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GUNS N' ROSES Song Played In Murder Trial As Prosecutors Try To Prove A Husband Killed His Wife
- June 15, 2006
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Harriet Ryan of Court TV has issued the following report: Did Justin Barber turn to a GUNS N' ROSES tune to work up the nerve to murder his wife? Prosecutors suggested as much at the business analyst's capital trial Wednesday when they played a recording of the band's 1988 track "Used To Love Her" for jurors. [Watch video at this location.] The song, in which a man brags about killing his mate, was downloaded to Barber's computer just five hours before his 27-year-old wife, April, was shot dead on a deserted beach. Barber, 33, claims a mugger attacked the couple as they strolled along the water, shooting his wife in the head and him four times in the upper body. In a surreal moment in Judge Edward Hedstrom's courtroom, the forensic computer analyst who found the music track in deleted files on Barber's hard drive placed a laptop on the witness box and cued the song for jurors to hear. After some introductory guitar strumming, the gravelly voice of lead singer Axl Rose echoed through the room. "I used to love her, but I had to kill her/ I had to put her/ Six feet under/ And I can still hear her complain," he sings. The lyrics were displayed on a large poster board in front of the jury box. Read the rest of the article at CourtTV.com.
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COMMENT |
posted by : thefadedline
6/15/2006 4:46:49 PM
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OBVIOUSY Axl's fault.
As much as I hate G'N'R, this is stupid.
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COMMENT | Isnt it remarkable......
posted by :
6/15/2006 4:49:01 PM
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How fucking stupid people are.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
6/15/2006 4:52:17 PM
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Makes sense- why bother with meaningless things like motive, witnesses, possible gunshot residue on his hands, the murder weapon, etc when you can just point to a song on his computer?
So does this mean the defense can prove he didn't do it by pointing out a love song downloaded onto the same computer?
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COMMENT | Oh, but of course!
posted by : ed
6/15/2006 4:52:29 PM
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Don't you all realize that the message of the song DROVE the man to kill his wife?????? Like, like he was brainwashed by it or something?
...Stories like these are from people who forgot to mature with the rest of their class back in 5th grade.
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COMMENT | Didn't Axl say it was about his dog?
posted by : grendelson
6/15/2006 4:55:55 PM
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If so, the guy should have killed the family pooch instead. Silly human.
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COMMENT | 'GNR Lies' is a good album to LISTEN to...
posted by : typeodude
6/15/2006 4:56:41 PM
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...but anyone who takes Axl's lyrics on this album seriously is a total fucking moron.
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COMMENT | SONG
posted by :
6/15/2006 4:59:19 PM
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I personally enjoy "One In A Million"... it's better!
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COMMENT | What' s the point ?
posted by : wango tango
6/15/2006 5:06:48 PM
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I think the question is, did he murder his wife or not. I don' t think any song matters anything here. Or are they going to sue GNR ? That would be interesting.
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COMMENT | the prosecution case
posted by : Frank Zito
6/15/2006 5:07:22 PM
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must be pretty weak to have to resort to this kind of ridiculous evidence to sway the jury. If there is lots of old people & feminists on the jury this just could have some impact unfortunately.
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COMMENT | A GOOD SONG FROM WHEN GnR WAS ACTUALLY GnR
posted by : Brother Maynard
6/15/2006 5:09:12 PM
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You can't buy PR like this.
Did wonders for Judas Priest and Marilyn Manson album sales.
GnR also did a great cover of a Charles Manson song, Look at Your Game, Girl. Early versions of The Spaghetti Incident had it and then it got pulled and rereleased. Real savory tunes there.
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COMMENT | Oh dear...
posted by : Metalex
6/15/2006 5:11:25 PM
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...only in America are people that dumb.
Guns N' Roses made me kill my wife!!!
What a sack of bollocks.
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COMMENT | People see murders
posted by : wango tango
6/15/2006 5:12:04 PM
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when they open the TV. So, could a movie be an evidence too ?
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COMMENT | I thought it was about his cat.
posted by : \m/...Baron Von Wasteland...\m/
6/15/2006 5:15:19 PM
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But a dog works. Either way, I kill someone everytime I hear that song just because it's such a powerful influence.
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COMMENT | ...
posted by : mrfolger
6/15/2006 5:15:36 PM
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"...but anyone who takes Axl's lyrics on this album seriously is a total fucking moron."
Agreed. I mean, ANYONE can see that this is just a funny song that most any guy who's ever been in a relationship can relate to. You know, she's fucking dead and buried and he can still hear her complain? Sure.
"You can't buy PR like this. "
Right! Axl's big "comeback" isn't shit, but unfortunately THIS will get his sorry ass in the news.
You can blame fucking everything on metal and rock and roll. Look who's been in the spotlight: Manson, Ozzy, Priest - now GNR, so who's next? Take your pick. I heard that a few Metallica fans tried to kill themselves after hoping Metallica would put out a decent album, then they were given St. Anger. That's the only legitimate story I believe.
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COMMENT | I suppose
posted by : wango tango
6/15/2006 5:17:36 PM
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the Cannibal Corpse fans kill people all the time, then.
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COMMENT | the song is about his dog
posted by :
6/15/2006 5:20:58 PM
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the song is not about someones mate...
and whats these asshat gonna do? say the song caused him to kill? i wonder if he downloaded the song legally. if not, gnr should sue him!
look at what happened to ozzy/priest/slayer when their lyrics came into question. and the priest issue was about a song they didnt write!
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COMMENT | i think
posted by : homesick
6/15/2006 5:26:43 PM
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the prosecutors played the song they found on the HD to show that he was thinking of murdering his wife, not to suggest that the song drove him to do it...
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COMMENT | The Judas Priest case
posted by : wango tango
6/15/2006 5:29:11 PM
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was all about the subliminal messages, not about the actual lyrics. Strange indeed. The record in question was " Stained class, " I have it and I haven' t killed myself so I guess I' m a living proof that Stained class is not a life threatening record.
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COMMENT | I would believe this
posted by :
6/15/2006 5:39:14 PM
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If it was Barry Manillow instead of GNR. Seriously, though, this is ridiculous. Even if the song moved the guy to do it, that just means that he is even more fucked up.
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COMMENT | I'm having a flashback to '85
posted by :
6/15/2006 5:47:47 PM
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When Al Gore and Tipper were harrassing the metal scene with BS like this. No, sorry, that's horse shit like this. Wango Tango hit it right on the nail, it has been proven that subliminal messages don't work long ago, how are they going to say that forward messages at normal speed are any worse?
I guess it is true, if we don't look to the past, we're doomed to repeat it.
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COMMENT | wango tango
posted by :
6/15/2006 5:51:17 PM
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the song was better by you better than me, i think. and it was about the subliminal message. i was just comparing all 4 of them. thats all.
and barry manilow has no place on a metal board--unless, well--he has no place!!
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COMMENT |
posted by : the_only_girl_here
6/15/2006 6:08:12 PM
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what are you talking about?! barry manilow is totally metal!
how much of a dumbass could this guy be if he actually killed someone in the name of guns n roses?
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COMMENT | Ha!
posted by :
6/15/2006 6:16:04 PM
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The funny thing is that I think this song was written about his dog!
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COMMENT | I just dont see how?
posted by : smoothaswax
6/15/2006 6:27:44 PM
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Barber, 33, claims a mugger attacked the couple as they strolled along the water, shooting his wife in the head and him four times in the upper body.
How are you going to shoot yourself four, count em, four different times in the upper body just to play off killing your wife? You'd think it would hurt enough after the first, or even second shot to be like:
"OK, thats enough. I dont need to shoot myself anymore"
*shrugs*
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COMMENT | Weddings are more depressing than...
posted by :
6/15/2006 6:33:02 PM
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funerals. Live in SIN. Don't get married.
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COMMENT | not a suprise
posted by :
6/15/2006 6:52:54 PM
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If i was forced to listen to it i would kill someone close what is axel going to wear on stage now without tommy gear ? pretty soon he is going to start looking like a white dude. Even with the extensions he still dont get slashs respect. Axel is now a vagina.....
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COMMENT | Hilarity
posted by : Metallica_sheep
6/15/2006 7:14:07 PM
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This is priceless. People still think music makes someone kill other people. This is the lamest thing I've ever heard, and out of all bands they pick the one that has totally lost it's way. Who can say GNR is even a band anymore, it's just axel and a bunch of other people. Anyways, that's a good song to use in this case, but only for entertainment value.
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COMMENT | Off topic, but more entertaining...
posted by : ed
6/15/2006 7:14:21 PM
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Anyone seen this?
http://askaninja.com/episodes/windows_media_player?page=1&tid=2
Check out Question 10: Ninja Metal. I thought it was great.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
6/15/2006 7:17:39 PM
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Barry Manilow Got Stuck in Sausage Fibers. Good tune.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
6/15/2006 7:23:44 PM
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theres a whole untapped market waiting to be exploited in the wife beating genre
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COMMENT | meh
posted by :
6/15/2006 7:26:28 PM
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this reminds me of like Ozzy Osbourne who got sued for his hidden message from his old album that they said they heard him goes like this " shoot shoot shoot shoot shoot " lol!!!
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COMMENT | dayofdarkness
posted by : Brother Maynard
6/15/2006 7:39:52 PM
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That was Suicide Solution.
Wine is fine but whisky's quicker.
Suicide is slow with liquor.
RANDY RHOADS FOREVER!
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COMMENT | The Dead Pool
posted by :
6/15/2006 7:45:53 PM
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have you ever seen this movie? GNR was in this movie and the murderer play a song "welcome to the jungle" i never thought that Clint Eastwood like GNR , i think ...
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COMMENT | The Dead Pool
posted by :
6/15/2006 7:46:03 PM
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have you ever seen this movie? GNR was in this movie and the murderer play a song "welcome to the jungle" i never thought that Clint Eastwood like GNR , i think ...
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COMMENT | The guy's as guilty as sin
posted by :
6/15/2006 7:55:50 PM
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if you ask me. And no you retarded morons NOBODY was implying that it was Guns N Roses or Axl's fault, but simply that the guy, being obviously mentally ill, downloaded the song because he was in that frame of mind, he wanted to kill his wife.
READ CAREFULLY before you comment and watch the video too.
Fucking idiots.
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COMMENT |
posted by : burns1059
6/15/2006 8:21:45 PM
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That song is about a fucking dog.
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COMMENT | HERES THE DEAL...
posted by :
6/15/2006 9:22:06 PM
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i heard about this then i saw it on here
in my opinion... this does not belong on a metal news site: this is not metal news... someone obviously just put it up here for kicks
this belongs on FARK.com
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COMMENT | pitiful court
posted by : royalstar05
6/15/2006 9:41:32 PM
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Why doesnt the sorry judge just throw this testamony out, its very obvious that the song was about Axls dog for christ sake. The people we have at the top of our higharcy simply amazes me. A bunch of losers who cant think for themselves. Vote them out.
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COMMENT |
posted by : RiotAct666
6/15/2006 9:52:59 PM
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that sucks.
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COMMENT | ...
posted by : mrfolger
6/15/2006 10:45:46 PM
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"the song is about his dog"
Yeah, he's saying that he buried his dog, and he can still hear her complain. Some of you guys are dumber than these fucking lawyers. You'll fucking believe anything you hear.
Oh, I forgot, Axl's a god, you have to believe everything he says.
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COMMENT | I WANNA GO ON RECORD FOR THE LAST GOD-DAMN MUTHER FUKKIN TIME AND SAY
posted by : T-Boner.com
6/15/2006 11:22:33 PM
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THE SONG "COMA" IS THE BEST FUKKIN SONG EVER WRITTEN ....BAR NONE!
www.T-Boner.com = where we eat axl rose shit and smile while doing so;-)
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COMMENT | Question!
posted by : Sellarvein89
6/15/2006 11:56:25 PM
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Were they using this as torture music? or was the guy influenced by the song to kill his wife?
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COMMENT | So?
posted by :
6/15/2006 11:57:22 PM
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Alan Jackson fans commit murder all the time, and he doesn't get blamed for anything.
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COMMENT | A BETTER SONG FOR KILLING YOUR WIFE...
posted by : T-Boner.com
6/16/2006 12:06:05 AM
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"BACK OFF BITCH"
"USED TO LOVE HER" IS MELLOW AND PUTS ME TO SLEEP.
PS
Hey what do you think he's trying to say there anyway ?
I think it something each person supposta take in their own special way ... FUKKIN BITCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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COMMENT | Well........
posted by : HOOSIER GUNZ
6/16/2006 1:05:23 AM
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No matter what song may or may not have contributed to the killings, violent death is not cool.
And while I remain remorseful for the victims, I guess I'd have to say did the dumb son-of-a-bitch bury'em in his backyaaaarrrrddddd...
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COMMENT | ONLY IF YOY ARE GN'R FANS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
posted by : AL62
6/16/2006 1:34:40 AM
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YOU
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WATCH
THIS:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6khVBxqjt5I&search=GUNS%20N%27%20ROSES%20madagascar
AND
THIS:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaAwtu4D3PA&search=GUNS%20N%27%20ROSES%20madagascar
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COMMENT |
posted by :
6/16/2006 3:32:33 AM
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Its all Axl's fault! I just bought a new car because of that damn "lust for life" Iggy Pop song. I know its dumb but all the pepsi i've been drinkin since the Ozzy commercials has me a bit out of control lately.
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COMMENT | CHINA JOE
posted by :
6/16/2006 3:47:38 AM
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Barry Manilow belongs on a metal board - a slab in a morgue somewhere.
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COMMENT | funny
posted by :
6/16/2006 9:25:13 AM
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I wish someone would murder Mr. Rose
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COMMENT | EMINEM
posted by : Pink Tank Top And Orange Juice
6/16/2006 9:59:12 AM
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We should all get armed and ready... soon the EMINEM FANS will take over the world...
...as soon as they're old enough to understand what he's singing about.
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COMMENT | AL62
posted by : Pink Tank Top And Orange Juice
6/16/2006 10:01:41 AM
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I've seen this years ago :-i
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COMMENT | GUNS N FUCKING ROSES
posted by :
6/16/2006 11:10:47 AM
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GNR JUST GETS BIGGER AND BIGGER YOU CAN'T STOP IT JUST LIKE MY DICK ON VIAGRA. 90 MILLION RECORDS SOLD AND COUNTING CHINESE DERMOCROCY GOES DOUBLE PLATNUM AT EAST
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