Murder Suspect's Parents Believe She Was Set Up

2008_04_lowerys.JPGParents of the woman accused of killing real estate broker to the stars Linda Stein have been championing her innocence to news stations. Natavia Lowery's mother Lottie Lowery-Walsh and her stepfather Daniel Walsh spoke to WCBS 2 and WABC 7 about the 26-year-old's inability to have committed a crime.

Lowery, who is being held without bail at Rikers, is accused of bludgeoning Stern to death in her Fifth Avenue apartment. Police claim that Lowery confessed to the crime, which was prompted by Stein's abusive behavior. But Lowery's defense lawyer has said the police coerced the confession during a marathon questioning where the police denied her request for a lawyer.

Lowery's mother said, "There is no doubt in my mind" that her daughter is innocent. "That girl can't even clean her room, more or less a crime scene." She added, "They needed a scapegoat – they needed a little black girl and that's what they went after: the little black girl." And Walsh said, "I'm getting the impression very early on that they're giving the appearance of justice, but it isn't a level playing field."

The trial is not expected to begin until the fall. WCBS says Lowery, who is pregnant, will probably be a mother by then.

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Who is exactly is "they," Mrs. Lowery, the entire NYPD? She is crying racism by being racist herself. And so it goes...

Here we go again: If you're accused of a crime just cry racism. Idiot.

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While I'm sorry the parents are going to see their daughter go to prison for a long time, How do they account for her confession and allegations of Identity theft?

I know it's been all Pope all the time but this story is at least 3 days old. if not more.

The duplicitous person that set Ms. Lowery must have been her evil twin, since there is video of her leaving the apt the day of the murder with a large bag and stopping to check the soles of her shoes.

How do they account for her confession and allegations of Identity theft?

I think the quote -- "They needed a scapegoat – they needed a little black girl and that's what they went after: the little black girl" --
is all-encompassing.

ok, so I guess that this innocent young thing was also "framed" for stealing Stein's money and depositing it into an account in the same state where the baby daddy happens to live?

"They needed a scapegoat – they needed a little black girl and that's what they went after: the little black girl."

Um, she's not little. She's pretty damn tall. The victim, however, was little - barely 5 feet.

Stop all this racist stuff. She snuffed the jew bitch because she was going to rat on her for taking money and shit. Case solved. Throw her off the bridge when the tide is going out.

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