Curtis Vance Convicted in Murder of Anchorwoman Anne Pressly

ABC ^ | 11/11/09 | BARBARA PINTO, JIM AVILA and LEE FERRAN

[freespirited]

Less than a week since emotional testimony began, a jury found Curtis Vance guilty in the rape and beating death of popular Little Rock, Ark., anchorwoman Anne Pressly today.

Prosecutors told the jurors in the trial that DNA evidence proved that Vance, 29, was the one who broke into Pressly's home last October and savagely beat and raped her until she was unconscious. Pressly died five days later.

The jury must now decide whether Vance should face the death penalty or life in prison, the Associated Press reported.

Prosecutors said the DNA evidence also linked Vance to another attack, the rape of schoolteacher Kristen Edwards of Marianna, Ark.,about 100 miles away. The defense argued that police duped Vance into giving several contradictory confessions regarding Pressly's death.

Patti Cannady, Pressly's mother, was the first person to see her daughter lying unconscious, bloodied beaten "beyond recognition." Cannady was among the first witnesses to take the stand.

[freespirited]

Two words. Fry him.

[null and void]

He should die the same way he killed.

[Charles Martel]

Let the punishment fit the crime.

[Carl LaFong]

Don’t post photos of the murderer and the victim.FR would be accused of being a racist hate site.

[MGMSwordsman]

She asked for it. She was of the racist oppressor white race, and he was just another black victim of white racism striking back with the only means available to him.

[Berlin_Freeper]

Allegedly Less allegedly than allegedly a alleged week allegedly since alleged emotional alleged testimony allegedly began, allegedly a alleged jury allegedly found alleged Curtis alleged Vance allegedly guilty allegedly in allegedly the alleged rape allegedly and alleged beating alleged death allegedly of alleged popular alleged Little alleged Rock, alleged Ark., alleged anchorwoman alleged Anne alleged Pressly allegedly today.

[skeeter]

Fry the animal.

[randomhero97]

Screw that, let them accuse. Words is all they have.

[The Great RJ]

If I were on that jury my decision for the death penalty would take all of about 30 seconds.

[NormsRevenge]

a cement block .. dropped from about 20 feet

[null and void]

Just one?

And what about the 2X4 all lubed up for the job?

[chris37]

I don't think it would be wise to administer this type of justice so quickly, I mean, terminal velocity is fast. I think the above device could deliver similar injuries to those he gave his victim, and in such a slow, deliberate manner too...

[Armedanddangerous]

death..hes an animal, put him down

[neutrino]

I hope he dies hard.

And I hope his eternity is Hell.

[Mark17]

Two words. Fry him.

I agree, but I am so cynical of goverment, I am sure he will spend the next 50 years, with three good meals a day, a warm place to sleep and great medical care. Some kind of punishment huh?

[truthguy]

This is just another in a long line of tragic and outrageous crimes that will not make the major media (MSM). I would bet you every nickle I have that if the races had been reversed, this would be a story that would be pounded into our heads day after day, hour after hour. All the Media Pundits would say that this is a proof that white racism still exists. Larry King would have all the relatives of the deceased on for days. Can you imagine the publicity that this would receive? It would be nonstop.


But the same political correctness that killed 13 soldiers in Ft. Hood is at work in this case. Yes it will make the local news and will be picked up by those of us on Free Republic and other Internet sites. But the MSM WILL NOT cover this at all.

What a *ucking double standard!

[Rebel Wolf]

Have a seat.......Next stop down below.........

[Freedom_Is_Not_Free]

The media refuses to reveal the race of men who rape and murder white women. Ah! But make it one of their own, a white ANCHOR WOMAN, and it is all bets are off. Now the prohibition is lifted and they are only too happy to reveal the black man who raped and killed one of their own.

Meawhile, a white Richmond High girl is gang raped and nearly killed by 10 black and hispanic boys/men while 20 others watch, and not a word about the race of the victim.

See how the media works. It is all PC until it is one of their own.

I remember WAY back before Clinton when race wasn’t an issue in these stories. It was just a matter of evil and crime and you got all of the facts. Now it drives me nuts to see the agenda in all of these reported crimes. Playing up any time a white kills a black or a gay. Playing down any time a white is a victim.

The agenda is crystal clear — lets pretend everybody is equal and don’t you dare remind people that black and hispanic men commit disproportionate numbers of crimes. Because then people might ask if it is because they have no fathers in the family, are taught no manners or discipline, lack Judeo-Christian teaching and training, are taught in government schools that coddle everyone alike and make no attempt to teach right from wrong, and end up with a percentage behaving like animals straight out of “Lord of the Flies”.

Oh no, please don’t remind us that culture matters. That religion matters. That family matters. That the golden rule matters. No, don’t hurt the self-esteem of those killer-rapists in training. Can’t have that.

And some people wonder why America continues into the cultural Abyss, with parts becoming like a Third World sewer. The answer is plain as the nose on your face.

Family
Church
School discipline
Accountability
Personal integrity

The nation continues to be doomed, slipping away at a slow and constant rate. It is very painful having a front row seat to the death of Western Civilization and knowing it came from national suicide, and those of us who see it are powerless to stop the masses who don’t and who are the root cause.

Liberals and liberal politicians are my sworn enemies.

[wku man]

I understand your point, but as a writer and scumbag newsman myself, I have to defend the use of the word "allegedly". To not use it would leave an individual reporter or news organization open to all sorts of legal woes. So if you must blame someone for the overuse of the word "allegedly", blame the courts.

Scouts Out! Cavalry Ho!

[Berlin_Freeper]

> Allegedly I allegedly understand allegedly your alleged point, allegedly but allegedly as allegedly a alleged writer allegedly and alleged scumbag alleged newsman allegedly myself, allegedly I allegedly have allegedly to allegedly defend allegedly the alleged use allegedly of allegedly the alleged word alleged “allegedly”.

Allegedly I allegedly fixed allegedly it.