"The whole trial opened the wound back up, you know? "I told him "No. "He said that? What do you do? Ive been practicing law for over 25 years. "I got a call from one of the detectives," John said. Give us feedback, share a story tip or update, or report an error. Friends may call Thurs. "I knew nothing. . The couple believed that Chris was making progress. Garrett Kopp, 21, was brought in for questioning. All rights reserved, Looking for Gas in South Florida? he's the killer.". So they went to court for me, pro bono, and got me ownership of those original documents, those 46 pages of documents that connect us to our history. When questioned by police Kopp confessed that Chris had recruited him to kill his parents. I lost my eyesight ". "When I was told that Garrett was the shooter, and of course, I put that together. On August 22, 2004, they had plenty to celebrate. He was sentenced to three life terms without a chance of parole. He finally owned up to the fact that he and Susan were having an affair. Christopher was in and out of more than half a dozen schools. John Sutton also testifed against his son. I've always considered him my father. It was up to the judges ruling on those contests to decide whether it was more important to follow the terms of the wills or to throw them out since they undermined social norms built on the premise that formalized economic and familial relationships between masters and slaves werent justdistasteful, but illegal. When authorities arrived, they discovered his wife, Susan, had also been attacked. The defense in the conspiracy-to-murder case argues that Kopp concocted the story about being let in to avoid the death penalty and says he broke in on his own seeking money and drugs. "Every one of those bullets was Christopher saying to his parents, 'I hate you. 18, 2010. His wills executed on January 23, 1846, and hes dead by May of that same year. He is accused of ordering a hit on his parents and killing his mother Susan Sutton. 2012 . He insisted that was the only thing he was lying about. Crime News is your destination for true crime stories from around the world, breaking crime news, and information about Oxygen's original true crime shows and documentaries. "You must have been wracking your brain thinking, 'Who could have possibly done this?'" On August 22, 2004, they had plenty to celebrate. Lawyer, Mom & 2 Brothers, Removing unvaccinated potential jurors didn't violate defendants' Sixth Amendment rights, 4th Circuit rules, Murder conviction of Adnan Syed of 'Serial' podcast fame is reinstated because of notice issue, Prosecution of environmental lawyer Steven Donziger broke 'basic constitutional promise,' 2 SCOTUS justices say, Lawyer trying to collect cash for defrauded investors hospitalized after beating; brother of target charged, ABA task force issues 14 guiding principles to improve plea bargaining system. He was now out on bail. Florida v Sutton Watch on The judge sentenced him to life in prison without the possibility of parole. John R. Sutton, a Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer, has practiced law in the Miami area since 1972. This person had a mission," said Miami-Dade Detective Rosanna Cordero. "I didn't want him on the bank account," said John. "I was just at that point so shell shocked," John said of the news. There was no doubt that this was a premeditated effort to make sure that they were dead. Mar 12, 2023; Christina Ashley Long and John Jameson Corey Long, of Morristown, announce the birth of a son, Karter Blaine Long, born Feb. 21, 2023, at . John Sutton celebrates the birthday of his wife Susan with an intimate party held at their exclusive Coral Gables home in Florida. And I think thats my message to you today, is that we can talk about the law. "I was thinking that possibly, you know, Chris might have been behind it," he replied. When he was just 16, John and Susan Sutton sent their son away to a behavioral school in Samoa; Christopher, they say, had been getting into lots of trouble. Police questioned Montoto again, who agreed to a polygraph test. She suspected Montoto was hiding something. Colonel Arthur Congdon (1861-1924) of the Royal Munster Fusiliers and his wife Ann Bell Sutton Moxley Congdon. Her alibi checked out. (I know what I would have advised.) "He was not forthcoming with me," said Cordero. I knew absolutely nothing," she told Roberts. Detective Roseanna Cordero met Christopher at the crime scene shortly after he'd been told about the shooting. "Yes," Marier replied. John Sutton was found guilty by the jury after the murder. "It hurts," Christopher said. The petition went on to say, Your petitioner further showeth unto your Honor that said John Sutton being of sound mind and disposing memory aforesaid was incompetent to make any disposition of the property by will according to the law and that the instrument of writing which he has called his last will is null and void. Similar to the language that wed have today in a will contest, the same allegations, undue influence, fraud, lack of capacity. Once inside, Christopher claims Garrett panicked when he saw John and Susan awake and shot them. The son who once seemed so devoted was now their prime suspect. "He said to me, 'We had dinner here at the house, but we left around 9 and we went to the movies. John Sutton's younger brother, a man named Shadrack, challenged the will on grounds that would be familiar to any of us today: Shadrack alleged that he was informed and believed that "Sutton was at the time of the creation of the document very aged, infirm, bodily and mentally, and that he was then and had been for years wandering in his . The man tells you he wants to emancipate his partner and their children, but hes too sick to do it on his own, so he wants to make sure theyre freed in his will after he dies. Christopher paints Garrett Kopp as an insatiable drug fiend. "He said, oh, Susan was shot more than one time. In October 1946, he divorced his high society wife and married Roberta Fidler, former wife of newspaper columnist and radio commentator Jimmie Fidler;[5][6] this rather stormy second marriage ended in divorce in 1955. He said he was on the phone with Susan and heard gunshots. But Juliette says she felt pressured and told them what she did know - that Christopher had a deep seeded resentment towards his parents for sending him to Samoa. Ive always thought of history as something that famous people did, or presidents or kings and Queens, or even individuals who did something unusual and extraordinary like Harriet Tubman who now have become part of our history. According to Terry, at that time in the State of Florida if you had emancipated slaves, you had an obligation to pay a thousand dollar bond for each one of them (I dont know what the bond premium was), lest they become a burden on the people of the State of Florida, and they were required to leave the State within 30 days.. When asked if he threatened his mother at gunpoint, Christopher said, "No.". 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"The program, I've done my best to seal that away," he explained about talking about the boarding school on the stand. Christopher Sutton is a murderer. "I was routinely driving him to school, dropping him off at the front door and he was routinely going out the back door and doing other things," said John. I remember all the bad times, too. After watching Chris closely, they realize that he has a troubled past and has been breaking the law. [citation needed] Personal life [ edit] Sutton was born in Rawalpindi, India (now Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan). In fact, was raised in a wealthy family. "They would tie them with duct tape with rope they took them to some compound that was in the mountains left them hogtied there," he said. "They were trying to wrestle him across my lawn.". Driscoll told police that in the days before the shooting, a woman slammed Johns company because the deal didnt end in her favor. But would the woman who once planned to marry Christopher now offer testimony that could put him away for life? When she arrived at the hospital, she says her father was "almost unrecognizable.". In closing his letter, Sutton made a plea for help and a request that information be sent to him immediately. I never threatened her with that," said Belyeu. But I did it because Christopher threatened to kill me and my son," said Belyeu. "Someday I may go see him and confront him and say, 'what were you thinking of?,'" he said. '", "Did I think Christopher would come back to try to finish it off?" Here's How Flooding Caused Fuel Disruptions in South Florida. They had two adopted children. Terry is the fourth great grandson of an enslaved black woman named Lucy Sutton, and a white farmer named John Sutton. Video: Jurors talk about reaching a verdict. john sutton's good friend and law partner. The night before the funeral is when I was convinced that Christopher had something to do with it. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Police say what happened in Samoa more than 15 years ago, may hold the clue to solving the case. After a day-and-a-half of deliberations, Christopher Patrick Sutton is found guilty of first-degree murder. It was a tense interrogation. Roberts asked Rogers. "Do you? He says Susan was under the covers when he fired. As their night finally winds down however, an armed intruder suddenly enters their bedroom firing reckless gunshots that kill Susan but leave John severely wounded in the head. He said that he had been on the phone with Susan and heard gunshots. His admitted assailant, Garrett Kopp, is serving a 30-year term and has also testified at the trial. And as I said, William Adams who was the named executor of the will who had received the property, that is, my ancestors in trust to make sure that he saw to it that they made their way to Illinois, did in fact comply with his obligations, travelling with the family to Illinois which is where he recorded the copy of the will that I originally heard about, and declared them to be forever free. Of British parentage, John Sutton was born in Rawalpindi, India (now How Did the Killer Get Away in the Susan Sutton Case? Roberts asked. Where Is John Sutton Now? Susan often slept in the second room because her husband John snored. "So he offered you an alibi?" "The fact that I knew his hands, and I knew his ears and his skin tone, I could tell that this kind of disfigured person was my dad," she said quietly. For months after the shooting, Christopher had been by his father's side. "He started bawling his eyes out. Belyeu: Did Christopher tell you he left it unlocked? First published on July 20, 2013 / 10:02 PM. "Yeah," Cordero replied. Bending the arc of history towards justice. "The next person I knew that probably had direct knowledge of all this was his fianc," Belyeu explained. But before Cordero could even offer condolences, he said something to her that just didn't seem right. Prosecutor: Was he joking or did he seem serious? There are 100,000 lawyers in Florida, and less than one percent are board-certified in any one of many areas. Kopps number was in Chris phone records, and the two had spoken the night of the crime. As a teenager, he was into drugs which is the reason he was sent to a boarding school. So he raced to the scene, arriving just after police. It was there," said John. Susan Sutton's jewelry and John Sutton's wallet were left untouched on a dresser. What families, trust protectors, directed trustees, and the bankers and lawyers who work with them need to know about Floridas new Uniform Directed Trust Act. The police are back in first place. Nobody knows what really happened except for him and Garrett," Juliette testifies. Keith Morrison reports.Oct. Bruce Fleisher: And what was the value of that? "I remember he had a couple of tears come down his face.". Christopher says he tried to telling his parents about the abuse. "No. she told Roberts. And by that time he was able to proclaim them to be free and able to live in perfect freedom. Its a blue sky for John and Susan Sutton living in Coral Gables, Florida, an upscale neighborhood near Miami. "It's my word against Garrett's word that's what it all boils down to.". That everyday we are taking actions and steps that are part of history. Investigators ruled out a break-in after observing jewelry and other valuables in sight. She had threatened to go to their law office and actually shoot up the place, Miami Herald writer David Ovalle told producers. Garrett Kopp was arrested, but Belyeu didn't have enough for a warrant for Christopher Sutton. Who is John Sutton? Apply online instantly. In March 2005 police caught a break when a woman reported that she suspected her ex-boyfriend, Garrett Kopp, could be involved in Susans murder. Prosecutors ask John about his troubled relationship with his son after Samoa. That number came up 331 times in the weeks leading up to and right after the murder. "I didn't believe it and I can't imagine that's what was happening.". "He would say they deserved to die," she said. But nothing was taken. Because we wouldn't have to worry about money.". Detective Belyeu thought it odd that fingers were being pointed at John and Susan's son, Christopher, then 25 years old. This person has been thoroughly investigated and removed. "He's greedy and he's lazy and he believes that he's entitled," Hoague told the court in her closing. Prosecutor Carin Kahgan: Who was the person with whom you were in a plan to shoot John and Susan? Those sorts of things," said John. I wasn't gonna sit around for the rest of my life and get bored. He was a successful lawyer, she managed his office. "A motive at least to kill John, maybe, not necessarily Susan, but love triangles can drive people to do very extreme behavior.". Forced statements? Murderer Christopher Sutton tried to kill his own father John Sutton in 2003. It's now up to the jury. "The kind of person who's in their 40s, but wants to take violin classes, calculus classes, because she just wants to be better," she said. Its definitely flying some flags, said Roseanne Cordero-Stuts, a former homicide detective in Miami-Dade County, Florida. "You can understand how he may have wanted to exact revenge against his parents for his time at Paradise Cove?". "I was in shock at that point. 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