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Accused child killer has violent past

Tampa, Florida - The man accused of throwing 3-month-old Emmanuel Murray from his car window on I-275 was told Wednesday morning the charges he's facing could carry the death penalty.Richard McTear Jr. made his first appearance before a judge with his head bowed and hands crossed."Obviously you won't be getting out jail anytime soon," the judge told McTear through a videocast after reading a laundry list of charges including first degree murder, kidnapping and aggravated child abuse.People who know McTear told 10 Connects on Wednesday afternoon they are still shocked after learning of the allegations he tossed a baby out of his car window."I've never seen that side of him. Never had he never shown that to me," said family friend Margaret Hammond...continue to full post

Full post as published by Lethal Injection on May 09, 2009 (boomark / email).