Dad murders two sons during visitation, even though mother had restraining order (Santa Fe, New Mexico)

The insanity of the courts just boggles the mind. The ex-wife, the mother of these murdered little boys, filed for a restraining order a little over 4 years ago. Even 4 years ago, dad MELVIN MARTINEZ was "threatening to take the boys away." Daddy's other threats to the children? "Excessive anger, obsessiveness, threats, belittling (and) badmouthing." (We should know by now, that "badmouthing"--sometimes referred to as parental alienation syndrome or PAS--only counts when MOMS allegedly do it.) She also mentioned Daddy's "severe depression" and "obsessive-compulsive disorder."

However, "a motion filed" in November 2007 cancelled out the restraining order, which was supposed to run till January 2008. So who filed the motion, and who approved the cancellation? You won't find out that information here.

But despite the huge number of red flags in this case, Daddy still had his rights. The custody "agreement" stipulated that the boys had to spend time at "both parents' homes."

Well, it's more than apparent now that Daddy made good on his threats, didn't he? He certainly did "take the boys away." Permanently. With a handgun. And then Daddy offed himself, as he lay between the two boys on the same bed.

Do judges EVER listen to or read the evidence before them? Do they just automatically assume that all mothers are liars? Or do they just not give a sh**? How come the judicial authorities are never held accountable as accessories to murder?

Hat tip to Angel.

http://www.elpasotimes.com/news/ci_15360367?source=rss

NM man in murder-suicide had order against him
The Associated Press
Posted: 06/23/2010 03:35:04 PM MDT

SANTA FE, N.M.—A northern New Mexico man who authorities say killed his two sons and himself had "excessive anger," his former wife wrote in a request for a restraining order 4 1/2 years ago.

Paula Martinez said in her Dec. 27, 2005, application for a restraining order against Melvin Martinez that he was threatening to take the boys away.

State police have said all evidence at the La Puebla home where the bodies were found Monday shows the 44-year-old father shot 12-year-old Derek and 10-year-old Devin with a handgun, then killed himself.

In a restraining order petition section asking what threats caused her to fear she might be injured, Paula Martinez listed "excessive anger, obsessiveness, threats, belittling (and) bad mouthing."

State District Judge Raymond Ortiz granted the restraining order on Jan. 10, 2006. He later extended it to January 2008, but a motion filed in November 2007 canceled it.

Paula Martinez also told the court that "Melvin suffers from severe depression and obsessive compulsive disorder. He obsesses about everything. He makes mountains out of mole hills."

Her petition said Martinez continuously belittled her, and once created a scene during a meeting with the older boy's principal in which he was "full of anger" and "making comments on how stupid I was."

Paula and Melvin Martinez were married Aug. 25, 1992, and divorced in October 2005, according to court records. The custody agreement over their sons had the boys spending time at both parents' homes.

State police Lt. Eric Garcia said Wednesday autopsy results on the father and sons are expected Friday or Monday.

He said all three bodies were found lying on the same bed, with the father between the boys.

A next-door neighbor, Flossie Montoya, told the Santa Fe New Mexican she saw Melvin Martinez mowing his lawn and getting rid of tree branches Sunday afternoon, Father's Day.

She said she wondered the next morning why he did not leave at his usual time for his job with the state Department of Transportation.

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Information from: The Santa Fe New Mexican, http://www.sfnewmexican.com/