Mom: Police Told Daughter To Stop Calling Before Murder-Suicide

[Saguaro]

DELAND, Fla. -- A Central Florida woman whose 17-year-old daughter was killed in a murder-suicide apparently committed by her ex-boyfriend said the teen was told by police to stop calling for help or she'd be arrested.

Police said Clay Coffner shot his estranged girlfriend, Natasha Hall, in the head outside her DeLand home Friday before turning the gun on himself.

Hall's mother, Sherry, said her daughter was concerned about Coffner and informed police.

In fact, Hall said her daughter called police so much that on Jan. 15 they threatened her.

"The police officer said if you call us one more time on him, I'm going to arrest you both," Sherry Hall said. "So, the day she died, she knew she couldn't talk to police. So, she handled it herself."

Michele Karpowicz said everyone noticed the warning signs before the homicide -- except police.

"I was going crazy," Hall's best friend said. "He was psycho, jealous and abusive."

Local 6 is trying to obtain a police call log to determine how many times the teen called police.

DeLand police officials have not responded to the allegations.

http://www.local6.com/news/15330073/detail.html

[Trueblue]

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[patriotsblade]

I have always respected the law enforcement profession. I worked with the San Francisco Police Dept. on a daily basis for three years. I saw the good, the really good, the bad, the really bad, and the downright scum of the department. With all of this stuff coming up so often these days, the negligence, the brutality, and callousness displayed by some of these police departments I think there should be some serious measures taken on the federal level to start better policing the police.

[Wabash]

I have always respected the law enforcement profession. I worked with the San Francisco Police Dept. on a daily basis for three years. I saw the good, the really good, the bad, the really bad, and the downright scum of the department. With all of this stuff coming up so often these days, the negligence, the brutality, and callousness displayed by some of these police departments I think there should be some serious measures taken on the federal level to start better policing the police.

I worked with them too, back in the 70s. I saw the same thing...my dept. was a much better one, that's why I went to work for them instead of SF.
There are some real turds out there, my son ran into a real prick in Va. about 3 years ago, on a routine traffic stop.

[cassandra]

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