UPDATES: https://bit.ly/3aH9sSZ
An Illinois mother married to a respected firefighter is found face down in one of the toilets in their home on January 17, 2006. Was it just a tragic accident — or was it something more sinister? UPDATES: https://bit.ly/3aH9sSZ
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Well i guess if you a cop or firefighter its takes extra evidence to get that cop or firefighter in jail for murder i as his colleagues at police or firefighters support him and know him as someone they believe he wouldn't due that which is bullshit how thr fu??you drown in toilet he killed her and got away see the difference from thid case and that case in Wisconsin difference is here is good firefighter and Wisconsin regular evry day joe now that is scary but as Illinois having most corrupt and shady police officers in USA i am not surprised remember the case when the Bolingbrook IL cops married 4 times all of his 4 wifes je killed but his colleagues defended him until last second theh couldn't believe
i know there are always comments on how ridiculous they are for trying to talk to the suspects however I really believe that if anyone was innocent they would come forth willingly to stand up to they are innocent or are mortified or anything defending themselves. So I admire and get this attempt. No one who was innocent ever would sluff anyone off.
its like drowning in a cup. Killers are dumb asf
In the fourteen hours before opening arguments in the trial, State's Attorney Karen Donnelly offeredTracey Cusick's husband Kenneth Cusick prison terms of 5 years, 4 years and finally, six months in the county jail – not state prison – in exchange for a guilty plea in her death. It sounds like they were desperate to me.
His side refused to discuss any such possible deals and he was found not guilty by the jury.
Several years later he sued on the basis that he had been framed by the prosecution and his name discredited. There was a lot of negotiation but finally he agreed to a settlement from two agencies and several individuals believed to have been around the 200,000 dollar mark in total.
Personally I think this man is and was innocent and that he deserved compensation which ultimately he got.
I believe the husband has a great relationship with powerful people in that town including the police department. Justice will never be served.
If he murdered her (def), he also got paid for his crime. He sued the city, et al, and evidently won. Just Wow.
The D.A doesn't wanna take a case they might not win. It should be up to the family to move forward not a D.A's scoreboard.
How do some jurours sleep at nights
From me being an addict and being on the methadone program where I'm from trust me Methadone isn't prescribed for pain and it definitely isn't going to help you with pain. It's not a pain reliever. The truth is she probably did get hurt and from the doctor prescribing her pain meds she was probably either in too much pain and eventually the meds wasn't working or she was taking to much at a time when she wasn't suppose to and eventually got addicted to the pain meds and eventually it's not going to help with pain any more, so eventually she probably got on the methadone program to keep her from getting sick or switching to something even worse like Heroin or with the stuff now and days fentanyl. If any one even tries to tell you other wise that methadone can help with pain is BS. The only time it might even help with a little bit of pain is if you never done hard drugs a day in your life and you take like 20-30 mg of methadone it'll have you so fucked up that youll be knocked out , and when you try to fight that you'll be so uncomfortable from being so fucked up you'll be puking and all that. Back before when I was younger before I ever even touched oxycotton, percs or any opiates, I was only smoking weed at the time and I literally had quarter of a 45mg bottle methadone that someonw offered me because i was dealing with kidney stones at the time and i was in so much pain i would go into shock and i would start throwing up to the point where i had nothing left in my body, i couldnt even drink or eat anything because i would just puke it back up, it was one of the worse pains ive experienced other then multiple tooth aches and infections. And no matter what I did to try and take the pain from the kidney stones away nothing would work I dealt with it for 3 days straight, no sleep, no food barely able to get a drink down etc etc. And someone had methadone and tried to talk me. Into saying " oh yeah this will help for your pain for sure, it'll kill the pain right away" but since I've never had serious pain killers before other then of course Ibuprofen or Excedrin, so he gave me a quarter of a 45mg bottle and it had me so fucked up for another 2 and a half days it was just as bad as dealing with the pain, I was puking up my insides, nothing but acid from my stomach, constantly felt dizzy, I still feel the pain but I was in much worse condition from being so fucked up and out of it, it was a nasty feeling. It was pointless and exactly made it worse. So if anyone ever tries to convince you that it could help with pain please call Bullshit right away. All it will do is get you high just like you would if you did percs or heroin and fentanyl but it would get you higher for longer. Even when I was in my active addiction and when I first got on the methadone program the methadone wasn't even working with my. Withdrawals like it was suppose to do, even when I was prescribed 120mg, within 2-3 hours I would start feeling sick again and it's not like I can go back to my program and be like hey I need more right now. Nope it doesn't work like that some programs have different stages but you have to have a certain amount of clean Urines before they start giving you take homes, so you'll have to go every single day except Sundays their closed so they give you a take home Saturday so you can have for Sunday but when you come back Monday and start back over until you have clean urine which they test you once a month, but once you start having clean urine the more take homes they'll start giving you and you can work your way up to a month worth of take homes. So you come in one day a month and leave with 29 bottles
Come on don't ambush ppl at their job. Not cool. It's not even safe these days, ppl are unstable
In my younger year's the toilet was my best friend after a night out, I've woken up in the morning laying next to it. Never in it! This whole story stinks
I don’t know why we have career firefighters when volunteers would do it for free it’s the laziest job out there I’m sorry I speak my mind
Why is the reporter's clothes so tight? She looks ridiculous
It's… Pretty obvious.
Can't believe they needed to bring in specialist for that….
Only addicts get prescribed methadone 😂😂😂 Lmao i laughed when I heard that back excuse I’m an addict myself except I take suboxine…. If she had back pain she would have medically got prescribed a pain killer lmao
roll the dice?!? the DA has to get their ducks in a row before they take it to trial, her family needs to google "double jeapordy"
Addicts don't love anyone. Go ahead, tell me otherwise, but that's my observation.
Horrific!!! I’m so glad investigators and family never gave up , I just wish she was able to get out of this abusive marriage sooner ! 🙏prayers to departed and family!
Nooo friggin way she drowned in that toilet! This is INSANE!! HE WAS AQUITTED?????????? HE WILL ANSWER TO GOD. TRUST ME
She could have shaved b4 the show IMO.
That presenter isn't good. Too drag queeny in her approach and the way of talking. I prefer the other women
Its funny that the popo had to hire a forensic toilet expert to tell them that you cant drown in a toilet. its not rocket science to know that. the only way the head of a person can be submerged into a toilet at the levels the water rises is if pressure is placed on the head to stay there because the body that the head is attached to becomes a lever and it is a lot heavier than the head . so, even if you tried killing yourself in a toilet, you would likely pass out way before after your head being submerge then the natural physics would take over that your body would fall outside the toilet and the head would have no choice but to accompany the body.
people dont understand what happens when someone drowns. what happens is, because you cant breath under water, you actually pass out from lack of oxygen but because you are still under water, the brain restart your breathing thus, the inhaling of water after you had passed out which takes the water into your lungs. so, if when you pass out while your head is under water but doesnt stay there after that, you will automatically start breathing on your own if you didnt inhale any water
So she was….a drug addict?
Before the men love up the women, instead they ah killed them off…. all yo…nah drag me in all yo…. senseless, jealous, bad minded, ungodly wickedness…. I'm a prime and i don't take part in humanity wicked and ungodly ways….boy all yo…. love up the women them…. not kill them who do you think you are?
They only get own shot (state attorney) and they failed!!!! It’s obv he was the only one in the house and she had all the evidence in her face she was fighting for her life to get out of the toilet. Dumb ppl. He got away with it Bcause he was a good guy a local fire man and he stil has a job! Wow!!! Ottawa ur a disappointment.
Yeah possible or not no woman I know is taking her life by toilet drowning.
wow
I will consider if drown in the bath tub ,but drown in the toilet bowl??? Hell no ! Kidding me ? 😂The husband kill her ,karma knows the address
Here's the update: UPDATE December 13, 2019:
A LaSalle County jury deliberated and acquitted Kenneth Cusick, 52, of murder after prosecutors alleged he drowned his wife Tracy in 2006, the Ottawa Times reports. Prosecutors had produced a series of witnesses who either testified Tracy could not have accidentally drowned in 2006 and that an overdose (her blood came back positive for methadone) was not the cause of death.
She must have had DNA in her fingernails. Kenny is guilty as heck.
How the heck can you drown in a toilet? What is done in the dark will come to the light. He will pay! That poor lady had the mark of her ring on her forehead. Cusick is a sicko! Psychopath!! The only reason he has not been charges is because he is a fireman.
The big shot bar owning fireman got off ay,another miss led
Dury the amount of evidence that’s required to convict has gotten to the rediculus stage.She can’t defend her self but he can buy hes way out
In the link it says that he was acquitted in 2019 for this homicide UNBELIEVABLE!!!!! He should of never gotten away with this
Is it not embarrassing to the coroner that she did not considered any of this evidence the first time around?
I'm sorry..you are not a great mother if you are abusing drugs and alcohol.
This black reporter speaks like an enchanted witch. Absolutely disenfranchising
They need the toilet! Well its Gone! Destroyed!! Smh!! This is bullshit!
I'm ready 4 the update!! Im so frustrated and angry. Tracy deserves Justice!! He is a coward!! Cold hearted!! Evil person! And he saves lives daily as a fire fighter! Smh!!
This new guy is a God sent! Truth comes to light. Be patient. I believe Justice will be served.
The one person you trust the most will be the one to take ur life away from you, friends and family. Its very sad, heartbreaking 💔 and just plain out insane! This is very sad! This woman was already battling with pain and addiction. But she was being abused n controlled til it cost her her life. Smh! Her husband doesn't deserve to even breathe!! I like to know what he told his children. He definitely got rid of everything! Police should have done a better job on this case!
the husband obviously killed her they proved she couldnt of done it herself.yet hes aquitted .🤬only in america
I agree with the prosecution he’s being sensible I know the family said roll the dice but really? It’s your sister imagine if he did get away like the prosecutor said and then laughed , I think it’s best to wait so they can be sure they can get this killer behind bars
Nice mustache. THE HILLS HAVE EYES!!!
The family should get a medium that works with the police hopefully they should get answers rip Tracy hope justice is done for u
Please get rid of that reporter…horrible
He was found not guilty in 2020. And he's currently suing the Woman prosecutor for charging him for political gain. This is why you have to have enough evidence to bring it to trial.
Drowned in a toilet? If your gonna commit murder, why would you try to pretend the person drowned in a toilet?
Only a complete stupid person would try that.
Yeah.
Hes brilliant.
I am so sorry but I never feel sorry for anyone on drugs or drink. But I find it not nice when a person dies on ones own let alone falling in the toilet i must say i found that strange granny would say only in America. If she went into the toilet of course her chin will get hurt. But this sounds awful why is it America is so violent it is so much easier to take what you need and go or divorce, murder is too messy and you will go through hell and to jail.
Someone that's SUPPOSED to care about you, says, "Get away from me, you stink"…???? Those are HATEFUL words.