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UPDATE: Korena Roberts Will Not Face Murder Charges in Baby's Death
Posted Monday, June 15, 2009 ; 08:43 PM | View Comments | Post Comment
Updated Monday, June 15, 2009; 11:51 PM


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Grand Jury has indicted Roberts for the murder of Heather Snively, but only for robbery for the alleged stealing of the victim's fetus.

PORTLAND, Ore. -- A Washington County, Oregon grand jury charged Korena Roberts with four additional charges of aggravated murder and two counts of robbery.

Roberts pleaded not guilty to each of these charges.

Roberts is accused of killing 21-year-old Heather Snively of St. Albans, West Virginia. Snively had recently moved with the baby's father to Oregon when got a new job.

Investigators said Roberts cut Snively’s unborn baby boy out of her womb. Both the mother and the fetus died as a result.

Roberts will not be charged in the death of Snively's child. Instead, she will be charged with robbery, when she allegedly cut the baby from Snively's body. Oregon laws do not protect the unborn child unless it can be proven the baby died outside the womb. The autopsy could not confirm that, Portland prosecutors said.

Meanwhile, funeral services for Heather Snively, who was eight months pregnant when she was killed, will be held Tuesday in her home town of Saint Albans, West Virginia.

Anyone wishing to help the family pay for the funeral expenses can send donations to the Heather Snively Memorial Fund, care of Green Valley Church of God, 518 Green Valley Drive, St. Albans, West Virginia.

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loriann
6/25/09 at 9:43 AM
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geoffrey, you are not like any other pro life person I know...you most likely are pro abortion and very hateful...good manors have nothing to do with religion...you lack reason and morals. You are the one who seems to be preaching....go find another cause...obviously Missy cares for the unborn as well as all human beings while you just have some hateful ax to grind. Peace.
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geoffrey
6/18/09 at 9:50 PM
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o my god go away already... go preach to someone else, i dont want to walk a mile in your shoes or anybody else, nor do i need to be blessed by the likes of you.. I simply dont care. Speaking of the devil, you are doing his work by taking attention away from the portland DA so keep it up.. better yet, no just go away lol. Please. do everyone a favor and can it
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Missy
6/18/09 at 3:33 PM
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Correction *God, if you please.

I agree with you on the whole mess except wishing death and grief on the DA’s families, so I do not understand what you are trying to convince me of. I can agree to disagree.

I cannot believe how this had turned into a religious debate; I did not mean to offend you. It shouldn’t have if you think of God like Santa. Do you get offended going to the mall during Christmas, seeing the line of happy children waiting to sit on Santa’s lap, even when you don’t believe? Do you feel that the mall pushes the Christmas spirit on everyone, too?

I do not mean to “bust your balls” as you say; I just wanted to share a little with you since you wanted to elaborate on the subjects of my God comments. You were the one who opened that door wide. I never mentioned the Bible, or scripture until you brought it up in your third response (by the way, holiness will not get anyone to heaven), but at the same time I cannot help but give all the credit to the Lord for making the impossible, possible in my life. If you could only walk a mile in my shoes, you would know and see that the Lord is good...and that he is really there. There is a difference in revenge and justice; I want justice for their family. I am afraid that neither will stop their pain though, that were the Prince of Peace comes in at. Not the type of peace described as resolution without dispute, but peace of the mind, heart and spirit.

You cannot blame God for her actions; we were made with the ability to choose. Adam and Eve chose to eat from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil (Genesis 2:16). Their choice cursed every generation thereafter with death and separation from God. If you continue to read, you will find out how the happy ending was made possible after the curse that runs through our veins.

There is an entire side to the Bible that you have not seen. There is a ton of history to read in the Bible that is full of culture and adventures to read about, regardless of your views of God. I have so much I would love to share with you, but you do not seem to be that interested.

Religious beliefs set aside; I wish you happiness and peace in your life. It’s been nice talking with you on this subject, and I look forward to seeing your comments in the future on other stories. Thank you for you condolences.
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Geoffrey
6/18/09 at 6:51 AM
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Sorry opera browser.. What can I say. Listen honey, I am glad you found religion, god, Mohammed, Sheva, or whomever gets you through your days. Honestly am happy for you. When I was 6 I believed in Santa Claus. And if you think because I would like to see the enablers suffer the same fate as that poor womans family, that I have the heart of a killer.. Well youre entitled to your opinion on that too. but the difference between you and I is, I am not breaking your chops wih my beliefs, or trying to change you, or bless you or anything at all with you. What is it with you super christians that you cant enjoy your religion with busting the balls of everybody around you. I get it, god is great, exodus, revelations, Joh 3:16, lambs and blood and wine and jehova. Where was your god when this korena monster was carving a baby out of this poor womans stomach like a butterball turkey? You know what, speaking of turkeys, I should really hope that the killers family send the DA and his or her whole office a Christmas and Thanksgiving turkey this year because they really helped her out. You know? Does anyone out there know the name or names of the human filth, the monster(s) who were responsible for this heinous crime? And by crime I mean the charging of the baby carving as a stealing of "property" with weapon involved. So in other words, if this poor woman didnt die, the the killer korena would only be charged with robbery and possibly assault. For the murder of a fetus only days away from emerging from the womb. Has anyone seen a picture of a 8 month old fetus? You should try looking one up between sermons. So please, if anyone knows the name or names of those responsible, I would be grateful. And I hope you are reading this Portland Da...
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what?
6/17/09 at 8:57 PM
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geoffrey - you said that already
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Geoffrey
6/17/09 at 7:49 PM
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Listen, I am very sorry for whatever loss you experience as it seems to be quite heavy. And don't worry, as I am not God, because I wish a thing it does not necessarily take place. If that were the case there would be a pile of dead bodies following me wherever I go. i know by you taking the high road on this subject by very definition requires my opposition as taking the low. But being that as it may I still wish the city officials of that horrid city the exact same fate if not worse as the one whose family, by calling the butchering of an eight month old "fetus" a robbery, they have victimized again by their very apathy and indifference. You are seemingly fond of shoving the bible in the face of others as a tool to illuminate yourself as being holier and just plain better than those who clamor for revenge so how about this ; I am pretty sure there is a passage in the bible that instructs an eye for an eye a tooth for a tooth. Well, the criminals in the DA's office have made a horrendous crime a petty one, and have therefore, after the fact, aided and abetted the killer herself by deleting her crime because they are pro-choice. I suspect if these cockroaches did not have the glaring light of a nations press shining on their roach motel they call an office, they would pin a medal on Korena for her pro-active stance on abortionist rights. Put that in your pipe and smoke it.
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Missy
6/17/09 at 7:03 PM
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Again, I agree with you. I do believe in justice, an eye for an eye (Exodus 21:23–27), but I want justice done to the murderer, not the families of the ones to determine her guilt & punishment and their families. She may still get the death penalty on one count of murder, and I hope she would when she is found guilty. I also want the father of their child to follow through with attempting to gain stricter law in that area so that this will not happen again.

If in your heart, you truly feel that way, then you carry the some heart as their killer.

Please don't try to make me out to be a snob because of my religion. I try to live the life, not just go to church on Sunday. I'll be honest, sometimes it hard, but I do not have to be perfect. The Lord knows my heart and will judge me accordingly.

P.S. God can change hearts, Geoffrey, he changed mine. If I am wrong, I have lost nothing, but if I am right, what will you loose? God Bless.
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Geoffrey
6/17/09 at 5:52 PM
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Listen, I am very sorry for whatever loss you experience as it seems to be quite heavy. And don't worry, as I am not God, because I wish a thing it does not necessarily take place. If that were the case there would be a pile of dead bodies following me wherever I go. i know by you taking the high road on this subject by very definition requires my opposition as taking the low. But being that as it may I still wish the city officials of that horrid city the exact same fate if not worse as the one whose family, by calling the butchering of an eight month old "fetus" a robbery, they have victimized again by their very apathy and indifference. You are seemingly fond of shoving the bible in the face of others as a tool to illuminate yourself as being holier and just plain better than those who clamor for revenge so how about this ; I am pretty sure there is a passage in the bible that instructs an eye for an eye a tooth for a tooth. Well, the criminals in the DA's office have made a horrendous crime a petty one, and have therefore, after the fact, aided and abetted the killer herself by deleting her crime because they are pro-choice. I suspect if these cockroaches did not have the glaring light of a nations press shining on their roach motel they call an office, they would pin a medal on Korena for her pro-active stance on abortionist rights. Put that in your pipe and smoke it.
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Missy
6/17/09 at 10:07 AM
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Geoffrey, I hate it too, maybe more then you because I have experienced...never mind. I agree with you, that whatever law has prohibited what you and I believe to be an unjust charge of robbery and not the sufficient charge to support the fact of a child was murdered. You are right, it is murder. All that I am saying is that you cannot wish that same tragedy on another family. If you do, you are wishing death on another innocent mother and child. I have been through a great loss myself, God made a way for our family to survive, somehow. Being grief stricken to the degree of a loss of a child, even then, I would have never wished it upon the person(s) whom I believed were responsible for the emptiness that I will forever face.
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geoffrey
6/17/09 at 5:58 AM
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tell that to the woman's family who the killer cut the fetus from her belly because she wanted a child of her own. instead of two counts of murder, she is charged with robbery of an eight month old BABY so the DA and prosecutors can think themselves noble. maybe if they suffered the same fate there might finally be some accountability in this damn country. Wouldnt that be a story for these vultures. So save your god's mercy claptrap for someone else, like maybe the DA and their cocktail party buddies, I am quite sure you will find agreement there.
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Missy
6/16/09 at 11:15 AM
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To Geoffrey: I know this is a sick situation that is compounded by the robbery charge, but NEVER wish this to happen to another family. Our country needs God’s mercy.
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geoffrey bieniek
6/16/09 at 6:25 AM
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i hope the city DA or prosecutors, either gets pregnant or has one of their wives get pregnant, and then have the baby cut out of their stomach eight months later. then watch as the killer is charged with robbery. The DA's office should all face the death penalty for this, and I would gladly stand by and watch while them and their entire family is put to death. maybe we could stream it on the net to deter other killers but more importantly, more criminaly negligent DAs

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