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It was around 1:40AM on the 28th of November, 2001, when firefighters in Chester, South Carolina, were alerted to a fire in a home on Slick Rock Road. When they arrived on the scene, they initially, believed that the home was empty. However, after extinguishing the flames, they found the bodies of 66-year-old Joe Pittman and his wife, 62-year-old Joy, in their bed on the second floor. They were informed by neighbors that the couple’s 12-year-old grandson, Christopher Pittman, had been living with them for the past three weeks. However, Christopher was nowhere to be found. The couple’s black Nissan Pathfinder was also missing from the drive.
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Sources:
Charlotte Observer, 30 November, 2011 – “Boy, 12, Is Charged in Deaths of Family”
Herald-Journal, 30 November, 2001 – “12-Year-Old Charged with Slaying Grandparents”
Charlotte Observer, 1 December, 2001 – “Grandparents’ Death Stun Area”
Herald-Journal, 1 December, 2001 – “Boy, 12, Confesses to Killings”
The State, 1 December, 2001 – “Police Seek Answers in Grandparents’ Slaying”
Charlotte Observer, 3 December, 2001 – “Chester Congregation”
The Daily Commercial, 4 December, 2001 – “Boy, 12, Faces Murder Charges”
The State, 4 December, 2001 – “Boy, 12, Held in Grandparents’ Slayings to Get Mental Evaluation”
The Daily Commercial, 8 December, 2001 – “Angry Little Boy May Face a Life Behind Bars”
Charlotte Observer, 26 June, 2003 – “Judge to Say: Boy or Adult?”
Herald-Journal, 4 February, 2004 – “Father of Accused Boy Testifies on Effects of Antidepressants”
Charlotte Observer, 31 August, 2004 – “Prosecutor Bows Out of S.C. Murder Case”
The Herald, 9 September, 2004 – “Public Defender Removes Himself from Pittman Case”
The Christian Science Monitor, 13 September, 2004 – “Veil of Secrecy to Life on Drug Tests”
The Herald, 15 September, 2004 – “Child Depression Drugs Need Warnings”
Mother Jones, December 2004 – “Prosecuting for Pharma”
Charlotte Observer, 17 December, 2004 – “Teenager’s Release Request Denied”
The Post and Courier, 31 January, 2005 – “A Boy, a Drug, a Killing”
Associated Press, 1 February, 2005 – “Teenager Claims Antidepressant Zoloft Led Him to Kill his Grandparents”
Charlotte Observer, 1 February, 2005 – “Fiery Graves Recalled”
Charlotte Observer, 2 February, 2005 – “Boy Seemed Scared”
The Herald, 2 February, 2005 – “Pittman Alibi Dominates Day 2”
Charlotte Observer, 3 February, 2005 – “Doctor Denies High Dose Given”
Associated Press, 4 February, 2005 – “Psychiatrist Says Zoloft Caused Boy to Kill his Grandparents”
Charlotte Observer, 4 February, 2005 – “Killing Was Planned Out”
Charlotte Observer, 8 February, 2005 – “Relatives Blame Zoloft”
The Herald, 10 February, 2005 – “Pittman Almost an Angel Now, Officer Says”
Charlotte Observer, 11 February, 2005 – “Pittman Had Reaction to Earlier Drug”
Charlotte Observer, 12 February, 2005 – “As Pittman Faces Trial, Father’s Nowhere Around”
The Herald, 12 February, 2005 – “DJJ Expert Troubled by Initial Visits”
The Post and Courier, 13 February, 2005 – “Behaviour of Abused Kids Linked to Genetic Factors”
Charlotte Observer, 16 February, 2005 – “Issues Boil After Murder Verdict”
Staten Island Advance, 3 October, 2006 – “Boy’s Life Sacrificed on the Altar of Politics”
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