‘Burn in hell’ says wife whose husband killed 4
DETROIT (AP) — An ex-convict who killed his two children with carbon monoxide and fatally shot two stepchildren in suburban Detroit was sentenced to at least 47 years in prison Wednesday for an attack that also nearly killed his wife.
“Your justice will come when you burn in hell for eternity,” Faith Green said in court, a scar visible from her ear to chin.
Wayne County Judge Dana Hathaway said she would reluctantly accept a plea deal negotiated by prosecutors and Gregory Green’s lawyer. Faith Green wanted a no-parole sentence, but the judge noted that her husband would have to live to age 97 before he gets his first opportunity at release for second-degree murder.
“I’m convinced you’ll be incarcerated for the remainder of your life,” Hathaway told fifty-year-old Gregory Green.
Police say Gregory Green called 911 last September to report the deaths of his children, ages 4 and 5, and stepchildren, ages 19 and 17, at his Dearborn Heights home.
He bound his wife, cut her face with a box cutter and shot her in the foot before fatally shooting her teenage children in front of her, police said. Their two daughters were found in a car, dead of carbon monoxide poisoning.
“It’s in God’s hands. Only He can judge,” Gregory Green told the judge. “I’m sorry for what has happened.”
But at the same time, he offered an excuse, saying all he wanted was a “God-fearing helpmate” who would support him.
Faith Green was seeking a divorce at the time of the killings. The Greens married in 2010, two years after Gregory Green left prison on his fifth request for parole. He had pleaded no contest to killing his first wife, who was pregnant, in 1991.
Detroit Mercy presents Erin Go Law’ Networking Reception
The Board of Directors of the University of Detroit Mercy Law Alumni Association invites judges, attorneys, and Detroit Mercy law students to attend its career networking reception, “Erin Go Law,” on Thursday, March 16, from 5-7 p.m. in the atrium of University of Detroit Mercy School of Law, 651 E. Jefferson Ave. in Detroit. Register at http://www.law.udmercy. edu. For more information, contact Denise P. Hickey at (313) 596-0202 or hickeydp@ud mercy.edu.
DBA Civil Bench/Bar Luncheon March 15
Join the judges of the 3rd Circuit Civil Division and fellow attorneys in sharing ideas on the joint bench-bar challenge of efficiently handling the influx of auto negligence cases. The luncheon will be held from 12-1:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 15 at the Coleman A. Young Municipal Center, 3rd Floor Jury Room, 2 Woodward Ave. in Detroit. Discussion topics will include: Modified scheduling order — Court-wide use of a new addendum to scheduling orders in No-Fault/auto negligence cases; One-year goal — Sharing ideas for resolving most No-Fault/auto negligence cases within one year of filing; Mediation pilot program; and others. The cost for DBA members is $20; $25 for non-members; free for pre-registered judicial officers and law students. Register online at www.detroitlawyer.org.
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