I never wanted to be man. Look i wanted to be girl. Reporter after 16 months of therapy in preparation kitzler from South Carolina came to bucks county to have the surgery that would change her life. It was supposed to happen yesterday but at the 11th hour, kitzlers parents drove from ohio to file an emergency injunction to stop that surgery. They wanted to make september that their son was making an informed and conscious and safe decision, and the proceeding today was necessary. Reporter her parents call the surgery barbaric and risky and after suffering from hiv, hepatitis c and depression, they say kitzler isnt mentally competent enough to make that decision. Just because a parent doesnt agree with their childs choice doesnt mean that you can then use the legal mechanisms and legal avenue to declare that person incapacitated. Reporter after day long hearing, a Common Pleas Court judge cleared the way for kitzler to have that gender reassignment surgery. As her parents scurried out
I never wanted to be man. Look i wanted to be girl. Reporter after 16 months of therapy in preparation kitzler from South Carolina came to bucks county to have the surgery that would change her life. It was supposed to happen yesterday but at the 11th hour, kitzlers parents drove from ohio to file an emergency injunction to stop that surgery. They wanted to make september that their son was making an informed and conscious and safe decision, and the proceeding today was necessary. Reporter her parents call the surgery barbaric and risky and after suffering from hiv, hepatitis c and depression, they say kitzler isnt mentally competent enough to make that decision. Just because a parent doesnt agree with their childs choice doesnt mean that you can then use the legal mechanisms and legal avenue to declare that person incapacitated. Reporter after day long hearing, a Common Pleas Court judge cleared the way for kitzler to have that gender reassignment surgery. As her parents scurried out
Confession. Homicide detectives in crime scene investigators spent the day combing through the apartments of murder victim laura and her neighbor 22 year old Jeremiah Jackson aka Jerry Jackson who police have now charged in her murder. We believe theres a struggle inside the residence. At what time she was killed. Reporter detectives say jackson allegedly confessed to beating and strangling the 23 year old Art Institute graduate sometime sunday night after she arrived at her apartment at 40th and brown to find jackson burglarizing her place. They had rooms actually next door to each other. It was at that time mr. Jackson identified her as a possible future victim of his. Had would have thought. We in the company of murderer . He had no business killing that girl. Reporter investigators say jackson tied her hands and feet with duck tape, wrapped her in trash bag and repeatedly assaulted her. We dont know how long that had gone on. It could have been relativel rey short period of time th
Around a local kohls store. Caitlin roth standing by with your weather on the ones, caitlin; today going to be a ten potentially . I think it is, chris. We already saw how good this day was going to be Late Afternoon yesterday when the refreshing air came through. Beautiful change to our weather. How long that lasts is coming up in your weather on the ones. You can see 70 degrees on this thursday, july 17th, 2014. Im chris murphy, Kerrey Barrett will join just about a half hour from now, thanks for being with us. Lets go right back to caitlin. We want to start the show off on good news. Hopefully you all caught up on some restful street, where weve had three in a row of thunderstorms in most of the area. Not the case last night. Cold front you can see off shore, we peak at ultimate doppler, what was responsible for three persistent days of the heavy rain, a lot, a lot of rain, fell across the delaware valley. Thats now gone. We saw skies clear yesterday. And theyll stay cheer through t
Who lived in the same rooming house as the victim beat and strangled her. How dare him just take her life. For what . Tonight how friends are remembering laura. First though we begin with this developing story. Arrest of the suspect in the killing of a recent Art Institute graduate. Good evening im iain page. Im luce is he noland. Investigators say Jeremiah Jackson has confessed to the crime. Fox 29s Chris Oconnell is live at police headquarters. Chris, what have you learned . Reporter lucy, were learning more about laura tonight. She had graduated recently from the Art Institute of philadelphia with a degree in fashion marketing. She was set to start new job next week. But tonight, a Memorial Service is now being planned for the 23 year old with a promising life ahead. In shock. Im in shock. I dont believe somebody kill laura. Reporter lauras friends at the tabernacle of the holy spirit in northeast philadelphia remember a bright, happy and shy 23 year old starting to live on her own.