Nanny Yoselyn Ortega Finally Has to Answer About the Stabbing Deaths of 2 Children Left in Her Care

woensdag 14 augustus 2013

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by Kiri Blakeley 1 hour ago

Yoselyn Ortega, who is accused of killing two little children she was taking care of in her role as nanny for Marina and Kevin Krim, has been found competent to stand trial. Her lawyers had argued that she "heard voices" telling her to kill on the day of the murders, and that she was otherwise mentally unfit to help with her own defense. But the judge wasn't buying it, saying:

I feel there is clear and convincing evidence that this defendant is fit to stand trial.

Some of that evidence was jailhouse phone calls she'd made to her 17-year-old son, in which she lucidly talked about such mundane everyday tasks as his home renovations and visiting Motor Vehicles.

But her defense team argued that she cannot understand the court proceedings and cannot help her defense, saying:

I don't thinks he has the capacity to understand and discuss rationally the impact of any evidence in this case.

But now she will have to. Unless there's a plea deal, this means that Ortega will go to trial. This also means we might finally find out why the nanny, who was considered a part of the family and had even vacationed with the Krims in her native Dominican Republic, allegedly took a knife to 2-year-old Leo and 6-year-old Lucia Krim, butchering them in their own bathtub in their Manhattan home.

Of course, the WHY may never be sufficiently answered. But certainly the prosecution will state its case as to WHY, and it will probably have something to do with Ortega being mad at the Krim family, reportedly having an "epic" argument with mom Marina, and being resentful of her increased household duties.

None of that seems like a reason to murder two innocent children -- but there often isn't a good reason when people kill. And there is never a good reason when children are killed, and yet they are killed all of the time.

However, it is heartbreaking to think that the Krims may have to go through a trial -- and most likely will have to testify. Especially considering that Marina is pregnant. On the other hand, they may welcome the chance to help put their children's alleged killer behind bars.

Will you follow the trial?

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'Killer' Nanny Yoselyn Ortega’s Phone Calls to Her Son Could Be Held Against Her

dinsdag 13 augustus 2013

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by Kiri Blakeley 10 hours ago

The country was horrified and shocked when two little children were allegedly killed by the person who should have been protecting them: their nanny. Yoselyn Ortega has been in jail since that mind-numbingly awful event, and her lawyers are arguing that she is mentally unfit to stand trial. That she "heard voices" talking about killing people on the day she allegedly stabbed little Lucia and Leo Krim to death in their own bathtub.

Yet reportedly jailhouse phone calls catch her sounding lucid and chatty with relatives. Still, it's hard to fathom that a woman would suddenly stab to death her two young charges -- little children who did nothing to her and with whom she'd always had a good relationship -- without being mentally deranged.

Reportedly, Ortega has been having long conversations with her family from the jailhouse phone -- and, of course, those are recorded. They can also be used against you.

In the calls, Ortega shows that she's concerned about the money the calls cost. She also asks her son about mundane things such as going to Motor Vehicles, and about some home renovations, asking, "Did they already put [in] the tiles?" When her 17-year-old son says they're going to paint first, then put in the tiles, she responds: "Yes, because then the tiles get dirty while painting."

On the other hand, talking about tiles when you're in jail for murdering two little kids is pretty cray.

While I have strong doubts about Ortega's claims of "hearing voices," periods of lucidity and linear thinking don't necessarily negate the possibility of mental illness. A defense witness who was called to one of the hearings that will determine whether Ortega can stand trial explained, "Somebody can function in a day-to-day sense on some level but still not be competent to stand trial because of the specific nature of what [the law] demands."

It was also said that Ortega received brain damage when she slit her own throat after the children's murder -- but a doctor said it shouldn't impede her competency to stand trial.

But it's even more difficult to prove that someone didn't know right from wrong when committing a crime. My guess is if Ortega goes to trial, that will be the next tack her defense team will take. Here's my question: If Ortega was insane at the time of the crime, wouldn't anyone have noticed she was insane? The Krims don't look like people who wouldn't have a clue about this.

Whether Ortega heard voices or not, my guess is we will never know the true reason behind why she allegedly did what she did.

Do you think she is insane?

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