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Kane · 09-21-2004, 10:55 PM

In 2002, UM ran a segment about the death of Donna Baldeo. Early that year, she, her son Jailall Lewis, and daughter Bunnie Sue Terry were all killed in a fire. It was soon brought to light that the fire was set on purpose.

http://unsolved.com/0237-Baldeo.html

After production on the segment was completed (and before the segment had a chance to air), a juvenille confessed to the crime. The suspect in question, Timothy Perkins, was recently tried as an adult, and late last month, he was found guilty of the crime, and sentenced to 12 years in prison. Go to the link below for more details.

http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/news/082...sentenced.html

lashlarue · 11-11-2017, 06:41 PM

I just watched this one on Amazon Prime. I wonder if they ever determined if there was a connection between the juveniles setting the fire and the ominous note she received about a week before? Perhaps it was just a coincidence?

RobinW · 11-14-2017, 04:44 PM

I recently watched this segment, which I had never seen before. As far as I can tell, the crime had nothing to do with the threatening notes and was just two teens who drunk and decided to start a fire. Interestingly, the prime evidence against Timothy Perkins was his confession, which his attorney claimed was coerced after an overnight interrogation session, but it doesn't look their attempt at an appeal ever went anywhere:
http://www.chron.com/news/houston-te...re-1985326.php

Perkins technically would have served his sentence and been released by now, but I can't find any record of him.

charmedsignora · 11-21-2017, 10:58 AM

According to the 2017 update for the segment, both teens responsible for the fire have served their time and have been released.

Which really gets me mad. They killed THREE PEOPLE with that fire and only spent a couple of years behind bars? Other people in Texas get the death penalty for less than that!

bell83 · 11-21-2017, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by charmedsignora

According to the 2017 update for the segment, both teens responsible for the fire have served their time and have been released.

Which really gets me mad. They killed THREE PEOPLE with that fire and only spent a couple of years behind bars? Other people in Texas get the death penalty for less than that!

There was probably some kind of BS plea agreement. You see that a lot. Look at Greg Webb. Manslaughter and tampering with evidence for shooting Anna Anton three times and slitting her throat. That REEKS of plea deal. Served a few years, and that's it.

09-21-2004, 10:55 PM	#1
Kane Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 07, 2001 Location: MA, United States Posts: 3,367	Teenager convicted in the Donna Baldeo case In 2002, UM ran a segment about the death of Donna Baldeo. Early that year, she, her son Jailall Lewis, and daughter Bunnie Sue Terry were all killed in a fire. It was soon brought to light that the fire was set on purpose. http://unsolved.com/0237-Baldeo.html After production on the segment was completed (and before the segment had a chance to air), a juvenille confessed to the crime. The suspect in question, Timothy Perkins, was recently tried as an adult, and late last month, he was found guilty of the crime, and sentenced to 12 years in prison. Go to the link below for more details. http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/news/082...sentenced.html

11-21-2017, 10:58 AM	#4
charmedsignora Member Frequent Poster Join Date: May 31, 2006 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 204	According to the 2017 update for the segment, both teens responsible for the fire have served their time and have been released. Which really gets me mad. They killed THREE PEOPLE with that fire and only spent a couple of years behind bars? Other people in Texas get the death penalty for less than that!
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11-11-2017, 06:41 PM	#2
lashlarue Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jul 11, 2010 Posts: 45	I just watched this one on Amazon Prime. I wonder if they ever determined if there was a connection between the juveniles setting the fire and the ominous note she received about a week before? Perhaps it was just a coincidence?

11-14-2017, 04:44 PM	#3
RobinW Member Senior Member Join Date: Jul 14, 2010 Posts: 1,874	I recently watched this segment, which I had never seen before. As far as I can tell, the crime had nothing to do with the threatening notes and was just two teens who drunk and decided to start a fire. Interestingly, the prime evidence against Timothy Perkins was his confession, which his attorney claimed was coerced after an overnight interrogation session, but it doesn't look their attempt at an appeal ever went anywhere: http://www.chron.com/news/houston-te...re-1985326.php Perkins technically would have served his sentence and been released by now, but I can't find any record of him.