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Belgian parachutist guilty of murder by sabotage (schoolteacher in love triangle gets 30 years)
SF Gate ^ | 10/21/10 | Robert Wielaard

Posted on 10/21/2010 12:17:11 PM PDT by Libloather

Belgian parachutist guilty of murder by sabotage
Robert Wielaard, Associated Press
Thursday, October 21, 2010

(10-21) 04:00 PDT Brussels - A jealous schoolteacher was found guilty of murder Wednesday for sabotaging the parachute of a rival in a love triangle, causing her to crash to her death.

The verdict against Els Clottemans, 26, ended a monthlong trial that revealed no hard proof that she had sabotaged Els Van Doren's parachute so that neither it nor a safety chute opened during a Nov. 18, 2006, jump over eastern Belgium.

**SNIP**

Her trial opened Sept. 24 with the accused sitting nervously near the mud-caked parachute bag and helmet that Els Van Doren wore on the day she died.

The jury saw video footage Van Doren had shot during her last jump.

The video from her helmet camera showed the victim looking up, yanking in vain at her gear.

She crashed in a garden in Opglabbeek and was killed instantly.

(Excerpt) Read more at sfgate.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: guilty; murder; parachutist; skydiver

Oh, yeah. Guilty.


1 posted on 10/21/2010 12:17:19 PM PDT by Libloather
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To: Libloather
Van Doren, then 38, jumped that day - with 11 other parachutists, including Clottemans - from a small plane flying at 30,000 feet.

Not likely.

2 posted on 10/21/2010 12:21:31 PM PDT by xjcsa (Ridiculing the ridiculous since the day I was born.)
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To: Libloather

Sad that she ate high-speed garden dirt.

Somewhere, a safety check was missed, or taken for granted.


3 posted on 10/21/2010 12:23:16 PM PDT by Loud Mime (It's the CONSTITUTION! www.initialpoints.net)
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To: xjcsa

:) “Reporters” are the new retards.


4 posted on 10/21/2010 12:24:27 PM PDT by RingerSIX
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To: xjcsa

So she froze to death before she could open her chute?


5 posted on 10/21/2010 12:26:40 PM PDT by WayneS (Respect the 2nd Amendment; Repeal the 16th)
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To: xjcsa

Were they carrying oxygen masks and heated suits?.............


6 posted on 10/21/2010 12:31:27 PM PDT by Red Badger (WOULD SOMEBODY PLEASE GIVE MEGHAN MCCAIN A BOX OF KRISPY KREMES SO SHE'LL SHUT THE HELL UP?!)
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To: Libloather

is this a remake of NCIS or CSI?


7 posted on 10/21/2010 12:35:35 PM PDT by lack-of-trust (www.votebillhart.com)
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To: Libloather

Deserves the death penalty.


8 posted on 10/21/2010 12:37:00 PM PDT by Niuhuru (The Internet is the digital AIDS; adapting and successfully destroying the MSM host.)
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To: Libloather
Interesting, here is a before photo:

Apparently, guilt shows.

9 posted on 10/21/2010 12:43:45 PM PDT by Navy Patriot (Sarah and the Conservatives will rock your world.)
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To: Libloather

Hefty, hefty, hefty.
Guilty, guilty, guilty.

10 posted on 10/21/2010 12:55:29 PM PDT by billorites (freepo ergo sum)
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To: xjcsa

xjcsa,
In Florida in July it is hot as can be so I sometimes fly up to about 10,000 feet and get very chilled down.


11 posted on 10/21/2010 3:35:13 PM PDT by Joe Boucher ((FUBO) Less gubmint is best gubmint.)
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