacre

Classification: Mass murderer
Characteristics: Financial dispute
Number of victims: 6
Date of murders: December 24, 2007
Date of arrest: 2 days after
Date of birth: 1978

Victims profile: Her parents, Wayne, 60, and Judith Anderson, 61; her brother, Scott, and his wife, Erica, both 32; and the couple's two children, Olivia, 5, and Nathan, 3.

Method of murder: Shooting (.357-caliber Magnum handgun)
Location: Carnation, King County, Washington, USA
Status: In prison awaiting trial. King County Prosecutor Dan Satterberg announced on October 15, 2008 he will seek the death penalty
Race: white/caucasian
Religion: Joseph McEnroe Jehovah Witness

The Carnation Massacre was a mass murder that occurred on December 24, 2007, near Carnation, Washington, a small rural town 25 miles east of Seattle. The murders took place in the home of Wayne Scott Anderson and Judy Anderson.

Six people were killed:
Wayne Scott Anderson, 60, a Boeing engineer
Judy Anderson, 61, postal worker, and wife of Wayne Scott Anderson
Scott Anderson, 32, son of Wayne and Judy
Erica Anderson, 30, wife of Scott
Olivia Anderson, 6-year old daughter of Scott and Erica
Nathan Anderson, 3-year old son of Scott and Erica

Arrested and indicted as the perpetrators of the killings were Michele Kristen Anderson and her boyfriend, Joseph Thomas McEnroe, both aged 29. Michelle is the younger sister of Scott and daughter of Wayne and Judy. Investigators have not pinpointed a motive for the slayings, but believe that a dispute over money may have led to the killings. The suspects waived their right to appear in court. Court papers say they have admitted the killing.



*Wikipedia
2007 Carnation murders
The Carnation murders were a mass murder that occurred on December 24, 2007, near Carnation, Washington, a small rural town 25 miles east of Seattle. The murders took place in the home of Wayne Scott Anderson and Judy Anderson. On March 25, 2015, the jury found Joseph McEnroe guilty of aggravated, 1st degree Murder on all six counts. On May 13, 2015, Joseph McEnroe was sentenced to life in prison, avoiding the death penalty. On March 4, 2016, Michele Anderson was found guilty of six counts of aggravated first-degree murder.

Victims[edit]

Six people were killed:[1]
  • Wayne Scott Anderson, 60, a Boeing engineer and husband of Judy Anderson
  • Judy Anderson, 61, postal worker, and wife of Wayne Scott Anderson
  • Scott Anderson, 32, son of Wayne and Judy
  • Erica Anderson, 32, wife of Scott
  • Olivia Anderson, 5-year-old daughter of Scott and Erica
  • Nathan Anderson, 3-year-old son of Scott and Erica

Crime[edit]

According to testimony, McEnroe and Anderson armed themselves and drove their pickup to the home of her parents, Wayne Anderson, 60, and Judy Anderson, 61, on the afternoon of Dec. 24, 2007.
Once inside, McEnroe distracted Judy Anderson, who was wrapping Christmas gifts, while Michele shot her father. After Michele’s gun jammed, McEnroe then killed Wayne and Judy Anderson.
The two then hid the bodies and carefully cleaned the home and waited for Michele Anderson’s older brother, Scott, his wife, Erica, both 32, and their two young children.
Once the family arrived, Michele Anderson shot her brother. McEnroe and Anderson then shot Erica Anderson and McEnroe shot the children at request of Anderson, 5-year-old Olivia and 3-year-old Nathan, because they didn’t want witnesses and said the children would be scarred for life having seen the parents killed.
The bodies were discovered two days later when a co-worker of Judy Anderson’s went to the home to see why she was absent from work. While King County detectives were at the property, McEnroe and Michele Anderson drove up and were questioned and arrested.
Prosecutors told jurors the motive for the killings was money and Anderson’s belief she had been slighted and mistreated by her parents and brother.

Arrests[edit]

Arrested and indicted as the perpetrators of the killings were Michele Kristen Anderson and her boyfriend, Joseph Thomas McEnroe, both aged 29.[2] They were each charged with six counts of first-degree murder.[3] Michelle is the younger sister of Scott and daughter of Wayne and Judy. Investigators have not pinpointed a motive for the slayings, but believe that a dispute over money may have led to the killings. The suspects waived their right to appear in court. Court papers say they have admitted the killing.[4]
Michele fired the first shot at her father, but missed.[5] According to the Seattle Times, if Michele Anderson is convicted, she may become the first woman in Washington State's history to receive the death penalty.[6]

Trial and sentencing[edit]

McEnroe confessed to the murders in January 2014, in an effort to avoid execution.[1]
On December 19, 2014, a 16-member jury was selected that will hear the case against McEnroe.[7]
On March 25, 2015, the jury found Joseph McEnroe guilty of aggravated, 1st degree Murder on all six counts.
On May 13, 2015, Joseph McEnroe was sentenced to life in prison, avoiding the death penalty.
On March 4, 2016, Michele Anderson was found guilty of six counts of aggravated first-degree murder.
References
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  1. ^ Jump up to:a b Pulkkinen, Levi (January 9, 2014). "Man admits to Carnation killings in bid to dodge death sentence". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
  2. Jump up^ Roe, Amy; Krishnan, Sonia; Siderius, Christina (December 27, 2007). "Suspect in Carnation slayings is related to victims, police say". Seattle Times.
  3. Jump up^ Associated Press (December 29, 2007). "Washington Family Murder Suspect Apologized, Then Shot Kids to Death". Fox News Channel. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
  4. Jump up^ "Cops: Pair admitted killings; bail denied: Court Papers" (PDF). Seattle P.I. December 26, 2007.
  5. Jump up^ Gutierrez, Scott (December 28, 2007). "Carnation suspects tell officers of victims' frantic, final moments". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
  6. Jump up^ "Local News – Death penalty rare for women – Seattle Times Newspaper".
  7. Jump up^ Green, Sara Jean (December 19, 2014). "Jurors selected for first trial in 2007 Carnation killings". Seattle Times. Retrieved December 20, 2014.


*Timeline

March 4, 2016  Anderson guilty of 6 counts of murder in Carnation killings king5  After five weeks of testimony and two days of deliberation, a King County jury has found Michele Anderson guilty of killing six of her family members in Carnation on Christmas Eve 2007.  On Friday, the jury announced Anderson was guilty of six counts of aggravated first-degree murder for the deaths of her parents, brother, sister-in-law, niece and nephew. As she has for the duration of her trial, Anderson showed little or no emotion as the verdict was read. 2,993 days after one of the most horrific crimes in Washington state history,

    Michele Anderson criticizes lawyers and judge,...
    www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/crime/michele-anderson...
    Feb 29, 2016 · Michele Anderson complained about her attorneys and the judge Tuesday morning before deciding not to take the stand in her aggravated-murder trial. 
      Michele Anderson insisted on testifying in her aggravated murder trial on Tuesday before changing her mind and deciding to not take the stand.  Anderson’s attorneys initially told King County Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Ramsdell that Anderson had decided to testify after the prosecution rested on Tuesday morning. But defense attorney David Sorenson, noting that Anderson has refused to speak with her lawyers for several years, 

    Washington state woman convicted of murdering six family membersReuters via Yahoo! News
    Seattle jury convicts woman of killing 6 family membersBoston Herald

    March 3, 2016 Defense asks jurors to weigh Michele Anderson’s ‘delusional’ mental state at time of slayings Seattle Times Michele Anderson was paranoid and in a “crazy, delusional state of mind” when she and her boyfriend fatally shot three generations of her family — but she isn’t guilty of premeditated murder, defense attorney Colleen O’Connor ...  King County prosecutor Scott O'Toole called Anderson the mastermind behind the slayings and said she is the reason the crimes happened.  McEnroe is already serving six life sentences after being convicted of the same killings. [defense blamed mental illness] painted her as an unstable, depressed woman who didn't intend to kill anyone that day, but simply snapped. "It was a real challenge from the beginning because she is severely mentally ill," said O'Connor.  "And the mental illness kind of interfered with her ability to work with us as her attorneys.".. Prosecutors originally sought the death penalty for Anderson, but changed their decision after jurors in other high profile cases did not return death penalty verdicts.
    Michele Anderson's trial in 2007 Carnation slayings starts ...
www.seattletimes.com/.../carnation-murder-trial-for-mi...
The Seattle TimesJan 23, 2016 - Michele Anderson’s aggravated-murder trial is to begin Monday, more than eight years after she is accused of killing six relatives in Carnation. Though she isn’t facing the death penalty, jurors aren’t allowed to know that — which made for some challenges in their ...

Prosecutors won't seek death penalty for Michele Anderson ...
www.seattletimes.com/.../prosectors-wont-seek-death-p...
The Seattle TimesJul 29, 2015 - Michele Anderson, the former Carnation woman accused of killing her family on Christmas Eve 2007, will no longer face the death penalty.

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Michele Anderson, accused Carnation killer, goes to trial ...
www.kiro7.com/news/michele-anderson-accused-carnation.../19122373
Eight years after a Carnation family was shot to death on Christmas Eve, accused killer Michele Anderson will go to trial.

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