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Man apologizes for fatally stabbing woman in spat over TV remote
"There was a slight altercation over the remote control," Donald Zampini, 73, explained in court. "She removed it from my hand. I asked for it. She took it back." He stabbed her 28 times but says he doesn't remember it. (Trenton Times)December 3, 2008 | Permalink
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That's Right!
My husband can take the remote when he pries it from my cold dead hands!
Posted by: RockyMtnMac | Dec 3, 2008 8:50:59 AM
"There was a slight altercation over the remote control,"
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Slight=stabbed 28 times?
Just what would a moderate altercation be?
Posted by: stopeatingmysesamecake | Dec 3, 2008 8:56:06 AM
Stab, stab, stab, stab, stab, stab, stab, stab, stab, stab, stab, stab, stab, stab, stab, stab, stab, stab, stab, stab, stab, stab, stab, stab, stab, stab, stab, stab... huh?
Posted by: txguy | Dec 3, 2008 8:57:06 AM
"There was a slight altercation over the remote control..." So, I assume that, for it to be a MAJOR altercation, he would have to have stabbed her 29 times?
Posted by: oldewave | Dec 3, 2008 8:57:58 AM
sorry semsc; you beat me to it.
Posted by: oldewave | Dec 3, 2008 8:58:44 AM
He thought 18 yrs in prison was better than a life sentence???!!!??? At his age isn't 18 yrs pretty much a life sentence?
If that was a slight altercation I'd hate to see what he thought a massive altercation was...
Posted by: | Dec 3, 2008 9:01:08 AM
Ok, so my above comment is laced with redundancy. Sorry
Posted by: cherie | Dec 3, 2008 9:01:51 AM
It sounds like there was a slight altercation over self-control to me.
Posted by: twerp | Dec 3, 2008 9:44:46 AM
"Zampini changed his mind about going to trial because he "weighed his options" and decided it would be preferable to serve an 18-year sentence than life in prison, which he would have faced if convicted of murder. "
Now that's what I call a positive attitude!
Posted by: nellagain | Dec 3, 2008 10:19:03 AM
Maybe she tripped and fell on the knife.
Posted by: Dick C Normas | Dec 3, 2008 10:22:49 AM
"She ran into my knife! She ran into my knife! Twen-ty-eight times!
She had it comin', she had it comin', she had it coming all along..."
Posted by: troschne | Dec 3, 2008 10:34:51 AM
WARNING.........NEVER MESS WITH SOMEONE`S REMOTE!!!
Posted by: MONKEY JERK | Dec 3, 2008 10:58:14 AM
Sweet potato pie, TV remote, some things it's better to just leave them alone.
Posted by: Russ | Dec 3, 2008 11:17:21 AM
"Pop
Six
Squish
Uh uh
Cicero
Lipschitz!
...So, I said to him,
I said, "You pop that
gum one more time..."
and he did.
So I took the shotgun off the wall
and I fired two warning shots...
...into his head
He had it coming
He only had himself to blame"
Posted by: nellagain | Dec 3, 2008 11:21:17 AM
LOL, nell! I was wondering if anyone would catch what I meant!
Posted by: troschne | Dec 3, 2008 11:26:55 AM
Sterilize him.
Posted by: Farmer Bob and the City | Dec 3, 2008 11:45:43 AM
Well trosche, you have to admit that the gum popping argument is absolutly unassailable.
Posted by: nellagain | Dec 3, 2008 1:39:51 PM
I agree, nell--that is an annoying habit! I love that song!
Posted by: troschne | Dec 3, 2008 1:52:43 PM
My mom used to get all stabby-feeling over ice crunching.
Posted by: Soo | Dec 3, 2008 1:56:42 PM
Nell! Stop It! That bit always makes me horny! ANd I'm supposed to be sad about this story! Oh well, where's the Astroglide and the Chicago DVD?
Posted by: Mikey | Dec 3, 2008 4:56:47 PM
Aw, c'mon! If you really, REALLY wanna watch a different channel but you don't have the remote, there is always the option of going up to the TV/cable box and changing it yourself. ::gasp:: The horror, the horror!
(Ten-to-one the TV was closer to him than the kitchen was where I guess he got the knife from.)
This is also a great defensive move as well: if you continue standing there, it helps block out the "receiver" area on the tv or cable box, thereby preventing the remote thief from changing the channel.
Yeah, I know; I need a life.
Posted by: outofsalt | Dec 3, 2008 5:58:33 PM
Mikey, do you REALLY watch the "Chicago" CD with your Astroglide? :-D
Posted by: troschne | Dec 4, 2008 5:21:48 AM
Mikey likes it!!
Posted by: A.V. | Dec 4, 2008 2:28:18 PM
