Un piccolo promemoria, personale e condiviso.
E un grande auspicio di umanità e bellezza per il 2020 a tutte e a tutti.
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TAMPA — A prominent attorney was shot to death in his home and his ex-wife survived a 175-foot jump off the Sunshine Skyway Bridge on Tuesday as detectives searched for her as a suspect.
Grover Cleveland Freeman, 54, called 911 but died at about 11:30 p.m. Monday from a gunshot to the upper body, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said.
Freeman’s wife, Connie, 50, had minor injuries after she was beaten with a gun and slightly strangled.
His ex-wife, Katherine King Freeman, 41, had surgery at Bayfront Medical Center in St. Petersburg after a fire department rescue crew pulled her from Tampa Bay. She was in critical condition.
Katherine Freeman is being charged with first-degree murder, aggravated battery and armed burglary of a dwelling, sheriff’s spokesman Rod Reder said.
Katherine and Grover Freeman have a daughter, Westin, 13, who was being cared for by family. They divorced in 1996 and friends said it was an amicable split, Reder said.
There were no prior domestic violence calls at either of the Freemans’ homes, Reder said. Katherine Freeman lived about a mile from her ex-husband, who had bought the home so he could be close to Westin, friends said.
Grover Freeman’s law partner Howard Hunter said he spoke with Connie Freeman on Tuesday, and she told him there was no trouble with Katherine Freeman.
The killing shocked Tampa’s legal and medical communities, where Grover Freeman had a reputation for defending doctors being disciplined by medical regulators.
Sheriff’s officials said the incident began Monday evening when Katherine Freeman forced her way into her ex-husband’s lakefront home and shot him. Reder said Connie Freeman confronted her.
The two woman struggled. Connie Freeman broke free and fled to a neighbor’s house to call for help.
Detectives searched for Katherine Freeman throughout the night. Shortly after 6 a.m., they received a telephone call that a woman was in the water below the bridge.
CREDITS:
Ringrazio ACG per avermi raccontato la storia di Katherine e del suo libero e folle volo.
Thanks to ACG from Florida for telling me the story of Katherine and of her crazy free jump.
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On May 15, 2000, the suspect, Ms Katherine Freeman entered the residence of the victims, shot Mr. Freeman, causing his death and then becoming involved in a physical altercation with Ms. Constance Freeman. She struck Constance Freeman in the head several times with the handgun and then fled the scene. Constance Freeman fled the residence to a friend’s house. Mr. Freeman called 9-1-1 and died soon after. As the Homicide Unit was investigating this incident, Ms. Katherine Freeman drove her 1999 Cadillac to the center span of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge, exited the vehicle and jumped off of the bridge. Katherine Freeman was located in the water by St. Petersburg Fire Rescue and brought to land where she was airlifted to Bayfront Medical Center. As a result of the investigation, Sheriff’s detectives obtained a warrant for Katherine Freeman’s arrest, charging her with 1st degree murder, armed burglary (dwelling) and aggravated battery. |
05.16.00, St. Petersburg Times, Tampa attorney slain; ex-wife jumps from Skyway and survives |
Mauro Germani, La parola e l’abbandono, L’arcolaio, 2019