Monthly Archive for February, 2009

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Santa Cruz creeper lied about age to get underage girls on MySpace

Published on February 25, 2009 by Trench Reynolds in MySpace and Predators. 1 Comment Tags: california, Edgar Atilano Silva, MySpace, santa-cruz, sexual assault.

Santa Cruz man lied about age to seduce underage girl on Myspace, detective says:

29-year-old Edgar Atilano Silva of Santa Cruz, California was arrested last week for allegedly forcing a teen girl that he met over MySpace to have sex with him. Silva allegedly lied about his age to gain the girl’s trust before forcing himself upon her. He then allegedly revealed his true age to the girl.

The victim took over a year to come forward and it’s unknown why she took so long. I’m sure Mr. Silva’s defenders will try to use that to make it look like the victim is lying even though sexually abused victims may not come forward right away for a multitude of reasons.

Police think that Silva may have had more victims.

Jordan Brown moved to juvenile facility

Published on February 25, 2009 by Trench Reynolds in Uncategorized. 0 Comments

Boy held in Pa. killing moved to juvenile center:

11-year-old Jordan Brown has been moved from the county jail he was being held in to a juvenile facility. The Lawrence County Jail in Pennsylvania was ill-equipped to handle the safety of an 11-year-old without seriously throwing the jail’s normal routine into upheaval.

Now like I said in a comment on my last post about Brown I have no problems with him being charged as an adult and locked up for life. However I don’t think he should be house with hardened criminals in adult prison until he’s at least 18.

And let’s not forget who the real victims are in this story. That would be Kenzie Houk and her unborn son Christopher. They were laid to rest today.

craigslist crime blotter 2/24/09

Published on February 24, 2009 by Trench Reynolds in Craigslist, Predators, Prostitution and Human Trafficking and Real Estate. 0 Comments

Swampscott Police Dept. aids FBI operation in recovering children:

Police in Swampscott, Mass. found some 17-year-old prostitutes advertising on craigslist while assisting the FBI with their most recent child prostitution operation. Further proof that craigslist’s new measures to stop prostitution are a joke.

Fake pastor behind housing scam:

Police in Winnipeg, Manitoba are warning people about a rental property scam being perpetrated on craigslist and eBay owned craigslist competitor kijiji. Someone posing as a church pastor is renting out properties that he doesn’t own.

Woman sexually assaulted by man who contacted her on craigslist:

A Mount Rainier, Maryland woman who was offering sex for money on craigslist was raped by a man who responded to her ad.

VSDB suspects found not guilty

Published on February 24, 2009 by Trench Reynolds in Uncategorized. 0 Comments

Former VSDB students not guilty in alleged deadly plot:

The two juvenile suspects who were accused of plotting an attack against the Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind in Staunton, Virginia have been found not guilty.

The defense claimed that someone overheard the pair sharing an ‘inappropriate joke’. Police only found a BB gun, a paintball gun and bullets with no gun to fire them.

Defense also claimed that the pair had no way 9of carrying the alleged plot out.

The pair have since been expelled from the school.

Bad boyfriend set fire that killed two so he could collect donations

Published on February 24, 2009 by Trench Reynolds in Uncategorized. 0 Comments

Maryland

Man could face death penalty in fatal fire:

Reason to Blow Up the World…

HANCOCK — The man charged with first-degree murder in the deaths of two sisters in a Monday night fire in Hancock could face the death penalty if convicted, according to Washington County District Court documents.

Clarence Franklin Meyers, 38, the boyfriend of the victims’ mother, has admitted he set the Monday night blaze at the home the four shared.

Meyers has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder, first-degree arson and other crimes, according to district court documents.

Nicole Gross, 15, and Mary Gross, 12, were trapped in their second-floor bedroom when the fire ripped through the house at 220 Old Route 40 in Hancock on Monday about 10:45 p.m.

Meyers on Thursday told Maryland State Police he set the fire, according to allegations in charging documents filed by a state police homicide investigator.

Meyers told investigators he went to the basement, sprayed lighter fluid on the electrical panel and bed near a furnace, and used a cigarette lighter to ignite a piece of paper, which fell on a sofa near the electrical panel, court documents allege.

Meyers said he tried to stamp out the fire, but the blaze spread quickly and he got out of the basement through an exterior door, investigators alleged in court documents.

Meyers, who was unemployed, told state police he set the fire in hopes of receiving donations from the community, according to court documents.

A medical examiner has determined the sisters who perished in the fire died of smoke inhalation, the Maryland State Fire Marshal said Thursday.

A lot of people are unemployed right now but most of them don’t commit arson and murder to try and make ends meet.

One point for the arson, one point for each murder (2), another point for trying to fleece the public into donating money, one more point for thinking that even if you didn’t kill the girls that arson investigators wouldn’t have found out that you started the fire and one last point for that haircut. That’s 6.

Nod of Doom to Tim & Gale.

Canadian man convicted of internet luring using Netlog

Published on February 23, 2009 by Trench Reynolds in Netlog and Predators. 0 Comments Tags: Gary Collins, luring, Netlog, Ontario, Shelley Wyatt.

Man guilty of Internet luring:

38-year-old Gary Collins of St. Marys, Ontario amost fits the stereotype of a child molester. In March of 2007 Collins showed up with two Toblerone candy bars for 13-year-old Shelley Wyatt of London, Ontario. Collins had met Wyatt over Netlog, a social site favored heavily mostly by Europeans.

Except Shelley Wyatt was actually the Police. D’oh.

Collins was convicted of internet luring last week.

I wonder if he had a windowless van when he was arrested.

Brooke Bennett’s stepdad seeks plea deal on child porn charges

Published on February 23, 2009 by Trench Reynolds in Killers, MySpace and Predators. 0 Comments Tags: brooke bennett, kidnapping, michael jacques, murder, MySpace, rape, Ray Gagnon.

Brooke’s stepdad seeks deal in porn case:

The former stepfather of murder victim Brooke Bennett is trying to get a plea deal on child porn charges filed against him in Texas and Alabama.

If you’ll recall Gagnon traveled from Texas to Vermont when 12-year-old Brooke was reported missing. While in Vermont he instructed his landlord back in Texas to dispose of his computer which was alleged to have held a cache of child porn. Gagnon was called to Vermont by Brooke’s accused killer Michael Jacques who is Brooke’s uncle.

Investigators in Alabama were tipped 9off to a house Gagnon owned there where they found two computers containing child porn.

Since Gagnon may have had a hand in covering up Brooke’s brutal kidnapping, rape and murder no deal should be offered.

11-year-old Jordan Brown charged as adult in Dad’s girlfriend’s death

Published on February 23, 2009 by Trench Reynolds in Uncategorized. 0 Comments

11-YR.-OLD ‘SLAYS’ HIS DAD’S GAL:

DA: No Choice But to Charge Boy Murder Suspect as an Adult:

I’m sure by now most have you have heard about the murder of 26-year-old Kenzie Houk in rural Pennsylvania. It’s alleged that her boyfriend’s son, 11-year-old Jordan Brown, shot her in the back of the head with a .20 gauge shotgun designed specifically for kids. He allegedly committed the murder over jealousy that Houk was 8 months pregnant and too much attention was being paid to the coming baby. Since Houk was not found in time the baby died as well.

What you may not know is that Jordan Brown has been charged as an adult in Houk’s murder. Not surprisingly I have no problem with this.

Now I can hear the whining and gnashing of teeth already. But Trench, an 11-year-old doesn’t fully understand the consequences of his actions. To which I say, bullcrap. At least in this case.

After he allegedly shot her Brown got on the bus and went to school like nothing happened. While at school he was questioned by investigators and supposedly told them that he saw a suspicious black truck on the property. Police actually followed up on that lead before becoming convinced Brown was their suspect after talking to Houk’s 7-year-old daughter. Now I don’t know about you but that sounds like he knew full well the consequences of his actions.

Hat tip to Bonnie.

craigslist crime blotter 2/22/09

Published on February 22, 2009 by Trench Reynolds in Craigslist, Prostitution and Human Trafficking and Scams. 0 Comments

Police warn of Craigslist scam:

Police in Prescott Valley, Arizona are warning people not to be taken in by the fake check scam being run by someone calling themself Michael Armstrong from London.

Prostitution ads on Craigslist lead to eight arrests:

Police in Saugerties, NY arrested 8 in a craigslist prostitution sting.

Craigslist-based prostitution sting nets 5 arrests in Medford:

Police in Medford, Oregon arrested 5 in their craigslist hooker sting. Names of the suspects can be found in the article.