Developing Stories

Cobb police: Much has changed about toddler’s death

Posted: 3:32 a.m. Monday, June 23, 2014




The death of 22-month old Cooper Harris is not as simple as another kid being left in a hot car. Or at least that’s what Cobb County police are hinting at as their investigation continues.

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The emotional response is growing, and defense attorneys are weighing in about the death the child’s father called an accident.

“It seems like it's a rush to judgment in this situation. I think a lot more evidence could be developed before inflicting this on the family,” said defense attorney Kim Keheley Frye.

But Cobb County police say there was no rush in their investigation.

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Harris' bond hearing is set for 25 days from now on July 15.

The autopsy results may not arrive until next week.

Read more:

http://www.wsbradio.com/news/news/cobb-police-much-has-changed-about-toddlers-death/ngQkj/

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Autopsy results may answer questions in toddler’s death

Updated: 5:14 p.m. Monday, June 23, 2014 | Posted: 11:18 a.m. Monday, June 23, 2014

By Alexis Stevens
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Read more:

http://www.ajc.com/news/news/breaking-news/autopsy-results-may-answer-questions-in-toddlers-d/ngQwF/

Father Charged With Felony Murder in Son's Heat-Stroke Vehicle Death



ABCNews STEVE OSUNSAMI

Monday, June 23, 2014

A Georgia father has been charged with felony murder in the death of his 22-month-old son after the boy was left inside a mini-SUV for hours on a sweltering day.

The man's family claims it was an honest and tragic mistake. But police disagree - and Justin Ross Harris, 33, now faces heightened charges in Cooper's heat stroke death, a case that has drawn outrage from people who believe the man has already suffered enough.

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After searching Harris's office, police arrested the grieving father and charged him with felony murder and child endangerment.

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Cooper's death marked the second vehicle heat stroke death involving a child last week. A Florida man, Steven Lillie, faces aggravated manslaughter charges in the June 16 death of his 9-month-old daughter, Anna Marie.

In Harris' case, police feel strongly about the murder charge, ABC's Chief Legal Affairs Anchor Dan Abrams said.

"We don't know exactly what evidence they have, but they've executed a search warrant. And it's not uncommon for computer-related searches to yield information," Abrams said. "Whatever the evidence is, the authorities believed it warranted bringing charges very quickly."

Read more:

http://abcnews.go.com/US/father-charged-felony-murder-sons-heat-stroke-vehicle/story?id=24258412

Reports: Dad knew boy was trapped in hot car

By Jackie Taurianen
updated 7:33 AM EDT, Wed June 25, 2014

•Affiliate WSB: cops have evidence dad is lying
•22-month-old Cooper Harris was found dead in his car seat last week

Read more:

http://www.hlntv.com/video/2014/06/24/reports-dad-knew-boy-was-trapped-hot-car

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(The cause and manner of Cooper's death will be released tomorrow.

Two search warrants have been served to search his father's house.

Apparently there is evidence that Ross Harris went to his car during the seven hours
he has claimed he was in his office.

The police served a search warrant for his office so there might be videos showing

his activities throughout the day.)

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Is dad in hot car death telling the truth?

By Jackie Taurianen
updated8:01 PM EDT, Tue June 24, 2014

•22-month-old Cooper Harris was allegedly found dead in his car seat last week
•Harris has pleaded not guilty to charges of felony murder, child cruelty
•Cops say they can't confirm dad's account of son's death

Read more:

http://www.hlntv.com/video/2014/06/23/was-toddlers-death-accident-or-intentional?clusterId=1411#videoplayer

Police: Evidence doesn't add up on boy left in hot car

News 10 · 23 minutes ago

VIDEO:

http://www.news10.net/videos/news/nation/2014/06/25/11347501/

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Cooper will be buried this Saturday in Alabama, but his father won't be there ...

Problems with the father telling first witnesses the child was supposedly choking when the child was already long dead....

" ...Eyewitness Edward Cockerham, 49, told MailOnline: ‘I was interviewed by the police last night and I told them I thought the guy was acting, he was really over-reacting to the situation.

'I know he had lost his baby but he was acting up more than he should have been. It seemed like acting to me. When he pulled in and people started asking him what had happened, he said that the baby had just started choking.

‘But the baby didn’t look like it had been choking, it looked like it had been sweating, like it had been in a swimming pool, his hair was all wet....."


" ... Artiyka also believes the baby had been dead for many hours before Harris pulled the child out of the car.

‘The baby was a grey/blue color, not its natural color. I know he was in the car seat but when the dad placed him on the ground his legs stayed in the same sitting position, as if he was laying on the ground with his knees up in the air stiff. It wasn’t natural....."


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2668408/EXCLUSIVE-11-000-signed-petition-release-father-charged-murder-charge-toddler-son-died-91F-car-Here-witnesses-reveal-disturbing-behavior-awful-day-make-supporters-think-twice.html

Cooper Harris

Warrant in second video at bottom.
Warrant for work place.
May be looking at suspect's computer or work place surveillance to confirm story given by suspect.
I can't copy it.

Top vid:
Lawyers for suspect have asked everyone to not talk to media.
Asking for more info Cause of Death means there is more trauma.
Medical Examiner is looking for additional info before releasing Death Certificate.

http://www.hlntv.com/video/2014/06/23/was-toddlers-death-accident-or-intentional?clusterId=1411#videoplayer

COOPER HARRIS CASE

Georgia man searched Internet for time it takes animals to die in hot car in days before toddler died in overheated SUV: report

An updated arrest warrant shows Justin Harris took his 22-month-old son, Cooper, to breakfast shortly before the little boy was left to die in a hot SUV. The warrant also indicates that Harris — who claimed he mistakenly left the child in the car after forgetting to drop him off at day care — went inside his SUV at least one other time during the day. He also searched his work computer for information on animals dying in hot cars.

BY SASHA GOLDSTEIN  ,  JOE KEMP  / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS / Published: Wednesday, June 25, 2014, 11:48 AM

/ Updated: June 25, 2014, 6:46 PM

A Georgia man searched the Internet for information on how long it takes an animal to die in a hot car in the days before his 22-month-old son died from overheating in a hot SUV, according to a report Wednesday.

Justin Harris, 33, took little Cooper to eat at a Chick-fil-A on his way to the Home Depot corporate office building where he worked in Cobb County the morning of June 18, according to an updated arrest warrant obtained by WAGA-TV in Atlanta.

Read more:

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/warrant-shows-georgia-man-back-car-toddler-died-backseat-article-1.1843382

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Warrant: Man Returned to Hot SUV With Son Inside

MARIETTA, Ga. — Jun 25, 2014, 10:44 AM ET
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press

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Cobb County Police Chief John Houser said Wednesday that he understands tragic accidents happen, but evidence indicates a "more serious crime" has been committed. He didn't elaborate on what the evidence was.

"The chain of events that occurred in this case do not point toward simple negligence and evidence will be presented to support this allegation," Houser said in a message released by the department.

The Cobb County Medical Examiner's Office said Wednesday that toxicology results are still pending but that it believes the cause of death was hyperthermia and the manner of death was homicide. Hyperthermia is a condition in which the temperature of the body spikes due to the heat.

The new warrant filed late Tuesday also downgrades one charge against Harris from first-degree child cruelty to second-degree child cruelty. First-degree cruelty to children requires that a person "willfully deprives the child necessary sustenance," while second-degree cruelty to children is caused by "criminal negligence" under Georgia law.

Read more:

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/warrant-ga-man-returned-car-son-inside-24297276

This is so sick, AD.  

Can we start a thread for little Cooper?  

I so hoped. I really wanted to believe in the integrity of mankind.
I hope his wife was not implicated on this....

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/warrant-ga-man-returned-car-son-inside-24297276?page=2

From link AD posted above:
" ... Cory Burns, a police officer in Tuscaloosa, said Harris worked for the department as a dispatcher. Burns said his wife, Valissa, worked as a dispatcher alongside Harris and remembers that he and his wife were eager to have children but had some trouble conceiving...."

THE FOLLOWING LINK IS TO THE COOPER HARRIS CASE THREAD:

22-Month-Old Cooper Harris' Death Investigation -- Justin Ross Harris Charged With Felony Murder in Son's Heat Related Death -- Cobb County, GA

http://www.realitychatter.com/t4567-22-month-old-cooper-harris-death-investigation-justin-ross-harris-charged-with-felony-murder-in-son-s-heat-related-death-cobb-county-ga#236920

Freckles wrote:This is so sick, AD.  

Can we start a thread for little Cooper?  

I so hoped. I really wanted to believe in the integrity of mankind.
I hope his wife was not implicated on this....

I started the thread for Cooper Harris ...  

I transferred your posts and Sitemama's to the new thread (Sorry, that was the best I could do).

Here is the link:

http://www.realitychatter.com/t4567-22-month-old-cooper-harris-death-investigation-justin-ross-harris-charged-with-felony-murder-in-son-s-heat-related-death-cobb-county-ga#236920

This is sick. Brace yourself.
Apparently, these two think birth control is killing their children...

Murderers: Krissy Lynn Werntz and Jason Michael Hann.


" ... After police found the body of the first child, they found the body of their two month old son in a different storage unit located in Arizona. Police believe the baby died in Vermont and that Werntz and Hann, 39, trekked around the country with the remains in a plastic bin before renting the Arizona unit, Riverside County prosecutors said this week...."


" ....During the investigation, authorities also found the couple's third child, a 1-month-old boy, alive but suffering from a dozen broken ribs and retinal hemorrhaging -- signs of child abuse...."

http://fox17.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/woman-sentenced-murder-daughter-after-son-also-found-killed-22072.shtml

But there is also some good news!

The 12 Unluckiest Dumb Criminals Ever
http://www.rd.com/slideshows/dumb-criminals-unlucky/?trkid=outbrain-lt

Thatcher, AZ
Body of girl, 3, found buried in Arizona backyard

" ... An investigation of two young brothers left alone in a Thatcher motel last month led to the discovery, said Jennifer Bowser-Richards, spokeswoman for the state Department of Child Safety....."

http://news.yahoo.com/body-girl-3-found-buried-arizona-backyard-184543192.html

Maui Grand Jury Indicts Pregnant Woman's Ex For Her Murder

AP | By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER  
 
Posted:  07/14/2014 3:12 pm EDT |  Updated:  1 hour ago  


Carly Scott

HONOLULU (AP) — The ex-boyfriend of a Maui woman who was five months pregnant when she disappeared in February has been indicted on charges of killing her and torching her SUV to cover up the crime.

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Family members last saw Scott in February at her sister's Haiku home. The Makawao woman's burned 1997 Toyota 4Runner was later found on the island's north shore.

Capobianco also was indicted on an arson charge.

Before the vehicle was located, police found Scott's dog in the nearby community of Nahiku.

Police later began investigating her disappearance as a homicide.

Capobianco has told Hawaii News Now he saw Scott on the night that her family says she vanished, but had nothing to do with her disappearance.

Read more:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/14/steven-capobianco-carly-scott-maui-death_n_5585432.html

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Missing Maui woman's ex-boyfriend indicted on murder charge

Capobianco indicted on 2nd-degree murder charge for death of Carly Scott

UPDATED 10:58 AM HST Jul 14, 2014


Steven Capobianco

HONOLULU —The ex-boyfriend of a missing pregnant Maui woman has been indicted on a murder charge in the case.

A Maui grand jury indicted Steven Capobianco on a second-degree murder charge in the death of Carly Scott. She disappeared in February and was never found.

A person familiar with the investigation says Capobianco will be served with an arrest warrant Monday at the Maui Community Correctional Center. The person wasn't authorized to talk publicly about the case and spoke on the condition of anonymity

Capobianco has been jailed on $500,000 bail since last month in an unrelated case.

Read more:

http://www.kitv.com/news/missing-maui-pregnant-womans-exboyfriend-indicted-on-murder-charge/26947044#ixzz37TopiHQ1

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UPDATE: Steven Capobianco Arrested in Burglary Case

April 14th, 2014

By Wendy Osher

http://mauinow.com/2014/04/14/steven-capobianco-arrested-in-burglary-case/

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Exclusive: Ex-boyfriend of missing Maui woman speaks out (Video)

Posted: Feb 13, 2014 8:57 PM CST
Updated: Feb 15, 2014 12:25 PM CST

By Mileka Lincoln
By Lynn Kawano

http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/24721045/exclusive-ex-boyfriend-of-missing-pregnant-maui-woman-speaks

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Carly Scott Murder: Police Reclassify Missing Hawaii Woman's Case As Homicide

The Huffington Post | By Carla Herreria
Posted: 03/13/2014 2:04 pm EDT Updated: 03/13/2014 2:59 pm EDT

Carly "Charli" Scott, a pregnant woman who went missing on the Hawaiian island of Maui, is now being considered a murder victim by the Maui Police Department.

On March 7, MPD released the following statement:

The Missing Persons case involving Carly J. Scott has been re-classified as a "Homicide Investigation" by the Maui Police Department's Criminal Investigation Division. The family has been notified of the change in classification.

As the investigation is active and on-going, no further information will be released at this time.

The 27 year old reportedly went missing the night of Feb. 9, after helping her ex-boyfriend and the father of her unborn baby, Steven Capobianco, pull his car out of an area off the Hana Highway. Her mother filed a missing persons report the following day.

Days later, Scott's SUV was found stripped, turned over and torched at a remote surf spot known as "Jaws" in Peahi. During the initial investigation, several items identified as Scott's were also discovered, including a blanket and clothing, which Maui News Now reports, were located around 25 to 30 miles apart.

Read more:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/13/carly-scott-murder_n_4953954.html

CBS News / July 15, 2014, 7:00 AM

Mother and daughter saved from carjacking by strangers



A woman and her young daughter are safe this morning after strangers stopped a carjacking in San Diego, CBS News correspondent Bigad Shaban reports.

A carjacker broke into the driver's seat of their minivan and took the keys while the mother and daughter were still in the vehicle, but a group of bystanders jumped in to stop him.

Aaron Leaf shot it all on his cell phone.

"I see a guy in the backseat choking out the driver," Leaf said. "And there were a couple other people at the window that were grabbing the keys from him."

Seconds later, Ismael Hernandez was dragged from the vehicle and wrestled to the pavement.

"Get your ass down, get down," one of the good Samaritans yelled.

Read more:

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/mother-and-daughter-saved-from-carjacking-by-strangers/

The Baden-Clay story, Chapter 1: ‘Til death do us part

This story was published:  24 hours ago  | July 16, 2014 12:00AM


Allison-Baden-Clay Source: CourierMail

HE WAS a man looking for women on the world’s largest sex, dating and swingers site.  
 
“Looking for discrete (sic) sex,” Gerard Baden-Clay typed.

“Married but don’t want to be – looking for some sex on the side!”

It was New Year’s Eve 2010, and Gerard was starting early with a resolution to escape his suburban life. The wife he no longer loved. The mistress who wanted him to herself.

A long-time-married, long-time-cheating husband with much-forgotten marriage vows.


Gerard Baden-Clay successful businessman Source: CourierMail

Chapter 1: ‘Til death do us part – a middle-class murder

Gerard was also a doting father, prominent businessman and pillar of the community. Head of his local chamber of commerce. Friend of many. He counted politicians and entrepreneurs among his inner circle.

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SPECIAL FEATURE – THE FULL STORY:

Chapter 1: ‘Til death do us part – a middle-class murder

Chapter 2: The Brissie girl and the war hero’s great-grandson

Chapter 3: Depression casts a shadow on the perfect couple

Chapter 4: The nice guy, the charmer, his women and their lies

Chapter 5: An affair that brought Allison’s world crashing down

Chapter 6: The lady vanishes, leaving behind a vital clue

Chapter 7: Cold-blooded killer moves to cash in on crime

Chapter 8: Daughters lose another parent as police finally swoop

Originally published as Secrets of wife killer Baden-Clay

Read more:

http://www.news.com.au/national/queensland/the-badenclay-story-chapter-1-til-death-do-us-part/story-fnj4alav-1226989974053

Intimate partner homicide, the media and the Baden-Clay case (Video)

July 16, 2014 - 12:05PM

Terry Goldsworthy

When Brisbane man Gerard Baden-Clay rang police to report his wife Allison missing on April 20, 2012, he set in motion a series of events that would lead to his arrest, trial and ultimately his conviction for her murder. He has been sentenced to life in prison.

But why did this particular domestic homicide case grab the attention of the media and the public? What made it different from the many other domestic homicides that occur? And how prevalent is intimate partner homicide in Australia?

Intimate partner homicide in Australia


Allison Baden-Clay. Photo: Queensland Times

In 2013, the National Homicide Monitoring program released data that showed that 36% (or 185) of all homicides in Australia between 2008 and 2010 were domestic-related.

Of those, 66% (122) were classified as being committed by an intimate partner. However, there has been a 16% decrease in domestic homicides since 2007-08. Unsurprisingly, 143 domestic homicides took place in a residential setting, most often the victim’s home.

The most common causes of death in domestic homicides were stab wounds (43%), beatings (36%), gunshot wounds (10%) and strangulation (9%). Of interest are the motives present in domestic homicides. In 49% of domestic homicides a domestic argument was the apparent motive. Other motives, to a far lesser extent, are jealousy (2%), money (1%) and termination of the relationship (5%).

Read more:

http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/intimate-partner-homicide-the-media-and-the-badenclay-case-20140716-ztjre.html#ixzz37doUZ3Wn

Gerard Baden-Clay guilty of murdering wife Allison and sentenced to life in jail

Cheer erupts as verdict delivered and Allison's sister Vanessa Fowler weeps and whispers 'thank you' to the jury

Australian Associated Press
theguardian.com, Monday 14 July 2014 23.41 EDT


Allison Baden-Clay's family spoke of their heartbreak at losing her. Photograph: Facebook/ABC

Brisbane man Gerard Baden-Clay has been found guilty of murdering his wife, Allison, and sentenced to life in prison.

A Brisbane supreme court jury delivered the unanimous verdict just before noon on Tuesday, after deliberating for about 21 hours. The decision came on the 21st day of Baden-Clay's trial.

Baden-Clay clenched his jaw and closed his eyes as he learned his fate. A cheer from Allison's family erupted as the verdict was delivered.


Gerard Baden-Clay: shook as he was sentenced. Photograph: Queensland courts/AAP

Read more:

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/15/gerard-baden-clay-guilty-of-murdering-wife-allison

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Gerard Baden-Clay appeal likely: legal expert

July 16, 2014 - 2:29PM



Gerard Baden-Clay's defence team Michael Byrne, QC, and Peter Shields (right). Photo: Claudia Baxter

Wife killer Gerard Baden-Clay will almost certainly appeal his conviction and sentence, a Queensland criminal law expert says.

Professor Heather Douglas from the University of Queensland says Baden-Clay's legal team will be poring over transcripts of his 21-day trial to find grounds for an appeal.

Baden-Clay has 30 days to lodge an appeal, or apply for grounds to seek an extension of time to lodge an appeal, following his life sentence on Tuesday for the murder of his wife Allison in 2012.

Read more:

http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/gerard-badenclay-appeal-likely-legal-expert-20140716-ztmgh.html#ixzz37du4N0nG

THE LISA TECHEL CASE

Iowa man convicted of killing pregnant wife

Published July 24, 2014  .  Associated Press


This undated image released by the Techel family via the Iowa attorney general's office
shows Lisa Techel. (AP/Techel family via Iowa attorney general's office)

DAVENPORT, Iowa –  Jurors convicted an Iowa man Thursday of killing his pregnant wife after his third time on trial, rejecting his claims that an unknown intruder shot her while he was in the shower.

The jury found 23-year-old Seth Techel guilty of first-degree murder and nonconsensual termination of a human pregnancy. The former volunteer firefighter who once hoped for a long career in law enforcement now faces a mandatory sentence of life in prison without parole.

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Techel displayed no apparent emotion at the verdict, though his parents and grandfather hung their heads in the first row of the courtroom. Lisa Techel's father, sheriff's deputy Todd Caldwell, wiped away tears after all 12 jurors said they agreed with the guilty verdicts.

Techel is scheduled to be sentenced Sept. 15.

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Jurors at two previous trials last year in Ottumwa and Mount Pleasant had been unable to reach a verdict. The third trial was moved to the Scott County Courthouse in Davenport, where relatives of the defendant and victim often packed the courtroom during the nine-day proceeding. Jurors this time deliberated about four hours over two days

Read more:

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/07/24/iowa-man-convicted-killing-pregnant-wife/

USC student fatally beaten with baseball bat; 4 teens arrested in case

By Kate Mather, Richard Winton
contact the reporters
July 28, 2014, 5:51 PM



USC student attacked

(Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
USC students walk by blood on the sidewalk on Orchard Avenue between 29th and 30th streets near USC after an attack that killed a graduate student.

Four teenagers were arrested in Thursday's deadly attack on a USC graduate student as he walked home from a study group, with police saying the incident was one of at least two robberies the group attempted that day..

Xinran Ji, a 24-year-old graduate student from China, was allegedly hit on the head with a baseball bat by at least one of the suspects, according to two law enforcement sources. Detectives are probing whether other weapons were also used, the sources said. The suspects range in age from 16 to 19.

"He was literally beaten to death," said LAPD Cmdr. Andrew Smith. "I don't know why a group of young people would go on a crime spree as terrible as this."

Despite his injury, Ji managed to make it back to his 30th Street apartment, where his body was found around 7 a.m. by a roommate. Detectives followed a bloody trail from his home to where they believe he was attacked, near 29th Street and Orchard Avenue.

Read more:

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-usc-assault-arrests-student-baseball-bat20140728-story.html

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2 Adults, 3 Minors Arrested In Connection With Beating Death Of Chinese USC Grad Student (Video)

July 28, 2014 3:48 PM

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — The beating death of a Chinese USC graduate student, who was attacked while walking home and was found hours later inside his apartment, has led to a “series of arrests”, according to authorities.

A late-afternoon news conference took place at 4:30 p.m. at LAPD headquarters, at which some details of the arrests were announced.

Xinran Ji, a 24-year-old electrical engineering graduate student at the University of Southern California, was found dead at about 7 a.m. on Wednesday, July 24, in the City Park apartments, located in the 1200 block of West 30th Street.

Ji was actually attacked at around 12:45 earlier that morning while he had been walking home near 29th Street and Orchard Avenue, according to Los Angeles Police Department Lt. Andy Neiman.

Read more:

http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2014/07/28/series-of-arrests-made-in-after-death-of-chinese-usc-grad-student/

MUST READ:
Do you recall the case of the nurse who intentionally was killing babies in Texas? Here is an update on Genene Jones .

Nurse who 'murdered 40 infants with poisonous injection' in the 1980s is up for parole... and looks set to be released in less than four years


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2718266/Angel-Death-nurse-Genene-Jones-murdered-40-infants-1980s-parole.html

Thought she had her own thread.

JUSTINA PELLETIER
Teen kidnapped by Boston Hospital, also Conn, Mass; DCF and Governors

Update and email trail released.

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2014/08/07/govt-emails-regarding-justina-pelletier-revealed/


http://foxct.com/2014/08/06/emails/

Australian parents of Thai surrogate twin say they feared losing both babies

Reuters   2 hours ago



SYDNEY (Reuters) - The Australian biological parents of twins caught up in a surrogacy scandal in Thailand wanted both babies but the surrogate mother threatened to involve the police and they feared she would keep both children, they said on Sunday.

David and Wendy Farnell were speaking publicly for the first time since the story broke more than a week ago of 7-month-old baby Gammy, who has Down's syndrome and is being cared for by his surrogate mother in Thailand.

The couple told Australian television they felt they had little choice but to leave Thailand with Gammy's healthy sister.

"We wanted to bring him with us," David Farnell, 56, told the Nine Network’s 60 Minutes program.

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The case has drawn international attention to the lack of regulation of international surrogacy and sparked calls in Australia for an overhaul of laws to cut the number of couples traveling abroad for surrogates.

Public outrage intensified last week when it became known that David Farnell was jailed in 1997 for sex offences involving three girls aged under 13.

"I have been convicted of child sex offences and I hang my head in shame for that," he told 60 Minutes, adding that he had reformed and was no longer a risk to children.

As commercial surrogacy is outlawed in Australia many couples turn to clinics in Thailand and India.

Read more:

http://news.yahoo.com/australian-parents-thai-surrogate-twin-feared-losing-both-135458278.html


(In my opinion, they are lying, they didn't want the little boy because he has down syndrome and he also has a very serious heart condition. I hope the little boy can remain with the surrogate mother, she has been taking care of him and seems to really care.)

I have been following this too, AD.
I agree with your observations.
I was appalled to read of his convictions.
IMO, he wanted a child at hand.... his own.

From above link:
http://news.yahoo.com/australian-parents-thai-surrogate-twin-feared-losing-both-135458278.html

" ... ..... The Farnells said they were angry that the agency had not told them about the boy's condition until too late in the pregnancy to safely abort.

They said they want the baby. ....."

Seems they are only interested now due to the negative publicity.
Maybe, the worst fears are now there.... they have to be in violation of surrogacy laws in at least Australia. And the negative publicity of his sex crimes have exposed him.

Baby Gammy’s parents, David and Wendy Farnell, win no fans after 60 Minutes interview (Video)

STAFF WRITERS and WIRES  •  News Corp Australia Network  •  August 11, 2014 10:43AM

SOCIAL media has fired up with criticism of the biological parents of baby Gammy, following their interview with 60 Minutes, which aired last night.
 
The interview with convicted child sex offender David Farnell and his wife Wendy did not do the couple any favours with many Australians expressing outrage and disgust at their decision to leave baby Gammy behind.

During the interview with Tara Brown the Farnells said they did not abandon baby Gammy because the newborn had Down syndrome.

Read more:

http://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/news/national/baby-gammys-parents-david-and-wendy-farnell-win-no-fans-after-60-minutes-interview/story-fnjbnxuj-1227018243255

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Gammy father David Farnell 'robbed' two girls of their childhood, judge says

By Leanne Nicholson, Aleisha Orr
Aug. 7, 2014, 1:33 p.m.

Read more:

http://www.bunburymail.com.au/story/2469164/gammy-father-david-farnell-robbed-two-girls-of-their-childhood-judge-says/?cs=279

Baby Gammy: Australian David Farnell says twin sister '100 per cent safe' despite child sex convictions

Updated 11 August 2014, 11:13 AEST

The convicted child sex offender at the centre of an international surrogacy controversy says baby Gammy's twin sister will be "100 per cent" safe in his care.

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The West Australian couple brought Gammy's healthy twin sister home from Thailand, but deny abandoning the boy.

Amid a furore over the case it was revealed Mr Farnell had 22 child sex convictions, including unlawful and indecent dealing with girls as young as seven when he was in his 20s.

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Western Australia's Department for Child Protection has launched an investigation into the safety of Gammy's seven-month-old sister.

"She will be 100 per cent safe because I know I would do everything in the world to protect my little girl," Mr Farnell said, when asked if he could guarantee the safety of Gammy's twin.

"I can understand why people would be concerned. But honestly ... I'm not going to harm my little girl."

Read more:

http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/international/2014-08-10/baby-gammy-australian-david-farnell-says-twin-sister-100-per-cent-safe-despite-child-sex-convictions/1354904

Terrible news.
Robin Williams reported to have taken his own life today.
He was 63 .

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-robin-williams-dies-20140811-story.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Williams


This appears to be a hoax. Dunno:

http://en.mediamass.net/people/robin-williams/deathhoax.html

Freckles wrote:Terrible news.
Robin Williams reported to have taken his own life today.
He was 63 .

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-robin-williams-dies-20140811-story.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Williams


This appears to be a hoax. Dunno:

http://en.mediamass.net/people/robin-williams/deathhoax.html

This is really terrible, I wish it was a hoax.

 

http://news.msn.com/pop-culture/actor-robin-williams-found-dead-in-apparent-suicide

Anna Nicole Smith:
Estate of her late husband, J. Howard Marshall

" ...A federal judge has ended the last chance for Dannielynn Birkhead — better known as the daughter of Anna Nicole Smith — to collect tens of millions of dollars from the estate of E. Pierce Marshall, the son of Anna Nicole’s billionaire husband, J. Howard Marshall II. ..."

" .... Carter noted he was “one of the few remaining observers still alive” after nearly 20 years of litigation, which included a precedent-setting ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court, and he said the record shows Marshall and his lawyers had “a distinct disinterest in rules or ethics.” But Birkhead’s lawyers failed to provide sufficient evidence of actual damages for him to award sanctions, the judge said....."

“....All of us who knew Pierce wish he was here with us to see the outcome of this case,” said G. Eric Brunstad, Jr., a Dechert partner and attorney for the Marshall family. “Pierce was a conscientious and honest man of great integrity. The family is in complete agreement with Judge Carter that it is time to put an end to this litigation.....”

" ....Pierce died in 2006. His estate is still tangled in a dispute with the Internal Revenue Service over more than $100 million in taxes the government says it is owed because of questionable estate-planning moves. That case, too, involves a potentially precedent-setting question of whether the heirs can be forced to pay tax penalties that J. Howard incurred by making excessive gifts during his lifetime, which had the effect of making him insolvent....."

http://www.forbes.com/sites/danielfisher/2014/08/19/anna-nicole-smiths-daughter-loses-fight-for-marshall-millions/

Other links on Anna Nicole Smith:
http://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/anna-nicole-smiths-estate-loses-final-bid-millions-n184551

http://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2014/08/20/Anna-Nicole-Smiths-estate-loses-bid-for-ex-J-Howard-Marshalls-millions/UPI-1851408532894/

" ... ...."Time spent litigating the relationship between Vickie Lynn and J. Howard has extended for nearly five times the length of their relationship and nearly twenty times the length of their marriage. It is neither reasonable nor practical to go forward," the judge said in his ruling. He noted that it was the last surviving piece of decades of litigation.

"The American taxpayer has supported the burden of this litigation for many years, and it is time for this suit to no longer 'drag its weary length before the Court,'" Carter concluded, quoting a Supreme Court decision in the case that itself quoted Charles Dickens' "Bleak House."

http://www.myajc.com/ap/ap/entertainment/anna-nicole-smith-final-estate-case-bid-rejected/ng5hR/

Listening to Coast to Coast.
Dawna Kaufman guest.
She mentions Scared Monkeys site, Cyril Wecht (who she has written books with) and Ann Rule...
She talked of several cases including the Jessica Lunds for case of Florida. The little girl buried alive; has Jessica's law named for her.
She also discussed Natalie Holloway, the "willing victim", JonBenet case, etc. Bunch of evidence most of us are not aware of.

You can goggle her.
Here are some links:
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/dan-zupansky1/2013/11/12/final-exams-cyril-h-wecht-and-dawna-kaufmann

https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-a&hs=Iqj&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&channel=sb&q=dawna+kaufmann+trial&revid=1036895881&sa=X&psj=1&ei=Xqj1U-enGMy0yASU3ILoDw&ved=0CG4Q1QIoAA

http://www.planetannrule.com/#!final-exams-book-page/cq7w

Joran van der Sloot goes on hunger strike to protest prison switch

Published August 27, 2014   ·  FoxNews.com


January 13, 2012: Dutch citizen Joran Van der Sloot walks inside the courtroom during the reading of his verdict, in the Lurigancho prison in Lima.Reuters

Joran van der Sloot -- the prime suspect in the 2005 disappearance of U.S. teen Natalee Holloway – has gone on a hunger strike to protest his transfer to a maximum security jail in Peru.

Peruvian prison spokeswoman Janeth Sanchez told The Associated Press that the 27-year-old Dutchman was moved Sunday to Challapalca, located high in the Andes near the Bolivian border. He previously was held at a prison north of Lima.

Authorities said van der Sloot -- who is serving a 28-year term for murdering Stephany Flores in 2010 -- was moved because he threatened to kill the warden of the Piedras Gordas prison, where he was imprisoned.

~Snipped~

Guards at Piedras Gordas said van der Sloot became agitated after they took away a mobile phone that he smuggled into his cell, but van der Sloot claims the warden gave him the device as “a set-up.”

Read more:

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2014/08/27/joran-van-der-sloot-goes-on-hunger-strike-to-protest-prison-switch/

Going to share this in its entirety as I feel it would cheapen it to shorten it. Please go to the fb link to see the injuries this child had.:

AVALYNN OQUENDO Mississippi

~Let Your Light Shine~ with Lynne Oquendo

On Tuesday, August 26, 2014, Lacey Harris was called go come pick up her daughter at Arlington Elementary School in Pascagoula, Mississippi, because AvaLynn had been injured in an accident. The sight Lacey found when she got to Ava's school was a parents' nightmare: her face swollen, cut, and bruised beyond recognition.

Lacey rushed Ava to the family pediatrician, who burst into tears upon seeing the Ava's battered visage. Fortunately, the doctor determined that it is unlikely that Ava would have any permanent physical damage. Mental and emotional damage is another story altogether.

AvaLynn informed Lacey that she was assaulted by another student: that she was kicked repeatedly in the face until she fell off of the slide on the school's playground. The school informed Lacey were no teachers present when the incident occurred, and because of that, no one could prove whether or not another student had harmed Ava.

After days of Lacey, friends, and family members reaching out to local news stations and to Facebook and other social media bodies, the school finally released a statement: AvaLynn was injured as the result of an accident, one that involved no other children. Although a police report was filed, Pascagoula Police Department states that they are not investigating the situation.

The school basically claims that Ava injured herself, as all the photos depicting her injuries will debunk. The local PD claims that there has been no criminal act, which the injury photos also disprove.

So now we've taken this to Facebook, asking everyone out there to please share this page, to please share AvaLynn's story. We need this to reach as many people as possible so that this little girl will not go without justice. Please share this with your friends, your relatives, and all your local news outlets. Please help us get the answers and the justice that our little angel deserves.

https://www.facebook.com/justice4ava?fref=ts

Five children found dead in Alabama; father arrested

Five children who had been missing for almost a week were found dead on Tuesday. Their father is now facing charges.

By Heather Records   |   Sept. 9, 2014 at 11:09 PM

CAMDEN, Ala., Sept. 9 (UPI) -- The father of five children, who have been missing for 6 days, is now facing charges. This after he led authorities to their bodies outside of Camden, Alabama.

Sheriff Earnest I. Evans of Wilcox County, Ala., said that law enforcement had recovered the bodies of the children--ages 1 to 8 years old--in rural area near Camden, outside of Montgomery. The cause of their deaths is not yet known.

Read more:

http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2014/09/09/Five-children-found-dead-in-Alabama-father-arrested/6851410315343/#ixzz3CsgHl5Ql

Update on Tim Jones, the father who murdered his 5 children:

Warrant: Tim Jones, Jr. thought kids were going to kill him, feed him to dogs
Posted: Sep 17, 2014 3:11 PM CST

http://www.wsmv.com/story/26559271/warrant-tim-jones-jr-thought-kids-were-going-to-kill-him-feed-him-to-dogs

Hannah Graham, 18 yo
Charlottesville, Virginia

Missing UVA student Hannah Graham is the FIFTH young woman in five years to vanish along 'Route 29 corridor' - and only one body has ever been found

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2759584/UVA-student-Hannah-Graham-FIFTH-young-woman-five-years-vanish-Route-29-corridor-one-body-found.html#ixzz3Dhws7H2L
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Florida Man Kills His Daughter and 6 Grandchildren in Murder-Suicide
By Associated Press  09/19/2014 AT 07:30 AM EDT


A man who spent time in prison a decade ago for the shooting death of his young son killed six of his grandchildren, including an infant, as well as his adult daughter and himself in a rampage at a home in Florida that authorities said they had been called to in the past.

The shooter, 51-year-old Don Spirit, called 911 Thursday afternoon to say he might harm himself or others, Gilchrist County Sheriff Robert Schultz said at a news conference. When a deputy arrived, Spirit committed suicide and authorities then found the seven gunshot victims "all over on the property," Schultz said.

Read more:  http://www.people.com/article/florida-grandfather-kills-family-self?xid=email-peopledaily-20140919AM-20854686

Suspect in custody in realtor's disappearance

Kaitlin Barger, Astrid Solorzano and Amy Geswein, KTHV-TV, Little Rock, Ark.  12:34 p.m. EDT September 29, 2014


Beverly Lyn Carter

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — As family and friends continue to search for a real estate agent four days after she was reported missing when she failed to return from showing a home, police said the man wanted in connection with her disappearance is in custody.

The Pulaski County Sheriff's Office said 33-year-old Aaron Michael Lewis is in custody in the disappearance of 51-year-old Beverly Lyn Carter. He was apprehended by the Little Rock Police Department on Monday morning, but authorities have not shared any more information regarding his arrest.

Carter is originally from Montgomery County, Texas and is a graduate of Splendora High School.

An arrest warrant was issued for Lewis on Sunday on the charge of kidnapping.

Read more:

http://www.firstcoastnews.com/story/news/nation/2014/09/29/realtor-disappears-suspect-in-custody/16427945/

Alessandra_Deux wrote:Suspect in custody in realtor's disappearance

Kaitlin Barger, Astrid Solorzano and Amy Geswein, KTHV-TV, Little Rock, Ark.  12:34 p.m. EDT September 29, 2014


Beverly Lyn Carter

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — As family and friends continue to search for a real estate agent four days after she was reported missing when she failed to return from showing a home, police said the man wanted in connection with her disappearance is in custody.

The Pulaski County Sheriff's Office said 33-year-old Aaron Michael Lewis is in custody in the disappearance of 51-year-old Beverly Lyn Carter. He was apprehended by the Little Rock Police Department on Monday morning, but authorities have not shared any more information regarding his arrest.

Carter is originally from Montgomery County, Texas and is a graduate of Splendora High School.

An arrest warrant was issued for Lewis on Sunday on the charge of kidnapping.

Read more:

http://www.firstcoastnews.com/story/news/nation/2014/09/29/realtor-disappears-suspect-in-custody/16427945/

Just in.
Beverly Carter, deceased. Arkansas
Body found in shallow grave @ 25 miles from house she was showing.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/body-arkansas-real-estate-agent-found/story?id=25854935

Arkansas Real Estate Agent Beverly Carter Targeted Because She Was 'Woman That Worked Alone' (Video)

By MARK MOONEY and MEGHAN KENEALLY
6 hours ago
Good Morning America

The man accused of kidnapping and killing Arkansas real estate agent Beverly Carter said today she was targeted because she was "a woman that worked alone."

Arron Lewis, who remains in police custody, is the sole suspect in the grandmother's murder, law enforcement officials said today. He entered a not guilty plea earlier this morning on charges of capital murder, robbery and kidnapping and is being held on $1 million bail.

The motive for the attack remains under investigation though Pulaski County Sheriff's Office Capt. Simon Haynes said that Lewis "was a stranger to her" who investigators believe saw her as "a target of opportunity." Haynes said that Carter met with Lewis at the empty home because she believed he was a prospective buyer.

Read more:

https://gma.yahoo.com/arkansas-realtor-beverly-carter-targeted-because-she-woman-142300656--abc-news-topstories.html

Found:
Sabrina Allen, 16 yo, Texas

" ...A Texas girl who has been missing for 12 years is back in the United States today after authorities located her in Mexico, authorities said. ...."

https://gma.yahoo.com/sabrina-allen-missing-texas-girl-found-12-years-161600014--abc-news-topstories.html

ERICA HAGAN, 22 yo, KY
Murdered in Chile

" .... Hagan graduated from Georgetown College in 2014. She was originally from Calloway County and came to Georgetown to study Psychology and Spanish.

In September the 22-year-old was working in Chile as a teacher when she was found dead in her apartment. South American officials said she was murdered ....."

http://www.wkyt.com/news/state/headlines/Memorial-held-at-Georgetown-College-for-Erica-Hagan-278291211.html

MISSING IN AMERICA: Misty Upham

“August: Osage County” actress Misty Upham has been missing for more than a week.

The acclaimed Native American performer is also known for her roles in films including “Frozen River” and “Django Unchained".



On Monday, October 7th, Misty’s father filed a missing persons report with the Auburn, Washington Police Department after the 32-year-old had not been seen or heard from since October 5th. Law enforcement officials say that prior to her disappearance, she had been staying at a family member’s apartment on the Muckleshoot reservation near Auburn.

~Snipped~

Anyone with information regarding Misty’s whereabouts is asked to contact the Auburn Police Department at (253) 288-2121.

Read more:

http://www.nbcnews.com/feature/missing-in-america/missing-america-misty-upham-n224721

2 Babies Found Dead in Filthy Massachusetts Home Could Have Been Alive for Some Time: Authorities
10/14/2014 AT 04:00 PM EDT


At least two of the three babies whose skeletal remains were found in a filthy, vermin-infested Massachusetts home may have been alive "for some period of time" before they were found, a prosecutor said in court Tuesday.

Both bodies were found wearing diapers and one-piece infant outfits in closets in the Blackstone home, Assistant District Attorney John Bradley said during a bail hearing for Erika Murray in Uxbridge District Court.


Read more:  http://www.people.com/article/dead-babies-possibly-once-alive-massachusetts?xid=email-peopledaily-20141014PM-20862160

Not sure where I should post this, so I apologize if this isn't the right place.

Jane Velez Mitchell Show Canceled
By Chris Ariens on October 14, 2014 4:40 PM


Breaking: Jane Velez Mitchell‘s nightly HLN show has been canceled, part of deep cuts at CNN today. Velez Mitchell will be leaving the network, as will the staff of the show. In all about 15 HLN employees, we’ve learned.

Read more:  http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/jane-velez-mitchell-show-canceled_b242194

Boy, 10, charged in killing of woman, 90, in Pennsylvania
7 hours ago


EAST STROUDSBURG Pa. (Reuters) - A 10-year-old boy was held without bail on Tuesday after being charged as an adult in the killing of a 90-year-old woman who was held down with a walking stick and beaten at her caretaker's Pennsylvania home.

... The boy, Tristen Kurilla, said he pinned Novak down on her bed with a walking stick on her throat and punched her “numerous times,” after she yelled at him, according to court papers.

“I killed that lady,” the boy said, the court paper states.

“Were you trying to kill her?” a trooper asked.

“No, I was only trying to hurt her,” the boy replied, according to the criminal complaint.


Read more:  http://news.yahoo.com/boy-10-charged-killing-woman-90-pennsylvania-173050767.html

Over 700,000 go missing in US every year.
Over 80 children an hour....
This is the former FBU director speaking out on the evil organizations child snatching in US.
(My figures are from his comments @ 20:00 mark.)
Brace yourself!

Alessandra_Deux wrote:MISSING IN AMERICA: Misty Upham

“August: Osage County” actress Misty Upham has been missing for more than a week.

The acclaimed Native American performer is also known for her roles in films including “Frozen River” and “Django Unchained".



On Monday, October 7th, Misty’s father filed a missing persons report with the Auburn, Washington Police Department after the 32-year-old had not been seen or heard from since October 5th. Law enforcement officials say that prior to her disappearance, she had been staying at a family member’s apartment on the Muckleshoot reservation near Auburn.

~Snipped~

Anyone with information regarding Misty’s whereabouts is asked to contact the Auburn Police Department at (253) 288-2121.

Read more:

http://www.nbcnews.com/feature/missing-in-america/missing-america-misty-upham-n224721

UPDATE:

at 1 p.m. a body had "been found in a wooded area near Forest Ridge Dr. in Auburn…at the bottom of a 150 embankment near the White River." Stocker's statement included: "A purse containing identification of Misty Upham was at the scene, however, at this time the medical examiner has not made a positive identification nor a determination of cause of death."


Read more:  https://celebrity.yahoo.com/news/misty-upham-missing-august-osage-county-actress-body-230500048-us-weekly.html