Murder of Logan Tucker

Logan Tucker was a six-year-old boy who became the victim of a murder where no body was found. this is truly sad since little kids being murdered have no chance in life. Events prior to Logan's murder: In 2002, Logan lived with his mother, Katherine Rutan, his four-year-old brother Justin, and his mother's roommate, Melody Lennington. Prior to Logan's disappearance, the Oklahoma Department of Human Services had taken custody of Logan and Justin after Katherine threatened to harm them. They were returned shortly afterwards. Katherine claimed she had seen Logan playing with matches. She said he was dangerous, and that she was afraid he would hurt his younger brother. Three days before Logan went missing, Katherine told the OKDHS that she wanted to give up her parental rights of Logan and Justin. DHS agreed to take custody of the children and place them in a residential treatment center, but they did not have an opening for several days. Katherine was furious when she found out they would not take Logan immediately. Logan's disappearance: Melody Lennington, Katherine's roommate, last saw Logan on the evening of 22 June 2002, when she put both children to bed. She said she awoke between 3:00 and 4:00am to the sound of Logan screaming and crying. She went back to sleep, and at 6:00am, she asked Katherine where Logan was. Katherine said Logan was sick and she had placed him in the basement. Later Katherine said DHS had taken Logan away or that he was with his father, or in a psychiatric hospital. OKDHS did not take Logan and were not scheduled to do so until the next morning. Logan was not at any of the other places Katherine named. Witnesses said after that day Katherine looked relieved that Logan was gone, and even started selling his clothes and belongings. Logan's grandparents reported him missing on July 7, 2002, after getting evasive answers from Katherine about where Logan was. Investigation into Logan's death and conviction of Logan's mom: When authorities searched Katherine and Melody's apartment, they found blood stains and masking tape with hairs stuck to it in the basement. On 22 August 2002, Logan's brother told FBI agents what happened the night Logan went missing. He said his mother took him and Logan out to the country. Justin said Logan was in the back seat of the car pale and hunched over, but not crying or talking. Justin had also asked Katherine why she needed the plastic she was carrying, and she responded, "to bury Logan." She then left Justin in the car, taking Logan with her. He said his mother told him to stay in the car because there were snakes out there. Justin said his mother had a shovel and some plastics. She crossed a fence and went out into the field. She later returned without Logan. Logan's body has never been found. He is presumed to have died on the night he went missing. Police believe Katherine buried Logan in the woods or field of Woodward County, or possibly dumped him in Fort Supply Lake. Katherine was convicted of first-degree murder in September 2007, and the jury recommended a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole. Rutan was formally sentenced to life without parole in October 2007.

Sleep in WAY too late

Its extremely rare for me to sleep in past 10 am. Today I woke up around 11:30. I must have been super tired for me to do that. Got 12 hours of sleep

texts

so i was singing the closing song and my dad texted me saying, "good job." i mouthed thank you.

belts

i love belts. they can make baggy clothes fitted, tighter and show off my shape. i wear a belt on a denim dress to GIVE it a shape

dislike

i dislike alcohol. i'm into my sodas, coffee and teas. i don't like the taste of alcohol since it tastes bitter.

new recruits

a friend asked if i got any new recruits for my religion. i'm like no

tired

i'm super tired since i exercised in the pool to the pool.

the stairs in the pool

so basically when i was about to get out but i happened to try get out of the pool but i kept slipping back into the pool. it was hilarious.

Water down

I used watered down or loose meanings of words. Like if I say "I ditched a ward for a month" or "I ditched her" or "she's a military brat" I mean them in the nicest way possible. Like if you say someone's a "military brat" that means 1 (or both) parents are in the military. If you "ditch" someone that sounds rude and if I say "I ditched them or I ditched a ward for a month" I mean I was MIA due to XYZ.

Ditched

I "ditched" both wards for a month or so and I use the word "ditch" very loosely since I didn't have a choice in the matter. My parents are divorced and thru 1 reason or another I wasn't present at either ward for a month or so at different times.

Criminal justice classes

So I'm doing forensic science/ criminal justice classes as part of my general education degree as I love them and talk a ton about it to my friends.

Forensic science stuff

I've got TONS of forensic science books, have taken TONS of forensic science classes and just enjoy the subject since its awesome. My mom likes it as well.

Hair ribbons

I have WAY too much hair stuff. My mom keeps complimenting my hair saying it's so pretty. I love my hair since I can do TONS with it. My hair is my pride and joy and cutting it off will make me cry.

I hate my life

What I said when I was in pain on Sunday, what I say if I'm on the spot and whenever something doesn't go my way

Nice boy

I'd mentioned my friend Danny to my mom and told her how nice he is since he helped me get to and from game night, split the bill for sushi and general sweetheart.

want a boyfriend?

a friend from my old ward asked if i wanted a boyfriend. i said yes but a kid my age

tied back with a ribbon

last Sunday my hair was tied back with a ribbon. it was long and very pretty.

driver's lisence

something i'm DREAMING of getting. why can't i just get 1? I've got a muscle disorder. i had 1 on Monday and lose control of 2 extremities (namely 1 arm and leg on my left side). it's triggered by: my back hurting, excessive amounts of caffeine and certain meats. now here's the problem: i can't tell when they're about to happen and can't stop them. i wear a medic alert bracelet in case i lose consciousness, which i don't do but this disorder could leave me dizzy, confused and tired.

Why me?

When I was in Kauai my mom found a ward for me to go to. She told me to try and find an activity to go to. I got slightly special treatment as I'm a pretty young girl

Pigtails

My hair is super long and as a way to cope with the heat I put my hair in pigtails. They're so long sometimes they look like ponytails. Super cute. My bangs are as long but not as consistent as my ponytails since I often have a midpart hait

Something is REALLY wrong

So I looked up kids resent their parents and not only did I see articles related to my search I saw numerous other related searches. Which made me think, wow this is a problem. I thought I might get a couple articles on my search and maybe a few other possible searches but not as many as I saw. Which makes me realize a few things: 1) I'm not alone in my struggle and 2) parents are doing things wrong if we're having tons of articles and alternative searches.

sit here

my friends from church are often saying sit here. i'm like ok. even if it kills me i'm still like ok.

eating healthier options

so my mom says she's planning on eating a strict diet plan. i'm all for it since i'm trying to lose weight too. i offered her to make more healthy options she can take into work since she is too busy. i need healthier options since i'm usually a flexitarian with an emphasis on vegan options.

The Springfield Three

The Springfield Three refers to an unsolved missing persons case that began on June 7, 1992, when friends Suzanne "Suzie" Streeter and Stacy McCall, and Streeter's mother, Sherrill Levitt, went missing from Levitt's home in Springfield, Missouri. All of their personal belongings, including cars and purses, were left behind. There were no signs of a struggle, except a broken porch light; there was also a message on the answering machine that police believe might have provided a clue about the disappearances, but it was inadvertently erased. In 1997, Robert Craig Cox, a convicted kidnapper and robber, claimed that he knew the women had been murdered and that their bodies would never be recovered. Neither their whereabouts nor their remains have been discovered. Victims: Sherrill Elizabeth Levitt was age 47 at the time of her disappearance. She was 5 feet 0 inches (1.52 m), 110 pounds (50 kg), with short light blonde hair, brown eyes and pierced ears. She was a cosmetologist at a local salon and a single mother, and was described as being very close to her daughter, Suzanne Elizabeth "Suzie" Streeter. Streeter was 19 years old, was 5 feet 5 inches (1.65 m), 102 pounds (46 kg), with shoulder length blonde hair and brown eyes. Her distinguishable marks included a scar on her upper right forearm, a small mole on the left corner of her mouth, and pierced ears (left ear pierced twice). Stacy Kathleen McCall, was age 18, was 5 feet 3 inches (1.60 m) and 120 pounds (54 kg), with long dark blonde hair and light colored eyes. Disappearance: Suzie Streeter and Stacy McCall graduated from Kickapoo High School on June 6, 1992. Streeter and McCall had been reported to be last seen at around 2:00 a.m. on June 7, when they were leaving the last of the few graduation parties they had attended that evening. At some point during the night, they were also seen in Battlefield, Missouri. The pair planned to spend the night at their friend Janelle Kirby's house, but when they decided Kirby's house was too crowded, they instead left to go to Streeter's (and thus Levitt's) home at 1717 East Delmar Street to retire for the night. It is assumed they arrived, because their clothing, jewelry, purses and vehicles were all present at the house the next day. Sherrill Levitt, Suzie's mother, was last heard from at approximately 11:15 p.m. on June 6 when she spoke with a friend on the phone about painting an armoire. The alleged timeline of the three is suspected to be convoluted, as the friends who last saw Suzie and Stacy the previous evening were also the first to arrive at the Levitt home the next day. The following morning around 9 a.m., Kirby and her boyfriend visited the house after Streeter and McCall failed to show up at her home; they had planned to spend the day at a water park, and were supposed to leave from Kirby's residence. Upon arriving, Kirby found the front door unlocked and entered the home, but found no sight of Streeter, McCall, or Levitt; each of the women's cars were parked outside. She also reported to police that the glass lamp shade on the porch light was shattered, though the lightbulb itself was intact. Kirby's boyfriend innocuously helped her sweep the broken glass off the porch, which police later determined may have destroyed potential evidence. Inside the house, Kirby found Levitt and Streeter's dog, a Yorkshire Terrier named Cinnamon, who appeared agitated; while inside, Kirby also answered a "strange and disturbing call" from an unidentified male who made "sexual innuendos". She hung up and immediately received another call of a sexual nature, again hanging up the phone. Several hours later, McCall's mother, Janis, also visited the house after failed attempts to reach her daughter by phone. Inside, she noticed all three women's purses were sitting on the floor of the living room, and also saw her daughter's clothing neatly folded from the night before. Levitt and Streeter's cigarettes were also left inside the house. Janis frantically called police from the home's telephone to report the three women missing; after placing the call, while checking the phone's answering machine, she listened to a "strange message", but it was inadvertently erased from the tape. Police were "very interested" in the call and believed it "may have contained a clue". They also did not believe it was connected to the prank calls Kirby received. McCall's parents contacted police in reference to their daughter's disappearance from Levitt's home more than 16 hours after the women were last seen, and other worried friends and family called and visited the home the following day. Police later estimated that the crime scene had been corrupted by ten to twenty people who visited Levitt's house. Upon the officers' arrival, the scene showed no signs of a struggle, except for the shattered porch light. Police also noted Levitt's bed had been slept in. All personal property was left behind including purses, money, cars, keys, cigarettes, and the family dog. Later developments: On December 31, 1992, a man called the America's Most Wanted hotline with information about the women's disappearances, but the call was disconnected when the switchboard operator attempted to link up with Springfield investigators. Police said the caller had "prime knowledge of the abductions" and publicly appealed for the man to contact them, but he never did. Levitt and Streeter were declared legally dead in 1997. However, their case files are still officially filed under "missing". Investigators received a tip that the women's bodies were buried in the foundations of the south parking garage at Cox Hospital. In 2007, crime reporter Kathee Baird invited Rick Norland, a mechanical engineer, to Springfield to scan a corner of the parking lot with ground-penetrating radar (GPR). Norland found three anomalies "roughly the same size" that he said were consistent with a "grave site location"; two of the anomalies were parallel, and the other was perpendicular. Police spokesperson Lisa Cox said that the person who reported the tip "provided no evidence or logical reasoning behind this theory at that time or since then." She also said the parking garage began construction in September 1993, over a year after the women's disappearances. "Digging up the area and subsequently reconstructing this structure would be extremely costly, and without any reasonable belief that the bodies could be located here, it is illogical to do so, and for those reasons SPD does not intend to. Investigators have determined this lead to not be credible." Darrell Moore, a former assistant at the Greene County Prosecutor's Office, said the tip came from someone who either "claimed to be a psychic or claimed to have a dream or vision about the case". Suspect: In 1997, Robert Craig Cox, imprisoned in Texas as a convicted kidnapper and robber and the suspect in a Florida murder, told journalists that he knew the three women had been murdered and buried, and claimed their bodies would never be recovered. In 1992, Cox had been living in Springfield and, when interviewed then, had told investigators that he was with his girlfriend at church the morning after the women disappeared, which she corroborated. However, she later recanted her statement and said that Cox had asked her to say that. Cox also stated that he was at the home of his parents the night of the disappearance, and they confirmed that alibi. Authorities were uncertain if Cox was involved in the case or if he was seeking recognition for the alleged murders by issuing false statements. Cox stated to authorities and journalists that he would disclose what happened to the three women after his mother had died. In media: The case remains unsolved in spite of upward of 5,000 tips from the public. In June 1997, a bench was dedicated to the women inside the Victim's Memorial Garden in Springfield's Phelps Grove Park. The case has been featured on 48 Hours, Unsolved Mysteries and America's Most Wanted. In March 2011, Investigation Discovery aired "The Springfield Three" on its Disappeared TV series.

unused to

so i made a video on YouTube about how i'm unused to guys opening the door for me (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLcG3UsaS6E). i didn't refuse a guy opening the door for me i was just unused to having someone open the door for me.

pain killers

my back is in TONS of pain. my back's been bugging me since i'm losing weight. I've got to take TONS of pain killers. my weight isn't helping me to need pain killers since i'm in constant pain. i'm drinking more water to try and help me lose weight. unfortunately, it hurts my joints since my back is issues.

check on me

so an elder who is a close friend asked how i was from yesterday and i said, "still sore" and then showed him the ibuprofen bottle i carried in my bag. that was sweet of him to do that. considering i'm not sure how he feels about me.

how to stay modest

so my standards of "modesty" are as follows: -stay covered -wear light/ bright colors -don't show excess skin (unless necessary) when it comes to swim suits here are a few things to keep in mind: -who will be where your swimming -how old/ new is your swim suit (trust me I've had accidents. long story short i went to a party on saturday and my top was loose so....) -how tight/ loose will your suit fit?

nervous

i'm super nervous about moving wards fully since i love my old ward and so does my dad. my dad was the main reason for staying in the old ward. now i'm possibly going to try staying at the old ward.

Mummy Juanita

Momia Juanita (Spanish for "Mummy Juanita"), also known as the Inca Ice Maiden and Lady of Ampato, is the well-preserved frozen body of an Inca girl who was killed as an offering to the Inca gods sometime between 1450 and 1480 when she was approximately 12–15 years old. She was discovered on Mount Ampato (part of the Andes cordillera) in southern Peru in 1995 by anthropologist Johan Reinhard and his Peruvian climbing partner, Miguel Zárate. "Juanita" has been on display in Catholic University of Santa María's Museum of Andean Sanctuaries (Museo Santuarios Andinos) in Arequipa, Peru, almost continuously since 1996, and was displayed on a tour of Japan in 1999. In 1995, Time magazine chose her as one of the world's top ten discoveries. Between May and June 1996, she was exhibited in the headquarters of the National Geographic Society in Washington, D.C., in a specially acclimatized conservation display unit. In its June 1996 issue, National Geographic included an article dedicated to the discovery of Juanita. Discovery: In September 1995, during an ascent of Mt. Ampato (20,700 ft, 6309 m), Johan Reinhard and Zárate found in the crater a bundle that had fallen from an Inca site on the summit. To their astonishment, the bundle turned out to contain the frozen body of a young girl. They also found many items that had been left as offerings to the Inca gods strewn about the mountain slope down which the body had fallen. These included statues and food items. The body and the items were transported to Arequipa, where the body was initially kept in a special refrigerator at Catholic University. Two more ice mummies, a young girl and a boy, were discovered in an archaeological expedition led by Dr. Reinhard and Prof. Jose Antonio Chavez in October 1995, and they recovered another female mummy on Ampato in December 1997. Owing to melting caused by volcanic ash from the nearby erupting volcano of Sabancaya, most of the Inca burial site had collapsed down into a gully that led into the crater. Reinhard published a detailed account of the discovery in his 2006 book entitled, The Ice Maiden: Inca Mummies, Mountain Gods, and Sacred Sites in the Andes. Scientific analyses- Body: As Reinhard and Zárate struggled to lift the heavy bundle containing Juanita's body on Ampato's summit, they realized that her body mass had probably been increased by freezing of the flesh. When initially weighed in Arequipa, the bundle containing "Juanita" weighed over 90 pounds (40.82 kilos). Their realization turned out to be correct; Juanita is almost entirely frozen, making her a substantial scientific find. Like only a few other high-altitude Inca mummies, Juanita was found frozen and thus her remains and garments were not desiccated like those of mummies found in other parts of the world. She was naturally mummified, instead of being artificially mummified, such as is the case with Egyptian mummies. Her skin, organs, tissues, blood, hair, stomach contents and garments are extremely well-preserved, offering scientists a rare glimpse into Inca culture during the reign of the Sapa Inca Pachacuti. Analysis of her stomach contents revealed that she ate a meal of vegetables six to eight hours before her death. Health- Clothing and adornments: Juanita was wrapped in a brightly coloured burial tapestry (or "aksu"). Her head was adorned with a cap made from the feathers of a red macaw, and she wore a lively woollen alpaca shawl fastened with a silver clasp. She was fully clothed in garments resembling the finest textiles from the Inca capital city of Cuzco. This, in addition to evidence of excellent health, suggests that she may have come from a noble Cuzco family. These were almost perfectly preserved, providing valuable insight into sacred Inca textiles and how the Inca nobility dressed. Tools and equipment: Found with her in the burial tapestry was a collection of grave goods: bowls, pins, and figurines made of gold, silver, and shell. Genetic analysis: According to the Institute for Genomic Research (TIGR), the closest kin they could find in the database in 1996 were the Ngobe people of Panama, but the later research has shown her to share genetic patterns found in people from the Andes. Scientists at TIGR examined two mitochondrial DNA D loop sequences and found that Hypervariable region 1 (HV1) was consistent with mitochondrial haplogroup A, one of the four Native American gene groups. Hypervariable region 2 (HV2) included a unique sequence not found in any of the current mitochondrial DNA databases. Her haplotype is 16111T, 16223T, 16290T, 16319A. In accordance with the genetic world map and genetic patterns, her HV2 DNA sequence was also related with the ancient races originally from Taiwan and Korea, which supports the theory that Paleo-Indians had Pacific links. Cause of death: Radiologist Elliot Fishman concluded that she was killed by blunt trauma to the head. He observed that her cracked right eye socket and the two-inch fracture in her skull are injuries "typical of someone who has been hit by a baseball bat." The blow caused a massive hemorrhage, filling her skull with blood and pushing her brain to one side. In popular culture: -Mummy Juanita was mentioned in the episode "Mummy in the Maze" of the television series Bones. -Her story was told on the historical documentary series Mummies Alive. -She inspired Episode 204 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer titled "Inca Mummy Girl".

convinced

i convinced my mom to buy me vanilla almond milk (the sweetened kind) and she was hesitant thinking it was unsweetened but i'm sure once i open it it won't last a while.

Muscle spasms

When I was about 18 months old I'd started having these episodes where I'd lose control of 2 extremities. Years later I told my mom I'm tired and collapsed and my mom said it was holding a kid on a string. At the age of 5 (right after we'd gotten 1 of my brothers out if the NICU) I was admitted to the ER. I spent the night there and the doctors performed a battery of tests but couldn't find anything. At age 12 I was re-tested for epilepsy but nothing came of it. A year later I was diagnosed with scoliosis and my dad, who's a doctor found a lump on my shoulder. When my back was x-rayed it was found out to be true: I've got a lump on my arm and scoliosis. Age 16 I was recommended to take flexiral 3x a day but my parents were like no way. Also my dad thinks my muscle spasms and back are linked. Thankfully by: losing weight and changing my diet have helped my muscle spasms but I still live in fear from the childhood trauma of bullying and being unsure who I can trust.

pick up accents

not sure that happens but sometimes i talk with either a Texas or Boston accent. the most likely explanation is because of my oral surgery i had as kid.

Maybe

I love why I believe. They're very spiritually enhanced. I am hoping to go to the next 1 with my friends from the singles ward.

game night

i LOVE game night. i want to go tomorrow. hopefully i can go.

swimming

scoliosis has been a huge part of my life. as has dancing and swimming. my back issues have had made me think about my weight, my ability to do certain things and making my life issues. i'm able to make it work since i'm able to do tons of things that others can't do.

dye my bangs blonde

i decided i wanted to dye my hair blonde. i also didn't want to lose an Asian feature (black hair) so i just dyed my bangs blonde. i actually tried dyeing my hair different colors but it didn't stick so it left me Blonde. the top was dark blonde and the tips were white blonde.

the rock quarry

i LOVE the rock quarry. it's 1 of my all time favorite places on earth. my family has been there several times. i love diving into the cold water and going on the high dive. my main concern is the top i wear. it's old (i bought it at a thrift store) and is falling off me. it's also a tube top.

why haven't been to the visitor's center

i haven't been to the visitor's center in a year or more. mainly since i'm unable to get there since i can't drive. i LOVE being there. the reason i loved it since i can see the temple. it's awesome and amazing.

new skirts

I've been getting new skirts and dresses for church. i'm OK with that. oddly my mom gets me newer skirts at TJ max.

laugh

i was in Sunday school and we were introducing ourselves and i started laughing when someone said my name. Daniel's like, "OK Jackie." then i started laughing and then everyone started cracking up. i said, "ok ok ok i'm going to be serious now....... hahahahahahaha"

Scoliosis and how it affects me

Scoliosis is curvature of the spine. I’ve got scoliosis and it bugs me. Scoliosis is something that runs in my family. With my mom and I both suffering it it’s bugging me since it hurts me during my weight loss and menstruation. When I wear lose clothes I’m happy. My weight has affected me to my scoliosis. Other people think it’s no big deal I’ve got scoliosis since I act like it’s nothing but it’s hard on me physically. My mom knows how I’m affected. She suffers as well but it’s not as painful.

shaving

so i shaved my legs. I've got a scar on my leg and I've got to be careful to not shave that scar since its there. i've also got acne on it. it's ok

met my friends

so i meet people in strange ways. i met 1 at game night, 1 on my way back to sacrament meeting, 1 at Sunday school. most I've never had feelings for. one i was attracted to since he was sweet and came up to me and introduced himself. that's bold.

One day in the winter

So one day back in the spring semester I was having a bad day: I had a hard time getting to school, my mom was keeping me in limbo about the grocery list, and my brother failed his driver’s test the 1st time and I had a hard time getting home. So I’d FINALLY gotten the grocery list and gave my mom some advice about dealing with bad days like this 1 (despite the fact I didn’t follow it as I was mentally tired). Anyways I’d gotten to Safeway (the closet grocery store in the area, after hearing a couple guys saying we hate NWHS) ready to be done with this hard day. I was getting my final things and ran into a few friends. I was happy since I’m like yay friends. I wanted to stay in that horrible mood but my nice personality came out with my friends. My mom and I were happy since she and I both had bad days.

regift

my mom re gifts me a ton of stuff. earrings, bags and now a fit bit. not that i'm not appreciative of the stuff. i mean if it'll help me in some way or is a reward for doing something than sure i'll use them.

fitbit

my mom re-gifted me a fit bit. love it since it's a watch. i can finally see the time without getting my glasses on. yay.

Murder of XXXTentacion

Jahseh Onfroy, an American hip hop artist, better known as XXXTentacion, was fatally shot on June 18, 2018 at the age of 20, in an apparent robbery at a motorcycle dealership in Deerfield Beach, Florida. The shooting occurred at 3:57 p.m. Eastern time when Onfroy was leaving the dealership. He was shot once in the neck and was in critical condition before being pronounced dead at 5:30 p.m EST after being rushed to Broward Health North. Events: On June 18, 2018, Onfroy went to the bank in an attempt to withdraw money before heading to RIVA Motorsports, an upscale seller of motorcycles and boats in Deerfield Beach, Florida. After withdrawing money from the bank, Onfroy was followed by a car allegedly containing Dedrick Williams and two other accomplices. At 3:30 p.m EDT, Onfroy arrived at RIVA Motorsports and entered inside with a friend. Two minutes later, Williams and another man allegedly left a brown SUV and followed Onfroy inside before buying the masks used during the robbery in RIVA Motorsports parts department. A half hour later, Onfroy left the dealership and entered his black BMW i8 and began to drive away from the dealership before a black SUV drove in front of Onfroy's car and two armed men left the vehicle, and demanded property from Onfroy, before a brief struggle after which Onfroy was shot in the neck. Witnesses told police the suspects took a Louis Vuitton bag from his vehicle and then fled. The shooting occurred in east of the city of Parkland where Onfroy was currently living. The Broward County Fire Department rushed him to the nearby Broward Health North. Onfroy was initially reported to be in critical condition following the shooting, but the Broward County Sheriff's Office later confirmed his death. Investigation: Shortly following the announcement of Onfroy's death, Broward County Sheriff's Office offered $3,000 bounty for any information leading to the arrest of any suspects. On June 20, 2018, the Broward County Sheriff's Office arrested 22-year-old Dedrick Devonshay Williams in connection with Onfroy's murder. Williams was driving in his silver 2004 Honda before a traffic stop occurred. Williams was detained in the car chase that followed. Williams was identified by what he was wearing on June 18, yellow sandals and a white tank top. He was also identified by employees who saw him when he entered RIVA Motorsports to buy a neoprene mask. Two more active warrants were issued after Williams' arrest. Legal proceedings: Williams was charged with first degree murder, along with grand theft auto and a probation violation and was denied bail. Aftermath: Following the announcement of Onfroy's murder, a makeshift memorial was quickly created by fans and local residents, consisting of lyrics from the artist and words of remembrance written in chalk stretching up to a hundred yards. The owner of Riva Motorsports, where Onfroy was killed, held a vigil on June 19, 2018. Hundreds gathered during the vigil and Broward County Sheriffs were forced to close the street. Shortly after, a walk commenced between Onfroy's fans in support of gun control. Onfroy's new house in Parkland, Florida was also memorialized by fans. Onfroy's team issued a statement saying a proper memorial service will be arranged soon. Internet personality Adam Grandmaison (better known as Adam22), the creator of the podcast No Jumper where Onfroy had his first professional interview, held a memorial in front of his BMX retail store OnSomeShit on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles to a crowd of 300 people. The crowd eventually grew to over 1,000 and police in riot gear eventually appeared with police en route to disperse the crowd. According to reports, rubber bullets were shot and tear gas was used to disperse the crowd. Funeral: On June 24, 2018, an open-casket memorial was announced to be taking place on June 27, at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida. Mobile phones and cameras would not be allowed at the event. Commercial impact: On June 19, the day after Onfroy's death, Billboard reported that Taylor Swift's Spotify single-day streaming record for "Look What You Made Me Do" was broken by Onfroy's track "Sad!", with 10.4 million streams compared to Swift's 10.1 million streams. This was followed by a 16-fold sales increase across all streaming and download platforms, including a 7000-fold sales increase in CDs on Amazon.com. Onfroy's album ? was expected to return to the top five the week of his death following his murder, with 90,000 album-equivalent units sold, up from 19,000 the last week. In the week following Onfroy's murder, Onfroy's highest-charting single, "Sad!", went number one on the Billboard Hot 100, making Onfroy the first artist to top the Hot 100 posthumously in a lead role since The Notorious B.I.G., with "Mo Money Mo Problems", in 1997.

amazing

so my mom found me a ward in Kauai to go to. she thought, "here's a church Jackie can go to. oh wait it IS her church." small world. another thing that scared me was how sweet the people were. i mean everyone is super sweet but they were over the top.

rappers

so i made a video on the rappers who were shot and killed. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxXSZTXsDgQ) i was wondering why so many rappers are dead.

veganism

so i transitioned to semi-vegetarianism about 18 months ago. i usually like vegetarian food. some times i eat vegan food as a way to keep my weight, blood sugar and joints in check. my favorite vegan food i make is vegan cookie dough.

Goofballs

So about a month and a half ago I had some elders over and they'd asked about my exams and I said, define exams. The reason I said, "define exams" is because at the college I go to depending on the teacher/ professor and the subject the exam could be different. Even the same subject can have different exams. Except for things like math and English exams as those are usually set (usually A test for math and a portfolio for English). The guys are sweethearts. They're just goofy sometimes

Ah

Sometimes when I was at the singles ward a sister missionary would come over and share a songbook with me. Another time she patted a seat next to her and the others. Good friend but ugh.

typical white girl

i'm not a typical white girl. i love pumpkin spice stuff. i of course have stuff that i love it. i'm not blonde but i am an unusual typical white girl

long hair and running

so my hair is usually long. i once was about to run to my mom's car after the rock quarry was about to close. i'd undone the "airplane mode" in order to keep the battery from dying. i'd gotten a phone call and was running (rather wobbly) in flip flops, carrying my "purse" (fanny pack) on my shoulder and wet clothes in hand with my hand on my phone in my other talking with a friend. my hair slowed me down a little.

play with the kids

i "played" with kids during sacrament meeting. a couple kids needed a smile and 1 drew a picture. it was sweet. i kept them occupied.

Transferring

I might be switching to the singles ward 100%. My mom wants me to go there since I’m into going to a ward with kids my own. My dad wanted me to go there since he doesn’t like to go somewhere early. I’m happy going there since I love being there, I’ve got tons of friends there and those kids are my own age. Not that there’s anything wrong with the ward my dad usually takes me to. I told everyone I might be fully transferring with a little sob emoji. I explained that the ward my dad usually takes me to have been my home ward for so long it’ll take a little getting used to. Everyone was super excited.

Video Diaries

So I love making video diaries. I’ve been into making them for a while now and love making them. Sometimes it’s a struggle to get an idea of what I want to do for a video and others it’s pretty easy. Sometimes I’ll say what happened to me over the week. Other times it’ll be a video about the LDS church. Rarely will I do yoga moves. Now it’s being viewed more often. I haven’t got any newer followers and I’m not into my religion since many people are into it but I usually speak about it on my channel. A ton of people like the LDS videos since it’s a newer religion. The LDS videos are getting more popular since many people don’t understand it and are unfamiliar with it. The videos I usually make aren’t very long but now they’re getting longer. Also now sometimes I’m live streaming.

inspired by my example

So I’d mentioned being Mormon in dance class and then told people in church about it. Everyone wanted to hear about it but it wasn’t special since I’d mentioned I had a book of Mormon and was 1. I really didn’t go into great detail about it since wasn’t something I wanted to into great detail about and so I barely mentioned it. Some missionaries said everyone would be inspired by my example (whatever that means).

My old clothes

My old clothes are worn out. Now my old navy shirts are off the shoulder. My old skirts and dresses are too short despite me not getting taller since I was 16 years old. When I wear my older clothes I run the risk of showing my underwear or my bra strap. Of course since my mom hasn’t bought me newer clothes in years I wanted to go on a shopping spree.

1st day in the singles ward

so i was so scared but my anxiety completely disappeared once i calmed down. once i'd gotten to sacrament meeting (the singles ward has it's meetings in reverse so relief society and priesthood are 1st and Sacrament last) i was fine. i tried my hand at playing the piano but couldn't since i was really rusty. my 1st friend there sat with me.

whoa

so once on my way to an allied softball game at a rival high school i ran into someone i never thought i'd see again since my brother knew this person but hadn't seen him in a while and somehow he'd recognized me despite it being years and i'd dyed my hair blonde (streaked it excuse me) and had on different glasses. i was so shocked i'd needed someone to walk me to the gym where we were playing. i'd also texted my brother i ran into his old friend.

too much vegan food

i've got way too much vegan food. i'm into it since i'm trying to lose weight but it tires me out and i need extra vitamins.

YouTube videos

So I decided to make a channel since I was bored and needed it for homework. I of course decided to make my channel for fun after I made a number of YouTube videos for boredom. Now I’m hoping I could make some money off of it but it’s not working since I’m unable to make enough money and YouTube videos for it. Luckily I was able to make SOME money if I can get several videos to a thousand. It won’t be for a while since my videos aren’t very popular. One video is very close to having 1,000 views. It’s because it’s because I’ve shown too much skin while doing a yoga pose.

leftovers

I've always loved leftovers. my family usually makes tons of food and then we have left overs for the next day.

vegan cookie dough

this is my favorite vegan treat. i love vegan food since i'm trying to lose weight. it's simple: mix chickpeas, vanilla extract, peanut butter and maple syrup in a blender or food processor and once smooth add chocolate chips.

Jimmy Wopo

https://www.oxygen.com/crime-time/jimmy-wopo-Pittsburgh-rapper-investigated-unsolved-shooting http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music/ny-ent-rapper-jimmy-wopo-dead-drive-by-shooting-20180618-story.html https://hollywoodlife.com/2018/06/18/jimmy-wopo-dead-rapper-killed-drive-by-shooting-xxxtentacion/ another dead rapper

Joseph Newton Chandler III

finally identified: Robert Ivan Nichols, alias Joseph Newton Chandler III was a formerly unidentified identity thief who committed suicide in Eastlake, Ohio, in July 2002. After his death, investigators were unable to locate his family and discovered that he had stolen the identity of an eight-year-old boy who was killed in a car crash in Texas in 1945. The lengths to which Nichols went to hide his identity led to speculation that he was a fugitive. In late 2016, U.S. Marshals announced that forensic genealogist Colleen Fitzpatrick had used Y-Chromosome genetic information to link the then-unidentified man to the surname "Nicholas" or "Nichols". On June 21, 2018, it was announced that he had been identified as Robert Ivan Nichols. Background- The real Joseph Chandler: Joseph Newton Chandler III, born in Buffalo, New York, was eight-years-old when he was killed in a traffic accident along with his parents in Texas on December 21, 1945. Reports differ on whether the accident took place in Sherman or Weatherford. Nichols' life and identity theft: Robert Nichols was born on 26 September 1926 in New Albany, Indiana to Silas and Alpha Nichols who had four boys. He joined the US Navy in World War II and served as a firefighter on the USS. Aaron Ward which was bombed by the Japanese in 1945 off Okinawa. He was wounded and awarded the Purple Heart. He burned his uniforms after the war. Nichols married Laverne Kort in 1947, they had three sons and Nichols worked for General Electric as a draftsman. In 1964, Nichols left his wife and sons and filed for divorce the same year. He moved to Dearborn, Michigan where he told his parents that he worked in the automobile industry. In March 1965 he wrote to his parents that he had moved to Richmond, California and he also sent a letter to his son Phil from Napa, California the same month. His family never heard from him again and they reported him missing in 1965. Nichols worked using his real name until 1976 according to the US Internal Revenue Service. Nichols stole Chandler's identity in September 1978 in Rapid City, South Dakota after applying for a Social Security card, and moved to the Cleveland area shortly after. In 1978 he worked for Edko Company, an engineering business in Cleveland and later worked as an electrical designer and draftsman for Lubrizol, a chemical company headquartered in Wickliffe, Ohio. The company laid him off in 1997. He had claimed to have a sister named "Mary Wilson"; however, the address he provided for her in Columbus, Ohio was fictitious. It was eventually revealed that Nichols was actually born at the same address in New Albany. Nichols was described as being a hermit who only left his home to go to work and eat. Co-workers have said he rarely talked to anyone and appeared to have few or no friends. He also took part in behavior perceived as eccentric, such as listening to white noise for hours, and once drove to an L.L. Bean store in Maine (a drive of at least ten hours and 700 miles/1,100 km) only to promptly turn around and drive back to Ohio after discovering that there were no spots available in the store's parking lot. Suicide: His body was discovered in his apartment on July 30, 2002. He was believed to have killed himself about a week earlier. He had committed suicide by shooting himself in the mouth with a .38-caliber Charter Arms revolver he had purchased a few months earlier. He had recently been diagnosed with colon cancer, which may have influenced his decision to commit suicide. He had $82,000 in his bank account and had listed his co-workers as emergency contacts. His identity theft was discovered when authorities could not find any relatives and discovered that the real Chandler had died decades prior. Authorities were unable to find any usable fingerprints to assist in identification and were only able to get a DNA sample after discovering he had visted a Lake County, Ohio hospital for colon cancer surgery in 2000. Identification: In 2014, at the request of the local police, Ohio US Marshall Peter Elliot began investigating the Chandler case. Using the DNA sample from the Lake County hospital, he checked it against national crime databases but found no matches. In 2016, he asked genetic genealogist Colleen Fitzpatrick to help. Initially, using Y-chromosome DNA analysis, she and fellow genealogist Margaret Press identified the surname as Nicholas or Nichols. In 2018, using autosomal DNA analysis and GEDmatch, an open-source personal genomics database, they pinpointed a family in New Albany, Indiana, one of whose sons, Robert Nichols, had been reported missing. A DNA test on Phil Nichols, Robert Nichols' son, confirmed that the body was indeed that of Robert Nichols. Theories: Authorities had belived that he was a fugitive of some kind. There were many theories as to what he may have been running from, none of which were confirmed. Some internet sleuths suggested that he might have been the Zodiac killer as he resembled police sketches of the Zodiac and had lived in California, where the Zodiac operated. Another theory was that he was Steven Campbell, an engineer from Cheyenne, Wyoming wanted for attempted murder. Authorities also considered that he mght have been a German soldier or Nazi official from the Second World War that had escaped to the United States. Personal details- Physical description: He was described as a white male aged 65 to 70 who was 5 feet 7 inches (1.70 m) tall and weighed 160 pounds (73 kg). He had graying brown hair and gray eyes. Rule-outs- The following people were eliminated as possible identities for the man: -John Barreto -Shirley Campbell -Ron Tammen Jr.

Freaky dream

So when I woke up this morning I was thinking about mission call. Not sure why. I mean I want to go on a mission and am going (hopefully) and I'm not sure why I was dreaming about a mission call

Great

Apparently, the next time I'm having my home teacher come with my visiting teachers for a lesson.

Sitting with people

So I'd mentioned "jumping" to the other side of my stuff back in the spring it was more ok. So I was sitting in a row with people I barely knew and when I turned my head a sister missionary patted the seat next to her so I hopped over to her.

scared off my brother

ok so once i was watching a scary video back in the spring and this was before day light savings time had kicked in and it was dark and when my brother came back and i screamed. when i realized who it was i'm like sorry Bobby.

Gah

When I mentioned that I used to do archery everyone was interested since they liked it. I’m like “why me?” Also when I mentioned I danced everyone wanted to see me dance and showed off my basketball skills.

Murder of Allison Baden-Clay

Allison June Baden-Clay (née Dickie) was an Australian woman whose body was discovered on 30 April 2012, ten days after she was reported missing by her husband Gerard. On 13 June 2012, Gerard was charged with murder and interfering with a corpse. On 15 July 2014, he was found guilty and given a life sentence. Gerard appealed the conviction and on 8 December 2015, it was downgraded to manslaughter. In August 2016, the High Court of Australia re-instated the murder conviction. Background: Gerard Robert Baden-Clay was born Gerard Clay in Bournemouth, England, on 9 September 1970. His family migrated to Rhodesia in 1980, where they changed their family name to "Baden-Clay" to associate the family with his father's grandfather, Lord Baden-Powell of Scouting fame. Gerard Baden-Clay would later use other pseudonyms in his increasingly secret fantasy life. The Baden-Clay family later migrated to Australia. Allison June Dickie married Gerard on 23 August 1997. Disappearance of Allison: At 7:30 am on Friday, 20 April 2012, Gerard reported Allison missing from their home at 593 Brookfield Road, Brookfield, Queensland. He claimed she went for a walk at 10 pm the night before and had not returned home. On 30 April, a woman's body was found by a canoeist at Kholo Creek, Anstead, about 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) from the Baden-Clay home in Brookfield. The following day, the body was confirmed to be Allison. Her funeral was held in Ipswich on 11 May. Trial and conviction of Gerard: On 13 June 2012, Gerard was formally interviewed at Indooroopilly police station and charged with Allison's murder and for interfering with her corpse. He maintained his innocence and said he would "be strenuously defending the charges". Gerard's bail application was denied on 22 June because Justice David Boddice said he posed a "significant flight risk". The trial began in the Brisbane Supreme Court on 10 June 2014. Gerard pleaded not guilty to the charges. On 15 July, he was found guilty of murdering Allison and disposing her body. He was given a life sentence with a non-parole period of fifteen years. Appeal of the conviction: On 7 August 2015, Gerard appealed his conviction. On 8 December, his conviction was downgraded to manslaughter. In an unusual move, the Queensland Director of Public Prosecutions appealed against the downgrade. On 31 August 2016, the High Court of Australia subsequently restored the original trial murder conviction. In February 2017, Allison's father was appointed the executor of her estate. It was ruled that Gerard Baden-Clay was not entitled to any benefits from her death. Legacy of Alison's murder: The Allison Baden-Clay Foundation was launched on 31 July 2015. Its aim is to "create a Queensland community that acknowledges the prevalence of domestic and family violence". In March 2018, the first annual scholarship in Allison's memory for an aspiring ballet dancer was announced by the Queensland premier, Annastacia Palaszczuk, who had known Allison as a child.

Mexican food

The next time I make food for my mom and I I'm making Mexican food. That's my mom's favorite type of food and since I've made my favorite type it's time for a change and fair

gas

I’ve got bad gas since I’m vegetarian and it’s unfortunately making me gaseous. It’s mainly due to the fiber in the vegetarian and vegan things I eat. Once I ate cooked soy beans and then got horrible gas since the fiber in the soy beans was so high. I usually get gas and am ok since it’s not serious. Once I got the soybeans out of my system my bad gas went away. I usually have my bean and veggie burritos on a weekly basis and I love them. They’re healthy proteins, fill me up with fiber and help with my diabetes. The soy beans I added to a stir fry for easy vegan protein. I forgot they had the adverse effect of making me pass gas but at least the vegan protein it provided I liked since I was lacking it. When I said I wanted to list other vegan friendly proteins that we could eat I excluded tofu for 2 reasons: 1) we know it’s a protein and 2) many people assume it’s the main protein vegans and vegetarians eat. I included things such as: nuts (and its corresponding butters and milks), beans, dairy, eggs and grains (such as in oatmeal).

My favorite books

So I love reading. I like reading true crime books since I love criminal justice stuff. I LOVE reading a book on Gary Ridgway. It’s such a strong love of that book I can re-tell the story nearly verbatim. Interestingly I was able to mention it since we were talking about forgiveness. The reasons I love this book is because it’s super descriptive, something I love and it’s awesome.

My stance for LGBT marriage

When I 1st heard about gay marriage and gay people existed it was like, “ok.” I was like, “that’s not me and I think its OK.” Many people in this generation see LGBT marriage and being transgender as something that’s might not for us (meaning we aren’t gay but our friends and family might be and don’t want to hurt them). In the bible Matthew 7:1, 2 say “Judge not, that ye be not judged. For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.” Sometimes it is quoted in harmony with John 8:7, where Jesus told the religious leaders (in connection with the adulterous woman) ‘let the one among you without sin cast the first stone.’ I don’t think it’s fair to say they’re right and they’re not if were looking at the same holy book (bible, Torah, Talmud, Quran) and we get different things from it. I’m not alone. More Muslims in America accept LGBT people and gay marriage than white evangelicals. Many younger Christians are on the Muslims and what I call “the correct side.”

Blue

I love the color. It’s a pretty color, goes well with my brown eyes and has pretty since it’s several shades. I have several things that are pretty and blue. I love my favorite blue studded car ear headband. I have blue nail polish and earrings. Someone liked my blue mouse flats and pretty blue dress. My glasses are purple-blue. I love the color even though it’s considered a “boy” color. My dad thinks my favorite color is pink, which is kind of true but I like blue. My love of blue is because I’m going thru a blue phase, despite being in my 20’s and am usually thought of being done with phases. When I got my blue cat ear headband I said look, cat ear headbands. It was nice and it’s studded. I think part of my love of blue is due to my attraction to a couple guys who wear blue.

visiting teachers and home teachers

I love them for the awesome things they give me. It’s annoying sometimes since my house is so far away and they won’t accept money (it’s about 45 minutes away in you include time from a house and to the farm so I’d offer them gas money at least). Once as a Christmas gift my visiting teacher dropped off a gift at my neighbor’s house. Luckily they gave the gift to me. Another time I’d met my other visiting teacher while trying to cool off (taking off my flannel for a minute). Both visiting teachers were there with a pair of elders. I’d gotten a blessing for my exams and then walked them to their cars. It was nice. So I was waiting for my visiting teacher to get her daughter, I think, and said his name and that’s how I met him. So on mother’s day I was approached by my home teacher and asked if I’d gotten a candy bar. I dug around in my bag and I said yes sir. When I formally met him he said he worked with young men and that if I needed anything to call him. I said yes sir.

Deanna Laney murders

The Deanna Laney murders were those, by Deanna Laney, of her two oldest sons, 8-year-old Joshua and 6-year-old Luke, by stoning. In a 2004 trial, she was found not guilty by reason of insanity. Details: Laney woke up one night in May 2003 and took Joshua to the yard of her home in New Chapel Hill, Texas where she lifted a huge rock over her head and brought it down with all her strength against his skull, killing him. She did the same to Luke. Later on, she tried to kill her youngest son, 14-month-old Aaron, in the same way. He survived, but suffered severe head injuries. During the investigation, Laney claimed God ordered her to bash in her sons' heads. She was a member of an Assemblies of God church, where she sang in the choir. A year earlier, she had told her fellow churchgoers that the world was coming to an end and that God had told her to get her house in order. Later on, she told a psychiatrist that she hoped she and Andrea Yates would end up working together as God's only witnesses at the end of the world. Five mental health experts were consulted in Laney's case: two each by the prosecution and defense, and one by the judge. All of them arrived at the conclusion that she suffered from psychotic delusions which made her unable to know right from wrong at the time of the killings. A Smith County court found her not guilty by reason of insanity. She was committed to Kerrville State Hospital for eight years until her release in May 2012. However, she is subject to a list of conditions, including that she have no unsupervised contact with minors and submit to regular drug tests to ensure that she takes required medication.

Why I like TJ kirk (and other YouTube atheists)

So whenever my brother sees me watching TJ kirk (or any atheist) on YouTube he immediately wants to argue with me. He doesn’t understand atheists have SOME good points such as: telling people about their atheism (or not), where to draw the line on tolerance for religious practices, praying when you’re being irrational as well as others. TJ kirk sometimes makes jokes about certain things (like saying he’s Mormon for an April fool’s day joke) as well making it seem silly to die because of going over a cliff due to buying the rights to a company (see Christians get an F or look up Jimmy Hesseldon). My brother doesn’t understand liberal theology and that we’re all going to be judged 1 day and it’s not our place to judge others (like for drinking, smoking, getting an abortion and LGBT marriage).

Having a door opened for me

Once I was walking around with a cup of hot coffee in 1 hand, my phone on my wrist, back pack on my leg and Bluetooth earphones blasting. I had 1 hand free but a guy came over to me and opened the door for me. I’d reached for it and he opened it for me. I walked over to the 2nd 1 (this building had 2 in orders to keep it clean and warm) and I reached to open it for me but he’d beat me to both. I’m like OK. I think the main reason was because my pants were too baggy and I looked uncomfortable.

Forensic science

I love forensic science because I love criminal justice and I was mistaken as a kidnapped kid (mistaken identity). A former friend got me into it. She thought I’d like this and I fell head over heels for it. I usually mention it when people are talking about forgiveness (usually I mention Gary Ridgway). I was mistaken as a kidnapped kid. Basically my dad’s friend “Joe” and his wife “Sarah” (I don’t actually know their names) called my house prior to July 1997 when my parents were out and a house cleaner was on the phone (and not cleaning the house) saying “Sarah” had given birth to “Joe’s” kid and somehow that got mistranslated to someone has me. “Joe” called back and cleared this all up. My dad apologized to the neighbor, whom he yelled at for letting “the people take me” and the house cleaner. He also promptly fired the house cleaner since she wasn’t doing her job. Even though my dad apologized she remained fired since she wasn’t doing her job. I own a few dozen forensic science books (some true crime and other fiction forensic science). There’s: forensic psychiatry, forensic pathology, forensic accounting, forensic astronomy, serology, use of DNA, CODIS, AFIS, and so many other things. I love forensic science. It’s 1 of the best subjects in the whole wide world. My love of forensic science is contagious as my little brother took it in high school. My whole family supports it as well since I love watching it and they’ll sometimes watch it with me.

joint pain

i'm losing weight and am feeling awesome. 1 unfortunate side effect of losing weight is i'm in TONS of pain. i'm using tons of pain killers to ease the pain. i have scoliosis which is a reason it's harder to lose weight (uneven legs and back pain). luckily i'm able to lose weight and feel a MILLION times better but right now i'm in tons of pain. until i lose the weight and get to my target weight i'll be in pain. luckily there are good days and bad days. on good days i don't need a ton of pain killers and bad days i do.

why i believe

i love "why i believe" at the LDS visitors center. it's awesome visions of faith. i love them because the visitors center is awesome.

Boy in the Box (Philadelphia)

The "Boy in the Box" is the name given to an unidentified murder victim, 3 to 7 years old, whose naked, battered body was found in a cardboard box in the Fox Chase section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on February 25, 1957. He is also commonly called "America's Unknown Child." His identity has never been discovered, and the case remains open. I've seen a video about this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FX_pBSTu_8 Discovery of the body: In February 1957, the boy's body, wrapped in a plaid blanket, was found in the woods off Susquehanna Road in Fox Chase, Philadelphia. The naked body was inside a cardboard box which had once contained a bassinet of the kind sold by J. C. Penney. The boy's hair had been recently cropped, possibly after death, as clumps of hair clung to the body. There were signs of severe malnourishment, as well as surgical scars on the ankle and groin, and an L-shaped scar under the chin. The body was first discovered by a young man who was checking his muskrat traps. Fearing that the police would confiscate his traps, he did not report what he had found. A few days later, a college student spotted a rabbit running into the underbrush. Knowing that there were animal traps in the area, he stopped his car to investigate and discovered the body. He too was reluctant to have any contact with the police, but he did report his find the following day. Investigation: The police received the report and opened an investigation on February 26, 1957. The dead boy's fingerprints were taken, and police at first were optimistic that he would soon be identified. However, no one ever came forward with any useful information. The case attracted massive media attention in Philadelphia and the Delaware Valley. The Philadelphia Inquirer pressed 400,000 flyers depicting the boy's likeness, which flooded the area, and were included with every gas bill in Philadelphia. The crime scene was combed over and over again by 270 police academy recruits, who discovered a child's blue corduroy cap, a child's scarf, and handkerchief; all clues that led nowhere. The police even went so far as to distribute a postmortem photograph of the boy fully dressed and in a seated position, as he may have looked in life, in the hopes it may lead to a clue. Despite the publicity and sporadic interest throughout the years, the boy's identity is still unknown. The case remains unsolved to this day. On March 21, 2016, the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children released a facial reconstruction of the victim and added him onto their database. Theories: Many tips and theories have been advanced in the case. Although most of these have been dismissed, two theories have generated considerable interest among the police and media, and they have been extensively investigated. The foster home: This theory concerns a foster home that was located approximately 1.5 miles (2.5 km) from the site of the body. In 1960, Remington Bristow, an employee of the medical examiner's office who doggedly pursued the case until his death in 1993, contacted a New Jersey psychic, who told him to look for a house that matched the foster home. When the psychic was brought to the Philadelphia discovery site, she led Bristow directly to the foster home. Upon attending an estate sale at the foster home, Bristow discovered a bassinet similar to the one sold at J. C. Penney. He also discovered blankets hanging on the clothes line that were similar to the one in which the boy's body had been wrapped. Bristow believed that the boy belonged to the stepdaughter of the man who ran the foster home, and that they disposed of his body so the stepdaughter would not be exposed as an unwed mother. He theorized that the boy's death had been an accident. Despite this circumstantial evidence, the police were not able to find any definite links between the Boy in the Box and the foster family. In 1998, Philadelphia police lieutenant Tom Augustine, who is in charge of the investigation, and several members of the Vidocq Society (a group of retired policemen and profilers), interviewed the foster father and the stepdaughter (whom he had married). The interview seemed to confirm that the family was not involved in the murder. The foster home investigation was closed. A DNA test showed that the stepdaughter was not the boy's mother. The woman known as "M": Another theory was brought forward in February 2002 by a woman identified only as "M." Police considered "M"'s story to be plausible but were troubled by her testimony, as she had a history of mental illness. "M" claimed that her abusive mother had "purchased" the unknown boy (whose name was Jonathan) from his birth parents in the summer of 1954. Subsequently, the boy was subjected to extreme physical and sexual abuse for two and a half years. One evening at dinner, the boy vomited up his meal of baked beans and was given a severe beating, with his head slammed against the floor until he was semiconscious. He was then given a bath, during which he died. These details matched information known only to the police, as the coroner had found that the boy's stomach contained the remains of baked beans and that his fingers were water-wrinkled. "M"'s mother then cut the boy's distinctive long hair (accounting for the unprofessional haircut which police noted in their initial investigation) in an effort to conceal his identity. "M"'s mother then forced "M" to assist her in dumping the boy's body in the Fox Chase area. "M" went on to say that as they were preparing to remove the boy's body from the trunk of a car, a passing male motorist pulled alongside to inquire whether they needed help. "M" was ordered to stand in front of the car's license plate to shield it from view while the mother convinced the would-be Good Samaritan that there was no problem. The man eventually drove off. This story corroborated confidential testimony given by a male witness in 1957, who said that the body had been placed in a box previously discarded at the scene. In spite of the outward plausibility of "M"'s confession, police were unable to verify her story. Neighbors who had access to "M"'s house during the stated time period denied that there had been a young boy living there and dismissed "M"'s claims as "ridiculous." Other theories: Forensic artist Frank Bender developed a theory that the victim may have been raised as a girl. The child's unprofessional haircut, which appeared to have been performed in haste, was the basis for the scenario, as well as the appearance of the eyebrows having been styled. Bender later released a sketch of the unidentified child with long hair, reflecting the strands found on the body. In 2016, two writers, one from Los Angeles, California (Jim Hoffmann) the other from New Jersey (Louis Romano) explained that they believed they had discovered a potential identity from Memphis, Tennessee and requested that DNA be compared between the family members and the child. The lead was originally discovered by a Philadelphia man (who introduced Romano and Hoffmann to each other) and then developed and presented, with the help of Hoffmann, to the Philadelphia Police Department and the Vidocq Society in early 2013. In December 2013, Romano became aware of the lead and agreed to help the man from Philadelphia and Hoffmann to personally obtain the DNA from this particular family member in January 2014 - which was sent quickly to the Philadelphia Police Department. Local authorities confirmed that they would investigate the lead, yet they stated that they would need to do more research on the circumstances surrounding the link to Memphis before comparing DNA. In October 2017 the PPD confirmed, through DNA (retrieved by the PPD through the Memphis PD), that the Memphis man and the Fox Chase boy found in the box, were not related. Burial: The Boy in the Box was originally buried in a potter's field. In 1998, his body was exhumed for the purpose of extracting DNA, which was obtained from enamel on a tooth.[10] He was reburied at Ivy Hill Cemetery in Cedarbrook, Philadelphia, which donated a large plot. The coffin, headstone, and funeral service were donated by the son of the man who had buried the boy in 1957. There was significant public attendance and media coverage at the reburial. The grave has a large headstone bearing the words "America's Unknown Child." City residents keep the grave decorated with flowers and stuffed animals. Recent media coverage: The story was profiled in the television series America's Most Wanted on October 3, 1998, and on July 12, 2008. The television series Cold Case, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit have all used fictionalized accounts of the Boy in the Box case. Reporter Mitch Blacher of NBC 10 Philadelphia aired an investigative piece on NBC 10 Investigators on March 2, 2016 entitled, "New Theory on Decades-Old 'Boy in the Box' Cold Case."

Elephants' graveyard

An elephants' graveyard (also written elephant graveyard or elephant's graveyard) is a mythical place where, according to legend, older elephants instinctively direct themselves when they reach a certain age. They would then die there alone, far from the group. i've heard about this in the lion king. Origin: Several theories are given about the myth's origin. One theory involves people finding groups of elephant skeletons together, or observing old elephants and skeletons in the same habitat. Others suggest the term may spring from group die-offs, such as one excavated in Saxony-Anhalt, which had 27 Palaeoloxodon antiquus skeletons. In that particular case, the tusks of the skeletons were missing, which indicated either hunters killed a group of elephants in one spot, or else opportunistic scavengers removed the tusks from a natural die-off. Other theories focus on elephant behaviour during lean times, suggesting starving elephants gather in places where finding food is easier, and subsequently die there. The myth was popularised in films such as Trader Horn and MGM's Tarzan movies, in which groups of greedy explorers attempt to locate the elephants' graveyard, on the fictional Mutia Escarpment, in search of its riches of ivory. Osamu Tezuka's Kimba the White Lion episode "A Friend in Deed" centred around it. More recently, the 1994 Disney animated film The Lion King; as well as the Broadway/West End musical adaptation; referred to the motif. In "Fearful Symmetry," an episode from The X-Files which revolves around a mysterious invisible elephant, a character refers to the mythical concept as fact. Prolific elephant hunter Walter "Karamojo" Bell discounted the idea of the elephant's graveyard, stating that bones and "tusks were still lying about in the bush where they had lain for years". Derivative meanings: -In geology, "elephants' graveyard" is an informal term for a hypothetical accumulation of "large blocks of country rock stoped from the roofs of batholiths". -In military settings, it is sometimes used as a slang term to describe postings or assignments for senior officers for whom there is no potential for further promotion. -In Spanish, the Spanish Senate is often criticised as a cementerio de elefantes where politicians who have lost their previous positions end up doing no productive work. -It is a term for the offices and a secretary provided to former high-ranking executives of large companies (at least in the United States), who have either retired or resigned. An executive who relinquishes or is relieved of authority becomes a consultant (special adviser) where they continue to receive a salary and an office under their contract but has little or no actual responsibilities, until their non-compete agreement expires.

The Licked Hand

The Licked Hand, known sometimes as The Doggy Lick or Humans Can Lick Too, is an urban legend popular among teenagers. Like many urban legends, it has several versions, and has been found in print as early as Feb 1982 - Story "Bedtime for Sam." by DB MArtin in ebdb books and was credited in two films. i've never heard of this until now. Plot: A young girl is home alone for the first time with only her dog for company. Listening to the news, she hears of a killer on the loose. Terrified, she locks all the doors and windows, but either the basement window or some other window in the house will not lock, and goes to bed, taking her dog to her room with her and letting it sleep under her bed. She wakes in the night to hear a dripping sound coming from the bathroom. The dripping noise frightens her, but she is too scared to get out of bed and find out what it is. To reassure herself, she reaches a hand toward the floor for the dog and is rewarded by a reassuring lick on her hand. She lies awake listening to the dripping sound. Each time she feels frightened, she reaches for the dog on the floor and feels a lick on her hand. Eventually she falls asleep. The next morning when she wakes, she goes to the bathroom for a drink of water only to find her dead, mutilated dog hanging in the shower with his blood slowly dripping onto the tiles. On the shower wall, written in the dog's blood, are the words "HUMANS CAN LICK, TOO." Other story variations feature a nearsighted old woman rather than a young girl. The fate of the dog also varies, from the dog simply being hanged to it being skinned, disemboweled, or otherwise mutilated. The message is sometimes written on the floor or on the bathroom mirror rather than on the wall. Some versions include the parents' return and their discovery of the killer hiding elsewhere in the house, frequently the basement, the girl's bedroom closet, or under her bed. In other versions the girl's parents arrive back in the morning and asked if their daughter had a good night. And when she told them that her dog had kept her calm by licking her hand, told her that the dog in question had been locked either in the basement or outside. Which leads to the question of who or what was licking the girls hand. Background: -There is a forerunner in the 1919 story "The Diary of Mr. Poynter" by M. R. James, where a young man absently strokes his dog (as he thinks) while reading an old manuscript account of the sinister death of a young student obsessed with his own hair. Of course, the creature crouching at his side is not the dog. -This legend was featured in the film Campfire Tales, story credited to DB Martin. -In an episode of Showtime's series The L Word, Alice tells a version of the story with her friends as they sit around a campfire. -The episode "Bedsit" from A Scare at Bedtime. -A variation of the story is featured in the film Urban Legends: Final Cut. -A version of the story is featured in Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark. -The episode "Family Remains" of Supernatural features an alteration on this story in which a feral child licks the hand of a teenage girl who panics when she realizes that her dog is in the hallway. In this version she sees the dog alive and realizes it's not the pet licking her, although the dog is mutilated when the show's heroes attempt to help the family escape. -The legend is also used by Bloody Mary in the follow-up to Urban Legends Final Cut, entitled Urban Legends: Bloody Mary, as a way to murder one of the high school boys that she sees as guilty for her death. -The legend is referenced in John Dies at the End, where the main character goes to bed (intending to lure out a ghost) and wakes up to find his dog still licking his hand, until he realizes he can hear his dog lapping water from the toilet next door. -The story is partially told by Francis Boulle on a camping trip in an episode of Made in Chelsea (Series 6, Episode 4). -A variation of this story is told by one of the main characters in the premiere episode of The Enfield Haunting. -A variation of this story is written as the backstory for the character Reimi Sugimoto from Jump manga JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 4, Diamond Is Unbreakable by Hirohiko Araki.

more missionary lessons

so i'd ran into a couple elders and they asked about our faith and i said yes and i was Mormon convert. they gave me their pass along card with their number on it. my mom agreed to them coming over.

My grandfather’s passing

Last December I nearly got a temple recommend but I got sidetracked by my exams, family stuff (vacation mostly), and the holidays and most unfortunately, my paternal grandfather’s passing. I had a hard time with it as did my brothers. I’d gotten a priesthood blessing the day before but it was hard seeing my grandpa there in the ER basically dead. Whenever I think about it I’m still sad over it. My brother and I visited him for the last time and he tried getting me to take his name to the temple and do a posthumous baptism for him. I said I had to ask my uncle for permission and it was rejected. Luckily my grandfather didn’t leave me quite after his death. On the way to the graveside service we passed the temple in Kensington.

Temple trip

I got invited to another temple trip. Fun but unlikely I can go.

Triple mocha frappe

So I got 1 today after being out in the heat all morning. I loved it but it was super sugary.

presents

when i gave my friends gifts it was candles and the bishop i gave a tie.

long curly hair

I mentioned my hair being long. I love my hair being long since I’m a girl but it’s annoying since it’s long and curly. My long black curly hair is awesome but it’s also super annoying since I rarely brush it and now that I’m not in school I brush it once or twice a week.

Long crocheted skirt

I started doing it and I thought oh I can make it into a skirt and it’s long. I’ll have to wear leggings and pants underneath in order to make it modest. I’m about knee length since it’s very slow because I’m pretty busy. It’s easy and I’m able to do it since it since I love doing my art projects. I tried doing my knitting but I am able to crochet and it’s pretty. It needs to be floor length since I’m barely over 5’.

favorite vegan foods

my favorite vegan foods are: chocolate almond milk, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, rice and beans, vegan cookie dough and veggie burgers.

why i converted to mormonism

So I started fellowshipping with a church. After a year my mom asked if I wanted to be baptized but at that time I was like no thanks because of a new policy about LGBT marriage. Later that semester I started defending the faith. I was like ok fine let’s do this. I decided to be baptized. My family accepted it and is trying to help me in my faith. My mom tries having me watch things and my dad occasionally takes me to church.

Why I’m flexitarian

So I have a serious muscle disorder. My parents were trying to find a “cure” for it. They tried a muscle relaxant but decided against the instructions and only took as needed. About 18 months ago I tried flexitarianism and felt better. It helps with my muscle spasms and is feeling awesome. I occasionally need vitamins since I have energy issues. Now that my muscle spasms are in control I’m optimistic about my driver’s license. That was the main thing in the way of me legally obtaining a license.

Starbucks

My friend Valarie got me into drinking Starbucks drinks and ever since I’ve been hooked on Starbucks though a couple times I tried not going to Starbucks due to the calories, sugar and the money I was spending was out of control and ridiculous. I love pumpkin spice lattes, peppermint mocha and an occasional Frappuccino. The reasons are because it’s cheap, tasty and close by. I also love seasonal things such as pumpkin spice lattes in the fall, peppermint mocha in the winter and a Frappuccino in the warmer months since its cold. Right now we’re in the iced/ Frappuccino season since its super warm. In the fall it’s “pumpkin spice/ apple cider” season. I love getting them as often as I can since I love pumpkin spice things. In the winter it’s usually peppermint mocha season. My usually type is usually large. It’s also usually 1 unless its buy 1 get 1 free. My favorite type is also a large coffee. I also leave room for creme. Once a friend said she knew a guy she thinks is good for marriage for me. My parents said to go for coffee for it since its cheap and easy. He and I could’ve had had a nice conversation.