Showing posts with label murder. Show all posts
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celebration, FLorida The World Similar To Utopia


celebration, FLorida The World Similar To Utopia : Celebration, Florida is the world which was created for the life of luxury and comfort and safety but the Disney Celebration, Florida seems to be on the verge of destruction. It was thought that Celebration, Florida will serve as an antidote from the difficulties and problems of large cities . It will prove a heavenly safe atmosphere as an Utopian world of white picket fences and palm trees. It will be free from the Social crimes like muggings, robberies or murder. But the idea seems to be shattered because One of their citizens was killed in their home.The murder of 58-year-old man was the first –reported – major crime in 14 years.The town has almost 3,000 citizens living in about 950 households and one murder in many years is a bit of safe environment.

MMA Fighter Dead


Justin Levens & wife Sarah were found shot dead in Laguna Beach California last night. The 28 year old Mixed Martial Arts fighter competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and other martial arts organizations. He held a 7-2 record in the MMA. The cause of death is presumed at present as a murder suicide.


They were found dead in bed by Leven's mother in law. The gun was found at the scene with no apparent signs of struggle between the two.


Is it the pressure of performing or the performing that creates the pressure in which so many entertainers turn to such drastic acts?

More Tragedy for Jennifer Hudson

Just when you thought this tragedy couldn't get any worse...

Police searching for Jennifer Hudson's missing 7-year-old nephew found the body of a young boy Monday in the same SUV sought in the manhunt for the boy.

Authorities didn't identify the body, that of a young black boy, found in the rear seat of the the SUV and an autopsy was planned for Tuesday.

Illinois State Police said an Amber Alert for the missing boy, Julian King, was canceled Monday because the SUV had been located. And police Cmdr. Wayne Gulliford said the license plate listed in the alert matched the plate on the SUV found Monday.

The alert was issued Friday after the mother and brother of the Oscar-winning actress and singer were found shot to death at home Friday. Julian, who lives in the home, hadn't been seen since.

In Washington, FBI Deputy Director John S. Pistole said at a news conference that authorities found a body "who we believe to be the missing victim in Chicago, the nephew of Jennifer Hudson. We are working with Chicago police to get a positive identification of the victim."

Hudson, 27, offered $100,000 Sunday for information leading to his safe return. Julian is the son of Jennifer Hudson's sister, Julia Hudson.

Telephone and e-mail messages left Monday for Hudson's publicist were not unreturned.

The alert listed William Balfour, the estranged husband of Julia Hudson, as a suspect in a "double homicide investigation." He is not the boy's father and has not been charged in the slayings.

Police said they did not have a motive for the killings but called the case "domestic related."

Balfour, 27, was taken into custody Friday by Chicago police for questioning in the killings. On Sunday, he was transferred to the Illinois Department of Corrections "based on his active parole violation unrelated to this investigation."

Records from the Corrections Department show Balfour is on parole and spent nearly seven years in prison for attempted murder, vehicular hijacking and possessing a stolen vehicle.

Corrections spokeswoman Januari Smith said Balfour would probably remain in state custody until the Illinois Prisoner Review Board looked at his case. She would not say where Balfour was being held.

It was unclear whether Balfour had an attorney Sunday, but his mother, Michele Balfour, has denied he was involved the killings or in Julian's disappearance.

Hudson, who won an Academy Award in 2007 for her role in "Dreamgirls," was in Chicago during the weekend. The medical examiner's office confirmed Hudson, 27, identified the bodies of her mother, Darnell Donerson, 57, and 29-year-old brother, Jason Hudson. The deaths were ruled homicides.

Hudson appealed to the public for help, offering the reward and asking any information be given to Chicago police.

"Jennifer and her family appreciate the enormous amount of love, support and prayers they have received while she and her family try to cope with this tragedy and continue the search for Julian," said a statement from her publicist.

Former Child Star Admits to Triple Homicide, Could Face the Death Penalty




Courtesy: The Associated Press

Defending a man accused of killing three people, attorney Gary Pohlson took an odd angle in his opening statement.

He said his client is "guilty of all three murders."

Pohlson told a jury Tuesday that Skylar Deleon killed Arizona couple Tom and Jackie Hawkins, who were thrown off their yacht and bound to an anchor. He also killed another man he met in a work furlough program, Pohlson admitted. But the lawyer argued his client should not die for his crimes.

"My goal is simply to save Skylar Deleon's life," Pohlson said in a 15-minute opening statement.

The concession is not the same as a guilty plea. Pohlson said he will dispute some details of the prosecution's case. The attorney indicated his client should not face the death penalty because others involved will have different outcomes of their cases.

Deleon is accused of killing the couple in 2004 to steal their yacht, as well as a man he took thousands of dollars from the previous year. The 29-year-old former child actor has pleaded not guilty to murder and murder for financial gain.

The defense strategy stunned Ryan Hawks, the 32-year-old son of Tom Hawks, who came to hear testimony.

"I was blown away," Ryan Hawks said. "Thank God I was sitting down."

Pohlson said outside court that he told jurors Deleon was guilty to maintain his credibility when he argues they should preserve his client's life. Orange County prosecutor Matt Murphy said he wasn't surprised by the strategy.

Earlier, Murphy told jurors the couple took a cruise off Southern California thinking they were showing off their yacht, the Well Deserved, to an interested buyer and ended up pleading to be spared death.

"The evidence is going to show that is how Tom and Jackie Hawks died, begging for their lives," Murphy said.

Deleon has allegedly boasted that he was a star on the "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers" but apparently only had a small part in one episode. The RANGER BOARD, especially, takes great pains to make a bold note: "Skylar Deleon was NOT a Power Ranger. He was an uncredited extra, at best."

Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for Deleon, who they say drafted a plan to kill the Hawkses after learning they were planning to sell their 55-foot yacht in November 2004.

They say Deleon feigned interest in buying the nearly half-million-dollar yacht, then enlisted the help of two men to overpower the Hawkses on the cruise before forcing them to sign over paperwork for the yacht and killing them.

Murphy took jurors on a step-by-step outline of how the case unfolded after the Hawkses disappeared and family and friends began to frantically search for them around Newport Harbor, where they docked their boat.

Murphy said Deleon and his former wife, Jennifer Henderson, were a young couple saddled in debt and living in a converted garage.

After the killings, Murphy said Henderson paid a notary $2,000 to backdate paperwork to transfer ownership of the yacht and Deleon had a friend show her color photocopies of the Hawkses' drivers' licenses so she could describe the couple to police as if she had seen them.

Murphy said Deleon initially tried to enlist his friend Adam Rohrig to drive the boat while "he made two bad people disappear." But Rohrig refused and didn't take Deleon very seriously, Murphy said.

After the killings, he said, Rohrig asked Deleon how he was going to get away with it.

Murphy said Deleon answered: "No bodies, no murder."

Henderson was convicted in 2006 of murder and murder for financial gain for her role in the deaths and was sentenced to two terms of life in prison without parole. Three other men have pleaded not guilty to murder and murder for financial gain and have yet to stand trial. One is expected to testify in Deleon's case.

The jury will also consider the separate murder charge against Deleon in the death of a man he met in a work furlough program in 2003 while serving jail time for burglary.

Pro-wrestler Chris Benoit and his family were found dead their suburban Atlanta mansion early Monday morning. At this time authorities are calling it a murder/suicide. Officials at World Wrestling Entertainment alerted authorities that something may not be right after receiving, what cops are calling "bizarre" text messages on Sunday. The details regarding these text messages has not been released at this time. Some reports claim that Benoit may have strangled his wife on Saturday, smothered his son on Sunday, and then hung himself in his weight room sometime early Monday.

Authorities plan to make an official statement about the crime once autopsy reports have been completed on all the victims.


Benoit was an intercontinental champion and held several tag-team titles over his career. He was well known for his chiseled physique and for being incredibly talented in the ring. Benoit was admired by all of his peers for his attitude and the respect he demanded in a out of the ring. His biggest dream of his career came at Wrestlemania 20 in 2004 when he defeated Shawn Michaels and the champion Triple H in a triple threat match at Madison Square Gardens and won the WWE world heavyweight championship for the first time.