Louie Porter, Jr. passed away. This is the full obituary where you can share condolences and memories. Published in the Thomasville Times Enterprise on 2024-04-11.
the jury finding him not guilty on one of six charges he faced and dead locked on the other five. judge katherine eagles has declared a mistrial and for now edwards is free again. thank goodness we live in a country that has the kind of system we have. i think those jurors were an exemplar for what juries are supposed to do. reporter: repeating the refrain from the early days of the case edwards also blamed only himself. while i do not believe i did anything illegal, or ever thought i was doing anything illegal, i did an awful, awful lot that was wrong. there is no one else responsible for my sins. reporter: the jury decision came after a bizarre twist earlier in the day after telling the judge they had reached a verdict the jury of eight men and four women surprised the courtroom with the announcement they only had a unanimous decision on only one count. edwards lawyers immediately asked for a mistrial citing the jury s inability to reach a unanimous verdict on the
last night and police say she never saw it coming. the 17-year-old was walking along the tracks near lafayette avenue and queensbury road in riverdale when she was hit from behind. pat collins joins us live with reaction from the victim s father. pat? reporter: wendy, she was wearing head phones. she took a short cut down these train tracks and it cost her her life. from the time she was just a little baby girl her father says he knew there was something special about mary kaitlyn gaffaney, why she almost became a cover girl for a diaper company. she was about 1 to 2 years old they called her a china doll because of her looks. she actually almost became the huggies diaper baby. reporter: as she grew older her father says mary had some issues but he says she worked her way through it. in fact, recently she talked about going to college and becoming a mechanical engineer and designing motorcycles. he says she had many talents. she was a beautiful girl. very talented sin