Lost In Lima Ohio - A true crime blog

I was reading the illegal immigrant news this morning... you know, all about the Spanish National anthem... and all about their big rally May 2... and I started thinking. Perhaps, just perhaps we need to stand up. It may be a really good time to remind everyone who's country this is. 12 million illegals... heh, I think we can beat that. The rough estimate is that the US has a population of 298,000,000, or close too it. Take away the estimated 12 million illegals, and we still have 286,000,000 give or take some. So, basically, if one were to be honest- a boycott by legal citizens would be more impressive. 12 million illegals, who can not legally vote verses 286 million citizens who can minus children and some criminals. My country. Not theirs. My taxes, my jobs, my political leaders. 286 million people should be able to remind law makers just who put them in office. 286 million people should be able to remind companies who buys their products. 286 million people should be able to si

The mayor of Fort Lupton Colorado is a bad bad bad man. And, he runs a funeral home... well a few funeral homes to be truthful. And, honestly... he's a bad man. Really. World's worst Mayor ever. The mother of a U.S. Marine was grieving for her dead son when she found that his savings account had been claimed by the director of the funeral home. It was money that he had no right to and despite a court ruling, the funeral director refused to pay. What's even more puzzling is that he's not just any debtor, he's the mayor of the small town and a member of a City Council that has financial responsibility for the city's budget. So here this scum bucket has money that he is fully aware belongs to someone else, not just anyone but the family of a fallen soldier... and he refused to return it. What kind of worthless piece of crap does that? Jason's body was returned to Colorado for burial. Records show that the funeral was paid, in full, by the Marines. But after clo

A part-time educational aide at Castle High School in Kanohe Hawaii has been accused of skipping school with his students and engaging in sexual contact with them. Oh, and buying them drugs too. Castle students told a story of an ex-Marine in his early 30s, who would cut school with kids. He is accused of having sexual contact with both male and female students. The man allegedly told the kids he practiced witchcraft and could put spells on them. The man was a substitute educational assistant at Castle High School, who usually worked five days a week there. He said he was a massage therapist who students said would gain kids' confidence and use massage to seduce them into sexual contact. TheHawaiiChannel - KITV 4 News - School Aide Accused Of Sex Abuse, Buying Students Drugs, Alcohol Categories: assault , molesters ,

Harding over at T.O. Crime has opened a can of warms... with 6 true confessions. Because we're "different" than your average bloggers, in that we have penchants for death, shadows, and all things criminal, I'm calling on you to divulge six "crimes" that you have committed. That's right. Six confessions. Six statements of guilt. They could be anything from stealing gum from a dime store, lying to a priest, or strangling your parents. Or, they may be "victimless" crimes, those against yourself, like not bringing back your library books just because you LIKE to pay overdue fines. I guess I should play along but I won't be tagging anyone... but everyone is welcome to leave their "crimes" in the comments, or blog them and it link. So six crimes... heh... one shouldn't think that would be so hard. Here I go: 1. I drank... heavily... way before I was of legal age. Most of the time I had the help of some willing 21+ year old to purc

After 879 posts, and 365 days... we've made it. We' ve reached that all important marker in a blogs life... Lost in Lima Ohio is now a year old. 58,872 visitors... 117,550 page views... not to shabby for a little blog from a little town. I say we, because this lil blog would be nothing without the assistance of all those bloggers who have been kind enough to link to it, from some of the first- Richard at Hyscience , Dan at Riehl World View , and of course I could never forget the grandaddy of crime bloggers, Steve at Huff's Crime Blog , to some of the bloggers who have linked, and linked, and linked again... like Trench at News of Doom , Tina at Randomized Drivel and CUG at The Conservative UAW Guy . Then there are those bloggers who just make life a little more fun for me- Sam at The Crazy Rants of Samantha Burns , and Mac at MacStansbury.org There are blogging buddies, J Rob's House of Opinions , A Rose By Any Other Name , Beyond Frazzled , Home Sweet Home , T.O. Cr

This week I'm honored to present the 21st Edition of the Carnival of the True Crime Blogs. It's been quite a day spent reading from this talented group... and I'm sure you'll be as disgusted by the stories as we have been. First up we have one of my favorite bloggers, who's way with words has wowed the masses- Harding from T.O. Crime . He's been covering the story of a young girl gone bad... and the murders that brought her wickedness to our attention . Today, Medicine Hat, Alberta, is famous for different reasons. It is the site of another triple homicide. It is the site of a crime scene investigation, a swarming of reporters, and endless speculation over why, and how, this could happen. The most shocking feature of this case… a twelve year old girl has been arrested for the crime. She and her 23-year old “boyfriend” were caught up with in Saskatchewan, and are now in custody. Trench over at The Trenchcoat Chronicles presents a update to the trial on the planne

Just a reminder that Ohio's edition of To Catch a Predator (4) is on April 25th April 26th* at 8 pm. Click 'To Catch a Predator' for more information. *What none of you thought to mention that I had the date wrong? Really, what kind of blog readers are ya? :D Categories: internet , predators

It seems there is a infection going around... and it's not pretty. In fact the physical sickness it brings on is certainly one of the most revolting feelings one could encounter. Late last week, I seemed to have caught the infection, and while attempting to recover I took a few days off from writing, I thought it would be safe to do a little blog reading. You'll never be able to imagine the surprise I was in for when I clicked over to a few of my blog roll buddies and found that they too have been infected by the very same sort of seeping puss filled boils on the ass of society. Yep, Mag is infected . And, so is new buddy JRob .. in fact his infection is starting request dialoge .. Of course, I'm infected . And she's not on my blogroll, but Jesse seems to have been infected also. And Rightly So , has been so wrongly infected as well. Suzie 's been infected... Yes, as sad and disgusting as it is... it seems that a growing number of us have had our blogs infected with

Light blogging this weekend. Just thought I'd let you know, seeing as it's almost over and I haven't written anything.... See, I can be funny. Categories: Misc ,

This week Mag and Payne are holding the Carnival of the True Crime Blogs. Now, her and Harding have conspired against me (see image)... but don't worry- I'm working on my "gettin even" plan right now. The Evil Carnie Post... with the wicked image. ~It's all in good fun. Categories: bloggers , internet

How do you significantly reduce the amount of victims a child molester has? Jones was convicted in 1976 of five counts of rape and one count of sodomy against a child. In 1986, he was convicted of attempted sodomy against an eight-year-old child. He was released from prison in 1996. Sentence them to life in prison. Categories: molesters , predators

It's never good when I pull up a story and the first sentence my eyes land on reads: Walleman told Chrzanowski that he is sorry and realizes he needs rehabilitation, but the judge responded that Walleman failed in his second chance. Turns out a Macomb Michigan child molester has been getting more than his share of second chances. Let's see if you can follow this, cause the judge seems to be having problems with it: Ronald Elliott Walleman, 53, was sentenced Monday by Macomb Circuit Judge Mary Chrzanowski, who scolded Walleman for assaulting a 10-year-old girl after the judge had already sentenced him to one year in jail and five years probation for assaulting a 5-year-old in 2001 . "You slapped the court in the face when you went out and committed this new crime," Chrzanowski told Walleman moments before ordering him to spend 78 months in prison, less one year of time-served. Walleman was convicted of attempted first-degree criminal sexual conduct and sentenced by Chr

Two Duke Lacrosse team members have been arrested in the rape and beating of an exotic dancer who had attended a party to perform for the team. 2 Duke Athletes Charged With Rape and Kidnapping - New York Times Categories: assault

John Evander Couey's defense team is concerned that public knowledge of Couey's repulsive actions might hinder his ability to a fair trial... and that moving the trial elsewhere might actually provide a more "fair" trial. Defense attorneys for the convicted sex offender accused of raping and killing 9-year-old Jessica Lunsford have asked to move the trial elsewhere because of the publicity the case has drawn. The motion on behalf of John Evander Couey, 47, was filed Monday and could be heard Friday at a status hearing before Circuit Judge Ric Howard. "The pretrial publicity in this case has been and is so extensive that the community in Citrus County has been exposed ... so pervasively that prejudice, bias and preconceived opinions are the natural result," defense attorney Dan Lewan wrote in the motion. Let me just explain why this is a waste of time. Couey is about as bad as they can get. This is a man with a past filled with sexual abuse of children. The A

UPDATE: Yes, I know most of you are here looking for his blog. And guess what? I know the address of it. Yep, that's right. I know the link you are looking for. Sadly, I can not give you the link... instead I can only tell you that T.O. Crime is sure to have it, links to that site below. Stephen Marshall's action are difficult to understand. No one seems to be able to say for certain what caused him to drive from his home in Nova Scotia to Maine and fatally shoot two of the States registered sex offenders. Police say Stephen Marshall of Nova Scotia, Canada, looked up 34 sex offenders on the state's online registry before showing up at the homes of Joseph Gray, 57, of Milo, and William Elliott, 24, of Corinth, and shooting them with a .45-caliber handgun. Marshall took guns and a truck from his father in Houlton before going to the victims' homes, authorities said. Continue reading Marshall, who shot and killed himself when confronted by police appears to have left few c

Over the last few days, I've been pre occupied with a few things and haven't had the time to post my usual round of entries, in fact I've still got quite a few in the "draft" stage. The Underwood case has taken most of the very little free time I've had. Things around here should settle down soon, and I'll be back on track with posting. Thankfully, I know that during my busy times I can always fall back on the faithful blogroll to provide me with some great posts by other people. Xyba from In the Breach has a post up on Paul H. Clouston, convicted sex offender and murderer... who was released on parole, and then fled. Please take a moment to read it- Once More Into the Breach: Child Rapist Freed in Virginia Categories: predators , bloggers

Kevin Ray Underwood was arraigned yesterday in court, on a first degree murder charge for the grisly murder of Jamie Bolin, a ten year old girl from Purcell Oklahoma. Reports refer to Underwood as being "quiet" and "soft-spoken" as he requested a public defender in front of the judge. If you click on the images to the left (they will open in a new window) you'll find an affidavit filed with the court, and the court filing of the charges against him. It's difficult to understand how someone could commit such a completely heinous crime, and in society's desire to give reason to how something so terrible could happen, many have latched onto Underwoods blog- hoping that in some way it will provide them with an explanation. A clue. Something . It does not make us forget the most important aspect of this case- the fact that a beautiful little girl has been stolen from those who knew her, and from those that perhaps would have been lucky enough to meet her one

I was checking crimelibrary.com for Steve Huff's entry on the Kevin Underwood , perverted murderer story, wanting to read it without having to await his announcement of it being up... (I know I have no patience as all...) but instead of finding the desired story I stumbled upon this one: Krystal Dawn Steadman . I sometimes believe that I have lost the ability to know just when I shouldn't click some links. Because, instead of continuing my search for Steve's entry, I became captivated by the image of the pretty little blond girl show beside the link to the Thomas Soria story, and couldn't help but click that link. The story begins by placing you inside a church, surrounded by people mourning the loss of a beautiful young girl... quoting some of the letters read during the nine year old's funeral. But it wasn't until the last paragraph that I really found myself at loss: Krystal had the entire world at her fingertips, but it all came crashing down around her on M

Watching the news tonight, I couldn't help but be reminded of Joseph Duncan . It was a mix of so many details that tied the two stories together in my mind. A youthful child, with a charming smile; a family shattered; a heinous murder... and a Saturday new cast caught during a random surfing of the 24 news channels. And it's just a few months away from being a year ago that Duncan's cold calculated crimes were discovered. Jamie Bolin's death could not possibly be more tragic- the thought that for nearly two days her body lay within walking distance of the apartment her family lived in, the gruesome details of the madman's plan to end a life in the most heinous way possible... it's too much to think about even now. So instead I'm going to just focus on the bastard accused of the crime. Single, white, male, depressed and oddly creepy- Kevin Underwood seems to have spent his life unnoticed by all accounts. Having 20/20 hindsight- one look at his blogger profile

For Media Outlets Seeking the Tattoo Photo, please follow this link . For more information please contact me . I can not imagine what it would be like to realise that the man you love is a monster, a evil deviant capable of the most heinous of crimes. My guess would be that at first hint of guilt, you would want to vindicate your mate, to stand beside them and prove not just their innocence, but that you could not have been unknowingly married to a gruesome pervert. And then comes the moment of truth, where denial is no longer possible, and the only thing that sits between you and the realisation that your partner is the scary monster people turn from in disgust- is your ability to accept the truth. Tabitha Stockelman experienced just that sort of torturous revelation when the husband she has stood by and supported, whom she believed to be innocent of the charges against him, stood in court and plead guilty to molesting and murdering 10-year-old Katie Collman . "It's completel

Jamie Bolin was last seen alive on Wednesday, while at the local library... and although she was reported missing when she failed to return home, no Amber Alert was issued until Thursday night. I understand the need to maintain certain criteria should be met when issuing an Amber Alert... I realise the importance of attempting to ensure that the public doesn't become conditioned to the alerts and slowly begin to ignore them... and yet, something in me is completely bothered that a 10 year old can go missing without people being informed of it. The police believe, according to a statement released that even if an Amber Alert had been released- we'd still be faced with the same horrible end to this story... but how can they know that? What is the possibility that someone may have seen even the smallest piece of evidence and called LE? Can we really accept that there was nothing that could have saved this child? Now, I don't mean to criticize anyone, I really don't. I ju

With a criminal history going back to the 1940's, and previous charges for stabbing two women, one whom he even attempted to bury alive, and assaulting a underage boy- how long do you think it will be before we see his name in the news yet again? He's not labeled a "high risk offender" for nothing. Donald Ringler Categories: assault , predators

A computer, a convicted child molester, child pornography... add them all together and you'll have Jeffery L. Dean's lastest offense . Although, in his defense the computer does belong to his sister. Perhaps I should add "monitor your sex offender's online activity" to the list of internet warnings I issue. Categories: internet , predators , molesters

He was convicted for molesting a boy and the boy's sister... so he does his little vacation in jail, and then the mother of the children decides to allow him around the two victims once again. I'm sure you all know where this is heading, right? A high-risk sex offender, whose intensive probation ended late last year, was arrested Tuesday night on charges of trying to rape the same boy he admitted molesting three years ago. Notice the "high risk" status, and the ever popular "intensive probation"? I'm guessing it didn't work out as well as the state had planned. But, hey no skin off their backs right? After all, it's just another game of catch and release and catch again for the legal system. It's job security in the highest form. The most disturbing part of this story is the mother idiot that allowed this predator to once again victimize her child. I'd have a lot of thoughts about this woman right now... but they are not publishable. Cle

Ever wonder if all the tips sent in about child pornagraphy on the internet ever accomplish anything? Ever want to just read one story where a predator is captured because of good people doing the right thing and turning them in? Well, if so, then here you go: Sex Offender Arrested On Charges Of Posting, Receiving Child Porn , we'll chalk it down as a Good Friday blessing. Categories: predators , molesters

A worker on Indiana 11 in Bartholomew County (Indiana) most likely didn't realise the important role he would play in helping to lock up a child molester. Detectives found an alleged child molester by tracking him from a videotape found by a highway worker. The tape was found along Indiana 11 in Bartholomew County by the worker, who took it home, discovered scenes showing a young boy being sexually abused and turned it over to authorities, state police Detective Rob Simpson said. I have to say that most people would have picked the tape up and tossed it into the trash without ever stopping to consider taking it home... or even more probable, they would have left it there at the side of the road. In either of those cases, today there would be one more child molester free, but thankfully, he picked it up. And even more importantly- when he realised what was on it, he handed it over to police. Detectives took still images from the tape, and tracked the victim down by visiting schools

Had she been granted the protection her grandmother fought so hard for, Kelsey Briggs would still be alive today. And she'd be a big sister now too. ChannelOklahoma.com - News - Mother Of Slain Toddler Gives Birth The attorney said the baby likely will be placed in protective custody upon his release from the hospital. The infant's father is murder defendant Michael Lee Porter, 26, of Meeker. Porter was Kelsey's stepfather. Porter is accused of striking Kelsey at the couple's home near Meeker. The couple has since divorced. Porter was charged in October with first-degree murder. Smith, 26, was charged in February with enabling child abuse and child neglect. Both deny wrongdoing. The boy was named Blaine, and he was born about 4:20 p.m. Tuesday at an Oklahoma City hospital, said his grandmother, Gayla Smith. He weighed 7 pounds, 4 ounces. The prosecutor in the Kelsey cases, District Attorney Richard Smothermon, said the boy will be in protective custody because of Raye D

I had to think really hard about whether this one was even worth the space on Bloggers serves. In complete fairness... the student in question is old enough to smoke, old enough to vote, old enough to serve in the armed forces, and the teachers aid in question is only barely old enough to provide the alcohal. He's 19, she's three years older. And now... she's wanted by the law. Fine Heather Shelton had sex with a student. We are not talking about a 14 year old boy here... this student is legally a full fledged adult. He wasn't even her student. And personally, if it was me- I'd be a tad more concerned about the fact that this is the third teacher student sex case at this school. It makes me really sit back and question just what they are teaching these kids. So fine, she's wanted by the law, and okay she's clearly broken the law... but I'm swayed to call it a "no harm" done'er. And, you know I don't hand those out often. In fact, this j

In the real life made into a TV movie ( Sex Lies and Murder ) the plan to kill off the teachers husband succeeded, although the part of the plan were they don't get caught- failed. Which brings me to wonder whether Sharon Linton Rutherford ever sat down and watched the entire movie before she sat down to plot out her own husbands death via the hands of her student lover. I just bet she didn't. It seems that the Alabama high school English teacher was too busy having sex with other students to concentrait on the plotting of the murder much. Yes, that's right, it's the Pam Smart story... only with more students and less actual murdering going on. Not that she didn't try, according to reports . An English teacher at a small Alabama high school has been charged with having sex with at least four students and allegedly involving one in a plot to kill her husband. Officials released few details but said the husband, a gym teacher who taught at the same school last year, w

I'd been asked a lot about exactly how Myspace works. And although I could navigate it with my eyes closed, so to say... I often find it a bit more difficult to explain to people, just because I'm used to doing it rather than having to explain how to do it. The good news is that MSNBC has posted a "MySpace How To" which does a great job of explaining the community and giving instructions on how to navigate it. For those parents who are interested in seeing just what is going on there... I can't encourage you more to take a look at the How To . Categories: internet , molesters , predators ,

Before anyone says anything... I know I don't do humor- at least not here. But I was over at Samantha Burns place doing my daily reading and she had posted this quiz. I couldn't help but share it with you... so have a look at it for yourself- The Crazy Rants of Samantha Burns: " How To Spot A Pedophile Quiz " Categories: internet , predators , molesters , bloggers

The boy evidently didn't play up to his fathers standards during a recent game. In fact he struck out twice. Some fathers would put an arm around the child and tell them it'd be better next time. His father didn't. His father instead decided to leave him with a fat lip, black eye, bruised brow and bruised ear.... all because the child failed to meet his standards. The boy suffered a black eye and bruises, according to a police report filed by the boy's mother. The mother took out a protection order, and according to that affidavit, the father swung his right fist at the boy while they were riding home in the car after a baseball game. The boy had struck out twice in the game. The report said the boy suffered a fat lip, black eye, bruised brow and bruised ear. The mother said she confronted her husband and asked him what she should tell the boy's teachers. He allegedly said to tell them that the boy doesn't listen. I'm not sure what kind of horrible father be

Regular readers, sorry but I have to make the following announcement. Hello you sicko freaks. Seems that the infamous pedophile Lindsay has decided to link this page, due to my outrage that Alice Day and other pedophile filth is being displayed on your sick blogs. I'd like to thank him for bringing you here- it's not often that I get a chance to tell you what scum of the earth you are. May you burn in hell. Now, back to my normal readers. I know that everyone in the blogosphere is sharing in the outrage that Blogger is hosting pedophile sites. I've commented that if it wasn't so damn sad... I'd laugh at their "new discovery", because like many of you regular readers know... a few of us ol' crime bloggers have been talking about this very thing for months. Only we where nice enough to include Live Journal , Xanga, Myspace, you know almost all the social blogging networks . There have even been bloggers that complained about this over a year ago. So d

She was mad that her long time friend had grown tired of her behavior, her drinking and her lack of paying rent. So when 23 year old Natalie Rodriguez was told to move out of the apartment, she did the most unthinkable thing- she murdered her friends 9 month old child. Natalie Rodriguez herself was a mother, she had a 4 year old son of her own. She should have been able to imagine the heartbreak that her actions would bring, she should have known that killing a child was no way to settle a dispute over a apartment. Giselle Miranda had taken in Rodriguez and her son after Rodiguez had lost her job a month prior to the murder and been kicked out of her families home. She had attempted to do what any real friend would do, to help someone they loved that was in need. But Rodriguez drank, was belligerent and did not pay rent. The Miranda family told her to move out. Her deadline was the day she killed the baby. Rodriguez said she silently lifted Xavier out of his crib in the middle of the n