@meghannmcuniff: A Ukrainian man accused of murdering his adoptive parents in Sarasota County, Florida, testified in his own defense on Thursday (November 13). Dima Tower, 24, said Jennifer and Robbie Tower weren't fit to be parents before their deaths in August 2023. He sparred with Assistant State Attorney Karen Fraivillig in cross-examination as she pressed him about his behavior after the Towers adopted him from Ukraine in 2016. "You made their life a living hell," Fraivillig said. "Yeah, no, I didn't. There's some adults that don't know how to be parents. You don't know what you're talking about," Tower said. Judge Thomas Krug in Florida's 12th Judicial Circuit Court in Sarasota interjected. #law #crime #court #legal

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ohnosage
ohnosage :
The only ones to blame is the state. Shame on Florida. This boy needed help as a child, you failed. He needed help as an adult and you failed again. This is on THE STATE.
2025-11-15 19:06:36
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jess.rabbit2
Jess :
A child shouldn’t be blamed for failing marriage that’s so strange to me
2025-11-14 04:45:55
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yolandarodriguez2133
Lalas_style12 :
Listen to this man. Nobody is listening yo him
2025-11-14 03:14:32
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california_living
california_living :
No one understands the trauma of adoption and how abusive the environment can be.
2025-11-14 02:01:28
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molcip
Molcip :
He was abused . This is terrible
2025-11-14 02:38:32
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dreamscapewonderland1
Elior Tah'Ren :
90% of foster parents do it for money those places are not homes.
2025-11-14 13:48:56
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kids_see_ghosts123
boot :
Sounds like they made HIS life a living hell and he was pushed to a point
2025-11-14 18:40:10
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hilljaymemtem
Hills :
This prosecutor is just…. Not it
2025-11-14 02:56:58
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taralyn.jackson2
Loyalsunflower 🇨🇦 :
It sounds to me like he’s not excusing his actions but indeed explaining how he got there. There’s complex trauma there🥰
2025-11-14 03:31:43
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pinocchio_67
Shanman :
There's more to his story. Something wasn't right in that household. He's broken. Not an excuse for his behavior but something is off.
2025-11-14 02:37:04
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its.maggie.jo
Its.Maggie.Jo :
I was adopted into a family who hated me, told me I destroyed their marriage and their lives. They were very religious and I wanted to wear pants and have friends and they caught me smoking pot. They didn’t know how to love a foster child. Instead of seeing a broken rejected child who needed to be loved and nurtured they saw the devil and treated me as such. I know EXACTLY what he’s saying. I fantasized about running away I may have even fantasized about killing just to be free but I didn’t have that in me.
2025-11-14 05:16:02
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johnny.appleseed956
johnny appleseed :
What kind of father tells his son he’s ruining their marriage.
2025-11-14 13:27:31
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savethegorillasbro
Horserescue911 :
I believe him. Judge knows nothing about toxic parents and is blaming him! 💔
2025-11-14 02:25:45
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goflufffyourself
goflufffyourself :
He sounds defeated. His soul needs to rest. Poor thing has a lot of pain
2025-11-14 05:38:22
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terricollins78
terricollins78 🇦🇺 :
I believe him this is so sad
2025-11-14 08:07:39
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anniemaguilar82
AnneeMaree 🇧🇿 :
He's not a parent but he's a son so he knows how he's supposed to be treated
2025-11-14 01:56:45
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poppypotatochip
PoppyPotato :
First and foremost, IF YOUR RELATIONSHIP ISNT WORKING IT IS NOT BC THE CHILD!!!!
2025-11-14 05:41:45
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maurdumron
maurdumron 🇨🇦 :
There are so many horrific stories about abusive adoptive parents we know nothing about… I would like to know his whole story
2025-11-14 02:42:18
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bettylove78
BettyBoo :
I believe him. This happened to me
2025-11-14 03:26:01
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rich215onchillz
Rich215onChillz :
how is everyone on his side without really knowing the full story , just because he says it was a harsh environment, there are such things as evil sons and daughters , moms and dad's too but people just believe anything
2025-11-14 03:17:00
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denverjacobs20
Deez-Nuł$🥜🥜 :
the prosecutor is pissing me off here for real
2025-11-15 03:16:46
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p.ana.ma2442
Anisa2469 :
He looks hurt
2025-11-14 08:45:49
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captain_.caveman
Captain Caveman :
I came up through the system. People foster for the money. The children are bounced around from home to home & it’s a horrible launch to life. My adoptive mother told me they only got me because the one they wanted was already taken. This is the reality for homeless children.
2025-11-14 05:03:11
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willseville89
ChillSeville89 :
The comments would be totally different if this defendant looked different.
2025-11-14 10:26:11
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