Can you all remember the whole Louise Woodward scandal in 1997? That whole thing just popped back into my head, and I remember it as one of the biggest media events ever- it was on tv practically all day, and there were so many stories brought up during the whole thing.

Who can forget the British nanny who shook that poor baby, Matthew Eappen, to death. It happened here in Massachusetts.

I hope the judge, who overturned her guilty verdict, burns in hell.

I really didn't know what to believe. But yes, I do remember the media frenzy that ensued.

I wasn't sure what to believe really- but I kind of felt sorry for her family because they were all dragged into the media frenzy as well- and the photographers tortured them non stop.

I don't think she did it at all I blame the parents.

I disagree. Everyone has the right to their own opinion. Besides, how do you know whether or not she, as you put it, checked her resources? It sounds like she followed the whole thing quite closely.

Originally posted by AKA
I disagree. Everyone has the right to their own opinion. Besides, how do you know whether or not she, as you put it, checked her resources? It sounds like she followed the whole thing quite closely.

Not everyone agrees with the verdict I'm in MA too and I watched her get convicted and I cried with her when she was found guilty my dad and I both don't believe she did it. The baby had a broken arm or something and his parents are Drs and didn't know that? GIVE ME A BREAK!

I remember it vaguely. Someone in my graduating class claimed to either know her or had a family friend that knew her, I can't remember which. I also don't know what to believe.

And regarding Janice, she lives in Massachusetts, where the incident took place. I think there would be a lot of news coverage over there when it happened. There was nonstop coverage of the David Westerfield case here in SD last year. I actually live 15 to 20 minutes away from Westerfield's and the Van Dam's homes. I followed it from the investigation all the way to the sentencing on the radio and on TV. They even aired the trial proceedings on TV live.

Originally posted by MandieR1980
Not everyone agrees with the verdict I'm in MA too and I watched her get convicted and I cried with her when she was found guilty my dad and I both don't believe she did it. The baby had a broken arm or something and his parents are Drs and didn't know that? GIVE ME A BREAK!

I forgot about the whole broken arm thing. Still, I don't know what to think of the whole thing (and I'm usually a very opinionated person).

Originally posted by webwarrior762004
Janice, you ought to check your resources before saying whether
or not a person is guilty of commiting a crime. To make false
accusations without knowing all the facts is dangerous-it corrupts
the american concept of "innocent until proven guilty", a concept
that ought to apply to all persons, not just native-born americans.
False accusations? A jury of her peers found her guilty of second-degree murder which the judge reduced to manslaughter.

There was no broken arm. Matthew had a wrist fracture that was a couple of week's old when Louise was still his nanny.

I'll post my opinion, so don't advise me on how to post. I followed this case very closely. I think you're the one who needs to check your resources.

http://www.courttv.com/archive/casefiles/nanny/nanny.html

Some show did an update on her, and she is studying law in England.

I felt so sorry for her, and I do believe she was not guilty. JMO!:)