Terrance Hough
- Filed under: Gadgets
- Date: Jul 22,2008
Apparently, the OJ Simpson jury had a nice vacation in Cleveland. 12 morons decided not to give Terrence Hough (the fire fighter who killed three people and injured two last july 5th) the death penalty.
He killed three young adults who were making noise after midnight. He decided to grab a fucking 40 caliber and shoot 5 unarmed people, because calling the police and have these guys arrested apparently was too light of a punishment, right? … Terrance Hough Jr. bent the stem of the witness stand microphone toward himself, cleared his throat and unfurled a list of apologies, typed entirely in capital letters.
To his family and friends… to his fellow firefighters… to the community he was sworn to protect. And to the families of the three people he killed and the two he wounded in a barrage of hollow-point bullets.
Hough delivered his unsworn statement in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court Wednesday. The jury that convicted him of three counts of aggravated murder and two counts of attempted murder must now decide whether to recommend a death sentence. They could opt for life in prison without parole or life with the chance to apply for parole in 25 or 30 years.
Defendants in capital murder cases may read an unsworn statement without facing cross-examination by prosecutors. The victims were identified as Jacob Feichtner, 24, who lived at the house where the party was taking place; Katherine M. Rosby, 26, of Lakewood; and Bruce R. Anderson, 30, of Parma.
Judy Hough’s words tumbled from her mouth in a tangle of sobs and whimpers, her hands quivering like birds searching for a place to land.
“Oh God, please!” she wailed from the witness stand as she begged for her son’s life. “He has two kids. He’ll never see them again. Please, I beg of you! Oh God, please!”
The mother of Cleveland firefighter Terrance Hough Jr. implored Cuyahoga County jurors to have mercy on her son as they began the sentencing phase of Hough’s capital murder trial Tuesday.
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35 Responses for "Terrance Hough"
Awww, someone’s upset. I’ll cry a tear for you, maybe in the meantime you could take some classes about how real journalists write stories.
jackbnimble who said it wasnt an opinion piece…… jack ass
Have they sent the jury to deliberate yet in this case? I thought that the prosecution was still presenting it’s case, which means that the defense hasn’t had a chance to present it’s side. As far as I know the jury cannot be sent to deliberate until after both sides have presented….at least that is how I thought that our justice system works.
Never mind, I guess that they are only deliberating on whether or not he gets probation, sorry.
Parole, not probation. However, why is In Session on Tru TV still covering the story like it is happening now if this trial is old? I am so confused, can anyone shed some light on this?
No one deserved to die that night; it goes without saying. But I’ve no doubt these were punk kids who thought neither law nor even common courtesy applied to them. The local police who failed to issue fines/citations in relation to the repeated noise or firework code violations have blood on their hands as well. Add the father who failed to raise his children with even the slightest concern or regard for others to that list, too. He has truly reaped that which he has sown.
let him go and just kill 3 of his family members and two friends to make it even or be a man and kill yourself. MURDERERNEEDS TO DIE !!!!
To Alexsmom,
Tru TV covers trials that have already taken place most of the time. It is actually rare that there is a live trial going on. They usually take one or two trials and cover them throughout the week and then show the verdict and sentencing on Friday. Only really high profile cases are shown live. Hope this helps.
I thought this case was recent as well. I’m reading where this happened like a few months ago. I’m confused as well.
Amen to the writer who said Hough tried legal avenues, like calling the police; the minute you do that, the police peg you as a troublemaker and all future calls are blown off. It’s impossible to perform your job when you’ve had only three or four hours’ sleep. Plus, these were young adults, old enough to understand that this man was desparate for his sleep. That said, he deserves to be convicted on first degree murder charges, and the young people who brought it on can even it out with their God, same as Hough has to.
This guy should be led to the death chamber by a marching band..Killed three people for lighting jumping jacks and firecrackers on the 4th of july..Insane..You cant blame his mother for wanting him to get off easy but jeez..HE KILLED THREE PEOPLE FOR FIREWORKS ON THE 4TH OF JULY..let him out and see how many people he kills on new years when they blow horns at midnight..
To Imbecile Cheila:
You have no idea that you are such a complete moron, and that your idiotic comments are distasteful, and ignorant. To call these kids “punks”, and to call into question Mr. Feichtner’s raising of his children is pure verbal bashing–that YOU deserve for going on a public post like this, without knowing the facts of this case, as I DO, because I am Bruce Anderson’s mother.
To BG:
Thank YOU! I would be glad to give you the real facts that surround the vicious carnage caused by Hough. To add to your “marching band” comment: I hope Hough meets a bully like himself named “Tiny”, and is passed around for cigarettes! The next female Hough will be seeing is himself!
Becky Pfeiffer
becca195301@sbcglobal.net
I recently started watching the in session I have to admit I am captivated by it as I am with criminal justice. I really don’t think morally that anyone should be able to decide when someone dies, but Hough threw that out the window when he took three and tried for two more. If this is what the families want then he should face his death. How can we give a man who killed 3 what he wants? A jury wasn’t present when these 3 people were mercilessly shot and killed. I hope the families of the victims have some peace with whatever the outcome is.
My heart goes out to you and the other famiies of the three who were brutally killed that 4th of July. Not one soul has a right to take anothers life. “Vengeance is mine sayeth the Lord” I am sure Mr. Hough will pay for his wrong doing. I do, however, believe he did snap as they say he did.
I have a comment about what you wrote. Your last paragraph leaves little to be desired. In my opinion, you are placing yourself as low for suggesting what might or could happen to him. Remember if he lands on death row, he will not be among other inmates, so your wish would not be granted. In addition, you place yourself in the same category as Cheila by calling her such a name. This is a free country and she has a right to verse her opinion whether you or anyone else likes it or not.
My Heart goes out to the victims and the family of the victims. I Know what it’s like to live next door to an unstable supposedly pillar of the comunity! In my case my neighbor is an officcer of the law. He feels everyone should be in bed by 8:0 pm on ANY given night. and has no tolerence for noise of any kind Seeing this just let me see how easily this could have been our own situation by someone you would never believe would break the law or betray the public which they have sworn to help. To the family of the victims, just know that he will live to reap all that he sowed, so in my opionion, the death penalty would have let him off easily. I do believe he will live in hell everyday the he is still on this earth.
my heart goes out to Ms. Pfeiffer as well as the other victims familes…I can’t imagine what they have gone through for the past year…I have been watching the trial every day…I can’t believe that anyone would come on here and bash the victims…Bruce Anderson had never been to this house before…ever …and the last call for “noise” was like 2 years before….get a damn sound machine people!! neighbors make noise….some day his young children would have been making that same “sinful” noise while playing basketball, etc…they just weren’t old enough yet……this man murdered these children in cold blood…end of story…..I am sick of hearing this “snapped” crap….he was clearly, painfully unstable……my husband is a physician and works hours that you can not even imagine and has been awakened many times by neighbors, phone ringing at all hours, dogs barking, etc in the last 20 years….not once has he ever “snapped” and gone out and killed 3 innocent kids and wounded 2…….you would think after the 1st damn shot something might have “snapped” his psycho ass back into reality but it didn’t….he kept on……no excuse for what he did and it is sickening…I don’t care if he was the Pope(feel quite confident the Pope will NEVER snap!!!)….he deserved the death penalty…the defense’s arguement that this was just 15, 20 seconds of his life versus 36 years of doing good was an insult….look at the damage in those 15 seconds????those 15 seconds took 3 young people’s lifes…..years and years of life that they will miss here with their familes, future spouses, future children etc…..nothing can replace that!!! Terry Hough did this to himself….having him “around” for his children is scary….what kinds of things can he “teach” them while being in prison??? if you get angry at someone just go and shoot them!?????I will be praying for the families to find some peace in this outcome….so sorry for your loss!!
JJ Mobile, Al
I WORK IN A COUNTY JAIL, ALL I CAN SAY TO HOUGH, WELCOME TO HELL!!!!!! YOU BETTER GET USE TO ALOT OF NOISE, JUST THINK, YOU WON’T HAVE A GUN IN THERE TO SHOOT PEOPLE IN THE BACK AND YELL “YEA”!!!!! MY HEART GOES OUT TO THE 3 VICTIMS & THIER FAMILIES THAT LOSS THIER LIVES, THE 2 VICTIMS & THIER FAMILIES THAT WERE WOUNDED AND WHO HAD TO LIVE THRU THAT HELL. MY HEART ALSO GOES OUT TO 2 SMALL CHILDREN, THAT WERE ALSO VICTIMS OF THIS MONSTER!!!! I HAVE THOUGHT, WOULD HE HAVE SHOT THEM FOR MAKING NOISE, BEING A MOTHER OF 2 AND GRANDMA OF 3, I KNOW HOW MUCH NOISE THEY CAN MAKE. AS FAR AS HIS WIFE GOES, GOD HELP YOU, WOULD YOU HAVE STOOD BEHIND HIM, IF HE HAD SHOT THOSE 2 LITTLE CHILDREN? WHAT A PERFORMANCE HIS MOM PUT ON, MY 3 YEAR OLD GRANDDAUGHTER PERFORMS BETTER, AT LEAST SHE SHEDS A FEW TEARS!!! AGAIN, I WANT TO EXPRESS HOW SORRY I AM FOR ALL OF YOU, MAY GOD BE WITH YOU AND HELP YOU THRU THESE TIMES. I WILL KEEP ALL OF YOU IN MY PRAYERS. I DO BELIEVE IN THE DEATH PENALTY, BUT WORKING IN CORRECTIONS, MAYBE LIFE WITHOUT IS BETTER, EXCEPT THAT WE, AS TAXPAYERS , WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. TERRANCE HOUGH WELCOME TO YOUR WORST NIGHTMARE AND WELCOME TO HELL, BETTER INVEST IN ALOT OF EARPLUGS CUZ YOU WILL NEED THEM!!!!!
What a load of crap. The title of firefighter kills three is bull. Who cares what he did for a living? How can you justify it because he saved lives in the past. How could it be that none of the neighbors had a problem with the boys but, none of they seem to have a close relationship with the Hough family? I would not care if they had fired the fireworks AT the Hough house he did not have the right to kill them. His attorney says they there was no premeditation. How can you say that? If the fireworks were so loud that Hough could not sleep what was he doing up in his room? Sounds to me like he had plenty of time to sit there and think about it and the more he thought about it the more mad he got. If he did not intend to kill anyone why did he walk out the door with a loaded gun? What the hell is wrong with someone who has to carry a gun on him when ever he leaves the house? As far as I am concerned he and his wife should be brought up on charges of child endangerment for having a loaded gun in the kitchen as well as others in the house. They say it was on an upper shelf but guess what kids learn to climb. Not to mention the hollow point ammo, you do not use that unless you intend to kill. Even if the point is for home security you can wound the invader not kill him!
Mrs. Pfeiffer,
I can’t imagine your pain nor do I want to try but my prayers go out to you and all the families involved in this senseless tragedy. Did Terri Hough snap as they say, only he will know the answer to that. But lives were destroyed and forever changed in those few seconds when he went outside and fired that gun. I pray all of the victims’ families will find peace and I include Mr. Hough’s family as victims.
I believe that if any one deliberately and consciously kill another human being ,that person is sick.Some thing is definitely wrong with that person. BUT ,he still does not get a FREE murder.
marvin
no.la.
This trail is long over. How was Hough sentanced? Surely that has been decided. I can’t this info anywhere, not even Trutv.
This trail is long over. How was Hough sentanced? Surely that has been decided. I can’t find this info anywhere, not even Trutv.
I believe he was given life w/o parole…
I live near a college community. There are times when they get loud & I want to slap them silly. The parties, the drinking & the noise was at times unbearable. I get along with my neighbors now because I took the initiative to get to know them and let know that I was not going to put up with their crap, but neither was I going to give them a hard time. One of the young guys is extremely mannerable. He is the one I befriended. He keeps the others in line. He even gave me his cell number to call him if they ever get too loud again. You find a way to get along. There is never a justification for killing noisy neighbors.
Becky…God bless you…and those with a brain. If you are going to comment at least do a little research.
Those kids had normal activity at “their” house, not even ONE other neighbor had even ONE complaint against the Feichner’s. They were nice young people, innocent and valued to society, unlike that animal who took them from their loved ones!
It seemed clear to me considering the demenor of Regina Hough (the wife) that she must have kept that “nut case” husband of hers riled all the time. She seemed a mean, loud and vicious unhappy woman. Terry Hough is a coward and a disgrace to humanity. He was pissed because he had to live in the city and took it out on innocent young people. He will pay dear in prison, I hope!
Jill…..great post…..lol…… and ditto!
Camille, thank you for pointing out that we must make an effort to get along with our neighbor which sometimes means going the extra mile.
It amazes me how people can justify their hatred, disrespect and disregard for their fellow human beings. I am even more amazed at those who would never kill like Terrance Hough did, but can somehow “understand” why he did what he did.
Joan, I wish their was a pain that Terrance Hough could endure that could come close to the pain that he caused his victims and their families. But since I know that his pain will NEVER come close to their pain, I must trust that God will pay him dearly.
I have to say that Jill said it all I could not have said it any better. Mrs. Pfeiffer don’t listen to some of those people out there especially elvie1016 there are people out there that are very quick to empathize with the man that is about to rightfully pay for the ultimate crime of being judge, jury, and executioner; And they can have their opinions. I have a daughter and I don’t know how you can survive the lose of your baby, Terry Hough doesn’t and neither do these people that think they have the right to voice their ignorant opinions. I have been a police officer for 7 years and I have had every different shift and gone days with no sleep in disasters and as a first responder who is trained to react to help the injured in spite of no sleep there is NO excuse I am outraged that this man and others have the nerve to say he snapped because he had little sleep and they made to much noise!! You civilians out there may not no better but we do military, police, fire fighters, emergency workers, we above all other have no excuse seeing what we see and knowing what harm can be done. How many times in his career has he responded to the same scene he had caused? He knew better!!! For Hough to shoot those kids and then walk back into his house and wait for police? His true self was shown; that he knew they were lying there and he didn’t instinctively render medical aid says it all to me. He lost his temper, that is the long and short of it… boo who..I have been in situations where you’re in shock and you can’t believe what has happened around you, but we are trained to react on our training. I don’t care what he did his first 36 years, he took 3 lives and know matter what anyone says or does they wont come back. If I did something like that I would deserve the death penalty, not only for the lives I took but also for what I did to my family. That kind of selfishness is not deserving of anyone’s empathy. Mrs. Pfeiffer I can only imagine what it must take you everyday to get out of bed and I applaud your strength; And for the record if you want to make distasteful remarks towards that man I think you have more then earned the right to use words to express your anger and loss. Go ahead hun there are plenty of us out here that would not think any less and are cheering you on.
Cris.. California
Chris…..BRAVO ! well said and thank you for your service.
OMG, I guess people just need to keep their mouths shut. You see, I am an iraq soldier, talk about going without sleep and living with stress. Chris, you have no idea what the hell you are talking about if you think you have stress. For someone who said other people don’t have a right to verse their opinion, you sure did a good job of it. In fact, let me just say this, I do not sympatize with that creep Hough. I thought he deserved the death penalty. But, perhaps, Mrs. Peiffer has the right idea, let him get assaulted. who gives a shit? My heart goes out to the children who were there for the first time. Only my opinion, guys. The trial has long been over. He got what they thought he should. I don’t agree, but that’s tough shit, isn’t it?
What he should have gotten was the death penalty is what I meant to say.
Elvie….he certainly should have!
janelynn
Why do you people make remarks before you investigate or ask those who know.
These young people were completely innocent and without fault. Not even one neighbor complained about them or loud parties, ever! They lived there over 20 years but the Hough’s were fairly new, about 5 years and the last two of the 5 years the young people were mostly away.
****But, the main thing!!!! Anyone who saw Regina Hough on the Stand would be nut’s not to realize, she and she alone incited that mean bastard to kill those people. They seemed to be having problems in their own home and took it out on that family.
Yes, they will pay for what they did!
I have read through all that everyone has to say. For those of you that believe Hough did the right think GO TO HELL!!! I was in the house that night this all happened. I lived at this house for about 10 years with my boyfriend Jacob and his family. For the record let me fill everyone in on a lot of things. First we were not “punks”. Jacob was attending school at the University of Akron, Katie was a college graduate who went to work everyday, Bruce was in the military, and had a job, I am a RN (who happens to work night shift) everyone there that night besides us is either and educated college grad, or seeking there degree. We were not the people you think of drinking selling drugs and playing the system. We were the victims of an asshole neighbor, who would never be happy. We did everything we could to make the guy happy and try to understand. Mr. Feichtner gave this man respect because he had two kids and he knew what it was to raise 3 kids on his own. (His wife was murdered). It was because of Mr. Feichtner, that we would turn off our radios to the car in the driveway, close our doors softly, and turn the headlights off just to name a few things to make this crazy man happy. I guess it was not enough. See we did not live a the house anymore, we came home to visit our friends in the area and spend some time together. It was July 4th. We spent the day with family and neighbors. So beacuse we had some firworks and some asshole did not like it, I now have to spend the rest of my life missing the man I love, missing my friends who were in the wrong place at the wrong time. (Bruce was never even at this house till that night, it was the first night he met some people). Just to let you all know I wish this upon no one, and anyone who says we deserved it, you live on day in my shoes and tell me that again. There is no reason that all friends and families of the Anderson’s, Feichtner’s, and Roby’s should be put through such a horrible thing. I do also feel sorry for the Hough children, they are stuck with a name from hell, and a mother who is as much to blame and the man who pulled the trigger. Do some research if you have any questions. We did not talk to much as a family, it was hard to deal with. You want these things to be privite, so you can greive. But I can tell you it was not a praty it was 6 couples hanging out and sharing the July 4th togther. It is supposed to be about freedom right. No longer will be for me, I will always thinking about seeing my friends, and the love of my life in a pool of blood. You tell me how can that be right.
VSkora
VScora,
God bless you and all the families.
I watched the Trial and it was obvious how truly good you guys were and just how “troubled” that trash Terrance was. It was obvious to many how much blame Regina must bear she obviously drove that animal to that horror he caused.
I feel like you guys are my neighbors and my thoughts and prayers will forever be with you.
Please try to be happy and make some kind of a life for yourself, that is what Jake would want.
Joan
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