Posts Tagged ‘illinois’

FORMER NAVY SAILOR WILL BE EXTRADITED TO FACE MURDER CHARGES

Monday, August 16th, 2010
Eric Gilford (mugshot)

Eric Gilford (mugshot)

An international manhunt to find an active-duty navy sailor who police say brutally murdered his pregnant wife is over and the suspect will be extradited back to Illinois this week.  An arrest warrant was issued for Eric A. Gilford, 31, for stabbing his wife and his unborn child to death.  Gilford was arrested on August 6th in Jackson Hole, Wyoming where he was living at a homeless shelter. A court order late last week passed down indicates he signed a waiver of extradition and will return to face charges. 

Investigator Todd Kubish from the Villa Park Police said on Wednesday, May 26, 2010, Gilford tracked down his wife Kristine at another man’s home in Villa Park, Illinois.  She was at the apartment with her 4-year-old daughter, Gracie May, but the man who owned the property was not there.  An argument ensued, and Kubish says Gilford allegedly stabbed his wife repeatedly and fled the scene. Gracie May ran upstairs to get help for her mother, but by the time police arrived, Gilford was gone.

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STACY PETERSON UPDATE

Monday, June 7th, 2010

Drew Peterson (left)  Stacy Peterson (right)

Drew Peterson (left) Stacy Peterson (right)

Stacey Peterson and Lisa Stebic have a lot in common, although the women have never met. Both are mothers to young children, both live in Illinois, and both have been missing for more than a couple of years. It’s the same sad story with missing mom Susan Powell who vanished late last year in Utah, and Venus Stewart who was abducted outside her parents’ home in late April in Michigan. In both cases, their husbands are persons of interest in the disappearances, and in all of these cases the husbands claim they have no clue where their wives could be. Every time I hear about a new case, and a mother vanishes, I flash back to each one of these women. Every so often a new tip or search will bring one of their cases to the spotlight, and the public its on the edge of their seats to see if the lead will pan out.  That was the case this past weekend.  Investigators in Illinois were acting on information that Stacy Peterson’s body was buried in a muddy, thickly wooded, private farmland in Peoria, Illinois.  

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Where is missing mom Susan Powell?

Sunday, December 20th, 2009
Susan Powell Missing

Susan Powell Missing

A candlelight vigil is scheduled tonight for missing mom Susan Powell.  Her family, friends, and anyone from the public is welcome to attend the vigil held at the Ridgecrest building in Puyallup, Washington at 7 p.m.  Tomorrow marks the two week anniversary since Susan Powell went missing.  I cannot help to take notice just how much this case reminds me of two mom’s who are still missing in Illinois, and both of their husbands are “persons of interest.”  Lisa Stebic went missing on April 30, 2007 from Plainfield, Illinois.  She worked in a local elementary school, and her husband was the last person to see her.  Lisa’s family has done an amazing job at keeping her story and picture in the public.  Her husband Craig Stebic is named a “person of interest” in her disappearance.  Stacy Peterson was only 23-years-old went she went missing on October 28, 2007.  Her husband, Drew Peterson, who was a police officer at the time, and claims he heard from his wife last the Sunday before she went missing around 9 p.m.  Since that time, Drew Peterson has been named a “person of interest” in her disappearance as well.  Drew Peterton’s third wife, Kathleen Savio, died in 2004.  Soon after Stacy disappeared, Kathleen’s body was exhumed from the ground, and her initial death ruling was changed from “accidental” to “homicide.”   Lisa and Stacy are still missing, just like Susan.  Although Susan’s husband, Josh Powell, is considered a “person of interest” – I hope her case doesn’t grow cold like the other two mom’s.  Please keep in mind, a “person of interest” can mean that a person could graduate to becoming a suspect, or ruled out completely as an investigation moves forward. I hope and pray all three families are giving answers to where their loved one may be.  

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