[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 53 (Tuesday, March 27, 2007)]
[House]
[Page H3085]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                            BARBECUE KILLER

  (Mr. POE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. POE. Mr. Speaker, Tynesha Stewart, a 19-year-old freshman at 
Texas A&M, was looking forward to spring break and coming home to 
Houston to visit with her mother.
  There was one problem with coming home, however. Her possessive ex-
boyfriend Timothy Shepherd would not leave her alone. Tynesha knew that 
he would contact her, even though she had repeatedly told him she 
wanted to move on. He and his male ego refused to accept this.
  On March 15, Tynesha made one final attempt to cut the ties with this 
harasser. She told him that she was seeing someone else and that it was 
over. Shepherd decided if he could not have her, no one would, and he 
strangled this young college student.
  This was not the end of his barbaric acts. He needed to get rid of 
her body, so he dismembered Tynesha and then he barbecued her on his 
apartment patio grill. The burning of her body took 2 full days. 
Shepherd did all this to the person he claimed he loved.
  Timothy Shepherd has been charged with murder for his grisly crimes. 
The people of Texas will properly decide what to do with this barbecue 
killer.
  Love is not harassment, control, or abuse. You never hurt someone you 
claim you love. And if you do, woe to you, because justice will rule 
the day.
  And that's just the way it is.

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