Posts Tagged ‘daughter’

COLD CASE: DEATH AT THE DOOR

Monday, August 30th, 2010
Judy Forrest (left) Kanika Powell (right)

Judy Forrest (left) Kanika Powell (right)

Kanika Powell’s case is a mystery to detectives in Prince George’s County, Maryland.  Sunday marked the two year anniversary since her murder. I met Kanika’s mother, Judy Forrest, last year at the National Day of Remembrance for Murder Victims in Washington, D.C. Judy continues to stand tall and is full of faith that the person who took her daughter’s life will be caught, and I share that faith with her.

Kanika graduated from Largo High School in 1998, and enlisted in the Army two years later. She served in Korea, and returned to her home in Prince George’s County after her tour. She then took on a job as a security contractor at Hopkins laboratory. Kanika was very private about the work she did for the laboratory, and would sometimes travel for days at a time to handle a work project before returning. Although Judy says she always knew where her daughter was going, Kanika’s family and friends were aware that she was not allowed to discuss what she did when she got there.

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MURDER MYSTERY ACROSS THE BORDER (update)

Tuesday, May 18th, 2010
Remembering Elisabeth Mandala
Remembering Elisabeth Mandala

A popular high school senior was murdered, and now this International case needs your leads to help find her killer.  Elisabeth Mandala was only 18 when she was found beaten to death in Mexico.  I spoke with Paula Mandala, Elisabeth’s mom, and she says her daughter went missing on April 26, 2010 and she reported her missing on April 27, 2010.  Her body was found on May 1, 2010, and that is when her body was identified. Elisabeth was found inside a Dodge truck that was in a staged accident.  Investigators say inside the truck was not only Elisabeth’s body, but the bodies of two other men; Luis Angel Estrella Mondragon, 44, and Dante Ruiz Siller, 38, from Cuauhtitlan, near Mexico City.  Investigators say they found multiple forms of fake ID’s on the men.

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AJA JOHNSON STILL MISSING, GRANDMOTHER SPEAKS OUT

Thursday, January 28th, 2010
Aja Johnson MISSING

Aja Johnson MISSING

I spoke with Alice Dunkin this morning, Tonya Hobbs mother, and missing 7-year-old Aja Johnson’s grandmother.  She told me she screamed bloody murder and blew up when she learned her daughter was killed.  It is devastation to Alice especially because she said her son was murdered three years ago this October, he was shot 11 times, and now she has to go through this with her daughter.  Along with losing both of her children, Alice fears what may happen to her granddaughter Aja, “Lester does not like Aja, he is mean to Aja, he’s made her eat jalapeño peppers, and has a paddle with her name on it. I’ve seen bruises he’s left on her little behind. I don’t know why or if it’s her medical problem or what. If she doesn’t take her medication, she’s climbing the wall.” Aja Johnson is still missing, and her life is in danger.  Investigators believe the 7-year-old was abducted by Lester Hobbs, 47, after her mother’s murder over the weekend.  The last time Aja or Hobbs were seen was Saturday, January 23, 2009 around 6 p.m.  Lester Hobbs is a convicted felon, and at one point Aja’s mom reported to police that he wanted to kill his daughter with a hammer.  Hobbs is currently wanted for a failure to appear warrant out of Lincoln County, Oklahoma for not showing up for his DUI case earlier this week, and there is now a warrant out for him for the murder of Tonya Hobbs and the abduction of Aja Johnson.  Official cause of death has not been released, but it appears at this time Tonya died from blunt force trauma to her body, she may have been beaten to death.

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Where is Jennifer Hurt?

Tuesday, January 19th, 2010
Jennifer Hurt Missing

Jennifer Hurt Missing

Memphis Police say Jennifer Hurt vanished without a trace last Friday.  She left her 3-year-old daughter behind, and never showed for a doctor’s appointment.  Jennifer’s mom called police to report her daughter missing, and has been trying her cell phone ever since.  Jennifer works for Fed-Ex, and was last seen in her uniform.  Police are also trying to locate her vehicle described as a 2000 beige Oldsmobile Alero with Tennessee tags:  802-FDQ – She has an Obama for president sticker on the back.  Please contact the Memphis Police with any information:  (901) 545-2677

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