Update: Lauren Barnes murder *Ex-Boyfriend Eric Kennedy Phan pleads guilty; Sentenced to LWOP*

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Kathy, on August 22, 2008 at 12:55 pm said:

rest in peace Lo and Avery. I am your voice and on October 17, 2008,EVERYONE will hear it love Mom (Gramma)

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Brianna, on August 24, 2008 at 9:29 pm said:

sorry for your loss, kathy. keep your head up and know that someone in nj is thinking of you.

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loveislove, on August 31, 2008 at 11:27 pm said:

i hope he gets what he deserves and i wish none of this ever happened but it did and it sucks…. rest in peace love ya lots

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Kathy, on October 18, 2008 at 7:47 am said:

2 lifes without parole. He chose to get on the stand, and the prosecutor TORE him to shreds. NICE!!! almost all out of his mouth were lies and she proved it all.

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amanda, on November 11, 2008 at 1:45 pm said:

kathy,im sorry for your loss keep your head up i wanted to let u know i keep yall in my prayers

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Donna, on November 11, 2008 at 1:59 pm said:

Kathy, I’m sorry for your terrible loss. Your in my prayers.
I’m thankful he’s off the streets and so sorry your daughter and grandchild had to go thru that. God bless you and your family.

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Shauncey, on November 11, 2008 at 2:28 pm said:

This story is one that has touched me deeply, I will never forget Lauren. Why? She reminds me so much of myself at her age. See the sparkle in her eyes? Her little sassy pose? Quirky, beautiful. I love you Lauren, and I will NEVER ever forget your story.
Laren’s family: Anytime you come to California, you are welcome to my home.

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Fruit Cup, on December 14, 2008 at 11:46 am said:

Eric was a good guy, he made a tragic mistake. I pray for not only the family of Lauren, but for Eric and his family as well.

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Lavonna, on December 14, 2008 at 12:24 pm said:

OMG fruit cake, he did not make a mistake! Do you not understand the difference of a mistake and intent?

Mistake means *an incorrect, unwise, or unfortunate act or decision caused by bad judgment or a lack of information or care.
Intent means *something planned, or the purpose that accompanies a plan.
His only mistake was thinking that he was smart enough to get away with it.

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Lauren's Aunt Karen, on December 18, 2008 at 3:17 pm said:

Mistake? MISTAKE? The SOB even admitted to digging the damned hole earlier in the AFTERNOON that he killed her. Were you at the sentencing? I WAS. Did you hear them question him about how he went around and set up FALSE ALIBIS? I DID. Did you hear them read the instant messages that he sent her to set her up to meet him? I DID. She even messaged him about him “…not killing me, right?” and he replied that he wanted to talk to her to her “cute little face” . AFTER HE DUG THE FRIGGING HOLE. Jesus, but it’s sickening.
To my last breath, I will NEVER forget how he sat, stone-cold, and non-emotional while he told the court that after talking, she kissed him on the cheek and then… he strangled her. I mean, WTF? A MISTAKE? Good Lord. Pray for yourSELF while you’re at it.

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- mylifeofcrime, on December 18, 2008 at 3:41 pm said:
  
  This was NOT a mistake, but a cold, calculating act and he deserved the death penalty. I am so sorry your family has had to go through this Karen. Please don’t let these ignorant uncaring people bother you.
  
  Bonnie
  
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Donna, on December 18, 2008 at 3:24 pm said:

Karen, I’m so sorry for your loss. What an awful thing to have to sit through. I pray one day the things you had to hear and see will pass and you are filled with loving memories of Lauren. You and your family are in my prayers. I’m sorry you came here to see such stupidity. Most people know what a mistake is and this sure isn’t a mistake. It’s by all mean’s a murder. I’ll never understand how people compare a cold blooded murder to a mistake. I’m so sorry you had to read that. God Bless you and your family.

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Shauncey, on December 18, 2008 at 3:37 pm said:

Fruit cup,
Anyone ever tell you your an insensative prick?

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MG Trina, on December 18, 2008 at 3:43 pm said:

Fruit cup,
I think you are a tragic mistake. Have some feeling for her poor family. They have lost everything~~ he caused it, what makes you think it was a mistake?? Get a freaking clue you moron.

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Kathy, on December 20, 2008 at 2:59 pm said:

do I really need to find fruitcake and have a little talk with “it”, moron .

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Des, on December 29, 2008 at 12:50 pm said:

Kathy,
DO NOT pay attention to people like fruit cake. The dumbass probably went to SNU with him and just knows that a Christian man like Eric could never mean to kill someone. My own cousin (SNU student with him) was quoted in the newspaper as saying that she knew it was all a mistake and wished she could go to the jail and give him a big hug… Some people are too blind to ever see what’s in front of their faces, and I try to just feel sorry for them. And FYI fruit cake, I knew Eric too, and he was an asshole before he MADE THE DECISION to do what he did.

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Laurie Snedden, on September 7, 2012 at 6:56 pm said:

The hateful comments here disgust me. If Lauren’s family is comforted by hate and revenge they will find themselves perpetually miserable. Christ taught forgiveness for our peace. I knew Eric. He was not a monster, but he obviously did a monstrous thing. I’m sad the internet gives so much space to the voice of such immature venting dribble. Here but by the grace of god go I.

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Lauren’s Aunt Karen, on August 2, 2020 at 8:03 am said:

Fuck you, Laurie. What disgusts ME is your idiocy. I hope that over the last 8 years no one you loved was horribly strangled to death and left to die in a shallow grave. I cannot tell you how much joy is gives me to know that he will NEVER walk out of that prison. EVER. Yet another Bible thumper, you seem to have forgotten “Thou shall not kill.”

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ecgberht (@ecgberht), on November 22, 2020 at 12:16 pm said:

How’s this reflecting on your family now, Eric? You SCUM!

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Mel Mel, on November 22, 2020 at 2:08 pm said:

Laurie, you are so right. The comment made by Auntie Karen proves your point. Good people do bad things…right Auntie? Forgiving is healing.

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