Tracy, CA- On Easter Sunday, The Family of Melissa Huckaby, accused in the kidnapping and murder of 8 year old Tracy resident Sandra Cantu, held an impromptu Easter Service at Clover Baptist Church.

Yes, you read that correctly. The family of the woman accused of murdering a child and stuffing her teensy frame into rolling luggage and lobbing her into an irrigation pond,  held services celebrating the resurrection of Christ in the very church Police believe Sandra lost her life at the hands of Melissa Huckaby.   

Spin Cycle

I will be honest. This article may end up being mostly editorial. I pride myself on being as factually objective as possible when I am writing or reporting on a case; but 9 months stomaching the Anthony’s spew their spin may have done me in. If you are one of those people that saw Cindy Anthony for the very first time and calld BS, then your already on that isle with me in the Cantu case following the press conference of Huckaby’s family. (more…)

UPDATED at end of article 4/01/09 11 am,

Tracy, CA-  Breaking Developments in the case of missing 8 year old Sandra Cantu. Sandra was last seen outside her home at Orchard Estates Mobile Home Park at 4 PM on Friday March 27.  Although the family and their spokesperson have adamantly stated otherwise, Sgt. Tony Shenemen of the Tracy Police Department maintains law enforcements position that they will find this young girl alive and she has not been abducted.

Vehicles towed to secure enclosed units

 Police have confirmed there are 2 men who reside in the complex that are considered persons of interest in the case and are being interviewed by the FBI. Late last evening, FBI Crime Scene Technicians removed two vehicles from the complex in closed trailers in conjunction with additional evidence recovered from different locations. The name of one of the men who have been identified as persons of interest is being withheld pending approval by a judge. The other, Christian Sinclair, 49, a resident of Orchard Estates was arrested last evening for interfering in a Police Investigation but was later released.  The incident is said to be unrelated to the ongoing investigation as to the whereabouts of Sandra Cantu. Late this afternoon, the second person of interest, Frank Wohler, a martial arts instructer admitted to a source on the scene that it was he who kissed Sandra Cantu at the pool two years ago in an effort to be nice. He also said she would stop over to see if she could help with yard work on occasion.

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Haleigh Cummings, the beaming kindergartner from Satsuma, Florida has been missing since early morning February 10, 2009. The Police have classified her case as abduction, although all foot-search teams have been called off. Yesterday, both of her parents were escorted separately to the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office for an undisclosed meeting. A press conference later in the day did not reveal any new information and most reporter questions were met with a “no comment”

Registered Sex Offender Arrested

Timothy Randolph Loucakis, was arrested yesterday afternoon on a probation violation at 12:36 PM.

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Haleigh Cummings, 5, was abducted from her home in the evening hours of February 10. She was in the care of her Father’s 17 year old girlfriend, Misty Croslin while he was at work at his job as a crane operator in Patalak, FL.  Mr. Cummings has taken a polygraph and has stated he has been cleared of involvement in his daughter’s disappearance. Cummings girlfriend has allegedly taken 2 polygraph tests by her own admission; although the reason she was administered 2 is unknown.  According to Cummings:

“We have all offered to take lie detectors,” Cummings said of his family. He said “there was no reason to believe that he or his girlfriend failed them.”

Misty Croslin’s account of the evening of February 10 has come under intense scrutiny as it has changed several times to include other house guests and where both children were sleeping at the time.

Sheriff Jeff Hardy said Croslin took the test, but he would not discuss outcomes of any polygraphs.  “Misty has been interviewed extensively,” Hardy said.

A review of available court records shows there is prior drug usage by both of Haleigh’s parents and seemed to be a significant factor in Mr. Cummings receiving primary custody of his two children.

There are 44 Registered Sex Offenders within a 5 mile radius of the Cummings mobile home on Green Lane in Satsuma, Putnam County.

H/T Pic: Klaas

PARENTS CALL TO ACTION

Recently, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement announced it may have to cut it’s Amber Alert and Registered Sex Offender Notification Programs due to requested budget cuts.

“We’ve lost 56 positions in the last year, and we know any additional cuts are going to be in our  key service area,” FDLE spokeswoman Heather Smith told WOKV. “Anything beyond this point is  certainly going to have an effect on public safety.”

It seems in case after case we read how shocked people are when they review the registered sex offender listings in their area. WHY? As parents why don’t you know if your child is at risk?

It is required by law to have an online and searchable registered sex offender for each state.
The state by state listing is featured on the FBI website here.

The Dru Sodjin National Sex Offender Registry site is here.

For our children’s sake, as unpleasant as it is, take the time to search your area, review the pictures of the offenders and register for alert updates for anyone coming out of corrections or moving to your area. It is the best way to protect your children and minimize the risk to them.

Nadia Sulleman, 33 gave birth to octuplets last week, on purpose.  Nadia is the unemployed, single mother of 14 children. I pause, I think about my vortex of a 401K in this economy. Would I? Are you KIDDING ME? Ms. Sulleman, whose parents purchased  her home, or under current inhabitant conditions, mousehole in 2007 in which to raise her first brood. Soon thereafter they fell on hard times and have been forced to take up residence with their uber fertile daughter. From her hospital bed on Friday, Nadia retained the prestigious Killeen Furtney Group.

..” Killeen says Suleman is “the most sought after mom in the world right now,” but she hasn’t     decided what she’ll do next, other than care for her children…”

How does a woman in a hospital bed who just gave birth to eight retain a uterus, let alone a PR firm? Appears this deal was shopped early on. Can’t imagine what that meeting went like:

Suleman: “Well, Nationally known sponsor of baby stuff. How much do you think I can get? KFG: Well, prospective next recipient of our entire ad budget for the year, depends on how     many you can actually pop out.. Nobody pays for less than 8 in this town, just ask John and Kate. Ring-Ring.

Suleman:  hey Doc, pick up the extra large turkey baster on the way in, it’s 8 or nothin’.

Fast forward to the delivery room.

Ring-Ring.

Suleman: Can one of my people answer that if if it’s Diane or Oprah? I don’t change a diapie under 2 Million.

Mystery Fertility Doctor, Immaculate Conception x 8?

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Andre Thomas, 25, was arrested for the fatal stabbings of his estranged wife, their young son and her 13-month-old daughter in March 2004.

After forcing his way into their third floor apartment, Thomas viciously murdered his estranged wife,  Laura Christine Boren, 20, 13-month-old Leyha Marie Hughes, and the couple’s  son,  4-year-old Andre Lee on March 24, 2004. All three victims were brutally stabbed, and their hearts had been ripped out.  Court documents described the three victims as having “large, gaping wounds to their chests.”

Evidence later uncovered by Investigators indicated Mr. Thomas removed their hearts manually, and put them in the pocket of the shirt he was wearing during the incident. He later placed them in a bag and discarded them in the trash.

A Texoma Resident, Andre proceeded to enter the Sherman Police Department, confesses to the murders and then stabs himself in the chest.

Following a failed attempt at securing an insanity defense, although Thomas’ older brother Donald Ross testified about his brother’s strange behavior leading up to the murders. Behavior that included drug use, an obsession with the bible, and duct-taping his mouth shut, claiming God was testing him to see if he could go a day without talking

Apparently under some hypnotic, Cyclops species get off of murder charges trance, Thomas plucks out his left eye while awaiting trial for the murders, to which, he pled Not Guilty. Thomas was being held at the time under suicide watch in a see thru cell, but it is unknown the field of vision observed by the guards assigned to Thomas.

The presiding judge was not swayed by the eye patch defense.

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