Thursday, September 29, 2011

5 Year old Calls 911: My Daddy Shot My Mommy

Please be aware before listening that the 911 call is difficult to listen to.

http://www.local10.com/news/29319816/detail.html?hpt=ju_bn4

Girl, 5, On 911 Call: 'My Daddy Shot My Mommy'

Child In DCF Custody After Double Murder-Suicide

POSTED: Tuesday, September 27, 2011

UPDATED: 1:11 pm EDT September 28, 2011

MIAMI -- A judge is now deciding where a 5-year-old girl should go after witnessing the killings of her mother and her grandmother in their Sunrise home Sunday, as police release the emergency calls for help from the shootings.

Police believe Marcus Trotman fatally shot his wife, Danielle, 30, and her mother, Linda Scudera, 56, on Sunday at a home in the 4000 block of Del Rio Way before killing himself.

Listen:

UNCUT: Sunrise 911 Call

The 30-year-old woman's 5-year-old daughter, Angelique, witnessed the shootings, ran next door and called 911 with the help of a neighbor.

"It was a shoot and then my daddy shot my mommy and then he shoot my grandma, and now my daddy's dead. My grandma's dead," the child told a 911 dispatcher.

"Is she injured in any way?" the dispatcher asked the neighbor.

"No. I am just praying to God that she was watching TV and it's not true," the neighbor said.

"Where did he shoot Mommy?" the dispatcher asked the child.

"On the ear," the girl said.

"On her ear? And where is she now?" the neighbor asked the child.

"She was shot on the ear?" the dispatcher asked.

"Yes. My grandma's dead and my daddy's dead," the girl said. "Please."

"I'm trying to find mommy's number," the neighbor said.

"I told you they're dead," the girl said.

In court Tuesday, Angelique was the focus of a hearing. A man at the hearing claimed he is her biological father and agreed to a DNA test.

Meanwhile, she will be taken from a family friend and placed in a foster home until the Department of Children and Families can determine the best place for her to stay permanently.

Watch:

Little Girl Cries For Help After Murder-Suicide

The man whose gun sources said was used by Trotman, local celebrity Lazaro Mendez, also known as D.J. Laz from Power 96, issued a statement via a publicist Tuesday. The statement said:

"Lazaro Mendez is deeply shocked and saddened by the events that transpired over the weekend. We ask that the media respect Lazaro Mendez and his family's privacy during this time. He will take the next few days to grieve and will at all times be helpful to police investigators. His condolences go out to all of the victims of this tragedy and their families. Thank you for your support and concern during this difficult time."

Sources told Local 10 that Trotman had been staying with Mendez while separated from his wife.

Local 10 has learned that Mendez reported the gun stolen after hearing what happened and realizing the weapon was missing. Mendez told investigators he does not know how Trotman got the gun out of its case.

NY Mets Player Wins Batting Title

NY fans did not appreciate the tactic. Note that Statement Analysis is in bold type.

Analysis Question: For whom was this action done?

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For those unfamiliar with the case, the NY Mets shortstop, Jose Reyes was leading the National League in batting average. He is also a free agent after this game and has not resigned with the team, who wants him back.

Being in an almost tie with another player for the individual award, the Mets took him out of the game after bunting for a single, so that in the event he does not get more hits, he would win the personal achievement award.

Reyes booed after leaving game, but wins Mets' first batting title

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By MIKE PUMA

Last Updated: 9:50 AM, September 29, 2011

Posted: 3:13 AM, September 29, 2011

Jose Reyes’ potential final game with the Mets turned into the kind of fiasco only this franchise could manufacture.

Maybe some is forgiven, after Milwaukee’s Ryan Braun finished 0-for-4 against the Pirates last night, making Reyes the first NL batting champion in Mets history. But a questionable decision by Reyes in the Mets’ 3-0 victory over the Reds to complete the 2011 season may have tainted the accomplishment in some quarters.

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In a one-and-done appearance, the All-Star shortstop’s batting title pursuit trumped all other considerations, bringing a chorus of boos from the small crowd — maybe 20,000 — at Citi Field that hoped to savor Reyes for possibly the last time.

Reyes bunted for a single in the first inning and was promptly removed from the game with a .337 average, leaving Braun, at .335, in need of at least a 3-for-4 performance to win the crown. Braun’s 0-for-4 night at Miller Park left his final average at .332.

Reyes decided before taking the field he wanted out if he got a hit in his first at-bat. It was a decision supported by manager Terry Collins, who didn’t want to risk losing the trust of a valued player whom the Mets will attempt to re-sign this offseason.

“It’s kind of tough. I wanted to stay in the game,” Reyes said. “But [fans] have to understand, too, what’s going on. They have to feel happy about it if I win the batting title. I do that for the team, and the fans, too.”

For whom did Reyes come out of the game for? Note that he said "I wanted to stay in the game". Is this a truthful statement? Noted is that to stay in the game is not "tough" but it is "kinda" tough; qualifying. Was this a decision made against his will, since he wanted to stay in the game? Is he being truthful?

Collins hinted before the game that Reyes could depart early, but few could have suspected he meant one at-bat. A stunned silence, followed by a scattering of boos, overtook the ballpark as Justin Turner was announced as the pinch runner for Reyes in the first inning.

“We talked [yesterday] morning when [Reyes] came in and I asked him how he wanted to go about this,” Collins said. “I wanted to take him out at the appropriate time. He said if he got a hit his first time up he wanted to come out. I said, ‘I want you to win this thing,’ and he said, ‘That’s what I want to do.’ It was decided then.”

Note that Collins quotes Reyes in stating that coming out of the game after the first hit is what Reyes wanted to do.

Collins got emotional discussing the dilemma he faced, trying to placate the fans and Reyes, who will be a free agent.

“I understand, and I’ve heard some comments in the stands, and I don’t blame them,” Collins said. “People pay a good price to come to these games, and they’ve got to understand that I ask these players to do a lot. [But] we worked hard to get [fans’] respect this year and they deserve ours.

“If I don’t follow [Reyes’ request], I could possibly lose the one thing I helped create all summer long in one instance, and I wasn’t going to let that happen today,” Collins added. “I can understand anybody in this room or in the stands being upset or being offended by it, I truly understand it.

“But when I now walk in that room and say something, [players] know I’ll stand behind it. And down the road that is going to mean a lot.”

Among Reyes’ detractors was Rangers pitcher C.J. Wilson, who took a shot at Reyes on Twitter.

“Seriously people — taking out a star player to preserve his batting average lead...weak!” Wilson tweeted. “I hope ryan braun goes 5- 5 and wins the title now.”

David Wright defended Reyes.

“He’s had a great year, obviously, and it’s his call,” Wright said. “I don’t think the criticism is on point in this case.”

Aliyah Lunsford: Questions and Answers

Today is Day 6 in the search for Aliyah Lunsford, 3 year old, who was reported missing on Saturday, September 24, 2011. Police have released little information regarding the investigation, other than to say that their search parameters have been limited and purposeful.

One local station reported that the Lunsford home has been declared a "crime scene" and that police searched the home, only in earnest on Wednesday, removing many items in evidence collection.

Statement Analysis has been limited since the mother has said very little, and the step father has not spoken to media. What follows is Question and Answer about the case, and what we know thus far.

Q. Is the mother a suspect?

A. Police have not said who is, or isn't a suspect, or "person of interest", other than to say that they have polygraphed and interviewed many, including known sex offenders in the area.

Q. What did the mother's video appearance indicate?

A. Media showed a short video clip of the mother sitting next to Aliyah's grandmother in which the mother said, "we want her to come home." While she said this, she looked away and shook her head 'no'. I am not an expert in body language, but this appeared contradictory.

Q. Has Statement Analysis made a conclusion?
A. No. The sample is too small for a conclusion, but the few statements by the mother and the aunt are concerning. Here is why:

The mother said "we want her home" using the plural, "we", as she sat next to her own mother. This is appropriate when someone speaks for another, but is weak (Dilingham) when we expect someone to speak for himself or herself.

In missing child cases, we sometimes see a mother and father appearing together on camera, with the father often using "we", speaking for both, but in the earliest days of a disappearance, we normally find the mother using the stronger, and more personal, "I", as her focus is solely upon the missing child. The husband may use the plural more often, indicating that he feels a sense of responsibility towards both child and spouse, but a maternal instinct often is so focused that the singular, "I" is more often heard.

In this case, the mother was not speaking for her husband, nor for the child's father. If the grandmother lives in the home and is co-caretaker for the child, the use of "we" is less concerning. If the grandmother does not live in the home, and is not co-raising the child, the use of "we" bothers me.

Q. What do you make of the picture of Aliyah?

A. I don't know what to make of it. Who submitted it to the press? Why would such a picture be submitted? The child appears sad, and there may be a bruise above her left eye. By itself, it may not say much, but when taken with other details, it bothers me.

Q. What other details?

A. Particularly bothersome is the missing teeth. Media reports that the 3 year old is missing her 4 front teeth. Too often I have seen this due to bottle rot, as a result of neglect. Aliyah could have fallen in an accident, but as pieces of the puzzle come together, it may prove to be from neglect. A neglected child, especially by a mother who is overwhelmed (She is 28 years old and shortly will give birth to her 7th child) and puts her child to bed, constantly, with a bottle, often with high sugars, including sodas, which rot out a child's mouth, and can even cause deformation. Her aunt said she is "pretty close" to the family. What does that mean? How does someone describe a 3 year old as "pretty close" since a 3 year old is vulnerable and dependent?

In neglected homes, outsiders will often describe the children as "highly independent" or "old for their age" because the children learn, early in life, to fend for themselves due to neglect, not maturity. Older children are often "parentified"; that is, they act like a parent to a younger child.

The expectations by neglectful parents often shock outsiders (as well as medical professionals and social workers new to their field) as the neglectful mother, for example, expects a child to take care of responsibilities that most parents believe are best carried out by adults, including supervision, hygiene, and dietary. The neglectful mother will go into rage when challenged, rather than remorse; often carrying on the way she herself was raised.

Other details include criminal history of the mother, including a law suit against the state's Dept of Corrections. Locals speak now of rumors of drug abuse, and that the child's father was not informed of his child.

The aunt is reported to live next door, and described the child in past tense language. She appeared to speak of Christmas (a past tense event) but continued and may have spoke of the child in general terms this way. This is an indication that the aunt may believe the child is deceased (or possess knowledge) of it. Have the police indicated to her that Aliyah is likely dead?

Q. Why hasn't the mother and step father spoken publicly?

A. I don't know.

I had expected the mother to make an appeal of some sort, but the lack is concerning.

In the short interview with local media, we do not hear media asking questions and it appears to be heavily edited. This is a shame.

In a missing child case, the more information we can glean from those of the household, the more we learn. Sometimes in a quest to land an interview, politeness gets in the way of investigative journalism. Aliyah is a citizen and deserves, in the least, strong questions asked to those who were the last to be with her.

Q. What do you make of the mother's searching?

A. The time line is unusual.

The child is only 3, and was said to be afraid to go outside alone. I can see a mother running to the houses next door, or across the street, then calling 911. This would take 10 or 15 minutes, not 2 hours. The fact that she drove around until she ran out of gas has an alibi-building feel to it.

As many of you know, the 911 call transcripts would be revelatory. Guilty callers and innocent callers are very different and the analysis of such is not complicated.

Q. Why did the mother's praise of law enforcement bother you?

A. It bothered me because I expected to hear impatience and anxiety, not what sounded to me like resignation. I am not a body language expert, but her body language bothered me. When she said that they were doing all they could, the words felt like they came from someone who knew the outcome already. Others feel she was sincere and they were not alarmed.

She could have come across as resigned due to exhaustion. I leave it to the experts and feel uncomfortable disagreeing with experts.

It is easy to explain away anything.

The mother was out of her mind with anxiety so she searched...the sad picture was something they found to be cute...the teeth fell out naturally...the mother's criminal history has nothing to do with anything....and on and on.

Yet, it is a stretch to ignore all of these things when taken together.

Q. Is Aliyah alive?

A. I don't know. The best indicator would be the mother. If a mother, who has a natural, God given denial, speaks of her missing child in the past tense, the mother is telling us the child is dead. If this is early in the investigation, and police have not told her so, it is an indicator of guilty knowledge. In this case, the mother has not spoken much to the public.

As time goes by, hope decreases for many. For others, Jaycee Dugard will always be the reminder of beating the odds. But in the cases where the odds were beaten, like Elizabeth Smart, we had families who cooperated fully with police and did not lie.

In this case, we don't know if the family is cooperating, as police have been tight lipped. I would be more comfortable if the parents appeared on television and pleaded for Aliyah's safe return.

As in other cases, drugs and children do not mix. We do not know that drugs were involved here, but the criminal history and local rumors point to it.

The mother has not been polygraphed as she is about to give birth to twins. If they are found with drugs in their systems (DAB: Drug Affected Baby), an automatic report to Child and Family Services is generated by the hospital.

Q. How will this end?

A. I don't know. Right now, it does not look good and police need to work from the inside out; that is, to clear the family first, and work the circle's outer rings. This begins with the parents and siblings, and then to family close by, neighbors, and on it goes until it reaches the theory of stranger abduction. There have been no signs of forced entry in the home.

John Walsh advises parents to polygraph and clear themselves immediately in order to speed up the investigation. When parents (or family members) hinder an investigation, like Josh Powell, for example, there is a reason to do so.

When a parent lies while a child is missing, the parent has a reason to lie. This then causes the investigation to be focused upon the liar, and no further, until the truth is known.

With some real concerns, along with suggestions of criminal history and possible substance abuse and neglect, the case of Aliyah Lunsford does not look good, and the focus remains on the family.

The public speculates on what happened, as is a natural response to any mystery at any time. We all wonder what happened and who is responsible. Was it a stranger abduction? Was it a sex offender? Was it the step father?

Q. What scenario are you thinking happened?

A. I don't know what happened. With cases with little sample of statements for analysis, my opinion often changes with each new bit of information released.

At this point, I am thinking that Aliyah may have died and the parents disposed of her body in fear of an investigation. Here is why:

We learned that the 3 year old was reported to be staying overnight at a friends, was sick, had messed herself, and had to be brought home.

3 is young for a sleepover, but children that are brought up in neglectful homes sometimes quickly attach themselves to others and act much older than their age. Who raised Aliyah? Was she raised by her mother, her grandmother, her aunt, or others?

She was reported to be still sleeping at 9 or 9:30 in the morning, which is unusual.

One scenario which police should look into is to learn if the child had become sick, and was given the wrong medicine (dosage, rx, etc) died, and the mother/step father panicked and disposed of the body. This is similar to shaken baby syndrome where a crying baby is shaken, without premeditation, becomes silent, and dies.

The police are searching water close by, which suggests a deliberate hiding of the body.

Was Aliyah given adult medication to make her sleep? The inadvertent death due to such would cause a parent with criminal history to panic, knowing that tests would show drugs in the child's system.

Reports are that there are no signs of a forced entry, and that registered (or known) sex offenders have been interviewed.

Lawyer for Iran Pastor Remains Hopeful

It is a capital offense for a Muslim to convert to another religion in Iran.

Lawyer for Iran Pastor Says Good Chance for Aquittal

Sep 29, 2011 6:44 AM EDT

The lawyer of an Iranian pastor sentenced to death for refusing to renounce his Christian faith is hopeful an appeals court will acquit his client.
Attorney Mohammad Ali Dadkhah says he believes in a "95 percent chance" of acquittal for 32-year-old Yusuf Naderkhani.
Dadkhah told The Associated Press on Thursday that he has appeared before the appeals court over the past four days and expects a ruling by the end of next week.
He says neither Iranian law nor clerics have ever stipulated the death penalty as punishment for converting from Islam to Christianity.
Nadarkhani, who maintains he has never been a Muslim as an adult, has Islamic ancestry and therefore must recant his faith in Jesus Christ, the 11th branch of Iran's Gilan Provincial Court ruled. Iran's Supreme Court had ordered the trial court to determine whether Nadarkhani had been a Muslim prior to converting to Christianity.
The judges, according to the American Center for Law & Justice, demanded that Nadarkhani, 34, recant his Christian faith before submission of evidence. Though the judgment runs against current Iranian and international laws and is not codified in Iranian penal code, the judge stated that the court must uphold the decision of the 27th Branch of the Supreme Court in Qom.
When asked to repent, Nadarkhani stated: "Repent means to return. What should I return to? To the blasphemy that I had before my faith in Christ?"
"To the religion of your ancestors, Islam," the judge replied, according to the American Center for Law & Justice.
"I cannot," Nadarkhani said.
An unnamed source close to Nadarkhani's attorney, Mohammed Ali Dadkhah, told the American Center for Law and Justice that a judge has agreed to overturn Nadarkhani's death sentence, but the report could not be independently confirmed.
Even if the sentence is overturned, Jordan Sekulow, the executive director of the ACLJ, said the message is that it would be unlikely that Nadarkhani would be set free.
Nadarkhani is the latest Christian cleric to be imprisoned in Iran for his religious beliefs. According to Elam Ministries, a United Kingdom-based organization that serves Christian churches in Iran, there was a significant increase in the number of Christians arrested solely for practicing their faith between June 2010 and January 2011. A total of 202 arrests occurred during that six-month period, including 33 people who remained in prison as of January, Elam reported.
An Assyrian evangelical pastor, Rev. Wilson Issavi, was imprisoned for 54 days for allegedly converting Muslims prior to his release in March 2010, Elam officials told FoxNews.com.
Nadarkhani, a pastor in the 400-member Church of Iran, has been held in that country's Gilan Province since October 2009, after he protested to local education authorities that his son was forced to read from the Koran at school. His wife, Fatemeh Pasandideh, was also arrested in June 2010 in an apparent attempt to pressure him to renounce his faith. She was released in October 2010, according to Amnesty International.
Nadarkhani was sentenced to death for apostasy last September based on religious writings by Iranian clerics, including Ayatollah Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran, despite the fact that there is no offense of "apostasy" in the nation's penal code, Amnesty International reports.
In June, the Supreme Court of Iran ruled that a lower court should re-examine procedural flaws in the case, giving local judges the power to decide whether to release, execute or retry Nadarkhani. The verdict, according to Amnesty International, includes a provision for the sentence to be overturned should Nadarkhani renounce his faith.
Elise Auerbach, an Iranian analyst for Amnesty International USA, told FoxNews.com that an execution for apostasy has not been carried out in Iran since 1990. Nadarkhani's sentence is a "clear violation of international law," she said.
"The key is to keep up the pressure and to publicize the story because it obviously outrages most people," Auerbach said. "It's part of the pattern of persecution based on religion in Iran."
Kiri Kankhwende, a spokeswoman for Christian Solidarity Worldwide, a human rights organization that specializes in religious freedom, told FoxNews.com that Nadarkhani was asked for the fourth time to renounce his faith during a hearing early Wednesday and he denied that request.
"We're waiting to hear the final outcome," she told FoxNews.com. "We're still waiting to hear what they've decided."
Kankhwende said Nadarkhani could be executed Wednesday or Thursday.
"Iran is unpredictable," she said. "We can't say when it might happen. It's a very real threat, but we can't say when exactly."
Officials at the U.S. State Department declined to comment when reached on Wednesday.Attempts to reach his attorney, Mohammed Ali Dadkhah, were not successful.
House Speaker John Boehner said Nadarkhani's case is "distressing for people of every country and creed," according to a statement released on Wednesday.
"While Iran's government claims to promote tolerance, it continues to imprison many of its people because of their faith," the statement read. "This goes beyond the law to an issue of fundamental respect for human dignity. I urge Iran's leaders to abandon this dark path, spare [Nadarkhani's] life, and grant him a full and unconditional release."
Father Jonathan Morris, a Catholic priest in the Archdiocese of New York and an analyst for Fox News Channel, said Nadarkhani's case is "unmistakable evidence" that Iran is executing Christians simply because they refuse to become Muslims.
Morris continued: "Will President Obama, and the free world, allow the United Nations to continue in its cowardly silence on this matter?"
The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Aliyah's Home Reported as Crime Scene

Please note that investigators have stated that they have made "progress" in the case of missing 3 year old, Aliyah Lunsford. The "progress" does not include finding the child which suggests criminality, including excluding local sex offenders via interviews and polygraphs. Police have not answered questions about family members.

http://www.wboy.com/story.cfm?func=viewstory&storyid=108621

Lewis County Girl Missing
Posted Wednesday, September 28, 2011 ; 11:20 AM
Updated Wednesday, September 28, 2011; 06:38 PM

Aliayah Lunsford, 3, of Lewis County went missing Saturday morning. Officials say they have questioned everyone who interacted with Aliayah in the last week.By Stacy Jacobson

BENDALE -- UPDATE Wednesday Sept. 28 6:05 p.m. Almost five days later and the Lunsford home in Lewis County is now a crime scene.The home in which Aliayah Lunsford, 3, lived is where her mother said she was last seen wearing her purple pajamas.
But some question if it should've been turned into a crime scene much earlier and if police missed out on crucial evidence. The FBI, which took over the investigation Wednesday, doesn't think so.
"You can Monday morning quarterback almost any effort, but I would not make that statement," Special Agent John Hambrick said.

"It's overwhelming for a department. There are a lot of things that need to be done since she hasn't been located," said Lt. Harold Sperringer of the Morgantown Police.

FBI agents collected evidence all day Wednesday from the Lunsford home and volunteer crews led by officials re-canvassed the area.

The Morgantown dive team also searched through the West Fork River, which divers said is 4 to 6 feet deep, but only has 3 to 18 inches of visibility. Officials said they are trying to get as much equipment as they can to find Aliayah.

"High tech equipment, sonar, the corps of engineers has brough a ROV. It has a camera on it for searching underwater," Sperringer said.
And even though officials even drained a nearby pond, and still consider the mission a "rescue," there's still no sign of the girl. And the community is left to pray.
Officials thanked the community for its help but also said they don't need any more volunteers. They want to avoid ruining any potential evidence. If you have any information about Aliayah you're still asked to call 911 or the Lewis County Sheriff's Office at 304-269-8251.
UPDATE Wednesday Sept. 28 11:15 a.m.
Law enforcement agencies held a press conference Wednesday morning and said that search crews worked through the night Tuesday night, searching for missing 3-year-old Aliayah Lunsford.
FBI Special Agent John Hambrick said FBI agents from Clarksburg and Pittsburgh have taken the lead on the investigation. He said it is a collaborative effort with state police and county law enforcement.
“Officials are not publicizing the investigative techniques they are using in this case,” said Hambrick, although they have confirmed that they are using sonar.
Officials said they have received helpful tips through the sheriff’s office and the state police.
If you have any information, contact the Lewis County Sheriff’s Department at 304-269-8251.
There will be a law enforcement briefing at 5 p.m. and a press conference on Wednesday

Susan Cox' Children Safe With Family!

Custody of Susan Cox' children has been awarded to Chuck Cox, after it was learned that police not only hold Josh Powell as Person of Interest in Susan's disappearance, but that Josh Powell is also under investigation for child pornography.

Josh Powell argued that foster care, living with strangers, would be better for his children, than having his children living with the Cox family, unmasking his hatred for Susan and her family.

When Susan went missing, Josh Powell claimed to have taken his toddler and 4 year old camping, at midnight, in a snow storm. Powell refused to cooperate with police, and has steadfastly attacked Susan and her family, along with his father, recently arrested for child pornography. Statement Analysis has shown deception on the part of both Josh and Steven Powell, as well as language showing perversion and projection. They both hated and resented Susan's strength and capabilities.

Now the children are safe with the Cox family, who, in the face of a living nightmare, have steadfastly refused to get involved with the Powell sleaze, enduring insults against them and Susan, so that they might present a safe and loving home to the children.

The children have been freed from the misogynist and deviant home life of Josh and Steven Powell.

With Josh Powell now being investigated like his father, and the family claiming not to bail Steve Powell out, will they now turn on each other and give up the location of Susan's body?

Rick Egan/The Salt Lake Tribune/AP Photo

Josh Powell Loses Custody Battle to Susan Powell's Parents

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Josh and Susan Powell's children will remain in the custody of her parents because of a dangerous home environment with sexually explicit material and because of the possibility that Josh Powell participated in the voyeurism and child pornography charges against his father, a Washington court ruled today.
The hearing came after the children were removed from the home of Josh Powell and his father, Steve Powell, amid Steve Powell's arrest on 14 counts of voyeurism and one count of child pornography. The father and son lived in the home following Susan Powell's disappearance in December 2009 until the charges were brought.
The state's attorney told the judge that during a search of the home in August, police saw a poster depicting a woman with a sword through her genitals and found a hanging noose, and that on other occasions they had arrived at the home to find Josh Powell's brother naked when answering the door.
The lawyer added that Josh Powell admitted to investigators that he had taken photos of women's legs without their knowledge, in addition to having stored some of his father's information on his personal computer.
Fifteen computers were seized from the home during the search, part of the ongoing investigation into Susan Powell's disappearance. The police found thousands of photos and videos of women and children, including images allegedly taken by Steve Powell from his bedroom window of girls as young as eight and 10 years old.
Police said the charges against Steve Powell represented only the first findings of what was on the 15 computers, and that Josh Powell was also a subject of the investigation.
Josh Powell contended that the allegation about the poster was false, and he had only heard of police seeing his brother naked as he left the restroom once.
Powell added that the 15 computers seized were mostly old and had nothing to do with pornography but were part of his career as a software developer. He said the noose was actually an exercise handle, a photo of which he had sent to the judge.
Despite Josh Powell's pleas, the judge ruled that the home was not safe for children and that the children would remain in the custody of Chuck and Judy Cox, Susan Powell's parents.
Josh Powell argued that foster care would be better for his children than living with the Coxes, but the judge denied his suggestion.
Josh Powell agreed to undergo a psychological evaluation as part of the process to get his children back, and the children were to receive state-mandated counseling.
A court status review is scheduled for November, and then potentially a trial for custody.
The judge granted three-hour visiting periods on Sundays for Josh Powell to see his children while the Coxes are at church. Josh Powell objected to the children going to church with their grandparents.
Steve Powell's Marriage Crumbled Because of Porn
Court documents obtained today by The Associated Press suggested that Steve Powell's marriage ended in part because he inappropriately discussed sex with children and kept pornography in his home.
In the court documents, Steve Powell's ex-wife, Terri Powell, wrote that Steve Powell talked of teaching his children about birth control methods when they were as young as 9 years old.
Terri Powell's sister, Becky Mulcahy, wrote in the documents that Steve Powell told her that he had shown his youngest children books about sexual intercourse when they were 6 and 8 years old.
Terri Powell said her husband viewed people as animals and that they should be able to have sex with anyone at any time. She recalled a conversation in which Josh Powell referred to a girl his brother, Johnny, liked.
"All she is good for is her body, right dad?" Terri recalled Josh Powell saying.
"Yeah, that's right," Steve Powell replied, according to the declaration.
Terri Powell added that Steve Powell kept hardcore pornography in the home and that he visited pornography shops.
Jennifer Graves, Josh Powell's sister, said in an interview with The Associated Press that she broke off ties with her father in part because of his problems with sex and pornography. She recalled going on a business trip with her father when she was about 11 years old and that he viewed a pornographic video while she was with him.
"Looking back, I wonder: If he was willing to do that with a 10 to 12 year girl, his daughter, in the room, what else would he be willing to do?" she said.
Steve Powell is being held on $200,000 bail.
Chuck and Judy Cox 'Giddy' Over Decision
The attorney for Susan Cox Powell's parents said today that they are thrilled to have been awarded custody of her children, saying that the missing woman's father, Chuck, was "giddy" that the boys were safe with them.
"I've never seen or heard him that way before," attorney Ann Bremner told "Good Morning America" after the Coxes were awarded temporary custody Tuesday, a ruling upheld today. "It's a fantastic results of pretty tragic and stunning developments of this case.
"It's important to note that grandparents don't have rights with respect to custody," Bremner said. "And this changed because the state got involved and took them into protective custody. So Chuck and Judy will have their grandsons and they're safe and loved."

What Happened To Alilyah Lansford?

3 year old Alilyah Lansford was reported missing on Saturday, by her mother, approximately 3 hours after conducing her own search for her.

What have we learned since the first report of Alilyah going missing?

A. Statements: See prior analysis. The statements are short, and no conclusion can be drawn, but the mother's statements are concerning. The aunt spoke of Alilyah in the past tense, indicating a belief or knowledge that Alilyah is dead. The grandmother spoke of her in the present tense.

Although interviewed by media, few statements made the editing cut, which is regrettable.

B. Information:

We have learned:

1. Heavy child care responsibility. There are 5 children under 10, with 2 on the way next month.
2. Alilyah at only 3, was missing 4 front teeth. This suggests possible neglect (bottle rot, sugars, soda, etc) or medical issues. The teeth could also be missing due to an accidental fall. The picture shows a sad child.
3. Relatives said that the child was fearful of strangers and would not have gone outside on her own.
4. The father of Alilyah was apparently not told that he is her father.
5. We learned that the child was sick the night before, had, perhaps (from transcripts of JVM show) messed herself, needed to be brought home, and at 9 or 9:30AM, was reportedly still sleeping. We do not know where she was the day before, was she spending the night somewhere that she would need to go home sick from?
6. Mother has a criminal history: that the mother spent time in jail, and filed sexual assault law suit against the Dept of Corrections.

That she appears neglected, comes from a large family, does not know her father, and her mother has a criminal history, all come together to paint an unflattering portrait. Then we are told that she messed herself and "had to" go home, and that once discovered missing, the mother conducted her own search until she ran out of gas in her car.

What happened?

When media interviewed her, they used only a few statements, which is an example of poor investigative journalism. Police have reported staying only within a particular parameter of the search.

Did Alilyah take ill where something happened and she died, and the mother panicked to hide the body? The "something" that happened could be anything from an overdose of medication, to a shaken or dropped baby. It could be failure to seek timely medical care, by way of neglect...was the mother fearful of losing her other children to state custody? What happened?

Family has told us that she would not have wandered off. With so many in the house, is an intruder a feasible scenario?

We have learned that police have successfully interviewed all known sex offenders and have cleared them.

The mother praised law enforcement which is something I noted, rather than express anger or frustration at not finding Alilyah. This was early in the search, not later, when a slow reality seems to overtake parents.

The mother's statement on video bothered me. She said, "we want her home" while looking away and shaking her head 'no'; this seemed to contradict her words. I am not a body language expert.

I expected her to speak for herself, as a mother, with instincts inflamed, in the First Person singular, "I", except, perhaps, in the presence of Alilyah's father, but even then, mothers do not always use the plural "we" as they are highly on alert, for themselves, and not always even aware of the presence of the spouse. More husbands will use the plural "we" than the mothers do, especially close to the date of the disappearance. Lena Lansford's statement concerns me.

Please note that the statements are too small for conclusion.

Why didn't media give us more? Why hasn't the mother spoken publicly, including possibly addressing any kidnapper? Why hasn't the step father spoken publicly?

Given the statements and the circumstances,

This does not appear as if it is going to have a good ending, and the answers to many of our questions appear to be within the household.

Let us hope and pray that I am wrong.

What Happened to Alilyah?
	mother knows
	wandered off
	abudction
	other

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For Whom Did He Leave the Game?
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	team
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