OVERNIGHT: Tarpon Springs Murder

Tarpon Springs Police and Pinellas County detectives are investigating a murder at the Riverside Apartment Complex at 1586 Bridgewater Drive.

[your second fam]

we will miss you and your never going to be forgotten!

[Judy]

Michael your are a fine young man of whom I am very proud. Your voice saying hello Judy Lynn and I love you Judy will never fade. You know I love you and I should have been with you. I'm so sorry you had to die this way.

[I WANT TO MEET CRAIG]

DON'T WORRY JUDY THE LOW LIFE SCUMS WILL PAY IF IT TAKES MY LAST BREATH TO DO IT! TAKE CARE OF YOUR OTHER FINE YOUNG MEN YOU RAISED. THEY NEED YOU NOW AS MUCH AS YOU NEED THEM . KEEP PRAYING FOR STRENGHT TO GUIDE YOU AND YOUR BABIES THRU THIS! AND THEY WILL PAY!YOU DID EVERYTHING RIGHT WHEN IT CAME TO RAISING THESE BOYS!YOU HAVE A GOOD LIFE NOW SO DON'T LET THESE THUGS INTERFEAR WITH IT ANY LONGER!MICHAEL WAS A FINE GOOD LOOKING YOUNG MAN OUT ENJOYING LIFE! HE WAS HAPPY!IF ANY OF US COULD HAVE BEEN THERE WE WOULD HAVE BEEN!THIS POINT ON TRY TO GET YOUR LIFE BACK ON TRACK YOU STILL HAVE THE OTHER BOYS THAT NEED YOU!PRAY,PRAY,PRAY,PRAY!THE THUGS WILL PAY!

Judy wrote:

Michael your are a fine young man of whom I am very proud. Your voice saying hello Judy Lynn and I love you Judy will never fade. You know I love you and I should have been with you. I'm so sorry you had to die this way.

[Judy]

It's been a month and still I'm no closer to finding out the truth of what happened that night. Someone knows the truth and I need to know everything.

[Judy]

Still wanting to know exactly what happened.

[Judy]

Oct. 6, still waiting on all guilty parties to be charged.

[judy]

Michael Scott Steele continues to wait for justice

[Judy]

Oct. 24, nine weeks have passed.

[Judy]

I don't know how people can sit around and know the truth about a life being taken and not tell all they know. What can I do to give you the courage you need?

[Judy]

Hard to believe life means so little in this society.

[Judy]

Life sucks there's no happiness without Michael.

[Judy]

My son would not have been at those apartments had it not been for Craig Neal he is as guilty of murder as Robbie Maniatis.

[Questions]

What was 25 year-old Michael Scott Steele doing at the apartment complex?
How did Craig Neal (whoever he is) force Steele to go there?

[Judy]

Michael needed money Craig set him up with Robbie "the murderer" Maniatis to get drugs but Robbie and Craig had it set up to rob Michael of the one thousand dollars he had. Michael thought Craig was his friend and he trusted him because Craig was his boss at Bally whoose restaurant. Any more questions?

[Judy]

By the way Craig Neal is 36 years old

[Questions]

Judy wrote:

Michael needed money Craig set him up with Robbie "the murderer" Maniatis to get drugs but Robbie and Craig had it set up to rob Michael of the one thousand dollars he had. Michael thought Craig was his friend and he trusted him because Craig was his boss at Bally whoose restaurant. Any more questions?

So, if I am reading that correctly, Michael Steele was looking to purchase $1000 worth of illegal drugs so he could sell them for a profit.

Not to be crewl Judy, but it sounds like two drug dealers/pushers have been removed from the streets.

[Questions]

oops! Cruel not crewl

[Judy]

No Michael was not a drug dealer. If he was he would have been prepared for Robbie and Craig. And he would not have needed Craig help for a setup he would had his own supplier. Everybody gets down on their luck especially young people just starting out. Michael could have called me for money, but he wanted to make it on his own without having to ask his family for help. And actually Robbie was not a drug dealer he was an addict that was also being used by Craig.

[chickensandwhich]

that's just stupid. where's the beef?

[Questions]

Anyway you try to spin it Michael Steele was looking to buy drugs...to sell on the streets...he wasn't carrying $1000 in his pocket to get in the produce business.

Sorry for your loss mom, but the drug world is a tough place. There are now two criminals that are off the streets is the way I look at it.