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Body of abducted grandmother Pat O’Hagan found in the woods

admin — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 23:04:58 +0000

Pat O’Hagan, who had nine grandchildren and lived alone in Sheffield, VT, was “forcibly removed” from her home in September, 2010, according to police. Her body was found last Sunday, about 100 miles from her home, by birdwatcher who were in the woods. More information here.

90 Year Old Woman Raped in Her Own Home

admin — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:52:01 +0000

A 90 year old Detroit woman was reportedly in her home around midnight when three men broke in. One of the men entered the elderly woman’s bedroom, and despite her attempts to fend him off with her bare hands, he raped her, according to police. The intruder then reportedly ransacked the home, before fleeing. The following morning, the woman’s grandson is said to have found her crying, hiding behind a bed. Suspects have been apprehended, and the criminal and juvenile cases against those suspects are pending. More information here.

Elderly man beaten to death in his own home

admin — Mon, 17 May 2010 00:04:21 +0000

An 82-year-old Seneca man who was found dead in his home last week was the victim of a homicide, the Oconee County coroner said today. An autopsy revealed that James Carver of 655 James Carver Drive died from blunt force head trauma and that he was slain, said the coroner, Karl E. Addis. Carver’s body was found in his bathroom Thursday around 6:15 p.m. He had been living alone. More information here.

Murdered Florida Man May Have Been Victim of Mistaken Identity

admin — Sat, 15 May 2010 00:14:48 +0000

Police believe they know why a 78-year-old Florida man was murdered: He was likely the victim of mistaken identity. Deputies reportedly arrested 21-year-old Robert Pascale for allegedly using a baseball bat to beat Hugh Edwards to death inside his home earlier this week, and believe Pascale may have mistaken Edwards for a sexual predator who lives in the area.Another man charged as an accessory to murder has reportedly been talking to police. More information here.

70 Year Old Landlord David Queen Stabbed to Death

admin — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:28:35 +0000

Bond has reportedly been set at $4 million for a man accused of first-degree murder after authorities said he stabbed his 70-year-old landlord about 50 times near Antioch, Illinois last week. Jason Baker, 37, and his girlfriend Kimberly Caldwell, 37, had been living with David Queen in the 40200 block of Deep Lake Round for about a week before Baker robbed and stabbed Queen sometime around midnight Thursday night, Lake County Sheriff Mark Curran said today. More information here.

Elderly Couple Found Murdered

admin — Sun, 10 May 2009 18:55:15 +0000

New Orleans police said an elderly couple was killed Sunday morning. Officers arrived at the 5400 block of Seminary Place just after 8 a.m, where the front door had been broken into. The elderly couple was found murdered inside. More information here.

Woman Fatally Stabbed While Helping a Family Member with Laundry

admin — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 03:57:06 +0000

On Monday morning, 73 year old Florence McCollum of Chicago was fatally stabbed in a building owned by her cousin, who had asked for her help with the laundry. She was in a downstairs apartment of her cousin’s building in the 3400 block of South Giles when she was attacked, possibly by a burglar. McCollum was known as an individual who volunteered at a food pantry, taught religion, and cared for her older cousin, according to friends and family. More information here.

Suspect Arrested In Rape and Burning Of Elderly Woman

admin — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 21:57:39 +0000

Police have arrested a door-to-door magazine salesman accused of raping an elderly Grand Prairie, TX woman and then setting setting her on fire. The 78-year-old victim was assaulted Monday at home, doused with rubbing alcohol and set on fire. Brimmer said the woman was hospitalized Wednesday with second-degree burns. Her name has not been disclosed. More information here.

man sentenced to 25 years for brutal beating of girlfriend and her father

admin — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 19:51:51 +0000

On April 25, 2008, Armando Jacobo dropped off his girlfriend after a date that had ended with a fight. He later returned and began to beat and kick both his girlfriend and her father. With a tree branch, he ripped his girlfriend’s lip off her face and left her eyes swollen shut from the beating. Jacobo also beat and kicked the woman’s father when he tried to save his daughter, breaking the man’s ankle, knocking out some of his teeth, and causing him severe brain injuries. The judge called this “one of the most vicious attacks on two human beings I’ve ever seen.” Armando Jacobo, a 23 year old man from Joliet, plead guilty to attempted murder and aggravated battery on a senior citizen, and was sentenced to 25 years on those charges. More information here.

8 killed in Nursing Home Rampage

admin — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 02:18:08 +0000

Authorities trying to unravel the mystery of a rampage at a North Carolina nursing home that left eight dead said the shooting spree wasn’t a “random act of violence.” One suspect is in custody. More information here.

85 Year Old Rape Victim Says Ordeal was Worse than the Holocaust

admin — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 22:21:47 +0000

An 85 year old woman in Rossmoor, California stated that the home invasion and brutal rape she suffered two years ago was a worse experience than the holocaust. Thee woman (who name is not given for privacy reasons) was 13 years old when the holocaust came to her native country of Czechoslovakia. Her parents and five siblings were killed in the Auschwitz concentration camp, and she herself was beaten. A man who her parents had trusted to keep her safe was sexually abusive, and stole the little money that her mother had sewn into her jacket, before he abandoned her in the winter (without a jacket).

However, she told Superior Court Judge Daniel B. McNerney that an experience two years ago was even worse: She was confronted in her kitchen by a brutal home intruder. Her house was ransacked. Her life was threatened. The man beat her mercilessly. He kicked her when she was down. And he repeatedly sexually assaulted her in several rooms of her house. More information here.

Salesman guilty in rape and murder of a 90-year-old Woman

admin — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 01:01:38 +0000

A traveling salesman from Missouri is reportedly expected to receive life in prison without parole after pleading guilty to the rape and murder of a 90-year-old woman in her home in 2005. Richard Craig McNew of St. Louis, Mo., reportedly admitted in Contra Costa County Superior Court on Tuesday to bounding and gagging Anna Elizabeth Vuori in her Lafayette home, sexually assaulting her and smothering her to death, before stealing cash, savings bonds, and her car. More information here.

Man sentenced to 30 to 60 years for the brutal rape of a 77-year-old

admin — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 21:49:45 +0000

The victim said the assailant ripped off her clothes, raped her, then gagged her and bound her wrists and ankles with a bra and scarves. The assailant stole $85 from the victim’s purse and, in a final insult, stomped on the elderly woman’s chest as he left. The judge called this “one of the most horrific crimes” in her memory.

Man Sentenced to 60 Years for Rape and Murder

admin — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 13:46:35 +0000

Robert Pettus, 22, was reportedly found guilty of raping and murdering Martha E. Byrd, who lived in the 500 block of Hilltop Terrace SE in Washington. Byrd’s nude body was found in her bed with a 12-inch knife protruding from her chest. Pettus was sentenced to 60 years in prison for the rape and murder. More information here.

Suspects wanted for 3 home invasion in a single day

admin — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 13:12:38 +0000

The criminals reportedly struck the homes of three elderly residents on Saturday, saying that they were conducting checks on property lines as robbed the homes. Authorities say when the residents tried to call police, the suspects ripped the phone off the wall to stop them. More information here.

Man Convicted Of Raping Elderly AL Woman

admin — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 05:39:54 +0000

James Broadhead was found guilty of raping a 75-year-old woman. At trial, the victim testified that Broadhead, 26, put a knife to her throat, made her lie down, then he raped her, robbed her and stole her car. More information here.

79-Year-Old Florida Woman Tied To Bed During Home Invasion

admin — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 01:20:20 +0000

Police said a 79 year old Fort Pierce, FL woman was tied to her bed during a home invasion on Sunday. Lorene Chevis reportedly said she woke up to find a man tying her hands to her bed and “rolling her up in the bed sheets and cushioning from the bed.” More information here.

Elderly Woman Dies of Heart Attack After Home Invasion

admin — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 22:56:47 +0000

The death of a 90-year-old Lancaster County woman who had a heart attack two days after being robbed at gunpoint in her home has reportedly been ruled a homicide, according to police and the county coroner. Anna M. Sensenig’s heart attack was “directly” caused by the home invasion, officials reportedly stated on Thursday. However, no charges will be filed against the accused robber, Travis Meints of Terre Hill. More information here.

Chicago man charged with fatal carjacking of 88-year-old

admin — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 20:55:19 +0000

88-year-old carjack victim Jacint Calderazzo was on his way to Midway Airport last week, when Kenneth Starr reportedly approached Calderazzo’s car and robbed him, Chicago police said. Police reportedly believe the elderly man was knocked to the ground and apparently run over with his own car as his assailant sped off. Starr, 33, whose address is listed in the 4800 block of West Congress Parkway in Chicago, initially was charged with aggravated vehicular hijacking and attempted murder, police said. More information here.

Jury Selection Begins For Deadly 2003 Home Invasion

admin — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 00:11:42 +0000

Jury selection begins today in the case of a man who’s accused in a violent home invasion in Washington County, PA that led to an elderly woman’s death back in January of 2003. Police reportedly say Mark Fisher, 23, posed as a utility worker to get into the Peters Township home of Freda Dale and her husband, Shannon. Fisher allegedly tied the couple up, demanded money and beat Shannon Dale, then 91. More information here.

Criminal Sentenced in MN Home Invasions

admin — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 05:01:03 +0000

Dennis Lee Richardson Jr. of Willmar and formerly of Rochester was convicted of first-degree aggravated robbery and third-degree burglary, charges that stemmed from separate incidents in 2007. Richardson and two other men broke into a house and bound a 69-year-old man to a chair with duct tape, pistol-whipped him, and then stole $800 in cash and $4,000 in commemorative state quarters. More information here.

Aftermath of a Deadly Home Invasion Found

admin — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 17:48:53 +0000

Officers were called to a house in the 8900 block of Seven Locks Road in Bethesda shortly before 9 a.m. Thursday. Authorities said Mary Frances Havenstein, 63, who lived alone in the home, was found dead inside. Police said Havenstein was bound and that she may have been there for several days . Police said they are working to determine whether this case is related to other break-ins in the area. In those instances, thieves targeted elderly victims and would tie them up in their homes and rob them. More information here.

77 Year Old Landlord Set On Fire With Gasoline

admin — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 03:04:05 +0000

A man has been charged with attempted murder for allegedly dousing his 77-year-old former landlord with gasoline and lighting him on fire early Tuesday in Chicago’s Woodlawn neighborhood. Donald Hardy, 28, of the 800 block of East 65th Street, was charged Friday afternoon with attempted first-degree murder, according to police News Affairs. More information here.