Former school administrator facing five felony counts for child pornography in Calumet County.
By H. Nelson Goodson June 30, 2011
Milwaukee - On Thursday, Christopher "Chris" Joseph Nelson, 59, of New Holstein was sentenced to 10 years in prison minus 79 days time served and 5 years of supervision by Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Dennis R. Cimpl. Nelson was convicted on one felony count involving use of a computer to facilitate sex from a child. Nelson will have to register as a sex offender for life. He is also facing five felony counts of child pornography in Calumet County, according to court records. Nelson formerly worked as the New Holstein Schools District Administrator. In January, he was stopped by Milwaukee police for a traffic violation at the 3600 block of N. 8th St. while using a computer. Nelson was trying to make contact with a 15-year-old boy who he contacted in Craigslist through the men seeking men section. In this case, the 15-year-old boy turned out to be a Milwaukee police officer posing as a child in Craigslist.
According to TMZ, apparently Nicholas Cage has been sued again. Allegedly Nicholas Cage still owes $77k to producer Paul Brooks for Shadow of the Vampire. Nicholas Cage really has gone through a lot these last couple of months, from the public domestic dispute, then the situation with his son, etc, and now this. Well, hopefully everything works out for Nicholas Cage... only time will tell what the outcome will be for this new Nicholas Cage lawsuit.
Bradley Cooper with Dreadlocks! Wow, can you get used to it? I can't, lol! Why is Bradley Cooper wearing Dreadlocks? According to several online sources, Dax Shepard and Bradley Cooper are working now on a brand new project!
Flyer shows fake candidates in recall elections being circulated on Facebook and the Internet.
By H. Nelson Goodson June 30, 2011
Madison - The Government Accountability Board (GAB) certified recall elections for nine state Senate legislators. The elections will include primaries on July 12 for candidates facing a challenger and elections on August 9, and August 16 for those not facing a challenger from the same political party. The GAB determined there were sufficient signatures for a recall election for each of the following three Senate Democrats, Dave Hansen, Jim Holperin and Robert Wirch. Also facing recall elections are six Senate Republicans, Alberta Darling, Randy Hopper, Robert Cowles, Luther Olsen, Sheila Harsdorf and Dan Kapanke. The GAB also decided State Representative John Nygren (R) failed to collect the required 400 signatures to challenge Senator Dave Hansen (D) in 30th Senate District recall. The GAB claims Nygren had 398 valid signatures and not enough valid signatures, but Nygren filed a lawsuit challenging the GAB decision to keep him off the ballot. The GOP encouraged for fake candidates to run in an effort to allow Republicans more time to campaign. The Republicans have been recall for voting to eliminate collective bargaining rights for most state employees. The Democrats are being recall for leaving the state for a month to stall a vote to eliminate union state employees to engage in collective bargaining. Governor Scott Walker (R) will be facing a recall himself after he completes one year in office. Walker signed into law Act 10, which eliminates most collective bargaining rights for most state employees. Act 10 became effective on June 29, after it was published in the Wisconsin State Journal. He also signed a two-year budget last Sunday, which eliminates in-state tuition for undocumented immigrants and cuts $800 million from public school districts in the state, but boosts tax credits for businesses. On Wednesday, the Milwaukee Public Schools District (MPS) Superintendent Gregory Thorton announced, that the district is sending layoff notices this week to 519 employees affected, it includes 354 teachers, 155 teaching assistants and 96 District Divisions will be eliminated. Thorton blamed Governor Walker's budget cuts of $89 million from MPS. At least 418 positions left vacant by retirees won't be filled. About 200 layoff notices could be rescinded, if union workers concede to further contribute to their pensions and health insurance. Union officials say, employees have already conceded to contribute millions into both health and pension plans.
THEY SEARCHED for nearly a year. She was a 15-year-old runaway. Her Cleveland, Ohio family hadn't given up hope but it was fading. Then, earlier this month the teen escaped from a public housing apartment in Cleveland and told a horrifying tale. A neighbor said: "She ran out of the house, frantic, bleeding everywhere, she had just regained consciousness, saying she was kidnapped." The girl met Richard 'Dick' Morris on an Internet chat line in 2009. Eventually the two met and over many months he would pick her up from her home to have sex.
The terrorized teen told cops she had moved into an apartment with Morris, 28, and his wife Tranace. After a while, she was held against her will. The teen admitted engaging in consensual sex with the gruesome twosome but now officials say he contracted HIV from Ricahrd. Cleveland cops and the FBI had visited the apartment looking for the girl but the degenerate duo always managed to hide her.
Prosecutor Bill Mason said: "They had her hiding under like a pull-away couch in which she was hidden from view of the police when the bed was back in, she was in just a little compartment there." They even went so far as to install surveillance cameras. The kinky couple are now targets of a 14-count indictment--including kidnapping and felonious assault. Mason added that the girl had even become pregnant. He said: "She ended up pregnant. They ended up taking her to Detroit, with false identification, and having an abortion so she aborted the child as a result of this." The girl is now undergoing counseling and medical treatment. MORE IN THE PLAIN DEALER
Jonathan Rhys Meyers tries to commit suicide? Kevork Djansezian, AP
Update: 12pm ET 9am PST:Jonathan Rhys Meyers tried to commit suicide? PEOPLE reports that a source says that Jonathan Rhys Meyers did relapse, but he did not try to commit suicide. If Jonathan Rhys Meyers tried to commit suicide,whywould he? According to People, the Jonathan Rhys Meyers still has no comment about the possible Jonathan Rhys Meyers suicide attempt.Why did Jonathan Rhys Meyers try to commit suicide? Some TMZ comments have revealed that possible factors such as Jonathan Rhys Meyers girlfriend 2011 dumping him, Jonathan Rhys Meyers mother's death,and the Jonathan Rhys Meyers alcohol addiction could have played a role in a possible suicide attempt. Some individuals still think that Jonathan Rhys Meyers could've really tried to commit suicide. Now, why did Jonathan Rhys Meyers refuse treatment at first? 7:30am ET 4:30am PST: According to TMZ (basing their report on The Sun's article), there was a recent Jonathan Rhys Meyers suicide attempt. It's really hard to digest things like this. Events such as Jonathan Rhys Meyers suicide attempt are a call to all of those who are next to Jonathan Rhys Meyers or who stumble upon him, to let him know that they are there for him. Let's not allow this Jonathan Rhys Meyers suicide attempt to happen again!So online reports say that Jonathan Rhys Meyers overdosed on pills, was found on the floors by paramedics when found on the floor, and refused treatment for 30 minutes before the cops got there. Jonathan Rhys Meyers was released from the hospital yesterday morning. Why did Jonathan Rhys Meyers try to commit suicide? We love youJonathan Rhys Meyers!
A DASTARDLY dad dumped his four-year-old son at the side of a West Texas highway, leaving him to fend for himself at the side of the dangerously busy road.
Carlos Rico "threw the boy out of the car like a bag of garbage," said Sweetwater Police Chief Jim Kelley, because God had told him to choke him and expel him form the car, adding there were was bruising on the boy's throat.
The shocked officer continued: "I've seen a lot of bad things. This is absolutely a first. I've never seen a 4-year-old angel left on the side of the road for dead. He's such a sweet little boy."
Luckily Angel Flores was picked up about three hours later by the local high school basketball coach, Al Hunt, who initially thought he was looking at a guardrail post until it moved.
The 54-year-old told theAbilene Reporter News: "It took me seconds to realize, `it's a little kid there."'
He added the boy's lips were cracked as if he were dehydrated, and that the only response the boy gave to his questions was when he held up four fingers when he asked his age.
Hunt explained: "He didn't say a word to me. He didn't say a word to anybody."
After looking around and seeing Angel wasn't with anyone, he called the cops and thye took the boy to hospital.
His father had been charged with child endangerment and his bond was set at $50,000.
Kelley said Rico, 22, would be brought to Sweetwater where he could face additional charges, including attempted murder or attempted capital murder, which could apply because the boy is younger than six.
The whereabouts of the boy's biological mother were not immediately known, and it was unclear if she is involved in his life, so the boy is currently in the care of child protective services.
Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber shopping! A.Macpherson/T.Gillis
Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber shopping! So here's a photo of Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber shopping. They looked really adorable! According to multiple sources Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber were recently seen shopping together at theAX Armani Exchange in New York.
CREEPY Anthony Sowell kept the bloody decapitated corpse of one of his victims in his apartment, a court heard yesterday. Vanessa Gay told the court that the accused serial killer dubbed "creepy Tony" had invited her round to his apartment to "celebrate his birthday" by drinking and smoking crack cocaine. But almost immediately after she walked in she got a bad feeling. She said: "If you've ever seen Silence of the Lambs the eeriness, it was that atmosphere, but it was too late to turn back. It was just dark and gloomy, you could feel the gloom." But almost as soon as he took a hit from the crack pipe, Sowell turned into a monster, forcing himself on her and raping her repeatedly throughout the night. She explained: "He told me nobody would hear me, nobody would hear me scream, nobody would hear me scream." At one point, Gay who confessed to using drugs with Sowell, but said she had been clean for some time, told the court that she was walking down the hall when she passed a room that had plastic hanging from the ceiling to the floor. She said: "The plastic was pulled up. And I saw something on the floor. It looked like it was a body. And it had no head on it." Struggling to speak she added that the body was: "propped up sitting on the floor and it was taped up. "I kept thinking to myself, I couldn't have seen what I saw," she said. "This is not possible, this is not real." The next morning Sowell said if she called the police he'd kill her, but she rang them anyway and was told she needed to go to the police station to file a report. She says she was too injured to go. She eventually reported what happened to her in 2009 after the bodies were found in the house. Gay says she dreaded testifying but had to for the victims who did not survive. She told FOX8: "I'm their voice," she said. "Life is beautiful. I never want to take it for granted again, because it's a blessing."
THE man accused of executing four innocent people in a Long Island pharmacy robbery has been formally indicted by a grand jury. Dope Fiend David Laffer, allegedly held up the store and then lined up his victims, before cold bloodedly blasting a bullet into the heads of store workers Raymond Ferguson, 45, and Jennifer Mejia, 17, and customers Bryon Sheffield, 71, and Jamie Taccetta, 33. Hours after his arrest the 33-year-old was picked out of a lineup by victim Jamie Taccetta's fiancé, James Manzella -- who had been waiting for her outside the drug store and saw the assassin. "It was definitely him," Manzella said, according to a police source. The specific charges in the indictment remained sealed until a date can be scheduled for a formal arraignment in state Supreme Court, which should happen in the coming days according to Laffer's court appointed attorney, Mary Beth Abbate. She added that she was happy that her client had been put in protective custody at Suffolk County Jail in Riverhead, where he has held without bail and on suicide watch since his arrest. She said: "If they put him in the general population there's a lot of strong emotion running around. The jail is not immune to that. Yeah, I am concerned about his safety." Laffer's wife Melinda Brady, 29, who police say drove the getaway car, was also arrested for third-degree robbery. She was also charged with obstructing governmental administration. Brady's scheduled court appearance Tuesday was postponed until July 15, although she could be in court before then if a grand jury returns upgraded or additional charges against her.
UPDATE: The defense for Casey Anthony rested yesterday without calling Florida's best known Party Mom to testify. Asked by Orange County Chief Judge Belvin Perry Jr. if she was cool with it, she said: "Yes sir." Now, jurors will hear rebuttal witnesses. Earlier, George Anthony's mistress Krystal Holloway told the court that Caylee Anthony's death was: "an accident that snowballed out of control. "an accident that snowballed out of control." "I was in shock. By the time I looked up, his eyes were filled with tears. I didn't elaborate. I didn't ask anything further." MORE FROM CNN ***************************************************** EARLIER: Casey Anthony's distraught father George, tried to kill himself so he could "go and be with Caylee" the court heard yesterday.
Bursting into tears he explained that he wrote a suicide note, called family members to "say goodbye for the last time" then took pills and alcohol. But cops foiled his bid to end it all, rushing to his motel room after someone raised the alarm and took him to hospital where his stomach was pumped. He told the rapt jury: "I just felt like it was the right time to go and be with Caylee. My emotional state even through today is it’s very hard to accept that I don’t have a grand-daughter.
"I just decided that was the time for me to get away from all this, to spend time with Caylee. I didn’t want to be in this world any more." For the second time in the five week trial, he denied having sexually molested his daughter as a childand reacted furiously when defense attorney Jose Baez put it to him that he had attempted to kill himself, because of his guilt over his granddaughter Caylee's death. They maintain that the toddler drowned in the swimming pool at the family home and was not suffocated by her mother, Casey. Exploding, he said: "How dare you, sir, try to tell me I did something differently to what I did." The move may have been the final straw for the defense team, who are expected to wrap up their case this week, although it is still not known whether they will call their client to the stand. The trial continues.
THE lengths some people go to, to avoid arrest. Aaron "Vera" Morales took extreme measure and then some, by having sex change Federal prosecutors in Mexico allege. According to country's The Attorney General's Office he "had plastic surgery in an effort to evade justice, to change his identity from a man to a woman." And along with his new look, the 33-year-old, who has been charged with defrauding a government health agency on a sound system contract, had brand new documents to go with his brand new look. Mexico City law allows people to legally change gender identity, and Vera Morales does not face any false ID charges. Officials could not say whether the man had surgery to alter his gender or simply to alter his appearance. And we wouldn't want to be the officer given the task of finding out either.
A SERIAL rapist who stalked, ambushed and raped at least six women, terrorizing Tennessee with a string of attacks over more than a decade attacks will spend the rest of his life behind bars. Paul Dinwiddie, lay in wait for his victims in their homes before striking and subjected them to depraved sexual attacks. The 50-year-old, who was already serving a 45-year-prison sentence on a 2009 rape conviction will now have his sentence extended to 70-years for six more rapes and will now die in jail. Some of his is victims, known of whom knew the serial sex beast agreed to be named on WBIR and told the station they were delighted with the sentence. Jessica Teal, who was raped by Dinwiddie in July 2001 after he ambushed her in her home said: "I could not help but start clapping. "I did not know what to expect coming into today, but it provided a lot more closure than I ever expected. I'm hoping now I can move past this. "I'd like to be able to go to sleep without checking under the bed, checking all the doors, and sleeping with a baseball bat next to the bed." She added that she was certain there were more victims than the six he was sentenced for. Lanna Phillips was raped by Dinwiddie in 2002 said she often wondered if the person who raped her would ever be caught, but had faith that justice would eventually prevail. She explained: "Today it was a little empowering to face what you were afraid of. I looked it in the eye, literally 'it' because I do not consider him a human being. "For me it was powerful to stand there and be like I'm still here and you are going to prison for the rest of your life and rot there."
LET the celebrations begin! Former actress Lindsay Lohan, 57, is ready to rock and roll again. Her slap on the wrist house arrest finally ended Wednesday. The onetime movie star breached her probation 17,477 times. MORE FROM US WEEKLY
Rib Eye TMZ on Twitter(TMZ fish) has already reached 6k followers! Harvey Levin fish on Twitter is increasing its popularity very fastly! Rib Eye's bubbly personality has him in demand and now Rib Eye TMZ has his own Rib Eye TMZ USTREAM channel!
Today at 6pm ET/ 3pm PST Rib Eye TMZ was answering questions on USTREAM.My curiosity led me to ask him a couple of questions and here's what Harvey Levin fish had to say:
1. I heard you were in a good mood lately, do you have any plans for this holiday weekend, Mr. Rib Eye TMZ? (live at http://ustre.am/Acpr) (See tweet) Rib Eye TMZ: I have no independence day... I am not free.
2. Mr. Rib Eye TMZ Besides doing USTREAM appearances, what are your other favorite activities? (live at http://ustre.am/Acpr) (See tweet) Rib Eye TMZ: playing risk, philosophical debates, watching reruns of Miami Vice and fishing.
Thank you Rib Eye TMZ! Update Saturday, July 02, 2011 9:30am ET/ 6:30am PST: Rib Eye TMZ (Harvey Levin fish) TMZ fish has already 7,383 Rib Eye TMZ followers! Join the conversation! How many followers does Rib Eye TMZ (Harvey Levin fish) TMZ fish have now if you just started following him? @RibEyeTMZ has now...
Somehow I ended up looking at Nick Cannon's Twitter profile (lol) and I found out that there's a Nick Cannon comedy show taking place tomorrow Thursday, June 30th, 2011 at 8pm. If you'd like more information about the new Nick Cannon comedy show at the Gotham Comedy Club then here's the direct link to get the Nick Cannon tickets 2011!
Lindsay Lohan is Free! Yeap, Lindsay Lohan is starting to make headlines like crazy now 'cause she's free! Lindsay Lohan house arrest is over and it's time and according to TMZ, Lindsay Lohan was released at 10:20am, after 35 days of being under the very famous and talked about Lindsay Lohan house arrest. So what's going on with the anticipated Lindsay Lohan community service? Reportedly, Lindsay Lohan community service will be performed at the Downtown Women's Center.
Lindsay Lohan house arrest over.
Now that Lindsay Lohan house arrest is over, according to TMZ live, she said that she wants to focus now on work. Reportedly Lindsay Lohan can't drink, but she won't be tested either. How long will Lindsay Lohan remain free? We don't know! Anything can happen. How many hours of community service does Lindsay Lohan have to do? According to PerezHilton.com, a total of 480 hours of Lindsay Lohan community service have to be completed! So now that Lindsay Lohan is free, what do you think is on her TO DO LIST? Do you think that after having Lindsay Lohan released, she will not get in trouble again anytime soon?
KIM KARDASHIAN has sensationally declared that accused kid killer Casey Anthony is "Guilty." The reality TV star, famous for...well... being peed on, took to Twitter yesterday and incredulously asked her gazillion fans (why?): 'Who is into this Casey Anthony case? So many theories & stories! 'This is a mess! Who do u believe? Who is lying here?' She added: 'What crazy testimony today! Casey's mom says one thing & her son says the opposite! Someone is lying here!' Then, newly-engaged Kardashian, added her own theories: 'I believe Casey is guilty but there's so many conflicting stories raising so much reasonable doubt - I feel this will be a shocking outcome.' Her late lawyer father Robert Kardashian (dirtbag) defended his bloodthirsty friend O.J. Simpson. Matriarch Kris, always believed that O.J. murdered her friend Nicole Brown Simpson.
JENNIFER ANISTON, Anne Hathaway and Liv Tyler were among a string of celebrity clients ripped off by the owner of a swanky Beverly Hills beauty salon. The owner of the upmarket Chez Gabriela Studio, Maria Gabriella Perez (aka. Maria Gabriela Hashemipour) admitted to running up hundreds of thousands of dollars in fraudulent credit card charges of her celebrity clients. She was caught after running up approximately $68,000 in unauthorized charges on a credit card belonging to high-end jewelry designer Loree Rodkin, who later identified Jennifer Aniston, Liv Tyler, Melanie Griffith, Cher, Anne Hathaway and Scott Speedman as also being taken in by the scam. In January of this year, 52-year-old Perez plead guilty to the charges of fraud, admitting that most of the charges were made from when the numbers from the credit card were entered manually, meaning that the card was not "swiped." She was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Manuel Real to five years' probation, during which she is required to serve nine months' home confinement and perform 3,000 hours of community service.
AN INNOCENT four-year old has been found brutally murdered along with her mom who was supposed to testify in an upcoming trial, cops say. Tiny Darry'el Amani Parker was found near her mother Alicia Lee Avery, who was pregnant with a second child in Baltimore's Welcome Inn motel, where the pair had been living as she awaited her time to give evidence. Her sister Deniesha Avery called the death tragic and told WBAL TV that she last saw her sister Thursday and hinted that pressure may have been put on the 25-year-old to withdraw her evidence, as she received all sorts of calls from a man during the visit. She said: "He just kept harassing her all night long, kept harassing her, harassing her." She added: "It's just sad to see she's gone. Who could possibly do this to an innocent 25-year-old and a 4-year-old child, and then an unborn baby at that? That's just wrong." It's thought young Darry'el was killed to prevent her from identifying her mother's attacker, although cops remained tight lipped about the case and refused to reveal which trial Avery was due to testify in. The City State's Attorney's Office said: "For safety and investigative reasons, we do not discuss the identification of witnesses in any case." Investigators found the bodies when they called on the pair as part of a routine check leading up to the trial. Detective Cathy Batton of the Baltimore County Police Department said: "The victims had not been seen for several days, so officers came to check on them." She added that the department's homicide unit is investigating. So far Police have no suspects, so they're looking for any information that could help lead them to whoever is responsible. Anyone who may have had recent contact with Avery or her daughter should contact the Baltimore County Police Department at 410-307-2020
A THREE-year-old boy is fighting for his life after his babysitter 'sold'' him to two men who raped and tortured him, so she could get her hands on drugs, cops say. Evil Jennifer Chapman was supposed to be looking after me toddler, but instead she handed him over to the twisted pedophiles who forced him to drink bleach and hung him from the ceiling with a dog collar.
The poor child's face, eyes and throat were all covered in chemical burns and part of his skull torn off during the horrific assault, by the two men who cops are still looking for. Worse still, when the boy's mother Leana Lauck returned to her Oklahoma City, OK, home and found the boy, she didn't immediately call an ambulance or seek the urgent treatment he needed.
Instead, she started taking the methamphetamine her friend had bought with the money she'd recieved from the boy's attackers.
In fact the boy, who has not been named suffered for 18 hours, because his wasted mom was "scared of what might happen to her" if she sought treatment.
She later told detectives she chose to smoke meth while her son lay in agony in the same motel room.
Family member Stacy Felkins told News 9: "His big sister said, 'I saw people trying to make him drink stuff, then he went to sleep and I think he's dead."
"He may die and he's had things happen to him that may never go away if he does make it. It makes me sick."
Her views were echoed by Oklahoma City Police Department Sgt Jennifer Wardlow, who said: "To have somebody commit such an act of violence on an innocent child is horrific for anybody to see."
Lauck has been charged with child neglect while Chapman faces similar charges.
CASEY Anthony's brother Lee tried to 'feel her up' and groped her while she slept, her former fiance told the court yesterday. Jesse Grund, who was formerly engaged to the one time party mom testified that she also wanted to keep her daughter Caylee away from her uncle. He added that during their time together Lee Anthony was "standoffish" and "sullen" around him. Asked about the incestuous situation Grund said: "She told me that at one point in recent years that she woke up one night with Lee standing up over her." But he added that he hadn't asked her to go into detail and had instead trusted the woman he had at one point thought would be his bride. He explained: "Anything that Casey said I took as truth and fact...I didn't want to have anything to do with him." Grund, who did not say why the couple split up also said that at one point Casey told him, he was the father of her tragic tot Caylee, who's decomposed body was found near her Florida home. But a 2005 paternity test, showed he wasn't in fact her dad and since then Casey has refused to say who the daddy was. Another former boyfriend of Casey Anthony, Tony Lazzaro, previously testified that the Florida woman said her father was physically abusive and that Lee Anthony had tried to "feel her up" but didn't succeed. But both men, were only seen by Judge Belvin Perry and not the jury
TWO STUDENTS. Two blondes. Both petite. Both 20-years-old. Two young women in the prime of their lives. Two victims? The disappearance of Indiana University student Lauren Spierer on June 3 has chilling similarities to the mysterious April kidnapping of Tennessee nursing student Holly Bobo. They look eerily the same and it is raising frightening questions. Lauren's mom Charlene said: "I can't even tell you what it's like to get that phone call that your daughter is missing." Holly's mom Karen adds: "I think of her. I love her." Despite intense efforts in Tennessee and Indiana for the recovery of both young women, cops appear to have hit brick walls despite hundreds of man hours and hundreds of volunteer searchers. There has been no arrest in either case, although persons of interest have been questioned. The similarities between the two are so great that many have mistaken the photo of Bobo for Spierer and vice versa. More frightening: it's not just these two women, other students missing around the country fit the same description. Information leading to the discovery of Spierer, the daughter of a prominent New York family, could bring a $100,000 reward. Bobo's cousin is country singer Whitney Duncan. There is an $85,000 reward offered in her case.
AN EXPLOSIVE revelation has come out of Amanda 'Foxy Knoxy' Knox's appeal in Italy: the DNA evidence used to convict her was "unreliable" and likely contaminated, an Italian newspaper reported Wednesday. The leaked review will likely be made public Thursday. The report was ordered by the judge hearing Knox's appeal. The 23-year-old Seattle native was convicted along with two men in the sickening slaying of her roommate, pretty Brit student Meredith Kercher. It was believed the murder was the result of a drug-fuelled sex game gone awry. According to the paper: The original case was told Knox's DNA was found on the knife believed to be the murder weapon and traces of Kercher's DNA was found on the blade. But the report found that the genetic profile attributed to Meredith may not be usable. It also says that traces of beau Rafael Sollecito's DNA found on the clasp of Kercher's bra strap could have come from atmospheric contamination and pointed to mistakes in the tests. Foxy Knoxy is serving 25 years in the Casa Del Jailo for the crime. She has denied involvement, as has Sollecito. MORE ON FOXY KNOXY
AMERICA will take vengeance against a Pittsburgh killer who murdered three cops in 2009. Richard Poplawski, 24, was sentenced to die Tuesday for the murders of officers Paul Sciullo II, 36, Stephen Mayhle, 29, and Eric Kelly, 41, on April 4, 2009. The tragic murders were triggered when Poplawski and his mother started arguing about his puppies peeing on the floor. Things got so intense, she called 911. It took the jury just 90 minutes to render it's verdict. During the penalty phrase, the killer's attorney trotted out the usual chestnuts: dysfunctional, unloving home life, yada, yada, yada. Granddad was a racist who hate the government.. No male role model. But lawyer William Brennan made some solid points.
Poplawski's great aunt Joanne Duffy testified: "I've never seen her kiss him or put her arms around and show any kind of affection for him." The prosecution wasn't biting. Most of his grandfather's vile deeds occurred before the killer was even born. DA Mark Tranquilli posed some fairly pointed questions himself. He said: "I know another guy who didn't know a father in his life -- (murdered cop) Eric Kelly. How did he turn out?" He added that the doting father of three also helped raise a sister 22 years younger than himself as well as his oldest daughter's child, who he often watched during the day after working an overnight shift. MORE ON THE CASE
State of Georgia Raven Symone premieres tonight at 8:30/7:30c on abc! The State of Georgia tv show website says that State of Georgia's Raven Symone will be tweeting live along with execute producer, author, and State of Georgia show creator Jennifer Weiner. You can tweet your questions to #GeorgiaChat.
THAT woman scorned thing? Have it in spades with Natasha 'Naughty Nat' Larson, 35, of Sarasota, Florida. Naughty Nat set up a phony Craigslist ad to send an army of horndogs to her husband's ex-wife, Tracy Wilder. Natasha wrote in the ads: "I am currently dating a decent man but he is lacking some skills in the bedroom. It's nice but I need to be thrown around a little bit and to be dominated. That is exciting for me." Sau-cy! Oh, and in case your desire is to be walked all over, Nat can do that too. She added: "I also like to take charge sometimes but I need a strong man to keep me in check." Then she went on to list Wilder's name, address and phone number. Wilder suspected it might be Naughty Nat after she began bizarre texts, emails and even knuckle-dragging visitors to her home. She said: "These men were calling, texting and sending pornographic picture messages to me. So, not only did she endanger my life and safety by sending these strange men to my home, but she endangered her husband's children as well." Cops tracked the ip address to Larson. MORE IN THE NY DAILY NEWS
CREEPY Anthony Sowell's admitted to butchering 11 women in two years, telling his girlfriend "I got rid of them," a court heard yesterday. Lori Frazier, who is the niece of Cleveland's mayor Frank Jackson, claimed she didn't believe the accused killer, dubbed 'creepy Tony' by neighborhood kids, despite the foul stench coming from his apartment and often seeing him covered in blood. The former marine who allegedly lured his victims to his apartment with the promise of drugs before killing them. Frazier, 31, who admitted to using drugs with the so called psychopath, added that once saw Sowell digging in his backyard, before testifying that she knew Crystal Dozier, one of the women found dead in his home. Another time, she saw she saw blood on his carpet. After her testimony, she told the First Post: "He came out from the penitentiary on June 23. Me and him hooked up on July 7, and I have been with him ever since. "I want to know why, why would he do this. He took care of me." But she also admitted that Sowell started acting "real nasty" after he started smoking crack and used to hit her. Mayor Jackson, who denied having met the alleged serial killer told WOIO: "My niece would probably fit the same profile of many victims, so she is fortunate, very fortunate."
Seattle Police Department embarrassed about mishap.
By H. Nelson Goodson June 28, 2011
Seattle, WA - The Seattle Police Department (SPD) is trying to do damage control after a police assault rifle was left on top of a squad car unattended. KING 5 News reported that a pedestrian noticed the mishap in front of a hotel on Monday night and took a picture of it. Nick Gonzales took the picture about 9:00 p.m. outside the Roosevelt Hotel. SPD confirmed that Police Officer William Collins placed the assault rifle outside another squad trunk while loading his squad, then Lt. Deanna Nolette came out and drove away without noticing the weapon on her back trunk. Collins didn't immediately report the weapon missing, until the department discovered the mishap when multiple citizens called in and reported the weapon on top of a squad car trunk. Gonzales even flagged down several bicycle SPD police officers and told them about the incident. SPD didn't confirm, if the weapon was loaded. The SPD Office of Proffessional Accountability released a statement, "It is unacceptable that a rifle was left unattended on a patrol car and people should expect more from their police department." An internal investigation was initiated by John Diaz, Chief of Police, according to KING 5 News.
She's different, random, spontaneous, and above everything, extremely talented. Meet makeup artistRe'Nauta Bell; I call her the "Makeup Gaga". I'm totally obsessed with randomness and my obsession with meeting new individuals with talent randomly on a daily basis brought me over to meet Re'Nauta Bell. You won't believe what this young lady can do. Now get ready and take a glimpse before going on this amazing ride!
1. Where are you located at? Have you traveled outside of the state to work, like for example, to Los Angeles, CA? Tell us about it! If not, would you do it you were given the opportunity to do so? How much time would you need in advance to make personal arrangements and what would be your requirements when it comes to out of state projects?
I’m physically located in Atlanta, GA, but my mind is usually hovering over any place tropical. I have yet to make any major travel arrangements to work outside of Atlanta but, if given the opportunity, I’d be all over it. Being that I’m a wife and mom of two youngin’s, I’d probably need about a week to get them situated. If it was just me to worry about, you could call me in the morning and I’d be on a flight that evening to wherever you need me to be.
2. So your work is distinguished mostly by the extreme application of colors (As far as the amount of makeup that will be applied), is that right? Now I noticed also that you love to use really bright, multi colors. Is this what you mostly work with when given the chance to freestyle?
I definitely do love using bright and bold colors in unusual ways. I’m an artist in many facets of the word and I love everything abstract so the face is just another canvas really. Actually, when I freestyle, often times, I may do bold colors but I generally apply the makeup in a more typical fashion. When I do my crazy stuff, I’ve thought about it for a while. I’ll usually be sleeping then bolt upright in bed because I’ve just had that “Aha!” moment and then I know what kind of lunacy I’ll be bringing to the shoot. The idea is usually pretty loose and, well, abstract but I kind of know what direction I want to go in from that point. Now, once I have all my supplies and I’m at the shoot, I do kind of freestyle from that point. I never really know how I’m going to apply everything or how it will look in the end but that’s the fun part!
3. I read on your portal that going shopping for materials that you will be using for a project can be quite an experience! Tell us a little bit more about it! Do you get special instructions sometimes? How easy or difficult it is actually for you when it comes to choosing certain makeup items that actually possess different types of textures? What do you think are the best makeup brands out there? When I go shopping I think the hardest thing for me is figuring out which store to go to. Once I’m there, I’m golden. I never really know what I’m going to buy so I simply peruse the entire store until I find things that may make my concept work. I can easily have anything from chalk to blocks of foam in my cart and it will all be for the one shoot. Sometimes my clients will give me instructions but not often. If they do, it’s because they want “regular” makeup. Otherwise, they let me go wild and do my thing. Sometimes it can be difficult selecting makeup items with different textures because I don’t know how they will adhere or apply to the face. Nevertheless, I’ll always take a chance and try out something new. If it doesn’t work it doesn’t work and I’ll go in another direction. I always carry a bag of goodies with me in the event that I need a backup plan. You know, it would be typical for me to say MAC is one of the best but their eye pigments and lip glass really are bad ass. I also like Laura Mercier bronzer…it’s to die for and works pretty much on every skin type!
4. I noticed that in one of your latest works you used a lot of glitter, which adds up to my theory that you definitely love to accentuate your models' cheekbones. Any reason for that? How do you think that accentuating a model's cheek bones adds more to her beauty?
OMG I am a huge fan of cheek bones... especially the high ones. Cheek bones are one the most underused and under-accentuated yet most beautiful parts of a woman’s face. Cheek bones give a woman her character and, depending on the angle you are looking at her, can totally change the way she looks. People forget about the cheek bones but they can offer mystique, personality, and sometimes the hint of a secret and that can be very appealing to those who are attracted to the lady. Forgetting about the cheek bones is kind of like wearing your best dress but not getting your hair done. It’s a big old fail. DON’T FORGET THE CHEEK BONES!
5. What are some of the most memorable experiences you have ever lived working as a makeup artist? Have you had the chance to for public figures? The best thing about doing what I do is meeting people. I have met some of the coolest folks in the entire world and I can call a lot of them my friends. Most of the people I work with are artistic and open-minded and are the kind of people I can call in the middle of the night if I have an emergency. I never thought in a million years that I could meet so many awesome people while I’m working but I have. Sometimes we fight and get mad at each other but it’s always in an effort to achieve a great end result so everyone gets over it, we make it happen, then we are friends again. I’ve made some great friends working but I’ve also pissed some people off and all of those experiences and shoots are memorable.
Each shoot is my baby and I absolutely love what I do. I have had the chance to work with a couple of public figures. The best way to put this would be to say that some celebrities are awesome to work with and others really just plain old suck. I’m really not the kind of person to bite my tongue but sometimes I’ve had to. I guess that’s just part of the game but I always feel like I’m literally going to explode when I’m working with someone who is just being difficult. At the end of those kinds of gigs, the first thing I do when I get to my car is scream so I can release. I refuse to take that kind of drama home. Then I head to the store to pick up some wine lol.
Tyra Banks makeup looks(eanext.com)
6. What celebrities you think have the coolest and most talented makeup artists?
It would be pretty cliché for me to say Lady Gaga’s MUA is the coolest and most talented so I won’t. Billy B knows his worth. Honestly, there were three celebrities who immediately came to mind and the first was Mr. Jay Manuel from America's Next Top Model. His makeup always looks so flawless and fres h. I love it! It looks amazing next to his perfectly frosted and coiffed “do”. I’m also a fan of Tyra Banks’ makeup. Her MUA really knows how accentuate her best feature. Her eyes always make my jaw drop. Last but not least, I’d have to say that I love, love, love Scarlett Johansen when she is on the red carpet. I love her classic look and her MUA gets it on point every time. She definitely knows how to wear a red lip the right way.
7. Thank you so much How can everyone get a hold of you? Where else can we see your work?
There are many ways to get a hold of me. You can call me at 404.313.7413. You can email me at renauta.bell@gmail.com. You can follow me on Twitter @SMUDGEDbyRBell. You can hit up my fan page on Facebook at SMUDGED by R. Bell. You can follow my blog at www.smudgedrbell.tumblr.com. You can see my work at www.modelmayhem.com/rbell. Whew! I’m pretty accessible.
