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Friday, June 22, 2007
Thursday, June 21, 2007
Residents Fight For Legislation William Smolinski Jr
Residents Fight For Legislation
by Josh Morgan
Herald Staff
Talk to any mom and you’ll quickly discover there is no stronger force in nature than a mother’s love for her children. It is a force that can turn even the most quiet and reserved woman into an outspoken advocate for change in Connecticut.
Just ask Cheshire resident Janice Smolinski.
The strange story of her son’s disappearance began nearly three years ago, and the flaws the Smolinski family has encountered during the investigation has turned Janice into a different woman.
With her newfound strength, Janice Smolinski spearheaded legislation — with the help of State Rep. Vickie Nardello, D-Prospect — that will change the way missing person cases are handled in Connecticut. The legislation was unanimously approved by both the state House of Representatives and state Senate this session. Last week, Gov. M. Jodi Rell signed the bill. The Smolinskis now hope change in Connecticut, and hopefully across the United States, will be on the way.
“Not only does Connecticut have a problem,” Janice said, “the entire country has a problem.” She believes the law enforcement system is broken when it comes to handling missing persons cases.
Getting changes implemented, however, has been a long and emotional journey that also exposed flaws in the system. Flaws the Smolinski family hope will change. From lost DNA samples to slow responses from the police, Janice’s hopes are that the system will be revamped; a system that she says has treated her family unfairly.
Her story begins on August 24, 2004, the day Janice’s 31-year-old son, William Smolinski Jr., went missing. Billy, as he often was called, asked a neighbor to watch his dog Harley while he was out of town for a few days. When the neighbor went to Billy’s house, the dog was locked inside, but no key had been left out as planned. Immediately the family knew something was wrong. After waiting three days to file a missing persons report, the Waterbury police stepped in. They found Billy’s keys and wallet under the seat of his truck, which was parked in his driveway. Other than that, William Smolinski Sr. said the police weren’t much help. “We had to do everything ourselves,” he said. “We organized our own search parties to look for our son.”
The family offered up DNA samples to the police. But after several weeks, there was still no word. Janice went back to the police department and asked if the DNA had been entered into federal databases like CODIS. CODIS, or Combined DNA Index System, is a universal database that local, state and federal law enforcement agencies can access to help link crimes or to identify remains across the country. They were told it had not been entered, and in fact, were told the department had not even heard of CODIS.
“My wife had to explain how to use the DNA to the police,” William Sr. said. “Imagine that.”
The new act calls for the state’s Police Officer Standards and Training Council to review the way they handle missing person cases and adopt and implement a policy no later than January 1, 2008. Not a lot of attention was paid to Billy’s case since he was a healthy 31-year-old male, but the Smolinskis are hoping that all missing person cases will be handled the same way, regardless of age or sex.
They also hope that law enforcement agencies across the country will have specially trained officers who will be able to help with crisis situations like a missing child.
“Every state needs someone on staff that can help,” Janice said.
Her thoughts were echoed by her husband who said there should be “one or two” trained officers who can “take control of the situation” when needed.
Frustrated at the lack of knowledge the Waterbury Police Department had on DNA, Janice Smolinski wants additional training for officers so they are more knowledgeable on the subject.
“The most important part of this is to educate them on DNA,” she said. “We are in 2007. It’s time to educate.”
U.S. Rep. Christopher Murphy, D-5th District and U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman have both contacted her within the last couple of weeks, and she hopes that, with their help, the legislation can be taken to a federal level.
In addition to the new legislation, Janice wants to put faces of missing persons on playing cards that can be distributed among prisons.
The idea is similar to the “most wanted” playing cards that U.S. soldiers were given in Iraq. In Polk County, Fla., unsolved homicide cards were distributed to 2,500 inmates and fresh leads and tips came in almost immediately for some of the cold cases.
Her husband said cards like these are a great idea and he thinks they would work for missing persons as well. “Criminals like to talk and brag,” he said. “They also might be interested in reward money that they can collect when they get out of jail. Any little tip could help.”
Despite their efforts, there has been no word or sign of Billy Smolinski since August 2004. The Smolinskis are all but certain that he was murdered.
Although their story is ongoing, Janice hopes changes to the system will help other families whose worries might just be starting. “These changes aren’t going to help Billy,” Janice said. “But maybe they will help another family.”
For more information about Billy Smolinski Jr. and his story, visit www.justice4billy.com.
by Josh Morgan
Herald Staff
Talk to any mom and you’ll quickly discover there is no stronger force in nature than a mother’s love for her children. It is a force that can turn even the most quiet and reserved woman into an outspoken advocate for change in Connecticut.
Just ask Cheshire resident Janice Smolinski.
The strange story of her son’s disappearance began nearly three years ago, and the flaws the Smolinski family has encountered during the investigation has turned Janice into a different woman.
With her newfound strength, Janice Smolinski spearheaded legislation — with the help of State Rep. Vickie Nardello, D-Prospect — that will change the way missing person cases are handled in Connecticut. The legislation was unanimously approved by both the state House of Representatives and state Senate this session. Last week, Gov. M. Jodi Rell signed the bill. The Smolinskis now hope change in Connecticut, and hopefully across the United States, will be on the way.
“Not only does Connecticut have a problem,” Janice said, “the entire country has a problem.” She believes the law enforcement system is broken when it comes to handling missing persons cases.
Getting changes implemented, however, has been a long and emotional journey that also exposed flaws in the system. Flaws the Smolinski family hope will change. From lost DNA samples to slow responses from the police, Janice’s hopes are that the system will be revamped; a system that she says has treated her family unfairly.
Her story begins on August 24, 2004, the day Janice’s 31-year-old son, William Smolinski Jr., went missing. Billy, as he often was called, asked a neighbor to watch his dog Harley while he was out of town for a few days. When the neighbor went to Billy’s house, the dog was locked inside, but no key had been left out as planned. Immediately the family knew something was wrong. After waiting three days to file a missing persons report, the Waterbury police stepped in. They found Billy’s keys and wallet under the seat of his truck, which was parked in his driveway. Other than that, William Smolinski Sr. said the police weren’t much help. “We had to do everything ourselves,” he said. “We organized our own search parties to look for our son.”
The family offered up DNA samples to the police. But after several weeks, there was still no word. Janice went back to the police department and asked if the DNA had been entered into federal databases like CODIS. CODIS, or Combined DNA Index System, is a universal database that local, state and federal law enforcement agencies can access to help link crimes or to identify remains across the country. They were told it had not been entered, and in fact, were told the department had not even heard of CODIS.
“My wife had to explain how to use the DNA to the police,” William Sr. said. “Imagine that.”
The new act calls for the state’s Police Officer Standards and Training Council to review the way they handle missing person cases and adopt and implement a policy no later than January 1, 2008. Not a lot of attention was paid to Billy’s case since he was a healthy 31-year-old male, but the Smolinskis are hoping that all missing person cases will be handled the same way, regardless of age or sex.
They also hope that law enforcement agencies across the country will have specially trained officers who will be able to help with crisis situations like a missing child.
“Every state needs someone on staff that can help,” Janice said.
Her thoughts were echoed by her husband who said there should be “one or two” trained officers who can “take control of the situation” when needed.
Frustrated at the lack of knowledge the Waterbury Police Department had on DNA, Janice Smolinski wants additional training for officers so they are more knowledgeable on the subject.
“The most important part of this is to educate them on DNA,” she said. “We are in 2007. It’s time to educate.”
U.S. Rep. Christopher Murphy, D-5th District and U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman have both contacted her within the last couple of weeks, and she hopes that, with their help, the legislation can be taken to a federal level.
In addition to the new legislation, Janice wants to put faces of missing persons on playing cards that can be distributed among prisons.
The idea is similar to the “most wanted” playing cards that U.S. soldiers were given in Iraq. In Polk County, Fla., unsolved homicide cards were distributed to 2,500 inmates and fresh leads and tips came in almost immediately for some of the cold cases.
Her husband said cards like these are a great idea and he thinks they would work for missing persons as well. “Criminals like to talk and brag,” he said. “They also might be interested in reward money that they can collect when they get out of jail. Any little tip could help.”
Despite their efforts, there has been no word or sign of Billy Smolinski since August 2004. The Smolinskis are all but certain that he was murdered.
Although their story is ongoing, Janice hopes changes to the system will help other families whose worries might just be starting. “These changes aren’t going to help Billy,” Janice said. “But maybe they will help another family.”
For more information about Billy Smolinski Jr. and his story, visit www.justice4billy.com.
Saturday, June 16, 2007
DNA and CODIS Solve Decade Old Crime - Missing and Exploited Children
DNA and CODIS Solve Decade Old Crime - Missing and Exploited Children
DNA and CODIS Solve Decade Old Crime
Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is the body’s unique biological code which contains the genetic design of each living organism. Each living organism contains an individual DNA profile. DNA stores information about the individual organism. Since a person’s DNA is individualized specifically to that person it can be an identifier in forensic science or cases or paternity. Lately DNA is becoming a household word often heard on the news regarding the arrest, conviction, or release of a person involved in a crime.
Back in the early 50’s James D. Watson and Francis H.C. Crick, were the first biochemists to propose a model for the structure of DNA. Their work in the structure and identification of DNA has opened up a whole new world for science and a Nobel Prize for both men in 1962. In the present their work brings to the forefront of crime a way to identify parents of children and criminals.
Identical twins form when one fertilized egg divides into halves. Identical twins are the only people who have the same DNA. Fraternal twins form when two eggs, fertilized by two different sperm. Fraternal twins have their own individual DNA. The DNA of a fraternal twin is no closer to matching the DNA of the other fraternal twin than any other sibling DNA would match as most siblings and fraternal twins share about 50% of their genes.
Although identical twins have the same DNA genotype, or internal cell DNA, their DNA has different phenotypes or external ways the DNA shows up. In other words, identical twins have individual fingerprints. So, if a serial rapist has an identical twin, law enforcement must find more evidence to use for conviction. A simple fingerprint however can and will distinguish identical twins.
Federal Law requires all convicted felons provide DNA to the Nation’s Combined DNA Index System (CODIS). CODIS essentially takes the best of forensic science and computer technology to compare DNA samples of unsolved violent crimes nationwide. If the DNA evidence collected from a crime scene or crime victim was entered into CODIS, and later a felon’s DNA is entered and it matches law enforcement is notified.
This same simple DNA sample for CODIS is exactly what led to the arrest of a serial rapist in a crime over a decade old in Missouri. The sexual assaults happened from 1996 through 1998. As far as law enforcement knows four girls were assaulted. All the girls were assaulted in their or a home of a friend, while parents or adults slept in rooms other bedrooms of the homes. The girls were age 11 to 17 at the time they were raped.
Charles Joseph Steffani was 54, when he received his sentence of 20 years in prison. This sentence given for sexual assaults committed in June 2005 in both the St. Louis and St. Charles counties of Missouri. What happened next is exactly what CODIS is designed to have happen. Steffani, now a felon, had to give DNA sample for CODIS and when he did and it was tested it gave a “hit” that he was a match for the rapes of the four young women in Missouri.
The only downfall is CODIS has caused a backlog in Missouri’s state crime lab as in most states, and this backlog prevented law enforcement officials from receiving the news of the match sooner. Law enforcement only learned last summer about the match with Steffani. Once officials learned there were several hits they began to compare notes among themselves and review old cold cases to see what fit and what did not fit and soon the cold cases heated up.
The first assault occurred when a man entered a home through an unlocked sliding glass door, and assaulted a17-year old in her bedroom, after pulling a pillow case over her head. The next night he entered another suburban home using a garage door opener from a car in a driveway. This time he assaulted a 12-year old, after pulling her shirt over her head. This was November 1996.
Then nothing, until April of 1998, when a 12-year old girl is assaulted while at a sleep over with two other girls. The rapist left all 3 girls with a “message from God”. He told the girls to go to church on Sunday and not to have sex until the girls were married. The last known attack occurred in June of 1998. Once more the man entered the girl’s home with a garage door opener he grabbed from a car in the driveway.
The prosecuting attorney’s office talked to all four survivors recently. How incredible to be able to tell these women that the monster who terrorized them has been identified and is in prison, thanks to the modern wonders of DNA. Now a decade later, the women could finally place a name and face to a childhood monster that crept out of the darkness so quietly a decade ago, Charles Joseph Steffani. A Grand Jury charged Steffani with 17 felonies. Those include multiple counts of forcible sodomy, sexual abuse, and one count of statutory sodomy and forcible rape for each woman.
There was a time unless a survivor could positively identify her attacker, there was no case. DNA technology can identify a rapist years, even decades later. Yes, technology is amazing. Yet, DNA is only as good as the person who collects and preserves the evidence. A crime scene once contaminated loses any DNA that is present.
Recently DNA from stamps attached to an envelope several decades old held clues to the identity of a serial killer who had mailed letters about the crimes he or she committed to a newspaper years earlier. A crime once considered unsolvable, before DNA was even considered as a tool in crime fighting; now one day may be able to identify a serial killer who has tormented a country. Currently any DNA evidence properly collected and preserved increases the chances of the case one day having a resolution, even if several more years down the line. DNA is just the beginning of what is to come in forensics, crime fighting and helping survivors bring closure.
DNA and CODIS Solve Decade Old Crime
Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is the body’s unique biological code which contains the genetic design of each living organism. Each living organism contains an individual DNA profile. DNA stores information about the individual organism. Since a person’s DNA is individualized specifically to that person it can be an identifier in forensic science or cases or paternity. Lately DNA is becoming a household word often heard on the news regarding the arrest, conviction, or release of a person involved in a crime.
Back in the early 50’s James D. Watson and Francis H.C. Crick, were the first biochemists to propose a model for the structure of DNA. Their work in the structure and identification of DNA has opened up a whole new world for science and a Nobel Prize for both men in 1962. In the present their work brings to the forefront of crime a way to identify parents of children and criminals.
Identical twins form when one fertilized egg divides into halves. Identical twins are the only people who have the same DNA. Fraternal twins form when two eggs, fertilized by two different sperm. Fraternal twins have their own individual DNA. The DNA of a fraternal twin is no closer to matching the DNA of the other fraternal twin than any other sibling DNA would match as most siblings and fraternal twins share about 50% of their genes.
Although identical twins have the same DNA genotype, or internal cell DNA, their DNA has different phenotypes or external ways the DNA shows up. In other words, identical twins have individual fingerprints. So, if a serial rapist has an identical twin, law enforcement must find more evidence to use for conviction. A simple fingerprint however can and will distinguish identical twins.
Federal Law requires all convicted felons provide DNA to the Nation’s Combined DNA Index System (CODIS). CODIS essentially takes the best of forensic science and computer technology to compare DNA samples of unsolved violent crimes nationwide. If the DNA evidence collected from a crime scene or crime victim was entered into CODIS, and later a felon’s DNA is entered and it matches law enforcement is notified.
This same simple DNA sample for CODIS is exactly what led to the arrest of a serial rapist in a crime over a decade old in Missouri. The sexual assaults happened from 1996 through 1998. As far as law enforcement knows four girls were assaulted. All the girls were assaulted in their or a home of a friend, while parents or adults slept in rooms other bedrooms of the homes. The girls were age 11 to 17 at the time they were raped.
Charles Joseph Steffani was 54, when he received his sentence of 20 years in prison. This sentence given for sexual assaults committed in June 2005 in both the St. Louis and St. Charles counties of Missouri. What happened next is exactly what CODIS is designed to have happen. Steffani, now a felon, had to give DNA sample for CODIS and when he did and it was tested it gave a “hit” that he was a match for the rapes of the four young women in Missouri.
The only downfall is CODIS has caused a backlog in Missouri’s state crime lab as in most states, and this backlog prevented law enforcement officials from receiving the news of the match sooner. Law enforcement only learned last summer about the match with Steffani. Once officials learned there were several hits they began to compare notes among themselves and review old cold cases to see what fit and what did not fit and soon the cold cases heated up.
The first assault occurred when a man entered a home through an unlocked sliding glass door, and assaulted a17-year old in her bedroom, after pulling a pillow case over her head. The next night he entered another suburban home using a garage door opener from a car in a driveway. This time he assaulted a 12-year old, after pulling her shirt over her head. This was November 1996.
Then nothing, until April of 1998, when a 12-year old girl is assaulted while at a sleep over with two other girls. The rapist left all 3 girls with a “message from God”. He told the girls to go to church on Sunday and not to have sex until the girls were married. The last known attack occurred in June of 1998. Once more the man entered the girl’s home with a garage door opener he grabbed from a car in the driveway.
The prosecuting attorney’s office talked to all four survivors recently. How incredible to be able to tell these women that the monster who terrorized them has been identified and is in prison, thanks to the modern wonders of DNA. Now a decade later, the women could finally place a name and face to a childhood monster that crept out of the darkness so quietly a decade ago, Charles Joseph Steffani. A Grand Jury charged Steffani with 17 felonies. Those include multiple counts of forcible sodomy, sexual abuse, and one count of statutory sodomy and forcible rape for each woman.
There was a time unless a survivor could positively identify her attacker, there was no case. DNA technology can identify a rapist years, even decades later. Yes, technology is amazing. Yet, DNA is only as good as the person who collects and preserves the evidence. A crime scene once contaminated loses any DNA that is present.
Recently DNA from stamps attached to an envelope several decades old held clues to the identity of a serial killer who had mailed letters about the crimes he or she committed to a newspaper years earlier. A crime once considered unsolvable, before DNA was even considered as a tool in crime fighting; now one day may be able to identify a serial killer who has tormented a country. Currently any DNA evidence properly collected and preserved increases the chances of the case one day having a resolution, even if several more years down the line. DNA is just the beginning of what is to come in forensics, crime fighting and helping survivors bring closure.
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
where_is_my_child Madeleine McCann
where_is_my_child
Portuguese police have started investigating an area just nine miles from where Madeleine McCann was abducted after a tip off from a Dutch source
Portuguese police have started investigating an area just nine miles from where Madeleine McCann was abducted after a tip off from a Dutch source
Monday, June 11, 2007
9 crucial tips for Safety
Everyone should take 5 minutes to read this. It may save your life or love one's life.
Crucial
Because of recent abductions
in daylight hours,refresh yourself
of these things to do
in an emergency situation...
This is for you,
and for you to share
with your wife,
your children,
everyone you know.
After reading these 9 crucial tips ,
forward them to someone you care about.
It never hurts to be careful
in this crazy world we live in.
1 Tip from Tae Kwon Do :
The elbow
is the strongest point
on your body.
If you are close enough to use it,
do!
2. Learned this from a tourist guide
in New Orleans .
If a robber asks
for your wallet and/or purse,
DO NOT HAND IT TO HIM .
Toss it away from you....
chances are
that he is more interested
in your wallet and/or purse
than you,
and he will go
for the wallet/purse.
RUN LIKE MAD IN THE OTHER DIRECTION!
3. If you are ever thrown
into the trunk of a car,
kick out the back tail lights
and stick your arm out the hole
and start waving like crazy.
The driver won't see you,
but everybody else will.
This has saved lives.
4. Women have a tendency
to get into their cars after shopping,
eating, working, etc.,
and just sit (doing their checkbook,
or making a list, etc.
DON'T DO THIS!)
The predator
will be watching you,
and this is the perfect opportunity
for him to get in
on the passenger side,
put a gun to your head,
and tell you where to go.
AS SOON AS YOU GET INTO YOUR CAR ,
LOCK THE DOORS AND LEAVE.
a. If someone
is in the car
with a gun
to your head
DO NOT DRIVE OFF,
repeat:
DO NOT DRIVE OFF!
Instead gun the engine
and speed into anything,
wrecking the car.
Your Air Bag will save you.
If the person is
in the back seat
they will get the worst of it .
As soon as the car crashes
bail out and run.
It is better than having them
find your body
in a remote location.
5 A few notes about getting
into your car in a parking lot,
or parking garage:
A.) Be aware:
look around you,
look into your car,
at the passenger side floor ,
and in the back seat
B..) If you are parked next to a big van,
enter your car from the passenger door .
Most serial killers attack their victims
by pulling them into their vans
while the women are attempting
to get into their cars.
C..) Look at the car
parked on the driver's side
of your vehicle,
and the passenger side.
If a male is sitting alone
in the seat nearest your car,
you may want to walk back
into the mall, or work,
and get a guard/policeman
to walk you back out.
IT IS ALWAYS BETTER TO BE SAFE THAN SORRY. (And better paranoid than dead..)
6. ALWAYS
take the elevator
instead of the stairs.
(Stairwells are horrible places
to be alone
and the perfect crime spot.
This is especially true at NIGHT!)
7. If the predator has a gun
and you are not under his control,
ALWAYS RUN!
The predator will only hit you
(a running target)
4 in 100 times;
And even then,
it most likely
WILL NOT
be a vital organ.
RUN,
Preferably !
in a zig -zag pattern!
8. As women,
we are always trying
to be sympathetic:
STOP
It may get you raped,
or killed.
Ted Bundy,
the serial killer,
was a good-looking,
well educated man,
who ALWAYS played
on the sympathies
of unsuspecting women.
He walked with a cane,
or a limp,
and often asked
"for help"
into his vehicle
or with his vehicle,
which is when he abducted
his next victim.
************* Here it is *******
9. Another Safety Point:
Someone just told me
that her friend heard
a crying baby on her porch
the night before last,
and she called the police
because it was late
and she thought it was weird.
The police told her
"Whatever you do,
DO NOT
open the door."
The lady
then said that
it sounded like the baby
had crawled near a window,
and she was worried
that it would crawl
to the street
and get run over.
The policeman said,
"We already have a unit on the way,
whatever you do,
DO NOT open the door."
He told her that they think
a serial killer
has a baby's cry recorded
and uses it to coax
women out of their homes
thinking that someone
dropped off a baby
He said they have not verified it,
but have had several calls
by women saying that
they hear baby's cries
outside their doors
when they're home alone
at night.
Please pass this on and
DO NOT
open the door
for a crying baby ----
This
e-mail should probably
be taken seriously because
the Crying Baby theory
was mentioned on
America 's Most Wanted
this past Saturday
when they profiled
the serial killer in Louisiana .
I'd like you
to forward this
to all the women you know.
It may save a life.
A candle is not dimmed
by lighting another candle.
I was going to send this to the ladies only,
but guys,
if you love your mothers,
wives,
sisters,
daughters, etc.,
you may want to
pass it onto them, as well.
Send this
to any woman you know
that may need
to be reminded
that the world we live in
has a lot of crazies in it
and it's better to be safe
than sorry.
Everyone should take 5 minute to read this. It may save your life or love one's life
Crucial
Because of recent abductions
in daylight hours,refresh yourself
of these things to do
in an emergency situation...
This is for you,
and for you to share
with your wife,
your children,
everyone you know.
After reading these 9 crucial tips ,
forward them to someone you care about.
It never hurts to be careful
in this crazy world we live in.
1 Tip from Tae Kwon Do :
The elbow
is the strongest point
on your body.
If you are close enough to use it,
do!
2. Learned this from a tourist guide
in New Orleans .
If a robber asks
for your wallet and/or purse,
DO NOT HAND IT TO HIM .
Toss it away from you....
chances are
that he is more interested
in your wallet and/or purse
than you,
and he will go
for the wallet/purse.
RUN LIKE MAD IN THE OTHER DIRECTION!
3. If you are ever thrown
into the trunk of a car,
kick out the back tail lights
and stick your arm out the hole
and start waving like crazy.
The driver won't see you,
but everybody else will.
This has saved lives.
4. Women have a tendency
to get into their cars after shopping,
eating, working, etc.,
and just sit (doing their checkbook,
or making a list, etc.
DON'T DO THIS!)
The predator
will be watching you,
and this is the perfect opportunity
for him to get in
on the passenger side,
put a gun to your head,
and tell you where to go.
AS SOON AS YOU GET INTO YOUR CAR ,
LOCK THE DOORS AND LEAVE.
a. If someone
is in the car
with a gun
to your head
DO NOT DRIVE OFF,
repeat:
DO NOT DRIVE OFF!
Instead gun the engine
and speed into anything,
wrecking the car.
Your Air Bag will save you.
If the person is
in the back seat
they will get the worst of it .
As soon as the car crashes
bail out and run.
It is better than having them
find your body
in a remote location.
5 A few notes about getting
into your car in a parking lot,
or parking garage:
A.) Be aware:
look around you,
look into your car,
at the passenger side floor ,
and in the back seat
B..) If you are parked next to a big van,
enter your car from the passenger door .
Most serial killers attack their victims
by pulling them into their vans
while the women are attempting
to get into their cars.
C..) Look at the car
parked on the driver's side
of your vehicle,
and the passenger side.
If a male is sitting alone
in the seat nearest your car,
you may want to walk back
into the mall, or work,
and get a guard/policeman
to walk you back out.
IT IS ALWAYS BETTER TO BE SAFE THAN SORRY. (And better paranoid than dead..)
6. ALWAYS
take the elevator
instead of the stairs.
(Stairwells are horrible places
to be alone
and the perfect crime spot.
This is especially true at NIGHT!)
7. If the predator has a gun
and you are not under his control,
ALWAYS RUN!
The predator will only hit you
(a running target)
4 in 100 times;
And even then,
it most likely
WILL NOT
be a vital organ.
RUN,
Preferably !
in a zig -zag pattern!
8. As women,
we are always trying
to be sympathetic:
STOP
It may get you raped,
or killed.
Ted Bundy,
the serial killer,
was a good-looking,
well educated man,
who ALWAYS played
on the sympathies
of unsuspecting women.
He walked with a cane,
or a limp,
and often asked
"for help"
into his vehicle
or with his vehicle,
which is when he abducted
his next victim.
************* Here it is *******
9. Another Safety Point:
Someone just told me
that her friend heard
a crying baby on her porch
the night before last,
and she called the police
because it was late
and she thought it was weird.
The police told her
"Whatever you do,
DO NOT
open the door."
The lady
then said that
it sounded like the baby
had crawled near a window,
and she was worried
that it would crawl
to the street
and get run over.
The policeman said,
"We already have a unit on the way,
whatever you do,
DO NOT open the door."
He told her that they think
a serial killer
has a baby's cry recorded
and uses it to coax
women out of their homes
thinking that someone
dropped off a baby
He said they have not verified it,
but have had several calls
by women saying that
they hear baby's cries
outside their doors
when they're home alone
at night.
Please pass this on and
DO NOT
open the door
for a crying baby ----
This
e-mail should probably
be taken seriously because
the Crying Baby theory
was mentioned on
America 's Most Wanted
this past Saturday
when they profiled
the serial killer in Louisiana .
I'd like you
to forward this
to all the women you know.
It may save a life.
A candle is not dimmed
by lighting another candle.
I was going to send this to the ladies only,
but guys,
if you love your mothers,
wives,
sisters,
daughters, etc.,
you may want to
pass it onto them, as well.
Send this
to any woman you know
that may need
to be reminded
that the world we live in
has a lot of crazies in it
and it's better to be safe
than sorry.
Everyone should take 5 minute to read this. It may save your life or love one's life
FOXNews.com - Report: Cadaver Dogs Get Positive Hit in Home of Missing Mom Lisa Stebic - Local News | News Articles | National News | US News
FOXNews.com - Report: Cadaver Dogs Get Positive Hit in Home of Missing Mom Lisa Stebic - Local News | News Articles | National News | US News
Police investigating the case of missing Illinois mom Lisa Stebic have relied upon far more than the human mind to help with the search.
The Naperville Sun reports that cadaver dogs used to identify dead bodies have been in the Stebic home, according to Plainfield Police Chief Donald Bennett, and they have made a positive hit.
Police investigating the case of missing Illinois mom Lisa Stebic have relied upon far more than the human mind to help with the search.
The Naperville Sun reports that cadaver dogs used to identify dead bodies have been in the Stebic home, according to Plainfield Police Chief Donald Bennett, and they have made a positive hit.
Leah Roberts,
National Tour Visits Durham to Revive Missing Persons Cases
Advocates Are Traveling Cross-Country in 4th Annual “On the Road to Remember” Tour
Durham, NC – For the fourth year, volunteers from the North Carolina-based CUE Center for Missing Persons will travel across the U.S. to raise awareness of missing children and adults. The team will be in Bay 7 at the American Tobacco Campus in Durham at 2:00 pm on June 11th, to attend their pre planned rally stop hosted by Kara Roberts, whose sister, Leah Roberts, has been missing for over 7 years; media outlets are invited; CUE will be distributing press kits including DVD’s and valuable information concerning those missing, of cases gone cold.
http://www.angelsthatcare.org/newsletter.html
Advocates Are Traveling Cross-Country in 4th Annual “On the Road to Remember” Tour
Durham, NC – For the fourth year, volunteers from the North Carolina-based CUE Center for Missing Persons will travel across the U.S. to raise awareness of missing children and adults. The team will be in Bay 7 at the American Tobacco Campus in Durham at 2:00 pm on June 11th, to attend their pre planned rally stop hosted by Kara Roberts, whose sister, Leah Roberts, has been missing for over 7 years; media outlets are invited; CUE will be distributing press kits including DVD’s and valuable information concerning those missing, of cases gone cold.
http://www.angelsthatcare.org/newsletter.html
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