The just-released 11 pages of findings in the evaluation reveal bizarre, frightening, and dark delusions. Michelle Mishcon Stevens and John Stevens III were attacked and killed in 2016. The Jupiter resident who was then 19 and attending Florida State University was found biting and chewing on Stevens' face in the driveway of the couples home on Southeast Kokomo Lanein Martin County. State witness Gamache did not believe that Harrouff met the legal standard of insanity during the crime. Harrouff reportedly told officers: "Help me, I ate something bad.". Back in 2016, Austin Harrouff killed a couple and was discovered by the police chewing the man's face at the scene of the crime. Assistant State Attorney Brandon White in court Tuesday said after the Jan. 25 deposition, Gamache sent to the state 45 gigabytes of materials on a flash drive but it was lost in shipping and once it arrives, will be shared with the defense. The defense and prosecution each tapped a psychologist to evaluate Harrouff after the killings, and both deemed him insane at the time. The criminal case for Austin Harrouff might now be closed, but the state attorney's office said it still isn't finished. Aug. 24, 2016: Wade Harrouff tells The Post he blames mental illness for his son's actions. On Jan. 26, Harrouff, 26, began a new period of civil confinement at Florida State Hospital in Chattahoochee about 40 miles northwest of Tallahassee near the Georgia border after being delivered from the Martin County Jail to the sprawling complex that maintains 469 beds in two different maximum-security forensic units, according to sheriff's spokesperson Christine Christofek. Harrouff is conscious at St. Mary's Medical Center, but remains in the hospital for several more weeks as he recovers. On Aug. 15, 2016, Martin County Sheriff's Office deputies found 19-year-old Austin Harrouff on top of the bloodied 59-year-old John Stevens III, gnawing on his face and making . tells The Palm Beach Post his son remains in the hospital and his organs are failing. which led to more court hearings fighting over the release of all footage, The State Attorney's Office in Martin County releases Austin Harrouff's jail calls. KILLER Austin Harrouff could have been legally insane when he attacked and chewed the face of his victim. When asked what it was, he replied, Humans., leaves dinner with his father, Wade Harrouff, his sister and his father's girlfriend at a Duffy's Sports Grill in Jupiter and goes to his mother's home, Friends and family later tell The Post that John Stevens III and Michelle Mishcon, deputies say the former Florida State University student even told deputies to just kill me.. The now 25-year-old former-frat boy is still awaiting trial as his lawyers have claimed he is mentally ill and the FBI found no evidence of illicit drugs in his. In reviewing his mental condition at the time of the attack Landrum concluded the now 23-year-old Harrouff suffered "an acute psychotic episode" and that he "was unable to distinguish right from wrong.". This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. When the police came to the scene, both John and Michelle had been beaten and stabbed outside their Florida home. denies Austin Harrouff's defense attorneys' motion to find Florida's insanity defense law unconstitutional. Have a tip or story idea? The reason I think someone is waiting inside my house to stab me to death when I get home every day. Aug. 2, 2019: Bauer agrees to let prosecutors audio-record a psychological examination with Austin Harrouff. All rights reserved. Frat boy and American football player Austin Harrouff was born on December 21, 1996. He said he convinced his son to put away the knife, which was later found near the victims. Its possible too, that when Harrouff, 25, goes on trial, he will not have a jury determine whether he was insane at the time John Stevens III, 59, and Michelle Mishcon, 53, were brutally murdered on Aug. 15, 2016. White maintained that prosecutors did everything possible to prove the case, but the facts were not there. appreciated. He was also deeply involved in sports and. Two other mental health experts have been consulted since, with neuropsychologist Michael Gamache contradicting the other findings. Harrouff, now 25, butchered John Stevens and Michelle Mischon in their Jupiter, Florida, garage with a machete in 2016, and was found by police gnawing on Stevens' face as he lay dying. The now 25-year-old former-frat boy is still awaiting trial as his lawyers have claimed he is mentally ill and the FBI found no evidence of illicit drugs in his system, other than THC. "It's apparent to me, and probably everyone, that Gov. The parents of a five-week-old baby mauled by two rottweilers have spoken for the first time since their little girls life was taken. DCF officials didnt immediately provide answers to questions regarding Harrouffs treatment or how long he could be involuntarily committed. Both experts found that Harrouff was unable to distinguish right from wrong, meaning he meets Floridas criteria to be acquitted by reason of insanity. They said he tried to test his powers and said things like, "I've become like almost immortal.". White also said because of the current definition of "voluntary intoxication," Gamache's conclusion that Harrouff was experiencing psychosis from withdrawals would only go to support insanity, not voluntary intoxication. Dr Landrum's findings said: "He recalls having a machete in his hand and stabbing her 'and it was like she was covered in darkness'. He says he does not remember going to his mother's house and drinking vegetable oil, but recalls running to his father's house and hearing voices. All times AEDT (GMT +11). June 17, 2019: Bauer denies Austin Harrouff's defense attorneys' motion to find Florida's insanity defense law unconstitutional. After a meal with his father ended in an argument, Harrouff stormed off, claiming the last thing he remembers is walking home. 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"Right now, we have not guilty by reason of insanity, which, for all intensive and purposes, it gets the defendant off completely," White said. Austin, now 25, is a former student at Florida State University. The move came after Martin County Circuit Judge Sherwood Bauer on Nov. 28 ruled that Harrouff was not guilty by reason of insanity after finding two psychologists concluded he was suffering an acute psychotic episode on Aug. 15, 2016 when he fatally stabbed John Stevens III, 59, and Michelle Mishcon, 53, at their home in southern Martin County during an unprovoked attack. I feel so terrible for them, that they will never get to experience the love that my father and Michelle couldve given them, the memories that couldve been made with them, and the lessons they couldve learned from them.. We dont create the facts and we dont create the law, he said. Eventually, after another fight with his father, he leaves and finds himself wandering the streets near Southeast Kokomo Lane. Defense attorney Robert Watson told Bauer once the materials are reviewed, they would seek to exclude Gamache as a witness and questioned the validity of his conclusions. Third exam:Prosecutors ask judge to appoint 2nd state expert to evaluate Austin Harrouff. Harrouff is charged with murder and attempted murder after police say, in 2016, he brutally killed a couple with a machete outside of their home. I don't know how to put it into words.". Harrouff purchased hallucinogenic mushrooms a few days before the attack, investigators have said, but they found no traces of the drug in his blood that night, according to CNN affiliate WPLG. "(Harrouff) will pay for what he has done. Court documents revealed that one officer ordered the frat boy to get off at gunpoint, while another used a stun gun on him but Harrouff would not let go. Harrouf has been jailed since the incident. Not only for myself but for my family. "My hope is that one day, when I think of them, I can veer my focus off the brutality of their murders and have happy memories instead," she said in an interview with The Palm Beach Post, the first she has given since their deaths. Another picture was taken in the garage where Mishcons body was found, reports the Mail Online. "I know it's not flakka-induced," Wade Harrouff said. Landscaper John, was found with Harrouff pinning him to the floor, chewing his face in the driveway. That was news to me. Austin Harrouff, 25, had decided to face the judge, not a jury, for killing couple John Stevens III, 59, and Michelle Mishcon, 53, in a grisly beating and stabbing double homicide.Authorities said Harrouff also stabbed the couple's neighbor Jeffrey Fisher, who attempted . Not the defense, the county, the state. In the hours and days after the fatal attacks, law-enforcement officers said they believed a reaction to a designer drug such as bath salts or flakka prompted the attacks. Despite using an electric stun gun on him the muscly student wouldnt let go of Mr Stevens. When Martin County Sheriffs Office deputies arrived, they used a Taser on Harrouff, kicked him in the head and used a law-enforcement dog to remove him from Stevens body. We all know this would not be the outcome if he were not who he is.. With his mouth, he attempted to bite into the muscle of a man's face. On Monday, victim impact statements were read in the courtroom, a court manager told CNN. Ron DeSantis might also support the measure. Four words come to mind: white, rich boy justice, Mishcon said, according to WPLG. Harrouff, who grew up in the Jupiter area and attended Suncoast High School, was 19 at the time of their deaths, which took place at their home on Southeast Kokomo Lane, just north of the Jupiter. All Rights Reserved. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. The prosecutor said, however, that the frustration voiced in court was misdirected. The then 19-year-old was found by police at the scene of the crime on top of the man John Stevens, 59, chewing his face. Thats all you have to do.. The former Florida State University student, then 19, was found biting and chewing on Stevens III's face in the man's driveway. He bases that not on any eyewitness accounts, he bases it on texts that are between fraternity brothers. After being removed from the body, Harrouff was taken to hospital for two months, suffering from a burned oesophagus. What Happened To Austin Harrouff? In one particularly chilling picture, it looks like he has something stuck on his teeth. ("Austin) must have some psychological break. She said staffers from the Martin County State Attorneys Office gave them a rough release window of just six to 12 months. In a statement sent to Law&Crime, Harrouff attorney Nellie L. Kingmaintained Harrouffs actions that day were completely out of character and stemmed from mental illness. Frat boy Austin Harrouff stands accused of brutally murdering John Stevens, 59, and Michelle Mishcon, 53, at their home Jupiter, Florida, on August 15 this year. Jodi Bruce, one of Michelles sisters, said she learned from the news not from prosecutors or the victim advocate about the death penalty not being an option in this case. A full report detailing the days before the attack was released and says that Harrouff felt "as if God was talking to him" and "dog spirits were part of him". And that's basically it.. Melissa E. Holsman is the legal affairs reporter for TCPalm and Treasure Coast Newspapers, and is writer and co-host ofUncertain Terms, a true crime podcast. It should be a very smooth transition for him and for the facility. ", The report concluded: "the manifestation of Mr Harrouff's psychiatric illness resulted in a psychotic episode so acute that two innocent people were killed.". Two other mental health experts have been consulted since, with neuropsychologist Michael Gamache contradicting the other findings. He was pursuing a degree in exercise science from the institution, AP News reported. Austin Harrouff to face two counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted murder following gruesome August 15th killings . She described him as extremely remorseful for the pain he caused the families, and she said that he was sincerely open to treatment. "He also remembers seeing a man and 'he was like glowing white'. But White noted that some drugs including newer synthetic varieties do not always show up on tests. 2020 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. He also described paranoia at night and a heightened religiosity. 1:22. During the same hearing, Bauer canceled a September status check without setting a new date, calling into question whether the Nov. 4 trial date will remain in place. Both were pronounced dead at the scene. Now, on the third anniversary of the deaths of Stevens and Mishcon, there is a trial scheduled for Nov. 4, but it remains unclear whether Harrouff, his attorneys and prosecutors will put on their case for a jury before the end of the year. A trial for double murder suspect Austin Harrouff is likely still months away, a judge said Tuesday during a hearing that mostly centered on what experts will be allowed to testify about the night hes accused of killing a Tequesta couple in 2016. Phil.'. Phil in 2018, telling the host that his son was acting erratically in the weeks before the slaying and that his mother had made an appointment for him to be seen by a doctor. Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. White wants to see if a "guilty but insane" conviction could still allow someone to be deemed insane at the time of the commission of a crime, but still be given a prison sentence. However, White said a third mental health expert, Michael Gamache, had concluded Harrouff was not insane at the time he committed the murders, contradicting the findings of two other mental health experts. "clear and convincing" standard wrongly shifts the burden of proof from the state to the defendant. During Harrouff's hearing in November, Bauer heard from sometimes angry and frustrated family members of Stevens and Mishcon, who questioned his insanity defense, lashed out at Harrouffs parents, and criticized the state for the protracted prosecution that never went to trial. White said he would contact state lawmakers to ask them to support the legislative changes and additions in the next session, feeling Gov. State psychologist: Austin Harrouff legally insane when he murdered a Tequesta couple, Defense psychiatrist: Austin Harrouff, suspect in face-biting deaths, didn't know conduct was wrong. Florida currently doesn't have many options for convicting people considered insane. MARTIN COUNTY, Fla. The criminal case for Austin Harrouff has closed, but the state attorney's office isn't putting it in the past yet. Former Florida State University fraternity member Austin Harrouff,. This story has been shared 103,543 times. KILLER Austin Harrouff could have been legally insane when he attacked and chewed the face of his victim. 00:04 00:30 A cannibalistic double-murderer from Florida could end up walking the streets again without ever going to trial. Bauer granted the defense several weeks to prepare for a hearing scheduled for June 20 and 21 to determine whether the state will be allowed to call Gamache as a witness. I had special abilities.". Harrouff, then 19-years-old, was having dinner with his family when he stormed off in an agitated state, officials said at the time. He then pleaded with officers to kill him, saying: Shoot me now, I deserve to die.. Hours later, authorities responded to the Stevens home and found the teen stabbing the couple to death and then biting John Stevens face, CNN has reported. "Its a 2016 case 2016, and it is 2022. The trial for Austin Harrouff, the man accused of killing a Martin County couple and biting the face of a victim in August 2016, is scheduled to begin in November. If we need to be the punching bag, thats fine, he told Law&Crime on the phone. Two psychologists one hired by the defense and one for the state have concluded that on Aug. 15, 2016, Harrouff was suffering an acute psychotic episode when he attacked and killed Mishcon and Stevens III during a vicious, unprovoked attack. Harrouff then spat out a chunk of flesh, which he admitted was human and said he had no memory of the attack. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. "It's like a nightmare. Michelle Mishcons sisters said prosecutors told them Austin Harrouff could get out of a mental rehabilitation hospital in a matter of months after Mondays controversial plea deal was announced on the same day his trial was supposed to start. Phil interview. The two victims of Harrouff's crime, John Stevens and his wife Michelle Mishcon, 53, died on August 15, 2016. When asked what it was, he replied, Humans.. Frat boy and American football player Austin Harrouff was born on December 21, 1996. Austin Harrouff, 19, also begged deputies to kill him after they pulled him off John Stevens' body, according to the records, obtained Monday by the Palm Beach Post. Michelle Mischon's family files a wrongful-death lawsuit against Austin Harrouff. Mishcon Stevens sister, Cindy Mishcon, was the first to address Harrouff in court, according to WPLG. Emailus. But that doctor suffered a recent health setback that made him unavailable to testify at trial, White said. At one point, deputies say the former Florida State University student even told deputies to just kill me.. Phil interview. Loved ones argued that Harrouff knew what he was doing when he killed the couple and injured neighbor Jeffrey Fisher. The direction he went in with his opinion was that this was a psychosis caused by either acute or chronic withdrawal from controlled substances, Watson said. Deputies said Harrouff was walking to his father's home in the neighborhood when he targeted Stevens III and Mishcon. State witness Gamache did not believe that Harrouff met the legal standard of insanity during the crime. Aug. 15, 2017: John Stevens IV talks to The Post about loss of his father a year after his death, dealing with the international spotlight and raising his children without a grandfather. 1. I would say you could probably find a psychologist to say whatever you want them to say.". Harrouff Reportedly Behaved Erratically Before Alleged 'Random' Attack. "Its a 2016 case 2016, and it is 2022. "He's using all these drugs one year prior, he suddenly stops, cuts it out cold turkey, and based on the withdrawals, he had psychosis," White explained while paraphrased Gamache's report. John Stevens III and 53-year-old Michelle Mishcon (WPEC). Bauer told lawyers for the state and defense he was concerned about multiple-month delays that have stretched out Harrouffs prosecution by nearly six years. He wrote Harrouff suffered from "severe mental disease," in particular bipolar disorder and acute manic episodes with psychotic features and clinical lycanthropy delusions, also known as werewolf syndrome. Their loved ones were experiencing a lot of pain and hurt. The injury could have been from ingesting chemicals in the couple's garage as state-appointed psychologist Dr Landrum said in a report that Harrouff "remembers drinking a bottle of liquid". Do you know what you said to him? If not with his life, then with the only thing we can get from him, which is a civil judgment.". Harrouffs family, including his dentist father Wade Harrouff, insisted that the former Florida State fraternity brother suffered from acute mental illness at the time of the slayings and had acted strangely in the preceding weeks. He fatally stabbed a couple, Michelle Mishcon and John Stevens, on the 16th of August 2016. Police have said Harouff killed both John and Michelle Mischon Stevens with a machete outside of their Palm Beach County home in August 2016. While attending Florida State University, Harrouff attacked and killed a couple in their garage, during which he claims to have blacked out. Two experts, one for the defense and one for the State, determined Austin was experiencing a psychotic break at the time of the homicides and lacked the intent necessary to be criminally responsible for his conduct, said King. He said his son pulled out a knife and said something was going to happen. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. STUART Killer Austin Harrouff, who in November was acquitted of two 2016 murder charges by reason of insanity, has been transferred from jail to a secured state mental health facility, sheriffs officials confirmed. In the other court documents, more details emerge: In the hours before the attacks, friends and family said Austin Harrouff had been acting strangely. If you are a subscriber, thank you. August 18, 2021. The prosecutors in this case just didnt have what it took to handle it.. He said that what happened to the victims was horrific, probably one of the worst slayings in the circuit. "But I don't know if that's ever going to happen.". Melissa E. Holsman is the legal affairs reporter for TCPalm and Treasure Coast Newspapers, and is writer and co-host of Uncertain Terms, a true crime podcast. Judge rules Austin Harrouff not guilty by reason of insanity in murder of Tequesta couple, Austin Harrouffs parents noticed odd behavior in son before Martin couples fatal stabbing | Photos, video, NPR/Floodlight probe shows Overdorf, Mast victimized by actual 'fake news', Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. Where is Austin Harrouff now? Not only did defense experts refute this theory, but the State sent evidence specimens to two different drug testing facilities on three different occasions only to have negative results tendered each time, according to King. MIAMI (CBSMiami) - A forensic psychological evaluation report reveals disturbing insight into the mental state of the man accused of the horrific double murder of a Florida couple. Bauer further noted a defense expert found Harrouff suffered from a mental illness, specifically, Bipolar I Disorder with psychotic features.. The Mishcons have argued the two psychologists who found Harrouff insane at the time of the killings relied largely on what he told them during interviews. Nov. 23, 2016: In hundreds of pages of court documents released by the 19th Judicial Circuit State Attorney's Office, a toxicology report from the Federal Bureau of Investigation says no designer drugs were found in Austin Harrouff's system, only trace amounts of marijuana. Or to keep it anonymous, click here. Your dad asks you on the afternoon before you killed my sister, Did you throw the drugs out? 4:36 PM EST, Tue November 29, 2022. "We shouldn't give the keys to the prison, so to speak, to psychologists," White said. The doctor ultimately recommended that Harrouff be involuntarily admitted to a mental hospital, if the court does rule him legally insane. Austin Harrouff, 25, pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to two counts of first-degree murder and other charges for the 2016 slayings of John Stevens, 59, and his wife, Michelle Mishcon . Bleeding from his injuries, he ran back to his home and called 911. There's a six-month review that's sent by the attending psychiatrist, and then after that there's an annual review that is sent to the judge with a recommendation as to continue treatments, Watson said. He is well-known for his heinous murder of Florida couple Michelle and John Stevens. He will not go to prison. 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