Christopher Coleman

Judge Tosses Wrongful-Death Suit Against Joyce Meyer Ministries Related To Coleman Case

The Associated Press — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 21:55:00 +0000

A judge for the second time in four months has thrown out a lawsuit blaming a televangelist for a former employee's killings of his wife and two sons.

Associate Judge Richard Aguirre dismissed the suit Wednesday in Monroe County. Aguirre ruled that he can't see any way how Missouri-based Joyce Meyer Ministries could have foreseen that Christopher Coleman would kill his family.

Morning headlines: Friday, September 21, 2012

Julie Bierach and The Associated Press — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 14:22:20 +0000

Judge tosses lawsuit against Joyce Meyers Ministries

A southwestern Illinois judge has tossed a lawsuit against a televangelist filed by the family of a woman who was strangled along with her two sons.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that St. Clair County Associate Judge Richard Aguirre this week signed the order dismissing the lawsuit against Missouri-based Joyce Meyer Ministries. But he said it can be refiled within 30 days - something an attorney for the family says they will do.

Lawsuit againt Joyce Meyer Ministries dropped, again

The Associated Press — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 20:23:32 +0000

A southwestern Illinois judge has tossed a wrongful death lawsuit against Joyce Meyer Ministries filed in 2011.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that on Tuesday St. Clair County Associate Judge Richard Aguirre signed the order dismissing the lawsuit against the Missouri-based televangelist.

Morning headlines: Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Julie Bierach and The Associated Press — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 15:30:37 +0000

Ill. law regarding original birth certificates takes effect today

An Illinois law taking effect today will allow more adoptees to get copies of their original birth certificates and possibly learn the names of their biological parents.

Coleman home, site of family murders, up for sale

The Associated Press — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 17:56:17 +0000

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The southwestern Illinois home where a former Marine killed his wife and two sons is for sale.

The two-story, three-bedroom home is in Columbia, about 15 miles southeast of St. Louis. It was home to Christopher Coleman, who is serving a life sentence for strangling his wife Sheri Coleman and their 11- and 9-year-old sons in 2009.