Jury selection begins today in Mount Clemens, Mich., in the trial of retailer Michael George, who’s charged in the 1990 killing of his first wife Barbara.
The Detroit News provides some solid background, and notes the number of national media that have been drawn to the case of “comic book murder.”
George, owner of Comics World in Windber, Pa., and co-founder of Pittsburgh Comic-Con, is accused of staging the July 13, 1990, shooting death of his first wife Barbara to look like a robbery of their Clinton Township, Mich., comic-book store. Prosecutors say he wanted to collect his wife’s $125,000 insurance policy and their shared estate, and start over with another woman.
George, 47, was arrested in August 2007 at his Windber store after Clinton Township, Mich., detectives re-examined the cold case.
He has pleaded not guilty to charges of first- and second-degree murder, felony firearm, insurance fraud and obtaining money from an insurance agency under false pretenses. If convicted, he faces life in prison without parole.
February 27th, 2008 at 11:46 am
Good luck Mike. Remember we are all behind you.
February 27th, 2008 at 1:29 pm
Except for those who require the guilty to be proven innocent.
What?
February 27th, 2008 at 2:31 pm
Not to make light of the situation, but does anyone else thinks he looks like Steve Carrell in his mugshot?
February 27th, 2008 at 2:50 pm
Hey Gabe, I don’t know if he’s guilty or not… But don’t say “we are all behind you.”
See, *if* (and I did say “if”) it’s proven beyond a reasonable doubt that he did it, then he needs to be locked away for good. The motive is certainly there, but I’ll let the jury make the determination based on the evidence they’re presented. If (again, “if”) he didn’t do it, then hopefully his name will be cleared.
February 27th, 2008 at 5:02 pm
George’s defense should use the line:
“If the Foil/Gate-fold/Variant cover don’t fit, YOU MUST ACQUIT!!!”
:p
February 27th, 2008 at 6:38 pm
…Of course, we all know it was Jean Loring who was responsible :-/
February 27th, 2008 at 9:11 pm
It’s George Bush’s fault.
February 28th, 2008 at 12:17 pm
Michael George is murderer, who shot his wife. He doesnt deserve support for this difficult time. We don’t need to presume him innocent because he isn’t. I wish there was more I could fill but I can’t.
February 28th, 2008 at 3:09 pm
Steve Perri, what evidence are you privy to that makes you so certain he’s guilty. I have no idea and honestly it makes no difference to me one way or the other, your stance just seems so over-the-top.
February 28th, 2008 at 5:14 pm
“Not to make light of the situation, but does anyone else thinks he looks like Steve Carrell in his mugshot?”
I think he looks like a good argument that Steve Carrell should not grow a moustache.
February 28th, 2008 at 5:29 pm
I’m hoping that justice is served here, no matter the outcome. As someone from a law enforcement family currently in law school, I must say that detectives do not open up a cold case such as this without having damning evidence and a case that they think they can win.
March 7th, 2008 at 12:27 am
he is guilty, i have only one question? and this comes from someone who knows his new store….if your wife was murdered by a mysterious comic thief, and you just happened to find love in the arms of your employee, and just happened to move to windber and open a new store…WOULD YOU EVER LET YOUR NEW WIFE WORK ALONE IN YOUR NEW COMIC BOOK STORE ALONE…EVER!!! knowing that the real killer is out their still looking for more comics? And if their was a killer still out their, don’t you think you might use your position and knowledge as owner of Pittsbugh Comicon to keep looking for the real killer…man i who a guy still looking for his stolen D&D book collection 15 years after it was stolen and no-one murdered his wife over them…
verdict from the kryptonian elders…GUILTY…GUILTY etc etc
send him to the phantom zone!!!
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