Sabrina Buie : A Girl 's Father

One late night, in 1993 in Missouri, Christopher Simmons; a 17 year old boy along with two of his friends robbed a woman by the name of Mrs.Shirley Crook. They broke into her home and the noise startled her making her get up to see who was in the house. Simmons, who has recently been involved in an accident with her recognized her face. Simmons became upset and scared. The three young men left, but came back later to murder her. The three men tied her up, took Crook to a bridge and threw her off it. They went on to tell people about it; boasting about the crime they had just committed. Christopher Simmons had the idea for his friends to come along because they thought

By the time the trial came around, it was evident that the boys had committed the murders, but it was still unclear why. After a ninety-day trial, some jurors seen the murders as self-defense from the alleged abuse and sexual abuse that was inflicted upon the boys by their father (Smolowe). The first two sets of juries found that the lifetime of abuse was enough to not convict the boys of the murders, but the third did not. The third jury were the ones that sentenced the boys to prison without the possibility of parole. During the first trial, one juror believed that these acts were self-defense, but others did not. Both of these trials were very horrific and the boys also said very horrific things. The jurors were said to only be shocked twice, once when Lyle said he would miss his dog more than his mom, and when Erik said he felt love for his mother when he put the shotgun against her cheek and shot her. These two comments brought the third jury to convict these brothers. The third jury did not believe that the boys killed Jose and Kitty because of the abuse that was supposedly inflicted upon them, but for them to receive their parents fortune (Latson). On March 20th, 1996, the brothers were then sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, and justice had seemed to finally be served

Christine Jessop was a nine year old girl who after bring dropped off by the school bus at her home in Queensville decided to ride her bike to the park nearby to meet with her friends. After stopping to buy some gum at the local store she was last seen walking her bike up her driveway by her friend Kim Warren. She did not keep her appointment with her friend at the park, and would never be seen alive again (Anderson & Anderson, 2009). This small town instantly became involved in the search for the missing girl, but with very little evidence to go on time passed, and hope began to diminish for the safe return home of Jessop. On New Year’s Eve 1984, eighty-nine days after Jessop went missing, her body was found badly decomposed in a bush by Fred Patterson fifty-five kilometers from Queensville. An autopsy would later revival that she was raped and mutilated (Anderson & Anderson, 2009). The police still did not have a suspect in the case nor did they have any leads, but now that her body was found the police and the small town were the topic of media, increasing pressure

A child pageant star was found asphyxiated with craniocerebral trauma in the basement of her own house on the day after Christmas in 1996. Her name was JonBenet Ramsey; she was a six year old girl who lived with her mother, father and brother in Boulder City, Colorado. Her death shocked the public and the murderer has yet to be found. Many blame the mistakes the detectives made during the investigation and her case has gained more recent popularity due to the fact that it has been approximately twenty years since her unfortunate demise.

NBC Washington informed that this case turned out to be the most frustrating for Montgomery county police because they couldn’t figure out what happened. It also became the most famous cold case in the region. It inspired Baltimore novelist, Laura Lippman’s 2007 book called, “What the Dead Know’’. This case was the subject of many unsolved crime shows. Parents even prevented their children from going outside on their own. Sources say if Welch is brought to trial without body evidence, this would be the longest time to have elapsed between a murder and a trial in a bodiless murder conviction. WDBJ7’s Tim Saunders reported that Teresa Brookland, (someone who grew up knowing the sisters), her childhood was so effected by this case; she now leads an organization for missing & exploited children in Maryland. Another childhood friend, Dean Berkheimer even named his daughter Kate after Katherine Lyon to keep her memory alive. Parents and teachers of their old neighborhood came up with an idea to keep children safe. The idea was to use the oak leaf as a safe symbol and parents would take an oak leaf made of construction paper then, post them in the most visible part of their homes. So, if a child is walking alone and doesn’t feel safe, they could run to a home with an oak

In a 22 month span, starting in July 1979, 30 African American children and young men were murdered or disappeared in Atlanta, Georgia (Nickell 1 of 2). Due to the various motives that each murder presented, it was believed that multiple individuals were responsible for these crimes. However only 1 person was ultimately charged with these homicides. The person that was found responsible for 2 of the many murders is Wayne Williams. He was suspected and subsequently arrested after police heard a splash in the water under a bridge on May 22, 1981, and Williams was the only one on the bridge during the time frame of the body drop (Plummer 1 of 3). This case was splashed all over headlines both nationally and internationally (Nickell 1 of 2). Due

A young girl, a six-year-old beauty pageant queen, was found brutally slaughtered in her home the morning after Christmas in 1996. Who killed the defenseless little girl? The JonBenét Ramsey murder was one of the most chilling cases of its time. The investigation caught the public eye around the world and was a center for tabloids, newspapers, and TV news alike. Now, twenty years later, the world is still captivated by this bizarre crime. What really happened on that fateful winter night? Was it the mother who snapped in a fit of rage over a bed-wetting accident? Or did the neighborhood Santa Clause become a little too enthralled with the tiny beauty queen? Whatever the case, this tragedy has been under investigation for twenty years, and

On a warm night toward the beginning of May 1979, a man broke into the home of Eva Gail Patterson, assaulted her and cut her throat before her 4-year-old child. Ms. Patterson, whose 2-year-old was dozing in the following room and whose spouse was working seaward on an oil stage, faltered to her neighbor's parking space, where she given way and kicked the bucket. The 4-year-old, Luke, told the police that a solitary man, "an bad boy," had murdered his mom.

The thirteenth of June in the year 1994, a boy named Nicholas Barclay left his house in San Antonio, Texas. He went to go play basketball at a park a mile or two away from the home. He walked out the door with a pink backpack and a 5 dollar bill. After Nicholas played basketball with his friends, he called his mother asking for her to pick him up from the park. His mother, Beverly Dollarhide, worked during nights and slept during the daytime, so instead his brother in law, Jason, picked up the phone. Nicolas was told that his mother was sleeping, and instead he would have to walk home. This was the last time anyone heard from him.

17-year-old, Maddie Fynn, was taken into custody after she brutally tortured and murdered a 7-year-old child. Victim’s mother, Patricia Tibbolt, explains that she went to visit Maddie Fynn on Grand Haven St. 16378 on wednesday November 17, 2015 one week prior to the death of her son, Tevon, because she had heard about Maddie’s unusual talent of reading people’s death dates. Mrs. so and so claims to have a daughter suffering from cancer and doctors were about to place the child on a new, more effective treatment. As a concerned mother, she wanted to see if the expense for the treatment was even worth it. Maddie told her that her daughter would live to see up to 2084. Glad to hear the news, Mrs. Tibbolt started to gather her things, causing a picture of the victim to fall out of her purse. Maddie,

Our first step was to check the nearby vicinity. With much eagerness we checked the nearby stores, stairwells, and hallways for the girls. When we realized they were nowhere to be found, the situation grew increasingly dire and the parents started discussing the possibility of an abduction. Everyone became terrified and panicked in the minutes we searched as we found no trace of the girls anywhere. Because Mr. Tate was employed at the mall, he finally resorted to calling mall security.

3 months later at Lakes Memorial hospital in Salt Lakes ,Michigan around 5:30 am on January 5,1993 on a cold windy Tuesday morning just before the break of dawn Mary Monley gave birth to a beautiful baby boy with bright red “carrot” and blue eyes in a private cold room with pink and blue trimmed walls . A clear nuique was placed beside her nice comfy bed in light blue linen sheets. Mary cried ,”Just like Patrick ,Just like Patrick”. Surrounded by family members and co-workers. The widow of detective Patrick Monley who was slaughter by what look to be a piece of hard metal or steel. The case remains open until this present time .

One night her best friend showed up at their doorstep after walking four miles from her house. The family had known this girl for two years and never knew about the abuse, torture, and neglect she endured at the hands of her father and step-mother. The family gave her a place to stay while they tried to figure out what to do. The girl’s father arrived fully expecting to take his daughter home, but Steve and Trudi knew they could not let her go back to that house. Law enforcement was called, but since there was no physical proof, the girl was sent back home with her father. The abuse got worse because the girl was being “punished” for running away so she left home again, albeit this time she went to the house of someone employed at the school. The father never believed that the girl was not at Steve and Trudi’s house so he would constantly harass the family and demand to have his daughter back. The girl’s living situation was only temporary. She quickly found an abusive boyfriend and became pregnant. They moved away after graduation and the connection was lost.

Two nine-year-old girls are abducted from a bus stop. Both are found dead in a drainage ditch the next day, disposed of less than 100 yards away. The press refers to the victims as “fallen little angels,” and the investigators do not conduct an investigation into the victims’ family histories, focusing instead on a possible serial

Alexander Baker was the first to disappear. He went missing on the first Monday of the month. Mrs. Henry found him dead five days later. She had been taking her daily walk on the beach when she found Alexander's body skimming the surface of the choppy water. He was perfectly intact and the coroner could find no cause of death. But how does a perfectly healthy seventeen-year-old boy just die? The confusing thing about this whole situation? No one knows how it happens. The only clues the police could find were minuscule and pointless, each victim was found with different clothes and small lighter. On November 22, Lydia Bower went missing. Her body was found a few days later, floating in the ocean. Her parents had already bought a casket, fit for her size. This was the third murder in one month. Our town was cursed. And there was nothing we could do about it. Tuesday, November 30, 1982- Morning I sat down on the edge of the earthy cliff, letting my feet dangle above the ocean. This is where their lives had ended. Three teenagers, full of dreams and aspirations- reduced to a lifeless body, bobbing in the ocean like a buoy. I concentrated on the waves for hours. Riley Henderson went missing three days ago. Her parents had already ordered a casket. The police in this small town had given up ages ago, and no one cared enough to come investigate murders in a town with the population of five-hundred and two. At this rate, no one knew what the future held. After a few hours of just