Mo. woman convicted of murder commits suicide

A southwest Missouri woman convicted of second-degree murder committed suicide at home before she could be sentenced. Barry County authorities say 47-year-old Adella Fae Patton, of Monett , died Friday after taking an overdose of medication. Patton was out on bond and awaiting sentencing after being found guilty Thursday of second-degree murder and armed criminal action in the death of her on-again, off-again boyfriend. The judge had allowed Patton's $250,000 bond to remain in place after the guilty verdict.

[Toni Ester]

It was obvious that this woman was mishandled. I hope the people that evaluated her mental state feels bad.

[dang]

There are lots of women in prisons today for killing a man in self defense.Many of them were abuse victims for years that finally snapped and killed before they or their children could be killed.I don't know the details of this but it sounds like it is a shame that it happened as it did.

[Friend of family]

What I think is a shame is once convicted that she was allowed to roam free until sentencing took place. Once convicted as guilty why aren't they taken straight to jail? I am really surprised we don't have more suicides after being convicted.

[Ozarkian]

I agree with you Friend of the family. Why was anyone on murder charges allowed bond to begin with? Also, why do some people seem to think it is somehow justified for women to kill men because they are in a bad relationship? I guess a woman NEVER deserves to be HIT by a man for ANY reason, but men apparently deserve to be KILLED for SOME reasons. Hmmm. Not very logical.

[DANG]

Hitting someone isn't OK,and,neither is killing someone.But when no one will defend you or come to your rescue,and you're on your own,and your life is in danger or threatened,hell,what do you think YOU'D do?
Better ask yourself.

[tired of lies]

It was proven that she murdered this guy out of revenge and jealousy. Also, it was always just her word that he abused her - which in truth - he did not do a fraction of what she claimed. They have proof of that! She accused him of beating her and he was sent to prison for it. While in prison, she wrote him a letter telling him how she fell down the basement steps & blamed the beating on him. She was proving to him that if he ever left her again, "this" is what she could do to him. He tried several times to get away from her - but each time she staged another "beating". She was a spoiled brat sicko. She loved being a "victim" & did it for attention, sympathy, and to get her way.

Legally, a defendant can remain out on bond until the actual sentencing. She had only been found guilty & had not been sentenced yet.
I don't believe that she actually intended on killing herself. She called several people to come "sit with her while she killed herself" but she's cried wolf so many times, no one believed her. I think it was yet another attempt for attention, to have people feel sorry for her & an attempt to be sent to the mental prison instead of the regular women's prison.. and it went too far. No one showed up to "save her just in time" this time.

Justice was served.

[Ozarkian]

DANG wrote:

Hitting someone isn't OK,and,neither is killing someone.But when no one will defend you or come to your rescue,and you're on your own,and your life is in danger or threatened,hell,what do you think YOU'D do?
Better ask yourself.

I am quite capable of defending myself. I do not need anyone to come to my rescue; however, if it were an immediate danger situation, she would not be charged with murder.

[Ozarkian]

tired of lies wrote:

It was proven that she murdered this guy out of revenge and jealousy. Also, it was always just her word that he abused her - which in truth - he did not do a fraction of what she claimed. They have proof of that! She accused him of beating her and he was sent to prison for it. While in prison, she wrote him a letter telling him how she fell down the basement steps & blamed the beating on him. She was proving to him that if he ever left her again, "this" is what she could do to him. He tried several times to get away from her - but each time she staged another "beating". She was a spoiled brat sicko. She loved being a "victim" & did it for attention, sympathy, and to get her way.
Legally, a defendant can remain out on bond until the actual sentencing. She had only been found guilty & had not been sentenced yet.
I don't believe that she actually intended on killing herself. She called several people to come "sit with her while she killed herself" but she's cried wolf so many times, no one believed her. I think it was yet another attempt for attention, to have people feel sorry for her & an attempt to be sent to the mental prison instead of the regular women's prison.. and it went too far. No one showed up to "save her just in time" this time.
Justice was served.

I think you are correct. Some folks will do anything for attention. I used to complete Orders of Protection for people claiming to be abused. Some are. Some aren't. Too bad she killed someone in the process instead of moving on.

[Free Thinker]

Ozarkian wrote:

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I think you are correct. Some folks will do anything for attention. I used to complete Orders of Protection for people claiming to be abused. Some are. Some aren't. Too bad she killed someone in the process instead of moving on.

She killed someone, she is now dead, GOOD! This saves the taxpayers from feeding and paying medical care for a murderer the rest of her life in prison. More murderers, pedophiles and other deviant criminals should end up committing suicide instead of going to prison. There are too many people in prison now, the judicial system is way too overloaded, and there are way too many dangerous scumballs walking the streets. They kill, they should be killed. They molest a child, death should follow. They steal through deception, cut their tongues out. They steal with their hands, cut them off. Middle Eastern Justice would solve alot of the U.S. crime problems.

[dang]

"But when no one will defend you or come to your rescue"

I said OR,and,I said AND you're on your own.Same thing as I think you repeated back to me.
You yourself just might not need any help,however,many women are powerless.You must not understand the dynamics of an abusive relationship,it is all about control through FEAR,and,most women are not capable of taking care of themselves in these situations.That is why a lot of them are murdered,or,are in prison for defending themselves.I'm not talking about this particular situation,just in general.
You can take care of yourself,good for you.That's not always the case.

[Ozarkian]

dang wrote:

"But when no one will defend you or come to your rescue"
I said OR,and,I said AND you're on your own.Same thing as I think you repeated back to me.
You yourself just might not need any help,however,many women are powerless.You must not understand the dynamics of an abusive relationship,it is all about control through FEAR,and,most women are not capable of taking care of themselves in these situations.That is why a lot of them are murdered,or,are in prison for defending themselves.I'm not talking about this particular situation,just in general.
You can take care of yourself,good for you.That's not always the case.

Hi dang. If women want equal rights, then they need to accept equal responsibility and not cherry-pick the rights that appeal to them. Women are just as capable of taking care of themselves as men. It seems a little sexist to portray women as weak and defenseless. In fact, if they are so defenseless, why is it that the men who they claim abused them are the ones who end up dead. Seems to me that if the man is dead, they are the ultimate abusers.

[dang]

Are you a man?

I had a good neighbor that was stalked to her place of work and gunned down in the parking lot by her estranged husband.He shot her twice with a shotgun.During a police standoff,he killed himself.She had nothing to do with his death.She was fed up with years of control,verbal,emotional and physical abuse but women often feel more "bound" to a relationship to make it work no matter what,especially if there are kids involved.When she finally got the courage to leave,she was murdered for it.
Many many women are killed.I'm not saying men are not murdered or abused by women,either.That's not the point.Women are by their natures more giving,accepting,and willing to go an extra mile for a man,especially if there are issues of control and power over them.
I DO think you're a man,and,if you are,we won't be able to see eye to eye on this,ever.We are wired differently.I did say that it is not OK to hit anybody.You're the one that made the incendiary remark of "I guess a woman NEVER deserves to be HIT by a man for ANY reason." THEY DON'T.

[Ozarkian]

dang wrote:

Are you a man?
I had a good neighbor that was stalked to her place of work and gunned down in the parking lot by her estranged husband.He shot her twice with a shotgun.During a police standoff,he killed himself.She had nothing to do with his death.She was fed up with years of control,verbal,emotional and physical abuse but women often feel more "bound" to a relationship to make it work no matter what,especially if there are kids involved.When she finally got the courage to leave,she was murdered for it.
Many many women are killed.I'm not saying men are not murdered or abused by women,either.That's not the point.Women are by their natures more giving,accepting,and willing to go an extra mile for a man,especially if there are issues of control and power over them.
I DO think you're a man,and,if you are,we won't be able to see eye to eye on this,ever.We are wired differently.I did say that it is not OK to hit anybody.You're the one that made the incendiary remark of "I guess a woman NEVER deserves to be HIT by a man for ANY reason." THEY DON'T.

Actually, I am a woman. You cannot escape even your own biases. I agree that a woman NEVER deserves to be HIT by a man for ANY reason; however, I take that one more step to a logical conclusion of NO man EVER deserves to be KILLED by a woman. Seems to me that killing is more extreme than hitting, but that is just my opinion.