Article: Pro skateboarder, girlfriend convicted.(AWFUL TRUTH)

A Riverside County jury on November 18, 2005, convicted professional skateboarder Neil Heddings of involuntary manslaughter in the death of his two-year-old son, Marcus, from head injuries inflicted in 2002 by his girlfriend. The jury found his girlfriend, Christine "Pinky" Rams, guilty of second-degree murder. Heddings awoke November 23, 2002, to discover Marcus' lifeless body in bed in their home in San Jacinto. He called 911, and police responded to find Heddings rocking the deceased boy in his arms. The couple were arrested in March 2003 after a lengthy investigation found the cause of death to be abusive head trauma. Heddings' defense got financial support from fans ...

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