Monday, June 6, 2011
Depressed Shooter Ruins Party For Everyone
"ERATH COUNTY, TX — A man and woman are dead after an apparent murder/suicide that took place about 10 p.m. Saturday at an Erath County home.
"Kai Hilbert, 41, apparently shot his ex-wife, Jennifer Marie Rice, 36, during a family gathering at his home on U.S. Highway 67 near the county line.
"Sheriff Tommy Bryant said little information is known at this time and investigators are trying to determine what triggered the double tragedy.
"`What we know is that the suspect had some type of family gathering and his ex-wife was part of it,` Bryant said. `At some point during the event, an argument between the two took place in the front yard.`
"Witnesses told detectives that Hilbert left during the dispute and returned a short time later with a handgun.
"`He pointed the gun at the witnesses, then took his ex-wife to the ground and shot her in the head,` Bryant said.
"He then turned the gun on himself.
"Rice died at the scene and Hilbert died while he was being airlifted to a Fort Worth hospital.
"The couple reportedly shared custody of their children, who are believed to have been at the home when the incident occurred. Bryant said it is not clear, however, if the children witnessed the slaying.
"Hilbert worked at Pal-Con Ltd. as an industrial maintenance technician and Rice was the manager at Chicken Express in Hico, where she reportedly graduated from high school in 1993.
"Family members told investigators that Hilbert had been suffering from depression."
From the Empire-Tribune...
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AMEN!!I COULD NOT AGREE MORE. HE IS BURNING IN THE PITS OF HELL AS WE SPEAK. I THINK ITS FUNNY HOW HIS FRIENDS SAY KAI WAS SUCH A GREAT MAN, LIKE MY DAD. HE IS IN HEAVEN NOW WITH NO PAIN.....YEA RIGHT WAKE UP AND SMELL THE FLESH BURNING PEOPLE. DO YOU READ THE TEN COMMANDMENTS....MAYBE YOU SHOULD WHAT HE DID WAS A MAJOR SIN AND DIDNT LIVE TO ASK FOR FORGIVENESS. HE IS SUCH A RACIST. HE LIVED IN HIS OWN HIGH AND DRUNKEN LIFE. JENNIFER AND HER KIDS DID NOT DESERVE THIS AT ALL. WHAT A FREAKING WASTE OF A MAN AND A HUMAN LIFE!!!!!
ReplyDeleteAgreed with both of you except for the old mythical afterdeath fairytale routine. All that has been proven to be manmade, so I won't discuss that any longer. But I knew Kai when he lived in Waco and was his friend at first. I learned quick that he was a deeply disturbed loser. I'm sorry for his son and daughter whom I always liked, but as a person, Kai Senior was a waste.
ReplyDeleteEveryone is so quick to pass judgement. Have you ever thought that us, his children, are the only ones left to read this years down the road? Everyone thinks it is their free right to speak their opinion, and well, it is.. But is it hurting my dad? No. It hurts the children. When old enough, my siblings will search and look for what happened.. And they will be hurt even more by these comments, as I am even at the age of 24 now. Nobody knows everything. They both had problems. I loved them both.. and they loved us. The facts are stated by the police ... Wish everyone would just leave it at that. 7 kids were left without their parents. That's enough hurt on its own.. I really hate that they will see these comments one day.
ReplyDeleteYour right Kailee. I'm so sorry for your loss. God has great plans for you, so don't give up on your future!
Deletefor this people that have comment on this kai was my family and it makes me want to cry when i read the first comment i was there the night kai and jenn died no she didnt need to die but i know kai loved her and i seen everything that night and what they said happened isnt the truth... so please dont talk about him like that and if u want to truth i will call u and tell you.... im not trying to stand up for what he did but i love to say the truth before yall start talking bad about him
ReplyDeleteI am kai sister,and am witness to what REALLY happen that night ! And it is NOT as stayed above nor how anyone assumes ! Kai and jennifer both had a love/hate relationship thruought their time but in no way was kai on drugs or drinking ! He was clean, and the 9 mm going off was an accident caused by both in a struggle ,i am not speaking bad of anyone but unless you were their tgat night to endure everything my mind can never forget,you have no right to judge nor speculate ! You want to know what happen ??? Ask me i will tell you but be prepared for you may not be willing nor able to handle the real truth of that night ! And for tge record 2 days before their passing they were not only kissing working things out they had discussed marriage councelling . So you see you don't know what happen there that night ,i understand the loss and anger from those that loved Jennifer and you have every right to feel grief too but know that multiple lives were destroyed and ripped apart that night in death and those left behind ! We dont even get to see the children nor the siblings see each other ! And again i understand the deep sad grief but punishing the rest of us for something that was not our fault is wrong ! The kids were innocent ,and they were ripped apart with no grief councelling nor have they yet to talk to a councelor ! It should have been one of the first things done! But pretending that the children's real family does not exist wont make us go away ! We will never stop loving them ! We understand that some feel the need to let the children forget their family but one day God knows the truth will come out and we will be able to tell them we never stopped loving you and we didmt abandon you ,you were kept from us . All we ever wanted was contact thays all . So bwfore you judge my brother know that the point is that lives were lost families torn by tragedy and children going without parents and their rest siblings and family . I pray for you all ,but those that judge kai didn't know him at all not our lives in Germany nor America,may God have mercy on us all !
ReplyDeleteI was a family friend of Kai and the kids and I had the pleasure of meeting Jenifer as well. I wasn't there that day, nor do I really know what happened. But, God is the only one who will judge us and he will rightfully judge his heart and intentions at the time of death. That does not mean he will go to hell, God will make that judgement. And none of us will know, only God. This man and woman had children together, and loved each other at one point. People make mistakes, but we are all humans and no one has the right to post horrible things about them. Please pray to God, and think about what you said and ask for forgiveness.
ReplyDeleteThank you for those words,and i want you and anyone reading this to know that me thanking you is NOT YOU taking sides.there are no sides to this tragedy,it is sad all the way around,i was the only one there with my daughter and with micah,their daughter,and i can only say,everyone lost that day,and my heart grieved for them the most with the children,i still do but for the record,i must say im thankful the rices have been a blessing to those kids ! I hope one day the rices can find it in their hearts to forgive me,and if they( the rices) ever ask me,i will tell them (the rices)the truth,they deserve to know,if they ask me. I pray that me remaining away,will show the rices,even though i miss the kids,it will show i had enough respect gor them,to not make anything harder. Thank you for your words ! I appreciate it. Who ever you are God see's that at least you can see that only Judge is God .God and i know the truth,one day peace will be upon us all that were shattered from such sadness.
DeleteThank you for those words,and i want you and anyone reading this to know that me thanking you is NOT YOU taking sides.there are no sides to this tragedy,it is sad all the way around,i was the only one there with my daughter and with micah,their daughter,and i can only say,everyone lost that day,and my heart grieved for them the most with the children,i still do but for the record,i must say im thankful the rices have been a blessing to those kids ! I hope one day the rices can find it in their hearts to forgive me,and if they( the rices) ever ask me,i will tell them (the rices)the truth,they deserve to know,if they ask me. I pray that me remaining away,will show the rices,even though i miss the kids,it will show i had enough respect gor them,to not make anything harder. Thank you for your words ! I appreciate it. Who ever you are God see's that at least you can see that only Judge is God .God and i know the truth,one day peace will be upon us all that were shattered from such sadness.
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