Investigators say Jahessye Shockley, 5, vanished on Oct. 11 in Glendale, AZ. She was at home before she went missing with her three older siblings. Police say Jahessye’s mom left to run an errand. Through the course of the investigation, authorities believe she left through the front door, but they do not know what happened next.
Jahessye’s family is begging for national attention and hoping with a larger audience, someone will come forward with information. Currently, there is an $11,000 reward for information leading to the 5-year-old.
Jahessye is a black female, around 3 feet 5 inches tall and weighs about 55 pounds. She was last seen with her hair in a ponytail and she was wearing pink sandals, blue jean shorts and a white t-shirt. If you have any information, please call the Glendale Police: 623-930-HELP (4357)
Police say Juliani Cardenas, 4, was abducted from his grandmothers arms on Tuesday. The Amber Alert to find him is still active. Juliani’s grandmother, Amparo Cardenas, told police Jose Esteban Rodriguez abducted her grandson and took off. Rodriguez is the child’s ex-boyfriend.
The official Amber Alert indicates Juliani was taken from Patterson, California and the suspect was last seen traveling in a silver Toyota Corolla with CA license plate: 6HBW445.
The vehicle is known to have oversized aluminum wheels. One of the left wheels is a spare wheel and is smaller than the others.
Margo Lynn Jordan is a mother and a grandmother. She was reported missing by her parents on April 24th and hasn’t been seen since. I spoke with Lt. Carl Minden from the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office. He says Margo was living with her boyfriend and his sister when she disappeared. She showed up for a work program at their jail on April 20th and was last seen by her family four days later. There is now a $10,000 reward put up by her family for information on her case. Lt. Minden says, “We’ve been looking at this for a month now, and the leads are starting to dry up. There’s not a whole lot left to go on right now and we are hoping to get more tips out of it.”
Shawn Isaacs, Margo’s boyfriend, is considered a possible person of interest in this case, but investigators say they are working and exploring other angles as well. “If you decided tomorrow that you don’t want to talk to anybody, there’s nothing I can do about it,” says Minden, but he feels there’s enough suspiciousness surrounding the case suggest something else may have happened to Margo.
A three month old baby, who was allegedly thrown by her father off a parkway bridge, may have been found over the weekend. New Jersey State Police say they are waiting to positively identify the remains, but the body appears to be that of Zara Malani-Lin Abdur-Raheem. This information is based on the clothing and wrappings found on the child.
Investigators say Shamsid-Din Abdur-Raheem, the baby’s father, allegedly snatched the child from her grandmother’s home on February 16, 2010 and threw her off the bridge. Reports indicate Abdur-Raheem tried to strike the grandmother with a minivan after choking her when she tried to stop the abduction. The child’s mother was working on a temporary restraining order against Abdur-Raheem before the baby was killed.
Abdur-Raheem is currently being held on a $2 million bail, and pleaded not guilty last month.
This case is one to make your stomach turn. Police in Saginaw, Michigan say a grandmother allegedly trafficked her granddaughter as a sex slave to aide her cocaine habit. Angela Blackwell, 45, is facing charges of first degree conspiracy to commit criminal sexual conduct, pandering and pimping. Police believe she was lending her 10-year-old granddaughter to Johnnie Lee Griffin, a 67-year-old truck driver, in exchange for cocaine. Blackwell’s next court appearance for a preliminary hearing is scheduled for March 30, 2010.
I spoke with Detective Sgt. Joseph Dutoi from the Saginaw Police and he says the granddaughter would visit Blackwell on the weekend. The assaults happened over asix month periodfrom last September – until February. The case was brought to light when Griffin allegedly assaulted a friend of the victim, another 10-year-old in the area. Apparently both children were in the car with Griffin when he reached back and Dutoi says, “fondles one of the girls… the girl tells her mother what happens, and the girls are forensic interviewed.” This incident occurred on March 6, 2010, and Dutoi says search warrants were executed on March 8th and 9th, Blackwell was given a polygraph on March 12, and she was then arrested on March 15th. I spoke with Bill Burke, Blackwell’s neighbor, and he says, “she had more traffic than Times Square running in and out ofher home, I didn’t put the pieces together until it was too late. When I saw what she did I couldn’t believe it, it is discraceful. She is on welfare. She doesn’t work, she was on food stamps. I didn’t know her that well. I gave her and her daughter rides when they needed it, but it began to be a habit, so I wasn’t too enthused in doing that. Sometimes, she would clean houses to earn extra money here and there.” Bill told me he knows Blackwell has two daughters, and other babies would visit on the weekends along with the 10-year-old.
Johnnie Griffin WANTED (police photo)
Investigators feel there are more victims out there, and Griffin is a dangerous predator to the community.
An arrest warrant is signed and ready to go charging Griffin with two counts of first degree and one count of second degree criminal sexual conduct with a person under the age of 13. Detective Sgt. Joseph Dutoi believes Griffin could be driving a two-tone blue pickup truck with chrome rims. If you have any information, please contact: (989) 759-1288
It’s been 60 days today since Aja Johnson was abducted and her mother Tonya was found beaten to death inside an RV. Since then, investigators in Oklahoma have issued a warrant for Lester Hobbs arrest charging him with first degree murder and kidnapping. I spoke with Deputy U.S. Marshal Arthur Templeton out of the Lawton office again today, and he said there has been no activity on the case. A couple of weeks ago he stated that they have, “not had anything viable on the vehicle, Aja Johnson, or Lester Hobbs,” and sadly that is still the case today. Templteton did mention that he has a meeting with the Oklahoma Bureau of Investigations later today, and they have plans to discuss new ideas to keep this case in the spotlight.
When this case originally broke, there was a massive ice storm that swept through most of the state of Oklahoma. The storm paralyzed the region for 8 – 14 days. During that period, many folks were without power, so some have not even heard about the Amber Alert or the murder. That ice storm is long gone, and there are still no signs of this child.
Two weeks have passed since Aja Johnson was abducted and her mother Tonya was found beaten to death inside an RV. Since then investigators in Oklahoma issued a warrant for Lester Hobbs arrest charging him with first degree murder and kidnapping. Hobbs is a convicted felon, and according to court documents was not supposed to have any contact with Aja. Police say they’ve received leads about possible sightings of Hobbs, the United States Marshals service sex offender unit is involved, but so far nothing has panned out. The Oklahoma Bureau of Investigations and the United States Marshal service put out a $20,000 reward, hoping someone will bring them the information they need to find this child. Funeral services for Tonya Hobbs are scheduled tomorrow for 11 a.m.
Last week I spoke with Alice Dunkin, 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 shot and killed nearly three years ago, 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,
It’s been more than a week since Aja Johnson was abducted and her mother Tonya was found beaten to death in an RV. Since then investigators in Oklahoma issued a warrant for Lester Hobbs arrest charging him with first degree murder and kidnapping. Hobbs is a convicted felon, and according to court documents was not supposed to have any contact with Aja. Police say they’ve received leads about possible sightings of Hobbs, Aja and the car he may be driving, but so far nothing has panned out. The Oklahoma Bureau of Investigations and the United States Marshal service put out a $20,000 reward, hoping someone will bring them the information they need to find this child.
The last anyone heard from Kristi Cornwell was on August 11, 2009. Since then, investigators say an anonymous grandmother wrote a letter into the Cherokee County Sheriff’s department and said her grandson was working in the area at the time Kristi was hit and abducted. A formal letter released by Cherokee County Sheriff’s says,”Evidence has been obtained which lead investigators to believe that between August 1st and August 25, 2009 that the described person was in the Western North Carolina area working for a relative, specifically his grandmother, and that he was doing some handy man work. The person was believed to have been driving a white Nissan Exterra with a brush guard and would have been bearing a Florida tag.” Kristi’s family is begging that grandmother to come forward today with more information to help solve Kristi’s case.
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.
Michelle Sigona is a crime fighting, victims advocate extraordinaire, but for Michelle -- the good fight doesn't stop there. In her spare time, she is a volunteer firefighter -- and now, she is tackling the issues and cases that mean the most to her....
