A 12 person jury has convicted Michael King of the kidnapping, rape and murder of 31 year old Denise Amber Lee. Thankfully, it took the jury less than three hours to find this waste of human debris guilty and the recommend that King deserves to die for his crime.
The death penalty vote serves as a recommendation for Judge Deno Economou, who will sentence King later this fall.
Minutes after handing down the decision, three female jurors agreed to talk with reporters about the three-week trial and the vote for death.
Philippa Steele started by reading a statement, “This was an extremely difficult decision to make. Our hearts go out to both families because we realize both have suffered.”
Judge rules Michael King competent for penalty phase.
Denise Amber Lee went missing on January 17, 2008 when she was abducted from her North Port, FL home by Michael King. Denise Amber Lee would later be found in a shallow grave in Sarasota County.
September 5th, 2009 at 06:47pm
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Navy Capt. Michael “Scott” Speicher had been missing since January 17, 1991. He was the first casualty if the first Gulf War in Iraq, Operation Desert Storm. For 18 years Capt. Michael “Scott” Speicher was considered missing. Speicher was considered missing until an Iraqi nomad who as a child witnessed the pilot’s desert burial.
Michael “Scott” Speicher’s Status Can be Changed from Missing to Fallen Hero
August 6th, 2009 at 12:23am
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8 year old Robert Manwill has been missing since Friday, July 24, 2009 in Boise, Idaho. 
Robert Grant Manwill was last seen at home leaving his apartment complex at approximately 9:30 pm in the 2800 block of West Cherry Lane. Boise Police believe the boy may have been headed to a party at an unknown friends’ house when he left.
Robert Manwill Description:
- 4 feet, 2 inches tall
- about 50 pounds
- wearing blue jeans, black shoes, and either a brown shirt with the words, “Andy don’t need no Mic” or a blue shirt with a superman symbol on the front
Boise police continue search for missing boy with the help of rescue dogs
Idaho Mountain Search and Rescue were called in Saturday morning. Five dogs are searching the area that includes two large canals and the Boise apartment complex where Robert lives near Vista Avenue.
Chris Harry, operations leader with the search and rescue team said the dogs turned up no trace of Robert Saturday afternoon.
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
FBI now involved in search for missing 8-year-old boy
20 FBI agents are in the area, and more could be on the way at a moment’s notice to help find Manwill.
“We’re leaving no stone unturned in that investigation,” Kerns said. “We’re looking at all of the potential leads. We’re looking at all possibilities in our attempt to find out what’s happened to Robert.”
Anyone who believes they have seen Manwill is asked to call Ada County Dispatch at 377-6790.
If anyone has any information, tips or leads regarding Robert Manwill’s whereabouts can either:
* Call the tip line: 570-6457
* Call Crime Stoppers: 343-COPS
* E-mail: findrobert@cityofboise.org
UPDATE I: According to Idaho State Police web site there are 72 registered sex offenders within 1 mile of the boys residence. 222 registered sex offenders within 3 miles and 441 registered sex offenders within a 5 mile radius.
See map of area 8 year old Robert Manwill went missing HERE.
UPDATE II: Boise man’s home searched in Manwill disappearance (Video)
Authorities searched the home and blue Suburban of Evan Wallis after bloodhounds picked up a scent on his Suburban. Wallis says he welcomes authorities to search his yard and house as he has three boys of his own. Wallis also states that his Suburban “was stolen on July 22, just two days before Robert disappeared. Then it turned back up on Monday and Wallis notified the Ada County Sheriff’s Office.”
Wallis says police searched his home after bloodhounds picked up a scent on his Suburban. He says his truck was stolen on July 22, just two days before Robert disappeared. Then it turned back up on Monday and Wallis notified the Ada County Sheriff’s Office.
UPDATE III: Boise Police Say that Robert Manwill May be the Victim of a Tragic Event
For the first time, Boise Police admit missing 8-year-old boy Robert Manwill’s disappearance is suspicious. At a press conference Friday afternoon, Deputy Chief Jim Kerns revealed police found evidence to indicate Robert may be injured or the victim of a tragic event. Police would not say what evidence they found.
Also Friday, a crime scene van was seen at the Ada County Landfill. A portion of the landfill was marked off with crime scene tape. Boise Police will not confirm or deny if the crime scene van is related to the search for Robert Manwill.
UPDATE IV: Landfill Searched as Thousands Look for Missing Idaho Boy (8/1/09)
Officers roped off an area of the Hidden Hollow Landfill to weed through garbage dumped the day after Robert vanished, the Idaho Statesman said.
Thousands of volunteers helped look for Robert Friday night, one week after he disappeared. Boise police said more than 2,300 searchers combed the city in an effort to find the child.
UPDATE V: Boise police say focus narrows in search for Robert Manwill
“Our leads are narrowing and becoming more specific,” Kerns said Saturday. “The Southdale residence became an area of interest due to a developing lead in the investigation - that location is one of many areas of interest.”
UPDATE VI: Body Found in Canal Cannot be confirmed as eight year old Robert Manwill
Sadly a body matching the description of 8 year old Robert Manwill has been found in a canal. However, the police cannot positively ID the body without an autopsy. According to reports, the body matches the size and age of Robert Manwill.
The Ada County Sheriff’s Office has found the body of a young male in the New York Canal in Boise. It was found near Deer Flat Road and South Cloverdale. That canal flows near where eight-year old Robert Manwill went missing ten days ago.
However, the body cannot be identified as Robert. Until an autopsy is performed Tuesday, we will not know the identity of the body. Police have indicated at Monday afternoon’s press conference that the description of the body is similar to that of Robert.
UPDATE VII: Body of Missing Robert Manwill Found in Canal ID’d
UPDATE VIII: Police are saying that the death of 8 year old Robert Manwill was no accident
To discuss the case, get updates and provide your opinions. go to Scared Monkeys.net Missing Persons Forum.
August 2nd, 2009 at 11:12am
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Navy pilot Michael “Scott” Speicher had been missing for more than 18 years. His F/A-18 
Hornet was shot down on January 17, 1991, the very first night of the Gulf War over Iraq during “Operation Dessert Storm.”
After 18 years and so much speculation as to whether Captain Speicher was alive, dead or being held captive; Speicher’s family has finally been provided an answer and closure as to what happened to Michael “Scott” Speicher.
The remains of Michael “Scott” Speicher have been positively identified according to the Pentagon. His remains were located in a remote area of the Anbar province in Iraq. According to a witness who provided the tip, Bedouins buried Speicher’s remains following the crash.
The full story can be read at Scared Monkeys.com, The Mystery of what happened to Michael “Scott” Speicher is over.
August 2nd, 2009 at 09:17am
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A 21 year old Connecticut man, Gregory Hillman, disappeared while being transfered to a 
North Adams, Massachusetts psychiatric facility this past Monday, June 29, 2009. Hillman is bipolar and is considered suicidal. According to family and friends, he had previously threatened to drown himself in the Atlantic, he may be headed for New York.
He left notes telling his family he loved them but could not go on and planned to end his life by walking into the ocean.
Since he disappeared Monday in Massachusetts, search teams have scoured the area where he was - but his family thinks he might come to the city, where an ex-girlfriend lives.
Gregory Hillman Description:
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5-foot-10 tall
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weighs 165 pounds
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blue eyes
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brown hair
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has a scar on his forehead
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last seen wearing a brown and maroon striped sweatshirt and gold sweatpants
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He has been hospitalized on and off for several years but is no risk to others, only himself.
If anyone has any information regarding missing Gregory Hillman, please call North Adams Police Department (413) 664-4944.
UPDATE I: Officials ID body pulled from river, Medical examiners say the body is 20-year-old Gregory Hillman of Darien, CT
July 4th, 2009 at 08:09pm
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A part of the roof has collapsed at the ConAgra Food Inc plant in Garner, NC after a major explosion occurred. It is being reported that there are three employees missing.
“They’ve had a major explosion,” a local WRAL reporter said. There is a partial collapse of the roof at the front, middle and back of the facility creating a HazMat situation, CNN said. The cause of the explosion was undetermined, and the incident was “not totally contained,” according to a police spokesman cited by CNN.
At least 20 people were sent to area hospitals. One employee cited by CNN said a number of his co-workers sustained burns
UPDATE I: Two employees have been killed and one is missing after an explosion at ConAgra.
Shortly after 6 p.m. authorities announced they located the body of one of the three missing employees inside the building. Then around 9 p.m. they announced they found a second body.
Garner Police Sgt. Joe Binns did not say how the bodies were found inside the plant, but he did say they were found in the same general area.
June 9th, 2009 at 09:57pm
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Sadly, although not unexpected authorities have confirmed that the body found buried beneath a layer of concrete along the River Raisin in Raisinville Township last Thursday by a fisherman was that of 5 year old missing Nevaeh Buchanan.
Authorities say a girl’s body found buried along a Michigan river has been confirmed as that of 5-year-old Nevaeh Buchanan, missing since last month.
The Monroe County Sheriff’s office said in a statement Tuesday that DNA testing positively identified her. An autopsy and further tests were being conducted to determine what caused her death and when.
DNA test makes a positive ID: It’s Nevaeh’s body
DNA testing results concluded that Nevaeh indeed was found by fishermen Thursday beneath a layer of concrete along the River Raisin in Raisinville Township, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office said this afternoon.
Investigators did not release a cause of death, nor is anyone in custody. The girl disappeared May 24 from her apartment complex.
Though Sheriff Tilman Crutchfield said Friday that the girl found near the river likely was Nevaeh, family members held out hope the girl might still be alive.
June 9th, 2009 at 08:46pm
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- Could this be related to one of the two high-profile missing persons cases in Chicago of Stacy Peterson or Lisa Stebic? Dana comments.
Daily Commentary - Friday, May 22nd, 2009 - Body Found by Des Plaines River [1:22m]: | Download
It has been quite a while since Stacy Peterson and Lisa Stebic went missing; however, suddenly there have been breaking events that could bring an end to one of the two cases. 23 year old
Stacy Ann Peterson went missing on 10–28–07 in Bolingbrook, IL, while 37 year old
Lisa Stebic went missing on 5–01–07 from Plainfield, IL.
May 23rd, 2009 at 05:57pm
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BREAKING NEWS
Ill– A caucasion, badly decomposed body of a woman has been recovered from the DesPlaines River, near Channahan, Ill this afternoon.
Police discovered the body near the Big Basin Marina, near I55. CSI recovery teams and State Police detectives have set up command on the riverbank and remain there this evening.
Go to Blink on Crime for update:
May 23rd, 2009 at 01:20pm
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46 year old Michael Larson of Yankton, SD has been missing since Friday afternoon May 15, 2009. Larson’s boat was found empty around 3:45 Friday afternoon. The boat was resting on a sand bar in the middle of the Missouri River.
The boat was resting on a sand bar in the middle of the Missouri River near Running Water, South Dakota.
Crews searched all weekend, but haven’t had success in locating Larson.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Bon Homme Sheriff’s Office in Tyndall, South Dakota.
Crews are searching for a boater who went missing on the Missouri River.
Rescue Crews Will Resume Search For Yankton Man Sunday
“It’s a little cooler than we’d like it if we’re going to be in the water,” Johnson said. “Of course, we’re going to be along the edges of the water. You’re going to get wet. You’re going to get a little cool.”
Johnson says the conditions aren’t ideal, but they’re not anything teams can’t handle.
“There are different types of missions - some water, some land,” Johnson said. “We’ve had a variety of different situations we’ve been in.”
Around 7:00 AM Saturday morning, crews were out in 37-degree weather, about ten degrees below average. And wind speeds weren’t kind either, with some winds gusting up to 30 miles per hour in some spots. But crews say they’re prepared for the changing conditions.
UPDATE I: Hospital Praying For Missing Yankton Boater
UPDATE II: Body of Missing Boater Michael Larson Found
The body of 46 year-old Michael Larson was pulled from the Missouri River this afternoon. Larson, who is from Yankton, disappeared 10 days ago while boating on the river.
May 17th, 2009 at 07:05pm
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