Theme of the Month: Serial Killers
Missing Persons, cold cases and fugitives: Utah
This Day in Crime History
July 7: 1977: Bonnie Garland was beaten to death with a hammer by boyfriend Richard Herrin in Scarsdale, NY. He confessed and served 17 years in prison. He was released in 1995.
July 7: 2003: Jamel Jackson was shot to death in Buffalo, NY. Bernard Tyler, a parolee, was convicted and sentenced to 25 years to life in prison. He is currently in Attica Prison.
July 8: 2006: Charles and Evelyn Evans were beaten and stabbed to death in their Canton, OH home by their grandson, Brian C. Aduddell. He was found not guilty by reason of insanity and is in a mental hospital, probably for life.
July 8: 1993: Ada "Pat" Sanderson was stabbed to death in his Falls Church, VA apartment by Jeanette G. Harper, who was convicted and sentenced to life in prison. She is currently in Fluvanna Correctional Center where she has been denied parole.
Executions
Upcoming Executions:
July 1: Matthew Eric Wrinkles - IN
July 9: Michael DeLozier - OK
July 14: John Fautenberry - OH
July 14: Paul Warner Powell - VA
July 16: Kenneth Mosley - TX
July 21: Marvallous Keene - OH
July 23: Roderick Newton - TX
Recent Executions:
June. 2: Terry Hankins - TX
June 3: Daniel Wilson - OH
June 11: Jack Trawick - AL
Executions Stayed:
July 28: Clifton Lamar Williams - TX
Recent or upcoming notable trials and sentencings
Upcoming court appearances: -
Recent notable trials or guilty pleas: Nevada - Gerald Davison pled guilty to the murder of Christopher Privett in Feb. 2008
Recent notable sentencings: California - Jonquel Brooks was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Brant Daniels for his Playstation.
Colorado - Diego Olmos Alcalde sentenced to LWOP for the murder of Susannah Chase
Indiana - Jason Reeves was sentenced to 65 years in prison for the murder of JaVonda Tharbs
North Carolina - James Michael Arnold was sentenced to 3 years in prison for providing drugs to Justin Kane Anderson, which killed him
Ohio - Marvin Lee Smith Jr. (murder of Jessica Keen) - life in prison
Kentucky - Jamarkos Campbell was sentenced to life in prison for the murders of Ryan Shangraw and Harold "Bo" Upton
Washington - David Gaul was sentenced to 25 years in prison for the murder of his mother, Junette Gaul, 90
Washington - Shellye Stark - 50 years in prison (murder of her husband, Dale) - delayed
Alabama - Lam Luong (murder of his 4 children) - sentenced to death
Florida - Ashley Truitt murder trial (murder of her newborn) - sentenced to 13 years in prison
New York - Darryl Littlejohn was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Imette St. Guillen.
Recent Convictions/Sentences OverturnedUpcoming or Current TrialsNorth Carolina - Shannon Crawley murder trial (murder of Denita Smith) - ??
Texas - Levi King capital murder trial (murder of the Conrad family) - Jan. 19, 2009
Tennessee - For the murders of Channon Christian and Christopher Newsome:
George Thomas: November 2, 2009
Letalvis "Rome" Cobbins: - August 12, 2009.
Vanessa Coleman - August 10, 2009
Lemaricus Davison - September 21, 2009
Upcoming SentencingsNevada - Gerald Davison sentencing on Aug. 12, 2009
How are these young men being raised this way? To take a bat to a woman’s head? This is insane! I told my son the only reason he is ever to strike a woman better be to save his life. Between peer pressure and dysfunctional parents, it doesn’t seem like our youth have a chance. We all need to pray for this woman who’s life was cut short over non-sense. God bless. What a shame.
i think that this situation is so very sad! this poor young woman who was pregnant,got hit in her head with a bat,and was killed! why? over some accident,that tempers got esculated over some rims on a car! it just do not make any sense people! things in this world have just gotten so out of hand,what ever happen to people believing in GOD,and helping one another,having good morals,and cherishing life! satan is really busy in this world,and for you people that is following him,on judgement day you shall see! he can’t help you then! you are fighting, and killing each other over senseless stuff! none of these material things you can take with you in the end,oh yeah,believe that it is an end,and it is coming,instead of you running around here living for satan,change your life,and go to GOD,and let him help you,because after reading what i just read,whoever done this,or whoever plans to do something like this,need GOD in your life badly! satan is corruption,darkness,and sadness,but GOD is always peace,love ,and happiness! why don’t you try him onetime,and see how he will change your life,and bring you out of this darkness!!!!!!
I hope the cowardly POS teen who did this gets life in prison, if not the death penalty (not sure if that is possible for underage killers). How anybody could be do something so heartless and cruel is beyond me, he is the personification of inhumanity. I’m glad that this horrible crime will not go unpunished. I guess it’s so easy for somebody to have the f-ing nerve to attack a pregnant woman who was just trying to make peace, but lose that same nerve when it comes to turning themselves in or owning up to their actions.
May Melissa and her unborn child get the justice they deserve. My prayers are with them and the family.
I worked with Melissa, she was my Supervisor and my friend, I missed her dearly, I prayed that that guy gets what he deserved for killing my best friend, She and little Ken will always be in my mind and my prayers…
dhis was so sad. we wil do anythang 2 help u go threw life. we wl always b dhare 4 you. we wil always keep her n our prayers n hearts. so patty-moe we hope u wil get threw dhis life n situation. luv ya
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March 7, 2008 at 10:44 am
This is sad.. I hope they find the little punk who done this and he gets life.
March 7, 2008 at 12:15 pm
How are these young men being raised this way? To take a bat to a woman’s head? This is insane! I told my son the only reason he is ever to strike a woman better be to save his life. Between peer pressure and dysfunctional parents, it doesn’t seem like our youth have a chance. We all need to pray for this woman who’s life was cut short over non-sense. God bless. What a shame.
March 7, 2008 at 12:40 pm
Shauncey ,
I agree that between peer pressure and dysfunctional parents some of them don’t have a chance but some are just pure evil
March 7, 2008 at 2:29 pm
Lavonna,
So true.
April 7, 2008 at 11:10 am
i think that this situation is so very sad! this poor young woman who was pregnant,got hit in her head with a bat,and was killed! why? over some accident,that tempers got esculated over some rims on a car! it just do not make any sense people! things in this world have just gotten so out of hand,what ever happen to people believing in GOD,and helping one another,having good morals,and cherishing life! satan is really busy in this world,and for you people that is following him,on judgement day you shall see! he can’t help you then! you are fighting, and killing each other over senseless stuff! none of these material things you can take with you in the end,oh yeah,believe that it is an end,and it is coming,instead of you running around here living for satan,change your life,and go to GOD,and let him help you,because after reading what i just read,whoever done this,or whoever plans to do something like this,need GOD in your life badly! satan is corruption,darkness,and sadness,but GOD is always peace,love ,and happiness! why don’t you try him onetime,and see how he will change your life,and bring you out of this darkness!!!!!!
August 24, 2008 at 11:47 am
I don’t know if an update was posted for this story but they found Melissa Sprigg’s killer shortly after her murder
http://www.kiiitv.com/news/txstatenews/16446536.html
I hope the cowardly POS teen who did this gets life in prison, if not the death penalty (not sure if that is possible for underage killers). How anybody could be do something so heartless and cruel is beyond me, he is the personification of inhumanity. I’m glad that this horrible crime will not go unpunished. I guess it’s so easy for somebody to have the f-ing nerve to attack a pregnant woman who was just trying to make peace, but lose that same nerve when it comes to turning themselves in or owning up to their actions.
May Melissa and her unborn child get the justice they deserve. My prayers are with them and the family.
December 4, 2008 at 10:27 pm
I worked with Melissa, she was my Supervisor and my friend, I missed her dearly, I prayed that that guy gets what he deserved for killing my best friend, She and little Ken will always be in my mind and my prayers…
April 17, 2009 at 12:21 pm
dhis was so sad. we wil do anythang 2 help u go threw life. we wl always b dhare 4 you. we wil always keep her n our prayers n hearts. so patty-moe we hope u wil get threw dhis life n situation. luv ya