Yesterday, the trial for the death of 16 yr old Calista Springer began. The story goes, in 2008 the step-mother was vacuuming in their 100+ old historic home, when the vacuum started a fire. The mother and the dog were able to get out of the home. But Calista was upstairs. The mother yelled for officers and firefighters to save her daughter. First officer on the scene (whose name I cannot find at the moment) tried to reach her, but the smoke and heat were too much to bear. It was not until after the fire was out, that they finally did reach her. They found her chained by dog chains and zip ties to a bed.
It is said at this time, that Calista died of smoke inhalation. The zip ties had not melted which means the heat was not strong in her room. It is also said if she had not been chained down, Calista would have survived the fire.
Calista's stepmother, Marsha Springer, and father, Anthony Springer are both being tried. They have separate defense attorneys, and it is said that Anthony Springer is on heavy medications for mental illness during the trial. The claim from the Springers is they chained Calista to protect herself and others. Calista had mild developmental issues, and the parents claim she would wander the house at night.
On February 23, a jury found both Marsha and Anthony Springer guilty of child abuse and torture, but not murder. I will be researching several things, including why they are being tried for this case again just 2 months after the first trial.
Currently on the stand is: Dr. Stephen Cohle who says her lungs were black from smoke inhalation. There was a significant amount of bendaryl in her system, and there is no evidence she tried to get free.
Here is the first trial notes:
http://www.crimenews2000.com/print.php?news.2385
Wednesday 7 April 2010
Friday 26 March 2010
Thursday 25 March 2010
Wednesday 24 March 2010
NamUs Databanks
This link connects viewers to a database of deceased persons who have been found, but cannot be identified for one reason or another.
If you are sensitive to graphic material, I do not suggest you view this link in it's entirety.
If you can stomach viewing this site, you just might be able to solve a mystery! Who knows what information you might have that they need.
There is also a link for missing persons. Maybe an acquaintance you met, or someone in a brief encounter, or even your next door neighbor! You just never know!
Case Study: The Death of Kaylee Anthony
This is a case I have been watching closely since the beginning. Newest piece of info released to the public, is quite disturbing, in my opinion. The information released yesterday, was that a Leader in one of the many searches for Kaylee asked Casey to point on a map where she thought they should look. Casey began to move towards a section on the map, when Cindee (Casey's mother) stopped Casey before she marked an "x" on the map.
I have studied police reports, interviews, photos, and so much more on this case.
I will be providing links to these reports and such for your viewing.
Please remember that some of these links have sensitive material on them that might not be suitable to all viewers.
OCSO Documents; released November 6, 2009
FBI Crime lab reports on car trunk of car belonging to Casey Anthony, released November 6, 2009
Released 400 pieces of documentation by Prosecutors; August 26,2008
These documents include emails from her fake job, and interviews with Casey where investigators ask her to take them to her place of employment. And much much more.
Body of Evidence? Is it Natalee Holloway?
You might remember this case. In 2005, Natalee Holloway disappeared in Aruba during a high school senior trip. Suspicion lies around a group of Aruban boys who most believe had something to do with her death. There is a claim by an American couple that they may have accidentally taken pictures of a body during a snorkeling tour off the shores in Aruba. They believe this is the body of Natalee Holloway.
John and Patti Muldowney did not immediately discover what they believe to be a skeleton in their vacation photos, until months later when sitting down to view the pictures of their trip with another couple who had also been on the trip with them. The Muldowneys sent the photo to the FBI, Quantico, to the parents of Natalee and did not hear anything back. Attorney of Natalee's mother simply told them they were aware of the photo but would make no comment.
John Muldowney decided to contact some media sources and share with them the picture of what he believed to be a skeleton bound at the hands. The production team of Nancy Grace contacted Aruba officials after the picture ran across their newsroom. The Aruba officials said, they had not been told of such picture ever exisitng. There are now several diving excursions in the areas of the snorkeling tour the Muldowneys had been a part of.
Medical experts are torn saying it could or could not be a body lying on the ocean floor. But most of those who have shared their opinion say the level of decomposition would be much greater if it was Natalee. Including the fact her jaw would not still be attached after all these years under water.
Mr. Muldowney said, he understands it might not be Natalee Holloway, but with all the press on her disappearance that is who he believes it is. He is confident the formation he sees, is indeed a body lying flat on the skeleton's back, and hands bound laying on the chest. He says no matter who it is laying on the ocean floor, there deserves to be closure.
Last month, one of the suspects, Joran van der Sloot confessed to a tv news crew about what happened that night. His claim is he was alone with Natalee when she began seizing. When the seizing stopped, she was no longer breathing. He then said he dumped her in a marsh. Interesting to note, that van der Sloot made a different confession 2 years earlier during an under cover investigation made by a Dutch reporter named Peter R. de Vries. In this confession, he said Natalee had been intoxicated and fell off a balcony.
Because of the inconsistencies in the information provided by van der Sloot in these separate confessions, the officials of Aruba are not taking the claims seriously yet. The officials also say the confessions do not constitute as legal evidence.
Here is a link to an enlarged copy of the photo the Muldowneys claim to show the body of someone.
What do you think?
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