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Post by HeadMarshal on Jan 23, 2014 10:06:47 GMT -5
 (Above photo credit: amw.com archives) The case of John Feiga is a very unusual one, a fugitive profiled on both America's Most Wanted and Unsolved Mysteries, who would later become a homicide victim. John Feiga and Erica Richarson were boyfriend and girlfriend in Florida when Erica filed a restraining order against John. He was arrested in 1996 for domestic battery and again in 1997 for violating a domestic violence injunction. The restraining order expired on Dec 2, 1997. Six days later, Erica was found murdered in her apartment, she had been stabbed over 60 times. Erica's car was found in Lafayette, Louisiana and John became wanted for questioning in Erica's murder. In 2008, authorities in Louisiana submitted DNA evidence from an unidentified man who had been murdered in 1998. The DNA matched blood thought to be John Feiga's found at the crime scene. Army dental records confirmed the unidentified body in Louisiana was that of John Feiga. Florida authorities then announced that they had found the body of the man they say killed Erica Richarson. Although now the question became, who murdered John Feiga? I do understand that a lot of people aren't going to feel any pity for John Feiga, and I don't either. However I am very curious as to who killed him. I have a few theories on why he may have been murdered. 1) The first is that he was hiding out with someone in Louisiana who either knew that he was wanted for questioning in Erica's murder, or learned about it. That person may not have wanted to be around a wanted fugitive so they killed him. 2) The second is that he may have been the victim of a crime that had nothing to do with his fugitive status. He could have been the victim of a carjacking or robbery for example. 3) Being a wanted fugitive, he may have been broke and got involved in criminal activity to get money. He could have been killed as a result of a drug dispute for example. Thoughts? www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/crime/erica-richarsons-cold-case-solved-11-years-later/764196unsolvedmysteries.wikia.com/wiki/John_FeigaAdmin Note: If you have any news-related updated information on this case, please contact us here: amwfans.com/thread/1662/website-contact-form |
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Post by Scumhunter on Jan 23, 2014 10:27:57 GMT -5
I will say what really killed him was karma.
And yeah I'm going to be honest when it comes to guys like this, I don't really care they were killed or who killed them, but at the same time two wrongs don't make a right and if the killer is arrested they still deserve to go to jail.
I understand though you also don't feel sorry but are just intrigued by this case.
Those are all good theories, and it's hard to say. Sometimes life is random, and it could just be a coincidence someone happened to kill a killer.
But I take it he did need to fund himself to stay on the run, and seeing how it would have been hard for him to get a legit well-paying job being a fugitive (although many others are adept at fake ID's and such), it is also possible he got caught up in a bad drug trade.
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Post by theczar on Jan 23, 2014 13:20:11 GMT -5
I agree that no one's going to feel any sympathy for Feiga, but his murder does still intrigue me.
I don't think the 1st theory is the case. If they didn't want Feiga around them, knowing his status, it would be so much easier to drop an anonymous tip to the police and get rid of him that way. Not only do you not risk going to prison for murder, but if there was a reward, you could even identify yourself and possibly collect.
There's a few other problems I have with the other theories too:
Erika was killed in December 1997, Feiga's body was found in April 1998. I remember reading the body was so decomposed when it was found that Feiga's tattoos couldn't even be identified. That tells me he may have been killed very shortly after Erika's murder. I just don't think he had too much time to upset the wrong people who would've killed him. Unfortunately, if it does turn out he was a victim of a random act of violence, then I doubt we'll ever get the truth.
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Post by erichalberstram on Apr 15, 2019 1:39:33 GMT -5
I do not believe John Feiga was murdered. Allow me to discuss. Erica had been stabbed many times by John Feiga, out of rage. There were signs of a struggle, and John's blood was mixed with Erica's at the scene. John had no intention of covering up the crime. Erica's murder was out of rage. The murder was not well thought out. It was not premeditated. When Erica died, John lost the love of his life. In addition to losing the love of his life, because of the messy, rage-filled killing, John Feiga knew he had just lost his freedom. I believe John Feiga killed Erica Richardson and then proceeded to commit suicide, allowing his body to fall into the river.
I have not seen the above theory discussed anywhere in articles or forums, but to me, murder-suicide is the obvious conclusion.
A. John's heavily decomposed body was found approximately four months after Erica's murder. It is unclear how soon John's death was after Erica's murder, but it was quite possibly very soon. I believe John committed suicide immediately after Erica was killed.
B. From the description of the crime scene and the presence of John's blood at the scene, it seems that John may have had knife wounds. How heavily injured was he? How much blood was lost?
C. I have never found John Feiga's cause of death. Was it drowning? Was it a gunshot wound to the back of the head? Forehead? Was it even possible to determine the cause of death when his heavily decomposed body was removed from the river? John's body was a John Doe body, and it is unclear whether or not a full autopsy was performed. Evidence may have been lost due to decomposition.
D. If John had been on the run after committing the murder, it is unlikely he could heave been murdered out of retribution by the friends and family of Erica.
I believe it was a murder-suicide.
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Post by Scumhunter on Apr 15, 2019 3:01:31 GMT -5
Hello Eric!
First off, welcome to the forum!
That is an interesting theory and I am surprised no one has brought it up before. I guess the main thing is- was the unidentified man said to be murdered before they named him as John Feiga.
That's not to say autopsies or causes of death can't be incorrect, but perhaps that is why not many question cause as there was no prejudgment (or potentially no prejudgment) and a determination was made not knowing whether they had a totally innocent victim or on this case- a suspected killer.
However, taking that out of the equation, murder-suicide makes sense from a logical standpoint.
That is also a good point that I could not find cause of death anywhere only that it "wasn't natural causes." It would certainly help in determining a murder or suicide. (Such as- if it was a gunshot wound- whether it came from the front or the back)
I'm not sure we'll ever truly have a determination- although I am glad in either scenario Erica's family can be at peace that Feiga can never harm them or anyone else again.
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Post by ninja108 on Apr 15, 2019 23:16:40 GMT -5
I don't think we'll ever know whether Feiga died by his hand or someone else's.
Don't get me wrong,if he was killed by someone else and that person confesses down the line,they need to go to jail.
Feiga was scum but that doesn't give someone else the right to take his life sans a trial before a jury of his peers.
Having said that,I don't fault police for not devoting a massive amount of resources over a case that involves a cold blooded killer getting a taste of his own medicine when they have other cases to solve.
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Post by TheWebDetective on Nov 16, 2021 15:45:48 GMT -5
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