Christopher Gribble
Christopher Gribble Christopher Gribble served as Spader's second in command. While Spader slaughtered Kim Cates from one side of the bed with his machete, Gribble is accused of standing at the other side of the bed repeatedly slashing Jaimie Cates with a knife. Gribble, like Spader, was also a former Boy Scout, and before he became entangled with Spader's murderous obsession Gribble had considered joining the Marines. Gribble's military ambitions were surely borne out of considerations other than honor and country, though. Photographs of Gribble posing with his 'favorite' knife abound on the Internet. In many of these Gribble sports a braggart's grin as he looks into his computer camera while wearing oversized headphones.
Obwohl der Grübchenprozess erst bis Februar 2011 beginnen sollte, überraschte Gribble Anfang Dezember 2010 das Gericht, sich wegen Wahnsinns für unschuldig zu erklären, aber Verbrechen zuzugeben. Wenn die Jury entscheidet, dass Grbble zum Zeitpunkt der Angriffe tatsächlich ohne beaufsichtigte Freiheit zu lebenslanger Freiheitsstrafe verurteilt wird. Wenn die Jury jedoch der Ansicht ist, dass seine Gesundheitsversorgung beeinträchtigt wurde, wäre der Abramson -Richter gezwungen gewesen, ein Vorsprechen darüber zu führen, dass Gribble eine Gefahr für die Gesellschaft darstellt oder nicht. Nach Angaben der Associated Press, wenn der Richter entscheidet, dass es sich um eine Gefahr für die Gesellschaft handelte, die mit den Tatsachen des Falls übereinstimmt, wäre Gribble zu einem sicheren psychiatrischen Raum des New Hampshire State Prison verurteilt worden, das Recht, seine Bedrohung für die Firma alle fünf Jahre zu überprüfen.
Christopher Gribble Insanity may be a heavy lift for Gribble's lawyers to prove. According to WMUR New Hampshire, 'In his statement to police, Gribble said he had wanted to kill someone for a long time and was disappointed he didn't feel any emotion following the Cates killing. He told police that he and the others planned on burglarizing the home and killing anyone who might be there, just for fun.' Though this does seem to indicate a psychopathic disregard for human life, Gribble's methodical actions seem to speak otherwise. When the home invaders approached the house they attempted to gain entry through two different paths. First, they shattered a downstairs window. Second, they removed the plastic side support of an air-conditioner so that Spader could make his way through the house and open the door for his co-assailants. Gribble both smashed the basement glass and removed the piece of the air-conditioner that allowed Spader to enter the house.
