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October 27th, 2009, 01:26 PM #1
Murderer Sues Former Hostage
Seriously, I wish this was made up. The funniest part is what the killer exchanged in the plea deal.
http://www.katu.com/news/local/65957522.html
Murderer makes headway in suit against hostage
Story Published: Oct 25, 2009 at 7:13 PM PDT
Story Updated: Oct 26, 2009 at 11:13 AM PDT
By Susan Harding KATU News and KATU.com Staff
PORTLAND, Ore. - A man convicted of murder is now targeting one of his victims again, and he's winning in court.
An Oregon inmate who killed one man in 2006 is now suing his former hostage.
It all started over an $18,000 order for an ice cream truck.
The hostage victim, Rob Chambers, used to build ice cream trucks and he built one for a customer in New York. That customer turned into a killer, deciding to commit murder when he couldn't get a refund.
Now in prison, the convicted killer - Tremayne Durham - is using the courts to get the refund. And he's having success.
Facing eviction and the loss of his business, Rob Chambers can't afford a lawyer so he's going to fight this convicted killer on his own, in court.
Durham still wants his money back, all $18,000 - even after he confessed to murdering Adam Calbreath. Calbreath was someone Chambers considered as a loyal friend.
"He protected me, and gave the ultimate sacrifice to me," Chambers said. "I don't know how to repay it."
Durham is serving 30 years for murdering Calbreath and taking Chambers hostage while shoving a gun in his stomach.
"He had said, 'Look at what you made me do,'" Chambers recounts. "He said, 'I've been robbing and killing people to get to you.'"
Now Durham is going after Chambers again, only without a gun and with a lawsuit. Durham is even demanding reimbursement for his travel expenses from New York - for the trip he took to gun down Chambers' friend.
Since the murder, Chambers said he has suffered unending guilt and grief.
"I lost my abilities to function; that's what makes me the most angry," Chambers said. "One of these days he's going to get the feeling he won somehow over me."
Chambers escaped from Durham in 2006, but says he doesn't feel alive.
"There are days that I honestly wish he would have pulled the trigger," Chambers said. "He doesn't deserve the satisfaction of knowing this, but he took my life."
Since Chambers did not respond to letters from the court, an arbitrator already has ruled in Durham's favor. But it's not over. Chambers plans to be at a hearing Wednesday to face Durham once again, in court.
"I'm not going to be the victim in this anymore," Chamber said.
Durham made international news for his unusual plea deal in 2006. He agreed to plead guilty in exchange for his favorite foods from KFC and some Haagen-Dazs ice cream.
Chambers said the deal felt like a slap in the face and wishes Durham had been forced to face the family of the man he murdered.Join the groups protecting your rights from the fools trying to take them from you!
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October 27th, 2009, 01:30 PM #2
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The details on the exchange make me want to believe this article is bogus, but the link is legit. Un-frickin-believable. Again, another reason why states need to pass self-defense laws which grant civil immunity to victims.
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October 27th, 2009, 01:33 PM #3
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This is one of those things where getting burn permit and setting fire to everything that you cant hide is worth it.
There is no one, not even a legit and honest collector of a real debt, can get from me that I dont want them to have. ....firehall is next door, burn permits are $10.RIP: SFN, 1861, twoeggsup, Lambo, jamesjo, JayBell, 32 Magnum, Pro2A, mrwildroot, dregan, Frenchy, Fragger, ungawa, Mtn Jack, Grapeshot, R.W.J., PennsyPlinker, Statkowski, Deanimator, roland, aubie515, SteveWag
Don't end up in my signature!
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October 27th, 2009, 02:34 PM #4
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It wouldn't matter, this is a contract matter and legally has nothing to do with the assault/kidnapping/murder event.
I don't know, but Durham may have a valid claim against Chambers.
Chanbers should sue Durham for emotional duress, etc. I'm sure that that judgement would far outstrip the $18,000 refund claim if Durham has any money (except the $18K less lawyers fees). This is clearly an "only the lawyers win" situation.Keep perspective, recognize the good in your enemies and the bad in your friends.
"--you can't conquer a free man; the most you can do is kill him." - Robert A. Heinlein, Revolt in 2100
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October 27th, 2009, 02:47 PM #5
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"Political Correctness is just tyranny with manners"
-Charlton Heston
"[The Constitution preserves] the advantage of being armed which Americans possess over the people of almost every other nation...(where) the governments are afraid to trust the people with arms."
-James Madison, Federalist Papers, No. 46.
"America does not go abroad in search of monsters to destroy." [sic]
-John Quincy Adams
"I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies."
-Thomas Jefferson
Μολών λαβέ!
-King Leonidas
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October 27th, 2009, 02:48 PM #6
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I agree with the above. Too bad the primitive animal that is the plaintiff decided to kill instead of litigate first.
I know the defendant is screwing himself by representing himself in court. He really should shop this case around hard to find an attorney that wants his name in the news. This is part of the reason why I only do business to business transactions, the public is problematic.Join the groups protecting your rights from the fools trying to take them from you!
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October 27th, 2009, 02:59 PM #7
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Keep perspective, recognize the good in your enemies and the bad in your friends.
"--you can't conquer a free man; the most you can do is kill him." - Robert A. Heinlein, Revolt in 2100
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Re: Murderer Sues Former Hostage
Puts a new meaning to "The Customer is Always Right"....
And yeah, my first thought was also that Durham should have litigated first. There's no excuse for robbing and murdering your way from coast to coast to get an $18,000 refund when we have so many lawsuit possibilities.
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