FBI joins search for missing mom of toddler found dead in Cannon Beach
Woman accused of murdering daughter in Cannon Beach arrested
Mother of murdered toddler arrested near Cannon Beach
Mother arrested in murder of toddler
Mother arrested in toddler’s death
Mom charged with murder after tot found dead in Ore. hotel
Cannon Beach killing: Father was concerned Jessica Smith was manipulating their daughters, court documents show
Victims
Dennis Freeman, 54
Brenda Freeman, 48
Eric Freeman, 11
Police suspect skinhead brothers killed family
2 skinhead brothers killed family, police say
Younger Freeman brother to be tried as an adult for murder in family slaying
2 Skinhead Brothers Charged With Killing Family Members
Enough Blame To Share Skinheads Dispute Who Did What
Birdwell Faces Trial In Freeman Killings
Skinhead teen pleads guilty to killing mother
Skinhead given life in prison; pleads guilty to killing mother
Birdwell To Serve Life In Prison For Murder
Trial Drove Families Apart
Decade after murders, are we safer?
Admitted killer Bryan Freeman proclaims innocence in mom’s death
crimelibrary: The Allentown Massacres
Life sentences will stand for Salisbury Township’s Freeman brothers who killed parents
Bio: David Freeman
Bio: Bryan Freeman
Books
Inside the Mind of a Teen Killer
Cold Blooded Killers
Movies/Documentaries
Evil Kin: Brothers In Hate
Defendants
Bryan Freeman – led guilty, sentenced to LWOP
David Freeman – convicted, sentenced to LWOP
Nelson Ben Birdwell III – convicted, sentenced to LWOP
INMATE INFORMATION
BRYAN ROBERT FREEMAN CX3426
Age: 36
Sex: MALE
Date of Birth: 01/07/1978
Citizenship: USA
Race: WHITE
Complexion: LIGHT
Height: 6′ 00″
Current Location: COAL TOWNSHIP
Permanent Location: COAL TOWNSHIP
Committing County: LEHIGH
INMATE INFORMATION
DAVID JONATHAN FREEMAN CX3437
Age: 35
Sex: MALE
Date of Birth: 02/09/1979
Citizenship: USA
Race: WHITE
Complexion: LIGHT
Height: 6′ 03″
Current Location: MAHANOY
Permanent Location: MAHANOY
Committing County: LEHIGH
INMATE INFORMATION
NELSON BENJAMIN BIRDWELL DA9633
Age: 37
Sex: MALE
Date of Birth: 02/13/1977
Citizenship: USA
Race: WHITE
Complexion: LIGHT
Height: 6′ 00″
Current Location: GREENE
Permanent Location: GREENE
Committing County: LEHIGH
Infant dies in hot car, parents charged
SPD: Parents charged in death of infant left in hot car
4-Week-Old Boy Dies in Hot Car Parked Outside House; Parents Arrested
North Carolina parents charged after baby dies in hot car
Police: Parents arrested after 4-week-old left in car dies
SPD arrests two suspects in infant death case
Shakee Duquan Robinson
Sherrie Tiesha Clay
Timothy William Wiltsey
Find-A-Grave: Timothy William Wiltsey
Unsolved Child Murder: Timothy Wiltsey
Missing youngster victim of homicide
Skull is found of boy missing nearly a year
Dead boy’s mother focus of news tips
Suspect claims she’s kidnapped
Former N.J. mom charged with killing son, Timothy Wiltsey, 23 years ago
Michelle Lodzinski charged in NJ in Timothy Wiltsey’s 1991 murder
Former South Amboy, N.J. Woman Charged With Killing Son Over 20 Years Ago
Mother Accused of Killing Son, 5, Who Disappeared From NJ Carnival in 1991
Florida woman charged in NJ cold-case slaying of her son
Florida woman charged in son’s 1990s slaying
Arrest Made in New Jersey Boy’s Murder 23 Years Later
Woman arrested in Florida, accused of murdering her son in NJ two decades ago0
Michelle Lodzinski: Port St. Lucie woman arrested for murder of son after 23 years
Michelle Lodzinski
Mason Rhinehart
Hundreds Leave Messages of Support Remembering Mason Rhinehart
Martha White: Florida woman charged with murdering grandson Mason Rhinehart
8-year-old tried to save brother
Local woman to be charged in grandson’s fatal stabbing
Grandma Accused of Murder Gives Possible Motive For Stabbing her Grandson to Death
Cops: Grandma says she has “surprise,” stabs grandson, 6
Martha White
Joe Gable and Sunday Bennett
In Memory of Joe Gable and Sunday Cooley Bennett
Memorial Page and Fund for Joe Gable and Sunday Bennett
R.I.P Joe Gable, aka Joble: 1963 – 2011
Joe and Michelle Gable: Timeline of a troubled relationship
9-1-1 call records Helena double murder; estranged wife in court
Trial underway for double-murder suspect Gable
Double-murder trial of Michelle Gable – Day 3
Double-murder trial of Michelle Gable – Day 4
Evidence presented in Gable double-murder trial
Double-murder trial of Michelle Gable continues in Helena
Gable testifies in her double-murder trial
Michelle Gable found guilty in double-murder trial
Gable sentenced to prison for double-homicide
Movies/Documentaries
Deadly Women: Three’s A Crowd
INMATE INFORMATION
Offender Name: MICHELLE COLLER GABLE
Offender ID:3011379
Date of Birth:09/05/1963
Age: 50
Race: White
Gender: Female
Custody Status: In Custody
Location of Offender:POD D, Montana Women’s Prison in Billings, Montana
Albert Snyder
Mrs. Ruth Snyder weeps while on witness stand
Ruth Snyder craves death in silk dress
Ruth Snyder weeps in bitter despair as she gives up all hope (part 1)
Ruth Snyder weeps in bitter despair as she gives up all hope (part 2)
Ruth Snyder Executed In Sing Sing Chair
crimelibrary: Ruth Snyder and Henry Judd Gray
Story of a Jazz Age Murder
Murderpedia: Ruth Brown Snyder
Murderpedia: Henry Judd Gray
Wikipedia: Ruth Snyder
The First Photograph of an Execution by Electric Chair
The Dumb-Bell Murder
Books
The Double Indemnity Murder: Ruth Snyder, Judd Gray, and New York’s Crime of the Century
Movies/Documentaries
Deadly Women: Three’s a Crowd
Ruth Snyder and Henry Judd Gray
Murder Charges Sent to Grand Jury in Wytheville Murder Case
New charges filed against teenage girls
Teens admit killing one girl’s mother
Girls who kill their mothers: A different crime of passion
Teenagers sentenced for murder
Local lawmen talk about 2004 killing in Wythe County
Excerpt from “Seventeen Real Girls, Real-life Stories: True Crime
Movies/Documentaries
Deadly Women: Mean Teens
Defendants
Nakisha Waddell – convicted, sentenced to 70 years in prison with 35 years suspended
Anastasia Belcher – convicted, sentenced to 26 years in prison with 11 years suspended
INMATE INFORMATION
OFFENDER ID NUMBER: 1332414
OFFENDER NAME: NAKISHA ROXANNE WADDELL
SEX: FEMALE
RACE: WHITE
VADOC RELEASE DATE: 08/29/2042
LOCATION: FLUVANNA CORRECTIONAL CENTER
144 Prison Lane
Troy, VA 22974
(434) 984-3700
INMATE INFORMATION
OFFENDER ID NUMBER: 11894341
OFFENDER NAME: ANASTASIA FAWN BELCHER
SEX: FEMALE
RACE: WHITE
VADOC RELEASE DATE: 04/16/2018
LOCATION: FLUVANNA CORRECTIONAL CENTER
144 Prison Lane
Troy, VA 22974
(434) 984-3700
Samuel Boob
Samuel Sherman Boob obituary
New Details In Centre County Murder
Butts Arrested in Boob Murder Case
Murder Trial Set to Begin in Centre County
Boob, Heichel murder trial begins
Witness cross-examined in Centre Hall murder trial
Verdict Is In For A High Profile Murder Case
Boob, Heichel ‘guilty,’ get life in prison
Man admits aiding suspects in killing plot
Movies/Documentaries
Deadly Affairs: Spellbound
Defendants
Mirinda Boob – convicted, sentenced to LWOP
Ronald Heichel – convicted, sentenced to LWOP
Kermit Butts – pled guilty, sentenced to at least 11 months in prison
Kermit Butts
INMATE INFORMATION
MIRINDA SUE HEINTZELMAN BOOB
Age: 32
Sex: FEMALE
Date of Birth: 05/04/1982
Citizenship: USA
Race: WHITE
Complexion: MEDIUM
Height: 5′ 04″
Current Location: MUNCY
Permanent Location: MUNCY
Committing County: CENTRE
INMATE INFORMATION
RONALD LEE HEICHEL
Age: 34
Sex: MALE
Date of Birth: 01/02/1980
Citizenship: USA
Race: WHITE
Complexion: MEDIUM
Height: 6′ 01″
Current Location: MAHANOY
Permanent Location: MAHANOY
Committing County: CENTRE
Dale Bruner’s daughter first to testify in his murder trial
Murder Victim’s Brother Testifies About Sister’s Relationship With Husband
Bruner jury hears suspect say “nothing to hide” in taped talk with cop
Husband Found Guilty In Summit County Woman’s Slaying
Summit County jury finds Bruner guilty in wife’s murder
Dale Bruner sentenced to 112 years in Stephanie Bruner’s death in Silverthorne in 2010
48 Hours’ Takes Closer Look At Summit County Murder Case
Movies/Documentaries
48 Hours: The Blue River Murder (you can watch it here)
INMATE INFORMATION
Name: BRUNER, DALE
Age: 51
Ethnicity: WHITE
Gender: MALE
Hair Color: BROWN
Eye Color: GREEN
Height: 6′ 02″
Weight: 200
DOC Number: 159210
Est. Parole Eligibility Date: 11/21/2071
Next Parole Hearing Date: Sep 2071
This offender is scheduled on the Parole Board agenda for the month and year above. Please contact the facility case manager for the exact date.
Est. Mandatory Release Date: 11/01/2091
Est. Sentence Discharge Date:
Current Facility Assignment: STERLING CORRECTIONAL FACILITY
CURRENT CONVICTIONS
Sentence Date Sentence County Case No.
09/28/2012 48Y-48Y SUMMIT 11CR129
09/28/2012 32Y-32Y SUMMIT 11CR129
09/28/2012 32Y-32Y SUMMIT 11CR129
09/28/2012 18M-18M SUMMIT 11CR129
09/28/2012 18M-18M SUMMIT 11CR129
09/28/2012 18M-18M SUMMIT 11CR129
Lesley Ann Herring
Charley Project: Lesley Ann Herring
Lesley Ann Herring blog
Lesley Herring, Aasha Davis’ Sister, Remains Missing
Lesley Herring: The Hollywood Murder Case With No Body
CSUN Recruiter Convicted of Murdering Missing Wife
Former CSUN Recruiter Convicted of Killing Actress’ Sister
Ex-Cal State recruiter convicted in wife’s murder
Movies/Documentaries
Dateline: A Sister’s Search (you can watch it here)
INMATE INFORMATION
Name: HERRING, LYLE STANFORD
CDCR#: AR3832
Age: 60
Admission Date: 09/23/2013
Current Location: Tehachapi
24900 Highway 202
Tehachapi, CA 93561
(661) 822-4402
Marie Zoppi
Update: Tina Lunney of Fairfield pleads not guilty to charges of murdering her mother
Jury convicts Fairfield woman of strangling her mother
State of New Jersey v. Tina Lunney
Judge: Fairfield woman who killed mother committed ‘heinous crime,’ sentenced to 40 years
N.J. Woman Sentenced For Strangling Her 81-Year-Old Mother With Necktie
Tina Lunney, of Fairfield, Sentenced to 40 Years for Mother Marie Zoppi’s Murder
Murderpedia: Tina Lunney
Meet Tina Lunney of Fairfield. She strangled her mom with a necktie
Movies/Documentaries
Snapped: Tina Lunney
INMATE INFORMATION
Tina M Lunney
SBI Number: 000377699E
Sentenced as: Lunney, Tina M
Race: White
Ethnicity: White
Sex: Female
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Height: 5’2″
Weight: 129 lbs.
Birth Date: August 1, 1967
Admission Date: August 13, 2013
Current Facility: EMCF
Current Max Release Date: July 26, 2043
Current Parole Eligibility Date: July 26, 2043
CURRENT PRISON SENTENCE
Offense 1 count of : 2C:11-3A1*1 Murder-Purposely Causes Death /1
Offense Date July 23, 2009
Sentence Date August 13, 2013
County of Commitment Essex
Commitment Order 10-01-00190-I
Mandatory Minimum Term 34 Years
Maximum Term 40 Years
Offense 1 count of : 2C:39-4D*3 Weapons/Poss for Unlawful Purp-Other /3
Offense Date July 23, 2009
Sentence Date August 13, 2013
County of Commitment Essex
Commitment Order 10-01-00190-I
Mandatory Minimum Term None
Maximum Term 1 Day
Offense 1 count of : 2C:39-5D*4 Weapons/Unlawful Possession:Others /4
Offense Date July 23, 2009
Sentence Date August 13, 2013
County of Commitment Essex
Commitment Order 10-01-00190-I
Mandatory Minimum Term None
Maximum Term 1 Day
INCARCERATION HISTORY
Date In Custody August 13, 2013
Date Out of Custody Currently in Custody
Chicagoan To Be Extradited To Michigan In Murder Case
Alleged Murder in Sex Change Case
Widow allegedly wanted to give nephew money for sex-change surgery
Convicted murderer’s suit against defense lawyer rejected
Burt v. Titlow: Everything You Need to Know About the Murder Case That Went to the Supreme Court
Transgender Troy murderer shouldn’t have sentence shortened, state tells Supreme Court
Sentence debate in case of transgender Troy murderer reaches U.S. Supreme Court
Prison sentence of Troy transgender murderer upheld in Supreme Court
Burt, Warden v Titlow 2013
Movies/Documentaries
Defendants
Billie Jean Rogers – acquitted
Vonlee Nicole Titow – convicted, sentenced to 20-40 years in prison
INMATE INFORMATION
MDOC Number: 384878
SID Number: 2170092T
Name: VONLEE NICOLE TITLOW
Racial Identification: White
Gender: Male
Hair: Blonde
Eyes: Blue
Height: 5′ 8″
Weight: 175 lbs.
Date of Birth: 07/12/1967 (47)
MDOC STATUS
Current Status: Prisoner
Earliest Release Date: 01/09/2021
Assigned Location: G. Robert Cotton Correctional Facility
Maximum Discharge Date: 01/09/2041
Security Level: II
ALIASES
HARRY VONLEE TITLOW
VONCEE NICOLE TITLOW
PRISON SENTENCES
ACTIVE
Sentence 1
Offense: Homicide – Murder, Second Degree
Minimum Sentence: 20 years 0 months 0 days
MCL#: 750.317
Maximum Sentence: 40 years 0 months
Court File#: 01177745-FC
Date of Offense: 08/12/2000
County: Oakland
Date of Sentence: 04/17/2002
Conviction Type: Jury
Grady “Lobster Boy” Stiles
Find-A-Grave: Grady Stiles
Defense: Abuse prompted slaying of ‘Lobster Boy’
Lobster Boy
Defense case weakened in Lobster Boy killing
Woman defends killing Lobster Boy
Wife guilty in Lobster Boy murder trial
Murder trial begins for stepson of ‘Lobster Boy’
Attorney: Lobster Boy’s stepson killed in defense
Son Convicted In “Lobster Boy” Murder
‘He Was Like Satan Himself’ Kin Tell Of Beatings By ‘Lobster Boy’
Wikipedia: Grady Stiles
Infamous freak show attraction ‘Lobster Boy’ was a ‘drunk’ who was killed after he and his wife got into a fight, son says
Jack Layne murder 9/27/1978 Pittsburgh, PA *Grady “Lobster Boy” Stiles, father of Layne’s fiancee, convicted, sentenced to 15 years probation*
Books
Lobster Boy
Cruel & Unusual: the Bizarre Life and Ugly Death of Grady Stiles, the Lobster Boy
Step Right Up: Stories of Carnivals, Sideshows, and the Circus
Carny Folk
Movies/Documentaries
Evil Kin: Sideshow Murders
City Confidential: Gibsonton: The Last Side Show
E! True Hollywood Story: The Murder of Lobster Boy
Freakshow: Lobster Family Secrets
Defendants
Chris Wyant – convicted, sentenced to 27 years in prison
Harry Glenn Newman Jr. – convicted, sentenced to life in prison
Maria Stiles – convicted, sentenced to 12 years in prison
INMATE INFORMATION
DC Number: 529294
Name: WYANT, CHRISTOPHER
Race: WHITE
Sex: MALE
Hair Color: BROWN
Eye Color: BLUE
Height: 5’07”
Weight: 134 lbs.
Birth Date: 10/15/1975
Release Facility: LAKE C.I.
Custody: MEDIUM
Release Date: 08/21/2009
Stated Residence Upon Release:
2214 PLEASANT VIEW AVE
RUSKIN FL, 33570 33570
Aliases:
CHRIS
CHRISTOPHER WYANT
CHRISTOPHER MICHAEL WYANT
Scars, Marks, and Tattoos:
Type Location Description
TATTOO LEFT SHOULDER LION
Current Prison Sentence History:
Offense Date Offense Sentence Date County Case No. Prison Sentence Length
11/29/1992 2ND DEG.MURD,DANGEROUS ACT 02/22/1994 HILLSBOROUGH 9216173 27Y 0M 0D
11/29/1992 1ST DG MUR/PREMED. OR ATT.(CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT) 02/22/1994 HILLSBOROUGH 9216173 27Y 0M 0D
Note: The offense descriptions are truncated and do not necessarily reflect the crime of conviction. Please refer to the court documents or the Florida Statutes for further information or definition.
Incarceration History:
Date In-Custody 03/09/1994
Date Out-of-Custody 08/21/2009
INMATE INFORMATION
DC Number: 532246
Name: NEWMAN, HARRY G
Race: WHITE
Sex: MALE
Hair Color: BROWN
Eye Color: BROWN
Height: 5’10”
Weight: 276 lbs.
Birth Date: 06/08/1974
Release Facility: UNKNOWN-2
Custody: CLOSE
Release Date: DECEASED
Aliases:
HARRY NEWMAN
HARRY G NEWMAN
HARRY GLEN NEWMAN III
Scars, Marks, and Tattoos:
Type Location Description
TATTOO LEFT ARM LEPROCON; CROSS W/ MOM THERESA
TATTOO RIGHT ARM INDIAN; HEART FORGIVE ME MOTHER
Current Prison Sentence History:
Offense Date Offense Sentence Date County Case No. Prison Sentence Length
11/29/1992 1ST DG MUR/PREMED. OR ATT. 10/14/1994 HILLSBOROUGH 9216173 SENTENCED TO LIFE
11/29/1992 1ST DG MUR/PREMED. OR ATT.(CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT) 10/14/1994 HILLSBOROUGH 9216173 12Y 0M 0D
Note: The offense descriptions are truncated and do not necessarily reflect the crime of conviction. Please refer to the court documents or the Florida Statutes for further information or definition.
Incarceration History:
Date In-Custody 11/10/1994
Date Out-of-Custody 03/05/2014
INMATE INFORMATION
DC Number: 531720
Name: STILES, MARY T
Race: WHITE
Sex: FEMALE
Hair Color: GRAY OR PARTIALLY GRAY
Eye Color: BROWN
Height: 5’02”
Weight: 155 lbs.
Birth Date: 04/23/1938
Release Facility: HILLSBORO WRC
Custody: COMMUNITY
Release Date: 12/04/2000
Stated Residence Upon Release:
1117 INGLEWOOD DR
GIBSONTON, FL 33584 33584
Aliases:
MARY TERESA HERZOG
MARY TERESA NEWMAN
MARY T STILES
MARY TERESA STILES
Scars, Marks, and Tattoos:
Type Location Description
TATTOO BUTTOCKS RT PELVIS (GRADY STILES JR.
Current Prison Sentence History:
Offense Date Offense Sentence Date County Case No. Prison Sentence Length
11/29/1992 HOMICIDE,MANSL.CUL.NEGLI 08/29/1994 HILLSBOROUGH 9216173 12Y 0M 0D
11/29/1992 1ST DG MUR/PREMED. OR ATT.(CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT) 08/29/1994 HILLSBOROUGH 9216173 12Y 0M 0D
Note: The offense descriptions are truncated and do not necessarily reflect the crime of conviction. Please refer to the court documents or the Florida Statutes for further information or definition.
Incarceration History:
Date In-Custody 02/20/1997
Date Out-of-Custody 12/04/2000
Uncle high on ‘all’ drugs during 1-year-old niece’s murder
Man Took Drugs Before Fatally Slashing Infant, Police Say
Uncle Stabbed, Killed 1-Year-Old Niece: Police
Connecticut man charged with fatally stabbing 1-year-old niece
New Details In Deadly Stabbing Of Bristol Baby
Connecticut man charged in fatal stabbing of 1-year-old niece
Updated: Former Vincent pastor charged in wife’s death
Jury finds Timothy Tillman guilty of murder
Pastor guilty of murder
Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals orders new trial for ex-pastor in wife’s 2005 slaying
Timothy Dane Tillman v State of Alabama 2011
New trial on hold for Vincent pastor convicted of killing wife; AG wants Alabama Supreme Court review
Vincent pastor convicted of killing wife back in Shelby County to be retried
August sentencing set for Vincent pastor convicted of murder
Movies/Documentaries
Handsome Devils: The Navy Seal Pastor
INMATE INFORMATION
Inmate: TILLMAN, TIMOTHY DANE
AIS: 00269649
Institution: LIMESTONE CORRECTIONAL CENTER
Race: W
Sex: M
Hair Color: BLOND / STRAWBERRY
Eye Color: BLUE
Height: 6′ 0″
Weight: 208
Birth Year: 1964
Custody MEDIUM
Aliases: No known Aliases
Scars, Marks and Tattoos: LFcs Nautical Star
INCARCERATION DETAILS
Admit Date: 09/11/2012
Total Term: 999Y 99M 99D
Time Served: 005Y 04M 19D
Jail Credit: 1246
Good Time Received: 0Y 0M 0D
Good Time Revoked: 0Y 0M 0D
Min Release Date:
Parole Consideration Date: 03/01/2024
Parole Status: NO HEARING
Sentences
Case No.: CC2007-000939
Sentenced: 08/28/2012
Offense: MURDER
Term: 999Y 99M 99D
Type: Consecutive
Commit County: SHELBY
Admit Date: 12/14/2009
Total Term: 999Y 99M 99D
Time Served: 003Y 01M 09D
Jail Credit: 259
Good Time Received: 5Y 10M 15D
Good Time Revoked: 0Y 11M 11D
Min Release Date:
Parole Consideration Date:
Parole Status: NO HEARING
Case No.: CC2007-000939
Sentenced: 12/14/2009
Offense: MURDER
Term: 999Y 99M 99D
Type: Consecutive
Commit County: SHELBY
Judy Spencer
After 29 Years, Family of Murder Victim Gets Justice, Offers Advice for Others Waiting
Murder Mystery: Students Crack Open Cold Case
State of Missouri v Donald R Nash 2011 (conviction and sentence affirmed)
Missouri Supreme Court affirms Nash murder conviction
Supreme Court of Missouri Rules Donald ‘Doc’ Nash Capital Murder Conviction Affirmed
St. Louis lawyers working to get Nash out of prison
INMATE INFORMATION
DOC Id 1204501
Offender Name Donald R Nash
Race White
Sex Male
Date of Birth 06/05/1942
Height/Weight 5’7″ / 165
Hair/Eyes Brown /Green
Assigned Location Eastern Reception Diagnostic Corr Center
Address 2727 Highway K, Bonne Terre, MO 63628
Assigned Officer Phone Number (573) 358-5516
Sentence Summary Life Without Parole
Active Offenses CAPITAL MURDER
Completed Offenses Completed sentence not found
Aliases Donald Nash; Donald R Nash
Bianca Cartagena
Bianca E. Cartagena obituary
Find-A-Grave: Bianca Cartagena
Cartagena murder verdict credited to forensic testimony
Testimony paints Candace Cartagena as a “fake”
Witness: Bianca Cartagena Died of Natural Causes
Cartagena will not testify during her murder trial
Verdict expected in Cartagena murder trial
Mother found guilty of murdering 8 year-old daughter
Amherst Woman Found Guilty in Murder of 8-Year-Old Daughter
Mother sobs at sentencing, denies killing her daughter
Candace Cartagena
On the morning of June 2, 2009, a neighbor discovered Barbara Weaver lying on her bed with a gunshot wound to her chest. The neighbor went to check on Weaver after one of Weaver’s young children came to her and told her that he had found his mother dead in her bed. Medical assistance arrived shortly thereafter, and the Wayne County coroner pronounced Weaver deceased later that morning. The coroner estimated that Weaver died sometime between midnight and six o’clock in the morning on June 2, 2009. It was later determined that Weaver died from a single gunshot wound fired at close range from a .410-gauge shotgun.
{¶ 3} Eli Weaver, Barbara Weaver’s husband and the father of their five children, received a phone call about his wife while on a fishing trip to Lake Erie. Eli had left the Weaver home at approximately 3:00 a.m. that morning. Eli spoke with police when he returned home and initially denied any involvement in his wife’s death. He later admitted, however, that he and his girlfriend, Raber,
[189 Ohio App.3d 401] had planned Barbara Weaver’s murder and Raber committed the murder with his assistance.
{¶ 4} Eli and Raber began a personal relationship several years earlier, after the two met through Raber’s husband. Eli and his family were members of the Amish community when he and Raber began their relationship, but Eli twice left the community after being shunned for his behavior. Eli had several affairs and met women online through the use of a cellular phone that he received from Raber. When the two began discussing the murder of Barbara Weaver, they sent numerous text messages to each other setting out their plan. Police obtained the text messages during their investigation.
{¶ 5} On June 10, 2009, officers from the Wayne County sheriff’s office came to Raber’s home to arrest her for Weaver’s murder. After officers arrested Raber, they drove her to the sheriff’s office and interrogated her. Raber confessed to Weaver’s murder during the interrogation but refused to complete a written statement. Raber spent the night in jail, and officers questioned her again the next day about several details of her confession. Raber eventually asserted her right to counsel and ended the interrogation.
The Eli Weaver/Barbara Raber Murder Case: A Shunned Amish Man and his English Trigger Woman
Man, woman charged in Amish murder case
Millersburg woman accused of killing Barbara Weaver
Amish Man Sentenced to 15-Years to Life In Prison For Wife’s Murder
Weaver sentenced in wife’s death
Millersburg woman heads to prison for killing lover’s wife
Raber sentenced
State of Ohio v Barbara Raber 2010
Movies/Documentaries
Deadly Devotion: Fatal Amish Attraction
Defendants
Eli Weaver – convicted, sentenced to 15 years to life in prison
Barbara Raber – convicted, sentenced to 23 years to life in prison
INMATE INFORMATION
ELI D WEAVER
Number: A573154
DOB: 09/02/1979
Gender: Male
Race: White
Admission Date: 09/24/2009
Institution: Marion Correctional Institution
Status: INCARCERATED
Offense Information
COMPLICITY MURDER
Counts: 1
ORC: 2903.02 4
Committing County: Wayne
Admission Date: 09/24/2009
Degree of Felony: AM
Sentence Information
Mandatory Sentence: 15 years
Indefinite Sentence Min: Life Sentence
Indefinite Sentence Max: Life Sentence
Expiration of Max Sentence: Life Sentence
Parole Hearing Information
Next Parole Board Hearing/Review Month: April, 2024
Latest Parole Board Hearing/Review Type & Results: FIRST HEARING
INMATE INFORMATION
BARBARA A RABER
Number: W076483
DOB: 05/20/1970
Gender: Female
Race: White
Admission Date: 10/01/2009
Institution: Ohio Reformatory for Women
Status: INCARCERATED
Offense Information
AGG MURDER
Counts: 1
ORC: 2903.01 4
Committing County: Wayne
Admission Date: 10/01/2009
Degree of Felony: AM
Sentence Information
Mandatory Sentence: 20 years
Gun Specification: 3 years
Indefinite Sentence Min: 20 years
Indefinite Sentence Max: Life Sentence
Expiration of Max Sentence: Life Sentence
Parole Hearing Information
Next Parole Board Hearing/Review Month: April, 2032
Latest Parole Board Hearing/Review Type & Results: FIRST HEARING
Loretta Bowersock
Loretta Bowersock obituary
Terri Bowersock’s search for missing mom ends
He Buried My Mother By A Blue Motel
Daughter discovered motive for abuse, death of mother
Man’s body found in Tempe home
Police say Bowersock’s boyfriend killed himself
Boyfriend leaves no clues
AZ – Loretta Bowersock, 69, Tempe, Dec 2004
Excerpt from “Bones in the Desert
Books
Bones in the Desert: The True Story of a Mother’s Murder and a Daughter’s Search
Movies/Documentaries
Handsome Devils: Desert Rat
Taw Benderly
