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Kenny Richey 'afraid to leave house' after drug photos



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Published Date: 09 April 2008
THE nephew of former Death Row prisoner Kenny Richey says his uncle has been left scared to leave his flat after pictures allegedly showed him snorting cocaine.
Ryan Smith said the 43-year-old was scared people would think he was a drug user after the photos appeared in a newspaper.

Mr Smith, 24, had been drinking with Richey on the night the photos were taken and backed up his uncle's claims that he was only pretending to take the Class A drug. He said:

"We were offered cocaine but didn't accept, but Kenny pretended to take some.

"A guy took a picture on his phone but said he deleted it."

Mr Smith, from Whitson Crescent, Saughton, added: "Kenny is afraid to leave the house because of what people might think. I'm not backing him because he's family – he really didn't do it."

Mr Smith admitted that his uncle had blown up to £2000 in a single night in casinos.

Richey has said the photos had left him on the brink of suicide.





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  • Last Updated: 09 April 2008 1:26 PM
  • Source: Edinburgh Evening News
  • Location: Edinburgh
  • Related Topics: Kenny Richey
 
1

Alternative (High Octane) Fuel Head,

Edinburgh 09/04/2008 12:17:02
Why would anyone want to pretend to take cocaine?
2

mig,

Edinburgh 09/04/2008 12:26:58
I wish the EEN would stop reporting on this publicity-seeking simpleton. Who cares?

Personally, when I was released from Death Row I vowed never to bore people with my pathetic readjustments to society.
3

itsmeisntit,

in the flat 09/04/2008 12:36:59


`Personally, when I was released from Death Row I vowed never to bore people with my pathetic readjustments to society`

agree with mig , he should learn from you , prob wont as he cant use a pc .

Mmm... embra cooncil looking for staff ?
4

JPF,

09/04/2008 12:46:00
... and so the circus rolls on.

Who is this guy?? An ex-criminal who seems incabable of just getting a job, and getting on with life by all accounts.
5

Scotkaz,

09/04/2008 12:54:49
I am wondering here about the sensibility of Mr Smith.

Why would you admit you where in the same room as a class A drug?

There is not a quote here from Kenny so it seems to me that this is yet another person jumping on the news band wagon to get their name in the paper.
6

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09/04/2008 12:55:38
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7

JulesF,

09/04/2008 12:58:14
Petunias / Sp3rm Whale

!

Waste of bandwidth!
8

Jachscall,

09/04/2008 13:00:30
That must be why he was in The Oak (corstorphine )over the weekend and yesterday!!!

Cos he was scared to leave his house,mmmmmmm
9

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09/04/2008 13:02:58
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Scotkaz,

09/04/2008 13:03:03
Rememeber it was Ryan Smith who said he was scared to go out not Kenny Richey.
11

Florentine_Pogen,

Death Row 09/04/2008 13:04:30
Could somebody get me Kenny Richey's mobby number please ? I've got this religious fruitcake Yankee wummin' who keeps bringing me cakes with files inside and she wants to marry me.
I need Kenny's advice and guidance.
Cheers.
12

Poetess50,

Dundee 09/04/2008 13:12:12
send this ijit back to Ohio!!!!!
13

MDM,

09/04/2008 13:13:44
I thought some drugs leave a trace in the system for a while after taking them. If cocaine is one of them Mr R should arrange a test and once it proves his innocence he can sue!

On the other hand..... isn't paranoia one of the downsides of drug taking.......
14

JML,

09/04/2008 13:19:36
How much more of the "Poor Me" sh1t on this guy is EEN going to print.

Richey - grow up, get a job and get a life.
15

A Friend of Fernando Poo,

Newington 09/04/2008 13:35:01
As a US Senator discovered, you can't go into a gents cubicle, fondle an undercover policeman and then claim you're not gay.

There are just some things that people don't do "just for a lark".
16

Scotkaz,

09/04/2008 13:36:15
#15

Thats a fair comment :) thanks for the smile.
17

Malcolm Craig,

09/04/2008 13:47:10
The bloke is a complete waste of space. Calum Elliott to play Ritchie in the musical of his life!
18

john 1,

09/04/2008 14:05:30
Aye EEN stop publicising him -BORING
19

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09/04/2008 14:47:37
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Scotkaz,

09/04/2008 14:52:39
Darren

Kenny Richey DID NOT murder anyone. The case was dropped because he was innocent of arson and murder.

Whatever you may think of Kenny Richey personally is fine but please get the facts correct.

Remember also that Richey did not have anything to do with this article, it was someone else.
21

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09/04/2008 15:19:20
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22

Scotkaz,

09/04/2008 15:40:16
I am not wrong Foo.

In the end, he was, in effect, blackmailed into securing his freedom by pleading no contest to three face-saving charges so local authorities could claim that he had been held responsible for the death of little Cynthia Collins, the daughter of his sometime-girlfriend.

Gone were capital counts of aggravated murder and arson, lamely replaced by charges that included attempted involuntary manslaughter and child endangerment, on the thin grounds that Richey had failed to look after the child for her mother on the night she died.

Strong though the thirst for vengeance may be on the part of the victim's family, "failure to baby-sit," as the bogus charge against Richey was termed, is no excuse for unjustly imprisoning a man for 21 years.

Indeed, it was the girl's mother who had the ultimate responsibility to ensure that she was cared for on that fateful night.

Do tell me how someone can ATTEMPT to do something INVOLUNTARTY because that is what the "charge" was.

While little Cynthia's mother actually pled Guilty to VOLUNTARTY Manslaughter and recieved 45 days in jail and 3 years probabtion.

See the full article below.
http://torley.org/Kenny-Richey/Kenny-Richey/Poor-excuse-for-justice-1399-46.html
23

Richard Head,

09/04/2008 16:19:16
#22
It's all academic now.
The truth is he is on a downward spiral and that is mostly his own fault.
I do feel sorry for his mother though.
24

sergiesmax,

09/04/2008 16:26:18
you lot get a life.so what if he did do it, after the last twenty years or so in prision expecting to be exicuted at any day,what would you be doing drinking tea,
25

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09/04/2008 17:03:34
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Gorgie_Tony,

Edinburgh 09/04/2008 17:36:03
Absolute rubbish!!! I was on a bus on Dalry Road this lunchtime (about 12:55pm) and I saw him walking towards Dickens Bar!!! This is the first time I have seen him - but certainly recognised him from the newspaper pictures - and he ain't tall!! It was definitely him!
27

Gorgie_Tony,

Edinburgh 09/04/2008 17:38:03
Forgot to say - he was wearing a dark coloured suit
28

Scotkaz,

09/04/2008 17:57:58
Foo sorry to burst your bubble but the Wikpedia site has much wrong information and it has the charge wrong amongst other things.

It was ATTEMPTED INVOLUNTARY manslaughter he pled no contest to. So tell me how does someone attempt to do something involuntary?

Trumped up charges to save face and not pay compensation. The man is now free and struggling to get on with his life and todays story is utter rubbish.
29

KDEE,

Edinburgh 09/04/2008 23:02:32
well so what if he was taking cocaine, loads of decent people do it. Its only bad if your totally addicted to the stuff and lose everything, the casino bit is cool aswell, hes just been banged up for many years in a different country, he deserves to live abit while he adapts to the regular mans life again.
30

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09/04/2008 23:12:51
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31

Julian,

EDINBURGH 10/04/2008 01:24:56
Foo # 30,

Nice to see someone knows the facts but, I have one simple quetion for you.

You are on death row and have refused a plea bargain to plead guilty to involuntary manslaughter. You are then given a chance to make no contest to the same charge. That is, you don't challenge it and basically say nothing.
Do you
(a) Plead no contest and get released after 20 years inside

or

(b) Plead not guilty and potentially spend years, if not the rest of your life, in prison.

Honest answers please:0)
32

Exiled Leither,

10/04/2008 01:31:13
foo,

you are an ar*e of the highest order.
Have you not read anything on this case or can you just not read.
He was imprisoned on false charges and suffered a terrible injustice.
I don't see why people can't just leave the man alone to get on with it.

Mibbe we should introduce the death penalty in this country for crimes such as stupidity and ignorance.
Perhaps then we would be able to have debate without the lunacy that is spouted from certain sectors.
33

Jim Baxter RIP,

Sai Kung, Hong Kong 10/04/2008 03:35:53
A real pillar of society; what a lucky place Edinburgh is to have this innocent man back amongst them.
Fortunately I am able to live elsewhere and avoid the honour of his presence.
34

Duncan in Edinburgh,

10/04/2008 08:35:01
There are some simple facts in this case which a number of people continue to refuse to acknowledge.

The main fact is that Richey was found GUILTY of the last set of charges; he was NOT acquitted. He was not released as an innocent wronged man, but as a time-served criminal.

It is a disgusting and immoral thing for his supporters to claim otherwise.
35

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10/04/2008 09:53:59
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36

Neil Hastings,

Easter Road 10/04/2008 10:14:41
I feel sorry for this fat lunatic. hes a murdering drug addict with no life. like myself really. i play for livingston under 19s but am fake ugly and ginger. bye
37

James (1),

10/04/2008 11:45:49
It would appear that this man never does what he is accused.
Why does society keep picking on him? Why do newspapers keep trying to bring him to public attention.
NOBODY CARES ABOUT HIM! I would rather be informed about which paint dries quickest than this waste of space.
38

Julian,

EDINBURGH 11/04/2008 00:26:33
Foo,

Unless I've missed something you don't seem to be in full possession of the facts. When exactly did Ritchie admit to starting the fire?
39

Neil Hastings,

easter road 11/04/2008 10:55:20
me again. am ugly. like mr richey. fat neck. bye
40

Neil Hastings,

easter road 11/04/2008 10:56:22
james , you are obviously a family member of the fat murderer and taking his side. get a grip off urself and take kenny to the gym. bye
41

Biker,

Ayr 11/04/2008 21:10:12
Foo. I'm afraid you are wrong. Kenny Richie NEVER admited starting the fire and the charges were brought by corrupt and lieing police. The police were later investigated for perjury and most of their "evidence" was seen as insecure. #31 Julien makes the point very sucsinctly, well said.
42

P Phillips,

UK 11/04/2008 21:27:51
It'd have been better in the long run if maybe he'd gone through a retrial and if found not guilty and then he could've returned to bonny Scotland as an innocent man and would consequently be less of a target for some of you lot. But if you'd been in jail for 21 years then if you were offered such a plea bargain wouldn't you take it? Note also that he has refused previous plea bargains that would've seen him out of jail 10 years ago.
None of you making these vituperative comments can possibly imagine what he's been through and in any event - whether he's guilty or not- 21 years is a hefty sentence. Murderers and paedos get freed after far shorter terms than he served, so why not direct your anger towards them instead of him, esp given his unproven guilt. And Julian, for the umpteenth time, he NEVER admitted starting that fire.
Establish facts please before commenting.
43

s?-ma´sh?n,

22/04/2008 17:01:40
#42 P Phillips

Your first paragraph started so promisingly; if lacking grammatical sense re syntax.

I do, however, wonder if you had used a thesaurus to find the word 'vituperative'. Such a term is rarely utilised by the masses - well done.

Naturally, your level of intellect is quite apparent when you state:

"...Murderers and paedos get freed after far shorter terms than he served, so why not direct your anger towards them..."

Your failure to cite a case in question, indeed your effort to make comparison between differing crimes (under varying jurisdiction) is simply nonsensical.



#41 Biker

And I have the pleasure of quoting:

"Foo. I'm afraid you are wrong. Kenny Richie NEVER admited starting the fire and the charges were brought by corrupt and lieing police. The police were later investigated for perjury and most of their "evidence" was seen as insecure. #31 Julien makes the point very sucsinctly, well said."

i/ Is 'Foo' a word?
ii/ 'admited' is spelt admitted
iii/ 'lieing' is spelt lying
iv/ 'sucsinctly' is spelt succinctly

Who is interested if he admitted starting the fire or not? He was found guilty.
The very fact that the police were investigated shows the transparency and limpidity of the US judicial system.

The only reason this simpleton is still alive is because such systems are overly just. It is a sad indictment on the US justice system that such a callous liar is still walking the streets. I am quite sure that it won't be long before we are informed of far worse stories than 'Richey photographed with cocaine' or 'Richey loses a grand in an evenings casino play'. He is bound to transgress before long.



The two names above are examples of the kind of people supporting this murderer: I for one would rather place my faith with the fair and just US judicial system.
44

THE BPRENTICE,

05/05/2008 15:37:46
Rumour has it that Mr Ritchie has landed the next Iceland advertising campaign.

 

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