Man arrested after alleged assault on girlfriend - October 11, 2008
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Saturday, October 11, 2008
James Robert Gaines, 21, arrested after alleged attack on girlfriend
James Robert Gaines was arrested in Des Moines, Iowa, after police caught him chasing his girlfriend with knives.
Richard Davis, 44, of Independence, Kansas sentenced to death for rape and murder caught on video
Marsha Spicer was raped and murdered while being videotaped in 2006. Davis has been convicted and sentenced to death in her case.
Davis and his girlfriend, Dena Riley, are also charged with another videotaped murder in the death of Michelle Huff-Ricci.
Two bodies found in Maryland Woman's Freezer identified as her adopted daughters
Last month Renee Bowman's 7 year old daughter escaped from their home. She was found by a neighbor covered in bruises. When police went to investigate, they made the shocking discovery of two little bodies in the woman's freezer. The bodies have been tentatively identified as Bowman's two adopted daughters, Jasmine Nicole Bowman, 9, and Minnet C. Bowman, 11.
Police Look For More Answers In Freezer Deaths - October 10, 2008
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Police confirm identities of girls in freezer - October 9, 2008
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Mother Was Jailed After Bodies Found in Freezer - October 9, 2008
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Chelsea Brooks murder trial underway in Kansas
Chelsea Brooks was 14 years old and 9 months pregnant when she was strangled and dumped in a shallow grave. The trial for her boyfriend, the alleged ringleader of the crime, is underway in a Kansas court.
Elgin Ray Robinson Jr. is accused of hiring two men to kill the girl. Everett Gentry has pleaded guilty to the murder and Theodore Burnett was convicted in May of this year. Gentry is the key witness in Robinson's trial and says that he was hired to kill the child.
Ex-Girlfriend testifies in Robinson Trial - October 15, 2008
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Chelsea Brooks' friends testify about the night she disappeared - October 9, 2008
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Chelsea Brooks' Family Prepares for Another Trial - September 21, 2008
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Police seeking suspect in Rape and Stabbing in Suffolk, Va
At about 2:oo am on Friday morning a woman was abducted from her home on the 100 block of Forest Oak Lane at gunpoint. she was taken in her own car to a wooded area where she was raped, stabbed, and tied to a tree. The suspect took off in the victims 4-door 2008 Suzuki Forenza with Virginia tags XVD8532.
Anyone with information is asked to call Detective John McCarley, 514-7942, or Sgt. Joe Coleman, 514-7947. Callers can also call Crime Line at 1-888-lockuup
Claude VanDusen's body found in Alabama
The 57 year old man was last seen in Battle Creek, Michigan on October 1st. His body has been located in Alabama.
Missing man's body found in Ala. - October 11, 2008
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Friday, October 10, 2008
Amber Alert for Eduardo and Julisa Orellana in California
Jose Barraza Orellana, 36, is on the run with his two children after stabbing their mother Thursday morning. He was last seen in a 2000 gray Toyota Tacoma plate number 6E70253. The children are Eduardo Orellana, 7, and Julisa Orellana, 3. It is believed they may be in the Bay Area.
The mother is in critical condition at an area hospital
Anyone with information should call 911
Update: children have been found safe, father still on the loose
Truck involved in Amber alert found near Hayward - October 10, 2008
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Sandra Givens' body found in Arkansas
Authorities have located the remains of Sandra Givens in Jacksonville, Arkansas. Givens was reported missing last year. Police have arrested George Alan Smith in her death. An inmate informant, Ronald Dale Charles who claims to be involved in 15 murders, gave the information that led to the discovery of the body in a wooded area.
Remains found in Ark. identified as mother of 3 - October 10, 2008
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Thursday, October 9, 2008
Tammi Lafave charged in murder of Haroon Khan
Why would she do this? Supposedly because she was afraid this prize of a man would leave her if she didn't.
LaFave Faces Judge in Haroon Khan Murder - October 7, 2008
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Travis Zoellick's Myspace profile
Travis Zoellick killed himself Saturday as police were closing in on him for the murder of University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee student, Haroon Khan. His girlfriend, Tammi L. LaFave, has now been charged in the murder.
The couple met on Myspace. While the profile is set to private, the picture and quote screams, "steer clear!" to me.
Christopher M. Henderson, 36, charged with incest
Christopher Henderson of Sellersburg has been charged with incest and sexual misconduct. The alleged victim, a minor relative of Henderson, reported that he directed her to perform a sex act on him and they later had intercourse.
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Timothy Jordan, Glen Grose, and Johnny Grose convicted in Mississippi of raping three year old
3 men found guilty of raping 3-year-old girl - October 8 2008
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Family Friends, Father Convicted In 2005 Rape Of 3-Year-Old Girl - October 8, 2008
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Pennsylvania woman, Michelle "Shelby" Orphalee McMullen, 27, missing
McMullen has not been seen since September 28. She was on the way to Louisiana fro Pennsylvania when she went missing. Her car has been found in Hagerstown, Maryland two blocks off I-81.
What Happened to Michelle McMullen? - October 10, 2008
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Police suspect missing woman in theft from church - October 9, 2008
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Missing woman’s car found - October 8, 2008
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Grambling student missing - October 7, 2008
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Remains of three found in Western Kentucky Lake
Skeletal remains found in submerged van in Ky. - October 8, 2008
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State to Seek Homicide Indictment against Casey Anthony
Three year old Florida girl, Caylee Anthony, hasn't been seen since June. Her mother has been under suspicion in the case for months.
Authorities are going to take the case to a Grand Jury starting Tuesday to seek an indictment against Casey Anthony in the death of the child.
Raymond Whitcher, 17, charged in murder of Bhattarai Ashok in Texas
Police have arrested and charged 17 year old high school junior, Raymond Witcher, with murder.
On September 28, as Ashok was closing the store for the night, someone entered the store and shot him several times with an automatic rifle. The robber left with approximately $5000 dollars in cash.
Authorities say that Witcher broke down and made a full confession to killing the convenience store clerk. Bond has been set at 1 million dollars.
Harrell Johnson, 29, convicted of murder in Erica Green's death
Erica Green's decapitated corpse was found in Kansas City in 2001. The child's head was located nearby her body in a trash bag. For four years, she was only known as Precious Doe.
In May of 2005, after her grandfather stepped forward with information, she was identified. Her mother and her mother's boyfriend were arrested and charged with murder.
Harrell Johnson has now been convicted in Kansas City of murder. According to prosecutors, Johnson kicked Erica in the head. Knowing the child was dying, Johnson and the mother decided not to seek medical attention because they both had warrants out for their arrests. They waited for the girl to die, and Johnson cut her head off with garden shears. They then dumped her body in the woods.
David Hardin, of Chickamauga, charged with child molestation
Hardin has been charged with three counts of child molestation, one count of incest, and on count of pandering.
Chickamauga man facing more charges in child sex investigation - October 8, 2008
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
"Precious Doe" Erica Green's Mother testifies at her husband's trial
Michelle Johnson testified in a Kansas City Courtroom today that her little girl needed help after being her husband Harrell Johnson kicked her in the head, but they were on the run from police, so they waited for her to die.
"I was on the floor with her. I was singing her favorite song to her, which was a Barney song," Michelle Johnson told the jury. "I kissed her. I was asking God to let my daughter live and to take me."
Erica Greens body was found decapitated and nude in 2001. She was known as Precious Doe until 2005 when her grandfather stepped forward with information.
Mom says at KC trial she waited for girl to die - October 7, 2008
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Monday, October 6, 2008
Danial Todd Gratton, 44, charged in Edmonton abduction
Gratton is charge with sexual assault, sexual interference, kidnapping, abduction of a person under 14, and administering a noxious substance in the the abduction of a young girl in Edmonton over the weekend.
Accused Alta. child abductor sports black eye in first court appearance - October 9, 2008
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Corrections Canada followed rules in not issuing warning: former officer - October 8, 2008
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Another abduction victim comes forward: police - October 7, 2008
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Man charged in abduction of Edmonton girl - October 6, 2008
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Deviant past unknown - October 7, 2008
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Daniel Ross, former Spokane Firefighter, charged in second sexual assualt
Ross has been charged with fourth degree assault with sexual motivation. It is alleged that he took a teenage girl to a department store and bought her three bras and asked the girl to model them for him. While she was changing, she says that Ross fondled her.
Former firefighter facing new sexual assault charge - October 6, 2008
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Katherine Bunnell convicted of 2nd degree murder in death of Thomas "T.J." Wright
Thomas Wright was three years old when he was beaten to death. Katherine Bunnell, his aunt, has been convicted of killing him.
Sentencing for woman convicted of child's death - October 6, 2008
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U.S. Supreme court denies Georgia death row inmate, Troy Davis, a new hearing
Troy Davis was convicted of the 1989 murder of Mark MacPhail, a Savannah, Georgia police officer. MacPhail was shot while trying to intervene in an altercation outside a convenience store.
Davis was scheduled to die on September 23, but his execution was halted by a stay two hours before he was to be put to death.
Latrice Hunter suspected of killing April Myers, 26, in Charleston West virginia
Latrice Hunter was arrested in August in the beating death of April Myers. Investigators are going to Detroit Monday to bring Hunter back to West Virginia.
Suspect Charged in Charleston Murder Being Brought Back to W.Va. - October 6, 2008
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Family, Friends Mourn Murder Victim - August 25, 2008
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Eddie Rivera, 33, a city firefighter in Sringfield, Massachusetts charged with rape
Police, responding to a home invasion call, arrested Rivera on suspicion of aggravated rape and battery with a dangerous weapon.
Springfield man charged in rape - October 5, 2008
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Sunday, October 5, 2008
Amber Alert Issued for 7 Year Old Alberta Girl
Update: Anastasia Wheddon has been found safe. Police have suspect in custody.
The Province of Alberta Issued the Amber Alert Sunday afternoon after the girl was abducted in North East Edmonton while playing with her two bothers.
Anastasia Marie Wheddon 7 years, white female with brown eyes and brown hair, she is 4' 2" and weighs 55 pounds. She was last seen wearing a peach-coloured dress with floral designs, white tennis shoes and socks.
The suspect is an unknown white male 20 to 30 years of age and balding with blond hair and about six feet tall. He was last seen wearing a darh zip up hoodie and silver-rimmed glasses.
The suspect vehicle is a royal blue sport utility vehicle. Possible a Geo Tracker
Anyone with information is asked to call the Edmonton Police Department at 780-432-4567 or dial 911.
The Province of Alberta Issued the Amber Alert Sunday afternoon after the girl was abducted in North East Edmonton while playing with her two bothers.
Anastasia Marie Wheddon 7 years, white female with brown eyes and brown hair, she is 4' 2" and weighs 55 pounds. She was last seen wearing a peach-coloured dress with floral designs, white tennis shoes and socks.
The suspect is an unknown white male 20 to 30 years of age and balding with blond hair and about six feet tall. He was last seen wearing a darh zip up hoodie and silver-rimmed glasses.
The suspect vehicle is a royal blue sport utility vehicle. Possible a Geo Tracker
Anyone with information is asked to call the Edmonton Police Department at 780-432-4567 or dial 911.
Police make arrest in 7-year-old girl's abduction - October 6, 2008
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Canadian teens Barton Reeder and Philip Perry get house arrest in gang assault
Two teens who have pleaded guilty of participation in a February 2007 sexual assault on a 16 year old girl. After the assault, video of the unconscious girl being attacked was shown to students in the cafeteria of her High School.
Reeder and Perry, both 19, each received 21 month conditional sentences with one year of that being house arrest.
editorial outburst:
house arrest??????!!!!!!
Juan Joseph, 24, killed in shooting in Winston-Salem
Demetrius Hairston, 26, has been charged in the death of Juan Joseph. Hairston had a gunshot wound to his leg, and has been admitted to Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center.
The shooting occurred on Martin Luther King Jr. drive at 2:41 am on Saturday.
If you have any information please call CrimeStoppers at 727-2800
or the Police department at 773-7700
Michigan Amber Alert for missing 2 year old, Tangena Hussain
Tangena Hussain is missing from Detroit. Tangena was last seen wearing a brown, long-sleeved T-shirt with a cartoon picture on the front, white nylon cargo pants and gold sandals. She is around 3-feet 2-inches tall and weighs 34 pounds, and has a scar from a burn on her upper lip and chin.
Anyone with information about Tangena or her disappearance, should call Detroit Police at 313-596-1240.
Crime Stoppers offer $6000 reward - October 31, 2008
He's accused of raping teen - October 15, 2008
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Detroit police, family still searching for missing 2-year-old - October 11, 2008
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Vigil Held For Missing Child - October 10, 2008
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Backyard dig in Tangena Hussain search nets items - October 8, 2008
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Boyfriend Of Missing Girl's Mom Arrested (on unrelated charge they have not found the child)
Police seek missing girl, 2 - October 3, 2008
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