Suspect Arrested In Lawrence County Murder

LT. STAN FINLEY OF THE LAWRENCE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE TELLS REGION 8 NEWS THAT 43 YEAR OLD MICHAEL HODGES OF IMBODEN HAS BEEN ARRESTED AND WILL BE CHARGED WITH 1ST DEGREE MURDER IN THE KILLING OF HIS WIFE, 39 ...

[Devastated]

Sherri is my first cousin. She would probable still be alive if the police had not dropped the charges against him when he hit her with a tire iron and a claw hammer on previous occasions. He should have been in jail. He is nothing but an animal.

[Devastated]

Just to clarify, the Imboden police did a wonderful job. The previous beatings she took happening in another county.

[Its Mom]

well I can't wait for the toxic report to come back. I'm sure there was more involved.

[stjudetinkerbell]

I know that is right.

Its Mom wrote:

well I can't wait for the toxic report to come back. I'm sure there was more involved.

[Its Mom]

I have known this family for a long time and I'm sure something will show up. She had issues. It is sad that she died. But come on with the lifestyle that was being lived we all know that is was not good. I have been told that it was due to a trama to the head even though the paper said to the stomach

[WWAD]

well obviously u are not to devastated about it if you are posting stuff about it on the internet..
I'm sure your upset..
but so is his family who believes he did not do it
such as other people..
like me
the news did not mention a lot of stuff that really did happen..
such as her doing drugs and hurting her own body..

[Its Mom]

from what I know they both had issues. But maybe the truth will come out.

[WWAD]

i would like to know how you know that she was beat with a tire iron and claw hammer..
i knew both of these people
well enough to kno he loved her very much
and to believe he would not do such a thing to hurt her..

Devastated wrote:

Sherri is my first cousin. She would probable still be alive if the police had not dropped the charges against him when he hit her with a tire iron and a claw hammer on previous occasions. He should have been in jail. He is nothing but an animal.

[omg]

they were a very strange couple! I wonder if they still have that rv? We have found her past out before at the parks and stuff.

[so sorry]

Well i knew both sides of the family. My heart goes out to both sides of the famlies. Both of them needed help they both drawed a check for mental problems. But does'nt mean they werent loved. if the state allows 2 people to be together that are mental I blame them.

[WWAD]

it shouldnt matter if they were both mental.
they loved each other..
and i know that..
trust me, i knew both sides of the family..
more than any of yall could imagine..
and no they dont still have that rv..
they lived in an apartment..had a car..
a dog..
they were there own family..
and ppl just couldnt accept that

[brother in memphis]

i am the brother and brother -in-law My wife is this lady's sister. It's a terrible thing that happened and my wife and kids have left me because of this. I am so sorry for my wife and her family but i am also so sorry for my mother and the rest of my siblings and family. I am heartbroke and confused but I really do love my family which starts with my wife and kids. God will be the only judge so just PRAY for both families

[Sorry]

I think this is sad. I know that Mike didn't do it, it is just something that happen. My prayers are with you and your families. I'm sure your wife is hurt and will be back she is just confused right now.

[anastasia]

Okay, Sherri was my cousin. She was beat with a claw hammer and a tire iron. In fact, Mike caused a wreck because he was slapping Sherri across the car. If you had seen the bruises on her hands, legs, arms, and face you wouldn't be "waiting on a tox report". Sherri did have issues, but Mike is still a KILLER. The cause of death was internal bleeding, so know your facts. Sherri wandered the streets of America for YEARS, hitch hiking as far as NY. We thought she would end up in a ditch. Instead, Mike beat her to death. Strange how the "dangerous" things people do don't kill them. For those of you who think Schitzophrenia is a laughing matter, I hope to God you never deal with what Sherri did. It is not funny that she had an RV and it is not funny that she was passed out in parks. She once said the voices were like a tape playing 24 hours a day in her head that she couldn't turn off. Sounds like something to laugh about, huh?? The state should have intervened a very long time ago, but they didn't. It was nearly impossible to get their kids away from them, so they certainly weren't going to keep Mike and Sherri apart. And, "Sorry", Mike did do it. I don't care if Sherri was on drugs or not, she didn't beat herself to death or "fall" into a pole so hard it knocked her out. If you people really think this was an accident, you don't know how twisted Mike is.

[Janie]

How sad. Did they have children?

[anastasia]

They had three together, and one died. The other two are in wonderful homes, thank God!! Sherri had two other children, and Mike had some kids as well.

[curious]

anastasia is very correct about schizophrenia. It is nothing to laugh at. It is a very serious illness and is difficult to watch. I work with the mentally ill and let me say not one of them has asked for this disease nor do they ant it. My heart goes out to you and your family

[anastasia]

curious wrote:

anastasia is very correct about schizophrenia. It is nothing to laugh at. It is a very serious illness and is difficult to watch. I work with the mentally ill and let me say not one of them has asked for this disease nor do they ant it. My heart goes out to you and your family

Thank you very much!! I appreciate that you took the time to agree with me.

[anastasia]

WWAD wrote:

i would like to know how you know that she was beat with a tire iron and claw hammer..
i knew both of these people
well enough to kno he loved her very much
and to believe he would not do such a thing to hurt her..
<quoted text>

And I know as well that she WAS beat with a tire iron and a claw hammer. You're forgetting, she was my cousin, and the person who originally wrote that is my cousin as well. I'm sure he loved her as much as a murderer could love someone. He wanted her to breed him children, and when she didn't get pregnant again, he killed her. He also thought that if she wasn't around, he would regain custody of all his kids....

[IDK]

WWAD wrote:

it shouldnt matter if they were both mental.
they loved each other..
and i know that..
trust me, i knew both sides of the family..
more than any of yall could imagine..
and no they dont still have that rv..
they lived in an apartment..had a car..
a dog..
they were there own family..

and ppl just couldnt accept that

How do you know Sherri's family?