Dad on trial for killing mom, 2-year-old son--just 3 weeks after he got a postive paternity test (Mobile, Alabama)

I've sometimes heard the argument that boyfriends and stepdads are at higher risk for violence against the children living in their homes. That may be some justification for this argument in evolutionary biology. However, families involving boyfriends and stepdads also tend--on average--to be families that already have a history of stress and upheavals. And we certainly can't make the argument that a decent father would have no problem about killing children that weren't "his." If he can kill any children, he is NOT a good father or a good human being for that matter.

And then you see cases involving dads like MICHAEL WOOLF. This moron got a positive paternity test showing that his wife's child was "his." But that didn't stop him from "allegedly" shooting to death his wife and their 2-year-old son--three weeks after he got his results.

http://blog.al.com/live/2010/10/third_day_of_testimony_continu.html

Paternity tester says capital murder suspect Michael Woolf was 'nervous, confused'
Published: Wednesday, October 27, 2010, 11:37 AM
Updated: Wednesday, October 27, 2010, 11:54 AM
Katherine Sayre, Press-Register

MOBILE, Alabama -- An employee of a biomedical center in Mobile testified this morning that Michael Woolf arrived at the office upset and confused over paternity test results he'd received 3 weeks earlier.

"He was kind of nervous, confused, and I was shocked he had pulled up," said Jacqueline Dukes, the office manager. "I couldn't figure out why he would be back."

It was March 3, 2008, the day before Woolf shot to death his wife Angel Woolf and 2-year-old son Ayden, prosecutors say.

Michael Woolf took the paternity test in February 2008 after learning that his wife possibly had an affair, but the results showed -- with more than 99 percent certainty -- that Woolf was the boy's father with more than 99 percent certainty, according to testimony.

Today is the third day of testimony in Woolf's trial. He faces 2 counts of capital murder, punishable by life in prison or the death penalty.

Prosecutors argue that Woolf had grown obsessed with whether Ayden was his biological son, despite the positive test results.

"He was just worried about other people saying things about the paternity of the child, questioning the paternity," Dukes testified. "I was telling him, 'Don't worry about it. You have our results. You know what they say, and we've explained that to you.'"

Dukes said Woolf made her nervous, and she decided to keep him in the front area rather than take him to an office in the back.

As he walked out the door, Dukes testified, Woolf said "just pray for me."

The defense says Woolf accidentally shot his son, then in a "heat of passion" moment, shot his wife, which would constitute the lesser charge of manslaughter.

Testimony is continuing today in Mobile County Circuit Judge Joseph Johnston's courtroom.