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NewsAugust 4, 2011
Ryan Patterson trial
On Thursday, Aug. 4, 2011, a jury found Ryan Patterson guilty on three counts of first degree murder for the 2009 killings of Jamie Lynn Orman, her 15-year-old son Derrick and her unborn child.
Kristin Eberts, Laura Simon and Fred Lynch
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Ryan Patterson is escorted outside the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse Thursday evening, August 4, 2011 in Jackson after a jury suggested he receive three life sentences without the possibility of parole. Patterson was found guilty Thursday morning of all three first-degree murder charges related to the 2009 shooting deaths of Jamie Lynn Orman, her son Derrick and unborn child.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Ryan Patterson is escorted outside the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse Thursday evening, August 4, 2011 in Jackson after a jury suggested he receive three life sentences without the possibility of parole. Patterson was found guilty Thursday morning of all three first-degree murder charges related to the 2009 shooting deaths of Jamie Lynn Orman, her son Derrick and unborn child.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissoruian.com Bryan Hoffman comforts his wife Kelly outside the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse Thursday morning, August 4, 2011 after the jury found Ryan Patterson guilty of all three first-degree murder charges. Kelly's sister Jamie Lynn Orman, her son Derrick and her unborn child were shot to death in 2009 in Cape Girardeau.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissoruian.com Bryan Hoffman comforts his wife Kelly outside the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse Thursday morning, August 4, 2011 after the jury found Ryan Patterson guilty of all three first-degree murder charges. Kelly's sister Jamie Lynn Orman, her son Derrick and her unborn child were shot to death in 2009 in Cape Girardeau.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Defense lawyers David Kenyon, left, and Robert Steele wait outside the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Mo., on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2011, as the jury deliberates between the death penalty and life in prison for Ryan Patterson.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Defense lawyers David Kenyon, left, and Robert Steele wait outside the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Mo., on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2011, as the jury deliberates between the death penalty and life in prison for Ryan Patterson.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Family and friends of Ryan Patterson take a break from the courtroom Thursday afternoon after a jury found Patterson guilty of all three first-degree murder charges related to the 2009 shooting deaths of Jamie Lynn Orman, her son Derrick and unborn child.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Family and friends of Ryan Patterson take a break from the courtroom Thursday afternoon after a jury found Patterson guilty of all three first-degree murder charges related to the 2009 shooting deaths of Jamie Lynn Orman, her son Derrick and unborn child.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Family and friends of Ryan Patterson take a break from the courtroom Thursday afternoon after a jury found Patterson guilty of all three first-degree murder charges related to the 2009 shooting deaths of Jamie Lynn Orman, her son Derrick and unborn child.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Family and friends of Ryan Patterson take a break from the courtroom Thursday afternoon after a jury found Patterson guilty of all three first-degree murder charges related to the 2009 shooting deaths of Jamie Lynn Orman, her son Derrick and unborn child.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Ryan Patterson's defense attorney Robert Steele, front, speaks with members of his family Thursday afternoon after jurors found Patterson guilty of all three first-degree murder charges related to the 2009 shooting deaths of Jamie Lynn Orman, her son Derrick and unborn child.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Ryan Patterson's defense attorney Robert Steele, front, speaks with members of his family Thursday afternoon after jurors found Patterson guilty of all three first-degree murder charges related to the 2009 shooting deaths of Jamie Lynn Orman, her son Derrick and unborn child.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Ryan Patterson is escorted outside the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse Thursday evening, August 4, 2011 in Jackson after a jury suggested he receive three life sentences without the possibility of parole. Patterson was found guilty Thursday morning of all three first-degree murder charges related to the 2009 shooting deaths of Jamie Lynn Orman, her son Derrick and unborn child.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Ryan Patterson is escorted outside the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse Thursday evening, August 4, 2011 in Jackson after a jury suggested he receive three life sentences without the possibility of parole. Patterson was found guilty Thursday morning of all three first-degree murder charges related to the 2009 shooting deaths of Jamie Lynn Orman, her son Derrick and unborn child.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Ryan Patterson waves to his family as is escorted outside the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse Thursday evening, August 4, 2011 in Jackson after a jury suggested he receive three life sentences without the possibility of parole. Patterson was found guilty Thursday morning of all three first-degree murder charges related to the 2009 shooting deaths of Jamie Lynn Orman, her son Derrick and unborn child.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Ryan Patterson waves to his family as is escorted outside the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse Thursday evening, August 4, 2011 in Jackson after a jury suggested he receive three life sentences without the possibility of parole. Patterson was found guilty Thursday morning of all three first-degree murder charges related to the 2009 shooting deaths of Jamie Lynn Orman, her son Derrick and unborn child.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Ryan Patterson is escorted outside the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse Thursday evening, August 4, 2011 in Jackson after a jury suggested he receive three life sentences without the possibility of parole. Patterson was found guilty Thursday morning of all three first-degree murder charges related to the 2009 shooting deaths of Jamie Lynn Orman, her son Derrick and unborn child.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Ryan Patterson is escorted outside the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse Thursday evening, August 4, 2011 in Jackson after a jury suggested he receive three life sentences without the possibility of parole. Patterson was found guilty Thursday morning of all three first-degree murder charges related to the 2009 shooting deaths of Jamie Lynn Orman, her son Derrick and unborn child.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Cape Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney Morley Swingle, third from left, speaks with the family of Jamie Lynn Orman including from left, her brothers-in-law Jim Howard and Bryan Hoffman, her mother Terry Bettis and sister Stephanie Howard Thursday evening. A jury found Ryan Patterson guilty Thursday morning of all three first-degree murder charges related to the 2009 shooting deaths of Jamie Lynn Orman, her son Derrick and unborn child.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Cape Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney Morley Swingle, third from left, speaks with the family of Jamie Lynn Orman including from left, her brothers-in-law Jim Howard and Bryan Hoffman, her mother Terry Bettis and sister Stephanie Howard Thursday evening. A jury found Ryan Patterson guilty Thursday morning of all three first-degree murder charges related to the 2009 shooting deaths of Jamie Lynn Orman, her son Derrick and unborn child.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Ryan Patterson is escorted out of the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Mo., on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2011, after hearing the jury's verdict suggesting that he receive three life sentences in prison for the 2009 murder of Jamie Lynn Orman, her 15-year old son Derrick and her unborn child.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Ryan Patterson is escorted out of the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Mo., on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2011, after hearing the jury's verdict suggesting that he receive three life sentences in prison for the 2009 murder of Jamie Lynn Orman, her 15-year old son Derrick and her unborn child.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Ryan Patterson, right, talks with his attorney, David Kenyon, prior to opening statements Monday, Aug. 1, 2011 in the murder trial against Patterson at the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson. Patterson is the accused trigger man in the October 2009 murder of Jamie Orman, her 15-year-old son Derrick and her unborn child.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Ryan Patterson, right, talks with his attorney, David Kenyon, prior to opening statements Monday, Aug. 1, 2011 in the murder trial against Patterson at the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson. Patterson is the accused trigger man in the October 2009 murder of Jamie Orman, her 15-year-old son Derrick and her unborn child.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Sister of Jamie Lynn Orman, Kelly Hoffman, and husband Bryan Hoffman react outside the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Mo., on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2011, after hearing the jury's verdict suggesting that Ryan Patterson receive three life sentences in prison for the 2009 murder of Jamie Lynn Orman, her 15-year old son Derrick and her unborn child.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Sister of Jamie Lynn Orman, Kelly Hoffman, and husband Bryan Hoffman react outside the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Mo., on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2011, after hearing the jury's verdict suggesting that Ryan Patterson receive three life sentences in prison for the 2009 murder of Jamie Lynn Orman, her 15-year old son Derrick and her unborn child.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Cape Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney Morley Swingle, center, speaks with family members of Jamie Lynn Orman outside the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Mo., on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2011, after hearing the jury's verdict suggesting that Ryan Patterson receive three life sentences in prison for the 2009 murder of Jamie Lynn Orman, her 15-year old son Derrick and her unborn child. From left to right are Brad Orman, Bruce Orman, Jr., Harvetta Sutton, Morley Swingle, Terry Bettis and Stephanie Howard.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Cape Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney Morley Swingle, center, speaks with family members of Jamie Lynn Orman outside the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Mo., on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2011, after hearing the jury's verdict suggesting that Ryan Patterson receive three life sentences in prison for the 2009 murder of Jamie Lynn Orman, her 15-year old son Derrick and her unborn child. From left to right are Brad Orman, Bruce Orman, Jr., Harvetta Sutton, Morley Swingle, Terry Bettis and Stephanie Howard.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Sisters of Jamie Lynn Orman, Stephanie Howard, left, and Kelly Hoffman, right, embrace outside the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Mo., on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2011, after hearing the jury's verdict suggesting that Ryan Patterson receive three life sentences in prison for the 2009 murder of Jamie Lynn Orman, her 15-year old son Derrick and her unborn child.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Sisters of Jamie Lynn Orman, Stephanie Howard, left, and Kelly Hoffman, right, embrace outside the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Mo., on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2011, after hearing the jury's verdict suggesting that Ryan Patterson receive three life sentences in prison for the 2009 murder of Jamie Lynn Orman, her 15-year old son Derrick and her unborn child.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Cape Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney Morley Swingle speaks with family members of Jamie Lynn Orman outside the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Mo., on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2011, after hearing the jury's verdict suggesting that Ryan Patterson receive three life sentences in prison for the 2009 murder of Jamie Lynn Orman, her 15-year old son Derrick and her unborn child.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Cape Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney Morley Swingle speaks with family members of Jamie Lynn Orman outside the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Mo., on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2011, after hearing the jury's verdict suggesting that Ryan Patterson receive three life sentences in prison for the 2009 murder of Jamie Lynn Orman, her 15-year old son Derrick and her unborn child.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Shanelle Mattingly hugs Terry Bettis, left, as they stand with other members of Jamie Lynn Orman's family outside the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Mo., on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2011, after hearing the jury's verdict suggesting that Ryan Patterson receive three life sentences in prison for the 2009 murder of Jamie Lynn Orman, her 15-year old son Derrick and her unborn child.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Shanelle Mattingly hugs Terry Bettis, left, as they stand with other members of Jamie Lynn Orman's family outside the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Mo., on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2011, after hearing the jury's verdict suggesting that Ryan Patterson receive three life sentences in prison for the 2009 murder of Jamie Lynn Orman, her 15-year old son Derrick and her unborn child.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Cape Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney Morley Swingle presents opening statements to the jury Monday, Aug. 1, 2011 in the Ryan Patterson murder trial at the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Cape Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney Morley Swingle presents opening statements to the jury Monday, Aug. 1, 2011 in the Ryan Patterson murder trial at the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Attorney Robert Steele presents opening statements on behalf of his client, Ryan Patterson, to the jury Monday, Aug. 1, 2011 in the murder trial against Patterson at the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Attorney Robert Steele presents opening statements on behalf of his client, Ryan Patterson, to the jury Monday, Aug. 1, 2011 in the murder trial against Patterson at the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Family members of Jamie Lynn Orman wait outside the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2011. The jury began deliberations just after 3 p.m. on Wednesday.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Family members of Jamie Lynn Orman wait outside the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2011. The jury began deliberations just after 3 p.m. on Wednesday.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Defense attorney Robert Steele speaks with Ryan Patterson's sister, who refused to be identified, outside the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2011. The jury began deliberations just after 3 p.m. on Wednesday.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Defense attorney Robert Steele speaks with Ryan Patterson's sister, who refused to be identified, outside the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2011. The jury began deliberations just after 3 p.m. on Wednesday.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Defense attorney Robert Steele, left, speaks with Tony Kunce, Investigator with the Missouri State Public Defender office, outside the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2011. The jury began deliberations just after 3 p.m. on Wednesday.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Defense attorney Robert Steele, left, speaks with Tony Kunce, Investigator with the Missouri State Public Defender office, outside the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2011. The jury began deliberations just after 3 p.m. on Wednesday.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Ryan Patterson turns around and waives as he is escorted back to the Cape Girardeau County jail Wednesday, August 3, 2011 in Jackson. The jury will continue their deliberation on Patterson's capitol murder trial Thursday at the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Ryan Patterson turns around and waives as he is escorted back to the Cape Girardeau County jail Wednesday, August 3, 2011 in Jackson. The jury will continue their deliberation on Patterson's capitol murder trial Thursday at the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Jamie Lynn Orman's sisters Kelly Hoffman, left, and Stephanie Howard embrace outside the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse Thursday morning after a jury found Patterson guilty of all three first-degree murder charges related to the 2009 shooting deaths of Jamie Lynn Orman, her son Derrick and unborn child.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Jamie Lynn Orman's sisters Kelly Hoffman, left, and Stephanie Howard embrace outside the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse Thursday morning after a jury found Patterson guilty of all three first-degree murder charges related to the 2009 shooting deaths of Jamie Lynn Orman, her son Derrick and unborn child.
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On Thursday, Aug. 4, 2011, a jury found Ryan Patterson guilty on three counts of first degree murder for the 2009 killings of Jamie Lynn Orman, her 15-year-old son Derrick and her unborn child.

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