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Baby Kate Still Missing, Have You Seen Her?

Posted on July 27, 2011 by

On June 29, 2011 in Ludington Michigan reports are that Sean Michael Phillips had an argument with Ariel Courtland regarding the paternity of her daughter, Katherine Shelbie-Elizabeth Phillips known now as “Baby Kate”. The baby is only 5 months old and has not been seen since. According to Courtland they argued over the fact that Phillips wouldn’t tell his parents that the baby was his. Phillips allegedly took off from Courtland’s apartment parking lot while Baby Kate was still in … Continue reading →

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Could Child Found Inside Burning Home Be Missing 5 Year Old Detroit Girl?

Posted on July 25, 2011 by

Mariha Trenice Smith, 5 was reported kidnapped sometimes between 3 a.m. and noon Sunday by her mother, Konesha Smith, 24. The Detroit mother said, “The way I’m looking at it, someone climbed through the window and took my daughter. I can’t even close my eyes because my daughter’s missing.” According to the mother, there was a get-together at the home and late into the night Mariha was put to bed on the living room floor along with her three cousins … Continue reading →

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Sunday Afternoon Murder Club

Posted on July 24, 2011 by

The illustrious members of the Sunday Afternoon Murder Club, Simon and Jan Barrett, Mannie Barling, Denny Griffin, Dave Knechel and William Cobra Staubs will be holding ‘court’ on the recent developments in a number of crime cases. We have an update on the Casey Anthony saga. Sideshows are popping up all over the place, and just like Casey Anthony herself, it is difficult to figure out fact from fiction. I have to admit that I am surprised at how quiet … Continue reading →

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Casey Anthony’s Attorney’s Wife Complains About Threatening Phone Calls

Posted on July 20, 2011 by

Jose Baez and Cheney Mason seem to have shown pride in what I call managing to get a murderer off the hook in the eyes of the law. Jose Baez claims that the public needs to learn to respect the laws and accept the juror’s verdict in the case when they found Casey not guilty of murdering her two year old daughter, Caylee Marie Anthony. Well has he heard anything about what some of those jurors are saying now? Has … Continue reading →

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The National Enquirer At It’s Finest

Posted on July 19, 2011 by

There is something unique about the Enquirer, it will leave no potential sordid story alone. I can only assume that it has been a slow week for Elvis sightings and JFK once again refused an exclusive interview from his Dachau just outside Moscow. The folks at the Enquirer know a story when they see it. And the hot ticket in town this week is Casey Anthony. They have ‘tested the water’ with the Casey Anthony before, and at least one … Continue reading →

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Can You Name This Trio?

Posted on July 18, 2011 by

This picture apparently was taken on July 16th in Orlando Florida. It is not an Ansel Adams work, but it is interesting. Can you name them? And more importantly, why would they have been meeting? It is an interesting triumvirate that one would think might have very different individual goals. Only time will tell. Simon Barrett

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Zahra Baker’s Stepmother’s Court Dates Set

Posted on July 15, 2011 by

As I wrote about yesterday, Elisa Baker, the stepmother of the 10 year old Australian girl that was murdered, was in court on the Identity theft charges. Baker has numerous charges against her. She has a total of nine felony charges, which includes the second degree murder charge and the obstruction of justice charge. Besides the felony charges she is facing more than 20 misdemeanor charges for such things as bad checks and communicating threats. She also has seven federal … Continue reading →

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Zahra Baker’s Stepmom Scheduled For Court Today For Identity Theft Charges

Posted on July 14, 2011 by

Zahra Baker is the young Australian girl that was murdered and her body was dismembered and scattered in different areas to avoid being found in October 2010. . Her stepmother, Elisa Baker admitted to the police that she wrote a fake ransom note in order to throw the cops off the investigation as well. She was arrested for obstruction of justice and has been in jail since. Baker cooperated with the police to a point when she told them where … Continue reading →

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Casey Anthony Attorney, Dorothy Sims Avoids Questions By Giving Indirect Answers

Posted on July 13, 2011 by

Tonight on the Joy Behar Show on CNN’s sister station, HLN, Behar’s guest was Dorothy Clay Sims, one of the attorney’s for Casey Anthony. Personally it seemed to me that Sims was more or less there to babysit Anthony during the trial though. Sims was the one that seemed to be coaching Casey letting her know when it was time to cry or look upset during the trial. She sat next to her comforting her like a mother hen would … Continue reading →

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What Really Happened To 16 Year Old Phylicia Barnes?

Posted on July 11, 2011 by

At the end of December in 2010, a 16 year old girl from North Carolina went to Baltimore to visit with family for the holidays. She told her sister, Deena Barnes, who she was staying with that she was going shopping and that is the last time anyone in the family saw her. The 16 year old was a straight “A” student with a bright future ahead of her. She had graduated early from Union Academy in Monroe and according … Continue reading →

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