“Isn’t it true that you like to eat cute little animals?” asked Rachel Adelman, 9, of Columbia. The state’s attorney’s team honed in on Mr. “I never eat live animals because I find it very disgusting,” he said. Wolff (Amy Hafets, 9, of Elkridge) admitted having eaten the pigs, but testified that both were dead before he began the meal. He was arrested and charged in the two pigs’ deaths. Willie Pigg dialed 911 to summon police, who testified that when they arrived at Willie’s house they found Mr. “He said there was a wolf at his door” and the wolf was attempting to blow the house down, Willie Pigg testified. Later that morning, Willie Pigg said, he received a frantic call from his brother Samual. Willie Pigg (Alexis Oetting, 9, of Columbia) dabbed at his eyes as he testified that he had tried to call his brother Billy on Feb. Wolff arrived, decapitated himself with the razor when the house collapsed under the force of a violent sneeze by Mr. The defense also argued that Samual, who had been shaving the hairs of his chinny chin chin when Mr. Wolff.ĭefense attorneys attempted to pin the blame for Billy Pigg’s death on his surviving brother, Willie, who would receive $10,000 as the beneficiary of Billy’s life insurance policy. Wolff simply intended to borrow a cup of Equal from the neighboring pigs in order to bake a birthday cake for his diabetic grandmother, Virginia A. 20, 1991, with the intent of blowing down the two pigs’ houses and murdering them to acquire a ham dinner. Wolff set out for his neighbors’ homes on the morning of Feb. I wanted to, but I don’t like making scenes.” “Lots of people in our class were crying. “It was a really great trial, but we lost,” said Erin Podolny, 9, of Columbia, one of the prosecuting attorneys and the daughter of two lawyers. When the verdict was announced, some members of the prosecution team broke down in tears. The fourth-graders took the case seriously. Howard County Circuit Court Judge Dennis M. He and teacher Stephanie Kolliegbo enlisted members of the county bar association to help the students prepare their cases, learn how to question witnesses and how to conduct a trial. Baltimore Sun eNewspaper Home Page Close Menu
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