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Amy Freeman Burton and Ainsley Freeman, 13, Found Shot to Death in Pleasanton CA Home

May 8, 2012 By Leave a Comment

PLEASANTON MURDER-SUICIDE?  Amy Freeman Burton (Amy Carlin Freeman Burton) and Ainsley Freeman, her 13 year old daughter, were found shot to death in their Pleasanton, Calif., home. Police aren’t saying if it was a murder-suicide or double homicide. The bodies were found by the woman’s husband, Christopher Burton, 28, at about 6 p.m.

Ainsley Freeman and Amy Freeman Burton, 37, were found inside their home at 3532 Stacey Court just south of Interstate 580 about 6 p.m., said Pleasanton police Lt. Jeff Bretzing, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Amy Burton worked in the St. Louis-area as a compliance officer for Edward Jones, A.G. Edwards and Commerce Bank. She started a new job as a compliance officer for UBS Financial Services Inc., in California in January, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

Ainsly is believed to have been a pupil at Hart Middle School in Pleasanton. A murder weapon has not been found and police have not named a suspect in the murders but the husband was being treated as a “person of interest” in the case.

 

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UPDATED: Manhunt Underway for Christopher Piantedosi for Stabbing Kristen Pulisciano to Death in Front of Children

May 4, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Manhunt Underway for Christopher Piantedosi for Stabbing Girlfriend Kristen Pulisciano to Death in Front of Children (Facebook)

UPDATED:  BURLINGTON MA STABBING DEATH:  Police have launched a manhunt for Christopher Piantedosi for the stabbing death of his girlfriend, Kristen Pulisciano, as one of her children watched. Police say Christopher Piantedosi, 39,  of Methuen, who is considered armed and dangerous, killed Pulisciano inside her home in Burlington, Mass., Thursday.

Neighbors reported seeing the couple’s two children run from the home, screaming that their mother had been stabbed, according to the station.

When police arrived at the house, they found Piantedosi’s wife with “obvious stab wounds,” according to the District Attorney’s office. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Source

Christopher Piantedosi UPDATED: Manhunt Underway for Christopher Piantedosi for Stabbing Kristen Pulisciano to Death in Front of Children

Christopher Piantedosi Wanted for Murder of Wife Kristen Pulisciano (Facebook)

If you see this man, please call the police immediately. We are tireless advocates against domestic violence. There is a war on women in this country that has to end. Too many women are being killed by their significant others. Love isn’t supposed to hurt. This was a senseless act of violence against Kristen Pulisciano. Our thoughts and prayers go out to her family and her children, who witnessed such a horrific event.

UPDATE:  Christopher Piantedosi turned himself in to police Friday. He was arrested outside the Weston State Police barracks, myFOXboston.com reports.

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Frantic 911 Call Made by Jennifer Hudson’s Sister, Julia Hudson, Released in Court as Evidence in Trial of William Balfour

April 30, 2012 By Leave a Comment

The frantic 911 call in the murders of singer Jennifer Hudson’s mother, nephew and brother was released in court today as evidence in the trial of William Balfour, who stands accused of the murders. The frantic 911 call was made by her sister, Julia Hudson, who made the gruesome discovery when she came home from work and noticed a bullet hole in the door. She saw her mother lying on the floor and ran outside to call the police, saying “somebody killed my mother.” At that point, she didn’t realize her brother was also dead inside and her son, Julian, missing, TMZ reports. His body was found days later in a parked SUV.

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Frantic 911 Call Made by Jennifer Hudsons Sister, Julia Hudson, Released in Court as Evidence in Trial of William Balfour
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Michael Johnson Arrested in the Death of NC Teen Phylicia Barnes Who Went Missing While Visiting Relatives in Baltimore

April 26, 2012 By 2 Comments
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Michael Johnson Arrested in the Death of NC Teen Phylicia Barnes Who Went Missing While Visiting Relatives in Baltimore (Baltimore Police Department)

BREAKING NEWS:  Baltimore police have arrested Michael Johnson in the death of 16 year old Phylicia Barnes, of Monroe, N.C., who disappeared December 28, 2010, while she was visiting her half-siblings in Baltimore. Her body was later found in the Conowingo Dam on the Susquehanna River the following April. The death of Phylicia Barnes was ruled a homicide by medical examiners.

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NYC Teen Henry Wachtel Charged with Murder of His Mother Karyn Kay After Beating Her With His Fists

April 11, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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NYC Teen Henry Wachtel Charged with Murder of His Mother Karyn Kay After Beating Her With His Fists

SHOCK:  New York City teenager Henry Wachtel was charged with the murder of his mother, Karyn Kay, 63.  Wachtel was charged with murder Tuesday night for savagely beating his mother to death with his fists, police said. The NY Daily News reports, Karyn Kay, an author and visiting professor, died hours after calling police to tell them her 19-year-old son, Henry Wachtel, was hitting her. She was found lying in a pool of blood on her kitchen floor with a fractured skull, broken eye socket and broken ribs after police responded to the call. She later died at a local hospital.

Karyn Kay taught English-writing at LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts in Manhattan. She reportedly called police at 9.30am Tuesday morning as she tried to help Wachtel, who was suffering from a seizure
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Jake England and Alvin Watts Charged with Murder in Deaths of Three Black Tulsa Residents

April 9, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Roommates Jake England and Alvin Watts were charged Monday morning with the murders of black north Tulsa residents Dannaer Fields, Bobby Clark and William Allen, as well as critically wounding two others. Judge Bill Hiddle set bond at $9.16 million each, the Oklahoman said:

Both are charged with three counts of first-degree murder, two counts of shooting with the intent to kill and one count of possession of a firearm in the commission of a felony.

Neither man had an attorney present Monday. The judge set an April 16 court date.

Jake England, also known as Jacob England, had written on his Facebook page that he was upset with the f*cking nigger that killed his father, Carl England. Well, this case seems to be racially motivated and two wrongs don’t make a right. He had a grudge against Pernell Jefferson, who is currently sitting behind bars for Carl England’s April 7, 2010, murder.

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Chicago Teen Sergio Pinex Killed Over Pair of Sneakers During Armed Robbery in Gary Ind.

April 8, 2012 By Leave a Comment

SHOCK:  Chicago teen Sergio Pinex, 18, who recently moved to Indiana, was killed after refusing to hand over his sneakers to an armed robber, MyFoxChicago reports.

Sergio Pinex, 18, was returning from a store with a friend Thursday morning in Gary, Ind., when two vehicles pulled up next to them and stopped. A man with a gun got out and demanded money and the men’s shoes.

The victim’s grandmother Frances Pinex said, “It was the other guy’s shoes. They took the shoes off the other guy and he didn’t have no money on him, I don’t know if they took his wallet or not, but he refused to get down when they told him to get down. It’s so hard, so hard to believe that he’s gone.”

Pinex’s friend gave up his shoes and wallet and lived. The killers took nothing from Pinex, but shot him when he refused to lie down. Source

Police are looking for a purple PT Cruiser and a white Cadillac involved in the shooting. If you have any information in this murder, please contact the Gary Police Department.

18-Year-Old Chicago Man Dies Over a Pair of Sneakers in Gary, Ind.: MyFoxCHICAGO.com

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Three Year Old Takira Garlington Fatally Shot in Southwest Atlanta Home, No Suspects in Custody

March 29, 2012 By Leave a Comment

SHOCK:  Three year old Takira Garlington was fatally shot inside her grandmother’s home in southwest Atlanta Wednesday. Officers were called to the home in the 3200 block of Cushman Circle about 3:42 p.m. after reports of shots fired, the AJC reports. Takira Garlington, who was shot in the stomach, was taken to a local hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

Atlanta police Lt. Paul Guerrucci, commander of the homicide unit, told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that the four adults in the house at the time of the shooting were taken to police headquarters for questioning. The names of the adults were not released. No one had been charged as of  Thursday morning.

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The gun fired once, inside the house, and no one else was injured, he said. Homicide investigators obtained a search warrant that made possible “an intrusive search of the house” and turned up the gun believed used in the incident, Guerrucci said. Whether the gun was legally owned by one of the adults in the home was unclear. Source

When will people learn that leaving loaded guns around kids is dangerous and can lead to deadly consequences? I don’t understand the fascination some people have with packing heat. Unless this was a home invasion,  this child’s death could have been avoided.

UPDATE#1:  Larenzo D. Montgomery, 18, was arrested and charged with involuntary manslaughter and reckless conduct in the shooting of Takira Garlington. He was denied bail by a Fulton County judge, pending a preliminary hearing in Superior Court on April 12, the AJC reports.

 

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Unidentified Mississippi State University Student Killed in Residence Hall, Three Black Suspects Still at Large

March 25, 2012 By Leave a Comment

NEWSFLASH:  Unidentified Mississippi State University student killed, suspects still at large.

A male student was shot to death at a Mississippi State University residence hall late Saturday night, police said, and the three suspects, who are black, are still at large. The suspects reportedly fled the scene in a late model blue Crown Victoria car.

The student, whose name has not been identified at the request of the family until extended family has been notified, was shot at Evans Hall shortly after 11 p.m., university officials said. Dr. Mark Keenum, Mississippi State University president, will release a statement at 10 a.m., Maroon Alert reports.’

UPDATE#1:  John Sanderson, 21, of Madison, has been identified as the Mississippi State University student who was shot to death last night. 

 

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YouTube Movie Critic Trey Eric Sesler Kills Parents, Lawton and Rhonda Sesler, Brother in Shooting Rampage

March 21, 2012 By 1 Comment
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YouTube Movie Critic Trey Eric Sesler Kills Parents, Lawton and Rhonda Sesler, Brother in Shooting Rampage

SHOCK: Trey Eric Sesler, an online animation enthusiast and YouTube movie critic from Houston, TX,  allegedly killed his parents, Lawton Ray Sesler Jr., his wife Rhonda Wyse Sesler, 57, and his brother, Mark Alan Sesler, 26.  Trey Eric Sesler, who was arrested Tuesday night, killed his parents and sibling with a high-powered rifle, the Daily Mail reports. He is believed to have had the rifle and body armor in his possession when he was arrested.

The bodies of his parents and brother were discovered around 1pm at their Houston home after police received a call from concerned relatives.

Waller County Sheriff Glenn Smith said: ’This was a scene that had a lot of violence. The house was ransacked.’

Evidence at the scene led police to name the youngest son as a prime suspect in the triple slaying, according to the Houston Chronicle.

Trey Sesler has no criminal record. For the last four years, he has used an online alter ego called Mr Anime, the star and producer of several short films and also a reviewer of Japanese animation.

He has a YouTube channel, with more than one million views which he calls Lenscap productions. Some of the amateur movies he made star his brother. Source

Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Sesler family, left to make sense of this barbaric and tragic turn of events at the hands of a loved one.  Since this all happened in Texas, it is my hope that the prosecutor seeks the death penalty for this triple murder.

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