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School Shootings: History, what can We do.....

2011-01-22T14:35:00.000-05:00

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School shootings, in the now most commonplace definition of the word, seemed to have begun back in 1966, in Texas. There, on August 1, 1966, Charles Joseph Whitman, a former Marine and a student at Texas A&M in Austin, Texas, barricaded himself in the school's tower, where he opened fire on the students below . In all, 32 students were wounded, 10 killed on the ground below; he killed three people in the tower, and had already killed his wife and his mother prior to going to the tower for his rampage. For reference on this topic, refer to the Wikipedia page on Charles Whitman- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Whitman.

But- even before Texas, there was another, just as tragic school massacre, if not more so. I guess I can't really say 'more so', anything in this particular subject matter is tragic. In 1927, on May 18, in Bath Michigan, 38 school children, and 7 adults were killed because of the wrath of one man-Andrew Kehoe. Kehoe was a member of the school board, and was upset that a property tax had been levied to help pay for the construction of a new school building. In Kehoe's mind, this tax was 'the straw that broke the camel's back'. He blamed that tax for helping lead to foreclosure actions against his farm. Apparently, over a period of several months, Andrew Kehoe, as a school board member with easy access to the school, planted a large amount of dynamite inside the school building. The morning of May 18, 1927, Kehoe first killed his wife, then set fire to his barn. While firefighters were pre-occupied with that fire, this apparently is when Kehoe detonated the dynamite at the school. It was as devious a plan as one could possibly imagine, the man knowing full well the number of children there and how many he could kill. There are several resources on the internet about this tragedy. Google Bath School Tragedy, you will immediately come upon many of the main sources of information about this incident.

There seems to have been a steady rash of school shootings, bombings, and incidents of terror for almost as long as we have had public schools in the United States.

We have seen an almost steady increase of news grabbing headlines about another student, or another person somewhere who has supposedly 'snapped', and gone into a school with guns blazing.

Take a look at this list, the unbelievably LONG list here below, and the details of each, and then we can work on the biggest question of all- WHY? Why do we seem to either completely miss, or just overlook the red flags that should tell us something? Is it a lack of caring? A feeling of -OH, but you mean ME? You want ME to open my mouth and say something? Why can't it be someone else? PLEASE people. Get real. Just in the last few days, we've got another tragedy or two that has unveiled itself in Los Angelas. What about the recent Arizona shootings? Even though that wasn't school related, my gosh, there was a NINE YEAR OLD LITTLE GIRL KILLED THERE!!!!! WHY???? There is ALWAYS 20/20 vision in hindsight. It is going to take more than just one or two people who aren't afraid to stand up and bring attention to a potentially explosive situation before it happens. IT TAKES ALL OF US-!

On July 26, 1764, four Lenape American Indian warriors entered a log schoolhouse of white settlers in what is now Franklin County, Pennsylvania, near present-day Greencastle. Inside were the schoolmaster, Enoch Brown, and twelve young students. Brown pleaded with the warriors to spare the children before being shot and scalped. The warriors then began to tomahawk and scalp the children, killing nine or ten of them (reports vary). Two children who had been scalped survived.
On June 22, 1871 Anna Dwight, the schoolmistress of Stone Lake Schoolhouse, inLaGrange County, Indiana is shot to death outside her schoolhouse by Chauncey Barnes, a rejected suitor. Barnes then committed suicide by shooting himself in the head several times.
January 21, 1882 in Red Bud, Illinois, United States. While chastising student James McBride, teacher Robert Bailey was fatally wounded when the student stabbed him twice with a knife he was using to sharpen a pencil.
August 27, 1886    Charleston, West Virginia. After being reprimanded by his teacher, James Kiser, 15-year-old John Griffith, a student at a school in Jackson County, brought a knife and rocks to school the next morning. When he was about to hit Kiser with a rock a student warned the teacher and a struggle ensued in which Griffith stabbed Kiser several times, leaving him deathly injured.
January 26, 1899 in Albany, Missouri. When he got whipped by his teacher T. B. Hunter, student Charles Ayres drew a jackknife and slashed the teacher's throat. The incident happened at Adams school, about 12 miles (19 km) northeast of Albany.
On May 17, 1889 in Washington D.C., Sarah E. Allen, a third grade teacher at the Jefferson school, is shot to death in front of her class by her estranged husband Oswald C. Allen, who then turned the gun on himself and committed suicide.
On April 9, 1891 In Newburgh, New York, 70-year-old James Foster fired a shotgun at a group of male students in the playground of St. Mary's Parochial School, causing minor injuries to several of the students.
On December 21, 1898 In New York City, New York, Samuel Jacobson, student at Grammar School 85, stabbed his 8-year-old classmate Hans Pietze with a pocketknife after he fell over the latters foot. Both students were said to have quarrelled often before.
On February 26, 1902 in Camargo, Illinois, teacher Fletcher R. Barnett shot and killed another teacher, Eva C. Wiseman, in front of her class at a school near Camargo, Illinois. After shooting at a pupil who came to help Miss Wiseman and wounding himself in a failed suicide attempt he waited in the classroom until a group of farmers came to lynch him. He then ran out of the school building, grabbed a shotgun from one of the farmers and shot himself, before running away and leaping into a well where he finally drowned. The incident was likely sparked by Wiseman's refusal to marry Barnett.
February 24, 1903 in Inman, South Carolina. Edward Foster, a 17-year-old student at Inman High school, was shot and fatally wounded by his teacher Reuben Pitts after he had jerked a rod from Pitts' hands to resist punishment. According to the teacher, Foster struck the pistol Pitts had drawn to defend himself, thus causing its discharge. Pitts was later acquitted of murder.
September 12, 1905 in Athens, Tennessee. Student Ernest Powers fatally stabbed his teacher Elbert Wattanbarger when he attempted to whip him for throwing stones.
On October 10, 1906 in Cleveland, Ohio Harry Smith shot and killed 22-year-old teacher Mary Shepard at South Euclid School after she had rejected him. Smith escaped and committed suicide in a barn near his home two hours later.
On March 11, 1908 in Boston, Massachusetts. Elizabeth Bailey Hardee is shot to death by Sarah Chamberlain Weed at the Laurens School, a finishing school in Boston. Weed then turns the gun on herself and commits suicide.
On March 23, 1907 in Carmi, Illinois George Nicholson shot and killed John Kurd at a schoolhouse outside of Carmi, Illinois during a school rehearsal. The motive for the shooting was Kurd making a disparaging remark about Nicholson's daughter during her recital.
April 15, 1908 in Asheville, North Carolina. Dr. C. O. Swinney shot and fatally wounded his 16-year-old daughter Nellie in a reception room at Normal and Collegiate Institute. He then committed suicide by shooting himself in the head.
On February 12, 1909 in San Francisco, California 10-year-old Dorothy Malakanoff was shot and killed by 49-year-old Demetri Tereaschinko as she arrived at her school in San Francisco. Tereaschinko then shot himself in a failed suicide attempt. Tereaschinko was reportedly upset that Malakanoff refused to elope with him.
On January 10, 1912 in Warrenville, Illinois Sylvester E. Adams shot and killed teacher Edith Smith after she rejected his advances. Adams then shot and killed himself. The incident took place in a schoolhouse about a mile outside of Warrenville after the students had been dismissed for the day.
On March 27, 1919 in Lodi Township, Michigan 19-year-old teacher Irma Casler was shot and killed in her classroom at Rentschler school in Lodi Township, Michigan by Robert Warner, apparently because she had rejected his advances.
On April 2, 1921 in Syracuse, New York. Professor Holmes Beckwith shot and killed dean J. Herman Wharton in his office at Syracuse University before committing suicide.
On June 7, 1925 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Oscar B. Turner, a professor of agronomy, is murdered by an axe-wielding assailant on the campus of Louisiana State University.
In May 1927- Bath School Tragedy- See above.
On February 15, 1933 in Downey, California Dr. Vernon Blythe shot and killed his wife Eleanor, as well as his 8-year old son Robert at Gallatin grammar school and committed suicide after firing three more shots at his other son Vernon. His wife, who had been a teacher at the school, had filed for divorce the week before.
September 14, 1934 in Gill, Massachusetts. Headmaster Elliott Speer was murdered by a shotgun blast through the window of his study at Northfield Mount Hermon School. The crime was never solved.
On December 12, 1935 in New York City, New York, Victor Koussow, a Russian laboratory worker at the School of Dental and Oral Surgery, shot Prof. Arthur Taylor Rowe, Prof. Paul B. Wiberg, and wounded Dr. William H. Crawford at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, before committing suicide.
On April 27, 1936 in Lincoln, Nebraska, Prof. John Weller shot and wounded Prof. Harry Kurz in a corridor of the University of Nebraska, apparently because of his impending dismissal at the end of the semester. After shooting Kurz Weller tried to escape, but was surrounded by police on the campus, whereupon he killed himself with a shot in the chest.
On June 4, 1936 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Wesley Crow shot and killed his Lehigh University English instructor, C. Wesley Phy. Crow went to Phy's office and demanded that Mr. Phy change his grade to a passing mark. Crow committed suicide after shooting Phy.
September 24, 1937 in Toledo, Ohio. 12-year-old Robert Snyder shot and wounded his principal, June Mapes, in her office at Arlington public school when she declined his request to call a classmate. He then fled the school grounds and shot and wounded himself.
On February 24, 1939 in Los Angeles, California, 32-year-old drama student Anya Sosoyeva was bludgeoned to death by De Witt Clinton Cook on the campus of Los Angeles City College.
May 6, 1940 in South Pasadena, California. After being removed as principal of South Pasadena Junior High School, Verlin Spencer shot six school officials, killing five, before attempting to commit suicide by shooting himself in the stomach. He was later sentenced to five consecutive life sentences, and was released early on parole in 1970.
July 4, 1940 in Valhalla, New York. Angered by the refusal of his daughter, Melba Moshell, 15 years old, to leave a boarding school and return to his home, Joseph Moshell visited the school and shot and killed his daughter. He then shot himself in a failed suicide attempt.
On September 12, 1940 in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, 29-year-old teacher Carolyn Dellamea is shot to death inside her third grade classroom by 35-year-old William Kuhns. Kuhns then shot himself in the chest in a failed suicide attempt. Kuhns had reportedly been courting Dellamea for over a year but the relationship was ended when Dellamea discovered that Kuhns was already married.
On October 25, 1940 in Cincinnati, Ohio 10-year-old Clarence Stevens, a third grade pupil at Holy Name School, was stabbed to death inside a storeroom at the school by 27-year-old Guy Willie Ponder.
October 2, 1942 in New York City, New York/ Joseph Annunziata and Neil Simonelli shot and killed teacher Irwin Goodman at William J. Gaynor Junior High School after he had caught them smoking in a wash room. Neither Annunziata nor Simonelli was a student at the school.
May 28, 1943 in Brownsville, Pennsylvania. 16-year-old Ettra Cimagha is stabbed to death by 16-year-old Thomas Celestine during a fight at Brownsville Junior High School.
On May 9, 1944 in New York City, New York Nine-year-old Margaret Patton was attacked and killed at PS 119 in Harlem by two fellow students. One student held Patton's arms while the other stabbed her to death. Police later arrested 11-year-old Madeline Kirkland, who was charged with murder, and 13-year-old Eileen Foster, who was charged with juvenile delinquency.
June 6, 1947 in King William, Virginia. 17-year-old Linwood Johnson Regensburg is stabbed to death by 20-year-old Robert Edward Lee at a dance held at King William High School. Neither Regensburg nor Lee were students at the school.
On November 13, 1949 in Columbus, Ohio, Ohio State University freshman James Heer of Euclid, Ohio grabbed a .45 caliber handgun from the room of a Delta Tau Delta fraternity brother and shot and killed Jack McKeown, 21, of Norwood, Ohio, an Ohio State senior and fraternity brother.
On July 14, 1952 in New York City, New York, Bayard Peakes walked in to the offices of the American Physical Society at Columbia University and shot and killed secretary Eileen Fahey with a .22 caliber pistol. Peakes was reportedly upset that the APS had rejected a pamphlet he had written.
September 3, 1952 in Lawrenceville, Illinois. After 25-year-old Georgine Lyon ended her engagement with Charles Petrach, Petrach shot and killed Lyon in a classroom at Lawrenceville High School where she worked as a librarian.
October 2, 1953 in Chicago, Illinois. 14-year-old Patrick Colletta is shot to death by 14-year-old Bernice Turner in a classroom of Kelly High School in Chicago. It was reported that after Turner refused to date Colletta he handed her the gun and dared her to pull the trigger, telling her that the gun was “only a toy.” A coroner’s jury later ruled that the shooting was an accident.
December 8, 1953 in Aledo, Illinois. 26-year-old track coach George Marich was stabbed to death by 17-year-old student James Gipson in a hallway of Aledo High School. The stabbing occurred after Marich had removed Gipson and two other seniors from a study hall for creating a disturbance.
On May 15, 1954 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Putnam Davis Jr. was shot and killed during a fraternity house carnival at the Phi Delta Theta house at the University of North Carolina. William Joyner and Allen Long were shot and wounded during the exchange of gunfire in their fraternity bedroom. The incident took place after an all-night beer party. Mr. Long reported to the police that, while the three were drinking beer at 7 a.m., Davis pulled out a gun and started shooting with a gun he had obtained from the car of a former roommate.
On January 11, 1955 in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. After some of his dorm mates urinated on his mattress Bob Bechtel, a 20-year-old student at Swarthmore College, returned to his dorm with a shotgun and used it to shoot and kill fellow student Holmes Strozier.
April 17, 1956 in New York City, New York. 18-year-old Henry Smith, a student at a Bronx vocational high school, is stabbed to death by 16-year-old Randolph Lawrence, a fellow student. The stabbing was reportedly sparked over a dispute about a basketball game.
May 4, 1956 in Prince George's County, Maryland, 15-year-old student Billy Prevatte fatally shot one teacher and injured two others at Maryland Park Junior High School in Prince George's County after he had been reprimanded from the school.
May 1, 1958 in Massapequa, New York. 15-year-old freshman Timothy Wall is shot to death by fellow classmate Bruce Zator in a washroom of Massapequa High School.
On September 15, 1959 in Houston, Texas. The morning that Paul Orgeron's second-grade son is denied enrollment, he detonated an explosive on the school playground during recess, killing himself; his son, Dusty; a teacher; a custodian and two seven-year-old boys. The school principal and 18 students aged six to ten are injured, many seriously.
On February 2, 1960 in Hartford City, Indiana. Principal Leonard Redden shot and killed two teachers with a shotgun at William Reed Elementary School in Hartford City, Indiana, before fleeing into a remote forest, where he committed suicide.
February 19, 1960 in Wauseon, Ohio. Karen A. Smith, a 12-year-old junior high school student, is stabbed to death on a school bus. The assailant, identified as 14-year-old Douglas Konrath, fled the school bus but was arrested when he returned to the scene and attacked a deputy.
On June 7, 1960 in Blaine, Minnesota. Lester Betts, a 40-year-old mail-carrier, walked into the office of 33-year-old principal Carson Hammond and shot him to death with a 12-gauge shotgun.
On April 20, 1961 in Chicago, Illinois. Teacher Josephine Keane, 45, is sexually assaulted and stabbed to death inside a storeroom at Lewis-Champlin elementary school in Chicago. Lee Arthur Hester, a 14-year-old student, is later convicted of the murder and sentenced to 55 years in prison.
October 17, 1961 in Denver, Colorado. Tennyson Beard, 14, got into an argument with William Hachmeister, 15, at Morey Junior High School. During the argument Beard pulled out a .38 caliber revolver and shot at Hachmeister, wounding him. A stray bullet also struck Deborah Faith Humphrey, 14, who died from her gunshot wound. Beard was arrested after fleeing the school.
1966- Texas A&M- see above
On November 12, 1966 in Mesa, Arizona. Bob Smith, 18, took seven people hostage at Rose-Mar College of Beauty, a school for training beauticians. Smith ordered the hostages to lie down on the floor in a circle. He then proceeded to shoot them in the head with a 22-caliber pistol. Four women and a three-year-old girl died, one woman and a baby were injured but survived. Police arrested Smith after the massacre. Smith had reportedly admired Richard Speck and Charles Whitman.
September 26, 1967 in Dayton, Ohio. Thomas Prinz, a 21-year-old football coach at Wilbur Wright High School, is stabbed to death by 19-year-old Will Edward Dixon. The stabbing occurred when Prinz attempted to escort Dixon off the playing field. Dixon had been a student at the school but had dropped out after tenth grade.
January 30, 1968 in Miami, Florida. 16-year-old Blanche Ward shot and killed fellow student Linda Lipscomb, 16, with a .22-caliber pistol at Miami Jackson High School. According to Ward, she was threatened with a razor by Lipscomb during an argument over a fountain pen, and in the ensuing struggle the gun went off.
On February 8, 1968 in Orangeburg, South Carolina. In the days leading up to February 8, 1968, about 200 mostly student protesters gathered on the campus of South Carolina State University, located in the city of Orangeburg, to protest the segregation of the All Star Bowling Lane. The bowling alley was owned by the late Harry K. Floyd. That night, students started a bonfire. As police attempted to put out the fire, an officer was injured by a thrown piece of banister. The police said they believed they were under attack by small weapons fire. The officers fired into the crowd, killing three young men: Samuel Hammond, Delano Middleton, and Henry Smith, and wounding twenty-seven others.
May 22, 1968 in Miami, Florida. Ernest Lee Grissom, a 15-year-old student at Drew Junior High School, shot and seriously wounded a teacher and a 13-year-old student after he had been reprimanded for causing a disturbance.
September 12, 1968 in Hebron, Connecticut. A 17-year-old girl is stabbed to death by a 15-year-old boy in a corridor of RHAM High School. The boy was arrested by police after being restrained by 50 other students.
On January 17, 1969, in Los Angeles, California. Two student members of the Black Panther Party, Alprentice Carter and John Huggins, were fatally shot during a student meeting inside Campbell Hall at the University of California, Los Angeles. The motive of the shooting regarded who would own the school's African American Studies Center. The shooter, Claude Hubert, was never to be found but three other men were arrested in connection with the shooting.
November 19, 1969 in Tomah, Wisconsin. Principal Martin Mogensen is shot to death in his office by a 14-year-old boy armed with a 20 gauge shotgun.
On November 28, 1969 in State College, Pennsylvania, 22-year-old graduate student Betsy Aardsma is stabbed to death in the Pattee Library at the Pennsylvania State University in State College, Pennsylvania. Her killer is never apprehended.
On May 4, 1970 in Kent, Ohio. Ohio Army National Guard open fire on student protesters at Kent State University during an anti-Vietnam War/Cambodian Campaign rally, killing 4 and wounding 10. Much information is available about this tragedy, which can be found on the internet, including a song by Crosby Stills Nash and Young, titled Ohio.
On May 14–15, 1970 in Jackson, Mississippi. Police kill two and injure twelve students during student demonstrations against the Vietnam War.
On August 24, 1970 in Madison, Wisconsin. A bombing occurred on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus. It was committed by four young people as a protest against the University's research connections with the US military during the Vietnam War. It resulted in the death of Robert Fassnacht, a university physics researcher, and severe injuries to four other building occupants.
February 1, 1971 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Samson L. Frredman, a 56-year-old art teacher, was shot to death by Kevin Simmons at Leeds Junior High School. Frredman had previously got Simmons suspended from school for cursing.
November 3, 1971 in Carlsbad, New Mexico. Michael O'Hearn barricaded himself in a storage tower of Carlsbad Mid-High School, in Carlsbad, New Mexico, for about two hours with two firearms. He fired about two dozen rounds at police officers, injuring one, before committing suicide.
In November 1971 in Grove, Oklahoma. Principal T.J. Melton is shot to death by James Underwood, a school custodian.
January 24, 1972 in Stow, Ohio. A 16-year-old student at Stow High School shot and wounded his chemistry teacher during an argument.
On January 30, 1974 in New Orleans, Louisiana, 20-year-old Paul Caldwell shot out several windows and held three students hostage, one of them for 45 minutes, in the library of Louisiana State University, before committing suicide.
On October 12, 1974 in Stanford, California, 19-year-old Arlis Perry was stabbed to death with an ice pick in Stanford Memorial Church on the grounds of Stanford University by an unknown assailant.
In Olean New York, on December 30, 1974, 17-year-old Anthony Barbaro, an honor student and member of the school's rifle team, barricaded himself on the 3'd floor of Olean High School, and began shooting. He had already shot a custodian he encountered when first entering the school. In all, 3 people were killed, and at least 11 more injured. One of the other two people killed in this shooting was 25 year old Carmen Wright, shot in the head in her car as she was only driving by the school. Eight of the wounded were Olean city firemen responding to a fire complaint at the school, (Barbaro pulled the fire alarm as he was entering the school, around the same time he shot the janitor.) Columbia Gas Co. employee Neal Pilon, 58, was shot while crossing the street outside of the school. What caused it? In a note explaining his motives Barbaro wrote:
"I guess I just wanted to kill the person I hate most -- myself, I just didn't have the courage. I wanted to die, but I couldn't do it, so I had to get someone to do it for me. It didn't work out."
On November 7, 1974, in New York City, New York, Gerald Melton stabbed 19-year-old Helen Surgan to death on the campus of Wagner College.
On January 17, 1974 in Chicago, Illinois 14-year-old Steven Guy, apparently angry about being transferred to a social adjustment center, entered Clara W. Barton Elementary School in Chicago with a revolver and a pistol and killed the principal and wounded three others before he was seized by a teacher when both his guns jammed.
On February 19, 1976 in Los Angeles, California. During a test Neil Liebeskind, a student at a Los Angeles computer school, opened fire at his fellow students with a shotgun, killing one of them and wounding several others. When trying to escape, he was apprehended by Howard Barnes, a security guard working with a television crew filming nearby. When he was told to drop his gun, Liebeskind fired a shot at Barnes, hitting him in the thigh. Barnes returned fire and hit the gunman twice in the chest, leaving him critically wounded. The shooting was apparently sparked, because of a dispute between Liebeskind and another student.
On July 12, 1976, at California State University, in Fullerton, California, 37-year-old Edward Charles Allaway, then a school custodian and later confirmed to have paranoid schizophrenia, killed seven people and wounded two others in the library basement, his schizophrenia having him convinced that his wife was in the commercial pornography videos that were being shown in the basement before and after school hours against school rules.
On November 10, 1976 in Detroit, Michigan, English teacher Betty McCaster, 46, was shot to death by her estranged husband in front of her first grade class at Burt Elementary School in northwest Detroit.
December 12, 1977 in Winter Garden, Florida. During an after-school meeting at West Orange High School to discuss his unwanted advances towards a 16-year-old girl, 41-year-old assistant principal Roosevelt Holloman pulled out a gun and shot principal Raymond Screws, 51, to death. Holloman also shot at two other school officials at the meeting but missed. Holloman then surrendered his gun to a janitor and waited until he was arrested. He was later convicted of first-degree murder.
January 4, 1978 in New York City, New York. Michael Kittrell, 15, is stabbed to death by another student at John Adams High School.
On January 15, 1978, in Tallahassee, Florida, Ted Bundy entered the Florida State University Chi Omega sorority house at approximately 3 a.m. and killed two sleeping women, Lisa Levy and Margaret Bowman. Bundy bludgeoned and strangled Levy and Bowman; he also sexually assaulted Levy. He also bludgeoned two other Chi Omegas, Karen Chandler and Kathy Kleiner. Bundy was a serial killer and had killed several other people before this event.
February 22, 1978 in Lansing, Michigan. Roger Needham, a 15-year-old student, shot two students at Everett High School. One of the students, 15-year-old Bill Draher, died of his gunshot wound.
May 18, 1978 in Austin, Texas. 13-year-old honor student John Christian, son of former press secretary under LBJ George Christian, entered an English classroom at Murchison Middle School armed with a .22 caliber rifle. He fatally shot his teacher, 29-year-old Rod Grayson, three times. Christian then fled the school building and dropped the rifle by a bicycle rack, before being wrestled against a fence by gym coach Larry Schirpik. Christian's attorney, Roy Minton, argued Christian was not guilty by reason of insanity, district attorney Ronnie Earle didn't object and the case was never tried. Unlike most juveniles of the era, Christian received treatment in a private mental health facility in Dallas his family paid for.
On August 18, 1978 in Stanford, California, Theodore Streleski murdered his mathematics professor, Karel deLeeuw at Stanford University by bludgeoning him with a ball-peen hammer. He was also found with a hit list containing deLeeuw's name.
On January 29, 1979, Brenda Ann Spencer posted herself by a window in her home and began randomly shooting at Grover Cleveland Elementary School across the street. The shooting began as children were waiting outside for principal Burton Wragg to open the gate. The shooting claimed the lives of Wragg and Mike Suchar and injured eight students and a police officer. Wragg was killed while trying to help the children, and Suchar was killed while trying to pull Wragg to safety. When asked why she committed the shooting Spencer replied, "I just did it for the fun of it. I don't like Mondays. This livens up the day. I have to go now. I shot a pig I think and I want to shoot more. I'm having too much fun.
On October 6, 1979 in Columbia, South Carolina, Mark Houston opens fire inside a dormitory where a party is taking place at the University of South Carolina, He kills two partygoers and injures five.
In December 1979 in Seattle, Washington, Roger Cutsinger, 21, fatally shot his roommate and lover, Larry Duerkson, hoping to collect $500,000 from Duerkson's life insurance policy in which Cutsinger was named beneficiary. Duerkson, a University of Washington library employee, was walking between Parrington Hall and the Henry Art Gallery when Cutsinger shot him. Cutsinger was later convicted of first-degree murder.
On April 17, 1981 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, psychology Major Leo Kelly set off several Molotov Cocktails into the hallway of Bursley Residence Hall at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, setting off the fire alarm. He then took a sawed-off shotgun from his room, and began firing shots at fleeing residents. Freshman Edward Siwik and resident advisor Douglas McGreaham would ultimately die from gunshot wounds. Kelly was found guilty on two murder counts, and was sentenced to life in prison.
On October 2, 1981 in Greenville, South Carolina. Henry Chiariello, a 30-year-old social studies teacher, is stabbed to death at Greenville High School by 18-year-old student Jewel Garrett.
On January 12, 1982 in Miami, Florida. Francisco Walker, 24, a sixth-grade teacher at Edison Middle School, is stabbed to death when he attempted to chase a teenaged trespasser off of the school grounds. 15-year-old Steven Wayne Holmes is later arrested and charged with first degree murder.
On March 19, 1982 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Clarence Piggott, a 55-year-old psychology and sociology teacher, was shot to death and two students were wounded by a high school senior who was later wounded by the police. The teacher was shot in the heart shortly before classes began at 8:00 a.m. at Valley High School.
On April 5, 1982 in Hot Springs, Arkansas, Kelvin Love, a student at Garland County Community College, killed an instructor and another student.
On April 7, 1982, Jason Rocha, then 14-years-old, shot and killed a classmate, 13-year-old Scott Michael Darwin, with a .22-caliber rifle. Rocha was charged as an adult and sentenced to 12-years in prison. This was at Deer Creek Middle School, in Littleton Colorado. Motive unknown.
On December 17, 1983 in Ithaca, New York, Non-student Su Yong Kim enters the Low Rise 7 dormitory and kills Cornell University freshmen Young Hee Suh and Erin Nieswand with a rifle.
On January 20, 1983, freshman David F. Lawler brought to Parkway South Middle School, in Manchester, Missouri, a duffel bag containing two family-owned .22 caliber pistols, and a murder/ suicide note that outlined his intention to kill the next person heard speaking ill of his brother Ken. He had received the 100 rounds of ammo used in the shooting as a gift for Christmas in 1982.
On December 16, 1983 in Rockford, Illinois. Michael Graham, a 15-year-old student at Boylan Central Catholic High School, shot and wounded his German teacher, Sharon Mundt, who had previously disciplined him for misbehaviour, in front of his class.
On February 24, 1984 in Los Angeles, California, at 2:23 p.m. 28-year-old Tyrone Mitchell began shooting at students leaving 49th Street Elementary School in Los Angeles with a 12-gauge shotgun and a rifle from a second-floor window of a building across the street. He killed a 10-year-old girl and wounded 11 other children, as well as a schoolyard supervisor and a passer-by. When police finally stormed the building they found Mitchell's body, who had killed himself with the shotgun. Mitchell had lost his parents, grandmother, brother and four sisters in the Jonestown massacre.
January 21, 1985 in Goddard, Kansas, 14 year old James Alan Kearbey, armed with a M1-A semiautomatic rifle and a .357-caliber handgun, kills principal and wounds 2 teachers and a student at his Goddard junior high school. Information on this particular incident seems to be very limited, however, one of the few articles I found on it was here: http://www.knowgangs.com/school_resources/timeline/1980_1989/2.php
James Alan Kearbey, 14 years old, was charged with first-degree murder. The police refused to discuss possible motives, but a teacher said the youth was a loner with a quick temper who was fascinated by weapons. The teen-ager was often teased by classmates, several people said, and recently had been beaten by two students in a locker-room fight, according to a neighbor.
On August 12, 1985 in New York City, New York, student Van Hull shot one person dead, injured another four at the New York City Technical College and kept police at bay for about an hour, before being taken into custody. The shooting was apparently related to a dispute over financial aid.
On November 26, 1985 in Spanaway, Washington, Heather Smith fatally shot her ex-boyfriend Gordon Pickett and his friend Chris Ricco as they were leaving wrestling practice at Spanaway Junior High School. Smith committed suicide at the school several hours later during a standoff with sheriff's deputies.
On December 10, 1985 in Portland, Connecticut, 13-year-old student Floyd Warmsley fatally shot a school custodian, wounded the principal and school secretary, and held a student hostage with a rifle at Portland Junior High School in Portland, Connecticut after he had been suspended for refusing to take off his hat while in school. He was arrested after his aunt convinced him to surrender.
March 6, 1986 in Dolton, Illinois, a 14-year-old student shot and wounded his math teacher at Thornridge High School.
On May 16, 1986 in Cokeville, Wyoming, David Young, and his wife Doris Young, took 167 children and adults hostage at Cokeville Elementary School. After a two-and-a-half hour standoff, a gasoline bomb the couple was carrying went off prematurely, injuring Doris Young while David Young was out of the room. Returning to the scene, David Young shot his wife, and then himself. All the hostages escaped, though 79 were later hospitalized with burns and injuries.
On September 8, 1986 New Orleans, Louisiana. Cindy Marie Piccot entered the Coastal Training Institute and shot dead 20-year-old student Shamette Allen with a .38 caliber pistol before committing suicide. The motive for the shooting was revenge for an earlier attack in which Shamette Allen set Cindy Marie Piccot on fire.
September 18, 1986 in Benicia, California. Leonard Rubio shot his girlfriend, 15-year-old Heather Dunn, to death at Benicia High School after she told him that she wanted to break up with him.
On October 8, 1986 in Dallas, Texas, 16-year-old Cody Cobbins died after the older brother of a 17-year-old boy that Cobbins was arguing over a bus seat with fatally shot him.
On December 4, 1986 in Lewistown, Montana, 14-year old Kristofer Hans, angry over a failing grade, shoots and kills a substitute teacher for a French classroom, and then later wounded a vice principal and two students.
On March 2, 1987 in De Kalb, Missouri. After constant teasing and humiliation about his weight, Nathan Ferris armed himself with a pistol and killed a fellow student after he bullied him in class. He then turned the gun on himself.
On February 11, 1988 in Pinellas Park, Florida. Jason Harless and Jason McCoy, both students, brought stolen guns to Pinellas Park High School. They used them to kill principal Richard Allen and injure an assistant principal and an assistant physical education teacher. Harless received a gunshot wound from police and McCoy was arrested without injury. Both served prison terms.
On May 20, 1988 in Winnetka, Illinois Laurie Dann walked into a second grade classroom at Hubbard Woods Elementary School carrying a pistol and two revolvers and began shooting children, killing eight-year-old Nicholas Corwin and wounding five others before fleeing. She entered a nearby house where she had shot and wounded a 20-year-old man before killing herself.
August 31, 1988    in Anderson, South Carolina. Principal Dennis Ray Hepler, 35, was accosted by three young men on the grounds of West Franklin Elementary School. They robbed him of $67 before shooting him to death.
September 23, 1988 in Chicago, Illinois Armed with a .38 caliber pistol, 40-year-old Clemmie Henderson shot two people dead at an auto parts store and wounded a garbage man before entering Montefiore Special Elementary School where he killed a school custodian and a police officer. He wounded another police officer before he was shot and killed.
September 26, 1988 in Greenwood, South Carolina. James Wilson, 19, took a .22-caliber pistol to Oakland Elementary School where he shot and killed two students and injured seven other students and two teachers.
On December 16, 1988 in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Nicholas Elliott came to Atlantic Shores Christian School armed with a firearm an adult relative purchased for him. He shot two teachers, one fatally, before barging into a portable classroom full of students. The gun jammed and Elliott was tackled. When the teacher that tackled him demanded to know why, he said "They hate me. They make fun of me. They hit me."
January 17, 1989 in Stockton, California. Patrick Purdy shot and killed five schoolchildren, and wounded 29 other schoolchildren and one teacher on the playground of Cleveland Elementary School. The shooting ended with Purdy committing suicide.
In July 1989 in Seattle, Washington, Azizolla Mazooni shot and killed his ex-girlfriend, Marjan Mohseninia, and her friend, Abraham Sharif-Kashani, in the University of Washington parking lot. Mazooni had hired a private detective to locate Mohseninia, who was a summer student at the university. Mazooni was later convicted on two counts of second-degree murder.
On August 26, 1990 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Curtis Collins, a sophomore at Eldorado High School, shot and killed 16-year-old Donnie Lee Bolden inside the school cafeteria. Police said that the shooting was gang-related.
On September 21, 1990 in Houston, Texas. A 16-year-old girl fatally stabbed her classmate, 18-year-old Anthony Johnson, in the upper back with a hunting knife in a classroom at Jesse H. Jones High School, in Houston, Texas; Johnson later died at Ben Taub Hospital. The suspect was then placed in the Harris County Juvenile Probation Department. It was reported that the possible motive was the victim making an insulting comment about the suspect's clothing.
On January 8, 1991 in Richardson, Texas. Jeremy Wade Delle brought a .357 Magnum to Richardson High School and committed suicide in front of his class of about 30 students.
April 23, 1991 in Compton, California. A teenager aimed and fired a handgun at a security guard who had chased him and three friends off the grounds of Ralph J. Bunche Middle School. However, instead of hitting his intended target, the bullet struck 11-year-old bystander Alejandro Vargas, a student at the school, killing him.
On May 9, 1991 in Reserve, Louisiana, 19-year-old senior Debbie Morantes is stabbed to death by 16-year-old sophomore Brenda Carter inside the cafeteria of East St. John High School. Brenda Carter was convicted of second-degree murder two years later.
On September 30, 1991 in Indianapolis, Indiana, 17-year-old Bertram Bowman is stabbed to death in the cafeteria of Arlington High School, reportedly in a dispute over a girl. Police arrested 15-year-old Edward C. Ector after the attack.
On October 9, 1991 in New York City, New York, 17-year-old Tryon Whittaker was shot to death by another youth outside of James Monroe High School in The Bronx. The boys had reportedly got into an argument and Whittaker challenged the other youth to a fight. The youth then walked away but returned with a gun and shot Whittaker.
On November 1, 1991 in Iowa City, Iowa, After his dissertation did not win a certain academic award, Ph.D. physics student Gang Lu shot six people before committing suicide. Five were killed, including three professors. A student employee was paralyzed.
On November 14, 1991 in Houston, Texas, 18-year-old Francisco Contreras was shot four times in his feet and leg outside the cafeteria of Milby High School, in Houston, Texas, by a 16-year-old student, who was arrested afterward.
On May 1, 1992 in Olivehurst, California. Armed with a pistol, 20-year-old Eric Houston took hostages at his former high school, killing four people and wounding 10. His motive was his inability to find a good job because he had failed a grade at school. He was given the death penalty for the shooting.
On May 14, 1992 in Napa, California. Armed with a .357-caliber pistol, 14-year-old student John McMahan opened fire in a science classroom, wounding two.
On September 11, 1992 in Amarillo, Texas. Six students were shot at Palo Duro High School, all survived the shooting. Police later arrested 17-year-old Randy Earl Matthews and an unidentified 15-year-old boy in connection with the shooting.
On September 21, 1992 in New York City, New York, Damion Ennis, 15, is stabbed to death by a fellow student in a hallway of South Shore High School.
On October 12, 1992 in Lincoln, Nebraska. A 43-year old graduate student, Arthur McElroy, walked into an actuarial science class at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and attempted to open fire on about 20 students with a .30-caliber, M-1 carbine. As students reacted by hitting the floor and pulling desks over their heads in anticipation, the gun jammed, and McElroy was apprehended. A court later found McElroy insane. He was taken to the Lincoln Regional Center's Forensic Mental Services unit in December 1992 and is still there as of 2009.
On December 14, 1992 in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, armed with an SKS carbine, 18-year-old Simon's Rock College of Bard student Wayne Lo killed a professor and a student and wounded several others. He was convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment without parole.
On January 18, 1993 in Grayson, Kentucky, Scott Pennington shot and killed teacher Deanna McDavid and custodian Marvin Hicks after entering McDavid's classroom at East Carter High School. Pennington was later found guilty of the murders and sentenced to life imprisonment.
On February 1, 1993 in Amityville, New York, Shem S. McCoy, 17, shot two people, both cousins of his, at Amityville High School. One of those shot, Randel Artis, would die of his gunshot injuries. The three boys had apparently been engaged in a long running dispute.
On February 22, 1993 in Los Angeles, California, 15-year-old Robert Heard shot and killed 17-year-old Michael Shean Ensley in a corridor of Reseda High School.
On February 24, 1993 in New York City, New York, 15-year-old Angel Jimenez is stabbed to death by another 15-year-old student in a hallway of Junior High School 25. The stabbing was sparked by a dispute between the two boys over who owned a pair of sunglasses.
On March 18, 1993 in Harlem, Georgia, Edward Bryant Gillom, a freshman at Harlem High School, shot two fellow students, killing 15-year-old Ronrecas Gibson.
On July 8, 1993 in Ogden, Utah, 28-year old student Mark Duong shot and injured three people, one of them a Weber State police officer, at a grievance hearing at Weber State University before the injured officer was able to shoot him. Doung died at the scene.
On September 17, 1993 in Sheridan, Wyoming, 4 students of a physical education class were wounded at Central Middle School in Sheridan, Wyoming, when 29-year-old Kevin Newman fired at them with a handgun. He then committed suicide by shooting himself in the head. A suicide note found in Newman's motel room revealed that he was unhappy with his life and thought of himself as an evil person.
On December 1, 1993 in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin Leonard McDowell, a 21-year-old former student at Wauwatosa West High School, shot Associate Principal Dale Breitlow three times with a .44-cal. Taurus revolver in a second-floor hallway. McDowell was found guilty of the murder and sane at the time of the shooting. His life sentence was upheld by the state Court of Appeals in April, 1997.
On December 17, 1993 in Chelsea, Michigan, Steve Leith, a science teacher at Chelsea High School walked in to a staff meeting being held at the school and shot and killed the district superintendent and wounded the school principal and a teacher. Leith was then arrested by police.
On January 31, 1994 in Seattle, Washington, 24-year-old Darrell Cloud entered Whitman Middle School and shot his former teacher, 45-year-old Neal Summers, to death. Cloud would serve nine years in prison for the murder. The motive for the shooting was sexual abuse that was alleged to have been perpetrated by Summers against Cloud since Cloud was 13-years-old.
On March 23, 1994 in Seattle, Washington. A gang-related drive-by shooting outside Ballard High School resulted in the death of 16-year-old student Melissa Fernandes and the wounding of 17-year-old student Brent Mason. Police later arrested two men in connection with the shooting.
On March 25, 1994 in Cherokee County, Georgia, 15-year old Brian Head shot and killed himself during his high school economics class at Etowah High School. Head had been a longtime target for bullies because of his weight and thick glasses. His father, Bill, subsequently successfully lobbied for a law that criminalized bullying and required schools to alert parents of bullied children.
On May 26, 1994 in Union, Kentucky, Clay Shrout kills his mother, father, and two younger sisters before embarking a hostage situation in a trigonometry classroom.
On September 8, 1994 in Hollywood, California, Rolando Ruiz, 17, was shot dead on the campus of Hollywood High School. Police suspected that the shooting was gang-related.
On October 12, 1994 in Greensboro, North Carolina, Nicholas Atkinson, a 16-year old Grimsley High School student, returned to campus after being suspended. He proceeded to shoot and wound the assistant principal with a 9 mm handgun before committing suicide.
On October 25, 1994 in Mount Vernon, New York,17-year-old Shebule Jackson is stabbed to death by fellow student Hopeton Minott in a corridor of Mount Vernon High School.
On November 5, 1994 in San Leandro, California, 15-year-old Evelyna LeBlanc was shot in the head and raped on the playground of an elementary school by an unknown assailant, she died from her gunshot wound the next day. In 2007 DNA tests identified a suspect in the case.
On November 7, 1994 in Wickliffe, Ohio, 37-year-old Keith A. Ledeger, a former student, entered Wickliffe Middle School in Wickliffe, Ohio with a 12 gauge shotgun. He shot and killed a custodian and wounded the assistant principal, a teacher and a police officer before being arrested.
On January 5, 1995 in Washington, District of Columbia, 16-year-old Antar A. Hall is shot to death by a 14-year-old boy at the entrance of Cardozo High School.
On January 24, 1995 in Florissant, Missouri, 15-year-old Christine Smetzer is raped and beaten to death inside a washroom at McCluer North High School. Her attacker, Michael Taylor, is later sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder.
On January 26, 1995 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Wendell Williamson, a law student and schizophrenic, opened fire on Franklin Street with an M1 rifle, killing two and injuring two others, including a Chapel Hill police officer.
On May 28, 1995 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Sinedu Tadesse stabbed her roommate, 20-year-old Trang Phuong Ho, to death with a hunting knife inside a dormitory at Harvard University. Tadesse also
attacked one of Ho's visiting friends, 26-year-old Thao Nguyen, severely injuring her as well. Tadesse then hanged herself.
On August 29, 1995 in Laredo, Texas, 12-year-old Jonah Iverson shot and killed a fellow student, 12-year-old Lizzy Rivera, in a washroom of Memorial Middle School.
On September 21, 1995 in Rochester, New York, 13-year-old Stephne Givens was fatally stabbed at Jefferson Middle School by a fellow student.
On October 12, 1995 in South Carolina. After being suspended for making an obscene gesture, 16-year-old Toby Sincino shot and injured a math teacher, then shooting and killing another math teacher before turning the gun on himself.
On November 15, 1995 in Lynnville, Tennessee. The Richland High School shooting occurred when 17-year-old Jamie Rouse walked into the school and shot two teachers in the head, killing one, armed with a .22 Remington Viper. He then fired at the assistant football coach but hit a 14-year-old freshman in the neck, killing her. Stephen Abbott was also charged with criminal responsibility for driving Rouse to school knowing he was armed and intended to shoot up his school.
On February 2, 1996 in Moses Lake, Washington. Armed with a high-powered hunting rifle and two handguns, 14-year-old Barry Loukaitis killed his algebra teacher and two students before taking hostages. He also shot a girl in the arm, who he released during the hostage situation. The incident ended when a teacher burst into the room and tackled him. Loukaitis is now serving life in prison.
On February 8, 1996 in Menlo Park, California, 16-year-old student Douglas Bradley drove his vehicle on the campus of Mid-Peninsula High School in Menlo Park, California, and fired at students with a .38-caliber revolver, hitting one in the leg with a bullet and causing injury to two others from shattered glass. Bradley then shot himself in the head, dying the next morning at Stanford University Medical Center.
On March 25, 1996 in Patterson, Missouri, 16-year-old student Will Futrelle was killed by an 18-year old and two 15-year old students at Mountain Park Baptist Academy, a rural Christian reform school.
On April 11, 1996 in Talladega, Alabama, 16-year-old student Steven L. Curry fatally shot 18-year-old student Bobby Roberson Jr. in the parking lot of Talladega High School.
On August 15, 1996 in San Diego, California, San Diego State University shooting. Frederick M. Davidson, shot Dr. Chen Liang, Dr. Constantinos Lyrintzis, and Dr. D. Preston Lowrey during a meeting at which he was to defend his master's thesis. He pleaded guilty to three counts of murder and is serving a life term in state prison.
On September 17, 1996 in University Park, Pennsylvania, 19 year old Jillian Robbins opened fire on students walking to classes at The Pennsylvania State University, killing one student and wounding another.
On September 25, 1996 in Scottdale, Georgia, David Dubose Jr. shot and killed 49-year-old English teacher Horace P. Morgan with a .38 caliber revolver in a corridor of DeKalb Alternative School. Dubose was then subdued by staff members.
On October 16, 1996 in West Lafayette, Indiana,Jay Severson, 27 a Wiley Hall counselor at Purdue University caught Jarrod Allen Eskew, 19 of Crawfordsville, Indiana cutting cocaine in his dorm room. Severson called the Purdue Police Department but when they arrived Eskew had fled. Eskew returned the next day at 2:50 pm with a sawed off 12-gauge shotgun while under the influence of both marijuana and cocaine. Eskew went to Severson's Wiley Hall dorm room and fatally shot Severson in the head. He then barricaded himself in his third floor dorm room. A janitor found the body a short time later. SWAT and police took up positions around Wiley Hall. Police evacuated Wiley Hall, attempted to negotiate, fired tear gas, and stormed the room to find Eskew had killed himself with the shotgun.
On June 28, 2000 in Seattle, Washington, Jian Chen entered the University of Washington Medical Center around 3:45 pm and went to the office of his former supervisor, 57-year-old Dr. Rodger Haggitt. Chen closed the door to Haggett's office and pulled out a gun and killed Haggett. Chen then turned the gun on himself and committed suicide.
On January 27, 1997 in West Palm Beach, Florida, 13-year-old Tronneal Mangum shot and killed another student, 14-year-old John Kamel, in front of Conniston Middle School. Mangum was reportedly upset that Kamel had failed to repay a $40 debt.
On February 19, 1997 in Bethel, Alaska. Armed with a pump-action 12 gauge shotgun, Evan Ramsey killed a student and the principal of Bethel High School, and wounded two others. He is now serving two 99-year prison sentences.
On April 28, 1997 in Cumberland County, New Jersey, 16-year-old student Nielsa Mason is beaten to death by fellow student Peter Henriques inside the boys’ locker room at Cumberland Regional High School.
On October 1, 1997 in Pearl, Mississippi, 16-year-old Luke Woodham stabbed and beat his mother to death, then took a .30-.30 lever-action deer hunting rifle to Pearl High School where he shot into a crowd of students, killing his ex-girlfriend Christina Menefee and her friend Lydia Kay Dew and wounded seven other students. The incident was ended when Vice Principal Joel Myrick took his personal .45 Colt handgun out of his vehicle and brandished it at Woodham. Woodham later claimed that he did not remember killing his mother.
On October 22, 1997 in Norwalk, California, Khoa Truc Dang entered the school of his ex-girlfriend, Catherine Tran, and shot her dead. He then committed suicide.
On December 1, 1997 in West Paducah, Kentucky, Michael Carneal, a 14-year old freshman at Heath High School in West Paducah, Kentucky, opened fire on a prayer circle at his school killing three students and injuring five.
On December 15, 1997 in Stamps, Arkansas, 14-year old Joseph Todd launched a sniper attack at his school that left two students wounded.
On March 24, 1998 in Jonesboro, Arkansas, 13-year-old Mitchell Johnson and 11-year-old Andrew Golden set off the fire alarm in their Jonesboro school and then, from the woods, open fire on classmates and teachers as they flee the building. Four female students and a teacher are killed, with nine other students and a teacher being wounded in the incident.
On April 24, 1998 in Edinboro, Pennsylvania, 14-year-old Andrew J. Wurst went to the school graduation dance where he shot and killed a popular science teacher. He subsequently opened fire on more students, wounding another teacher and two classmates before he ran out of ammunition.
On May 19, 1998 in Fayetteville, Tennessee. Three days before graduation, 18-year-old Jacob Davis shoots and kills a 17-year old student in the parking lot of his school after a dispute regarding his girlfriend.
On May 21, 1998 in Springfield, Oregon, Kip Kinkel opened fire with a .22 rifle at Thurston Senior High School, killing two students and wounding 25 before being tackled by a wounded student. His parents were later found at home, murdered by Kinkel. He is now serving 111 years in prison without parole.
On January 8, 1999 in Carrollton, Georgia, 17-year-old Jeff Miller fatally shot his girlfriend, 15-year-old Andrea Garrett, and then killed himself in a suicide pact at Central High School in Carrollton, Georgia.
On February 11, 1999 in Elgin, Illinois,a masked gunman shot and killed 14-year-old Hugo Rodriguez at the Ombudsman Education Services alternative education center. It was reported that police thought this shooting to be gang-related. Rickey L. Quezada was later arrested for the crime and convicted of first-degree murder.
On April 20, 1999 in Jefferson County, Littleton, Colorado, the Columbine High School massacre. Two teenage students, Eric Harris—carrying a carbine rifle and a sawed-off pump-action shotgun—and Dylan Klebold—carrying a TEC-9 pistol and a sawed-off 12 gauge double-barreled shotgun—shot and killed 12 students and a teacher, and injured 21 other students and a teacher at Columbine High School. Two more students and a teacher were injured escaping. Ten of the 12 students killed were shot at nearly point-blank range while hiding under tables in the school library in seven minutes by the two shooters. Both were armed with numerous pipe bombs, napalm, knives, and other homemade explosives. Two propane time bombs (which only one partially detonated) were set in the school cafeteria. After their rampage, Harris and Klebold died of self-inflicted gunshot wounds to the head. Both are believed to have committed suicide simultaneously and both bodies were found in the back of the library together. Columbine High School is located in the Columbine CDP of Jefferson County, near the cities of Denver and Littleton.
In May 1999 in Port Huron, Michigan. A 12-year-old, 13-year-old and two 14-year-olds, all boys, planned to outdo Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold at Holland Woods Middle School. They planned to hold up a gun store and then attack the school. Once there, they planned to rape some of the girls and shoot as many as 154 targets which they had drawn up on a list. They had stolen a building plan from the custodian's office but they were all caught within a day of a classmate's report to an assistant principal.
On May 3, 1999 in Costa Mesa, California, Steven Allen Abrams purposefully drove his car onto the playground of Southcoast Early Childhood Learning Center. He killed two children and injured four other children and an adult. Abrams later stated that he thought the deaths of the children would silence the voices that he thought the US government was beaming into his brain.
On May 20, 1999 in Conyers, Georgia, 15-year old T.J. Solomon, armed with a .22-caliber rifle and a handgun, opened fire at Heritage High School, wounding six students.
On May 26, 2000 in Lake Worth, Florida. One teacher, Barry Grunow, had been shot and killed at Lake Worth Middle School by 13-year old Nate Brazill with .25-caliber semiautomatic pistol on the last day of classes. Brazill was convicted of the murder and sentenced to twenty-five years in prison.
On October 19, 2000 in New York City, New York, 12-year-old Anthony Haynes is stabbed to death in the cafeteria of Canarsie High School. Two 16-year-old students were arrested for the crime. It was suspected that the stabbing was gang-related.
On October 20, 1999 in Houston, Texas, Estanislao Balderas, 14, stabbed a 13-year-old boy named Samuel Avila in the head with a screwdriver in a fight at Deady Middle School. Samuel Avila died. Balderas was arrested and prosecuted.
On November 19, 1999 in Deming, New Mexico, 12-year old Victor Cordova Jr. dressed in camouflage and shot 13-year old Araceli Tena. Tena died a day later.
On December 6, 1999 in Fort Gibson, Oklahoma, 13-year old Seth Trickey armed himself with a 9 mm semiautomatic handgun and opened fire of 15 rounds at Fort Gibson Middle School, injuring four classmates.
On October 23, 2000 in Los Angeles, California, 20-year-old security guard Reginald Millsaps is shot to death at Western Academy Community Education Center by an unknown assailant.
On October 24, 2000 in New York City, New York. While changing a tire on a teacher’s car outside Bushwick High School, 18-year-old Joseph Gallo Rodriguez was accosted by two men looking to rob him of a silver crucifix. When he refused the robbers shot him and fled. Rodriguez died of the gunshot wound the next day.
On August 28, 2000 in Fayetteville, Arkansas, James Easton Kelley shot and killed professor John Locke in his office at the University of Arkansas before committing suicide.
February 29, 2000 in Mount Morris Township, Michigan. Dedrick Owens took a .32 caliber pistol to Buell Elementary School from his uncle's home and used it to kill 6-year-old Kayla Rolland.
September 5, 2000 in Bidwell, Ohio. Frank Shoemaker shot and killed his estranged wife, 52-year-old Linda Shoemaker, in the parking lot of Bidwell Porter Elementary School where she worked as a cook. Frank Shoemaker then returned home and committed suicide.
On September 28, 2000, in Washington, District of Columbia, 19-year-old Eric Franklin Plunkett was found beaten to death inside his dorm room at Gallaudet University. Shortly afterward, 19-year-old Benjamin Varner, an RA in the same dorm, was found stabbed to death. An investigation led authorities to Joseph Mesa Jr., and Mesa was found guilty of two counts of first-degree murder.
On January 30, 2001 in Cupertino, California. De Anza College student Al DeGuzman planned a Columbine style school shooting at the school. An employee at a Longs Drugs store developed pictures of DeGuzman posing with his guns and homemade bombs. She and a coworker called police. DeGuzman was arrested when he returned for his photos. Police found Deguzman's bedroom stacked from top to bottom with sophisticated handmade bombs and a map of De Anza College, marked with locations where bombs would be placed. In October, 2002, DeGuzman was sentenced to seven years in state prison.He later committed suicide by hanging himself in his jail cell.
February 2, 2001 in Red Lion, Pennsylvania, William Stankewicz entered North Hopewell Winterstown Elementary School and brutally slashed two teachers and a principal with a machete. He then subsequently wounded several children in a kindergarten classroom before being subdued by a faculty member.
On February 14, 2001 in Elmira, New York, Jeremy Getman, 18, planned a school attack at Southside High School but it was foiled after students told a teacher that he was carrying weapons. He carried 14 pipe bombs, three smaller bombs, a propane tank, a sawed-off shotgun, and a .22 caliber pistol into the school by a duffel bag and also a book bag full of ammunition. On December 17, 2001, he was sentenced to 8½ years.
On March 5, 2001 in Santee, California. Armed with a .22-caliber revolver, 15-year-old Charles Andrew Williams opened fire in a male toilet facility at Santana High School in Santee, California, killing one student. Then exiting the restroom, Williams fired indiscriminately at nearby students, killing another student and wounding 13. Shortly afterward he retreated back into the restroom, where he surrendered to police. In June 2002, Williams was sentenced to 50 years in prison.
On March 7, 2001 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Elizabeth Bush shoots and injures Kimberly Marchese at Bishop Neumann High School.
On March 22, 2001 in El Cajon, California, 18-year-old student Jason Hoffman opened fire with a handgun and shotgun at Granite Hills High School, in El Cajon, California, wounding three students and two teachers.
On March 30, 2001 in Gary, Indiana, Donald Ray Burt Jr., a 17-year-old expelled student, shot and killed 16-year-old student Neal Boyd III in the parking lot of Lew Wallace High School, in Gary, Indiana.
On May 7, 2001 in Anchorage, Alaska. Four students were stabbed in the neck by 33-year-old Jason Pritchard at Mountain View Elementary School.
On May 18, 2001, in Pierce County, Washington, Donald D. Cowan walked onto the Pacific Lutheran University campus armed with a 9mm handgun and a .22 caliber handgun, and then shot and killed music professor James D. Holloway, who was standing outside a residence hall, and then killed himself after leaving a 16-page suicide note behind.
On November 12, 2001 in Caro, Michigan, 17-year old Chris Buschbacher, armed with a .22-caliber rifle and a 20-gauge shotgun, took one teacher and one student hostage at the Caro Learning Center before killing himself.
On January 15, 2002 in New York, New York, 17-year-old Vincent Rodriguez shot and wounded two students at Martin Luther King, Jr. High School in Manhattan, New York City, with a .380-caliber semi-automatic pistol. The possible motive was that the victims had harassed Rodriguez's girlfriend.
On January 16, 2002, in Grundy, Virginia, Peter Odighizuwa, a 43-year-old Nigerian national in the U.S. on a student visa and former student, shot and killed the dean, a professor, and a student at the Appalachian School of Law, in Grundy, Virginia; three other students were wounded. The attack was ended after Odighizuwa had run out of ammunition and when students subdued the shooter. The fact that two of those who subdued the shooter had firearms has been used to argue the benefit of carrying firearms in preventing violent crime. Odighizuwa was sentenced to multiple life terms in prison. The school later settled a lawsuit by some of the surviving victims and their families brought over the school's failure to take action earlier, when the student had shown signs of psychosis and had made threats.
On October 28, 2002, in Tucson, Arizona, Robert J. Flores, Jr., 40, a failing nursing student and ex-Gulf War veteran, had shot and killed three professors before turning the gun onto himself and committing suicide. One professor was shot in her office, and two others were shot in a classroom.
On April 14, 2003 in New Orleans, Louisiana, 15-year-old Jonathan Williams, a student and football player, was fatally shot while sitting on the bleachers in the gymnasium of John McDonogh Senior High School, by two men armed with an AK-47 assault rifle and a handgun. The two gunmen fired at least 18 rounds from their weapons, shattering Williams' face, and injuring three girls.
On April 24, 2003 in Red Lion, Pennsylvania, 14-year-old student James Sheets, armed with .44 and .357-caliber revolvers and a .22-caliber pistol, shot and killed Principal Eugene Segro and then committed suicide in the school cafeteria of Red Lion Area Junior High School, in Red Lion, Pennsylvania.
On May 9, 2003 in Cleveland, Ohio, Biswanath Halder, a former student of Case Western Reserve University, opened fire with an automatic firearm on campus, killing one student and wounding two others. After vigorous and bullet-ridden gun battles with school police and SWAT officers, Halder surrendered.
On September 24, 2003 in Cold Spring, Minnesota, 15-year-old Jason McLaughlin shot Aaron Rollins and Seth Bartell at Rocori High School with a .22- caliber pistol. Rollins died the same day; Bartell died October 10 of injuries sustained in the attack.
On February 2, 2004 in Washington, District of Columbia, 19 year old Thomas J. Boykin fatally shot 17 year old James Richardson at Ballou Senior High School. Boykin was later acquitted on the charge of murder.
On February 3, 2004 in Palmetto Bay, Florida, 14-year old Michael Hernandez stabbed and slit the throat of a 14-year-old classmate, Jaime Rodrigo Gough, while in a restroom at Southwood Middle School. Hernandez was tried as an adult, and sentenced to life in prison without parole. A search of his home revealed he had concocted plans to murder several classmates and his older sister. His journal revealed he was obsessed with perfection and Christianity, and admired Adolf Hitler and the Nazis.
On March 16, 2004 in Malcolm, Nebraska, 17-year-old Joshua Magee was arrested in the parking lot of Malcolm High School after a school staff member, who saw the youth drinking liquor and putting on a black overcoat, called police. A search of Magee's car produced a bolt-action rifle, 20 bombs and a note stating the he wanted to injure everyone at the school except for three friends. Magee, to whom school paid close attention after it was reported to faculty that he was experimenting with explosives at home, was charged with attempted murder.
On May 24, 2004 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Just after 6:00 A.M. on May 24, 2004, Federico Cervantes-Lavelle shot and killed his estranged wife, Marisela Lavelle, as she arrived at work at West High School in Salt Lake City. Cervantes-Lavelle then committed suicide.
On January 25th, 2005 in Grand Marais, Minnesota,17-year-old David Riehm was arrested at is home on January 25th, 2005 after authorities at Cook County High School turned over a collection of writings and essays to police in which Riehm described in great detail shooting and killing his English teacher. After spending 72 hours at Miller Dwan Hospital, Riehm was released. He was later acquitted of all charges.
On March 2, 2005 in Cumberland City, Tennessee, 14-year old Jason Clinard shot and killed school bus driver Joyce Gregory, who had been carrying a bus of approximately 24 students.
On March 21, 2005 in Red Lake, Minnesota, Jeffrey Weise, a student at Red Lake High School in Red Lake, Minnesota, killed his grandfather and his grandfather's girlfriend before killing seven more people, comprising of five students, a teacher and an unarmed security guard at Red Lake High School. The attack concluded when Weise exchanged fire with police, and then retreated to a classroom where he fatally shot himself.
On November 8, 2005 in Jacksboro, Tennessee. After being confronted about bringing a gun on school property, 14-year old Kenneth Bartley opened fire on three school administrators at Campbell County High School, killing assistant principal Ken Bruce and critically wounding the principal and another assistant principal. The shooting was not premeditated.
On January 13, 2006 in Longwood, Florida,15-year-old Christopher Penley held his classroom at Milwee Middle School, in Longwood, Florida, Florida, gunpoint and holed himself in a restroom alcove, holding law enforcement at bay. He was eventually shot by a SWAT member, after raising the weapon at an officer. The weapon was a pellet gun.
On February 23, 2006 in Roseburg, Oregon, 14-year-old Vincent Leodoro shot 16-year-old fellow student Joseph Monti in the back four times with a 10mm semi-automatic pistol, critically injuring him, in the courtyard of Roseburg High School in Roseburg, Oregon.
On March 14, 2006 in Reno, Nevada, 14-year-old student James Newman brought a .38-caliber revolver to Pine Middle School in Reno, Nevada, and shot and injured two students at random in the school's hallway before being restrained by a physical education teacher. Newman was charged as a juvenile for two counts of battery with a deadly weapon and was sentenced to house arrest and 200 hours of community service.
On June 6, 2006 in Los Angeles, California, 17-year-old Venice High School junior Augustine Contreras was shot and killed in one of the school's parking lots shortly after the day's classes ended. He was shot after he went to the aid of his brothers, who were involved in a fight with several other young men. The fight was reportedly stemmed from a local gang dispute between Latino and black students. Two arrests were made but the suspects were released shortly thereafter.
On August 30, 2006 in Hillsborough, North Carolina, 19-year-old Alvaro Rafael Castillo opened fire at Orange High School with a rifle and shotgun, shooting eight times and wounding two students. Officers ordered him to stop firing and he immediately complied. Castillo killed his father with a firearm before driving to school in a van. In the van police officers found ammunition, pipe bombs, and other weapons. Castillo will be charged with first-degree murder in the death of his father while charges for the school shooting are pending.
August 30, 2006 Essex, Vermont. Searching for his ex-girlfriend, Christopher A. Williams entered his ex-girlfriend's house and shot her mother dead. Williams then travelled to Essex Elementary School, his ex-girlfriend's workplace, and shot two teachers, killing one. Williams then travelled to a friend's house where he shot and wounded his friend before wounding himself. Williams was arrested and charged with two counts of first-degree murder and two counts of attempted murder. His ex-girlfriend was not wounded in the attack.
On September 3, 2006, in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, Douglas W. Pennington, 49, killed his sons Logan P. Pennington, 26, and Benjamin M. Pennington, 24, during a visit to the campus at Shepherd University before shooting and killing himself.
On September 17, 2006, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, shots were fired outside the campus of Duquesne University, after a dance party sponsored by the Black Student Union which several non-students were attending. Five members of the Duquesne Dukes basketball team were injured during the shooting including one who sustained critical injuries after an argument between one individual and two students.
On September 27, 2006 in Bailey, Colorado. A gunman, later identified as 53-year-old Duane Morrison of Denver, took six female students hostage at Platte Canyon High School. After sexually assaulting some of them, he released four of the hostages. When 16-year-old Emily Keyes tried to run away, Morrison shot her in the back of the head before killing himself. Keyes was flown to St. Anthony Central Hospital in Denver, where she died a short time later.
On September 29, 2006 in Cazenovia, Wisconsin, Eric Hainstock, 15, a freshman at Weston High School, brought a shotgun and a handgun to school and confronted the principal. The shotgun was wrestled away from him, but in a struggle over the handgun Hainstock shot the principal, who died later of his wounds. Hainstock had complained that the principal and teachers had failed to stop homophobic bullying directed at him. He also had recently received discipline for bringing tobacco to school and throwing a stapler at a teacher. Hainstock suffered from long term ADHD and abusive treatment at home. He was tried as an adult and sentenced to life in prison.
October 2, 2006    Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Charles Carl Roberts, a 32-year-old milk-tank truck driver, took hostages and eventually shot ten girls, killing five (aged 7–13), before killing himself at West Nickel Mines School, a one-room Amish schoolhouse.
On October 9, 2006 in Joplin, Missouri, a 13-year-old student fired a cheap imitation AK-47 inside his middle school after confronting two others students and his principal. The student was wearing a mask and had pointed the gun at the principal, the assistant superintendent and two students. After firing a shot into the ceiling and breaking a water pipe, the student's gun jammed when he attempted to fire additional shots. The student was then confronted by police officers and taken into custody. Officers also found a note in the student's backpack indicating that he had placed an explosive in the school (which has 700 students). No one was injured in the incident.
On October 19, 2006 in Orlando, Florida, 17-year-old Kelvin De La Cruz stabbed 15-year-old Michael Nieves in the chest with a pocket knife at a school bus stop of the Main Campus at University High School. After he stabbed him, Cruz hid under the bus and attempted to change his clothes, but was apprehended and charged with first-degree murder. Nieves died two hours after being stabbed.
On January 3, 2007 in Tacoma, Washington, 18-year-old Douglas S. Chanthabouly shot 17-year-old Samnang Kok to death in one of the school's hallways due to a personal disagreement.
On January 19, 2007 in Sudbury, Massachusetts, 15-year-old James Alenson was stabbed to death with a knife in a high school washroom in the East House section by 16-year old John Odgren.
On March 7, 2007 in Midland, Michigan, 17-year old David Turner shot and critically wounded 17-year old Jessica Forsyth four times outside Herbert Henry Dow High School before killing himself in the parking lot.
On April 2, 2007, in Seattle, Washington, Jonathan Rowan, entered Gould Hall on the University of Washington's Seattle Campus and headed to the fourth floor where he entered the office of his ex-girlfriend Rebecca Griego, 26, a program coordinator for the College of Architecture and Urban Planning. Rowan fired two shots, the first taking Griego's life and the second taking his own life.
On April 10, 2007 in Gresham, Oregon.    High school freshman Chad Escobedo shoots the windows out of two classrooms from outside Springwater Trail High School injuring ten students with shrapnel and broken glass, two of which required stitches. His motive was to shoot at a class in which he was enrolled, unhappy that the instructor had called his parents; the classrooms he hit, however, were not his intended target.
On April 16, 2007, in Blacksburg, Virginia. Thirty-two people (27 students and five faculty members) were killed by Seung-Hui Cho, a 23-year-old senior English major, on the campus of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) in two separate locations, about two hours apart: West Ambler Johnston Hall dormitory, where two were shot dead, and Norris Hall, where the remaining 30 were shot in an attack lasting nine minutes. Cho committed suicide in a classroom after law enforcement officers breached the main entrance doors of Norris Hall, which Cho had chained shut. Police reported that 25 others were injured, some in the Norris Hall shooting, while others were hurt when they jumped from second-story windows to escape. The attack is the deadliest peacetime shooting incident by a single gunman in United States history, on or off a school campus.
On April 18, 2007 in Huntersville, North Carolina. A 16-year-old threatened two students in the parking lot at North Mecklenberg High School with a gun, and shortly afterwards, had shot himself at a local gas station when confronted by police.Four Charlotte-Mecklenberg schools went on lockdown.
August 4, 2007    Newark, New Jersey. Known as the Newark Schoolyard Killings, three Delaware State University students were forced to kneel against an elementary school wall and were shot execution-style by 28-year old Jose Carranza and two 15-year old juveniles. A fourth student was found with gunshot wounds to her head.
On September 21, 2007, in Dover, Delaware, an 18-year old Delaware State University student shot two 17-year old female students; one shooting victim, 17-year old Shalita Middleton, died from injuries sustained in the shootings 32 days later while in the hospital.
On September 28, 2007 in Oroville, California, 17-year-old student Greg Wright held twenty-seven students and a teacher hostage in a classroom at Las Plumas High School, in Oroville, California, for about two hours before surrendering to law enforcement;all but three of the hostages were released an hour within. Several shots were fired towards the air from Wright's weapon, a .22-caliber semi-automatic handgun, during the crisis. Wright was tried and convicted in adult court on charges of false imprisonment and firearms offenses and was sentenced to 22 years in prison in January 2008.
On September 30, 2007 in Memphis, Tennessee. A University of Memphis football player, 21-year-old Taylor Bradford, was fatally shot on campus in what was believed to be a targeted attack. Bradford was shot near his campus apartment. He then got into his car and drove a short distance before crashing into a tree where police found him dead from the gunshot wound. Bradford was rumored to have won more than $3,000 at a nearby casino the night before, which Four suspects were charged, with Jefferson being credited as the primary conspirator.
On October 10, 2007 in Cleveland, Ohio,14-year-old student Asa Coon, reportedly upset about a school suspension, went on a shooting spree at SuccessTech Academy, an alternative high school in Cleveland, Ohio, wounding two students and two teachers. He then fatally shot himself in a classroom.
On October 11, 2007 in Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania, 14-year-old Dillon Cossey was arrested at his home in Plymouth Meeting after a friend told police about his plan to carry out a Columbine style attack on Plymouth Whitemarsh High School. After a police-conducted search of the Cossey residence, officers found a 9 mm Hi-Point Carbine(which he named "Reb" in honor of Eric Harris), over 30 airsoft guns, a dozen knives and swords, 7 homemade explosives(4 which were live), a copy of The Anarchist Cookbook, and several movies about the Columbine High School Massacre, all which were in the boy's bedroom. A .22 rifle and a .22 pistol, which were lent to another acquaintance for safe-keeping, were also recovered by authorities. However, no ammunition turned up in the search, so investigators have concluded that the threat of an attack was not imminent. Even on Cossey's MySpace page, he discussed his admiration for the bank robbers of the North Hollywood shootout as well as for Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, the Columbine gunmen. In his trial, Cossey confessed that he was going to carry out his shooting to kill the people who had relentlessly bullied him in elementary and middle school. Bullying led his parents to pull him out of public school at the end of his 7th grade year and home-school him. It was later found that he also had contact with Pekka-Eric Auvinen, the perpetrator of the Jokela school shooting, though Cossey apparently had no knowledge of Auvinen's plans. Cossey is currently serving time in juvenile detention and could possibly stay until the age of 21. His mother, Michelle Cossey, faced charges for purchasing the weapons and other charges regarding the welfare of her son.
On November 28, 2007 in LaGrange, New York. State police arrested two 16-year-old Poughquag students - Patrick Quigley and Joseph Saia – and a 15-year-old student after investigating a threat posted on a MySpace page. The three teens were charged with fourth-degree conspiracy, a felony. The Web page described events to take place at Arlington High School on April 20, 2010, the 11th anniversary of the attack on Columbine High School, police said.
On December 9, 2007, in Arvada, Colorado, Matthew J. Murray attacked the Youth With A Mission missionary training school in Arvada, Colorado, killing two and wounding two others. He then drove to the New Life Church in Colorado Springs, Colorado where an additional two people were killed and three people were wounded before Murray was shot by a church security guard. Murray then committed suicide. Murray had previously attended the same YWAM Missionary Center where he began his shooting spree. Murray was expelled from the school due to "strange behavior", which included playing frightening rock music and claiming to hear voices.
On December 21, 2007 in Union City, California, Vernon Matthew Eddins, a 14-year-old student of James Logan High School, was shot dead at the doorstep of Barnard-White Middle School, in Union City, California. Police issued that the shooting was prompted by an argument escalating between Latino and African-American groups of teenagers. No suspects were ever sought.
On January 8, 2008 in Lower Alsace Township, Pennsylvania, 13-year-old student Ian Chimenko stabbed three of his classmates in a clasroom at Antietam Middle-Senior High School, in Lower Alsace, Pennsylvania. Chimenko held faculty members at bay with a blowtorch before being subdued.
February 7, 2008 Portsmouth, Ohio, William Michael Layne, the estranged husband of a teacher at Notre Dame Elementary School, stabbed a bystander on the street prior to entering the school. He then walked into his wife's fifth grade classroom where he shot and stabbed her. Layne later shot and killed himself after a stand-off with police at his home.
On February 8, 2008, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Latina Williams, a 23-year-old nursing student, opened fire of six rounds with a .357-caliber revolver in a second-floor classroom at Louisiana Technical College, in Baton Rouge, before committing suicide. The two victims were classmates Karsheika Graves and Taneshia Butler, who were both fatally shot.
On February 12, 2008 in Oxnard, California, 15-year-old Lawrence Fobes King was shot in the head twice by 14-year-old classmate Brandon McInerney in the E.O. Green Junior High School computer lab in Oxnard, California. King was transported to St. John's Regional Medical Center in Oxnard under serious condition. Examiners declared King brain dead the following day. It was suspected that the motivation of the shooting was McInerney suspecting King was gay, in which a hate crime charge was filed.
On February 14, 2008, in DeKalb, Illinois, 27-year-old former student Steven Kazmierczak opened fire with a shotgun and three semi-automatic handguns at Cole Hall on the campus of Northern Illinois University, in DeKalb, killing five students and wounding 20 other students and the class instructor. 17 of the injuries were determined to be gunshot-related, while the others were injured escaping the scene. Kazmierczak then fatally shot himself.
On March 6, 2008 in Mobile, Alabama, Jajuan Holmes, an 18-year-old student on suspension, walked into the gym area at Davidson High School and shot himself in front of 150 students. The school was put on lockdown for the day.
On June 4, 2008 in Mishawaka, Indiana. A 16-year old boy was arrested after notebook retrieved from his locker at Penn High School stated "I wanna break the current shooting record. I wanna get instant recognition." He and a 33 year old possible accomplice, Lee Billi, were charged with conspiracy. Trials Pending.
On August 21, 2008 in Knoxville, Tennessee, 15-year-old Ryan McDonald was shot to death by 15-year-old fellow student Jamar Siler in the cafeteria of Central High School, in Knoxville, Tennessee.
On October 31, 2008 in Stockton Springs, Maine. Eleven fifth-grade students were taken hostage in a classroom at Stockton Springs Elementary School, in Stockton Springs, Maine. The hostage situation ended within 30 minutes when the gunman surrendered to a state trooper. The hostage taker, 55-year-old Randall Hofland, was wanted by authorities for pointing a handgun at an officer during a traffic stop and then fleeing.
On October 27, 2008, in Conway, Arkansas. A shooting took place on the campus of University of Central Arkansas, in Conway, outside the Arkansas Hall dormitory. Two students—Ryan Henderson, 18, and Chavares Block, 19—were both fatally shot. A third person, a 19-year-old campus visitor, was shot and wounded in the leg.
On November 12, 2008 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 15-year-old student Amanda Collette was shot to death by her 15-year-old classmate, Teah Wimberly, in a hallway of Dillard High School, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The shooter was arraigned on the charge of first-degree murder.
On December 4, 2008 in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, 15-year-old Richard Yanis was arrested for plotting a school shooting at Pottstown High School after his father reported to police three missing handguns. An investigation revealed that Yanis had stolen the guns from his father and put them into a duffelbag, which he handed to a friend with the words to "hold onto it". After checking the bag Yanis' friend told his mother of the weapons, who then forced him to get rid of them by throwing them into a river. After his arrest Yanis admitted that he had planned to shoot people at his school he didn't like, before committing suicide.
On January 9, 2009 in Chicago, Illinois. Five male teenagers leaving a basketball game held on the campus of Dunbar Vocational Career Academy, in the South Side area of Chicago, Illinois, received gunshot wounds after shots were fired from a passing vehicle. All five victims were sent to Chicago area hospitals, three of whom were treated for serious injuries. Police arrested 18-year-old Georgio Dukes a week after the shooting on five counts of aggravated battery with a firearm. Police determined that the attack was gang-related.
On January 15, 2009 in San Francisco, California. A 14-year-old female student was struck eight times with a pair of scissors in a classroom at Marina Middle School, in San Francisco, California, by another 14-year-old female classmate. The victim suffered wounds to the head, arms, chest, and back and was treated at a local hospital.The attacker was arraigned on charges of attempted murder and assault.
On January 21, 2009, in Blacksburg, Virginia, Yang Xin, a 22-year-old graduate student from Beijing, China, was decapitated with a kitchen knife by fellow student Zhu Haiyang, in a cafe on the campus of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech). It is the second murder to have occurred on campus since April 2007, in which a 23-year-old student killed 32 people before committing suicide.
On February 7, 2009, in Houston, Texas, Jeremy Lee Pierce, a 32-year-old student at University of Houston, fatally shot Joe Tall, a 47-year-old homeless man, on the campus bus stop. Pierce has been charged with murder.
On March 6, 2009 in Fayetteville, North Carolina. A 15-year-old male was struck in the foot with a bullet at a parking lot of Westover High School, in Fayetteville, North Carolina. The shooting occurred when 19-year-old Terrance Donnell Johnson, Jr. fired several shots from a handgun at his opponents during a fashion show held at the school.
On March 11, 2009 in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania. An eighth grade student who attended St. Andrew School in Drexel Hill was arrested after a fellow pupil he attempted to recruit for an attack tipped off authorities. The suspect was then pulled from class and later arrested. Shortly after, two airsoft pistols were found in his backpack, one of them looking very much like a real gun. The plan of the 13-year-old student was to force the school in lock down and shoot anybody who tried to escape. He is charged with terroristic threats and reckless endangerment and is currently held in juvenille detention. He is also charged with burglary for stealing $370 from another school in Drexel Hill on the previous weekend. It is noted that the suspect has a history of mental illness.
On April 2, 2009, in Radford, Virginia, Phillip Beale and another unidentified individual murdered a drug dealer near the campus of Radford University after getting into an argument with him. Radford police arrested Beale and are seeking to identify his accomplice.
On April 10, 2009, in Dearborn, Michigan, 28-year-old Anthony Powell fatally shot his classmate, 20-year-old Asia McGowan, before committing suicide on the campus of Henry Ford Community College.
On April 26, 2009, in Hampton, Virginia, Odane Maye, an 18-year-old former student, entered Hampton University, in eastern Virginia, while armed with three handguns. Maye stalked a pizza delivery man, who he then shot while entering Harkness Hall dormitory. Maye then entered the dormitory and shot its' manager, and then shot himself in an unsuccessful suicide attempt;both victims survived. Maye was arrested three days later after being hospitalized and was arraigned the next day on seven counts—aggravated malicious wounding and various firearms offenses.
On April 28, 2009, in Richmond, Virginia, two students at Virginia Union University were stabbed. Police say the suspect, whose name has not been released, is not a VUU student.
On May 6, 2009, in Middletown, Connecticut, Stephen P. Morgan allegedly used a CZ-USA 9 mm semi-automatic pistol to shoot and kill 21-year-old Wesleyan University student Johanna Justin-Jinich at the off-campus bookstore where she was working. Morgan purportedly previously had been stalking Johanna Justin-Jinich and leaving her harassing phone calls and e-mail messages (prior to her matriculation at Wesleyan when they were both attending classes at New York University). After arresting Morgan, police purportedly found a journal in Morgan's car that supposedly stated Morgan's plans might have been allegedly to rape and kill Johanna Justin-Jinich and then allegedly go on a killing spree at Wesleyan University.
On May 18, 2009 in Larose, Louisiana, Justin Doucet, a 15-year-old eighth grade student, fired one shot from a .25-caliber semi-automatic pistol above a teacher's head inside her classroom at Larose-Cut Off Middle School, in Larose, Louisiana, and then entered a restroom next door and shot himself through the chin. Doucet was lifted by air to Terrebonne General Medical Center where he died five days later from head wounds.
On May 18, 2009, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Justin Cosby, 21, was shot and killed inside a dormitory at Harvard University, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, by three men looking to rob him of money and drugs. Police arrested 20-year-old Jabrai Jordan Copney after the shooting. It was not clear which of the three assailants actually shot Cosby.
On June 15, 2009 in San Francisco, California. Three people, including two students, were injured after several shots were fired into a crowd as a summer school class was just released at International Studies Academy High School, in San Francisco, California. The shooting occurred a block away from the campus. Police arrested an 18-year-old as an accessory in the shooting.
On June 24, 2009 in Parkersburg, Iowa, Mark Becker entered the weight room of Aplington-Parkersburg High School, in Parkersburg, Iowa, and shot football coach Ed Thomas inside. Thomas was airlifted to Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo, Iowa, where he later died of his wounds. Becker was arrested and charged with first-degree murder.
On August 24, 2009 in San Mateo, California. Two pipe bombs went off in a hallway of Hillsdale High School, in San Mateo, California, during the beginning of first period classes. Nobody was injured from the explosions. Alex Youshock, a 17-year-old former student of the school, was held by staff members until police arrived and was found with eight other pipe bombs, a two-foot-long sword, and a chainsaw concealed in a guitar case. Youshock was subsequently arrested and charged as an adult with eight felonies.
On September 2, 2009, in San Bruno, California, a student was shot in the abdomen and buttocks after an argument escalated between two groups of young males in the parking lot of Skyline College, in San Bruno, a suburb of San Francisco, California. The victim was transported to San Francisco General Hospital and the campus was subsequently placed on lockdown. Police arrested three suspects on September 3.
On September 8, 2009, in New Haven, Connecticut, 24-year-old doctoral student Annie Le was strangled to death inside a research building on the campus of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. On September 17, police arrested lab technician Raymond Clark and charged him with murder.
On September 11, 2009 in Owosso, Michigan, James Pouillon, 63, was killed in a drive-by shooting in front of Owosso High School, in Michigan, where he was protesting against abortion. Several students witnessed the attack but none were injured. An hour later the body of business owner Mike Fuoss was found shot to death inside his office at Fuoss Gravel. Police arrested Harlan James Drake after the shootings and charged him with two counts of first-degree murder.
On September 15, 2009 in Coral Gables, Florida. Juan Carlos Rivera, a 17-year-old student of Coral Gables Senior High School, located in the Coral Gables suburb of Miami, Florida, was stabbed in the chest by another student and died. The stabbing happened during a fight between the two students, reportedly over a girl. 17-year-old student Andy Rodriguez was arrested for the crime.
On September 16, 2009 in Antioch, California. An 16-year-old student of Deer Valley High School, in Antioch, California, was shot in the arm and torso after an argument between two groups of young men. The shots were fired from a vehicle, which then drove off. The victim was lifted by air to John Muir Medical Center in Walnut Creek and underwent surgery. Yousuf Mohammad Aziz, a 19-year-old graduate of Deer Valley, was arrested on September 18 in connection with the shooting.
On September 23, 2009 in Tyler, Texas, 50-year-old Todd Henry, a special education teacher at John Tyler High School, was fatally stabbed by a student inside a classroom at the school. Henry later died of his injuries at a local hospital. The attacker was taken into custody.
On October 8, 2009, in Los Angeles, California. A 20-year-old female student of a chemistry laboratory at the University of California, Los Angeles was stabbed multiple times, including having her throat slashed, during class. A teaching assistant stopped the bleeding and called for help. The victim was transported to the hospital and needed surgery but was expected to recover. Police arrested Damon Thompson after the attack.
On October 18, 2009, in Storrs, Connecticut, Jasper Howard, a 20-year-old cornerback for the UConn Huskies, was stabbed to death on the campus of the University of Connecticut, outside the Student Union Center where an on-campus dance was held to celebrate the Huskies’ homecoming victory over the Louisville Cardinals. On October 21, police arrested John William Lomax III, 21, and charged him with murder. Three other men were also arrested in connection with the murder.
On October 21, 2009 in Monroe, New York. A 15-year-old boy from Monroe was already on juvenile probation when he broke down crying, police said Tuesday night, as he admitted he stockpiled bottles of gasoline, makeshift fuses, a torch, a 2-foot (0.61 m) machete and three tanks of propane in a plot to attack former fellow students at Monroe-Woodbury High School.
On October 16, 2009 in Carolina Forest, South Carolina, Trevor Varinecz, a junior at Carolina Forest High School, attacked and stabbed police officer Marcus Rhodes, the School Resource Officer, inside his office. Rhodes then shot Varinecz in self defense. Varinecz later died in hospital.
On October 30, 2009 in Long Beach, 16-year-old Melody Ross, a junior at Wilson Classical High School, was fatally shot leaving a homecoming game at the school. Two males, aged 18 and 20, were also injured in the shooting. Tom Vinson and Daivion Davis were later arrested and charged with murder and two counts of attempted murder.
On December 4, 2009, in Vestal, New York, Richard T. Antoun, 77, a professor of anthropology and specialist in Islamic and Middle Eastern studies, is stabbed to death inside his office at Binghamton University. Police arrested 46-year-old graduate student Abdulsalam S. al-Zahrani after the stabbing and charged him with second-degree murder.
On January 20, 2010 Livingston, Alabama, Telvin Gray shot and killed Starrick Gray, his estranged wife, at Livingston High School where she worked as a special education teacher. Telvin Gray then fled the scene but was later arrested by police and charged with murder.
On February 5, 2010 in Madison, Alabama, Todd Brown, a 14-year-old ninth-grade student, was shot in the back of the head in a hallway of Discovery Middle School in Madison, Alabama. Brown was transported to a hospital in Huntsville, Alabama where he later died. A fellow ninth-grader was arrested for the crime.
On February 12, 2010, in Huntsville, Alabama. Amy Bishop, a biology professor at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, shot six faculty members at a faculty meeting. Three professors died in the shooting. Bishop was arrested after the shooting and charged with capital murder.
On February 19, 2010, in DeKalb, Illinois. Following an argument outside of Stevenson Towers North at Northern Illinois University, an off campus student shot and injured a resident of Stevenson North. 22-year-old Zach R. Isaacman was arrested after the shooting. This was the second shooting to occur on the NIU campus since February 2008, when a 27-year-old former student killed five people before committing suicide.
On February 23, 2010 in Littleton, Colorado. A 32 year old gunman, identified as Bruco Strongeagle Eastwood, opened fire on students at Deer Creek Middle School at 3:30 pm (MST) as school was being let out in Littleton, Colorado. The gunman was later tackled by a math teacher and the teacher turned him into the police when they arrived on scene. The gunman shot and injured two students at the school before he was taken into custody.
On February 26, 2010 in Tacoma, Washington Jennifer Paulson, a 30-year-old special education teacher, is shot to death outside of Birney Elementary School by a man who was reportedly infatuated with her. The gunman, identified as 30-year-old Jed Waits, fled the scene but was later shot and killed by police in a day-cay center parking lot.
On March 9, 2010, in Columbus, Ohio, Nathaniel Brown, a 51-year-old custodian at Ohio State University, fatally shot one co-worker and wounded another after he was told that he was being fired from his custodial job at the university. Brown then turned the gun on himself and committed suicide.
On April 28, 2010 in Portsmouth,Virginia. At around 12:15 pm, a 15-year old student at Woodrow Wilson High School who was suspended earlier in the week for disorderly conduct entered the school through the back door and fired three shots in the cafeteria, with two hitting the ceiling and one hitting entering the wall of a classroom. The suspect left the firearm and fled, but was later apprehended by a security officer and a school administrator. The shooter, identified as 15-year-old Keith Elliott, was charged as an adult with gun violations, armed burglary and assault.
On June 10, 2010 in Binghamton, New York. A brawl broke out among the students of Binghamton High School. It started as a food fight-prank in the cafeteria, then radiated out into the streets. Some police officers and school personnel suffered minor injuries, and at least one school administrator suffered more serious injuries. Over 100 students then gathered at Oak and Main streets and the situation rapidly degraded. Police broke up the incident. The skirmishes resulted in at least 9 students being arrested and charged with disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, and/or assault in the 2nd degree. The school was put on lockdown for the rest of the day.
On August 30, 2010 in Blountville, Tennessee, Thomas Cowan entered Sullivan Central High School with two loaded guns with the intent on killing principal Melanie Riden. SRO Carolyn Gudger was able to hold him off until back-up arrived, when they were forced to shoot and kill Cowan. No staff or students were injured.
On September 28, 2010, in Austin, Texas,a man identified as 19-year-old sophomore Colton Tooley opened fire with an assault rifle on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin before fleeing into a library where he committed suicide. No one else was injured.
On October 1, 2010 in Salinas, California, 15-year-old student Jose Cisneros is shot to death on an athletic field at Alisal High School. Police said that the shooting was gang-related.
On October 3, 2010, in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, Jonathan Schipper, a student at Mid-Atlantic Christian University was shot to death inside Pearl A. Presley Hall, a campus dormitory. Police arrested 23-year-old student Christopher David Amyx after the shooting and charged him with first-degree murder. It was reported that the shooting was the result of a personal matter between the shooter and the victim.
On October 8, 2010 in Carlsbad, California. A middle aged man holding a jack-o-lantern stormed the campus at Kelly Elementary School, his bullets grazing the shoulders of two students, six and seven year olds. The assailant, identified as 41-year-old Brendan Liam O’Rourke, was apprehended by police.
On October 24, 2010 in Topeka, Kansas, 20-year-old Matthew C. Mitchell was shot to death on the grounds of Topeka West High School. An unidentified juvenile was also injured in the shooting but was expected to recover. Police arrested three suspects.
On November 29, 2010 in Marinette, Wisconsin, Samuel Hengel took 23 students and one teacher hostage for over 5 hours at Marinette High School. The suspect, a student in the sophomore Western Civilization class, shot himself after police officers stormed the classroom shortly after 8 p.m. All hostages were removed safely. Hengel died at 10:44 the next morning.
On December 14, 2010 in Panama City, Florida. A gunman named Clay Duke pulled out a gun during a school board meeting in the Panama City district. He ordered everyone but six male school board members to leave the room. He then aimed and shot at superintendent Bill Husfelt, who tried to talk him down before ducking to avoid getting shot. A security guard came in and shot Duke, and while on the ground, Duke shot himself in the head.
On January 5, 2011 in Omaha, Nebraska, Robert Butler Jr., after being suspended for destruction of property entered Millard South High School at 12:45 PM. He then entered the office of 58-year-old Vice Principal Vicki Kaspar, and shot her five times in the chest and head. As staff and teachers took cover, 44-year-old Principal Curtis Case ran into the hall because of all the commotion, and was shot multiple times in the chest and hip. As Butler left he shot randomly around the front office, causing gunshot debris to give the school nurse minor injuries. He then threatend to kill a resource officer, and left campus, where he later commited suicide in a parking lot. Shortly after, 911 arrived and transported Kaspar and Case to the hospital, where Kaspar later died of her injuries. During the event Millard South went into a lockdown which later included 21,000 kids in the Millard district.

WAKE UP PARENTS!! An Open Call to Parents, Foster Parents, Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles, Cousins, Caregivers, Babysitters, School Administration, Churches, and Anyone Who Takes Care of Our Children!!

2010-08-16T13:20:00.000-04:00

WAKE UP WORLD- !!

This is basically a distress call. It is addressed to ANYONE, ANYWHERE, WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CARE OF A CHILD.
Are you AWARE of what the child you are entrusted to care for is doing RIGHT THIS SECOND?
IF NOT- WHY???????????
If they are supposed to be outside playing, ARE THEY WHERE YOU TOLD THEM THEY COULD GO? IF NOT, WHY AREN'T YOU OUT THERE LOOKING FOR THEM?????
If they are in the care of a babysitter, do you KNOW AND TRUST that babysitter?
If they are supposed to be at school, DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOUR SCHOOL'S POLICIES ARE ON ABSENTEEISM? IS THAT POLICY BEING FOLLOWED CORRECTLY?
If they are supposed to be at a school function, a church function, lessons of some type, or any other activity that they are away from you, their guardian and sole providers, do you KNOW that they are all right?
Do you fully, 100% TRUST the person, or persons that they are with?
If you DON'T- then WHY is your child, or your children, with that person, or persons??

I know, some of you are sitting there reading this, thinking, this writer is full of crap. You're thinking, there is NO way possible to KNOW exactly where your child is, what they are doing every second of every day. But- and I won't be the first to say this, to you, and everyone else out there responsible for the care of a child, and I won't be the last: SURE- YOU MAY BE RIGHT- YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO BE THERE 24-7, BUT: Even if you can NOT physically be there, all the time, to INSURE that your child is safe, you CAN take every possible precaution to HELP insure that child's safety. AND IF YOU DON'T- THEN YOU ONLY HAVE YOURSELF TO BLAME IN THE LONG RUN.
These things include simple items like these:

Set up a code phrase with your child. This is an age-old trick that has, in the past, helped avoid tragedies. For instance, if your child knows this code phrase, he is LESS likely to willingly get into a vehicle of a stranger, he is LESS likely to be lured away holding some strangers hand. Only you, your child, and specific other caretakers should KNOW this phrase. In some cases, parents take the time to CHANGE the code phrase on a monthly, or yearly basis, to prevent anyone else from finding out, either accidentally, or by the child slipping up and letting it out to the wrong people.

This tip is from the Polly Klaas Foundation:
The best thing about the "What If…" game is that you can adapt it to your own life situation, and you can play it with children of all ages. For example, when you walk into a grocery store with your child, you can ask, "What if you couldn't find me, who would you ask for help?"Going through the exercise of actually choosing the right person to ask for help is an excellent way to establish brain patterns that can kick in if they are ever needed. Scientific research shows that our brains work by pattern recognition. When an extremely frightening situation happens, human brains sort through their database for a "script" of actions taken previously. The brain that has more "scripts" can respond more quickly than a brain that has to process never practiced information. That's why schools hold fire drills. Each time the kids get out of the building in a safe orderly fashion during a fire drill, their brains remember what they did and why. Actually going through fire drill practice is much more effective than only being told where the exits are and what to do in case of an emergency.
If you are a teacher, a babysitter, a neighbor, a Sunday School teacher, a clerk at a convenience store that knows your regular customers, for crying out loud- KEEP YOUR EYES AND YOUR EARS OPEN! PAY ATTENTION!!!!!!!!
If you SEE or HEAR anything from the children you are accustomed to seeing on a regular basis that you KNOW is not normal, DO SOMETHING about it! STOP SITTING ON YOUR DUFF AND ACTING LIKE YOU ARE DEAF, DUMB AND BLIND- TAKE THE RIGHT ACTION-
YOUR ACTION OR PHONECALL MAY SAVE A LIFE!!!!! OR, AT THE VERY LEAST- HELP PREVENT ANOTHER DAY OF PAIN OR SUFFERING FOR AN INNOCENT, HELPLESS CHILD- !

In this world today, of lightening fast communication possibilities, there is simply NO EXCUSE for another child to go missing, or for another child to be abused, or for another child to be murdered. NO EXCUSE WHATSOEVER!!
Perhaps it is time that we, as adults, finally wake up and realize that the children of today, no matter WHAT country they live in, are the FUTURE OF OUR WORLD. What is done to them, what memories they have to deal with, what pain they have to bear, or, if they are fortunate - the blessings and happiness they have to remember, is what is going to INFLUENCE their actions in the future! WE- as their caregivers in whatever form we take- are RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT! Do you REALLY want to sit back and keep your mouth shut, and let another idiot harm another child? It's on your conscience if you do, YOU are the one who will have to live with it, knowing you DIDN'T do anything to help- IF DOING NOTHING is what you choose to do!!!!!

The single most important thing to do today, as in years and decades and centuries past- is simply to take the time to TEACH your children. TEACH them right from wrong, TEACH them what TO do and what NOT TO do, instill in them the knowledge that will ultimately keep them safe.
A little common sense goes a LONG way, in today's world, just as in yesterday's world. Yes, times may be different, but the basic fundamentals of parenting, teaching, caring for our world's children has never changed.
In this writer's opinion, it's not the basic everyday values that have changed, it is the number of people today that practice them.
If we ALL make a concentrated effort to abide by the RIGHT things to do, (yes, this includes HAVING A CONSCIENCE), then there won't BE anymore Caylee Anthony, Haleigh Cummings, Kyron Harmon, Skylar Newton cases.
Together- WE can make this STOP.

Polly Klaas: The Murder of America's Child

Polly Klaas: The Murder of America's Child

Polly Klaas: The Murder of America's Child

Baby Bella- 17 broken bones???????

2010-06-17T12:00:00.000-04:00

WILX.COM - Reporter: A.J. Hilton - Last Updated: 8:44 PM Sep 17, 2007
>> Father Charged with Sexual Abuse of 3-Month Old

"This is probably one of the worst cases of child abuse I've seen since I've been working for Blackman Township," said Mike Jester, Blackman Township's Public Safety Director.

27-year-old Kirk Coleman stood quietly in Chief Judge R. Darryl Mazur's courtroom, facing first-degree charges of criminal sexual conduct and child abuse, patiently waiting for the Jackson County judge to set his bond.

The judge set bond at $100,000.

Coleman was living in the Spring Glen Apartments just days ago, working as a painter. That all changed Saturday. Coleman, the father of a three-month-old baby girl, along with her mother took their unresponsive child to Foote Hospital in Jackson. The child was later airlifted to the University of Michigan's Mott Hospital, and remains in critical condition.

"The injuries are quite extensive," said Jester. "Very serious, such as broken ribs, skull fractures and so forth."

Blackman Township Police started their investigation, and it didn't take them long to start questioning Coleman as to what happened.

"We determined that he was the only one home," said Jester. "Our detectives spoke with him and was able to get him to admit that he was responsible for the injury."

The three month old is still unconscious, and needs a ventilator to breathe. Child protective services has also stepped in terminating parental rights, taking custody of the child. A child who's life will never be the same.

http://www.wilx.com/news/headlines/9838321.html

Baby has 17 broken bones

mlive.com - By Steven Hepker - Wednesday, September 19, 2007

A Blackman Township baby clinging to life in an Ann Arbor hospital was beaten more severely than initially suspected, Blackman Township investigators said.

"She has three skull fractures, 11 broken ribs, both eye sockets are broken, she has two femur fractures and two tibia fractures -- 17 broken bones," Deputy Director Jon Johnston said.

"She could pull through but will have neurological deficits."

The girl's father, Kirk Coleman, 27, is charged with first-degree criminal sexual conduct and first-degree child abuse. His preliminary hearing is scheduled Tuesday in Jackson County District Court.

Coleman and the baby's mother lived together at Springport Glen Apartments. The mother went back to work Thursday, leaving the baby with Coleman, Johnson said.

"We believe he beat her over two days," Johnson said.

The baby was unconscious when she was taken to Foote Hospital at 8 a.m. Saturday. She was airlifted immediately to the University of Michigan Hospital.

She remains on a ventilator in critical but stable condition.

"Some of her injuries are much more severe than we thought," Johnston said. Detective Chris Boulter got an update from doctors late Tuesday.

At his arraignment, Coleman said he was discharged from the Army in March 2006 and worked for a painting contractor in Jackson.

Child Protective Services severed parental rights over the weekend. Johnston said the mother has not been implicated.

http://www.mlive.com/news/citpat/ind...180.xml&coll=3

Oncwanique Tribblet WARNING- GRAPHIC!!!

2010-06-17T10:29:00.000-04:00

The story of Oncwanique is an unbelievably shocking story of what a parent did to their own child, their own flesh and blood. It is truly shocking and disgusting, but the fact that no one bothered to report this child missing for months after she disappeared is inexcusable. THAT is the reason that I am posting the story here. PLEASE: BE AWARE of the children around you- PAY ATTENTION!!!! If one of them suddenly isn't being seen as they normally are, that should serve as a screaming siren that there is something wrong, and authorities should be NOTIFIED!!!

Oncwanique was born in Chicago, Illinois. This is where she resided. When Oncwanique was sixteen months old she was murdered by her parents, she was choked, suffocated, her arms and feet were chopped up, cooked in batter and distributed outside for the animals to eat, they removed her head and spine, and placed her body into a large bucket of battery acid which they stirred occasionally over a six week period to ensure her little body dissolved!! They then poured her down the drain! The went to a neighbor and borrowed a blender and bended her head and poured it down the toilet!

It was six months until Oncwanique was noted as missing! Because of what happened to Oncwanique there was no body to give her a funeral or burial!

Baby Brianna (WARNING- CONTAINS GRAPHIC DETAILS AND PICTURES)

2010-06-17T09:59:00.000-04:00

I am sure that some of you reading this have already known about this precious child. I have fallen behind in my blogging and research, therefore, this sad sad story was new to me.
Some of what I found on the web:
(SOURCES: http://www.kelseyspurpose.org/forums/showthread.php?tid=1400
http://www.krqe.com/dpp/news/crime/The_short_life_and_brutal_death_of_Baby_Brianna_076886
http://www.child-abuse-effects.com/child-abuse-death-of-baby-brianna-lopez.html )

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KRQE) - Brianna Lopez would be 6 years old now had her death at 6 months not revealed perhaps the most brutal child-abuse case in state history and prompted a major change in New Mexico law.

But as the July 19 anniversary of her death nears, some say the changes have not gone far enough.

The story of Baby Brianna is a hard one, but it is the ugly reality of child abuse. Violent family members caused her death while others hid what they knew was going on.

"They raped her; they beat her," said District Attorney Susana Martinez who prosecuted the case. "She had bite marks on her face, cheek, head, arms, legs, chest, torso, everywhere.

"Literally bruised from head to toe, from the top of her head all throughout her body all the way to the big toe on her right foot."

She was beaten and raped by her own family.

"Massive bruising on the head, and then her little fingers were lacerated, toes," said Detective Lindell Wright who was the first officer on the scene.

Brianna died on July 19, 2002. When Wright saw her body at a hospital, he remembers one thought going through his mind: "I've got a lot to do."

Later, when he had time to look back, "I cried my eyes out. It will stay with me for the rest of my life."

Investigators said Brianna's mother and father, Stephanie Lopez and Andy Walters, and her uncle Steven Lopez were responsible.

The night before, Steven and Andy threw Brianna to the ceiling, then let her slam to the ground. And they had raped her time and time again.

Brianna's mother had bitten her child. The source of the other bruises remains a mystery.

"Bite marks throughout her body; there were old and new," Wright said. "She had skull fractures that were old and new.

"She had bleeding on the brain both old and new which means she had been abused physically her entire life."

And while all the abuse was going on another uncle and a grandmother knew but never reported it or tried to stop it.

Martinez won convictions and maximum sentences for the three abusers.

"It tests you to the point you're not sure you can speak," Martinez said. "You're afraid that the emotion will take over."

For some Martinez's successful prosecution only highlighted shortcomings in the law.

When Baby Brianna was killed a person who committed intentional child abuse resulting in death faced a maximum of 18 years in prison. Her case brought on a major change.

"Eighteen years for the life of a child?" State Sen. Mary Jane Garcia of DoÃ±a Ana said. "I thought it was absurd."

It took Garcia three years of trying, but she changed the law to make the crime punishable by a life sentence.

"If the judges continue to sentence to the maximum under the new law, the law is sufficient," Martinez said. "But if a judge doesn't sentence them to the maximum to try to give some sort of deterrent effect to the rest of the community we've lost."

Both Martinez and Garcia said more needs to be done to punish people like Brianna's grandmother and uncle who fail to report abuse.

"Those two individuals knew she was being abused," Martinez said. "She was full of bruises that were old: green, brown, yellow-colored.

"Had they reported it early, had they and insisted on that child not being abused maybe we would have never had her death take place."

For failing to report the abuse the three were sentenced to 30 days in jail. The maximum is one year.

"I think perhaps we ought to try to make it five years at least," Garcia said. "I would go for something like that, and I would certainly try it."

However Wright said it's not just the law that needs to change.

"I think a lot of proactive still needs to happen as far as young parents need to have proper education, proper support systems," Wright said. "I feel a lot of young parents are struggling by themselves.

"They don't have anywhere to turn, and it is the chemistry of child abuse."

Brianna's story still brings much pain to the people in DoÃ±a Ana County who came together after her death, paid for her casket and burial and claimed her body when no one else would.

"The community felt that Baby Brianna could be their child, their granddaughter, their daughter, their niece," Las Cruces resident Edgar Lopez said.

Baby Brianna is now locked up in a cage built around her grave by her family to keep the community who loved her so much out. It is a mess, unkempt and full of trash.

"They were asked, and they said they just wanted to be left alone and they wanted Brianna to be left alone," Martinez said.

Inside is a cherub with a finger raised to her lips. Some believe it's a message.

"My first thought was, 'Let's not talk about what's occurred here,'" Lopez said.

Yet the community vows to not let that happen. People still leave flowers here and have built another marker.

The people of this community will never forget Brianna and neither will the detectives, social workers and prosecutors who worked on her case.

Wright said they never found pictures of Brianna in her home, not a single image of her playing, laughing or smiling. He wanted to know what she looked like alive.

"Before they started the autopsy and her little face was lying on a white sheet and I thought she looks asleep," Wright said. "So I just took the picture."

The picture has since transformed with the bruises erased and the bite marks taken away. The scars have disappeared.

It's the Brianna this community likes to remember.

"There's a photograph of her to carry on of her little life," Wright said.

The picture hangs on the wall next to Susana Martinez's desk.

"It's a reminder, of course, of why we do what we do," Martinez said. "If you forget you'll either become calloused or you will become Jell-O.

"You can't do this job well unless you are in the middle, and that's just a good reminder why we do it."

Brianna is never far from the detective either.

"It drives me to work harder to prevent, to be a voice for every child of abuse," Wright said. "That's what it does."

The cop, the prosecutor and the politician agree it's everyone's job to report child abuse. Anyone who sees, or even suspects a child is being abused, needs to step in.

Reporter: Kim Vallez

The picture that is being referred to is this one:

(These are the slime that did this to this precious child)

Babys autopsy reveals signs of long-term abuse
By Rene Ruelas
Sun-News

The autopsy of 5-month-old Brianna Lopez revealed she had suffered abuse most of her short life in what deputies say is one of the worst cases of child abuse they have ever seen.
Her parents are among those charged with her death.
Brianna was pronounced dead Friday morning at Memorial Medical Center after she was rushed there when attempts to revive her failed, Doa Ana County Sheriffs Sgt. Ed Miranda said.
Friday night, police arrested Briannas parents, Stephanie Lopez, 19, and Andy Walters, 21, and uncle, Steven Lopez, 19. They each are charged with child abuse resulting in death. Walters also was charged with criminal sexual penetration of the baby.
Deputies have now interviewed the six adults and two children who lived in the home with Brianna. Miranda said the family is being cooperative.
The autopsy revealed a long list of injuries that appeared to have been inflicted over an extended period of time upon the little girl who was born on Valentines Day.
On Monday, Miranda detailed the multiple injuries found on the babys body. He said Brianna had 11 human bite marks in varied stages of healing, multiple bruises, fractures to two right ribs, three skull fractures, swelling of the brain and signs of shaken baby syndrome. Brianna also had fractures to both legs, an injury experts say is commonly caused by picking up the child with a quick, jerking motion by the legs.
Investigators will obtain dental impressions to determine who made the bite marks.
In court records, Walters admitted to biting Brianna, but said he "did not take a chunk out of her." Walters said his 18-month-old son also bit the baby. He said that Stephanie Lopez also bit and pinched her when she became frustrated with Brianna.
According to Miranda, Walters and Steven Lopez were drinking beer Thursday night when they began to toss Brianna into the air, hitting her head on the ceiling and at least twice failing to catch her before she hit the floor.
Stephen Lopez told investigators that he had drunk 10 beers from a case that Walters admitted buying.
Stephanie Lopez said she had about three beers, then fell asleep. The next morning, she told investigators, she found Brianna on the floor and was unable to wake her.
Walters said when Stephanie Lopez asked what happened to Brianna, he told her "we played a little rough with her last night."
Miranda said additional charges will be filed.
"There are definite signs of neglect and failure to protect," he said.
The three defendants were arraigned Monday, and bond was set at $250,000 each, Miranda said.
Miranda said it is the worst case of child abuse he has seen in his law enforcement career.
"Brianna has been the most severe," Miranda said. "This is a difficult case that is complex to work."
The investigation and what it has revealed has been emotional for the officers working on the case. Miranda said counselors were brought in Monday night to help them deal with the case.
"When you have parents hurting children, you have a lot of emotions," Miranda said.
Sheriffs records show no child abuse reports made at the home. Miranda said there have been domestic disturbance calls, but none involving children.
The two other children, Briannas 18-month-old brother and 8-year-old uncle, are in protective custody. Miranda said the children have no visible signs of neglect or abuse.
Miranda said while law enforcement, medical personnel and teachers are required to report suspected child abuse, it is the communitys duty to do the same.

Timeline of events according to police documents

Thursday night, July 18th, at 6 p.m., Andy Walters stopped to buy a case of beer, and headed home to 5243 Comanche Trail in Las Cruces.

Three people-- Walters, 21, Stephanie Lopez, 19, and her twin brother Steven Lopez, 19, drink through the evening.

Stephanie went to bed after about three beers. According to court documents, Andy Walters and Steven Lopez admitted to playing with Stephanie and Walters's 5-month old daughter, Brianna.

Police records show that Walters and Lopez threw the child into the air, causing her to hit her head on the ceiling 3 times, then dropped her twice on the floor.

Andy Walters told investigators that Brianna was conscious and crying.

At around 12:30 a.m., Friday morning, Andy Walters fell asleep not knowing where Brianna was.

At three in the morning, Walters says he awoke to find Brianna on the floor near the bed. He said he wrapped her in a blanket and put her in a bouncer.

By 7 a.m., Brianna needed a diaper change. Stephanie Lopez asked about the bruises on Brianna, and according to court documents, Walters admitted that he and Steven Lopez "played a little rough with her".

Walters changed the diaper and took a baby wipe, wrapped it around his index finger and inserted it into brianna's anus.

The complaint also states Andy Walters admitted he bit Brianna on several occasions, but he told Dona Ana County Sheriff's Deputies he is not not the only family member to bite Brianna.

Walters also told authorites that Stephanie Lopez pinched and threw Brianna out of frustration.

The uncle, Steven Lopez, admits to throwing Brianna in the air and not catching her. Steven Lopez claims to have drunk ten beers the previous night.

During his interview with Sheriff's Deputies, Steven Lopez admitted to having sex with Brianna Lopez. (she was 5 months old!!!) Adding that he, as well as Andy Walters, had penetrated Brianna on several different occasions.

By 10 a.m., July 19th, Stephanie Lopez checks on her daughter, notices Brianna is not breathing, and she calls 9-1-1.

11:10 am, Friday July 19th, five month old Brianna Lopez dies at Memorial Medical Center in Las Cruces.

Autopsy results show Brianna Lopez had 11 bite marks on her body, broken ribs, skull fractures, bleeding of the optic nerves and brain swelling.

WARNING: Contains graphic and highly disturbing details:
This child abuse story is about a 5-month-old little girl named Brianna Lopez. On July 19, 2002 Baby Brianna passed away. Her father and uncle would toss her in the air and not catch her. They sexually assaulted her. Her uncle raped her. They bit her. Her mother threw her, bit her and pinched her. She was bruised and beaten. Her grandmother and another uncle knew about the abuse but didn't do anything. Brianna also had several broken bones. She had bleeding from the brain, broken ribs, bucket handle fractures, all signs of shaken baby syndrome. They beat and raped her time and time again. Her mother "fell asleep" while they killed Brianna.

Her mother's boyfriend, Andy Walters, got 57 years in prison. Her uncle, the mother's twin brother, Steven Lopez, got 51 years. Her mother, Stephanie Lopez, got 27 years. Her grandmother and other uncle got 60 days in jail. Remember all those who read this, Brianna was beaten and bruised from head to toe and nobody could help her.

Brianna is buried in Albuquerque, New Mexico. When people kept visiting her grave, her family built a metal gate around her grave and locked it shut.

Anyone who reads this, you might become saddened or go in a rage. That baby did nothing to deserve that. This should happen to no child.

Two Year Anniversary of the Day Caylee Anthony Vanished

2010-06-16T14:00:00.000-04:00

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Today is the 2 year mark of the day that Caylee Anthony vanished from the lives of those who knew and loved her. It is also the two year mark of the day that her mother personified the selfish, spoiled brat that we know as her now, Casey Marie Anthony. While it is not the day that we would normally call an anniversary in the normal sense of the term, it is a day that marks two years of lies, deception, unbelievable irreverence to little Caylee's memory, a day that no one but her own mother knew she was no longer here on this earth. Her grandparents, while I can't say this for a fact, may have also known to a degree what was going on, and simply realized a month later that they could no longer cover up Casey's act of greed and selfishness, without the world around them pointing fingers at not only their daughter, but possibly at themselves as well. This is only speculation on my part, mind you, but I feel like there's enough lies and covering up done by George and Cindy Anthony to speak for itself.
Caylee Anthony was a beautiful child. Her precious face captured the hearts of America, but only after she vanished. There is so much more that this beautiful child could have become. Instead, thanks to the inexplainable behavior of her closest family members, she has become another sad statistic, and an example of what thousands of other abused children must go through every day. This is something that only we, the people of America, can change. These are our children, grandchildren, next door neighbor's children, nieces, nephews, students, and friends. Together, we can stop child abuse, if we just open our mouths and take the right actions.

When a Child Goes Missing.....

2010-05-12T13:38:00.001-04:00

Count	0 to 5	6 to 11	12 to 14	15 to 17	Total
1998	609	137	134	514	1,394
1999	576	129	115	470	1,290
2000	541	106	115	368	1,130
2001	600	118	81	353	1,153
2002	534	128	100	379	1,142
2003	559	106	74	357	1,096
2004	518	95	92	350	1,055
2005	523	102	92	410	1,126
2006	519	100	107	423	1,150
Total	4,980	1,023	909	3,623	10,535

The statistics are unbelievable. The horror stories just keep getting worse. The pathetic state of how many children are missing each and every day in the United States alone is overwhelming. It is said that a child disappears every forty (yes, that's right, 40) seconds in this country alone. That is over 2100 children that disappear every single day here in the United States. These statistics are from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. (Otherwise known as OJJDP). It has also been estimated that up to another 500,000 may go missing each year without EVER being reported.
How can that possibly be? Why would someone NOT report a missing child?
Surely there are others in that child's life that would realize that that child is no longer actively being seen! A teacher, a neighbor, a grandparent, an aunt or uncle, a sibling even. There is just no logical answer for such a thing to occur.
The following information is taken from the Missing and Murdered children blog, at this link: http://missingandmurderedchildren.facesofthemissing.org/2010/02/how-you-can-help-when-a-child-goes-missing/ This guest post is contributed by Brooklyn White, who writes on the topic of Forensic Science Technician Programs. She can be reached at brookwhite26-AT-Gmail.com.
This details ways you can help when a child vanishes:

It’s one of the worst things that could happen to any parent; it’s sometimes a fate worse than death because while death brings closure, knowing that your child is missing and not knowing what happened to them torments more than you would think possible. Parents of missing children are in a quandary of the worst kind – they are in a sort of limbo that is hard to get out of. They don’t know if they must mourn the loss of their child or continue to hope that they will be found soon, and this dilemma tears them apart and does not let them heal and go on with their lives. If you know someone whose child is missing, you can help in various ways, some of which are detailed below:
Don’t intrude: There are times when people whose children are lost want to be left alone; they don’t want to repeat the details of the horror they have faced to every person who comes calling, whether out of curiosity or even if it is to help. So know when you’re intruding on their privacy and when they need to be left to themselves. Also, don’t take it the wrong way when they ask you to leave because they wish to be alone with their thoughts and misery.

Don’t judge: People have different ways to cope with grief, so just because your idea of coping does not coincide with theirs, don’t judge the parents of missing children. Be of help in any way you can, but don’t think that this gives you the right to decide if what they do is morally or ethically right or wrong. Be supportive without judging what they say or what they do.

Help out: There are various ways you can help parents of missing children – by looking after their other children, taking care of routine activities like cooking and cleaning, driving their kids to school and other activities like soccer or softball, and others. In short, your time and efforts spent on helping to provide them with a sense of normalcy will go a long way in alleviating their anxiety.

Understand: Parents of missing children are bound to behave irrationally, have extreme mood swings, and sink into a depression because they are worried about their child and because they are under a great deal of stress. So understand their psyche and don’t take it personally if you’re at the receiving end of their bad moods.

Cooperate with law enforcement: And finally, you must cooperate with law enforcement officials without hiding any information, even if it means people you know are going to be accused or come under suspicion. You must do all you can to help find the missing child at the earliest, because the more time goes by, the less the chances of finding him/her alive.

In recent past, we have been made aware of some of the most high profile missing children's cases in years. Caylee Anthony, Haleigh Cummings, Elizabeth Olten, Somer Thompson, just to name a very few. The list could go on for pages and pages. But remember, there are hundreds more cases out there just like these, and every single child deserves to be able to be brought home safely.

This information is for parents, and was taken from the missing and exploited children's website.

ACT IMMEDIATELY if you believe that your child is missing.
Download the Quick Reference Guide for Families in English or Spanish.
What to Do:
If your child is missing from home, search the house checking closets, piles of laundry, in and under beds, inside large appliances, and inside vehicles, including trunks—wherever a child may crawl or hide.

If you still cannot find your child, immediately call your local law enforcement agency.

If your child disappears in a store, notify the store manager or security office. Then immediately call your local law-enforcement agency. Many stores have a Code Adam plan of action— if a child is missing in the store, employees immediately mobilize to look for the missing child.

When you call law enforcement, provide your child's name, date of birth, height, weight, and any other unique identifiers such as eyeglasses and braces. Tell them when you noticed that your child was missing and what clothing he or she was wearing.

Request that your child's name and identifying information be immediately entered into the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) Missing Person File.

After you have reported your child missing to law enforcement, call theNational Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) on our toll-free telephone number: 1-800-THE-LOST (1-800-843-5678). Or you can use our Live Hotline to talk to NCMEC through our web site.

The following information is from When a Child goes missing blog as well. Please- read carefully, and make note of the organizations listed here:

Disclaimer: The listed Resources are for informational purposes only. No compensation is received from them nor is any endorsement implied.
Amanda Brown Foundation

The Amanda Brown Foundation was formed to educate others about the dangers of child abductions and to provide families with resources, information and comfort during a crisis.
AMBER Alert

A site by the Department of Justice that provides information on AMBER alerts, Public Service Announcements, a child safety guide, news, and a toolkit for raising awareness about missing children.
Association of Missing & Exploited Children Organization

AMECO is an organization of member agencies in the United States and Canada who provide services to families with missing and exploited children.
Angel Safe Foundation

Provides information on missing children, child safety tips, and memorials.
BairFind

Dennis Bair, a former minor league baseball player has an organization, BairFind. They put on autograph sessions at minor league baseball games in which the players sign team photos for the fans in attendance. There is a picture of a missing child in the upper corner of the team photo, along with that child’s vital information. The idea is that fans – especially kids – actually keep the signed pictures of their favorite players and teams. This leads to prolonged exposure of the missing child’s image, and a greater chance of recovery!
Beary Special Kids

A site dedicated to assisting in the recovery of missing children. A weekly newsletter with children’s pictures is published via email.
Beyond Missing

Beyond Missing provides law enforcement agencies with a secure, Internet based system to create and distribute missing child flyers to law enforcement, the media, and public and private recipients. There is no cost to agencies for this service and no proprietary hardware or software required.
California Missing Children Clearinghouse

Maintains a toll free telephone hotline 24 hours a day, seven days a week to receive information and inquiries regarding missing children. It relays this information to the appropriate law enforcement agencies.
Carole Sund/Carrington Memorial Reward Foundation

The Sund/Carrington Memorial Reward Fund has been established to provide resources to families without economic means to offer rewards for information to help law enforcement officials locate missing loved ones and to bring violent criminals to justice.
The Center to Prevent Lost Children™ (CLCP)

The Center to Prevent Lost Children™ (CLCP) is the leading authority in the collection and dissemination of critical information that prevents kids from getting lost – and that helps find them quickly when it happens. CLCP was founded by Family Safety Expert, Alyssa Dver in 2007. After 4 years of research and working with Boston area communities, Dver realized the tremendous need to make the general public aware and proactive about lost child prevention.
The Charley Project

The Charley Project is a website profiling over 4,000 “cold case” missing persons cases mainly from the United states. The website does not actively investigate cases; it is merely a publicity vehicle for cases which are often neglected by the press and forgotten all too soon.
Abduction Prevention

Child abduction prevention tips.
Child Abduction Resource Center

A multilingual site of resources for parents dealing with child abduction.

Child Crisis Network

Online missing children agency.
Child Find of America, Inc.

National not for profit charity that locates missing children through active investigation, prevents child abduction through education, and resolves incidents of parental abduction through mediation.
A Child is Missing

Fort Lauderdale based nonprofit organization for locating missing children, the disabled and elderly during the first hours of disappearance. The A Child Is Missing alert program is called on by law enforcement agencies throughout the nation seeking assistance in locating missing children.
Child Protection Education of America

Seeks to address the problem of missing and exploited children. Missing children cases, safety tips for children and their parents, and hotline.
Child Safety Team

The Child Safety Team, Inc. is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. They are committed to assisting parents in protecting their children and they work very hard to make all of their resources available at a very low cost. Their goal is to make this information available to all parents.
Child Search

A free, full service site to assist the families of missing children.
Child Search National Missing Children Center

Child Search is a Ministry to families of missing and exploited children. Under certain circumstances the Center also helps families of missing adults.
Child Watch

This site includes cases of missing children, safety and abduction prevention information, recovered children stories, and child I.D. event information.
Cobra Missing Children Network

How to find, search for, and return kidnapped, runaway and missing children. Founded in 1979. Chartered by the State of Ohio.
Code Amber

Provides web site owners with a JavaScript news feed ticker that displays active Amber Alerts on their web pages. The ticker contains all pertinent information about the victim, the law enforcement agency issuing the alert and contact information for reporting sightings. Any available information about the perpetrator is also displayed.
Committee For Missing Children

Newsletter, events, photos of missing children, and other information for parents of missing children.
CUE Center for Missing Persons

Community United Effort (CUE) is a non-profit organization that provides service to families who suffer a missing loved one, law enforcement agencies and Search & Rescue of the lost, young and old.
Cyber Tipline

The cyber tipline handles leads from individuals reporting the sexual exploitation of children .
Dignity Memorial® Escape School®

It is an abduction prevention program that empowers children and parents by providing them with ways to recognize, avoid or escape potentially dangerous situations. Designed to be a catalyst for home-based instruction, parents are encouraged to attend the hour-long presentation with their children so they can reinforce the knowledge that leads to smart choices.
The DOE Network

The Doe Network is a volunteer organization devoted to assisting Law Enforcement in solving cold cases 9 years and older concerning Unexplained Disappearances and Unidentified Victims from North America, Australia and Europe. It is our mission to give the nameless back their names and return the missing to their families.
Don’t You Forget About Me

The International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC), in collaboration with the Find Madeleine Campaign and with the generous support of YouTube, has created this channel to help reunite missing children with their families.
Ekamtech

Ekamtech built these sites as a public service, to contribute to missing adults and children being repatriated with their families and to display the powerful features of mapping technologies.
Missing Adults Map and Missing Kids Map uses the Google Maps API together with information from the National Center for Missing Adults (NCMA) and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) to display a current map of the origins of missing adults and children in the United States and Canada.
The Families of Missing Loved Ones

The Families of Missing Loved Ones serves as a model to the community and a resource for law enforcement-providing awareness in the community; support for other families who need assistance with the search for their missing loved one; and education to the public about the issues related to missing persons.
The Family Watchdog

Family Watchdog is a free service that allows you to locate the sex offenders in your area. A map will be shown with additional information available about the offender.
Finders Hope.org

Finder’s Hope, Inc. is a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing Hope to those with a Missing loved one through Direct Support and Services, Advocacy, and Education and Awareness.

Florida UnIdentified Decedents Database

As Medical Examiners, we all have cases in our offices in which the decedent remains unidentified. Our belief is that even though a cause and manner of death have been established, these cases are “perpetually pending.” This website was created to provide a central clearinghouse to family, friends or police searching for a missing person.
First Gov Site

Information for parents of missing children.
Fraser Valley Missing Children and Teens

View pictures of missing children and teenagers in the Fraser Valley, BC, Canada.
Gabriels Gifts.org

Gabriel’s Gifts helping families find lost children.

Jessica Marie Lunsford Foundation

The Jessica Marie Lunsford Foundation has been established to help children in crisis. Our children are our last hope in this world.There is an evil that preys on the innocence of these precious souls and the Jessica Marie Lunsford Foundation is a result of one man’s struggle with this evil which has claimed his daughter’s life. We cannot get rid of this evil…but we can contain it, so that our children can be free.

Keeping the Light On

Compassionate support forum for the parents of missing or abducted children.
Kid Protection Network

A resource for community safety for children. Information, support letters, pamphlets, links.
Kid Search Network

Provides free child ID kits, child safety information, missing children statistics and legislation, as well as child abduction prevention articles.
Laura Recovery Center Foundation

A nonprofit foundation that works to assist communities when faced with an abducted child and prevent child abductions.
Marsha’s Missing Children Page

Support for parents of missing children and links to national resource pages.
Missing & Exploited Children at Bella Online

The MEC @ BellaOnline.com is a resource for children, parents, and the community to help teach children how to stay safe and find resources to help locate children.
Missing Children at Woman’s World

Preventative tips, action to take if your child is abducted, statistics and links.
Missing Children Resources

Listings of and links to articles, agencies, organizations and websites for information and resources concerning missing and runaway children.
Missing Children (South Africa)

This site has to do with one aspect of crime and that is against South Africa’s youth and especially those that easily fall prey to unscrupulous and evil people. This website is the first project undertaken by Real South Africa.co.za aimed at limiting crime; or at least trying to reduce the impact.
Missing Children Society of Canada

Non profit agency operating since 1986 offering investigative services. Experienced in missing, abducted or runaway children.

Missing Kids Clearing House

A site of missing children who do not get much publicity, or are cold cases.
Monkeysee

In this video series, Nancy McBride, the National Safety Director for the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children answers questions regarding personal child safety on topics ranging from the Internet, School safety, Holiday safety, and information about child identification. The Q&A provides helpful tips and tools for parents and guardians to help keep their children safer.
Morgan Nick Foundation

Works to recover missing children across the United States and serves as a support team to families and a liaison to law enforcement. Includes a tribute to the 6 year old namesake abducted in 1995.
National Center for Missing Adults (NCMA)

A resource site dedicated to abduction prevention, recovery, and support.
National Centre For Missing Children

A non profit, non governmental organization in India providing free services to the parents of missing kids. Online resources include searchable database of missing children.
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children

The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children’s® (NCMEC) mission is to help prevent child abduction and sexual exploitation; help find missing children; and assist victims of child abduction and sexual exploitation, their families, and the professionals who serve them.
National Crime Information Center (NCIC)

Should law enforcement determine your child is missing, make sure they enter them into NCIC.The purpose for maintaining the NCIC system is to provide a computerized database for ready access by a criminal justice agency making an inquiry and for prompt disclosure of information in the system from other criminal justice agencies about crimes and criminals. This information assists authorized agencies in criminal justice and related law enforcement objectives, such as apprehending fugitives, locating missing persons, locating and returning stolen property, as well as in the protection of the law enforcement officers encountering the individuals described in the system.
The National Runaway Switchboard

Our mission at the National Runaway Switchboard is to help keep America’s runaway and at-risk youth safe and off the streets.
Nebraska State Missing Persons Clearinghouse

On May 25, 2005, National Missing Children’s Day, the Nebraska Unicameral passed LB111, Jason’s Law, establishing the Missing Person’s Clearinghouse. Jason’s Law was created by the family of Jason Jolkowski, of Omaha. Jason was 19 years old when he disappeared from in front of his Omaha home on June 13, 2001. Jason remains one of the missing. His picture and information appear on the Missing Person’s Clearinghouse. The clearinghouse will serve as a central repository for information on missing persons to include missing children. The information is collected and disseminated to assist law enforcement agencies, public and private organizations and the citizens of Nebraska in locating missing persons.
New York State Missing and Exploited Children Clearinghouse

Information on missing kids in New York state.
NetSmartz

The NetSmartz Workshop is an interactive, educational safety resource to teach kids and teens how to stay safer on the Internet.
The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)

OJJDP provides national leadership, coordination, and resources to prevent and respond to juvenile delinquency and victimization. OJJDP supports states and communities in their efforts to develop and implement effective and coordinated prevention and intervention programs and to improve the juvenile justice system so that it protects public safety, holds offenders accountable, and provides treatment and rehabilitative services tailored to the needs of juveniles and their families.
Operation Cyber Tip

Operation Cyber Tip was founded in 2007 as an online resource to help bring awareness to missing children cases and teach people how they can help too. We will use our site to create a network of email lists and RSS feeds to bring out the infromation on missing child cases to the world by use of the internet. It’s more important now then ever before to help our children and to not let these cases disappear into the back of our minds.
Our Missing Children

Multifaceted program that includes the RCMP’s Missing Children’s Registry.
Outpost For Hope

A nonprofit organization for families of those lost to the streets. Message boards, flyers, resources and inspirational materials.
The Polly Klaas Foundation

Foundation for Prevention of child abduction, and aid in the search.
Project Find

Will help find missing children and adults for free.
Project Jason

” Our mission as a non profit organization is to create and increase public awareness of missing people through a variety of outreach and educational activities. Project Jason seeks to bring hope and assistance to families of the missing by providing resources and support.”
Project Safe Kids

Project Safekids is a not for profit community service organization dedicated to creating awareness of the dangers that face our children and families daily.
Power of Parents

Duracell® and the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children® (NCMEC) have developed the Power of Parents program — a nationwide child safety preparedness program designed to help families protect their children. The program helps to dispel the most common safety myths and remind families of the importance of keeping an up-to-date photo of their child.
Rachel Alert Network

The Rachel Alert Network, or RAN, is a charitable organization which helps prevent abductions through awareness education and provides information to friends and families of abducted persons. The Rachel Alert Network sponsors M.U.S.T. women’s self-defense and awareness seminars.
radkids

radKIDS, Inc. is committed to providing education that enhances the ability of children, parents, and families to utilize knowledge, skills, and power to protect themselves from violence and harm.
Sam and Lindsey Support Center

In memory of Sam and Lindsey Porter, the mission is to improving the Amber Alert system, establish financial support for families of missing persons and develop counseling for those dealing with the stress of missing children cases.
SHG Resources: Missing and Exploit Children

Links to resources that provide parents with the tools needed to protect and safeguard their children. Check photographs and files on missing children.
Take Root

Take Root’s mission is to respond to parental abduction by facilitating healing, providing knowledge, and raising public issue awareness from the perspective of the abducted child. The Take Root Support & Advocates Network was established to enable abducted children to tell their stories while providing a new knowledge-base for the development of Educational Resources for impacted families and the professionals who assist them.
TamaraBrooks.org

Tamara Brooks sponsors the Tamara Brooks Fund and speaks out on the Amber Alert System to help victims of childhood violence.

Texas Equusearch

The Texas Equusearch Mounted Search and Recovery Team was started in August 2000, with the purpose to provide volunteer horse mounted search and recovery for Lost and Missing persons. Our resources range from horse and rider teams to foot searchers, water (divers, boats) air (planes, helicopters), dog teams (air scent, cadaver and tracking) and 4×4 vehicles. We have also utilized infrared cameras in some of our searches.
The Tommy Foundation

We at the Tommy Foundation feel that one child missing is one child too many. Through donations, we are helping to bring public awareness, empowering communities on what to do if a child is missing, and dispensing child safety information. Our mission is to save or protect child victims. We also give victim impact presentations to Law Enforcement trainings.
Too Old To Be a Missing Child

What happens when a young person goes missing, but is over the age of 18? Many agencies that assist in the search for younger kids won’t get involved.
United Response Search and Rescue Team

United Response Search and Rescue Team will provide search and recovery crisis intervention service for missing and abducted children and adults of all ages and backgrounds
Vanished Children’s Alliance

Established organization which provides services in the prevention, location, recovery and reunification of missing and abducted children since 1980.
Wander-Wear

Wander Wear® Inc.’s mission is to prevent kids from getting lost by developing practical information and affordable product solutions. Wander Wear Family Safety Experts regularly speak to the media and at parent, grandparent, and caregiver events to share tips that any caregiver can use to keep kids safe in public places such as malls, amusement parks, beaches, and airports.

Below, is a table from the FBI- children that have been murdered since 1998 right here in the USA:
(Source:
Puzzanchera, C. and Kang, W. (2008). "Easy Access to the FBI's Supplementary Homicide Reports: 1980-2006." Online. Available: http://ojjdp.ncjrs.gov/ojstatbb/ezashr/

Data source: Federal Bureau of Investigation. Supplementary Homicide Reports 1980-2006 [machine-readable data files].)

Count 0 to 5 6 to 11 12 to 14 15 to 17 Total

1998 609 137 134 514 1,394

1999 576 129 115 470 1,290

2000 541 106 115 368 1,130

2001 600 118 81 353 1,153

2002 534 128 100 379 1,142

2003 559 106 74 357 1,096

2004 518 95 92 350 1,055

2005 523 102 92 410 1,126

2006 519 100 107 423 1,150

Total 4,980 1,023 909 3,623 10,535

The Horrible Sad Case of Sandra Cantu

2010-05-12T12:57:00.000-04:00

With the trial of Sandra Cantu's killer now having taken place, perhaps it is time we all looked back and reflected upon the case, and our system of justice in this country.
America is notoriously known for allowing known killers to leave our prison system after so many years. In some states, there are even laws that allow a convicted person to walk free out of prison after serving only a portion of their sentence, no matter what their crime, and no matter how serious that crime was, including murder. A simple google search will turn up dozens of stories about this issue.
In the case of Sandra Cantu, America was shocked when a Sunday School teacher was arrested and charged with the murder. Not only was she a Sunday School teacher, she was a mother herself.
This excerpt is from BriansDreams.com:

Sandra Cantu, 8, disappeared March 27. Her body was found at a dairy-farm pond near her Calilfornia home.
Sandra Cantu had been missing since March 27, and her body was found Monday, stuffed into a suitcase that was raised from a pond at a dairy farm. An autopsy was being conducted Tuesday, Tracy police Sgt. Tony Sheneman told reporters, but he said he did not know when results would be available.
"No one is currently detained. No one has been arrested," Sheneman said. "We have not closed our interest on any particular person, and we're still looking for the perpetrator of this crime."
A search warrant was served Monday night inside the mobile home park where Sandra lived with her family, Sheneman said, but he would not offer specifics. Watch how the suitcase was found »
A church just west of the park also was cordoned off, and Sheneman said it would be searched Tuesday after evidence teams -- who worked through the night -- have a chance to rest and examine evidence from the mobile home park.
Asked whether the church search was connected to Monday night's search warrant, Sheneman said it was, but he would not elaborate.
"We have a direction, but I can't comment on what it is, and I can't comment on the strength of the leads we have at the moment," he said.
While the cause of Sandra's death has not been determined, police consider it a homicide because of the location of her body.
"A lot" of evidence was recovered in the Monday night search, Sheneman said. More than 10 search warrants have been executed as part of the investigation.
"As a parent, this is every parent's worst nightmare," Sheneman said. "As professionals, it's renewed the strength of the investigation and focused everyone's dedication to finding out who's responsible."
The day Sandra was last seen, she came home from school, kissed her mother and left to play with a friend who lives a couple of homes away. A short time later, she left to go to another friend's home, according to a family spokeswoman.
She was wearing a pink Hello Kitty T-shirt and black leggings, which police used to identify her body.
Earlier in the investigation, police released surveillance video that showed the child in the mobile home park where she lives, skipping and happily swinging her arms on the day she disappeared. They had hoped to get tips with the eight-second video.
Sheneman spoke Tuesday in front of the mobile home park, where residents had established an impromptu memorial of flowers, stuffed animals and balloons in Sandra's honor.
Police have received many calls and messages from those wishing to offer condolences, he said. Police are asking that all cards for the family be sent to police, and a liaison will make sure Sandra's family receives them.
Hundreds attended a vigil for Sandra on Monday at a community park near her family's home in Tracy, CNN television affiliate KCRA-TV reported. The crowd formed prayer circles, sang and created memorials to Sandra.
Sandra Cantu Found in a Suitcase; Police Closing In on Suspect
Second-Grader Was Missing for 10 Days, Lived in a California Mobile Home Park
By SARAH NETTER
April 7, 2009
Police say they are closing in on a suspect in the death of 8-year-old Sandra Cantu, whose body was found stuffed into a suitcase Monday, 10 days after the second-grader vanished from the mobile home park where she lived.
"It's not as big a mystery as it was," before, said Tracy, Calif., police Sgt. Tony Sheneman to ABCNews.com, "and we believe we're getting significantly closer."
"We're hopeful that we will have something in the next couple of days," he said.
The discovery of the suitcase by farmworkers brought a tragic end to a massive search that had enveloped the town. Police were aided by hundreds of volunteers, dogs, horses and the FBI.
In the end, it was a twice-yearly practice of draining a collection pond used for irrigation that led police to Sandra's body.
When the pond, about 125 to 150 yards long and about 30 yards wide, began to empty, the suitcase appeared.
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children had translated missing posters into Spanish to alert the largely Spanish-speaking population, many of them migrant workers, that live in the area.
"They saw the suitcase come up to the surface and thought it was odd," Sheneman said.
When the luggage was opened at the morgue, investigators found Sandra's body inside, still dressed in the pink Hello Kitty T-shirt and black leggings she was wearing March 27, the day she disappeared.
Autopsy results are expected later today.
Sandra's uncle Joe Chavez declined to comment on her death, telling ABCNews.com that "the family has no comment" right now.
An 'Innocent, Sweet Girl'
Barbara Sokoloski, the family's neighbor in the Orchard Estates Mobile Home Park, told ABCNews.com today that everyone there is "devastated."

The following excerpt is from a site titled Thaindain News, and dated May 11, 2009:

28-year-old Melissa Huckaby is suspected of murdering the young girl, but has also been charged with kidnapping and rape. Her body was found inside a suitcase in an irrigation pond but officials are no longer releasing information on the case because of a gag order. But new details emerged on Sunday, claiming Huckaby raped Sandra with a screwdriver before she died, a source told BNO News. The source said the information is not expected to be released until after the trial.
The source told BNO News that Sandra Cantu’s father, Danny Cantu, has said the Clover Road Baptist Church, where Huckaby’s grandfather is the pastor, is actually a cult with 13 members. Danny also said, according to the source, that he did not kill Sandra and that he would take a lie detector test to prove it.
Danny said he had connections “due to his past” and that the person who killed his daughter “would be taken care of.” He further said the pastor of the church had nothing to do with the girl’s murder and that Sandra’s DNA was found on a cot at the church.

Now, pardon me if I seem a bit out of line here, but- is this type of scenario not reason enough to call upon the death penalty being served?

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2010-04-18T18:06:00.000-04:00

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Chelsea King- Body discovered this afternoon

2010-03-02T19:46:00.000-05:00

Just in:

Authorities announced Tuesday afternoon that the body of 17-year-old Chelsea King, who disappeared while jogging in Rancho Bernardo Community Park last Thursday, has been discovered in or near Lake Hodges.

The teen's body was found around 2 p.m. A candlelight vigil planned for the teen is still scheduled to happen tonight.

Earlier Tuesday, hundreds of volunteers and law enforcement personnel fanned out over fields, swamps and marshes around Lake Hodges for a sixth straight day Tuesday in a determined effort to find a Poway High School senior who went missing while on one of her regular jogs in the scenic area.

John Albert Gardner, 30, is in jail and awaiting a Wednesday arraignment on suspicion of raping and murdering King.

Gardner was arrested Sunday afternoon after authorities said his DNA was found on King's underwear, which was located in the Lake Hodges area.

The sheriff's department reported at 3:15 p.m. that they had rescheduled an earlier news conference for 3:45 p.m.

And, from the L.A.Times:

The body of 17-year-old high school student Chelsea King was believed to have been found Tuesday in a shallow grave near a lake not far from her northern San Diego County home, authorities said.
““There is a strong likelihood we have found Chelsea,” said Sheriff Bill Gore at a Tuesday afternoon news conference, confirming the worst fears of the Poway High School senior’s family and friends who had harbored hopes that she might still be alive.
King, a straight-A student and cross-country runner, had been missing since Thursday, when she went out for a run in hilly parkland near Lake Hodges, located near Escondido.
A convicted sex offender, John Albert Gardner III, 30, was arrested Sunday night in connection with King’s disappearance and will be charged Wednesday, according to the San Diego County district attorney’s office.
King’s disappearance prompted an outpouring of support in San Diego and beyond, with hundreds of people joining search efforts and more than 76,000 becoming fans of a Facebook page. Her parents, Brent and Kelly King, appeared on national news broadcasts expressing the belief that she was still alive.
Authorities said earlier Tuesday that Gardner had been linked to an attack in December on a 22-year-old woman in the same park where King disappeared. Gardner allegedly tackled the woman and demanded money. She escaped after hitting Gardner in the face, San Diego police said.
Gardner is registered as a sex offender and lives in Lake Elsinore in Riverside County, but he had been visiting his mother in Rancho Bernardo, just south of Lake Hodges, officials said.
Gardner served five years in connection with a 2000 attack on a 13-year-old girl, officials said. After getting out of prison, he wore a global positioning system tracking device until his parole ended in 2008, Gore said.

Our prayers and heartfelt sympathy go out to Chelsea's family.

There will be more on this in the blog as the information becomes available.

NOTE:

photo below of the accused:

Susan Powell's Family and Friends Unite Against Husband - ABC News

2010-02-23T21:11:00.000-05:00

Susan Powell's Family and Friends Unite Against Husband - ABC News

Hooters Waitress Shot 9 times

2010-02-23T21:07:00.000-05:00

SOURCE: TRUE CRIME REPORT.COM

UPDATE: Though Alissa Blanton applied for a restraining order just a week before her murder, Judge Dean Moxley denied the petition, saying he didn't have enough evidence -- despite 70 pages of harassing emails.

Roger Troy, 61, was apparently one of those guys who took the faux flirting of Hooters waitresses as genuine affection, rather than a naked attempt to get him to empty his wallet. And he took a special fancy to Alissa Blanton.

The young woman worked at the Hooters in Merritt Island, Florida until September of 2008. During that time, Troy became obsessed with her, though his initial passion appeared somewhat innocent.

"In the beginning Roger was a regular customer that came in daily and always sat in my section," Alissa would later write in a protection order taken out against him. "I gave him my e-mail one day because he continued to ask for my number. That way he knew my schedule. He never harassed me in the beginning."

But Troy began to consider it more than a waitress-customer relationship. "At the end of employment at Hooters, Roger always tried to walk me to my car at the end of the night, but he would stand and talk and hug me and so on. My manager John didn't like this. The customers are not allowed to touch any of the girls."

So her boss confronted Troy, warning him that touching was a no-no. But he seemed to believe that buying overpriced wings entitled him to more than a tight shirt and a smile. "He has said several times that he spent so much money there and on me, and he doesn't deserve to be treated this way (not talking to him)," Alissa wrote in her complaint.

"After this incident he stopped sitting in my section, and the e-mails started about how terrible I am and all about an ex-boyfriend I was dating. I moved to Orlando to be closer to new job and he began showing up there and e-mailing about seeing me. I reported it. Then got married and moved back to Brevard County and letters are coming and stalking here
also."

Blanton got a job at an AT&T call center and married a coworker last August. But Troy's stalking only continued, becoming even more obsessed. "He states several times drove by my home, how he has seen me in Orlando. He describes how I look (like that I gained weight and cut my hair). He once came to my work at AT&T call center in Orlando, and blocked me in my car. (Parked his car behind mine and came to my window and put arms on window ledge.) Also, in letters, put in other remarks, like 'Wearing your seatbelt?' "

So a week ago, she took out a temporary restraining order against him. A hearing was scheduled for February 16. But Troy wasn't about to wait for that.

On Monday, he caught up with Alissa in a parking lot outside AT&T in Orlando and opened fire. Though details are still sparse, witnesses say he may have fired as many as a dozen shots.

Alissa later died at the hospital. Troy shot himself and was found dead at the scene.

UPDATE: Judge Dean Moxley denied Alissa Blanton's petition for a restraining order, even though she showed him 70 pages of harassing emails.

Despite this overwhelming evidence, Moxley ruled it wasn't enough and scheduled a hearing for February 16. In fairness to the judge, it wouldn't have helped much anyway. A man intent on murder-suicide has little fear of the law.

But it also shows how lightly some judges treat serial stalkers. In this case, Troy had stalked Alissa going on two years, following her as she moved and littering her lawn with menacing notes.

Meanwhile, neighbors of Troy say he moved to Florida from Ohio about 10 years ago. He ran a mail-order business from his condo and was viewed by neighbors as smart and opinionated.

He was also apparently a gun nut, often bragging about how many weapons he owned.

Why is this filed under justicebeserved? When is it going to get through to our legal system that when a person tries to get help from L.E., who genuinely needs it, it should be GIVEN?? SEE THE VERY FIRST PARAGRAPH OF THIS BLOG- WHEN THIS YOUNG WOMAN TRIED TO GET A RESTRAINING ORDER AND IT WAS DENIED!!

Murder weapon that reportedly killed Caylee Anthony

2010-02-23T20:59:00.000-05:00

Pictures of the new evidence in Casey Anthony case

Make sure you check out the Caylee Daily posts of recent. Included are photos of the duct tape that prosecutors say was the murder weapon that killed little Caylee.
Below is the excerpt from the Caylee Daily blog that references these pictures.

Sources close to the investigation said that a a group of new pictures released Tuesday include images of what prosecutors said is the murder weapon used to kill Caylee Anthony.
According to sources, a strip of duct tape found on Caylee’s mouth is one of three prosecutors believe were used by Casey Anthony to suffocate her daughter.
Anthony’s defense maintains the tape is just a theory and the state has no definitive proof of the murder, citing that the state failed to find Anthony’s prints on the duct tape.”The biggest problem for the defense is that there can never be an innocent explanation for duct tape being fixed on a child’s face,” Orlando defense attorney Richard Hornsby said.

Hornsby said that the number of pieces of tape and where they were placed is critical.”The fact that there was more than one piece and they were used to block the airways, clearly that’s where the state is going to argue the premeditation comes from,” Hornsby said.

The state attorney has denied comment, but in a December hearing, prosecutor Jeff Ashton first laid out his theory.
“Maybe her killer saw her eyes as she applied one piece, then two, then three so that no breath was possible,” he said.
Hornsby also said that the defense is validating the state’s theory by trying to cast doubt on Roy Kronk, the former meter reader who discovered Caylee’s remains. “The defense pointing at Roy Kronk as having used duct tape, they’re admitting to tape being affixed to her face and Caylee suffocating,” Hornsby said.
Also amid the documents released are photographs of the trunk liner taken from Anthony’s white Pontiac and the rare Henkel brand of duct tape found on Caylee’s small skull. The same type of tape was used by the Anthony Enlarged photos showed a knife with a strand of something sticking to it. The photos were submitted to an FBI laboratory for testing, but the knife could not be linked to the duct tape.
The trunk liner photographs showed a flaky substance and what look like small stains. Larger stains are visible on the back of the liner
Casey Anthony, 23, is in the Orange County Jail on no bond. She is charged with first-degree murder in the death of her daughter.Caylee’s remains were found in a wooded area off Suburban Drive near the Anthony family home in Dec. 2008.Anthony maintains a nanny by the name of Zenaida Gonzalez kidnapped Caylee.
Source: WESH NEWS Orlando Florida 5:19 pm EST February 16, 2010

Also from this site, is the following information that was gleaned from the Enquirer:

MURDER MOM CONFESSION

IN a dramatic jailhouse confession, Casey Anthony revealed where she buried her precious daughter’s body!
The ENQUIRER has learned Casey was overheard in jail describing the exact spot where she hid her 2-year-old girl’s remains.
And it was the 23-year-old murder mom’s own description of Caylee’s grave that led a meter reader to find the child’s body, sources say.
“Casey said she was able to drive her car into the wooded area about a half-mile from her Florida home near a school,” a source close to the case disclosed.
“Then she said, ‘When I got out of the car, I tripped over these bricks.’ She said she buried Caylee’s body nearby, and it was about 80 feet from the road.”
Casey’s stunning jailhouse admission, which prosecutors are now trying to use as evidence, came not long after she was arrested in July 2008, according to the source.
Her detailed description of Caylee’s final resting place was overheard by a prison employee at the Orange County Jail in Orlando, and spread among other staffers there, the source said.
Meter reader Roy Kronk heard the story from a female friend who works at the jail and decided to search for Caylee’s body, said the source.
In August 2008, he trudged into the woods near the location that had been described to him.
“Kronk was looking for the bricks that Casey said she tripped over,” said the source. “He found some brick pavers, but they weren’t the right ones.”
Kronk called the police with tips about Caylee’s location three times that month, but a deputy sheriff dispatched to the area didn’t do a thorough search.
A tropical storm then drenched the Orlando area and the wooded area became a swamp. But that didn’t deter Kronk.
Two weeks before Thanksgiving 2008, his son Brandon said Kronk told him: “I know where Caylee is, and I’m going to go get her.”
On Dec. 11, 2008, Kronk returned to the site and found Caylee’s remains.
“The only reason Roy Kronk found Caylee is that the body’s location had come to him in a roundabout way from Casey Anthony herself,” said the source.
Prosecutors learned about Casey’s jailhouse confession only recently, and filed a motion on Feb. 3 asking for a private meeting with the judge presiding over pre-trial hearings in the case.
According to the motion, prosecutors want the judge to delay their obligation to reveal the information to Casey’s attorneys as they continue to evaluate the new evidence.
Casey, who has pleaded not guilty, is facing the death penalty. Her admission could provide the key proof that leads to her conviction. SOURCE: NATIONAL ENQUIRER

And Finally, this:

New photos and documents that came out in the Casey Anthony case Tuesday just add to the more than 12,000 pages of evidence already released. But WFTV legal expert Bill Sheaffer says the mountain of evidence does not suggest any suspect other than Casey.
Eyewitness News was in court when the defense claimed they had proof that someone else killed Caylee. So, where is that proof? In a word, nowhere.
The defense was supposed to produce it to prosecutors two weeks ago. Nothing in the 12,419 pages of evidence released so far, including the newly-released photos of laser testing for body fluids on the carpeting in Casey Anthony’s trunk and evidence found by WFTV of more of the rare duct tape connected to the Anthonys that matches up to the tape found over Caylee’s nose and mouth, shows anyone but Casey was involved.
“It is certainly consistent with the state’s theory of the case, reinforces the state’s theory of the case and inconsistent with what we’re hearing from the defense that it could’ve been someone else involved with this crime,” Sheaffer told Eyewitness News Tuesday.
Six months ago, the defense said it had substantial evidence that someone else put Caylee’s body in the woods after Casey was locked up on no bond. The judge’s deadline for the defense to produce that evidence was two weeks ago.
It never happened, but the defense is still trying to get documents from EquuSearch volunteers and trying to convince prosecutors to focus on former meter reader Roy Kronk, who found Caylee’s remains in the woods and says he first saw them there months earlier.
“The time has come to produce it. They haven’t been able to, so what do they do? They go out and keep fishing and hope like heck they catch that fish,” Sheaffer said.
Now, prosecutors might have new evidence against Casey. Investigators are looking into it and prosecutors are asking for a hearing with the judge so they can keep it a secret even from the defense until they sort it all out.

Renee Pernice

2010-02-22T18:06:00.000-05:00

The following information was taken from the myspace page set up for Renee Pernice.
The link to that page is here:
Justice for Renee

Renee Pernice has been missing since January 1, 2009. Any tips or information related to Renee's disappearance should be reported to the Tips Hotline at 816-474-TIPS. There is a $25,000 reward.

Here are the facts that have been made public concerning the first week of Renée’s disappearance. All known facts in the case cannot be published due to the ongoing death investigation being carried out by the Kansas City Missouri Police Department and the Clay County Prosecutor’s Office. • On January 2, Shon was suppose to be leaving to attend a training session with the MO. National Guard. Instead, at around noon, he got the boys from the neighbor’s and picked up his daughter from her mother’s house. Later in the evening his daughter became distraught that Renée was not there and emailed her mother around 9:30pm asking to come home. • On Saturday, January 3, approximately 4:30am, Shon left his 11, 8, and 6 year old children alone (while they were sleeping) at home to go to Fire Station #5. He used his keycard to enter Fire Station #5’s Hazmat storage area. This area stores chemicals used for clean-up of hazardous spills, etc. Shon, an EMT for the Independence, MO, fire department was assigned to Fire Station #7, and he was not even supposed to be working at that time because he was on leave to attend his MO. National Guard training. • On Saturday, January 3, the mother of Shon’s daughter picked her up, cutting short the normal visit. • On Saturday, January 3, a family member called Renée’s home to speak to Renée. Shon answered and said that he did not know where Renée was. Family members called 911. Shon Pernice has given conflicting information on when he last saw Renée. He told a family member it was on January 1. He told police it was on the morning of January 2 between 9 and 10am. • At approximately 3:00pm, family members met Officers at Renee’s home. Family members along with officers entered the residence. They discovered that no one was home. They also discovered that Renee’s purse, vehicle, personal hygeine items and coat were at the residence. They noticed that Renee’s wallet, credit cards and cell phone were missing. Renee’s vehicle was in the garage. • While at the residence a call came in to a family member from Renée’s cell phone. (It was approximately 4pm. ) A homeless man had found the phone at approximately 1am that morning (1/3/09) on the ground in the northeast part of KCMO, approximately 12 miles from Renée’s home. Police sent a patrolman to pick up Renée’s phone from the homeless person. The family filed a missing person report while at the residence. • Shortly after the call Shon and 2 attorneys came in the house and ordered the family and police to leave. Shon’s attorneys said that Shon would not be speaking to family members or the police except through his attorneys. • On Sunday, January 4, Renée’s family immediately printed up posters and began posting flyers. They also searched portions of Kessler Park close to where Renée’s cell phone was found. In addition, they contacted the local news stations asking if they would broadcast the news of Renée’s disappearance. • On Monday, January 5, Detectives found divorce documents at Renée’s place of employment. They also found a photo of Shon with one of the children and an unknown woman in the file. • On Tuesday, January 6, in the evening, Shon drove to Line Creek Park, approximately 1.5 miles from Renée’s house and let the family dog out of the van and left. Detectives who were observing Shon retrieved the dog. • Shon Pernice has not cooperated with police and will only speak through his attorneys. It took until January 7 for police to obtain a warrant to search Renée’s house and January 9 for the car. AFFIDAVITS THAT CONTAIN MUCH OF THIS INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT THE FOLLOWING LINKS -
http://www.docstoc.com/docs/4617840/Aff-1
http://www.docstoc.com/docs/4617845/Aff-2
http://www.docstoc.com/docs/4617849/Aff-3
http://www.docstoc.com/docs/4617863/Aff-4_1
http://www.docstoc.com/docs/4617866/Aff-4_2
http://www.docstoc.com/docs/4617868/Aff-4_3

For the latest flier, click below:
Latest Flyer

On January 21, 2010, Renée's mother, Linda Lockwood, and her step-father, Doug Lockwood, were awarded legal guardianship of her two sons. The Lockwoods would like to give special thanks to their attorney, Mr. James Ralls, Jr., for the outstanding job he performed with this difficult action. They would also like to thank all the people who contributed information to their case. The Lockwoods have had temporary guardianship since 7/20/09 after filing an emergency motion with the probate court following Shon Pernice's arrest for 2 counts of "Tampering With a Victim/Witness or Attempt Tampering w/Victim in a Felony Prosecution" and 2 counts of "Endangering The Welfare Of A Child, 2nd Degree". They continued with their case for full guardianship that was filed on 3/5/09. Documents made public can be found at

http://www.docstoc.com/docs/25380399/Motion andhttp://www.docstoc.com/docs/25380394/Suggestion
Here is a link to a news story that was run October 12, 2009 related to Renée's disappearance. There is a video and write-up. There are many new photos of Renée. Please call the TIPS HOTLINE if you have any information
http://www.kctv5.com/news/21270623/detail.html

A Golf Tournament was held Saturday, September 26th at Hoot's Hollow in Pleasant Hill with proceeds going to the "Justice for Renée" fund. It was a huge success with many family and friends participating. The proceeds from the tournament will help Renée's family with ongoing legal expenses, to keep the reward in place, as well as support Renée’s two young sons. Renée's family wish to thank the organizers for their hard work putting it together and the participants for their support and encouragement.

Ride for Renée------July 18, 2009------
The event was a huge success! Thanks to all who took the time to come out. Renée’s family wishes to also thank all who have previously donated to the “Justice For Renée” fund and all the individuals and businesses that have donated cash, merchandise and prizes in support of this event. It was amazing to see the long line of orange rolling down the road. This really made a statement to the public!!
FUNDRAISERS - - First National Bank is offering bracelets/wristbands that say "Justice for Renée" for a $5 donation and cookbooks dedicated to Renee for a $10 donation as fundraisers to help with expenses such as legal fees associated with Renée's disappearance and the Guardianship case, large billboards and flyers. The monies raised through this effort will be deposited into the Justice for Renée Fund at Edison Credit Union. Anyone who is interested, can pick them up at the following First National Bank (logo is a circle with a 1 in the center)locations: 6201 College Blvd, Overland Park, KS 66211 (College & Lamar)-- 4650 College Blvd, Overland Park, KS 66211 (College & Roe)-- 9700 Metcalf, Overland Park, KS 66212-- 6301 Pflumm, Shawnee, KS 66216 (Shawnee Mission Parkway & Pflumm)-- 2828 Shawnee Mission, Fairway, KS 66205-- 8800 W 135th, Overland Park, KS 66221 (135th & Antioch)-- 13518 S Alden, Olathe, KS 66062 (135th & Blackbob)-- Please send a message to this myspace site if you are from out of town and would like to know how to order a bracelet/wristband or a cookbook. Of course, we would most appreciate your wearing the bracelet/wristband to show others your support in finding Justice For Renée. The recipes in the cookbook have all been provided by Renée's friends, family and employees of the bank. Thank you to all for the help and support you have already given and thank you to all who have already donated.
- LETTER WRITTING CAMPAIGN - 6 letters have been drafted; all you have to do is print, sign (or leave anonymous) and mail. Our goal is to increase awareness of the situation and let officials know we need answers. The public's voice needs to be heard and we need your help. (When Renee's family receives a sufficient response from the official, we will remove the letter from the list.) Each letter has it's own link
  http://www.docstoc.com/docs/4617727/MO-National-Guard-Letter-022709
  http://www.docstoc.com/docs/4617708/Fire-Chief-Letter022709
  http://www.docstoc.com/docs/4617711/Governor-Nixon-Letter-022709
  CURRENT RESULTS OF LETTER WRITING CAMPAIGN: - 3/6/09 Response received from Clay County Administrator Alexa Barton. She stated she had no responsibility over the Missouri National Guard and, therefore, could not help us in that way. She did say that Renee and Renee's family were in her thoughts and expressed sorrow over Renee's family's loss. - 3/13/09 Response received from Independence City Manager Robert Heacock. He referred us to thewww.independencemo.org website (Departments, Human Resources, Policies & Procedures) for the Personnel Policies and Procedures Manual. He stated the City maintains and periodically updates inventories of materials and supplies. He also stated that the current alcohol and drug policy does not provide for random testing within the Fire Department, but only for-cause testing. He expressed sympathy for Renee's family and said the City of Independence is cooperating with other jurisdictions in searching for a complete resolution. - 3/13/09 Response received from Jackson County Executive Michael Sanders. He expressed his concerns about the case and his belief that justice would proceed through the criminal justice system. Renee's family implied from his letter that he has no authority associated with the Missouri National Guard.
- 2/25/09: Police Arrest Shon Pernice On Theft Charge - Shon Pernice was arrested Wednesday, 2/25/09, for allegedly trying to steal a gun, according to court documents. The probable cause statement can be found at ..
  http://www.docstoc.com/docs/4617827/Gun-Probable-Cause
  He was released on bond on 2/26/09. He is forbidden to possess any firearms while his case is pending. He is scheduled to appear in court on 3/31/09. 3/31/09: Shon Pernice appeared in court where a continuation was granted until 5/5/09. 5/5/09: Shon Pernice appeared in court where the preliminary hearing was set for 6/24/09. 6/24/09: Shon Pernice appeared in court and waived reading of the Information/Indictment and entered a plea of not guilty, 7/2/09 the trial date will be set. 7/2/09: Shon Pernice appeared in court, the Jury Trial date was set for 1/25/10. 1/21/10: Shon Pernice appeared in court for motion hearing. His attorneys want to have a look at the victim's home nearly a year after the alleged theft. The victims do not want them in their home. Because of that, his attorneys want the case thrown out. Prosecution will present their arguments to the court. The judge will hear arguments on 3/5/10. A motion hearing will be held on 6/18/10. A Pre Trial Conference will be held on 7/1/10. Jury Trial is now scheduled for 7/12/10.
- Books
  7/5/09: Police Arrest Shon Pernice for Disturbing the Peace - Witnesses said Pernice was at a neighborhood park celebrating the Fourth of July with his two sons. Neighbors said Pernice left just after midnight. They said he put his kids in the back of his van and drove away, nearly taking out a mailbox. Neighbors said Pernice stopped at a house where he got into a confrontation with a man who, they say, Pernice had been harassing earlier in the day. More on this story at
  http://www.fox4kc.com/wdaf-shon-pernice-arrested-story-7509,0,6423819.story or
  http://www.kmbc.com/news/19956702/detail.html or
  http://www.kctv5.com/news/19958629/detail.html. 7/17/09: Arraignment. Shon Pernice, in custody, appeared in court. He was indicted by the Grand Jury on 2 counts of "Tampering With a Victim/Witness or Attempt Tampering w/Victim in a Felony Prosecution"
  and 2 counts of "Endangering The Welfare Of A Child, 2nd Degree". 7/21/09: Meredith Corp. (KCTV5) files motion objecting to "Denying Request for Media Coverage". 8/21/09: Shon Pernice bonds out of jail. Motion Hearing Held. Jury to be selected from Greene County, MO. Jury trial set for 3/29/10 in Liberty, MO.

In Memory of Morgan Dana Harrington, and a Plea for Justice

2010-02-12T19:35:00.001-05:00

Morgan Dana Harrington went missing from a Metallica concert in Charlottesville, Virginia. Her body was discovered on a remote farm outside Charlottesville around January 26, 2010, more than 100 days after she disappeared on October 17, 2009. The following is in memory of Morgan, and a plea that if anyone knows who was responsible for her death, to please do the right thing, and come forward, bring what you know to the authorities, and help Morgan's family get some closure.
Rest in peace Morgan. 2-4-1
The following was posted on the blog that Morgan Harrington's mother was running:
The world has lost its best hugger. The incomparable Morgan Dana Harrington was torn from us on October 17, 2009.
Morgan, age 20, was a shiny, loving, beautiful original. She was very much loved by her family, her friends, and her community, which has now expanded to include much of the world. We cherish the time we had with Morgan and are grateful for the breadth and variety of experiences we were able to share in her tragically abbreviated life.
Morgan was born on July 24, 1989 in Charlottesville, Virginia and killed there in October 2009. She was an avid music fan, a champion of children’s rights, and planned a career in education.
To recognize some of Morgan’s passions we ask that, in lieu of flowers, gifts to honor Morgan’s memory be made to the Morgan Dana Harrington Memorial Scholarship at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine or to OMNI – Orphan Medical Network International, an organization that provides medical care in Africa. Scholarship donations may be mailed to: Virginia Tech, Attn: Gift Accounting, University Development (0336), Blacksburg, VA 24061, and OMNI donations to 6930 Empire Lane, Roanoke, VA 24018.
Our reconfigured family, Dan, Gil and Alex plan on honoring Morgan with a Mass on February 5, 2010 at 3:30 PM at St. Andrews Catholic Church in Roanoke, Virginia followed by a reception to celebrate Morgan’s life at the Hotel Roanoke.
We are grief stricken by her death but also lifted by the knowledge that Morgan Dana Harrington was precious to so many and will not be forgotten. She mattered, to us all.
2 4 1

Writing with astonishing insight and restraint, Gil Harrington, Morgan’s mother, said that we in Charlottesville live inside a bubble. We are a self-satisfied lot. “I am concerned about the complacency in Charlottesville,” she wrote on January 23 on FindMorgan.com. “I am feeling a tendency to downplay Morgan’s abduction, to protect the idyllic reputation of the city. I bought into that idyllic image until my daughter was stolen there.”

Most of this terrible puzzle remains to be solved, including the critical sequence of events that occurred outside the John Paul Jones Arena that night, and why a clearly disoriented Morgan was denied re-entry to the building—why she was shut out, despite her erratic conduct and widely reported attempts to regain entry to the facility. A call about Morgan to Carol Wood, assistant vice-president for public affairs at the University of Virginia, was unreturned. No representative of the management company that operates JPJ on behalf of UVA has made a public statement about the events of October 17, 2009.

For many, Morgan’s attempt to get back inside the building was a cry for help, a last chance to save her. So what happened, and should the Commonwealth of Virginia, which owns the arena, take a hard look at re-examining its now controversial no-re-entry policy?

“Morgan is the poster child for the need to re-evaluate that policy,” said Matthew B. Murray, one of Charlottesville’s most eminent attorneys. “The policy of non-re-admittance has to be examined.”

(Source: http://www.c-ville.com/index.php?cat=11101808092903167&ShowArticle_ID=11800802104209643)

Whoever killed Virginia Tech student Morgan Harrington and left her body on a remote farm knew the tricky "obstacles" to get to the location, Virginia police said today.

Morgan Harrington was last seen at a Metallica concert in Virginia with friends.

Virginia State Police Lt. Joe Rader asked at a press conference today for people who live in the area to alert investigators to whoever was familiar with the roads and terrain there.

Rader said investigators believe the person or persons responsibile for Harrington's murder was familiar with the area on Anchorage Farm where the 20-year-old's body was found.

"People in the Anchorage Farm area, you know what goes on there, you know the history," said Rader. "You know who comes in and out of the vicinity and you might not realize it but you probably have some information for us that you don't even think is important."

"We encourage you, pick up the phone and call us," said Rader, also offering a special phone line, 434-709-1685 , that has been set up for tips.

Anchorage Farm is in Albemarle County about 10 miles south of where Harrington was last seen at a Metallica concert. Her body was discovered by the owner of the farm on Oct. 17. Harrington's death was ruled a homicide on Wednesday, but her cause of death has not yet been determined.

Rader went on to list several points of interest about the location and the significance of the location that he said he was offering in hopes of getting a response from the community.

Among the items in Rader's list was information about the "obstacles" that a person unfamiliar with the farm would have faced trying to get to the stop where Harrington was found.

"The choice of that particular location is quite different than if the person responsible had chosen the public highway or the shoulder," said Rader. "This particular location would have been a high risk location unless you're familiar with the area."

(Source:http://abcnews.go.com/US/morgan-harringtons-killer-knew-obstacles-farm-area/story?id=9749253)

More than 100 days passed from the last time Morgan Harrington was seen alive, to when her skeletal remains were found. While it may seem investigators don’t have much to work with, a forensic science expert weighs in on what could help lead to a suspect.

“From a little piece of bone, you can find a suspect.“, says Dr. Tod Burke. Burke is a forensic science expert at Radford University. He is not associated with the Harrington case.

“Anytime you have remains, that’s of forensic value.“, says Burke. “Sure it would be ideal for an investigator to just approach the scene and have a fresh body.“

Burke says a suspect might assume a remote location, like where Morgan’s remains were found, would guarantee a body would never be found. He says the location, however, could work to the suspect’s disadvantage.

“It’s not heavily traveled. So you don’t have a lot of people coming and going.“, says Burke. “Whereas if a body were dumped in a suburban or city area where you have a lot of movement, the chances of being seen are greater but the forensic value may be contaminated.“

The massive snow, that likely covered the remains and delayed searches for Morgan, could preserve a body. Warmer temperatures could speed up decomposition.

“There was hot weather, there was warm weather, there was cold weather all could play a role in body decomposition.“, says Burke.

Burke says animals can contaminate a crime scene, but could also help in an investigation. He says that’s because animals can carry pieces of evidence from remote locations, to places where someone will find them.

Burke says don’t discount the possibility of DNA evidence, especially on any clothing Morgan was still wearing when she was found.

He’s confident whether it’s days from now, or years, we will find out what happened to Morgan.

“The forensic evidence is there.“ says Burke. “A suspect is there.“

(Source:http://www2.wsls.com/sls/news/local/article/forensic_science_expert_weighs_in_on_harrington_investigation/77413/ )

What has become of Susan Powell?

2010-02-12T19:03:00.001-05:00

What Susan Powell's Friends and Family Want Us to Know

Please make sure you click on the above link and read what Susan Powell's family and friends feel about her. It's heart wrenching to think that she may have been taken away from them forever.

I have my own personal suspicions as to what happened, as well as probably thousands of other people do. To me, it is so obvious what happened, it's sickening to realize that the police haven't acted on it anymore than what they have.

To Susan Powell's family and friends, I hope you know my prayers are with you, and I pray that justice be served.

Joshua Powell’s sister-in-law, Jennifer Graves, and her husband Kirk, are disappointed and do not believe Josh has done all he can to help find his missing wife, Susan Powell.

The Graves traveled from their home in Utah to Washington State Friday to visit family and to have dinner with Josh and his two sons, Charlie, now 5, and Braden, now 3.
The topic of Susan and her disappearance were not discussed.
When Kirk was asked if the topic came up after dinner he declined to answer.
Both Jennifer and Kirk have changed their tone toward Josh and have grown increasingly disappointed. Jennifer says Josh's demeanor toward her and her family have completely changed since Susan disappeared and that while Josh used to be very talkative he hardly ever talks now. The Graves do not believe Josh has done all he can to help find his wife. "I've been disappointed with his efforts. He hasn't put enough effort in, in my opinion," Jennifer Graves said. "He's chosen to work away from the media, which is our biggest tool right now."

And today, they’ve decorated her house in purple ribbons, her favorite color. Josh was not present at the house when it was being decorated. Critics ask, “Isn’t that trespassing?”

Josh moved to Washington Jan. 11 after he lost his job and felt he would not find work again in his community.
Now everyone is trying to get back into normal routines, but that’s not going to be easy so long as Susan is missing.
"It's going to be awhile before it gets back to normal," Jennifer Graves said. "Just keep looking. Keep looking for her."

And, one last excerpt:

Susan Powell's parents have a message for Josh

Parents to son-in-law: It's time to stop hiding and start cooperating with police as they search for Susan.

The Anthony Family: Part 1

2010-02-10T13:17:00.000-05:00

This blog is the beginning of a short series focusing on the Anthony family, the murder of little Caylee Anthony, Casey Anthony and her actions leading up to, during, and after the time period when her daughter vanished, as well as other key 'players' in this horrible tale of tragedy.

Casey Marie Anthony was born March 19, 1986, in Warren, Ohio. Caylee's mother, has been charged with the first degree murder of her daughter.
She was first arrested on July 16, 2008 for giving false statements, neglect of a child, and obstruction of a criminal investigation with a request that she be held on a no bond status until Caylee Anthony was located. She was arrested again on August 29, 2008, on charges of forgery, fraudulent use of personal information, and petty theft for forging $700 worth of checks and using her friend's credit cards without permission. On September 5, 2008, Casey Anthony was released again on bail after being fitted with an electronic tracking device. On 14 October 2008, Casey Anthony was indicted by a grand jury on charges of first-degree murder and was arrested for the fourth time.

Casey is a sociopathic, superficial sensationalist. To a mental health professional, she fits the description of someone with an antisocial personality disorder, or in other words a sociopath.
The disorder is recognizable by a lack of concern for others, as is clearly shown by her behavior after Caylee disappeared. She did not call 911 to report her daughter missing (her mother, almost a full month after the last time that little Caylee was seen). While her daughter was missing, Casey was out partying, living it up on money she stole from a friend. (After having lied to everyone about being employed when she wasn't).
Casey has consistently displayed contempt towards authority figures, masked by a thin veneer of civility. Listening to the police tapes, it is easy to see that Casey appears to be quite respectful to the police interviewers. She portrays herself during these interviews as one who has been wronged by a (fictitious) babysitter named Zanny, who, according to her story, kidnapped her precious daughter Caylee. Casey has been, according to her and to her family, a victim herself. The problem is that Casey tried to come off appearing as a mother who was only interested in finding her child, but at the same time, all she was doing was creating one story after another, and everytime she got caught in a lie, she told another one that wound up being bigger and better than the last one. She was of no help whatsoever to the police, as one would have expected a frantic mother whose child had been missing for a month to have been.
Psychopaths are superficially charming in their ongoing attempts to get their own way. Casey has the capacity to read others quickly and recognize their vulnerabilities. Once recognized, she knows how to exploit others' weaknesses. She seems to have no qualms about violating the rights of others. Casey stole her friend's checkbook and wiped out her bank account, and not a cent of the money was spent on Caylee.

It is typical for sociopaths to engage in illegal or deceitful behaviors. Compulsive lying is the norm. Guilt and remorse are not in their vocabulary. All sociopaths are incapable of feeling sorrow or sadness for their wrongdoings and destructive behaviors. Any tears you might see are for themselves. “I am crying because I got caught, not because I am sorry for anything I have said or done.” On some level, a sociopath takes perverse pleasure in getting away with illegal, irresponsible behaviors. Yes, a sociopath takes great joy in taking from others. "Joy" is the correct word.
To a sociopath, others are always expendable: family, friends, acquaintances. Once others have been bled dry, the sociopath moves on. Loyalty is not a part of who they are. They have no desire to change and no insight into their own behaviors and motivations. Caylee is missing, but Mom is partying and lying to both her friends and family about her daughter’s whereabouts.
Sociopaths are narcissistic and exhibitionistic, with no sense of shame. Nothing exists in their world but what they want - the ultimate “Me, Me, Me” syndrome. They are characterized by an excessive superficiality, in both thoughts and behaviors. They are easily bored and made restless by day-to-day responsibilities, an attitude which makes consistent parenting a drag and an impossibility. Sociopaths create their own reality, and in this instance, Casey’s world did not include her daughter.
Casey was a parasite, living off of others. She had no high-school education, no job, no goals, no direction. But, to hear her story, she worked at Universal Studios and was attending college. A sociopath always views his or her problems as stemming from flaws in others, rather than taking responsibility for his or her own issues and the havoc they have created.
As a sociopath, Casey wants to control her own destiny and create her own reality, abhorring any form of criticism or denigration. At some point, she might experience feelings of depression. These feelings would not be because her daughter is missing or dead, but because she lacks the freedom she craves. Having been arrested and accused, she is no longer in charge of her own fate, and for a sociopath, who values freedom more than anything else, that is devastating.
Interestingly, sociopaths like Casey will expect others to attempt to belittle or use them. At times, the sociopath will willingly act in such a manner as to induce others to legitimately respond in a hostile or angry manner. Casey has repeatedly demonstrated this with her continued lying, lack of sadness about her daughter’s disappearance, and few displays of emotions related to the fact that her daughter Caylee is missing or dead. Listening to the taped interviews, one can easily discern that Casey expresses almost no emotion when discussing her daughter’s disappearance.
Sociopaths are incapable of remaining in love, or of even selflessly loving anyone. Their sex lives are most often impersonal and chaotic, and frequently they are bisexual. There is in them an emptiness, a coldness, a disconnection from others and themselves. Casey is incapable of truly understanding how much others can be made to suffer as a result of her behavior. It does not compute.
A sociopath's motto is: Competition is king, survival the agenda, and no one is ever, ever, ever to be trusted. A sociopath's mantra: “Do unto others before they do unto you.”

George and Cindy Anthony were hardly new to the 'dysfunctional family' scenario, when news coverage began to focus on their family after the disappearance of Caylee Anthony. There had been added stress upon family ties even since the birth of Caylee, because of jealousy between Casey and her mother Cindy. Each vied for 'top spot' in little Caylee's heart, according to numerous news reports. There had even been talk at some point of George and Cindy adopting the child. Apart from the obvious there, there was also stress and strain on the family from Casey's habitual stealing from parents, family members and friends, as well as lying to all of the above about a variety of topics. Cindy strikes me as the 'cover up' kind of mother; the type who puts up with the horrendous behaviors, then covers it up herself to the outside world- (in this case, the outside world also consists of various other family members that Cindy apparently tried to hide some of Casey's behavior from).

But time has a way of bringing out hidden facts, in nearly every occasion. It was no different here with the Anthony's. After tracking down her daughter, (notice- it was Cindy who is mentioned in almost every write up of the early days in the Casey/Caylee Anthony saga, Cindy alone, no mention of George until they picked up Casey's car after it had been abandoned and impounded- it was Cindy who called the police, it was Cindy who insisted on Casey's friends telling her where Casey was, etc). Then, it was Cindy who tried to retract what she said about the smell in Casey's car smelling like a 'dead body had been in there'- she tried later to say that it was because of a bag of trash in the trunk that had been in there too long in the Florida heat. (Typical of a mother trying to cover for their child's actions). In this case, of course, thankfully, Cindy's covering for Casey has done nothing more than make Cindy look like a fool- and it hasn't stopped the authorities from getting to the real truth.

Casey Anthony parents charade her innocence in public

This link is to an article about Tim Miller, and his story, as well as information about his search for Caylee. I think it is an important read for anyone following this case.
Click Here

This is an excerpt from that article:
By the second day we were hearing about a low volunteer turn out and how Tim was meeting with Cindy and the family at home to go over details. Casey again repeated her story about leaving Caylee with a babysitter who police have been unable to confirm even exists. Tim seemed distraught, he tried to make sense of where to look.
By the third day Tim was saying he did not believe Cayleewas alive and was asking volunteers to gather to search the woods. Cindy Anthony went on national television and claimed he was wasting his time and that volunteers where not turning out because they believe Caylee is alive.
Tim again insisted he was following all leads, but wanted to search the woods. Cindy Anthony was no longer cooperating with Tim and Equusearch, she was not participating in searches nor pleading for the volunteers that were desperately needed as most families do when their loved one is missing, instead she decided to make horrid accusations about Tim only wanting to be in the media spotlight, about Tim only wanting to profit off of her missing granddaughter.
It was exposed that Cindy alerted Tim and his group to a sighting that was reported to her about Caylee being seen in Texas and she wanted Tim and his team to go back home to Texas to search for a LIVE Caylee.
Tim refused to leave. The tip was not credible, but still he sent members of the group to seek it out.
She then released a statement accusing him of wanting funding and exposure for his organization, you know, the NON-FOR PROFIT Equusearch who has helped hundreds of families in need and who are forced to turn families down because of the high rate of missing cases. The Anthony family is obviously horribly ignorant about Tim and what he does and how privileged they are to have him there to assist them.

As of last September, over 1000 pages of documents had been released by the Florida State Attorney’s Office revealing new information about the case and the relationships of some of the key players which happens to include Cindy Anthony and Dominic Casey.

Months after the Anthony’s held the Memorial Service for little Caylee Anthony, Cindy was still asking her private detective, Dominic Casey to search for a live Caylee. There were possibly hundreds of emails between the two trying to figure out how they could get other people involved in the case (which, by the way, included Leonard Padilla , Roy Kronk, Jesse Grund and Richard Grund).
Dominic Casey emailed Cindy Anthony photos of other women that could have been Zenaida Gonzalez for her to show to Casey to try and identify. There were a lot of searches made online looking for a Zenaida Gonzalez.
Dominic Casey is also said to have spent a lot of time investigating Roy Kronk, Jesse Grund, Casey’s ex-fiance, and Jesse’s father, Richard Grund. There was a mention of Richard Grund’s strange religious beliefs that might have led them to some sort of sacrifice ritual. Cindy and Dominic Casey were also trying to make some sort of a connection between Roy Kronk and Richard Grund.
There was even a chart Dominic Casey came up with for Cindy Anthony with a lit of the ‘Characters of Interest’. They have the names, background, affiliation and an ID Picture of each one on the list.

Several of the backgrounds listed were labeled with things such as “Threats against Family” or “Accusations against Family” and even on Kathi Belich’s background they have listed, “Reporter Disseminates hatred toward family” as does Nancy’s Grace’s. They have that Leonard Padilla carries a knife at Lower Back area in a sheath, and how Robert Dick talks about being a Weapon’s expert.

At the bottom of the chart there are notes saying large groups of protesters were coming in from Kansas, Attempts will be made to conceal cell phones in their shoes, Lois Peter threat to assault Cindy, Murt Murtaugh threat to conceal Video/Audio equipment on several attendees and Wayanne Kruger will attend with others pretending to be an advocate but will be documenting for her book she is writing on the case She will be concealing a cell phone (Blackberry/IPhone?) on a baby bag. She posts trash about the family on the blog.
Also in the documents was an email from Cindy telling one of the investigators last October that Dominic Casey was not working for Casey Anthony’s defense team yet recently Dominic Casey swore under oath to a judge that he was working for the defense team when trying to get out of being questioned under oath by Zenaida Gonzalez’s attorney’s.
And another question to be asked, which I really don't remember having seen anyone bring up yet: Zenaida Gonzalez. How many times have we heard "Zanny the Nanny"? Well, we all know that Casey was apparently pretty much into drugs, drinking, etc., right? Has everyone forgotten that Zanny is also a 'street name' for the prescription drug Xanax?
Was Casey really saying in some roundabout way that "Zanny" had taken her daughter- meaning while she was messed up on Xanax is when the crime took place?
Photos:
Take a peak at some of the hundreds of photos that have been released in the case.
Here are a few links to just some of them:
Photo Gallery from MomLogic

Click below for

Timeline, document Drop

Check back here, or subscribe to this blog using the links on this page, there will be more blogs in this series as time permits.

It just upsets me so every time I see a picture of Caylee Anthony and think about what an incredible waste of human life her mother has shown to be. Caylee will never get to go to school, have a best friend, go to a prom, have a brother or sister, ride a bike, sell girl scout cookies, drive her first car, grow up, get married, or have children of her own. And this is because her mother was selfishly thinking of herself and how to be able to party a little more.

All I feel that we can do now, is pray that justice is served, in whatever way our good Lord Up Above sees fit. Poor little Casey deserves that much. At least we know she is in a better place, resting safe in the arms of Jesus. And if I, along with thousands of others, am wrong and it turns out that it wasn't Casey Anthony who murdered this poor sweet child, I ask my Lord up in Heaven for forgiveness now. Somehow, I have a gut instinct that I'm not wrong.

SOURCES:

http://blogcritics.org/culture/article/casey-anthony-profile-of-a-sociopath/page-3/

Mom Logic

Orlando Sentenial

Web Sleuths

Google News

Blogspot

Nancy Grace

http://www.myfoxorlando.com/generic/news/anthony_case/caylee_anthony_2009_case_documents

http://humbleopinion.wordpress.com/many-faces-of-casey-anthony/

(Make sure you check out that site for pictures- it is copyrighted, therefore I can't share some of them with you here, but most of those same pictures are available other places on the web, such as this site: http://hubpages.com/hub/caseyanthony )

Click here to watch a video of Casey Anthony when she was told Caylee was dead

The Unsolved Murder of April Marie Tinsley

2010-01-29T17:47:00.000-05:00

April Marie Tinsley was a beautiful child.
Now, all that's left is a beautiful headstone marking her grave.
For too many of the years since 8-year-old April Tinsley was abducted, raped and murdered, her case has been cold. Police have had plenty of leads but no real breaks, and the atrocity has continued to haunt the community of Fort Wayne, Indiana and the surrounding areas.
April was abducted about 4 p.m. on a Friday afternoon as she walked to a friend's house through her south-central Fort Wayne neighborhood. Her disappearance prompted an immediate, massive search by 25 police and 50 neighborhood residents. A witness reported seeing a white man in his mid-30s pull April into a light-blue pickup, but neither was found.
Her body was found three days later at the bottom of a ditch along a rural DeKalb County road. The case stalled, but in May 1990, a teenage boy saw a man draw the message “I kill April Marie Tinsley. I will kill again” on a barn near the intersection of St. Joe Center and Schwartz roads. In 2003, a series of hand-written notes were left on mailboxes and bicycles threatening further killings such as Tinsley's. The notes contained misspellings and grammatical errors similar to the message left on the barn.

The following information is from the FBI website at http://www.fbi.gov/page2/april09/tinsley040309.html

COLD CASE HEATS UP
Help Solve 1988 Murder, Part 1

04/03/09

Eight-year-old April Tinsley was abducted, raped, and murdered on Good Friday in 1988.

The innocent face of 8-year-old April Tinsley is projected from a large screen in front of the conference room as about 50 law enforcement officials—including a special team from the FBI—begin their meeting.

April’s picture was a powerful reminder of why the group had gathered: on Good Friday 21 years ago, the young girl was abducted from her neighborhood in Fort Wayne, Indiana and then raped and murdered. Her killer is still at large.

The meeting at the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children in Virginia took place because state and local Indiana law enforcement officers—who remain dedicated to solving the case—have asked for help from our Child Abduction Rapid Deployment Team, known as CARD.

CARD Teams were created three years ago to bring together a variety of experts in child abduction cases who could quickly respond on the ground to help local authorities with time-sensitive investigations. Team members include:

Personnel from our Behavioral Analysis Unit, who profile offenders’ personality traits and possible motives;
Agents and analysts from our Crimes Against Children Unit;
Coordinators from the National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime; and
Representatives from the Violent Criminal Apprehension Program (VICAP).

CARD consists of 48 members organized into 10 teams in five regions around the country. Since the program’s creation, teams have deployed 38 times and aided in the recovery of 18 children.
As the name suggests, CARD Teams respond rapidly in cases of non-family abductions, ransom abductions, and the mysterious disappearances of children. But CARD also works cold cases, such as the April Tinsley murder. And as team members discovered, there is enough evidence—including notes, pictures, and DNA left by the killer years after the murder—to make investigators hopeful they can break the case.

It was a chilly Friday afternoon in 1988 when April was abducted walking home from a friend’s house. Her body was found three days later about 20 miles away in a rural area dotted with Amish farms. Despite an intensive search, police were unable to find her killer. Two years later, a message written in pencil or crayon appeared on a barn door not far from where April’s body had been discovered. The writer claimed responsibility for the murder.

Then, in the spring of 2004, four notes appeared at various residences in the Fort Wayne area—several placed on bicycles that young girls had left in their yards—believed to be written by the killer. The notes, all on lined yellow paper, were placed inside baggies along with used condoms or Polaroid pictures of the killer’s body. Several of the notes referred to April Tinsley.

During the spring of 2004, the killer left four similar notes at residences in the Fort Wayne area.

In 1990, two years after April Tinsley's murder, this message appeared on a barn door near where her body was recovered.

Since those 2004 notes, the killer has not been heard from. But he has left a trail of evidence that the CARD Team hopes to exploit during its deployment to Fort Wayne, tentatively scheduled for later this spring. Investigators believe the case is “highly solvable,” and after 21 years, their desire to bring April Tinsley’s killer to justice is stronger than ever.

This paisley-patterened bedspread appeared in a photograph the killer included in a 2004 note left at a Fort Wayne residence.

We need your help. Contact your local FBI office or the Fort Wayne Police Department if you have information about the notes pictured here or the style of paisley bedspread that appeared in one of the Polaroid photos.

This is a profile of the killer, according to the FBI:
Members of our Behavioral Analysis Unit created the profile below of April Tinsley’s killer based on case evidence and their experience with other sexual predator investigations.
The one significant advantage that we as criminal behaviorists have in looking at this case is the sheer volume of offender behavior we have to consider. This behavior has been demonstrated over the course of 16 years from 1988, when April Tinsley was abducted, raped, and murdered through 2004, when the same individual left messages claiming responsibility for April’s death as well as forensic evidence tying him to that crime.
Two tremendous clues he has provided are his age range and his race. He is Caucasian and would currently be in his 40s or 50s. Age and race are important because they give the police and the public a way to narrow the pool of possible suspects. However, the greatest benefit of being able to see the variety of behavior exhibited over a 16-year period is the way it begins to inform our opinion of the kind of offender he is (not all child sex offenders are the same). It also gives us insight into the underlying personality which drives the decisions he makes, including the way he interacts as a member of a family, a neighborhood, a community, and a workforce.
What do we know about April Tinsley’s killer? We call this individual a Preferential Child Sex Offender. By that we mean he has a long-term and persistent sexual desire for children. In this case, the offender has demonstrated a specific sexual interest in little girls who have not yet reached puberty. In other words, he is attracted to hairless, undeveloped girls. This interest will not go away. Girls between the ages of 5 and 10 would greatly appeal to him. This does not mean he cannot interact sexually with adults or even older children, but his overwhelming sexual fantasies and desires focus on young girls. He may be married; however the vast majority of Preferential Child Sex Offenders are not. If he has a long-term intimate adult partner, that partner will have an idea that this individual has a sexual interest in little girls, but may be in denial regarding the extent of that interest or his ability to act on it. This offender may establish relationships that give him access to little girls; for instance, he may date or befriend someone in the little girl’s family. Perhaps he’ll seek employment or volunteer activities that give him proximity to little girls. He will be drawn to places where children congregate—playgrounds, swimming pools, parks, etc. Wherever he goes, if a little girl is nearby, his eyes will follow her. He may go out of his way to interact with her. In an unguarded moment, he may even make a casual sexual reference about a little girl which, if overheard, would strike someone as very inappropriate such as “She’s a sexy little thing, isn’t she?” Most of us do not associate adult attention toward a child with sexual attraction. People noticing his interest in little girls, may simply interpret it as someone who just “loves kids.” This offender prefers the company of children to the company of adults and he may be socially awkward or inappropriate when interacting with adults.
A Preferential Child Sex Offender tends to collect things that serve to support his fantasies and are consistent with his sexual preferences. In this case, since our offender’s preference is for little girls, he may collect images of little girls, perhaps clothed, candid pictures or even child pornography and probably both. He may take these pictures himself or he may find them through other sources. He may also collect other items that are arousing to him and remind him of the little girls he wants. These other items could range from articles of clothing to advertisements depicting little girls to Hello Kitty items or any toys that little girls find appealing.
The public tends to think that once a person kidnaps, rapes, and kills, he will always kidnap, rape, and kill. In reality, a Preferential Child Sex Offender can engage in a lot of different behaviors that satisfy his sexual needs, but do not rise to the level of the prior offense. The offender may substitute nuisance sex offenses like peeping, indecent exposure, and leaving obscene notes or sexual items for a child to find. If the item is left in a mailbox or on the front door, the resident may think it was intended for the adult female in the home rather than the little girl who lives there. Oftentimes, these incidents are not reported because the significance of the offense is not recognized by citizens at the time. If the Preferential Child Sex offender has a criminal history, it is more likely to involve sex offenses against children.
After 2004, there has been no known activity by this offender, but we’ve seen gaps of years in his activity before (1990s) and this could be explained in a number of ways: 1) He could be institutionalized (hospital or prison); 2) He could have ongoing access to a victim that satisfies his desire for a child partner through a relationship with the adult caretaker; 3) He could have relocated or, 4) He could be deceased since June 2004.
The primary value of describing this offender is to appeal for the public’s help in identifying him. This offender has demonstrated that he has strong ties to northeast Fort Wayne and Allen County. This is where he likely lives, works, and/or shops. You may be standing next to him in line at the grocery store, sitting beside him in the pew at church, or working beside him on the production line.
We’ve said that the offender is currently in his 40s or 50s; however, if you know someone who seems to fit the characteristics described above, but is a few years older or younger, please do not hesitate to report this information. If you have any information to provide please contact the tipline 1-866-60April (1-866-602-7745).

White/male/circumcised;
Current age—40s through 50s;
Lives and/or works in the northeast section of Fort Wayne/Allen County;
Frequents places where children are likely to be—focus on little girls;
Low- to medium-low income;
Owned/borrowed a Polaroid camera in 2004;
Hair on lower legs;
In 2004, possibly owned/borrowed a forest green pickup truck having a matching camper shell with dark tinted windows.

These are the links to the FBI's story on April:

This is the CNN page on April's case:
http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/06/04/indiana.fbi.cold.case/index.html

I ask you, please, if you know ANYTHING that might help the police or any law enforcement officials solve this case, PLEASE - Do the RIGHT thing- contact officials and bring some closure to April's family.

Amber Alert Cancelled for 2 year old Virginia Boy- Aveion Malik Lewis

2010-01-23T12:23:00.000-05:00

Amber Alert Canceled for 2 Year Old Virginia Boy
Posted: Friday, January 15, 2010 8:44 AM CT
Updated: Wednesday, January 20, 2010 10:09 AM CT

The State of Virginia canceled the Amber Alert late Tuesday (01-19) after the boy's stepfather told police that the boy was not abducted as he previously claimed. Police say they believe the boy is dead and that he apparently died before the stepfather made the initial 911 call. The stepfather is being held for questioning and no charges have been filed. The boys mother has also been questioned.

The State of Virginia issued the Amber Alert Friday morning (1-15) after the boy was reportedly abducted by the suspects from his home in Roanoke late Thursday. The boy's stepfather was knocked unconscious by the suspects and a note demanding money was left at the scene.

Aveion Malik Lewis, a black male, 2 years old, 2' 6", 26 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a yellow Sponge Bob Squarepants Footie Pajamas.

There are three suspects. The first is know as Tony, a black male in his late 20's, 6' 2", stocky build with a full beard. He was last seen wearing a black hoodie shirt, black Puffy fur collar jacket and a black du rag. The two additional suspects are described as black males, both about 5'11" and in their early to mid 20's, One was wearing a brown hat with white writing. He has a light complexion and no facial hair. The second has Dreadlocks hair a light complexion and was wearing Red baseball cap.

The suspect vehicle is a white 1990's Chevy Blazer.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Virginia State Police at 1-800-822-4453 or dial 911.

The Story of Bud Foglesong: Accidental Death, Murder- What??

2010-01-11T19:34:00.001-05:00

I first found reference to Bud Foglesong on the Citizen's Against Homicide website. The following information is from one of the newsletters the organization puts out:

On July 21, 2007, the Foglesong family was in the living room when Bud walked into the house badly burned, with skin falling off his arms and his hair red. His son, Kurt, drove him the 10 miles to the Willows Hospital. Bud told Kurt that he had gone into the nearby cabin on the family compound to use the bathroom. When he opened the front door of the cabin, it blew up, knocking him back off of his feet. Bud was air lifted from Willows to the Davis Medical Center in Sacramento (90 miles south.) He died early the next day.
Bud was born on August 4, 1947 and died at age 59. He was a MD-11, Senior Captain with World Airways and Lieutenant Colonel, USAF (ret). During his 24-year career, he obtained a Master’s Degree in National Security Affairs from the Naval Post graduate School in Monterey, CA, while becoming fluent in Arabic and French at the Defense Language Institute. He served as an Air Attaché for Defense Intelligence Agency in Rabat, Morocco. He became Detachment Commander at the U.S. Embassy in Canberra, Australia.

Bud lived with Jan, his wife of 34 years, their kids and two other families (Holzapfel), related through Jan, on the rural Holzapfel family compound. They are and have been taking part in acrimonious financial negotiations, involving the ranch and many millions of dollars. It is not an understatement to say that the Holzapfels hate the Foglesongs. There is bad blood. The compound is an isolated ranch, located one mile down a single lane dirt road, surrounded by pastures and rice fields.

The last ten days of Bud’s life were very happy. He was looking forward to retirement in two weeks. He was enjoying a visit with his youngest son, 1st Lieutenant Jed Foglesong, USMC, his first grandchild, and Jed’s wife, who were visiting from the East.

It was Bud’s habit to drive to the southern part of the Holzapfel compound when he was home from his international assignments. In this area is a large shop, a train caboose, a small storage building, a wood shop, gasoline and diesel tanks, hay barn and a duck hunter’s cabin. Bud often went into the cabin to use the bathroom.
The timing of this incident was suspicious. Eight months previously, he had been assaulted by Roy Holzapfel. Days before his death, Bud had learned that the State of California Deputy Attorney General Clifford Zall was going to file charges on Roy Holzapfel for misdemeanor battery the next week. Bud was quite pleased.

The family still wants to know what happened on July 21, 2007. Can anyone help them?
Deputy Attorney General Clifford Zall Telephone 916-324-5281.

Following is Bud Foglesong's obit:

Lieutenant Colonel Ivan E. "Bud" Foglesong

Published: Saturday, July 28, 2007 12:00 AM CDT

WILLOWS, Calif. - Graveside services for Lieutenant Colonel Ivan E. "Bud" Foglesong, 59, formerly of Desoto County, will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 29, in Love Cemetery in Hernando. Brantley-Phillips Funeral Home in Hernando has charge. Foglesong died July 21 in Sacramento, Calif., following injuries sustained from an explosion at a family-owned cabin. He was two weeks from retirement and had accumulated over 12,000 hours of flight time during his aviation career. He had the honor of flying President George W. Bush and President Jimmy Carter during his military career. He was an MD-11 Senior Captain with World Airways. After graduating from Mississippi State University he joined the Air Force and distinguished himself as an outstanding aviator during a 24-year career. He obtained a masters degree in National Security Affairs from the Naval Postgraduate School, while becoming fluent in Arabic and French at the Defense Language Institute. He then served as an Air Attach/ for the Defense Intelligence Agency in Rabat Morocco. He later became Squadron Operations Officer at Seymour-Johnson AFB in North Carolina. He also became Detachment Commander at the U.S. Embassy in Canberra, Australia. He was a Vietnam and Gulf War veteran. He received the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Air Force Achievement Medal and the National Defense Service Medal with one service star. He leaves his wife, Jan Foglesong; his mother, Betty Foglesong; his father, Ivan Foglesong; his daughter, Anne Foglesong; his sons, Kurt Foglesong and First Lieutenant Jed Foglesong, US Marine Corps; his granddaughter, Katheryn Foglesong; his daughters-in-law, Jennifer Foglesong and Meagan Foglesong; his siblings, Steve Foglesong and Gary Foglesong and his sister-in-law, Betty Foglesong; nephew, Steven Foglesong; nieces, Laura Dolquest, Julie McGee and Cher Foglesong.

This picture of Bud Foglesong and his granddaughter Katheryn was taken just days before his death. Had the baby not gotten hungry and needed feeding, she and her mother also could have been killed at the duck cabin, family members say.

PHOTO COURTESY OF FOGLESONG FAMILY

After having browsed through the Topix forum 80+ posted comments on this, including some from the wife of Holzapfel, http://www.topix.com/forum/county/glenn-ca/T6EFISGUM9IC3BB6B
I felt that this story needs more coverage, and I hope that by me reposting the data I've found, it will get that.
(This is a comment that I also felt needed to be reposted and shared- please take note of this especially:

Posted 09/08/2009 4:45PM by Advocate

I am a member of a victim advocacy organization in California, and find the entire scenario of the death of Bud Foglesong astonishing, to say the least. Beginning with the initial irresponsible “guess” as to the cause of death and followed by the findings and statements by the so-called “experts”. Clearly, Bud’s death was not suicide, it was not accidental, it was not natural causes. This leaves manner “undetermined” or “homicide”. A first or second-year medical student would easily conclude that the injuries sustained by Bud were not due to the igniting of an accelerant, which was supposedly accidentally poured over his body; and then accidentally lit. The “chunks” of flesh illustrated in photos clearly indicate they were caused by an explosion. How ironic that Bud’s death brought to an abrupt end planned prosecution of his nephew, Roy Holzapfel (misdemeanor battery) and possible civil action, as well. An autopsy is the “voice of the dead”. Obviously investigators (at all levels) as well as the medical examiner, turned a deaf ear to this “voice”. Any observer with an eighth grade education would conclude Bud’s death was, in no uncertain terms, a homicide. Clearly there is a cover-up unimaginable in today’s times. We live in a society of laws and no one is above the law. The person(s) responsible for Bud’s death must be brought to justice and MUST pay for this heinous murder. Also, I enjoyed and am encouraging others to hear Jan Foglesong tell her story on the Hallmark Channel website - http://www.hallmarkchannel.com/ConsumerWeb/Shows/419-26608_454.html - then click “Real Stories"; this is in conjunction with the Hallmark movie premiere of “Citizen Jane”. )

ORIGINALLY POSTED HERE:

http://www.newsreview.com/chico/content?oid=1183162#

"Caution! Graphic photos inside … This issue is not suitable for children or sensitive adults.” So reads a warning prominently displayed on the front page of the Aug. 22 edition of the Sacramento Valley Mirror, the hard-hitting little twice-weekly out of Willows. The warning accompanies the 26th and most recent story in a series called, variously, “Who killed Bud?” or “How did Bud die?” that editor and publisher Tim Crews has been running since August 2008.
That number doesn’t include his original July 25, 2007, report on Ivan “Bud” Foglesong’s death by fire three days earlier, on July 22, 2007. And it’s going to grow. In fact, as of this writing, he has another in the works for his Wednesday, Sept. 2, issue.

Crews believes he has more than good reason for this tenacity. The law-enforcement agents who investigated the case—primarily from the Glenn County Sheriff’s Office, but others as well—so thoroughly botched the job, he says, and jumped to such “completely irrational” and “ridiculous” conclusions about the cause of Foglesong’s death, and failed so utterly to explain how the fire occurred, that he had no choice but to stay on the story.
Remarkably, he’s managed to come up with a new twist or angle to justify every one of those 26 stories in the series.
The Aug. 22 edition is a good example. It devotes the entirety of an inside broadsheet page to showing, for the first time, actual autopsy photos of Foglesong revealing the nature of the damage done to his body.
The pictures—five large color photos spread out across the page—are indeed graphic. They show sections of the corpse of a 59-year-old man who was burned over nearly 90 percent of his body. But what they also show is that Foglesong suffered several deep lacerations to his hands and forearm.
The official investigation determined that Foglesong died from burns suffered in an accident, though it wasn’t able to say just how that accident occurred. Although the lacerations are noted in the coroner’s autopsy report, they aren’t mentioned anywhere in the investigators’ case report.
Crews says he published the autopsy photos to show that Foglesong was the victim of more than a fire—that the lacerations were caused by shrapnel and that he was the victim of some kind of explosive device. In other words, that he didn’t commit suicide or die accidentally while trying to burn down the cabin, as law-enforcement officials surmised.
No, Crews charges, “Bud Foglesong was attacked.” In other words, he was murdered.
A mysterious death compounded by a flawed investigation always makes good newspaper copy. Toss in wealth and property, social prominence, a feuding family and connections to power, and you have a humdinger.
Ivan “Bud” Foglesong was married for 34 years to Jan Holzapfel, whose brother is Glenn County District Attorney Bob Holpzapfel. Her other brother is Herb Holzapfel, a widely known and influential North State farmer—he’s chairman of the board of the Farmers’ Rice Cooperative, the largest rice exporter in the state—who since the death of their father, Jerald, in 2004, has run the family’s extensive rice-growing operations.
Those operations are headquartered on a spread located off County Road 60 about three miles southeast of Willows. Several residences are clustered on one side of the property. At the time of his death, Bud and Jan Foglesong lived there, as did their daughter Anne, their son Kurt and his family, Herb and Ginger Holzapfel, and Roy Holzapfel and his family. Roy is the son of DA Bob Holzapfel, who is married to Judy Holzapfel, the president of the Glenn County Board of Education.
It was widely known in the larger community that there was bad blood between Roy Holzapfel and Bud Foglesong. Back on Nov. 5, 2006, they’d gotten in a fight, during which one of Foglesong’s fingers had been permanently maimed, potentially threatening his career as a commercial pilot.
Just days before Foglesong’s death, he and others in the family were informed that the state Attorney General’s Office, which was handling the case because of Roy Holzapfel’s family tie to the district attorney, planned soon to file charges against Roy Holzapfel for misdemeanor battery.

An aerial view of the Holzapfel spread. The family residences are clustered at top; the duck cabin where the explosion occurred that killed Bud Foglesong was located in the lower left corner, eight-tenths of a mile from the houses.
Click on the image for a larger version.

PHOTO COURTESY OF FOGLESONG FAMILY

On top of that, Foglesong had made no secret of the fact that he intended to sue Roy Holzapfel once the criminal case was concluded.
There’d been another incident, in which, Foglesong alleged, Holzapfel rammed his vehicle into Foglesong’s and fled the scene, but no charges were filed in that case.
In addition, family money matters were unsettled. The matriarch of the family, Edith Holzapfel, had died in 1980, but her estate still wasn’t settled 27 years later. The estate of Jerald Holzapfel was also unsettled, Crews reported.
The family is quite wealthy, owning not only 1,600 acres of prime rice land locally, but also extensive property in Oregon and Canada.
Other than being married to Jan Holzapfel, Bud Foglesong apparently had little to do with Holzapfel family financial matters. He was a retired U.S. Air Force lieutenant colonel trained in military intelligence who had been piloting multi-engine jet planes for World Airways since 1994, most recently ferrying military goods and personnel into Iraq and Afghanistan. At the time of his death, two weeks before his 60th birthday, he was planning to retire in two years. He had plenty of money from his Air Force and World Airways pensions as well as investments.
He spent the day of his death driving to the Sacramento airport with his son Jed, a Marine Corps captain, Jed’s wife, Meagan, and their 10-month-old daughter, Katheryn. Jed Foglesong was deploying to Iraq in the coming days, and they were seeing him off.
When they got home that afternoon, Meagan and Jan Foglesong went shopping, leaving Bud at home with the baby, who’d been put down for a nap. When they returned, sometime around 5 o’clock, Bud said he was going to a small house on the property a little less than a mile away. The cabin, as it was called, was used as a base for duck hunting during the season and a rest area for employees otherwise.
Foglesong regularly went to the cabin in the late afternoon, apparently. “It was his way of getting out of the house for a little while,” explained Bernice Cook, who as Jan Foglesong’s lifelong best friend knew Bud well.
Meagan said she and the baby would come along, but the baby started fussing, evidently hungry. Meagan told Bud to go ahead, that she’d feed Katheryn and join him in a few minutes. But as things turned out, she wouldn’t get that chance.
What we know today is that a fire broke out in the duck cabin, apparently in an explosive manner, and that Bud Foglesong suffered fatal burns over most of his body. How the fire occurred remains a mystery.
In a written statement, Meagan Foglesong says she had just finished feeding the baby when Bud walked into the house, followed by Kurt, who had a “shocked look on his face.” She picked up the baby from her high chair and hid her face “because there was blood all over Bud and his skin was hanging off of him. Bud’s eyes were red. He looked over and said, ‘It exploded.’ ”
He was in shock, but somehow he had managed to drive back to the house. Kurt got him in a truck and drove immediately to Glenn General Hospital, where he was given emergency care before being air lifted to UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento.
There was never any chance that he would survive. He died early Sunday morning, July 22.
Back at the farm, Crews later reported, CalFire arson and bomb detectives were called to the cabin, which had been evenly burned throughout, except that the front appeared to have been blown out. By Monday they had determined it was arson.
No evidence of a booby trap had been found “at this time,” Sheriff Larry Jones told Crews.
Foglesong’s body was autopsied on Wednesday, July 25. “In addition to the exact cause of death, detectives are looking for burn patterns and other indications of exactly how the arson and explosion hit Mr. Foglesong and where he was in the house,” Crews wrote.

Sacramento Valley Mirror editor and publisher Tim Crews at the entrance to the 1,600-acre Holzapfel farm and its family compound. The Glenn County district attorney is a Holzapfel, as is the chairman of the board of the Farmers’ Rice Cooperative and the president of the county Board of Education.

PHOTO COURTESY OF SACRAMENTO VALLEY MIRROR

Crews stayed interested in the story, but he didn’t initiate his series until Aug. 9, 2008, more than a year later. The first installment was headlined, “How did Bud Foglesong die?”
By this time the case had generated more than 200 pages of investigative material, including an arson report that had taken seven months to complete. But when Crews read the material, he was astonished to discover how incomplete and shoddy, in his opinion, the investigation had been.
He noted, for example, that vital evidence—Bud Foglesong’s shirt and two coffee cans that had been present in the cabin right after the fire and may have contained accelerant—was missing.
He also lamented that a full coroner’s inquest, taking sworn testimony from all involved parties, had not been conducted.
He noted that, although one “trusted lawman”—later named as Sheriff Jones—called the Valley Mirror offices and said that Foglesong was killed in an explosion at the cabin, “By the next day, following rumors being circulated on the ranch, everyone was blaming the victim, Ivan Foglesong, who was quite dead.”
One deputy had surmised that Foglesong “just snapped.” Others theorized that he’d tried to burn down the cabin and gotten caught in the fire. But there was no evidence to support these theories—no victim profile, no assessment of motive (Foglesong’s or others’), certainly no physical evidence, and only a “cursory examination” of tensions within the Holzapfel family.
“In coming issues we’ll go through the evidence bit by bit,” Crews promised.
In subsequent articles over the following months, Crews did just that. He noted, for example, that during the initial investigation nobody seriously interviewed the family members who had been with Bud Foglesong on the day he died. His daughter Anne, who was the last person to speak with him, was interviewed a full six months after the fire, and only after the family insisted she be debriefed.
He pointed out unexplained facts, such as that a CalFire investigator had found evidence of gasoline on Foglesong’s clothing, but a state Department of Justice investigator had found none on the cabin’s carpet. How was that possible?
He noted that the original fire investigator on the case, George Morris III, was a rookie doing his first investigation, and that at one point he was unable to test for the presence of gasoline because the batteries on his testing machine had run down.
Another problem: Evidence such as clothing was not packed in sealed containers for eight hours, and the chain of custody was unclear.
Nurses and others who treated Foglesong were not interviewed. They could have testified that, though he was in terrible pain, he did say several times that the cabin had exploded.
Although the Sheriff’s Office had been given a list of a dozen experienced forensic fire investigators, it didn’t call on any of them. (Jones later said it was because they were unavailable or didn’t want to work for a law-enforcement agency, preferring more lucrative private-insurance work.)
Cell phone records that would have helped indicate where members of the family were and with whom they talked when they learned of the fire were not examined.
No one person was ever consistently in charge of the investigation. “Instead, it bounced from person to person, in no apparent order.”
And so on. Crews came to his own conclusion about the case: Investigators early on decided that it was an accident and therefore did little to eliminate all other possibilities, including foul play.

Glenn County Sheriff Larry Jones

PHOTO COURTESY OF SACRAMENTO VALLEY MIRROR

“The theory was that Bud Foglesong, honored military officer, father and grandfather, splashed gasoline around a nearly valueless duck club cabin in an effort to hurt relatives with whom he was feuding.
“Why would he burn down something nearly valueless, rather than, say, an equipment shed?
“ ‘Well,’ shrugged a sheriff’s investigator, ‘maybe he just snapped.’ ”
Maybe so, Crews said, but if investigators believed that happened, or even that it might have happened, they were obliged to substantiate it—by doing a profile of the victim, by examining how he spent his last 72 hours, by talking with family members, friends and professional colleagues about his state of mind and propensity for such an action.
That wasn’t done.
The only people formally interviewed during the initial phases of the investigation—“taken downtown,” as Crews puts it, for formal taped and transcribed interviews—were two farm employees, Benny Burley and his son, Bobby, a summer employee and “ranch volunteer of sorts.” They were interviewed in October, more than 90 days after the fire.
The two men said they had stopped at the duck cabin approximately a half-hour before the fire to use the bathroom. They had seen nothing amiss and not smelled any gasoline or other flammable substance.
Their statements became a cornerstone of the subsequent determinations made by sheriff’s investigators. Their argument was that nobody had been seen in the vicinity of the cabin in the 30-minute window between the time the Burleys were there and the arrival of Bud Foglesong, so it was clear the latter was alone when the fire broke out.
Since he was the only person there at the time, ipso facto, Bud Foglesong caused the fire, either by deliberately setting himself ablaze—as at least one sheriff’s investigator told the family—or by accident, presumably while trying to burn down the cabin.
But, as family friend Bernice Cook told this reporter, it was perfectly possible to use the bathrooms at one end of the cabin without knowing what was going on at the other end, two rooms away.
It was also possible for someone to lie in wait there, knowing Bud Foglesong regularly visited the cabin in the late afternoon.
She’s not saying that happened, only that it was a possibility that was never fully examined.
It would be hard to find two men less alike than Tim Crews and Larry Jones. Crews is a bear of a man with a Santa Claus beard who, out of necessity as well as for comfort, holds his trousers up with suspenders. He often wears a T-shirt with the Valley Mirror flag printed on it, along with the phrase “Working Press.” It comes in handy for gaining access to crime and accident scenes, though by now every cop in Glenn County knows him.
Jones, in contrast, is a compact man of medium height with thinning hair whose only personal adornment is a salt-and-pepper moustache. He appears to be in his mid-50s. He grew up in Glenn County and has worked there as a cop all his adult life. He was appointed sheriff when Bob Shadley retired in 2004 and won election in his own right in 2006. He’s up for re-election next year.
The Valley Mirror endorsed his candidacy in 2006, but seems unlikely to do so again. In fact, Crews and Jones are hardly talking these days. They’ve been in the deep freeze for months, since Crews began his series on Bud Foglesong’s death.
Jones did respond to a set of written questions Crews provided him, but neither his answers nor Crews’ analysis of them does much to clarify the matter.

Willows volunteer firefighter Leroy Johnson sprays down what is left of the Holzapfel duck cabin shortly after it exploded, killing Bud Foglesong. The subsequent investigations into both the fire and the death were seriously botched, insists Sacramento Valley Mirror publisher Tim Crews, who has written nearly 30 stories about the case.

PHOTO COURTESY OF SACRAMENTO VALLEY MIRROR

The sheriff does acknowledge errors were made. “Could it have been done better?” he asks. “Yes it could. No investigation is perfect. Did my staff slack off? No they did not. Do I have faith in their abilities? Yes I do. They are good honest cops doing a very difficult job. Did any errors or omissions alter the outcome of the investigation? No they did not.”
He expresses sympathy for Foglesong’s family, says he understands they want answers, but adds, “We, with the evidence and expertise at hand, have come to the end of the investigation. However, should at any time credible information come forth that would allow us to proceed in a different direction, we would do so without hesitation and with immediate dispatch.”
That was in early October of 2008. Just before Christmas that year, the sheriff announced he was reopening the case, that he would supervise it himself, and that he was bringing in retired Chico Police Department investigator Sgt. Sharon O’Quin to work on the case.
But nothing much happened. Last week Jones said O’Quin was still working the case, but so far there’s been little or no movement.
Besides, he added, “The merits of the case all point to that [Foglesong] was the only one who could have started the fire.”
“There’s no new evidence,” he said. “Our original assessment still stands. The pressure has been put back on us, but we have to rely on the expertise of experts in the field, and they all came to the same conclusion.”
The window of opportunity for somebody to get into the cabin and set a booby trap, along with the unlikelihood that anyone “would know Mr. Foglesong was going to enter the cabin—well, it was purely happenstance that he was there”—make the booby-trap theory highly improbable.
Should new and significant evidence emerge, it would be explored, Jones said.
Asked how he felt about Tim Crews’ refusal to drop the story, Jones said he would make no personal comment. “The family have my deepest sympathy,” he said. “I can only speculate about Tim Crews’ tenacity.”
Crews, for his part, stated bluntly, “If chunks of flesh gone from an obvious explosion aren’t enough to get him to reopen it, I don’t know what is.”
He added that he doesn’t pretend to know who killed Foglesong. What he knows is that Glenn County investigators utterly failed to investigate the case properly.
Jan Foglesong has moved to northern Mississippi, where her late husband’s family lives. Her daughter, Anne, is attending the University of Mississippi in Oxford.
Reached by phone, she said she moved partly out of fear. The sequence of events—Roy Holzapfel’s alleged assault on Bud Foglesong, the alleged vehicular hit-and-run, and Bud’s terrible death—were followed a few weeks later by a frightening act of vandalism. Somebody burned a 25-foot “X” on her lawn. The sheriff came out and looked at it, she said, “but nothing happened.”
It was enough for her, though. She left Willows soon afterwards.
She said she was deeply grateful for Tim Crews’ persistence: “We’d be dead in the water without Tim. This case would be long gone and forgotten.”
She doesn’t pull any punches when talking about the investigators on the case. “Glenn County is unbelievable,” she said. “They’re not into solving it.”
Instead of keeping an open mind, the detectives “listened to my brother [Herb Holzapfel] and my nephew [Roy Holzapfel], overlooking the fact that my nephew was going to be indicted the following week.
“Sheriff Jones is a gutless wonder. Really. He’s afraid to do anything. … It’s so frustrating. You just want to grab them and shake them.”
She’s hired an attorney and refuses to give up. Her goal is to get a U.S. Attorney’s Office to pick up the case. As it stands, the $100,000 reward the Foglesong family began offering in September 2008 “for information leading directly to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the death of Ivan ‘Bud’ Foglesong” has yet to be claimed.
And, by the time you read this, Tim Crews will have published article No. 27 in his series. He said it would have to do with the shorts Foglesong was wearing when the cabin exploded, and the fact that the investigators kept referring to them as “pants” and “trousers.”

FROM:
LOCAL NEWS

Who killed Bud? 31st in a series
By Tim Crews
Valley Mirror Publisher
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Willows — Sheriff-Coroner Larry Jones has identified an experienced person to conduct a coroner’s inquest into the death of Ivan “Bud” Foglesong, who was killed in a fiery explosion here in 2007.
Mr. Foglesong was the brother-in-law of Glenn County District Attorney Bob Holzapfel, whose son was to be arraigned on assault charges within a day or so of the killing of the 59-year-old U.S. Air Force veteran.
The move to a coroner’s inquest, which was suggested by Detective Travis Goodwin but resisted by Lt. Rich Warren, head of the Major Crimes Unit, is now in the works. It won’t be overnight, the department is racked with a budget crisis and is challenged by nine jailers or sworn officers out on disability, unfilled vacancies, a bailiff hospitalized and others out on sick leave.
Still, the sheriff confirms that he is reaching out to the Contra Costa County Sheriff-Coroner in hopes of borrowing the man there with broad experience in inquests.
When Bud Foglesong, a retired tanker pilot and instructor and airline pilot, opened the door to a duck hunters’ cabin on the warm evening of July 21, the place exploded. Unnoticed by deputy coroners at the autopsy were numerous shrapnel wounds on Mr. Foglesong’s arms and hands. Experienced observers contacted by the MIRROR said they were sure signs of an explosion.
The Glenn County Sheriff’s Office first said that the death was suicide by arson and then, in the face of no evidence to that effect, changed the cause of death to accidental.
The sheriff was never shown autopsy photos showing the wounds and was not told of them. He was led to believe that the only injuries were those caused by burning gasoline. Even that is in question because of the chemical analysis done at and after the fire.
For the sheriff’s department, the case was sticky. They had already turned over the prosecution of District Attorney Bob Holzapfel’s son, Roy, to the attorney general. Mr. Foglesong’s left index finger was permanently damaged in a fight over decoys that Roy Holzapfel had removed from a pond.
The department, and district attorney investitures, mucked up an assault by pickup probe. D.A. investigators disregarded the obvious conflict of interest.

The deputy coroners seemed to pussyfoot around the powerful family. On top of that, evidence went missing and some family members were virtually ignored. The original investigation was done on a casual basis, with long breaks in work. The CalFire arson investigator was a new graduate of the academy on his first real assignment. When the batteries in his equipment went dead, he didn’t get them replaced.
It was, say insiders, a complete mess.
But there were those with a motive to kill Mr. Foglesong, the sheriff recently acknowledged, and now he has reopened the case, assigning a detective, Greg Felton, to it and the department’s part-time background investigator, Sharon O’Quin. Ms. O’Quin, unavailable for comment yesterday because she was in typhoon-plagued Southeast Asia on a vacation, has found a nurse in far Northern California who was in the emergency room when Lt. Col. Foglesong was brought in. He was IN EXTREMIS, a Latin phrase meaning "at the point of death", according to medical records obtained by this newspaper.
The nurse, whose location is withheld, kept notes when she moved away because she thought they might be important.
While not commonly conducted in the rural parts of the state, they are not uncommon elsewhere. The California Penal Code explains:
“Coroner to summon jury to inquire into cause of death. When a coroner is informed that a person has been killed, or has committed suicide, or has suddenly died under such circumstances as to afford a reasonable ground to suspect that his death has been occasioned by the act of another by criminal means, he must go to the place where the body is, cause it to be exhumed if it has been interred, and summon not less than nine nor more than fifteen persons, Qualified by law to serve as jurors, to appear before him
forthwith at the place (where the body of deceased is) to inquire into the cause of the death. No such person is exempt from jury duty except at the discretion of the coroner. No person shall be summoned as juror who is related to the decedent or is charged with or suspected of the killing, nor shall any one be summoned who is known to be prejudiced for or against him, but no person selected or summoned to appear as a juror is subject to be challenged by any party.”
Unlike the loosey goosey conduct of the investigation into the death of Mr. Foglesong, which saw only two formal witness interviews, inquests have powerful tools: “Witnesses. Coroners may issue subpoenas for witnesses, returnable forthwith, or at such time and place as they may appoint, which may be served by any competent person. They must summon and examine as witnesses every person who in their opinion, or that of any of the jury, has any knowledge of the facts, and may summon a surgeon or physician to inspect the body, or hold a post-mortem examination thereon, or a chemist to make an analysis of the stomach or the tissues of the body of the deceased, and give a professional opinion as to the cause of the death.”
There is no easy out:
“Witnesses compelled to attend. A witness served with a subpoena may be compelled to attend and testify, or be punished by the coroner for disobedience, in like manner as upon a subpoena issued by (the court).”
The inquest jury’s finding must be in writing. And, if they find a crime has likely occurred, another powerful tool obtains:
“Witness to be bound over, when. Recognizances. If the jury find that a murder or manslaughter has been committed, the coroner may bind over the witnesses against the accused to appear and testify before the grand jury, or a magistrate, or the superior court, and to obey all orders of such magistrate or court in the premises. Such recognizance must be in writing and must be subscribed by the parties to be bound thereby, and made payable to the people of the state of California in an amount to be fixed by the coroner, and approved by a judge of the superior court; and in case of their refusal to sign such recognizance, the coroner has power to commit such witness as in the case of examination of an accused person by a magistrate.”

And:
Who Killed Bud?

PLEASE CLICK ON THE ABOVE LINK - "WHO KILLED BUD?" FOR MANY MORE DETAILS AND INFORMATION.
I will try tomorrow to post individual items from the above link.

I 45 murder victims?

2010-01-10T17:09:00.000-05:00

I just wonder, how many of these victims have been proven to be murdered by a serial killer (or killers) working along the I-45 corridor?
New information would be appreciated on this topic.
Names:
Colette Wilson
Brenda Jones
Gloria Gonzales
Alison Craven
Debbie Ackerman
Maria Johnson
Kimberly Pitchford
Georgia Geer
Brooks Bracewell
Karen Pretty
Tamara Ellen McCurry
Heidi Villerial Fye
Sandra Ramber
Laura Lynn Miller
Shelley Kathleen Sikes
Laurie Lee Tremblay
Michelle Doherty Thomas
Erica Ann Garcia
Suzanne Rene Richerson
Maria Del Carmen Estrada
Trellis Sykes
Diana Rebollar
Dana Sanchez
Lynette Bibbs
Tamara Fisher

Krystal Jean Baker

Laura Kate Smither
Sandra Sapaugh
Jessica Lee Cain
Tina Flood
Wanda May Pitts
Tracy Vickery

Amber Hagerman

Tot Tran Harriman

Sara Trusty

Laura Ayala

Maria Isabel Solis
Natasha Nicole Solidum

Along with these named victims, there appear to have been several Jane Doe's as well.

Various Links- 1-10-2010

2010-01-10T12:35:00.000-05:00

Carrying on with something I've begun on my other blogs. Various open tabs that I'm working through and I know I don't have time to finish them all at once. Listing them here not only will help remind me to follow through on them, but might enable a potential reader to see something that might 'click' and help you remember something that might help solve a crime or bring home a missing person.
Anything's possible.

What's open right now, before I have to get off the net and get busy:
http://www.google.com/#hl=en&source=hp&q=missing+children+cold+cases&aq=f&aqi=&oq=&fp=4b0e053116aeea03
Google search for missing children's cold cases

http://www.bellaonline.com/subjects/7641.asp
BellaDonna online

http://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/nancy.grace/
Nancy Grace page

http://www.childhelp.org/
Child help.org

http://www.drusvoice.com/

http://www.pomc.com/
Parents of murdered children

http://www.sheriannherboys.com/guestbook.htm
Sheri Coleman guest book

http://www.savingminutes.com/

http://www.murdervictims.com/Unsolved%20Homicides.htm

http://www.theyaremissed.org/ncma/index.php

Will update more later today.

April Marie Tinsley

2009-12-01T05:15:00.000-05:00

Source: AMW Fugitives Website:

Horrific Crime Shatters Indiana Community
April Marie Tinsley, 8, was abducted by an unknown suspect on April 1, 1988. She was found three days later, raped and murdered, on the side of a rural Indiana road.

Antagonizing. Frightening. Disturbing. All words to describe the sick message left on the front doors of an Indiana barn, more than two years after a young girl was brutally raped and murdered mere miles away.

A teenage boy living nearby first made the twisted discovery, and finally reported it to police after watching it take shape over a period of days. He never saw the mystery writer, but noticed the print got darker and more pronounced with each passing sunrise.

Originally written in pencil, the note's author eventually traced over it with crayons and a black marker. The crayons had been left behind at the scene.

The girl referred to in the note, April Marie Tinsley, was a first grader at Fairfield Elementary School. After an early release for the upcoming Easter weekend, April arrived home at 11:30 a.m. on April 1, 1988.

Like most young children do, April went to go play with her friends, who we'll call Jessica and Nancy. After lunch, Jessica's mom gave the girls each a handful of Easter candy and they left to play at Nancy's.

While on their way to Nancy's house, located just two blocks away, April remembered that she left her umbrella back at Jessica's house. That was at approximately 3:05 p.m. -- the last time Jessica and Nancy ever saw April alive.

Cops tell AMW that April was abducted by an unknown person or persons in the 2300 block of Hoagland Avenue in Fort Wayne.

For the next 72 hours, April's panic-stricken family did everything they could, scouring the neighborhood streets in hopes of finding their beloved April alive and well.

Tragically, her body was found by a jogger on Monday, April 4, 1988. She was clothed and placed next to a barbed-wire fence in a roadside ditch, about 20 miles northeast of her family's home.

"Hi Honey I Been watching you I am the same person that kidnapped an Rape an kill Aproil tinsely here is a present foR yo you are my next vitem..."

Killer's Taunting Message Haunts Indy Cops, Families

A disturbing threat was scrawled across a barn door in Fort Wayne, Indiana, two years after April Tinsley was brutally killed. Cops believe the person responsible for April's murder is the same person who wrote this message.

Immediately, cops and K-9 units blanketed the area searching for clues, but the killer hadn't left them with much. After taking her body to the lab, the coroner was able to determine her cause of death to be suffocation after she'd been brutally raped by her sadistic attacker.

Leads quickly dried up -- until May 21, 1990, when police received a call from the teenage boy, reporting a taunting message scrawled on a barn off of a well traveled country road.

Though they analyzed the crayons left behind, hoping to find fingerprints or other usable forensic evidence, cops emerged empty-handed.

Nearly 14 years would pass until the next big break.

On March 25, 2004, almost 16 years after April's abduction, rape and murder, things heated up when April's killer left yet another creepy, taunting note.

This time, a 5-year-old girl found it, stuffed inside of a clear, resealable plastic bag, placed precariously inside of a bicycle basket her mother used as a flower pot.

The note read: "Hi Honey I Been watching you I am the same person that kidnapped an Rape an kill Aproil tinsely here is a present foR yo you are my next vitem..."

The 'present' the killer referred to? A used condom, stuffed alongside the note in the plastic bag.

The note went on to mention that the killer would blow the girl's house up if the local media wasn't notified.

The girl's mother called the cops, who immediately showed up to investigate. Unfortunately, there was little they could do.

Two days later, a mail carrier on a rural road located yet another note placed in a mailbox situated halfway between the note-tarnished barn and the site of April's recovered body.

This second note was slightly more aggressive in tone, and contained some of the same stylistic features as the barn note and the other note found just days earlier.

In it, the killer begins with "Hi Honey", uses the phrase "ha ha" and again threatens to "blow up you hou[s]e" if the message isn't passed on to the media. A used condom was also included in the bag.

Nearly 10 weeks would pass until a third note, similar in tone and style, arrived in Fort Wayne, placed on a 7-year-old girl's bicycle which had been sitting on her family's front lawn.

Thirteen days later, on June 25, 2004, a fourth and ghastlier note was discovered in Fort Wayne on yet another young girl's bike. This one took a far more vulgar, explicit turn by stating precisely what horrific acts the killer intended to do to the young girl who he claimed to have been watching.

This fourth and final letter also included the phrase "Hi Honey", but instead of including the used condoms inside the plastic bag, the killer left his most disturbing clue yet -- Polaroid photographs of himself naked from the waist down.

Investigators Hunt For Diabolical Killer

Cops say this bedspread may be a key clue in identifying April's killer. Included with the fourth and final note he left specifically for a young Fort Wayne girl to see, were pictures of the suspect himself lying on a blue-green paisley-patterned bedspread.

For years, detectives have been trying to determine the identity and precise location of the man who, through DNA, has been forensically matched to be April Tinsley's killer. Unfortunately, they have yet to unearth any solid suspects.

They have a smorgasbord of clues, yet no one to match them to. After more than two decades, cops hope to find answers to this most puzzling of mysteries so they can bring justice to April and provide her grief-stricken and emotionally distraught family the closure they so desperately need.

Aside from the ungodly crime this person has committed against young April Tinsley, the fact that he's been so brazen as to send taunting messages, along with his DNA and Polaroids of himself, to other children throughout the area has cops throughout northeast Indiana eager to take him down.

In addition to the killer's braggadocio relayed throughout each and every note he's left behind, investigators want to point out a handful of other choice clues they believe might lead to an identification of this most malevolently deranged suspect.

Some of the notes were dated, and instead of using a typical forward-slash ( / ) to separate the month, date and year, the killer used dashes ( - ). On most of the notes, the killer concluded them with two distinctive parallel, horizontal lines, which according to behavioral handwriting analysts, are highly peculiar.

One other major clue investigators would like to know more about is the blue-green, paisley-patterned bedspread found in parts of the Polaroid photographs the killer left behind.

They believe if they find out the location of that bedspread, it may lead them one step closer to April's killer.

If you know anything about the mysterious abduction, rape and murder of young April Tinsley in April 1988, you've got to call our hotline right away at 1-800-CRIME-TV.

Cold Case: WILMA JUNE NISSEN

2009-11-10T13:23:00.000-05:00

CRIME SCENE

WILMA NISSEN’S DECOMPOSED BODY WAS FOUND IN A ROADSIDE DITCH 1 MILE SOUTH AND 1 1/2 MILES WEST OF THE WEST LYON SCHOOL. GREEN KHAKI PANTS AND WHITE (GO-GO) STYLE BOOTS WERE FOUND AT THE SCENE AND SHE WAS WEARING A SILVER AND GOLD FRIENDSHIP RING ON HER RIGHT HAND.

·         WILMA NISSEN HOMICIDE

·         BODY FOUND 10-4-1978

·         GREEN KHAKI PANTS

·         SILVER & GOLD FRIENDSHIP RING

·         WHITE (GO-GO) STYLE BOOTS

RESIDED IN SAN DIEGO, LONG BEACH AREA OF CALIFORNIA AND ATLANTA GEORGIA

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WILMA NISSEN, 1965 - AGE 11

* Brown Hair              * White boots

* Blue Eyes               *Green Khaki pants

* 23 years old             * Silver & Gold ring

* White Female           * 110 to 120 pounds

* 5’ 04”

Aliases:

-Wilma Wellington            -Amy Belt

-Wilma Irvin                      -Wilma Belt

-Amy Irvin                         -Amy Nissen

Wilma June Nissen was born to Charles Clarence Nissen and June Simmons Bradford in San Francisco on 10/18/54. Charles died in 1986 and June married several times and had the last names of Cummings, Anderson, and Long prior to her death in 2003 in Magna, Utah. Wilma lived with Marshall and Maxine Holte in Anaheim California in 1964 until 1966. In 1967 she lived with Vincent and Alice Haas in Seal Beach California. In 1973 she married Donald Eugene Wellington and they lived in the Hollywood area. On 5/10/74 Wilma gave birth to Michael Pizzaro Jr in San Diego. On 12/12/74 Wilma gave birth to Donald Wellington Jr. In October 1975 Wilma was living with Robert Irvin and they lived in Bellflower California. They were married on 6/21/77. They had a child, Crystal Irvin Haas on 8/18/77. Early in 1978 Wilma left San Diego with Charles Inman Belt and they lived in Atlanta Georgia. On 10/4/78 her body was discovered southwest of the West Lyon School in Lyon County

WILMA NISSEN, 1973 - AGE 19

WILMA NISSEN, 1974 - AGE 20

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WILMA NISSEN AND DONALD WELLINGTON - 1973

DONALD WELLINGTON HAS A DATE OF BIRTH OF 5-10-48. INVESTIGATORS BELIEVE THAT HE MAY BE LIVING IN THE PALMDALE CA. AREA. ALTHOUGH HE IS NOT A SUSPECT IN THIS CASE INVESTIGATORS WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK WITH HIM.

MICHAEL PIZZARO SR. DIED IN 1989 IN KEY WEST FLORIDA.

BIOGRAPHY

WILMA JUNE NISSEN WAS BORN TO CHARLES CLARENCE NISSEN AND JUNE SIMMONS BRADFORD IN SAN FRANCISCO ON 10-18-54. WILMA LIVED WITH MARSHALL AND MAXINE HOLTE IN ANAHEIM CA IN 1964 UNTIL 1966. IN 1967 SHE LIVED WITH VINCENT AND ALICE HAAS IN SEAL BEACH CA. ON 8-5-73 WILMA MARRIED DONALD WELLINGTON IN CA. TO THE LEFT ARE PHOTOS OF WILMA AND DONALD ON THEIR WEDDING DAY. BELOW IS A PHOTOGRAPH OF DON TAKEN IN 2000. DON IS BELIEVED TO BE IN THE PALMDALE CA. AREA AND INVESTIGATORS WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO HIM IF LOCATED. ON 5-10-74 WILMA GAVE BIRTH TO MICHAEL PIZZARO JR. IN SAN DIEGO CA. THE PHOTO AT THE BOTTOM LEFT IS OF MICHAEL PIZZARO, WILMA AND THE NEWBORN CHILD. ON 12-12-74 WILMA GAVE BIRTH TO DONALD WELLINGTON JR. IN CALIFORNIA. INVESTIGATORS BELIEVE SHE WAS WITH DON UNTIL OCTOBER OF 1975 AT WHICH TIME SHE WAS LIVING IN LONG BEACH CA. WITH ROBERT IRVIN. ON 5-11-76 WILMA AND ROBERT LIVED AT 4922 PARAMOUNT, LAKEWOOD CA AND ON 1-7-77 THEY LIVED AT 725 EAST 6TH STREET IN LONG BEACH.

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Wilma Nissen, Michael Pizzaro,

and Michael Pizzaro, JR. - 1974

Donald Wellington - 2000

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WILMA NISSEN AND ROBERT IRVIN

WILMA NISSEN
AMY NISSEN
WILMA WELLINGTON
AMY WELLINGTON
AMY PIZZARO
WILMA PIZZARO
WILMA BELT
AMY BELT

BIOGRAPHY PAGE 2

ON 6-21-77 WILMA MARRIED ROBERT IRVIN. ON 8-18-1977 WILMA GAVE BIRTH TO CRYSTAL (IRVIN) HAAS AT A HOSPITAL IN LONG BEACH. ROBERT AND WILMA WERE LIVING AND WORKING AT A SHOP LOCATED AT THE INTERSECTION OF BELLFLOWER AND ARTESIA IN BELLFLOWER CA. AFTER WILMA GAVE BIRTH TO CRYSTAL INVESTIGATORS BELIEVE SHE WENT TO SAN DIEGO. IN SAN DIEGO WILMA LIVED FOR A SHORT TIME IN A CAMPER PARKED ON THE STREET NEAR 751 5TH AVENUE IN SAN DIEGO WHICH IS WHERE SHE MET CHARLES INMAN BELT. ON 2-17-78 WILMA AND CHARLES WERE LIVING WITH CHARLES'S MOTHER JUANITA BELT AT 582 TECHWOOD DRIVE (ROOSEVELT HOUSE) IN ATLANTA GEORGIA. CHARLES, WHO CURRENTLY RESIDES IN TIJUANA MEXICO, TOLD INVESTIGATORS THAT SHE LEFT HIS RESIDENCE AND HE NEVER SAW HER AGAIN. CHARLES STATED THAT HE THOUGHT SHE WENT BACK TO THE SAN DIEGO AREA ALTHOUGH INVESTIGATORS ARE NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM THAT. ALTHOUGH WILMA’S BODY WAS DISCOVERED ON 10-4-78 INVESTIGATORS BELIEVE THAT SHE WAS KILLED AND PLACED AT THE SCENE IN JUNE OR JULY OF 1978. THEREFORE IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT INVESTIGATORS FIND INFORMATION REGARDING WILMA FOR THE MONTHS BETWEEN FEBRUARY AND JULY OF 1978.

WILMA USED SEVERAL NAMES THROUGHOUT HER SHORT LIFE. TO THE LEFT ARE SOME OF THE NAMES WILMA WENT BY.

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9-20-73 PROSTITUTION ARREST IN LOS ANGELES
10-3-73 PETTY THEFT ARREST IN BEVERLY HILLS
10-25-73 PROSTITUTION ARREST IN NORWALK CA
10-31-73 PROSTITUTION ARREST IN BEVERLY HILLS
8-4-74 PROSTITUTION ARREST IN LONG BEACH
9-19-74 PROSTITUTION ARREST IN BAKERSFIELD
12-24-74 VEHICLE THEFT & FORGERY IN SAN DIEGO
12-24-74 STOLEN CHECKS ARREST IN SAN DIEGO
2-5-75 PETTY THEFT & PROSTITUTION ARREST IN LONG BEACH

BIOGRAPHY PAGE 3

WILMA WAS KNOWN AS JANE DOE UNTIL EARLY IN 2006 WHEN SHE WAS POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED AS WILMA NISSEN. THIS IDENTIFICATION CAME FROM A COMPARISON OF JANE DOE’S FINGERPRINTS WITH THOSE ON A FINGERPRINT CARD FROM A PROSTITUTION ARREST IN CALIFORNIA IN THE 1970’S. FOR A BRIEF TWO YEARS OF HER LIFE WILMA HAD BEEN ARRESTED SEVERAL TIMES IN CALIFORNIA. TO THE LEFT IS A LIST OF WILMA’S ARRESTS AND LOCATIONS. BOTTOM LEFT IS A PHOTOGRAPH OF SHERIFF BLOEMENDAAL WORKING ON THIS CASE. WHEN BLOEMENDAAL TOOK OFFICE IN 2001 THIS CASE WAS ONE OF HIS PRIORITIES. On 9-18-07 WILMA’S BODY WAS EXHUMED AND HER REMAINS WERE TAKEN TO THE IOWA MEDICAL EXAMINER’S OFFICE WHERE THEY WERE ANALYZED FOR NEW EVIDENCE. TO THE LEFT IS A PHOTOGRAPH OF THE EXHUMATION. INVESTIGATORS ARE HOPING THAT NEW TECHNOLOGY WILL ASSIST THEM FINDING NEW EVIDENCE SOME OF WHICH IS BEING INSPECTED NOW BY THE FBI IN QUANTICO VIRGINIA. BELOW IS CRYSTAL HAAS AT HER MOTHER’S GRAVESITE. SOME PHOTOS WERE TAKEN FROM THE SIOUX CITY JOURNAL.

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