What's wrong with the girl?
Shayna Hubers, from Kentucky, the US, who shot her ex-boyfriend Ryan Poston six years ago, was convicted of murder, but the case was re-examined last week because one of the jurors was found to have a criminal record.
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The 27-year-old Hubers was accused of killing his ex-boyfriend in October 2012. She learned that Poston and former Miss Ohio, Audrey Bolte were on a date and she went to Bolte's apartment to fire six shots to kill Poston, with one shot on his face.
Ryan Poston on the left and Audrey Bolte on the right (Video screencap)
Although Hubers insisted she killed her boyfriend in self-defense, the CCTV in the police investigation room recorded her singing and dancing in the room for several hours after the murder. She sang "I did it, I did it."
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In the video, Hubers kept waving his hands and dancing in the interrogation room, and even she could be heard sing "I did it, I did it, I can't believe I did it." It seems the killing was not like what she said: self-defense. As a result, the jury spent five hours in the debate and announced that Hubers was convicted of murder.
The case was first tried in 2015. The psychologist said that Hubers had a narcissistic tendency and could not accept any rejections. The judge sentenced her to 40 years in jail, but one of the jurors was found to have a criminal record, so the case arranged for reconsideration in last week.
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Hubers once again reiterated that she was in self-defense to murder, but her three prisoners proved that she had admitted jealousy led her a murderer. She even claimed to be laughing when shooting. Plus the CCTV footage to prove her confession broke.
NEW YORK (AP) — The Vessel, a climbable sculpture that drew hordes of tourists to the Hudson Yards megadevelopment on Manhattan’s west side before a string of suicides forced its closure in 2021, will reopen to the public later this year with added safety measures.
The towering honeycomb-like attraction will feature new steel mesh barriers on several of its twisting stairways and platforms, according to a spokesperson for Related Companies, which owns Hudson Yards. The top level of the 150-foot (46-meter) structure will remain off limits.
The spokesperson did not confirm an exact date for the reopening but said the developer looked forward to welcoming visitors back later this year.
Designed by Thomas Heatherwick and fabricated in Venice, the Vessel opened in 2019 as the centerpiece of the glittering new Hudson Yards neighborhood, quickly becoming one of the city's prime tourist destinations. But after three people took their own lives by jumping off the structure in less than a year, it was closed to the public in early 2021.
The Vessel reopened soon after with new safety features like enhanced security, suicide prevention signs and a ban on hiking up the steps alone — but without the barriers requested by some Manhattan officials and the local community board. Just two months later, it was closed once again, after a 14-year-old visiting the city with his family fatally leapt from the edge.
The structure has remained locked to the public ever since as developers have investigated the feasibility of additional protections, such as netting.
A spokesperson for Related said the new steel mesh would be cut-resistant and able to withstand the outdoor elements without compromising the Vessel’s form or views.
Jessica Chait, the chair of the Manhattan community board, praised the upgrades but said they should have happened sooner.
“While we think it took Related four lives too many to make these physical adjustments, these are the changes we requested, which will allow for prioritizing the safety of everyone who visits the Vessel," she said.
FILE - In this March 15, 2019, file photo, visitors to the Vessel climb its staircases on its opening day at Hudson Yards in New York. The Vessel, a climbable sculpture that drew hordes of tourists to the Hudson Yards mega-development on Manhattan’s west side before a string of suicides forced its closure in 2021, will reopen to the public later this year with added safety measures. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
FILE - This March 8, 2019 photo shows the "Vessel," a 150-foot-tall structure of climbable interlocking staircases in the Hudson Yards development in New York. The Vessel, a climbable sculpture that drew hordes of tourists to the Hudson Yards mega-development on Manhattan’s west side before a string of suicides forced its closure in 2021, will reopen to the public later this year with added safety measures. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
