Linda Fitch
Young Danny Fitch was a familiar sight on Amherst Street where he lived in Sacramento from 1983 until 1990. Often playing on his street from sun-up until sun-down with other kids on the block, the short skinny boy with wavy brown hair and almond colored eyes was easy to spot weaving in between friends amidst the whooping and hollering; all you had to do was look for the green A’s baseball cap he always wore. Baseball was a passion for the boy who collected cards and idolized Jose Canseco.
He liked TV and playing with cars when he was indoors, and during the hot summer days he was often in neighbors backyards splashing and jumping in their swimming pools. Danny attended Sloat Elementary just blocks up the street from his house. He was a good student and proud of his schoolwork. During the summer of 1990 the twelve year old was eagerly anticipating the start of middle school.
If you take a closer look at Danny’s life though, and you will find that his home life and family structure was lacking and some of those problems were more serious than outsiders may have realized. Danny was the second child of Linda (Canales) Fitch and a father whom he had not seen since before his first birthday. His sister was four years older.
In 1983 Linda moved herself and her two young children into the house on Amherst Street, the home of her boyfriend, Robert Arthur Capparelli and his four children. Danny, who always had his own room and who was not used to sharing his mother, now had to share a room with four other kids in a home with one and half bathrooms. The house, built in 1959, was small but built on a large lot with a huge front lawn with three trees providing lots of shade. In January of 1990, a new baby was born into the household.
An aunt, Debra Baca, in an August 1991 Sacramento Bee article, would describe how Danny lived with her for a period of time in 1986. She became convinced, due to some physical problems Danny was having, that he was being sexually abused, and tried to convince Linda that he was not okay and needed help. According to Baca, a half-sister to Linda, Fitch became defensive and seemingly indifferent to her son’s plight. The aunt would further report that Danny had been black-sheeped by the family. He was treated mean and he was scared:
“I’ve known him (Danny) since he was born. The reason why it upsets me so much is that I believe Danny was an abused child. His life changed so drastically around 1983, his whole living environment changed. My sister moved in with her boyfriend, who was still married and had four children. Danny had a sister born. He went from having his own room to having to sleep with four other kids in a room. He was cast as a black sheep. They made him an outcast.”
“Danny stayed with me for a time in 1986. He never had a problem like this before, but then he had a very bad time controlling his bowel movements. I asked my sister. She said it’s nothing. I know it’s a symptom of some type of abuse. I told her, “He’s not OK. He needs help.’ But she just wasn’t going to listen.”
“Danny was a victim all the way around. He was being treated mean and he was scared. If he was turning against her, he was just returning the abuse and disrespect he received. He went to neighbors and he went to members of my family asking to live with them. He cried. He didn’t want to live there anymore. I know that for a fact.”
In mid 1990 things seemed to be becoming more desperate. Danny had pleaded with neighbors and relatives to take him in. Linda Fitch’s foster parents saw Danny a few months before he turned twelve at a funeral for a family member. They would recall how unhappy he was and how he had asked to leave and come live with them. Grief and activity of the funeral had clouded intuition and concern that they might normally have felt. During this period, the aunt would also note her nephew’s crying and unhappiness.
Danny was twelve years old for less than 48 hours when he was murdered at 3AM on July 23, 1990. He was awakened from sleep as his mother, Linda Fitch, slipped a shoelace around his neck. She strangled him to death as he kicked wildly struggling for life. Before sunrise that morning, an unresponsive Danny was discovered with the string still around his neck, and the grim paramedics would rush him to Sutter General Hospital, just minutes away, already knowing he would be pronounced dead.
The following Friday, Linda would admit to boyfriend Robert Capparelli what she had done and he would call the police. Linda repeated her admission to police and was arrested. The following week Linda, 39 would face her arraignment for murder. The event was brief. Linda, who stood less than five feet tall, would appear weeping with her hands folded before her telling the judge she could not afford a lawyer. The judge appointed her a public defender.
Linda Fitch accepted a plea to first degree murder. Her defense lawyer was pissed. Before the judge, the lawyer claimed that the death was one of passion and self-defense, that Danny had on numerous occasions threatened Linda’s and her infant daughter’s life. Danny was described as abusive, unhappy, and recalcitrant. It was argued to the judge that this was not premeditated murder, that it was impulsive and that Fitch feared that Danny would become like his abusive father. Danny’s death was at best second degree murder and not first degree premeditated murder.
So, why do you think that Linda Fitch would plead guilty to first degree murder and serve a mandatory 25 year to life prison sentence instead of defending herself by claiming she protecting her infant child against her skinny son? I mean, there’s always some sick little twist isn’t there? Well, it turns out, this was a matter of economics. In January of 1990 Linda Fitch tried to acquire a loan for $24,000 to start her own business. She did not get it. On June 6, 1990 she took out a $25,000 dollar life insurance policy on Danny. She did not take out an insurance policy on any of the other six children in the household. Linda Fitch took the first degree murder plea in lieu of facing the death penalty.
And as for the remarks made about Danny in court trying to make him look like a bad kid? Well that defense attorney never knew Danny. According to Danny’s neighbors and friends, the boy was well-liked by everyone in the neighborhood and was happy and sweet. Another neighbor, who frequently allowed Danny to swim in her backyard would reminisce, “That little boy couldn’t have been any better if he was an angel. I really hurt for him. I loved him and just hate that he is gone.”
One of Danny’s neighbors had been his Sunday school teacher and related, “He was a good kid, we loved him.” Danny had been trustworthy enough to mow lawns and run errands to the store for neighbors. Neighborhood adults and children, Danny’s friends, would state that mom and son seemed to get along, always looked happy together. Danny’s aunt would fume, “If he was abusive, he learned it in the house where he lived.”
I could rant against Linda Fitch (see Court Records) but her actions speak for themselves. It is a matter of public record that she is a first degree premeditated murderer and that the victim was her own son, a little boy who knew while he was alive that she was undeserving of trust and whom he desperately did not wish to live with. But she is not the importance of this article, Danny is, the boy I am sure Linda Fitch hopes that no one remembers especially when she goes before a parole board.
Danny’s aunt, Debra Baca, would become vocal and bitter over the loss of her nephew and the surrounding circumstances. She was angry that everything had been focused on her sister but that no one seemed to care what Danny had gone through, waking from sleep to look up at his mother as she strangled him. Nobody would note that Danny was just a thin little boy, just a child, who had been labeled as an abusive punk:
“He hadn’t seen his natural father since he was eight months old. Abusive behavior isn’t inherited. It’s learned. If he was abusive, he learned it in the house where he lived.”
“OK. The child is dead. The mother has pleaded guilty to one of the most heinous crimes imaginable. Isn’t it all moot, at this point?”
“Everything has been focusing on her. Nobody said what he felt like, sleeping in the safety of his own home, then kicking, looking up at his own mother. Nobody has said it was his birthday the day before. Nobody has said he was just a child, a thin little boy with dark wavy hair and almond eyes, a beautiful boy.”
“I visited his grave recently. He was buried by the public administrator in a dead-looking field with no tombstone. He has been wiped off the face of this earth, and he’s been labeled as an abusive, punk little kid. I want someone to say that isn’t right.”
To make matters worse, Danny’s very existence had been erased from the face of the earth. He was in an unmarked grave in an unkempt overgrown corner of a cemetery. Danny had been buried by the county administrator and per county policy, his grave could not be marked until burial and funeral services were reimbursed.
Local media columnists and their followers as well as others rallied to see to it that Danny received a proper marker and due to public outcry the county coroner bent the rules and allowed his grave to receive a marker.
On October 11, 1991 the belated memorial was held for Danny. A local minister started his eulogy, “As we stand here where Danny’s body is buried, let us remember that children deserve to be loved. We are not here to judge. But it is God’s word that children are to be taken care of and protected.” Danny received a beautiful tombstone which reads:
In Loving Memory of Daniel Joseph Fitch July 21, 1978 to July 23, 1990 an Angel Returned to God.
There were and are people who knew and loved Danny very much and who did care, and for them and for Danny I needed to write to let them and him know I care and there are many other people out there like me who will never forget Danny Joseph Fitch. And I know that for them that means a lot, a lot more than you or I can imagine.
Danny Joseph Fitch, I love you kid, God bless.
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Words fail me. I have nothing.
I’m with you, only I’ll add that this is one of the few that made me cry.
This one also made me cry, the others usually just make me angry or question the sick twisted people on here, but this one really got personal for the victum. RIP Danny
Not me. What a sorry piece of shit his mother Linda was. Fucking CUNT!
RIP Danny =( You deserved better.
I can’t fucking stand it any more. I cannot read this stuff today. Goddamn it I’m already crying, it’s fucking Monday morning, and I miss my son.
went to john sloat with danny just thinking about him for some reason today and looked him up so sad he didnt have a chance to grow up gone way too soon
No person deserves to have their sense of security stolen from them as a child from an incident such as this one.
Nice article!
Though I didn’t know him, I won’t forget Danny either.
I cannot believe killing your child for 25K, Unbelievable -but there was one surprise in the story-that the boyfriend actually called the cops-here I was thinking the story would be she killed him because the guy said either the kid goes or I go-so I was surprised that was not part of the equation…What an evil person
I tried to find a picture of Danny. I would put up a memorial page for him.
Let me know if you find one of him or Linda Fitch, Adrea. I looked everywhere – it was nearly impossible to find information on this story. Thank God for the newspaper archive service I belong to.
Porr little guy…he didn’t deserve to be treated like that :-(
This just hurt me to the core. $25K for your son? I’m just curious as to how she could feign such a relationship that neighbors didn’t get an inkling as to what was going on. And to think that his poor Aunt couldn’t get the point across sooner is such a shame. I feel for the family and friends who lost little Danny much too soon. He had well over 65 years left, and his own mother stripped him of all his possibilities.
I only recently discovered the pysih site and I cannot believe just how many heartless parents I have already run across. To think that innocent children are taken away by the people who they should be able to trust and depend on, breaks my heart in every way possible. It seems too many mothers/fathers fall into the “I brought you into this world and I can take you out” mentality. Absolutely horrifying.
Lantern…This story had me crying…..especially your tribute and loving comment to Danny at the end of the story. You did an excellent job of presenting the facts, but also of memorializing Danny’s memory. Linda Fitch deserves worse than hell. Rest in peace Danny…..you will never be forgotten!
I did not elaborate any of the facts regarding Danny, everything from the playing with cars to swimming in neighbors pools, etc- were all facts gleamed from the articles from the Sacramento Bee and Sacramento Union.
I drove over 400 miles round trip just to visit the cemetary and snap a photo of the marker. I had to look up articles at California State Univeristy Sacramento for the defunt Sacramento Union.
While I stood at the grave staring, I suddenly realized that Linda Finch had never stood there, and she never should be allowed to.
In 2016, when she comes up for parole, I will not forget what she did either.
I’m sorry Lantern, I forgot about your picture. I’ll change that photo right now.
Max, thanks for the great editing, sorry I made this one so hard.
There was one photo of Linda in the Sacramento Union but on microfiche it was even very poor quality.
Now this is on the internet, Linda Fitch is on the internet and not just some forgotten story.
Thanks everyone.
Forget about Lantern, that’s my job. Besides, it wasn’t nearly as bad as you think it was. I just some fixed grammatical errors and cleaned up the flow of the story a little. I didn’t spend more than a half hour on it. I make more mistakes than that on my own first drafts…LOL.
from one Danny to another, may you rest in peace :(
killing your own kid for 25K….
i’m speechless
I’m not someone who reads these stories and cries. Usually I just get very angry, and want to rant and vent…
I got to the end of Danny’s story, and find myself wiping tears away.
RIP Danny…you will not be forgotten.
One thing that makes me curious: how did she strangle him in the room with all the other kids without waking them?
I’d imagine if you were being strangled you wouldn’t be able to make very much noise…
This story is so sad. R.I.P litte guy…
Or the other kids (one or more of the following list)
1. Hated Danny so much that they did not care
2. Desensitized to the abuse
3. Afriad of Linda
4. Not fully aware of what was happening
So where is Linda now?
Still be hind bars 3 hots & a cot
Free????
Ugh. How utterly disgusting. I have a 13 year old son who I still think hangs the moon, even though he’s a moody teen lol The other day I was walking into a room in our apartment as he was approaching it from the inside, and I stubbed his toe with the door. He did the “ow ow” dance holding his toe, and I felt like total shit, even though it was just a bad timing type of accident. I even got misty eyed saying I was sorry, and he looked at me hard and said incredulously, “Are you crying?!?!” It was cool, because he hugged me (those are fewer nowadays, he’s a cool teenager), and told me not to cry he knew it was an accident, it was only his toe …..so to think this woman went in and looked at her sleeping pre-teen son and actually stangled the life right out of him as he fought is just too horrific for me to imagine. For a measly $25,000? Don’t get me wrong I would love to have 25 grand at any given time…but I also know it would probably be gone within a week (debts, bills, pay off my car….) That was really worth his life to her?? Sick. You know she probably wanted him dead anyways, the $25,000 was like icing on the cake. I just hope this bitch dies a slow painful death, since the justice system won’t kill her. She deserves to get woken out of a sound sleep to look at the person who’s stangling her. Then pull a “Tiffany Toribo” on her ass and revive her just to do it several more times.
Rumor has it that there is a millstone in the tidal waters in back of my house.
How about we tie the bitch to it during low tide and let the tide come in……..
Give her some sleck – like about 3 feet…… so she’ll struggle for a while..maybe 3.5 feet so as she drowns she can see that air is only 6 inches away….
Let her think she beat death for a few hours……
Right on Fred!! My kinda guy!! I’ve always enjoyed reading your posts, and this one made me smile :-)
I completely know how you feel Smiley.
I remember one time when my oldest daughter was about 10 months old, she was holding my phone over the toilet threatening to drop it. I probably told her 20 times to put it up and leave it alone, but as soon as I walked out of the room she dropped it in. I swatted her once on the bottom, mind you she was wearing a diaper, and I think the sound scared her more than anything. The second I swatted her she looked at me with those huge blue eyes completely filled with sadness and started crying. I grabbed her that same second and held her close and started crying. I think we must have sat on the bathroom floor and cried for a good hour. I look at her now that she’s almost 9 and remember that second. She is so grown up, but she will always be that little girl I cuddled on that bathroom floor. I can’t tell you the guilt I felt that day, and I will never understand how the people featured here on PYSIH can live with themselves knowing the pain and sadness they inflict on people especially babies. It definitely takes someone without a lick of morality, thank god some people think of their babies as more than a meal ticket.
He would have turned 31 tomorrow :-(
In memoriam of his birthday, I propose the readers of PYSIH for an angry mob and find Linda Fitch. As a pyromaniac-in-the-making, I shall bring the torches.
Tito- Can I bring some C4 and JP5?
Go for it.
Evil Grin. “Fireworks!”
No! I’M the pyro. You can be the gun nut.
*sigh* Fine. Can I bring a Mk 19 grenade launcher, then?
Sure. If you want, you can pour the gasoline. I just want the match.
Smiley,
Oh man….that thought just breaks my heart. He might have gotten married and had his own little ones by now….
I swear to god, how “people” do this shit to their kids…for the life of me, I do not get it.
I know, that’s exactly what I was thinking….he could have already had a couple of kiddos running around, and I would hope he would have done the opposite of how *he* was treated by his “mother” ….it sounds likely he would have, everyone else loved him to pieces. Poor kid.
IS there anyone from the area who could maybe drop some flowers off at his marker tomorrow?
Where is the horrible who gave birth to this angel? Is she at least rotting in prison somewhere?
Linda Fitch is a stupid bitch who should die and rot in hell!!!! a shyme with truth…
rip. danny… you did not deserve the disgusting mother you were born to.
I read this site everyday for about 2 years, I’ve always been amazed by the depravity of some people.
I’ve never commented on any story ever, but this one made me cry, god bless you for preserving the memory Danny.
On a site that makes me question the fate of humanity, this story reminds me how beautiful people can be.
Alan I feel exactly the same way.
The way people came together was inspiring it’s just so unfortunate it was after his death.
I can just imagine him. he’s a special little boy.
Evil never ceases to amaze me. Why are some people just evil.
Thanks lantern (and pysih) for posting this story about Danny. He deserved much better than he got from anyone in his life. It makes me sick to think he reached out to so many adults–like he’d been taught–and they failed him so completely. I don’t blame the adults so much as feel sad for Danny and the hopelessness he must have started feeling.
Nothing happens in a vacuum! I want to know who, besides this POS Mother, contributed to the horrible home life this poor kid suffered through. May they all burn in hell!
RIP Danny!
It looks like someone just created his find a grave memorial. thank you Robert.
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=39460824
That is SO cool. But I still would like to see a picture of this boy, it’s not on his find a grave memorial. Did no one take a single picture of this kid in 12 years?!?!?!?!
I have PM’d people at classmates who were in school the same time as him to see if they might have a class photo, so far, no response.
To answer a question someone asked about the murder and why none of the other children heard it,
I can only say this from recollection, but I recall reading an article, probably in the Sacramento Union I was unable to locate on the microfiche, I believe the article stated that Danny was not strangled in the bedroom, but on the livingroom couch. It is not possible after so many years to state that as fact, so I did not write it in the story.
Perhaps one of the Caperellis or another of Danny’s relatives can come in here and clarify it as well as other questions someday.
I hope prison is really hurting this bitch…
For a brief moment I saw into a horrifying last moment with this story. Looking into the empty soul of this woman and loosing my mind at the thought of this monsters act is beyond comprehension. I can’t quit crying. Thank you, Lantern, for bringing Danny’s story to us. It really takes my breath away to see an ocean of poor little ones who just happened to be bore by purely evil women, and into lives of abuse at the hands of others in thier lives.
This one made me cry hard. I don’t know what else to say.
You’re not the only one. What kind of person can call themselves a parent when they do something like this? Better yet, how can she stand to look at herself in a mirror and obviously feel no remorse? Linda Fitch is a cold, heartless bitch, plain and simple.
That’s terrible. I have never heard of this case. Linda Fitch is really sick. This is the first time I have seen a cold case here at PYSIH. Other cold cases of interest are the Zodiac Killer, Grim Sleeper, The Black Dahlia, and Jack The Ripper. Yes, I know they are infamous.
sleep in peace danny boy from an irish mother.may god hold u in the palm of his hand
I seriously want to hurt this bitch, Linda. Why not let her son live with his loving aunt? And to kill her child for money? UGH…..let me at the bitch so I can claw her eyes out and make her eat them raw.
RIP, Danny.
why did the boyfriend have to turn her in? why didn’t the paramedics turn her in when they saw the shoe string around Danny’s neck?
I surmise this was a homicide investigation from the start. My guess is that the boyfriend was at the top of the list as a suspect with his own son second on the list, he was probably relieved when she admitted it.
I never would have known of Danny if it weren’t for this article, and because of this article, I now feel like his small, gentle soul will always be a part of my life. I feel for him so much. I cried while reading this and I am still crying while typing this. My oldest son is the black sheep of my family, but totally loved nontheless. Every time I think of how much of a black sheep he his, I will have a special thought for Danny as well.
R.I.P. little Danny, you deserved so much better.
This little boy died on my 12th birthday, He was just 2 days older than me at that time. I can’t imagine that kind of horror. I look at my nephews and it makes me so angry that there are people out there, that would want to hurt them. This little boy was murdered by someone who was supposed to love and protect him above all other things. It just makes my heart weep. I never knew him, but I’ll remember him.
So sad how you people are so quick to judge another person without knowing the facts. Like Tito, “I propose an angry mop and bring the torches” seriously what is that going to solve? That makes ALL OF YOU no better than these people your writing about. You people do not even have your facts straight, if any at all, your all going off hear say and the word of one person. The media says one thing and you all act as if God has spoken, truly simple-minded. Bottom line get your facts before you start talking SHIT! Try to put yourself in her shoes, live the life she has, put up with people like YOU all your life, Then maybe you can kind of get a glimpse into why certain things happen in life. Has anyone stopped and asked maybe she said she did it out of fear??? No! Because your all to busy judging everyone else in life to make up for your own inadequacies in life. Must be nice being so perfect; let me know how that is working out for ya.
So sad how you people are so quick to judge another person without knowing the facts. Like Tito, “I propose an angry mop and bring the torches” seriously what is that going to solve? That makes ALL OF YOU no better than these people your writing about. You people do not even have your facts straight, if any at all, your all going off hear say and the word of one person. The media says one thing and you all act as if God has spoken, truly simple-minded. Bottom line get your facts before you start talking SHIT! Try to put yourself in her shoes, live the life she has, put up with people like YOU all your life, Then maybe you can kind of get a glimpse into why certain things happen in life. Has anyone stopped and asked maybe she said she did it out of fear??? No! Because your all to busy judging everyone else in life to make up for your own inadequacies in life. Must be nice being so perfect; let me know how that is working out for ya.
LINDA FITCH MURDERED A CHILD, YOU FILTH. I have no compassion for anyone who kills a child. You say she killed him out of fear? That sounds alright to you, bitch? Do you ever actually think, or do you just react? Fuck you. We can do without your unfathomable lack of logic and reason.
Tell you what – you present actual facts to refute the evidence presented to the court, and maybe someone will listen to you… and ask you why those facts weren’t presented in the first place. Otherwise you’re just another bullshit-spewing friend or family member who isn’t worth the piece of old gum on the bottom of my shoe. You go ahead and keep defending a child murderer, and we’ll go ahead and keep calling you and Linda Fitch what you are – absolute garbage.
It’s working out better than being a fool who takes the word of a murderer, like you are. Perhaps if you shared some of your so-called facys with the rest of us, we might not think you’re such a blind jackass. I’ve heard this bullshit “she was afraid of him” theory before. The thing is, there are several people who back up Debra Baca’s version of events – family, neighbors, friends, doctors – people who say Danny Fitch was abused by Linda, or showed all the symptoms of a child who was being abused. All Linda has is her ridiculous story of a 12-year-old boy that had her fearing for her life.
And does Linda kill Danny in a fit of rage, or during some terrible fight? Oh no, she waits until he’s sleeping, slips a ligature around his neck and strangles the boy to death. Sounds premeditated to me, and to those twelve jurors too.
So unless you can do more than a make long whine about the media (done before), our ignorance of the “real story” (spare me), a longer whine about “if you knew Linda you’d know she couldn’t do this” (lmao! stop, you’re killin’ me), damn us because we dare to judge a convicted child killer (someone has to do it), then please, shut the fuck up.
What facts would you like? By the way my name is DIONA FITCH, SO PLEASE ASK AWAY YOU MINDLESS COCK SUCKING FUCKING PIECE OF SHIT!
Anything real that would vindicate the child-murdering monster named Linda, you ignorant, selfish, horrible bitch. Otherwise, take your pills and shut the fuck up.
Same to you! Besides what would I know, Danny was only my brother. Vindicating, No, I just know the truth. I truly feel sorry for people like you.
Oh, and happy Thanksgiving, you worthless cunt.
is that the best you got “Oh, and happy Thanksgiving, you worthless cunt.” cute :)
Darling Diona Bitch, I don’t need more to beat you. You’re defending a convicted child killer. I’m laughing at you for it. You beat yourself with every post.
TELL US YOUR ‘TRUTH’. Otherwise you’re just yammering.
Like I haven’t heard that one before, but hey just remember we all have skeletons in our closets, hmmm, wonder what yours are, maybe one day we will all get to read about them right here on your favorite site. As for the truth, you wouldn’t know what to do with it if it slapped you in the face, you already have your simple little mind made up. Good Luck in Life!
Please, bitch. Slap me in the face with some truth! Put your facts on this site for all to see, or fuck off. It’s just that simple. You sure bark a lot for a little dog.
I’m gonna take a guess and say….we’ll be seeing yours before we’ll ever see vcbeckys, just a rough guess like (considering half the skeleton is already out)….
Ah Janey. We should go for coffee sometime. Meet you halfway… that puts us where, middle of big water? ;)
I have a single skeleton. Really, I do. I put it out on PYSIH a while back, but I’m pretty sure it’s buried now.
Diona, I’m going to show you my skeleton on one condition – you give us some sort of proof that Linda isn’t guilty or should be somehow excused for what she did. I’m going to assume you’re for real that you have some sort of proof, and fulfill my end of the bargain before you even accept.
O.K., here’s my skeleton. Here’s the worst thing about my life. Here’s the most horrific thing anyone could possibly know about me:
I’m related to Paula Abdul.
I KNOW, ISN’T THAT HORRIBLE??? DOESN’T IT JUST MAKE YOU CRINGE? ISN’T IT VOMIT INDUCING? Really, how can you help but take pity on me? And you can’t doubt the truth of it because who would EVER admit to being related to her? If I was lying, I’d pick some cool, not-insane celebrity like… um… anyone else!
In all seriousness Diona, I truly am curious. What makes you so sure Linda is innocent? Or that her actions were justified? Answer me honestly and with a civil pair of typin’ fingers, and I will respond in kind. There’s no need for this kind of back-and-forth flaming when we can simply talk it out.
If you have proof, use it. Please. We’re not here to persecute the innocent, we’re simply here to make sure the victims aren’t forgotten. Show us she’s truly innocent or justified in her actions and I guarantee Max will take this article down and issue an apology. That’s just how he rolls.
It would have to be an island matey, I aint going anywhere near or on/over water….went on the fairstar once…..and I havent been back near water since and that was back in 92…gulp..gulp..oh crap excuse me…ok back, as for Paula Abdul, who’s that??? jk :)
Lantern made one very serious mistake in his article. He forgot to verify the information he got from his so-called sources. He also forgot to verify the credibility of person he so freely quoted.
Danny has a place in my heart since I did not know him personally, I can’t say I loved him, but I am sure the way you have addressed his sister would go totally against his wishes. Perhaps you should all take a tip from the bible. “Let he who is without sin cast the first stone.” That may be asking a bit much from simpleminded people.
For those of you who know-it-all: The newspapers are not always correct, nor do they print all of the facts. Family members, see the name “Fitch” in previous replies, might really know more than Lantern or you do. As far as telling you the facts, maybe some scabs are better left unscratched. Sometimes, even after 19 years, the pain is still there.
Here’s one for you: maybe Linda didn’t do it. Maybe she only said she did to protect her other children. Perhaps the person who did it threatened to harm the other children if she told the truth.
I’ve spoken to many people who know Linda and it’s funny, most of them still do not believe she could have done what she was convicted of. I don’t recall seeing (in this article) all of those people saying Linda was abusing Danny. Is it beyond your ability to conceive that if Danny was being abused, it wasn’t at Linda’s hands?
I found many facts that were not correct the first time I read that article. Linda did not have 2 daughters, her boyfriend was not named Robert, she had life insurance policies on both of her biological children. and the beneficiaries of the insurance policies were her foster parents (not her).
Dear Aunt Debbie, who is so freely quoted as being the loving aunt of Danny, forgot about the fact that she canceled the headstone that had been ordered and paid for, took that money, asked for donations from other people (and publicized that request) and kept that money. Lest we forget, what is Debbie’s occupation? Is she truly qualified to judge what was going on he Danny’s life?
Lantern sent an email to Danny’s sister, letting her know that he’d created the space on “find a grave”. When she thanked him for it he sent her a link to this piece of garbage that he wrote. I cannot give him praise for writing this trash. As a person who has had articles published on 3 continents, I can tell you that I would have verified my sources. Newspaper articles often contain incorrect information, as the ones he used for this article.
Open your eyes people. If you read the “disclaimer” link at the top of the page, one of the first things it says is (and I quote):
“The information contained and found on PYSIH.com is for general information purposes only.
Opinions and views expressed by the administrators and writers of this site are just that – opinions and views.”
“The information is provided by People You’ll See In Hell and whilst we endeavor to keep the information up-to-date and correct, we make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to this website or the information, products, services, or related graphics contained on this website for any purpose. Sometimes we have no idea where this stuff comes from.”
“Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk.”
So you have all been fooled into believing the same way this so-called “parishioner” believes because he was able to write an article based on his opinion.
Marion – I assume you’re Linda’s sister – Allow me to be the first to call you a liar. I guess you missed the picture at the beginning of the article – the one of Danny HEADSTONE. You see, that’s what we here a PYSIH call a verifiable fact.
Now, about the disclaimer you love so much. When the site founder wrote that, this was a one man operation. He did everything – write stories, edited, monitored comments, etc, etc… There was no one to do fact checking. When I took on the editor’s duties, that changed. I fact check every story, including this one. That means looking at court records, arrest reports, talking to reporters when possible, and taking advantage of whatever information is available on the Internet. I pay, out of my own pocket, for access to several databases similar to Lexis/Nexis. So Lantern may have voiced his opinion in this article, but I can tell you that his facts are right on.
So what do you have? A bunch of friends of Linda saying that they can’t believe she’d do something like that? Well there’s a fucking surprise – no bias there.
You ask us why Debra Baca is qualified to judge what’s going on in Danny’s life. Well, what qualifies you to say she’s wrong? You have a huge reason to want to discredit her, and that can lead to all kinds of lies and manipulation of the facts – but what reason did she have to go after you sister Linda?
But I’ll tell you the biggest reason why I know the facts in Lantern’s story are correct, and that you and your foul-mouthed counterpart Diona are just another pair of whining family members who can’t accept that their loved one is a cold blooded murderer. Linda Fitch PLEAD GUILTY to strangling her twelve-year-old son Danny to death. She did it to collect a 25,000 dollar life insurance policy. In California, that’s called First Degree Murder, and they gave her 25 years to life in prison for it. And I hate to tell you this, but California’s history of paroling folks like Linda isn’t very good, so I wouldn’t plan on seeing her for a several more decades.
Ooooh, that’s gonna leave a mark.
I was at the hospital when Danny was born. Danny’s father was my brother. Like stated before, “abusive behavior is learned not hereditary.” His mother and father separated when Danny was less than a year old. Shortly after that David (Danny’s father) disappeared and David’s parents believe he is dead since nobody has heard from him in decades (no body has ever been found either).
Oh yeah, Smiley, I have pictures of Danny and frankly they are none of your FUCKING
I have known Linda for over 40 years and have never known her to have a mean bone in her body. I can see her saying she did the crime in court, out of fear. I mean hell, she’d just lost 1 child, so an abusive boyfriend could have intimidated her into saying anything.
It’s my opinion, and keep in mind that it is MY OPINION, that either Linda’s boyfriend or his brother had something to do with it. One of the reasons for my belief is the same as the question asked by Stormbringer, “why did the boyfriend have to turn her in?….” Paramedics, by law, are supposed to notify police if an injury or death looks suspicious. Why didn’t any of the other kids hear it? (If your getting strangled, you’re going to make noise, even if it’s knocking over stuff off of furniture.) All of the other kids belonged to Caperellis. It’s not likely they’d talk to the cops against their father in favor of his girlfriend.
Having read the article, I realize it was all shit that was copied from newspaper articles, which means that it is NOT gospel. These people are just paid lackeys who have no idea what they were really writing about.
As for Lantern, I’d suggest in the future, he research his articles better and maybe contact family members in order to get his facts straight.
Last but not least, to Tito, Navycop, Smiley, and VCBecky:
SHUT THE FUCK UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You don’t know what you’re talking about, you’re just blowing a lot of smoke to cover up the inadequacies of your own little pitiful lives.
I know where Linda is and I plan on contacting her to find out her views on what has happened and what has been said since, and she’s more than welcome to come stay at my house if she wants to.
I don’t give a fuck what any of you have to say so you can save your typing fingers for somebody who gives a shit, because I won’t read your psycho-babble responses.
Linda’s loss is a pain she’s had to live with every fucking day for the last 19+ years, and I can assure you that neither Danny nor I appreciate the way that you have treated Diona (Danny’s sister).
Hey, fuck you too Jim. Your sister Linda is a confessed murderer – she plead guilty to strangling Danny to death for a 25,000 dollar life insurance policy. You people and Diane Shuler’s family should get together and have yourselves a denial cluster-fuck. My God, are you living in the same reality as the rest of us?
If Diona doesn’t want to be abused, tell her not to leave ridiculous comments here. Otherwise she’s fair game just like any of us are.
Just wondering, why not use your real names if you truly believe in what you are writing about? I will keep leaving ridiculous comments, as you call them, as long as people like you keep talking out your ass :) You people can call me whatever you like they are just words, but I guess that is what it takes for some people to feel better about themselves??? You can also keep saying you researched your story but you really did not, did you ever interview anyone from the household? You researched newspapers and how many times has someone admitted to a crime they really did not do, a lot. Debra Delgado-Baca- White, you pick which last name you want, how come if she was so concerned, why didn’t she do something about the situation you know like go to CPS, the Police someone? As for the headstone I originally ordered it though the Funeral Home, called a week or so later to find out my order had been cancelled, the lady who called was then trying to be refunded the amount of the headstone but I had not paid on it yet, then here’s Debra with a donated marker from I believe, American Monument Co. out of the Bay Area, and did anyone ask Debra where the money went that she collected on my brother’s behalf ? You know I would love to be able to express what life was like living with Robert but I won’t because I see how easily you people twist words and already have your minds made up and YES my mom’s foster parents were the beneficiaries, do the proper research.
Hey Happy Holidays :)
I can say I ordered anything, but if I don’t pay for it after months and months, then I didn’t buy anything, did I? And why would I want to interview family members who are as biased and dishonest as your Aunt Marion is.
I’m not sure where you got your information about the beneficiary of the life insurance, but you’re wrong. If you’ve got a better source than the trial transcript, I’d like to hear it. Wait a minute, I know, your mother told you, right? She purchased a 25,000 life insurance policy and made her foster parents the beneficiaries? As if that would make a difference even if it were true.
Look kid, the bottom line is this, your mother plead guilty to first degree murder. She knew there was so much evidence evidence against her that she took the best deal she could get, and that was a life sentence – parole on a capital murder charge is a very rare thing in California. What does that tell you? Don’t be a stooge for the rest of your family – go out with an open mind and find out the truth for yourself, the same way I did. I read newspaper article, yes, but I didn’t use them as research material. The most reliable info – Court records, transcripts, police reports – they’re all a matter of public record. All you need to do is figure out the right places to go to get them. Many of those docs are available online.
Or are we the only ones who care about what happened to Danny? It sure seems that way. His family is more concerned with making excuses for the woman who made his too short like miserable, then took it from him while he slept. That may be the biggest crime of all.
BTW, in case you haven’t noticed, this is the Internet – no one posts their real name and information in a public place. It’s asking for things like ID theft, spamming and cyber-harassment. My email address is available for anyone who needs to contact me. If I find it necessary, I can share my personal information in a secure manner that way.
I will always LOVE my brother, that’s one thing I’m sure you will never comprehend. This site I would have never known about it had it not been for your friend e-mailing me. On my brothers B-day of all days he has to pick that day. Thanks you all just resurfaced all this hate & anger all over again Thank You hope you all feel better now. One of the things that really hurts is how you, everyone praises Debra, when she never did anything to help us, nothing, sure we stayed there for about 2wks then she started complaining about how we were to much of a burden. Ok, if I’m wrong about the insurance then who received the money?
I can’t condone or condemn what Lantern did Diona – I can tell you that I would not have done it myself, nor would I have made this story so personal. I believe it’s always a mistake to do so because it gives the appearance that you have an agenda – you’re not looking to report the facts, but instead you looking to make the person you’re writing about look bad.
But don’t blame us for what you’re feeling right now. The hard truth is we only reported what had already happened. We didn’t kill your brother. We haven’t been lying to you all your life about what happened. You probably think I’m a son of a bitch for saying what I’ve said these past couple of days, but I always speak my mind. It’s the way I am, and for that I do not apologize. Obviously, some members of your family think it’s better to hide the truth from you any way they can. How’s that working out for you?
About the insurance – there’s something called a secondary beneficiary on every policy. They collect in the case where the primary beneficiary cannot collect, say , because they’re serving a life sentence. I’m not lying to you Diona – I have nothing to gain by doing so. I don’t know you, and I could easily delete any posts that made this website look bad.
We have gotten a story wrong during my run as editor. It was written before I took over, but when I found out, I published a retraction, and emailed an apology to the family involved. I did it because it was the right thing to do. If I had found out this story was wrong, I would have pulled this story and sent you an apology. But, I’m sorry to say, that isn’t the case here.
Jim, if Diona Bitch hadn’t started attacking from her first post, this whole discussion never would have happened. Do you always blame the world for the asinine things your relatives do? Someone comes on here and starts screaming at people for being angry at a child murderer, there’s going to be a reaction and we have no reason to pull punches. Or are you and Family Bitch so arrogant you think the rest of the world is here to cater to your moods?
*leans in to listen* Yes, yes, tell me more about what an arrogant cocksucker I am…. Yes, I would love to hear something I don’t already know. Maaaaax, What the hell happened while I was away!?
Now for the story from linda to me. The night she took her sons life went like this. danny was in the front room sleeping face down. Linda put one foot on one side and the foot on the other she went to her knees put the string sround danny neck and choked him out. thinking she killed him, she did not. so she choked him to death the next time. she did not do it only once but twice. I ask her if her boyfriend my brother did it. she told me NO many times. by the way his name was Robert, and after all this one of the ants don’t know there name but she got the 25,000.00 Diona hooked up with Robert and had kids with him. After all this I dident have much to do with my Brother, he died and I found out three years later. I do not cast stones this is just what I could see and was told. Lets have a little background. Linda moved in with Robert because she loved him. She would do anything for him anything????? . They had a child and she told this child that I was the father. That was a lie. Do I think Robert told her to do this ?????????????????? that would be casting stones. To date 11 kids have come forward looking for there father. Robert father them all but not danny.
Now let me till you about Danny, for his age he was a good kid. I would stop by about once every two weeks or so. He was allways happy to see me with a hi or somethimg on his mind. Untill now I dident think much about it, but danny did say something about. If something dident stop he was going to till. Back then with six kids in
the house I was thinking it was just kid stuff. I may know what it was but to say would be casting stones. danny’s aunt and uncle talking about being at danny’s birth. The kids that lived with danny have read this and said they dont remenber you spending time with danny. As for me to danny’s uncle casting stones will not hide the truth. MAY DANNY LIVE IN ALL OF ARE HEARTS.
What did Robert do for a living ?
Was he ever in education ?
I hit the enter button early.
Smiley, The pictures I have of Danny are none of your FUCKING business.
Saying you’re related to somebody famous is not impressive. I can do that too (Oh, wait, I really am).
If you’re so set on dragging other people through the mud, why don’t I sit down with you and your “mob mentality” for an interview. I bet I could write something for this website that would make others condemn you based on the written word.
Diona does not need to justify anything to anybody. Not everybody feels the need to talk about private information to the world.
Aunt Marion, you’re a dipshit. Looks like your whole family is full of dipshits. That explains Linda.
My reference to Paula Abdul was very tongue-in-cheek. It’s no lie, but I don’t feel it’s at all impressive. Quite the opposite in fact. That’s like saying you are related to one of the two ‘performers’ in Milli Vanili.
In my last message, I seriously asked Diona Bitch to present her facts so the rest of us might feel she’s not a crazy dipshit. Otherwise, we will say what we want, when we want and there isn’t a damn thing any of you idiots can do about it.
Pull up a chair all you want, Marion. Nothing you can say or do will hurt anyone here.
LINDA KILLED A CHILD. SHE STRANGLED DANNY IN COLD BLOOD. SHE DID NOT HAVE TO. Scared of him? She had alternatives. She was the adult in the situation, you fucking idiots.
Obviously you don’t read before you reply. So I’ll try to write at a 1st grade level so you can understand.
I am not Linda’s sister. Never said I was. I am related to Danny’s father. My next issue with you is that you say you verified the facts in article. Wrong!!! If you did you’d know that Linda did not have a daughter after Danny was born and she was not the beneficiary of the insurance policy.
Unlike close-minded idiots, I do not have an opinion as to guilt or innocence in Linda’s case. You see, like you, I don’t have all of the facts (even though I have more of them than you). If you are claiming to be a reporter, then I have to tell you that you are a terrible one. A good reporter remains unbiased and doesn’t take it personally when told that they are wrong.
Lynch mobs are a thing of the past. Your little website here is nothing more than that. I feel the need to place you in the same category as the KKK, something else based on ignorance.
You say these are “people you’ll see in hell”, the Bible says that if you do not live according to it’s word then you will be “people you’ll see in hell”. As a christian I plan on going to heaven, so I won’t see these people in hell. Perhaps instead of doing poor research, you could read the Bible. I believe you will find that God has addressed things like hatred, prejudice, bigotry and FORGIVENESS. I am not casting stones as I am not without sin, but I’d like to know how you can call yourself a righteous person if you feel the need to spread hatred. I pray for your soul tonight as I am sure it’s heading to be PYSIH.
This is not a ‘Christian’ website. It has nothing to do with religion. Reading the Bible is nice and all, but it doesn’t apply to all of humanity. What of the other hundreds of thousands of religions in this world? Idiot.
myself personally, the ‘reporter’ would be more of a skeleton than the paula thing…:)
just out of curiosity though, why is when they try and say something about the murdering family member….sorry my bad..’innocent’ family member, when their point doesn’t get across or they get caught out they all seem to revert to the bible?? Why is that???
The Bible is used as a shield to hide atrocities all the time. People take passages or snippets out of context to justify this or that bit of horrible they or their relatives create as a last resort. I’m fairly certain forgiving murderers so they can kill again with a clean soul wasn’t the original intent of that whole ‘let he who is without sin’ bit. If I were at all Christian, I’d call that kind of word-twisting “blasphemy”.
Hell is a Christian belief. It’s quite obvious this isn’t a Christian website. I believe if any of you walked into a church the roof would fall it.
I pray that someday you may find it in your heart to be human. Personally I cannot figure out how you have been able to type anything since you closed-mindedness shows the intelligence of an imbecile.
I can only imagine how many people you’d be willing to hang with only a portion of the facts.
Please feel free to respond, but know that I am finished with you childish people, so I don’t think I’ll be responding anymore. Discussing anything with you is like talking to a mud fence, it doesn’t do any good. It’s so funny that when confronted with a difference of opinion you resort to calling people dipshit and other names. That is a sign of a person with a very low IQ. Perhaps you should go back to school, it might help.
shows what you know. we all love the little baby jesus.
ready guys? and a one, and a two..
Onward, Christian soldiers, marching as to war,
with the cross of Jesus going on before.
Christ, the royal Master, leads against the foe;
forward into battle see his banners go!
woooo! thank you cleveland!
-editor
Speaking only for myself, I choose to save my humanity and compassion for the victims of people like Linda Fitch. For the murderers, rapists, child abusers and baby killers, I have nothing but disgust.
Somehow you’ve gotten the idea that we care what you think. don’t you understand that I’m only responding to you because I’m trying to piss you off. You are less than worthless. You’ve come here and lied, insulted us, and tried to discredit this website for telling facts that are available to any member of the public who wishes to do the research the author and I did. You’d like nothing better than to silence people like us, because we’re not intimidated by your little act. We can’t be shaken from our position because we’re in the right and we can prove it, while you are just a lot of noise and hot air.
Oh, and BTW, Hell is not just a Christian belief. Hindus believe in Hell, as do Muslims. I’m sure there are others, but those are the two most obvious examples.
Jees, Marion, you’re just a fountain of double-talk and misinformation, aren’t you? What a waste of skin.
Christianity is mostly cribbed from other religions. You don’t even know your own mythology, how can you feel comfortable expounding upon it? The concept of Hell is stolen from Babylonian, Sumerian, Egyptian and other ancient cultures as are the stories of the crucifixion and the resurrection. Read the Bible, sure. But read it in conjunction with other research so that, if you believe, you’re not a blind follower. “Hell is a Christian belief” indeed.
Idiot.
It’s a viking belief(the name of the daughter of Loki to be specific.
Jews and Christians believe in a place called Sheol and Christians believe in a pit of fire that God will create on the day of reckoning.
The divine Comedy is where we get the traditional images of hell from, not the bible. Perhaps you need to read that book sometime before you die?
I’ve never seen any type of correlating data that would suggest this has any relevance.
I resort to name-calling when people like you slink away from logic and towards raving insanity. That usually happens right about the time Christ is introduced to the conversation. Why is it never Ganesh or Horus? It happens practically like clockwork. Poor Jesus, to be used this way. If Jesus/God are real, why oh WHY would they let people like you twist their words and spread them around like (forgive me here) the gospel truth?
When you become so dumb as to render me speechless to deal with you, you get name-calling. I have a good vocabulary, but that doesn’t mean I’m going to bother using it all the time with the likes of you. If it makes no difference to you, why the fuck should I put forth any effort, dumbass?
You’re lying again Marion – that’s two. Linda WAS the beneficiary of that life insurance policy. Just take a look at the trial transcript and you’ll see. You have no credibility on this website, so I wonder why you continue to post here. And I’m not defending myself here, I’m doing what any good editor would do, I’m defending the integrity of my writer’s story from attacks by people who are basically talking out of their butts.
Like a lot of people, you are confused about the meaning of our poll. We are not, as a rule, believers, and we don’t pretend to think we’re sending anyone to the biblical hell. It’s strictly a symbolic vote. We could just have easily called the site “People You Wish Had Linda Fitch For A Mother” and voted on whether our friends should be adopted by Linda – Do you see what I’m getting at here?
One last thing – why did you lie about Danny’s headstone? Didn’t you see the picture we had of it? How are you able to act like you have any moral authority at all after being caught in such a blatant falsehood. And then to start out by telling another bald faced lie – My God woman, don’t you have any shame? I can see why Linda thought she could get away with murder.
As they say, the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.
I live in the USA, and in the USA where I live, people still have the right to their opinion. I come from a long line of police officers and one thing that I was taught was to get all of the facts before passing judgement. You are so close minded that you judge me without knowing me and you try to take away my right to speak my mind. When I do speak my mind (based on true facts) you resort to calling me a liar. I believe you and your so called good people who read your site might want to remember the US Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Since I follow the law and have never been convicted of a crime, I believe all of the rights guaranteed in those documents still apply to me.
I also have learned in my lifetime that humans make mistakes. Perhaps you should have looked at the insurance policy.
I never said the headstone wasn’t there, I said that a lot of money was pilfered by the person who said she was taking care of it. Maybe you should check into her story.
You got upset because I quoted your website, but you fool, it was your ignorant website I quoted. If you don’t want it quoted that way, change what it says.
Also since you want to call me a liar, I will inform Linda’s son that he is really a girl so he should shave his beard. It’s funny that the only family member that any of you fools want to believe is the one that insists on condemning everybody else.
I guess the next thing you’ll tell me is you walk on water.
I think I am finished with getting your people to read this piece of trash website. I cannot continue having a battle of intelligence with an unarmed apponent. I’m just not sure which one of you fools has the least amount of ammunition.
Marion said:
Really Marion, you didn’t say:
That’s lie number three deary. Tell me something, do you have memory problems – did you forget you just said this?
You’re right, this is a battle of wits with a unarmed opponent, and you came empty-handed.
You talk about opinions, and not judging Linda until all the facts are in, as if this case wasn’t decided 19 years ago. Have you forgotten that Linda plead guilty to the first degree murder of her son Danny Fitch, and as part of that plea, had to make a statement in open court admitting that she strangled Danny for the insurance money? There’s no “if” about anything that I’ve said about this case, or anything Lantern wrote in his article – it’s all a matter of public record now. It has been for many years.
I know how families like you operate. When you find a website with an unfavorable story about Linda, you post comments accusing them of not having the whole story and then proceeding to serve up a few choice “facts” to discredit the website. Most sites don’t do the research, so you get away with telling lies, as you tried to do here. Unfortunately for you, when you came to PYSIH and tried to pull it, you found out that we are not just any website. We do the research, and you were exposed as a liar and a bully.
I’m glad you chose to move on – but try and remember this. I may catch up with you again on another website, and then I’ll enjoy another round of handing your ass to you on a silver platter.
I hope Diona has seen your pitiful performance today. I really hope she was paying attention to the fact that we were using facts culled from a variety of official and unofficial sources that can be easily verified by anyone. I hope she saw how you lied at least three times, and that I proved it each time. I hope she’s smart enough to pick up on the kind of tactics you tried to use to discredit this website. And, most of all, I hope she is young enough and has enough inner strength to break away from your sick, evil family and try and make it on her own.
…You say…”I think I am finished with getting your people to read this piece of trash website. I cannot continue having a battle of intelligence with an unarmed apponent. I’m just not sure which one of you fools has the least amount of ammunition.”..
..I Say.. Speaking as one of this sites ‘your people’ I kind of think you’ve failed miserably, The biggest fool, well, that would be YOU…as Max said…
” Most sites don’t do the research, so you get away with telling lies, as you tried to do here. Unfortunately for you, when you came to PYSIH and tried to pull it, you found out that we are not just any website. WE DO the research, and you were exposed as a liar and a bully”..
My own personal opinion, (and yes I’m allowed to have one)…you are just a ‘milquetoast’
I really do think it cute that you found somebody to teach you a new word (milquetoast). No, it doesn’t fit me. I have just grown bored with trying to have an intelligent conversation with a bunch of morons.
You condemn me for saying that maybe you should think for yourself and realize that you do not have all the facts. I have been misquoted (never said there was not headstone, just that you are praising the wrong person and she pilfered the money for the headstone that was originally ordered by a family member). You take the word of one total stranger and berate another because their opinion doesn’t match the opinion of a bunch of lemmings. Of course, if you read what I wrote, you will see I never said that Linda was innocent or guilty, I said that you have to realize that even the faggot, Max the Cat, doesn’t have all the facts, he’s just the lemming at the head of the parade. I hope Max the Cat finds a very high cliff to lead you to jump from.
I can guarantee that I won’t be back. That means you can write about me all you want. NONE of you can piss me off. NONE of you have the mental ability to have that much power over me.
Oh, make sure you press your sheets well. After all, you do represent the KKK well. Maybe I’m wrong, are you the fools who fought to keep slavery. Doesn’t matter, you all have a brain no matter how micromini it might be. You bore me to tears.
If you don’t want to read the Bible, because that obviously offends you, try reading “Laws of Attraction” or anything you can find on Karma. Remember you reap what you sow. It looks like you’re all harvesting hatred.
I leave you now because there are obviously nothing but a bunch of immature little brats on this website.
*sigh* I guess were just going to have to go on without you Marion. It’s going to be rough, but I think we’ll be OK. I’m sorry we bored you to tears, but at least we managed to keep you engaged for a couple of days.
You can deny that you said there was no headstone all you want, but I have your quote where you said exactly that. How that qualifies a being misquoted is not quite clear to me, unless you don’t have any idea what you’ve been writing. You certainly don’t have any idea what you’re talking about.
Do you know why the people here believe what I say? Because I’ve earned their respect, and a reputation for always being able to back up what I say with solid evidence. Most importantly, I’ve never, ever lied to my readers. These people are much smarter than you give them credit for, so your lemming scenario is ridiculous. They are more than capable of thinking for themselves.
One last thing before you go. If I were you, I wouldn’t be wishing a bad Karma on anyone. It appears to me that Karma hasn’t been very good to you and your family so far. If, as I do, you believe that what goes around, comes around, you will continue to pay for how you’ve disrespected Danny’s memory.
I hope you actually looked up the word milquetoast, you may say it doesn’t apply to you, but one, maybe two, or even three definitions do…I will let you figure it out…
Those who know me, know that I am a great believer in Karma so much so that I have it tattooed on my body, and knowing what I do it certainly will come around and bite you in the ass and not me (that would be about the meaning of karma and where it originated, and not this case)…
Having said that please explain why I need to jump of a cliff with max? why can’t I jump of with you? As you so eloquently put it you can lead me :) I’ll wait at the top until I hear the thud, then I’ll decide if I will follow…
Oh that’s right, your not coming back here to see what’s being said incase your caught out in a lie again, funnily enough….that’s karma bitch.
I’d rather not say why I agree with you justjaney. I’d rather not say.
“Do you know why the people here believe what I say? Because I’ve earned their respect, and a reputation for always being able to back up what I say with solid evidence. Most importantly, I’ve never, ever lied to my readers. These people are much smarter than you give them credit for, so your lemming scenario is ridiculous. They are more than capable of thinking for themselves.”
Word.
“Like Tito, “I propose an angry mop and bring the torches” seriously what is that going to solve?”
*raises hand* Mr. Max, what’s an angry mop?
About danny’s father linda said he killed himself out in the desert. after all this????????????????????????? .
Linda sounds like a pathological liar to me. The only blessing in this mess is that Danny won’t have to listen to her lies about who his father is. RIP Danny
This is the first time I have revisted the story I wrote for months and was unaware of the replies of family and the ensuing debates and arguments.
To Diona- sorry to discover that my messages hurt you in some way and the fact that I contacted you the first time on Danny’s birthday. That is a shock to me as just revisited your reply to that message and you thanked me and said it could not have come at a better time. You did express your concerns with the article I wrote, mainly focusing on the character of your aunt Debra Bacca. I invited you to come here and correct the record.
To Aunt Marion- Diona here has disputed your claim that Bacca cancelled a paid for headstone- she cancelled one that was never paid for and another was purchased. The headstone that is pictured in this article was purchased by a community that included members of law enforcement like Carrie Oldham of the Dept of Corrections. Even if a headstone was trying to be purchased by Diona, without an organized effort by community leaders it could never have been placed until the debt owed the county was repaid. I don’t know anything about theft- it only seems logical to me that any money left over went to the county administrator and it would be foolish to steal money knowingly donated by law enforcement officers. Diona eluded that there were articles in the Bay Area related to Bacca but I will leave it to her or you to correct the record if you wish. As for your statement that Linda had only two children- I don’t care. I saw the speculation in both the Bee and Union that the youngest child in the house was her grandchild. I originally included a paragraph about this in the drafts but edited it out before it was published. The last article of the Union stated as fact it was Linda’s daughter and the accounts of the court proceedings all indicated it was her daughter so I let it go. I found that tid-bit irrellevent, distracting, and speculative. Hardly what I wanted in an article I fully intended to dedicate to a murdered boy. I think it too bad that fact that clouds your family would be one of the main sticking points you would choose to attack me over. I knew it was a speculation so I left it out even though it was public and in the paper at the time. Diona told me months back I could ask her anything I wanted, and I never even considered going there.
I don’t know Debra Bacca, other than the fact that she before and above anyone else came to the defense of Danny’s character and because of that he is not in an unmarked grave today and because of that friends and neighbors were allowed to publically recant what they thought of the kid. We see here relatives popping out of the woodwork- where were they when the boy was in an unmarked grave and only his teenage pennyless parentless sister was trying to order a headstone ? Where were all Danny’s loving concerned relatives then ?
I find it hard to believe that Linda, a middle age adult, would take the fall in the murder of her own child for someone else. As far as I know, she has never denied she killed Danny while sitting two decades behind bars. Linda was a lady of little money and yet she takes out a life insurance policy on a healthy 12 year old ? I just reread the article and would not have written it any differently. Danny’s death bothered me from time to time for nearly two decades mainly because he was so easily forgotten.
Max, thanks for backing me up and sorry I did not know about this sooner.
This was for and about Danny.
Not one word of criticism offered fact to discredit anything I wrote.
I should have talked to family first- for what ? So I could be told someone stole donations ? That is not related to the facts, changes nothing. You want me to talk to the family first then demonize me for contacting you about the article ? Really, you would prefer to never know this article exists ?
I am staring at a photo of my nephew when he was Danny’s age at Folsom Lake, it is on a coffee mug on my mantel. I wonder if there are people in this world who really don’t know what love is.
Yeah, I never knew Danny. Take some advice here peoples- when someone tells you to mind your own business take a real close look at the big picture.
Aunt Marion:
On June 6, 1990 Linda Fitch took out a 25,000 life insurance policy on Danny naming herself as the only beneficiary.
The above according to Sacramento DA Donald Steed the person who prosecuted her.
I have read a lot of stories here about these mothers who kill their children, this is the first one that made me cry… shouldnt they all make us cry though?
I just want to say that I know members of danny’s family and I hope you know that you got a lot of shit wrong. First off linda’s “infant daughter” was a boy not girl. and as for why none of the kids heard was because they were not there so don’t go fucking saying they didn’t care you ignorant selfritches basterd. They have suffered just as much as everyone else. so before you all sit there and point fingers just like all christian hippocrates do (thou shalt not judge) learn the truth. there’s her side there side and some where in between there is the truth. and honestly if people like you go to heaven i’d rather go to hell.
No broken arrow, in this case, there’s Linda’s confession, the family’s lies, and that’s all. There’s no judging involved here, because it isn’t necessary. Linda Fitch pled guilty to murdering Daniel, and told the court exactly how she did it.
I believe you when you say the children have suffered, but their pain can be laid squarely at the feet of their mother. She murdered their brother, not us. We merely pointed out the truth to members of her family when they came on this website and called some of us liars. In some cases, we were forced to be harsh in order to make a point – again, don’t blame us for reacting to the actions of others, like Marion for instance.
And if you’re concerned about misinformation, Marion would be the one I’d be talking to if I were you. I caught here in a lie at least three times the last go around we had with her.
As far as the sex of Danny’s sibling, I only have your word that it was a boy and not a girl, as was stated in the story. In that case, I think I’ll trust my writer, because his stories are always impeccably accurate.
lindas never had a daughter with robert she had a son his name is christopher robert paul canales. he is a boy I should know i fuck him. he just turned 22 he was 2 at the time. so your writer needs top find a newline of work. Robert was an asshole the emotional scaring he left on them especially chris will never go away.
I told chris about the reply his fathers brother left. If you are ever on here again chris would like some answers seeing as how his “family” will never be honest, and family secrets fuck up lives
dear brokenarrow, congrads you are correct- two days after this article was written i did indeed discover the birth records that it was a boy and not a girl; once again though, it is hardly relevant to the murder the gender except in regards to one thing
three newspapers, the police, and neighbors all reported the sex of the baby was female at the time of the murder and there was also public questioning if linda was the mother or grandmother- why is that, and why the FUCK would some so-called insider say “I fuck him” i have no idea and will not even suspicion a guess althouh those evil thougths of mine i can hardly blame on small mindedness on my own behalf
all the other so called ‘mistakes’ in the articles claimed against me are discredited- the insurance money, fundraiser money, who did what who was responsible for what all BULL SHIT
anyway, i hold nothing against dannys siblings relatives etc etc – except to state any bad light being painted upon them they have brought upon themselves by silly behavior and ridicules responses
What a lying hypocritical bitch! Danny’s Aunt Marion says: “It’s so funny that when confronted with a difference of opinion you resort to calling people dipshit and other names. That is a sign of a person with a very low IQ. Perhaps you should go back to school, it might help.”
Yet in her posts she called other posters:
1. simpleminded people
2. close-minded idiots
3. the intelligence of an imbecile
4. you fool
5. childish people
6. bunch of morons
7. faggot (directed at Max the Cat)
8. bunch of immature little brats
My god, this poor boy. Seeing his family in here, I understand why none of them were smart enough to figure out something was wrong. Hell this boy may have lucked out, he doesn’t have to deal with these jackasses for the rest of his life.
Good lord people, you should be embarassed and ashamed. I’m embarassed for you.
No one should be on this site for any reson WHAT SO EVER!! its no one consuren what happens in a house hold.. YES! he’s dead but know one no’s the TRUTH the only ones who no it is his SISTER and BROTHER and LINDA. YOU PEOPLE (wait) can i call you people? YOU THINGS THAT JUDGE NEED LIFES THEN SITEING ON YOUR COMPUTERS FINDING SHIT ON THE WORLD WEB TO GOSSIP ABOUT “GET REAL” SERIOUSLY!!! I BET IN TIME ONE LONG SUMMER WINTER FALL WHAT EVER I BET I REALY DO BET THAT SOME THINGS HAPPEND TO YOU OR ONE OF YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS! JUST THINK WOULD YOU WANT THAT TO BE POSSED ALL OVER THE WEB, WOULD YOU WANT SOME RANDOM ASS WRIGHTER LIEING ABOUT WHAT HAPPEND JUST SO HE/SHE COULD MAKE MONEY?? DID NOT THINK SO!!! AND IF YOUR ONE OF THOUSE PEOPLE YOU NEED TO LOOK AT YOUR SELF AGAIN.. BECAUSE ODVESOULY GOD MADE A REAL MISTAKE!!!! AND WHO THE HELL ARE YOU TO TALK ABOUT SOME ONE IN SUCH MANNER.. PLEASE IF ANYTHING YOU NEED TO LOOK AGAIN BECAUSE NO ONE MADE YOU (‘GOD”)!!!! SO STOP JUDGING STUFF YOUR EYES SEE BECAUSE ITS NOT ALL TRUE!!!! AND I NO ONE SELFPITTED BI*** WILL COMMENT ON THIS SAYING (FUCK YOU) OR (YOUR STANDING UP FOR A CHILD KILLER) GET REAL PUT SOME ADULT PATTIES ON OR BIG BOY BOXERS AND STOP ACTING LIKE YOUR IN HIGH SCHOOL AGAIN!!! IF SOME OF YOU EVER MADE IT!!!
Im consurned for your keyboard. It seems your capslock is stuck. Try pushing it again, that might help.
Why are you judging us for judging Linda? What’s an ‘adult patties’? How does one ‘poss’? Why are you acting like God? If God doesn’t like this website, it is for Him to smite it, not you. Such arrogance. God made a mistake in making us? Do you actually believe in this God, and if so, does he regularly make mistakes? Who the hell are you to ask us who the hell we are for hating on a child murderer? The problem is, these kinds of things can’t remain private family matters when a child is murdered, and wishing won’t make it so. Hate Linda for it – she’s the beast who created the pain in the first place. You have no moral high ground. You have no way of making anyone here feel guilty, capslock notwithstanding. I almost couldn’t read your post, and not only because of the capslock. It’s nearly impossible to wade through, because it simply makes no sense.
The writers on this website don’t make money. That’s not what this site is for. You’re funny.
No one in my family has ever done anything to deserve being on this website. If you think this kind of thing just happens, oopsie-daisy, to normal humans, you’re gross. Really, that opinion is gross. Ew.
And finally… WHAT ABOUT DANNY, YOU RAVING BITCH? How does “Linda Fitch accepted a plea to first degree murder.” happen if there are lies and mistakes being made? Why didn’t this sainted family present THE TRUTH when they had the chance to save her ass in court? What kind of family does that? Again, I have to ask you, WHAT ABOUT DANNY? Just gross.
What????? Did you say GOD made a MISTAKE???? And a REAL one to boot? Holy fuck, I thought that dude was infallible. Jesus cuntstrap, what are we now going to do? WE’RE FUCKING DOOMED!!!!!!
GOD!!!!
MAKES!!!!
REAL!!!!!
MISTAKES!!!!!!!!!!
WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!
*And an epiphany strikes*
But jesus fuck, you’re right, God really does make real mistakes. That’s the only possible explanation for abominations like justin bieber and celine dion.
Fuck.
I say again, we’re fucking doomed…
Doomed. DOOMED! DOOOOOOOOOOMED!!
I cannot believe that people will stand by a convicted murderer!!! I don’t care if it is a fucking relative or a close fucking friend… wrong is wrong!!!! Whether or not, these fuckers have killed or committed a crime… you are just as guilty for supporting someone so evil and so cruel in their ways. Regardless of who is right here… A FUCKING CHILD’S LIFE HAS BEEN TAKEN… RIPPED AWAY… AND TAKEN TOO SOON!! This child never knew love and will never go through the teenage and adult trials, tribulations and celebrations… how does that not bother you!!!! I just pray to God that this little man is watching from heaven… it would mean that he would have to witness the support of his murderer. Funny how people who can have no relation to this boy, and who had never met him (he was born before i was) can feel more love and more sadness for him in his absence. The irony!
Merry Christmas everyone at pywsih
No one should be on this site for any reson WHAT SO EVER!! its no one consuren what happens in a house hold.. YES! he’s dead but know one no’s the TRUTH the only ones who no it is his SISTER and BROTHER and LINDA. YOU PEOPLE (wait) can i call you people? YOU THINGS THAT JUDGE NEED LIFES THEN SITEING ON YOUR COMPUTERS FINDING SHIT ON THE WORLD WEB TO GOSSIP ABOUT “GET REAL” SERIOUSLY!!! I BET IN TIME ONE LONG SUMMER WINTER FALL WHAT EVER I BET I REALY DO BET THAT SOME THINGS HAPPEND TO YOU OR ONE OF YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS! JUST THINK WOULD YOU WANT THAT TO BE POSSED ALL OVER THE WEB, WOULD YOU WANT SOME RANDOM ASS WRIGHTER LIEING ABOUT WHAT HAPPEND JUST SO HE/SHE COULD MAKE MONEY?? DID NOT THINK SO!!! AND IF YOUR ONE OF THOUSE PEOPLE YOU NEED TO LOOK AT YOUR SELF AGAIN.. BECAUSE ODVESOULY GOD MADE A REAL MISTAKE!!!! AND WHO THE HELL ARE YOU TO TALK ABOUT SOME ONE IN SUCH MANNER.. PLEASE IF ANYTHING YOU NEED TO LOOK AGAIN BECAUSE NO ONE MADE YOU (‘GOD”)!!!! SO STOP JUDGING STUFF YOUR EYES SEE BECAUSE ITS NOT ALL TRUE!!!! AND I NO ONE SELFPITTED BI*** WILL COMMENT ON THIS SAYING (FUCK YOU) OR (YOUR STANDING UP FOR A CHILD KILLER) GET REAL PUT SOME ADULT PATTIES ON OR BIG BOY BOXERS AND STOP ACTING LIKE YOUR IN HIGH SCHOOL AGAIN!!! IF SOME OF YOU EVER MADE IT!!!
You are not God’s Angel
You are an angry relative or friend who wants this to all go away.
“This” is not going away. “This” is the bag of bricks that Al Pacino’s Devil was referring to in the Devil’s Advocate. This is the crux of Dante’s Inferno, the redemption of Goete’s Faust, and could be your shining moment to face what has happened and what can happen next and be better than the circumstances might warrant.
But you’re wallowing in self-pity and ranting at the people who came to try to band together and understand what happened. They tried to take the pieces of a senseless act and make shields and weapons against that sort of evil. You saw them, and you called them evil. You misquoted the Bible to protect that evil. You took a name and wrapped that cloak around your shoulders because it felt like power and you felt a little powerless.
You can be better than that. Wipe your tears off your face, get your own big girl panties on, and face reality. Your own words indict you, not of the crime, but of knowledge. You should be better than this, and you know it. You should have learned to read and write, you should pen what you need to say more clearly, correctly, and with a focus on thesis that conveys concrete imagery and details.
You can’t, but you should try, and eventually overcome your own limitations to love, understand, communicate and finally identify what you need to do next.
To start over, go and find the multiple places where the Bible discusses judging, then finish the chapters. You can google them if you need some help, or I can provide the passages as I have for others in a similar condition.
Good luck.