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  • 151

    boil him alive

    Jun 7, 2008 at 5:00 pm -

    Where is the video of his mom?




  • 152

    boil him alive

    Jun 7, 2008 at 8:02 pm -

    I thought there was a video of his parents leaving court.




  • 153

    michelle

    Jun 7, 2008 at 11:41 pm -

    Prison is not a punishment. TV, cable, visits with loved ones (even conjugal), gyms, activity yards, college education, libraries… etc. until you puke. Death row inmates are much more restricted.

    Said it before-No justice in this. Think about it. Those three little girls will eventually be working and their taxes will go to keeping the ass that killed their mom alive. WRONG!




  • 154

    michelle

    Jun 7, 2008 at 11:58 pm -

    Death row is a joke in my eyes.




  • 155

    WryBread

    Jun 8, 2008 at 9:57 am -

    Said it before-No justice in this. Think about it. Those three little girls will eventually be working and their taxes will go to keeping the ass that killed their mom alive. WRONG!

    By God, you’re right. I never thought of that aspect. Okay, the answer then is faster executions. But how is that accomplished when the accused has so many appeals? Damn it. We’re saddled with these creeps.




  • 156

    Event Horizon

    Jun 8, 2008 at 9:35 pm -

    Boil Him Alive:
    *I’ll give him 3 months is prison before he finds a way to kill himself.
    *6 Months to get murdered in there by another inmate.
    *2 years by contracting HIV.

    And now, I’d like to something we all need:
    A good laugh, just click on the below link:
    http://www.churchsigngenerator.....amp;font=1

    Go to http://www.churchsigngenerator.com and make your own church sign making fun of brent. Then post the link on here of your own home made church sign.

    Have fun, we all need a good laugh.




  • 157

    vigilante2008

    Jun 9, 2008 at 5:27 am -

    Wow! I haven’t been on the site in some time and it looks like we have reached so many more people with this awful story of a life lost too soon. Well, welcome and please spread the word so something can be done about this tradegy so that others won’t face the same fate.

    I would really appreciate it if someone close to the family (like Mr. Nace or Sydney) could update me on Betty and the girls. I’ve known Betty and the girls for some time and have lost touch since she moved to TX, I am sure they are still going thru so much grief and pain at this time and emails are probably the last thing on her mind so just please let me know she is holding up ok… in my heart I know she is as alright as could be expected at this time but I need the re-assurance that she is ok from someone… please.




  • 158

    vigilante2008

    Jun 9, 2008 at 5:32 am -

    I can’t even begin to imagine what either Betty or those beautiful little girls are going thru, I wish I was there to give Betty a hug and let her know how much I wish I could change everything for her, she has been thru SO much SO quickly and thank God that she is so strong for those girls, thank God she is there with them. Off to try to sleep with these constant worries racing through my head.




  • 159

    bradnace

    Jun 10, 2008 at 5:31 am -

    For those interested in seeing what an inmate gets at their orientation, see the Texas Department of Corrections Offender Orientation Handbook:

    For video footage of his parents, see comment 145.

    Betty is doing okay under the circumstance. She is being as strong as midwest stock can be for the girls. I’ll let Sydney speak about the girls. She’s been instrumental in helping Betty with them.




  • 160

    Maid of Honor

    Jun 10, 2008 at 1:52 pm -

    To Vigilante 2008 and Solange:
    I’m sure we’ve met before and it is so nice to see you here in support of Denise and her family.
    Do one of you know Brent’s prior friend M….from Iowa City. I threw away the manuscript Brent wrote for his first book a while back. I am hoping M might still have it and would be able to forward to the District Attorney. It might be of help.
    Thanks.




  • 161

    Event Horizon

    Jun 10, 2008 at 8:32 pm -

    I got no idea where “M” is. But if he is who I think he is, he was also Brent’s room mate at the dorm room’s he lived at when brent totally failed at college. But succeeded in the world of meth and LSD.
    “M” went under a change of his last name in his late teens if I remember right, to a very common name. So you might have trouble locating him unless somebody on this blog knows him.
    I think “M” was looking into getting into the movie & film industry, I’d try http://www.imdb.com to see if you can find him there as a first start.
    Brent wrote a book?
    Did he talk of how he would like “in” the navy?
    After all, he is a Seaman. (semen sipper that is)
    ;]

    Sydney: Thank you for doing the right thing, helping those poor little girls out. You are “The God Mother.” :) Betty: More power to ya’! You are more bullet proof than Kevlar!
    BRADNACE: The orientation manual, I loved that. All I could see is all the freedom brent abused…taken away from him. And will then be treated like a little kid for the rest of his life. Well, treated like a little kid in the care of, Michael Jackson. Wheeeeeeze! :) But you know what, that prison orientation manual, would be a very good thing to pass around in public schools, just to give kids an idea about what it is like to live in the castle of the rectal naviagtors. (Prison.)




  • 162

    Event Horizon

    Jun 14, 2008 at 5:43 am -

    Awfully quiet on here.
    Too quiet lately…
    Did everybody burn out on this nightmare?
    If so, I can understand.
    I live in a nightmare, that empowers me to stay on here.
    I have seen so much killing, suffering and pain….I’m used to it.
    I got an idea, but no ambition….
    My idea:
    Let’s sell pictures of Brent Seaman’s face on paper targets for people to do rifle/pistol/artillery target practice on.
    Take the money, and give it to the Nace fund to support Denise’s kids.
    —>Any takers?
    In the mean time…I got an very idle diamond encrusted 9 inch angle grinder disk, with the name “Brent Seaman” on it….
    I’d like to introduce power tools to brent.
    Think of it as, as a “tool” meets a “worthless tool.” (brent)
    When I lay my head to sleep, I hope and wish….To torture that creep. Creep being brent (white trash) seaman(the bullet magnet) of course.
    Or better yet….
    His worthless body would be good for one thing….
    MK-ULTRA experiments…
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_MKULTRA
    Murderous, fat pukes like him, should be subjugated to government experiments, because that is all they are good for.

    Peace Be With Denise.
    And the rest of the soles Brent Seaman damaged in his life.




  • 163

    impqueen

    Jun 14, 2008 at 8:37 am -

    Awfully quiet on here.
    Too quiet lately…
    Did everybody burn out on this nightmare?

    The site’s not so quiet. But perhaps this case is slowing down a bit as things work through the judicial system. How are things going there on your end? We can always use updates.




  • 164

    WryBread

    Jun 14, 2008 at 9:07 am -

    I’ll never forget this case. I may not post about it, but I’ll never forget this lady and her kids. And I’ll rejoice every time I hear her killer is in some sort of fresh misery.




  • 165

    Event Horizon

    Jun 14, 2008 at 10:23 am -

    All is well here…And getting better. Slowly….
    Just dealing with the everyday thought of how I would like to be with brent in an off world location.
    A place beyond the law.
    With power tools and a few dynabolts. :]
    Dr. Naces places of work, is a house of healing….Brent Seaman violated the healing and hurt the doc…
    Therefore he should be “ventilated”, and we’d all be a little bit more healed at the very least.
    Yeah, so what…I’m vengeful…
    But I only fight the “good fight” when these tragedy’s happen.
    >Peace Be Upon Denise<
    Never forgive Brent Seaman….Ever.
    Lucky for brent I kept getting kicked out of hell….I’m just the doorman to place now. ;]




  • 166

    sydney

    Jun 15, 2008 at 9:21 pm -

    Sorry…I’ve been out of town so I’ve missed a bit.

    Event Horizon, the trashcan fire story was just (true) bait to see if you were the one I thought you were. You’re not, but no matter. It was not that important anyway.

    Maid, I can’t find M either (or C for that matter). And I think there is at least a partial copy of the “manuscript” in one of the boxes. I remember packing a bunch of stuff like that when D moved. I’ll see if I can find it.

    To all of those who have asked (thank you, so very much!), D’s mom and the girls seem to be doing as okay as possible. Even though I’m in the middle of this horrifying nightmare, I just can’t know or imagine what goes on in the minds and hearts of all D’s angels. D’s mom is an AMAZING woman though, and in the end, I think they will be okay. Well, maybe not “okay”, but at the very least, the girls will be strong, beautiful and capable women, just like their mom.

    The custody/visitation thing is still cooking in the court of JUDGE JOHN C. ROACH, JR. Hopefully he will actually do the right thing for the girls. It’s not about any of the grandparents or aunties or anyone else. It’s about these peanuts and I really want them to be protected and happy, whatever that entails. I missed the last hearing because I was gone, but going forward, I will be there for all that I possibly can.

    Thank you all for your kind words, and please try to be patient with me. I’m doing the best I can to help and support everyone who is in such pain, but it’s often hard since I am one of them. It’s quite difficult to always try to be the strong one for so very many people, especially when my own family is also suffering the loss of Auntie D.

    I really hope that Dante was right, and Hell is what you make it. Only Brent could think up something horrible enough to make him suffer as we are suffering.

    S




  • 167

    Dakota Valkyrie

    Jun 15, 2008 at 11:16 pm -

    Not to worry Sydney. Someone will be here as much or as little as you need. Thank you for all the insight you have given us. Things will slow until the court stuff heats up. I hope you use the time to take a breath. D’s family and your own need you far more than we do.




  • 168

    Event Horizon

    Jun 16, 2008 at 2:21 am -

    I wonder if brents asshole is a size 10 by now.

    Brent was living like britney spears most of his life:
    Rich, drugged and over fed.
    And now he is (hopefully) getting mouth, ass and nasally raped by criminals of all calibers. (and sizes I may add)
    He is now more salty than sea water!
    What depresses me, is that he probably likes it and wants more.
    He has always reminded me of that gay blonde guy in the band depeche mode. The kind of gay that normal homosexuals (who aren’t in jail) would look at him and say…”Sorry, he’s too gay for me. Too poopy smelling”
    What are those pierced rings in his eye brow? Tie down points for gay S&M or are they just a way of saying “Insert Rail-Gun slug here”? They’d also make a nice place to connect an arc welder. :]
    From rich spolied kid, to a redneck that drives a rusty, old pick up truck. I bet he is still putting motor oil in where the break fluid is to be dispensed into. He was well known for that in Marshalltown, Iowa.
    Along with getting a keg of beer, putting it in the very rear of a hatch back car, and then slamming down the hatch on the keg. Of course the keg went right through the window. And of course it was a friends car, who he never repaid for the damages.

    Peace Be With Denise

    Sydney, stick in there. This nuclear hell that brent put you through is showing us, the world. Just how bullet-proof and intelligent you are.
    Same for Denise’s mother as well.
    I hope the Nace clan is healing up also.




  • 169

    Event Horizon

    Jun 17, 2008 at 5:18 am -

    I don’t know if any of you who live outside of Texas have ran across this link as yet.
    http://mckinneynews.net/news.p.....&cat=2

    I hope his parents find this web page and read every word of it.

    His folks sound like they are like ostriches: Burying their head in the sand and pretending this event does not pertain to them: Like parenting their white-trash son, brent.
    I didn’t even flinch when I seen that bent-brent’s father, said in court: “I have not talked to the media. I have not read the papers.”
    Pretty much proves they are typical rich folks, no social skills and no parenting skills, and living in denial.
    I’m just simply amazed that this guy actually had friends. More so friends he didn’t steal from.
    But let’s all have a grand laugh at his expense.
    In jail, he is currently withdrawing from:
    -Meth
    -Marijuana
    -His beloved camel cigarettes
    -Booze
    -And whatever britney spears eats.
    -Homosexual sex while high on: (insert ANY illegal drug name here)
    -Freedom
    Seeing him suffer, makes me sleep well at night. :]




  • 170

    intruder50158

    Jul 7, 2008 at 8:58 pm -

    His folks sound like they are like ostriches: Burying their head in the sand and pretending this event does not pertain to them: Like parenting their white-trash son, brent.I didn’t even flinch when I seen that bent-brent’s father, said in court: “I have not talked to the media. I have not read the papers.”Pretty much proves they are typical rich folks, no social skills and no parenting skills, and living in denial.I’m just simply amazed that this guy actually had friends. More so friends he didn’t steal from.But let’s all have a grand laugh at his expense.In jail, he is currently withdrawing from:-Meth-Marijuana-His beloved camel cigarettes-Booze-And whatever britney spears eats.-Homosexual sex while high on: (insert ANY illegal drug name here)-FreedomSeeing him suffer, makes me sleep well at night. :]</blockqu
    Did evey one stop taking about this guy?




  • 171

    Event Horizon

    Jul 8, 2008 at 3:38 am -

    I think this thread is dead, this is my final entry in it.

    -”Good bye cruel world, it’s over…I’m just going to walk on by.”




  • 172

    Wonder

    Jul 8, 2008 at 6:47 am -

    no Horizon don’t go … the hearing is next monday - we are here !

    can you explain why brents name is stephens and his parents is Seaman ?




  • 173

    intruder50158

    Jul 8, 2008 at 10:01 pm -

    I’m Bettys friend and i come here to see any new things come up here.
    And i have not seen any new things for some time after jun 17
    So i log on to ask if any body got any thing on Betty how she is doing and kids And what is haping to ass hole




  • 174

    Harley_Tech

    Jul 8, 2008 at 10:08 pm -

    Hi Betty,

    Welcome to the site!!

    The usual pattern here on DD is a lot like what you are seeing. After the initial barrage of messages, things dye down some. Not because people lose interest, but because the information flow usually slows to a crawl.

    As hearings come up and trials start, there are usually updates. Believe me, the crack staff here keep track of stories that started here long before I got here.

    You might want to click on the forums link above and sign up there. If you want to start a new thread on this case or search the older ones and post, I’m sure others will join you in conversation about it.

    Things slow down, but they never stop.

    Again, welcome to the site.

    R




  • 175

    Maid of Honor

    Jul 9, 2008 at 9:39 pm -

    Betty is doing well and so are the kids. The community has been incredible in pitching in.
    If possible, I’ll update after the next court date.

    Harley Tech said it well…Things slow down, but they never stop.

    p.s. Brent legally changed his name to Stephens as he did not want the name Seaman any longer. Too much detail to go in to.




  • 176

    Morbid

    Jul 9, 2008 at 9:44 pm -

    p.s. Brent legally changed his name to Stephens as he did not want the name Seaman any longer. Too much detail to go in to.

    Aww…he should have kept the last name…seeing as he may soon be wallowing in it. It would have been fitting.




  • 177

    intruder50158

    Jul 9, 2008 at 10:04 pm -

    thank u for the up date u see i knew her when i was a kid from marshalltown and help her move down there so ask her who drove the truck for her.




  • 178

    Wonder

    Jul 10, 2008 at 1:02 am -

    if your parents are still married - and are in fact your biological parents … you have to be a pure idiot to change your last name. Unless he fanaticised about being a celebrity or something of that nature… what a creep.

    ***** Could someone reunite “intruder” pass on her phone # or email address to betty *** that would be sweet




  • 179

    intruder50158

    Jul 10, 2008 at 11:01 pm -

    i do have Betty number and e-mail thanks any way




  • 180

    Maid of Honor

    Jul 10, 2008 at 11:19 pm -

    Hi Wonder,
    Intruder does have Betty’s info and visa versa. All is well. =)
    Thanks for checking back and keeping this going. Prayers and well wishes for the family are always helpful.
    Thanks again =)




  • 181

    dong2

    Jul 13, 2008 at 8:52 pm -

    howdy all, been following along for a while now. I knew BDS from Jr. & Sr. High school. in fact he and M were my best friends until they went to Uof I. I did the sound at Denise’s wedding in the “little church in the country” It was my teenage sis that Event Horizon mentioned. By the way, EH has it right on the money with his recap on “The Demented History of ‘Bent’ Brent D. Seaman.

    Just to clear some things up, I could tell you where M is.

    The Seamans are not Bent’s bio-parents, he was adopted….from Texas, not the gloriusly boring state of Iowa. He always hated his name.

    Bent was a predator, always looking for whatever benefit he could get out of a situation. Not respecting anything anyone worked for, especially his parents. Never accepting responibility for his actions or their consequenses. I’ll grant you it made for fun times when we were kids, but we’re not kids anymore.
    I don’t think there’s one item on Moses’ Top Ten that Ol’ Bent didn’t take a shot at regularly
    More later…gotta make supper for kids.




  • 182

    WryBread

    Jul 13, 2008 at 9:46 pm -

    The Seamans are not Bent’s bio-parents, he was adopted….from Texas, not the gloriusly boring state of Iowa. He always hated his name.

    How sad. They gave him a home and then had to watch him turn out to be a waste and a murderer.




  • 183

    Wonder

    Jul 15, 2008 at 7:14 am -

    any word on the hearing yesterday ?




  • 184

    Maid of Honor

    Jul 16, 2008 at 11:51 pm -

    Hi Wonder,
    The hearing did not go as well as was hoped.
    I will post more after the grand jury hearing to indict Brent on the murder charge. It’s coming up.

    Dong2…
    Thanks for the info on M, however I found out the manuscript wouldn’t be relevant in either the criminal or civil case. Much appreciated you posted that though and would have been willing to help.




  • 185

    sydney

    Jul 18, 2008 at 6:27 pm -

    Brent was indicted by the Dallas County grand jury yesterday for D’s murder. A date for trial has not yet been set.




  • 186

    gigi

    Jul 24, 2008 at 5:12 pm -

    I have been tring to keep up with the happenings in this case is the trial
    date set?? How are the girls and Betty?? Does she have to share the kids?
    I want to back up Betty in anyway possible. Denise was the greatest person.




  • 187

    DavidinNY

    Jul 27, 2008 at 4:43 pm -

    Hey brand new to this site. I dated Denise for awhile back in M-Town till I moved to Ny. I had gotten back in touch with her about 2 years ago. When I found out what an ass she was married to, I kept telling her to get a divorce. We used to talk online through e-mails and IM’s and on the phone as well. The last time we talked she was concerned because the ass was coming back into town for court. I hope the SOB gets raped every night for what he did. Any way Sydney, if you are the same sid D. was always talking about she considered you to be her best friend.




  • 188

    sydney

    Aug 21, 2008 at 10:45 pm -

    Brent’s murder trial is scheduled to begin on 10/14 in the 265th Judicial District Court at the Crowley Courts Bldg near downtown Dallas. I’ll post new dates if and when they change.




  • 189

    DavidinNY

    Aug 25, 2008 at 10:26 am -

    Just wanted to say Happy Birthday Denise, we love you and miss you




  • 190

    sydney

    Aug 25, 2008 at 10:57 am -

    Happy birthday, D! I’m so sorry we won’t make it back to FL to celebrate another year. I remember how much you enjoyed it….




  • 191

    sydney

    Sep 11, 2008 at 11:29 pm -

    There was a court hearing on 9/8 where Brent forfeited his parental rights to the girls (he signed the papers) and Betty was awarded FULL AND TOTAL CUSTODY of them. Yea! Also, the…(I can’t remember what it’s called…it’s the thing that Brad files with the court)… states that Brent’s parents will have visitation only in accordance with Betty’s approval. That means that his parents do not have specific visitation times/dates with the girls. The grandparents have to work it out, and Betty has the final say.

    Thank you to all the ladies that showed up to support Betty during this hearing. I know it meant so much to her, and I just can’t tell you how much it meant to me. D would be so proud!

    The MURDER! trial is still scheduled to start on 10/14. I’m not sure if I really want it to be so soon, or if I want it to be delayed until after the first of the year. Maybe it would be good to get it over with so that the emotional scabs scraped off are fairly fresh and maybe don’t leave such deep scars (yeah, right….). But then maybe it’s better to wait so I have some perspective on the situation (yeah, right….). I just know that this will never, ever be an easy thing to deal with. I will NEVER understand…..

    I’ve been dreaming of D again (I probably will for the rest of my life), and now my kids are dreaming of her too. They’ve known her all their lives, and love (loved) her so much. They are having a hard time with all of this. We’ve been as honest as we can be with 11 and 8 year olds, but they just don’t understand since D was such a sweet, squishy, lovey place for them. They ask “How could he hurt her????”, and I just don’t know what to say because I don’t understand. That really makes me cry because it requires an answer that children (and adults) should never have to contemplate. (BTW….They’ve known him their whole lives too. For almost 2 years they were told to call the police if he ever came to the door. Kids should never have to deal with that!)

    S

    DNY….there is a specific reason I want to hear from you. Please call or write.




  • 192

    gm OF 10

    Sep 12, 2008 at 8:49 am -

    Sydney, I am so sorry for your loss. No words can express how I feel. I was once married to another POS, and was beaten constantly. I finally left him in Fla and returned to my home state of NJ.. He followed… and found out where I was living.. Broke into my home and tried to kill me in front of my three daughters.. My oldest daughter ( at the time 8), told him she had to go to the bathroom and called 911.. She saved my life.. Denise was not as lucky, may she rest in peace.. I’m sure her children have many to love them, they will need you ALL..




  • 193

    Ruby

    Sep 12, 2008 at 9:28 am -

    Sydney,

    Thank you for stopping by to update us.

    I’m SO HAPPY to hear that the shithead surrendered his parental rights, that Betty has been granted full custody, and that she has sole discretion in arranging visits for Brent’s family. I do hope they’ll still be able to see the girls — those girls need all the loving family they can get — but only as long as Betty deems it healthy and positive for the girls. It really needs to be ALL about them for now, to help them through this.

    Kudos to the system for getting something right FOR ONCE.

    May you all find peace.




  • 194

    hockeymom

    Oct 9, 2008 at 4:24 pm -

    Hey everyone. I have wanted to post for awhile but just couldn’t. I am from M’town too and have known the sicko my whole life. He kept trying to date me - just couldn’t do it. Felt like there just wasn’t something right about that boy. When I found out what he did it gave me chills. I was going through a icky divorce where my ex told me he’d “always be 2 steps behind me” and so far….he’s kept his word. Divorce is final, but he’s always right there. I pray that D will watch over me so my boys don’t go thru what her beautiful girls are going thru. Much blessings to you all and may he rot in hell forever…although that’d be too good for him too.




  • 195

    sydney

    Oct 10, 2008 at 4:32 pm -

    I just spoke with the clerk at the District Court and was told that, as of now, the trial will start on 10/20. The jury selection is slated to begin on 10/14, and no spectators will be allowed to attend. I was advised to call the Court office on the Friday before to ensure that it is still scheduled to begin on 10/20. I really hope it goes forth…I want this over….

    I am always so sad when I read or hear about the people who were affected by him. I’m glad for the ones that managed to avoid entanglement, and sympathetic for the ones who did not. It just boggles my mind to think of how many this murder has affected. It’s not just those of us who are…were…close to her now, but everyone who has ever known her. And him.

    D is…was…one of the few truly good and decent people I have ever met. I should be so lucky to meet one like her again……..

    S




  • 196

    sydney

    Oct 23, 2008 at 10:19 am -

    It’s over! He was found guilty of D’s murder, and sentenced to life in prison. By Texas law, he will be required to serve a minimum of 30 years before becoming eligible for parole. However, the Judge stated that he has submitted a written request to the Parole Board that he never be released on parole because the nature of the crime was so violent.

    I started this part about the trial several times, but because the testimony and evidence was so gruesome, horrific and completely heartbreaking, I simply cannot provide too much detail. What I will write is that the witnesses from D’s building are incredible people. They were so strong-hearted and cared so much that one tried to stop him before he turned on her and she had to flee. Another had to get up and show how hard he was hitting her, with the actual bat used. One had the presence of mind and the bravery to follow him out of the building, yelling to everyone around them, “Look at him! Remember him! This is important!,” over and over again. And one followed him far enough to get a description of his truck and his license plate number. These poor people will be haunted by what they saw for the rest of their lives, and yet they tried to help, they came to court, they testified, they stayed for the entire trial, they cried and they hugged us when it was done. They cared so much for tiny little D, whom they didn’t even know.

    Betty was the most amazing part of the trial. Because she was a witness, she was allowed in the courtroom only for the opening and closing statements, the summations and the verdict and sentencing. When she testified, she relayed, among many other things, how her 7 year old granddaughter asked her, “Was it daddy?” after she was told her mommy had to go to heaven to be with grandpa, and how the girl then asked, “Why didn’t they just shoot him?” after Betty had to tell her he did it. Betty did not waver, she did not cry and she looked him right in the face when she told the court of how he treated her only daughter. She told me afterward that he would not look her in the eye. I am in awe of this woman and the strength she possesses.

    The prosecutors, Mr. Beach and Ms. Madson, prepared and delivered such a strong case that the jury took less than 30 minutes to find him guilty. The jury then took maybe an hour to sentence him to life in prison. From where I was sitting, I could only see the jurors in the back row, but I could tell that this case really affected them. Again, such amazing people.

    As for my selfish part, I wanted only three things from this trial. I wanted him to be found guilty, I wanted him to spend the rest of his life in the TDC, and I wanted him to see my face, one last time, on the “free” side of the railing. I got my wishes. During the trial, I was watching him and twice he turned to look at me. I simply stared at him until he finally turned away. And in his eyes, on the last day I would ever see him and he would ever walk free, I saw nothing but cold deadness. I think that is a reflection of what is in his heart.

    God bless you Denise Ann Seymour Stephens! May you rest in peace……




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    Lynn

    Oct 23, 2008 at 11:26 am -

    Thank You Sydney. I’m happy with this outcome. He won’t get as many free appeals. It won’t bring Denise back, but it does give a little sense of justice. How are the children doing? Are they settling into a new routine? Well, I wish the best for you and your family. Take care.
    Lynn




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    Ruby

    Oct 23, 2008 at 11:29 am -

    Thank you so much for coming back to give us this update, Sydney. Betty isn’t the only one who appears strong and determined. It’s clear Denise was surrounded by many wonderful people who loved her.

    I’m glad it’s finally over, and that Brent probably won’t see freedom again. I’m also pleased to see how fast this happened. I know it must feel like it’s been an eternity for you, but this seems really fast when compared to some of these trials that drag on for YEARS, literally.

    May Denise rest in peace, and may Betty find a way to help those girls move on with their lives, safely away from the murdering scumbag. I wish you all well.




  • 199

    whisperswing

    Oct 23, 2008 at 12:26 pm -

    wow i hope he rots in hell,at the risk of repeating myself i know exactly where bettys head is at and what it was like to have to testify in a gruesome murder trial,we just finished one not to long ago and because my best friends dad knew i would be one of the first called to testify at a trial he wanted to tell me the gruesome details before they hit the news or papers(hes a cop) so i would be smacked in the head by the details,,i am so glad that the children have a grandmother like that to take care of them oddly in our murder case the grandmother also is now raising a 7 yr old girl,,god bless betty and the children she now is raising ,,ty




  • 200

    CassieMomma

    Oct 23, 2008 at 12:40 pm -

    I just want to say sorry for your loss to the family and friends. You will be in my thoughts and prayers. This is an unimaginable horror.



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