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Due to time restrictions, I can't give you the full details, but Stephen from Crime Scene Blog has something you ought to know about Jack: A friend of mine, who writes at Lost in Lima, Ohio has been doing further research into Jack McClellan’s sites. And what she has found provides more insight into his thoughts and plans. Most folks only know McClellan from his previous site, “Seattle-Tacoma-Everett Girl Love” and from the revamped version of the same site, “Los Angeles Girl Love,” both of which appears to be down at the moment, at least at his old address. But what you may not realize is that Jack McClellan had other interests before he turned his sites, and his camera, to little girls. Read his full post.

Because there is no way that these can be the real answers: Long prison terms, no treatment 16 (25%) Short prison terms, no treatment 1 (1%) Long prison terms, treatment 40 (64%) Short prison terms, treatment 3 (4%) Nothing but treatment 2 (3%) I'd like a certain 6% of you who answered this to stay after class, so we can have a serious talk about this.

But, could the news media just once get it right? Seriously, if I read ONE more time that Jack McClellan has "not broken any laws" I'm going to scream. How do they know he hasn't? I mean, seriously. How do they know? He could be breaking laws right and left... and they wouldn't know until he was caught. That's the key word here. Jack just hasn't been CAUGHT. Doesn't mean he didn't commit a crime... just that no one has CAUGHT him doing it. McClellan hasn't broken the law legal experts say he hasn't broken any laws. he just says he's attracted to children, but he's never actually molested a child," Hart said. I'm very sorry people, but let's face facts- child molestation and rape are UNDER reported . In most cases, however, child molestation goes unreported. Estimates are that only 35% of sexual abuse is reported. Kids can be frightened or embarrassed and many times do not say anything. That means, there are more people

Remember Jack McClellan, the Washington man who is an admitted pedophile, and who went to kid friendly events, took pictures of the children there, and then rated the events and posted the images on his Seattle Girl Love website? Oh, of course you do, I've told you about him before . He's in the news again, after having relocated to LA and had his site shut down again. This time it appears he's a little mad that someone snapped a photo of him, and put it online along with a warning to parents. Now, some people have been doing that for months- and never thought twice about doing it- after all, turn about is fair play, right Jack? Well, it seems that this time it was the local police department playing " How do you like it now? " <----- click link for police flyer, really- click it, print it off and hand copies out at the next children's event you go too. So, once again, we get Jack back in the news, complaining this time that his photo is being published!!

Most people would quickly assume that a dip in the pool with a few children was nothing more than harmless fun. Sadly, one Ohio man wasn't interested in swimming laps or relaxing on floaties, - instead he was intent on finding young girls to "dunk" in a pool for his own sexual pleasure. Florida police say that 45 year old Jeff Doland of Uniontown Ohio traveled to Miami in order to meet with a woman he'd met online. In their online conversations, Doland had offered to pay the woman (who was really an undercover police officer) for the "dunking' sessions in which he wanted to hold "her daughters" under water until they lost consciousness, calling it his means of sexual gratification, and that he enjoyed "watching the bubbles." But wait, this case gets worse... because it turns out he was a school computer technician with two step kids and his very own backyard swimming pool. Yep, worked at a school, had stepchildren and a pool. Superintende

For every person currently sitting in jail, I'll bet there is a story they tell about how they are innocent, were framed, got a raw deal, did the crime but don't deserve the time, and on and on. Even after their release, some people stick by their stories of how the system got it wrong, and how they were cheated. Kirk Bontempo is one of those people. He plead guilty to showing minors, two boys and a girl- pornography online and porn movies in 2004. But, don't blame him. He now regrets pleading out, and even is attempting to have his record expunged. His claim to fame story is that some boy snuck into his home a got a hold of his playboys. And, of course- he doesn't think that the 10 years he has to register as a sex offender are fair either. He just "didn't get a fair share" as he puts it. Bontempo status as one of PA's tried and true sexual offenders isn't the only thing that he has going for him. According to recent news sources, he also has a te

Evidently at some point my link for adding a Lilo button to your Google Toolbar over there in the top left column, stopped working. Not because of bad coding... my coding kicks butt. But because the hosted file was no longer available thanks to petty little hosting companies that offer space, but then put CRAZY restrictions on you for no reason. Not to worry, I changed to hosting the button and the coding for it on Google Pages. So, now when you click it... it works. For those of you wondering just what this magical button does- well it will bring you here. Either to the main page, or if you click on the arrow beside the button post pages will pop up and you can jump directly to one of them. Even better, if you type a search into your Google Search Bar, on your Google Toolbar and click my button- it'll search all my posts for that search term. Try it out, if you don't like it (which you should) you can always remove it. I won't even know if you do.

Once in a while, I post something personal. Just because I can. There's really nothing you can do about it either. Anyway, my other half and I enjoy playing checkers against each other online. I always win. Always. Usually with 5 or more checkers left. Although, sometime I feel sorry for him, and win with just two. Tonight, I had things to do. He wanted to play. So, he went online to play with someone else, via one of the Internet Checkers games from Microsoft. The first games ends with " damn ". I know he lost. Then, he decided to try again. That game ends with a " I must be playing against a girl ". I asked how he'd come to that conclusion. He'd lost again. I love this man.

The previous poll asking which cases you are most interested in reading about has closed. The results are: Sex Offenders 33 (37%) Missing Persons 10 (11%) Murders 14 (15%) Child Abuse 32 (35%) I've started a new one, to get an idea of where you stand on sex offenders: In sentencing sex offenders, do you favor: Long prison terms, no treatment 0 (0%) Short prison terms, no treatment 0 (0%) Long prison terms, treatment 0 (0%) Short prison terms, treatment 0 (0%) Nothing but treatment 0 (0%) Vote on this poll

Of course her name released... god forbid people know what sort of nasty, deviant person she it. Instead, we'll just give details of what this loser participated in. Police said the Mount Pleasant mother, whose name were not releasing, snapped the pictures while her cousin-by-marriage pleasured himself. She is charged with felony sexual abuse of children, corruption of a minor and indecent assault. The entire thing case was discovered after police, who had been receiving complaints about the cousin snapping photos of area kids, issued a search warrant and found lewd photos of children in his home. They also found photos of nameless woman's child. Murphy and the mother are pointing fingers at each other for taking pictures of the girl's feet while he licked whipped cream and chocolate off them. Court papers said the mother didn't see a problem with it, because they were just feet. She's changed her story a little now, according to her lawyer (amazing how things chang

Those of you who have been following the case of missing 4 year old Madeleine McCann of Britian, will be interested in the following press release from AMW: Father of Missing British Girl Comes to U.S. The father of British 4-year-old Madeleine McCann, who disappeared in May while her family was on vacation in Portugal, has come to the U.S. to meet with American officials and child safety experts, as he seeks help in the search for his daughter. On Monday, July 23, Gerry McCann toured the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and then met with Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. And, as part of his quest to spread the word about his missing child, McCann also met with producers from FOX’s America's Most Wanted. AMW video of McCann’s visit to NCMEC and the Justice Department can be viewed online at the America’s Most Wanted website, www.amw.com . The website also contains portions of his interview with AMW, which airs Saturday, July 27 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. In

Once again, it's time for the Carnival of the True Crime Blogs . It's been hosted by Crime, Interrupted... and she's done a wonderful job.

I firmly believe that anyone who commits a sexual crime against a child should be labeled, for life as a sexual offender. I firmly believe that they should spend a good amount, if not the rest of their lives, in jail. But some cases... they aren't sexual offenses. And, they shouldn't be tried as one. John Thomas Taylor was annoyed at the driving habits of the people in the Benz on 1-4 in Orlando the other day. He decided to express his anger, not by committing some horrible act of rage like pulling a gun, or forcing their car off the road- but by doing the most immature thing... mooning them . He now might be facing 15 years in prison, and lifetime sex offender registration. Two witnesses told deputies that Taylor had dropped his pants and hung his bottom out of the window, according to the Sheriff's Office report. One was the back-seat passenger in the Tahoe. Deputies ordered the Tahoe to pull over after two callers phoned the Sheriff's Office to complain that the Taho

Raye Dawn Smith ... Thanks to Myspace bulletin.

Amanda Buckley was in the news last year for pitching a no-hitter with 15 strikeouts against another softball team. An only child, Buckley seemed to be a star both on the field, and off the field. She'd been a four-year softball player helped her team win Class 6A state championships in both 2005 and 2006. But, by Friday night, the 18 year old Palm Beach's body was discovered. On Wednesday, Buckley joined up with a new friend and his family for a short trip. The new friend, 26 year old Jason Shenfeld began acting strangely days later. His parents suspected something was wrong when he started locking the door to his bedroom, and seemed nervous. His father made the awful discovery upon entering Shenfeld's room on Friday, when he found Amanda's body stuffed into a closet, with bruises on her body from what is believed to be sexual contact, and her hair stuck to duct tape. Shenfeld's father, John, found her wedged between blankets, sheets and clothing in his son'

Nothing like overlooking the simple fact that your brother was a perv who wanted to sexual exploit underage children, and instead focusing on suing someone else . The sister of a Texas man suspected of being a sexual predator who killed himself sued NBA Universal today for $105 million. The suit accuses "Dateline NBC" as taking over police duties and then failing to protect her brother. Patricia Conradt filed suit in federal court in New York. Louis William "Bill" Conradt Junior shot himself last November while in Terrell (TER'-el) as police knocked at his door. I wrote about ol' Bill here. I suppose however that his sister finds it easier to blame someone else (who has lots of money to make her feel better) than accepting that her brother was a perv.

I brought you this story a few days ago, and now it seems that it has even more disturbing information coming to light. The prosecutor in the case of a Liberian native charged with repeatedly raping and molesting a 7-year-old girl said Monday that he is filing an appeal of a controversial judge's ruling that dismissed all charges because an interpreter who spoke the suspect's rare West African dialect could not be found. That's the good news. But, sadly that's not the only news, and this is likely to just piss you off even more than the fact that this judge dismissed the charges. The fact is on four separate occasions this court provided Vai interpreters," McCarthy said, adding that one of the interpreters had agreed to participate in further proceedings. Court records, meanwhile, show that an interpreter was "sworn" by a Maryland court on the same day Savage dismissed the case, FOXNews.com has learned. Loretta Knight, a clerk with the court system in Mo

Some of you might have noticed that along with the new look, hidden in the new features is a poll question. I'm trying to get a feel for what most interests you, what cases you'd most like to read about. For those that didn't notice the poll over on the left, here it is... right in a post where you are sure to see it, at least till it ends in 3 days. I've went ahead and showed the results so far, but you can still vote by either clicking the link (it'll open in a new page) or going over to the poll on the left and voting there. Sex Offenders 24 (38%) Missing Persons 5 (8%) Murders 9 (14%) Child Abuse 24 (38%) Vote on this poll Votes so far: 62 Days left to vote: 3

I completely believe that the US needs to have one single language. We need to be able to say that if you are coming to this country to live, you must speak English. You must be able to fully carry on a conversation. I know, it sounds harsh. After all, is it really fair to offer asylum to people in need, and then hold the offer out like a piece of candy dangling inches out of the grasp of a child- just because someone can't speak English? Yes. Because we have laws, and if you can't speak English, we can't know if you really understand them. And, then when you break them- the cost of finding someone who can speak whatever tongue you speak falls upon the court. And, when the court fails to find someone- things like this happen: A 7-year-old girl said she had been raped and repeatedly molested over the course of a year. Police in Montgomery County, acting on information from a relative, soon arrested a Liberian immigrant living in Gaithersburg. They marshaled witnesses and DNA

My neighbor is 88 years old. He is a veteran, and up until the last few years- he loyally walked in every parade with the Vets, served at funerals for other Vets, and placed flags on graves for Memorial Day. Between our homes there is a line of creeping roses that his wife planted years ago that I weed out now and then, she passed away sometime long before we moved here. He has an older dog- a intensely aged Shepard that woddles around deaf and almost blind. Out of what I can only assume to be sheer confusion- he never did it before- the old dog has taken to wondering around our yard. The gentleman next door lives alone, which has caused me more worry than you can imagine. After a recent 23 day stay at Wright Patterson, he brought home another dog- the cutest little thing you've ever seen. It often outruns him, and ends up in our yard. It brings much entertainment to the children- who jump and yell that the puppy is loose... again. I bring all of this up for a reason. My kitchen wi

It's not been a terribly bad day, but it has been annoying enough for me to feel the need to flaunt a little of my bad mood around on other people. So... I opted to air my bad mood, and take up a subject that has been annoying me for sometime- that fictional Judge Keys book which is suppose to be about the case of Kelsey Briggs . zdrodowskil@plannedtvarts.com Having closely followed this story, and talked to many of the people involved in it, I just wanted to drop you a line to give you my thoughts. Anyone involved in stoking this lunatic's ego by publishing a self serving "tell what makes him look good passing the blame somewhere else" book is nothing more than a money hungry jackass. And, you might want to look into changing the lines about the "unknown abusers"... I'm pretty sure that after two convictions- we know who the abusers were, although I will concede that it was in character for the judge to continue denying who the abusers were. Lilo Yeah

The relationship must have left Michelle Rendino a little unhappy, because it certainly left her wanting a little revenge on her ex-boyfriend. Perhaps the twenty year old isn't the tallest tree in the forest though, because her grand idea of "getting back at him" seems to have evolved around the idea of going into the woods with a man, and having him shoot naked photos of her. Not the brightest idea, but other than maybe a misdemeanor public indecency charge, nothing majorly criminal in posing naked in the woods while some guy snaps a few entertaining photos. Unfortunately for Rendino, her timing was less than perfect, and in order to make the photo shoot, she had to find something to do with the four small children who were left in her care. And that is where the criminal behavior really turns bad- as she decided to take them along for the ride, and just leave them in the car while she stripped down. A man fishing saw the children crying and called police. When police

The "making changes" this is a tad addictive. So..... I did some things you most likely won't notice. I changed the background again, faster loading times WEEE!! I've added a FUN FUN FUN random post link, although I doubt the posts will be fun to read. I'm dying to put a few more hacks in... but I'm going to TRY to stop at least for a few days.

Those were the sounds Sasha Glenn heard as she was folding laundry, when she went to investigate, what she found was inexcusable . Glenn testified Wednesday during a hearing against her boyfriend that she seen him, Derris Smith, holding her 18-month old son by his pajama top. The child had drywall stuck to his head, and a wooden door was cracked. Smith is accused of swinging the child against a wall after getting mad about toilet training the child. "When I picked him up he put his arms around me," Glenn said. "He was staring at me for a minute with big eyes, then he went limp." The child never regained consciousness and died after being hospitalized at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. [...] She said she took her son to the bathroom to wash the drywall off his head and that Smith told the boy "he needed to start listening." When Glenn said the boy had had enough, Smith told her, "Don't tell me what to do," she testified. &q

Child services workers in Hamilton County Ohio should be busy over the next few days- not due to an overload of child abuse investigations... but due to a much needed order by commissioners and the county administrator : The order comes after a recent case involving a father and mother who neglected to take their 18-month-old son to a hospital after he suffered a burn on his head and a lacerated liver. Hamilton County Judge Melba Marsh had ordered the DJFS to keep close watch over the young boy, but in a letter to the commissioners, Marsh noted that no home visits were ever made. In fact, she said that there was no contact with the child and no anger management counseling set up for the parents. "The employees who failed to follow appropriate procedures in this matter, subjecting these children to potential harm, have been suspended and will be disciplined accordingly," said county Administrator Pat Thompson. Hamilton County case workers are responsible for protecting 3,500

The jury verdict is in on Raye Dawn Smith. VIDEO "This trial is about her accountability," District Attorney Richard Smothermon said during a 45-minute closing argument in the felony child-abuse case against Smith. "This defendant abused her child. She either did it or let it happen." As he spoke, Smith wept at the defense table next to her attorney, Steve Huddleston. "Tears do not absolve you of your accountability," Smothermon said. "Kelsey Smith died -- died." Clearly, the juey must not have felt that the tears absolved her either, as they convicted her of enabling child abuse in the case against Smith. A guilty verdict, with a recommended 27 years in prison will not bring the precious little Kelsey Briggs back, and it will not reduce the pain that has been suffered by all who loved the two year old Oklahoma toddler- but it will give a little bit of justice. Smith, who could have received life in prison on the charge, lowered her head and crie

This week AMW will be sharing the following cases: Watchung, New Jersey …ALTERICK FINNEY CAPTURE…Two armed gunmen robbed a Verizon Wireless store, held the staff hostage and got away with thousands in cash. AMW.com had the surveillance footage, and an AMW tipster came through: suspected crook Alterick Finney is now behind bars. http://www.amw.com/fugitives /brief.cfm?id=42617 Tirana, Albania and Washington, D.C. …MARJAN RROKU…When two teenage Albanian sisters met Marjan Rroku at a Bible study group, they thought he was a great guy. But five years later he had taken the life of one sister and sent the other fleeing to the US. After a close encounter on a Washington D.C. Metro train, police fear the killer is in pursuit again. http://www.amw.com/fugitives /brief.cfm?id=41730 Bronx, New York …UNKNOWN SAMANTHA GUZMAN KILLERS…On Mother's Day 2006, senior Samantha Guzman was just weeks away from graduating and wearing her crown as prom queen, but a ruthless group of su

Some people are just sicker than most of us can imagine. Julie Lynn Hinds and her husband Darryl Hinds are some of those disgusting freaks of nature. A woman accused of sexually assaulting her infant daughter and videotaping her husband performing sex acts on two children has pleaded guilty to three counts of child sex assault. Continue reading...

I've always been rather favorable to the idea of only using my BBQ fork for well, BBQ. But one quick thinking mother has reinvented the fork- and I have to say, I'm mighty impressed. A Texas woman Linda Rhodes, and her son, John Jennings were grilling out when the son heard pleas for help coming from a young boy. Upon investigating, he found 17 year old Deshaun Ridge on the boy (it's been suggested that he was possibly raping the 7 year old boy). Ridge stood up, and Jennings then "punched him in the face", leading to a small altercation: "He put his hands up and I grabbed him, and we went fighting." Rhodes called police and then jumped into the fight to help her son apprehend the suspect. They held Ridge until police arrived. Oh, and the fork? Well, "I stuck him in his butt!" Linda Rhodes told MyFOXdfw.com, Via FoxNews. Now, don't get all fork happy- I'm not recommending this method of utensil usage. But if you DO find yourself in a sim

"It's time that somebody stand up for her" might just be one of the more interesting quotes from the Raye Dawn trial yet. Only because when said in context of anything having to do with Kelsey Briggs- most people would assume that the "her" is Kelsey. Oddly enough, in this quote it isn't. Rather the defense counsel said it about Raye Dawn during closing arguments. A defense attorney for a woman charged with child abuse in the death of her 2-year-old daughter urged jurors Wednesday to find her not guilty, arguing that prosecutors had failed to prove their case. "It's time that somebody stand up for her," defense attorney Steve Huddleston said during closing arguments in the child-abuse trial of Raye Dawn Smith. "She has been through enough. It is time to stop it." The second most interesting statement, again on Raye Dawn Smith: ""Does that look like a woman who would allow someone to abuse her child," Huddleston said&qu

So far, I've been blessed. I've never had to manage the life of a "single parent". And, I really hope that I never have too. I can't begin to imagine the stress and difficulties that come with that title- much less the havoc it causes in the dating scene. But, there are many out there that are single parents, and that are actively managing a life of raising children, and dating. While the internet has made it easier to connect with others, and opened up doors for those singles- not a month goes by without some news of the dangers that are popping up online. Michael Bradley is just one of those dangers- just the most recent predator using the internet and online dating sites as his tool for scoping out possible victims. Police say Michael Bradley, who was convicted of sodomizing a 15-year-old boy five years ago, was caught using the popular Match.com dating service. He was caught during a sting, while he chatted with someone he believed to be a woman with two young

I'm not sure why they call it "American Civil Liberties", since they mostly work against those of us who would like the liberty to raise our children in a safe environment... but that's besides the point I suppose. Once again, the ACLU has stepped up on behalf of a sexual offender- this time demanding that he be exempt from an Jefferson Indiana ordinance that prohibits convicted sex offender from seeking their victims as local parks. The ordinance bans members of the public who have been labeled as sexual offenders from entering any city parks. Sounds fair, right? Well, the ACLU on behalf of a deviant from Clarksville are determined to have the law declared "unfair", because the man wants to be able to attend the park while his little league team plays games there. I know, that last sentence was something huh? Yep, this sexual offender coaches a team of young children. The Evening News and Tribune reported that the man requested an exemption because he coach

Once again, it's time for the weekly edition of the Carnival of the True Crime Blogs. The hostess this week was Bonnie's Blog of Crime , and she's done an excellent job rounding up some of the best posts of the week- so be sure to stop over.

He didn't stop to question her mental state, her age, or even the prospects her life held for her before he brutally killed her. But, Jessica Lunsford's killer would like the state of Florida to stop and consider his mental abilities prior to deciding whether to execute him for his crimes. Court TV News- Lawyers for a Florida sex offender who was convicted earlier this year of raping and murdering 9-year-old Jessica Lunsford are set to appear before a judge Tuesday to argue that he should be spared a death sentence because he suffers from mental retardation. A Miami jury convicted John Evander Couey in March of kidnapping, rape and murder for abducting Jessica from her Florida home in 2005 and keeping her in his room before burying her in garbage bags behind his trailer. Let's see, this monster was smart enough to break into the home where she slept, steal her from the bed she was in, hide her for days while sexually abusing her, and then cruelly bury her alive in order to

Especially if you are posting signs warning of a registered sex offender in Indiana. Blah. Look, I don't agree. I'm in a crappy mood- and seriously I figure that if some deviant thinks it's alright to sexually assault a child, then it should be alright for others to warn neighbors, and anyone else who might notice, that a pervert lives near by. A clash between a sex offender and his neighbors has led to citations for all involved. The incident began last week when the 27-year-old registered sex offender returned to his home on North Macy Street and found neighbors putting up posters proclaiming his status as a sex offender, according to a Fond du Lac Police Department report. The man went to his neighbor's house July 10 and took down a poster, according to the report. Police first made the report available to the media Monday, July 16, nearly a week after the report was made. Continue reading story...

The infamous short sex offender who a Nebraska judge sentenced to probation rather than jail because she felt he was "just too little" won an appeal of the sentence after the Nebraska Court of Appeals decided the sentence was fitting. Augh. Richard W. Thompson was sentenced to 10 years of probation for sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl by Judge Kristine Cecava, because in part he was "too short" to go to jail. Not to short to sexual abuse a child- but clearly the judge wasn't concerned about that: "So I'm sitting here thinking this guy has earned his way to prison, but then I look at you and I look at your physical size. I look at your basic ability to cope with people and, quite frankly, I shake to think what might happen to you in prison because I don't think you'll do well in prison," Cecava said in court, according to a court transcript of the hearing. It's wonderful when judges look at how well a predator will do in jail as a

On an off note, I spent most of the day out and about with the little ones. I've stopped in a few times to keep an eye on the case- but there hasn't been a huge amount of news available- mostly the same rehashed highlights over the internet. But, one of the better pieces I've found on the Raye Dawn Smith trial can be found here . The Prosecution rested it's case, while the Smiths lawyers attempted to do the impossible- defend a guilty woman. The final prosecution witnesses Monday included a University of Oklahoma children's orthopedic surgeon who testified he was certain Kelsey's broken legs were from abuse. Dr. Andy Sullivan examined Kelsey on May 2, 2005, in Oklahoma City and found she had suffered spiral cracks to both shin bones. He testified he believes they were broken at different times. He looked at Kelsey after she was brought in by her paternal grandmother. The doctors said such an injury can happen when the bone is twisted as someone slings a child by

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I've made a few minor changes to the site. Nothing big. Just small little things that I hope will improve the site for you. There's a new poll feature- on the left, towards the top. That'll give me an idea of what types of cases are most important to you. There's still three columns, the main with the posts in now in the center. There's a new search feature, top right, that will allow you to look for certain posts- given you can recall something about it. I've changed the archives into a calender format. Just because. The top 8 categories (known in blogger as labels) are now available in tabs across the top- click one, you'll get the last 100 posts in that label. If you click on a label IN a post, it will pop up recent posts within that label in a summery display across the top of the page. If you click on label heading in the left side bar, it'll take you to a page full of posts in that label group. Recent comments still show- scroll down towards the

Testimony highlights from the OK vs Raye Dawn Porter abuse/ murder case is available here. Annette Swinford said she was with Raye Dawn Smith during Smith's supervised visitation with Kelsey Smith-Briggs when she overheard the child say "out of the blue ... Daddy Mike hurt my head." Swinford said Smith laughed and told Kelsey that "Daddy Mike" couldn't have hurt her head because "he's not been around you." "Daddy Mike" is Michael Porter, who married Smith a month before the visit. Prosecutors have charged Smith with child abuse or enabling child abuse in connection with Kelsey's Oct. 11, 2005, death. Porter was charged with first-degree murder and child sexual abuse but pleaded guilty to enabling child abuse and received a 30-year prison term in an agreement with prosecutors.

There have been many cases where I've read something which has left me with a raised eyebrow. There's always that "one case" with that "one statement" that just never sits right. Today, while looking for updates on the Raye Dawn Porter/ Smith case, I found such a statement. And, even now... my eyebrow won't drop back into place. The two key pieces of the puzzling statement include red marks on Kelsey's rear, and a hairbrush. It was concluded that the red marks were indeed caused from the hairbrush- but not in the manner you might think : Jurors also heard from the former assistant police chief of Meeker, who investigated whether Kelsey's injuries in January 2005 were from abuse. The former assistant chief, Matt Byers, said he and a police sergeant concluded they were not from abuse. Smith told investigators she didn't know where some of the bruises came from and that she suggested some of the facial bruises came from the same fall from the c

The following is a guest post from Crime, Interrupted - a fellow member of The True Crime Blogs. Dear Lilliana: Children And Pets Are NOT Game Pieces! I'm a little hostile this morning, but that's because I get sick of hearing about women who are willing to put their children (and in this case, a pet, too) in harm's way, all because a man wants to leave them. A puppy is dead after Maricopa County sheriff's deputies said a woman arguing with her boyfriend tried to keep him from driving away by placing her children at either end of his moving vehicle and then throwing her pet under the tire. Twenty-seven year old Lilliana Campo of Phoenix,Arizona,is the woman accused of using her children and her puppy as "pawns" to keep her boyfriend, Gary Jeffries from leaving. The puppy had to be put to sleep because of his injuries, but the children are fine. Campo was charged, booked, and released. From another article I have read, the children were placed in the custody of

The criminal case against Raye Dawn Porter/Smith- or whatever she's going by now, continued today in a neighboring county in OK. The case had been previously moved away from Meeker, because of publicity. One of the witnesses that testified today was Mike Porter, Kelsey's step-father and the now ex-husband of Raye Dawn. KSBI-TV has high speed video , although I have to admit I've yet to watch it, so I can't say what the video actually details. Sorry, but I've been short on time. I'll be viewing it later, and will repost with info on it, or feel free to view and give your thoughts on it in the comments. Porter, Kelsey's step-father, is currently serving a 30-year sentence after pleading guilty of enabling child abuse. Porter testified of three incidents dating back to January 2005, where he says he saw Raye Dawn abuse Kelsey. He stated one of those times he witnessed her punching Kelsey in the stomach. He went on to say that he willingly lied to authorities

The following cases will be airing this Saturday on America's Most Wanted. You can catch the show at 9pm on you local Fox station, or visit the AMW website for more information. Erie, Pennsylvania …ERIE COLLAR BOMBER INDICTMENT…AMERICA'S MOST WANTED can finally confirm what we have known for some time: the case of the Erie Collar Bomber is coming to an end. When AMW aired a special on the bizarre death of pizza delivery man Brian Wells this past January, producers with the show were made aware that indictments were soon to be handed down. And now, two people have been charged in the case: Marjorie Diehl-Armstrong and Kenneth Barnes. Authorities, speaking on the condition of anonymity, say AMW played a unique role in helping close this case. http://www.amw.com/fugitives /brief.cfm?id=27382 Raleigh, North Carolina …UNKNOWN JENNIFER NIELSEN KILLER UPDATE… Police in Raleigh, North Carolina say that eight-month-pregnant mother Jennifer Nielsen was stabbed while deli

Not that you ever have before, but just in case you felt the sudden need to... I don't want to hear you complain about how bad your city counsel people are. At least not unless their faults are worse than counselman Roger Fisher, of Rockville . • Speedway Police arrived at the room to question Fisher about the juvenile. He first told police he was alone but then admitted the boy was there. • The boy was found hiding in the bathtub with no clothing on below his waist, covering himself with a pair of pants. • Fisher told police he thought the boy was 18 and he had intended on having sexual intercourse with him, according to the documents. However, the boy told police that he told Fisher he was 15 during their second phone conversation. • Over the course of the past nine to 12 months, Fisher said he spoke with the boy on the phone about six times. This was their first time meeting in person. • During a search, Fisher was found to be in possession of hydrocodone, a pain reliever, for w

Once again I have a few shows from MSNBC that you might be interested in flipping the channel over to see. MSNBC Reports Anatomy of a Murder THURSDAY, JULY 12th, 2007 , 10 PM, EST Who killed Melva Niell, a quiet, respectable, sweet lady 82 years young? Police found her bed splattered with blood, a church newsletter and her favorite zucchini bread recipe scattered nearby. Then, in the bathtub, they found her tormented body and began a search for her killer. At first the evidence against prime suspect, Sterling Spann, a local teen, seemed overwhelming. In just 90 minutes a jury convicted him of murder and sentenced him to the electric chair. Justice was served.. or was it? When two more women were found murdered the same way while Sterling is in jail it looked like police got the wrong man. MSNBC's Anatomy of a Murder takes you along on this emotional race for justice, the search for a killer and one man's 20 year battle behind bars to clear his name and win his freedom.

There is a lot of information available to those clicking through this site. A lot of cases, a decent amount of law talk, a good dose of my opinions... and every now and then, there is even a completely off topic post. But, there are some things that you just won't find here, regardless of how hard you try to find them. This is one of those things: