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Former Police Officer Pleads Guilty in Russian Roulette Killing of Another Officer
New York Times ^ | 2:29/20 | Johnny Diaz

Posted on 02/29/2020 1:11:08 PM PST by Meatspace

A former St. Louis police officer accused of killing another officer while playing Russian roulette pleaded guilty on Friday and was sentenced to seven years in prison, the authorities said.

The former officer, Nathaniel R. Hendren, 30, pleaded guilty to one count of first-degree involuntary manslaughter and one count of armed criminal action in the shooting death of Katlyn Alix, another officer with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, according to Kimberly M. Gardner, the St. Louis circuit attorney.

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To: skr

I agree. My guess is she stopped by to end the affair and he flips out, killing her. The story he concocted is just too convenient.


21 posted on 02/29/2020 2:25:11 PM PST by cbvanb
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To: Meatspace
Drugs? alcohol? low I.Q.?

The people who hired them should be ... questioned.

22 posted on 02/29/2020 2:31:50 PM PST by cloudmountain
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To: Meatspace
Funny story: at least to me....

My first date with my eventual wife was to see the movie "Deer Hunter"

Those of you younger Freepers there is a rather intense Russian roulette scene in the movie.

After 40 years, I think she has forgiven me.

23 posted on 02/29/2020 2:57:20 PM PST by Popman
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To: chris37
"Were they going to just keep pulling the trigger until..."

Yep! Clearly they both flunked their statistics course...

24 posted on 02/29/2020 2:58:01 PM PST by SuperLuminal (Where is Sam Adams now that we desperately need him)
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To: big truck

YUP!

I remember this case and all the questions raised here at FR

The explanations just do not smell right.


25 posted on 02/29/2020 3:08:41 PM PST by Roccus (Prima di ogni altra cosa, siate armati!)
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To: big truck
Someone (Officer Alix) got caught in the arms of another- - that’s my guess. He caught her cheatin and now she’s dead.

The author writes like she was actually there when Officer Alix met her untimely end. Story stinks to high heaven

26 posted on 02/29/2020 3:16:25 PM PST by atc23
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To: Meatspace

Why link NYT when so many other sources ...

https://www.bing.com/search?q=nathaniel%20r.%20hendren%20guilty&qs=n&form=QBRE&sp=-1&pq=nathaniel%20r.%20hendren%20guilty&sc=0-27&sk=&cvid=5A5E0E71D8FB48F5AA7ED560281B525A


27 posted on 02/29/2020 3:20:34 PM PST by TexasGator (Z1z)
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To: DeplorableGirl
Exactly. I cannot fathom why cops would do this. Or anyone else. I was always told assume the gun is loaded & never point it at anyone Unless you intend to shoot.

The pistol was probably fully loaded when he shot her. It’s a deal where they’re fooling around and somebody broke it off or got caught cheating. A lot of good country music about getting gunned down over unfaithfulness

28 posted on 02/29/2020 3:21:14 PM PST by atc23
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To: rednesss

“Unfortunately, neither one was very smart and they were playing with a semi-automatic handgun.”

Don’t spread fake news


29 posted on 02/29/2020 3:22:59 PM PST by TexasGator (Z1z)
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To: catbertz

“Sounds like they were having an affair off duty. “

And on duty.

He was supposed to be on station.


30 posted on 02/29/2020 3:26:38 PM PST by TexasGator (Z1z)
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To: Meatspace

I believe he made up the story to avoid a murder charge. Just a theory but any cop knows the difference between murder and manslaughter.


31 posted on 02/29/2020 3:30:25 PM PST by Spok
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To: Meatspace
No matter how shameful your death, you get celebrated like a hero.


32 posted on 02/29/2020 3:41:08 PM PST by Arones (When Leftists are in a minority, then they look for other ways to win.)
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To: Ahithophel

That’s called Murder


33 posted on 02/29/2020 3:44:16 PM PST by AppyPappy (How many fingers am I holding up, Winston?)
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To: Meatspace

Murder by cop?


34 posted on 02/29/2020 3:47:26 PM PST by Starstruck (I'm usually sarcastic. Deal with it.)
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To: skr
The attorneys say officers Hendren and Riordan texted Alix, “…less than three minutes after the beginning of their shift...telling her they could use a ‘beginning of shift smoke,’ and asked her whereabouts.”

And your sweet, innocent daughter showed up. She was a dirty cop.

Now she's not.

35 posted on 02/29/2020 3:48:26 PM PST by Arones (When Leftists are in a minority, then they look for other ways to win.)
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To: Ahithophel
Lost a dude from my senior class (1976) to Russian Roulette. Happened shortly after we graduated.

That was in Florida, in case you didn't guess which state.

36 posted on 02/29/2020 3:51:19 PM PST by Psalm 73 ("You'll never hear surf music again".)
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To: Meatspace

IIRC something like this happened in Missouri about a decade +/- a year or so.

Male and female cop partners were having an affair. One night while on duty they were parked and fooling around a bit. Evidently she was showing him, using his service pistol, what oral delights he could expect off duty. Somehow the pistol fired blowing out the back of the female officers head.
Not sure if it was KC or StL but it was in Missouri.


37 posted on 02/29/2020 3:55:46 PM PST by oldvirginian (I know not what course others may take but as for me Give me Liberty or give me death)
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To: Arones

Shot in the Line of Duty.

No matter what her duty was in her cop friend’s apartment.


38 posted on 02/29/2020 4:00:14 PM PST by Meatspace
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To: Meatspace

She was off duty.


39 posted on 02/29/2020 4:12:33 PM PST by Arones (When Leftists are in a minority, then they look for other ways to win.)
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To: Meatspace

Do they at least have the excuse that they were drinking?


40 posted on 02/29/2020 4:16:08 PM PST by VeniVidiVici (QUIT DRINKING CORONA!!! (it sucks))
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