Facebook Page Proclaiming Alleged Nanny Killer's Innocence Sparks Bitter Backlash

Nov. 8 2012, Published 8:00 a.m. ET
By Debbie Emery - Breaking Celebrity News Reporter
Accused nanny killer Yoselyn Ortega faces charges of first-degree murder for the brutal deaths of the children she was caring for, and despite much evidence seemingly pointing to her guilt, a new Facebook page has been created campaigning for her release.
The 50-year-old was arrested following the horrific October 25 stabbings of 6-year-old Lucia Krim and her 2-year-old brother, Leo, at their Manhattan home, and while she has admitted to police that she hurt them, sources told the New York Daily News that she has not confessed to the actual double murder.
While the administrators have remained anonymous, the Facebook page "Support Innocence of Nanny Yoselyn Ortega" claims to be run by "family, friends and just common Americans that believe she did not do this crime," they told Breaking Celebrity News.
The group is pleading for any information "that could help prove her innocence and bring the real killer or killers to be arrested.
"We believe she did not do this crime and she deserves to have her day in court to defend against the charges to prove her case in a not guilty verdict," they told Breaking Celebrity News.
Since the page was launched on October 29 – just four days after the cold-hearted stabbings – it has sparked a barrage of emotional responses from people both in support of and against Ortega, ranging from those who think she should "rot in hell" or be "put to death," to others who passionately believe that someone else committed the murders.
A rival page campaigning against support of Ortega has already been launched under the title Shut Up RaqHell She Is Delusional, expressing outrage that anyone could campaign for the alleged killer's innocence.
As Breaking Celebrity News previously reported, Ortega had an argument with her employer,