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Since my last post I got busy with personal business:  I went to Spokane Valley with my wife to take care of some business for our oldest son, who had a stroke some months ago.  He is recovering but it will be a long haul for him.

One day after my post about the killer of Mollie Tibbetts, her body was found in a cornfield and a suspect arrested.  My deductions were pretty accurate.  I wrote:

These are some possibilities:

• Rape:  Evil people like Ted Bundy do exist and need no provocation.  They see what they want and just take it.  It might have been a crime of opportunity.

• Rage:  If her abductor made sexual advances and was rebuffed, he may have struck or choked Mollie to shut up her screaming or because he felt humiliated and wanted revenge.  Or both.

Personally, I think Mollie is dead, a victim of rape and murder.  I would guess it is the first crime of the perpetrator, someone who is a bit off, mentally.  He would be young, 22 - 25, someone with low impulse control.   

I was right about rage being a key motivation, and that the killer was  22 - 25, and that it was his first crime.  I am not psychic by any means, and these deductions were simply logical.  Elementary, my dear Watson.

Amanda Knox Verdict: Guilty of Murder UPDATE: Knox Was Railroaded

Amanda Knox in Court

Amanda Knox, age 22 (see top pic), was an American student from Seattle, Washington who was studying at the University for Foreigners in Perugia, Italy in 2007. She shared a cottage with other students, including 21 year old Meredith Kercher from Great Britain (see second photo from top).

Kercher was found murdered in her room on November 2, 2007, with a crushed windpipe and a partially slashed throat.  Police arrested three suspects, Rudy Guede of Germany, Raffaele Sollicito, an Italian student, and Amanda Knox.

Amanda Knox's role in the murder is unclear.  The theory is that she participated with Sollicito in a "sex game," holding Kercher down while Guede raped her, for no other reason than getting a thrill from "experiencing extreme sensations, intense sexual relations."  Knox testified that she had been smoking hashish during the evening of the murder.

Meredith Kercher, Murder Victim

Guede was tied to the crime through DNA evidence.  Prosecutors concluded that Guede raped Kercher and that may have been the main motive for killing her.  However, the killing may have been accidental and a result of rough handling by the high-on-dope threesome.

Knox's DNA was found on the handle of the knife used to slash Kercher's throat.  [Update:  The knife in question was later proved to be Knox's kitchen knife and not the same knife used to kill Kercher.]

In October 2008, Guede was tried, convicted and sentenced to 30 years in prison.  The current trial of Sollicito and Knox began January 16, 2009 and ended today with the jury reaching a verdict:  guilty of murder.

Knox was sentenced to 26 years in prison and Sollicito sentenced to 25 years in prison.

One life lost and three lives ruined is a high price to pay for getting high.

Update:  Since I posted this, I have come to believe that Amanda Knox and Raffael Sollecito are innocent of the crime.  See Injustice in Perugia, a site detailing the wrongful conviction of Amanda Knox and Raffael Sollecito.

Via:  Wikipedia
Via:  Fox News
Via:  UK Guardian

Washington Police Seeking Wife of Suspected Cop Killer

Update:  Washington Police have located the green Mazda belonging to Clemmons's wife and have determined it has not been used in the escape of Maurice Clemmons.

Maurice Clemmons' wife is now being sought by Washington Police for questioning.  Her name is Nicole Cherylene Smith and she may be headed back to Arkansas.

Smith is believed to be driving a green 1997 Mazda Millenia.  [Previously posted license number removed as the car was recently sold to a new owner.]

If you know of the whereabouts of Nicole C. Smith, notify the Police through a special tip line at 1-866-977-2362 or

Email:  policefrontdesk@cityoflakewood.us

Other contact number for Washington Police:  206- 622-0460 


Police are offering a reward of $125,000 for information leading to the capture of Maurice Clemmons.

See slideshow of victims and candlelight vigil held for them.

Cop Killer Suspect is Shot, Still at Large in Seattle

News reports indicate the killer of four cops in Tacoma yesterday may have been wounded before he left Forza's coffee shop.  It is reported that two of the officers were shot in the head before they could react; one got to his feet but was shot before he could pull his gun; and the fourth struggled with the perp and got a shot off before being killed.  This scenario has not been confirmed and rumor sometimes passes for news before all facts are known.  I hope that one of the cops shot the SOB, however. 

Maurice Clemmons, the suspect in the case, continues to evade capture.  Clemmons is looking more and more guilty of the crime, an impression heightened by his flight from the police.  Earlier, ABC had a report that friends of Clemmons kept him overnight after the shooting, and told police that Clemmons had been gut shot.  If true, that would confirm the report that one of the cops got off a shot off before being killed. ABC seems to have withdrawn the story so I can't link to it.  

Earlier today cops surrounded a house in Seattle where Clemmons was thought to be holed up, but later found he was not there.  Police reported that there is evidence that Clemmons was there earlier, and that he had been shot.  The UK Times Online gives greater details and says Clemmons may be dead from his gunshot wound.

Clemmons flight from the police indicates he is conscious of his guilt.  Meanwhile, the reward for information leading to his capture has been raised to $125,000.

Since Mike Huckabee commuted this criminal's prison sentence and released him from jail, Huckabee's political career would appear to be over.  Huckabee, however, has never been my choice for the Republican nomination.  One more RINO shoots himself in the foot -- and good riddance.  It's a shame that four innocent cops had to pay for Huckabee's misplaced "compassion."

Ex-Con Maurice Clemmons Sought for Questioning in Murders of Lakewood Police Officers

Maurice Clemmons has a long criminal record in both Arkansas and Washington state and was released on bail just six days ago.  He lives and works in Tacoma, Washington, the city where four police officers were slain this morning.

Clemmons's history is one of an erratic, unpredictable criminal with a slippery grasp on reality.   One of the most startling aspects of his record is that he was serving a 60 year prison term in Arkansas, but had his sentence commuted by then Governor Mike Huckabee.  During the last presidential primaries, Huckabee's detractors pointed him out as a liberal Republican; this would tend to confirm that impression.

The Seattle Times says this about Clemmons:

Although Clemmons was judged competent to stand trial in Washington after a mental evaluation, he has a long history of mentally suspect behavior. A sheriff's report uncovered by KOMO, Clemmons' sister told police,

Maurice is not in his right mind and did not know how he could react when contacted by Law Enforcement...She stated that he was saying that the secret service was coming to get him because he had written a letter to the President. She stated his behavior has become unpredictable and erratic. She suspects he is having a mental breakdown.

Clemmons is 5'8", 235 lbs, with black hair, brown eyes, and a mole on his left cheek. He is considered extremely dangerous. Again, if you have any information about his whereabouts, please call the Sheriff's Department Tip Line, 1-866-977-2362.

Read the Seattle Times story here.

It is to be noted that Maurice Clemmons is only a person of interest in this case, he is not a suspect (yet).  Update:  Clemmons is now wanted for murder and is officially a suspect in the case.  A warrant has been issued for his arrest.

A Message to Yaser Said

It's now been six months since you murdered your two teenage daughters, Yaser.  After molesting and abusing your daughters for years, you cowardly, sadistic pervert, you decided to kill them in a Muslim "honor killing," not in Egypt or Iran, but in the state of Texas. You murdered them New Year's Day, 2008, by driving them to a remote spot and then shooting each of them multiple times with a pistol.

You're still hiding out there somewhere in the Muslim community. We're waiting for you, Yaser. Time to come home, Yaser. It's time for bed, and we have one all made up for you, real warm and cozy. You must be tired from hiding in cellars and under chairs. Time for a nice long sleep, Yaser, courtesy of the State of Texas.

Hope you like the Photoshop picture, Yaser. It's a picture of your future, a picture of the actual chamber where we will send you to greet Allah, i.e., the Texas lethal injection chamber. It may take a while to find your sorry ass, but we're patient Yaser. We'll be here waiting for you. Watching and waiting.

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We have a big reward out for your capture. Eventually, some fellow Muslim will need money and give into the temptation. Who can you trust, Yaser? Who will betray you? When they get tired of hiding you and paying for your upkeep, when they realize they are accessories to murder and face years in prison, then perhaps they will make that phone call to the police.

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Someday soon will come the knock on the door or the rough hand on your shoulder, and it will be the law. Your doom is sealed, Yaser. You are a done deal.
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Help Catch a Muslim "Honor Killing" Murderer

This morning I listened to Blog Talk Radio. Pamela Geller of Atlas Shrugs interviewed the aunt of the slain teenage girls, Sarah and Amina Said. The aunt, Gail, is highly motivated to find and prosecute the girls' killer and father, Yaser Said.

There is a fund for the purpose of creating a reward for those who provide a tip to the police that leads to Said's capture.

Yaser drove his girls to some remote spot where he filled them with lead from a 9 mm handgun. One of the girls called 911 screaming for help. They put her on hold while her father pumped nine bullets into her body.

Yaser Said is a miserable piece of shit, a coward, a monster, a bully and a common criminal. Screw him and the vile religion that motivates him.

I have pledged $100 to the reward fund. Please help and donate whatever you can.

Those of you who live in the area of Irving, Texas, be on the lookout for this creep. It is believed that he is being sheltered by the Muslim underground in the area where the girls were killed.

Here's the post from Atlas Shrugs. See the many pictures there of the victims and the perpetrator. Post pictures of Yaser Said on your blog and alert your readers to be on the lookout. Let's catch the bastard.

WANTED FOR MURDER IN COLD BLOOD
The North Texas Crime Commission has added $10,000 to the reward money already being offered in the case of two sisters who authorities believe were killed by their father on New Year's Day.

Rewards in the case now total $20,000.

Yaser Said, an Egyptian-born cabdriver, has been missing since the shooting deaths of his two daughters, 17-year-old Sarah and 18-year-old Amina. The sisters, who were honor students and athletes at Lewisville High School, were found slain in a cab their father had borrowed at an Irving hotel. Police have said they have no leads about Mr. Said's whereabouts.
"I just think that money talks, and we've done everything else we know to do" to find him, said Gail Gartrell, the sisters' great-aunt. "I just think that getting more money up on his head is a good thing."

The crime commission's reward is for information leading to the arrest and conviction in the killings.

Schepps Dairy already was offering a $10,000 reward for an arrest and indictment in the case.
Anyone with information on Mr. Said's whereabouts can call Crime Stoppers at 1-877-373-TIPS or go to www.ntcc.crimestoppersweb .com.

The crime commission also is creating a special fund to raise more reward money.
Donations can be made out to the North Texas Crime Commission Said Fund and mailed to the North Texas Crime Commission, 1601 Elm St., Suite 2350, Dallas, TX 75201-4728.