Posts Tagged ‘murder’
Sunday, March 7th, 2010
- Remembering Amber Dubois
Investigators confirm the skeletal remains found in a remote area of San Diego County are those of Amber Dubois. Amber went missing on February 13, 2009 as she was walking to her high school in Escondido, California. Investigators will not say if convicted sex offender, John Albert Gardner is responsible for her death, or if he has any connection to her case. Gardner is currently behind bars, and is charged with the murder and rape of 17-year-old Chelsea King. Chelsea went missing a little more than a week ago as she was jogging through a San Diego County park. Gardner is also charged with a December 2009 assault of a woman in the same area. As we learn more about the investigation… we will bring it to you.
Tags: Amber Dubois body found, Amber Dubois remains found, assault, body found, Chelsea King, convicted sex offender, John Albert Garnder, murder, rape, san diego county
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Thursday, March 4th, 2010
Morgan Lockett (left) Brandon Lockett (right) - mugshots
Aveion Lewis mother, Morgan Lockett and her husband, Brandon, were indicted this week and charged with second degree murder and child neglect and cruelty. Police say a hoax abduction report was filed by Brandon Lockett, Aveion’s step-father on January 15, 2010 claiming the toddler was abducted by masked men who broke into his home. Sadly, the 2-year-old was found dead in a nearby landfill 12 days later. Police said they tracked the trash collected along the 2100 block of King Charles Avenue, and that is what led them to the discovery of the body. Thankfully, the trash company keeps very good records, and police were able to locate the truck in route to the landfill before it made a deposit. The truck emptied its contents in an isolated area at the landfill, and investigators sifted through the garbage.
Early on, investigators charged Brandon Lockett with improper disposal of a human body, obstruction of justice, and felony child neglect after the false report was filed. Police canceled an Amber Alert for the child after Lockett admitted Aveion was dead before the bogus abduction took place. Although conflicting statements were given to authorities early on, they were still able to come to this conclusion in a timely manner.
Tags: amber alert, Amber Alert hoax, aveion lewis, biological mother, body dumped, Brandon Lockett charged, child neglect, cruelty, garbage, landfill, Morgan Lockett charged, murder, second degree murder, toddler missing, warrant
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Monday, February 22nd, 2010
Dorice "Dee Dee" Donegan Moore (mugshot)
Dorice “Dee Dee” Donegan Moore is charged with first degree murder in the death of lottery winning millionaire Abraham Shakespeare. She is currently behind bars in the Hillsborough County Jail. Investigators acted quickly on a lead that Abraham’s body could be buried on the property adjacent to the home where Moore lived.
Abraham Shakespeare was a truck driver’s assistant who hit the $31 million jackpot in the Florida lottery in 2006. He spent modestly, only purchasing a Nissan Altima, a $1 million home in a gated community and a used Rolex from a pawn shop. Shakespeare told people he was on a budget and wanted to help the poor. He often lent money to friend and strangers, and ultimately, just wanted to be happy. Sadly, Shakespeare hasn’t been seen since April 2009. His mother told investigators she last spoke to him in February 2009, but he wasn’t reported missing until November 2009. In speaking with Investigator Wood from the Polk County Sheriff’s office, she has confirmed to me that Dorice Donegan “Dee Dee” Moore is a person of interest in this case. According to police, Moore is believed to have offered to give away a home worth approximately $200,000 in exchange for the recipient making a false report to law enforcement regarding an alleged recent sighting of Shakespeare.
Tags: "Dee Dee", abraham shakespeare, Donegan Moore charged with murder, lottery jackpot winner, murder
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Tuesday, February 16th, 2010
Amy Bishop (booking photo)
It is extremely rare to have a woman shooter on campus, and even more rare that the shooter is a professor targeting co-workers. Professors are there to educate and protect the children/students, not harm others. I spoke with Sgt. Mark Roberts from the Huntsville Police Department this morning. We spoke in length about the shooting that occurred on Friday, February 12, 2010 on the University of Alabama Huntsville campus involving Professor Amy Bishop. Sgt. Roberts says there was a faculty meeting on campus, and just before 4 p.m. gunfire erupted inside the conference room. Police were called, and responded to the building within minutes. They didn’t know at the time where the alleged shooter, Amy Bishop was hiding out, but they eventually found her outside the building and took her into custody. Sgt. Roberts says investigators on the scene did not immediately find the 9 mm gun that was allegedly used, but later that night authorities located the weapon on the 2nd floor bathroom inside a garbage can. Amy Bishop did not have a permit for the gun. Sadly, three professors died, and three were injured. Sgt. Roberts says that one of the injured was released from the hospital yesterday, and the other two are still in critical condition. Bishop had her first 72 hour court hearing yesterday where the charges she is facing were explained to her. Her next court date is scheduled sometime for the week of Feb. 22nd.
Tags: Amy Bishop, booking photo, gun range, murder
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Thursday, February 11th, 2010
Jarred Harrell (mugshot from Clay County)
Clay County Sheriff Rick Besseler named a ‘person of interest’ tonight in the Somer Thompson case. The Sheriff says Jarred Mitchell Harrell, 24, was arrested in Meridian, Mississippi, and is currently being held on a $1 million bail. Harrell is not only a person of interest in the horrific abduction and murder of 7-year-old Somer Thompson, but he is also charged with 29 counts of child pornography. Harold formerly resided in the neighborhood where Somer was abducted last fall as she walked home from school.
According to the warrant released by the Clay County Sheriff’s office, Jarred Harrell was asked to move out of his residence on August 4, 2009 after his roommates found he was responsible for the theft of a roommate’s IPOD touch. It appears Harrell messed up when he left his computer, and a box of compact disks behind. According to the warrant, “While Jarred was gone the roommates got into Jarred’s computer and searched for child pornography. They searched after they had been told that Jarred had been caught viewing child pornography… They had found a compact disk in Jarred’s box of CD’s with the writing “don’t lose music” on it. A check of the compact disk revealed that there was a large quantity of child erotica and pornography on the disk. The computer was turned over to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office the following day on 8-10-09. The computer was processed by the Office of The Attorney General Cyber Crimes Unit after a search warrant was obtained. The forensic processing of the computer revealed a large amount of child erotica and also child pornography. There were 24 pornographic images of children and 5 moves that contained child pornography.”
Tags: arrest, child pornography, Clay County Sheriff Rick Besseler, florida, Meridian, Mississippi, murder, person of interest, Somer Thompson
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Monday, February 8th, 2010
Lester Hobbs (suspect)
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,
Tags: abduction, Aja Johnson missing, funeral services, grandmother, Lester Hobbs, murder, Oklahoma, RV, tonya hobbs
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Friday, February 5th, 2010
Eddie Salazar MISSING
UPDATE: Sadly, 8-month-old Eddie Salazar was found in the Spring River, just east of Carthage earlier this afternoon. Police say Eddie Salazar Sr., the baby’s father, is charged with filing a false police report, and is now considered the prime suspect in his son’s murder. This case is very similar to the Aveion Lewis case in Roanoke, Virginia where investigators say Aveion’s step father filed a false police report that his step-son was abducted, and a few weeks later the toddler’s body was found in a landfill.
Police say Eddie Salazar was abducted late last night by two masked men. He is only 8-months-old, and has a lung-shaped birthmark on his right bicep. Investigators say two men broke into Eddie’s home, beat his father, and left with the child. It appears, at this point, the abduction was random. If you have any information, please call: (417) 237-7200
We will bring you more as this story develops…
Tags: 8-months-old, abduction, amber alert, baby, baby found in river, death, Eddie Salazar, Eddie Salazar found, Eddie Salazar senior charged, false police report, murder, river
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Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010
Paula (left) Suspect sketch (right)
Investigators in North Miami Florida just released a sketch of a man they believe may be responsible for the murder of Paula Sladewski. Police say she was thrown in a dumpster, set on fire, and found on January 3, 2010. Cops say Paula’s body was “burned beyond recognition” and firefighters were called to put out the flames. Police are trying to figure out if this murder was committed out of anger… passion… or simply to destroy evidence.
Lt. Neal Cuevas with the North Miami Police department told me Paula’s boyfriend, Kevin Klym, reported her missing at 10:40 p.m. on Sunday, January 3, 2010. Klym said he hadn’t seen his girlfriend since earlier that morning when he was kicked out of Club Space, a Miami nightclub open 24 hours a day. Lt. Cuevas says Klym told them Paula was too drunk, and he wanted to leave, an argument erupted – and he was kicked out. Investigators confirmed to me that they know for sure Klym left the club in a taxi and went back to the LaFlora Hotel on Collins Avenue, where he and Paula were staying. There is not video of Paula ever returning to the hotel. One of the workers at the hotel told me they have no surveillance video running at the hotel.
Tags: club space, florida, kevin klym, miami, missing, murder, new sketch, paula sladewski, playboy model murder
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Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010
Aja Dotson MISSING
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.
Tags: 1-800-the-lost, Aja Johnson, amber alert, domestic violence, grandmother, Lester Hobbs, murder, Oklahoma, school, texas
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Thursday, January 28th, 2010
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.
Tags: 1-800-the-lost, abuse, Aja Johnson missing, Alice Dunkin, burial, daughter, domestic violence, grandmother, grandmother speaks out, Lester Hobbs, memorial fund, murder, Oklahoma, tonya hobbs
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