Comments on Advance Indiana™: Another Strange Twist In Aaron Hall Hate Crime Murder Case

I knew Aaron, and I also must say that he was defi...

2011-02-23T10:50:06.983-05:00

I knew Aaron, and I also must say that he was definately not a gay man. And regardless, I do believe if he were gay that his friends and family would have loved him and defended his honor just the same. But the thing is, these spoiled boys that murdered him had to take it to another level by trying to humiliate him in death, and that is something I strongly believe is another crime altogether that deserves a punishment added on to the time they serve for the murder of an innocent man. So what if he used drugs or drank alcohol, was gay or anything else demoralizing that people have said. It's all heresay and if he isn't here to tell his side of the story- they have no basis to even put it out to the public. I think the whole thing is disturbed, sick, and I think whoever published any of the STORIES of his murder were given exactly what they wanted. They obviously meant to humiliate him to the highest degree possible. Even in the way they beat him and left him dead and naked. Don't authorities get it? when these boys got caught they knew they were going to be punished and they fabricated a fictional characterization of a man that everyone that knew him personally Knew he was not GAY. Usually I feel the people that pass are in a better place but to allow that kind of disgrace on someone and to publicize it without any facts is just not OKAY. It's not okay at all. and you with all the arguementative comments toward this mans family are a disgrace within yourself. who the hell would argue with a greiving family? just another sick asshole who will probably demoralize many others in this lifetime, and argue your opinions to a family that will only believe what they knew about the man they loved and cared about, regardless of what anyone says. COME ON NOW! Let Aaron rest in peace without labeling him as this or that because the truth was HE WAS A GREAT GUY, A GOOD FATHER, AN AWESOME FRIEND and most of all an innocent victim of ignorance at its best.

drugs are usually a factor in anything in jackson ...

2007-11-20T03:29:00.000-05:00

drugs are usually a factor in anything in jackson county... and if they say they were drinkin there is a good chance they were on a lot more they didnt want to talk about it... what if they was trying to collect money owed? just a theory... my experience is that kids of law enforcement feel above the law and are involved in way too much black market goods!

You people don't know crap about them boys. If Aar...

2007-11-07T13:21:00.000-05:00

You people don't know crap about them boys. If Aaron was such a great guy who loved his daughter why in world would he be drinking and using dope with kids 5 years older than his daughter. i agree that this was awful and could have been avoided but don't put the blame all on two people and leave Terry out of this. You say Aaron a beloved son, father and brother, HA. Whatever.Some anonymous loser said they can take up these comments with them but refuses to give anyone that option. What a joke. How many times does one person have to go to jail before they are considered not a loser. How many times was Aaron there. Come on people. Blame yourselves for this not the families.

Aaron hall was not gay, hell, i've ran trains on c...

2007-09-23T23:19:00.000-05:00

Aaron hall was not gay, hell, i've ran trains on chics with him... haha damn shame them boys did that. It's also a damn shame their is no media attention on any of this and also that the true story hasn't gotten out yet... I really need to get in touch with a publisher and write a book about my life in crothersville... I've went thru alot in that little town and if the nation knew the half of what I've seen their then maybe someone would put a stop to the methedimic... Time can only tell... Lord forgive them, for they know not what they do.

1. Technically, he doesn't have to be gay for them...

2007-06-15T01:20:00.000-05:00

1. Technically, he doesn't have to be gay for them to have thought he was gay, and for their resultant actions to be a hate crime.

2. Aaron may have been gay. I understand his family loved him, but it's not his family's place to interpret his sexuality, fantasies, or orientation. Such things are personal, and may not have been shared with his children, or any family members, due to the stigma associated with such orientation, as apparently pointed out in this case.

His family may have to consider it a possibility that he was gay, as opposed to wishfully thinking that he couldn't have been gay. Family members are typically is in denial upon hearing such things.

Well Aaron was a very great man! He was not gay!!!...

2007-06-14T14:50:00.000-05:00

Well Aaron was a very great man! He was not gay!!!! I hope that the people that did this to aaron get pay back and i hope that who ever pays them back torchers them like they did aaron.
Aaron loved his daughter and she loved him too. I know that people lose their dads, but imagine what his daughter feels! She is 10 and can not tell her dad she loves him cause some stuck up punks had to take him from her and the rest of her family.

someone else that caresThe people that did not kno...

2007-06-14T14:37:00.000-05:00

someone else that cares

The people that did not know aaron, should not go around acting like oh well just another death. Aaron was not GAY!!!!!!!! It was not a hate crime, its just some punks who think their cool and think everything should go their way.The people who did this to aaron....will have to pay sometime.

"Aaron was a good man and nobody deserves to die l...

2007-06-07T13:30:00.000-05:00

"Aaron was a good man and nobody deserves to die like that so if anybody has a problem with Aaron they can take it up with me."

MAYBE SOMEONE SHOULD CONSIDER AARONS' DAUGHTERS FE...

2007-05-30T14:44:00.000-05:00

MAYBE SOMEONE SHOULD CONSIDER AARONS' DAUGHTERS FEELINGS!SHE IS A 10YR OLD LIVING THE REST OF HER LIFE WITHOUT HER FATHER(WHOM WAS NOT GAY)!I THINK THE BOYS WHOM DONE THIS TERRIABLE CRIME SHOULD BE PUNNISHED TO THE FULLEST!NO MERCY FOR THEM, THEY DIDN'T GIVE AARON ANY MERCY!NOW HIS FAMILY IS WITHOUT A LOVING SON,BROTHER,FATHER,AND VERY GOOD FRIEND!!!!!!!

I once had a partner who did death penalty cases. ...

2007-05-27T13:01:00.000-05:00

I once had a partner who did death penalty cases. He would ask for a bail hearing to upset the State and to get discovery. I suspect the same thing is being done here - testing the State's case. Will it succeed? Not so long as that murder charge hangs over the case. Put another way, if it does then start howling like mad.

As for the speedy trial, most criminal defense lawyers I knew and know hate them. Clients think they are great. Lawyers think it is a ticket to an ill-prepared trial which means welcome to the DOC.

Not sure if this helps, but do keep this case in the news, Gary. I am not LGBT but I find this thing appalling for everyone in Indiana.

I am wondering as well why Terry Gray is not being...

2007-05-23T21:41:00.000-05:00

I am wondering as well why Terry Gray is not being investigated. But then again he is one of the good old boys in Jackson County, therefore his son will no doubt get preferential treatment. As long as you know the right people there, you can do anything you want-even get away with murder.
It's happened more than once there.
Crime is frequently swept under the rug or in at least one instance the wrong man sent to prison for a crime they had nothing to do with.

i would if i knew the state couldn't get its case ...

2007-05-23T20:17:00.000-05:00

i would if i knew the state couldn't get its case together in time. its a tactic oft used in the criminal defense bar. and if the state doesn't get its case together, the defendant gets released. and if the state DOES get its case together, the defense can simply ask for a continuance and cry "ineffective assistance" if the court makes them proceed.

oh, and the reason you haven't heard anything about this case in indy, is because no one there cares about their own homicide rate, let alone a small town killing in south central indiana.

anon, I don't know if you are a criminal defense a...

2007-05-23T17:37:00.000-05:00

anon, I don't know if you are a criminal defense attorney, but if you are, would you be demanding a trial date less than 60 days from your client's arrest in a case which involves such a serious crime?

oh, and if they each gave statements implicating t...

2007-05-23T16:43:00.000-05:00

oh, and if they each gave statements implicating themselves, and the state chooses to use those statements in its case, they cannot be tried together under Indiana law.

Consider also that the burden of proof in a let to...

2007-05-23T16:39:00.000-05:00

Consider also that the burden of proof in a let to bail hearing is actually on the defense. the state need not offer evidence at such a hearing. although the right to such a hearing is both constitutional and statutory, it is frequently abused by defense attorneys to obtain free depositions. such requests should be dismissed without a hearing if the probable cause affidavit is sufficient to show the "proof is evident or the presumption strong"