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Two convicted in fatal shooting of Antioch man


Posted on Fri, 06/20/2008 - 22:29 — by fixthismess
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Life in prison with no parole is ALMOST what they should get. thats about 82 years combined if they live until they are 65 (at 50k per year to house them = ( 4.1 MILLION DOLLARS ), this does NOT include court costs for 13 years of appeals, atty fees, and if they get sick and need an operation while incarcerated. They will never be rehabilitated, or released... WE HAVE THE DEATH PENALTY...USE IT (APPEALS SHOULD TAKE 1-2 YEARS TOPS). GUILTY / DIE LIKE THE POOR GUY YOU SHOT IN THE HEAD. His poor family has to live with this the rest of their lives.
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Sat, 06/21/2008 - 08:14 — The killer's momma
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The killer's momma cried????????? Please her son committed a crime!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sat, 06/21/2008 - 13:06 — There are very few guilty
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There are very few guilty people in prison as far as their mother is concerned. Liberal reporters from Iowa have no business trying to write and I mean write the news.
Sun, 06/22/2008 - 12:53 — of course his mother cried
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She's losing her son too, regardless of the situation. I know if that was my son I would cry as well.  Sometimes you have to look at the situation from all points of view. 
Sun, 06/22/2008 - 15:04 — I can see why a parent might
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I can see why a parent might cry..she probably feels guilty that she should have done something more when she saw her son taking a turn towards gang life.
Sun, 06/22/2008 - 21:17 — the family
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The family can now find some peace knowing that the cowards who vicousley murdered a loving son, has finelly been found  guilty .  So sad that so many people were hurt because of these two.  Find some kind of peace Terry.May god watch over you with Matt at his side.
Tue, 06/24/2008 - 11:29 — Please help me understand
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Please help me understand .How 2 people can be convicted of a crime with no evidence on the word of a bunch of Meth heads....It is a shame that there prime witness was flip flopping back and forth on his story...If you watched the same trial I did....Did you not see him point the fingers at 2 people when he flunked the lie detector test...When the So called witness was arrested....He was missing shoes and pants....What was found in the car that was supposedly stolen...Shoes and Pants. And the reporter of this story never once took a statement from the Defendants Mother. As for the reporter....Kind of sad that you printed these story’s...only to help the DA...I am sure none of the jurors looked on line or picked up a paper to read about the trial they were a part of...Kind of funny how the reporter was so one sided and the word gang member was thrown around in court and in the paper....The only gang member was the prosecutions witness...Ask your self this. Why was he not looked at as a suspect. Why was he picked up for Caring a huge amount of meth and only spent 10 days in jail...last time he was picked up he went back to prison for 6 months ,oh but not this time. The man pointed out 2 people that just happened to be around him at the same time and same place as him.
Tue, 06/24/2008 - 13:08 — i agree Deuse
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Total lack of evidence. Just a bunch of "witnesses" that tried to get out of there own charges..
Mon, 06/23/2008 - 19:16 — Be Easy
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I love you, Eric.  You are FAMILY. NO MATTER WHAT!
Tue, 06/24/2008 - 13:34 — must have been enough
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must have been enough evidence to convict them. im sure they were hard working church going boys too.. not gang members or anything like that. Defense attorneys William Gagen and Christopher Bowen argued the pair is innocent and were implicated by other gang members whose fingerprints were lifted from a stolen car that police say Salazar and Anderson were traveling in that day.... maybe you shouldnt be hanging out with known gang members in a stolen car and killing people and this stuff wouldnt happen to you. go to prison... they are all innocent and have found JESUS ( shouldnt be hard because JESUS is in the cell right next to you...)
Tue, 06/24/2008 - 19:11 — To the people that believe my friends got what they deserved..
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You dont know Eric or Randy personally, nor do you know all the circumstances. Therefore,  who are you to say whether or not they "deserve" the conviction? Were you there when the incident occured? Have you walked in their shoes? Nope. Eric is like a brother to me and it's disgusting how you B.N.'s think that you have any right to judge him or Randy.  
Tue, 06/24/2008 - 19:24 — I agree & sorry for what your bro is going thru.....
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Total lack of evidence.  I dont know them personally, but my boyfriend does.  It's very sad that young man lost his life, but you can't believe everything you read in the papers or everything the cops say.  Those were 2 young men with there whole lives ahead of them also. No one said they were church go-ers, but just because they weren't squares doesnt mean they are murders.  How would you feel if it was your son or friend  convicted on circumstantial evidence?  Probably like a-lot of people I know feel....helpless. 
Tue, 06/24/2008 - 19:24 — I agree & sorry for what your bro is going thru.....
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Total lack of evidence.  I dont know them personally, but my boyfriend does.  It's very sad that young man lost his life, but you can't believe everything you read in the papers or everything the cops say.  Those were 2 young men with there whole lives ahead of them also. No one said they were church go-ers, but just because they weren't squares doesnt mean they are murders.  How would you feel if it was your son or friend  convicted on circumstantial evidence?  Probably like a-lot of people I know feel....helpless. 
Tue, 06/24/2008 - 20:33 — hmmm then i'm sure they BOTH
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hmmm then i'm sure they BOTH had alibi's to their whereabouts at 4:30am the morning of the "death of a 20-year-old Antioch man shot in the head as he left his home to commute to work in 2004". I would sue the CCTIMES for slander if your brother is not a gang member. I feel for the mother who has lost her son, for no reason. You don't have to be a killer to kill someone, and sometimes the people you chose to hang wit can be your downfall.. this maybe one of those cases.
Wed, 06/25/2008 - 13:21 — The police and the DA both
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The police and the DA both know more of what really went Down...No one is saying they are church boys....Did you not watch the Vid of there star witness out to save his [bleep]....Or are you just commenting on [bleep] you know  nothing about . These 2 boys were picked out of a line up ...after there pictures were put in the paper....When you look at it ....Everyone lost...and there was no justice.
Wed, 06/25/2008 - 14:21 — figured they were not church
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figured they were not church boys !!  I didn't watch the vid, but the jury did.   Do meth heads have the paper delivered ?  I would appeal.
Wed, 06/25/2008 - 16:00 — Matt: I have had your
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Matt: I have had your original obituary on my wall for nearly four years. I have long questioned if such a day would ever come. I can only hope that Ms. Anderson is incorrect and have faith that justice was served. I can finally look at your picture and say, "They got em!" I will be seeing you again someday...
Wed, 06/25/2008 - 22:26 — My sympathy for the loss of
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My sympathy for the loss of your friend.   Some will still be able to SEE and SPEAK to their friend, albeit through some GLASS during visiting hours (do they have visiting hours on death row at corcoran, quentin)?  amazes me that their friend they feel has been railroaded by the antioch "pigs", and the court system but not even offer you condolences for your murdered friend.         
Thu, 06/26/2008 - 07:34 — Justice has been served
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Eneka,  I am sorry for the loss of your friend.  I truly know how it feels to loose someone you love at the hands of someone else in senseless violence.  I am happy for you and the family that Justice has been served and that your friend can finally rest in peace.  Please know that even if they found the suspect with the gun in his hand, after he fired the shot, there are some people who would still proclaim the two suspects were innocent or that they accidently walked up to the guy and shot him in the head.  This was a man on his way to work.  These guys made a choice and that choice resulted in someone dying.  That choice comes with a penalty.  Even if only one of them pulled the trigger the other one is guilty by association.  You should choose your friends more carefully.  At least the suspects mother can visit their sons in prison and they can call home.  Unfortunately, the innocent victims mother has been missing her baby boy for the last 4 years and will never be able see him again or hear his voice again.  That just breaks my heart.
Thu, 06/26/2008 - 09:25 — BJ- Thank you. I have lost a
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BJ- Thank you. I have lost a few friends along the way to senseless violence. Another friend of mine who lived locally was gunned down last August. Just hours prior I was with him--the union had to of been part of God's plan. You see, I hadn't seen him in awhile before then. That very day I sent him a message saying "haven't forgot about you." He told me that I, in fact had.  Or maybe I felt somewhat guilty but whatever the reason, I knew I would be in his area later and agreed to spend a few moments with him. The following morning, while at work, I read about him on here. Supposedly in between the time I saw him and the time he died, he had beat some men at a game and collected their funds. From what I understand three young men are being held in connection with his crime. Same thing, one pulled the trigger and the others had something to do with the execution of the crime. The trial is still ongoing. The Times does not write anymore articles in regards to this crime. I think there was too much negative publicity surrounding it that they would rather not draw anymore attention to it. I have written the Times several times with absolutely no responses. Luckily they have kept Matt in the news. Reading about him and looking at his "most recent" pictures is the closest thing I will have to having my friend for the duration of my time on earth. I was sick reading the recounts of the events leading up to his murder. He did not deserve to lose his life. These people did not know how special he was.  Its sad that some value material things more than life itself.
Wed, 06/25/2008 - 20:39 — Sorry to burst your
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Sorry to burst your bubble....and I am not trying to be cruel...Justice was not served....
Sun, 06/29/2008 - 02:41 — LET'S JUST TELL IT LIKE IT IS.....
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Sometimes kids get mixed up with the wrong crowds and I know for a fact that Eric wasn't a gang member he hung out with them but that doesn't make him a gang member.  And I also know that Eric has a big heart and is very sorry for Ms. Mathews loss however, he was not the one that killed her son neither is Randy.  The guilty one is the one who was a known gang member the one who left his fingerprints and his DNA the one that was actually picked out of a line up the day of the murder the one who failed the lie detector test.  I think being a Mom myself I would want the one who actually did this to my child.  But that's just me. I think I'd be asking the Antioch police why they would believe the one who walked home at 4:30 am in the morning in only his underwear and bare feet especially when left at the stolen car was a pair of jeans and a pair of tennis shoes.  Their was also another witness that says she saw a man getting out of that same car who she believed to be Mexican, I’m curious why she wasn't a witness.  It seems to me that once the Antioch Police realized they could get two for one they never even tried to look any further I also know that the Antioch Police waited 14 days before ever going to Eric's house to interview his family and that Eric was never on the run in fact he was at home everyday till he turned himself in that’s what I do know so if I had lost my son I know I'd want the one who did it not two innocent men I don't know how she sleeps at night knowing that two men could go to prison for the rest of their lives when the one who did it is on the streets possibly living on the same block.  The Antioch Police did a number on this case people really need to question this cause it could happen to you or your child next. I'm sorry she lost her son I truly am however, I'm very sorry for Ms. Anderson she's loosing her son to life in prison and he's innocent and Ms Salazar as well.  until the real murder is behind bars their are truly no winners in this case.  And I'd be sick to my stomach knowing the wrong kids were being punished this is a very sad day for us all.    
Thu, 06/26/2008 - 07:56 — THANK YOU
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Thank you to everyone who responded to my post--even you Deuse.
Tue, 07/01/2008 - 20:52 — I wish there was something I could do
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I know that people like to judge "gang members" or anyone that might look like one. It's society, but you need to think about it this way....My friend, who's like a brother to me, has been sitting in county jail for about 4 years. We were all hopeful that he would be released about now. We had plans for this summer and he had a job lined up. I really thought that he was coming home. The case was just messy, not enough evidence. The star witness is definately of questionable character (tweaker). I totally understand the victim's family's need for justice but it doesnt work if they convict the wrong person. Eric's mom has been going through hell these past few years but it's alot worse now. I think it's ridiculous how random people have all these negative things to say about my FAMILY, when they really have no idea about who they are or what happened. Don't they teach you not to judge a book by it's cover in elementary school? And to the person who said something about how atleast Eric and Randy still have their lives..what kind of life is that, really?  
Wed, 07/02/2008 - 08:55 — It is unfortunate that this
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It is unfortunate that this young man just threw his life away by hanging with the wrong crowd.  He may or may not have pulled the trigger, but if he was there then he is just as guilty.  You are guilty by association.  His best bet would have been to run when he knew what his "friends" were going to take part in.  Also you said no one should judge him, but he choose to be judged by his peers.  That judgement came with a guilty verdict.  Apparently there was enough evidence to say that he was there when the crime had taken place and he wasn't just an innocent bystander.   He may not have pulled the trigger but he is just as guilty.  My cousin is doing life in prison for the same thing.  No he did not pull the trigger but he was there which made him guilty by association.  He did not even touch the gun, but of course because it was gang related he got a harsher sentence.  Yes I am sad that he is in jail for the rest of his life and he was a young man and a good guy.  This just goes to show that you have to be careful who you associate with. 
Fri, 07/04/2008 - 19:24 — To those trying to defend these two...
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Please! Give me a break! Randy Salazar was a bad seed since elementary school! He was trying to be a "white" norte since he was 12 years old, so don't give me that bs about "oh, he's not in a gang". He was white-trash with a napoleon complex. Since it seems like he was always on this path, I blame his parents. No wonder his monther is "out of the state"... it doesn't seem like she was around for him while he was growing up either! It's pretty simple...teach your kid RIGHT from WRONG! I don't know this Eric, but if he was a friend of Randy's, then he's probably a delinquent too. Come on, if they hadn't gone to jail for this, they'd be there for something else. To those who claim to be friends of the two defendants... can you honestly tell me you don't beleive that they would NEVER rob or murder someone???
Sat, 07/05/2008 - 10:46 — not delinquents now.. 
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not delinquents now..  adults by age.    wow sounds like somebody who actually knows one of the guys doesn't think of him in such high regard, imagine that.  
Sat, 07/05/2008 - 23:02 — re: not delinquents now..
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Are you actually trying to call them men?
Tue, 07/01/2008 - 22:39 — Maybe he shouldn't hang out
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Maybe he shouldn't hang out with gang members ? they were just friends but didn't want him in the gang, they just hung out?? isn't that what gang members do ? maybe you can get some gang members to testify that he wasnt in the gang ? if they are innocent they will have plenty of time to prove it, all we have is the court system, we just can't let them go because friends and family think they are innocent. Where was he at 430am ? did they present his alibi at trial ? did he go on the stand to plead his innocence ? maybe he should have. my sympathy goes out to the family of the murdered man. If your friends are innocent I hope that is proven too, if not they can hang out with lots of gang members in jail.
Wed, 07/02/2008 - 07:43 — Everybody says their
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Everybody says their innocent in jail..

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