Killer dad pleads not guilty in mass shooting spree; pissed because he didn't get full custody of son on demand (Seal Beach, California)

Killer dad SCOTT DEKRAAI is not exactly the ideal fathers rights poster boy. First of all, he was no "victim" of the family court by any stretch of the imagination. Contrary to all the typical whining you hear about fathers being "shut out," realize that this volatile and dangerous nutcase already had joint custody. But he wanted more! He wanted complete control! He wanted Mom shut out! In his last court appearance, he wasn't successful in getting what he wanted. So to show everybody that Daddy Wasn't Happy, he embarked on a mass shooting spree that killed his son's mother and many others. And now he's pleaded not guilty. Riiight.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/01/seal-beach-shootings-scott-dekraai.html

Accused mass murderer pleads not guilty in Seal Beach shooting
January 18, 2012 | 4:02 pm 455

The man accused in a mass shooting at a Seal Beach beauty salon in October pleaded not guilty Wednesday to eight counts of murder with special circumstances and a single felony count of attempted murder.

Scott Dekraai wore a mustard-yellow jumpsuit and glasses, his hands hancuffed in front of him. He was kept behind a barrier and did not speak during the hearing in Santa Ana.

Dekraai will next appear in court Jan. 27. The shooting was the largest mass killing in Orange County history.

Dozens of family members and friends of the victims were at the hearing. Before letting them enter the courtroom, however, an Orange County sheriff's deputy warned them to have no outbursts, saying he knew there was a lot of emotion connected with this case.

Some of those in attendance wore pins with loved ones` faces. Others wore T-shirts with hearts bearing the words "Support in love Seal Beach."

Paul Wilson, whose wife, Christy was killed, wore four pins with her photo and had tears in his eyes when he left the courtroom.

"He knows we`re here," Wilson said of Dekraai. "He can feel it. I`m not here for him; I`m here for Christy. My life literally changed in two minutes."

A grand jury Tuesday indicted Dekraai in connection with the Oct. 12 shooting at Salon Meritage, where his ex-wife, Michelle Fournier, worked.

Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty in the case. Dekraai pleaded not guilty in November at an earlier arraignment.

He is accused of walking into the crowded salon and shooting Fournier before turning his gun on others. Dekraai had been involved in a bitter custody dispute with Fournier over their 8-year-old son, according to court records.