January 2007
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January 31, 2007
Sheriff's wife among 4 dead in shooting
MELISSA NELSON Associated Press MARIANNA, Fla. - The wife of a sheriff whose father was gunned down by a confessed serial killer 27 years ago was killed in a shootout at their home that also left three other people dead.... ... morePosted at 6:22 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
January 30, 2007
Execution put under microscope
By CHRIS TISCH, Times Staff Writer Published January 30, 2007 TAMPA - Sitting six feet away, death row defense lawyer Neal Dupree said he saw Angel Diaz grimace and gasp in apparent pain during his execution. Florida State Prison Warden... ... morePosted at 5:50 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
GIVING HERSELF A HAND
PORT CHARLOTTE -- Authorities are investigating how a photograph of a partially nude juvenile made it onto MySpace, according to a Charlotte County Sheriff's Office report. The Port Charlotte teenager told deputies that at about 9 a.m. Sunday she... ... morePosted at 5:44 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Teacher charged in sex case
A former Parkway Middle School student has accused a teacher of fondling her and having sex with her last spring. BY NIRVI SHAH nshah@MiamiHerald.com A Broward middle school teacher has been arrested on charges that he had sex with a... ... morePosted at 5:41 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
January 29, 2007
WARNING: This could happen to you!
I was barely sitting down when I heard a voice from the other stall saying: "Hi, how are you?" I'm not the type to start a conversation in the restroom, but I don't know what got into me, so I... ... morePosted at 9:44 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Man Charged With Felony Child Neglect
TAMPA - A man was charged with felony child neglect after two young children he was babysitting disappeared from an apartment, police said. Jose Ramon Soto, 28, of Tampa, fell asleep for about an hour while he was babysitting seven... ... morePosted at 8:45 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
When offender moved in, two mothers got serious
They started Tampa's move to ban sex convicts. By BILL COATS, Times Staff Writer Published January 28, 2007 TAMPA - Lynn Chernin had a message for her 6-year-old daughter that was too grim for the younger siblings to hear: A... ... morePosted at 8:36 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
January 25, 2007
Mother of Coralrose gets to visit kids alone
A judge approves the visits for Ellen-Beth Fullwood but not for her husband, Dale. By GINNY LAROE ginny.laroe@heraldtribune.com SARASOTA -- The mother of a slain North Port girl will now be allowed to spend time alone with her four youngest... ... morePosted at 8:57 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
January 24, 2007
Couey's Statements In Jail Are Admissible, State Says
By JIM TUNSTALL The Tampa Tribune Published: Jan 24, 2007 INVERNESS - Jail guards who may have heard John Evander Couey make incriminating statements should be allowed to testify at his murder trial because the evidence is critical to the... ... morePosted at 5:19 PM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
AMBER ALERT VICTIM'S ROUNDTABLE
Roy just back from Tallhassee has again taken to the road or should we say the air as he is now in San Diego, California. The focus will be gaining greater insight in to what the Department of Justice, law... ... morePosted at 8:55 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Attorney for boy's killer can't explain lie
The assistant public defender who represented Jimmy Ryce's convicted killer offered different versions of his actions. BY SUSANNAH A. NESMITH snesmith@MiamiHerald.com The attorney for the man convicted of killing Jimmy Ryce was expected to take the stand Tuesday to explain... ... morePosted at 8:52 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
January 23, 2007
Jennifer Kesse Missing One Year Jan, 24, 2007
Jennifer Kesse Missing from Orlando, FL Since January 24, 2006 In Remembrance of Jennifer's Disappearance One Year Ago Please Join Us on Wednesday January 24, 2007: * We, Jennifer's family and friends, will be on "The Corner" - John Young... ... morePosted at 6:22 PM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
BSO seeks help in solving teen's murder
BY KATHLEEN McGRORY kmcgrory@MiamiHerald.com Broward Sheriff's Office detectives and citizen volunteers canvassed a Deerfield Beach neighborhood Monday afternoon, hoping to learn more about the shooting death of an 18-year-old resident. Yndry Cadet, a homeless teen from Haiti, was gunned down... ... morePosted at 7:37 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
January 21, 2007
10 Months After Abduction, Boy Contacted Police About Bike
The Associated Press Published: Jan 21, 2007 ST. LOUIS - Ten months after Shawn Hornbeck's disappearance, he spoke with police to report his bike had been stolen but gave no clue that he was a missing child, a newspaper... ... morePosted at 6:30 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Police in Ind. search for kidnapped kids
ELKHART, Ind. - Police searched for four children and their mother after a gunman shot a man and held the woman and children hostage for about nine hours before forcing them into a car and fleeing, police said. Police on... ... morePosted at 6:27 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
January 20, 2007
JUDGE GENTLY
Pray, don't find fault with the man that limps Or stumbles along the road. Unless you have worn the shoes he wears Or struggled beneath his load. There may be tacks in his shoes that hurt Though hidden away from... ... morePosted at 5:17 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Bindi Irwin to continue father's legacy
By FOSTER KLUG Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- Bindi Irwin is ready to continue her famous father's work spreading the wonder of wildlife. "I'm going to become a wildlife warrior just like he was," 8-year-old Bindi, daughter of the... ... morePosted at 4:53 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
January 19, 2007
Attorney says he told Jimmy Ryce's killer to lie
Jimmy Ryce's killer is trying to get a new trial, arguing that his previous attorney told him to purjure himself. The attorney said Juan Carlos Chavez is right. By SUSANNAH A. NESMITH snesmith@MiamiHerald.com The attorney for the man sent to... ... morePosted at 8:00 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Trump fined over huge flag at Palm Beach club
WEST PALM BEACH - (AP) -- Officials in the ritzy coastal town of Palm Beach voted Thursday to fine Donald Trump $1,250 a day for flying a large American flag atop an 80-foot flagpole at his lavish club in violation... ... morePosted at 7:55 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Coralrose's parents lose effort to get custody case thrown out
By GINNY LAROE ginny.laroe@heraldtribune.com SARASOTA -- The parents of a slain North Port girl lost their latest attempt to regain custody of their four children, who were taken from them the day after their 6-year-old was found dead. Attorneys for... ... morePosted at 7:52 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
January 18, 2007
Roy and Sylvia In Tallhassee
They are attending the MCIC AB, meeting which is being heldJanuary 18-19, 2007, in Tallahassee , Florida at the FDLE building. Two days of meetings in regards to MIssing Children, problems and solutions. Roy and Sylvia have been looking forward... ... morePosted at 9:03 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Defense: Murder suspect was denied an attorney
By COLLEEN JENKINS, Times Staff Writer Published January 18, 2007 Hillsborough sheriff's detectives "ignored and then thwarted" David Lee Onstott's repeated requests to speak with an attorney before charging him in the slaying of a 13-year-old Ruskin girl, his lawyers... ... morePosted at 8:10 AM | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)
Child molester gets 70-year prison term
VIERA - (AP) -- A former Brevard County teacher convicted of molesting a former student has been sentenced to 70 years in prison. Daniel Cliatt, 30, faced up to 260 years in prison after rejecting a plea deal from prosecutors... ... morePosted at 8:01 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Missouri kidnap case shows captors' psychological power
The story has been the talk of the nation: a gangly 15-year-old, Shawn Hornbeck, was found by police last week more than four years after he was abducted from his small hometown in Missouri . Police discovered him when they... ... morePosted at 7:58 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
January 17, 2007
Madame Chirac Makes Historic Appeal to End Global Child Exploitation
CEO OF LEADING CHILDRENS ORGANIZATION BRIEFS QUEENS AND FIRST LADIES IN PARIS ON MISSING AND SEXUALLY EXPLOITED CHILDREN Alexandria, VA and Paris, France – January 17, 2007 – Ernie Allen, the President and CEO of the International Centre for Missing... ... morePosted at 11:28 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
January 16, 2007
Abused Kids Need An Emergency Shelter
Too often, children removed from their parents' custody because of abuse or neglect are bounced from home to home, waiting for the right foster family to step up. But thanks to Dottie Berger MacKinnon and Hillsborough Circuit Judge Martha Cook,... ... morePosted at 7:51 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
January 14, 2007
‘Heinous And Cruel’ Factor Stands In Onstott Case
By ANTHONY McCARTNEY The Tampa Tribune TAMPA - A judge this morning refused to set aside “especially heinous and cruel” as a factor in the slaying of Sarah Michelle Lunde. Attorneys for defendant David Lee Onstott had argued that the... ... morePosted at 11:01 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
No Proof Death Was 'Cruel,' Lawyers Say
By ANTHONY McCARTNEY The Tampa Tribune Published: Jan 13, 2007 TAMPA - Prosecutors cannot prove Sarah Michelle Lunde was killed in an "especially heinous and cruel" manner, attorneys for her suspected killer argued Friday.... ... morePosted at 10:55 AM | Comments (2) | TrackBack (0)
Crime Stoppers wants to stack the deck against murderers
By KRISTEN KRIDEL kristen.kridel@heraldtribune.com Florida inmates may want to perfect their poker face. One day, they could be playing cards in prison and come across the faces of their own murder victims.... ... morePosted at 8:12 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
History of abuse preceded death of 4-year-old Charlotte girl
By KRISTEN KRIDEL kristen.kridel@heraldtribune.com CHARLOTTE COUNTY -- Repeated abuse led up to 4-year-old Cheyenne Renee Eairheart's death last month, detectives say. In her short life, she endured mistreatment ranging from getting feces smeared on her face to having her skull... ... morePosted at 7:59 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
January 13, 2007
Search For 1 Missing Missouri Boy Turns Up 2
By CHRISTOPHER LEONARD The Associated Press Published: Jan 13, 2007 BEAUFORT, MO. - A 13-year-old boy who vanished from the gravel road near his home five days ago was found alive Friday about 60 miles away in a suburban St.... ... morePosted at 5:26 AM | Comments (2) | TrackBack (0)
January 12, 2007
Governor Crist Joins Local, State and Private Partners to Recognize
~Crist and FDLE Commissioner Gerald Bailey encourage participation in AMBER Alert program~ ST. PETERSBURG - Governor Charlie Crist joined with Florida Department of Law Enforcement Commissioner Gerald Bailey and Florida's local, state and private partners today to commemorate National AMBER... ... morePosted at 3:33 PM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
THE WIRELESS INDUSTRY AND THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR MISSING & EXPLOITED CHILDREN JOIN THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE IN RECOGNIZING AMBER ALERT AWARENESS DAY
WASHINGTON, DC – January 11, 2007 – AMBER Alert Awareness Day takes place on January 13, 2007, the eleventh anniversary of a tragic child abduction in Texas that was the catalyst for the creation of the AMBER Alert program. In... ... morePosted at 3:29 PM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Chief defender disputes claims of Jimmy Ryce's killer
Public Defender Bennett Brummer denied hindering the defense of Juan Carlos Chavez, who was sentenced to death in 1998 for killing Jimmy Ryce. BY SUSANNAH A. NESMITH snesmith@MiamiHerald.com Miami-Dade Public Defender Bennett Brummer denied under oath Wednesday that he ordered... ... morePosted at 5:27 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Dad: Boy a pawn in 'ego contest' between lawyers
Jimmy Ryce's father feels his murdered child has become a 'pawn' in a political battle between public defenders. BY SUSANNAH A. NESMITH snesmith@MiamiHerald.com Don Ryce left court Thursday feeling victimized again by a court system he felt had been hijacked... ... morePosted at 5:23 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Dead Boy's Dad Arrested On Drug, Gun Charges
By VALERIE KALFRIN The Tampa Tribune Published: Jan 11, 2007 TAMPA - Jacqualine Wilson listened Wednesday as federal prosecutors described the house in which her 2-year-old son fatally shot himself with a gun his father had stuffed in the sofa... ... morePosted at 5:04 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Fired Swim Coach Charged With Voyeurism
By VALERIE KALFRIN and ANTHONY McCARTNEY The Tampa Tribune Published: Jan 12, 2007 TAMPA - Two years after Tampa Preparatory School officials reprimanded a swim coach for having a girl try on a swimsuit in his office, detectives arrested the... ... morePosted at 5:00 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
January 11, 2007
From start, police believed Coralrose Fullwood was raped
NORTH PORT -- The day Coralrose Fullwood was found dead, police had evidence she had been sexually abused. Detectives swore to a judge they had probable cause to believe that, and a judge agreed and signed a search warrant. But... ... morePosted at 8:19 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
January 10, 2007
Convicted killer of Jimmy Ryce makes last-ditch appeal
The man who was convicted of murdering 9-year-old Jimmy Ryce appealed for a new trial as the boy's mother watched in anguish in a Miami-Dade court.Claudine Ryce, sitting in a Miami-Dade courtroom Tuesday only a few feet away from Juan... ... morePosted at 9:29 AM | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)
Foster Dad Accused Of Sex Act
By STEPHEN THOMPSON The Tampa Tribune Published: Jan 10, 2007 OLDSMAR - A foster parent is accused of molesting two girls placed in the home he shares with his wife, authorities said. Brian Starmer, 40, of Oldsmar, was arrested Sunday... ... morePosted at 8:11 AM | Comments (3) | TrackBack (0)
January 9, 2007
CONGRATULATIONS GATORS!!
GATORS 41, OHIO STATE 14 Gators Earn Their Keep Published: Jan 9, 2007 GLENDALE, Ariz. – When the University of Florida moved up to No. 2 in the final BCS poll, some critics questioned whether Michigan – and not the... ... morePosted at 9:34 AM | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)
Statements stricken from trial
Interview & Interrogation Techniques 101 require that the Miranda Warning be read whenever a person becomes suspect in a crime. A rookie or veteran police officer is aware that once a suspect requests an attorney, legal counsel, barrister, or lawyer... ... morePosted at 8:47 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Tip Line for Coralrose Generates Phone Calls
By GINNY LAROE ginny.laroe@heraldtribune.com NORTH PORT -- Police said Monday they have received at least 20 calls from residents on a special hot line set up to field tips in the investigation into the death of Coralrose Fullwood. Police set... ... morePosted at 8:30 AM | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)
January 6, 2007
DO YOU KNOW WHO KILLED CORALROSE?
The North Port Police Department is asking the community to consider the following questions, and, if they have any information, to call (941) 429-7336. 1. Are you aware of anyone who has stopped coming into the neighborhood/area since the time... ... morePosted at 7:02 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Police have profile and DNA in Coralrose killing
By GINNY LAROE ginny.laroe@heraldtribune.com NORTH PORT -- Residents who have waited four months to learn who killed 6-year-old Coralrose Fullwood are now being asked to help solve the crime by submitting to DNA testing. At a press conference Friday, police... ... morePosted at 6:55 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
January 5, 2007
Dale Fullwood trial set for July on child pornography charges
By GINNY LAROE ginny.laroe@heraldtribune.com SARASOTA -- The father of a slain North Port girl is scheduled to go to trial July 16 on pornography charges.Dale Fullwood, 46, was arrested in October on two counts of possession of child pornography, a... ... morePosted at 8:33 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
January 4, 2007
The Donnelly's of Sarasota Join the ABF
Matt and Denal Donnelly have joined the team at The Amanda Brown Foundation. Their business sense, computer skills and positive attitiude add to the stability of the ABF Team. We are looking forward to their insight and guidance in building... ... morePosted at 4:05 PM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
PRINTER / COPIER DONATED
A special thanks to Mr. & Mrs. Saul VanderWoude and Ellen Fullwood for the donation of the HP Printer and Copier to the ABF. Your generosity is appreciated more than you will know and it will be used to fight... ... morePosted at 3:47 PM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
START OVER
When you've trusted God and walked his way When you've felt his hand lead you day by day But your steps now take you another way ... Start over. When you've made your plans and they've gone awry When you've... ... morePosted at 11:02 AM | Comments (2) | TrackBack (0)
NEW GOLF DATE
The postponed First Amanda Brown Golf Tournament originally scheduled for February 4, 2007 has been re scheduled for September 30, 2007. Put it on your calendar now and watch for updates as to fees and prizes.... ... morePosted at 8:12 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
January 2, 2007
ABF GOLF TOURNAMENT POSTPONED
Due to unforseen circumstances the First Annual Amanda Brown Foundation Golf Tournament scheduled for February 4, 2007 has been postponed, not cancelled, until further notice. We will keep you updated on the website so please check back. The ABF is... ... morePosted at 7:26 PM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
January 1, 2007
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!
All of us at the Amanda Brown Foundation wish all of you a very HAPPY and PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR!... ... morePosted at 7:56 AM | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)
