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Coming up on AMW

Every week, I have the pleasure of presenting you with a preview of some of the case that America's Most Wanted will be profiling, and this week is sure to be a show you'll want to catch.

To see more on the cases, click on the links provided, or tune in on Saturday Night, at 9pm on your local Fox station.

Canton, Ohio…
JESSIE MARIE DAVIS UPDATE…The search for a missing pregnant woman in Ohio has come to a tragic end. Police found the body of Jessie Marie Davis in a national park last Saturday. Bobby Cutts, the father of Jessie’s two-year-old son and believed to be the father of her unborn child, has been charged with two counts of murder, and Myisha Ferrell, an acquaintance of Cutts’, has been charged with obstruction of justice. Cutts’ next court hearing is scheduled for July 2nd.


Manhattan, New York and Miami Beach, Florida…
UNKNOWN NEW YORK AND FLORIDA SERIAL RAPIST… Police are searching for a man wanted in connection with four attacks spanning from New York to Florida. One of the victims was a homeless woman in New York City who AMW viewers opened their hearts to after the story first aired.



Santa Rosa County, Florida…
JOSEPH CHRISTIAN FONTANA…Joseph Fontana seemed like a wonderful guy to a woman he met at church. But cops say the man who went by his middle name, Christian, was full of evil. Now, the hunt is on for a registered sex offender who has dozens of new charges filed against him.


Fort Lauderdale, Florida…
STEPHA HENRY MISSING…Twenty-two-year-old Stepha Henry is not the type to just run off. She's a recent college grad from New York who was getting ready to apply to law school -- when she went missing while on vacation in Florida.


Joseph Fontana:
Cops say Joseph Fontana seemed like a good guy. But upon moving to Fort Walton Beach, Florida—his true identity was revealed. Fontana allegedly made a new friend with her two young sons. What his new friend didn’t know is that Fontana was sexually molesting the boys for years.


And because every once in a while we need to take a moment to step away from the gore of the crime stories, here are a few cases that should be uplifting:

Vicki Ragins Hero:
In December of 2004, Shahidah Harley, her five children, and her sister Sheba were headed home to Atlanta after Thanksgiving. Shahidah lost control of her car and swerved into a water-filled canal. At the same time, 57-year-old Vicki Ragins was on her way to her son’s for breakfast. She saw Shahidah sitting on the side of the road in shock that while most of her family escaped the canal, her 13-month-old was still trapped in the car. Vicki’s terrified of water, but that didn’t stop her from diving in and saving the child’s life.


Lyle Baade:
In September of 1993, 59-year-old heart patient Lyle Baade got a new lease on life. A tragic twist of fate gave him the transplant he needed to survive—Lyle received the heart of a 16-year-old murder victim by the name of Benny Zweigle. Seven years later, alive and well in Arizona, Baade was attending a homeowner’s meeting. Suddenly, a disgruntled neighbor by the name of Richard Glassel burst into the room--opening fire on the homeowner’s committee. Witnesses say Baade sprang into action. It was almost as if Benny, the 16-year-old heart donor was acting from beyond the grave.


For more information, flip the channel over to AMW this weekend, or visit their website.
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