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50 year old Francine Tate is missing in Madison, WI. What has been going on lately in the state of Wisconsin? There have been a rash of missing persons and murders of woman lately in the state. First there was Kelly Nolan, then Mahalia Xiong and now Francine Tate. Are they separate random acts or is there a serial killer in WI?
Name: Francine Tate
Age: 50
Sex: Female
Race: White
Hair: Brown Eyes: Brown
Height: 5’4″
Weight: 110 lbs.
Missing from: Town of Windsor
Missing since: July 17, 2007
Francine Tate, 50, hasn’t been seen or heard from since around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday when she was in Madison, WISC-TV reported.
Description:
- Tate has brown eyes
- brown hair
- 5 feet 4 inches
- weighs about 110 pounds
- She drives a burgundy 1997 Toyota Corolla
Authorities said they do not suspect foul play but they said that her absence is uncharacteristic.
Those with information on Tate’s whereabouts are asked to call the Dane County Sheriff’s Department at 608-284-6800.
Woman vanishes: family, friends seek answers
Francine Tate, 50, was last seen at a prayer meeting on Madison’s east side Tuesday night, and people attending the meeting saw nothing amiss.
“At the end, she gave someone a hug and walked out the door,” said Pastor Joel Alberti of Mad City Church. “We assumed she was on her way home.”
Francine’s brother-in-law, Dee Thompson of Madison, said her disappearance was “way out of character for her.” (The Capital Times)
Go to http://www.francinetate.com/ for further information
UPDATE I: Family Offers $15,000 For Information Leading To Missing Woman
Francine Tate was last seen leaving a prayer meeting at the Mad City Church office.
Family spokesman Dee Thompson said the money came from personal donations and a corporate gift from American Family Insurance, where Tate’s husband works.
The Dane County Sheriff’s Department said Tate and her husband took in a stranger they knew only as Randy the night before she disappeared. They met the man through their affiliation with the church.
UPDATE II: Police want to question a border who stayed at a missing woman’s home before she disappeared
Detectives are interested in speaking with a house guest that Steve and Francine Tate took into their home shortly before Francine’s disappearance. The man, who is only know to the Tates as “Randy” was someone they met through their affiliation with Mad City Church.
It is believed that Randy has left the Madison area and is traveling west toward South Dakota. Randy is not considered a suspect in this case, however, detectives would like to speak with him to see if he could provide any information that may prove helpful in finding Francine Tate.
UPDATE I: Missing Dane County woman, Francine Tate, found safe
A Madison-area woman missing for more than a week has been found safe in northern Wisconsin, authorities said.
Francine Tate, 50, was unharmed and the Dane County Sheriff’s Department is still investigating why she disappeared, a department press release said.
Kent Gobble, a 40-year-old transient wanted for questioning in Tate’s July 17 disappearance was located in Minnesota today, a day after being spotted in Milwaukee.
Tate found alive and well
Francine Tate, the Town of Windsor woman missing since last week, was found alive and well this afternoon in northern Wisconsin, the Dane County Sheriff’s Office said.
Tate was found alone in her parked car by a law enforcement officer on routine patrol. The officer recognized the Tate vehicle from a description that had been widely distributed, said Sheriff’s spokeswoman Elise Schaffer.
Sheriff’s officials are not commenting on what led to Tate’s disappearance until they are able to interview her, Schaffer said.
Tate’s family was en route to pick her up late Wednesday afternoon. Schaffer said.
Randall Kent Gobble, a houseguest who had stayed with the Tates shortly before Francine Tate disappeared and was being sought by authorities who wanted to speak with him about the case, was found by Dane County Sheriff’s detectives in Minnesota shortly before Tate was found, Schaffer said. Gobble did not play a role in locating Tate, she said,
July 19th, 2007 at 09:40pm
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Two previously abducted teenage girls have been found safe in Atlanta, GA. The kidnapping of the two teens are believed to be part of a prostitution ring. Arrest warrants have been issued for Javier Ronal, 21, of Dumfries, Erick Estrada, 23, and a 17-year-old Dumfries girl with two counts each of abduction with the intent to defile.
Two teenaged girls from Herndon were kidnapped Monday — and found safely in Atlanta today — and Fairfax County police are investigating whether their abductors planned to sell them to a prostitution ring, authorities said.
Police began looking for the girls Monday evening, and called in help from federal marshals and the FBI when it became apparent that the teens had not run away and were possibly being held against their will. The authorities eventually pinpointed a house in Mableton, Ga., a suburb west of Atlanta, and found the girls and their alleged abductors about 3:30 a.m. today, police Officer Camille Neville said.
The girls knew at least one of the two men charged in the case, said Barry Boright, a supervisor with the U.S. Marshals’ Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force, “and originally they were with them willingly.” (Washington Post)
July 19th, 2007 at 07:24am
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Theresa Parker has been missing since March 21, 2007. Today there was an arrest in the case. Harbin Caffin was arrested on three felony warrants obtained by the state Bureau of Investigation in connection with the disappearance of 911 operator Theresa Parker.
LaFayette police officer Harbin Chaffin was nabbed on three felony warrants obtained by the state Bureau of Investigation in connection with the disappearance of Theresa Parker, 41.
Chaffin was arrested in Mobile, Al., on one count violation of oath by a public officer, one count tampering with evidence and one count computer invasion privacy.
He had already been arrested once in the case. In April, officials charged him with making false statements to police. (Fox)
Sam Parker is a sergeant on the same police force as Harbin Chaffin. Chaffin is the next-in-line supervisor on the same shift as Sam Parker. Sam and Theresa Parker were in the midst of a divorce. Sam Parker is considered a person of interest in the disappearance of his wife. Did he have help in possibly harming Theresa Parker.
July 17th, 2007 at 09:36pm
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21 year old Mahalia Xiong, a University of WI – Green Bay student has been missing since 
2:00 AM, the morning of Friday, July 13, 2007. Mahalia Xiong was reported missing when she did not return from a night of bowling and drinking at Ashwaubenon Bowling Alley in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
Xiong and her friends left the bowling alley about 2 a.m. Friday morning. Xiong took her own route home, heading for Green Bay and calling her boyfriend at about 2:30, but not leaving a message. No one has heard from her since.
Xiong is an officer in the university’s Southeast Asian Student Union. Her brother, Tou Lee, says his sister is a responsible, outgoing leader.
She was driving a four-door, 1996 Mercury Sable.
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Green Bay Police Search For Missing Student
21-year-old Mahalia Xiong was last seen Friday around 2:30am – in a car traveling north on South Oneida Street.
- Xiong has a medium build
- about 5′ tall
- weighs 105 pounds
- She was last seen wearing black high heels, blue jeans and a long sleeve white shirt
- The vehicle is described as a white 1996 4-door Mercury Sable with Wisconsin plates of TFD-715.
If anyone has any information regarding the missing Mahalia Xiong please contact the Green Bay Police Department at 920-448-3208.
Another Wis. College Student Missing
Xiong and her friends left the bar and returned to Ashwaubenon so she could pick up her car about two Friday morning. She took a different route and headed back to Green Bay.
She called her boyfriend about 2:30 a.m. but didn’t leave a message. No one has heard from her since. Xiong was physically seen driving her car around the same time.
University of Wisconsin – Green Bay web site
UPADTE I: Female Body Found in Car of Missing Wisconsin Student
A female body was found in the car that a 21-year-old University of Wisconsin-Green Bay student was last seen driving before she vanished two weeks ago. The car was pulled from the Fox River near downtown Green Bay Thursday, authorities said.
Green Bay Police Chief Jim Arts said a female body was in the vehicle and an autopsy would be conducted Friday to identify it and determine a cause of death.
The Mercury Sable was found in deep waters with “zero visibility” so divers could not immediately identify it or read the license plate, said Lt. Dave Wesely.
Wesely said the tracks were found near an industrial park and they went right into the river. (FOX)
How Police Recovered the Sunken Car
July 17th, 2007 at 07:19am
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34 year old Monica Renee Bowie disappeared Thursday, July 12, 2007 from outside her apartment 
complex in Atlanta, GA. According to police there were signs of a struggle in the parking lot. Police have also stated that there has been an arrest made.
Police arrested Jasper Keels with stealing the car that was seen speeding from the scene. Keels is being held in the Dekalb County Jail, charged with theft of a motor vehicle. Police are still searching for Bowie.
Police hoping for break in missing woman case
Authorities are hoping results from items being tested at the state crime lab, database searches, continued interviews with and background checks on persons of interest will help.
Police aren’t certain that Bowie’s mysterious disappearance on July 5 didn’t involve a stranger and are concerned that tips have reduced to a trickle.
Police: Missing Woman Recently Arrested.
July 16th, 2007 at 07:27am
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An AMBER ALERT has been issued in Arizona for 3 children, Brittany (10), Krystal (9), and Marcel Shaffer (11). The three children have been reportedly abducted by their non-custodial mother,
(Brittany Shaffer, left, Krystal Shaffer, center, and Marcel Shaffer, right)
The Mohave County Sheriff’s Office has issued an Amber Alert for three children who reportedly have been abducted from Kingman by their mother. By court order the mother is unable to have custody of the children due to her mental state and behavior. The children are considered to be in danger. Officials believe they may be heading to Oregon or Washington.
DESCRIPTIONS:
Brittany Shaffer, 10 years old, 4′ tall, 65 pounds with long brown hair and brown eyes.
Krystal Shaffer, 9 years old, 3’5″ tall, 51 pounds with shoulder-length brown hair and brown eyes.
Marcel Shaffer, 11 years old, 5’4″ tall with short brown hair and brown eyes.
Their mother is Sandra Shaffer, 34 years old, 5’4″ tall, 150 pounds with long light brown hair and brown eyes.
They were last seen in a dark green, four door 1996 Pontiac with Arizona license plate 916-XBP.
The left front fender is light green.
Anyone with information should contact the sheriff’s office at (928) 718-4603 or dial 911.
Amber Alert Issued for 3 Arizona Children Allegedly Taken By Mother
Sandra Shaffer, 34, was denied custody of the children by an Oregon court last year with full custody granted to their father, according to the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office. (Fox News)
UPDATE I: Three Missing Arizona Children, Mother Who Allegedly Took Them Found
An Amber Alert for three missing children was reportedly cancelled after they were found safe and sound, according to the Mohave County Dispatch.
Their mother was also found and taken into custody,
July 14th, 2007 at 10:31am
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Kim Whitton and her 11 year old daughter, Haleigh Culwell, have been sinning since June 
21, 2007. However, they were not reported missing until June 28, 2007. They were not reported missing by Kim’s husband, Barry Whitton, but rather by one of her co-workers. Today, Barry Whitton was arrested on a separate matter weapons possession charge. So once again a “suspect” who the police refuse to call a suspect is a
Barry Whitton seems to have been arrested on the separate, unrelated charge so to get the real story out of his as to what happened to Kim Whitton and Haleigh Culwell.
Barry Whitton, 38, was charged with a weapons possession count that FBI spokesman Charles Regan of Birmingham is unrelated to the disappearance of his wife and stepdaughter. He previously had been convicted of receiving stolen property in 1988 and 1991, U.S. attorney’s office spokeswoman Jill Ellis said. (FOX)
So not only does Barry Whitton has a murdered previous wife who’s case was never solved or prosecuted, but he fails to ever report his present wife or step daughter missing. Do we really need to look any further?
(Kim Whitton)
Barry Whitton seems to have a history of wives going missing. Barry Whitton’s first wife was a victim of an unsolved homicide. His first wife was eventually found murdered and buried. Whitton told investigators she had left him. I think we are starting to sense a pattern. Making matters even worse, the father of missing Kim Whitton was unaware of Barry Whitton’s past. Whitton had actually lied to his father in law as to how his previous wife died. Its pretty damming when one cannot tell the truth how one’s previous wife died, if they have nothing to hide.
(Haleigh Culwell)
Whitton’s father, Jerry Compton, said Friday that her husband, Barry Whitton, “seems like a pretty nice fellow.” He said he was surprised to learn about the circumstances of the death of Michelle Whitton, Barry Whitton’s previous wife.
“He told me his first wife died from an overdose,” Compton said. “But I found out last night that she was murdered.”
Several weeks after her unexplained disappearance, Michelle Whitton’s body was found partially buried in 1997 on a hillside in the Powell community about 15 miles from their Dutton home. No one was arrested in her death. Authorities said her death was a homicide but never disclosed how she died. (Huntsville Times)
Sand Mountain Search for Missing Woman
Whitton arrested
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July 13th, 2007 at 11:01pm
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There is sad news to report in the case of missing 12 year old Zina Linnik. Police are stating that they have found the body of the missing 12 year old.
Tacoma Police announced they found the body of 12-year-old Zina Linnik in Pierce County. The information came from a sex offender arrested earlier this week.
When it was previously discovered that a sex offender from Thailand had been taken in to custody as a person of interest, the missing persons case of Zina Linnik became rather grim. When the search warrant turned up a girl’s underwear at his home, things did not look good for missing Zina Linnik. One hates to speculate; however, we were dealing with a convicted sex offender. Why wouldn’t anyone think he was the suspect?
A search warrant reports investigators on Monday found a girl’s undergarments at his home, where he lives alone. He responded to that news by saying he was remodeling the home for his sister.
The sad the reality is that once again a convicted sex offender was allowed to walk among the most innocent of us and allowed to repeat his offenses against unsuspecting 12 year old girls. It wasn’t enough that this sex offender pleaded guilty in the past to incest after being charged with rape. Nope, he was allowed to escalate his crimes to murder and the other awful things we will learn in the future of the heinous acts committed against this beautiful and innocent 12 year old. Zina Linnik, God Bless and rest in peace.
UPDATE I: Police ‘Expect’ Convicted Sex Offender Will Be Charged in Murder of Washington Girl
Police said Friday that they “expect” a 42-year-old convicted sex offender from Thailand will be charged in the murder of 12-year-old Zina Linnik, who police believe was kidnapped July 4 while watching a fireworks display.
Terapon Adhahn, who was convicted of incest in 1990, provided information that led to the discovery of the girl’s body while being held for questioning, Tacoma Police Chief Don Ramsdell said. Adhahn, who lists a Parkland, Wash., address, was being held by federal immigration officials on a charge unrelated to Linnik’s apparent abduction. (FOX)
Some are raising the issue that Zina Linnk’s death is a result of our porous open borders and the consequences of not deporting criminals. As Michelle Malkin states, the death of 12 year old Zina Linnik is the “Bloody consequences of open borders”. However, we will go one step further and state that this is not just a product of the failure of open borders and the unwillingness to deport criminals. This is a result of America’s unwillingness to protect children. Sex registration lists are not updated. Law enforcement has no mechanism to track these predators. The end result is we suddenly find these sex predators after they have assaulted or murdered a child.
July 13th, 2007 at 12:12am
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Lisa Stebic has been missing since April 30, 2007. Since Lisa Stebic disappearance, her credit cards and cell phone has not been used. Lisa and her husband, Craig Stebic, were in the process of divorcing when she went missing. Today, police named Craig Stebic a person of interest in his wife’s disappearance.
(Craig and Lisa Stebic)
Plainfield Police Chief Donald Bennett said at a news conference that authorities fear that Lisa Stebic has been a victim of foul play. Police have narrowed the focus of their investigation and “now consider Craig Stebic to be a person of interest in the case,” Bennett said.
The couple were going through a divorce, but they still lived together with their two children in the family’s home in Plainfield, about 35 miles southwest of Chicago.
Bennett said that Stebic has twice refused requests by police and the Will County state’s attorney’s office to let investigators talk to his children about their mother’s disappearance. (Fox News)
On the day that Lisa Stebic disappeared, she mailed off a petition seeking to remove her husband from their home.
In the divorce case, she had accused him of being “unnecessarily relentless, cruel, inconsiderate, domineering and verbally abusive.”
Police: Mom May Be Victim of Foul Play
July 12th, 2007 at 10:34pm
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12 year old Zina Linnik has been missing since the evening of July 4, 2007 when she 
was abducted from her Tacoma, WA home by an Asian looking man in an older gray van. A 42 year old sex offender is being held as a person of interest in the disappearance of Zinna Linnik.
The person of interest is a 42-year-old sex offender from Thailand. He’s currently being held for failing to register for an immigration violation and denies any involvement in Zina’s disappearance.
A search warrant reports investigators on Monday found a girl’s undergarments at his home, where he lives alone. He responded to that news by saying he was remodeling the home for his sister.
Investigators also seized a gray van to search for evidence, and the man admitted he had recently changed the license plate. (FOX News)
According to reports, a tip has lead investigators to the Tiger Mountain area where they are presently searching. It appears that the tip to search this area did not come from the man in custody.
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July 11th, 2007 at 08:49pm
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