For those of you who don’t know the whole story, I’ll give you the brief rundown. In 2006 2-year-old Trenton Duckett went missing. Trenton’s 21-year-old mother was thought to be behind Trenton’s disappearance but was not claimed as a suspect yet by police. Melinda Duckett goes on Nancy Grace’s show. Helmet Head grilled Melinda Duckett on her show. The only thing that was missing was a bare light bulb and a rubber hose. The day after the showed air Melinda Duckett killed herself and Trenton has still not been found. It was after that police revealed that Melinda Duckett was their prime suspect.
Now Nancy Grace has settled a wrongful death lawsuit with the Duckett family.
According to court records, the settlement calls for Grace to establish a $200,000 trust dedicated to finding Melinda Duckett’s missing son, Trenton, who was 2 when he disappeared.
If Trenton is found alive before his 13th birthday, proceeds from the trust will transfer to him for his benefit. If he is not found by the time he would turn 13 in 2017 — or if he is found dead before then — then the remaining money will be transferred to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
Personally, I don’t see how Grace is even still on TV after this debacle. It’s one thing to interview law enforcement and legal pundits. It’s another to grill a potential suspect on TV and not to think that it wouldn’t have some kind of negative impact on an ongoing investigation. As far as I’m concerned Grace should have been charged with interfering with an investigation but unfortunately as I’ve said before life doesn’t work like an episode of Law & Order.
And if you’re a fan of this overly hairsprayed shrew and think she does any actual good for the cases she profiles you need a thorough mental health examination.







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