Ex-Husband Files Wrongful Death Suit Against Kimberly Fry

Kimberly Fry's ex-husband is accusing his wife in the wrongful death of their daughter.

  The saga of Kimberly Fry returns to the courtroom following a wrongful death suit, filed by her ex-husband, according to The Providence Journal. Fry was convicted in fall 2011 of second-degree murder in the death of her 8-year-old daughter, Camden. In August 2009, Fry strangled the girl to death after the girl threw a tantrum over taking a bath.  Fry's ex-husband, Timothy, who filed for divorce after the murder, is filing a wrongful death suit against his ex-wife. Also named in the suit are Rhode Island Hospital and the family's therapist, Wendy Phillips, saying they should have realized Fry was suffering from depression and posed a risk to herself and others leading up to her daughter's death. Fry is serving 20 years in prison for the …

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Politics Sheriff of NK

7:59 pm on Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Based on her reports from NH and other things, I think she is crazy AND despicable. One doesnt exclude the other. Did y'all see my electric chair video? ..... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNB7NOEU3IM   more ›

Poll: Should Kimberly Fry Get Life in Prison?

Kimberly Fry's sentencing is scheduled for April 30.

On April 30, Kimberly Fry is expected to finally face sentencing – more than six months after the jury found the North Kingstown mother to be guilty of second-degree murder in the death of her 8-year-old daughter. Fry, 38, strangled her daughter, Camden, in August 2009 at their home on Ricci Lane after the young girl threw a tantrum over not wanting to take a bath. Fry then took a cocktail of prescription drugs in a failed attempt to commit suicide. Timothy Fry found his daughter dead in her bed the next morning, tucked under the covers with a stuffed elephant placed in her arms. He called 911, the recording of which Regine played for the court while Tim Fry sobbed on the stand. The penalty for second-degree murder ranges from 10 years to …

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NKGOP Watch

12:52 am on Sunday, March 11, 2012

there might be a long list of murderers, but this nut is the only MURDERESS that I know of!   more ›

Judge Appoints New Lawyer to Represent Fry

Judge William Carnes appointed a new attorney for convicted murderer Kimberly Fry.

Convicted murderer Kimberly Fry has a new lawyer following an appointment from Superior Court Judge William Carnes, according to the Providence Journal. On Monday, Carnes appointed Judith Crowell to represent Fry. Crowell is the third attorney to represent Fry in less than a month. Fry dismissed attorney Joseph Salvadore during last week's hearing, during which Fry proclaimed that her conviction was a "horrible injustice." That hearing was halted and postponed during Fry's outburst and declaration that she was "not a murderess." In mid January, Fry dumped public defenders Sarah Wright and John Lavoy who represented her in the weeks-long murder trial last fall. According to Fry, she was unaware of her lawyers' intent to pursue the "…

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Judge Orders Fry Lawyer to Stop Releasing Confidential Info

Superior Court Judge William Carnes has ordered Kimberly Fry's lawyer to stop releasing confidential presentencing information. Last year, Fry was convicted of second-degree murder in the death of her 8-year-old daughter.

Convicted Murderer Kimberly Fry Replaces Lawyers

Kimberly Fry, convicted of murdering her daughter, has replaced her lawyers.

Kimberly Fry, convicted of murdering her 8-year-old daughter, has replaced the lawyers who represented her in last year's trial, says the Providence Journal. According to the Journal, Fry wrote a letter to the court explaining that Joseph Salvadore would replace public defenders Sarah Wright and John Lavoy. In her letter, Fry stated she was unaware of her lawyers' intent to pursue the "accidental theory" during trial, in which they argued that Fry accidentally suffocated her daughter while trying to perform a restraint technique on the girl. According to testimony, 8-year-old Camden was in the throes of a temper tantrum after refusing to take a bath. Fry went on to say that her lawyers should have pursued a defense of diminished capacity …

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Jury Finds Kimberly Fry Guilty of Daughter's Murder [Poll]

Kimberly Fry faces the possibility of life in prison after the second-degree murder conviction.

Kimberly Fry was convicted of second-degree murder Thursday, found guilty of strangling her 8-year-old daughter, Camden, in August 2009. She now faces the possibility of life in prison. Fry had no visible reaction as the verdict was read, in sharp contrast to her emotional demeanor throughout the three-week-long trial. She looked straight ahead as the jury of six men and six women was polled, and exited quietly with defense attorneys Sarah Wright and John Lavoy soon after. Prosecutor Stephen Regine said he respects the jury's verdict and feels that "justice was done for Camden." Wright and Lavoy declined comment when approached by reporters in the Washington County Courthouse parking lot; all 12 jurors likewise declined to speak to …

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Prosecutor: Fry Acted With Malice In Murdering Her Daughter

A jury of six men and six women began deliberations after closing arguments concluded Wednesday afternoon.

If Camden Fry's death was a "tragic accident," why didn't Kimberly Fry call for help after her daughter became unresponsive? Why did she later say she expected to go to jail? Why did she continue to maintain pressure on the 8-year-old girl's chest, neck and/or mouth for more than four minutes after she passed out? Prosecutor Stephen Regine asked the jury to consider those questions as he delivered his closing argument Wednesday afternoon, particularly emphasizing the passage of time between Camden's loss of consciousness and death. Pathologists for both the prosecution and defense testified that continuous pressure must have been applied for four to six minutes after loss of consciousness for death to occur. "What matters in this case is …

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UPDATE: Prosecutor Questions Defense Pathologist's Methods

Stephen Regine called into question Dr. Elizabeth Laposata's examination and findings related to Camden Fry's death.

Former medical examiner Dr. Elizabeth Laposata did not take photos to back up her findings when examining Camden Fry's body, never examined a bone in the neck she testified about, and did not study all evidence before determining what happened to the young girl. Prosecutor Stephen Regine pointed out such questions in Laposata's work as he attempted to poke holes in the defense witness' credibility. Laposata, the former chief medical examiner for Rhode Island, performed a private autopsy on Camden's body on Aug. 19, 2009, about a week after her death. She contradicted some of the findings of then-medical examiner Dr. William Cox, who performed the official autopsy two days after her death and testified for the prosecution last week in …

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Samantha Turner

1:43 pm on Monday, October 3, 2011

Associate Regional Editor Patrick Luce has actually been covering the majority of the case, but I'll be sure to pass the praise along to him.   more ›

UPDATE: State Rests; Fry Defense To Begin Friday

Kimberly Fry said she expected she might spend the rest of her life in prison, and wrote about her general unhappiness before her daughter's death, according to testimony Thursday.

Prosecutor Stephen Regine rested the state's case against Kimberly Fry Thursday afternoon, handing the second-degree murder trial over to the defense. Regine called his last witness Thursday, questioning Det. Sgt. Jeffrey St. Onge, of the North Kingstown Police Department, who was the lead detective in the investigation that led to Fry's arrest. He testified Thursday that he executed a search warrant on the Fry home, locating, among other items, a small, yellow notebook in her purse, which contained Fry's writings about "battered mother syndrome" and "battered wife syndrome." The notebook describes a narrative among Fry, her daughter, Camden, and her husband, Tim, regarding a game Camden had been playing that Kim had shut off. Kim Fry …

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