Comments on: Teen Claims Self Defense In Gay Newsman’s Killing

By: Eddie89

Eddie89 — Tue, 12 May 2009 17:32:09 +0000

How can anyone know that Weber knew the true and actual age of his killer?

Weber put out an ad on Craigslist for “rough sex” and Katehis responded. Seeing pictures of Katehis one can easily mistake him for 18+. Katehis even had his own Manhunt account where he listed his age as 18+ and even posted pics and video of him self masturbating.

Bottomline: Katehis LIED about his age and had the body size and shape to pass as 18+.

By: Nikki

Nikki — Tue, 12 May 2009 17:16:08 +0000

This is a horrible tragedy and that boy should fry. There is never an excuse or justification for such a cowardly crime. I’m not offering an excuse or justification, but on a separate note, what the heck was he doing with a 16 year old?

By: Sessy

Sessy — Tue, 12 May 2009 13:57:16 +0000

Chad beat me to it.

By: Chad

Chad — Tue, 12 May 2009 11:41:29 +0000

Reminds me of Chicago…

“And then he ran into my knife. He ran into my knife ten times.”

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 12 May 2009 06:38:08 +0000

James and Tim beat me to the punch, how can he “accidentally” stab someone 50 times? How many times can you stab someone once “accidentally”?

Weber’s feet were bound, Katehis responded to Weber’s ad on Craigslist for sex, and Katehis turned on the water all over the apartment. That shows pre-meditated murder in my eyes as a juror.

By: Tim

Tim — Tue, 12 May 2009 04:06:23 +0000

So, he “accidentally” stabbed him 50 times. Right.

By: David

David — Tue, 12 May 2009 00:39:18 +0000

An obvious case of premeditated 1st degree murder worthy of the death penalty…except the victim was gay, so no doubt they’ll let the murderer go free, maybe even pin a medal on his chest.

By: Micxhelle N

Micxhelle N — Mon, 11 May 2009 23:27:46 +0000

I’ve got nothing to add to James Martin’s comments.

By: James M. Martin

James M. Martin — Mon, 11 May 2009 22:31:24 +0000

Let’s see…the victim’s ankles were bound. The victim advertised on Craig’s List for rough sex. The Victim was stabbed 50 times. The victim had knife wounds on his palms. The suspect is claiming self defense.

Does anything sound bogus about this? It seems to me someone who wanted to defend himself could have walked out, every indication being that the victim was a masochist, not a sadist; a bottom, not a top.

This is akin to the old “homosexual panic” defense, tantamount to saying, “I killed him but I couldn’t help myself…and, oh, did I mention he deserved it,” a means of playing to straight jurors basest emotions. Let’s hope that NY has a hate crimes law that includes sexual orientation. This punk should be put in prison for a very, very long time.