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Some people need serious help... I suggest a life long stint in prison- general pop. preferred.

It seems that I may have recently started something, and that in doing so I've offended the high pedophile whack job Lindsay Ashord. Don't worry, I'm not about to be upset that the little wiener is complaining and making a fuse just because someone is a little tired of him abusing the world wide web by publishing his tripe accounts of how horrible the rest of the world is for not letting him legally rape little girls. Months ago I mentioned that Ashford had decided to play political pundit by using his sexual arousal as a means of picking the man whose children he'd most like to see growing up in the White House. I was rather disappointed with the slow reaction time to this matter on behalf of a great many political leaders, and had recently mentioned it again. The matter really heated up when *someone* decided to point out on the Obama blogs that Ashford was up to his tricks again. Seems that suddenly, people were worried, and worried enough that they sent this lette...

Little Marcus Fiesel did not have to die. He wasn't born into this world for the purpose of being bound in a blanket and packing tape, shoved into a closet, and left to die. The little boy never really had a fair shot at life, he missed out on the love that he should have gotten from the people around him. He was short changed, both in life and in death. David Carrol, Liz Carrol, and David's live in girlfriend- Amy Baker sat out on a path that would not only result in dysfunctional behaviors on their own parts, but in the death of Marcus- who somehow ended up in their care as a foster child. You can find past posts about Marcus here , and a guest spot written by someone who had attended a day of Liz Carrol's trial here . To recount a small amount of the story for those not familiar with it: Marcus Fiesel's foster mother claimed she was at the park with four children (Marcus included) when she passed out, and the little three year old boy disappeared, police later discov...

Today someone in Canada posed a very important question to the Google search engine. Thankfully, I can answer that. Yes, it is a crime.

Folks, we have yet another sick monster seeking illegal pornographic images of children. Did I ever mention how I love statcounter.com ? Or how it allows me to download and save my stat logs, forever capturing the IP info?

On 20 December 1968 Betty Lou Jensen, 16, and David Arthur Faraday, 17 were out on a date, and had parked on a country road outside of Vallejo city limits in California. Both were found shot dead, Faraday was still sitting in the car while Jensen had managed to make it to about 30 feet from the car before being gunned down. But the murderer didn't stop there: next were Darlene Ferrin & Mike Mageau, Brian Hartnell & Cecilia Ann Sheppard, and Paul Stine. In between the killings, and for years after, the man who would call himself by the name Zodiac began taunting both the police and the news media with letters and encrypted messages. Now, I'm going to be completely honest, I could never begin to write "the case" the way it should be written. For that, I suggest you go to Zodiac Killer , where you will find copies of the letters, details of the case, victim information and possible suspects. What I can write, and found most interesting is that decades after the l...

America's Most Wanted has profiled David John Sprong Jr., and actively been reviewing his case in hopes of capturing this sexual predator. Sprong was wanted for Lascivious Conduct With A Child Under 14, and Unlawful Flight To Avoid Prosecution in California, after he fled while out on a $1 million bond in Sacramento, Calif. Sprong is a convicted sex offender, having been convicted of rape and lewd and lascivious acts, and is currently charged in connection with several molestation cases involving young girls. He was facing a life sentence, if he was convicted under California law as a habitual sex offender. So he took his family and ran. After skipping out on his trial, he lived in Houston, Texas and Spring, Texas before he made his way to Humble, Texas in November 2006. When AMW aired his story on the 20th of this month , they were able to talk to many of the people he had befriended while in Humble, where he had just barely eluded capture when he took off with his girlfriend and ...

Wyoming, with 97,818 square miles and a population of 515,004 in 2006 seems to be attracting more than just vacationers and good old country boys to it's open ranges and beautiful landscapes. Wyoming is home to about 1,200 known sex offenders. That is not a large number for such a sparsely populated state. But law enforcement officials and legislators are worried because 56 percent of those offenders moved to Wyoming after being convicted somewhere else. Afraid that the word is out among ex-convicts that Wyoming has some of the nation's loosest restrictions on sex offenders, state legislators are rushing to tighten the laws, and they are meeting little resistance. [...] Wyoming also lacks a standardized system for accepting convictions from other states. That means authorities must obtain court papers on each sex offender before determining the corresponding Wyoming crime and deciding whether that person must register. That can cause long delays, because only one person is in ...

Sometimes, parents can become so frustrated with the trials and tribulations of raising children- we feel like pounding our heads into walls. And, that's okay- because parenthood is stressful, and those feelings are normal. What isn't normal, and what isn't anywhere close to being okay is pounding our children's heads into brick walls . The incident started Tuesday when the boy's mother was called to Hawthorne Elementary for a disciplinary problem, Elkhart police Cpl. Frank Owens said. The teacher and the boy were outside the classroom waiting for her. The mother told the teacher she beats the boy but it does no good, Owens said. When she asked the teacher if she could go to jail for beating the boy, the teacher answered yes. According to police, the mother replied: "I don't care who sees it." Police say she then slapped the boy and pounded his head repeatedly into a brick wall. To make matters worse, this mother then proceeded to drag the young boy i...

In the past, I've been able to share with you guest posts by first time crime bloggers, true crime authors, and families of victims of crime. Tonight, I bring you a guest post by a first time observer of a criminal trial. The trial in question is that of Liz Carrol, foster mother to Marcus Fiesel, a little boy cruelly bound and left to die in a closet . Anonymous Guest Poster: A First Time Observer The trial of State of Ohio vs. Liz Carroll opened and I wanted to go. I had watched the news articles and videos when he went missing. And when his foster mother held her news conference, I felt there was something off. She told of how Marcus went missing at the park and she spent a lot of time begging for someone to come forward and prove that he was there with her. She told of how Marcus loved her, telling of how Marcus was her foster son, but was like her own. And she told of what good parents she and David were. I wasn't surprised when they said someone had come forward and ha...

I must admit, I am disgusted by the proceedings going on over Anna Nicole's body, but I can't seem to look away. Thankfully, they took a 2 1/2 hour recess for lunch... so I'm able to do other things... like share my thoughts on it with you. It's a train wreck folks. A horrible, blazing fire engulfed train wreck with people screaming and running. Although, oddly enough, they aren't screaming and running away from it- they are running towards it- at a lighting fast pace. My summarized thoughts: The "mother" closely reminds me of someone I know, which may account for my natural biased against her. I was never taken by Anna's ability to act, which is sad, because had she inherited the gifts of crying on whim, playing stupid and pretending to be wonderful from her mother- she might have really been impressive. The lawyers pretty much should be ashamed to even be involved in the circus that is currently playing out in what must have once been a respectable c...

Once again, it's time for the Carnival of the True Crime Blogs, and this week our lovely host is Jules from The Cellar . So, please head over to see what the TCB members have been working on lately . And, while you're off visiting stop by the True Crime Blogroll , where you'll find introductions to some new members , an interview with JD, and some tid bits about your favorite crime bloggers who have been making the news lately.

My children are not for sale. You may openly support pedophiles by your absolute refusal to remove material that clearly supports and promotes the pedophile agenda of mainstreaming the sexual abuse of our children, despite the moral and legal objections to doing so... and I might not be able to convince you that the best interest of our children is not only being pushed aside- but it is being trampled upon by your willingness to sell such offensive material- however nothing will stop me from continuing to ask you to step to the plate for the sake of children everywhere. Once again, I must ask you to look at the bottom dollar, and realize that a few pennies from the sale of a book that promotes the sexual exploitation of our children, is not worth the damage being done daily to countless children in the name of "child love". Your failure to listen, your failure to pick the well being of children over the revenue from selling this book, will come back to haunt you. Thank you ...

Mike Sites has been talking about children, even going to their schools and this time- it's a good sort of thing . "A sexual predator doesn't need a crowbar or an open window to get into your child's bedroom." With that chilling visual, Michigan State Police trooper Mike Sites instantly quieted the chatter in the Bridgman High School Performing Arts Center, where some 50 parents gathered recently to hear his program on Internet Safety for Parents. Sites, a community service officer stationed at the state police Bridgman Post on Red Arrow Highway, walked the parents through an array of dangers that their children face daily in any typical online excursion, from harassment to bullying to predatory "grooming" to actual physical molestation.

Has been up to their old tricks- catching online predators in attempts to prey upon children - again. All I can say is: It's about time.

On Saturday, a series of women were attacked and fondled in a parking lot of a store, shortly before those attacks, an 11 year old girl who had been out shopping with her mother was "was grabbed when she entered a supermarket". After the attacks, the man responsible lead police on a car chase, which resulted in him hitting another vehicle. But, we shouldn't worry too much, and we shouldn't blame the attacker- because his dad says he is mentally ill, and should have never been released from a psych ward .

He took a plea deal that gave him 20 years in prison, plus five of probation for sexually abusing a child, with "special conditions" (those being that the child was under 13 during most of the abuse). However, the judge forgot to mention that the deal came with the five years in prison, and the rapist had a change of heart about his plea deal, so he appealed. The best part? Well, the appeal judges agreed with him, and tossed out the deal. I know, you're wondering just what makes this good... well: If Cortes simply hoped to get the state to strike a similar deal without the parole tack-on, he miscalculated, said Prosecutor Bill Mason and his aide, Oebker. Circumstances have changed, they said. "If he wants to undo this deal, fine," Oebker said. "We have a victim who is very motivated to testify -- ready, willing and able to testify." [...] The state's prime witness says she is strong, too. The victim is now 21 and living in Cleveland Heights and s...

When the mother of an 8 year old girl put her on an airplane, sending her off to visit her grandmother in June she may have thought her biggest worry was whether the child would get lonely on the long flight. She surely never expected that the little girl would be sitting next to the likes of Ronald Evan Mays . According to the child, the peaceful flight was abruptly interrupted when Mays pulled her legs onto his lap and began rubbing her thigh. The child also stated that at one point, Mays leaned across her to look out the window, and rubbed his arm across her chest, and frequently during the flight would "touched his pants". Mays' attorney claimed it was someone else on the flight -- which did not have assigned seating -- who committed the abuse. The girl picked his picture out of a lineup and a woman on the flight identified Mays as the one who was sitting next to the girl. Personally, I always love the "it wasn't me" defense, especially when not only has...

I know that some of you surf in here while at work- and that's okay with me- but it might not be okay with the company you work for. This guy was employed by IBM (heh... a few of you might know him, hint hint) and had previously been told that his surfing of adult chat rooms was not "OK" with IBM. But, he just couldn't stop. So, after the warning, they caught him again, and canned him. YAY! Good for IBM. After all, surfing adult chat rooms at work is not as understandable as say, surfing at my place would be. Anyway, the guy in this case claims he's addicted to sex, and since the internet has so much available- he's become addicted to it too. I'm not sure how that can be a good defense, but it's his story- so I'll let him tell it. In papers filed in federal court in White Plains, Pacenza said the stress caused him to become "a sex addict, and with the development of the Internet, an Internet addict." He claimed protection under the Americ...

Some people are just sick freaks, like this pervert.

Marcus Fiesel's foster mother claimed she was at the park with four children (Marcus included) when she passed out, and the little three year old boy disappeared. It would have been any mothers nightmare- an innocent day turned into a horrify discovering, where for once all the "mother skills" in the world couldn't do anything to protect your child. But, in fact- that wasn't the case at all for Liz Carroll. Police believe that Liz Carroll, and her husband David, were never really worried that day in the park, because they knew the truth of Marcus' whereabouts the entire time. He wasn't "missing from the park", he was "in a better place" because just days before they had bound the little child in a blanket, wrapping him as tightly as possible before securing the blanket with tape; and then left him in a closet... just as they had many times before. The difference, and most likely the one aspect of that particular time, was that when they...

(hey, it's my blog- I can talk about peanut butter if I want to) I can not believe the amount of attention being paid to peanut butter, and yet there's hardly anything being said about the 84 year old woman who was just sentenced for having sex with an 11 year old.

They lost the children they abused, had a trial and were sentenced to jail. Two years is NOT enough, it will not make what these poor children endured less traumatic, nor will it even come close to being actual "justice". First off, locking children in cages is not a way of keeping them safe- it's a means of abusing them. Second, if you actually believe that you have to go to that extreme to ensure your children are safe because you are unable to find any other means of keeping them safe- then you're not only an idiot, but you also do not deserve to be a parent. There is nothing, nothing at all that can justify what these monsters did, and no amount of time could come close to being punishment enough. Helena Independent Record, full story .

Those are the words heard by a 10 year old girl as she was about to be sexually assaulted last week, by George Lynn Perez. The little girl had arrived at the school 15 minutes earlier than the doors were to have opened (she arrived at 7, doors open at 7:15) and was waiting to catch another bus to her school when she was attacked by Perez, a Level 3 sexual offender. The Morning News: She was grabbed from behind, her mouth was covered, and she was dragged into a space between a shed and a gymnasium, according to a probable cause affidavit filed Friday by Rogers Police Capt. Ron Largent. The girl, a student at Old Wire Elementary School in Rogers, catches a bus at Eastside Elementary, a year-round school, officials said. The abductor reportedly told the girl to pull down her pants. "Do exactly what I say or I will hurt you bad," the man instructed, then sexually assaulted the girl, releasing her only when he heard someone approach, according to the affidavit. "Don't t...

This weeks Valentines Edition of the Carnival of True Crimes Blogs is being hosted by Crime Scene Blog , so please take a moment to click over and see what the true crime bloggers have been working on this week.

Some of you may have noticed that I've been using a new label on some posts recently, and you just may have begun to wonder just what is going on. So, I figured I'd take a quick moment to explain. The new label, AMW, stands for America's Most Wanted: America Fights Back , and it Will be displayed on posts that refer to a story being covered by America's Most Wanted. As part of the "new feature" I'll also be bringing you cases early in the week, that will be profiled on the following show, which airs at 9 o'clock on Saturdays on the Fox network. I'm hoping that this new feature will be something that you all enjoy, because I hope that it will be something I can continue to bring to you for a long time to come. Now that we've covered that, I'd like to share with you a few of the cases that will be aired this week on AMW: Jesus Armando Dominguez is a former priest who had used his position to molested countless boys throughout the 1980's. ...

The alleged Baytown rapist who police say has been stalking and sexually attacking multiple men in Texas, which I spoke to you about before , seems to be facing more charges, and even more are expected in the unusual case. Prosecutors have charged Keith Chester Hill with six total charges involving the sexual assaults of young men in the Baytown area. He is charged with three counts of aggravated robbery, two counts of aggravated kidnapping and one count of sexual assault. These charges are from two of the five cases that Hill is facing. There are three more cases the detectives are working on and everyone is expecting more charges to be filed. So far, authorities say that he has been very cooperative and has even confessed. "He has given our detectives a confession in the cases that we have and he's given them some details about the incidents," said Lt. John Martin with the Harris County Sheriff's Department. "For example, he told our detectives that he had stal...

Why it is that 10 days after Timothy Byars was indicted on four counts of rape by the Knox County Grand Jury, police had to return to him home and arrest him, this time for the sexual abuse of his first victims sister? I mean, I know that it takes time to investigate, and therefore there are likely to be delays between indictments, so that's not what the confusion is about. My question is why this monster was at home- rather than in jail when the second arrest was made. I hate bail.

Just weeks ago, I was enjoying the usually warm weather here in Ohio. People everywhere were talking about Global Warming, an I kept thinking "if this is global warming, bring it on". Well, after freezing last week, and watching the storm coming this week on the news, I have to ask- WHAT HAPPENED?

Jury selection in Miami has begun for John Couey - the man accused of kidnapping, raping and killing nine year old Jessica Lunsford. I know, a jury should be unbiased. It should consist of people willing to hear all of the evidence, able to listen intently to both sides of the case, and then come to a reasonable, and legally binding decision of guilt or innocence based upon the facts presented, and the evidence shown. I know this, I expect this, I want this... And yet- all I really care about is the ability of these 12 jurors to quickly agree upon giving him a sentence of death, the speediness of the courts to hear all of his appeals, and finally- I hope his last few moments on earth are painfully unforgiving.

A few months back, I was out shopping with the little ones, and we were just leaving the store when I saw to older gentlemen standing off to the side of the exit. There was a small table beside them, and on the table there was a bucket filled with little fake flowers. I took the few dollars left over from shopping, and dropped them into the kids' hands, leading them towards the smiling men- noticing just how much like my grandfather they both looked, which made me smile in return. My kids, recalling the times I've refused to buy anything from sidewalk salesmen (or saleskids), were a little taken by my sudden willingness to buy a few silly flowers, but I quickly assured them that we hadn't bought anything, we were just saying thank you. I told them that those two men, who had gently traded them the flowers for the dollars- had once been soldiers, and that they had once fought for our lives. I explained that they had served our country, in a way that only a true hero could- ...

Crime Scene Blog has been actively tracking the details of a serial rapist in Northern California who police believe is responsible for stalking and raping at least 9 women over the past 15 years, and have dubbed the NorCal Rapist. CSB has done a wonderful job of profiling this monster : The perpetrator has practiced these attacks and honed his abilities for many years. These are not the only victims. The level of planning and care taken to make sure they are alone and he won’t be interrupted indicate he is patient. He ensures success by watching them for as long as he feels is necessary in order to gain knowledge of their routine. The attacker also does not seem to be nervous during the assault, choosing to talk calmly with the victim. In these cases, the rapist is acting out a fantasy. He believes there is some attraction between these women and himself. He may even believe that they secretly want him to “take them” or that they will enjoy it in some way. This is of course not true, ...

... it's about kids. However, I'm willing to admit- I lean towards the right more than the left, because I imagine that my policital beliefs are bound to be questions, that's okay though. Eight months ago, I mentioned to you that self admitted pedophile Lindsay Ashford was starting to gear up a little early for the '08 bid for the election. He'd already composed his list of White House hopefuls, and was looking over the qualifications to see just which hopeful he'd be most supportive of. The problem with this was that he was using the daughters, and granddaughters of his list of hopefuls, and his sexual attraction for each child as a measuring stick to determine who he'd be happiest to see win. At that time, I also shared that because he was displaying actual photos of the children, and because of the context of his post, I had attempted to use it to draw attention to this online predator to our members of congress. I called office after office, explain...

Late last month, I shared that the man authorities believed to be one of the most prolific serial child molesters in the US was sentenced to 150 years in prison. This week, his roommate Frederick Everts- whose arrest actually lead to Dean Schwartzmiller's arrest- received his own long term sentence for the molestation of three underage boys. If the two of them happen to out live their sentences, Everts will require Schwartzmiller to hang around waiting for Everts for an extra 650 years- as Everts was sentenced to 800 years . Frederick Everts, convicted of molesting several San Jose children despite his protestation that he was legally insane at the time, was sentenced this morning to 800 years in prison. Everts, 36, will likely appeal his conviction. A year ago, he was convicted on 15 child molestation counts; among his victims was a 3-year-old. He was also convicted on three other charges related to child porn. Last month, his request for a new sanity hearing was denied by Superi...

Disney may be famous for telling children's tales that always have a happy ending, and Belle may have been charming and beautiful enough to tame the Beast in their version of the fairytale- but it seems the real life version isn't as child friendly : Matthew Wendland, 20, of Orlando, was arrested early Friday morning after his roommates tipped off authorities, according to FOX affiliate WOFL. He is charged with 51 counts of possessing material that depicts a child in sexual performance and is scheduled to be arraigned Friday. Sgt. Richard Mankewich of the Orange County Sheriff's Department said authorities are questioning Wendland about any possible inappropriate contact he might have had with children at the theme parks, WOFL reported. But officials have no evidence he has done anything directly to hurt children. Mankewich said police they found evidence — at least 50 images of child pornography — inside a suitcase in Wendland's apartment. Another local news station, W...

We send our children off to school, imagining that they will be as safe there as they are in our homes. We expect that. But deep down we know that we don't always get that. Sometimes, it just seems that our children are in the biggest amount of danger when they are at school. We have to worry about the class bully, the teacher who may be looking to make national headlines by having a relationship with a student. All sorts of things. And recently, we've had to look closely at a new threat. A while back I told you about the sex offender posing as a 12 year old student . And, I told you about the rape of a boy by an unknown attacker in the boys school restroom . Well, thanks to Loadbroker, we now have Kyle Lamone. Lamone is a registered sex offender, charged with unlawfully carrying a weapon on school grounds and impersonating a police officer . Yes, impersonating an officer, and carrying a weapon- which turned out to be a 6-inch folding knife. Police say he walked into a middle s...

At one time, Bessie and Mechelle Saffold were so admired for the care they provided to their foster children, they were named Foster Parents of The Year. However, recent headlines leave one wondering if perhaps they were actually just better at pretending to be good parents than actually being good parents. Marion County Prosecutor Carl Brizzi filed charges of felony neglect and battery against the two, after discovering the horrific abuse of their five adopted children . "One of the girls says she was hit on the forehead with a metal rod, which caused a scar. Another boy said he'd been pushed down the stairs, punched in the face and had been whipped with extension cords," said Helen Marchal, Marion County Prosecutor's office. But the worst case, prosecutors say, involved the youngest boy, so badly burned on his feet and legs, he could barely walk. According to the probable cause, while Bessie Saffold's children were getting ready for school, she noticed her seven...

Let's face it, there are some crimes that you'd only be aware of if you were a true crime buff, and then there are the crimes that you know even if you aren't. One of those crimes was responsible for one of the most beloved shows ever aired- America's Most Wanted. Everyone seems to know the story behind it- the passion and pain that drove a father to become America's most outspoken advocate of victims of crime everywhere. In 1981 6-year-old Adam Walsh vanished from a Sears store in Florida. A massive search for the young boy began, and six days later he was found dismembered and dumped in a drainage canal. Everyone knows the case. Everyone remembers the fear it invoked into parents everywhere- and everyone knows how his father John Walsh's pursuit of justice turned him into the great leader in hunting down criminals that he is today. There is another side to the story that not everyone knows, involving a man who shocked the nation as his crimes unfolded before u...

It's once again time for the Carnival of True Crime Blogs, and I'm lucky enough to have been asked to fill in JD as he deals with computer problems. So, sit down and prepare to see what the best crime blogs have been talking about over the last week: Home Sweet Home takes a deeper look at couple who give a new meaning to the term "in a family way"... Kevin Elmarr and Carol Murphy were second cousins and both were still teens when she allegedly became pregnant by Elarr at a family picnic. The two ran away together and were married shortly after their daughter was born in 1977. A son followed in 1979. As a couple, they had problems. She allegedly had an affair with his brother-in-law. Crime Scene Blog is pondering over a Case of Contradictions How is it that on April 24, 2005, police arrived at the house and found Ben Odierno kneeling over his wife, who lay dieing from more than 40 stab wounds? That is the question before jurors in New York as they hear testimony in t...

I would have posted this yesterday, but I was taking a break to watch a Movie- Night at the Museum and celebrating the last birthday I'll ever have which will actually make me a year older. Every birthday hereafter will be celebrated with me remaining the same age as I am today. Anyway, a while back crime blogging buddy Trench started CrimeNe.ws For those of you who know Digg, it's a lot like that- only dedicated to stories involving crime. For those that don't- imagine it as being a community blog, where the readers get to submit the stories, and then vote on which ones make it to the front page. You may comment on the cases posted, sharing your personal thoughts with other members. While all of the crime bloggers highly enjoy your thoughts on the cases that we cover- those cases are ones we have been touched by, or that have stuck out in our minds as ones needing more attention. CrimeNe.ws on the other hand- gives you the chance to let us know which cases you are most d...

What does Boylove (you know, the sexual exploitation of underage boys by pedophiles) have to do with some of your favorite grocery products? Well, evidently more than one would like. Amazon.com is offering a pedophile book: V iamund the Boylove Vampyre Says...: Poetry & Haiku's (Paperback)by Octaevius Altair , for sale on it's website. And, interestingly it seems that while Amazon is claiming freedom of expression, and their need to provide a voice to different authors of all backgrounds as it's reason for offering the book... the companies in the following Amazon ad just want to get exposure for their products, even if it means doing on a site that is openly promoting pedophilia propaganda. Save with Instant Rebates in Grocery Save today with instant rebates on your favorite brands--Kraft, Maxwell House, Post, and more than 20 more. Offers valid through February 28. Yes, that's right folks, these companies are paying Amazon to show their ads, and therefore are dire...