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I get a lot of strange search referrals here. Most of them, I'm sort of use to- although my "about page" will give you an idea of what I do with some of the worse ones. However, lately I've been getting a good amount of "ohio age of consent" searches. And, I thought I would address the issue, just for those special people who need to know what the laws say about the age of consent in Ohio: If you have to ask whether it's legal... most likely you shouldn't be doing it to begin with. Categories: misc

Too many times we see the amber alert issued for a missing child, sometimes the child is found safe, sometimes it's too late. In a strange way, most of us have become oddly accostomed to hearing the news that a child wasn't able to make it back home safely. It's almost as if as a society we have become condidtioned to the tragic loss of young lives. I'm not saying it's easy to deal with, only that it happens so frequently nowadays, that it often seems to occur without much press. The case of Jamie Rose Bolin didn't go without the press. It wasn't a story we were use to hearing, and for many the shock of what happened to her left us haunted. A man accused of strangling a 10-year-old girl and plotting to eat her flesh allowed investigators to search his apartment and then confessed to the slaying, an FBI agent testified Tuesday. Agent Craig Overby said he spotted the girl's clothing inside a plastic tub inside a bedroom closet and asked Kevin Ray Underwood

In a interesting move, Microsoft has done what others should be considering: CEOP and Microsoft Partnership makes reporting potential sex offenders easier in MSN and Windows Live Messenger Millions of young people in the UK who use Windows Live Messenger or MSN Messenger to chat online with friends are now just one click away from making a report to police if they are concerned their online 'buddy' is a sex offender. Currently, I don't know if this a UK only feature, or if it's available in the US. I'm hoping that if it's not here yet, it gets here soon. Categories: predators , molesters , internet ,

Just thought I would mention that if and when Karr is transferred to Boulder jail, this is what his new "home" will look like. Something tells me it's more high scale than the hole in the wall that he was found living in in Thailand. Other interesting gossip: He was looking into/ getting a sex change Had facial hair removed Had a little champagne toast on the plane, along with some roasted duck , just hope that isn't my tax dollars funding the in flight party. U.S. legal experts see signs that police interrogation may have helped shape Karr's statement Sadly, despite the many many new stories out on Karr, there seems to be more fluff than actual news, in fact other than providing us with more bits and pieces of how strange this man is, there's been nothing that could be used as real evidence to him having actually committed this murder. Augh. To waste a little time, I did a little handwritting overlaying using the ransom note, and the yearbook. I really found

Taking a break from the confusing "breaking news" on the Ramsey case, I happened upon this gem, from New Orleans talking mindless head: SOURCE - New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin on Friday blamed racism and government bureaucracy for hamstringing his city's ability to weather Hurricane Katrina and recover from the disaster that struck the Gulf Coast nearly a year ago. In remarks to the annual meeting of the National Association of Black Journalists, Nagin said the hurricane "exposed the soft underbelly of America as it relates to dealing with race and class." Now, I've seen a lot of race cards pulled in my life, and I've never really said much about it. I went to schools that were pretty much equally mixed, both within the student body, and within the staff. I've seen the card thrown out by both sides. And I always have taken it with a grain of salt. People are going to take any situation, and twist it, pull it, and push it until it fits in whatever shap

As I mentioned yesterday, it wasn't hard to look around and see more than a few bloggers questioning whether the JonBenet Ramsey murder case was actually any more solved than it was before the big rush of news that a suspect has confessed. Today, the news media seems to be catching up to the rest of us, with literally hundreds of Yahoo News searches bring up headlines such as "Bloggers wary of confession, condemn media" "Skepticism abounds in cyberspace" "Doubts grow overJonBenet's confessed killer" and " Lingering doubts: Alleged confessed JonBenet Ramsey killer leaves police with many unanswered questions". Sorry, I'm not linking the stories. Because, to be honest- they say pretty much exactly what blogs are saying, in fact even a few of them quote some bloggers- without credit or linkage though. So, people are doubting parts of the confession- where does that leave us? Looking at a few of the bigger problems within the confession,

I've been watching the news, reading the blogs, listening to the audio... and yet something seems so completely "missing" from this confession. Something doesn't sit right, at least for me. Police say that John Karr knew information on the case that was not released to the public. They believe, or are leading us to believe that the only way he could have known was if Karr commented the crime. Karr's bother, Nate Karr, insisted that Karr was working on a story, a novel covering among other things, the murder of JonBenet. He believes that it was through the investigation into the case that John Karr learned the details he shared. Personally, that for me is one serious issue. Personally, I've never contemplated writing anything more than this blog. Yet, there have been more than one case in which I researched enough that I knew more than the average person. Sometimes, talking to people, you get a glimpse at what they know, and you become part of a small group of

2006 • May: University of Colorado Professor Michael Tracey, who had been corresponding with Karr about the case for four years, contacted the Boulder district attorney about their e-mail exchanges. • June 6: Lt. Gen. Suwat Tumrongsiskul, head of Thailand's immigration police, said Karr arrived in Bangkok from Penang, Malaysia, to look for a teaching job. Karr had been in Thailand five times over the past two years. • Aug. 11: Suwat said U.S. authorities informed Thai police that an arrest warrant had been issued for Karr on charges of premeditated murder. • Aug. 15: Karr began teaching second grade in the international school system in Bangkok, according to the district attorney in Boulder, Colo. • Aug. 16: Arrest warrant sent to Thai police and Karr taken into custody. • Aug. 17: Karr told reporters in Bangkok, Thailand, that he was "with JonBenet when she died" and that "her death was an accident." 2004-2005 • A resume for "John Karr" posted on Job4

A two and a half year old girl was taken to St. Joseph's Hospital in Florida Wednesday night, with serious injuries. Doctors found signs indication that the child had been raped. She later died, from her injuries. The mother of the little girl, who's name has not been released, had been dating Eric James Tate, 18, of Lutz Florida. She had apparently left Tate to babysit the toddler numerous times. “She was in very serious condition when detectives started the interviews,” Carter said. “As a result some of the interviews, which we are not going to elaborate on, Tate was arrest and charged with capital sexual battery.” There is no excuse for this, no reason in the world that a child this young (or any age) should be buried because some deviant monster feels compelled to use them as a source of sexual gratification. The very idea that someone could rape a child, and in doing so injure them so badly as to cause their death... is beyond sickening. Tate is 18. Not even old enough to

*UPDATE: Confession AUDIO A quick look around the blogosphere will give you a peek at the effect of yesterdays news about the arrest of John Karr in the JonBenet Ramsey murder case is having on people everywhere. It's not just the "crime bloggers", although many of them have picked up on the story. bc4gwb, from MVRWC shares her feelings on the case , and makes a few suggestions as to what should be done to Karr: Now this Karr monster’s family–his ex-wife and brother–is saying he wasn’t in Colorado at the time, but in Alabama(!). We’ll see. But this guy’s saying he “was in love with her” and his apparent obsession with her, (even if he didn’t do it!) is enough reason for me to want them to lock this freak up and throw away the key. Dan from Riehl World View has dug up a resume of the suspect. Which includes the fact that Karr claims to have been a private teacher to more than one small child over the years. Ace of Spades is wondering how Karr's going to get around th

After ten years of questions, suspicians, and accusing, an arrest has been made in the murder case of JonBenet Ramsey. SOURCE Story from CNN A law enforcement source identified the suspect as 41-year-old John Mark Karr, a one-time schoolteacher and American citizen who has lived in Conyers, Georgia. It is the first arrest in the decade-long investigation of the 6-year-old beauty pageant contestant's slaying. The case was the subject of suspicion and speculation and provided years of fodder for the news networks and the tabloids. Karr had been communicating with someone in Boulder and that online communications played a key role in leading authorities to him, law enforcement sources said. Greta from FOXNEWS had the suspects brother ( Nate Karr) on tonight- who seems to have come up with a "idea" on how this could have happened. He believes that a mistake has been made, as he says that Karr was actually writing a story on men who kill young children, and had been investig

Despite the many many headlines that may flash in front of you about how parents have abused, molested or killed their own children- the parents that actually commit these crimes are few in number when compared to the parents that cherish their children, and only wish the best for them. For the latter, the love that they have for their children does not diminish as the child grows up. And the fears that they have when the child is young, still remain when the child becomes an adult. Domitilio Quintanilla is one of those parents, and he is living the nightmare that scares us all. His daughter, 20 year old Alejandra Quintanilla was found partially nude, in a trash bag and thrown along a gravel road off FM 565 and Interstate 10 near Cove, Texas Thursday. "We miss her. I just wish we had more time. Unfortunately, someone snatched her from me," Domitilio Quintanilla said. "How can someone do this to her … to anyone? Not just her, to anyone? I've heard things like this hap

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It has labels, sort of like categories, but not. Cause they call them labels. I have labels already, thrid party labels. I don't know if I'll be switching and using the Beta Blogger labels, bacause ti seems that right now you can only do that if you use their templates. And, I really don't wanna do that. But, the important thing is, I have Beta Blogger. Nah Nah Nah Nah. Let's see if I like it or not after a few days! Categories: Misc ,

Once again, it is my pleasure to host the Carnival of True Crime Blogs. If you haven't browsed around the True Crime Blogs before, now would be an excellent time to start, as the blogroll includes some of today's best bloggers, with a passion for informing others about the dangers that lurk around the corner. And special thanks to our community carnival image maker- Harding from TO Crime, for the lovely display you see here. Historic Crime Blogger Laura James may be on a small hiatus from her blog, but she kindly left us enough reading material to keep us on our toes. May I suggest taking a look at her recent interview, Clews Interviews True Crime Author Glenn Puit ? As always, Laura does an excellent job, and makes for a interesting read. Trench from the Trenchcoat Chronicles looks into the possible motive behind Robin Kittrell's recent appearance at school, where Kittrell showed up with an arsenal of weapons. The Girls at Southern Sass have put out a welcome mat for hate

Yet again, we have a couple that aparently believed that adoption papers gave them a free pass on abusing the children in their home. And, once again the low life scum reside within my home state. I may have to consider moving if this keeps up much longer. SOURCE The Fergusons are accused of abusing their children in both Union and Clark counties. On Tuesday, they pleaded not guilty to the 63 charges between them. James and Vonda Ferguson walked in the courtroom, along with more than a dozen supporters of family and friends who do not believe the allegations against them are true. James Ferguson was charged with 20 counts of child endangering, five counts of permitting child abuse and five counts of felonious assault. Vonda Ferguson is facing a few additional charges, including an extra felonious assault accusation and two other abuse-related charges. The indictments against the Fergusons' claim the two tortured or cruelly abused the children. Investigators said the Ferguson’s

Okay, there's no crime here. There's nothing that I would normally post in this entry, but stick with me a moment and you will see my point. I hope. So, I'm clicking around the blogosphere, reading stuff while trying to kill some extra time (okay- I don't really have any extra time, but I was however waiting on hold on a phone call and needed something to do) when I started reading Harvey's blog. I'm not sure how I go there. I know Basil has something going with this Harvey guy, cause he had this really funny April Fools joke this year where he (Basil) made his site look just like Harvey 's. It was funny. Trust me. Anyway, I'm not sure how I got there to Harvey's place today, last thing I recall is looking at Gnomes. So, there I was at Harvey's and I end up reading his posts on being a better blogger . Really, I was reading the one about getting comments . Because, well to be honest- a lot more of you read than actually comment. And I've al

The sex offender who approached a young college girl at a shopping center, abducted her and later killed her is now headed to trial, with the jury selection on the case being chosen after several weeks of proceedings. Oh, wait. I'm suppose to say "The person accused", or "The sex offender who allegedly". But, sadly, I'm just a tad moody tonight, so screw it. (What I'm really thinking) The fucked up monster who should never have been able to see the light of day again, let alone be able to walk out side of a jail cell, who brutally and coldly abducted and murdered a completely innocent person for nothing more than the sick need to satisfy his own gruesome desire is getting ready for his case to come to court. May they quickly find him guilty and fry his ass as soon as possible. - Lilo Let's look at it, break it down and call this case what it really is. Alfonso Rodriguez Jr. was a convicted sex offender. Dru Sjodin was a student, with a life filled w

It's not that I really needed to be reminded that sexual predators can come in every shape, size, color, and monetary value- but it is a story that reiterates that point very well. Which is why I though it would be a good idea to share it with all of you. To many times, it seems that those privileged with money and power seem to be put up on a pedestal... never to be questioned when it comes to what they do behind closed doors. Perhaps this story may help in bringing those people back down a notch, and ensure them that money doesn't always guarantee that the law will be blind when it comes to their actions. And, more importantly, it may be seen as a ray of hope to those who have fallen victim to the wealthy, and the powerful. SOURCE In Palm Beach, he lived in luxury. Three black Mercedes sat in his garage, alongside a green Harley-Davidson. His jet waited at a hangar at Palm Beach International Airport. At home, a private chef and a small staff stood at the ready. From a wind

Keith Jackson is a registered sex offender. He isn't a babysitter. However, as things seem to happen, he was left with three children, to babysit while their mother went to work. After the mother left, Jackson apparently raped one of the children- a seven year old girl. He then walked out of the home for a moment, and the children locked him out. "Jackson goes out of the apartment for a brief moment. The kids lock him out and he causes a disturbance by punching and pounding on the door to get back in," said Mike Hanson, public information officer with the Madison Police Department. "Fortunately, someone else called mother to come home and the police were called as well." While I am horrified that these children were put into this position, I have to say that their quick thinking is impressive. We have no idea what would have happened if Jackson would have been able to access the home again, and these children really should be commended for being brave enough to

Thousands of boys spend time with camp leaders, learning survival tricks that often apply to life away from the campsite as much as in it. Having never been in the Scouts, I may not be the best one to describe the benefits of entrusting a stranger with a group of boys out in the wilderness for any given amount of time. Of course, there is very little that anyone could do to make my over protective mind less convinced that the entire concept is filled with faulty judgements... I'm not insulting those that support either the boy or girl scouts- I just believe that as parents, it's OUR job t teach our own children, rather than sending them off to be taught life lessons by someone else. Because, sometimes the lessons learned- aren't what we expected, or wanted. This happens to be the case of the young men put into the care of the former scoutmaster, Bruce Phelps. He has admitted to sexually abusing a number of young boys that were in his charge. OF course, he only admitted this

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If I haven't mentioned it before, I'm a big fan of coding. HTML, PHP, XML, CSS, JavaScript, a little bit of everything. It's what I enjoy doing in my free time. So, the other night I was attempting to add a sidebar button (which never really got done) and was distracted by the need to create a Google Tool bar button. Having never created one before, I though it would be fun. And it was. So much fun in fact that I created another one, for this site. That's my tiny gift. Especially because other people interested in getting this handy little gadget for their own site can pretty much open the code, make a few changes and offer it as their own. Or, create and send a 16px by 16px image to me, there RSS feed address and have one made up. Lilo's Google Toolbar Button for Internet Explorer *Note you must have the Google Toolbar, and IE for this button. This button will install in your toolbar, and when clicked- bring you right here to the main page, there's also a litt

Laura Hauck, 52 of Utah was found dead in a freezer, after not having been seen since last Friday. There currently is no motive, and police are looking for Hauck's 18 year old son in connection with the death. Source Officers found a bloody mattress, shells from a .22-caliber rifle and the body stuffed head first into a chest-style freezer. The cause of death had not been determined but the body did have a gunshot wound, Pickett said. People close to the family described Jeremy as very quiet and a good student with no previous violent tendencies. Categories: missing , murders

The three children, ages 8, 9, and 10 were found dead in their home with their necks so severely slashed, they were almost decapitated. There were thoughts that the murders where done because the family had not paid a dept after being smuggled into the country... whatever the reason was- it matters little. And in the end, it turns out that the two siblings and their cousin were cruelly murdered by another family member. SOURCE- A jury on Tuesday convicted two men of murdering three young relatives whose bodies were nearly decapitated. Policarpio Espinoza, 24, and Adan Canela, 19, were found guilty of slashing the children’s throats. Espinoza was the uncle of 9-year-old Ricardo Espinoza Jr., 8-year-old Lucero Espinoza and their 10-year-old male cousin, Alexis Espejo Quezada. Canela was a cousin of the victims. Canela and Espinoza’s first trial in 2005 ended in a hung jury. Categories: murders

I'm asking every single one of my readers to go back in time, to the day America lost 2996 loved ones. You recall it don't you? It seems no matter where any of us might have been on that day, Sept. 11th, we felt the fear, the sadness and the horror that was happening to those in New York. There is nothing that will ever make the images that we saw, whether we were standing in front of our televisions watching it unfold, or if we ran from the shadows of the buildings that were collapsing- the images will continue to haunt us forever. Right now is your chance to stand up and 2996 people lost their lives, and now we are in need of 2996 people willing to take the time to remember those we lost, and join in the Tribute to the hero's of 9-11 blogging event. This is how it works, you sign up here ... and a name will be sent to you. You then have until the anniversary to work on a tribute to them. Those with blogs are asked to post it as part of what I imagine to be one of the bigg

What do you do when the rapist next door comes in the form of a 12 year old boy? How do you explain to your child that despite the heinous assault they suffered, the 12 year old is currently free? A 12-year-old boy accused of attacking and sodomizing an 8-year-old boy with a stick was released to family members Wednesday, KPRC Local 2 reported. The 12-year-old was charged with aggravated sexual assault of a child. Investigators said he was angry about a neighborhood football game when he pulled the 8-year-old behind their Brookshire apartment building, forced him to the ground, pulled down his pants and attacked him. I suppose that the judge in this case is just sitting back crossing his fingers hoping that the rest of us are content with the fact that the 12 year old spent 2 weeks in a "boot camp" for bad kids. But really, something about him spending even more time surrounded by other kids bothers me. Not as much as the idea that he is currently FREE, and shall more than l

**Please welcome my first ever Guest Blogger** Written By Samantha Burns Scott Dyleski may have once been a Boy Scout, but today, the 17-year-old is being tried as an adult for the brutal murder of attorney, Daniel Horowitz’s wife, Pamela Vitale, which took place in the fall of 2005. “Prosecutors say Dyleski put on a ski mask and gloves and attacked 52-year-old Vitale around 10 a.m. that Saturday. Friends and housemates of the teen testified in a pretrial hearing that Dyleski expressed concern after Vitale's death that his DNA would be found under her nails. He also told a bizarre story, they said, of running into a strange woman who looked like Vitale during a nature walk that day, and that she gripped his arm tightly before driving off in her car.” It is alleged that Dyleski believed some marijuana-growing supplies he had ordered were mistakenly delivered to Vitale’s home, so he went to the property to find the supplies, only to end in confrontation with Vitale. [ source ] You kn

It was hard to miss the news today, after all everyone is talking about it. From Stop the ACLU to CrimeBlog (I highly suggest reading the Crime Blog entry mentioned above, as Steve Huff has done more than his share of background work on this case, and the people involved.), the message is quite clear: You don't have a religious right to rape children. I know, that should have been a no brainer- but it appears that at least one nut case is taking that defense and using it to justify his predatory actions. NBC10.com - A suburban Cleveland man accused of sexually assaulting nine disabled boys told a judge Wednesday that his apartment was a religious sanctuary where smoking marijuana and having sex with children are sacred rituals protected by civil rights laws. Yes, this predator, this child rapist is calling his raping of helpless children, a "religious right" "Not all pedophilia is bad, and sex [with boys] can be healthy," Distasio told the court. According to