Bonnie's Blog of Crime

Assistant Professor Don Belton murder 12/25/2009 Bloomington, IN UI Assistant Professor stabbed to death in his home on Christmas; Michael Griffin charged with his murder

mylifeofcrime — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 22:51:18 +0000

Assistant Professor Don Belton

Bloomington man found stabbed to death
IU professor’s killing called a ‘crime of passion’
Stabbing Suspect Says Professor Sexually Assaulted Him
Faculty Bio at University of Indiana
IU community shocked, saddened by professor’s death

Books written by Don Belton
Speak My Name : Black Men on Masculinity and the American Dream
Almost Midnight

Michael James Griffin

Major Philip Wise murder 12/24/2009 North Little Rock, AR Salvation Army volunteer shot to death in front of his 3 young children

mylifeofcrime — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 20:00:21 +0000

Major Philip Wise

Salvation Army Major Fatally Shot in Front of His Children
Salvation Army major shot dead in Arkansas on Christmas Eve
Salvation Army Major gunned down on Christmas Eve in North Little Rock
Salvation Army Major Philip Wise Gunned Down Christmas Eve In Front of His Three Kids
$10,000 Reward Offered for Suspects in Salvation Army Major Shooting
Slain Salvation Army Officer Remembered

Update: Elizabeth Olten murder Alyssa Bustamante pleads not guilty

mylifeofcrime — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 19:20:43 +0000

Alyssa Bustamante

ALYSSA BUSTAMANTE CASE 09AC-CR03516
Bustamante case documents now on Circuit Court’s Web site
Bustamante Allegedly Dug Graves Before Murder
Exclusive: Alyssa Bustamante Friend Says Elizabeth Olten’s Alleged Murderer Thought About Killing
Father of Alleged Elizabeth Olten Killer Alyssa Bustamante Has Violent Past
Mo. teen charged with murder seeks to move trial
Mo. teen pleads not guilty to killing neighbor, 9
Alyssa Bustamante, 15, Pleads Not Guilty in 9-Year-Old’s Stabbing
Missouri teen charged with murder gets new lawyers

This Day In History: Jeremy McLean murder in Longview, OR

mylifeofcrime — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 00:34:48 +0000

William Vance Reagan Jr. Victoria Louise Gatti

William Vance Reagan Jr. – LWOP
Victoria Louise Gatti – 5 years in prison
Patrick Wade Jackson – 1 year in jail for helping Reagan after the fact

(I was unable to find a picture of the victim Jeremy McLean or of Patrick Wade Jackson.)

Cowlitz County Press Releases
Portland Police Arrest Person Of Interest in Longview Homicide
Motor home possibly used in murder of Longview man, police say
Court papers detail woman’s alleged role in covering up McLean murder
Breaking news: McLean murder investigation leads to third arrest
Hearing postponed for suspected accomplice in McLean murder
Longview man pleads guilty to aiding murderer
Gatti gets 5 years for her role in McLean murder
Longview man gets one year for helping murderer flee

Update: Beacon Hill Slayings Boyfriend, Daniel Thomas Hicks, arrested in California for killing girlfriend and baby

mylifeofcrime — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 20:26:14 +0000

Daniel Thomas Hicks

Daniel Hicks is a selfish bastard
Wash. man wanted in double murder is arrested in California
Man wanted in slaying of baby, woman on Beacon Hill arrested
Man charged in Seattle killings captured in California
Suspect In Beacon Hill Double Homicide Arrested In California

Update: Ralph Elliott murder Funeral set for Sat.; Lee Cration denied bail

mylifeofcrime — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 02:11:35 +0000

Ralph Elliott

Accused Killer Spent 23 Years In Prison For Murder
Services planned for Ralph Elliott, shot and killed Christmas Eve in Chicago
Witnesses trail suspect after deadly South Side holdup
Suspect in retiree’s slaying denied bail
Church Offered Second Chance To Accused Killer

Lee Cration

Jeffrey Howell murder 12/25/2009 Indianapolis, IN Victim shot to death, 2 others hurt in Christmas Day shooting

mylifeofcrime — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 17:20:45 +0000

1 Killed, 2 Hurt In Christmas Shooting
Metro Police identify Christmas Day homicide victim

Ralph Elliott murder 12/24/2009 Chicago, IL Victim shot to death during robbery, while buy food for Christmas; parolee, Lee Cration, arrested

mylifeofcrime — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 07:43:28 +0000

Lee Cration

Parolee charged in Christmas Eve killing
Bronzeville slaying: 79-year-old man killed in holdup
Felon charged in Christmas Eve murder of elderly man

Update: Beacon Hill Slayings: Victims identified and charges filed against Daniel Thomas Hicks, who is still at large

mylifeofcrime — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 05:27:15 +0000

Jennifer Morgan Ema Morgan

Murder charges in deaths of Seattle woman, baby
Police: Murder suspect was upset infant daughter wasn’t a boy
Fugitive boyfriend charged in Beacon Hill double slaying
Beacon Hill couple’s happy life began to fall apart, friend says

Monica Brown murder 12/24/2009 Muncie, IN Cecil Ferguson and Susan Randolph have been arrested for her stabbing murder

mylifeofcrime — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 04:29:30 +0000

Monica Renee Brown

Woman found slain in her home
Mother Of 4 Fatally Stabbed On Christmas Eve
2 Arrested In Woman’s Christmas Eve Stabbing Death
Two Arrested Following Muncie Murder

Bonnie's Blog of Crime

Assistant Professor Don Belton murder 12/25/2009 Bloomington, IN *UI Assistant Professor stabbed to death in his home on Christmas; Michael Griffin charged with his murder*

Major Philip Wise murder 12/24/2009 North Little Rock, AR *Salvation Army volunteer shot to death in front of his 3 young children*

Update: Elizabeth Olten murder *Alyssa Bustamante pleads not guilty*

This Day In History: Jeremy McLean murder in Longview, OR

Update: Beacon Hill Slayings *Boyfriend, Daniel Thomas Hicks, arrested in California for killing girlfriend and baby*

Update: Ralph Elliott murder *Funeral set for Sat.; Lee Cration denied bail*

Jeffrey Howell murder 12/25/2009 Indianapolis, IN *Victim shot to death, 2 others hurt in Christmas Day shooting*

Ralph Elliott murder 12/24/2009 Chicago, IL *Victim shot to death during robbery, while buy food for Christmas; parolee, Lee Cration, arrested*