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Is it an "involuntary action to kill someone at point blank range? MO Thinks So.
x First Hearing March 1
st

x Introduction: As the mother of shooting victim Matthew Pellegrini, I am compelled to appeal
to the community at large, via the press, popular media, advocacy organizations, as well as to
all local, state, and federal governing agencies regarding the senseless killing of my 18 year
old son.
x Objective: To question the validity and or impede the progress of the plea bargain
being offered by The State of MO vs. Kevin Beindorff, in regards to the proper
implementation of judicial use of ethical rationale for retributive justice.
x See Complaint: http://www.circuitattorney.com/docs/Beindorff%20PC.pdf
x KEY POINT: Should there be a question of whether or not an 18 year old victim "asked to be
shot? Does supposed "compliance excuse such decisive action?
x KEY POINT: Prosecution charged 2
nd
Degree Murder & Armed Criminal Action, Trial by Jury.
Grand jury returned "nvoluntary Manslaughter. Why plead at seven years when this could,
and should have gone to trial, when there is nothing "involuntary about shooting and killing a
"friend at point blank range?
x KEY POINT: Prosecuting Attorney's office / State of MO, did not (to our knowledge) obtain a
Forensic Psychiatric Evaluation on perpetrator, nor did they solicit victim's family for interview,
prior to offering Mr. Beindorff a soft plea bargain.
x KEY POINT: Mr. Beindorff's gun was fully loaded & not registered.
x KEY POINT: Mr. Beindorff has a pre-existing criminal record including probation for a
suspended charge of driving while intoxicated, & marijuana possession.
x KEY POINT: Mr. Biendorff's toxicology reports obtained & considered?
x KEY POINT: One witness. A convicted felon, was a friend of Mr. Beindorff's, that the victim
had only met that day, and claims to have been "too intoxicated to report on what happened.
x KEY POINT: Prosecuting Attorney's office informed victim's family that the witness and
perpetrator disposed of the shell casings, and openly debated "throwing his body in the river
instead of taking him to the ER.
x KEY POINT: Case originally received international media attention. The public was openly
supportive of the victim.
x KEY POINT: Victim was an organ donor and assisted at least four people with his
selflessness.
x IMPRESSION: Missouri is often dubbed "The State to Watch", and sets precedents for
other states. Such a soft sentence in the current climate is morally, judiciously, &
nationaIIy irresponsibIe. FiscaIIy, as weII. St. Louis has maintained it's ominous
position at the top of the USA's "Most Dangerous Cities to Live In" Iist for a reason.
This has created a backlash of new corporations no longer bringing their influx of jobs
into our local economy, as well as many corporations having bailed out on Missouri
altogether. Currently, St. Louis has many needed city revitalization projects underway,
which wiII be for nothing if we don't protect the people who live there. At least ten
percent of city residents and even more businesses leave yearly. Now is the time for
Missouri to finally take a stand and hold those who indiscriminately kill others
accountable. Perhaps this will help bring down our impressive crime rate and restore
the IocaI economy. Such soft sentences certainIy won't provide good faith to those
considering Missouri for their corporate relocations, nor maintaining them. Not
requiring a psychiatric evaluation for those charged with Murder and Armed Criminal
Action is unconscionable. Gun control is an issue of epic proportions, and the story of
my son allows for valuable insight as to why. If this plea is accepted, Mr. Beindorff
could be on the streets of Anywhere, USA in seven years, quite possibly mentally
unstabIe with an unregistered gun and an unrepentant heart. If this is "okay" with
everyone, Iet's just hope he doesn't befriend your chiId next. With his defense, Mr.
Beindorff has inadvertently proclaimed himself the St. Louis Kevorkian. Please take a
stand for Matthew, a non-suicidal young man just starting his life, the State of Missouri,
and the State of the Nation. Guns do not belong in the hands of people who abuse
drugs, have criminal records, or are otherwise proven mentally unstable. Rational gun
controI aIong with proper justice served, that's aII we ask to protect The PeopIe of the
United States of America.