Lost In Lima Ohio - A true crime blog

I wanted to make a few announcements, sort of my own personal PBS. First, for those of you wondering just what makes me tick, or dying to ask a question of me- you can go submit questions at Basil's Blog for my upcoming interview. Just think of it, picking my mind without having to give me your email. For information on how to submit questions, and for details of when and where to find the completed interview: CLICK HERE and then scroll for my name, and blog. Second, okay there isn't really a "second". I just pretended there was so that the first one would seem more important. This message likely to repeat regularly until a whole lot of people submit questions for me. **UPDATE- there now really is a "second" part on this post. I added Google Ads to the site. Not really because I expect anyone to ever click on them, but sort of because I am wondering if it will work. Sorry. I did however attempt to hide the ads- between the posts and the comments. Cause it...

From the author of The Trenchcoat Chronicles, and News of Doom comes a brand new blog- MyCrimeSpace . A whole blog, with nothing but Myspace crimes, and Myspace crimes waiting to happen. I just have to support that idea. And to be completely fair, I thought I would mention ways for you to ensure that your loved ones don't end up being named on that site: 1. Monitor your kids online activity 2. Don't let your children have Myspace sites, or Xanga or Facebook, or LiveJournal... 3. If you choose to ignore #2, at least be sure you are following #1 4. Watch, note and discuss what information your child puts online: no last names, no cities, no schools, no emails, no phone numbers, no "proper" names of clubs or organizations they may be in 5. Check the history on their computer- see what sites they are going to, who they are emailing and what their im's contain. 6. Don't be your kids friends- they have enough of those. Be their parent, and protect them 7. Know who t...

There seems to be a rush on female teachers/ sex offenders this week, so I thought I would just round up all these teachers and put them all in one post, my own version of the Teachers Lounge. Teacher gets 5 years for relationship with 11-year-old : Carol Lynn Flannigan Ex-teacher sentenced to prison for molesting Dona Ana County teen : Donna McKnight We also have Pamela Turner , the Tennessee teacher who was just released from her sentence after serving more than six months of her nine month sentence for having sex with a 13 year old student. Former Dallas teacher Noah Harouff pleaded to trying to having sex with an underage relative- getting a nice four year deal out of that- I know he's not a woman, and the victim wasn't a student of his, but I thought what the hell, let's just add him to the list too- for the sheer fun of it. Had it not been for that one lone guy- I was going to call this post "Woman's Day", something about the pun made me giggle. And I do...

Some of you may recall Ms. Welborn, as I have written about her before. She's the disturbed 38 year old woman who used her daughters chat program to meet an Ohio boy. Being the deviant she is, the Washington native picked up her things, and moved her family to Ohio in order to be closer to the then 13 year old. Well, Julie Ann Welborn was recently convicted, labeled a sexual predator and sent to do four years in prison- I guess some stories really do have fairytale endings. Stark County Common Pleas Judge Charles E. Brown Jr. also labeled Julie Ann Welborn, 38, of Camano Island, Wash., a sexual predator and imposed a $10,000 fine on Monday. Welborn faced up to six years in prison on charges of unlawful sexual conduct with a minor and importuning. According to authorities, Welborn established a relationship with the Stark County boy, who is now 14, through an online game and communicated with him for about a year before coming to Ohio to meet him in October. Welborn made contact wi...

Ever wonder how many people suffer from schizophrenia? How about postpartum depression? Well, according to some sources: Approximately 1 percent of the population develops schizophrenia during their lifetime – more than 2 million Americans suffer from the illness in a given year. ( Read more on schizophrenia ) As for postpartum depression: After giving birth, about 70-80% of women experience an episode of baby blues, feelings of depression, anger, anxiety and guilt lasting for several days. About 10% of new mothers develop the more severe postpartum depression (also postnatal depression), a form of major depression for which treatment is widely recommended. ( Continue reading about it ) I'm going out on a limb here with the postpartum depression thing. Mainly because I believe that if you give someone with a PHD in their name enough money- they are willing to come up with some sort of "illness" to explain away any negative actions you may take. Don't get me wrong- I...

Someone explain to me why it is that we even have an insanity plea. I mean honestly, if they are that "crazy" that they feel cutting the arms of their children is something God wants them to do- we ought to just kill them. You surely can't fix that. So, put them out of their misery. I'm so tired of hearing how she had a cut on her own arm- like that is suppose to make the fact that she cut off this babies arms with a kitchen knife any more acceptable. A judge declared a mistrial Saturday in the murder trial of a woman accused of fatally cutting the arms off her 10-month-old daughter. Jurors deadlocked during the fourth day of deliberations in the case of Dena Schlosser, 37, who pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. "There was heated discussion, and tempers flared in the jury room," said juror Chris Penn as he left court. "It was a long ordeal, very tiring." Ten against two. Actually ten against one- the other couldn't seem to make up their ...

Sometimes, I could just bang my head in the wall I get so annoyed with our local press. This is one of those times. I was searching the online addition of the Lima News for a certain story, and had been to every page at least four times, when I noticed a certain name in a story. The story was hidden in the far column, a little more than half way down the page, and I swear the story on top of it had something to do with a fire department getting some sort of service award. Of course this annoys me, not just because it is politely tucked out of view, but because it is an important case, and deserves much more of a print up than the two or three lines they gave it. Honestly, they printed a larger article on how the widow of some engineer supports one candidate over another, than this. Not that that isn't important- but I think we all go the point when we read the very same thing in the commentary in the Letter to the Editor that she wrote. Okay, so I'm not happy. You get that. ...

To no ones surprise, yet another teacher has been charged with having sex with a under-aged student. Prosecutors had wanted Wendie A. Schweikert, 36, jailed without bond, saying she was a danger to the community and a flight risk. Schweikert was arrested Friday on two counts of criminal sexual conduct with a minor after the boy's mother accused the teacher of having sex with him at school at least twice, authorities said. Schweikert, who resigned from her job at E.B. Morse Elementary School on Friday, did not speak during the hearing, and did not have an attorney. The boy's mother tried to tell the judge how shaken her son was, but was choked back by tears Maybe I'm just old fashioned, but I will never understand these women. What possible gratification can they get from having sex with a child? Oh, wait, I know. The same gratification that a male child molester gets from assaulting a little girl. There should be no difference seen in the sexual abuse of a boy by a grown wo...

Let me start by telling you that victims of child sexual abuse continue to suffer long after the abuse stops. The effects can be devastating. Even with treatment, sexual abuse leaves it mark- we learn to adjust, learn to deal with it it- but it is still there, always in the back of our mind. Years after the abuse has ended, some still suffer from flash backs of the abuse, reliving every terrifying moment of it. Children who are sexually abused are more likely to attempt suicide, do drugs, become sexually promiscuous, have unhealthy relationships, fail in school, be victimized again- the list goes on and on. Even for those who seem well adjusted, it's a ongoing struggle. No, not every child will act out as a response to the abuse, some withdraw from family and friends, some become over obsessive with school, work, or hobbies. The effects are drastically different from one victim to another. However, it doesn't end just with it's effect on the actual victim, families of child...

Navy quarterback charged with rape - College football : "Navy quarterback Lamar Owens has been charged with raping a female midshipman in her dormitory room, the academy announced Wednesday. “These charges are accusations, and Midshipman Owens is presumed innocent until proven otherwise,” academy spokesman Cmdr. Rod Gibbons said." Categories: rape

Child Groom's Wife Pleads Not Guilty to Rape Charge - wow, how not surprising is that? Categories: women , predators

A post I wrote earlier on Richard Wegmann, the 19 year old OSU student who has been charged with the murder of 19 year old Linsi Light, had a comment from someone about the new report of the defense council hired by Wegmann's family . They where likely referring the the story appearing in today's edition of The Lima News: The family of a local college student charged with killing another student has hired three attorneys totaling 105 years of experience among them. Bill Vandemark, Jim and John Fisher, the three attorneys of the law firm of Fisher, Vande-mark and Fisher, have been hired to represent Richard Wegmann II. Wegmann is charged with murder in the shooting death of Linsi Light on Feb. 12. Wegmann and Light, both 19 and both students at the Ohio State University at Lima, lived in the same apartment building at 1212 Bellefontaine Ave. Wegmann’s family had retained John Sabol. He is off the case, Vandemark said. Jim Fisher is the father of John Fisher and has a reputation ...

Alberto Hernandez wasn't satisfied with just raping his 13 year old stepdaughter, so he beat her to death as well. Apparently, Hernandez had been investigated, and removed from the home he shared with his wife and her daughter, by the Florida Department of Children and Families over allegations that he had sexually assaulted the girl. Her mother returned home Monday to find the girl "convulsing", and when paramedics arrived they reported she was unconscious and badly beaten. The girl later died at a Fort Myers hospital. Stepfather Charged In Rape, Beating Death Of Teen H/t CUG Categories: predators , assault , abused , murders

What will three thousand dollars get you? Well in Mobile County Alabama, it will bail you out of jail after you beat your five year old son, leaving marks on his back. Mobile police arrested the mother and stepfather of a 5-year-old boy Wednesday at a daycare center on Azalea Road and charged them with willful abuse of a child under 18 after marks allegedly left by an extension cord, switch and belt were discovered on his back. Couple Charged with Abuse , and then set free on an asinine amount of bail. Categories: abused

Emmett Maurice Nelson was convicted two years ago of deprivation of parental rights, after he used a weapon to engage in forced sex with a 16-year-old girl. After serving what must have seemed like a short getaway vacation, the pervert was released under supervision. Despite the lax charges, and the lax sentence, he was ordered to register as a level 3 sex offender in Minnesota. Level three offenders are classified as such because they have the highest risk of reoffending. So, basically this shouldn't come as any sort of shock: A Minneapolis sex offender was charged Wednesday in the rape of a 12-year-old girl. Emmett Maurice Nelson, listed as a Level 3 sex offender, or one of those most likely to reoffend, faces a charge of first-degree criminal sexual conduct. He is accused of pointing a gun at the child and forcing her to have sex with him. The girl's mother is an acquaintance of Nelson, 31. The mother was not at her North Minneapolis residence Tuesday morning when the attack...

After a much too long wait, the Briggs family is getting even closer to getting what they have been asking for since October- justice for Kelsey. Kelsey Briggs, was just two when she was beaten to death in her home that she shared with her stepfather, Micheal Porter and her mother, Ray Dawn Porter. Despite ongoing charges of abuse, and pleas from her fathers side of the family, Kelsey was returned to the home just four months before she was brutally murdered. Micheal Porter was arrested (and released on bond) for the murder, but many have strongly felt that he is not alone in being responsible for Kelsey's death. Today, Raye Dawn will also be charged in connection to the crimes against Kelsey. District Attorney Richard Smotherman said on Thursday that he planned to file two felony counts against Kelsey Briggs' mother. One charge is an accusation of child abuse and the other a charge of child neglect. Both are felonies, he said There's mixed reaction to the charges, from dis...

This weeks excellent Carnival of the True Crime Blogs (which happened to be the 12th edition) was held by Trench over at The TrenchCoat Chronicles . For a nice round up of what some of the other crime bloggers have been working on, go read it now . Categories: bloggers

For months now, I have been writing about Kelsey Briggs, the two year old girl who was beaten to death in the home of her mother and stepfather, despite pleas from her grandparents that DHS in Oklahoma intervene. It's been one of those stories that break your heart, no matter how many times you read about it. Sadly, there is nothing we can do now to save Kelsey, her life was cruelly ended and we are unable to change that- or take away the pain and suffering she experienced during her short life. Our option now is to decide if we will ignore her death, or if we will let it move us to prevent this from happening to another child. The Kelsey Briggs Child Protection Act is currently being discussed in a state House committee. The last major change to Oklahoma's Child Welfare Laws was in 1997. The Ryan Luke Law, named for another victim of fatal child abuse, reorganized DHS priorities, ordering case workers to respond within 24 hours on reports involving children under age three. I ...

I know, the title gives ya all sorts of ideas on how to deal with this monster. Many of you will recall that Derek Kimball is the another child molester connected to the now famous Vermont case in which Judge Cashman sentenced a sexual predator to 60 days in jail (it has since been reversed and Mark Hulett is serving at least three years in prison). Kimball is getting set for going to court in the case in which he is accused of molesting the vary same child as his friend Hulett was convicted of. Interestingly enough, Kimball doesn't seem to be looking forward to the media attention his case SHOULD be getting. So, in a swift legal move, his defense has requested a gag order on the case. Derek Kimball, 33, of Hinesburg, is facing life in prison if convicted of three felony sex charges that he molested the girl. He has pleaded not guilty to the charges. Kimball's attorney Margaret Jansch asked a judge to prevent anyone involved in the case, including attorneys, police and social w...

I've been silently watching reactions to the posts I've written on a local murder, probably a little closer than I watch other topics. First because it was a local case, and second because I wanted to know where people's thoughts lie when unsolicited. By all accounts, Linsi Light was a special person. Bright, attractive, outgoing- a quick search of her name in Xanga will bring up entries of friends who clearly cherished her. In the Xanga Blogs Search , there are bits and pieces telling of the beautiful girl, and how her smile lite up a room. And on the other side of the scale is the reaction to Rick (Richard) Wegmann. There's everything from sympathy for his family, to wishes that he burn in hell. Even on my own site, there have been conflicting comments on how people feel about Richard. Home Sweet Home, another crime blogger did a great post on the case. She is less judgemental than I am often known as being, and she has laid out a well written and compelling entry com...

This is Wednesday, making it the day I present the WTW (White Trash Wednesday) award of the week. I wasn't really sure what I would be posting this week, until I stumbled upon this story: A Florida man has confessed to bludgeoning his roommate to death with a sledgehammer handle and a claw hammer after an argument that started over an empty roll of toilet paper, authorities said Tuesday. Now, rarely is there ever a good reason to kill someone (except self defense, defending the life of your child- or anyone else's child, well okay I have a pretty good list of good reasons but that's not the point) but killing someone over TOLIET PAPER??? And it wasn't even, "I got mad and shot him in a fit of anger", this maniac beat his roommate to death with a sledgehammer and a claw hammer. That takes having some serious anger management issues. For the whole story, try reading this , for other WTW spotting's, see these great bloggers: Agent Bedhead And Rightly So! ...

Yes, I know- you aren't here to read about politics. I get that. But having said that, I'm going to make a brief "support the troops" message. For a post by someone you might be more used to being a bit more policitally outspoken you can visit Blonde Sagacity . Seems some people think that funeral services of fallen American soldiers are a good place to protest how mush God hates the United States. IMHO, funerals should be reserved to show respect for those who risked their lives for their country- whether you agree with the war or not. Thankfully to counter these insulting anti-American attacks, a group of bikers known as the Patriot Guard Riders have begun gathering at funerals- per the request of families, and shielding them from the torment that protesters would have them suffer. Please take a moment to show your appreciation for those that provide this incredible display of respect and love for the families of fallen heros. Patriot Guard Riders - Americans Doing...

Reading the news this morning, I was thrown off a fit to learn that the two doctors appointed to make sure convicted murder Michael Angelo Morales suffered no pain during his execution walked off, delaying the execution. But not half as disturbed as I was when I realized that someone actually cared whether this monster suffered or not. Did he provide two anesthesiologists to make sure that his victim did not suffer? Wait, I need to back up. Let's first discuss just what crime this man committed to get the death penalty. On January 8, 1981, Morales attacked 17-year-old Terri Winchell from behind and tried to strangle her with his belt. Then Morales took out a hammer and repeatedly hit her head with it, beating her into unconsciousness, crushing her skull in several places and leaving 23 identifiable wounds in her skull. Then Morales dragged Winchell face-down across the road and into a vineyard. Morales completed an act of sexual intercourse with her unconscious body. He started to ...

For anyone that is a parent, there is one universal fact- photos of our children bring back heartwarming memories, whether the photos are a day old, or thirty years old. We can flip through the photo albums, recalling how the bruise happened, what party they where at, or why there is that silly look on there face. Andrea Yates can look at her children's photos and tell you how they came to be the lifeless bodies laying side by side on the bed. But her defense doesn't want her too. In fact, her defense doesn't want anyone to see those photos now. Yates' attorney filed 30 pretrial motions, which were made public Monday, including one requesting "any and all photographs" of her children not be shown to jurors during the trial set to begin March 20. George Parnham claims the photos could cause jurors to be unfairly prejudiced or confuse them, although prosecutors claim the images are evidence of Yates' crime. "It is not unusual for us in a murder case to...

A girl logs onto Myspace, posts some information about herself, and begins to chat to friends. Her parents may or may not be aware of her using the online chatting community- but either way they are soon to find out about the dangerous side of Myspace. According to investigators, Frances Rinaldini, 22, has been charged with the sexual assault of a Lee High School student. Rinaldini was arrested at work Friday afternoon and charged with aggravated sexual assault of a child, an incident that happened earlier in the week, police said. Detectives said two Lee High School girls met two men on MySpace.com, exchanged phone numbers and reportedly met up at a home in Castle Hills on Monday, during school hours. MySpace Chat Leads To Man's Arrest For Alleged Sexual Assault Categories: molesters , predators , internet

The truth be told, there are some things that are just too hard to believe,too difficult to accept. Some stories can seem to defy everything we think we know about human nature, and compel us to reevaluate that line that divides man from beast. Realistically, we have come to know that there is evil among us, but it doesn't stop us from shuddering at the notion that it is closer to home than we expected. And yet, we are just the ones reading the stories- there are some that are living them. Sarah Lunde was last seen by her brother when she returned from a church function April 9th 2005. Her brother left the house, and when he returned later that night, Sarah was no where to be found. A six day search would end with police finding the 13 year old girl partially submerged in a pond near her home. Police would begin to focus their attention on the 36 year old ex-boyfriend of Sarah's mother, David Onstott. Having Onstott in custody for an unrelated charged proved to be a lucky stri...

Next week Roger Bentley will be sentenced for the murder of ten year old Jetseta Gage. The convicted sex offender will walk into a court room, facing a possible sentence of two mandatory terms. Bentley had previously asked for a new trial , with his lawyers declaring that the evidence the jury used to convict him did not prove he had murdered the girl. Jetseta was found stuffed into a bathroom cabinet of an abandoned mobile home in March of 2005. Bentley was also found in the mobile home. The Cedar Rapids girl had been sexually abused and died of asphyxiation, after being taped with a bag over her head. In a court order dated Feb. 16, Grady issued a warning to those presenting victim impact statements at Bentley’s Feb. 24 sentencing . “This court orders that any persons presenting a victim impact statement in the sentencing herein be prohibited from predicting or advocating for or threatening the assault, sexual assault, or murder of the defendant,” Grady wrote in the order. “Further, ...

When a Federal taskforce found photos of a man engaging in sexual contact with a boy, they downloaded the image, and published it. The photo made it's way onto America's Most Wanted, just in time for the pervs sister to catch the show. His sister informed his mother, who in turn convinced him to turn himself into police. During the investigation police discovered two more men involved in criminal activity. After it aired, he was identified as Thomas Evered, of Lolo, Mont. [...] Agents then found that Evered and Reigle had been taking pornographic photographs of teenage boys and trading the images over the Internet. Federal agents also found out about a third man, Loren Williams, of Edgewater, Md., who was sentenced to 15 years for producing pornography. Evered pleaded guilty to sexually exploiting a minor to produce child pornography and received a 10-year sentence after agreeing to testify against Reigle. Reigle happens to be a five time offender, and after this last stunt, i...

Richard Wegmann, the 19 year old OSU student charged in the death of Montpelier native Linsi Light, appeared before the court this morning. Wegmann had originally been charged with reckless homicide following the shotting death of 19 year old Light. Light was found in her apartment Sunday night, with a single bullet shot to the head, she was pronouced dead at the scene. Wegmann turned himself into the police at The Lima Police Station later. Early reports from the media indicated that the two had a relationship, although thanks to commenters on a previous post, that doesn't appear to have been the case. Wegmann, a native of Springboro was taken into custody as he waited for a preliminary hearing. His bond is now set at $500,000. According to the Lima News he now faces a "charge of murder with a gun in the death [...] following an indictment by an Allen County grand jury". News of Light’s death spread quickly through Montpelier, a town of 4,000 in the northwest part of the...

KOTV - The Grand Jury To Investigate Death Of Lincoln County 2-year-old OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) _ A multicounty grand jury will investigate the death of a 2-year-old Meeker girl. Kelsey Smith-Briggs died last September and prosecutors say she was killed by a blow to the stomach. Officials say the girl also suffered a broken collarbone, fractured legs and numerous bruises in the months before her death. Her stepfather Michael Porter is charged in Lincoln County with first-degree murder in the girl's death and her mother, Raye Dawn Porter, is under investigation. More Updates Coming Categories: murders , Kelsey , abused

There's a great blogger who I don't link to half as much as I should, that happens to have a interesting post up on guns, and rape. Or, rather the use of guns to defend oneself from a would be rapist. He's invoked a rather provocative response from his readers, which is well worth reading. You may want to throw some of your own thoughts in there too. The Conservative UAW Guy: Decisions, Decisions... - Go check it out. Now. Categories: predators , assault , bloggers

Melissa Huff survived an accident two years ago, but tragically lost her leg due to it. She was however able to continue to play sports, and resumed playing competitive softball after the accident and is now a high school sophomore. As I still have 58 minutes to post my weekly White Trash Wednesday entry, I thought this was a fitting story. Not because of Melissa- she is a outstanding example to young people everywhere. However, this does have some white trash news in it, only we don't know who the trash is. I'll let the quote do the explaining for me: For the second time in recent months, somebody broke into a 16-year-old girl’s home and stole her prosthetic leg — including one that had been donated following the first crime, authorities said. The thieves took a $12,000 cosmetic leg and a donated $16,000 leg that Melissa Huff uses to play softball, her mother, Lisa Huff, said. She said a camera in the room was untouched. Girl's prosthetic leg stolen — twice - Crime & P...

UPDATE CHILD FOUND SAFE An Amber Alert has been issued in Ohio, information from NBC 4 in Columbus (linked below) which has a photo of the child. Child Last Seen With Half-Sister POSTED: 9:04 pm EST February 15, 2006 UPDATED: 9:25 pm EST February 15, 2006 SIDNEY, Ohio -- An Amber Alert was issued Wednesday night for a missing 3-year-old boy. Thomas Lockard was last seen at about noon in Sidney, NBC 4 reported. Lockard is described as being 3 feet tall, weighing 55 pounds, with blond hair and blue eyes. The boy was seen with his half-sister, 23-year-old Aprile Thompson. Thompson is described as beind 5 feet 5 inches tall, weighing 150 pounds, with blond hair and blue eyes. Police are looking for a blue 1992 Ford Explorer with Ohio license plate EQ19DT. The vehicle also has a sticker depicting a bullet hole on the tailgate. Anyone with information is asked to call police or 911. Watch NBC 4 and refresh nbc4i.com for additional information Categories: missing

After months of pondering the fate of the two parents child abusers who adopted 11 disabled children only to have them contained to wired caged beds and a home covered in filth, the pondering is half over. An Ohio couple accused of forcing some of their 11 adoptive, special needs children to sleep in cages was charged Tuesday with child endangerment and other crimes. A grand jury indicted Michael and Sharen Gravelle on 16 counts of felony child endangering, eight misdemeanor counts of falsifying adoption applications and a felony count of lying under oath when being qualified for adoption funding, Huron County Prosecutor Russ Leffler said late Tuesday. The Gravelles, who live near Wakeman in a rural area 50 miles southwest of Cleveland, have denied mistreating the children, ages 1 to 15. They have been fighting to regain custody since the children were removed and placed in foster care last fall, after a county social worker examined the wood and chicken-wire cages she likened t...

Christopher Bennett had a long history of violence, complete with a serious criminal record to match it. Despite the known history, the Department of Children & Families in Florida gave him custody of his five year old son. Bennett was found guily of new criminal charges on Monday. This time in the death of Zachary Bennett, his son. KEY WEST, Fla. -- A man was found guilty of first-degree murder and aggravated child abuse Monday for stomping his 5-year-old son to death. Christopher Bennett, 31, was found guilty after less than two hours of jury deliberation. Bennett had pleaded not guilty in the death of his son Zachary, who died of a ruptured liver, a bleeding brain and broken ribs in April 2003. Bennett stomped him to death in their Key West home, authorities have said. Continue Reading Categories: abused , murders

Dena Schlosser sat in court today, holding her head in her hands as her husband testified in the murder trial of their 10 month old daughter. The child, Maggie was murdered in November of 2004. Police found the child in her home, with both arms cut off after Dena called 911. Dena Schlosser was arrested in 2004 after she told a 911 operator she had severed her baby's arms. Police found Schlosser in the living room, covered in blood, still holding a knife. On Monday, she slumped forward and stared at her hands as prosecutors played jurors the recording of the 911 call. "Exactly what happened?" 911 operator Steve Edwards asked. "I cut her arms off," Schlosser replied as a gospel song played in the background. If convicted, Schlosser faces the death penalty oh, wait no she doesn't. Seems that after little thought the prosecutors decided not to seek the DP. Of course, like most heinous crimes, we have another child murdering parent taking the insanity plea. For...

The Herald Sun refers to it as a " illegal love match ", I'd dare to say it consists more of a predatory relationship, parasitic in nature. None the less, Lisa Clark, the child rapist, has given birth to the child of her victim. Clark is now said to be suffering from " the trauma of having the child torn loose from her arms and possibly placed in foster care while she goes back to jail ". As a mother, I can see how the thought of having a child taken from you is frightening- but then perhaps she should have thought her plan out a bit better. Lisa Clark has a sexual relationship with a child, in fact a child who was her own children's friend. As if that wasn't bad enough, she became "with child" after being with this child. She married the 15 year old in an attempt to get out of going to jail- because child sexual abuse victims should be married to their abusers in her mind, evidently. After being released from jail, she broke her bond agreement...

When it came on the news last night, there was very little information. Even today, although there is more coming out- there still is a rather chilling "quietness" in the details of the case. You must understand, my home town is rather small. Murders front page news. So when the second murder of the year was shuffled into the mid section of the paper this morning, without so much as a name for the victim, it seemed- well it seemed odd. It wasn't until this evening that one (out of two) local TV news stations picked it up enough for it to hit their website. What I have been able to compile so far, is that at some time last night, Lima Police received a call about a gun being shot. They arrived at 1212 Bellefontaine Ave, on the east side of Lima to find a 19 year old OSU student dead. The young woman would be identified as Linsi E. Light, a first year OSU Lima student from Montpelier Ohio , a small Ohio town with just over 4,000 residents. She apparently had been shot in th...

The man convicted in November of kidnapping, raping and murdering 11-year-old Carlie Brucia in Florida two years ago, will be going before a judge for his sentencing today. The jury that convicted him recommended the death penalty, however Joseph Smith's lawyer argued that because the monster was under the influence of drugs at the time, he should only be given life in prison. Which brings me to this: Are you responsible for your actions if you willingly become dependent upon drugs, and if you are under that influence at the time of the crime? In MHO, you are just as responsible, if not more so. By now, every single person should know that drugs can carry a high cost- and not just to your wallet. This low life decided to try drugs, he became addicted because of that choice, he alone is responsible for his addiction, and his choice to continue to use drugs should not be an acceptable defense. And even more compelling is the simple fact that millions of people are using drugs every d...

A few developments in the case of missing Orlando Florida woman Jennifer Kesse. Kesse's family has ended mass volunteer searches, citing that while they still hold hope for finding the 24 year old woman, they will be relying on businesses, and small groups to get work out on the case. For more information: Jennifer Kesse's Family Says There Will Be No More Large Searches In related news, police raided a boarding home after receiving a tip that Kesse was still alive. Despite two SWAT team raids that turned up nothing, Orlando police and the parents of Jennifer Kesse said the search for the 24-year-old is moving forward. The SWAT team moved in Sunday night on two houses on 40th Street, near Rio Grande Avenue. Police said Kesse may still be alive. Detectives said patrol officers who work the street have heard talk that Kesse is still alive, which was why Sunday night's tip was treated with such urgency. But word that Kesse was being held in a boarding house a few miles from he...

Police believe that the man they have in custody for the rape of two Southern Ohio women, may have a connection to other rapes throughout Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana. David Hopper was arrested after taken two rings stolen from one of his rape victims into a pawn shop in Northern Kentucky, the store then called police who matched the rings up with a description by the victim, who also was able to confirm the rings where hers. Authorities arrested a man in Burlington, Kentucky after what they say was a slip up on his part. Police have connected him to two recent sexual assaults near Cincinnati. Now they want to know if he's responsible for nine others, including two in central Ohio. “You look at his picture and you see the lazy eye, the blue eyes that are there. It's scary just to look at those pictures,” Warren County Sheriff Tom Ariss said, comparing descriptions of the serial rapist to 42-year-old David Hopper. Hopper is being charged with rape and aggravated robbery in connect...

Among the stories I have been trying to keep up to date on, is the murder of a local woman, by a juvenile sexual offender. I had previously mentioned that the group home where Christopher Tindall was living when he broke into the home of Joan Green and sexually assaulted her before killing the 72 year old woman, was under investigation for failure to document behavioral intervention plans for residents. The facility also had numerous other violations- added up they totaled 43 in all. The latest news on the investigation comes by way of the court shutting the facility down, and transferring the remaining residents to other homes. SOURCE Logan County judges closed a group home where a 16-year-old boy escaped in December and was later charged in the rape and murder of a 72-year-old woman. State officials who inspected the home for troubled teens found 43 violations in January, including failure to document behavioral intervention plans for residents. Former resident Christopher Tindall w...