Man Who Recorded His Own Shooting on His iPhone Speaks Out: ‘She was Talking Too Nice to Me’
- Posted on February 22, 2012 at 7:02pm by
Jonathon M. Seidl
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Last year, Salvatore Miglino went to his mother-in-law’s house to pick up his son. He was in the middle of a bitter divorce and had only limited visitation rights. But when he got to the house, he was met with flying lead, not the little one.
Miglino shows CNN where the bullets hit him.
Firstcoastnews.com explains what happened:
Miglino was expecting a confrontation, so he hit the record button on his iPhone, according to the BSO.
The mother-in-law, 66-year-old Cheryl Hepner, met Miglino outside with the boy’s pillow and bag, and told him that her husband was inside and wanted to talk to him.
When Miglino declined, Hepner pulled a handgun from behind the pillow and opened fire three times, the BSO said.
“She was talking too nice to me. That’s not normal,” Miglino told ABC. “I did my regular routine. I opened up the back door and put the DVD on for my son, expecting Vicki to come out, but the mother comes out.”
“She said, ‘I want to talk to you. She kept asking me to go into the house. The answer was no. The next thing you know I’m getting shot,” he said.
She hit him with two bullets before Miglino jumped on top of her and wrestled the gun away. That’s when both called 9-1-1 with differing accounts of what happened. You can see the video, hear the 9-1-1 calls, and listen to Miglino describe his injuries in an interview with CNN below:
But the plot thickens. In an interesting move not often seen in defense cases, Hepner’s attorney has released a statement saying the defendant is distraught over the incident, and it didn’t overtly try to cast blame on Miglino:
As for Miglino, he is now suing Hepner and told ABC earlier this week he thinks his ex-wife had something to do with the whole thing:
Not present at the shooting was Miglino’s estranged wife, Vicki Miglino, also the child’s mother, and Hepner’s daughter.
“Yes,“ Miglino said today on ”Good Morning America” when asked if he believes Vicki knew of the shooting ahead of time and planned to be away.
“The normal routine is pick up my son at 5 o’clock. She never missed a heartbeat of that,” Miglino said in his first interview in the three months since the shooting. “She was always there. This day, she wasn’t there. So that’s the answer.”
To this day, the bullets still remain in Miglino’s body.
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Machtyn
Posted on February 23, 2012 at 10:32pmNO MERCY on this case. It was clearly premeditated. First she tries to cover it up, but even without the video, the evidence is quite clear. Thankfully, there is video and this will be a cut and dry case.
Report Post »HI_Don
Posted on February 23, 2012 at 3:07pmdoesn’t take a brain surgeon to figure this one out. The plan was obvious to get him into the house and shoot him – dead. Then claim he went nuts INSIDE the house (where he probably had some kind of restraining order not to be) and they shot him in self defense. The wife and kid were probably not there to keep them clear of the situation and provide a “reason he went nuts” his kid wasn’t there for his visitation. Dead people don’t get to tell their side of the story. She probably decided to kill him outside and drag his body into the house as a backup plan when he wouldn’t go inside “to talk” to her husband. Good thing most criminals are DUMB. It is easier to catch and prosicute them. Unfortunately it is getting to the point where only DUMB people server on juries, the smart ones have jobs and can think of ways to get out of it.
Report Post »Rowgue
Posted on February 25, 2012 at 12:14pmHer being a terrible shot is a lot more important than her being stupid in this case.
I have to disagree on the cliche jury duty joke though. Serving or not serving is a matter of someone’s sense of community and responsibility as a citizen. If you wouldn’t want a bunch of morons serving on a jury if you had a vested inerest in the case, then you shouldn’t be willing to relegate someone else to that same fate. The people who don‘t serve aren’t too smart, they‘re just too self centered to be bothered with anything that doesn’t directly affect them.
Report Post »TOMMYSURIA
Posted on February 23, 2012 at 2:06pmjajajaja, sure, now I feel sorry cause my ass got caught on video and lie about it also. ummmmm
Report Post »Larry E
Posted on February 23, 2012 at 1:58pmShe’s distraught and sorry he was shot? It’s like this nasty, evil gun just jumped up and shot the son in law while she was standing there minding his own business. What a crock. She‘s distraught that she’s on trial for attempted murder and not the son in law.
Fortunately my crazy (confirmed by two sons and daughter in law) ex-wife lives in Canada where guns are frowned on or she might have taken a shot at me.
Report Post »Larry E
Posted on February 23, 2012 at 1:59pmWhoops should have been “he was standing there”. My proof reader is no good!
Report Post »brian910
Posted on February 23, 2012 at 10:53amHe should have put in in her mouth and pulled the trigger..clear case of self defense here…and we could save the $ of putting her on trial…
Report Post »proudinfidel54
Posted on February 23, 2012 at 12:03pmIf he had not filmed the incident I believe they would have charged him instead of her, judging by the way the female 911 operator said “OK” (with absolutely no compassion, it seemed like she had already made up her mind as to which one was lying
Report Post »tugdiver
Posted on February 23, 2012 at 8:03amSome liberal will get her off until the liberals bring in Sharia law. Know where the highest concentration per square foot of democrats are in any state? In the jails. Wonder who she voted for???
Report Post »Zarapachi
Posted on February 23, 2012 at 6:27amWell isn’t the world just grand? I weep for the future.
Report Post »LeadNotFollow
Posted on February 23, 2012 at 2:44am…
Report Post »This woman reminds me of my brother’s mother-in-law. In her mind, no man was perfect enough to marry her daughter.
This type of woman is very dangerous. They are capable of doing anything, for their daughters.
collectorbob810
Posted on February 23, 2012 at 2:32ammy ex mommy nlaw was a nutbar aswel she dead now but she destorted my life be for her trip to hell.
Report Post »thebronze
Posted on February 22, 2012 at 10:55pmI would‘ve beat that bitch’s ass into next week.
Report Post »omgfolks
Posted on February 22, 2012 at 10:21pmI had a mother in law like that, though she never shot me she was instrumental in causing some severe problems. This mother is a complete IDIOT. She should never be allowed out of jail nor be able to ever see the grand kids, they no not need the evil from her in their lives. The wife, whats up with her? Did she have any role in this???
Report Post »ChiefGeorge
Posted on February 22, 2012 at 10:16pmLove waxes cold as inequity grows.
Report Post »Jeetman
Posted on February 22, 2012 at 8:57pmIs there a version of this video that wasn’t edited by the morons at CNN? If he recorded this before going to the door of his Mother in laws house, then the part of his story where he allegedly was invited into the house should be on tape. If it is, it’s a slam dunk. Then again, his screams of panic and her callus response for him to get off of her after he dropped her to the ground is enough evidence to put her away. Had I been in his situation, she’d be dead. As soon as I got that gun away, I’d have crushed her neck.
Report Post »leftisneverright
Posted on February 22, 2012 at 10:29pmI was thinking along the same lines! Wouldn’t have killed her, but definitely would have crushed that vile mush of hers and snapped a couple fingers to prevent her from EVER pulling a trigger again!
Report Post »Trance
Posted on February 22, 2012 at 8:44pmThis guy is lucky in so many ways. It was far more likely that we’d be reading about a hero grandmother that killed a crazy son in law in self defense, the kid would grow up believing the father was a dirtbag that got what was coming to him…
Report Post »leftisneverright
Posted on February 22, 2012 at 10:30pmGood point!
Report Post »JP4JOY
Posted on February 22, 2012 at 8:01pmSounds to me like they were trying to get him into the house and then shoot him claiming the “protecting my castle” defense.
Report Post »Xyskalla
Posted on February 22, 2012 at 7:58pmYou can’t see a thing, might as well just be an audio recording.
Report Post »JBaer
Posted on February 22, 2012 at 7:57pmHis mother-in-law AND his ex-wife need to be put away for a long, long time!
Report Post »red_white_blue2
Posted on February 22, 2012 at 7:47pmJust another manifestation of the madness that has gripped this country. What would posses any person to think it is ok to shoot another person because you don’t agree with what is going on ie a divorce in the family. The story speaks to no domestic violence..so it sounds like a simple divorce..painful yes, rationalizing murder..no!
Report Post »flyoverbob
Posted on February 22, 2012 at 7:26pm“As for Miglino, he is now suing Hepner and told ABC earlier this week he thinks his ex-wife had something to do with the whole thing:”
This guy might not be the brightest bulb on the tree
Report Post »bikerr
Posted on February 22, 2012 at 7:48pm@flyoverbob–You say that because?.
Report Post »flyoverbob
Posted on February 22, 2012 at 11:48pmWell’ it seems he thinks his X had something to do with it.Really do you think!
Report Post »GBTVFan_Non_American_Overseas
Posted on February 22, 2012 at 7:24pmI don’t know, but I can’t pull the lesson form this one. Never trust your mother in law?….Always record your encounters with your ex?….Always watch your mother in law hands?…Picking up you son can get you killed?….sadly, but it’s not sarcasm…..
Report Post »Texas Chris
Posted on February 23, 2012 at 11:28amFirst things I learned about picking up my son after the divorce:
1) Always go armed
Report Post »2) Never go alone
3) Never go inside
4) Always bring a witness or record the swap
5) Always have a phone in hand
Mikev5
Posted on February 23, 2012 at 12:13pmTexas Chris
Great words of wisdom always be vigilant and proactive in you defense.
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