tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34480512011-04-21T21:59:43.365-07:00justice4kenziKenzi Snider has been arrested in connection with the murder of Jamie Penich while both were exchange students in Korea. Kenzi's friends and family do not believe the charges are true, and fear that she has been set up as a scapegoat. We ask for true justice to be served. This site has been set up by Murph (murph@commonmonkeyflower.net), a friend of Kenzi's, as a source of updates on the case.Murph.noreply@blogger.comBlogger631100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448051.post-1137256405617024032006-01-14T08:29:00.000-08:002006-01-14T08:33:25.616-08:00Free at last: Court TV reports that theSouth Korean Supreme Court upheld Kenzi's acquittal on Friday, 13 January 2006.Apologies for the total lack of posts - there hasn't been anything new in the last two years, until now. And now that Kenzi's home, safe, and free, and hopefully can get on with her life, I can declare a formal end to this page.Murph.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448051.post-1072038945058123652003-12-21T12:34:00.000-08:002003-12-21T12:36:41.356-08:00Some good news from Heath:
Hello Everyone- 19 December
Your prayers have been answered!! Kenzi is coming home for Christmas ! Yes, indeedy-do, she is!! On Christmas, as a matter of fact! What a fabulous gift this is!! Thank you, thank you!!
First we had justice with two innocent verdicts, and now we have mercy. I can not thank the Judges and her Murph.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448051.post-1071260858451937052003-12-12T12:19:00.000-08:002003-12-12T12:28:26.030-08:00I just discovered a blog maintained by a member of the Korean law firm representing Kenzi. He describes a plot twist of truly ridiculous proportions:
But it looks like, absurdly, Kenzi may have immigration-law problems in the case that she's acquitted by the Supreme Court. Investigating her visa status, we learned that currently Kenzi is in Korea with no entry visa, making her an illegal Murph.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448051.post-1070651608716543652003-12-05T11:11:00.000-08:002003-12-05T11:14:09.420-08:00A long time between updates, I know, but not much is happening. We're all just sitting around waiting for the Supreme Court to do something. But some good news from Heath on the form of the waiting:
Hello Everyone- 5 December 2003
Happy St. Nicholas Day tomorrow!! My "maybe" gift came early!
Kenzi called. Her lawyers have been speaking with the Supreme Court Murph.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448051.post-1067392026000327362003-10-28T17:42:00.000-08:002003-10-28T17:47:04.900-08:00KDKA (CBS) has a story on the Penich family's reaction to the latest phase of things.
Despite the acquittal and the prosecution's failed appeal--and the Judge's comment that there is evidence that a man (i.e. not Kenzi) was the killer--Penich's family is still hoping for a conviction of Kenzi. Which is unfortunate.Murph.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448051.post-1067273003676457612003-10-27T08:40:00.001-08:002003-10-27T08:43:22.953-08:00An end to the suspense...as if anybody is surprised, the prosecution is appealing:
Hello Everyone- 27 October
I actually wrote a message last week when I found out this information, but the cables were loose on the back of my computer and I sent it off into cyberspace. I appologize for the delay.
The Prosecutor did appeal. But this is a good thing! Once this is done, there Murph.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448051.post-1067272988709600872003-10-27T08:40:00.000-08:002003-10-27T08:43:07.983-08:00An end to the suspense...as if anybody is surprised, the prosecution is appealing:
Hello Everyone- 27 October
I actually wrote a message last week when I found out this information, but the cables were loose on the back of my computer and I sent it off into cyberspace. I appologize for the delay.
The Prosecutor did appeal. But this is a good thing! Once this is done, there Murph.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448051.post-1066304865548893172003-10-16T04:47:00.000-07:002003-10-16T04:52:37.090-07:00The Stars and Stripes article is somewhat longer than the AP article from the day of the (re-)acquittal. The Chosun Ilbo has an quick interview-with-Kenzi article, which also has a different picture of Kenzi than the one that the AP has been using for a year and a half. It's about time. :)
No appeal yet!Murph.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448051.post-1066133124708722962003-10-14T04:56:00.000-07:002003-10-14T05:05:24.793-07:00Kenzi is free! Again! The appeals court has handed down a firm statement that, not only is there no evidence that Kenzi was responsible for Jamie's death, but that there is significant evidence that someone else was. There's still the possibility that the Korean Supreme Court will review the case, but, with this strength of ruling on the appeal, the prosecution will hopefully see little point Murph.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448051.post-1065140932914773662003-10-02T17:27:00.000-07:002003-10-02T17:28:52.666-07:00E-mail from Heath; sounds like Round Two is almost done, and they might be able to come home as early as Christmas.
Hello Eveyone- 3 October 2003
We went to the lawyers yesterday. The decision is on the 14 of October. We are expecting an innocent verdict, according to the laws of the land, but of course are not sure.
However, there Murph.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448051.post-1064154844259137042003-09-21T07:33:00.000-07:002003-09-21T07:34:03.923-07:00The latest from Heath and Kenzi; looks like things are gradually going right:
Hello Everyone-
Today was the Prosecutor's Day and he asked not one single question. In fact after getting all the rest of the paper work form the states, he submitted only one document, the that siad the US government knew the FBI and CID were going to question Kenzi (the authority to investigate). And he Murph.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448051.post-1061650925309682662003-08-23T08:02:00.000-07:002003-08-23T08:03:25.340-07:00The latest trial update:
Hello Everyone-
Yesterday we had the first hearing of the second trial. We are in a new building with three new judges, and all new lawyers. It got off to a fast start. The judge asked some very specific questions right off the bat. The translater is excellent! It went very well.
One of the questions asked was, "Why did you go to the Netherlands?" Kenzi took aMurph.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448051.post-1060870079051742632003-08-14T07:07:00.000-07:002003-08-14T07:12:33.613-07:00Word from Heath that they now have a reliable address to send letters to:
Hello Everyone-
This is just a short message. Some people have asked for an address for us. We are proud to announce we have moved into a very nice, never-before lived in apartment with the key money graciously lent to us by the Agape Organization (they sponsor an orphanage and a home for abandoned adults who need careMurph.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448051.post-1060606106737864402003-08-11T05:48:00.000-07:002003-08-11T05:48:26.626-07:00Ah, things are happening again. Here's Heath:
Hello Everyone-
We have gotten word that Kenzi's first hearing date will be 21 August 2003. Evidently there will be a two-part process to the upcoming sessions.
The first will be the question: Should Kenzi be tried as a Korean citizen? This is an interesting question. If she is to be tired as a Korea citizen by Korean law, then Murph.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448051.post-1059916337798844922003-08-03T06:12:00.000-07:002003-08-03T06:12:17.820-07:00Sorry for the dearth of updates; not too much has happened recently, trial-wise. I've spoken with Kenzi a few times in the past few weeks (no offense to Heath, but I'm happy to be talking to Kenzi directly these days), and she seems to be doing fairly well, but they've mostly been waiting for things to happen and possibilities to solidify. This morning, a summary from Heath:
Hello Everyone-
Murph.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448051.post-1056552495812207672003-06-25T07:48:00.000-07:002003-06-25T07:48:15.826-07:00The latest e-mail from Heath and Kenzi:
Hello Everyone-
The Prosecutor has decided to have a retrial. We will be in Seoul for another 2 to 6 months.
We have done two interviews for television. One was for the AP service. One of the questions that was asked was what she wanted to do most now that she is "out" and Kenzi said, "Take a bath and use a fork," so we got a lovely lunch to film Murph.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448051.post-1056288833181399732003-06-22T06:33:00.000-07:002003-06-22T06:33:53.186-07:00According to a Pacific Stars and Stripes article, Kenzi will probably be sticking around Korea for a while, as the prosecution says they plan to appeal. It doesn't sound like an official appeal has been made yet, just an intention to appeal. At this point, it would seem as though appealing won't do much good--how many times can you prosecute somebody when all of the evidence is against your Murph.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448051.post-1056108516112726292003-06-20T04:28:00.000-07:002003-06-20T04:28:50.996-07:00E-mail from Kenzi and Heath! They waited until it was past the bedtime of all good bloggers so that I couldn't post until I woke up today, leaving us all in suspense. Here you go:
Hello Everyone-
Oh yes, you have heard correctly!! She is free and sitting right next to me at this very minute and at this computer keyboard! Take It Away, Kenzi!!!!!!!!!!!!
... and then she puts me on the spotMurph.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448051.post-1056039579922168822003-06-19T09:19:00.000-07:002003-06-19T09:19:39.923-07:00Still haven't heard from Heath, but more articles have shown up on google:
From The Minneapolis Star-Tribune, a longer AP article
The JoongAng Daily is a Korean paper
Here's a link to search Google News yourself, if you don't want to wait for my updates. That link will search for kenzi's name and return results ordered by date, most recent first.
The AP article in the Strib states that the Murph.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448051.post-1056026322984423242003-06-19T05:38:00.000-07:002003-06-19T05:38:42.950-07:00Kenzi has been acquitted! No news from Heath yet--I expect she's too excited to type yet--but google news delivers:
Huntington Herald-Dispatch with the AP story
Chosun Ilbo has about the only non-AP story.
As they point out, the prosecution still has the option to appeal, but the judge seems to have delivered a strong enough statement that hopefully they won't bother, and Kenzi will be able Murph.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448051.post-1055914999518559082003-06-17T22:43:00.000-07:002003-06-17T22:43:19.193-07:00Kenzi's mother relays some further information on the Korean legal system that the Consulate just told her:
Hello Everyone- Always a new fly in the honey.....
Heath, As they say, I have some good news and some bad news.
As you may know, there is a procedural rule in Korea which says that if a person accused of a crime is held in jail before the decision of the court, and the court takes Murph.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448051.post-954769592003-06-09T12:33:00.000-07:002003-06-09T12:33:38.840-07:00A few new articles from google news, though none at a particularly high level of detail. The main points of this round of articles are that the prosecution is seeking a seven year prison term while Kenzi and her lawyer maintain that she is innocent and should be acquitted. The panel of judges is scheduled to issue a verdict on June 19. There probably won't be any new information between now Murph.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448051.post-953344482003-06-05T10:13:00.000-07:002003-06-05T10:13:30.006-07:00Today is 5 June, the day that Heath's previous message said Kenzi would be released on. Unfortunately, it seems like some details were missed somewhere, as Heath notes in today's update.
Hello Everyone-
Wrong Wrong Wrong Wrong Wrong Wrong Wrong Wrong Wrong Wrong Wrong Wrong Wrong Wrong wroooong
What else can I say?? There are three issues that Murph.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448051.post-948294962003-05-24T08:37:00.000-07:002003-05-24T08:37:39.400-07:00Looks like a few new articles up on Google in the last day:
WTAE in Pittsburgh has a very short blurb.
The Pacific Stars and Stripes has a longer story.
Huntington Herald-Dispatch has an article which cites Heath's e-mail posted below.
So, not a whole lot that we haven't already read. I'm hoping that, at some point, transcripts of the hearings become available so that we can all see the Murph.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448051.post-947620242003-05-22T17:38:00.000-07:002003-05-22T17:38:11.070-07:00I received this all of 3 minutes ago, after spending all day compulsively checking my mail:
Hello Everyone-
This is great news, not the best, but very, very good. No matter what happens, Kenzi will be released from prison on 5 June! She may need to stay for some more hearings, but she will be out and about!
The hearing yesterday went very well. I found out the head of the Pennsylvania FBIMurph.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448051.post-946802122003-05-21T04:28:00.000-07:002003-05-21T04:28:42.406-07:00Heath checks in; as mentioned before, the next hearing is May 22, which is tomorrow, so hopefully I'll have news to post two days in a row.
Hello Everyone-
Hopefully this is the good news we have been waiting for. I went to see the lawyer, his lovely daughter was there and translated for us. He feels Kenzi will be in jail no more than 5 weeks, that should be the maximum! He is confident Murph.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448051.post-944039772003-05-15T11:39:00.000-07:002003-05-15T11:39:33.980-07:00I got a few e-mails today looking for news. Unfortunately, I don't have much to give. I haven't heard from Heath since the last message in mid-April. I just recently got a letter from Kenzi, who sounded well, but it has apparently been sitting at my old address for weeks before being forwarded, so it's not a good indication of her recent state.
A more intensive look on Google news shows a fewMurph.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448051.post-925611142003-04-13T20:52:00.000-07:002003-04-13T20:52:29.700-07:00Just received an update from Kenzi's mother--no new trial news, though:
Hello Everyone-
This waiting game is not much fun! Kenzi is holding up well. I really am so proud of her abilities to cope, and even thrive. I bought her two little story books (the Ugly Duckling and The Three Little Pigs) in Korean, and she is learning much more now, because she can tell which words are Korean, and Murph.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448051.post-911293502003-03-21T08:03:00.000-08:002003-03-21T08:03:57.843-08:00The next stage of Kenzi's hearing was today:
Hello Everyone-
Today was the second hearing. It was an opportunity for the Prosecutor to ask Kenzi questions and defend any arguments, but he did not say too much. The judge asked him a few questions, and then Kenzi's lawyer talked to the judges and then Kenzi was asked if she agreed and then it was over. It took about 20 minutes total.
The Murph.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448051.post-903581942003-03-08T08:05:00.000-08:002003-03-08T08:05:42.700-08:00Kenzi's mother writes on the preliminary hearing in Seoul:
Hello Everyone- (we are getting closer)
Kenzi went to her first hearing. This is quoted from the US Consul who attended it.
"I wanted to let you know that I attended the first day of Kenzi's trail. Kenzi entered her plea of not guilty and the defense attorney asked a series of questions. I am told that questions from the defense Murph.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448051.post-892832982003-02-17T20:18:00.000-08:002003-02-17T20:18:09.550-08:00Unfortunately, it sounds like we can't expect too much to happen at the 05 March court date I mentioned. From Kenzi's mother:
Hello Everyone-
New information, therefore new plans. I am not sure why Kenzi and I are the last to know what is going on, but it seems the case.
The court date on 5 March is not a very important one. It is actually just to make sure that the person they think theyMurph.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448051.post-891520562003-02-15T10:53:00.000-08:002003-02-15T10:53:11.376-08:00Just got word from Kenzi's mother that a trial date has been set. Kenzi's trial will begin on 05 March 2003 at 3pm, South Korean time. If I'm doing my timezone conversion right, this should be 1am, 05 March, in America's Eastern timezone.Murph.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448051.post-887176812003-02-07T10:38:00.000-08:002003-02-07T10:38:53.886-08:00Still no trial date set, but Kenzi is holding up well in Korea, according to her mother:
Hello Everyone- (a patient note from Korea)
I have not yet received information about a date for the trial, but as I
said in my last message, the charge has been greatly reduced to Bodily
Harm. So no matter what happens, she is NOT a murderer. I spoke with
her lawyer, and his partner, who was a wonderful Murph.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448051.post-875910642003-01-17T06:46:00.000-08:002003-01-17T06:46:24.790-08:00Kenzi has been charged with "causing serious bodily harm", a charge which, I'm told, cannot lead to execution or a life sentence if she is found guilty. It could still lead to her being imprisoned for several years or deported and barred from reentering Korea. E-mail from Kenzi's mother:
Hello Everyone- (this is either good bad-news or bad good-news)
No better way to say it than the originalMurph.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448051.post-874921722003-01-15T12:19:00.000-08:002003-01-15T12:19:01.266-08:00The latest from Kenzi's mother:
Hello Everyone (information from Korea)-
This was an email sent to me by the Consular Officer in Seoul.
"I went to visit Kenzi today. She appears well and she said that the
guards and the other prisoners at the detention center have been very
kind to her. She said the other prisoners have given her so many gifts of
food that she has practically filled a small Murph.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448051.post-868107312003-01-01T19:37:00.000-08:002003-01-01T19:37:50.510-08:00And now for something a little different. No links, nothing from Kenzi's mother, but a response to a pair of e-mails I've received and to the fact that the Herald-Dispatch seems to be using me as a source.
The first e-mail reads:
Subject: i guess confessions don't count?....
I'm from out near Greensburg,Pa. I'm just wondering about the victims in this story? Why weren't they notified of Murph.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448051.post-868097532003-01-01T19:11:00.000-08:002003-01-01T19:11:59.213-08:00An update from Kenzi's mother, in Korea:
Dear Everyone (a note from Korea)-
I arrived about a week ago (whatever happened to the time?). The embassy
has been very helpful. I got to visit with her, they even took her cuffs
off and let us hug and talk and hold hands. It really was a wonderful
Christmas gift. I brought a bag of goodies for her the next day, and they
let most of it in (including Murph.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448051.post-863628292002-12-21T08:05:00.000-08:002002-12-21T08:05:56.323-08:00It sounds like things have stopped standing still; Kenzi is in Korea and, apparently, her trial will be done within 60 days. (Assuming she goes to trial; if she doesn't, she'll be free much sooner.)
Hello Everybody (a surprised note from Kenzi's mother)-
My phone ran at 7:15 this morning. The vice-principals from my school
were on the line, they were going to pick me up because someone from Murph.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448051.post-849576062002-11-22T21:08:00.000-08:002002-11-22T21:08:52.143-08:00I apologize once again for the lapse in updating; I've been suffering from a lack of information. However, I just received a letter from Heath Bozonie:
Hello Everyone-
It has been awhile since my last letter to you. And unfortunately I have little to report. The 30-day time limit for an appeal is over. Kenzi could be traveling to Korea at any time. I have not received word one way or the otherMurph.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448051.post-830155492002-10-15T07:45:00.000-07:002002-10-15T07:45:02.553-07:00It looks like the "can be" decision will not be appealed:
Hello Everyone (a sad note from Kenzi's mother)
KENZI IS GOING TO KOREA to stand trial if Secretary of State Colin Powell signs the form. She is being held 30 days to allow her lawyer to contest the hearing results, but that would be a waste of time as the judge really had no other option under the guidelines of the extradition. Really,Murph.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448051.post-829756112002-10-14T11:59:00.000-07:002002-10-14T11:59:21.583-07:00I apologize for the lapse in posting; I was out of town and away from a computer. In the meantime, Judge Taylor has decided that Kenzi can be extradited. Note that "can be" is different than "will be"; Kenzi can appeal the "can be" decision, all the way up to the Supreme Court, and, once "can be" is finalized, the question of "will be" is ultimately decided by Secretary of State Colin Powell. Murph.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448051.post-827908932002-10-10T06:58:00.000-07:002002-10-10T06:58:53.600-07:00An e-mail update:
Hello Everyone (a message from Kenzi's mother)
The judge is very busy (he is the only Federal judge here at the moment) and so the judging may wait until Friday. I need to wait just in case she gets out, as she has no money and no ID. But being as the extradition only needs a "maybe could have" for her to go, she probably will go.
The reason they wanted the hearing, as Murph.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448051.post-827027832002-10-08T12:51:00.000-07:002002-10-08T12:57:14.000-07:00Tomorrow is supposed to be the day when Magistrate Taylor's verdict is announced; in the meantime, Kenzi's mother has e-mailed around a summary of the case and trial:
Hello Everyone- (quite a long letter from Kenzi's mother)
This will be so much more than a note. I want to give a brief idea of all that has befallen Kenzi since the initial incident on 18 March 2001.
There are three main Murph.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448051.post-825224812002-10-04T09:53:00.000-07:002002-10-04T09:53:15.000-07:00Today's round-up of newspaper articles on Kenzi's extradition hearing:
PittsburghLIVE.com
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
The Post-Gazette includes:
At the conclusion of yesterday's hearing, Magistrate Judge Maurice Taylor said he would rule by next Wednesday on whether to sign the extradition order.
Taylor must decide three questions of law: Whether an extradition treaty exists between the United Murph.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448051.post-824665312002-10-03T07:09:00.000-07:002002-10-03T07:09:42.430-07:00Kenzi's trial started yesterday, and it seems both my blogs have seen a lot of traffic due to it. Here's an update from Kenzi's mother, received this morning:
Dear Everyone (a note form Kenzi's mother)-
We finished one day of hearing, but it will be two more days for sure. One more day for testimony and the other for the verdict.
This is most interesting!! We are not done, and I am not 100% Murph.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448051.post-820440562002-09-24T07:19:00.000-07:002002-09-24T07:19:11.883-07:00An update from Kenzi's mother (don't think I'd forgotten about you all; I'm posting info as fast as I get it):
Hello Everyone - (an update from Kenzi's mother)
This may be the final week of jail for Kenzi!! Her hearing will be on 2
October, starting at 9:30 Eastern time. This hearing is very promising!
Her lawyer has gone the full mile for her and the judge is willing to
listen. Kenzi is indeedMurph.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448051.post-806585682002-08-24T10:07:00.000-07:002002-08-24T10:07:57.656-07:00The latest news from PittsburghLIVE.com says that Kenzi's extradition hearing has been moved back to October 2nd.
The last paragraph states that Kenzi's lawyer is soliciting Richard Ofshe to testify on Kenzi's alleged confession. Ofshe is a sociologist from Berkeley whose work includes the creation of false memories and the occurrance of false confessions during interrogation.Murph.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448051.post-805260592002-08-21T08:59:00.000-07:002002-08-21T08:59:56.166-07:00(just received via e-mail:)
Dear Sir:
I am Jamie Penich's mother.
I have just read your web page. I would like to clarify one point. You
stated that we (Jamies family) decry Kenzis confession as false. [Stars
and Stripes, March 5, 2002] As you know, statements that are printed by
or reported by the media are often misreported and restated for the
benefit of the news media reporting them.
Murph.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448051.post-793897522002-07-25T05:41:00.000-07:002002-07-25T05:41:23.950-07:00(sent from Kenzi's mother:)
We have news concerning Kenzi's hearing. Her lawyer just sent an e-mail to me: Magistrate Judge Taylor has postponed Kenzi's extradition hearing. We do not have a new date. I must give the government a report from Prof. Ofshe by August 12. On August 20, we are having a conference call to set a date. He will hear Prof. Ofshe's testimony. Now there may be Murph.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448051.post-793006112002-07-23T06:29:00.000-07:002002-07-24T06:37:08.000-07:00(sent from Kenzi's mother:)
Kenzi was very excited and happy on her birthday. She got all kinds of cards from people she hadn't heard from for a long time, her friends and well-wishes. One of the guards sang "Happy Birthday" and she even got to see the stars! Thank you everyone for helping make this happen. I think she will remember everyone's kindness and support for the rest of her life.Murph.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448051.post-775683052002-06-10T08:51:00.000-07:002002-06-10T08:51:17.546-07:00I'm amazed at the amount of traffic this site has received in the past week. For months, it has had no visitors whatsoever, but I've had more than 50 in the last week. If you're reading this, and know Kenzi (or Jamie, for that matter), and/or have information or opinions or anything at all, let me know: murphyr@engin.umich.edu
In the meantime, an article from the Pitt News is saying that the Murph.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448051.post-771223962002-05-29T17:41:00.000-07:002002-05-29T17:41:07.500-07:00New information!
(sent along from Kenzi's mother):
Dear Ms. Bozonie,
Yesterday morning Magistrate Judge Taylor ordered the United States
to turn over any information gathered by U.S. officials (here or in
Korea) which rebutted the probable cause showing they intend to make at
the hearing. ("Brady" material). The U.S. said that they would need
more time to thoroughly check with Murph.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448051.post-768424672002-05-22T08:22:00.000-07:002002-05-22T08:22:45.373-07:00Notice that it's been a month since anything was last posted here. Not that this means all is okay, merely that I'm suffering from a lack of information. However, scouring Google for news stories today revealed nothing recent, but did have an article I'd missed before from the Herald-Dispatch which discusses the criminal justice system in Korea.Murph.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448051.post-758698552002-04-26T18:58:00.000-07:002002-04-26T18:58:23.940-07:00(sent along from Kenzi's mother):
Ms. Bozonie:
I have just received a formal notice that Korea has filed an
extradition request. I do not have a copy of the full request - only a
notice that it has been filed. I was promised a copy of the full packet
"shortly."
Edward H. Weis
Assistant Federal Public Defender
It sounds as though Kenzi's lawyer not only does not have a copy of her Murph.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448051.post-758209422002-04-25T13:23:00.000-07:002002-04-25T13:23:42.156-07:00Sounds as if there's been an extradition request made. This is not a good thing; the hope was that Korea would not act within the allotted 60 days, and lose their chance.
Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2002 18:46:36 +0000
From: *omitted*
To: *murphyr@engin.umich.edu, among others*
Subject: Kenzi Update
Dear Everyone-
Kenzi's first 60 days is coming to a close. She will be released on Monday
or Tuesday, Murph.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448051.post-756701622002-04-21T19:36:00.000-07:002002-04-21T19:36:28.410-07:00Saw a production of Arthur Miller's play The Crucible last night:
HALE: Mister, I have myself examined Tituba, Sarah Good, and numerous others that have confessed in dealing with the Devil. They have confessed it.
PROCTOR: And why not, if they must hang for denyin' it? There are them that will swear to anything before they'll hang; have you never thought of that?
And yes, this *is* the blog I Murph.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448051.post-755562232002-04-18T12:29:00.000-07:002002-04-18T12:29:31.710-07:00It was pointed out to me that the link I have to her family's site, below, was broken. I've fixed it, but in fixing it put it back to a url which used to be broken (when the one I had worked). The currently working url is:
http://www.geocities.com/justice4kenzi/
But if you find that not to work, try:
http://www.geocities.com/justice4kenzi/justice.swfMurph.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448051.post-754464312002-04-15T19:02:00.000-07:002002-04-15T19:02:47.696-07:00The unfortunate thing about being a few hundred miles away is that news travels slowly, when it's not "exciting" enough to get into the newspaper.
I did find out today that Kenzi is still being held in West Virginia and that there hasn't been any word on extradition. This is good, as apparently South Korea only has 60 days to request extradition. If they don't do it in about the next 2 weeks, Murph.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448051.post-753918172002-04-14T10:11:00.000-07:002002-04-15T19:04:15.000-07:00E-mail correspondence from Jeff Gratz, regarding both this site and Kenzi's family's site:
to whom it may concern...
I am jamie penich's former fiance... my contact with Kenzi was a result
of trying to find answers in this case. She was more than happy to oblige
and we kept each other up to date on what was going on... We were both
looking for answers. I've found my answers (as have Jamie's Murph.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448051.post-753671172002-04-13T13:40:00.000-07:002002-04-13T13:40:50.250-07:00Some people to write to:
Senator Mark Dayton (US Senator from Minnesota, where Kenzi's family lives):
SR-346, Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, District of Columbia 20510
Phone: (202) 224-3244
Fax: (202) 228-2186
E-mail: http://dayton.senate.gov/webform.html
Senator Paul Wellstone (US Senator from MN):
136 Hart Senate Office Bldg.
Washington, D.C. 20510
Phone: 202 224-5641
Fax: 202 224Murph.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448051.post-753660172002-04-13T12:57:00.000-07:002002-04-13T12:58:13.000-07:00I remember a conversation from a few years ago in which Kenzi and I were discussing the commonness of names. A web search for "Richard Murphy" would turn up tens of thousands of hits, while a search for "Kenzi Snider" turned up none.
I wish it had stayed that way. When she first got home from Korea after the murder, there were a few hits in which her name was mentioned as a friend of Jamie Murph.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448051.post-753645052002-04-13T11:58:00.000-07:002002-04-18T12:26:00.000-07:00Kenzi's brother has also set up a website about Kenzi's case.Murph.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448051.post-753643582002-04-13T11:52:00.000-07:002002-04-13T11:52:36.230-07:00Kenzi Snider, a student at Marshall University in West Virginia and a friend of mine, has been arrested for the murder of Jamie Penich, which occurred while both were exchange students in South Korea. Kenzi has been denied bail and is facing extradition charges, and Penich's family has expressed a desire to see her executed. I, and everyone who has ever known Kenzi, find this deeply disturbing.Murph.noreply@blogger.com