February 23rd, 2012 issue #1108
February 23rd, 2012
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Chasing Any: Three women rebuff Huguely meet-ups; five laxers smash planned alibi
More Huguely stories • Forensic litany: Lots of exhibits, less DNA evidence • Tuesday testimony: Huguely jurors get lesson in brain bleeding • Brutal force? Love's injuries conjure visions of strangulation, smothering -
Closing arguments: Intent and malice debated in Love's death
Attorneys in the murder trial of George Huguely made their final pleas to the jury to convict– or not convict so harshly– the defendant for the death of Yeardley Love after the defense rested around 2pm Saturday, February 18. During the roughly 90 minutes each side spent, the prosecution hammered home the brutal attack on Love when she thought she was safe at home, and the defense argued that Huguely had no intent to murder Love or to steal her laptop– the taking of which added five additional felony charges to the first-degree murder charge he's facing. -
Forensic litany: Lots of exhibits, less DNA evidence
More Huguely stories • Tuesday testimony: Huguely jurors get lesson in brain bleeding • Brutal force? Love's injuries conjure visions of strangulation, smothering -
Friday defense: Former high-schoolers tell of Love purse-smacking Huguely
More Huguely stories • Chasing Any: Three women rebuff Huguely meet-ups • Forensic litany: Lots of exhibits, less DNA evidence • Tuesday testimony: Huguely jurors get lesson in brain bleeding -
Not blunt force: Defense continues theme, as email angers judge
Later on Saturday: • Closing arguments: Intent and malice debated in Love's death More Huguely stories: • Friday defense: Former high-schoolers tell of Love purse-smacking Huguely -
Not trauma: Brain doc says CPR did the damage
More Huguely stories • Chasing any: Three women rebuff Huguely meet-ups • Forensic litany: Lots of exhibits, less DNA evidence • Tuesday testimony: Huguely jurors get lesson in brain bleeding -
The charges: What Huguely's jury must decide
George Wesley Huguely V faces six charges in the death of Yeardley Love, including first-degree murder and its possible life sentence. The verdict will be determined after this issue of the Hook goes to press, but with the help of Hook legal expert David Heilberg, here's a rundown of the charges and what the jury will be deliberating February 22. The biggie:
4Better Or Worse
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The week in review
Hungriest: Twelve UVA students begin a hunger strike February 18 in support of a living wage of at least $13 for the university's lowest paid employees.
Essays
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Bad behavior: Huguely tests limits of lawyers
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Inner grown-up: Avoid mayhem by listening to it
“Die, you bastard, die.” My father was moaning on the other side of the bathroom door, as my mother listened out in the hallway. He’d made himself sick with a few too...
Question of the Week
Movie Reviews
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Hidden addiction: 'Shame' evokes painful emotions
Shame Director: Steve McQueenStarring: Michael Fassbender, Carey MulliganPlaying: Downtown~NC-17 - 101 min
News
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ABC superteen: How an underage agent took down Kroger
For many restaurants and bars, the prospect of a visit by undercover ABC agents is a constant fear. A single alcohol violation could trigger temporary loss of a liquor lice... -
Blue sky day; great ski day
Perfect temperatures right around freezing following a six-inch blast of natural snow gave Wintergreen Resort some Monday holiday joy. -
Final day? Huguely arrives for judgment
Recent stories • The charges: What Huguely's jury must decide • Closing arguments: Intent and malice debated in Love's death *** • Countdown to death: An action time... -
Free show: Sons of Bill give it away at Paramount
Just for buying the new album, fans of Charlottesville-based rock band Sons of Bill not only get the disc– but a free show at the Paramount Theater. It happens on Thu... -
Month late: Scrap yard to debut 'METAL' program
As previously reported, the CEO of the company that operates the Meade Avenue scrap yard long known as Coiner's Scrap Iron and Metal had promised to relaunch walk-in sales ... -
New fest: SXSW inspires TTFF
Last year, Paul Beyer ran for City Council. This year, he's starting a music/art festival modeled on Austin's South by Southwest. With film, book and photo festivals alread... -
Overcorrection: First Albemarle traffic fatality not weather related
After a year in which 21 people died on roads in Albemarle County, Djarad Robinson, 36, of Charlottesville became the first fatality of 2012 as a passenger in the back seat... -
Sunday hunting R.I.P.-- at least this year
The effort to overturn the ban on Sunday hunting sailed through the Senate last month, only to meet the fate of so many bills and die in subcommittee in the House of Delega... -
Wrong on red? Cameras successful, says report; worries remain
According to a recent County police report, the controversial red-light cameras at the intersection of Route 29 and Rio Road are a success. Crashes at the approaches where ...
Online only
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Another fatality: State charges hunter for mistaking man for deer
Sadly, the tragic lesson from Ferrum University was not learned by a Chatham-area man who allegedly shot and killed his neighbor after mistaking the innocent citizen for a ... -
Illuminating: They might be... dissing me
Brooklyn-based duo They Might Be Giants performed what we think was their sixth Charlottesville concert since we began keeping score in 1990. Along the way, they penned a t... -
Recycling on Park
Recycling on Park Street requires skillful juggling of bins and traffic. (This is the kind of photo someone might take if they were killing time outside the offices of Geor... -
Snow falls: Packable, throwable blanket precedes Prez Day
It had been the season without a snow accumulation– until the eve of President's Day, when the kiddies would already have the day off from school. Despite the irony, ... -
Some photos: As Huguely trial delayed Thursday
Huguely stories • Not trauma: Brain doc says CPR did the damage • Chasing any: Three women rebuff Huguely meet-ups • Forensic litany: Lots of exhibits, less DNA evid... -
Table of contents
COVERIntent to kill?After a three-day break, the jury in the first degree murder trial of George W. Huguely IV took up deliberations. Here, a look back at the evidence and ... -
Winter wallop? Snow forecast up in the air
So far, winter 2012 hasn't been much like winter at all, with temperatures more than three degrees above average and snowfall nearly 14 inches below average. That could all...
Letters
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There was no brawl b/w MHS and CHS
Regarding ["Biggest brawl"] in 4Better or Worse in the February 16 issue: First of all, there was no "brawl." Not one punch. I was there. CHS players were playing ver...
CultureVulture
Black and White
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Henry Graff
How does the out of town coverage compare to that of the local broadcast folk? I have not seen any out of area broadcast coverage of The Commonwealth of Virginia vs. George...
