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Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Remains Of Man Missing Since 1987 Found In Car www.huffingtonpost.com GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — Authorities in western Colorado say a human skeleton found in a partially buried car belongs to a man who was reported missing 26 years ago. The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel reports ( ) the Mesa County Coroner's Office identified the man on Monday as 65-year-old Ronald...
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Prayers for Shelly Nagle, sister of Sherry Leighty. While we know a new detective came on this over a decade old case....we know how much Shelly did to encourage the search for her answers for her sister. Our prayers.
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Altoona man charged in daughter-in-law's 1999 death
Investigators confirm they've found skeletal remains
By Lindsay Ward and WJAC Web Staff
HUNTINGDON COUNTY, Pa. —
Two days after officials found skeletal remains of an Altoona woman who disappeared in 1999, Pennsylvania State Police charged her former father-in-law with criminal homicide in her death.
Huntingdon County District Attorney George Zanic held a press conference at the Huntingdon County Courthouse to "address significant events relating to the 1999 disappearance of Sherry Leighty."
Online court documents list an active charge of one count of criminal homicide against Kenneth W. Leighty, of Altoona. Leighty waived his preliminary hearing and a pretrial conference has been scheduled for September. He remains jailed without bail.
The 65-year-old man has been in jail since April on charges of attacking an officer when police tried to speak with him about the case.
Leighty owns land where crews had searched for Sherry Jean Leighty's remains since April 20. A search warrant shows investigators believe Leighty killed the woman and buried her there and Zanic confirmed some human remains and clothing were found there earlier this month.
Zanic said search teams found Sherry Leighty’s remains on Saturday, under or near a fence post at the family’s camp in Warriors Mark Township. Officials said that location is consistent with a confession Kenneth Leighty made to his son during a recorded phone interview.
Authorities have previously said Leighty was the last person to see his daughter-in-law alive when he drove her to work in Oct. 1, 1999.
Kenneth Leighty previously told police he dropped Sherry off at work the morning she disappeared and later went to work. A month later on Nov. 3, 1999, Sherry's father went to Altoona police and reported his daughter missing. He said his daughter may have gone to Maine, but said he's worried she hadn't been in touch with her three children.
The investigation went cold until August 2012, when a new detective took over the case. Cpl. Matthew Starr interviewed Sherry's siblings, who said that Kenneth Leighty had been caught groping Sherry in her sleep and peeping into her windows before she disappeared.
On Oct. 4, 2012, police interviewed Aaron Leighty, Sherry's ex-husband, and he admitted Sherry had a protection from abuse order against him when she disappeared but said he didn't know where she was.
A few days later, police interviewed Kenneth Leighty, who again said he dropped Sherry off at work the morning of her disappearance and added that he was driving a pickup truck.
On Oct. 25, police interviewed Sherry and Aaron's oldest son, who was just a child when his mother disappeared. He told police he heard that his mother is buried under an old outhouse on the 150-acre property in Huntingdon County belonging to his grandfather, Kenneth Leighty.
In April, Aaron Leighty allowed police to wiretap a conversation between him and his father. According to court documents, Kenneth admitted that he "did it" and that it was an accident. Kenneth went on to say he buried Sherry on his property under a fence.
Later that day, police went to Kenneth Leighty's house to ask him a few questions. When they tried to detain him for more questioning, police said he tried to run off, kicking and punching officers. He was arrested and jailed on charges of assaulting a police officer.
The next day, police served a search warrant for the Huntingdon County property, and on the land they found the same pickup truck that police believe Kenneth was driving the morning Sherry disappeared.
_________________PENNSYLVA
Altoona man charged in daughter-in-law's 1999 death
Investigators confirm they've found skeletal remains
By Lindsay Ward and WJAC Web Staff
HUNTINGDON COUNTY, Pa. —
Two days after officials found skeletal remains of an Altoona woman who disappeared in 1999, Pennsylvania State Police charged her former father-in-law with criminal homicide in her death.
Huntingdon County District Attorney George Zanic held a press conference at the Huntingdon County Courthouse to "address significant events relating to the 1999 disappearance of Sherry Leighty."
Online court documents list an active charge of one count of criminal homicide against Kenneth W. Leighty, of Altoona. Leighty waived his preliminary hearing and a pretrial conference has been scheduled for September. He remains jailed without bail.
The 65-year-old man has been in jail since April on charges of attacking an officer when police tried to speak with him about the case.
Leighty owns land where crews had searched for Sherry Jean Leighty's remains since April 20. A search warrant shows investigators believe Leighty killed the woman and buried her there and Zanic confirmed some human remains and clothing were found there earlier this month.
Zanic said search teams found Sherry Leighty’s remains on Saturday, under or near a fence post at the family’s camp in Warriors Mark Township. Officials said that location is consistent with a confession Kenneth Leighty made to his son during a recorded phone interview.
Authorities have previously said Leighty was the last person to see his daughter-in-law alive when he drove her to work in Oct. 1, 1999.
Kenneth Leighty previously told police he dropped Sherry off at work the morning she disappeared and later went to work. A month later on Nov. 3, 1999, Sherry's father went to Altoona police and reported his daughter missing. He said his daughter may have gone to Maine, but said he's worried she hadn't been in touch with her three children.
The investigation went cold until August 2012, when a new detective took over the case. Cpl. Matthew Starr interviewed Sherry's siblings, who said that Kenneth Leighty had been caught groping Sherry in her sleep and peeping into her windows before she disappeared.
On Oct. 4, 2012, police interviewed Aaron Leighty, Sherry's ex-husband, and he admitted Sherry had a protection from abuse order against him when she disappeared but said he didn't know where she was.
A few days later, police interviewed Kenneth Leighty, who again said he dropped Sherry off at work the morning of her disappearance and added that he was driving a pickup truck.
On Oct. 25, police interviewed Sherry and Aaron's oldest son, who was just a child when his mother disappeared. He told police he heard that his mother is buried under an old outhouse on the 150-acre property in Huntingdon County belonging to his grandfather, Kenneth Leighty.
In April, Aaron Leighty allowed police to wiretap a conversation between him and his father. According to court documents, Kenneth admitted that he "did it" and that it was an accident. Kenneth went on to say he buried Sherry on his property under a fence.
Later that day, police went to Kenneth Leighty's house to ask him a few questions. When they tried to detain him for more questioning, police said he tried to run off, kicking and punching officers. He was arrested and jailed on charges of assaulting a police officer.
The next day, police served a search warrant for the Huntingdon County property, and on the land they found the same pickup truck that police believe Kenneth was driving the morning Sherry disappeared.
Tamerlan Tsarnaev's Burial Angers Virginia Muslims
Tamerlan Tsarnaev's Burial Angers Virginia Muslims: By Gary Strauss USA Today (RNS) Officials and local residents of a rural Virginia county say they’re surprised and angered that the body of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev was buried in a local cemetery.
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MISSING GIRL MAY HAVE BEEN LURED BY AN OLDER MAN SHE MET ON THE INTERNET: The Sacramento County Sheriff's Department in California is looking for Daria Clarke, 15, was last seen in the 4500 block of American River Drive at approximately 10 a.m. May 9, 2013. The family suspects the teen left the school to meet a man she had been talking to online.
“We strongly believe that she was lured away by an older male, who does not have her best interest at heart. And that she is in imminent danger,”
She is considered to be at-risk due to some mental health deficiencies and the fact that she may be in the company of people who could endanger her welfare, according to the sheriff's department.
Clarke is described as a white female juvenile, 5’4” tall and 195 pounds. She has brown hair and blue eyes. Clothing Description: Sheer black blouse, charcoal gray leggings with silver buttons above each ankle, brown toms shoes. She goes by the nickname “Dasha” .
Anyone with information is asked to call the Sheriff’s Department at (916) 874-5115.
Please share Daria's flyer with your friends. A online flyer is a excellent way to get the word out about a missing person. With todays technology it can be viewed literally anywhere. You can also tag your friends to the flyer which is another good way to spread the word quickly about a missing person, (to do so you must “Like” this page it's uploaded on before it will let you tag it Facebook requirements not mine).
To assist with Amber Alerts and missing person cases through flyer and picture sharing on Facebook please “Like” Missing on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/
SOURCE(s): http://fox40.com/2013/05/12/
Facebook Missing: http://www.facebook.com/“We strongly believe that she was lured away by an older male, who does not have her best interest at heart. And that she is in imminent danger,”
She is considered to be at-risk due to some mental health deficiencies and the fact that she may be in the company of people who could endanger her welfare, according to the sheriff's department.
Clarke is described as a white female juvenile, 5’4” tall and 195 pounds. She has brown hair and blue eyes. Clothing Description: Sheer black blouse, charcoal gray leggings with silver buttons above each ankle, brown toms shoes. She goes by the nickname “Dasha” .
Anyone with information is asked to call the Sheriff’s Department at (916) 874-5115.
Please share Daria's flyer with your friends. A online flyer is a excellent way to get the word out about a missing person. With todays technology it can be viewed literally anywhere. You can also tag your friends to the flyer which is another good way to spread the word quickly about a missing person, (to do so you must “Like” this page it's uploaded on before it will let you tag it Facebook requirements not mine).
To assist with Amber Alerts and missing person cases through flyer and picture sharing on Facebook please “Like” Missing on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/
SOURCE(s): http://fox40.com/2013/05/12/
(129) Family`s for the Missing.
(129) Family`s for the Missing.
UP-DATED POSTER: Michaela is still MISSING. She has not contacted her parents or friends since April 30th. She was last seen on May 13, 2013 in North Layton by Brittney Marriott who was also missing but was found today. She was wearing a red flowered tank top, short shorts and now has black hair. She is traveling with two older males and one female who she doesn't know. Please contact WJPD or else send us a private message if you have any details or if you have seen Michaela. Her family is extremely worried about her and they just want her home. There has also been a FUND set up by Buffalo Wild Wings in Midvale, Utah. If you mention Michaela to your server, they will DONATE 10% of your bill to the FIND MICHAELA KERBY FUND.
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JUST IN: A 9-year-old autistic girl, who is unable to speak, was reported missing from the front yard of her Clear Lake home Sunday around 1:30 p.m. A search is underway for the girl. Share this photo to spread the word.
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Accused Kidnapper's Wife Called Cops About Abuse for Years abcnews.go.com Cleveland cops were summoned six times to handle accusations that accused kidnapper Ariel Castro had assaulted or menaced them, including three alleged beatings of his wife, but he was only convicted once and was never sentenced to any prison time.
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