The girl was 7 years old. Her father, raising her by himself, was just 23. Her great offense, Orange County detectives would later learn, was losing the cell phone her dad had given her. Terrified of what might happen, she lied and said it was stolen.
She had reason to be wary.
When the Orlando man learned the truth, he beat his daughter so badly he broke her spine, bruised her spleen and made her face "unrecognizable" to her own grandmother. Then he called relatives in Washington state, persuaded them to fly out and take the girl, and he put her on a plane in a veiled costume.
If anyone asks, he told the girl's aunt, "Just say [she] was in a car accident." Instead, after reaching Washington, relatives took the child to an emergency room. A nurse practitioner said the force of the father's blow might easily have been fatal.
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Women vs Men in sentencing for murder
On her honey moon, Christina Thomas Watson was murdered by her new husband during a scuba diving trip. He was jailed for one year. This is how cheap a women's life is in Australia. Gabe Watson has since remarried. Heather Osland suffered 14 years of violence by the man she killed. She was sentenced to 9.5 years in prison and remains on parole with restrictions her movements, relinquished employment prospects and a legal bill. You can read more about Heather here .
Human Rights Council Concerned about the Treatment of Women and Children in Family Law
A full day was held on women and equal access before the law. Amongst the many violations, arose the abhorrent practices in family law. It was recognized the lack if equal access for women in child custody cases. The burden of proof involving rape was also mentioned. It was revealed that many women were prevented from further pursuing justice in concern for reprisal and their economical status. Domestic and sexual violence were discriminated against. It was further noted that the deaths of women were not taken seriously by governments. More can be read here.
Latest news
Man faces murder counts in slaying of wife, childby Meghan Moravcik Walbert - Jun. 4, 2009 04:28 PM The Maricopa County Attorney's Office has filed a criminal complaint against a man suspected of killing his wife and daughter and injuring his son. Michael Miller, 29, of Glendale, is accused of two counts of first degree murder and one count of attempted first degree murder. The complaint was filed Tuesday. Miller is suspected of stabbing his wife, 10-year-old daughter and 4-year-old son with a kitchen knife last Saturday. His wife and daughter died. His son was injured, underwent surgery at a local hospital and is expected to recover. "Our prosecutors will seek justice for the mother and child who lost their lives in this alleged double murder," County Attorney Andrew Thomas said in a written statement. "These crimes demonstrate vividly the devastating impact that domestic violence has on our community." Miller called 911 after the attack to report that he had killed his family, according to a Glendale police probable cause statement. Miller told police that the stabbing stemmed from an argument he had with his wife about not getting enough sleep the night before. According to the probable cause statement, Miller also told authorities that he is bipolar and schizophrenic. He said he was possessed at the time of the incident and that God and Lucifer told him to commit the crimes. POSTED: 4:57 pm CDT June 4, 2009 UPDATED: 7:15 pm CDT June 4, 2009 MIAMI COUNTY, Kan. -- A Miami County judge handed down a seven-month suspended sentence Thursday for the death of an 8-month-old girl. The baby's grandmother, Karen Dwyer, said the man, who pleaded guilty to aggravated endangerment of a child, wouldn't have even gotten that if she had not stepped in. "He didn't show any remorse. He never said he was sorry, so I looked into it," Dwyer said. Three years ago, Dwyer's granddaughter, Janis Joelle, died after suffering burns on 72 percent of her body. The girl's mother's live-in boyfriend, James Boomer, was holding a pot of scalding water when he lost his balance and poured it all over the baby. "He never ever called 911. He put her in a baby swing right after he burned her," Dwyer said. About an hour and a half later, the baby's mother came home from work and rushed her to the hospital. They flew her to a burn unit in Cincinnati, where she later died. The Miami County district attorney believed it was an accident and never filed charges, so Dwyer went to the Kansas Attorney General, and Boomer was then charged with one count of endangering a child. "He killed a baby and didn't give her a chance to survive by withholding medical attention for a long time -- an hour and a half or more. An 8-month-old baby, and all he gets is probation," said Dwyer. When the judge asked Boomer if he had anything to say before sentencing, he said, "No." When KCTV5 News tried to talk to him after the sentencing, he avoided the news camera and went out the other door. "He had no remorse, no nothing. And they give him nothing -- a slap on the hand for killing an 8-month-old baby," said Dwyer. Boomer spent four months in jail after his arrest. As long as he follows the terms of his probation for the next eight months, he will not have to go back to jail. Sharon Strauss CANYON COUNTY — A Nampa man faces two counts of aggravated battery after a 2-year-old child was taken to the hospital with broken bones and cigarette burns. Mario J. Gonzalez, 23, faces up to 15 years in prison for each count if found guilty. He is held in the Canyon County jail on a $250,000 bond. The victim is Gonzalez' girlfriend's 2-year old child, according to Canyon County Prosecuting Attorney John Bujak. Officials say the mother took her child to Mercy Medical Center where the toddler was examined. Medical personnel then contacted the Nampa Police Department to investigate the circumstances of the injuries. The mother believed the injuries resulted from an accident, according to the prosecutor's office. The allegations in the complaint include descriptions of injuries to the child of both arms being broken and several cigarette burns to the child's feet. Gonzalez, who has no prior criminal convictions for a violent offense, is set to return to court at 10 a.m. June 15 in front of 3rd District Magistrate Judge Karen Vehlow for a preliminary hearing. A no-contact order is in place, prohibiting contact with the victim and any minor children. Posted: 5:21 AM Jun 5, 2009 A missing 9-month-old baby girl has been found in Pueblo but police say her father, a registered sex offender, is still on the run. Pueblo police say 26-year-old Ted Perez went missing on May 29. Police believe he had also abducted his daughter, 9-month-old Iyana Perez, who also disappeared that day. Pueblo police say they found Iyana at 9 a.m. Friday. Police say they began searching all addresses known to be associated with Perez. One person they encountered, who is remaining anonymous, gave police a tip about the whereabouts of the little girl. That tip turned out to be good. Police found Iyana in a home, being cared for by the sister of a friend of Ted Perez. 11 News spoke with that friend, who tell us Perez dropped the baby off and asked that he take care of her. The friend then brought Iyana to his sister's house and that's where police found her, healthy and unharmed. Both the friend and his sister tell 11 News they had no idea that Iyana was missing or that Ted Perez was wanted by police. Iyana is now in the custody of Pueblo police. According to police, her father, Ted Perez is known to be unstable. Police say Ted Perez is known to use narcotics and is suicidal. Police say he also made statements that he would kill Iyana before she went missing. Perez and Iyana's mother are not married and have no known residence. Police cannot find Iyana's mother at this point either. Police say Perez has two active warrants, one for a domestic violence allegation and one for violating the terms of a registered sex offender. Police say the third warrant is not activated yet but will be for a domestic violence charge that allegedly occurred with the child's mother very recently. Perez was convicted of harassment with a factual basis for sexual assault more than 10 years ago. That is what put him on the registered sex offender list. Since he was a minor at the time, police will not release details of the charges. Ted Perez is a Hispanic man, 5'7" tall with brown eyes and brown hair. He has a tattoo on the right side of his neck that reads, "Selena". According to police, Perez does not have a vehicle. They say he travels by foot or bicycle. If you have any information on this case, you're asked to call Pueblo police at 553-2502 Used tot as a human shield Posted: 06/04/2009 01:00:56 AM PDT A Vallejo man was arrested Wednesday after using his toddler as a human shield against police, a Vallejo Police Department spokesman said. Police contacted Gary Garner of Vallejo, 32, at about 9:15 a.m. at a North Vallejo residence, to investigate a report of domestic violence, Vallejo Police spokesman Sgt. Sid De Jesus said. Garner was uncooperative, he said. "He held the child close and wouldn't relinquish the child," he said. Garner "was eventually physically restrained without further incident, no one was injured, and he was taken to Solano County Jail." The 18-month-old girl was returned unharmed to her pregnant mother, who was also on the scene, De Jesus said. "(The woman) had a cut upper lip, was bruised and battered, but she wasn't hospitalized," he said. Garner was arrested on suspicion of domestic violence, child endangerment, resisting arrest and for an outstanding warrant out of Santa Cruz, De Jesus said. The nature of the warrant was not immediately known, he said. By Times Staff HUDSON Baby in hospital leads to Man's abuse charge A 2-month-old girl was taken to the hospital on May 25 for projectile vomiting. Doctors there noticed blood spots on her brain and sent her to All Children's Hospital in St. Petersburg. There, she was diagnosed as having neurological damage and hemorrhaging in her brain and eyes: All the symptoms of shaken baby syndrome. "I did it," Anthony B. Curatolo told authorities, according to his arrest report. "I was too rough with her." Curatolo, 22, told investigators the child might have been injured when he accidentally smacked the back of her head against a doorway while carrying her. Or he might have bounced her too much in her bouncy swing, he said, according to the Pasco Sheriff's Office report. Kevin Doll, spokesman for the Sheriff's Office, said the baby was released from the hospital on Sunday and is in custody of caregivers. He would not release the identities of the caregivers or Curatolo's relationship to the infant. He said the girl's long-term prognosis is not known. Curatolo, a laborer who lives at 10160 Briar Circle in Hudson, was arrested Monday on a charge of aggravated child abuse and is being held without bail at the Land O'Lakes jail. According to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, this is Curatolo's first arrest in Florida. Comments 4 | Recommend 4 June 4, 2009 - 10:39 AM Published June 5, 2009 CELINA - A 25-year-old man faces 23 years to life in prison when he is sentenced July 22 for killing an 11-month old child. Jason C. Thomas pleaded no contest this week to murder and felonious assault in the Jan. 14 incident that led to the death of his stepson, Kole Mathew Atkins, the next day. A doctor at Children's Medical Center in Dayton said the child had injuries that were consistent with Shaken Baby Impact Syndrome. The child had numerous bruises, broken bones and internal injuries, prosecutors said. Emergency responders were called to the home of the infant's mother at 119 Garmin Ave. on an injured child not breathing. Thomas was the only person home with the infant at the time, Celina Police Department officials reported. Kole was taken to a local hospital and then transported to the hospital in Dayton. Celina Police Chief David Slusser said an autopsy at the Montgomery County Coroner's Office found severe injuries to the baby's head, body and extremities that were inconsistent with any type of accident. After charges were filed, Thomas was held in jail in lieu of $1 million bail. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Filicide Planned
A MAN convicted of killing his three children by driving them into a dam tried to "groom" a prosecution witness into giving the "right" answers to police, a court has heard.
Robert Farquharson, 39, is appealing his conviction for the murders of Jai, 10, Tyler, seven, and Bailey, two.
The three drowned in a dam near Winchelsea in Victoria's south-west on Fathers Day 2005.
Just months earlier Farquharson told his friend Gregory King at a local fish-and-chip shop he would make his wife pay by killing their three sons on Fathers Day so she would remember it for the rest of her life.
After the boys died, Mr King wore a recording device and tried to get Farquharson to talk about the fish-and-chip shop conversation.
Mr King told Farquharson he was to be interviewed by police the next day.
Farquharson urged him to focus on the positives.
"All you have to say is he's a good bloke, I've known them (Farquharson and ex-wife Cindy Gambino) for a long time, that I loved my kids and that we (Cindy and I) get along,'' Farquharson said.
Today, Douglas Trapnell for the Crown said this conversation was evidence of a guilty Farquharson coaching his friend to give the right answers to police.
"If this was a sex case we would say he was grooming,'' Mr Trapnell said.
But he said the case against Farquharson stood up even if Mr King was not believed.
But Farquharson's lawyer Peter Morrissey said much of the fish-and-chip shop conversation did not take place.
"It was simply unbelievable that he (Mr King) did not tell his wife these details,'' Mr Morrissey said.
"It is unbelievable that he would not approach anyone about it.''
He said if the evidence of Mr King was not believed, a conviction could not be sustained.
The appeal before Chief Justice Marilyn Warren and justices Geoffrey Nettle andRobert Redlich continues.
Australian murder suicide
Article from: 
June 03, 2009 08:40am
POLICE say reports that an Ingle Farm man called American police to confess killing his wife before taking his own life were incorrect.
Last night, Elizabeth CIB Chief Inspector Peter Duance said US police informed NSW Crime Stoppers who then alerted SA police.
But police now say they are investingating several calls between the US and Australa, but these were not to officers there.
Officers forced entry into the Derrilin Rd home where they discovered the bodies of a man and woman, both aged in their 30s, about 2pm.
It is believed the Indian couple were married with a daughter, 14, and a son, 10. Police, who collected the children from schools in the area and put them into the care of counsellors, said they could not explain why the deceased man had called U.S police. "None of that has been established, it's very early in the investigation," Chief-Insp Duance said.
Friends of the dead couple who came to the suburban street after being told of the tragedy said they were shocked at the news. A male witness, who declined to be named, said he had known the deceased couple and their children for more than a year.
He said the parents had "a good, strong relationship".
"When you are living away from your country it's important to have a strong relationship," the man said.
"It's very difficult to realise this situation . . . they are a really good family."
He said the woman had been studying in Australia for at least two years before her husband joined her.
She had recently been granted permanent residency and had been working as a registered nurse at an Ingle Farm aged-care home.
The alarm was initially raised when she did not arrive at work yesterday.
The man, a tradesman, and the two children joined their wife and mother from southern India about five months ago.
Nearby residents said they knew the children by sight but had rarely spoken to the parents.
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International: Child Abuse Rising
Brutal child abuse on the rise
Though the father — who is not being named to protect his daughter's identity — was arrested in January on attempted murder charges and the girl is recovering, the case continues to trouble child-abuse investigators for other reasons. It is, they say, only one example of a growing trend in which Florida children are being killed or severely injured by the people who are supposed to be taking care of them.
In 2008, the number of fatal child-abuse cases in Central Florida more than doubled over 2007, from 14 to 30. Already this year, the deaths of 59 children are under investigation, though some will likely turn out to be accidental or the result of neglect.
Among the recent cases is the early May shooting spree of 34-year-old Troy Ryan Bellar of Lakeland, who used a high-powered assault rifle to kill his wife, Wendy, and two of their sons, 8-year-old Ryan and 5-month-old Zack. Their 13-year-old son managed to escape to a neighbor's house as his father fired after him. Ultimately, Troy Bellar shot and killed himself in the family's front yard.
"This is one of the most tragic, senseless and horrific crimes we have investigated," said Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd.
That case came a month after 6-month-old Jeremiah Shaneyfelt was found dying at his mother's Osceola County home. Investigators said he had been shaken, head-butted and dropped. His mother's boyfriend, Michael Reid Jr., 27, is now charged with first degree murder in the infant's death. As it turns out, he was awaiting trial on similar child-abuse charges in a case where a 6-month-old was severely injured.
The crimes join a litany of baffling, bizarre abuses in which Florida infants and toddlers have been starved, shot and thrown out of a moving car onto a highway.
"When you think about what you're hearing now in the news, I think unfortunately we will see another increase [in child-abuse deaths] next year," said Major Connie Shingledecker, chairwoman of the state's Child Abuse Death Review Team, which examines cases reported through the Florida child-abuse hot line and verified by investigators. Though the team is only now looking at deaths for last year, Shingledecker notes there already has been a documented increase in familial murder-suicides, which used to be virtually unheard of.
She and other officials say the recession may be a contributing factor.
"We know of whole families being wiped out, not only in Florida but across the country," she said. "And in a lot of the cases, there is a link to economic troubles. People feel such hopelessness. They may be dealing with a dramatic change in their lifestyle, and they see no way out."
Economic problems can lead to depression and a loss of identity when the family's breadwinner, often the father, loses his job, experts say.
"If you're already stressed out — maybe you got laid off from your job or you're worried about the bank foreclosing on your home — you're also more likely to abuse [drugs and alcohol]," said Alan Abramowitz, director of DCF's family safety program. "Add a crying baby, and that can be a recipe for disaster."
Men are more commonly the perpetrators in abuse cases, while women lead in cases of neglect. Statistics show the most typical abuser profile is the boyfriend of a single mom, 18 to 30 years old and unemployed. If the mother is facing financial difficulties herself, she may have the boyfriend move in to share living expenses — or to have free child care while she works.
The fact that these men have no biological bond with the children, and often no prior parenting experience, makes them ill-prepared to deal with crying jags, potty-training accidents and the battle of wills that can come with feeding very young children.
"If you look at the age curve for victims of shaken-baby syndrome, it often correlates with the crying curve of babies — the amount of time each day that babies spend crying," said Dr. Mark Kesler, medical director of the state's child protection team for Orange and Osceola counties. "People don't understand that babies can cry a certain number of hours each day, and that's normal."
It doesn't take much, Kesler notes, to seriously injure an infant by shaking. The difference in size and strength between adult and child coupled with a baby's weak neck muscles and disproportionately large head can quickly lead to permanent brain damage or death.
"All you have to do is lose it for 10 seconds," Kesler said.
Kate Santich can be reached at 407-420-5503 or ksantich@orlandosentinel.com.
Though the father — who is not being named to protect his daughter's identity — was arrested in January on attempted murder charges and the girl is recovering, the case continues to trouble child-abuse investigators for other reasons. It is, they say, only one example of a growing trend in which Florida children are being killed or severely injured by the people who are supposed to be taking care of them.
In 2008, the number of fatal child-abuse cases in Central Florida more than doubled over 2007, from 14 to 30. Already this year, the deaths of 59 children are under investigation, though some will likely turn out to be accidental or the result of neglect.
Among the recent cases is the early May shooting spree of 34-year-old Troy Ryan Bellar of Lakeland, who used a high-powered assault rifle to kill his wife, Wendy, and two of their sons, 8-year-old Ryan and 5-month-old Zack. Their 13-year-old son managed to escape to a neighbor's house as his father fired after him. Ultimately, Troy Bellar shot and killed himself in the family's front yard.
"This is one of the most tragic, senseless and horrific crimes we have investigated," said Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd.
That case came a month after 6-month-old Jeremiah Shaneyfelt was found dying at his mother's Osceola County home. Investigators said he had been shaken, head-butted and dropped. His mother's boyfriend, Michael Reid Jr., 27, is now charged with first degree murder in the infant's death. As it turns out, he was awaiting trial on similar child-abuse charges in a case where a 6-month-old was severely injured.
The crimes join a litany of baffling, bizarre abuses in which Florida infants and toddlers have been starved, shot and thrown out of a moving car onto a highway.
"When you think about what you're hearing now in the news, I think unfortunately we will see another increase [in child-abuse deaths] next year," said Major Connie Shingledecker, chairwoman of the state's Child Abuse Death Review Team, which examines cases reported through the Florida child-abuse hot line and verified by investigators. Though the team is only now looking at deaths for last year, Shingledecker notes there already has been a documented increase in familial murder-suicides, which used to be virtually unheard of.
She and other officials say the recession may be a contributing factor.
"We know of whole families being wiped out, not only in Florida but across the country," she said. "And in a lot of the cases, there is a link to economic troubles. People feel such hopelessness. They may be dealing with a dramatic change in their lifestyle, and they see no way out."
Economic problems can lead to depression and a loss of identity when the family's breadwinner, often the father, loses his job, experts say.
"If you're already stressed out — maybe you got laid off from your job or you're worried about the bank foreclosing on your home — you're also more likely to abuse [drugs and alcohol]," said Alan Abramowitz, director of DCF's family safety program. "Add a crying baby, and that can be a recipe for disaster."
Men are more commonly the perpetrators in abuse cases, while women lead in cases of neglect. Statistics show the most typical abuser profile is the boyfriend of a single mom, 18 to 30 years old and unemployed. If the mother is facing financial difficulties herself, she may have the boyfriend move in to share living expenses — or to have free child care while she works.
The fact that these men have no biological bond with the children, and often no prior parenting experience, makes them ill-prepared to deal with crying jags, potty-training accidents and the battle of wills that can come with feeding very young children.
"If you look at the age curve for victims of shaken-baby syndrome, it often correlates with the crying curve of babies — the amount of time each day that babies spend crying," said Dr. Mark Kesler, medical director of the state's child protection team for Orange and Osceola counties. "People don't understand that babies can cry a certain number of hours each day, and that's normal."
It doesn't take much, Kesler notes, to seriously injure an infant by shaking. The difference in size and strength between adult and child coupled with a baby's weak neck muscles and disproportionately large head can quickly lead to permanent brain damage or death.
"All you have to do is lose it for 10 seconds," Kesler said.
Kate Santich can be reached at 407-420-5503 or ksantich@orlandosentinel.com.
Child abuse rates to increase: agency
AAPJune 1, 2009, 12:02 am
A national child protection agency warns that as the recession bites deeper, child abuse and domestic violence will increase.
Australian Childhood Foundation chief Dr Joe Tucci says the current estimate of a 10 per cent rise over the next year was "conservative".
It could go higher, as the foundation has been reporting a 15 to 20 per cent increase in referrals to its counselling service.
"The last three months we've seen a real spike in the number of referrals to us, April and May in particular," Dr Tucci told AAP on Sunday.
"In the last couple of months, we've really seen a spike of 20 per cent. It's not coming down."
Dr Tucci said domestic violence cases made up the majority of referrals over the past few months.
"The biggest increase is coming from parents, generally the mum, who is looking for some support and counselling for their child who has been exposed to domestic violence in their household," he said.
Dr Tucci said there was a connection between financial stress and parents who respond to pressure with violence in the home.
He said in the current financial climate children were living in emotionally-charged environments where parents were feeling the heat.
"With an escalation in financial pressure, more children will find themselves in a home environment that is emotionally charged, potentially involving alcohol, and probably resulting in verbal or physical violence," he said.
Dr Tucci, who worked in child protection during the last recession, said there was a similar increase in violence and neglect of children in the early 1990s.
"It's happened before and it will happen again," he said.
He called on all Australian governments to release figures regularly, rather than annually, on the number of children placed in care to gauge the full impact of the recession on rates of abuse and violence.
"I think everyone to a degree is responsible for protecting kids and we need to be a little bit more attuned to the vulnerability of children at this time.
"The release of information into the community is a good way of ... keeping us informed of how the financial crisis is manifesting itself in relation to children."
Meet Bob: Your average FR Joe
"The ages old common marriage age is about 16 for females and 26 or later for men....Recent feminist fiction about "same age" is nonsense that hurts young women and furthers the feminist goal of destroying" Yahoo Answers
Bob is also racist:
"I get tired of the racist crap. Black people have always been at the center of slavery management. For several hundred years, black slave raiders preyed on European villages. An estimated 1,000,000 white Europeans were captured and sold into slavery in black Africa. When white Europe eventually became powerful enough to fend off the African slavers, the African slave traders competed to sell slaves to European buyers. In the US before the Civil War, there were an estimated 10,000 black slave OWNERS.
Pretending that slavery was ever about "black people slaves" is racist hate, and that's all that it is. Being female is not an excuse for racist anti-white hate." bobx23456
Pretending that slavery was ever about "black people slaves" is racist hate, and that's all that it is. Being female is not an excuse for racist anti-white hate." bobx23456
Bob believes in killing estranged wives:
"Dead wives don't get custody. The Bible and other major religions teach that wives who practice adultary and other similar sins should be stoned to deah or put to death. Feminism has turned over the age old truths of life and made honorable husbands into villains, when it is the evil abusive adulterous wife who is the villain. She should be put to death. Men who take strong manly action, like OJ Simpson, should be our heros. Adulterous Nicole Simpson does not have custody." Glenn Sacks
Bob is against step fathers:
"There are no "father figures." There are only fathers. The rest are just mother's latest fuck."
Bob Believes in violence against women:
"Non violence never works with these evil misandrist hate mongers....Don't just fall down and let them destroy you. Be a MAN and go down
fighting for your rights and for the rights of MEN!" A Kids Right
fighting for your rights and for the rights of MEN!" A Kids Right
Of course, FR leaders can always wriggle out with disassociation and claim that all of the "Bobs" are a minority, apart from the same ideals dressed up to appear less vulgar. What they cannot deny is the fact that this type of hate is all to common and the ideals that FRs represent that attract these kinds of men. Leaders of these groups know all too well that if they were to clean up their networks of abusive men, there would be no one left to support them. So the saga continues where such things are either swept under the carpet whilst more strategies are developed to conceal these attitudes from public view. It would be easy to count for one bad apple, but two, three one hundred or more? To consider that such attitudes would go unnoticed, is to assume that the majority lack intelligence and morale.
Mens Rights: At What Cost?
Story Updated: May 29, 2009 at 9:54 AM PDT
By KOMO Staff
GIG HARBOR, Wash. - A 37-year-old father has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder in connection with the death of his 3-week-old baby daughter.
The man, identified as Bonifacio Velasco Velarde, was booked into Pierce County Jail late Wednesday and pleaded not guilty at a court hearing Thursday afternoon.
Court records say the baby girl, Ava Velarde, was brought to Mary Bridge Children's Hospital on May 18 with critical injuries that later were determined not to be accidental. The little girl died three days later without ever regaining consciousness. Read More
The man, identified as Bonifacio Velasco Velarde, was booked into Pierce County Jail late Wednesday and pleaded not guilty at a court hearing Thursday afternoon.
Court records say the baby girl, Ava Velarde, was brought to Mary Bridge Children's Hospital on May 18 with critical injuries that later were determined not to be accidental. The little girl died three days later without ever regaining consciousness. Read More
Friends: Boulder family long terrorized by father's temper
In hindsight, some regret never intervening in the affairs of three found dead Tuesday
By John Aguilar (Contact), Vanessa Miller (Contact)
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Courtesy photo
Elizabeth Schwarzenbach-DiLeo poses at left, along with her husband Philip Frank DiLeo, right, and their son, Philip Christopher, in this photo provided by family friend Linda Levin, center, who holds her daughter Ivy.
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Philip Frank DiLeo holds his son, Philip Christopher, in this undated photo provided by family friend Linda Levin.
BOULDER, Colo. — Philip F. DiLeo's wife and son were victims of his violent temper long before he fatally shot them and himself Monday, friends of the Boulder family said Thursday.
Philip Christopher DiLeo, 23, was a normal, sweet and bright teen who loved basketball and inspired his friends to do better in school, said Forest Summers, of Longmont, who was one of Christopher DiLeo's best friends when they both attended Boulder High seven years ago. DiLeo's biggest struggles in life, Summers said, were his parents' constant fighting, their overbearing drive to control his life and his father's violent temper.
"I witnessed his dad freaking out almost every other time we were there," Summers said. "His mom and dad would be screaming, and you would hear yelling in the house."
Summers said he eventually began telling his friend that something was wrong with his parents.
"At one point, one of our friend's mom offered to take in Chris and let him live at her house for a while," he said.
But a friend of Christopher DiLeo's mother, Elizabeth Schwarzenbach-DiLeo, 63, said she too lived in fear of her husband — who was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, and went on and off his medications. In 2005, according to Boulder police, Schwarzenbach-DiLeo went to police to check into the legality of buying a gun, telling an officer her husband had threatened her.
Despite his marital strife, DiLeo — a former firefighter and Boulder police officer — continued living at his family's 2403 Bluff St. home, where police found the three bodies Tuesday.
Police suspect Philip F. DiLeo, 61, fatally shot his wife Monday in the home's kitchen, where a .22-caliber semi-automatic handgun was found. Then he killed his son and himself upstairs, where investigators found a .357 Magnum revolver.
Summers, Christopher DiLeo's high-school friend, said he's seen the father brandish a gun before. In high school, Summers said, he and a friend were trying to get Christopher's attention late one night by throwing a tennis ball at his window, which infuriated DiLeo.
"His dad came out with a gun and pointed it at us and started screaming at us," Summers said.
Although the teens and their parents, who knew the family had troubles, said they never expected a fatal explosion, Summers said some people regret never intervening.
"I was talking to my friend's mom, and the first thing she said was, 'I never thought anything like this would happen, but we should have reported the parents a long time ago,'" Summers said. "It was against our better judgment not to. But we had no idea this would happen."
'Out of his mind'
Summers said he and his friends "all loved" Christopher DiLeo, and wanted to protect him when it became clear he was living in a turbulent environment.
"We came to his house to pick him up one time and there was a loud crash," Summers said. "I asked what happened, and he said his dad just smashed a computer with a baseball bat just because he was angry."
Another time, Philip F. DiLeo got mad at his son's friends for borrowing $20 from Christopher, Summers said. Because they couldn't pay it back that day, Summers said, DiLeo took some things from the teen's car. Read More
KINDERHOOK – The deaths of a husband and wife at a home on Rabbit Lane in Kinderhook were the result of a murder-suicide, Columbia County Sheriff David Harrison, Jr. said Thursday. The bodies of Timothy Conway, 58, and his wife, Sarah Witham-Conway, 50, were both found in the home. Autopsies determined the two had died from blasts from a 12 gauge shotgun. Harrison said Conway shot his wife in the early morning hours on Wednesday; then turned the gun on himself in their bedroom. Both died instantly. The gun was recovered at the scene. Read More Police looking for gun used in shooting
Santa Fe Police are still looking for the gun used to kill Sarah Marie Lovato, her unborn baby and her father, Benny Ray Lovato last weekend.
Marino Lebya Jr., the baby's biological father, is charged with the murders.
Capt. Gary Johnson said Thursday that detectives have found ammunition consistent with the 9mm type used in the shootings while searching Lebya's home and vehicle. They've also found a can of pepper spray like the one found in the Lovato apartment after the shootings, Johnson said. Read More
Jacob Myran, 25, has been charged with first- and second-degree criminal sexual conduct in connection with the alleged April incident. The victim told relatives and investigators she was sleeping in a bunk bed at her friend's house in Zumbrota when Myran - who appeared drunk - crawled into the top bunk and allegedly assaulted her while another girl slept in the bed below, according to a criminal complaint filed last week in Goodhue County court. Read More By SULAIMAN ABDUR-RAHMAN TRENTON — Cops arrested an alleged wife-beating father who's being investigated for possible child abuse on his 12-year-old son and 16-year-old daughter, police said yesterday. MAY 29, 2009 Authorities are investigating the shooting deaths of an East Orange woman and her ex-boyfriend as a possible murder-suicide. East Orange police responding to a report of shots fired shortly before 7 a.m. Thursday found 29-year-old Marcel Grant shot to death near her car. Shortly afterward, police and detectives from the Essex County Prosecutor's Office found the victim's ex-boyfriend dead in his apartment in Irvington. Read more Apparent murder-suicide in Texarkana A pregnant woman and her boyfriend were found shot to death today in what Texarkana, Texas, police said appears to be a murder-suicide. The bodies man were found when one of them didn't report for work this morning and a co-worker went to check. Police would not say who they believe was the shooter until they receive autopsy results. Read More Ronald D. Wrisinger, accused of killing his wife and daughter almost 23 years ago, pleaded not guilty today in Ray County Circuit Court to two counts of first-degree murder. Wrisinger, 67, was arrested Wednesday at his home in Marble Falls, Ark., after being indicted in the deaths of Sherry K. Wrisinger, 40, and Johnna D. Wrisinger, 16. He waived his right to an extradition hearing in Arkansas and returned to Richmond this morning to face the criminal charges. Wrisinger is being held on $500,000 bond. He is scheduled to appear in court on June 3. According to the indictment, Wrisinger after deliberation caused the deaths of his wife and youngest daughter. The means of the slayings are unknown, according the charging document. Sherry and Johnna Wrisinger were last seen about midnight June 6, 1986. Sherry Wrisinger had just played cards with a group of women. Johnna Wrisinger was dropped off at home after a date in time to meet her curfew. Read More Man, 82, charged with strangling girlfriend An 82-year-old Deltona man, upset about how his girlfriend loaded the dishwasher, beat and strangled her unconscious, sheriff deputies said. Keller called 9-1-1 at 12:56 p.m. Wednesday, reporting she had been beaten up and was bleeding, according to a Volusia County sheriff's report. She was taken to Florida Hospital Fish Memorial in Orange City with cuts and bruises, and redness around the neck, sheriff investigators said. According to a sheriff's charging affidavit, Keller told deputies that Strauch got angry about her arrangement of the dirty dishes in the washer, so he choked her with his hands until she lost consciousness. Strauch was being held Thursday at the Volusia County Branch Jail on $5,000 bail. EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. -- A man who killed his 2-year-old son for spitting out food has pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in exchange for a maximum 50-year prison term. The defendant who entered the plea Thursday, 24-year-old Johnny A. Garcia of East Alton, had been held without bond at the Madison County Jail since Jan. 4, 2008. Read More Man, 25, accused in sexual assault of female child, 8
Jen Cullen The Republican Eagle
Published Thursday, May 28, 2009A Zumbrota man is accused of sexually assaulting his daughter's 8-year-old friend during a sleepover.
Staff writer
Hugo Raldo, 39, of Trenton, was charged with criminal attempt sexual assault and simple assault on allegations he beat his 37-year-old wife and tried to force her to have sex with him, police said.
The alleged abuse on the wife occurred on the 400 block of Whittaker Avenue between November and December 2008, police said. The alleged victim is a Guatemalan and didn't report the alleged abuse because she thought the U.S. law didn't apply to her, cops said. Read More Final Moments Of Meriden Murder-Suicide On Audio Recording
Courant Staff Report MERIDEN — - The final moments of Wednesday's murder-suicide here were captured in an audio recording of a 911 call made by James Canty, who is heard sobbing uncontrollably and apologizing.
Canty, 37, and Michelle Barrows, 32, were found dead in the lower level of their Spice Hill Drive home moments after the phone call. Police released a recording of the call Thursday.
Both Canty and Barrows died of gunshot wounds to the head, and the medical examiner's office ruled Barrows' death a homicide. "I'm sorry. Please come to my house," Canty said through high-pitched sobs. The dispatcher taking the call asked him to calm down. Canty continued sobbing and apologized again. Read More
Shootings may be a murder-suicide
Man pleads not guilty to murder charges from 1986 disappearances
By GLENN E. RICE
The Kansas City Star
Staff writer
Joseph Frank Strauch was arrested and charged with battery by strangulation and a judge ordered Strauch not to have contact with his live-in girlfriend, Lillian Keller, 74, court documents show. Strauch
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