Lauryn Dickens -- Deceased 9/07/10

Police Search Apartment Complex For Missing Toddler

Candace McCowan
6:03 PM CDT, September 21, 2010

 

~Snipped~

"I think it's weird. What's weird about it, that's she's missing and nobody is looking for her," said Gail Scott.

Scott lives in the apartment right next to Sharika Dickens where she lived with her 9 month old named Lauryn. Dickens reported Lauryn missing on at the end of last week.

She told Memphis Police that on September 7 she willingly handed the baby over to a woman that she didn't know.

She told police she gave the woman the baby because the woman said she was a friend of the child's father. Memphis police say they checked that story.

And the child's father is in behind bars and denies having anything to do with the disappearances. Police say they have not proved any of Shakira Dickens story to be true.

Read more: http://www.wreg.com/news/wreg-missing-toddler,0,2912294.story

Memphis Father of Missing 10-Month Baby May Know Her Whereabouts

Reported by: Jackie Orozco
Last Update: 3:35 pm



MEMPHIS, TN -- Memphis police said the father of 10-month old Lauryn Dickens may know where she is. The baby has been missing since September 7th. Investigators issued a "City Watch Alert" Friday, September 17 for 10-month-old Lauryn Dickens, who was last seen wearing a brown onesie with a pink flower and pink dots.

Police are questioning family members, friends, and neighbors for clues about where the baby could be.

It's been two weeks since Lauryn Dickens has been missing. But her mother, Shakara Dickens, waited 10 days to report her daughter missing, after she gave her baby to a complete stranger. Police said their number one concern is the safety of that baby and time may be running out.

Read more: http://www.myeyewitnessnews.com/news/local/story/Memphis-Father-of-Missing-10-Month-Baby-May-Know/aoyFBI0FeECFZkSeJXagPQ.cspx

Mother of missing baby jailed; apartment searched

Updated: Sep 21, 2010 10:40 PM EDT
By Jason Miles

MEMPHIS, TN (WMC-TV) - Action News 5 was the only station on the scene as a police cadaver dog hit on a scent Tuesday afternoon inside an apartment in the Raleigh Village complex on Yale Road where nine-month-old Lauryn Dickens was reported missing by her mother late last week.

Read more: http://www.wmctv.com/Global/story.asp?S=13195135

Memphis police charge mother of missing baby with aggravated child neglect, false reporting

Jody Callahan
Memphis Commercial Appeal
Updated September 23, 2010 at 6:12 p.m

Memphis police officers have charged Shakara Dickens, 19, with aggravated child neglect and endangerment and false reporting in connection with the disappearance of her 9-month-old daughter, Lauryn Dickens.

The young girl remains missing, however, more than two weeks after she disappeared.

Read more: http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2010/sep/23/police-expect-file-charges-against-mother-missing/

$2 Million Bond Set For Mother Of Missing Baby

Reported by: Jeni DiPrizio
Last Update: 9/24 10:28 pm



MEMPHIS, TN— The mother of a missing baby remains in jail on $2 million bond.

Shakara Dickens made her first court appearance Friday, September 24, 2010 on charges of aggravated child abuse and filing a false report.

Ten-month-old Lauryn Dickens was last seen alive on Labor Day. Nine days later she was reported missing to police. Dickens told police she gave the baby to an unknown white woman.

Read more: http://www.myeyewitnessnews.com/news/local/story/2-Million-Bond-Set-For-Mother-Of-Missing-Baby/i2msjYCz4EaqBhvTObARyA.cspx

Memphis police search warrants presume missing baby is dead

By Kevin McKenzie
Posted September 24, 2010 at 5:26 p.m.
Updated September 24, 2010 at 10:58 p.m.

As her mother appeared in court on Friday facing a charge that could earn 15 to 60 years in prison, the central question remained: Where is 10-month-old Lauryn Dickens?

Search warrants make it clear that the working theory for Memphis police is that the infant is dead.

Read more:
http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2010/sep/24/memphis-police-search-warrants-presume-baby-dead/

NANCY GRACE transcripts

Homicide Charges Expected in Missing 9-Month-Old Memphis Baby

Aired September 29, 2010 - 20:00:00 ET

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1009/29/ng.01.html

Remains Detected In Missing Child's Home; Mother Charged

Danya Bacchus
6:15 PM CDT, September 23, 2010

~Snipped~

According to the document, a FEMA dog trained to detect the odor of decomposing human remains, detected that scent at the apartment. No human remains were found. The apartment is the last place police say little Lauryn was seen alive.

News Channel 3 was on scene Tuesday as investigators pulled a car seat and walker from the apartment. The warrant says they also found a Winnie the Pooh blanket, white shirt and cell phones. Thursday, police searched the home and car of Shakara Dicken's mother, a 4th grade Memphis City School teacher. They haven't said what was found there, but we've been told the car is still in police custody.

Police say Shakara Dickens has given them conflicting stories. She filed a missing persons report with police on the 15th of September. She told them she gave her child to a woman a she didn't know on the 7th of September

Read more: http://www.wreg.com/news/wreg-lauryn-dickens-godwin,0,7194158.story

This smells of Casey Anthony, the entire story. How sad...

Mother Charged in 9-Month Old’s Disappearance

Updated: Wednesday, 17 Nov 2010, 5:25 PM CST



MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Police still don't know what happened to little Lauryn Dickens but a Memphis judge is sure her mother had something to do with it. He sent the case to the grand jury Wednesday.

Shakara Dickens is charged with aggravated child neglect and endangerment as well as false reporting. Her daughter has been missing since September.

After hearing testimony from police and the child's father, the judge decided it was enough to move the case forward.

19-year old Shakara Dickens looked and listened to testimony about what happened the day that 9-month old Lauryn Dickens was reported missing.

Lauryn disappeared September 7th, but her mother didn't file a missing person's report until September 15th. Memphis Police Officer Donna Boykin testified about the day Dickens walked into the Old Allen Station and reported giving her child to a stranger.

Read more: http://www.myfoxmemphis.com/dpp/news/local/111710-mother-charged-in-9-year-old%E2%80%99s-disappearance

Mother of Missing Baby Indicted for Murder

01/24/11

FAST FACTS:
Shakara Dickens indicted for murder
Lauryn Dickens has been missing since Sept. 7
Police say Shakara lied in her original interview

(Memphis 1/24/11) 20-year-old Shakara Dickens now faces first first degree murder charges in connection with disappearance of her infant daughter.

Read more:
http://www.wreg.com/news/wreg-dickens-indicted-story,0,6086989.story

Hi, Piper!

Thanks for the update! With a $4 million dollar bond, Shakara won't be going anywhere. I hope she does the decent thing and tell police where Shakara can be found.

~ ~ ~ Justice for Lauryn Dickens! ~ ~ ~

I know, 4 million - she's not going anywhere. She needs to tell where this baby is and what she did to her.

Exclusive: What Happened To Baby Lauryn?

Danya Bacchus
11:56 p.m. CDT, March 22, 2011

FAST FACTS:

Tracey Dickens Speaks Only To News Channel 3
Opens Up About What Her Daughter Says Happened To 9-Month Old Lauryn Dickens
Dickens Believes Her Granddaughter Is Alive

(Memphis 3/22/2011) It's been six long months since little Lauryn Dickens first disappeared. Her mother told Memphis Police she gave away the nine month old baby girl. Until now the rest of the Dickens family has been silent.

For the first time, Lauryn's grandmother opens up about what her daughter says happened to Lauryn and why she believes her granddaughter is alive.

Read more: http://www.wreg.com/news/wreg-lauryn-dickens-interview,0,3021852.story

Trial set for Memphis mother accused of killing infant daughter

By Lawrence Buser
Memphis Commercial Appeal

Posted August 1, 2011 at 11:20 a.m.

A November trial date was set this morning for a mother charged with killing her baby daughter who has not been seen since last September.

Shakara Dickens, 20, told police she had turned over her 10-month-old daughter Lauryn to an unknown woman, but the report was false, authorities said.

Read more:

http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2011/aug/01/trial-set-memphis-mother-accused-killing-infant-da/

Reminder:

The Shakara Dickens trial is scheduled for 11-7-11 per Criminal Court Docket in Shelby County, TN.

For those who have followed this case, you know there has been limited media coverage locally and on a national level.

Valhall, of The Hinky Meter, is very dedicated to covering this case and has done research to find recent articles to no avail.

Today I spent time researching to verify if the trial is still scheduled for Nov. 7, 2011.

I posted my findings, on one of Lauryn Dickens' threads at The Hinky Meter, which I will post here.

Also, by midnight, I hope to post the links to the articles with a paragraph or two that Valhall wrote the past few months.

The presiding judge in the upcoming Shakara Dickens trial:

http://www.shelbycountytn.gov/index.aspx?NID=1589
Shelby County, TN.gov

Shelby County Criminal Court Judges - Division III

Bobby Carter
Judge
Criminal Court
Division III
201 Poplar Ave. - Criminal Justice Center - 5th Floor - Memphis, Tennessee

It looks like November 7, 2011 is a go!

Dickens name is on the Criminal Court Docket for 11/07/11. I had the info under the headings but when I submit this, it is not under the headings. Government sites just won't let one do certain things!
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General Sessions and Criminal Court Case Information
Criminal Court Docket Inquiry by Division

Home Docket Inquiry by Division Entry

Court Status Date 11/07/2011 Division 03

Last Name First Name Indictment # Booking # Court Status
DICKENS SHAKARA 11 00232 10208857 SET T


Source:
http://jssi.shelbycountytn.gov/
JSSI.Shelby County TN.gov

The following articles were authored by Valhall of The Hinky Meter..

Please go to this Link and click on the article you are interested in reading. You do not have to be a member of The Hinky Meter to read these articles.

http://www.thehinkymeter.com/category/criminal-cases/lauryn-dickens-missing/
The Hinky Meter by Valhall - Lauryn Dickens Missing/Archives

Category Archives: Lauryn Dickens


Lauryn Dickens case: Shakara Dickens’ trial date set

Posted on August 3, 2011 by Valhall

Shakara Dickens, egg-donor to missing baby Lauryn Dickens will stand trial for first-degree murder beginning on November 7th. Beautiful baby Lauryn has been missing since last September when she “disappeared” and her mother, Shakara, did not report her missing for … Continue reading →


Lauryn Dickens case: Grandmother talks, reveals new details

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Valhall

Tracey Dickens, egg-flinging grandmother of baby Lauryn Dickens who has been missing since September 7th, 2010, put down her dozen carton of Farm Fresh Grade A’s long enough to talk to a reporter this past week. She didn’t do it … Continue reading →


Lauryn Dickens case: Shakara Dickens indicted for murder

Posted on January 25, 2011 by Valhall

Finally! While baby Lauryn still remains missing, the journey to justice for this beautiful missing baby girl has begun. Her mother, Shakara Dickens, has been indicted for first degree murder in the case of the missing baby. September 7th is … Continue reading →


Lauryn Dickens case: Erased in more ways than one

Posted on November 19, 2010 by Valhall

Beautiful little Lauryn Dickens was 10 months old when she “disappeared” in September. Or at least that’s when we think she disappeared. At least that is when her “mother”, Shakara Dickens, finally reported her missing. Lauryn Dickens’ case mirrors Caylee … Continue reading →


Lauryn Dickens case: Baby remains missing, mother makes court appearance

Posted on October 5, 2010 by Valhall

October 1st Shakara Dickens, mother of missing 10-month-old Lauryn Dickens, made her first court appearance for charges of aggravated child neglect and filing a false report to law enforcement concerning the disappearance of the missing little girl. Shakara is in … Continue reading →


Lauryn Dickens: Missing two weeks unreported

Posted on September 22, 2010 by Valhall

In a case that at first glance appears to have “shades of Casey” written all over it, a 9-month old baby girl, Lauryn Dickens, has been missing since September 7th – according to her mother, Shakara Dickens. Shakara claims she … Continue reading →

~ ~ ~ Justice for precious Lauryn! ~ ~ ~



Lauryn Dickens
Photo courtesy of ABC24 - Memphis, TN

Shakara Davis is suppose to go to trial on 11-7-11.

I did a search of the Court Docket for Division 03 - Criminal and she is still listed. There have been no recent main stream media articles regarding her trial.

I hope the TN media will cover this trial!

Criminal Court Case Information:

Indictment # 11 00232 Booking # 10208857 Attorney General # AT8105 RNI # 394977

Name SHAKARA DICKENS

Address 4992 YALE 8 MEMPHIS TN 38128 0000

Race B Sex F DOB 12/26/1990 Indigent N

Jail Booking # 10208857 Indictment Date 01/20/2011 Releasable N Case Status
Capias# Capias Issue Date
Capias Status Capias Status Date
Bond Code Bond Set 2000000.00 Active Paid .00 Inactive Paid .00
Court Division 03 Court Date 11/07/2011 Court Status REP DATE A

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Count Seq Entry Date Indicted Offense Description Disp. Code Disp. Offense Disp. Date
001 001 01/21/2011 30900 AGGRAVATED CHILD ABU
002 002 01/21/2011 30900 AGGRAVATED CHILD ABU
003 003 01/21/2011 21015 FIRST DEGREE MURDER
004 004 01/21/2011 21015 FIRST DEGREE MURDER
005 005 01/21/2011 21980 FALSE OFFENSE REPORT
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Source:
http://jssi.shelbycountytn.gov/
Shelby County, TN - JSSi Court Case Information
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Above bolded by: Ann-Tx

Ann - Tx wrote:

~ ~ ~ Justice for precious Lauryn! ~ ~ ~



Lauryn Dickens
Photo courtesy of ABC24 - Memphis, TN

Bumping!

Today is November 7, 2011 and the Shakara Dickens trial was to start. I have searched the Memphis media and I have not found one article about the trial underway with jury selection.

I am going to call Judge Bobby Carter tomorrow and speak to his Clerk or another staff member and find out if this trial is underway.

I think I will either call or e-mail the mainstream media in the area and see if they plan to cover this trial since there has been very little coverage in the Lauryn Dickens case.

~ ~ ~ NOTICE ~ ~ ~

New Trial Date for Shakara Dickens

I just spoke to the Shelby County Criminal Court Clerk (TN).

On Monday, 11-7-11, Shakara Dickens had a Hearing. Her case has been continued.

The trial is now scheduled for 3-12-2012.

Information via telephone - 11/08/11 by Ann-Tx

Thanks Ann for the update.

Earlier today I spoke to the Shelby County Criminal Court Clerk (TN) to confirm if Shakara Dickens trial is still scheduled for 3-12-2012.

He confirmed Shakara Dickens' trial is still scheduled for 3-12-2012.

He was a very nice gentleman. He gave me the Indictment # 1100232 and told me to call any time and he or his staff will gladly give me updates.

I gave him the info I had, i.e., Judge Bobby Carter is the presiding judge in Dickens' case and that the trial was previously scheduled to start 11-7-2011 but was continued to 3-12-2012.

It took him a while to look up the info because they go by the Indictment number.

If I call in the future, I now have the Indictment # and they can give me info within seconds.
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I forgot that I posted the Indictment number here in November, 2011. I wish I would have checked here before calling and I could have given the Indictment # versus other info. It would have saved time for the Court Clerk!

I am monitoring too many cases! lol

The Shakara Dickens' trial was scheduled to start Monday, 3-12-12.

I have not been able to find any mainstream media articles indicating this trial will start Monday.

I was going to call the Shelby County Criminal Court Clerk (TN) on Friday but did not have time.

I did find this and I wonder if the trial is now scheduled to start on 3-19-12.

I will call the Clerk on Monday, 3-12-12, to determine the status of this case. I do know that "Case Status: SET T" means that the case is set for trial. The Status Date is the trial date.


Case Status: SET T

Status Date: 03/19/2012

Division: 03


Case Status: SET T

Status Date: 03/12/2012

Division: 03
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Source:

http://jssi.shelbycountytn.gov/
Shelby County - TN General Sessions and Criminal Court Case Information

Criminal Court Case Status History - SHAKARA DICKENS - Indictment # 11 00232

I called the Shelby County Criminal Court Clerk (TN) today.

Per the Shelby County Criminal Court Clerk (TN), the Shakara Dickens' trial is now scheduled to start on Monday, 3-19-12.

~ ~ ~ Justice for Lauryn Dickens ~ ~ ~


Photo courtesy: WREG - Memphis, TN

http://www.wreg.com/news/wreg-lauryn-dickens-interview,0,3021852.story
WREG Memphis, TN 3-22-11

Mom accused of killing her baby, heads to court


 

by Elise Preston
WREG - Memphis, TN

Mom accused of killing her baby, heads to court

3:17 p.m. CDT, March 18, 2012

FAST FACTS

. A woman accused of murdering her child is set to appear in court Monday

. The 9 month child has been missing since September 2010

. Mother claims she gave her daughter to a woman she didn't know, because the child's father directed her to

(Memphis 03/19/2012)--- Trial begins Monday for a Memphis mother accused of killing her baby girl. Investigators arrested 21 year old Shakara Dickens a couple weeks after she reported her 9 month old daughter missing in September of 2010.

Read more:

http://www.wreg.com/news/wreg-mom-accused-of-killing-her-baby-heads-to-court-20120318,0,3389383.story

Jury selected for mother accused of killing own baby

Posted: Mar 19, 2012 4:38 PM CDT
Updated: Mar 19, 2012 6:39 PM CDT

By Jamel Major
WMC-TV
Memphis, TN

MEMPHIS, TN -
(WMC-TV) – It was a busy afternoon in the courtroom as everyone waited for a jury to be seated in the case of a woman on trial for murdering her own baby.

Jury selection began around 1 p.m. Monday in the case of a woman accused of killing her 11-month-old daughter.

Shakara Dickens is charged with first degree murder.

Read more:

http://www.wmctv.com/story/17194289/jury-selection-begins-for-mother-accused-of-killing-own-baby

Jury Selected in Mother's Murder Trial

Reported by: Joy Lambert
ABC24 - Memphis, TN

Published: 3/19/2012 4:39 pm
Updated: 3/19/2012 6:24 pm

MEMPHIS, TN (abc24.com) - Shakara Dickens reported her daughter Lauryn missing in September of 2010. Now a jury has been selected for the mother's murder trial of her 9-month-old baby girl.

Verda Nelson lives a few houses away from Shakara Dickens' mother. She has a clear memory of September 2010 when dickens had moved out of her mother's home a month earlier.

"I was stunned - anything that has to do with children, it devastates me. There's no reason one person can't take care of one child."

Read more:

http://www.abc24.com/news/local/story/Jury-Selected-in-Mothers-Murder-Trial/FGSDG9e2BE--IHbf6DvhIg.cspx?rss=59



Shakara Dickens

Trial Begins for Accused Baby Killer

Updated: Monday, 19 Mar 2012, 9:15 PM CDT
Published : Monday, 19 Mar 2012, 4:42 PM CDT

by Tealy Devereaux
MyFoxMemphis - Memphis, TN

Trial Begins for Accused Baby Killer: MyFoxMEMPHIS.com

Memphis, Tn - Jury selection in the trial of a 21-year-old mother accused of killing her baby began in Shelby County Criminal Court on Monday.

Shakara Dickens is charged with the murder of her 9-month-old daughter Lauryn.

Dickens, who sat in court behind her defense attorneys and was introduced to potential jurors, has pleaded not guilty.

Read more:

http://www.myfoxmemphis.com/dpp/news/local/trial-begins-for-accused-baby-killer-rpt-20120319

Lauryn Dickens case: Trial scheduled to start today 3/19/12

Posted on March 19, 2012
by Valhall - The Hinky Meter

At long last (a year and a half to be exact) the trial of Shakara Dickens for the multiple charges she faces in connection with the disappearance and apparent murder of her beautiful nine-month-old daughter, Lauryn, is about to start. Shakara is charged with aggravated child abuse, first-degree murder, and providing a false report to investigators.


Over the past year and a half the media have virtually ignored this angel’s murder. WREG out of Memphis, Tennessee has been the only news outlet to occasionally provide updates on the case. Hopefully, starting today, the media will give a little more attention in covering the legal system’s pursuit of justice for little Lauryn.

Read more:

http://www.thehinkymeter.com/2012/03/19/lauryn-dickens-case-trial-scheduled-to-start-today-31912/
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Excellent article by Valhall. Great recap!

You can click on at the bottom of the article to join the discussion in the Forum or read the comments. As is with most threads at The Hinky Meter, there is active discussion.

No body, but mom on trial in baby death
9-month-old girl vanished in 2010; no remains ever found

By Lawrence Buser
The Commercial Appeal - Memphis, TN

Posted March 20, 2012 at midnight

Testimony is set to begin today in the murder case of a young Raleigh mother accused of killing her 9-month-old daughter in 2010, though the baby's body has never been found.

Shakara Dickens, 21, was charged after police said she gave conflicting or misleading accounts of what became of her baby, Lauryn, including that she turned the child over to an unknown woman because she no longer could care for the girl.

Dickens, who has been in jail on $2 million bond, faces life in prison if convicted as charged.

Read more:

http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2012/mar/20/no-body-but-mom-on-trial-in-baby-death/?partner=RSS
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Interesting article regarding "no body" cases in Shelby County, TN!

Lauryn Dickens case: Trial day 1

Posted on March 21, 2012 by Valhall
The Hinky Meter

Jury selection in the murder trial of Shakara Dickens was completed on Monday. Opening statements and testimony took place yesterday. Streaming coverage is not available on the trial, but Adam Hammond with WREF Channel 3 News is attending the trial and sending real-time Tweets. You may subscribe to Twitter account at @AHammond_WREG3.


In opening statements the prosecution laid out they would be showing that in the days after 9-month-old Lauryn Dickens went missing, Shakara was working, partying and shopping tattoos like nothing in her life was amiss. The prosecution stated that after Lauryn’s disappearance Shakara showed no signs of anything being amiss in her life, instead getting tattooed, going partying, and working at her new job. When Shakara’s family started pressing to see Lauryn, Shakara gave three different stories on where the baby was.

Read more:

http://www.thehinkymeter.com/2012/03/21/lauryn-dickens-case-trial-day-1/
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NOTE:

For updates (Links to articles) from main stream media, please go to the Discussion Page of this article at The Hinky Meter. There are Links to articles with videos. Videos show snippets of the testimony!

http://www.thehinkymeter.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=1584
The Hinky Meter - Discussion Forum Lauryn Dickens case: Trial day 1

Lauryn Dickens case: Trial day 2

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Valhall
The Hinky Meter


Testimony continued yesterday in the murder trial against Shakara Dickens, accused of murdering her 9-month-old baby girl Lauryn. Please remember that while the trial is not being televised, Adam Hammond with WREG Channel 3 News is Tweeting live during the trial. You may follow him at @AHammond_WREG3.


Sergeant Merritt with the Memphis police department took the stand and reviewed Shakara’s cell phone activity from September 7th, which is the day believed to be when (at least according to Shakara) Lauryn “went missing” (reads murdered). Nine calls took place that morning between Shakara and Melvin Brown. Shakara also made a call around 11:40 a.m. to a dating service.

Read more:

http://www.thehinkymeter.com/2012/03/22/lauryn-dickens-case-trial-day-2/#more-9671
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For Links to mainstream media articles, you can find them on the comment board of the above article:

http://www.thehinkymeter.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=1588
The Hinky Meter - Discussion Forum Lauryn Dickens case: Day 2
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Excellent article by Valhall!

Sad....too many "missing" children.

Lauryn Dickens case: Deliberations could begin today

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Valhall
The Hinky Meter

Yesterday’s court session in the murder trial for Shakara Dickens included the testimony of the remainder of the prosecution’s witnesses and ALL of the defense witnesses. That’s because there was just one defense witness; a woman who claimed she saw Lauryn with two women at a motel in September 2010. Then the defense rested. Today will be closing arguments and then the case should be turned over to the jury for deliberations. Please remember you can follow the court events real-time with Tweets from WREG Channel 3 News reporter Adam Hammond
http://twitter.com/#!/AHammond_WREG3.

http://www.thehinkymeter.com/2012/03/23/lauryn-dickens-case-deliberations-could-begin-today/
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For updates to articles/videos, I suggest you follow the trial at The Hinky Meter.

Dickens Found Guilty of Murdering Her Baby

Posted on: 7:06 pm, March 23, 2012
Updated on: 10:46pm, March 23, 2012

by Adam Hammond
WREG - Memphis, TN

MEMPHIS, TN -
(WMC-TV) – Shakara Dickens was convicted Friday evening of second degree murder for killing her baby daughter Lauryn.

The jury started deliberating at 11:30 Friday morning and returned its verdict just after 4:30 p.m.

"Shakara Dickens is draped in the cloth of innocence," Art Horne, Dickens' defense attorney, said during closing arguments.

Read more and view video:

http://www.wmctv.com/story/17242374/jury-deliberating-murder-charges-against-memphis-mom

I posted several links on Lauryn Dickens' thread at The Hinky Meter regarding Dickens being found guilty. Some of the links to the articles have videos.

You can click on the Links here:

http://www.thehinkymeter.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=1593&p=254645#p254645
The Hinky Meter by Valhall Discussion board:
Lauryn Dickens case: Justice for Lauryn - A conviction

Lauryn Dickens case: Justice for Lauryn – A conviction

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Valhall
The Hinky Meter

Shakara-I-murdered-my-beautiful-baby-girl-Dickens has been convicted of:

■Second-degree murder

■Aggravated child neglect

■False offense reporting

Read more:

http://www.thehinkymeter.com/2012/03/23/lauryn-dickens-case-justice-for-lauryn-a-conviction/

Shakara Dickens Guilty in Daughter's Death

Updated: Friday, 23 Mar 2012, 8:40 PM CDT
Published : Friday, 23 Mar 2012, 6:21 PM CDT

MyFOXMemphis - Memphis, TN

Shakara Dickens Guilty in Daughter's Death: MyFoxMEMPHIS.com

Memphis, Tn - After hours of deliberating, a jury has found Shakara Dickens guilty of Manslaughter and Second Degree Murder.

Nine-month-old Lauryn Dickens, the daughter of Shakara Dickens, vanished in 2010, but her body was never found.

Read more:

http://www.myfoxmemphis.com/dpp/news/local/shakara-dickens-guilty-in-daughter's-death-rpt-20120323

Sentencing for mother convicted of murdering baby is delayed...again

Updated: Jun 15, 2012 7:48 PM EDT
By Nick Kenney

MEMPHIS, TN -

(WMC-TV) – The sentencing of a Mid-South mother convicted of murdering her own daughter has been reset to next Friday. This is the second delay for the sentencing of Shakara Dickens.

Dickens was convicted of murder in connection to the disappearance of her 9-month-old girl.

A jury convicted Dickens of killing her daughter and hiding the body in March 2012.

Read more: http://www.wmctv.com/story/18796924/mother-convicted-of-murdering-baby-girl-will-be-sentenced-today

Per the above article, sentencing of Shakara Dickens will be this Friday, 6/22/12.

The article is dated 6/15/12 and states sentencing will be "next" Friday.

I just verified and sentencing is scheduled for Friday, 6/22/12.
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http://jssi.shelbycountytn.gov/
Shelby County - TN -- General Sessions and Criminal Court Case Information

Snipped:

Criminal Court Case Status History - SHAKARA DICKENS - Indictment # 11 00232


Indictment # 11 00232 Booking # 10208857 Attorney General # AT8105 RNI # 394977

Name SHAKARA DICKENS


Court Division 03 Court Date 06/22/2012 Court Status SENT DEF A

BREAKING NEWS

Mother admits to killing her own daughter

Posted: Jun 22, 2012 12:35 PM CDT Updated: Jun 22, 2012 12:47 PM CDT

By WMCTV.com Staff - email

MEMPHIS, TN -
(WMC-TV) - MEMPHIS, TN – The mother convicted in the murder of her own daughter confessed to the killing and provided specific details about the day her daughter went missing at her sentencing Friday.

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http://www.kltv.com/story/18857252/mother-admits-to-killing-her-own-daughter

snipped from above:

Shakara claimed she even went back to the dumpster and watched as it was emptied around 4 a.m. a few days later.

http://www.kltv.com/story/18857252/mother-admits-to-killing-her-own-daughter

Shakara Dickens Admits To Killing Daughter

Posted on: 12:19 pm, June 22, 2012
Updated on: 03:55pm, June 22, 2012

by George Brown and Sabrina Hall
WREG - Memphis, TN





(Memphis) “Her eyes opened and her tongue was sticking outside her mouth,” said Shakara Dickens on the stand.

In shocking detail, Dickens described how she murdered her own child, “As I was holding her, I put my hand over her mouth and nose and she passed out and I realized what I was doing and I stopped.”

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http://wreg.com/2012/06/22/shakara-dickens-admits-to-killing-daughter/
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Special thanks to George Brown, WREG - Memphis, for the "heads up" this morning!

Mother who killed her baby: 'I put my hands over her nose and mouth'



Shakara Dickens / June 22, 2012


Posted: Jun 22, 2012 12:35 PM CDT
Updated: Jun 22, 2012 3:24 PM CDT

By Kelsey Jacobson, Digital Content Director
KLTV - Tyler, TX

MEMPHIS, TN -
(WMC-TV) - The mother convicted of murdering her own daughter admitted that she put her hands over her little girl's mouth and nose until she went limp.

Shakara Dickens took the stand at her sentencing Friday and confessed to the crime she has denied since the day her 9-month-old daughter was reported missing in 2010.

Dickens testified that she could not find a babysitter for her daughter on September 7.

Read more:

http://www.kltv.com/story/18857252/mother-admits-to-killing-her-own-daughter