The Week in Crime
📬 - Guede | Crumbley | Smollett | Sutherland | RIP Katy, Arthur & Emma | Maxwell, Raymond & David | Kim Bryant - Case Solved | Creepy Doorbell Footage | MISSING | DEVIN NEWSOM & DEVONDRE MEDFORD
Hello everyone 👋🏻
The 14-year-old boy who was arrested on suspicion of murdering Ava White appeared in court on 29th November and was officially charged with the crime in a brief, 15-minute hearing.
He was reprimanded in custody and his trial could start as early as May 2022.
Ava was stabbed in the neck after she and her friends had gotten into an argument with a group of boys in Liverpool City Centre on 25th November.
Robert Martin, Ava’s father has said
"Thank you to every one of you for your kind messages and donations."
RIP Ava.
Rudy Guede has given his first interview since leaving prison saying “I did not inflict the stab wounds. I know the truth and she knows the truth.” “She” obviously being Amanda Knox.
Personally, no. Pull the other one Rudy.
Rudy was arrested days before Meredith was murdered after being found in a nursery with a 40cm knife in his backpack. !!!!!!!
His DNA was found inside Meredith’s body, his bloody fingerprints and shoe prints, were all over the crime scene including a pillow under Meredith’s hips and on Meredith’s bra.
His unflushed POOP (yes, really) was found in Meredith’s toilet.
Blood was found in Meredith’s handbag, which had 300 euros and credit cards stolen from it. Rudy was a known burglar.
NOTHING linking Amanda to the crime scene was found.
Her DNA was found on a handle of a knife at her boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito’s house. Meredith’s DNA was found on the blade.
This was later ruled as not being traces of blood and a result cross-contamination.
Raffaele’s DNA was found on the small metal clasp (that is used to fasten) of Meredith’s bra. But again, cross-contamination was blamed as the bra had been “lost on the floor for 47 days” after the murder.
Investigators wore dirty gloves and were not wearing full, protective gear when collecting evidence.
Rudy fled the Country after the murder.
Now I know.
The media couldn’t make a sexy nymphomaniac out of Rudy the way could with “Foxy Knoxy” but fucking come on.
This whole case was bungled. SO BADLY. By everyone.
The media should be ashamed of themselves. But that’s no surprise there.
My heart goes out to Meredith’s family. She has been lost in all of this nonsense.
Ghislaine Maxwell - the jury was seated and opening statements were taken at the beginning of her trial in Manhattan, New York City on Monday (29th Nov.)
The trial is expected to last 6 weeks and Maxwell faces 80 years in prison if convicted.
Here is a series of articles from Slate Magazine detailing each day of the trial so far.
Ghislaine Maxwell’s Trial Opens With Her Lawyer Diving Straight Into the Muck
Why Is Ghislaine Maxwell’s Defense So Intent on Talking About Jeffrey Epstein’s Famous Friends?
How Ghislaine Maxwell’s Lawyers Are Attempting to Discredit Her Accusers
Jeffrey Epstein’s Little Black Book Makes Its Courtroom Debut
What Role Did Other Adult Women Play in Jeffrey Epstein’s Abuse of Teenage Girls?
Also, a Maxwell trial tracker, which I followed on Twitter has been removed and
They have a Substack, you should follow it » » here « «
47-year-old Malak Adabzadeh, who also went by the name Katy, was found dead in a flat in Stoneycroft, Liverpool on 25th November.
Three men aged 21, 46 and 57 were arrested on suspicion of her murder, they remain in custody.
Edit: Police have since charged the 57-year-old man with murder. Mohammad Ureza Azizi, Katy’s husband appeared in court on 6th December.
It is being reported that Katy died of “head trauma.”
Katy was originally from Iran and her family have released a statement
“Katy was a loving mother, lovely sister, wife and daughter. She was generous, kind and would always help anyone. Katy will be missed terribly. As a family we ask for the communities support at this time to find out what has happened to our beloved Katy.”
Merseyside Police have said they are keeping an open mind regarding the motive and that the investigation is still in the very early stages.
They have appealed for help from the Iranian community in Liverpool and anyone who knew Katy.
@MerPolCC
101
@CrimestoppersUK
0800 555 111 using the reference 21000820292
The Silent Solution - if you are vulnerable and unable to speak openly call 999 and key in “55.”
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Ben Raymond, 32, has been found guilty of being a member of a banned terrorist organisation and sentenced to an “8-year prison sentence and a 2 year extended period on license.”
He will have to serve a “minimum of 5 years and 4 months before he will be eligible for parole.”
Raymond co-founded the Neo-Nazi group National Action, the aim of which was to launch a “White Jihad” and race war in Britain.
Raymond is the
On 8th May 1981, 18-year-old Alice Sebold was subjected to a violent, “hours-long” rape in Thornden Park, Syracuse.
5 months later, she becomes convinced that she has bumped into her attacker on the street, setting off a chain of events that saw an innocent man serve 16 years in prison.
Anthony Broadwater was released in 1999, he was denied parole 5 times as he refused to admit to the crime. He was also registered as a sex offender for 23 years.
Sebold went on to become a best selling author, “The Lovely Bones” being the most notable of her works, which was adapted into a film by Peter Jackson.
And it was the adaptation of another of her works, her memoir “Lucky” which would see Broadwater finally receive his justice.
Timothy Mucciante was an executive producer, on this adaptation, until he removed himself from the project after growing extremely uncomfortable with all of the glaring discrepancies he was encountering.
He continued to research, however, hiring a private detective, Dan Myers.
The film has now been dropped and Lucky has been pulled from sale whilst the work is revised.
Sebold has apologised but I think more needs to be done here.
Emma Sweet and her father Jeremy were reported missing on 25th November.
The following day, Jeremy was found alive but hypothermic in the back of his truck, which was partially submerged in White River, Columbus, Indiana. Emma was not with him.
Sadly, the 2-year-olds body was recovered further downstream on Sunday (28th Nov).
Jeremy was out on bond for possession of meth & unlawful possession of a firearm at the time of the incident and he has given police conflicting stories over how the truck ended up in the river.
He has since been charged with felony neglect and possession of a syringe.
Germarcus Lamar David, 29, has been charged with shooting his 4 children and their grandmother to death in Lancaster, California.
Erika England has been named as the grandmother, England was Davids’ mother in law, she was 51.
The children, a girl and 3 boys were named as
Namyiah David, 11.
Germarcus David Jr., 7.
Kayden David, 2.
Noah David, 1.
The murders took place on Sunday night (28th Nov.) All 5 victims had been shot in their upper torsos.
They were found by their mother who was seen by neighbours, on the phone to 911 screaming “my babies are dead.”
David is a licensed security guard and whilst he did have a permit to carry a firearm, it had expired in August last year.
David is being held on a $2 million bail after he turned himself in.
Forensic genealogy strikes again - this time in the case of Kim Bryant.
Kim was 16-years-old when she was sexually assaulted and murdered in Las Vegas in 1979. She was reported missing on 26th January by her mother after she failed to come home from school. Her body was found in the desert a month later.
DNA was recovered during an autopsy but Las Vegas Police couldn’t find a match for it despite years of trying.
The DNA was sent to Othram Inc in Texas for testing and the results led them straight to the then 19-year-old, Johnny Peterson.
Peterson was arrested in 1980 for another sexual assault, but the case was dismissed. He was never a suspect in Kim’s case.
Unfortunately, the little worm died in 1993, so he will never face the music for his despicable crimes.
Edward Eliot, Kim’s father has said
MISSING - Devin Newsom
In 2019, actor Jussie Smollett claimed to have been the victim of a racist & homophobic attack by two men who shouted pro-Trump slogans and put a noose around his neck.
He has since been accused of staging the attack and paying two brothers to carry it out.
He was indicted in 2020 on 6 counts of lying to the police.
Smollett denies any wrongdoing.
If convicted he faces 3 years in prison but a lighter sentence or probation and community service are more likely considering Smolletts’ clean record thus far.
Closing arguments began on Wednesday (8th Dec.)
Edit: Smollett was found guilty but at time of writing he had not been sentenced.
Arthur Labinjo-Hughes - here is a timeline of this heartbreaking case.
RIP Arthur.
Nathan Sutherland who worked as a nurse in Phoenix, Arizona, was, on 2nd December sentenced to 10 years in prison, been put on lifetime probation and ordered to sign the sex offenders register, after being found guilty of raping an intellectually disabled woman whom he was meant to be caring for.
The 29-year-old woman has been at the facility since she was 3-years-old. Seizures in her early life caused significant intellectual disabilities.
Sutherland’s despicable crimes came to light after the woman, who is “nonverbal and struggles with even simple movement” gave birth to a baby boy.
Staff, who had no idea she was pregnant, called 911.
The baby is being cared for by the woman’s mother.
📚 Read: Operation Fox Hunt: How China Exports Repression Using a Network of Spies Hidden in Plain Sight
Ethan Crumbley
His parents, James and Jennifer are facing involuntary manslaughter charges.
What do you think? Should parents face charges when their child commits crime?
I am a very strong HELL YES on this one.
Topic of the week
Q. What did all these women have in common?
Laura Smither
Chaundra Levy
Sydney Sutherland
Ally Brueger
Alexia Deval
Karina Vetrano
Vanessa Marcotte
Mollie Tibbetts
Wendy Karina Martinez
A. They all went for a jog and never came back.
***
Women Shouldn’t Have to Change What They Wear to Run Safely
via Runners World
From Catcalls to Murder: What Female Joggers Face on Every Run
via BBC
For Women Runners, There’s Always One Huge Concern
via The Cut
Majority of Female Joggers Experience Harassment While Running
via Time
Opinion: I’m a Woman Who Runs on Rural Roads. The Fear is Always There.
via The Washington Post
A Look Back at the Women Murdered While Jogging
via ABC7 News
Mollie Tibbets Went Jogging and Never Came Back - She’s Not the First
via CBS News
American Woman Working at Embassy in Ukraine Killed While Jogging in Kiev
via The Guardian
Texas Woman Killed While Out For Morning Run
via Running Magazine
Running Scared: Three Young Female Joggers Murdered in 9 Days. Could They Be Related?
via news.com.au
She Tweeted About Gender Violence Before She Was Killed. Now Students and Women Are Fighting Back
via CNN
Woman Killed While Jogging in Northern Oakland County; Police Search for Suspect
via Click on Detroit
Death of jogger Alexia Daval adds to fears for women running alone
via The Times
Running While Female: 46% of female runners in the UK say they have been harassed while running
via Runners World
Mystery of Karina Vetrano’s Death Ends With Murder Conviction
via The New York Times
Details released in killing of jogger Sydney Sutherland
via The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Vanessa Marcotte: Man in court over woman killed jogging
via BBC
Also 👀
This video is utterly, utterly terrifying.
A woman, home alone finds herself hiding and calling 911 after a strange man, who had spotted her through her open kitchen window, began knocking on the door and trying to get into the house.
In the footage, it appears he is talking to the woman inside.
He is not.
The woman has since stated she didn’t respond to him once.
He is talking to himself.
When her husband logs into the doorbell camera from work, the stranger calmly tells him he wants “the girl in the house to open the door so I can rape and kill her.”
He then asks the husband if he can get the woman to open the door to him, before repeating his wishes to rape and kill her two more times and claiming to have a knife and gun before wandering off, still talking to himself.
I’m sure you’ll be glad to hear that this man, Christopher Sumbs, was apprehended and is currently undergoing an evaluation as to whether he is fit to stand trial.
*shudders deeply*
YouTube Links 🔗
The Grinder Serial Killer: Stephen Port’s Murder’s - via BBC 3
Levi Bellfield | True Crime with Emma Kenny - via Emma Kenny
Britains Most Evil Killers - Mark Bridger - via True Crimes
Thank you everyone.
I’ll see you next year!
Hope you all have a wonderful Christmas.
Julia.