Thomas Destories Murdered Douglas Georgianni
April 21, 2009 by Morbid
Thomas Destories and Doug Georgianni
Phoenix, Arizona – Talk about a senseless death. Douglas Georgianni, 51, was working in a marked speed trap van on SundaySunday reviews
night when someone pulled up alongside him and opened fire, hitting Douglas and killing him. Douglas was on his cell phone with his wife at the time. After receiving eyewitness accounts plus the tape from the van, police have now arrested and named the suspect in the shooting, Thomas Destories, 68.
DPS Director Roger Vanderpool described the shooting as “senseless.” He added, “This ridiculous act has taken the life of an employee performing not only their assigned duties but specifically performing a function that has proven to save motorists lives through the photo enforcement program.” No motive has been released as of yet. Douglas had only been working the job for 3 months.
Not that I would be surprised if this was just a random act, but it just seems like this was a bit personal, dontcha think? Wouldn’t be too surprised if it comes to light that these two knew each other.
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8:29 am on April 21st, 2009
Sounds either personal against Douglas or using extreme measures to protest speed traps! Holy shit!
Hope more info comes out soon.
8:32 am on April 21st, 2009
Yeah, this doesn’t sound random at all. There has to be more to the story.
Either way, it was a totally pussy way to kill someone. He took an (I’m assuming) unarmed man by surprise from the safety of his vehicle and then drove off. Lame.
9:12 am on April 21st, 2009
maybe he was pissed cuz he got a ticket through one of the speed traps?
9:19 am on April 21st, 2009
That old dude looks like a whack job. I have found a news clip…and will try to upload. Here’s the link to his interview.
http://gannett.a.mms.mavenapps.net/mms/rt/1/site/gannett-phoenix-531-pub01-live/current/launch.html?maven_playerId=allforenigma&maven_referralPlaylistId=playlist&maven_referralObject=1098326140
9:52 am on April 21st, 2009
I couldn’t imagine being his wife and being on the phone while he was being murdered. To hear the whole thing would probably send me over the edge. Sad and senseless!
9:53 am on April 21st, 2009
I CAN’t Believe the detectives let him keep his cell phone in a holding cell–I can only think that they haven’t officially placed him under “arrest” and don’t want to deprive him of his communication (he might say something while in “custody”, on record, that will help their case!)
I think he can be held “on suspiscion” for some length of time prior to an actual arrest and charges being made.
10:34 am on April 21st, 2009
Damn! What a horrible way to end a conversation with your husband. Handsome man with a great smile. I am sure he will be missed!
10:38 am on April 21st, 2009
Handsome man, indeed. But, nooooo… We’re left with the decrepit Yosemite Sam.
10:50 am on April 21st, 2009
I was thinking the same thing and wondering what I would do, besides the obvious I mean. Will probably take a very long time for that memory to fade, if ever.
2:50 pm on April 21st, 2009
3:53 pm on April 21st, 2009
OMG Yosemite Sam.. that was funny.
RIP Doug
4:43 pm on April 21st, 2009
I couldn’t even imagine being on the phone with my husband and hearing his life end. I would by hysterical. Bless him! Yes he was handsome with a pearly white smile!
There has to be something to this shooting!
10:19 pm on April 21st, 2009
awww, not even ONE negative post about speed trap vans?
10:35 pm on April 21st, 2009
2:29 am on April 24th, 2009
I occasionally go this route if I have to work in downtown, and generally they always warn you when the speed trap van is coming up. They have these huge yellow ”now entering/exiting photo enforcement zone” flags on the side of the road.
As for the shooting: absolutely senseless, cowardly, and overall Bitch-Assness from yosemite.
And who cares, I talk on the phone all the live long day if i’m bored at work…
RIP Doug
12:02 pm on April 27th, 2009
I can assure you that this evil man and my loving and wonderful husband Doug did not know one another. I was not talking to him at the time he was murdered. I had called him moments earlier to check up on him and tell him I loved him. Five minutes later he called me back and said “Honey, call 911 I’ve been shot.”. At that moment my life stopped. This was a senseless crime perpetrated by a wicked man. Doug positively touched the lives of so very many people. You can go to legacy.com if you want to find out more about Doug and the person that he was. I beg people to be sensitive to what they post on these sites. The pain and agony for me and the rest of the family is already beyond bearable. Thank you.
12:26 pm on April 27th, 2009
I am so very sorry for the loss of your gorgeous, wonderful husband. ((hugs))
1:02 pm on April 27th, 2009
So you have been busted for speeding and that pisses you off so much (how dare they catch you doing something illegal!) that you leave this incredibly flippant remark about an event that any decent person would see as a terrible tragedy, period. Who gives a shit if you were busted by a speed trap? That has what, exactly, to do with this senseless murder?
“Yeah, it’s awesome that Yosemite Sam “wacked” the system, too bad about the dude who was murdered in the process but he was just jacking off in the van anyway and should have been doing his job, even though I have no goddamn idea what the hell I’m talking about which nonetheless doesn’t stop me from inexplicably bashing the innocent guy who was murdered perhaps to make myself feel less guilty for the fact that I’m actually kind of giddy that this happened because I once got caught for speeding and it was total bullshit.”
jgeorgianni, I am so sorry for your loss. I hope this stupid asshole is convicted of first-degree murder.
1:42 pm on April 27th, 2009
You are in my thoughts and prayers jgeorgianni!!! I will visit his legacy page.
2:30 pm on April 27th, 2009
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