Zombie Murder!

[Kyalesyin]

****ing title was supposed to be 'zombie murder'. I can't type when I'm hungry it seems....

KENNETH PARKS CASE. Kenneth Parks, a 23-year-old Toronto man with a wife and infant daughter, was suffering from severe insomnia caused by joblessness and gambling debts. Early in the morning of May 23, 1987 he arose, got in his car and drove 23 kilometers to his in-laws' home. He stabbed to death his mother-in-law, whom he loved and who had once referred to him as "a gentle giant." Parks also assaulted his father in law, who survived the attack. He then drove to the police and said "I think I have killed some people . . . my hands," only then realizing he had severely cut his own hands. Under police arrest he was taken to the hospital where he underwent repair of several flexor tendons of both hands.

Because he could not remember anything about the murder and assault, had no motive for the crime whatsoever, and did have a history of sleepwalking, his team of defense experts (psychiatrists, a psychologist, a neurologist and a sleep specialist) concluded Ken Parks was 'asleep' when he committed the crime, and therefore unaware of his actions. To quote from a medical review of the case, Homicidal somnambulism: a case report (Sleep 1994;17:253-64):

* "the legal defense was, therefore, one of homicide during noninsane automatism as part of a presumed episode of somnambulism...the defendant did not have any preexisting "disease of the mind" withing the meaning of... the Canadian Criminal Code. There was no evidence for psychosis or other mental pathology. Moreover, it was believed that the clustering of such a number of triggering factors was extremely unlikely to occur again, so that the possibility of recurrence of sleepwalking with aggression was considered extremely remote."

Parks' sleepwalking defense proved successful and on May 25, 1988, the jury rendered a verdict of not guilty. Subsequently Parks was also acquitted of the attempted murder of his father-in-law. The government appealed the decision and in 1992 the Canadian Supreme Court upheld the acquittals (R v. Parks, August 27, 1992).

http://www.lakesidepress.com/pulmonary/Sle...leep-murder.htm



Scared the hell outta me first time I read this, since I sleepwalk sometimes, when I'm really stressed.

Basically the guy argued that since he was not in conscious control of himself, he should not be held accountable for his actions. The court agreed and let him go free.

Right now, I call bull****. I can sleepwalk into my lounge and turn on the light sure, but I think driving a car that distance isn't possible asleep.

What do you lot think?

 

[black_dust]

I saw one of Tv once this guy stabbed his wife to death in his sleep, then he buried the body and washed his clothes when he was arrested he pleaded sleep walking and got off, aint no way in hell you would be thinking all of that in your sleep with out a motive.

and as for driving, hell no

 

[Ghostvirus]

I had rommie that would talk on the phone in his sleep. Have completely normal conversations in his sleep.

He told be a story of a time he actually drove to work a sleep. He woke up in the parking lot at his work place. Scared the sh** out of him!

 

[Sugarculted]

I saw one of Tv once this guy stabbed his wife to death in his sleep, then he buried the body and washed his clothes when he was arrested he pleaded sleep walking and got off, aint no way in hell you would be thinking all of that in your sleep with out a motive.

and as for driving, hell no

saw that too, on like channel 4 or something.

'washed his clothes'? lol. i can hardly operate my washing machine when I'm awake

 

[jimmy]

 

[black_dust]

saw that too, on like channel 4 or something.

'washed his clothes'? lol. i can hardly operate my washing machine when I'm awake

Yeah thats the one, what is a washing machine anyway? my clothes seem to clean them selfs

 

[Kyalesyin]

Suddenly, I realise that I'm surrounded by men.

Washing machines are simple animals. Feed them clothes and washing liquid and push the button. Thats seriously all it takes guys....

 

[black_dust]

Suddenly, I realise that I'm surrounded by men.

Washing machines are simple animals. Feed them clothes and washing liquid and push the button. Thats seriously all it takes guys....

Really? what if it bites off my hand

 

[Kyalesyin]

Really? what if it bites off my hand

Kick it.

Actually, I have to kick mine to get it to start sometimes. If it doesn't start the water when I switch it on, I just kick it until it goes. Have to kick it to get it to unlock too. And sometimes to move onto the next part of the cycle. Its an addict...

 

[Kritish]

I call bull **** on sleep crimes, people have done bizzare things but I doubt someone could do such a complex things a murder.

 

[Duende Verde]

Didn't finish my Zombit picture in time.
Here it is anyways...

 

[kytrigger]

People can drive cars while sleep walking but it's rare. As for the whole stabbing incident, the only thing that really backs that up in the story is that his hands were cut up pretty badly. Sleep walkers can do things like pick up knives, but they are usually pretty clumsy with most actions like that and cutting himself kind of fits that.

The biggest thing that rings false to me is the stabbing. Sleepwalkers can do complex motions sometimes, but it is almost always things that they do every day. So if they drive somewhere, it's to work or school, someplace automatic. It's feasible he drove to her house, but unless he constantly stabs people or at the very least constantly thinks about stabbing her, it's pretty rare that he would actually do it.

I say at the very least he had been thinking about doing it, and then he actually did while sleepwalking

 

[Kritish]

People can drive cars while sleep walking but it's rare. As for the whole stabbing incident, the only thing that really backs that up in the story is that his hands were cut up pretty badly. Sleep walkers can do things like pick up knives, but they are usually pretty clumsy with most actions like that and cutting himself kind of fits that.

The biggest thing that rings false to me is the stabbing. Sleepwalkers can do complex motions sometimes, but it is almost always things that they do every day. So if they drive somewhere, it's to work or school, someplace automatic. It's feasible he drove to her house, but unless he constantly stabs people or at the very least constantly thinks about stabbing her, it's pretty rare that he would actually do it.

I say at the very least he had been thinking about doing it, and then he actually did while sleepwalking

I think he just wants a more lax sentence.

 

[DareDemon]

I believe it is possible. I slept-drove two school, slept-did my first two classes of the day, and then woke up. Only a couple people noticed I was acting different.

 

[Lord Doom]

This is just the beginning, people. Soon we're gonna have pregnant teens coming to their parents saying, "Yeah, umm... I was over at Michael's house, and we fell asleep, and I woke up, and.... We sleep-did-it. I know, it sucks, but... Well, YOU'VE seen the news."

 

[Abaddon]

I've read about similar stories.

 

[Enriquespy]

The biggest thing that rings false to me is the stabbing. Sleepwalkers can do complex motions sometimes, but it is almost always things that they do every day. So if they drive somewhere, it's to work or school, someplace automatic. It's feasible he drove to her house, but unless he constantly stabs people or at the very least constantly thinks about stabbing her, it's pretty rare that he would actually do it.

I say at the very least he had been thinking about doing it, and then he actually did while sleepwalking

perfect murder... practise stabbing until you do it on your sleep.

Quite suspicious...

 

[PhotoJones]

once, while i was staying at the chelsea hotel in new york, i slept-walked in my underwear down to the lobby and peed in the corner. i woke up mid pee.

 

[Kyalesyin]

Didn't finish my Zombit picture in time.
Here it is anyways...

Genius