Facebook and Pedophile Freaks: Zuckerburg needs to take action

Today, I was reading about those low-life, stupid, nasty pedophile FREAKS creating nasty-ass Facebook pages where they are posting pictures of young kids being raped and/or posing sexually for the camera.

It pissed me off.

A lot.

Like to the point of hunting those assholes down, spending 5 minutes alone with them, and making them wonder if they are going to get out of there with or without their dick.

I hate pedophiles.  As a frequent user of Facebook, it appalls me to think that these pages exist. Equally appalling is if if you report these pages, NOTHING is done about it, not even the removal of these TRASHY pages from Facebook. What the fuck, Zuckerburg? You've got all that money and brain power, and yet you can't get rid of these fuckers?

You can click here to read the article that got my blood boiling.

I think pedophiles are freaking lame-ass cowards who resort to raping young kids because 1) these bastards couldn't attract a corpse and 2) kids can't fight back. I'd like to see what one of these fuckers would do if they found themselves alone in a prison cell with another inmate who has children of his own and hates pedophiles. Who has the power now, sick bastards?

Seriously, I am not a violent person but in my own crazy mind, I do all kinds of torturous things to these pedophiles. The Rack, anyone? Drawn and quartered perhaps? How about the Judas Cradle? Denailing? Or my favorite, the Spanish Tickler?

All of those methods would suffice.

But back to the Facebook deal....you can actually do something to help. Not that it will work, but it's definitely worth trying. Basically, you send a ton of postcards to Facebook telling them to stop child porn on FB.

Click here to learn more about how you can help.

Wow, it always feels great after a good vent! ;)

The Death of Actor River Phoenix

I won't lie. I was and still am a big fan of River Phoenix. As an actor, he was extremely talented, and I believe he would have become extraordinary had he been given the chance. When he passed away in 1993, it was such a shock to the world. I felt like someone had hit me in the stomach, and I think part of the reason is that we were the same age then.

Recently for some weird reason, I started Googling him. I watch "Raising Hope" and love Martha Plimpton on there. She's just phenomenal as Virginia. It's only natural for me to think of River Phoenix when I see her. After all, she dated him when they were teenagers and she appeared in "Mosquito Coast" with him. So, I think that really is the main reason for Googling him.

But as I started reading more and more about River and his death, the more I wondered if it is even remotely possible that River was murdered at the Viper Room on that fateful night back in 1993.

In 1993, River had completed  the movie "The Thing Called Love" and was working on a new film called, "Dark Blood".  On October 30th, after finishing a day of working, River, along with his brother Joaquin, his sister Rain, and girlfriend, actress Samantha Mathis went to a club called The Viper Room. At the time, actor Johnny Depp was part owner of the club.

Heather McDougal, a regular at The Viper Room told The Independent in December 1993 that she saw River standing a distance from her hanging out with friends. Nothing about his appearance seemed abnormal, even though some people later reported he was acting weird. (I think, in general, River was an odd duck anyway, so it could have just been him being him.)

River went to the bathroom with unidentified friends, one being his supplier. Rumor has it that it was John Frusciante, guitarist for the Red Hot Chili Peppers. River was offered a Persian Brown (by Frusciante) - a powerful form of meth mixed with opiates that is snorted. River started feeling funny immediately so someone gave him a Valium to counter the morphine. It didn't work. In fact, it did the opposite - it sped up the effects of the morphine. Around 1a.m., River couldn't breathe and passed out. When he came to,  he asked his siblings and Mathis to take him outside.

Ron Davis, a celebrity photographer who was outside The Viper Room that night, told The Independent "He was essentially liquid between them. He was totally Jello."

Joaquin was the one who made the 911 call.



When the ambulance arrived, River was in cardiac arrest. He was then taken to Cedars-Sinai Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 1:51 a.m.

Toxicology reports released stated that a combination of drugs were found in River's system, including cocaine, morphine, cold medicine, and Valium.

The autopsy report showed no signs of foul play or needle marks. I did notice that it said River had abrasions on the knuckles of his right hand. Immediately, I thought he had gotten into a fight, but there was no mention of it anywhere.

The official cause of death was acute multiple drug intoxication.

Sadly, River became included in the private club of accidental celebrity deaths where he remains to this day.

But some people believe River was murdered. Personally, I don't but I can understand why these people feel that way. Here's why:

1. River was an experienced drug user, who some say began using drugs during the filming of "My Own Private Idaho". I have also read he was using drugs as a teenager. Would he willingly have taken all of those drugs knowing what the outcome would be?  
2. From what I read and understand, Persian Brown is a mixture of meth and opiates (codeine, morphine. Both were in River's system). I have also read, River was speedballing - inhaling cocaine and heroin. 
3. I want to know exactly what happened in that bathroom. I think there is more to this story than what we know. I find it odd that all of them went into a bar bathroom to use drugs. Why wouldn't you just leave and go somewhere else or venture outside to your car? I also read that there was a tiny room at The Viper Room where celebrities would go to take drugs. So, why didn't River and his "friends" go there? I read that when River began feeling ill from the drugs, Frusciante left the bathroom without helping his friend, which I find extremely odd. Supposedly, Frusciante's drug use worsened after River's death.
4. How did the abrasions get on River's knuckles? It could have been from when he was convulsing but I would think he would have them on both hands, not just one. 
5. Toxicology results usually take four to six weeks to come back, or so I thought. In River's case, results were back two weeks later. 
6. In 1991, River spoke publicly about losing his virginity at age four to a woman in the cult, Children of God (later named The Family International), that his family belonged to. In 1993, 170 children were taken into protective custody after police raided an Argentinean compound of the Children of God church. Police found cocaine and pornographic videos. It was alleged that the children had been sexually abused by church members. At this time, River was already a well-known actor and died just a few weeks after the raid.

The only real issue I have here is with John Frusciante. He was a BIG time drug user who definitely would know what a lethal dose of drugs was. He claimed to be a good friend of River's, but when River fell ill immediately after taking the Persian Brown, Frusciante left the bathroom as if it was no big deal that River was acting this way. Some say it doesn't matter that Frusciante gave River the lethal dose because River willingly took it. But we don't know that. We do NOT know that River WILLINGLY took anything that night. We do know that the drugs were administered via snorting or inhaling. Could someone have forced the drugs down River's throat?

What went on it that bathroom is a mystery, known only to those who were there, and they are not talking. Neither is Joaquin, Rain, or Samantha Mathis. Odd. Very, very odd.

The Death of Theresa Parker: husband convicted, but is he guilty of murder?

Warning: long post. :) I recently saw this case on a rerun of "48 Hours Mystery" and knew I was going to put it on this blog. It's one of those cases where I'm not sure if the person convicted is guilty or not. I can see it both ways, actually.

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911 dispatcher Theresa Parker, 42, went missing from Lafayette, Walker County, Georgia on March 21, 2007. Her body was found in  September 2010, three years after she went missing. Despite there being no physical evidence linking him to her murder, her police officer husband, Sam Parker, was convicted of her murder.

It was reported from Theresa's friends and family that the marriage between Sam and Theresa was a rocky one, both initiating fights with the other on many occasions. Theresa had threatened divorce a few times before, but always went back to him. In March 2007, still not quite sure leaving him was what she wanted to do, Theresa decided to end the marriage. She had just found a nice apartment and was in the process of moving into it when she disappeared.

Her sister, Christina Hall, saw Theresa on the night of March 21st.  Hall said her sister was very excited about the move and was looking forward to spending more time with her family.

Hall did not talk to her sister the following day. At 6:00 a.m. on March 22, Theresa's friend and co-worker, Rhonda Knox became worried after receiving a phone call from Theresa's phone. When she answered, the caller paused for a few seconds, then hung up. That was out of character for Theresa because she would never do that, Knox had said.

Knox tried calling Theresa back but the call went to voice mail. She then called Sam's house. No answer there either.

Worried, Knox asked police officer and friend Shane Green to go check on Theresa. He knocked on the doors. No answer. While on the phone with Knox, she told him to check the garage because Theresa always parked her car there. So Green did, and there was no car. Sam's patrol car was in there and his pickup truck was parked outside. But no signs of Theresa were present.

Later that day, Theresa's SUV mysteriously arrived back at the house, but no one saw who drove it back, whether it was Theresa or someone else.

On Friday, March 23, Hall had repeatedly called her sister but Theresa never answered her phone. Sam told Hall that he went fishing that morning on March 21 and when he left, Theresa's car was in the garage.

Everyone began calling Theresa, including Sam. She never answered.

More than 24 hours had passed with no word from Theresa. Then, on Saturday, March 24, her family decided to call the police to report her missing.

When asked by police where he was the night of her disappearance, Sam replied that he was in his pickup truck all night. Cops became suspicious because three witnesses reported Sam's truck being at Sam and Theresa's house on Thursday morning.

LE pulled Sam's cell phone records and discovered that he had called Theresa two times in the early morning hours of March 22nd. Sam told them he had last spoken with her around 7:30 p.m. on the 21st when she was loading her stuff into her car to take to her new apartment.

A crime scene specialist was brought it to investigate Theresa's Toyota Forerunner. He found some blood on the back of the SUV, which later proved to be from Theresa with Sam's DNA mixed in. I don't know how much blood was found, though, but it didn't sound like a lot. It was also reported that the back had recently been vacuumed.

Law enforcement and volunteers performed a massive search for Theresa through the woods where Sam grew up in and knew very well. They drained and searched ponds and combed through the local landfill.

"We provided [dogs] a scent of Mr. Parker's scent off his clothes and also off his patrol car," Special Agent Marc Veazey said. "They ran as they alerted to his scent, all up this hill, and back down this way as indicating he had been here."

They did not find Theresa or any evidence leading them to her.

Authorities even searched Sam's home five times. They confiscated a collection of old guns and rifles, but investigators didn't believe they were connected to Theresa's disappearance.

"I told 'em, y'all … didn't even search her closet, you didn't look through her personal stuff. You went in and you looked for things and took things of mine and only looked at me," Sam told Smith.

Nearly one year after his wife disappeared, Sam was arrested and tried for her murder.

During the trial, Theresa's friends and family told the court that Sam was abusive and obsessive. He had accused Theresa of cheating on him on several occasions. However, not once was it mentioned that Sam had actually physically hurt Theresa. Apparently, it was more mental abuse, which they both were capable of doing, according to Sam's brother, Kenneth Parker.

The week before Theresa disappeared, she traveled to Gatlinburg, Tennessee and stayed at the Honey Bee Hide-a-Way. Theresa wanted a quick get-away before her move and the divorce. Theresa told Hall that she was going alone. But Sam wasn't convinced. He suspected she had gone with another man, so he called the lodge and convinced the desk clerk to send him Theresa's reservation. TWO people were listed as staying in Theresa's room and Theresa registered under the last name of Barker, instead of Parker. The name could have been error on the clerk's part, but the number of people listed show's that she obviously, at the very least, invited someone to stay with her. The defense believes it was Shane Green, the very same officer sent by Knox to check on Theresa the morning of Thursday, March 22. Green denied being at the cabin and having an affair with Theresa.

Of course, he did.

When Theresa went missing, Sam told police he believed she ran off to Mexico with a guy named Elvis. I know, it sounds really far-fetched, but Theresa had vacationed in Mexico with her nieces and on that trip they met a resort entertainer named Elvis. Investigators headed to Cancun to check it out, but apparently Elvis must have had an alibi.

Sam's second wife, Keila Beaird, told the court that he had threatened to kill her and dispose of her body where nobody would ever find it. 

According to Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI), Special Agent James Harris, "He told everybody in Walker County, but a couple, that he knew how to get rid of a body and no one [would] ever find it. He'd talk about puttin' 'em in ponds and the turtles would eat 'em."

Sam's good friend and co-worker, Ben Chaffin claimed that on March 21st Sam called him and told him he shot Theresa in the head and buried her body in a place where it would be hard to find.  Now, most people would see this as what sealed the deal, but it seems that Chaffin  had given investigators FIVE different stories and he had been arrested for helping Sam hack into Theresa's computer. The prosecution gave him immunity in exchange for testifying. 

Yeah, that would give him no reason to lie on the stand, I say sarcastically. 

In his very first conversation with GBI, Chaffin failed to tell this to them, claiming in court that he forgot. Patterson defended this on "48 Hours Mystery" by saying, "When we talked to him, it became very clear to us that he was very, very close to Sam Parker. The person that he looked at as a father, as a brother, had done somethin' so terrible he couldn't wrap his mind around it."

Mmm'kay.

Prosecution's theory was Sam killed Theresa with a choke hold. Photos showing bruises on the inside of Sam's right arm were apparently a significant clue to what happened.

"What we felt was, that Mr. Parker, who is known to abuse choke holds in the past, had used this maneuver on Theresa and that she had fought back by putting her hands up. And that's what left the bruises on the inside of his arm," explained FBI Special Agent Marc Veazey.

"I think she fought for her life at the end. And those bruises are evidence of that," said Prosecutor Leigh Patterson.

Patterson gave the courtroom a dramatic demonstration of the rear naked choke hold, which she believes Sam used to kill his wife. I saw the demonstration on "48 Hours Mystery" and to me, it proved nothing. According to the demonstration, Theresa would have put her hands on the outside of Sam's arm, not the inside. Sam had bruises on the inside of his arm, and they did not look like marks from fingers.

On September 3, 2009, Sam was found guilty of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison. 

One year later, in September 2010, Theresa's remains were found. Some reports say it was found behind a cornfield in Chattooga County. Others I have read say it was found along the banks of the Chattooga River. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) who originally investigated Theresa's disappearance, said Theresa was murdered despite there being no evidence on the remains that led them to this conclusion. 

TCD's Thoughts

While watching show and realizing that Sam was going to be charged with murder and eventually convicted, I was in shock a bit. For one big reason: NO BODY had been found until 2010, three years after Theresa went missing. I know a person can be convicted without a body, but they charged him with MURDER when, at that time, there was NO evidence a murder had been committed. All evidence the prosecution had was circumstantial.

Yes, he had motive. She was leaving him. So what? That still doesn't PROVE he killed her over it.

Why I not convinced Sam killed Theresa:

1. There is absolutely NO PHYSICAL EVIDENCE tying Sam to any crime whatsoever. Everything the prosecution had was circumstantial. As I said before, murder is MESSY. It's very hard to not leave physical or forensic evidence behind.
2. There is NO PHYSICAL EVIDENCE that she was MURDERED.  The ME ruled it a homicide when Theresa's remains were found, but how can you conclude that with no forensic evidence? 
3. Prosecution stated that Sam was the only one who had a motive. Be that as it may, it also could have been a random act of violence OR there really WAS someone else who had a motive, like say, another police officer. You can be a downright worthless, mean son of a bitch without being a killer.
4. Supposedly, after taking a few things to her apartment on March 21st, Theresa was going to go back to the house she shared with Sam to sleep for the night. According to Hall, Sam was not going to be there. But why would Theresa do that if she feared him? And why would she drive 30 miles to the house after midnight instead of just staying at her apartment? No bed? Hell, I'd sleep on the floor. Or I would get a room somewhere. I would NOT go to that house if I feared my soon-to-be ex-husband. I'm not sure Theresa feared him at all. 
5. I find it a bit odd that Knox received a call from Theresa's phone at 6am, INSTEAD OF Theresa's own sister who she was very close to.  And I also find it a bit odd when Knox told 48 Hours Mystery, "I thought, 'This isn't Theresa,' you know, so I called back. It rang and then went into voice mail," she said. "I started callin' the house. I started getting worried." Really, how on earth can you say it WASN'T her just because the caller paused and hung up? And why did she immediately assume something bad had happened? Why did she feel the need to send a cop over there, specifically Shane Green?  
6. The blood on the SUV could not be proven HOW long it had been there or HOW it got there. Again, murder is messy. If Sam put her body in the back to dispose of it, there would have been a hell of a lot more blood found if she had been shot. If she had been choked to death, would there have been any?  
7. The police searched Sam's house FIVE times. WTF? Are you serious? Why would they search his  house that many times? Trying REAL hard to find something that isn't there, IMO.
8. And speaking of the search, investigators believed none of the guns found in Sam's house had anything to do with Theresa's disappearance. I think that is strange considering Sam SUPPOSEDLY told Chaffin he shot Theresa in the head. 
9. What about Luminol used in the search? There is no mention of it in any of the articles I read.  Did they spray Luminol in the home and/or over the carpet in the SUV to detect blood?  If they did, and a small amount of blood was only found in the SUV, then no murder occurred here. Just sayin'.
10. So, the back of the SUV had been vacuumed.Maybe it was Theresa who did it before she vanished. They didn't say it had been thoroughly cleaned, only vacuumed. Whoop-ti-shit.
11. The cabin reservation bothers me. First, did Theresa purposely reserve the cabin under Barker? Or was that clerk error? Theresa reserved the cabin for TWO people. Now, why would you do that if you were planning on being there alone? Again, it could be clerk error, but usually, and I know this from experience, when someone makes a reservation, the clerk will read back the information to the person to make sure the information provided is correct. Maybe the clerk didn't do that. Who the hell knows? *shrugging shoulders* I think Theresa reserved that room for two people. Patterson told "48 Hours Mystery", "Our information is there was nobody there to see her and if the defense wants to say that Shane Green was there with her, the phone - the cell phone towers - show that his cell phone activity was not in Gatlinburg." Whatever, Patterson, but all you are saying is that nobody was THERE. Green could have been INVITED to go and turned down the invitation at the last minute. Sam would not have known this at the time. It was normal for Sam to assume someone was there because of the reservation itself. 
12. I have MAJOR issues with Ben Chaffin's testimony, mostly because he changed his story several times. Prosecutor Patterson is off her rocker when she defended him. If he was really close to Sam, Ben would not get up on that stand and say what he said. Most likely, if he idolized Sam, he would have lied FOR him, not against him. I think the police or Patterson forced him to get on that stand and say what they wanted him to say. Why? Because he had charges against him for helping Sam hack into Theresa's computer, and they offered immunity for his testimony.
13. The bruises on Sam's arms. IMO, are not consistent with the prosecution's theory. They did not look like marks from fingers, for one, and second, if he had Theresa in a choke hold, the bruises would be on the outside of his arm, where Theresa would have grabbed at, not the inside. 
14. The location of Theresa's remains.  Sam always said he knew how to get rid of a body where nobody would find it, like in pond where turtles are, but that's not where she was found. 
15. Only partial skeletal remains were located. The theory was Sam either shot her in the head or as the prosecutor tried saying, he "choked her out" via a chokehold. Well during trial, there was no body to determine cause of death. Theories shouldn't even be allowed in court because in most cases, they are not proven.  And even after Theresa's remains were found, manner of death could not be determined. For the LE to call it a homicide is crazy. We do NOT know she was murdered or HOW. Hell, she could have killed herself by downing pills for all we know. 

I'm not saying that Sam is innocent, but I don't know how a jury could find him guilty on circumstantial evidence. This is what is so screwed up with the U.S. court system. Personally, I feel that if you cannot prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that this person killed someone, then you cannot find them guilty. In this case, evidence did NOT lead to Sam, IMO.

Should they have investigated Shane Green? Absolutely. Just because he denied having an affair with Theresa does NOT mean he wasn't. I think anyone in his situation would probably lie.

Source: 48 Hours Mystery

Don't Fret: more posts coming later this week!

I have been very busy the last few days, but want you to know that I am working on some posts today, but I will not be uploading until tomorrow or Thursday Friday, the 18th. I'm trying to sneak writing in any chance I get. And it never fails - once I start, I get interrupted by a variety of different things, which annoys the hell out of me. But that's life.

I think I am going to write posts on the weekends and publish them daily. That schedule will work much better for me. I apologize for this, but as soon as things calm down, I want to be able to write and publish 2-3 posts per day. Please bear with me until then. 

Thank you!!!

The Unsolved Chicago Murders of Four Young Men

From 1998-2002, four young men were murdered in the same vicinity of Chicago. All were between the ages of 13 and 25 and all were gunned down mercilessly.

I do not know if these are connected, but you never know.

Here are the victims:

Wayne Maurice Bennett - On February 23, 1998, Maurice and a friend were standing on the corner of Cottage Grove and 43rd St, waiting for a bus. They were approached on foot by two black males and a black female. Wayland and his friend were asked by one of the male offenders, "What's up homey?" or "Hey homey, where you all from?" Before either of them could answer, one of the male subjects produced a handgun and opened fire. Wayland died as a result of his injuries. His friend was struck once in the middle of his back but survived.

Martiz Cole - On July 3, 1998, Martiz was standing on the street, talking to several friends sitting in a car in the 5900 block of South Laflin Street. A vehicle pulled up next to Martiz at which time a male subject in the newly-arrived vehicle fired several shots at Martiz, causing several fatal wounds. The witnesses provided a description of the fleeing vehicle, that being a late model 1980s black, 4-door Dodge.

Patrick Donegan - On January 7, 1999, at 3:30 A.M., Patrick was driving his vehicle in the area of 38th and Kedzie. Patrick stopped at the traffic light, and another vehicle pulled up next to his vehicle. A passenger in the second vehicle fired several shots into the vehicle that Patrick was driving. Patrick, along with a passenger in his vehicle, were both shot. Patrick subsequently died as a result of being shot multiple times.

Enrique F Olmedo - During the late evening hours of May 11, 2002, Enrique was with several residents in the area of 48th and Justine when they heard numerous gunshots coming from different directions. A short time later, the victim left the group to walk home but never reached that location. When he did not show up at home, a friend went to look for him and discovered Enrique laying in a vacant lot. Upon closer examination, it was discovered that the victim had been shot.






When I Googled each murder location, I discovered that the murders occurred relatively close to one another. I definitely think all the murders are gang-related and could be from the same gang or not. Hard to say with little facts available in each case.

These young men were doing nothing out of the ordinary when they were gunned down. The murders kind of sound like a gang initiation, maybe. Without knowing much about each case, all I can say is that they appear to be random killings.

Just makes me sad when this happens to such young people. Are these cases just part of the wrong-place-at-the-wrong-time scenario?

If anyone has information regarding these homicides, please contact the Chicago Police Department Cold Case Squad at 312-746-9690.

Victim information take from ChicagoPolice.org.