North Carolina Wrongful Death Filed in Murder of Ashe County Man
The estate of Jimmy Blevins is suing his confessed murderer for North Carolina wrongful death. Blevins went missing in February 2007. When he disappeared, he left chicken cooking and his TV on. His grandmother would later say that she saw him ride away with Freddie Hammer.
Hammer is serving five life sentences for the murder of three men he killed during a 2008 robbery. He confessed to Blevins’s murder.
According to the North Carolina wrongful death lawsuit, Blevins, 41, was shot in the back of his head and his body was tossed in a pit where Hammer had worked as a handyman. Although Hammer confessed to the murder, he refused to tell Blevins’s parents where the body was unless he was given the $15,000 reward money for information leading to their son.
The family had to borrow the funds, which they hope to recover. They did not want to pay Hammer, but they needed to find their boy.
Hammer reportedly confessed that he took Blevins to the pit and suggested that he look in the hole. That is when he says he shot him. Hammer owed Blevins, who is his nephew by marriage, $1,600 in back wages. He says that Blevins kept pressuring him to pay and that he “snapped.” Jimmy was considering taking Hammer to court over the wage dispute.
The Ashe County, North Carolina wrongful death complaint is seeking punitive and compensatory damages over $10,000. His family wants compensation not just for the loss of Blevins, but for the physical, mental, and emotional pain he experienced right before he was shot to death. The lawsuit accuses Hammer of recklessly and intentionally disregarding Blevins’s rights.
Murder as Wrongful Death
If someone murdered the person you love, you should speak with a North Carolina personal injury law firm to find out if you can file a wrongful death lawsuit against him or her. While obtaining financial recovery won’t decrease the grief and shock from losing your family member, it is a way for you to take action against the killer and the person liable for the horrible act that was committed.
Suit filed in Blevins death, Jefferson Post, August 17, 2009
Remains Positively Identified as Jimmy Blevins, Mountain Times, August 07, 2009
Related Web Resources:
Wrongful Death, Justia
Wrongful Death, Nolo
