<body><div>In Colorado Springs, a judge handed down two life sentences to George Weingarten, 31, for the brutal murder of his wife and 8-month-old son in 2022. He was found guilty on charges of child abuse, murder, murder of a victim under 12, and reckless endangerment a day before the sentencing on October 17. Weingarten shot his wife, Lizet Mijangos, and their son, George Weingarten, who was not even a year old at the time of the horrific incident. Weingarten confessed to investigators that his son's crying made him anxious, and he was hearing voices when he committed the murders.The tragic event left their other daughter, Marie, who was two at the time, without a mother. <figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1N5NXX_0wEl1IJA00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1N5NXX_0wEl1IJA00" width="310" height="465" ><figcaption>On Feb. 1, David Weingarten, 30, called the police and claimed he had killed his wife, Lizet Salinas-Mijangos, 26, and their 8-month-old son, George Weingarten ( Image: Colorado Springs Police Department)</figcaption></figure><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=4eqnn4_0wEl1IJA00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4eqnn4_0wEl1IJA00" width="310" height="465" ><figcaption>The trial was extended by three evaluations by medical professionals ( Image: Colorado Springs Police Department)</figcaption></figure>Marie is now in the custody of Lizet's sister, Lizbeth, who promised to raise the girl 'as her own' and has started a GoFundMe to help with the expenses.The horrific family killing happened just before 7 p.m. on February 1, 2022. Police were called to their residence on Heather Glen Drive, north of Cimarron Hills, initially for a "medical emergency."According to arrest documents, Weingarten told first responders, "I just shot my wife and son. I’ve been feeling not good lately and something just came over me. I don’t know what happened. I’ve been hearing things, and I don’t know what’s going on."When officers entered the home, they discovered Lizet and the baby, both with gunshot wounds and pronounced them dead at the scene. The Violent Crime Unit later joined the investigation. A few days into the investigation, Weingarten was arrested.Under interrogation, Weingarten expressed that his son's crying had been causing him anxiety and that he had been experiencing "bad thoughts," according to the Colorado Springs Gazette.The trial was extended by the three evaluations done by medical professionals, but eventually, Weingarten was found incompetent to stand trial on charges of killing his wife and son in 2022. KRDO reported that he was placed in a program to try and return him to competancy. Eventually, he was able to go to trial. Unfortunately, at least three women are killed per day in domestic violence situations, according to Sanctuary for Families. According to the National Domestic Violence Hotline, 1 in 4 women (24.3 percent) and 1 in 7 men (13.8 percent) aged 18 and older in the US have been the victim of severe physical violence by an intimate partner in their lifetime.Some 47,000 women and girls worldwide were killed by their intimate partners or other family members in 2020, the most recent year that data is available by the UN. The signs are often hard to spot until it is too late.Anyone affected by abuse and in need of support can contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800-799-7233). Advocates are available 24/7 and can also be reached via live chat on thehotline.org or by texting "START" to 88788 or "LOVEIS" to 22522.</div></body>

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Colorado dad's haunting admission to cops arriving at horror scene after killing wife and 8-month-old son

In Colorado Springs, a judge handed down two life sentences to George Weingarten, 31, for the brutal murder of his wife and 8-month-old son in 2022. He was found guilty on charges of child abuse, murder, murder of a victim under 12, and reckless endangerment a day before the sentencing on October 17.