Breaking News: Toddler, Angelyn Ogdoc, dies after grandmother, Carmela Dela Rosa, throws her from walkway at mall

Angelyn Ogdoc

Toddler Dies After Being Tossed Off Fifth-Level Walkway, Grandmother Charged (Excellent post with great information)
Woman Charged After Toddler Thrown 6 Stories From Shopping Mall Walkway
Grandmother jailed after allegedly throwing toddler over railing at Virginia mall
F.C. Child Dies After Allegedly Being Thrown From Sixth-Floor Walkway by Grandmother

Carmela Dela Rosa

Morgan Park Triple Homicide 11/29/2010 Morgan Park, IL *Mother & 2 daughters stabbed to death in their apartment; Police questioning person of interest*

Woman, 2 Daughters Found Stabbed To Death
Mom, 2 daughters killed: ‘My babies are gone’
3 people found dead in Chicago home
3 found stabbed to death in Morgan Park
Police: Man questioned in triple murder
Mom, 2 girls fatally stabbed in Morgan Park

Missing: Jenni-Lyn Watson since 11/19/2010 from Syracuse, NY *Body found during search; Ex-boyfriend, Steven Pieper, arrested*

Jenni-Lynn Watson

Police Arrest Ex-Boyfriend as Body Confirmed to be Jenni-Lyn Watson
Man arrested in death of missing New York college student
Search for Missing New York College Student Focuses on Wooded Area
Police continue search for missing Mercyhurst student
Search Halted for Missing Student Jenni-Lyn Watson, 20
Report: Body Found During Search For Missing N.Y. College Student
Body found at Clay Central Park in search for Jenni-Lyn Watson
Officials find remains believed to be those of Jenni-Lyn Watson
Jenni-Lyn Watson Search: Remains Found in Case of Missing Ballerina
Jenni-Lyn Watson Search: Ex-Boyfriend Charged With Murder in Case of Missing Ballerina
Ex-boyfriend arrested after police find missing ballerina’s body in New York storage shed
Jenni-Lynn’s MySpace

Steven Pieper

Emily Jeanette Garcia murder 2/25/1993 Canyon Lake, TX *Rape & murder of Emily and her unborn child still unsolved*

Emily Jeanette Garcia

Emily Jeanette Garcia
In Memory of Emily Jeanette Garcia & Her Unborn Son Emilio
Unsolved Homicide: Emily Jeanette Garcia
Find-A-Grave: Emily Jeanette Garcia
Texans For Equal Justice
The Killing Secret

Update: Lauren Burk murder *Courtney Lockhart convicted of her murder; now jury needs to choose between life and death*

Lauren Burk

News Archive: Lauren Burk murder
Ex-Iraq War Vet Convicted in AU Student’s Murder
Lauren Burk Murder Verdict: Iraq War Veteran Guilty of Capital Murder
Lockhart Murder Trial: Guilty of Capital Murder
Courtney Lockhart Trial: Jury finds Lockhart guilty of capital murder
Lockhart Murder Trial: Burk Family Statement
Slain Auburn freshman ‘looked like an angel’
Lockhart Murder Trial: Witness Testimony
Courtney Lockhart Trial: Lauren’s father describes her last day
Lockhart claims gun just went off
Lockhart Murder Trial: Day 4 of Testimony, Day 1 of Deliberations

Courtney Lockhart in court

Monsters Among Us: Matthew Hoffman pled guilty to killing 3 people and kidnapping & torturing a teen; Sentenced to LWOP

Victims
Kody Hermann, 10
Tina Hermann, 32
Stephanie Sprang, 41
Sarah Maynard, 13 (survived)

Find-A-Grave: Stephanie Lynn Thompson Sprang
Find-A-Grave: Tina Rose B. Herrmann
Find-A-Grave: Kody Alexander Maynard
Timeline
Three Bodies Found in Ohio, Believed to Be Those of Missing Family
Bodies found in Ohio near where 3 missing lived
Ohio Family’s Bodies Found, Relative Says
Bodies Of Missing Women, Boy Found
Central Ohio murder suspect known as loner who took risks
Family abduction ends in tragedy
Two women, two children missing in Ohio
13-Year-Old Missing Ohio Girl Found Alive
Missing Ohio teen found in basement; others still missing
Missing in Ohio
Sheriff: Blood Found In Home Of Missing Woman, Children
Ohio sheriff cites possibility missing 3 are dead
Ohio Kidnapping Victim’s Dad Hopeful Missing Family Still Alive
Suspect In Knox County Crimes Had 2001 Conviction In $2M Arson
$1 Million Bond For Accused OH Kidnapper
Central Ohio murder suspect known as loner who took risks
Matthew Hoffman, Ohio Killer Who Hid Bodies in Tree, Pleads Guilty
Man gets life without parole in gruesome Ohio murders

Books
The Girl in the Leaves

Movies/Documentaries
Deadly Sins: Small Town Massacre
Killer Instinct with Chris Hansen: Mount Vernon Gothic

INMATE INFORMATION

MATTHEW J HOFFMAN
Number: A645571
DOB: 11/01/1980
Gender: Male
Race: White
Admission Date: 01/07/2011
Institution: Allen Correctional Institution
Status: INCARCERATED

Offense Information
AGG MURDER Counts: 3 ORC: 2903.01 4
Committing County: KNOX Admission Date: 01/07/2011 Degree of Felony: AM
AGG BURGLARY Counts: 1 ORC: 2911.11 4
Committing County: KNOX Admission Date: 01/07/2011 Degree of Felony: First
KIDNAPPING Counts: 1 ORC: 2905.01 4
Committing County: KNOX Admission Date: 01/07/2011 Degree of Felony: First
RAPE Counts: 1 ORC: 2907.02 4
Committing County: KNOX Admission Date: 01/07/2011 Degree of Felony: First
TAMPER W/EVIDENCE Counts: 1 ORC: 2921.12 4
Committing County: KNOX Admission Date: 01/07/2011 Degree of Felony: Third
ABUSE OF A CORPSE Counts: 3 ORC: 2927.01 4
Committing County: KNOX Admission Date: 01/07/2011 Degree of Felony: Fifth

Sentence Information
Indefinite Sentence Min: Life Sentence
Indefinite Sentence Max: Life Sentence
Expiration of Max Sentence: 01/01/8888

Norma Favela murder 6/4/2009 Rolling Meadows, IL *Rafael Alvarado convicted of killing pregnant girlfriend; sentenced to 100 years in prison*

Norma Favela

Norma Favela, 31, Killed After Being Intentionally Hit in Head with Hammer
Man charged in pregnant girlfriend’s murder
Trial to begin today in pregnant woman’s murder
Jury hears two sides in Hanover Park murder of pregnant mom
Boyfriend found guilty of Hanover Park murder
100 Year Sentence In Murder Of Pregnant Girlfriend
100 years for Hanover Park man who killed pregnant girlfriend

INMATE INFORMATION

M01998 – ALVARADO, RAFAEL
Parent Institution: MENARD CORRECTIONAL CENTER
Offender Status: IN CUSTODY
Location: MENARD

PHYSICAL PROFILE
Date of Birth: 05/31/1977
Weight: 182 lbs.
Hair: Brown
Sex: Male
Height: 5 ft. 10 in.
Race: Hispanic
Eyes: Brown

MARKS, SCARS, & TATTOOS
NONE RECORDED

ADMISSION / RELEASE / DISCHARGE INFO
Admission Date: 11/19/2010
Projected Parole Date: 05/25/2103
Last Paroled Date:
Projected Discharge Date: 05/25/2106

SENTENCING INFORMATION
MITTIMUS: 09CR1184501
CLASS: M
COUNT: 1
OFFENSE: MURDER/INTENT TO KILL/INJURE
CUSTODY DATE: 05/25/2009
SENTENCE: 60 Years 0 Months 0 Days
COUNTY: COOK
SENTENCE DISCHARGED?: NO

MITTIMUS: 09CR1184501
CLASS: M
COUNT: 1
OFFENSE: INTENT/HOMICIDE/UNBORN CHILD
CUSTODY DATE: 05/25/2009
SENTENCE: 40 Years 0 Months 0 Days
COUNTY: COOK
SENTENCE DISCHARGED?: NO

MITTIMUS: 08C33061401
CLASS: 4
COUNT: 1
OFFENSE: DRIVING REVOKED/SUSPENDED 2ND+
CUSTODY DATE: 01/16/2009
SENTENCE: 0 Years 18 Months 0 Days
COUNTY: COOK
SENTENCE DISCHARGED?: YES

MITTIMUS: 08C33062701
CLASS: 4
COUNT: 1
OFFENSE: AGG DUI LIC SUSP OR REVOKED
CUSTODY DATE: 01/08/2009
SENTENCE: 0 Years 18 Months 0 Days
COUNTY: COOK
SENTENCE DISCHARGED?: YES

MITTIMUS: 08C33062701
CLASS: 4
COUNT: 1
OFFENSE: DRIVING REVOKED/SUSPENDED 2ND+
CUSTODY DATE: 01/08/2009
SENTENCE: 0 Years 18 Months 0 Days
COUNTY: COOK
SENTENCE DISCHARGED?: YES

Ben John Cash murder 1946 Johnson City, TN *Orville Warren charged with his ax murder*

Ex-con faces murder charge in Tennessee
Orlando Man Faces Charge Of Murder In Death Of Cripple
Alleged Killer Will Return To Tennessee
Floridian Is Suspect In Murder
Josie Fair murder

Matthew Kenney murder 4/27/2007 Prospect, CT

Matthew Kenney

Waterbury man guilty in teen’s death
Driver in fatal Conn. crash sues victim’s parents

INMATE INFORMATION

Inmate Information

Inmate Number: 161065
Inmate Name: WEAVING,DAVID
Date of Birth: 2/7/1962
Latest Admission Date: 9/25/2007
Current Location: MACDOUGALL
Status: SENTENCED
Bond Amount: 0
Controlling Offense: MANSLAUGHTER, SECOND DEGREE CF
Date of Sentence: 2/13/2009
Maximum Sentence: 11 Year(s) 4 Month(s) 0 Day(s)
Maximum Release Date: 9/21/2017
Estimated Release Date: Not Applicable
Special Parole Date: Not Applicable
Detainer: NONE

Murder In The Family: Tia Skinner got 2 people, Jonathan Kurtz and James Preston, to kill her father because he would not let her date her boyfriend

Paul and Mara Skinner

5K run to honor murder victim and hero Paul Skinner
Police: Man killed, wife hurt in Mich. stabbings
Teen girl, 2 men charged in stabbings of her parents in Yale
Adopted daughter, two teens arraigned in double stabbing
Three Suspects Charged With Murder in Stabbing of Michigan Parents
Yale stabbing suspects charged
Three Suspects Charged With Murder in Stabbing of Michigan Parents
Suspects In Fatal Stabbing Due In Court Monday
Jury Finds 2nd Man Guilty In Yale Stabbings
Yale Teen Found Guilty In Father’s Fatal Stabbing
3 Imprisoned For Life In Yale Stabbings
Teen Convicted Of Deadly Knife Attack On Parents Blames ‘Bad Temper’
No-Parole Sentence Thrown Out In Deadly Knife Attack On Parents
Young Woman Again Sentenced To Life In Dad’s Death
Court: Juvenile killer must be re-sentenced by jury
Teen sentenced to life in dad’s 2010 death: ‘I am the coward that everyone says I am’
Survivor of Yale, Mich. deadly stabbing attacks speaks out five years after the tragedy
Murderpedia: Tia Marie-Mitchell Skinner
MI – Paul Skinner, 47, dead, wife injured in brutal attack, Yale, 12 Nov 2010

Movies/Documentaries
Blood Relatives: A Deadly Education
Court: Juvenile killer must be re-sentenced by jury

Defendants
Tia Marie-Mitchell Skinner – convicted, sentenced to LWOP
Jonathan Aaron Kurtz – convicted, sentenced to LWOP
James Wesley Preston – convicted, sentenced to LWOP

INMATE INFORMATION

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
MDOC Number: 814780
SID Number: 4111210L
Name: TIA MARIEMITCHELL SKINNER
Racial Identification: Black
Gender: Female
Hair: Black
Eyes: Brown
Height: 5′ 6″
Weight: 205 lbs.
Date of Birth: 12/08/1992

MDOC STATUS
Current Status: Prisoner
Earliest Release Date: LIFE
Assigned Location: Huron Valley Complex/Women’s
Maximum Discharge Date: LIFE
Security Level: II

ALIASES
ARTISHA LATOIA MITCHELL
TIA MARIE-MITCHELL SKINNER

MARKS, SCARS & TATTOOS
Body Piercing- Ear – Both ears pierced

INMATE INFORMATION

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
MDOC Number: 809153
SID Number: 4111213A
Name: JONATHAN AARON KURTZ
Racial Identification: White
Gender: Male
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Brown
Height: 5′ 10″
Weight: 175 lbs.
Date of Birth: 12/11/1991 (25)

MDOC STATUS
Current Status: Prisoner
Earliest Release Date: LIFE
Assigned Location: Baraga Maximum Facility
Maximum Discharge Date: LIFE
Security Level: V

ALIASES
None

MARKS, SCARS & TATTOOS
Tattoo- Lower Right Arm – C
Tattoo- Upper Right Bicep – Snake with cross

INMATE INFORMATION

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

MDOC Number: 811364
SID Number: 4111209W
Name: JAMES LESLIE PRESTON
Racial Identification: White
Gender: Male
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Hazel
Height: 5′ 7″
Weight: 165 lbs.
Date of Birth: 03/23/1992 (25)

MDOC STATUS
Current Status: Prisoner
Earliest Release Date: LIFE
Assigned Location: Muskegon Correctional Facility
Maximum Discharge Date: LIFE
Security Level: II

ALIASES
None

MARKS, SCARS & TATTOOS
Scar- Center Right Eye
Tattoo- Left Back – stay
Tattoo- Left Finger – Pray
Tattoo- Right Back – strong
Tattoo- Right Finger – WWJD
Tattoo- Upper Left Arm – foe
Tattoo- Upper Right Arm – 1 time