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11-05-2003, 08:01 PM
Mental Exam Ordered For Woman Accused Of Cannibalism
Severed Legs Found In Trash Bin Near Woman's Apartment
POSTED: 10:35 a.m. MST November 5, 2003
UPDATED: 4:04 p.m. MST November 5, 2003
ALAMOSA, Colo. -- A judge has ordered a psychiatric evaluation of a woman who was sent to the state hospital after she was accused of killing, dismembering and cannibalizing a man a decade ago.
District Judge Pattie Swift on Tuesday said the evaluation of Carolyn Gloria Blanton will be conducted by a psychiatrist not connected with the Colorado Mental Health Institute. The Pueblo hospital wants to release the 50-year-old Blanton, who has been institutionalized there since 1994 for the slaying of Alamosa artist Peter Green.
Green, 51, was last seen alive on Nov. 11, 1993. His mutilated body was found at his home near Alamosa by friends two months later. He had been shot several times.
Two days later, Green's severed legs were found in a trash bin near Blanton's Alamosa apartment. Contents of a cooking pot at the woman's apartment tested positive for human remains.
Blanton pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity, but the trial was halted in 1997 after doctors said she was unfit to stand trial. She lives at the Pueblo hospital, where she receives medication for schizophrenia and receives counseling. Doctors say she is ready to live on her own, though she would remain in contact with the hospital.
In 2001, Dr. Elissa Ball , a psychiatrist, said Blanton never exhibited anger when others referred to her as a "cannibal," but she has wept over such references. Blanton has legally changed her name to Jane Lynn Woodry.
Deputy District Attorney Mike Gonzales has opposed Blanton's release and pushed for the independent evaluation.
Copyright 2003 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Severed Legs Found In Trash Bin Near Woman's Apartment
POSTED: 10:35 a.m. MST November 5, 2003
UPDATED: 4:04 p.m. MST November 5, 2003
ALAMOSA, Colo. -- A judge has ordered a psychiatric evaluation of a woman who was sent to the state hospital after she was accused of killing, dismembering and cannibalizing a man a decade ago.
District Judge Pattie Swift on Tuesday said the evaluation of Carolyn Gloria Blanton will be conducted by a psychiatrist not connected with the Colorado Mental Health Institute. The Pueblo hospital wants to release the 50-year-old Blanton, who has been institutionalized there since 1994 for the slaying of Alamosa artist Peter Green.
Green, 51, was last seen alive on Nov. 11, 1993. His mutilated body was found at his home near Alamosa by friends two months later. He had been shot several times.
Two days later, Green's severed legs were found in a trash bin near Blanton's Alamosa apartment. Contents of a cooking pot at the woman's apartment tested positive for human remains.
Blanton pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity, but the trial was halted in 1997 after doctors said she was unfit to stand trial. She lives at the Pueblo hospital, where she receives medication for schizophrenia and receives counseling. Doctors say she is ready to live on her own, though she would remain in contact with the hospital.
In 2001, Dr. Elissa Ball , a psychiatrist, said Blanton never exhibited anger when others referred to her as a "cannibal," but she has wept over such references. Blanton has legally changed her name to Jane Lynn Woodry.
Deputy District Attorney Mike Gonzales has opposed Blanton's release and pushed for the independent evaluation.
Copyright 2003 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.