Murder suspect waives bail hearing

[To Leave Your Hate]

Thank you for your post. It was a beautiful tribute to Dana, and it is nice to read something that isn't full of hate. However, anger is a very natural, healthy part of the healing process and if it helps people to let it out a little bit on this site, then they should feel free to do it. As long as the hate goes away eventually, there's nothing wrong with feeling that way. I knew Pat, but not Dana. So I know how easy it is to focus on the horrible nature of this situation rather than remember what a wonderful person Dana was. I know if I had lost someone extremely close to me, I would have a very hard time forgiving the person responsible for taking their life. I admire you for your ability to look beyond that and just cherish your memories. I'm so sorry for your loss. Thanks again for your message...it's really good advice.

[LUC]

At Truth wrote:

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Is there any way you can substantiate this claim?

I can substantiate it. I was with the other party involved in the fight when he hit the girl. I was there, I saw it, then he got kicked out of school. Furthermore he and others tried some sneaky sh!t to get others kick out as well. Obtaining papers that were for only those involved were wrongfully obtained by others in their group. From the times I dealt with Pat, I am not the least bit surprised at what he did. It's horrible and he needs to pay.

[Truth]

Tomorrow is Dana's birthday. I think of her often. I miss her.

[You People Are Crazy]

I have checked back on this message string a few times over the past 9 months, since this unspeakable thing happened, and I am sick to my stomach over what I read. I spoke with Pat daily. When I heard the following morning about what had happened to that poor girl I was sick. I never knew Dana, but I didn't "need" to know her to know that no one deserves to die. I was sick for a number of reasons. I could not fathom how the soft spoken individual that I talked to every day was capable of such a horrid thing. I was sick because I thought I could read people better. I was sick because I had wanted to set him up with my sister. I knew about his breakup with the girlfriend. I know that there are people who have written here who are genuinely hurt and so very sad about the friends who have been ripped from their lives, but I also know that there has been a lot of shrill moronic ranting that has been done by misinformed people. I still cannot digest the idea that this even happened, let alone do I think that myself or anyone else who can hide behind the internet, has any right or ability to be the judge and the jury here. You may not like it, but Pat was a good person. I am not defending his actions, but he was a good person, who came from a good family, and how dare you use them as your personal punching bags! They did NOT have a hand in this. It is possible for people to snap. They go off the deep end. That doesn't make it right, but it also doesn't mean that we have to launch into a witch hunt to find the "guilty party". Mourn, for crying out loud mourn. But leave his family alone. They lost a lot here too, and thy did not invite this into their lives. This was thrust upon them too. You may not like it, but in this country he has a right to a fair trial. He may be a criminal, and a murderer, but he is still a human being. Dana was too, and Pat forgot that. Let's not make the same mistakes that he did. May she rest in peace. Let her.

[Mister Update]

posted on arlington heights post:

http://www.pioneerlocal.com/arlingtonheights/...

Updated 4/22: Warrant legal in Arlington Heights woman's death case

April 22, 2008Recommend

A judge on Tuesday said a warrant to search a computer belonging to a 26-year-old man charged with the fatal stabbing and strangulation of an Arlington Heights woman in the Wrigleyville neighborhood in 2007 was valid.

Defense attorneys for Patrick Ford requested the warrant be quashed, but Cook County Circuit Judge Charles P. Burns denied the motion during a status hearing Tuesday morning, Cook County State's Attorney's office spokesman Andy Conklin said.

Ford, of 1043 W. Grace St., Apt. 2, is charged with the killing of Dana E. Mangi, 25, of 633 N. Carlyle Lane in Arlington Heights, who was found dead on Aug. 19, 2007 at 1000 W. Grace St., according to police.

An autopsy showed Mangi died from strangulation and multiple stab wounds, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's office, which ruled her death a homicide.

Ford was found on the scene suffering what appeared to be self-inflicted cut wounds, police said. Ford and Mangi were acquaintances, police said.

Ford allegedly confessed to killing Mangi, according to police. But he has pleaded not guilty and remains in custody after bond was denied in August 2007.

He is scheduled for a status hearing on June 3, Conklin said.

[Human Being - ha ha]

You People Are Crazy wrote:

I have checked back on this message string a few times over the past 9 months, since this unspeakable thing happened, and I am sick to my stomach over what I read. I spoke with Pat daily. When I heard the following morning about what had happened to that poor girl I was sick. I never knew Dana, but I didn't "need" to know her to know that no one deserves to die. I was sick for a number of reasons. I could not fathom how the soft spoken individual that I talked to every day was capable of such a horrid thing. I was sick because I thought I could read people better. I was sick because I had wanted to set him up with my sister. I knew about his breakup with the girlfriend. I know that there are people who have written here who are genuinely hurt and so very sad about the friends who have been ripped from their lives, but I also know that there has been a lot of shrill moronic ranting that has been done by misinformed people. I still cannot digest the idea that this even happened, let alone do I think that myself or anyone else who can hide behind the internet, has any right or ability to be the judge and the jury here. You may not like it, but Pat was a good person. I am not defending his actions, but he was a good person, who came from a good family, and how dare you use them as your personal punching bags! They did NOT have a hand in this. It is possible for people to snap. They go off the deep end. That doesn't make it right, but it also doesn't mean that we have to launch into a witch hunt to find the "guilty party". Mourn, for crying out loud mourn. But leave his family alone. They lost a lot here too, and thy did not invite this into their lives. This was thrust upon them too. You may not like it, but in this country he has a right to a fair trial. He may be a criminal, and a murderer, but he is still a human being. Dana was too, and Pat forgot that. Let's not make the same mistakes that he did. May she rest in peace. Let her.

You really think that someone who was capable of brutally taking a young woman's life is HUMAN? I agree with you that his family should be left out of this. I am sure they're suffering enough to know that their own flesh and blood was responsible for this. But Pat is not a good person, and probably hasn't been for quite a while. It was just the image that he portrayed to others. In reality, he was a manipulative, lying jerk who only did things and acted a certain way for his own personal benefit. He was still dating "the girlfriend" at the time of the murder -- so there's just one example of what a liar and all-around bad person he was. He was trying to be set up with other girls while IN A RELATIONSHIP. And he was clearly stringing poor Dana along for months as well. Yeah, he’s a great guy. Face it – you were manipulated, lied to, and misled just like everyone else in that psycho’s life.

You have every right to speak your mind, but do not judge others for lashing out their thoughts against someone who took such a beautiful person away from so many people. That's what this site is for - to help people vent their feelings so that they can mourn. I think it would be great if that b_stard could actually see all of the things written here about him. It would serve him right, although I highly doubt it would have any effect on him.

Maybe this site isn't the healthiest or best way for people to let it all out, but for people who will never get to say these things to Pat face-to-face, it probably feels great to just get it out in writing rather than just keeping it bottled up.

[let it go]

I, too, have checked back on this forum to see what everyone has to say. It's sad that almost one year later everyone of you is still so very angry.

We are not the judge/jury in this case and when it comes down to it we're not God either. Even if Pat gets off and doesn't rot in jail, God will deal with him. I realize that this is "old school" thinking but it's true.

[To Let It Go]

If you were "letting it go", why are you still checking the site? Take your own advice.

[To Let It Go]

First of all, Pat being let off is a terrifying thought. Second, God "dealing with him" surely won't prevent him from killing again. Yes, it's definitely old school thinking.

Also you cannot put a time limit on people's feelings. I'm sure people are beginning to move on by this point, however that doesn't change the fact that this was an unthinkable crime and can bring about anger, among other emotions. It's perfectly natural and it's just human nature. If you don't want to read all the anger, then why do you keep checking the site?

[Shantel Julius]

I check this site all the time, but it's not because I want to lash out at people or because I get a sick enjoyment from hearing others lash out. I check it because I want to keep up to date with what's going on with the trial.

It's been 9 months since I lost one of the greatest friends I ever had. Granted, I didn't know her very long, but long enough. I have not let go. I still haven't watched the DVD that was compiled for her funeral, because I can't handle it yet. I knew her for 3 months, and I am not over her yet. So, how dare anyone tell anyone else that they should have moved on. Dana was one of the greatest, nicest, sweetest, most sincere people I have ever met. She will not easily be forgotten. People who never even met her, her classmates here in the Twin Cities, still have not forgotten her. She is the one that brings them all together, even though most of them never had the privelage of meeting her in person. And yet, they still grieve.

So please, don't attack people for not letting go or for checking a newspaper website. Let them do whatever it is that gets them from one day to the next until that pain of losing a dear friend, either Dana or Pat, has healed, at least a little.

And, it was Dana's birthday a few weeks ago. So Happy Birthday again, my sweet angel!

[Amen to that]

I couldn't have put it better myself. Anyone who feels the need to put a time limit on the grief of others has clearly never dealt with losing someone important to them. So in reality, they should just consider themselves lucky instead of judging others.

Thank you for your post, Shantel. And I'm so sorry for your loss. Hang in there. It will never be easy to deal with, but every day helps the healing continue.

[randy]

god bless

[1043 W Grace]

After the tragic events took place at 1043 W Grace, the apartment was up for rent again. Me and my buddy ended up renting the place out. Little did we know there was a murder that took place 2 months prior. After staying there for only 3 months a fire started in the room that Dana was found in. The fire made the building and next door building inhabitable. I didn't know that building was once a crime scene till the firemen told us. Kinda strange...maybe the place is haunted and took over Ford's mind?? Or maybe Magni wanted the place down. The firemen investigating the fire said it was a unknown cause electrical fire.

[Current News]

Does anyone know what's going on with the trial as of late?

[Case status]

Pretrial motions are still pending. No trial date set yet. It will likely take some time.

[Almost been 1 year]

What was in the computer????? Why confiscate??? Is he luney now, talk to himself? or just evil waiting to get off?

[Almost been 1 year]

Ok let me put it this way, when this happened on of his family members accused Dana of Stalking him!
They hid so much that they knew.

[Almost been 1 year]

The family (some of them) stuck up for him his whole life! They should have seen it coming! How does he hurt people in college, get kicked out, go to court, can't find a college to accept him and the family thinks it is normal or ok? Did they not ask questions? How does his siblings go on vacation with him and come back and say He "is too much for me"!

[Oh wow]

Almost been 1 year wrote:

The family (some of them) stuck up for him his whole life! They should have seen it coming! How does he hurt people in college, get kicked out, go to court, can't find a college to accept him and the family thinks it is normal or ok? Did they not ask questions? How does his siblings go on vacation with him and come back and say He "is too much for me"!

There is so much idiocy in this post, I can't even reply it to words.

Shh time now.

[1043 GRACE STREET]

That is too weird.....Anything more from the investigation?