This is 37-year-old Anthony Hopkins.
On the 28th of July, 2008, Anthony Hopkins was doing what he did best - preaching.
That Monday night, with seven of his eight children in the front row of the church, Anthony Hopkins started his sermon. A popular speaker - who had been wandering the southeast for several years before finally settling his family into a home in Mobile, Alabama in 2004 - Anthony Hopkins was crafting a message.
The message was one of forgiveness. It appeared to be directed towards his older daughters - at least the ones who were present. The oldest daughter, a 19-year-old, wasn’t there. She was talking to police about a few things.
While Anthony Hopkins was reportedly a good preacher, he might as well have just sung Nick Cave’s 1988 classic “The Mercy Seat,” for all the good it did.
But Anthony Hopkins didn’t go with the Nick Cave tie-in. Instead, “Rev,” as he likes to be called, told the gathered audience that his oldest daughter had left his home - that she had to do what she had to do.
Going on with the sermon, Anthony Hopkins looked at his children and asked each of them to forgive him for his sins. He was very vague about exactly what he’d done that he needed forgiveness for, but seemed to be trying to cover all his bases - asking for forgiveness for all the sins he’d done in the past, the sins that he was committing right now, and all the sins that he’d do in the future.
Because he was…you know. Efficient that way. Might as well cover all your bases at once.
With the forgiveness out of the way, Anthony Hopkins’ brood broke out the instruments and started to play while their father walked around the congregation and started to minister to people individually. Anthony Hopkins had seen just a few people before police and sheriff’s deputies entered the church.
Approaching the preacher with their guns drawn, law enforcement officers handcuffed Anthony Hopkins and led him outside to a waiting car. The oldest daughter present escorted the youngest children - who didn’t understand what was happening - from the church. The older children didn’t seem surprised at what was going on. They didn’t say much at all.
Perhaps they knew about their mother’s body in the freezer. Perhaps that was why they weren’t surprised when they saw their father in handcuffs. People who keep dead relatives in freezers usually aren’t surprised by much, although they’re annoyed by power outages.
This could be why police, who searched the home of Anthony Hopkins after being told an interesting story by his eldest daughter, found a portable generator hooked up to the freezer - the freezer which contained the body of what used to be Anthony Hopkins’ wife - 36-year-old Arletha Hopkins.
Investigators discovered that Arletha Hopkins hadn’t been seen or heard from in four years. She had never been reported missing, possibly due to the isolation that Anthony Hopkins insisted on from his children, never allowing them to play with other neighborhood children.
Authorities also found out that the oldest daughter of Anthony Hopkins was pregnant with her father’s baby. Apparently, being pregnant with her father’s child upset the girl enough for her to get the police involved.
Police detectives believe that Anthony Hopkins killed Arletha Hopkins when she came across him and his daughter having sex. This would have been shortly after Arletha gave birth to her youngest child. Most of the children knew about it, but it took four years for any of them to do anything about it.
Anthony Hopkins has been charged with murder, rape, sodomy, sexual abuse and incest and faces life in prison.
He has pled not guilty.
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this is why i dont go to church
admin - You just go to the wrong church.
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TurtleMania reply on August 11th, 2008:
Marcie,
Why is his neck so long? The neck looks good enough for the guillotine, yes.
Oh maybe he is kin to E.T.??
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Max The Cat reply on August 11th, 2008:
Well, at least no one can accuse him of neckless driving.
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CLM reply on August 11th, 2008:
Max,max,max-I’ve been away too long! LOL
Max The Cat reply on August 11th, 2008:
Yes you have CLM…good to see you again.
maritaK reply on August 12th, 2008:
I wan him hanging from a tree or he can drag from the back of a pickup truck with chains around his neck
tey keep his bitch in a fridge cos they fixin to eat her thats what theydo
Sherry reply on August 14th, 2008:
Why isn’t that squid looking thing with the giant balls saying, “Pull my finger.”?
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Ah, the church of the flying spaghetti monster. How great it is!
But yeah, this guy is one sick fuck. Murder and rape and he’s not getting fried? He covered it up for 4 damn years, raping his children while his wife was in the freezer. He does not deserve to live.
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WOW, all I can say is WOW! (shaking my head and biting my lip) The world surely does have some sick, sick, sick inhabitants. Makes my skin crawl!!!
Mr. Hopkins deserves some night-night syrup in one of his twisted veins.
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Anyone know how far along she is? I feel soo sorry for the entire family.
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How much you wanna bet that “GOD told him to do it”?
Next to child molestors, I think hypocrites are my most hated group of people. (Yeah - I hate a LOT of people). But this guy manages to put it all together in one neat little package.
I don’t especially hate people who just KILL their spouses. The ones who torture spouses - yeah.. but the bullet-to-the-head types? Not so much. In this guys case, I make an exception. She was in the freaking FREEZER and all the kids knew? Sick bastard.
OK for him - I want the slide to hell greased up with plenty of KY. But no KY for prison. he can go “commando” there.
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:( I’m speechless!
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Why in the hell did she turn him in?
Now that baby won’t have a father or a grandfather. Children need a male role models in their lives.
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eternal reply on August 11th, 2008:
idk… ask your mom. since it’s obvious by the tings that are coming out of your mouth that your dad and grandpa are one in the same.
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shane reply on August 11th, 2008:
it’s too bad that sarcasm can be hard to detect in words
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Ya know, I am starting to think prison or even death is too good for some of the sick freaks we have in this world. I think we should go back to the Penal Colony system. We need to find a large unihabited island with no means of escaping. Drop these sick fucks off with no supplies and wash our hands of them. Death is too easy and supporting their unrepenting asses until they die is not worth a nickel. We can put them all on the same island, who the hell is going to care what they do to eachother.
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wtF?! Serious? Did I read that RIGHT? Wife in freezer, kids knew, daughter bopping father, only tells when she gets knocked up….That’s the jist, right? Is she actually going to KEEP that baby? I’m pro-life, all the way, EXCEPT in cases like this. Wtf do say to your kid…”well, gee, son, your dad is your grampa who was a preacher and is now in jail for killing your gramma/stepmom. Oh and we kept her body next to the chicken for FOUR YEARS. Have a GREAT day at school, junior. Say Grace at lunch.”
Really. I hope that these kids get helped. This-is by far-some of the most TWISTED shit (can I say “shit”?) I have ever, ever, EVER read.
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Mazzi reply on August 11th, 2008:
Fuck NO! You can’t say “shit” here! This is a RESPECTABLE fucking message board!
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Max The Cat reply on August 11th, 2008:
Fuckin’ eh…..
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Miwist reply on August 11th, 2008:
God works in mysterious ways.
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Have people always been this sick, and we’re just now really hearing about it?
I don’t know how some people sleep at night. Especially a child raping hypocrite.
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Liz Sanchez reply on August 12th, 2008:
Hey LoriC, ya want some hard evidence that people have always been SICK and Demented, read these two excerpts and it will give you a little bit of insight! Two evil people I have been fascinated by, not because I am sick but because I just can’t seem to figure out how these kinds of peoples minds work and someday I would love to study them and try to figure it out! Anyway, here ya go…..happy reading!
http://www.karisable.com/skazgein.htm
http://www.karisable.com/skazjtr.htm
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LoriC reply on August 13th, 2008:
Thanks for the links, Liz. I’ve read two different books on different theories of trying to identify who Jack the Ripper could be-it’s definitely an interesting subject.
I just can’t fathom how people can be so cruel to other people and go about their daily lives without any sort of guilt or remorse. I have come to the conclusion that some people are just born ‘bad’. No amount of love or guidance will change them. And then there are others that become evil due to abuse and circumstance.
It’s a sad and crazy world we live in.
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I have a hard time believing that no one had mentioned this sicko sharing a name with the man who played Hannibal Lecter.
Killing the wife = hell.
Knocking up the daughter after killing the wife = special seat in hell.
Leaving the body of the wife in the freezer so the kids could say “Hi” to mom every time they go to get a Popsicle = too sick even for hell.
Yeah, I hope he goes to hell and I hope when he gets there Ol’ Scratch will make him a sex slave.
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This is a poem for the Hopkins family:
“Charlatan of Mirrors”
We trusted you and believed in you.
You failed us miserably and made us doubt.
Be far from us liar of tongues!
Your love is false, worth nothing and shorn of devout.
Nothing will ease the pain you caused.
If we heal, it proves miracles exist.
Our lights are dim with shadows cast
and the last guardian dismissed.
The hope of our saviors frozen intentions
become subdued and blighted by lust.
Scars that cut deep housed in a fragile
state and exploited by someone we trust.
Monster among men a doppelganger
of deceit bore our naive innocence.
We will prevail the charlatans tale.
The mirror is broken and no more a hindrance.
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go directly to hell, do not go to jail, do not pass go, do not collect $200
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Newlywed reply on August 14th, 2008:
No, jail is good because they REALLY don’t like sex offenders there, especially not the pedifiles.
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I admit, my first thought was “great, he was in Alabama when he got caught.” We’re raising/attracting some real winners to this state recently.
Those poor kids. They have no chance for a normal life, they don’t even know what one looks like.
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so why is the death penalty not on the table here?
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Pastafarians woo hoo
Turtle…nice job, I am impressed
Mr Hopkins…you sir are a piece of work. It takes a special kind of guy to get his daughter pregnant and preach to people every Sunday knowing that your kids live in fear because you killed your wife, their mother. I couldn’t have done it and I don’t know anyone that could have…even most of the scum we read about here as a matter of fact. You sir…you are 1 in a million, at least we can hope.
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Is there a crime this freak DIDN’T commit against his family?
Burn, Motherfucker, burn!
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This POS needs to freeze to death. Once properly frozen, he’ll be kept nice and warm for eternity.
I live on a river bank and the winds will be getting cold in the next few months. I have a few trees in my lower yard to which he could be tied to and forgotten.
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She was missing ( stored in the freezer ) for how many years??? And noone suspected anything?
Fuck me…there are some sick fuckers in the world. Those poor kids.
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Oh my god… How can it be humanly possible for a father to do this?
This is gobsmacking and similar to the story of the Austrian family where the father locked his daughter in the basement and raped her almost every night making her mother 3 of his children.
HOW ON THIS EARTH CAN ANYONE SEE THAT AS RIGHT AND HAVE CONCEIVED THE UTMOST INSANITY IN THEIR MIND TO DO THIS?
His poor daughter. His poor daughter. The inconsiderate cunt must be burnt slowly to death.
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I thought for a minute it was Todd Bridges!!!
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Liz Sanchez reply on August 15th, 2008:
OMG he does kinda look like todd Bridges huh?
LOL - that’s funny
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