broadcast bogeyman

Popularity is at an all time low for Wendy Murphy's erroneously speculative fear driving diatribes around high profile crimes like JonBenet’s murder, the Duke Lacrosse case and others. In all-too-transparent efforts to unwind her bad rap of being a loose cannon in the legal world and bolster sales of her latest literary flop, Murphy's unwavering bravado is amazingly still directed toward frightening the public and creating the kind of chaos that shatters lives. Murphy is looking pretty scary and more like Vampira's sister pictured here; not much different than the big bad bogeyman himself--


Child pornography column feeds unjustified fear
by DAVID BEAKEY
Apr 13, 2009

"Wendy Murphy's column entitled “Sedatives key ingredient in child pornography” was riddled with the type of innuendo that leads to false accusations and unjustified fear.

Regarding the JonBenet Ramsey case, she intimated that the “dyed blond 6-year-old” may have been a victim of child porn, due to the presence of undigested pineapple in her stomach, since a bowl of pineapple on the table was “presumably tested for the presence of drugs.” In the case of Caylee Anthony, she said traces of chloroform were found in the trunk of her mother’s car, which could lead to many conclusions, not just child pornography. Finally, regarding Maddie McCann, she states, “Early news reports indicated Maddie had been sedated by her parents.”

“Early news reports!” According to recent news reports, the parents have been cleared of any wrongdoing.

Often, when bad things happen, we look for the “bogeyman.”

Buried at the end of the column is the statement, “I don’t know if these cases are related to child porn.” Perhaps this should have been the title of the piece."

Readers interested in helping Wendy overcome the comfort of her own denial are encouraged to contact her personally at wmurphy@nesl.edu