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There has been a big break in the murder investigation of Michelle Gardner-Quinn. We have 
a match. A DNA sample taken from the pants of the prime suspect, Brian Rooney, in the disappearance and murder of Michelle Gardner-Quinn has been found to be hers.
The blood was found on the blue jeans of Brian L. Rooney, 36, giving police at least one piece of physical evidence allegedly linking the man they call their prime suspect to the Oct. 7 disappearance of Gardner-Quinn.
Rooney, who has denied any involvement in the woman’s disappearance but is being held on unrelated sex charges, was ordered by Vermont District Court Judge Michael Kupersmith to submit to DNA testing during a closed-door hearing Thursday, according to David Sleigh, his court-appointed lawyer.
It appears that the court appointed attorney for Brian Rooney let the cat out of the bag even though the court hearing was supposed to be closed. This could be the beginning of the end for Brian Rooney and the piece needed to prove who was responsible for the murder of Michelle Gardner-Quinn.
That was revealed by David Sleigh, a court appointed lawyer for Mr. Rooney in an interview with the Associated Press. He said the DNA evidence was revealed at a hearing, a hearing that Sleigh thought was open, when it was actually closed. (WCAX)
DNA match even though mums the word because of a sealed affidavit.
In an affidavit, prosecutors said a Vermont State Police analysis showed the DNA samples to match, according to Sleigh.
Deputy Chittenden County State’s Attorney Justin Jiron would not confirm or deny the DNA match when asked Thursday, saying the affidavit was under seal. “I’m not allowed to talk about the results,” Jiron said.
Neither Police Chief Thomas Tremblay nor Lt. Kathleen Stubbing would confirm it, either.
District Court refused to release the affidavit, saying it was under seal.
A search of the suspects home on Monday revealed the following.
In a Monday search of Rooney’s parents’ home in Richmond, police found photographs and videotapes of naked women, one of which was labeled with the girlfriend’s name and showed a woman lying face down on a bed, making no movements as she was sexually assaulted.
The latest charges could put Rooney away for life. (Burlington Free Press)
From the material found during searches and the past allegations against Brian Rooney, one wonders what the police in Vermont were thinking by having this predator walk the streets. Its okay to press charges against Brian Rooney now, but not in the past?
October 19th, 2006 at 10:02pm
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Margaret Haddican-McEnroe, 29, of Warren Township and Somerset County, 
NJ. Haddican-McEnroe is a firefighter with Mount Bethel Volunteer Fire Company in Warren Township. She was reported missing by her husband on October 12, 2006. Her husband last saw Margaret Haddican-McEnroe at 1:30 pm on October 10.
Prosecutor Wayne J. Forrest said Margaret Haddican-McEnroe was reported missing by her husband on Oct. 12. He last saw her at about 1:30 p.m. Oct. 10.
When Mr. McEnroe returned home at about 3 p.m. Oct. 10, he discovered his wife gone and their infant child home alone.
Mr. McEnroe told police his wife had threatened suicide in the past and may be suffering from post-partum depression. (Courier News)
Description:
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The 29-year-old woman is Caucasian
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5 ft 2 in tall
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110 pounds
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brown eyes
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brown hair
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light complexion
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She has a tribal tattoo on her stomach, firefighter’s helmet tattoo on her left thigh and multiple tattoos on her back
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She is an Army veteran and may have identification with her birth name of “Sherwood Halley.”
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She left behind her cell phone and did not take her vehicle.
Margaret Haddican was wearing the following:
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a grey sweatshirt with “ARMY” written across the front in black letters
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white plaid pajama bottoms
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white socks and white Nike sneakers
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She was also wearing a silver chain with military dog tags and a white-gold wedding ring with three diamonds
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She also may have a black BDU (military style) jacket and black duffle bag with additional clothing.
Anyone with information please call the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Squad at (908) 575-3400, Warren Township Police Department at (908) 753-1000 or the Somerset County TIPS Line at (888) 577-TIPS (8477).
October 18th, 2006 at 08:43pm
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An Amber Alert has been issued for 10 month old Saige Terell. Police are searching for 
Saige Terrell, his mother, Renee Terrell and her boyfriend, Christopher Wayne Lutrell. The mother is accused of abducting her son Saige Terrell. Renee Terrell is also a suspect in the murder of a social worker. Police believe that Saige Terrell is in extreme danger an that his mother and boyfriend could be headed from KY to Indiana. The car they are driving is said to be a 2000 Daewoo Nubira four-door station wagon. It has a Kentucky license plate, 675 DRV.
A nationwide search is underway for a Kentucky mother, her boyfriend and her ten-month-old son. Police issued an amber alert Monday night after they say the mother abducted her child. She’s also suspected of killing a social worker. Police say the baby boy, Saige Terrell, is in extreme danger, and they believe he and his mother could be headed from Kentucky into Indiana. That’s why amber alert signs are encouraging drivers across our highways to be on the lookout. Police were called Monday night after a social worker, 67-year-old Boni Frederick, didn’t return to work after taking the 10-month-old boy to a non-custodial visit with his mother. They found the social worker dead inside a Henderson, Kentucky home. Police suspect the mother, 33-year-old Renee Terrell, of killing the woman. (WTHR 13)
Description of 10 month old Saige Terrell:
Description of two Suspects:
RENEE TERRELL
CHRISTOPHER WAYNE LUTTRELL
Police say if you see the vehicle or the suspects, don’t approach them but call police. They ask that you call 1-888-58-AMBER State social worker murdered
Authorities are searching for a 33-year-old Henderson woman who they are calling a suspect in the Monday homicide of an employee with the state’s social services agency. (The Gleaner)
UPDATE: (10/17/06) Southern Illinois Becomes Focal Point in Search for Homicide
The search for a missing child and a Kentucky homicide suspect has moved to Illinois following a possible sighting in Smithboro in rural Bond County. An Amber Alert message from State Police indicates the homicide victims credit card was used to purchase gasoline. (WJBD 1350AM)
October 17th, 2006 at 02:40pm
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12 year old Ajanae Scruggs has been missing since Friday in Oakland, CA. 
Police have issues a Bay Area Alert for the missing 7th grader.
Description:
- 5 feet 2
- 150 pounds
- brown eyes
- a medium complexion
- She was last known to be wearing a red school uniform shirt and tan pants.
- She also wears a purple stone ring with a gold band
Ajanae Scruggs was last seen about 8:15 a.m. at KIPP Bridge College Preparatory Middle School, 991 14th St., where she is a 7th grader. The school is one of Oakland’s most academically challenging and demanding public schools.
Police are concerned because Ajanae has not contacted her mother or friends, which is out of character for her. She has never run away from home, police said.
Police Missing Persons Unit Officer Mike Weisenberg said Monday Ajanae has communicated with different people on MySpace, a social networking web site, “and we can’t rule out she might have met up with someone she contacted there.” (Inside Bay Area)
Anyone with information about Ajanae please call the police at 238-3641 or 238-3352.
UPDATE: Family Friend Finds Missing Oakland Girl Near Cemetery
OAKLAND, Calif. – A spokesman with the Oakland Police Department told NBC11 News a missing 12-year-old from Oakland has been found.
They said a family friend located the girl at 9:26 a.m. near MacArthur Boulevard and a cemetery.
The mother said police told her to take the child to Children’s Hospital to be checked by a doctor as a precaution.
The child is said to be in good condition. (NBC 11)
October 17th, 2006 at 12:14am
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Brian Rooney, a suspect in the disappearance and murder of UVM senior Michelle Gargner-Quinn will be in court today for a separate sex offense. This sexual offense charge dates back to 1998 and revolves around a sexual assault on a minor. One question that immediately comes to the forefront is why only now is Brian Rooney being arraigned on the 1998 sex offense charge against a minor? Looking back on events, maybe our society might have been a little more safer if Brian Rooney had either been in jail or had to have registered as a sex offender.
(Suspect: Brian Rooney)
Authorities may want to explain why Brian Rooney was allowed to walk among us when he was considered a danger. They just forgot about him. How many times will these things happen when a sex offender is only deemed a danger after they kill? Who does not think that the “sexual assault on, and lewd and lascivious conduct with, a minor” was just not a precursor of offenses to come?
Thirty-six-year-old Brian Rooney was the last person seen with 21-year-old Michelle Gardner-Quinn before she disappeared on October seventh. Surveillance camera footage from a jewelry store shows them walking down a Burlington street. Gardner-Quinn was found dead in a ravine on October 13th.
Rooney is scheduled to be arraigned in St. Johnsbury on charges of sexual assault on a minor. He also is charged with lewd and lascivious conduct with a minor. (Fox 21)
Brian Rooney, 36, will be arraigned today from an incident from Essex County, VT where he was charged with a sexual assault on, and lewd and lascivious conduct with, a minor.
Both charges, stemming from a 1988 incident in Essex County, were brought as a result of information that came to light as cops probed him about Michelle Gardner-Quinn’s disappearance. (NY Post)
The police continue to pursue leads that point to Brian Rooney being the primary suspect in the murder of Michelle Gardner-Quinn. Rooney was the last person seen with Michelle the last night she was seen alive. Garner-Quinn also used Rooney’s cell phone the night she disappeared.
Burlington Police continue to build a case against Brian Rooney in the homicide investigation of 21-year old Michelle Gardner Quinn. A call that the victim made on Rooney’s cell phone led police to the 36-year old construction worker. Rooney was the last person seen with Gardner-Quinn before she disappeared early Saturday morning a week ago. When hikers discovered her body at Huntington Gorge yesterday, police made the arrest, and as Burlington police chief Tom Tremblay phrased it, now it’s as if a whole new investigation has started. Police on Saturday said they are in no position to release any information of significance. They still need the public’s help. (WCAX)
Brian Rooney has been a “person of interest” and suspect from the outset, closely being watched by authorities.
… but investigators still need to know more about the hours right after he was caught on a security camera, walking up Main Street with the victim shortly after 2:30 a.m. Saturday morning. “Our investigation continues to focus on Brian Rooney’s actions and whereabouts during the time period from Saturday, October 7th at 2:30 a.m. to mid-morning Monday, October 9th. We are also interested in information regarding the red Jeep Grand Cherokee,” said Stubbing.
Police impounded the Jeep they say Rooney drove, but they say there is no evidence that would indicate the victim was ever in it. Still, police want to know where the vehicle was during the week. They also want to know where Rooney was.
October 16th, 2006 at 10:50am
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Michelle Gardner-Quinn, a 21-year-old University of Vermont senior has been missing since 
Saturday. Michelle Gardner-Quinn was reported missing when she failed to show for dinner with her parents. Police do not want to jump to conclusions but some think she may have been a victim of foul play.
She was last seen heading home from a night on the town, and college officials and fellow students alike worried she may have been a victim of foul play.
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Michelle Gardner-Quinn went out Friday with a group of friends to celebrate one’s 21st birthday at several downtown bars. She parted with the group about 2:15 a.m. to walk back up the hill toward campus, accompanied by a person her friends described as “a random guy.”
She hasn’t been seen since. 
Description:
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5-foot-8 inches tall
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135 pounds
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with shoulder-length brown hair
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a pierced nose.
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When last seen, she was wearing a gray coat, a green cardigan sweater and a light blue T-shirt.
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Items listed that Michelle had , a gray Benetton pea coat with toggle clasps, jeans, a light-blue shirt, green button-up cardigan sweater and a black Puma purse with white straps.
Burlington Police Department Web site Current details of case
The disappearance occurred during Parent’s Weekend.
“She’s out of place with no logical explanation for being out of place,” said police Detective Kim Edwards. “At this point we do not believe she left on her own free will.”
Police said there was concern Gardner-Quinn may have fallen prey to a man who tried to lure a woman into his car at about the same time she was last seen, about three-quarters of a mile away.
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October 9th, 2006 at 09:21pm
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Authorities are searching for 5-year-old autistic boy, Aaron Campbell, who vanished from his 
mother Sunday. Aaron Campbell can hear but he does not talk due to Autism. Please be on the look out for Aaron.
The mother of Aaron Campbell said she left the boy in a vehicle Sunday morning while she ran into his grandmother’s home at 12547 Westhope Drive in Orange County. She said when she returned, the boy was not in the vehicle. (Local 6)
Anyone with information concerning Aaron’s whereabouts is urged to call the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.
Police Scour Orange County For Autistic Boy
The Orange County Sheriff’s Office received a call at 9:23 a.m. reporting Aaron Campbell missing.
After an extensive search of 12547 Westhope Drive and surrounding areas, the boy is still missing. (WESH)
October 8th, 2006 at 08:59pm
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Oakland police have arrested 41 year old Earl Stefanson is the torture and murder of 36 year 
old Leslie Lamb. It appears from their investigation that Stefanson may have killed two other woman in his home as well. What they found in Stefanson’s home upon attaining a search warrant was chilling.
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Police said they were able to determine that Lamb had not been inside the car where Stefanson claimed to have found her.
Police said they determined Stefanson had a history of abusing Lamb.
When authorities searched his home in the 3400 block of Coolidge Avenue, they found Lamb’s blood and the blood of two other unidentified women.
Police said Stefanson tortured her in a room set up in his basement, which they described as frightening.
(The home on the 3400 block of Coolidge Avenue in Oakland where police arrested Earl Stefanson, SF Chronicle)
The authorities did not go into great detail regarding the basement; however, it was described as something like out of “Silence of the Lambs”. Police are trying to determine who the woman are who the blood belonged to. Stefanson has a history of abusing women. Police are trying to determine whether there are more women out there who may have been abused by Stafanson and ask that they come forward.
It appeared as if Stefanson had made an attempt to clean up the blood and conceal evidence of Lamb having been at the residence, Jones said. At this point, police have no idea who the other two victims are or even whether they are dead or alive.
When police attempted to arrest Stefanson Tuesday night, he led them on a lengthy chase through Oakland and Hayward, Jones said.
Oakland police, with assistance from Hayward police, were eventually able to capture Stefanson and take him into custody. (NBC San Diego)
A former wife of an Stefanson she had lived in fear of her husband and endured “major abuse” during their relationship a decade ago.
She said the abuse stopped only after she and her husband, Earl Stefanson, were arrested for running a methamphetamine lab in Butte County.
“I was forced to be there. I was afraid to leave,” said the woman, who has since remarried and asked that she not be named because she was afraid for her safety. “I lived in a state of fear.”
Stefanson, 41, the son of an ex-president of the Hells Angels’ Oakland chapter, was charged Thursday with murdering Leslie Lamb, a single mother who police said was his girlfriend. Police said he had a torture chamber in his home in the Oakland foothills and that they fear he may have harmed other women. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Earl Stefanson has quite the checkered past:
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Ex-wife said she had suffered regular abuse from Stefanson during their five-year marriage. She would not go into details, but said the abuse did not include torture.
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In 1995, she and Stefanson were arrested for allegedly making methamphetamine and growing marijuana in Oroville (Butte County).
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Stefanson pleaded no contest in June 1996 and was sentenced to nine years in state prison for running a methamphetamine lab.
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she had often seen her daughter with black eyes and bruises. “She got away safe,” she said.
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Court records show that another ex-wife of Stefanson’s, Antonia Gutierrez, obtained a restraining order against him in Fresno County in 1985, alleging harassment.
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The younger Stefanson had one previous encounter with police in Oakland: In 2004, he pleaded no contest to lewd conduct and being drunk in public after police found him masturbating in a pickup truck near 15th and Castro streets, records show. (
SF Chronicle)
Oakland police homicide investigators can be contacted at (510) 238-3821, or on the department’s anonymous tip line at (510) 777-3211.
October 6th, 2006 at 10:21am
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Grinnell College student, 19 year old Paul Shuman-Moore has been missing since early 
Monday at approximately 1:23 AM.
College officials say 19-year-old Paul Shuman-Moore was last seen on campus just after one in the morning yesterday (Monday). He was reported missing after 10 p-m last night (Monday).
Shuman-Moore has medium length brown hair and brown eyes. He is about 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighs about 138 pounds.
He was last seen wearing a green T-shirt, a light-colored plaid shirt and white sneakers. (WHOtv)
Those with information are asked to call the Grinnell Police Department at 641-236-2650.
Grinnell student reported missing
Have you seen Paul Shuman-Moore?
Grinnell College officials and others are searching for a student reported missing at 10:25 p.m. on Monday.
Grinnell police and fire officials, Poweshiek County Sheriff’s Department, Poweshiek County Emergency Management, volunteers, and Grinnell College faculty, staff and students are searching the campus, the city of Grinnell, and the surrounding area. Searchers are on foot, in the air, on ATVs, and in vehicles. (Des Moines Register)
September 26th, 2006 at 11:14pm
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Jordan Kimble is missing. Police initially said that 13-year-old Jordan Kimble left willingly 
with 19-year-old Trent Trahan but the case is now being referred to as an abduction.
They’ve been missing since last Friday and could be traveling in a gray 2004 Ford Focus with a plate number NWB–447.
If you’ve seen Trimble and Trahan, call the number on your screen. (KATC)
If you’ve seen Jordan Kimble or have any information, call deputies 394-3071.
From The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
| JORDAN KIMBLE |
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| Case Type: Non Family Abduction |
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| DOB: Oct 18, 1992 |
Sex: Female |
| Missing Date: Sep 15, 2006 |
Race: White |
| Age Now: 13 |
Height: 5’2″ (157 cm) |
| Missing City: SAINT MARTINVILLE |
Weight: 106 lbs (48 kg) |
| Missing State : LA |
Hair Color: Brown |
| Missing Country: United States |
Eye Color: Brown |
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| Case Number: NCMC1053855 |
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Circumstances: Jordan was abducted on September 15, 2006, by Trent Trahan. A felony warrant
for kidnapping was issued for the abductor on September 15, 2006. They may be traveling in a
gray 2004 Ford Focus sedan with Louisiana license plates NWB447.
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September 25th, 2006 at 09:24pm
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