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New details in Huss murder case
By
WINK News
Story Created:
Jul 27, 2007 at 4:49 PM EST
Story Updated:
Jul 27, 2007 at 5:57 PM EST
Charlotte County - WINK News is learning more about the Charlotte County man accused of killing his wife.
Scott Huss is charged with killing Yana Huss, back in April in their Port Charlotte home.
The State Attorney's Office released some of the evidence in the case.
In the 12-hundred pages of documents, WINK News found a 12 page letter - it is the note Scott Huss wrote to his mother, which appears to be a suicide note. In it he writes "It did not have to end this way."
Huss went on to say that "everyone should read this in its entirety to begin to understand the magnitude and truth. It is lengthy, but it will be rewarding because a MOVIE will be made in honor of Scott L. Huss."
It is not clear whether Scott was refering to himself, or his young son.
Huss also writes "Nobody would listen to the truth" and called Yana a "liar and manipulator."
Testimony from those who knew Yana, however, paints a different picture.
A friend of Yana Huss told detectives she knew Scott was abusing Yana, but Yana didn't know what her options were.
Friends also told detectives Yana found child pornography and violent websites on Scott Huss's computer.
Charlotte deputies were called to their home twenty times in the weeks leading up to the murder. Deputies also say the couple had a history of domestic violence.
WINK News is also learning that Yana may have documented her own abuse. A month before she was murdered Yana was in a car accident she told an emergency room nurse she needed her bag hidden from her husband. That bag allegedly contained a recorder, note pad, and digital camera - which documented the abuse.
WINK News also learned that Scott allegedly dropped Yana's 8-year old son off at his mother's home in Central Florida after the killing. The boy appeared at his grandmother's home covered in blood carrying a briefcase, and that 12-page letter.
According to police interviews, Scott's mother, Joyce Huss didn't immediately call police after her grandson told her that his mother was dead. Police interviews indicate Joyce Huss talked to her son Scott several times that day, and was told "not to talk to anybody about it."
Friday, the day the documents were released is also the day Yana should have graduating from nursing school at Manatee Community College. Instead, her mother attended the ceremony and the school held a moment of silence for Yana Huss.
Scott Huss is charged with second degree murder and remains in the Charlotte County Jail.