This just in from our friends at The Sky 97.3 – Jan Barrett
CNN talk show host Nancy Grace has reached a settlement with the estate of Melinda Duckett to create a $200,000 trust dedicated to locating Duckett’s missing toddler,Trenton.
The settlement, which still must be approved by a federal judge in Ocala, was outlined in a joint petition filed with the court Friday, a month before the start of a scheduled jury trial.
CNN has agreed to create the Trenton John Duckett Irrevocable Trust for the purpose of finding the missing toddler, who disappeared from his Leesburg home on Aug. 27, 2006 at the age of two.
If Trenton is found alive before he turns 13, the remaining proceeds in the trust will be administered by a trustee until the boy turns 18 and funds are transferred for his use.
According to the agreement, the funds will be immediately transferred to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children if Trenton is not found by his 13th birthday, or if he is found but is not alive.
Trenton’s mother, Melinda Duckett, appeared on Nancy Grace’s TV show on CNN days after her son disappeared. Shortly after the interview, in which Grace aggressively questioned the 20-year-old mother, Duckett killed herself with a shotgun at her grandparents’ home in The Villages.
Her family sued CNN and Nancy Grace in a wrongful death lawsuit that has now been pending for four years.
Pending approval of the settlement, Duckett’s estate has agreed to dismiss the charges.
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Follow-up comment rss or Leave a TrackbackI saw that interview and Nancy Grace asked her “what have you done with your son?” I think the settlement is very fair. They really shouldn’t blame anyone but their daughter.
I saw the interview that day, also. I don’t think the family deserved a dime! Melinda Duchett did something to her son and should have been questioned vigorously!
I agree with the first two post, but am glad to see the settlement go for Trenton. Praying he will be found no matter what the case may be.
Thank you Jan.
Trenton Duckett is the one and only victim in this case. Trenton, along with some of the other missing or murdered children, is the victim of a narcissistic parent.
Melinda Duckett choose to take her own life. No one forced her to do so. She also refused to answer questions where she had been prior to reporting Trenton missing. Why, if you want to help law enforcement find your child alive? Guess she knew he wasn’t alive and she didn’t have to stick around.
Beth and Jerry Eubank had not seen their daughter Melinda in a couple of years since they shipped her to Florida to live with her grandparents, and had never met Trenton. Did they come to their daughter’s side after she reported Trenton missing? No, instead they file a lawsuit after her death with no care or concern about little Trenton. They did not desire one cent.
Pray every day that Trenton will be brought home to his daddy but realize most likely it will be Trenton’s remains rather than a living son. At least one good deed has come out of the lawsuit for $200,000 to go to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children if Trenton is not found alive by his 13th birthday or if his remains are found sooner.
God Bless you Trenton. I hope you’re having lots of fun playing with the angels and they’re giving you lots and lots of hugs and kisses.
Oops – The Eubanks did not deserve one cent.
Also, thanks Jan and TJ.
I saw this segment, and Nancy asked the questions that needed to be answered. I guess the reason CNN settled was to avoid the cost of a trial which would have far exceeded the amount of the settlement.I know Nancy had a hand in sculpting the terms of the settlement to ensure that those parents did not receive one red cent!Nancy Grace is to be applauded for her role in seeking justice for victims. She is one of the few left who asks the hard questions.
It is obvious that Nancy Grace has a heart for children. She may come off as aggressive and snappy, but she has been though it so many times, she knows how to get to the point, and is not afraid to tell it like it is. I am glad there is someone like her who is able to speak out for the missing children. I am glad to see that the terms of the settlement will go to search for missing and exploited children if he is not found. I hope that he will be found, however it doesn’t seem likely.
”…Nancy asked the questions that needed to be answered…”
While that statement is true… how could anyone have known how fagile the mother’s state of mind. Melinda Duckett is dead, by her own hand. A child remains lost. A father grieves.
You all should read this, things that make you go hmmmmmmmm……
http://www.duckettbucket.blogspot.com/
A father grieves? My A$$!
I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT THE MOTHER HAD KILLED HER OWN SON TO SEEK SOME SORT OF GRATIFICATION TO TAKE THE BOY AWAY FROM HIS FATHER<TO ME TAKING YOUR OWN LIFE IS SELFISH BUT SHE MUST HAVE DONE SO CONSIDERING SHE ALREADY KNEW HER SON WAS DEAD THAT FACT ALONE TELLS ME SHE KNEW SOMETHING AND WAS AFRAID OF THE CONSEQUENCES THAT WOULD PROVE HER GUILT! THE GRAND PARENTS REALLY ARE MONEY HUNGRY AND WOULD DO ANYTHING TO MAKE A QUICK BUCK,THEY COULDN’T RAISE THEIR OWN DAUGHTER WHY SHOULD THEY PROFIT BY HER OWN STUPIDITY?
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