Her Big Brother Was the Gunman

Police Chase High Speed Chase  Carol Wood's brother murdered 3 people on Saturday and led authorites on a high-speed chase a day later. She was on the phone with him during that chase.
by Tiffany Craig
Published: Mon, April 27, 2009 - 5:50 pm CST Last Updated: Wed, April 29, 2009 - 1:29 pm CST
Bill Wood's family says he's been in and out of prison his whole adult life. Even though they loved him, the Wood family believes he should have never been allowed back on the streets.

Bill Wood called his sister in the middle of Sunday's high speed chase on Interstate ten asking her to pray with him. "He prayed for God to forgive him for his sins."

Carol Wood says after her big brother killed 3 people the day before, he knew he would be next. "He knew that he was about to end his life and he wanted me to be there with him"

Wood was the sole suspect in the murders of James (JJ) Tucker and his grandparents and the attempted murder of his estranged wife, Melonie. "I wanna sincerely apologize to JJ's family. This is an absolute nightmare and I just hate that my brother's pain had to affect other people." Wood had a long rap sheet and was currently out on bond for attempted murder.

Carol Wood says her brother committed those murders on Saturday as revenge for the accidental death of his son Austin back in march. The 4-year old ran onto Highway 98 to chase a skateboard and was hit by a pickup truck. Wood blamed the adults there that day. "I don't blame her. I don't blame JJ and I don't condone anything that my brother did."

That's why Carol tried so hard to convince her brother to give up during that chase. He said no. "He said I can't do that. He said I'm gonna have a shootout because I can't go to jail. So, he got out and I heard him scream I'm not going to jail and then I heard the gunshots. It was at least 50 gunshots before I finally had to hang the phone up."

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Yes a girl also.

whatever:  How many children did they have?  I know there has been mention of the 4 year old who was killed in March, were there other children?

must u know.. yes. i just hate all that happened. alot of people can would of should of and all that. they need to let it go and let all the families heal. and as far as all the people hurt in this they were good people and jj is a hero and words cant express for what i feel for all involved. he was a good kid. The mothers healing but it will take a long long time for recovery. and yes she was turning her life around by leaving bill after what he done to a man. she couldnt belive he would do that and wanted her kids away from his lifestyle may god be with them all.

whatever:  Thanks.  You are right the only one to blame here is the shooter.  As I said I do not know any of those involved but I do know the death of a child is one of the most unbearable things a person ever has to face.  I feel nothing buy empathy for the sister and the estranged wife.  I mean can you imagine losing you child and then you estranged husband come and shoot up some innocent people (JJ and his grandparents) and you????  I cannot imagine how any of these people must be feeling right now and hope that I never have to.  MeAmerican is right about one thing, Prayer is a powerful tool and I hope that all the survivors of this will use their Faith and seek professional help in dealing with this.  These incidents are far more horrific than most people can deal with on their own emotionally.

If you do know those involved, encourage them to lean on their Faith and get counseling.  They too are victims of this tragedy.

My prayers and best wishes to all.

okay for all that dont know what ur talking about.. for one the shooters sister is innocent and all the other people hurt is innocent.. the only one that needs bashing is the shooter.. The sister was friends with the mother and loved her brother as well but she admitted and knew he did not need to be let out of jail. As far as the childs ACCIDENT the mothers not a drug head and loved her son very much.. the man was crazy and his death and the recent events would of never happened if the system didnt let him out. he didnt shoot her and those innocent people because of the death of there son.. he threatened her before that after he went to jail for stabbing someone over drugs. She was scarred for her life and was moving wanting to get away from her husband that about stabbed a man to death and he said he would kill her if she left him. So the accident of the child should not be a excuse for his actions. he was the drugie and he cheat and beat his wife she was tring to get herkidsoutthat

Ya know, I have seen many people come out and talk about things like this.  Many will go into a rage and start blaming everyone in the world except for the person that pulled the trigger.  I did not see that with this woman.  She looked more in shock than anything else and she was trying to express a feeling of remorse.  She was probably still numb from the events and she actually did pretty well on camera all things considered.

I read some of her comments back and forth with her ex sister-in-law and it looked liked she was doing her best to keep the lines of communication open in the interest of the child.  It’s just not fair to paint her with such a broad brush after seeing a few seconds of a television interview.

Maybe you should lay off the hater-aid for a few days and then see how you feel.

Maybe she really wanted to let people like you know her whole family is not psycho.  Maybe she has feelings and wanted to let the other family know she did not hold the same feelings as her crazy brother, maybe she did the interview to let people know that the family is not always behind the person committing the crimes, as is with most cases.
To assume that she did this for monetary reasons or to gain her 15 minutes is a bit presumptuous of you isn’t it?

So because the media contacts someone they should feel inclined to tell their side of the story? Oh Please! Evidently none of these events were in any way her fault. It’s beyond comprehension why she would feel compelled to involve herself publicly. Maybe she has her own demons to battle.
Granted she has endured much tragedy. Seek help from professionals rather than toss it in the public sector.

I agree she didn’t commit the crimes her brother did.  MeAmerican the media might have contacted her for her side of the story not her contacting them.  She has been through more than most of us would ever want to endure, and some of you want to berate her.  I would suggest you look at your own life before casting blame on what seems to be an innocent person caught in a bad situation.

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