Comments on: 48 Hours: Daddy's Girl

Did A Brother And Sister Conspire To Murder Their Stepfather?

[Dgunner]

YESTERDAY THERE WAS A ARTICLE POSTED ON CARRYING LOADED GUNS IN NATIONAL PARKS. A IMPORTANT ISSUE AMONG AMERICANS. TODAY IT IS NOT POSTED ON CBS. HOWEVER SOMETHING HORRIFIC AS THIS HAS BEEN POSTED NEARLY A WEEK NOW. THIS SAYS LOUDLY A LOT ABOUT THE MENTALITY OF CBS AND THIER EDITORS.

[48hrzfanz]

The stepfather loved them. He tried his best to be the father those kids never had. What's wrong with that? It just wasn't enough for a girl who had everything to live for.
I don't care if that girl was 17 at the time. She had sense to plot a murder like an adult. She spoke so eloquently and calm. Her brother was just a plain Liar. A rapist, murderous Liar.
What's wrong with our kids today? We try to give them all that we can out of love and caring. I guess it just isn't enough, ever. To the stepfather Tim MacNeil. Rest In Peace.

[SiliconDoc1]

Since Nathan was visiting his stepdad and Brae, he could have had the mask on his head in that home at ANY TIME over the past number of months. He said he built a computer for his stepdad.
I hate it when people are so stupid as to accept DNA evbidence and never think beyond the DNA on the item.
Of course by the whole of what as shown they did it as a team, nonetheless, to claim the DNA on the mask proves anything by claiming Nathan's DNA should not be on it is ridiculous. With Brae in the house she could have grabbed it after Nathan left it then handed it off to the real shooter. Simple. Not saying it happened that way at all - I'm just saying people ought to THINK before they declare a piece of evidence something that proves guilt, then make a false statement trying to back that up.
I'll tell you it's scary how easily people are fooled nowadays.

[lottainfo]

When I viewed this story last Saturday, May 16th, 2009, I knew something was up when I observed Brae's demeanor. I still cannot understand what the motive was; I heard Brae felt left out or was angry. Could you imagine the bloodbath our country would have if teens killed their parents because they were angry at them?

This Brae character seems very spoiled, even though she is from a broken home. Her step father opened his heart, home, & wallet for her; this murder was the ultimate betrayal.

I hope she rots in jail.

[nancybotwin2008]

Alabamdeb is right on. Brae Hansen's "suicide letter" (linked on page 2 of this article) reveals Brae's twisted narcissistic thinking. Brea has the audacity to explain how "hurt" and offended she was that her stepfather postponed their birthday lunch -- recall that the birthday lunch was the psychopathic siblings' initial lure to ambush and murder Tim MacNeil??!

The pants-down issue is a red-herring. I don't doubt that Tim MacNeil was a wonderful man and father-- he raised Erin MacNeil Ellison, a young woman with the strength and grace to feel true compassion for the step-siblings who murdered her own father.

[VaniNY]

This is a heartbreaking story. Here we have three lives destroyed. It also hurts those who read about it; you lose trust, confidence in your society and world around. How many more murderous youths and children are out there, hateful enough to kill their loved ones? Can you trust your own children? Would they betray you as well.
I am shocked by those comments which indicate an evident desire to blame the victim. Not only was the victim attacked in the intimacy of his home, but he is being blamed for being undressed because he was attacked while preparing for an evening out. Was he supposed to just zap his clothing onto his body?
It looks as though this man made a big mistake when he got involved with this troubled woman and her children. Maybe he enjoyed coming to their rescue, and helping out. But the girl seems unusually uneducated and desperate to be the daughter of an accomplished, educated attorney. I am sure that the dynamics of this dysfunctional family is the cause behind all this. Her stepfather had made her and her mother dependent on him. Her complete financial and emotional helplessness and dependency made her feel angry, enraged. Somehow, someone had fostered a sense of desperation and anxiety in her. Had she beene encouraged to develop as a person on her own? Had she been overly spoiled? I am sure that the step-son was dealing with similarly powerful feelings of incompetency, dependency, rage and betrayl accompagnied by additonal feelings of rejection. All these tumultous feelings are akin to a bomb waiting to explode. If they had not had easy access to a gun, maybe the man would alive to this day. Then again, they were such diabolical people, maybe they would have shot chemicals into his bloodstream as the needles seem to indicate. Horrible story.

[cliffps]

Excellent points made here. Now I wonder if she DID maybe have something to do with her Mother's "suicide." Won't be long now before this little psycho starts crying out that her step dad WAS indeed forcing sex on her, it's her only means for an appeal at this point and she'll try anything, as any trapped rat would. Notice how she dramatically broke down and doubled over after the verdict was read aloud? She did not behave this way before but she was very calm and matter-of-fact about everything. This girl has nobody fooled and it's all on camera. Watch, the next bit of drama will be a suicide attempt, let's hope she succeeds!

[24Cougar]

Sad, tragic case. I was glad to see in the end, the system worked. Great job by the police, the DA and the Court system.

[alesyn]

I don't think it's normal or appropriate for a father to walk around without pants on in front of his 17-year-old daughter, not to mention the "step" factor in it all. If you'll notice in the picture, or for those of you who saw the show, his lower half is blurred out indicating he was nude. Why would they blur out underwear? I doesn't appear to me that he is wearing underwear.

[rrozsa]

I don't think the fact he wasn't wearing pants is such a big deal. He was in the process of changing clothes. My husband put on his shirt and tie first, and walks around in his shoes and socks until he starts to leave, at which point he puts on his pants.