November 26, 2005
Phillip & Patty Kenley
November 18, 2005
David Ludwig & Kara Beth Borden
11-18-2005
* UPDATE *
Law enforcement is still not calling Kara Beth Borden a suspect & I have to admit I may have been wrong... I remember "puppy love" when I was that age and I can't say I would kill my parents for a guy (or with a guy) but I do remember thinking my boyfriend was the most important thing in the world! I imagine the fear in this situation would overpower any rational thinking on Kara's part. I know we will hear more about this case in the coming months. CourtTV has an article posted today about David Ludwig's past, which includes an 18 minute video of he and a friend discussing a late night, armed invasion into peoples homes.
As stated in the CourtTV article, "Ludwig and Samuel P. Lohr, 19, are shown in the video taking guns from Ludwig's house to a home and discussing using them to "shoot and kill family members inside of the residence," according to a search warrant issued Thursday to Warwick Township police. Police said another teen in the 18-minute video told them that the aborted break-in was among several such "late night armed 'plans of forcible entry"' that he and David Ludwig conducted."
Another article I found at Lancaster Online talks more about David Ludwig and his friend:
"David Ludwig and his friend called it “night patrol.” Dressed in dark clothing, the two filmed themselves as they readied to break into a local home with assault rifles and other guns, according to a new court document. In low voices, the two discussed shooting and killing a family inside the home during the chilling 18-minute film. Passing traffic foiled their plan, the court document said.
During the film, they discussed “having sex with Kara and Katelyn Borden, that the sex would constitute statutory rape and the potential to have to shoot a guy named ‘Jonathan’ if he found out about it.” It is not clear from the court document when the film was made, or whether the pair ever did continue on to the Borden home the night the film was made.But the friend did tell police that he and Ludwig had taken guns and gone out on several occasions on “night patrol,” with “plans of forcible entry,” according to the court documents.
As the investigation has unfolded, friends of the young couple have said how Ludwig and Borden were having a sexual relationship and in recent weeks had become more and more withdrawn from others.Ludwig, friends said, told them how he had been sneaking into the Borden home at night to be with his young girlfriend. He also reportedly told a friend that he believed he could “kill someone and get away with it, disappear and nobody would find me.’’
Borden’s Web site revealed a friend’s warning that the relationship with the older teen is a “mistake,’’ and that Ludwig could go to jail. “We couldn’t of told anyone,’’ Kara Borden replied to her friend.
CAPTURED:
David Ludwig & Kara Beth Borden
Eighteen-year-old David Ludwig was captured in Indiana today with 14-year-old Kara Beth Borden. The two led police on a high speed chase before crashing into a tree. As reported by the Associated press, one trooper stated, "Kara Borden was emotional as she left the car, adding "she was just frantic, crying, screaming." Police are questioning Ludwig but the law prohibits them from questioning Kara without an adult present. We haven't heard yet if the girl was abducted or went along willingly with Ludwig.I believe Kara Beth could have come out of the car screaming because she was just going 90-95 miles an hour with the police chasing her and then hit a tree! I would be screaming to!
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November 12, 2005
WANTED: Daniel William Hiers
HIERS is wanted for the shooting murder of his wife and sexual molested of a child. He is a former police officer with 11 years of experience and is proficient in police tactics and procedures. He is also trained in the martial arts and maintains a high level of fitness. He has stated that he will not go to prison, is possibly suicidal and may force an armed confrontation. Use extreme caution, HIERS is believed to be in possession of a .40 glock pistol and and bullet-resistant vest.
November 11, 2005
Missing Persons Blog
Please help find these people and take a look... You never know.
November 10, 2005
Aruba Boycott II
November 9, 2005
Carlie Brucia
CARLIE BRUCIA
On Sunday, February 1, 2004, in Sarasota, Florida, 11-year-old Carlie Brucia was on her way home from a sleepover at her friend's house. Her step-father was on his way to pick her up in route but never found her. Carlie, decided to cut through a car wash not far from her home and was approached by a man that led her away... never to be seen alive again. The surveillance camera at the car wash (shown left) pictured a man in a uniform type shirt approaching Carlie, saying something to her, and then leading her away.
November 7, 2005
Aruba Boycott I
Gov. Riley has called for a boycott of travel to Aruba by US citizens.
"There are no other alternatives to get Aruban authorities to take this as seriously as they should," Riley said. Riley has asked the governors of the other 49 states to join him in urging a boycott of Aruba on behalf of the family of Natalee Holloway. According to KFDX, "Riley said the state house had already passed a resolution on the boycott, and the senate is expected to follow. Riley says he will ask every governor in the United States to boycott Aruba as well."
I was unable to find more information about how the House and Senate is involved. I will update when I do.
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Wow! This case has turned out to be a real mess! The latest news on the Natalee Holloway case is that the Governor of Alabama (Bob Riley) will call for a boycott from travel to Aruba tomorrow. A press conference is scheduled for Gov. Riley and Beth Twitty to announce the boycott. Check out the argument between Jayne Weintraub, Arlene Schipper & Wendy Murphy on MSNBC. See the Videa as posted on Blogs for Natalee.
A few days ago, Natalee's parents asked the Aruban Gov't to assign a whole new team of investigators/prosecution to the case. They feel the current team has messed up royally. I am sure they believe this case will never be solved if the same people continue to work the case as they have. I could not agree more! Unfortunately, that request was denied. The sad part about this whole case is that the evidence is most likely gone. The authorities did not do what they should've from the beginning and now look where we are. I think the authorities are covering something up or failed to investigate this case on purpose.
Even Dave Holloway is fed up! Two days ago, Dave gave an interview and one thing that Dave stated really stuck "they only do something when the 'heat' from the media is on them.."
Boycott Aruba
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November 6, 2005
Have you seen Maura Murray?
The disappearance of Maura Murray is quite strange. She disappeared after she was involved in an accident. A witness spoke with Maura and went to call police. By the time police arrived, Maura was gone! Who came along that night and took Maura?
Maura Murray, a 21-year-old University of Massachusetts nursing student disappeared the night of February 9, 2004, after she was involved in a one-car crash on Route 112 in Haverhill. Maura Murray, a resident of Hanson, Mass., and a junior at the UMass Amherst campus, was driving a black 1996 Saturn at about 7 p.m. when she failed to negotiate a sharp left-hand curve and went off the right side of Route 112 after driving past The Weathered Barn.
A witness stopped and spoke with Maura then called police from their nearby home. When police arrived 10 minutes later Maura was missing. Since February 9th, Maura's bank account, credit cards and cell phone have had no activity. Maura is a 22 year old Hanson, MA native, a UMASS Amherst nursing student and a former USMA West Point Cadet.
Download Maura Murray's Missing Persons Poster
If you have seen Maura or if you have any information regarding her whereabouts, please contact: New Hampshire State Police Major Crimes Unit - Lt. Russ Conte at: 1-603-271-2663
November 5, 2005
Makes me sick!!
Connecticut woman sentenced to six years for abusing daughter's playmate
Nov. 4, 2005, 4:00 p.m. ET
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — A 30-year-old secretary was sentenced Friday to six years in prison for sexually abusing her daughter's 8-year-old playmate.
Tammy Imre of Stratford had pleaded guilty to two counts of risk of injury to a minor, a reduced charge that the boy's family accepted to spare both children time on the witness stand.
"I'm truly sorry for everything," she said during Friday's sentencing hearing.
Imre was arrested last November on sexual assault charges after the boy's mother found a love letter that Imre wrote to her son. In the letter, police said Imre told the boy that she doesn't "want anyone but you. Now tomorrow it's supposed to rain, you can come over we can (you know what). Love ya! I want you!" Imre admitted engaging in sexual acts with the boy but said it stopped short of sexual intercourse. "When this was first in the paper, it was almost a joke, because of the role reversal," prosecutor Cornelius Kelly said. "It conjures up thoughts of, 'Oh, that's a young man's dream.' But as we stand here today, we still don't know what damage this will have on the young boy's self-esteem, his interpersonal relationships. We don't know what damage the young girl suffered." Imre's daughter, who witnessed some of the acts, is now in foster care, authorities said. "She has hurt a lot of innocent people, including her own daughter, who not only lost her mother, but her best friend, who was my son," the boy's mother told the judge. Defense attorney Donald Papcsy said Imre is a rape victim and suffers from a mental problem that made it hard for her to know that what she did was wrong. "This sexual trauma had a severe impact," he said. "She's not a wicked person." Besides the prison term, Imre was sentenced to 10 years probation, during which she must register as a sex offender.
http://www.courttv.com/news/2005/1104/imre_ap.html
Article URL: http://www.courttv.com/news/2005/1104/imre_ap.html
November 4, 2005
Missing Child: Asha Degree
Asha Degree has been missing from her home in Shelby, North Carolina since February 14, 2000. She was 9 years old at the time of her disappearance. Asha's father last saw her at approximately 2:30 a.m. while she was asleep in her bedroom. By dawn, her parents were unable to locate her anywhere in the house. Along with Asha, her black bookbag and purse were missing from her room.
((---- Asha Degree- Aged Progessed photo to 13 years.
Few leads have developed except that morning motorists reported spotting her walking along North Carolina Highway 18 in Shelby, NC at 4am. It's believed she left on her own, but then met trouble. A massive search began, hundreds of volunteers, law officers, rescue workers, combing dense woods around State Road 18 where Asha was last seen.
In August 2001, Asha's book bag and purse (along with a pair of men's pants and some animal bones) were discovered by a construction worker in a wooded area along N.C. 18, forty miles down the highway on which Asha was last seen, but it yielded no clues to her current whereabouts.
In November 2004, acting on a tip an inmate at the Cleveland County jail, authorities searched an area about six miles from Asha's home and dug up some bones at the corner of Shelby and Rube Spangler roads in Lawndale, but those remains proved to be animal, not human.
This case remains unsolved. If you have information about Asha Degree, call the Cleveland County Sheriff's Office at (704) 484-4888.
An age progressed photo can be found at the Missing Kids website. Asha Degree would be 14 years old today.
November 2, 2005
Oprah's Show Today
Please see Oprah's page with sample letters or an e-mail sample you can copy and paste and e-mail your Senators & Congressmen/woman. Find your states representatives here. I just finished e-mailing my own representatives and it makes me feel good. However, the power is in numbers, so please write today.
I was personally compelled to write an e-mail to President Bush as well- I figure it doesn't hurt, right? Please contact me or post any other letter writing campaigns you know of.
New Website
I am new at this blogging thing so please bear with me while I learn how to set this up the way I want...
Make it a great day :)
Beth Bashers...
I could not possibly imagine losing a daughter & there is no way I could sit here and tell you how I would react if I did. I don't think anyone could! So what gives these people the right to judge her and what she does?
Lately we have heard numerous rumors about the money Beth has collected from donors & what she is doing with it. We have also heard about Jug Twitty and his supposed 'shady' business transactions. BUT... What the heck does this have to do with Natalee???
November 1, 2005
Tara Grinstead
Here is what we know about Tara Grinstead from her missing persons flyer: "Tara disappeared from her home and has not been heard from since Saturday, October 22. On October 24, 2005 at 8:50am a report was made to the Ocilla (Georgia) Police Department by neighbors and co-workers who were concerned about her well being. Tara did not show up for work and they were unable to reach her. The last known contact with Tara was on Saturday October 22, 2005 at approx. 11:00 pm. There is no known description of the clothing she was wearing when she disappeared. Her house was locked and her car is parked at her home. The only items known to be missing are her purse and keys."
After reading information on this case from various sites, it is clear that she knew the person she left with. There were no signs of a struggle in her home & she had most likely returned home from the beauty pageant, where was last seen at 11pm. She didnt have her phone with her so I would only assume she left in a hurry & forgot it or she was not planning on going out long... BUT... then I read the lamp in her bedroom was smashed and the alarm clock knocked over. Apparently, Tara was a 'tidy' girl so this kind of unattended mess would be entirely unlike her. What happened to Tara?
Steve Huff writes a good article on Tara's disappearance- so check it out!
America's Most Wanted- "Former Beauty Queen Vanishes"
Crime Library- Tara Grinstead feature by Steve Huff
Pamela Vitale Murder
Here is why. The bloggers were discussing this theory a few days prior to Nancy Grace reporting as 'breaking news.' I have become somewhat of a blog-aholic for this reason... you get all the news before the news! It is amazing what some people dig up...
Steve Huff appeared on Rita Cosby last night to discuss this case. We also got a look at some pictures of Scott courtesy of The Cellar.
Make it a great day :)