A terrible tragedy has occurred and if Nicole Kish is guilty she should certainly pay the price. My heart goes out to Ross Hammond's family. Justice, however, must be served for both the victim Ross Hammond and the convicted, Nicole Kish. Was Nicole Kish wrongfully convicted of second degree murder? What role did George Dranichak play in the tragic events that transpired and ended with his friend and employee Ross Hammond losing his life?

Free Nyki - Trial Summary
On the stand, George Dranichak admits that he and Ross Hammond had responded with vile and sexually degrading comments, such as demanding oral sex for the money and numerous other names that were equally obscene and demeaning. As well Dranichak acknowledges that it was the comments made by him and friend Ross Hammond that fueled the ensuing confrontation that was to take place.....

In addition, George Dranichak was caught lying about his past criminal record during cross-examination. While attending college in the state of Kentucky, George Dranichak was arrested for breaking into another person’s dorm and severely beating the individual, of which to resolve the issue, George Dranichak paid a fairly large monetary sum to the person he had assaulted. As he was on the stand however, George Dranichak tried to allege that his criminal record belonged to his father of the same name, until at last abandoning the idea after the notion was proven absurd by the defense.
Nicole Kish: Convicted by the Media, Sentenced by the Courts | Mostly Water
“One of the ways they [the media] shaped the case [is that] Nicole was always referred to as the panhandler despite the fact there was absolutely no testimony that she was a panhandler,” said Bivens. “Contrast this with the portrayal of George Dranichak, purveyor of porn, and his business associate Ross Hammond, whom the media referred to as internet marketers.”

George Dranichak is an owner of a multi-level marketing porn company, which manages such sites as Uncaged Marketing and Guerrilla Traffic. Also, it came to light during the trial that while attending school in Kentucky, Dranichak settled out of court after violently assaulting an individual after forcing his way into the person's dorm. Being someone who runs a pornography marketing company and has a history of violence carries entirely different implications than being an “internet marketer,” and might have provided a very different narrative to the public discourse. However, these elements of Dranichak’s character were left out of media coverage.
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