Comments on: 2006 December: Family Murders/Family Annihilators

By: Also former employee

Also former employee — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 18:33:53 +0000

I worked for the Woodman’s in the early 70’s. Gerry was extremely arrogant and constantly belittled his sons in front of everyone. Neil and Gerry fought daily, there was a huge power struggle between them. Stewart came and went from the office, but when there, both his father and brother put him down. Neil and Stewart argued all the time.

Neil was much more the leader than Stewart who acted more of a spoiled child than anything else. Years later when I heard about the murders, I wasn’t that surprised. Gerry was arrogant and abusive, and his sons were greedy little men who had a huge sense of entitlement.

I have to say that Vera seemed like a nice woman. I couldn’t imagine her own sons having her killed. This was all so sad.

By: Jim

Jim — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 22:07:58 +0000

Hendricks also admitted to the murders to an inmate while in prison by the name of Danny Wayne Stark. Stark told the court that Hendricks gave him details on how he committed the crime so Stark could help come up with a plan to lay the blame on someone else. Stark took a lie detector test and passed. His testimony was later discredited when the defense presented three inmates who testified that Stark was known as a liar. He still passed the lie detector test though! Hendricks was acquitted in the retrial because the jury felt the motive given in the first trial was irrelevant and prejudicial. So he walked.

By: Jim

Jim — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 21:44:28 +0000

David Hendricks was guilty. He never checked into the hotel in Wisconsin until the afternoon the day after the murders. There was a Hardee’s receipt dated like 7:19 AM for a cup of coffee he got there when he first got to town. It was only about a 6.5 hour drive, tops. If you do the math, he left at about 12:45 AM. He told authorities he left at about 12 AM when he arrived back home. Then when on the stand and after hearing all the arguments, he realized he needed to leave earlier because food content was still in his family’s stomachs so someone had to do the murders after he left, but still before midnight at least. So he said he left at 11 PM on the stand. He lied and is guilty. This I know.

By: Ian

Ian — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 14:06:28 +0000

My email address is iwoodman@verizon.net

By: Ian

Ian — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 14:05:45 +0000

R.J., I haven’t seen you since I was a kid. If you would like to send my dad a letter just email me the letter and I will get it to him. Hope things are going well for you.

By: Wench

Wench — Sat, 23 May 2009 05:17:53 +0000

David hendrix is in orlando andit really is unfare to say that he killed his family when actually he was aquitted due to them having no evidence beyond a reasonable doubt. I have been reading the book and am now reading it again. It is very interesting and I really wish the crime would be solved. I’m just not sure he did it. None of their circumstancial evidence shows me that he is guilty. The book really leaves me wanted to crack the case………

By: Birdie

Birdie — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 19:24:01 +0000

David Hendricks is now remarried and resides in Georgia, and still has his buisness!

By: L Brown

L Brown — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 21:14:19 +0000

R.J.Wilson
I am trying to find out what prison Stewart and Neil are in to write, it seems you are visiting them, I worked with you before the move to The new bldg, also am looking for Steve.

Let me know

By: dee

dee — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 18:20:11 +0000

this happened not very far from where I lived and it sickenened. She was a sweet child……….olice Gather Evidence In Case Of Girl Neglected To Death
Target 11 Obtains Court Documents In Case
Rick Earle

4:57 p.m. EDT August 15, 2003 – updated: 5:30 p.m. EDT August 15, 2003
PITTSBURGH — Police surveyed the house Friday where 4-year-old Kristen Tater (pictured, below) was found dead in a cooler, gathering evidence for their investigation.Kristen Tater

A state police helicopter circled the neighborhood, taking aerial photographs of the house and the shed where the girl’s body was found last week as investigators continue to piece together the events leading to the death.

Investigators continue to build their case against the parents and part of that case is detailed in court documents.

According to court documents obtained by Target 11, a heavy shoe lace — frayed at one end — was tied to the girl’s ankle.

Police say they found what appears to be the other piece of the shoe lace tied to a bed in the home, suggesting Kristen may have been restrained.

According to the affidavit of probable cause, Kristen’s 6-year-old brother told police that Janet Crawford and James Tater frequently placed Kristen in the attic for long periods of time as punishment and that they withheld food from her.

On one occasion, he said Kristen was able to sneak out of the attic and eat in his bedroom.

When she was caught by their parents she was put back in the attic, he said.

And when Kristen’s 15-year-old stepsister stayed at the home in June and July, she was told not to go into the master bedroom because there was bad water in the crawl space under the house, causing an odor. She also told investigators towels had been placed at the bottom of the door to keep the odor inside.

During one visit, she said she entered the bedroom and detected a strong odor but it didn’t smell like bad water or sewage.

James Tatar and Janet Crawford are scheduled to appear in court Aug. 22.

By: dee

dee — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 18:11:25 +0000

It is so sad to know the misery these people have caused. What scares me is these people often look so ordinary and you would not believe they would kill their families.