◼ Matthew Brown gets sentenced 40 years for killing Neil Decker today which was Decker's birthday - John Chiv/Words Worth 3/11/15 3:08 PM
Friends of Neil Decker told me before court opened today was Neil Decker's birthday. Family and friends sobbed as they read victim statements.Chiv's coverage of this case:
Decker's mother said after her statement in court,"You motherfucker I hope you rot in he'll "
Matthew Brown flashed a peace sign and smiled at Decker's loved one as he was lead away by the bailiff.
◼ Matthew Brown sentencing on March 11 - 2/17/15
◼ "So what the heck is all this about? Doesn't matter what I believe, what Mr. Elvine-Kreiss believes, it matters what you believe." - 2/14/15
◼ Penalties and potential years in prison Matthew Brown could get for shooting Neil Decker - 2/14/15
◼ "This is a third world country, wild west in Humboldt County" - 2/14/15
◼ Jury finds Matthew Brown guilty of second degree murder - 2/13/15
◼ Verdict in for the Matthew Brown case...stay tuned - 2/13/15
◼ Closing arguments over, jury deliberating Matthew Brown's fate 2/13/15
◼ Matthew Brown was asked to come to the Johnson home to work out differences. Matthew Brown came over carrying a loaded gun." - 2/13/15
◼ Who will the Matthew Brown jury believe? HCSO denies any connection between Sohum murders despite defense probing - 2/12/15
◼ "I was waiting for the day Neil was going to kill me"; Matthew Brown infers who Alderpoint 8 leader was and who they reported to - 2/12/15
◼ Is there a connection between other unsolved murders and the shooting Matthew Brown is charged with? - 2/10/15
◼ "I didn't know I was going to Murder Mountain"; initially Brown denied shooting Decker; says Sheriff deputies saved his life; "I was scared as fuck" - 2/7/15
◼ Neil Decker died of "a single, shotgun wound to the chest" and "his blood was positive for meth" - 2/7/15
◼ "I know some of the things are not to be talked about in the community" - 2/5/15
◼ "He came home and he was really scared; he didn't know what to do; that he just came at him and he had to defend himself" - 2/5/15
◼ Day 2: Key Prosecution witness in Brown case decimated on cross by defense - 2/4/15
◼ Matthew Brown's ex-gf confirms victim called him "bitch boy" and provoked him into fight - 2/4/15
◼ "He shot me in my fucking heart" is what victim's girlfriend testifies in the Rancho Sequoia murder case - 2/3/15
◼ First day of Murder Mountain homicide covers meth, vigilante justice and the Alderpoint 8 - 2/3/15
◼ Minutes before opening arguments for Brown, jury told "sudden change" - 2/3/15
◼ Jury selected for Alderpoint homicide suspect Matthew Brown; opening arguments tommorow? - 2/2/15
◼ Rancho Sequoia murder suspect Matthew Brown finally starts jury trial - 1/26/15
◼ Alderpoint murder case trial delayed; dates expected to be set next week - 1/9/15
◼ Alderpoint murder suspect Matthew Brown spares us theatrics today while his jury trial date is confirmed - 1/5/15
◼ Matthew Brown murder case jury trial delayed a week 12/17/14
◼ Alderpoint murder suspect Matthew Brown jury trial to proceed on January 5 - 12/3/14
◼ Rancho Sequoia victim identified, male 57 years old - 7/23/14
◼ Suspect identified in Alderpoint shooting - 7/21/14