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  • 6th NIU victim dies

    Former Student Guns Down 6 in Attack at Northern Illinois University; Kills Self:

    A 6th student has died from the cowardly attack at NIU. The gunman has yet to be named but some of the victims have been identified.

    DeKalb County Coroner Dennis J. Miller released the identities of four of the victims: Daniel Parmenter, 20, of Westchester; Catalina Garcia, 20, of Cicero; Ryanne Mace, 19, of Carpentersville; and Julianna Gehant, 32, of Meridan.

    My thought, prayers, and condolences go out to the friends and families of the victims.

    UPDATE: Thanks to Steve Huff the gunman has been unofficially named as Steve Kazmierczak with the motive of a failed relationship is possible.

  • 5 dead at NIU, gunman takes own life

    6 shot dead, including gunman, at Northern Illinois University:

    The gunman from NIU was a former student. His identity has still not been released. He killed 5 people before taking the coward’s way out by killing himself. 16 others were wounded.

  • NIU Gunman dead

    Reports: Several people shot at Northern Illinois University:

    CNN is reporting that the NIU gunman is dead.

    It’s unknown at this time if he was shot by police or if he took the coward’s way out.

  • Shots fired at NIU

    At least two injured in shooting at NIU

    Two people have been wounded by a gunman at Northern Illinois University.

    The shooter is allegedly a white male with a shotgun and pistol and supposedly he’s been taken down.

    As usual, as soon as I have more details and time permits I’ll post more.

    February, it’s the new April.

    This is not the first time NIU has been mentioned on this site. Back in December NIU was in lockdown over threats found in a women’s restroom.

  • E.O. Green Junior High victim declared brain dead

    Oxnard student declared brain dead:

    Lawrence King is the 15-year-old who was shot at E.O. Green Junior High School in Oxnard, California on Tuesday. Yesterday he was declared brain-dead and as of the time of the article was being kept alive on a ventilator for organ donation.

    The suspect has yet to be named because of his age but will more than like be charged as an adult with first-degree murder.

    Some people are claiming that the motive for the shooting was because Lawrence King declared that he was gay.

    The teenager sometimes wore feminine clothing and makeup, and proclaimed he was gay, students said.

    “He would come to school in high-heeled boots, makeup, jewelry and painted nails — the whole thing,” said Michael Sweeney, 13, an eighth-grader. “That was freaking the guys out.”

    If that is, in fact, the motive then two lives have been ruined forever just because the gunman is a petty ball of hate.

  • Joe Nee convicted

    Man Found Guilty In School Attack Plot:

    Joe Nee, the ringleader of the plot to attack Marshfield High School, was convicted today of conspiracy to commit murder.

    It’s not time to celebrate just yet seekers of true justice. The article states that this was the only charge he was convicted of. Nee was looking at charges of promotion of anarchy and threatening to use deadly weapons at school. The article doesn’t specify if he was found innocent of those charges or not.

    Tobin Kerns, who in my opinion had nothing to do with the plot after he sought help, was convicted of conspiracy to commit murder and threatening to use deadly weapons at school. He was sentenced to 10 months in jail.

    If this is the only charge that Nee is convicted of he probably won’t see that much time. Personally, I’ll be surprised if he even sees the inside of a jail because of his connections.

  • IA man arrested for sexual abuse

    Arrest Made in Alleged MySpace Sex Abuse:

    23-year-old Anthony McGrew has been arrested for sexually abusing two underage girls, one of which he met on MySpace.

    The Story County Sheriff’s Office says 23-year-old Anthony McGrew of Melbourne met one of the girls on MySpace.

    They met in person two weeks later. That’s when authorities say McGrew sexually abused the 14-year-old Nevada girl. “At 23 years old, you’d know the difference as far as what’s appropriate and what’s not as far as a 14-year-old,” says Lt. Dru Toresdahl.

    The next time they agreed to meet, the girl brought a friend. Authorities say both were sexually abused. The Sheriff’s office was contacted by the girl’s parent, who found a note she had written a friend.

    So what kind of excuse do you think the enablers will make this time?

    A. She said she was 16.
    B. Anthony’s a nice guy and would never do anything like this
    C. The victims are sluts
    D. It’s ok to have sex with 14-year-olds
    E. All of the above.

    My guess is E.

  • Underwood’s attorney wants death penalty removed

    Jamie Rose Bolin
    Jamie Rose Bolin

    Underwood defense asks to strike death penalty option:

    The defense for would be cannibal Kevin Ray Underwood is trying to get the death penalty taken off the table because of press leaks.

    Underwood’s defense attorney, L. Wayne Woodyard, appearing in Cleveland County District Court, argued Wednesday that too much information about the case has been leaked to the public that the case no longer represents “due process.” He asked that the bill of particulars be struck and the death penalty be taken out of consideration for sentencing.

    The defense pointed out the latest instance of “leaks” to the media. A TV news station ran a story Feb. 11 that unnamed sources revealed a sealed judgment of District Judge Candace Blalock. Only about an hour after the lawyers received the judgment via e-mail, it was posted online that Blalock decided to let incriminating evidence into the trial, the defense said.

    The defense blamed the District Attorney’s office for the leak.

    This is what I like to call grasping at straws.

    As the District Attorney pointed out in the article Mr. Woodyard knows that Underwood is a lost cause. Underwood basically confessed to the killing of 10-year-old Jamie Rose Bolin and the desire to consume her flesh. This isn’t some overcomplicated case that you might see on some crime drama TV show.

    I’d be very surprised if the death penalty is removed as a sentencing option.

  • Other Marshfield witness can’t recall anything either

    Former classmates testify in Joseph Nee trial:

    Several former classmates of Joe Nee were able to testify about specific details of Joe Nee’s obsession with guns and Columbine. Yet when it came time for the other witness that was granted immunity to testify Joseph Sullivan also conveniently claimed that he couldn’t recall the details of Nee’s role in the plot to attack Marshfield. Just like Daniel Farley’s testimony.

    It almost seems like this trial is being put on just for show.

    Also, the prosecution rested today.

  • School shooting in Oxnard

    Oxnard teen shot by fellow student:

    A shooting took place yesterday at E.O. Green Junior High School in Oxnard, California.

    15-year-old Lawrence King was shot by another 15-year-old student of the school.

    As of the time of the article King was listed in serious condition and in intensive care.

    The shooting allegedly happened because of a dispute between the two students.

    I’ll post more details as they become available and as time permits.