Man killed, dismembered, cooked wife
Dave C.
found what was left of her? -Dave
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kkramer <kkramer> wrote in message
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> The obvious question? How much did they find of her?
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> Man killed, dismembered, cooked wife
> Saturday, 5 February 2000 10:14 (ET)
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> Man killed, dismembered, cooked wife
> In court this week, Alex Lazaroff, 18, a dishwasher at the pizza and
taco
> restaurant owned by Artz, 43, and his wife, said he never saw the
couple
> fight.
> Prosecutors contend Artz killed his wife and then tried to cover it
up by
> cutting her into little pieces and then ********cooking those pieces
at the
> restaurant************
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> "They that love beyond the world cannot be separated by it." William
Penn
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takaru
kkramer
Man killed, dismembered, cooked wife
Saturday, 5 February 2000 10:14 (ET)
Man killed, dismembered, cooked wife
JACKSON, Mich., Feb. 5 (UPI) - A court is being asked to decide whether a
Jackson, Mich., man was capable of murder or whether he allegedly killed,
dismembered and cooked his wife because he had undergone emergency brain
surgery that left him insane.
Kevin Artz is accused of killing his wife, Patricia, and allegedly
carrying her head around in a box.
In court this week, Alex Lazaroff, 18, a dishwasher at the pizza and taco
restaurant owned by Artz, 43, and his wife, said he never saw the couple
fight.
"He loved Pat. He loved her with all his heart," Lazaroff said.
Artz had undergone brain surgery just weeks before the killing because of
a large blood clot on the right side of his brain. Relatives said afterward,
he was forgetful.
He is being held without bond on murder and corpse mutilation charges.
Sgt. Thomas Fiero, one of the first officers at the scene, testified, "I
recognized burnt flesh on the counter."
Sheriff's deputy Wayne Bisard said he found a box outside the restaurant
kitchen containing a skull and cooked flesh.
Pathologists said there wasn't enough of Patricia Artz left to determine
when or how she died. Testimony indicated, however, she had been hacked to
pieces with a sharp knife or hatchet.
Penname219
cutting her into little pieces and then ********cooking those pieces at the
restaurant************<<
Wow, maybe I oughta cross-post this to some diet newsgroups! This'd take
anyone's appetite away!
Patty
: > >> Prosecutors contend Artz killed his wife and then tried to cover it
:
Michael wrote:
: LOL... I still want to know if she went out on some Pizzas or nestled
: within the confines of a nice soft taco.
:
Please tell me it was Pizza. I hardly ever eat Italian but I love Mexican,
and I'm not talking Taco Hell.
From the Detroit Free Press:
"I recognized burnt flesh on the counter," said Sgt. Thomas Fiero, a
sheriff's detective who testified in Artz's preliminary examination,
according to the Jackson Citizen-Patriot. Deputy Wayne Bisard testified that
on a porch next to the restaurant, he found a box with a damaged skull and
cooked flesh.
Fiero said state crime lab officers sprayed parts of the house and
restaurant kitchen with a chemical that reacts with blood, forming a glowing
substance.
"The kitchen area was overwhelming," Fiero said of the blue glow on the
floor and counters. "You didn't need the lights on."
A pathologist testified there were too few remains to determine how Patricia
Artz was killed, said Kip Artz's lawyer, Joseph Filip.
Relatives also testified that there were no signs of relationship trouble
for the pair, married about a dozen years. They said Artz acted strangely
and was forgetful after the surgery to remove a large blood clot in his
brain's right side, Filip said.
From the Jackson Citizen Patriot:
The prosecution contends Artz murdered his wife and that he tried to cover
it up by chopping her body into pieces and cooking it in the restaurant.
Only a few bones, a broken skull and a few pounds of cooked flesh remained.
Lady said DNA evidence from a tooth will prove in the trial that Patricia
was the victim - although no one questions it was her.
Pathologist Dr. Ruben Ortiz-Reyes said he pieced together a skull and
lower-leg bones of a woman who had been hacked with a sharp instrument like
a knife or hatchet. He said there were too few remains to determine cause of
death.
Patty
possibility of her being served up in the food at the restaurant ?
Michael
It turns out that it's not a case of Sweeney Todd. The arson fire was July
15.
From the Jackson Citizen Patriot:
Patricia's sister, Cynthia Powers, and another sister, Dorothy Newman, both
testified there was no apparent marital strife between the Artzes during a
family gathering on Father's Day. But two weeks later, they said, "Patty"
was worried about finances after Kip underwent brain surgery June 29 to
remove a large blood clot. Their restaurant had been closed because of his
medical condition.
snip
Bisard and Fiero said Kip Artz was nervous and confused when they met him
July 15, two days after Patricia was last seen by her family. They said Artz
claimed he had argued with his wife and she drove away in their Lincoln,
which family members said had been sold earlier that week to raise money.
"He was very careful in thinking about his answers," Fiero testified.
Fiero said he noticed a 30-gallon trash can that seemed out of place in the
house, and a strong smell of marijuana, when he entered to question Artz.
Fiero left with Bisard to examine the contents of the box next door, then
returned to confront Artz, who lay on the living room floor.
"He sat right up, really a strong reaction," Fiero said. "He said, 'You are
trying to trick me.' He began to cry. He was very upset."