1974 Hi-Fi Killings update
Kris Baker
here's a refresher:
http://va.essortment.com/robberymuderut_rmpu.htm
B. Cortney Naisbitt Sun, July 14, 2002
OGDEN - After a long illness, Byron Cortney Naisbitt died Tuesday,
June 4, 2002 in Seattle, Washington.
Cortney was born September 25, 1957 in Ogden, Utah, to Dr.
Byron Hunter and Carol Peterson Naisbitt. Cortney was preceded
in death by his mother, Carol. Surviving are his father and step-
mother, Dr. Byron H. and Sue E. Naisbitt, Ogden; two brothers
and one sister, Gary H. (Annette) Naisbitt, Cedar Hills, Utah;
Brett P. (Diane) Naisbitt, and Claire (Scott) Swift, both of Ogden;
five step-sisters and two step-brothers, Rose (Ronnie)
Chambers, Liberty; Sue (Steven) Bauter, Jane Henderson,
and Emily (Lorin) Herbert, all of Ogden; Nan Henderson,
Salt Lake City; John E. Henderson, Ogden; Martin E. (Julie)
Henderson, Richfield, Utah.
Cortney was a kind and loving brother and a member of The
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He shared his
father"s love of Scouting and earned his Eagle and a Golden
Palm Award.
Cortney was inquisitive and loved science. He constructed
a telescope by hand-grinding the mirror and chemically
silvering it to give it its reflective surface. It won a blue
ribbon at the Science Fair.
Cortney loved flying. While taking ground school classes
and flying instruction he successfully completed his
solo flight on April 22, 1974.
After missing many months of high school classwork,
Cortney worked hard to catch up and graduate with his
classmates. At the graduation ceremony Cortney was
honored by his classmates for his courageous spirit
and accomplishments while coping with his injuries.
In his adult life, Cortney reached out to others who
were seldom recognized for their efforts or contributions.
Cortney studied computing at both Weber State
University and the University of Utah, and was
employed in a computer processing group at Hill Air
Force Base. He loved learning and the Internet provided
access to vast amounts of information that excited
and fed his intellectual interests. Cortney lived in
Seattle for over 15 years and had many friends there.
The Naisbitt Family would like to thank all those who
showed their love for Cortney and the Family through
their prayers, concern and support. These were made
at important times and in many ways. We express
our heartfelt gratitude for all of them.
DedNdogYrs
2002 in Seattle, Washington.
Cortney was born September 25, 1957 in Ogden, Utah, to Dr. Byron Hunter and
Carol Peterson Naisbitt. Cortney was preceded in death by his mother, Carol.>
I'm surprised that this obituary doesn't tell what happened to this young man
and how his mother "preceded him in death". Does anybody know what the "long
illness" was? It's a shame that he had to die at only age 45 after all he
fought against to live and have a normal life.
Dogs & children first.
crosem
obituary-speak for cancer...although one wonders if AIDS might fall under
that phrase as well...
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BK
'End of a chapter in Ogden's history'
Last victim of Hi-Fi murders 28 years ago dies at age 44
Tue, July 16, 2002
Standard-Examiner staff
OGDEN -- Twenty-eight years after Ogden"s most notorious murders, the
family of Cortney Naisbitt said their goodbyes to the son who lost his
mother and suffered life-altering injuries in the brutal attack.
Naisbitt, 44, died in Seattle June 4. The cause of death was not
available.
His father, Dr. Byron Naisbitt, said his son"s death is the end of a
chapter in Ogden"s history.
"His story is now ended," he said. "There"s not a story here. The
people who committed this crime have already paid the price."
Cortney was 16 years old when he walked into Ogden"s Hi-Fi Shop on
Washington Boulevard on a Monday night, April 22, 1974, stumbling onto
an ongoing robbery. Soon, he along with two others, were on the floor
pleading for their lives.
What followed was a nightmare in which two men tortured and killed
three people, including Carol Naisbitt, Cortney"s mother who came
looking for him when he did not return home. Cortney and 43-year-old
Orren Walker were injured and left for dead in the attack. Also killed
were Walker"s 20-year-old son Stanley Orren Walker, acting store
manager, and 18-year-old Sherry Michelle Ansley.
All the victims were forced to drink Drano before being shot in the
head. Ansley was also raped.
While Orren Walker survived to finger the two men convicted of the
crime, Pierre Dale Selby, 21, and William Andrews, 19, Cortney
remained in a coma in critical condition as police arrested and
charged the two men.
It wasn"t until June 12, 1974 that the teen began to show signs of
improvement from the bullet that damaged his brain, leaving his right
side paralyzed.
By November, Selby and Andrews were convicted of three counts of
murder and aggravated robbery and facing execution. By then, Naisbitt,
an Ogden High School sophomore, was trying to rebuild his life.
By January 1975, Naisbitt was back in school after having undergone
surgery to replace the esophagus damaged by Drano. His dream: to
resume flying. Cortney had just completed his first solo flight the
day of the murders.
He joked in a Standard-Examiner interview that he was the $90,000 man,
the cost of operations and therapy it took to bring his body back to
life.
His struggle to survive and become well was the subject of Gary
Kinder"s
1982 "Victim, the Other Side of Murder." In 1991, the story was made
into a TV movie called "Test of Love" starring Richard Chamberlain.
Cortney graduated from Ogden High School in May of 1976 with a 3.1
grade point average. His classmates honored him for his courageous
spirit and accomplishments while coping with his injuries.
Cortney went on to attend Weber State University and University of
Utah and for a time was employed in a computer processing group at
Hill Air Force Base.
He had lived in Seattle for the past 15 years.
Selby and Andrews were executed by lethal injection, Selby in 1987 and
Andrews in 1992. A third accomplice was sentenced to two five-to-life
prison sentences and was paroled in 1987.
tiny dancer
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I remember this case well, read the book and saw the movie. It was just
horrible.........how could anyone get paroled?
td
Bill Gregg
> I'm surprised that this obituary doesn't tell what happened to this young man
> and how his mother "preceded him in death". Does anybody know what the "long
> illness" was? It's a shame that he had to die at only age 45 after all he
> fought against to live and have a normal life.
> Dogs & children first.
I remeber this well, and I'm also curious as to the illness. Was it
connected to the massacre at the HI-FI shop? Maybe someone knows.
Bill G.
Hester Mofet
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I remember this case well, read the book and saw the movie. It was just
horrible.........how could anyone get paroled?
From what I heard, the third man involved was in the car outside and did not
enter the premises. They may have presented evidence that he thought it was
going to be a simple robbery.
Hester Mofet
tiny dancer
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I read that book so long ago I don't recall all the details anymore, but
weren't they in the music shop a rather long period of time, for a robbery I
mean? Taking the victims downstairs or to a back area, forcing them to
drink drain cleaner, and then shooting them......... It's hard to figure
somebody just 'sitting around waiting' in the get-away car for that long.
Besides, I thought there's a law that if one is part of a robbery resulting
in murder one is as guilty as the shooter. This was such a horrible
crime.....I hate to think of anyone being paroled out.
td
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crosem
and all are equally guilty...ANY death, including heart attacks, falling
down stairs, etc.
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I believe he passed from Pneumonia. as to why the things weren't mentioned- some people think obituaries are for remembering and celebrating their lives. Not remember the terror and horrors that profoundly impacted them but occurred nearly 30 years prior to his passsing.