Posted on 10/21/2005 7:34:48 AM PDT by smartin
MARTINEZ, California (CNN) -- The teenage suspect in the beating death of a prominent lawyer's wife was described by classmates as a "gothic" loner who followed the occult and dressed in black from the polish on his fingernails to his trench coat.
The young man is being held as a juvenile in the slaying of Pamela Vitale, wife of lawyer and television pundit Daniel Horowitz. Police say he apparently acted alone.
Horowitz found Vitale's body when he returned to a trailer the couple shared while they built a dream estate on a hilltop in affluent Lafayette, east of Oakland.
Authorities said Vitale, 52, was bludgeoned by a strip of crown molding and fought with her killer. (See video about the arrest -- 4:35)
A gothic cross was carved into her back. That symbol may be a key link to the suspect.
"He was just really a gothic kid, and everyone knew who he was just because of his apparel. When you heard the name, you were just like, 'Oh, that kid,' " a classmate told CNN.
"He just definitely stood out in front of anybody in the school," the classmate added. "When he walked by, everybody talked about him -- like, he definitely didn't blend in."
Authorities would not identify the 16-year-old, and CNN is not naming him because of his age. But news outlets in the San Francisco Bay area widely publicized his name after his arrest late Wednesday.
Former classmates told The Associated Press that the teenager drew a pentagram on the ground at school, telling other students he was reading from the book of Satan.
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they pose a threat to society...poisoning our minds and subverting our way of life
feminists...don't you recognize the threat they pose?
The only threat I see here is you!
I am more aware of the threat male-chauvanist's pose at this moment.
I'd say that the fact that this kid is a goth, and the fact that this kid killed the lady, are all part of the same package. The goth subculture did nothing to dissuade, and probably a lot to encourage, him to act out on his urges.
Good one!
when we ignore our history, our traditions, our way of life, then we abandon the the spirit which brought this society together. For instance, women who call themselves "modern" and/or abort children are no better than criminals who deserve the ultimate penalty
"The boy is best friends with his mother"
Didn't Norman Bates say this exact thing in "Psycho"??
Look how he turned out!!
you have mail
Nice. I knew you were going to show your true colors eventually.
"true colors"? I have always been transparent
"true colors"? I have always been transparent
Yeah, we can see right through you.
Too bad you're not transparent on this thread.
Your tagline is a little joke, huh?
I never advocated this woman's murder...I was only speculating....the boy deserves to be jailed for life for what he did....but if the woman was not a proven feminist, then she deserves justice
Ouch. You can't possibly be serious? Say it isn't so...please.
sw
Changed it...I used to be a bit moderate...Then I saw the truth
I won't call single motherhood immoral since it requires dedication to children
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