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Alessandra_Deux wrote:By Crimesider Staff / CBS News / January 1, 2015, 12:31 PM

Officials: Ga. police chief says he accidentally shot wife

PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. - A Georgia police chief called 911 early on New Year's Day to report he had accidentally shot his wife twice, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) says, according to CBS Atlanta.

Peachtree City Police Chief William E. McCollom called 911 at around 4 a.m. Thursday and said he accidentally shot his wife twice with his service weapon, the GBI says.

McCollom's wife, Margaret, was transported to the Atlanta Medical Center by helicopter where she is listed in critical condition, reports the station

Read more:

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/officials-georgia-police-chief-says-he-accidentally-shot-wife/

Twice and he calls it an accident?
And he is the police chief?
Why am I so skeptical here....

It saddens me that we still have two little ones on the Amber Alert list for last year.. their cases have not been addressed here that I can find… http://www.missingkids.org/AMBER
Myra Lewis
Malik Drummond

Malik Drummond
http://www.thv11.com/story/news/local/2014/12/05/timeline-the-search-for-malik-drummond/19960935/

SEARCY, Ark. (KTHV) - The following is a list of events leading up to today in the search for Malik Drummond:

Nov. 23: Malik Drummond is reported as missing by father and step-mother. AMBER Alert is issued.

Nov. 24: A helicopter unit joins search efforts.

Nov. 25: Search is concentrated in a half-mile area around house; dogs are brought out. Mother questions if son was kidnapped, and many people speaking with THV11 are beginning to think the child did not wander away.

Nov. 26: Search enters fourth day. Volunteers are tapering off. Police are still optimistic. Community holds prayer vigil

Nov. 27: Police reveal that Malik Drummond had never been tested for Autism.

Nov. 28: Malik has been missing for six days.

Nov. 29: Police set up road blocks and check points to ask drivers if they know anything about the missing child and check the trunks of consenting drivers.

Dec. 1: Malik Drummond has been missing for over a week. Searcy police discontinue road blocks.

Dec. 2: Volunteer efforts suspended immediately; investigators look further into criminal case

Dec. 2: Police begin searching Riverside Park and Little Red River in response to a tip.

Dec. 3: Search reaches tenth day. Cadaver dogs are able to pick up Malik's scent by Little Red River, but nothing turns up.

Something really wrong with this 911 call… http://www.hlntv.com/video/2014/12/11/malik-drummond-missing-911-call-searcy-arkansas

Myra Lewis
http://www.missingkids.org/poster/AMBER/11489/7967

http://www.wjtv.com/story/25081350/missing-toddler-myra-lewis

http://www.wjtv.com/story/26176283/5-months-pass-myra-lewis-still-missing

Prince Andrew named in US lawsuit over underage sex allegations

In case related to banker Jeffrey Epstein, woman alleges in court filing that she was forced to have repeated ‘sexual relations’ with duke

Paul Lewis and James Ball
Friday 2 January 2015 09.48 EST


Prince Andrew, whose close relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has long been a source of controversy. Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

A woman who claims that an American investment banker loaned her to rich and powerful friends as an underage “sex slave” has alleged in a US court document that she was repeatedly forced to have sexual relations with Prince Andrew.

The accusation against the Duke of York is contained in a motion filed in a Florida court this week in connection with a long-running lawsuit brought by women who say they were exploited by Jeffrey Epstein, a multi-millionaire convicted of soliciting sex with an underage girl after a plea deal.


Prince Andrew and Jeffrey Epstein in New York. Photograph: Jae Donnelly/News Syndication

The woman, who filed the motion anonymously, alleges that between 1999 and 2002 she was repeatedly sexually abused by Epstein who, she also alleges, loaned her out to rich and influential men around the world.

The document – a motion to expand an ongoing lawsuit relating to prosecutors’ handling of Epstein’s case with two new plaintiffs – alleges that the woman “was forced to have sexual relations with this prince when she was a minor” in London, New York and on a private Caribbean island owned by Epstein.

The document – a motion to expand an ongoing lawsuit relating to prosecutors’ handling of Epstein’s case with two new plaintiffs – alleges that the woman “was forced to have sexual relations with this prince when she was a minor” in London, New York and on a private Caribbean island owned by Epstein.

Read more:

http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/jan/02/prince-andrew-named-us-lawsuit-underage-sex-allegations

Preview: "48 Hours" explores family's mysterious murder

January 2, 2015, 8:12 AM | September marks a decade since Robin Doan's family died in a home invasion, murdered in their sleep. What the killer probably didn't know is that he left a 10-year-old witness behind. Doan shares her chilling tale of survival in the Texas panhandle. "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty joins "CBS This Morning" to preview her report.

http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/preview-48-hours-explores-familys-mysterious-murder/

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More information about this case on the following link:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2894535/Teen-tells-played-dead-two-hours-psychotic-gunman-armed-AK-47-broke-home-killed-entire-family-just-fun.html

Thots of little Madeleine McCain and some of the politicals who got involved in her case....


Prince Andrew named in 'sex slave' lawsuit
Ann Oldenburg, USA TODAY 12:37 p.m. EST January 2, 2015

"...In documents filed in Florida as part of a long-running lawsuit brought by women who say they were exploited by banker and financier Jeffrey Epstein, a certain royal's name has popped up.

Prince Andrew, Duke of York (second son of the queen, younger brother to Prince Charles), is mentioned in the court document as a participant in sexual activity, reports The Guardian.

The woman, one of several in the lawsuit, and who filed the motion anonymously, alleges that between 1999 and 2002 — when she was a minor — she was repeatedly sexually abused and lent out by Epstein to rich and influential men around the world. Among her claims is that she was forced to have sex three times with Prince Andrew, says The Guardian...."

"...It's not the first time Andrew has been linked to Epstein.. The connection goes back to 2001, when Andrew's ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, got into hot water when she accepted money from Epstein to pay off debts.

Epstein, 61, was jailed for 18 months in 2008 after being convicted for soliciting an underage girl (she was 14) for prostitution. Andrew made a controversial visit to Epstein in New York two years after his release from prison....."

http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2015/01/02/prince-andrew-named-in-sex-slave-lawsuit/21182779/

Prince Andrew sex case claim: Duke of York is named in underage 'sex slave' lawsuit over claims of forced sexual relations

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A woman has alleged that she was repeatedly forced to have sexual relations with Prince Andrew as part of a lawsuit that claims an American investment banker passed her around rich and powerful friends as a “sex slave” while she was still underage. A Buckingham Palace spokesman has said the claims are “categorically untrue”.

The accusation was made in a lawsuit brought by women who say they were exploited by Jeffrey Epstein, an American multi-millionaire who was convicted of soliciting sex with an underage girl in 2008, reports the Guardian...."

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/prince-andrew-named-in-underage-sex-lawsuit-9954198.html


(In other stories, former US president Bill Clinton has been linked to both Epstein and Prince Andrew as he has been aboard airplanes with both of them present and has visited the "summer resort"...)

Police Chief 'Accidentally' Shoots His Wife

Chief William McCollom says he did not mean to discharge his service pistol, hitting his wife in the bedroom of their home.


Peachtree Police Chief William McCollom (R) has been placed on leave

By Sky News US Team

A police chief in the US state of Georgia is under investigation after shooting and injuring his wife at their home in the early hours of New Year's Day.

Peachtree City Police Chief William McCollom dialled 911 shortly after 4am on Thursday to say he had accidentally shot his spouse in the bedroom with his service pistol.

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His 911 call was released on Friday in which he tells a dispatcher he shot his sleeping wife while moving a Glock 9mm that was in their bed.

"The gun was in the bed," he says, "I went to move it, and I put it to a side and it went off."

His wife can be heard crying in the background of the call.

Georgia Bureau of Investigation spokeswoman Sherry Lang told a Thursday afternoon news conference an initial report indicated Mr McCollom shot his wife twice.

But investigators have since established he shot her once, she added.

read more:

http://news.sky.com/story/1400759/police-chief-accidentally-shoots-his-wife

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Oh, wow! listen to the 911 call:

On 911 call, Georgia police chief says his gun accidentally went off, shot his wife in the back

By Elahe Izadi January 2 at 3:46 PM



Read more:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/national/wp/2015/01/02/on-911-call-georgia-police-chief-says-his-gun-accidentally-went-off-shot-his-wife-in-the-back/

He said that he shot her twice "accidentally". His demeanor is quite interesting to say the least. He is eerily calm and it doesn't sound at all like he is helping her. She can be heard moaning in pain in the background.

(This reminds me of Dr. Robert Ferrante 911 call ...)

This is so bad I must warn you before you read the first link or click on the 80 slides at the second link. Sick and evil. These two have to be junkies, IMO. FOUR children HAVE safely been removed and two are old enough to share. We may want to open a new link for this case. Children rescued: 6 mo, 3yr, 10yr, 13 yo. At least 3 babies found deceased.

ERIKA MURRAY, 31yo
RAYMOND RIVERA, 38 yo
Blackstone, Mass.


Woman Hid Dead Babies So Her Boyfriend Would Not Find Out About Them, Prosecutor Says




"...The pediatricians had to literally clean the maggots out of her ears so that she was able to hear correctly," he said. ..."

"...Rivera claimed he had no idea about the state of the upstairs bedrooms, but that was quickly disputed when it was discovered that he'd been sleeping "just eight feet" from the babies' remains, according to Mass Live. ..."


"... Blackstone Resident • 3 days ago

She'd go home? Jokes on her, they tore the house down about a month ago.
I live 2 houses down from where this all happened and am in awe that they kept it so quiet and behind closed doors. The 13 and 10 year old were weird but didn't look like they came from a terrifying, abusive house. My neighbor used to play with them everyday!
As for the mother, she has always been a creep. I wish they had the evidence to try her for 3 counts of murder because there is no doubt in my mind that she killed the 3rd one too. And the father DEFINITELY knew about all of this. Damn.
It's a shame, Blackstone is a nice town with a championship-winning marching band/percussion/guard. Overall, the town is a beautiful mix of suburbia and the rural world but too bad no one will ever remember us for these things. ...."



http://www.people.com/article/woman-hid-dead-babies-from-boyfriend


Photos:
http://www.masslive.com/news/worcester/index.ssf/2014/12/prosecutor_babies_in_erika_mur.html

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The missing college boys? It seems to fool a certain pattern.
It reminds me of the "killing fields" in Texas where all the many bodies were female and of a certain age.

Murray, Erika
Mass.

"....But this radiant image of family life collapsed Aug. 28 when police came to her home, responding to a complaint of a child crying in the house. They found the home’s deplorable conditions, as well as a total of four children, all of whom were removed and placed in the state’s foster-care system. The two younger children also showed signs of severe neglect: The 3-year-old has poor muscle tone and does not walk; while the baby reacts as if she rarely has seen sunlight, according to the state investigator...."

https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2014/09/12/mother-blackstone-case-appears-have-led-double-life/0ob0AUIGHmMb4b3FsIbPLJ/story.html

Limited to visits of 5 at link. Other links available at site on this case.

TIMELINE:

June 2007
State visits

The state child protection agency visits Murray after a complaint about conditions in her home. No child neglect is found and the case is closed, according to a state investigator. It isn’t clear if Murray was living in Blackstone at the time.

August 23, 2014
Back to school

Murray writes on Facebook: “It was a good day. We got everything the kids needed for back to school.... Going to lay down and relax!”

August 28, 2014
Police arrive after neighbor discovers children

Police respond after a neighbor enters the home and discovers two children who appeared to be severely neglected. The interior is discovered to be in a state of “squalor, with garbage, debris, and dirty diapers stacked over a foot high in places, and an out of control rodent and pest infestation,” police said. Two children are healthy; two more appear to show signs of profound neglect. Police summons her on two child endangerment charges. DCF removes the four children.

PAUL KAPTEYN/REUTERS
June 2007
State visits

The state child protection agency visits Murray after a complaint about conditions in her home. No child neglect is found and the case is closed, according to a state investigator. It isn’t clear if Murray was living in Blackstone at the time.
August 23, 2014
Back to school

Murray writes on Facebook: “It was a good day. We got everything the kids needed for back to school.... Going to lay down and relax!”
August 28, 2014
Police arrive after neighbor discovers children

Police respond after a neighbor enters the home and discovers two children who appeared to be severely neglected. The interior is discovered to be in a state of “squalor, with garbage, debris, and dirty diapers stacked over a foot high in places, and an out of control rodent and pest infestation,” police said. Two children are healthy; two more appear to show signs of profound neglect. Police summons her on two child endangerment charges. DCF removes the four children. More

August 28, 2014
Boyfriend is accused of minor drug offenses

Police find pre-bagged marijuana, loose marijuana buds, and a marijuana plant in the basement of the home. Ramon Rivera III faces minor drug charges.

September 2, 2014
Endangerment charges

Murray is charged with child endangerment.

September 10, 2014
Baby found

Murray is arraigned on the child endangerment charges and freed on personal recognizance. Police return to the Blackstone home, armed with search warrants. They find the body of what appears to be a newborn baby.

September 11, 2014
Another grisly discovery

Police launch a larger search and find the remains of two more dead infants. Murray is arrested at a relative’s home in Northbridge.

September 12, 2014
'Not guilty'

Murray pleads not guilty to charges of concealing a fetal death out of wedlock, permitting substantial injury to a child, witness intimidation, and cruelty to animals.

September 13, 2014
Lawyer says Murray is mentally ill

Erika Murray's lawyer says he spent many hours Friday talking with his client, and concludes that she suffers some kind of mental disorder. He says he bases this on the horrific evidence taken from the home, as well as “by talking to her.”

September 14, 2014
Cleanup crew arrives

Workers in hazmat suits remove bags of waste from Erika Murray's home.

September 14, 2014
More deceased animals found

A cleanup crew at the house discovers a second dead dog and a second dead cat as they wade through debris at the home.

September 15, 2014
Officials pinpoint cleanup costs

Blackstone officials say they expect to spend $20,000 to clean up the squalid home.

September 23, 2014
Health board orders demolition of home

Following a public hearing with the Board of Health and the Board of Selectmen, the health baord votes to order the demolition of the house.

October 14, 2014
Prosecution says two infants found dead had been alive for some time

A prosecutor says two infants were dressed in onesies and were wearing diapers when investigators discovered their remains. Bail is set at $1 million.

October 14, 2014
Raymond Rivera appears in court

The boyfriend of Erika Murray appears for a court hearing on pending marijuana charges.

October 18, 2014
Blackstone mother tells police baby died in bassinet

Murray's attorney says she told police that one of the three children whose remains were found inside her Blackstone home lived for a “number of days’’ before the infant inexplicably died in a bassinet.

November 12, 2014
Boyfriend of Erika Murray says he wasn’t allowed upstairs

“Ninety-nine percent of my awake time was in the basement,” Rivera tells reporters outside Uxbridge District Court where he faces a hearing on marijuana charges.



... and I got cut off!


http://www.bostonglobe.com/2014/09/12/timeline-infants-found-dead-blackstone/y1eULh93YBdx04OxHcaVbK/story.html

http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2014/09/12/how-could-nobody-have-known-about-blackstone-children/wapIJc9Sa7rhHqhrtimM1O/story.html

Age may be pivotal for two in case


".... .....Tied to a toilet when she wasn’t confined to a crib, the girl spent most of the first 13 years of her life alone. The father who imprisoned and tortured her snarled like a dog and scratched her with his fingernails. He never taught her to speak, and beat her whenever she made a sound.

And though well-meaning foster families and well-trained scientists spent decades trying to introduce the girl they called Genie to the world outside the Southern California hellhole where she was rescued in 1970; Genie never even learned to speak.

For severely neglected children — such as the 3-year-old and a 5-month-old kept hidden, and in isolation, in a house in Blackstone — rescue from parents unwilling or unable to provide for the most basic needs is only the beginning of a recovery process. It can take years if it happens at all, experts on child development say, to reverse years of isolation and neglect.

“Neglect is much worse for kids than abuse is,” said Charles Nelson, a professor of pediatrics and neuroscience at Harvard Medical School. “Depriving the brain very early in life has very insidious effects.”

Many details about the horror hidden in Blackstone have emerged, but relatively little is known about the lives of Ericka Murray’s two youngest children, who a neighbor said were found covered in their own feces. Cloistered inside a house that also contained the corpses of three infants, the children were allegedly kept a secret from their father by a mother who has been described by her lawyer as mentally ill. Officials said the 3-year-old was found unable to speak, underweight, and showing signs of limited exposure to daylight.


The younger children were placed in foster care, while Murray’s two older children, who were not raised in secret, are staying with their paternal grandparents.

Neglected children’s ability to recover largely depends on how old they are when they start receiving proper care, Nelson said. “The longer they’re in those conditions, the harder it is to get them back to even keel.”

Because the two-to-three years that separate the youngest Blackstone siblings contain so many critical developmental periods, the 5-month-old has a much better chance of recovery.

“This is not to say that for the 3-year-old, the die has been cast and the child has nothing but horrible things up the road,” Nelson said. “But I would be stunned if [the child’s] language was normal, if [the child’s] emotional health was normal.”

Nelson compared the conditions in Blackstone to what he has seen during the 15 years he has studied Romanian orphans. The conditions in those orphanages, where a single staff member was tasked with caring for as many as 60 children with intellectual and physical disabilities, probably approximated the situation on the excrement-filled second floor in Blackstone, he said.
“I wasn’t used to living in a home or an environment that was so kind,” said Izidor Ruckel, who spent his early years in a Romanian orphanage. “We were so used to the neglect and the abuse.”

“I wasn’t used to living in a home or an environment that was so kind,” said Izidor Ruckel, who spent his early years in a Romanian orphanage. “We were so used to the neglect and the abuse.”

Izidor Ruckel is one of those orphans. “Children are left with wounds that leave them scarred for life,” said Ruckel, who spent his earliest years in one of the bleak, unsanitary, and barely staffed Romanian orphanages that became central to the study of extreme child neglect after the country opened its borders in 1989.

Ruckel, 34, was adopted and brought to America in 1991, but his earliest years affected him long after that.

“For a long time, I was bitter and angry,” he said. “I took it out on my friends and family. I wasn’t used to living in a home or an environment that was so kind. We were so used to the neglect and the abuse.”

Emotional problems are among many issues that can emerge among children raised without critical care early in their lives, said Ann Easterbrooks, a professor in the Department of Child Study and Human Development at Tufts.

Care in the first year after birth profoundly affects the brain’s wiring, Easterbrooks said.

“In cases of chronic, severe neglect, you see smaller brains and difficulties in emotion regulation,” Easterbrooks said. “You might see serious depression, anxiety disorders, and negativity,” including blunted positive emotions and emotional flatness.

“It affects the structure and architecture of the brain,” Easterbrooks said, including its size, number of cells, and the connection between its areas.

The prefrontal cortex, which develops rapidly in the months after birth, controls decision making, problem solving, and impulse control, she said. Those deficits are difficult — but not impossible — to overcome.

“What would be required would be massive, systemic kinds of supports at many different levels,” Easterbrooks said. “We’re not talking about a week of intervention.”

Ruckel said he was fortunate to get that kind of care.

“It requires a lot of medical treatment, and a lot of patience. Once you are able to overcome it, you’ll never forget.”

And he said the plight of Blackstone’s youngest victims rings familiarly in his ears.

“I almost consider it the same as the orphanage,” said Ruckel, who speaks on college campuses with the orphan advocacy organization Both Ends Burning and will visit Boston in November.

“You’re locking up a human being from seeing the reality of the world. Nobody will know. Nobody will ever find out.”

But sometimes somebody does find out.

And then the hard work begins...."

http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2014/09/18/for-blackstone-youngest-victims-hard-road-ahead/VHx65RsVs2wGgeYAokTeOL/story.html#

Missing American found dead in Mexican mountains (Video)

Surae Chinn, WUSA, Washington D.C.   11:52 a.m. EST January 3, 2015


(Photo: Hari Simran Singh Khalsa, AP)

STERLING, Va. — Community members are mourning the loss of a Northern Virginia yoga instructor found dead in Mexico.

Search teams in Tepoztlan, Mexico, south of Mexico City, found 25-year-old Hari Simran Singh Khalsa's body Friday afternoon after a four-day search in tough, mountainous terrain.

The yoga instructor and his wife had taken their yoga students on a spiritual yoga retreat to Mexico. He went on what was supposed to be a short hike.

Khalsa had texted his wife a picture of him on the summit of a mountain and captioned it "looking down on you!" on Tuesday. His last text to a friend indicated he was lost.

Khalsa appears to have fallen while hiking and sustained a fatal injury to the head, a statement from the family said.

Read more:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/01/02/missing-american-mexico/21214743/

Alessandra_Deux wrote:PA – Shane Montgomery Search Update: FBI Focusing on Local River for Still Missing College Student : News : University Herald

December 17, 2014


Shane Montgomery

The whereabouts of Shane Montgomery, a West Chester University (WCU) student missing since the eve of Thanksgiving, are still unknown.

According to the Main Line Times, the Federal Bureau of Investigation is acting on “credible” evidence that has led the search back to the Schuylkill River. Montgomery was last seen on Wednesday, Nov. 26 and has been missing nearly three weeks.

Marine units are expected to search the river near where the WCU senior was last sighted, FBI Special Agent J.J. Klaver told the Times. Residents in Manayunk have been helping Montgomery’s family and friends in the search as well.

Read more:

http://ihavevanished.com/2014/12/17/pa-shane-montgomery-search-update-fbi-focusing-on-local-river-for-still-missing-college-student-news-university-herald/

Link to the article at the University Herald:

http://www.universityherald.com/articles/13956/20141216/shane-montgomery-search-update-fbi-focusing-on-local-river-for-still-missing-college-student.htm

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UPDATE:

Missing College Student Shane Montgomery's Keys Found in Schuylkill River

Dec 22, 2014, 2:19 AM ET

By DAN GOOD via GOOD MORNING AMERICA


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Keys belonging to a missing college student in Pennsylvania were discovered in the Schuylkill River, his uncle said.

The family of Shane Montgomery, 21, confirmed to ABC station WPVI-TV Sunday that divers found the keys near the river bank; the first physical clue to emerge in Montgomery’s Nov. 27 disappearance.

“They discovered a set of keys in the water,” Montgomery’s uncle Kevin Verbrugghe told WPVI-TV. “They brought them to the surface and brought them to us. I identified them as Shane’s, positively identified as his.”

Read more:

http://abcnews.go.com/US/missing-college-students-keys-found-schuylkill-river/story?id=27756684

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UPDATE:

BREAKING NEWS

Body Pulled From Schuylkill River Is Shane Montgomery: Family (Video)

By David Chang and Alison Burdo
Saturday, Jan 3, 2015 • Updated at 3:30 PM EST

The parents of missing West Chester University student Shane Montgomery watched as crews pulled their son's body from the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia's Manayunk neighborhood Saturday.

"Today we have done what we promised," Shane's mother, Karen Montgomery, said in a statement. "We found and brought Shane home."

Authorities have not yet confirmed the identity of the man found, however, Shane's family confirmed to NBC Philadelphia the body is the 21-year-old Roxborough native.

Karen and her husband, Kevin, fought back tears as they made their statement in the frigid rain outside the Manayunk Brewery Saturday afternoon.

Read more:

http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Body-of-Missing-College-Student-Shane-Montgomery-Found-286962511.html#ixzz3NnFWuN1s

Freckles wrote:AD
The missing college boys? It seems to fool a certain pattern.
It reminds me of the "killing fields" in Texas where all the many bodies were female and of a certain age.

Hi Freckles!

Absolutely! I totally agree.

Unfortunately, there are the following examples of that pattern here:

Drowning in Coincidence

(We followed Nick Wilcox's strange disappearance here at RC)

http://www.vanceholmes.com/court/trial_missing.html

And, there is also ...

http://www.examiner.com/article/another-man-missing-from-the-same-san-francisco-area-as-four-others

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This is quite interesting:

One Bizarre Theory About Shane Montgomery’s Disappearance

Hingston: Last week I wrote about the West Chester student’s disappearance. Then I heard about the “Smiley Face Killers.”

By Sandy Hingston  |  December 8, 2014 at 8:00 am

Read more:

http://www.phillymag.com/news/2014/12/08/shane-montgomery-victim-smiley-face-killers/#qyH2I8kZlSgyUp5F.99

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UF_Veq3IEMk#action=share



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWoJHGLPauo



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxAQ5R41kss

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DA: Student Run Over by Cop Car Was ‘Impaired’ (Video)

AP | 01.03.15 | 12:59 PM

CHATHAM, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts prosecutor says a college student who died after being run over by a police cruiser on Cape Cod was high on alcohol and drugs.

Cape and Islands District Attorney Michael O'Keefe told The Boston Globe that Greg Gagne was ‘‘seriously impaired’’ when he was run over in Chatham early on New Year’s Day. O'Keefe said Gagne had been drinking hard alcohol, but he declined to name the drugs.

The 22-year-old Gagne, of Longmeadow, was a senior government major and lacrosse player at St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York.

Read more:

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/2015/01/02/officer-involved-chatham-death-identified/hzr3Aj3adLQl79A5PN4EDJ/story.html?p1=trending_article_page_3

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Greg Gagne

Posted: Jan 03, 2015 2:31 PM CST
Updated: Jan 03, 2015 5:26 PM CST

_Snipped~

Authorities say Gagne was lying on an unlit street at about 4 a.m. Thursday when Chatham police officer Christopher Vardakis ran over him while responding to an emergency call.

Vardakis was placed on leave pending the investigation.

Read more:

http://www.myfoxboston.com/story/27753331/da-man-run-over-by-police-cruiser-was-impaired

Woman making Prince Andrew sex claims stands by story

03 Jan 2015 19:17| AFP

The woman who alleged she was forced to have sex with Britain's Prince Andrew has stood by her story despite Buckingham Palace's strong denial.


Britain's Prince Andrew (Reuters)

The woman who alleged in a US court filing she was kept as an underage “sex slave” by a Wall Street financier and forced to have sex with Britain’s Prince Andrew stood by her story on Saturday despite Buckingham Palace’s strong denial.

The plaintiff, identified only as “Jane Doe #3” in court papers, told British newspaper the Guardian that she refuses to be “unjustly victimised again” after robust denials of the allegations from the palace and also a prominent US attorney named in the lawsuit.

The story made front-page news in Britain’s newspapers on Saturday.

~Snipped~

In a strongly-worded response on Friday, Buckingham Palace said that “any suggestion of impropriety with underage minors is categorically untrue”.

In a statement issued to the Guardian through her lawyers, the woman said: “These types of aggressive attacks on me are exactly the reason why sexual abuse victims typically remain silent and the reason why I did for a long time.

“That trend should change. I’m not going to be bullied back into silence.”

Another man named in the court papers also robustly protested his innocence.

Alan Dershowitz, one of Epstein’s defence lawyers whom “Jane Doe #3” was allegedly forced to have sex with on several occasions, told AFP the story was “made up”.

Read more:

http://mg.co.za/article/2015-01-03-woman-making-prince-andrew-sex-claims-stands-by-story/

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Just got the updates on Shane. Another young man lost and we don't know why. WHY???? Why not a concentrated effort to find out what is behind this ongoing rash of deaths that appear to have a commonality?

I am reminded of the "Franklin Scandal" and Boys; Town out of Omaha, Nebraska. At least we know that was a male prostitution sex trade going on...

So many names. Too many names. Too many lost too early in life with dreams left unknown.

From link given above by AD:


"....There are intriguing similarities in the more than 40 deaths: The young men were popular and athletic, and had been out drinking at the time they disappeared. And graffiti depicting smiley faces had reportedly been found near where their purported killers dumped their victims into bodies of water....."

Read more at http://www.phillymag.com/news/2014/12/08/shane-montgomery-victim-smiley-face-killers/#Vg1Ie85zQoHKW8Wk.99

I found a lot of uses of this word. A county in Wisconsin, Catholic organizations, etc..

Meaning of sinsinawa (sinsiniwa):

http://raumfahrer.wordpress.com/smileyfacemurders/
(Use of the Smiley Face in crimes:
http://raumfahrer.wordpress.com/smileyfacemurders/#OTHEREXAMPLES)

www.fathermazzuchellisociety.org/historical-associations-of-sinsinawa-a...
Mary Synon's 1955 book Mother Emily of Sinsinawa says, “The name is either the Sac and Fox word meaning 'clear water', or the Siouan word for 'home of the ...(the young eagle)"

United States Congressional serial set
https://books.google.com/books?id=IIAuAQAAIAAJ
1902
Sinsinawa Mound; village in Grand County, Wisconsin. A combination of the Indian word, Sinsiawe, meaning "rattlesnake," and mound, because situated near a ...

Sinsinawa Labyrinths:
http://wdtprs.com/blog/2013/01/the-a-maze-ing-sinsinawa-dominicans/

Body of missing Pa. college student Shane Montgomery recovered (Video)

Published January 03, 2015 · FoxNews.com



The agonizing search for a missing college student has ended in heartbreak for the young man’s family.

Search teams from the Garden State Underwater Recovery Unit pulled Shane Montgomery’s body from the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia around noon Saturday, Fox 29 reported.

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Fox 29 said the biggest break came two weeks ago when investigators found Shane’s car keys near the river.

Surveillance video showed him heading towards a parking lot along the banks of the icy river.

“This is the last place we know he came,” Philadelphia Detective Capt. James Kelly told the station. “Nobody else followed him. He walked into the parking lot. If he came back here, there’s a lot of different ways he could have gone that wouldn’t have been picked up by a camera.”

Read more:

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/01/03/body-missing-pa-college-student-recovered/

Missing student Shane Montgomery's body found in river

AP 4:31 p.m. EST January 3, 2015

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"Shane, a senior at West Chester, had been out with friends until the early-morning hours of Thanksgiving and never made it home. His mother has said he was escorted out of Kildare's Irish Pub in the city's lively Manayunk neighborhood around 2 a.m.

FBI Supervisory Special Agent J.J. Klaver said Saturday a body was recovered behind the Manayunk Brew Pub, less than a 10-minute walk from Kildare's."

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/01/03/missing-college-student/21233791/

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Nick Wilcox's Case:

"The 24-year-old University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee student had celebrated the New Year with friends at the Irish Rec Room, a downtown Milwaukee bar. Reportedly, Nick was kicked out of the bar and was last seen between 1 AM and 2 AM on January 1. Nick's family and friends began a comprehensive area search within hours."

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The Irish Rec Room, is located at 1023 N. Old World 3rd St, Nick Wilcox's body was found  in the 1000 block of N. Old World 3rd St. He  was found bout 350 to 500 feet from where he was last seen; the location where his body was found in the Milwaukee River is across the street from the Irish Rec Room.

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The commonalities between the Shane Montgomery case and the Nick Wilcox case are mind boggling.

Erica Maldonado
A story of coming to terms with the murder of her mother.


"....It's nearing 1 a.m. New Year's Day, 1990.

Erica Moldanado is 3 years old, and her mother forces her between a bed and an old dresser in a cramped room of their attic-turned-apartment on Birch Crescent in northeast Rochester.

"Stay there, Erica," Lisa Viruet tells her daughter, and turns to face the man with the butcher knife.

The next horrific moments no child should witness — or remember with the detail Erica still does today. ...."

http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2015/01/03/woman-finds-renewed-resolve-cope-tragedy/21236157/

By Crimesider Staff / CBS/AP /  January 5, 2015, 4:58 PM

Son charged with murder of NYC hedge fund founder Gilbert


Thomas Gilbert Sr.

NEW YORK - Authorities say the 30-year-old son of a hedge fund founder who was found shot dead in his Manhattan apartment has been arrested and charged with killing him.

Thomas Gilbert Sr., 70, was shot in the head at his Beekman Place residence on the East Side on Sunday, police said. Police responded to the home after reports of shots fired, and found Gilbert in the bedroom, a handgun near his body.

Gilbert's son, Thomas, was arrested Monday morning and charged with homicide and possession of a criminal weapon, police said. It wasn't clear whether he had an attorney.

Read more:

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/son-charged-with-murder-of-nyc-hedge-fund-founder-gilbert/

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Son of Slain Hedge Fund Founder Thomas Gilbert Sr. Charged With Homicide

Jan 5, 2015, 4:46 PM ET

By MEGHAN KENEALLY and JOSH MARGOLIN  via GOOD MORNING AMERICA


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The son of a hedge fund founder whose death was "staged" to look like a suicide has been charged with his father's death, police said today.

Thomas Gilbert, the 70-year-old founder of Wainscott Capital Partners, was found shot dead in his Manhattan apartment Sunday night and police took his son Tommy Gilbert, 30, into custody around 10:45 p.m. Sunday, authorities said.

Tommy Gilbert was interrogated by police at the 17th precinct, a spokesperson for the NYPD told ABC News. The son was arrested at 11 a.m. today and charged with homicide and criminal possession of a weapon, police said.

Read more:

http://abcnews.go.com/US/hedge-fund-founder-thomas-gilbert-srs-death-staged/story?id=28007547

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Tommy Gilbert Mugshot

Source: ABCNews

Son allegedly killed hedge-funder dad after $200 allowance cut

By Larry Celona and Jamie Schram

January 5, 2015 | 1:52pm


Thomas Gilbert Jr. is escorted out of the 17th precinct Monday, Jan. 5, 2015, in New York. Gilbert was charged in the alleged shooting death of his father, hedge fund manager Thomas Gilbert.
Chad Rachman

The bratty 30-year-old son of a millionaire Manhattan hedge-fund founder was charged Monday with murdering his dad after the old man cut his allowance — by a measly $200, law-enforcement sources said.

Thomas Gilbert Jr. faces multiple charges including murder and criminal possession of a weapon after he allegedly fired a single shot at his father’s head Sunday night.

The son, who just found out he was getting a $200 cut in his monthly allowance, asked his mother to go get him a sandwich so she’d be out of the family’s tony Beekman Place apartment just before he pulled the trigger and executed his dad, sources told The Post.

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Gilbert Jr. shot his father about 3:30 p.m. Sunday in the family’s posh pad at 20 Beekman Place with a high-powered .40-caliber Glock semi-automatic pistol that he owned, police said.

Sources said they found the box the gun came in after Gilbert Jr. surrendered at his apartment at 350 W. 18th St. about 11 p.m. Sunday. Police also found two magazine clips and loose rounds scattered around his Chelsea pad.

It is still unclear whether he bought the gun legally.

Read more:

http://nypost.com/2015/01/05/son-allegedly-killed-hedge-funder-dad-after-200-cut-to-his-allowance/

MISSING IN AMERICA: Hannah Thomas-Garner

Missing Oregon teenager Hannah Thomas-Garner was classified as a runaway by police after she vanished on November 29th, 2014 from Ashland Oregon, but the 17-year-old's family insists something else has to be behind her disappearance.

"It's been a roller coaster, ups and downs," Jeff Garner, Hannah's father, told Dateline. "Each day it gets harder and harder, but I'll never lose hope for my baby girl."



Officials told Dateline Hannah had attended a party the night she vanished on Dead Indian Memorial Road near Ashland, but never returned home. Two days later, the teen's 2012 Ford Focus was found wrecked and abandoned nearly 75 miles south of there, near the city of Mt. Shasta, California.

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Hannah Thomas-Garner is described as 5'6" tall, weighing 137 pounds, with dark blonde hair and blue eyes. If you have any information regarding the teen's whereabouts, please contact the Ashland Police Department at (541) 482-5211.

First published January 5th 2015, 3:00 pm

Read more:

http://www.nbcnews.com/feature/missing-in-america/missing-america-hannah-thomas-garner-n280061

Massive hunt underway for gunmen in Paris terror attack

Doug Stanglin and Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY 11:17 a.m. EST January 7, 2015



At least a dozen people are dead after gunmen stormed the offices of French satirical magazine 'Charlie Hebdo' Wednesday. The country's president is calling the attack an act of terror. VPC



Masked gunmen shouting Islamic phrases stormed the offices of the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo Wednesday, killing 12 people, including the editorial director and four cartoonists whose work included controversial drawings of the prophet Mohammed.

The gunmen, wearing hoods and armed with Kalashnikov automatic rifles, fled in a stolen car in Paris after exchanging gunfire with police at the scene, killing two officers, France24 reports. Five people were reported in critical condition.

French authorities said they were looking for three suspects in the noon-time attack.

Read more:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/01/07/france-charlie-hebdo-satirical-publisher/21377861/

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Paris attack is latest to target European media

Jane Onyanga-Omara, USA TODAY 11:06 a.m. EST January 7, 2015



A gun assault on the Paris offices of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo was the deadliest terrorist attack in France's recent history. (News, USA TODAY)

The attack on the Paris offices of a French satirical newspaper appears to be the latest act of terrorism targeting European media.

At least 12 people were killed when hooded gunmen shouting the Islamic phrase "Allahu akbar" ("God is great") stormed the offices of Charlie Hebdo on Wednesday. The weekly has previously drawn condemnation from Muslims, and its offices were the subject of an arson attack in 2011 after it published a caricature of the prophet Mohammed. Islamic law opposes any depiction of Mohammed.

(Photo Gallery)

Read more:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/01/07/radicals-threaten-media/21380379/

12 killed, many injured, in Paris terror attack

by Jaydan Duck on January 7, 2015 10:43 pm



A MASSIVE manhunt is underway for two “well trained” terrorists who have shot dead at least 12 people and injured countless others after storming the headquarters of a French media company in central Paris.

Early reports suggest at least two gunmen armed with assault rifles and a rocket-propelled grenade launcher launched a terrifying raid on the offices of satirical magazine, Charlie Hebdo.

There are reports that at least four people have been left critically injured and among the dead are 10 journalists and two police officers.



It’s being reported the masked gunmen had asked for journalists by name before opening fire.

The number of dead and injured may rise. It’s understood the gunmen are now on the run after driving away in a hijacked car.

French President Francois Hollande has called an emergency cabinet meeting and the country’s security level has been raised to its highest level as the hunt for the gunmen gets underway.

WATCH: The moment terrorists open fire in Paris



Read more

http://www.mygc.com.au/news/12-killed-many-injured-in-paris-terror-attack/

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UPDATE:

Paris Attack Suspect Dead, Two in Custody

One of the suspects in the Paris attack on Charlie Hebdo magazine has been killed and the two others are in custody, a two senior U.S. counterterrorism officials told NBC News.

Authorities identified the three men as Said Kouachi and Cherif Kouachi, both French and in their early 30s, and 18-year-old Hamyd Mourad, whose nationality wasn't immediately clear.

One of the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren't authorized to publicly discuss the investigation, told The Associated Press that the men were linked to a Yemeni terrorist network. And Cherif Kouachi was convicted in 2008 of terrorism charges for helping funnel fighters to Iraq's insurgency and sentenced to 18 months in prison.

Authorities have not reported any arrests in the case.

Read more:

http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/paris-magazine-attack/paris-attack-suspect-dead-two-custody-n281761

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UPDATE:

French police identify gunmen who stormed satirical newspaper, killing at least 12

By Virgile Demoustier, Anthony Faiola and Griff Witte January 7 at 6:49 PM



PARIS — French police have identified three men as suspects in Wednesday’s massacre of a dozen people at the offices of a satirical weekly newspaper, a brazen attack that set off a massive manhunt and sparked widespread condemnation of the killings.

According to police and other officials, two of the suspects are French brothers aged 34 and 32 years old from the Paris region, and the third is an 18-year-old from the northeastern city of Reims. There were conflicting reports on whether the teenager was also a French national.

French police surrounded an apartment building in the northeastern city of Reims late Wednesday as part of the manhunt for the three masked gunmen who assaulted the Paris offices of Charlie Hebdo, gunning down the editor, several staffers and two police officers before fleeing by car.

Read more:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/gunmen-storm-paris-satirical-newspaper-killing-at-least-11/2015/01/07/f358b17a-9660-11e4-aabd-d0b93ff613d5_story.html

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NEW DEVELOPMENTS:

Mourning and manhunt after French magazine massacre

AFP
Richard Carter, AFP
Jan. 8, 2015, 1:59 AM



Police are seen during an operation in the "Croix-Rouge" suburb of Reims, northern France early January 8, 2015

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Nearly 24 hours after the brazen daylight assault, the masked, black-clad gunmen -- who shouted "Allahu akbar" ("God is greatest") while killing some of France's most outspoken journalists as well as two policemen -- were still on the loose.

Police issued arrest warrants for Cherif Kouachi, 32, a known jihadist convicted in 2008 for involvement in a network sending fighters to Iraq, and his 34-year-old brother Said. Both were born in Paris.

The two men were likely to be "armed and dangerous," authorities warned.

Read more:

http://www.businessinsider.com/afp-mourning-and-manhunt-after-french-magazine-massacre-2015-1#ixzz3OFFnyk4C

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Europe

Paris terror suspects reportedly spotted in northern France, police flood scene

Published January 08, 2015  ·  FoxNews.com

DEVELOPING: The suspects in the deadly Charlie Hebdo shooting may have been spotted near the small town of Villers-Cotterêts, an hour northeast of Paris, and security forces are searching the area, the AFP reported.

Two men fitting the description of brothers Said and Cherif Kouachi stole gas and food from a gas station near Villers-Cotterets, in the northern Aisne region, Thursday morning, according to AFP.

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The AFP reported that an armed robbery took place at a gas station near Villers-Cotterêts and that the two assailants, both resembling the Charlie Hebdo suspects, fled in the direction of Paris in a Renault Clio which had weapons on its back seat and its license plates covered. The robbery suspects were described as masked, with Kalashnikovs, according to the AFP. A heavy police presence, including helicopters, could be seen Thursday afternoon in Crepy-en-Valois, 10 miles from the gas station that was robbed.

Read more:

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2015/01/08/1-3-paris-terror-attack-suspects-surrenders-to-police-2-others-at-large/

By Crimesider Staff / CBS News / January 7, 2015, 10:35 AM

Fla. sisters, 11 and 15, accused of murdering teen brother

COLUMBIA COUNTY, Fla. - Two Florida sisters, ages 15 and 11, have been charged with premeditated murder for allegedly shooting their 16-year-old brother while he slept, reports CBS affiliate WJAX.

According to WJAX, the 15-year-old told police that her brother had beaten her and locked her in her bedroom. She reportedly said her 11-year-old sister unlocked the door and the 15-year-old found the gun in her parents' bedroom and shot her brother. The girls then reportedly left the home, leaving their 3-year-old sister behind.

48 Hours Crimesider is not naming or picturing the suspects because of their young age. Both girls have been charged with premeditated murder.

Read more:

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/florida-sisters-11-and-15-accused-of-murdering-teen-brother/

Officials: El Paso VA clinic shooter, victim dead; FBI leads investigation

By: Jesse Martinez
Updated: Wednesday, January 7, 2015



EL PASO, Texas – A doctor was shot and another person was found dead at the El Paso VA Health Care System on Tuesday, according to a spokesperson from the office of U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke, D-El Paso.

Spokesperson John Meza said they believe the person who was found dead may be the shooter and may have committed suicide, but they have not confirmed that information.

At a press conference Tuesday evening, Maj. Gen. Stephen Twitty confirmed the shooter was killed along with one victim. Fort Bliss did not confirm the identity of the victim.

Read more:

http://www.cbs4local.com/news/features/local-headlines/stories/BREAKING-EPPD-assisting-Fort-Bliss-over-reports-of-active-shooter-at-WBAMC-67280.shtml#.VK1w2Ok5DIV

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Press conference on El Paso Veterans Affairs Health Care System's clinic shooting

Updated: Wednesday, January 7, 2015 | Associated Press



EL PASO, Texas (AP) — A gunman opened fire at a veterans' medical clinic in West Texas on Tuesday, killing one other person, officials said. The gunman was also killed.

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"The alleged shooter is dead, and we have one casualty. That casualty is deceased. All other VA patients and staff are safe," said Twitty, commanding officer of nearby Fort Bliss.

"Everything is under control and there is no immediate threat to Fort Bliss or the local community," Twitty said.

Read more:

http://cbs4local.com/news/features/local-headlines/stories/Press-conference-on-VA-clinic-shooting-67373.shtml#.VK1ya-k5DIV

Body Found Identified As That Of Missing Sullivan Woman

Friday, January 02, 2015 5:40 p.m. EST


Tiffanie Adams

Indiana State Police say that a body found in a Sullivan corn field is that of a missing Sullivan woman.

Dental records were used to identify 20 year old Tiffanie R. Adams.

She was last seen on November 5, 2014 walking from her father’s home on North Broad Street to her mother’s residence nearly one block away.

She was reported missing on November 7, 2014.

A farmer found her body while harvesting a corn field near CR 300 North and CR 325 East.

Several leads were investigated in this case but none led a resolution prior to her body being discovered by the farmer.

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Anyone with any information regarding this case, more specifically, if anyone saw Tiffanie speaking with someone or riding in a car on the day of her disappearance, should contact police as soon as possible.

Callers can remain anonymous.

Read more:

http://mymixfm.com/news/articles/2015/jan/02/body-found-identified-as-that-of-missing-sullivan-woman/

Royal company: Virginia Roberts (centre) is pictured, aged 17, with Prince Andrew and Ghislaine Maxwell

Read more:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2597308/The-bombshell-court-document-claims-Prince-Andrew-knew-billionaire-friends-abuse-age-girls.html#ixzz3OBpTCWas

CBS News / January 8, 2015, 8:07 AM

New information on Paris terror suspects





CBS News has learned that the two brothers suspected in the massacre at a French satirical newspaper this week have connections to Yemen, and previous links to al Qaeda in Iraq.

It was not immediately clear whether it was Said or Cherif Kouachi, both in their early 30s, who travelled to Yemen in 2011. But a senior intelligence source told CBS News on Thursday that both men are known long-term jihadists, and were known to French officials.

One of the men was convicted in 2008 of recruiting fighters in France to go and fight in Iraq. He was jailed for 18 months.

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French police identified Cherif Kouachi (left) and his brother Said Kouachi (right), along with 18-year-old Hamyd Mourad (not pictured), as suspects in the attack on the newspaper Charlie Hebdo that left 12 people dead Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015 in Paris, France./ French Interior Ministry

Read more:

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/new-information-on-paris-terror-suspects/

CBS News / January 8, 2015, 2:43 AM

Girl, 5, tossed from bridge in Florida

Last Updated Jan 8, 2015 11:09 AM EST

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- A 5-year-old girl has died after being thrown from a bridge into Tampa Bay early Thursday, and a suspect believed to be her father is in custody, St. Petersburg police said.

Public information officer Yolanda Fernandez told CBS Tampa affiliate WTSP-TV rescuers found the girl after about an hour and tried to resuscitate her. She was taken to a hospital but was pronounced dead at 2:44 a.m., Fernandez said.

Read more:

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/child-tossed-from-bridge-in-florida/

John Nicholas Jonchuck Jr.

Girl Dead After Being Tossed From Florida Bridge, Police Say

Jan 8, 2015, 2:17 AM ET

By EBONEE WILLIAMS via GOOD MORNING AMERICA


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http://abcnews.go.com/US/child-tossed-florida-bridge-police/story?id=28076377

Alessandra_Deux wrote:Elderly California couple killed inside home in affluent neighborhood

Shirley Isom, 74, and Armie Isom, 89, were attacked in their house in La Verne Friday afternoon and died from their injuries. Police do not have a suspect in the case but witnesses said they saw a strange man leave the home minutes before their bodies were discovered.

BY  Joel Landau / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS / Sunday, December 28, 2014, 10:32 AM


Shirley Isom, 74, and her her husband, Armie Isom, 89, were found dead in their upscale La Verne home Friday afternoon.

An elderly couple was found murdered in their home in an affluent suburb of Los Angeles.

A groundskeeper discovered Shirley Isom dead at her large estate in La Verne Calif. Friday afternoon, police said. Her husband, Armie Isom, was taken to a hospital but died of his injuries.

The murder was initially reported as a stabbing but the Coroner's Officer ruled it was due to blunt force trauma Saturday, reports CBS Los Angeles.

Read more:

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/elderly-california-couple-killed-home-article-1.2058681

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Detectives release sketch of suspect in killings of La Verne couple (Video)



By Cindy Chang

January 7, 2015, 4:08 PM

Detectives have released a sketch of a man they suspect of beating and stabbing an elderly couple to death in a blitz attack near the front door of the couple’s La Verne-area home..

Neighbors had noticed the man, whom detectives described as about 5 feet, 7 inches tall and in his late 20s or early 30s, walking nearby with a duffel bag or backpack.

Read more:

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-suspect-laverne-killings-20150107-story.html

Why is Obama still snubbing the VA?
Pete Hegseth, AZ I See It 5:51 p.m. MST January 8, 2015

"...While he addresses an adoring crowd, five minutes away there are wounded veterans still awaiting timely care, and long-overdue accountability, at the Phoenix Veterans Affairs Hospital — the same hospital where, less than one year ago, America learned how grossly mismanaged our VA system had become.

It is unconscionable that President Obama won't even stop by for a visit.

The president hasn't visited a single VA hospital since The Arizona Republic first reported last April that the Phoenix VA had kept a secret wait-list for critically ill veterans, a despicable practice that, unfortunately, was not just employed in Phoenix...."




http://www.azcentral.com/story/opinion/op-ed/2015/01/08/obama-phoenix-va-visit/21434725/

Mayor: Charlie Hebdo attackers dead (Video)

By Greg Botelho, Ben Brumfield and Jim Sciutto, CNN
Updated 11:33 AM ET, Fri January 9, 2015

Paris (CNN)—[Breaking news update at 11:33 a.m. ET]

Cherif and Said Kouachi -- the suspects in the massacre at the offices of Charlie Hebdo -- have been killed in by security forces, Otis Mayor Bernard Corneille said.

[Original story published at 11:27 a.m. ET]

Two intense standoffs with gunmen are underway in and around Paris on Friday -- one involving the two brothers wanted in the Charlie Hebdo massacre and the other a hostage situation at a kosher grocery store.

Authorities have not said if or how the situations are related, but both underscored France's days-long nightmare and anti-terrorism fight.

Latest updates at 11:27 a.m. ET

Read more:

http://www.cnn.com/2015/01/09/europe/charlie-hebdo-paris-shooting/index.html

Un-regal Royal: Prince William on the hot seat?

http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/jan/08/prince-william-bikini-sun-sandhurst

Alessandra_Deux wrote:
John Nicholas Jonchuck Jr.

Girl Dead After Being Tossed From Florida Bridge, Police Say

Jan 8, 2015, 2:17 AM ET

By EBONEE WILLIAMS via GOOD MORNING AMERICA


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Read more:

http://abcnews.go.com/US/child-tossed-florida-bridge-police/story?id=28076377

Before girl’s death on Tampa Bay bridge, a family in chaos

Police were called many times over alleged violence

By Carol Marbin Miller - cmarbin@MiamiHerald.com
01/09/2015 12:19 AM | Updated: 01/09/2015 8:48 AM


A photo of Phoebe Jonchuck. The little girl was found in the water by a search team from Eckerd College about an hour and 40 minutes after being thrown from the bridge. Courtesy: Melody Dishman

By age 5, Phoebe Jonchuck already had a significant history with Florida child protection authorities: Her father, they were told, was habitually violent with his domestic partners, and had been accused of “smacking” his daughter in the face. Phoebe’s mother, according to reports to the agency, was a meth user who had been charged with cruelty to another child in 2008.

A Tampa judge left to determine custody between them faced difficult choices.

The battle between John Nicholas Jonchuck and Michelle Kerr ended tragically early Thursday when Jonchuck tossed his 5-year-old daughter from a bridge approaching the iconic Sunshine Skyway, which spans Tampa Bay between St. Petersburg and Manatee County. Phoebe’s body was found by an Eckerd College dive team.

The report of Phoebe’s death to the state Department of Children & Families child abuse hotline was the sixth report the agency had received about the family in the past 2 1/2 years. Records of those contacts suggest little was done to ensure Phoebe’s safety since the first report was received at 9:51 p.m. on April 14, 2012.

Read more:

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/state/florida/article5668248.html#storylink=cpy

Dad accused of throwing girl from bridge had police run-ins (Video)

Associated Press
By TAMARA LUSH
8 hours ago

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — In her short life, 5-year-old Phoebe Jonchuck attended kindergarten, bounced from home to home and often witnessed her parents fighting and arguing.

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Phoebe lived with her father, and in the last day of her life, he made comments that frightened his lawyer so much she called authorities and frantically wondered aloud if she should have kept the girl at her office. He called his attorney "God" and asked her to translate a Bible in Swedish.

A short time later, a deputy questioned Jonchuck and found nothing wrong. Phoebe was smiling and happy.

Fast-forward 12 hours, during an unusually cold and windy night along the Gulf Coast, a police officer spotted Jonchuck speeding by in his car early Thursday, then the officer said he witnessed Jonchuck drop Phoebe.

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Phoebe's mother, Michelle Kerr, was with Jonchuck for six tumultuous years, and police were called numerous times. Since 2008, Jonchuck has been charged with domestic battery six times, but in every case, the charges were dropped or never pursued.

Kerr had an arrest record consisting of child neglect, petty theft and contributing to the delinquency of a minor, among other charges.

Read more:

http://news.yahoo.com/dad-accused-throwing-girl-bridge-had-police-run-094328188.html?.tsrc=opera

Well, that angry young male is no longer looking at petty crap.
He is going down for premeditated murder.
I hope they add abuse to the charges....
Stupid SOB.
I am sure country services gave him phone numbers to call if he ever needed support services...

Like too many little ones, she experienced too much grief in her young years. A perfect little girl who should have grown up in a home being nurtured and loved....Her face will stay with me. God bless her and comfort her in his loving arms.

So who is teaching Johnny what?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/30/brianne-altice-teacher-sex_n_4177085.

The way she can manipulate her entire affect reminds me of how Jodi Arias was:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2648124/Utah-high-school-teacher-34-accused-having-sex-16-year-old-student-claims-SHE-victim-teen-boy-wore-defenses.html

UPDATE: Brother of missing UTC student: "I feel like I have to find him myself."

Posted: Jan 08, 2015 12:53 PM CST
Updated: Jan 09, 2015 5:48 PM CST

By WRCB Staff
By Kelly McCarth



CHATTANOOGA, TN (WRCB) - UPDATE: One of Ali Ali's roommates called his brother Hassan Elnour, a medical resident at the University of Mississippi, Tuesday morning. Ali's roommate told him Ali didn't come home last night and no one can get ahold of him.
   
His brother knew right away this was serious and says he isn't leaving Chattanooga until he gets some answers.

"He didn't use his bank account, he doesn't have money," said his brother Hassan Elnour, "He's on foot, it's really cold outside, he's new to the country, he doesn't know anybody. The only people he knows is like the four roommates he has here."
   
Elnour last spoke with his brother Sunday night. They talked about his upcoming semester at UTC.
   
Ali's roommate says Ali's priority is on his education and he's never missed a class.

"Monday was the first day of classes and he's missing on that day?" said Iyad Abdulmajeed, "This is very unusual."
   
Ali is an international student from Sudan studying electrical engineering. His bank account hasn't been touched since he paid his rent Sunday night.

On Monday, he met with an engineering professor around noon, and he's been missing ever since.

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Ali was last seen January 5, 2015 wearing a blue jacket, red Converse shoes and black eye glasses.

Ali is described as:
•Black male
•24 years old
•5'8” tall
•Weighing 150 pounds

Chattanooga Police ask anyone with information regarding his whereabouts to call 423-698-2525.

Read more:

http://www.wrcbtv.com/story/27793824/chattanooga-police-searching-for-missing-adult

UTC student missing since Monday

January 9th, 2015  |  By Will Healey



The last time Hassan Elnour spoke to his brother, Ali Ali, was Sunday night.

Ali needed to pay his rent and have enough money to register for classes the next morning.

The Sudanese brothers are in the United States to advance their educations. Elnour is a medical resident in urology at the University of Mississippi in Jackson. Ali came in August to pursue his master's degree in electrical engineering at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.

As the elder brother, Elnour is in charge of the finances for both. He wanted to make sure Ali had enough to pay rent -- which bank records show he did Sunday night -- and to register for classes and live on. Ali, 24, spent the following morning registering and applying for an assistantship, and then he disappeared.

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HOW TO HELP

Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to call the Chattanooga Police Department at 423-698-2525, or Hassan Elnour at 571-354-1609.

Read more:

http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/local/story/2015/jan/09/utc-student-missing-monday/281793/

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UPDATE:

Still no sign of missing UTC student

Will Healey
January 14th, 2015

More than a week after he disappeared, there still is no sign of missing UTC student Ali Ali.

The 24-year-old engineering master's student was last seen on UTC's campus Jan. 5, when he spent the morning applying for an assistantship. He last spoke to his brother, Hassan Elnour, the previous night about paying his rent. The rent payment remains the last activity in Ali's bank account.

Elnour arrived in Chattanooga the night of Jan. 6, and since then he and Ali's roommates have been searching tirelessly for him, checking hospitals and putting up posters with the help of local churches. Despite their efforts, their search has yielded frustratingly little information.

"Nothing," Elnour said. "No one has seen him."

Read more:

http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/local/story/2015/jan/14/still-no-sign-missing-utc-student/282605/

Family, friends search for missing Wayne State student

By Zlati Meyer and David Jesse, Detroit Free Press staff writers 9:11 p.m. EST January 1, 2015

WSU student Ken Gruno was last seen outside Genesee County bar Saturday


Ken Gruno (Photo: Gruno family)

Family and friends are searching for a Wayne State University student who hasn't been seen since early last Saturday when he disappeared after walking out of a Genesee County bar.

Friends last saw Ken Gruno, 27, about 1 a.m. outside the Otisville Hotel Bar, tipsy and needing some air. He left his coat and debit card inside. Otisville is a small village northeast of Flint.

He was wearing blue jeans, a gray flannel shirt with a vest and colorful bowtie and slip-on work boots when he disappeared. He is a white male, about 5 feet 11 inches and 175 pounds.

It was 46 degrees around the time Gruno disappeared, according to the National Weather Service's reading at Flint's Bishop International Airport.

"He just went out to get some fresh air with a friend. The friend came back in. The friend went back to get him and he was gone," said his friend Zack Palmatier, who was at the bar that night.

Read more:

http://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2015/01/01/search-continues-missing-wayne-state-university-student/21169429/

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Student in Michigan goes missing after stepping out of bar to get some air and never returning

Ken Gruno, 27, was hanging out with high school friends before walking out of a bar and disappearing

BY  Jason Silverstein   /  NEW YORK DAILY NEWS /  Wednesday, December 31, 2014, 3:55 PM



He went out for a breath of fresh air and disappeared into thin air.

Friends and family are looking for Ken Gruno, 27, a student at Wayne State University in Detroit, Mich. who stepped out of a bar Friday morning and hasn’t been seen since.

Gruno, from the small town Otisville, walked out of the Otisville Hotel Bar around 1 a.m. Friday to get some air, the Detroit News reports. He left behind a coat and debit card and never returned.

“Everyone said he wasn’t upset about anything and was just having a good time and everything,” his wife Kelsea Gruno told the Detroit News, saying Ken was seeing old high school friends at the bar.

Read more:

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/michigan-student-steps-bar-hasn-article-1.2062282

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Information page on Finding Ken Gruno



https://www.facebook.com/events/930622063616971/

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Link to the map of the location from where Ken Gruno disappeared:

https://www.bing.com/maps/default.aspx?v=2&pc=FACEBK&mid=8100&rtp=adr.%7Epos.43.166446_-83.524961_116+W+Main+St%2C+Otisville%2C+Michigan+48463&cp=43.166446%7E-83.524961&lvl=16&sty=r&rtop=0%7E0%7E0%7E&mode=D&FORM=FBKPL2&mkt=en-US

Crews move search for Ken Gruno farther south of Otisville, say they are not giving up


Volunteers walk along the side of Irish Road as they search for Ken Gruno, 27, just miles from where he was last seen in Otisville on Jan. 1, 2014. Laura McDermott | MLive.com

(Photo Gallery)

By  Jiquanda Johnson | jjohns16@mlive.com  
on January 01, 2015 at 5:00 PM, updated January 05, 2015 at 2:50 PM

OTIVISVILLE, MI - Crews have moved their search for Ken Gruno, a missing Otisville man, pushing farther south along Irish Road.

Family members, friends, volunteers, and the Shiawasee and Genesee County search and rescue teams were out in 22-degree whether searching for Gruno on New Year's Day.

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The search teams moved their headquarters to Richfield Church of Nazarene on the corner of Mt. Morris and Irish Roads this week. The church is down the street from Richfield County Park.

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If anyone has information they are asked to notify police. Michigan State Police are investigating.

Read more:

http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2015/01/crews_move_search_for_ken_grun.html

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Search continues for missing Otisville man Ken Gruno despite wintry weather



By  Molly Young | myoung7@mlive.com  
on January 03, 2015 at 4:52 PM, updated January 05, 2015 at 2:48 PM

OTISVILLE, MI -- Saturday's search for missing U.S. Air Force veteran and Wayne State University student Ken Gruno was cut short due to weather concerns, but community search crews plan to be back at it tomorrow morning.

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"It's frustrating because we don't have him back right now – I can't fix this," he said. "I like helping people, and it's hard because I can't help him. I can't find my best friend."

Palmatier said that Saturday night Gruno went missing was an unofficial Lakeville High School reunion at Otisville Hotel Bar.

"That's when everyone's home, because of the holidays, so there was a thing on Facebook telling people to meet up at the bar to have drinks and food and to just meet up and say hi," he said.

Palmatier said everyone was mingling, and before he knew it, Gruno was gone without warning.

"It was just a normal night at the bar. We were having a good time, and then the next thing I know, Ken is gone," he said.

Read more:

Anyone with information as to Gruno's whereabouts is asked to call the Michigan State Police at 810-732-1111.

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Ken Gruno's mother makes plea for his return (Video)

Posted: Jan 10, 2015 5:51 PM CST
Updated: Jan 10, 2015 9:30 PM CST

By ABC12 News Team

OTISVILLE (WJRT) - (01/10/15) - The mother of a man missing since Dec. 27 is speaking out for the first time.

Ken Gruno, 27, disappeared after leaving the Otisville Hotel Bar in Genesee County.

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His mother just wants to bring him home.

"Kenneth, you are loved. We are waiting for a call. If anybody knows anything, please just call somebody," said Dianna Gruno.

Gruno is 5'11" and weighs 175 lbs.

He was last seen wearing blue jeans, a grey plaid button dress shirt, black vest, colorful bowtie, and slip on work boots.

His family says he served in the United States Air Force, and is attending Wayne State University.

Volunteers met today at the Otisville Methodist Church to continue the search.

If you have any information call the Michigan State Police.

Family and friends have also provided their contact information for people who want to get involved. Their information is listed below:

Kelsea Etson 810-955-9844
Tim Dufort 810-348-9547
Jeff Watson 989-288-1990

Read more:

http://www.abc12.com/story/27819012/ken-grunos-mother-makes-plea-for-his-return?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

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UPDATE:

Organized searches called off for man missing from Otisville

By  Roberto Acosta | racosta1@mlive.com  
on January 11, 2015 at 8:46 PM, updated January 11, 2015 at 9:20 PM

OTISVILLE, MI -- After two weeks of traversing miles and miles of roads, farm land and parks, organized searches have been called off in the search for missing 27-year-old Ken Gruno.

But Kelsea Etson, Gruno's wife, said the search will continue on a smaller scale, as tips continue coming into Jeff Watson, team leader for the Shiawassee County Search and Rescue team and Michigan State Police Flint Post.

"Jeff Watson and his team (will) search areas if a good tip comes in, but we are no longer organizing the public," she said Sunday, Jan. 11.

Read more:

http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2015/01/organized_searches_called_off_1.html

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Search and rescue leader thinks missing Otisville man Ken Gruno is still alive

By  Blake Thorne | bthorne1@mlive.com  
on January 14, 2015 at 8:00 AM, updated January 14, 2015 at 8:01 AM

OTISVILLE, MI -- Although organized public searches for missing Otisville man Ken Gruno have been called off, the head of a search and rescue organization working on the case said he believes Gruno is alive somewhere.

"I personally believe that the gentlemen got a ride, I still believe he's out there somewhere, and I believe he's alive," said Jeff Watson, team leader for the Shiawassee County Search and Rescue team.

Watson and his team, along with the Michigan State Police, have been working diligently to find Gruno, 27. An Air Force veteran and Wayne State University student, Gruno went missing around 1 a.m. Dec. 27 from outside the Otisville Hotel bar.

Read more:

http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2015/01/search_and_rescue_leader_think.html

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QUESTION:  Have they searched the bodies of water around the area where he disappeared?

Shane disappeared Nov. 27.
Ken disappeared Dec. 27.
Both were last seen leaving a bar early in the AM....
Bars were located near large bodies of water.

A pattern....

Young Nurse From Pottstown Vanishes After Night Out With Roommates (Video)

By  Zinnia Maldonado

Tuesday, Dec 23, 2014 • Updated at 7:09 AM EST


Paul Kochu went missing last Tuesday following a night out with his roommates in Pittsburgh. The 22-year-old Pottstown native hasn't been seen since.Photo credit: Pittsburgh Police

Paul Kochu was enjoying a night at the bar last week watching Monday Night Football with his roommates. No one has seen the Pottstown native since.

Around midnight, Kochu went back to his apartment in Pittsburgh after cutting his hand. His two roommates returned home to help the 22-year-old, then left to grab food at a local McDonald's.

When they returned, Paul had vanished.

According to the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police Missing Persons Unit, Kochu, 22, was last seen at his South Side residence around 1:30 a.m. on December 16th.

Read more:

http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Paul-Kochu-Nurse-Missing-Pottstown-Pittsburgh--286591111.html#ixzz3OYnNLHTs

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Parents try to find missing South Side man
YAHOO! NEWS . 12/19/2014



Vigil held for missing Pittsburgh nurse
YAHOO! NEWS . 12/24/2014

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Surveillance Footage Shows Missing Pittsburgh Nurse Paul Kochu

Dec 30, 2014, 9:27 AM ET

By KENDIS GIBSON via GOOD MORNING AMERICA


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Authorities are hopeful that newly discovered surveillance footage will offer clues into the Dec. 16 disappearance of a Pittsburgh nurse.

Paul Kochu, 22, vanished after a night out drinking with his roommates. When Kochu had too much to drink, he went home without them, his roommates said.

“He cut himself on broken glass or something, so we came home, helped clean that up,” Ben Monito said. “At the time, he was really emotional.”

The roommates, who are not suspected in Kochu’s disappearance, say they left to get food. When they returned, Kochu was gone, taking his wallet, keys and cellphone. His car was still parked outside.

Newly uncovered video footage captured that night by a neighbor’s surveillance camera shows Kochu stumbling through the streets with a white towel wrapped around his injured hand. Police said the video has resulted in some tips, and insight.

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Kochu’s parents are offering a $20,000 reward leading to information on his whereabouts.

Read more:

http://abcnews.go.com/US/surveillance-footage-shows-missing-pittsburgh-nurse-paul-kochu/story?id=27898218

Police release footage of missing South Coventry native on night he disappeared



Paul Kochu, 22, of South Coventry has been missing in Pittsburgh since Dec. 16.
 
By Marian Dennis, mdennis@21st-centurymedia.com, @MarianDennis1 on Twitter

Posted: 01/06/15, 8:48 AM EST

New information has been released in the search for missing 22-year-old South Coventry native, Paul Kochu.

Investigators in the case have released surveillance video of Paul Kochu walking only two blocks from his house near the South Side Giant Eagle in Pittsburgh at 2:46 a.m. The video shows Kochu holding a white cloth around his right hand and staggering across the street toward the 10th Street bridge. His family believes that Paul was suffering from an injury other than his hand, causing him to stagger. He was seen in the video wearing a dark jacket and dark sweatpants.

Although the video has not led to any further information on Kochu’s whereabouts, Jack Kochu, Paul’s father, believes that Paul may have been heading toward Duquesne University to see his cousin, who is currently living in the dormitories there. Based on the direction he was traveling in the video, his father also suggested that he was headed toward UPMC Mercy Hospital, which is also in the same direction.

Read more:

http://www.dailylocal.com/general-news/20150106/police-release-footage-of-missing-south-coventry-native-on-night-he-disappeared

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Find Paul



https://www.facebook.com/findpaulkochu

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River Rescue searches for missing nurse from South Side (Video)

Sonar device used in Monongahela River search, but still no sign of Paul Kochu after more than 2 weeks

UPDATED 7:00 PM EST Jan 05, 2015

PITTSBURGH —River Rescue spent several hours Monday searching for any leads that could help solve the missing persons case of Paul Kochu.

Their search of the Monongahela River stretched from the West End Bridge to Riverfront Park by the Birmingham Bridge. River Rescue Chief Richard Linn says a sonar device was used to see if anything related to Kochu could be found in the river.

The latest attempt to find Kochu was in addition to the efforts of family, friends and co-workers who have searched by foot since the 22-year-old South Side man was reported missing more than two weeks ago. His family has been offering a $20,000 reward for information.

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Anyone who has seen Kochu is asked to call 911 or call police at 412-323-7141.

Read more:

http://www.wtae.com/news/pittsburgh-police-looking-for-missing-south-side-man/30301444#ixzz3OYtD6ipZ

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Posted: 12:29 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015

Family determined to bring missing South Side man home



PITTSBURGH — Family and friends remain determined to find Paul Kochu, the Allegheny General Hospital nurse who disappeared more than three weeks ago.

Kochu, 22, was last seen at his South Side home in December. Ever since, his family has been searching for answers to his disappearance.

Every week, family members have been in Pittsburgh. On Thursday, one of Kochu’s cousin’s continued search efforts.

Channel 11’s Jennifer Tomazic talked to Kochu’s cousin, Kraig McLaughin, who has traveled to Pittsburgh every week from New Jersey.

McLaughin, a firefighter and EMT, said he wants closure for his family.

Read more:

http://www.wpxi.com/news/news/local/family-determined-bring-missing-south-side-man-hom/njjSh/