News & Politics - Woman's family sues CNN, Nancy Grace

mcdreamylover · 11-21-2006, 11:12 AM

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Woman's family sues CNN, Nancy Grace By STEPHEN MAJORS, Associated Press Writer
1 hour, 13 minutes ago

ORLANDO, Fla. - Relatives of a missing boy's mother who killed herself after aggressive questioning by CNN's Nancy Grace sued the network and the talk-show host Tuesday, claiming Grace caused emotional distress that led to the suicide.

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Melinda Duckett committed suicide Sept. 8, a day after Grace's show on CNN Headline News aired a segment in which Grace grilled Duckett about her whereabouts Aug. 27 — the day 2-year-old Trenton Duckett was reported missing.

Authorities, who said last week they believe the boy is alive, have named Melinda Duckett as the prime suspect in his disappearance.

Jay Paul Deratany, the attorney representing Duckett's estate, said Tuesday that Grace encouraged Duckett to appear on her show by saying the goal was to draw public attention to help find Trenton.

"It's not just about the questioning, it's about the misrepresentation with the knowledge that she was emotionally distraught," Deratany said. The attorney said Grace improperly took on the role of a law enforcement officer.

CNN Headline News declined to comment specifically on the lawsuit, which seeks unspecified damages.

"We stand by Nancy Grace and fully support her, as we have from the beginning of this matter," a spokeswoman said in a news release Tuesday.

IMO she didn't kill herself because of Nancy Grace. She did it because she knew she had something to do with Trenton's disappearence and didn't want to end up in jail for the rest of her life.

Jacob1983 · 11-21-2006, 11:56 AM

Yep, I totally agree. I don't see why Nancy Grace is being held responsible for this. No forced Melinda Duckett to go on Nancy Grace's show. She probably killed herself because she felt guilty and didn't want to go to jail. Besides, she should have known that Nancy would push her for answers. Parents are always initially the prime suspects in kidnapping cases. I think the dad of Trenton actually agreed to take a lie detector test right away in order to prove his innocence.

elisheva · 11-21-2006, 11:59 AM

We have a thread running about this right here:
Mother of missing boy commits suicide after appearing on Nancy Grace
So I'll close this one - please move your discussion/repost your articles there.


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