March 2007
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March 31, 2007
Children Stood Their Ground
TAMPA - No one knows for sure what went through the mind of Martin Jay Lieberman when he approached a group of seven children romping around the parking lot and a playground in the Wexford Park Apartments complex. Or what... ... morePosted at 7:37 AM | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)
March 30, 2007
Couey denied a new trial
Inverness, Florida - Convicted child killer John Couey will not be getting a new trial. Friday morning a judge denied the defense's request. Couey was back in Citrus County court for the hearing. Defense attorneys argued the jury selection process... ... morePosted at 10:48 PM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
One More Of The Dregs Of Tampa
Once again the children, while playing in their own domain, in Hillsborough County are approached by an individual trying to entice them to go with him. The children ranging in ages ten to thirteen years rejected his advances and notified... ... morePosted at 8:38 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
March 29, 2007
TRENTON DUCKETT STILL MISSING
Authorities looking for SUV owners in case of missing toddler. OCALA, Fla. (AP) — Authorities said today they are looking for new clues in the case of a 2-year-old boy who disappeared in August. A witness told Marion County Sheriff's... ... morePosted at 8:05 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
March 28, 2007
Unknown Serial Child Rapist
Police are looking for a man whom they believe is responsible for raping 3 young girls in Chandler, Ariz Man Rapes Girl In Her Own Bed In his third attack since January, an unknown assailant has raped another young teenage... ... morePosted at 6:50 PM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
March 26, 2007
Dishing up some charity
Amateur chefs compete in "Iron Chef Tampa Style" to help out All Children's Hospital. TAMPA - When Ben Clark saw an ad for a charity cook off to benefit All Children's Hospital, he knew he had to participate. "It was... ... morePosted at 9:43 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
March 24, 2007
Christopher's Last Hours - "Hell On Earth"
I have read some pretty horrific things during the time I have been blogging about missing and murdered children. I can’t imagine people doing what they do to their own children at times of stress let alone what strangers do... ... morePosted at 8:41 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
TIME LINE OF EVENTS - CHRISTOPHER BARRIOS
The Timeline of Events - March 8, 2007: 2:45 p.m. - Christopher exits the school bus and walks to his Grandmother’s mobile home. “…George Edenfield told police he watched Christopher arrive from school at about 2:45 p.m. March 8 and... ... morePosted at 8:33 AM | Comments (2) | TrackBack (0)
CHRISTOPHER BARRIOS
Six-year-old Christopher Barrios was laid to rest yesterday. It was said by the funeral director that he estimated at least 500 people came to pay their respects to the slain child. Many flowers were sent from across the United States... ... morePosted at 8:30 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
March 23, 2007
NCMEC News
THE AD COUNCIL PARTNERS WITH THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND NATIONAL CENTER FOR MISSING & EXPLOITED CHILDREN TO HELP PREVENT ONLINE SEXUAL EXPLOITATION... ... morePosted at 10:32 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Tampa's sex predator law even stricter
Similar to Hillsborough's version, the law also includes "offenders" and rental regulations. TAMPA - A day after Hillsborough County commissioners passed a law banning sexual predators from areas where children are likely to gather, the Tampa City Council passed its... ... morePosted at 6:25 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Couey's Mental State At Issue
INVERNESS - A circuit judge said Thursday he could decide by the end of April whether 9-year-old Jessica Marie Lunsford's killer will avoid the death penalty because he is mentally retarded. A Miami jury rejected the claim this month and... ... morePosted at 6:19 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
March 22, 2007
County OKs Zones To Curb Predators
TAMPA - Sexual predators will be prohibited from loitering near libraries, parks, day care centers and other areas where children congregate under an ordinance passed Wednesday by Hillsborough County commissioners. The restrictions are set to go into effect in a... ... morePosted at 7:49 AM | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)
Couey's Attorney Makes Bid For New Trial
INVERNESS - The sex offender convicted of murdering Jessica Marie "Jessie" Lunsford deserves a new trial because the presiding judge made several errors and the guilty verdict is contrary to the evidence, a defense attorney argued in a two-page motion... ... morePosted at 7:47 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
March 18, 2007
Mother of slain Coralrose lobbies for better-funded state crime labs
NORTH PORT -- The mother of slain 6-year-old Coralrose Fullwood will meet with a member of Gov. Charlie Crist's staff next week to lobby for more funding and resources for state crime labs. Officials say there is a statewide... ... morePosted at 9:30 PM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
March 17, 2007
Coralrose's family losing hope
They fear killer of 6-year-old will never be brought to justice By GINNY LAROE and HEATHER ALLEN STAFF WRITERS NORTH PORT -- In the neighborhood where Coralrose Fullwood and her family once lived, there are no longer any signs of... ... morePosted at 9:15 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
March 15, 2007
Body Found is Missing 6-Year-Old Georgia Boy
BRUNSWICK, Ga. — The weeklong search for a missing 6-year-old Georgia boy ended tragically Thursday afternoon when his body was found in a field not far from his home, police confirmed. The body of Christopher Michael Barrios Jr. was found... ... morePosted at 8:33 PM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Jury Recommends Death For Couey
MIAMI - The 12 jurors re-entered the courtroom through a rear door. After about an hour and 10 minutes of deliberation, they had come to a decision. As they filed in, none looked up at the small man in the... ... morePosted at 8:40 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
March 13, 2007
REMEMBERING AMANDA
Wendy Hallowell of Governor Crist's Office Tallhassee, hugs Sylvia as Roy, friends and family gather to remember Amanda's Sweet Sixteen birthday. Roy and Sylvia set up at the boat ramp on the Courtney Campbell Causeway before daylight to greet... ... morePosted at 7:24 PM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMANDA!
SWEET SIXTEEN - Today we celebrate your Sweet Sixteen Birthday. We miss you so and not a day passes that you are not in our thoughts. Family and friends will gather on the Courtney Causeway to remember our "sweet little... ... morePosted at 6:54 AM | Comments (9) | TrackBack (0)
March 10, 2007
SWEET SIXTEEN PRESS RELEASE
Amanda Victoria Brown March 13, 2007 would have been Amanda's sixteenth birthday. The "Sweet Sixteen" Eight and one half years later, we are still searching for Amanda. On September 11, 1998 Amanda was abducted from her bed by a previously... ... morePosted at 3:23 PM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Sheriff tries new weapon
Hillsborough's Sheriff sues to attack crime and bad conditions at four apartment complexes. By ALEXANDRA ZAYAS and AMBER MOBLEY Published March 10, 2007 TAMPA - Her son died trying to buy drugs at the Carlisle Lakes Apartments in North Tampa... ... morePosted at 8:38 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
A Little Boy Gently On The Mend
ST. PETERSBURG - His son in his lap, John Wineberger ran his finger over the jagged scar on the 3-year-old boy's head as he patiently explained the magic neurosurgeons had to work to repair young Josiah's severe head injury. The... ... morePosted at 8:33 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
March 8, 2007
SEX OFFENDER CONVICTED OF MURDERING 9-YEAR-OLD JESSICA LUNSFORD, COULD FACE DEATH
A jury took just four hours Wednesday to find a convicted sex offender guilty of first-degree murder for the death of 9-year-old Jessica Lunsford. The panel of six men and six women also convicted John Evander Couey of burglary,... ... morePosted at 5:22 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
March 7, 2007
COUEY VERDICT IN
This afternoon the jury returned the following verdict(s) against John Couey, charged with the murder of Jessica Lunsford: GUILTY ON ALL COUNTS! Newspaper accounts of this trial and verdicts will be published in their entirety tomorrow on the ABF site.... ... morePosted at 3:42 PM | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)
Man accused of raping, killing 9-year-old Jessica Lunsford declines to testify
MIAMI — Both sides rested Tuesday in the capital murder trial of a convicted sex offender accused of raping and murdering his 9-year-old neighbor, paving the way for closing arguments Wednesday morning. Testimony concluded after John Couey told the court... ... morePosted at 7:40 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
March 6, 2007
KID'S
The Sermon I think this Mom will never forget.. this particular Sunday sermon..."Dear Lord," the minister began, with arms extended toward heaven and a rapturous look on his upturned face. "Without you, we are but dust." He would have continued... ... morePosted at 8:51 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Lunde Slaying Suspect's Statements Thrown Out
TAMPA - A judge dealt a serious blow to prosecutors Monday in the murder case against David Lee Onstott, ruling they may not use incriminating statements Onstott made to detectives during interrogations about the April 2005 slaying of 13-year-old Sarah... ... morePosted at 8:44 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Jury Hears Of Couey's Jail Statements
MIAMI - For the first time in three days of trial testimony, jurors heard that John Evander Couey acknowledged a role in the disappearance and death of Jessica Marie "Jessie" Lunsford.... ... morePosted at 8:40 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
March 3, 2007
Jurors haunted by Jessica pictures
MIAMI - Jurors in the trial of John Couey left Courtroom 4-1 on Friday with a haunting memory: Jessica Lunsford covered in two black trash bags, sitting knees to chest and holding a stuffed purple dolphin. Her hands bound with... ... morePosted at 6:07 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
March 1, 2007
Jury Finalized For Couey Trial
By THOMAS W. KRAUSE and ANTHONY McCARTNEY The Tampa Tribune MIAMI - After a dozen days of intense questioning, 12 jurors and three alternates have been selected, ready to hear evidence and determine whether John Evander Couey kidnapped, raped and... ... morePosted at 7:10 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Slain Girl's Private Life Barred From Trial
By ELAINE SILVESTRINI The Tampa Tribune TAMPA - Attorneys for David Lee Onstott will not be allowed to tell jurors personal information about 13-year-old Sarah Michelle Lunde, a judge ruled Wednesday. Onstott is scheduled to go on trial March 12... ... morePosted at 7:08 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
