SANDRA CANTU CASE: SOURCES- LAWLESS RELATIVE ARRESTED ON SEX CHARGES
BREAKING NEWS
Folsom, CA– As Melissa Huckaby awaits her arraignment in court this afternoon in San Joaquin County, Blinkoncrime.com has discovered the arrest last week of Timothy John Lawless, a relative to Huckaby and the Lawless family. Folsom Police Department verified this afternoon Lawless was arrested on April 15.
Timothy Lawless was arrested on THE EXACT SAME SEX CHARGE AS Huckaby. Lawless is in custody at the Sacramento County Jail under a $1Million Bond, charged with 10 counts of lewd and lacivious acts on a child under 14.
288. (a) Any person who willfully and lewdly commits any lewd or
lascivious act, including any of the acts constituting other crimes
provided for in Part 1, upon or with the body, or any part or member
thereof, of a child who is under the age of 14 years, with the intent
of arousing, appealing to, or gratifying the lust, passions, or
sexual desires of that person or the child, is guilty of a felony and
shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for three,
six, or eight years.
Lawless is also charged with rape with a foreign instrument, but formal charges have not been formalized by the DA. Lawless’s next appearance in court is scheduled for May 14, 2009.
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Sacsayhuan:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/s.php?k=100000080&id=1356296112&sid=f11a8b427ee0c4ee6a8cba670e670a8d
Looks like the same guy, yes.
Very nicely observed,svl.
Talking about trusting no one with your children !
http://www.nj.com/south/index.ssf/2009/03/franklin_township_youth_minist.html
The facebook link is below.
http://www.facebook.com/s.php?q=phil+espinosa&k=100000020&init=q&sid=625835277208801e3cfb0cc70b356fab
Also, I have been surfing myspace and here are more pics of Phil Espinosa.
http://www.myspace.com/philthrill140
If you notice, his myspace is private as is most of his many “friends”. If you browse around enough at his friends sites, you’ll notice pics of children quite frequently. Just my opinions but, I think things are starting to unfold.
149. Just an opinion. Compared the 2 pics. OMG.
Blink,
I did alittle deeper reseach into the reverse address done by Sacsayhuan, and it states that Phil Espinosa from Folsom, CA. is 40 years old.
I’m not so sure that the guy in the facebook photo looks 40.
May be an older photo? May have incorrect data?
Sure looks like the same guy.
This is the link to the Facebook photo of Phil Espinoza
http://www.facebook.com/s.php?q=Philip+Espinosa%3A+CSU+Fullerton+Orange+County%2C+CA&init=q&sid=8f4315c878205d6572587d70e7a5f4ff
And the two men in the photos do resemble one another.
Check out this photo. There is a Tim Lawless and a Phil Espinosa listed as playing on this team, which appears to be located in Woodland, CA (near Sacramento?)
http://gaylemfgsoftball.com/default.aspx
Here is a link to a pic of TL with his softball team. Interestingly, PE is listed as short stop.
http://gaylemfgsoftball.com/default.aspx
Here is info for the Phil Espinosa that is a probation officer in El Dorado County. Folsom is in El Dorado County; both Tim Lawless & Espinosa are connected to an address in Folsom, as per research done by posters above. FYI, Folsom is a community adjacent to northwest Sac County, less than 20 miles from downtown Sacramento (where Lawless is now housed on $1,000,000 bond).
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/b/105/586
Ok – and now that we’ve established Espinosa as a probation officer with possible links to Lawless, check out this info re: Espinosa:
http://www.casaeldorado.org/events.asp?EventID=101
If these are all legit connections, I am feeling like I am going to be sick. Someone help me out here, please. . .
Cheryl, you may have changed the Internet setting for the way text will be viewed in the browser on your own PC. I do IBM stuff @ work and am still a Window idiot…and my coworkers laugh at me cuz I can do hard stuff programming, but mess up my task bars for Explorer and cannot figure out what to do!! They’ve told me just use the help menu and type a keyword (bold in your case :>) Look through what it says and maybe you can fix it fast. Help has saved me alot!!
That MySpace photo is very small.
Blink…I figured you were a woman by your responses…especially to a few who’ve been rude for no reason (is there truly ever a reason to be?) I am similar in that when responding to something that gets my “fur up”, try to make sure all of me feelings about the matter are plainly clear through more facts! ;>)
I think you’re providing a great site! I”m sorry I’ve not said so sooner. (SM linked to you and that’s how I found you in case you’re interested.)
Here is the FB link with a large pic of him. I have to say the resemblance is striking to the man on MH’s Myspace page.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Philip-Espinosa/1356296112
Nice work svl!
Blink where is the information connecting a Phil Espinosa with the same address at TLawless?
Looks like they’ve made the arrest record PRIVATE:
http://folsomtelegraph.com/crime_logs.html?id=630&page=3&cplace=Folsom (this link was posted in an earlier post)
Had Lawless’ name and age a few days ago, but now shows as BLOCKED PRIVATE.
Facebook link: (that is if I did it correctly)
http://www.facebook.com/s.php?q=Philip+Espinosa&k=100000020&init=q&sid=332b73cceceb5b5ab7c78abc760e89bb
I don’t have a myspace or facebook acct. They will not let me search. Phil E. lives with Perp two? Blink is a man? Y’all is crazy. Hey Blink…How’s it hanging? Heh Heh heh. OK, please moderate this post to death. Make it look like suicide. Thanks Bro’.
I am going to look around for Phil.
. . . . continuing from my post above, here then is what appears to be a pic of the El Dorado probation officer named Phil Espinosa.
http://209.85.173.132/search?q=cache:gF-McOwQCcAJ:www.peterandersonphotography.smugmug.com/gallery/796203/5/45823693+%22phil+espinosa%22+EDH&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us
I have not been able to find the other facebook pic you all are referring to (where he is supposedly holding a child) – if someone could post a link to that, then we can compare to see if we have got this all wrong . . .
I just looked at the link in post #144
How did I not see this before? Article states the care taker of the church (Fred Williams) & his wife have long rap sheets…and live in a 4,000 square foot home. Maybe I’m reading into this too much but how does the caretaker of a small and sometimes operational church with a CRIMINAL history have the $$ for a huge house like that? This is the same guy who tried to cover for MH’s suitcase “story” and left the note to Sandra’s killer @ the memorial site?
So when LE says they don’t expect any more arrests “in this particular case” they mean to say that a whole can of worms was opened and the charges & future arrests will relate to offenses on other children??
Blink – what do you think about the autopsy/toxicology reports not being released? I believe the judge cited reason(s) suggesting the public response & the safety of the families….just curious.
Here’s the thing SVL (yes I posted 3 times in a row and apologize). I’m not sure the Phil Espinosa on FB, with CSU Fullerton is the same Phil Espinosa, Probation officer in Sacramento. The guy on FB looks to be quite young and some of his friends have grad dates of ’08, ’09 from Fullerton.
The Espinosa that is a probation officer in Sacramento attended Sacramento State in 1987-1995, graduating 14 years ago. That would put him at AROUND 40 years old (this is according to his Linkedin.com page).
I don’t think the young man seen with MH and on FB is 40. If he is I’d like some of the skin cream he’s using.
According to whitepages.com two men, Lawless and Espinosa are a part of the same address. It is Espinosa’s home address and listed as Lawless’ work address with nextopp.com as the business listed.
Unfortunately this residence is within 1 mile of 7 schools and just a quarter block from a park and baseball field.
Which Espinosa lives there? Or are they one in the same?
Blink does a Parole officer ever put a house in his/her name in order to get housing for a released con?
Because upon further inspection it indicates that this Phil Espinosa that shares the same address as Tim Lawless is in fact age 40 and has a multitude of addresses. I’m not sure if they are his addresses or if he provides himself as resource to get cons a home.
Sorry for all of the posts, I just kept searching and finding things I had to question.
Oh and when I put the photo of the FB Phil and that of MH’s MYSPACE pic, I really think they are two totally different gentlemen. Eyes are different, cheeks, and chin all different. Plus the man with MH looks a little older than the FB guy.
Watching this case closely requires nerves of steel….so difficult to know people are doing these things to children.
Would anyone mind posting side by side pics of Espinosa for comparison.TIA.
svl right you are… no doubt. one in the same!!! good job. here is the link
http://www.facebook.com/s.php?q=phil+espinosa&n=-1&k=100000020&sf=r&init=q&sid=d49f507b5499a251169790a4f8be563c
second pic down.
Here’s something else to ponder…. the child Espinosa is holding is a girl… around 5 years old? Madison???? twilight zone music now playing…
http://www.myspace.com/philthrill140
found this on myspace… hard to see but the one on the left looks like our philip (with one l this time) espinosa… what you think?
http://www.linkedin.com/ppl/webprofile?action=vmi&id=33104118&pvs=pp&authToken=-Jj4&authType=name&trk=ppro_viewmore&lnk=vw_pprofile and found this too, I read someone said PE was a probation officer… has anyone compared the pics of tim lawless and the one I posted above with PE and some other guy… facial hair is different.. could it be the same I don’t know. But FOR SURE PE is the same guy in the pic with MH.
A couple things. It’s likely the picture posted from myspace is the right PE as it shows his hometown as Brea (that’s where MH is from). Also his age would be appropriate to be a friend of hers (26). I doubt the parole officer is the same guy………too old.
I did notice that the arrest logs at Sac Bee has also blocked the name and birthday. But I’m not sure anyone else noticed and I don’t know if this is also coincidence but the same day as TL was arrested, right above his name was an arrest of Erika Espinoza. All is says is “drunk”.
Okay, this is weird too. It looks like when you click the links to other arrests on any day but the 15th they are all still public.
The only one’s that are being blocked are from the arrests on the 15th.
I have not done this personally, but I can tell you from dealing with Tracy PD, there is a limit as to how long that data is available to the public from that source. In that case it is 2 weeks, so seems early, but that would be my only reference to draw from
B
I have more information on “redacted” if you want it Blink- but I do not want to publish it.
ok to respond here, I will not publish it publicly, and I edited out the name on your post. If it checks out, I will ask you if you want attribution or to remain anonymous.
B
Re: Post #171 from JmBrady:
I agree – he looks too young (the guy on facebook holding a child & “philthrill”) to be the probation officer; but the two could perhaps be related (?!). Did you follow the links I posted, showing info on the El Dorado County probation officer with the name Philip Espinosa (posts #160, 161, & 169) – In this he looks to be the correct age per the LinkedIn profile . . . but does that then exclude him from being tied to this? If he is the Phil Espinosa who shares an address with Lawless in Folsom, as well as a probation officer who works with/speaks out about abused kids . . . . . .
Also – re: Posts #158 #159 from PeaceCA & kabelle:
That is DEFINITELY Tim Lawless in the photo of the softball team, but which one is Espinosa? And, yes, Woodland is just another tiny outlying town north of Sacramento & east of Folsom (about a 20 minute drive from downtown Sac).
The softball team photo – I recognize Lawless – where’s Espinosa standing in the photo ? I wonder how his team mates feel after Lawless’s arrest ?
Correction for post above: Woodland is WEST of Folsom. Sorry.
Blink,
As I was researching this photo, decided to pull up police reports in Tracy, CA. I found one that stood out more than the rest.
Subsitute teacher arrested in Tracy, CA for molesting upwards to 15 students. Name: Jesse Llorente III age 39, born and raised in Tracy, CA. This arrest was just last month.
You may want to compare his pic!
No, they are NOT related. Charges are accurate against Tim Lawless, but that is the only connection. Even the police say they are not related.
What Police would that be? Link? You won’t find one because there isnt any.
B
Just wondering….I saw on Scared Monkeys the MH letter about the stalking boyfried. Has anyone looked into this statement “he was going to kill me and family friend Officer Dan Pasquale”? Who is Dan Pasquale? Just curious.
TracyMom, you can still see the Sacramento Jail info here:
http://www.sacsheriff.com/inmate_information/inmate_details.cfm?a=F4E495817033EB32B50204FA16CC89C0077A9F
Blink…. I’ve found a POSSIBLE connection between TL and a Gomes connected with Les Claypool. Which would lead to the strange wish list on Amazon by Huckaby.
I’m not 100% sure if that same connection is related to TL.
This is like the six degrees of Kevin Bacon.
Geez.
If you want to give it to me privately to run down, respond on here and I will not publish it without your permission.
B
OK I see that he was Detective Tracy PD, not sure if he still is. I must admit that I don’t see punctuation at the end of his name (in the letter) so that could lead to the next line where she describes her boyfriend lurking about the neighborhood. But I find it interesting that she describes him as a “family friend”. Just taking a stab here but if that is the case could it explain why she wasn’t questioned more thoroughly in the previous case of the little girl at the park?
Not sure if anyone noticed but, PE is in college studying criminology.
Blink, do you know what other jails are in that area where they may have taken someone else, like PE, if they were arresting multiple people in a “sting” type orperation? I would doubt that they would house them in the same location?? May be something worth checking out.
You take the glasses off this guy, shave the facial hair, face him forward, and put a smile on his face. And it could definately be him.
Not to mention the fact that they both seem to like a black leather straped watch.
Here is the thing- he has two wives, he doesnt live in that “two story” house he lives in a trailer park (not the same as MH)- I am so surprised that no one has found out yet but I really think that he is a BIG key to this case…. Thanks Blink for being here for those who seek the truth without the media bias.
Ok, I didn’t want to put it all out here on the page in case that was not cool with you or not cool to do in general. I don’t want to jeopardize a 9 year old’s well-being or a case with presumptions or insinuations. If you choose to post parts of this or all of it then of course that’s up to you.
When I search USSEARCH.com and find Timothy Lawless (along with is aliases GOMES) it shows he’s related to Chona Lawless. When I search Timothy GOMES, it shows his ALIAS Lawless, and says he’s related to Jeffrey C Gomes and E Gomes. When I search Jeffrey C Gomes (of course finding the correct locations linked to these these names) I find he is 41 years old and is related to Timothy J Gomes (Lawless) and E Gomes.
Now here’s Jeffrey’s Myspace page :
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewProfile&friendID=74192836
He is 3 years younger than Timothy and I’d say they ‘could’ be brothers just by the photos of Jeff and the one of Tim. Also Jeffrey is announcing that he just married Egrid…. E GOMES.
I’ve listened to my share of Primus and have been married to a musician forever. Primus is a band from San Francisco, not far from Tracy, Folsom, Sacramento. So I started doing a little more digging. From 1993-1996 Les Claypool sang, played bass and drums in a band called M.I.R.V. . When he left, JEFF GOMES started playing drums. When you’ve been in the music world as long as I have, you know those gigs don’t just fall in your lap unless you know someone. Jeff obviously had connections and knew Claypool and was good enough for the band to allow him to fill the spot.
I’m not 100% sure the M.I.R.V. drummer is the same Jeff Gomes that is brothers/related to Timothy. But I do find it interesting that Timothy married under the name of Lawless, and I find it interesting that you came across that Amazon list with all the Claypool, Primus stuff.
Did Melissa and Timothy cross paths somewhere before Timothy married Chona? Is this where he got the last name from and is this why MH is fascinated by Primus and Claypool? She may have been a little star struck by the family.
I’m still sussing out if the M.I.R.V. Gomes is related to Timothy.
JM-
I have run this down thoroughly with the “team”. It is not the same Gomes. I am posting it anyway because I thought it was very astute sleuthing and something had we found ourselves, would definately have run through.
B
huh? I’m getting confused… Blink, please give us your input. Who lives in what two story house???? HELP
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Not sure Cheryl.. Anyone?
B
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Jeff Married Eglis, not Egrid Gomes. Still not sure about the connection if any to the Les.
I am not sure Les is real name. Are You, JM?
http://www.fox40.com/pages/landing_sandra_cantu/?ONLY-ON-FOX40-Man-Says-He-Knows-Who-Kill=1&blockID=262627&feedID=2674 also known to those he’s lied to as Guy Williams
I’m speaking about Les Claypool and the odd connections I found. His real name is Leslie Edward Claypool.
Primus is a well-known band on a major corporate label…I don’t really understand what Primus has to do with anything? They and Les Claypool were huge in the 90s in particular. They’re sort of surrealist funk.
Hi Blink,
Been lurking here and on Scared Monkeys for a while. You guys are amazing!
A little bit more about Timothy Lawless, from the domain name registration info for VENDORCONX.COM.
Registrant:
Next Opportunity, Inc.
3532 Debina Way
Rancho Cordova, California 95670
United States
Registered through: GoDaddy.com, Inc. (http://www.godaddy.com)
Domain Name: VENDORCONX.COM
Created on: 30-Jan-07
Expires on: 01-Dec-09
Last Updated on: 20-Jan-08
Administrative Contact:
Lawless, Timothy TLawless@NextOpp.com
Next Opportunity, Inc.
3532 Debina Way
Rancho Cordova, California 95670
United States
9169556988 Fax –
Technical Contact:
Lawless, Timothy TLawless@NextOpp.com
Next Opportunity, Inc.
3532 Debina Way
Rancho Cordova, California 95670
United States
9169556988 Fax —
Also, not sure if you have is linked-in page yet:
http://www.linkedin.com/in/thelawless
Being a computer geek I’m all about the domain name registration. It’s sometimes also possible to track down connections among different websites by looking at what ISPs they use.
Let me know if you want me to check anything else out!
Lobo
Yo Go Lobo! Run it down. For starters the address. That is not Lawless’s home.
Great Job and welcome to blinkoncrime.com
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