Man blames 'demon' in murder case
Hoodude
Man blames 'demon' in murder case
For the Wausau Daily Herald
http://www.wausaudailyherald.com/wdhlocal/290414294409492.shtml
MARSHFIELD - A 34-year-old Milwaukee man who said a demon took over
his body has been charged with first-degree intentional homicide in
the shooting death of a 24-year-old former Marshfield resident.
Chad B. Whitmore told police the demon made him shoot his first
cousin, Melissa Elderbrook, multiple times Wednesday in a Milwaukee
duplex where both lived, according to the criminal complaint.
Whitmore is being held in the Milwaukee County Jail, waiting for a
court date.
Elderbrook was a co-salutatorian at Marshfield Columbus Catholic High
School.
An autopsy by the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office showed
that Elderbrook had been shot 12 to 13 times, mostly in the upper
chest area.
Whitmore told investigators he shot Elderbrook with a .45-caliber
semi-automatic pistol, which he carried throughout the house because
he was concerned about all the shootings he had heard about in
Milwaukee.
Elderbrook rented a flat in a duplex from Whitmore, who lived
upstairs. They were business partners in real estate.
According to court records, Whitmore told police:
He had been drinking heavily during the past week, and he and
Elderbrook had gotten a 12-pack of beer on Tuesday. Whitmore drank
three of the beers right after they got home.
They were watching television when Elderbrook asked Whitmore if he
wanted to go downstairs and pray about a Pewaukee house they were
trying to sell.
Elderbrook was into holistic healing and fairy cards, which some
people use for guidance, Whitmore reported.
According to Whitmore, Elderbrook drew a card and told Whitmore it had
connotations that meant powerful and good.
Whitmore said he thought the card represented a blue demon, and based
on his interpretation of the Catholic Bible, blue demons are very
powerful.
He tried to tell Elderbrook about the demon, but she contradicted him.
Whitmore "lost it" and picked up his pistol from the floor next to
him. He shot Elderbrook continuously for about three seconds until his
gun jammed.
Whitmore told police a blue demon had taken over his body, and the
reading of the fairy cards caused him to shoot Elderbrook.
After the shooting, Whitmore said he stood by the doorway of the
living room and couldn't believe what he had done. Whitmore didn't
intend to kill Elderbrook, whom he said he loved, he said.
"Chad Whitmore stated that he left the house because he knew his life
was over, and he was scared, and he didn't want to deal with police,"
the criminal complaint said. He told authorities he didn't call for
medical attention, because he knew Elderbrook was dead.
MWB
wouldn't hear the person on the other end of the line. If you shoot a .45
caliber gun outside in a wide open area, it's loud. Can you imagine shooting
that gun inside 12-13 times. Plus, he had to reload more than once. He ran
out of bullets.
Mark
Brian Watson
"Hoodude" <dig_infinity!@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Oct 4, 2003
>
> Man blames 'demon' in murder case
> Elderbrook was a co-salutatorian at Marshfield Columbus Catholic High
> School.
'Scuse me, what's a co-salutatorian?
> He had been drinking heavily during the past week,
Ah, it seems it's *that* demon to blame.
> Whitmore said he thought the card represented a blue demon, and based
> on his interpretation of the Catholic Bible, blue demons are very
> powerful.
Do blue demons feature in *anyone's* Bible?
See: kissin' cousins. 'Nuff said.
--
Brian
"Not quite an Angel"
Brian Watson
"David Carson" <da...@neosoft.com> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 5 Oct 2003 08:26:37 +0100, "Brian Watson"
> <br...@spheroid.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>
> >
> >"Hoodude" <dig_infinity!@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> >news:7360bf231a5c0cc9...@news.usenetguide.com...
> >> Oct 4, 2003
> >>
> >> Man blames 'demon' in murder case
> >
> >> Elderbrook was a co-salutatorian at Marshfield Columbus Catholic High
> >> School.
> >
> >'Scuse me, what's a co-salutatorian?
>
> at the very top, and that she, among others, gave an address at her
> class's graduation ceremony.
Ok, thanks.
So, she might have been smarter than him?
Just want the facts, ma'am, just gimme the facts.
--
Brian
"The wind, do you hear it? It says 'Hel ... looo'"
MadCow57
It means that TWO people were tied for second place in the graduating class.
Valedictorian is #1, salutatorian is #2.
Brian Watson
"MadCow57" <madc...@aol.com> wrote in message
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OK, thanks (it was me that asked).
Pleased to hear they don't have to duke it out until a clear winner emerges.
--
Brian
"Let's be grateful for our Fridays and face our Mondays with good humour."
MisryLuvzCmpny
co-valedictorians and 2 co-salutatorians....and this was in a class of about 50
kids. so the kid that graduated 3rd was barely in the top 25% of that class (ok
maybe a slight exaggeration) but I've never seen a graduation with that many
speeches before
David Carson
That is the most literal way to read the phrase, but, I suspect, not
the most accurate, considering the "everyone's a winner" mentality
that pervades public education today.
Brian Watson
"Rob Petrie" <r*@att.net> wrote in message
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> x-no-archive: yes
>
> "Brian Watson" <br...@spheroid.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:blqu8a$fc7$1$8300...@news.demon.co.uk...
> > Pleased to hear they don't have to duke it out until a clear winner
> emerges.
>
> Yeah, let 'em duke it out in an academic shoot-out!
>
> > --
> > Brian
> > "Let's be grateful for our Fridays and face our Mondays with good
humour."
>
> You guys in UK still spell 'humour' with that extra 'u'? <g>
Yes, but we only do it to annoy those who don't...
:-)
--
Brian
"Stuck down a hole, in the fog, in the middle of the night, with an owl."
James Hall
"MisryLuvzCmpny" <misrylu...@aol.com> wrote in message
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In americaaaaa everyone is sooooooo special and if s/he is not then a
new category opens up eSPECIALly for her/him.
Arrogance does not even begin to define too many americaaaaans, even
the fascists.
JHall.
MadCow57
>Valedictorian is #1, salutatorian is #2.
>>That is the most literal way to read the phrase, but, I suspect, not
the most accurate, considering the "everyone's a winner" mentality
that pervades public education today.<< -- David Carson
Yeah, you're right. Disgusting isn't it?
Bill Schenley
> suspect, not the most accurate, considering the
> "everyone's a winner" mentality that pervades public
> education today.
Well, they do have an "everyone's a winner" mentality in our
local public schools ... but by middle school, it has been
made abundantly clear to just about every student ... that
their lives are all pretty much in the toilet from that
point.