Comments on: Truth On Trial

Who Killed A Doctor's Young Beautiful Wife?

[liberty267]

"Truth On Trial"~Should Be PROSECUTORS ON TRIAL!

These prosecutors have no fear of consequences for their ILLEGAL actions. This CORRUPT PROSECUTOR is willing to put an INNOCENT man to DEATH rather than admit he was wrong.Total disregard for the law & JUSTICE.Justice is to seek the TRUTH not cover it up.The 911 call by the husband,I find shocking. No emotion,no crying,no hysteria.I believe Daniel will get Justice based on the majority of decent,fair minded people in Decatur who believe he''s innocent. KUDOS to the company who gave him a job, Americans can be so great!The shame is this young man has no life until the CORRUPT prosecuters get off their high horse and start the real investigation into the husband.I give KUDOS to the judge who released Daniel,that was the right decision.CORRUPT prosecutors should not get a 2nd chance when they violated the law.It truly is shocking that this prosecutor has such little regard for human life.I used to favor the death penalty,not anymore,unless they start changing the laws and start holding prosecutors accountable for VIOLATING THE LAW & THEIR OATH (not misconduct).There are to many prosecutors out there (Nifong) just like this one.This case should be used across this country as an example as to why the death penalty needs to be abolished, this case shows how a prosecutor is willing to put an innocent man to death rather than admit they were wrong.

[nc_abp]

You might want to actually analyze the trial transcripts and the evidence rather than just swallowing what you saw on a TV show. You''re watching an edited broadcast of a television show, a HUGE amount of factual data was not given.
You don''t know these people and you make disparaging remarks about a woman who was brutally murdered? Have some respect for her daughters, if nothing else!
There is no way Dr. Tipton could have been at work and at home at the same time. He was not investigated further because it was PROVEN he was at work!
As for his calm demeanor, he''s a professional, a doctor and quite possibly the only way to speak about it at all is to speak of %u201Cthe body%u201D rather than %u201Cmy wife%u201D while being interviewed on national television. Until you''ve been in his position, had to live in it and endure the scrutiny and horror of it all, you don''t know HOW you would react or respond. If he''s angry, he''s chastised. If he''s calm, he''s chastised. I admire him for putting up the fight for justice for all these years. Until you''ve lived not only through the death of a spouse and the aftermath but to have no closure year after year! How can you stand in judgment of his emotions? You have no clue.
I know this man personally. I admire and respect him both professionally and personally and am proud to call him a friend.

[ladybugkdt]

I wanted to let Daniel know that after watching 48 hours last night I feel he is being falsely accused of a crime he did not commit and that they should focus on the husband more, he was just to claim the whole time and I agree with everyone else that the porn belonged to him, he acted gay and the wife found out and he had to get rid of her.

[ladybugkdt]

I watched this on TV last night and was shocked that they did not pursue the husband more. When he talked about his wife he showed no emotion and called her a body. He had the motive and knew something was going on. I feel the guy they tried is not guilty according to what I saw on TV. He is being pushed into this mess by the husband who is not being charged. The husband leaves and moves to NC, why because he can''t live with the guilt and his own children should be afraid of him. The guy on trial tried to committ sucide, well I would too if I was being accused of something I didn''t do and was depressed. The police and the FBI need to look at the husband, there was probally a insurance policy somewhere.

[paulainmo]

Mr. Tipton consistently says "the body" when referring to finding his wife. I feel that is extremely detached. "The body"? I understand it''s been a long time, but "the body"?? I think he would say "my WIFE" if there had been any warmth between them, any at ALL. IMO, she found what he had been looking at online and said, "I''m gone and I''m taking the kids," and Mr. Tipton lost it, knowing both his personal and professional reputations would be shot. Insanity is the only plausible reason he was not more thoroughly focused on in the investigation, pure insanity.

[paulainmo]

Mr. Tipton consistently says "the body" when referring to finding his wife. I feel that is extremely detached. "The body"? I understand it''s been a long time, but "the body"?? I think he would say "my WIFE" if there had been any warmth between them, any at ALL. IMO, she found what he had been looking at online and said, "I''m gone and I''m taking the kids," and Mr. Tipton lost it, knowing both his personal and professional reputations would be shot. Insanity is the only plausible reason he was not more thoroughly focused on in the investigation, pure insanity.

[paulainmo]

Mr. Tipton consistently says "the body" when referring to finding his wife. I feel that is extremely detached. "The body"? I understand it''s been a long time, but "the body"?? I think he would say "my WIFE" if there had been any warmth between them, any at ALL. IMO, she found what he had been looking at online and said, "I''m gone and I''m taking the kids," and Mr. Tipton lost it, knowing both his personal and professional reputations would be shot. Insanity is the only plausible reason he was not more thoroughly focused on in the investigation, pure insanity.

[sassey7]

I''ve read the article and all the comments. There are alot of questions that still unanswered but one sticks out for me. If she was to pick up the girls at 2:30, how did Ms. Smith see her at 3:00-3:30 with no kids?

[tkwaymire]

There''s a hole in the husband''s story. Early in the episode, they showed a picture of a younger pregnant Karen standing in front of the fireplace of the family home. Husband comments on it during interview with 48 hours correspondant. Says that picture was even hard for him, as she was attacked in front of that fireplace. BUT, according to the scenrio presented by him/the cops.... she opened the front door, was attacked in the entryway and led upstairs, etc. Unless that fireplace was in the couple''s bedroom..... Hope someone involved in this case paid attention to this.

[debme]

This is the most unbelieveable one I have seen. The husband did it and the Police Department should be held accountable for such a terrible investigative job. The husbands politics set him free. He was to calm when he called 911. The neighbor saw him arrive early, the other neighbor saw her at the mailbox when they said the crime was committed. The hair they can not even say it came from the boy how could any jury think this boy is guilty. If the boy did it their would be blood from him and a drug addict would not have gotten rid of his clothes throughly. But a Doctor would have gotten rid of his clothes throughly and he had plenty of time and had planned it all out. Did they test the husband DNA against the blood and the hair? How much of the blood did they test for DNA? Yes the boy had a drug problem but that does not make you a brutal murder and if he had done it he would have taken the wedding ring. The husband did it a robber would have taken the wedding ring. And the Mayor of Decatur should be ashame for not firing anyone who had anything to do with this case and the attorney that is going against this boy. This is nothing more than a mayors office and police department wanting a case solved so they pinned it on a drug suspect. They did not look at the case or investigate it throughly. Did the husband take a lie detector test?

[dmclean14]

So many questions not being asked and answered!!!
1) Wife was to pick up children at 2:30 and a no show. David Tipton states on the 911 call that he was worried about his children and did not know their where a bouts. Where was the desperation and fear of possibly finding his children dead as well? Didn''t the school call home and or his office? Why did the police have to track the children down? Why didn''t David Tipton call himself and send someone to get them? He claims he left his office at 3:00 p.m. As if the office manager wouldn''t lie. An office affair possibly?
2) Despite the degraded quality of the hair it still can be tested for drug use and when those drugs where used. Did they even bother getting samples from the husband and or his best friend? They don''t appear to be "crack heads".
3) David Tipton''s recorded message on the 911 call states that "it appears she''s been strangled". He could tell this despite the fact that her throat was cut and covered in so much blood he claims he didn''t recognize his own wife????
4) The crime scene photo''s of the foyer show drops of blood that had almost dried and then something had smeared them. Like a botched clean up perhaps? Or was it incompetent crime scene preservation?

[nikko88478]

I agree w/ Alicemode. I felt the same way. The husband had no emotion in his voice at all; just matter of fact. Also all of the gay porno on the computer, belong to the husband. His mannerism and voice is very gay like. Also the husband gave a description of how and where his wife was first murdered in the house. How does he know where and how it happen.

[nikko88478]

I agree w/ Alicemode. I felt the same way. The husband had no emotion in his voice at all; just matter of fact. Also all of the gay porno on the computer, belong to the husband. His mannerism and voice is very gay like. Also the husband gave a description of how and where his wife was first murdered in the house. How does he know where and how it happen.

[jabailo]

The husband is the more obvious suspect.

The wife died at age 38 -- that is typically the time where someone in a long marriage wants to "get out" or have one last hurrah.

The other tell is that he seemed older than her. This is another tip for a cheating wife. When in their 20s, she may have found him attractive, but with him being middle aged and her still attractive, he would have been a target of cuckolding.

There is every reason to suspect the spouse. Also, there did not seem to be any attempt to find his DNA on the body (yes, he was her husband, but with the deep stab wounds, there may have been evidence in a wound).

There seemed to be no investigation of the husband whatsoever.

Also, the idea that he left town was very suspicious. I don''t think a person who was not the murderer would have left town like that and just up and moved to a new place.

[nikko88478]

I agree w/ Alicemode. I felt the same way. The husband had no emotion in his voice at all; just matter of fact. Also all of the gay porno on the computer, belong to the husband. His mannerism and voice is very gay like. Also the husband gave a description of how and where his wife was first murdered in the house. How does he know where and how it happen.

[oldsy2]

I just watched your 48 Minutes Special on Daniel Wade Moore and was wondering why the hairs that were found were tested for DNA only when he admits to heavy cocaine and weed usage there would probably be traces in the hairs that would determine if it was even Mr Moore by using a hair from an older hair brush from that time when the murder was committed.I think that its a little strange that this mans life could be taken on the basis of DNA and a bogus story told by someone who was probably scared to death by police. Just my thoughts about your report.

[oldsy2]

I watched your 48 Minutes special on Daniel Wade Moores two trials and how the hairs were tested for a DNA match,I was wondering if anyone tested the hairs for traces of crack cocaine as there would be traces in the hairs from prolonged usage as well as grass that was smoked.I just think its a little strange that these tests were never mentioned and everything is resting on the DNA and a bogus confession.Just my thoughts,Grant in Ontario,Canada.

[wandalene]

I watch and follow all of these and several of murder mystery shows. It is an exception to the norm that the prosecutor is not looking at the husband and/or friend considering it follows a classic pattern of crime of passion.

[bren09-2009]

Ever notice how many of these stories are in the media? Look at the whole picture and you will see this is another crime of a controlling, abusive spouse who felt it his right to take a life. This happens every day, every single day and we as a society obviously allow it.

I am one of the lucky ones. My exhusband was of the same personality as these other crazies. Control, abuse, power, manipulation and their wild card, charm. When I finally had enough and filed for divorce he was making other plans for me. Trying his darndest to smooth it all over (first interest he ever had in making 15 years of marriage try to work)by planning a trip to the BWCA. I believe his AADD gets all the credit for blowing the cover off what may very well have otherwise worked for him. Killing me.

I am grateful to be alive but never feel entirely free. Anyone who survives this madness never quits looking over their shoulder, never. I realize there are places for women (let''s face it, they end up dead the most)to go for help but these places cannot save your life. Only you can.

I hate to say it because it makes me sad to think our world is this way but women in these relationships would be doing society on a whole a huge favor by just killing these monsters first.

[alicemode]

Valeska and Tipton are protecting each other...but it will all come out in the end..........