Trial Date Set for Oscar Pistorius

Oscar Pistorius was indicted today for the Valentine’s Day murder of his then girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp. Among other things, the indictment reads, “The accused did unlawfully and intentionally kill a person.” The double-amputee Olympian, a.k.a. the Blade Runner, was charged with planning and premeditating Reeva’s murder, which comes with a mandatory sentence of life behind bars.

Big Problems with Pistorius’ Version of Events

To understand the Oscar Pistorius case, it is important to understand his version of events. What happened Oscar? Most of the time the public doesn’t get to hear the defendant’s version until the actual trial, which we’ve established probably won’t start for about another year. But Oscar gave the world a gift last month. Here is what he said happened, in a nutshell. 

Blade Runner Kills Girlfriend “By Accident”

Just when it appears that we have seen it all in terms of murder cases, along comes an international superstar sprinter with no legs who shoots his girlfriend to death while she is in his bathroom, and claims that it was an accident. You really can’t make this stuff up. Oscar Pistorius [26], a double-amputee nicknamed “the Blade Runner” for the carbon-fiber blades he uses, was granted bail Friday after an intense four-day hearing in a Pretoria, South Africa courtroom.