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R.I.P. Jacklyn... you were a good friend.... I know its been years since this happened... but i still think about you just about every day... I miss you kiddo.
But there was clearly a side not reflected in Eduardo's description of his son. A psychological evaluation conducted after his arrest for Jaclyn's murder revealed that, at 11 years old, Juan Carlos had been sexually molested by an adult. It happened only once, he told a court-appointed psychologist in March 2011; when the person tried to abuse him again, he stopped it. Juan Carlos said he knew his abuser, an older male, but refused to disclose the identity. For years, he said, he attempted to bury his shame and fear with drugs.
A self-described nerd in high school, Juan Carlos had been a model student, routinely taking honors classes and earning high marks. When he tried marijuana for the first time at 16 years old, he smoked only sporadically at first, but by age 18 had quickly ramped up to as many as ten joints per day, sometimes lacing them with cocaine. He claimed to have occasionally done crack for four to five years, dropped acid every weekend for three years, and also abused alcohol. In his adolescence and throughout his 20s, he experimented with heroin, crystal meth, Ecstasy, and prescription painkillers.
The result was dramatic. One psychological evaluation noted he "manifested deficits in all domains of cognitive functioning" and that he had "noticeable impairment in social and occupational functioning." But the drugs also numbed him to the sadness he felt after the molestation. He told one of three court-appointed psychologists, Dr. Sanford Jacobson, in March 2011 that "he learned that he could deal with things through drugs... they would obliterate the feelings that he had."
Both parents knew their son was struggling with abuse and begged him to kick his habits, but he refused. "I tried and tried and tried, but I couldn't control him," Eduardo says. "Drugs destroyed his life."
There was also anger in Juan Carlos. It surfaced in 1997, his final year at Southwest. At 18 years old, he was dating a 14-year-old freshman girl, but the relationship was faltering. So he became violent, punching her in the face and arms in January that year. A couple of months later, the girl's mother transferred her to another school. Juan Carlos didn't take the move well. On March 10, he went to her house in Sunset and knocked on her door, but, according to the arrest report, "The victim, not wanting to see or speak to the defendant, refused to answer." Enraged, he forced open her bedroom window. She told him to leave.
"The defendant then struck the victim several times on the face with a closed fist," the report states. "He then grabbed the victim by the sides of the head and with his thumbs pressed on the victim's eyes, causing heavy bruising and swelling. The defendant struck the victim several more times on the face before leaving."
The girl's parents called the police that night, and Juan Carlos was arrested for battery. Despite the attack's viciousness, he was able to enlist character witnesses, including Southwest faculty members. Karen Cohn, head of the gifted education department, wrote in a letter to the court, "Quite frankly, [Juan] is one of the few students that I would trust implicitly." Linda Greenfield, the department chair of language arts, wrote, "He is worth whatever investment we make in him."
Juan Carlos eventually pleaded no contest. Adjudication was withheld, and he was given one year of community control with two years' probation. He was told to have no further contact with the girl and her family, and not to consume any alcohol or drugs. The court-ordered psychological report seemed positive about his future. "He appears to be fully oriented as to the seriousness of his past behavior," it reads. "He did not present as a high risk for violence at this time."
Juan Carlos was remorseful. "I realize that I committed a mistake," he said in the report. "I've learned from that mistake, and that'll never happen again."
After high school, Portieles entered Florida International University, where he found a niche as a DJ and program director at the student radio station, Radiate FM (WRGP, 88.1). There, he chose the name that would become his identity in the clubs: Seasunz. He told his father the moniker reflected his spirituality. Water and the sun, he said, were elements that sustained life.
In 1999, Portieles landed an interview with the now-defunct 103.5 the Beat as a program director. When he didn't get the job, he told his father he was going to leave school and be a professional DJ.
"So I said to him: 'What, are you going to work construction with me?'" Eduardo recalls. "He said, 'No, I'm going to be famous.'"
In a city like Miami, finding success behind the decks is no easy task. "DJs in this town are a dime a dozen," says Dan Vidal, who runs a Miami nightlife website and has been a part of the scene for more than a decade. To stand out, Vidal says, you have to hustle constantly and get your name out. In that sense, Portieles was prolific. He networked with everyone in the scene, handing out flyers and CDs and trying to broker deals with printers, club owners, and other DJs.
R.I.P. Jacklyn... you were a good friend.... I know its been years since this happened... but i still think about you just about every day... I miss you kiddo.
This is exactly why I created the DVD 'VICTIM NO MORE'! The DVD that teaches women to defend themselves against RAPE, SERIAL KILLERS, AND ABDUCTIONS. If only this girl could have owned a copy. SMH!~!
UGH... Javier Cadavid = Another DJ who is after under aged girls. Parents Hide Yo Kids!
This article was incredibly insensitive! I REALLY hope it's not true that the photo is the actual photo of young Jackie's hand. This is not CSI Miami. These are real people. Their ONLY daughter. These are extremely devoted and caring parents. To publish this kind of amateur article is just completely tactless and crude. Extremely disturbing for the writer to include Eduardo's quote. When I read she "was the sacrifice of the lamb" I literally felt sick to my stomach so I can only imagine how her mother felt. The ONLY thing I will mention is I do like that the writer included some of Portieles's history. I feel the story if anything should have been more focused on the workings of a psychotic mind. We need more information on why these crimes happen, what they look for in their victims, what drives people to do these things, what kind of families produce these kinds of behaviors, how can we prevent more abuse. So many abusers have been abused. I think as a community we not only have to bring awareness to abuse but we need to bring awareness as to why people abuse, the traits they exhibit so we can spot these people out and prevent these things from happening. We need more counselors, therapy centers. So many people are dealing with past abuse issues (I know so many people that have been abused and you never know because people keep their secrets hidden). So many people probably just do not know where to turn and when you do look for counseling they are sometimes very expensive. Abuse turns into pain and fear, pain into anger and out of anger people commit the most atrocious crimes. We all deal with our issues differently. Many people will be abused and will never grow up to hurt another but that hidden pain remains and causes them to lash out, some worse than others. My heart cries out for her parents. This story is so near to my heart. Her father was my science teacher in middle school. Her mother lives only blocks from my house, I graduated from Braddock, I studied political science at FIU. I remember being Jackie's age and my parents forbidding me to date someone. It's been 10 years since then and now as an adult I see all my mistakes. You think your parents don't know what they are talking about but they do. They are the ONLY ones that will ALWAYS look out for you. At 18 you think you are finally an adult, the world is at your feet, so many possibilities. You want to do it all, see it all. But the world is also a scary place. You need to protect yourself at all times. Form packs with your friends and codes when you go out. In my group we would come together and always leave together. What you choose to do after would be on you but take care of your friends. Wait to see them walk into their houses to leave when dropping them off, never leave a friend behind, never let a friend leave with a guy, ALWAYS watch your drinks, never leave a drink unattended and cover your drink with your hand. So many people out there slip things into drinks without you even realizing it. Always be aware of your surroundings. And please young people LOOK OUT FOR YOUR FRIENDS. If you think your friend is in a bad situation, talk to an adult or the person's parent. You might lose a friend for a few weeks, but not for a lifetime. So many good kids that come from good homes do not understand that there are BAD PEOPLE out there. Whether they are bad because they have been abused or bad because that's what's inside them they are not like you. There are people that come from dark places, have experienced things you would never dream of. Do not think you can be a savior. Look at a person's history, if they have hurt someone in the past, they can do it again. To the parents of Jackie, may god be with you both. From all the articles we all can tell that you are both DEDICATED, AMAZING and LOVING parents. You did everything you could to protect your daughter and raise her right. In an instant, a monster took it all away. If only the world had more parents and people like you. My thoughts are always with you and I will always carry prayers in my heart for you both. May god somehow give you peace. New Times: please release a correction and clarification for the careless reporting of inaccurate facts, improper misquotes and bias misrepresentations.
Miami New Times has definitely choose to be a yellow journalistic kind of paper, where the gore, scandalous, promiscuous, bloody, violent, criminal, deaths, drugs, prostitution, slandering storing get to be prominently treated and display here. What one day started as an "alternative voice" in Miami journalism has become a sore eye in this city of ours; if this is the best alternative journalism a large metropolis like Miami has to offer, we are really in trouble.
Miami New Times has gotten to a new low. The picture of the dead girl, (worst if its the actual hand of the dead lady) is so crass, insensitive and low, I have no words to describe it.
Miami New Times you really need to get a check out. You are becoming an annoying and painful embarras to the resident of Miami Dade County.
Its truly disturbing the way this article has been written. The mere fact that something as simple as the sentencing was wrong truly comes to show how unprofessional the author is. The fact that you disrespected my friend's family and put a picture of her deceased hand is by far one of the rudest things you have done to the Torrealba family. At first I though it was merely a picture trying to get an emotional appeal from its readers and then I come to find out that its actually her hand! That is so disrespectful and uncalled for! There were enough pictures included in the article as it is, and there was no need to show Jackie in that light. The focus on this article did in fact bring light to Seasunz demented life, but it saddens me that the accounts spoken about in this article seem to merely try to justify his actions, when there is clearly no justification for what he did. Quoting the fact that he considered Jaclyn's death his salvation is tearing up so many family members and friends, and there was absolutely no sympathy for them when you though it would be okay to post all the crazy things him and his father told you. The article's title is deceiving as well, making it seem as if your goal was to enlighten people about the dangers of the "all age" club scene, yet all you simply did was talk about Seasunz and his life. This is such a bias article, that absolutely shined no light on Jackie and all the good things she did and the good person she was. Seeing all these upset comments should truly shine some light for the publisher for assigning such a cruel and unprofessional person, who did not comply with his supposed goal for this article, twisting words and remarks and making Seasunz look like a mere victim of abuse when in fact, he was simply INSANE!!!! And is clearly insane if these are all the things he was telling you! What a twisted way to present a story.
so messed up. it was all downhill from the get go. everyone needs to be wary of who they choose to surround themselves with and what environment they meddle in.
This article is truly disturbing. I don't know how Mr. Jon Taylor had the audacity to write this and Miami New Times to publish this! First of all, this nowhere nearly represents the truth to what happened to my best friend Jackie. I thought this article was suppose to represent ACTUAL FACTS along with alerting the public of the real dangers that are out there; that there are sick sociopaths out there! Everything from the title to the picture used in this piece of "writing" is insulting. A murder didn't kill a nightlife scene (as it does still exist out there!) A murder involved my friend and affected many lives she left behind. The ones who DO truly and sincerely love and miss her... Not the psychos in the monster's family who took her life! How dare you, JON, publish his father saying he misses and loved Jackie as a daughter he never had?! Even if that was part of his conversation with you, you should have been a bit more professional. That is insulting and hurtful to Jackie's family and friends!! They have not the least idea of how painful it is to not have Jackie amongst us anymore! I can't believe Seasunz's whole life was written about, as if it were relevant to this case. I also cannot believe this article was so biased into only showing one side of not even the crime he committed, but of his psychotic relatives. It is a true shame Jackie's family and friends ever gave this writer the time of day and above all, the TRUST to write about her to get a good message to the youth across. For this piece of junk, it was honestly better left unwritten. Complete unprofessionalism from this agency and its writer caused misleading information and ended up not getting the message out: which again, are the dangers that are lurking in all age club scenes! Next time, at least get your facts straight Taylor, because for the record, you weren't even able to get the sentencing accurately.
*JECY Forever*
The Miami New Times should be ashamed of publishing a love letter to a killer instead of an accurate account of a senseless tragedy. I am shocked that the author would choose to end this article with a melodramatic, masturbatory, and extremely callous quotation from the defendant's obviously derranged father. While the New Times and its mentally deficient staff writers usually save their ire and irony for various local law enforcement agencies, its nice to see that no story, no matter how recent or painful, is immune from poor, one - sided reporting designed to inflame the community it purports to inform. Miami and the victim's family deserve better.
No sympathy for this drug by choice user junkie! If you got raped now that your a grown man why not kill the guy who raped you? Love? Oh your gonna get plenty of loving in jail now big boy, you had a choice and made all the bad one's. Feel bad for the victim's parents who did everything possible in a legal way to try and save their daughter, sometimes you need other alternatives in taking care of the problem :)
I don't comprehend the contempt some of the users feel towards this article. The writer did a great job in providing a candid, unsympathetic, accurate report on not only the crime but the perpetrator, (of course for the exception of the sentencing of the crime). Just because the article did not create a sympathy sob story on behalf of the victim does not merit criticism for bad journalism, it's not their jobs. Nor does it make the story or the crime any less significant. However, I do share the belief more should have been said on the overall all ages party scene in Miami and the dangers it creates for gullible and impressionable youths.
To the Miami Times, first I would like to say that, this reporter needs to be dismissed. Along with the editor that aloud this one sided story to be printed. This story should of been about a lovely sweet young lady who's young life was tragically taken from her and from her parents that she adored and they in turn adored her. Instead we read about the predator, his family, & his life... Really ? You didn't even get the facts right? It was painful read, a photo that should of never been public. Could you at the very least respected the young woman we lost? As far as he DJ, I won't refer to him by name, he got enough publicity from you. He had choices, when he was young, and when he was an adult, he choose the path he took. This article was disturbing on so many levels. Jon Tayler you should be ashamed of yourself how unprofessional & how intensitive to the Torrealba/Castro family. You did no justice to this story. My prayers are for Jackie and her family she can rest in peace now. I thank god that you were not on that jury ~ Justice 4 Jackie was served and this person will never harm another. For you young ladies out there, listen to your parents, listen to your friends when they see something that just doesn't seem right. Jackie taught us all a very big lesson.
Wow this article is really disturbing. I felt compelled to register an account not to just bash this poor excuse of flesh for the unforgivable act he committed..but also to bring light to this Jon Tayler and his New Times editor...Even before reading I stopped at the HEADLINE without having any knowledge to anything or anyone in this article and thought immediately " Wow..a young girl was murdered and all this title wants to reflect is the death of the ALL AGES scene????? I cram to understand the insensitivity people have these days. One day you guys will learn the hard way on how you make people feel with these articles. My sympathies are to Jackies parents they seem like such great parents . My last comment is about the Portieles family...how sad, ignorant and incapable of raising a child these people are. Who cares what grades Juan Carlos got in Elementary!! The question is WHAT DID YOU DO his teenage/semi-adult years??????? The PORTIELES family is a failure to society. This JUAN CARLOS idiot drove to several family members homes TOLD THEM about HIS ACTIONS and none of them reported him???? He had to drive around for hours then turn himself in????!!!!!!! Eduardo Portieles...you sir are a FAILURE to FATHERHOOD...30 years old letting him do whatever he wants all drugged up coming home to mommy and daddy???? "This girl's death saved my life," he says. "Jaclyn was the sacrifice of the lamb. Without her death, I would not be a believer." He begins to cry. "She is in my heart, and I know the Lord has her in a safe place." WHAT PLANET are the PORTIELES from??? How could you call Jaclyn a Sacrifice to the Lamb??? I've heart it all!!!! JUAN CARLOS deserves to die and not live. The LORD forgives but does not forget. Juan Carlos could pray ALL HE WANTS but his destiny has been set and there are no All ages parties in the after life. EDuardo you can cry every minute for the rest of your life and no sympathy will be felt.
The real victims are Jaclyns family and friends. May God bless you guys and continue to provide strength
As a member of the jury who sentenced Juan Carlos to FIRST DEGREE murder, I swore to myself once we read our verdict, I would never read/speak/think about this tragedy ever again. And unfortunately, today I found myself engulfed in this article. You do NO justice for anyone with this article, not for Jackie not for Juan Carlos and certainly not for their respective families. This is a tragedy, a loss of life, a young life and to think you can't even get his sentencing straight is beyond words. If any readers are interested in this tragedy, wait for the court transcripts to become available and really educate yourselves on the matter. This article has left a horrible taste in my mouth and The Miami New Times has lost a devote reader.
@OBWax Thanks Wax! Also, your Your Mom Airlines email was inspired and a little scary.
"Dear Jon, I read the story and I found it hard to read. First, the picture of Jackie's deceased hand on the article was terrible and hurtful to me. You did not respect Jackie nor her family, I found it tasteless and uncalled for to publish this article with her deceased hand in front view. Secondly, you wrote the wrong verdict in the article. He was convicted of 1st DEGREE MURDER without Parole not Second Degree! Why can't publisher's get a simple verdict right is out of my knowledge due to all of the research done on a case? I never told you that we encouraged Jackie to socialize. My exact words were, "I placed her in cheer and dance, at the age of 8, so she could have a positive outlet. To make her a well rounded individual." And finally, as usual, the focus is on the wrong (the monster who murdered my daughter and his crazy family) this article disappointed me. You never looked into how predators lure young teens and what safety issues arise in order to teach others appropriate information for safety and warning signs. How these all ages club NEVER look into the independent contractors background for criminal/felony offenses to work in the clubs with minors. I thought you came to hear both sides of the story but you actually just wrote about one side. Yes, you added some of Pablo's statements but even the headline; DJ Seasunz: A Murder Kills a Nightlife Scene! No he MURDERED MY DAUGHTER!!!!!!!!!! All ages clubs are still here and will be here because of teens wanting to go out to have fun. But, No!!! He Murdered Jackie Torrealba my daughter who I love and cherish. Who I find hard to live without! Who is NOT here! This monster is a murderer! He lives and my daughter is dead because of him! It was proven in the court that they were not a couple by various witnesses also hence, again NOT Jackie's side of the story! And overall, this monsters father is just as crazy as the monster who murdered my daughter! What he said in your article is bizarre! Your research was complete on one side of the story...Portieles side. But, Jackie Torrealba's side was missing. Obviously, it doesn't get the ratings your editor and you, the publisher would like but our family has been destroyed and this endless misery just added one more experience to this pile..yours." " May Jackie rest in Peace and may she know that she was also there witnessing the trial and she celebrated her verdict; 1ST DEGREE MURDER W/O PAROLE towards this MONSTER! This is what GOD and Jackie wanted Justice for Jackie and A LIFE SENTENCE FOR THIS MONSTER! NO FORGIVENESS...NOT HERE OR IN HEAVEN AS THIS CREEP THINKS!" VILMA CASTRO (JACKIE'S MOTHER)
"This girl's death saved my life," he says. "Jaclyn was the sacrifice of the lamb." " - this is the stupidest shi* I've read in my life, this statement is a disrespect to Jaclyn.
sad... hits too close to home for me... my prayers goes out to the victim and everyone who's been hurt by this awful tragedy
@Raisazaidi Lubna, you are too sweet. Bless your heart, even if it does love gay-hating chicken.
Fuck that piece of shit. There is no excuse of ANY kind for murdering an innocent person. Period.
I hope he some how reads this fuk u seasunz I hated that mofo b4 this ever happened he a douchebag I used to call his radio show to confront him live on air all the time
I hope he some how reads this fuk u seasunz I hated that mofo b4 this ever happened he a douchebag I used to call his radio show to confront him live on air all the time
What sickens me the most about this tragedy, is his fathers justification for the death of this young girl. "This girl's death saved my life," he says. "Jaclyn was the sacrifice of the lamb. Without her death, I would not be a believer." He begins to cry. "She is in my heart, and I know the Lord has her in a safe place." Really? Maybe you could've saved your life with sacrificing the life of another!
@erika-215 You know, you talk about it being one-sided but only because it wrote about both sides. If you got what you wanted, and he wrote only about how great your friend was, then it WOULD BE a one-sided article. This story has touched me and I can't even fathom the thought but this is journalism, revealing truths. While I do not know either the victim or the suspect, I feel the writer did a good job of capturing both aspects. Anyone in their right mind can understand that when the father of the suspect (a murderer) says he "lost the daughter he never had" the author is respectfully calling him a lunatic. Dont be so mean to the writer. Sympathy for your friend and her family has been on my mind since I read this article the other day.
For the record, no one is asking for sympathy! And you clearly are just as clueless as this writer because a lot in this article is not "accurate," as you claim it to be. Your ignorant comments are NOT needed. :)
This is a subjective, qualitative article by the publisher. It is not to request sympothy but to bring out the real story. The real story is not in this article but in the docets of the court. It is not an accurate account of the murder. Obviously, this magazine are for hipters looking for club scene, restauranct, etc... This is a beginner publisher who did not comprehend or knew how to bring this story to reality, to knowledge, and to have a nuetral unsympathetic report (as you state); this is why the title of the article is so disturbing and inappropriate. And, how it is a one sided event of the research...Portielies bizarre families. Clubs are still here especially all ages club which is what this magazine promotes therefore, in saying this, it is understood the reason for the "unfelt title, the inappropriate picture of a young girls death, and the completely wrong sentencing provided," represents the insufficiency of the reporter. I have ended this conversation as it does no good to elaborate how pathetic this article is and will stop reading and obviously use this to bring awareness to the poor publishers ethical and professional persona. Remember, one person can bring awareness, continuous awareness can bring a business down, and then its reputation as I (Vilma Castro Torrealba) will do. Anyone who is asked to sit down with any of the publishers from THE MIAMI NEWS TIME should never accept it as these articles are for amature publishers. Stay with advertising for the club scenes, restaurants, business ads, and wisky making which is what your magazine is all about.
@polorican81276 typical gushy espanol BS. you ought to hear the cr@p they spew when hitting on a girl.
"This girl's death saved my life," he says. "Jaclyn was the sacrifice of the lamb. Without her death, I would not be a believer." This is very disturbing to me and I am asssuming to those who read this article. They are all delinquents, liers, and cowards. JPortieles MURDERED my only child, she had just turned 18, wanting to be alone, wanting to study at FIU, and major in law. She was too young to understand the manipulation and the control a freak like Portieles could have on her (Remember he was 30 at the time). She never thought someone could do the unthinkable to her (and especially an adult). I hope, somehow, by our conversations about this article there are young teens out there who can be helped, who might be in a similar situation and FOR THEM TO SPEAK OUT! Don't be afraid to speak out and tell the ADULTS that love you, the most, what you are going through because they will be the ones left with the anguish, the pain, the loss, and thier own death sentence if they loss you. Because althought JPortieles is in jail ... we, Jackie's parents are living our own sentence of loss, of emptiness, and despare. There is no life without our Jackie and to live this pain is torturous for the rest of our lives. An advice to teens/young adults; do not count on your friends to help you. They are in their own world of issues. They think about themselves. Please speak up and if you have a person who is or appears to be obsessed with you SPEAK UP! Thank you POLORICAN*1276, for your comments and for your kindness. May GOD also bless you and yours. Vilma Castro Torrealba (Jackie's mom).
Thank you for your kind words and for the INTELLIGENT comments you wrote. Our sadness is felt deeply and the horror of it all continues just for a stupid magazine and an editior and a publisher! Fortunate are the ones that will never go through our tragedy. I wish NO PARENT what we are living...it is hell! Reading about these crazy people makes me angry, sad, and in disbelief of how a family can be SO DISFUNCTIONAL!
I thank you for your words, for your attentiveness in court, and for the verdict. You all made the right choice. This MONSTER would have murdered again. He has a repetitive, abusive demeanor without remorse. When he had a chance to speak to us he said, "I could have done worse to her." that was his forgiveness. It was horrible! A sociopath! This article is just for sensationalism and not for real, informative, intelligent, reporting. Thank you again, Vilma Castro Torrealba (Jackie's mom).
@cvilma104 I'm sorry you had to read this also. I know first-hand how disgusting, twisted, and outright WRONG these "news" accounts of tragedies are. Please try not to look at any of the garbage people post online. Most of them have no idea how the people in real life feel - nor do they care.
I'm glad they got this guy behind bars for life, but I know it's no consolation for anyone who loved your daughter. As a mother, I can't even imagine the pain.
We are all very sorry for your loss. That said, you should try staying away from the web stories about your daughter's murder. You will not find the answers you are looking for... because there are none. The internet will only serve to frustrate you even more.
I hope that one day you and Pablo are able to find peace.
this family is bizzare! and this MONSTER is evil. Glad for the verdict; 1st degree murder w/o parole! Justice for Jackie!
@erika-215 Well then clarify for us where this article is inaccurate. Other sources seem to provide similar accounts of the crime
What about his statement : " Without her death , I would not be a believer " ? Can this sick old man stop making everything about him and his monster of a son? A believer of what you mean, you imbecil? A believer that you are scum that raised scum? A believer that you created a monster that was praying on children at the parties he thrown? A believer that you also are a loser and a failure in every aspects of life? What really do you believe now that needed a beautiful young girl to be murdered ? Believe on this , you underachieving scum, we hope you and your sick spam burn in hell. And it sounds very sick the way yountalk about Jacklyn. You demented delusional parent. Didn't you see any signs when you had a parasite for a son, living at home at 30 years old? What about when he had a girlfriend half his age? Any signs of the crazy genes? You should had kept your eyes on your sicko spam when he beat up his first girlfriend and monitor his actions, you crying loser. YOU CRY OF SHAME AND GUILT. THAT IS WHAT YOU CAN'T LIVE WITH, THE THOUGHTBTHAT SOMETHING WENT VERY WRONG WHEN YOUNRAISED THAT CRIMINAL. YOU SURE KNOW MORE THAN ANYONE ALL OF IT...
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10.45 | Mules R Us |
11.15 | Lamb National followed by Bob Hogg Sheepdog Display |
12.15 | Falconry Display |
12.45 | Gamegoer Gundog Display |
13.15 | Ben Hughes – Whip Cracker Display |
13.30 | Lamb National followed by Bob Hogg Sheepdog Display |
14.30 | Mules R Us |
15.00 | Falconry Display |
15.30 | Gamegoer Gundog Display |
16.00 | Ben Hughes – Whip Cracker Display |
Mules R Us
Mules R Us are dedicated in promoting the Mule in the UK. By attending different public shows and events demonstrating the versatility of the Mule whether in pack saddle, ridden or harness, we demonstrate this in public displays and normally have the Mules on view all day so people can look, touch and ask questions.
Bob Hogg Sheepdog Display
Bob travels throughout the country with his team of working sheepdogs and has earned himself an excellent reputation for his professional and highly entertaining displays, in which dogs work sheep, geese and ducks.
The display is informative for both young and old, as Bob shares his unique training methods and great fun for the children as they are invited into the arena whilst the dogs work around an obstacle course, down a slide and into a pool.
Gamegoer Country Displays / Gundogs
This display will cover every facet of a working dog's training, incorporating general pet obedience and problems. Working breeds include: Spaniels, Retrievers, Pointers and Setters. Canvas dummies will be used to illustrate the highly sophisticated scenting abilities of these endearing dogs and props will be included to encourage a fast moving and captivating display.
Audience participation in the ring is encouraged and, whenever possible, puppies will be included in the team.
The Lamb National Sheep Race
This event really is one for all the family as you watch the stars of track and field: the hardy Herdwick sheep are sheep shape and are a breed known for their agility as they originate from the challenging terrain of the Lake District in Cumbria, and need to be able to jump to negotiate natural hazards. Audience love to watch the sheep, in their individual colours, jumping over fences to complete the race. Amusing commentary from the initial parade where we introduce the runners & riders with names such as "Red Ram" and "No Ewe Turns" and throughout the race describing each sheep's attempt to bleat the competition.


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166th Regiment Regional Training Institute
Bldg. 8-80 The 166th is one of the largest and most technologically advanced regional training institutes in the Total Army School System (TASS). The Regiment has an annual through put of 6,000 students and is located on a large newly constructed campus complete with training areas, dormitories and dining facilities.
The institution provides training for a variety of Army career fields. Including:
· MOS-T transition training for
o Cavalry Scouts (19D10/20)
o Cannon Crewmember (13B)
o Fire support specialists (13F)
o Motor transport operators (88M).
o Infantryman (11B)
· Basic Noncommissioned Officer Courses (BNCOC) Armor and Cavalry (BNCOC) (19D30, 13B, and19K30)
· ANCOC NCOES leadership courses for 13B (phase II)
· Maneuver Senior Leaders Course for 11 and 19 CMF
· Army Basic Instructor Training Course (ABIC)
· Small Group Instructor Training Course (SGITC)
· Officer Candidate School (OCS)
· TAC Qualification Course (TQC)
· Pre-Warrant Officer Candidate Course (Pre-WOC).
· BNCOC Phase I
· First Sergeant Course
· Battle Staff
· Pre IET
Instructors use the most current training doctrine and materials, and equipment compatible with the training requirements and the Soldiers unit of assignment. The 3rd Battalion of the 166th received the Institution of Excellence award during their most recent accreditation.
Call (717) 861-8863
Visit http://pa.ng.mil/ARNG/166/
Northeast Counterdrug Training Center (NCTC)
Bldg. 8-64 The Northeast Counterdrug Training Center is a regional accredited Public Safety Training Academy that provides advanced training and support for federal, state and local law enforcement agencies and community-based organizations with a drug nexus. NCTC offers unique, state-of-the-art dynamic training facilities. The Distance Learning Center at FTIG contains two fully equipped 50-seat classrooms. Tactical as well as classroom instruction is conducted at the High-Risk Entry Facility (HREF). The HREF offers scenario based training platforms for law enforcement teams, virtual reality rooms and after action rooms for debriefing. The NCTC Polygraph Training Center provides American Polygraph Association (APA) accredited training in the field of forensic psychophysiology using polygraph techniques.
Call 1-877-806-6293 or (717) 861-2070Visit: http://www.counterdrug.org
Medical Battalion Training Site (MBTS)
Bldg. 19-79The facility provides real-life battlefield simulated training on medical tasks. The simulation site, constructed in 2007, includes more than 50 human patient simulation devices and related equipment worth more than $1 million. The features of the facility include: the ability to project scenario-driven realistic sounds, scents, climate controls and smoke, and an interactive target systems. Infa-red video cameras record the scenario training which allows for rapid and comprehensive AARs. Military and civilian agencies are able to train on mass casualty scenarios and medical tasks. The facility also includes multiple classrooms, a covered MOUNT site, litter obstacle course and simulated residential home.
MBTS works with unit commanders to ensure unit collective training is successful. Providing equipment, facility use, instruction or Mobile Training Teams, units gain access to high quality training capabilities.
MBTS also conducts several medical ATTRS Courses for 68W MOS-T, 68W Sustainment, Combat Life Saver and CPR. All units are welcome to schedule training.
Call (717) 861-8325
Lightning Force Academy
The Pennsylvania Air National Guards' Lightning Force Academy trains personnel to support the engineering and installation (EI) mission (both active duty and Air Guard). Students become familiar with the practices to accomplish the EI wartime mission including project engineering, management, and total project oversight. Classes include: combat restoration, repair, installation, removal or relocation of communications-electronics equipment.
Call (717) 861-1010Visit http://www.milvet.state.pa.us/air_national/lightningforce/index.htm
Regional Training Site Maintenance (RTS-M) (U.S. Army Reserve)
Bldg. 3-201 RTS-M provides a training environment to conduct effective and efficient maintenance training. The RTS-M is accredited by TRADOC and instructs TRADOC approved programs of instruction under the direction of the proponent school. The mission of the RTS-M is to provide training that will sustain all active component and reserve component (RC) Soldiers, which enables Armed Forces components to mobilize and deploy units capable of meeting wartime mission requirements on current and force modernization equipment systems in the areas of Logistics/Maintenance training, Military Occupation Skill Qualifier (MOSQ) training, Additional Skill Identifier (ASI) training and Noncommissioned Officer basic and advance courses.
Call (717) 861-2377
Eastern ARNG Aviation Training Site (EAATS)
Muir Army Airfield EAATS trains more than 1,500 Soldiers annually from all 54 states and territories, from the active Army, Army Reserve and various international military students on aircrew qualification, non-commissioned officer professional education, and enlisted military occupational and additional skill identifier training on utility and cargo rotary-wing aircraft. EAATS operates the largest flight aviation simulation complex in the reserve component providing virtual simulation and procedure training in the CH-47, UH-60, and UH-72 devices. The 35 acre site has a modern co-located dormitory and medical clinic, full motion flight simulators, UH-60 and CH-47 Hardware Maintenance Trainers, UH-60 and CH-47 Remove and Replace Trainers, state-of-the-art multimedia classrooms and an Aviation Life Support Equipment repair facility.
Call (717) 861-9860Visit: http://ftig.ng.mil/eaats/


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22 Year Old Rachel Sirman Missing Since 2/5/15 in Fort Bend County, TX
22 year old Rachel Sirman has been missing since 9:45 pm Friday, February 5, 2015 in Fort Bend Texas. Following a car accident that took place near the intersection of Highway 36 and FM 361 south of Pleak, TX, Rachel Sirman jumped out of the vehicle and ran into the woods. Sirman is reported to have severe mental health disabilities. Sirman is described as a white female who is 5-feet, 5-inches tall and about 220 pounds. She was last seen wearing a black shirt and black stretch/yoga style pants.
The sheriff's office said a vehicle accident was reported near the intersection of Highway 36 and FM 361 just south of Pleak on Feb. 5 at about 9:45 p.m.
A woman and her 22-year-old daughter Rachel Sirman were in the vehicle. But after the accident, Sirman, who has been diagnosed with severe mental health disabilities, jumped out of the vehicle and ran into a heavily wooded area, deputies said.
Deputies searched the area with tracking dogs without success and now they are still looking for the woman. Deputies believe she ran south to a wood line and then proceeded north where they lost her trail.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office Dispatch at 281-341-4665.
16 Year Old Eleanor Tillman Missing Since 12/18/14 in Bedford County, VA
16 year old Eleanor Tillman has been missing since Thursday, December 18, 2014 in Bedford County, Virginia. The Sheriff's office is asking for the public's help in finding Eleanor Tillman who has mental health issues and ran away from home. The missing teen did not return home from school on Thursday. Tillman suffers from mental health issues and does not have her medication.
Eleanor Tillman, 16, did not return home from school on Thursday, according to a sheriff's office news release.
Tillman has ties to the Bedford and Roanoke areas. The release said Tillman suffers from "mental health issues" and does not have her medication.
If anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of missing Eleanor Tillman, please call the Bedford County Sheriff's Office at 540-586-7827.
Bizarre: Harrisburg, PA Mother Kimberly Tutko Said She Didn't Know Her 8 Year Old Mentally Disabled Son Had Been Dead in Home for Days
A Harrisburg, Pennsylvania mother, Kimberly Tutko, stated that she did not know that her 8 year old severely mentally disabled had died in her home until her husband told her four days after the fact. HUH? According to accounts, Kimberly Tutko noticed a strange odor coming from the 3rd floor of their home along the 2100 block of Green Street. Her husband, Jarrod Nicholas Tutko, brought down their son, Jarrod Jr., who had been dead for four days. The mother called 911 and police The 8 year old deceased child was severely mentally disabled and was diagnosed with autism, failure to thrive and Fragile X Syndrome, a genetic defect, that causes intellectual disability, behavioral and learning challenges. It's not clear how the child died; however, an autopsy is scheduled for this week. According to court records, 38 year old Jarrod Nicholas Tutko Sr. was charged with endangering the welfare of children, concealing the death of a child and abuse of a corpse. His bail was set at $500,000.
The mother of a boy found dead in an uptown Harrisburg home said her husband waited about four days to reveal to her that their son had died.
Kimberly Tutko said she noticed a strange odor coming from the third floor of her Green Street home Friday night.
Her husband, Jarrod Nicholas Tutko, went upstairs and came back with body of their eight-year-old son, Jarrod Jr., wrapped in a sheet and laid him on the bathroom floor, she said.
Believing the boy had just died, Kimberly Tutko said she pulled the sheet back and quickly realized he had been dead for several days.
Kimberly Tutko said her husband told her the child died on Tuesday.
"I said to him 'Why didn't you say anything?'" Kimberly Tutko said. "He said he was too afraid to say anything because of other kids in the house."
Kimberly Tutko said she understands people will find it difficult to believe she did not know her son was dead. YA THINK!
The couple has five other children, ages 13, 12, 10, 6 and 3, were removed from the home Friday night and place in protective custody. Several of the children suffer from serious medical conditions. The children are being cared for by the county children and youth specialists.
Posted August 4, 2014 by Scared Monkeys Arrest, Autism, Autopsy, Bizarre, Child Endangerment, Child Welfare, Crime, Deceased, Disability, endangering the welfare of a child, Healthcare, Mental Health, WTF | 2 comments |
16 Year Old Ashley Lyon Missing Since 6/11/14 from Valrico, FL … Believed to be With 41 Year Old Registered Sex Offender Steven Patrick Myers (Update: Missing Teen Found with Sex Offender after car chase in Louisiana)
16 year old Ashley Lyon has been missing since Wednesday, June 11, 2014 in Valrico, Florida. Lyon was last seen around 4 p.m. on Wednesday at her home on the 4000 block of Water Lark Way in Valrico. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement issued a statewide missing child alert on Saturday afternoon for Ashley Lyon who police believe is in the company of 41 year old registered sex offender, Steven Patrick Myers. Ashley Lyon has been diagnosed as bipolar and is without her medication. Authorities say that they two may be traveling in a 1989, dark-colored, Ford Ranger truck with flames painted on the front and sides with Florida tags CSJM45.
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement issued a statewide missing child alert on Saturday afternoon for Ashley Lyon, who has not been seen or heard from since leaving her Valrico home. Lyon has been diagnosed as bipolar and did not take her medications with her.
Deputies said Lyon may be in the company of 41-year-old Steven Patrick Myers, who the sex offender registry indicates moved to Plant City after two convictions on sex charges in Georgia.
Lyon was wearing a black tank top, black gym shorts and black shoes. She has brown eyes and black hair. She weighs 175 pounds and is 5 feet, 6 inches tall.
Myers has brown hair and blue eyes. He weighs 156 pounds and is 5 feet, 11 inches tall.
They might be traveling in a 1989, dark-colored, Ford Ranger truck with flames painted on the front and sides. The tag number is CSJM45.
UPDATE I: Parents of missing Valrico teen: 'We're not angry, we're terrified'.
Ashley's parents said they recently found out she had been spending time with Myers, who lives in Plant City, but has relatives in their neighborhood.
The Lyons grounded Ashley but she disappeared while her mother Michelle had jury duty and father Roger was at work.
"I returned home from work at approximately 4:30 that afternoon. I heard music on in her room. My assumption was that she was in the room. When my son and I finished barbequing dinner, I said go get your sister, it's time to eat and at that point he said she's not in her room," said Roger Lyon.
The family said she hasn't been heard from since and her phone is off.
"Quite honestly, we're not angry at this point," he said. "We're terrified. We just want our baby daughter to come home."
UPDATE II: $5,000 reward offered in missing teen case.
Hillsborough County, Florida – A father is making an emotional plea on this holiday weekend. His 16-year-old daughter has been missing since Wednesday and he is asking for the public's help in finding her.
A $5,000 reward is being offered for any information that leads to finding Ashley Lyon.
Ashley's family spent the evening passing out flyers at businesses near their home in Valrico. They also passed fliers out near a gas station in Plant City, where 41-year-old Steven Myers, a two-time sex offender, lives. Ashley's family believes she is with Meyers.
UPDATE III: Parents of missing teen spend Father's Day distributing fliers.
The parents of a missing Valrico teenager spent Father's Day distributing fliers to businesses and neighborhoods all over Hillsborough County.
Ashley's parents say the community and thousands on social media have been helping in the search and they won't rest until their daughter's home safe.
"There are so many, I mean, I've had my daughter's teacher call and anything she can do she wants to help. And so many online shares, like the missingcase.com that was posted last night – they already had close to 5,000 shares," said Michelle Lyon, Ashley's mother.
"Today isn't Father's Day. Today's Ashley's day and it will be Father's Day when I get her back home," said Roger Lyon, her father.
Anyone with any information regarding the whereabouts of Ashley Lyon is asked to call the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office at 813-247-8200, Crimestoppers at 1-800-873-TIPS or the FDLE Missing Endangered Persons Information Clearinghouse at 888-FL-MISSING.
UPDATE IV: Missing teen found with sex offender after car chase.
A truck stop cashier spotted a sex offender and a Florida teen who'd been missing for a week, setting off a 40-mile chase across Louisiana swampland that ended when the man's truck burst into flames, officials said Thursday.
The Florida man — Steven Myers, 41, of Plant City — and the 16-year-old girl both had stab wounds and were in serious but stable condition, police said. Investigators believe but have not confirmed that Myers stabbed the girl and then himself, said Cpl. Paul Mouton, spokesman for the Lafayette City Police Department.
UPDATE V: Tampa Bay-area teen girl stabbed, sex offender in custody in Louisiana.
The missing Tampa Bay area teen found in Louisiana early Thursday was stabbed 10 or 12 times after the registered sex offender she was traveling with "realized he wasn't getting away" during a high-speed pursuit, a sheriff's official said.
Ashley Lyon, 16, Valrico was upgraded to serious but stable condition at a Lafayette, La., hospital, police said.
The man she was with, Steven Myers, was also hospitalized after the 40-mile pursuit with law enforcement. He was in serious but stable condition with apparent self-inflicted stab wounds and K-9 bites after confronting officers with a knife, police said.
Posted June 15, 2014 by Scared Monkeys Arrest, Child Endangerment, Child Welfare, Crime, endangering the welfare of a child, Found Safe, Kidnapping/Abduction, Mental Health, Missing Persons, sex crimes, Sex Offender | one comment |
Daily Commentary – Friday, June 13, 2014 – Should You Have to Prove Mental Capacity to Get a Gun?
- Would more available information on the mental capacity of people trying to purchase guns help stop some of the violence?
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Posted June 13, 2014 by Klaasend 2nd Amendment, Assault Weapons Ban, Dana Pretzer, Gun Control, Main, Mental Health, Scared Monkeys Radio, School Violence, US Constitution | one comment |
GOOD GRIEF … Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer Wins Bidding War for NBA's LA Clippers with $2 Billion Offer (Update: Donald Sterling Vows to Sue)
Steve Ballmer, the former CEO of Microsoft, has won the bidding war for the Los Angeles Clippers at a reported offer of $2 billion. That is if you can call paying $2 billion for the Clippers a win. The 58 year old Ballmer is worth a reported $20 billion, well make that $18 now if the deal is approved by the NBA commissioner Donald Sterling and three-fourths of the 30 NBA owners. Ballmer has reaffirmed his promise o keep the team in Los Angeles and not move it to home in Seattle. The sale price is almost four times the highest previous NBA franchise sale price, the $550 million paid earlier this month for the Milwaukee Bucks.
Sorry, Steve Ballmer is not the winner … the real winner is Clippers co-owner Shelly Sterling.
Well folks, don't ask for things they might just come true. The next round of complaints will be that it is unfair for banished from the NBA for making racist comments, Clippers owner Donald Sterling, make such an amazing profit on the sale of the Clippers. Sterling paid $12 million in 1981. OUCH, from $12 million to $2 billion, that is quite the investment. Look for cries of foul that Sterling made money for racist comments. But I don't see any complaints from Obama about income inequality when it comes to Ballmer and the other richest sports owners.
Steve Ballmer and Dr. Evil … Separated at birth.
Former Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer has won a frenetic bidding war for ownership of the Los Angeles Clippers, with a $2-billion offer that would set a record price for an NBA team.
Ballmer bid higher than competitors that included Los Angeles-based investors Tony Ressler and Bruce Karsh and a group that included David Geffen and executives from the Guggenheim Group, the Chicago-based owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
he Geffen group offered $1.6 billion and the Ressler-Karsh group $1.2 billion. People familiar with both those offers said they were rejected.
Ballmer and Clippers co-owner Shelly Sterling concluded a deal late Thursday afternoon. But Bobby Samini, an attorney for Donald Sterling, said as he left the team co-owner's home: "There's been no sale. There can be no sale without Donald's signature."
The sale price would be almost four times the previous NBA franchise high: the $550 million paid earlier this month for the Milwaukee Bucks. It is the second highest price ever paid for a sports team in North America. The Dodgers sold in 2012 for $2.1 billion.
UPDATE I: Donald Sterling ruled mentally unfit, can't prevent Clippers sale.
Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling does not have the authority to stop a $2 billion sale of his team because he has been determined to be mentally unfit to make decisions related to the family trust, a person familiar with the situation told USA TODAY Sports.
The Sterling Family Trust owns the team, with Donald and his wife Shelly each owning a 50% share. The trust spells out provisions and procedures related to the mental capacity of the trustees, and Donald Sterling did not meet the standard in a determination by experts, giving his wife sole decision-making power for the trust, the person said.
UPDATE II: NBA confirms L.A. Clippers sale to ex-Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer.
The NBA confirmed on Friday that the Los Angeles Clippers have been sold to former Microsoft (MSFT) CEO Steve Ballmer for $2 billion, the largest ever for an NBA franchise.
The NBA's statement said:
The NBA, Shelly Sterling and the Sterling Family Trust today resolved their dispute over the ownership of the Los Angeles Clippers. Under the agreement, the Clippers will be sold to Steve Ballmer, pending approval by the NBA Board of Governors, and the NBA will withdraw its pending charge to terminate the Sterlings' ownership of the team. Because of the binding agreement to sell the team, the NBA termination hearing that had been scheduled for June 3 in New York City has now been cancelled. Mrs. Sterling and the Trust also agreed not to sue the NBA and to indemnify the NBA against lawsuits from others, including from Donald Sterling.
UPDATE III: Donald Sterling Vows To Sue
The statement came as NPR's Tom Goldman received word from Sterling's attorney that his client would sue the NBA for $1 billion in damages for terminating his ownership of the the team.
Tom says: "I communicated with Donald Sterling's attorney Max Blecher via email. He confirms there will be a lawsuit filed in federal court in Los Angeles."
The lawsuit is "based on multiple counts, including antitrust violations, invasion of constitutional rights, breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty," Tom says.
"This is a lawsuit against the NBA and Commissioner Adam Silver, who of course banned Sterling for life, fined him $2.5 million and is in the process of trying to remove Donald Sterling from the ownership of the Clippers," he says.
Posted May 30, 2014 by Scared Monkeys Business, Healthcare, Mental Health, Microsoft, NBA, Sports, WTF | 5 comments |
Daily Commentary – Wednesday, May 28, 2014 – Santa Barbara Shooting Reminicent of 2001 Attack
- The 2001 attack was carried out in the same Isla Vista community also on a Friday night
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Posted May 28, 2014 by Klaasend Dana Pretzer, Mass Murder, Mental Health, NRA, Scared Monkeys Radio, School Shooting | one comment |
Three More Victims Identified After Elliot Rodger Deadly Killing Spree in Isla Vista, California … UCSB Students Cheng Yuan Hong, 20, George Chen, 19, and Weihan Wang, 20
Three more victims of the Elliot Rodger of the deadly killing spree have been identified. The three victims who were stabbed multiple times to death in unit No. 7 of a two-story, charcoal gray building on Seville Road have been identified as 20 year old Cheng Yuan Hong, 19 year old George Chen amd 20 year old Weihan Wang. The police state that Hong and Chen were listed as tenants at the apartment along with the 22 year old mass murderer Elliot Rodger. All three victims were students at the University of California Santa Barbara. Thirteen others were injured, some by gunfire and others by being hit by his vehicle. One was in serious condition at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital.
The three victims who were stabbed in the apartment of the man who unleashed a rampage in the college town of Isla Vista, California, were identified by authorities Sunday, two days after the violent spree.
The victims were identified as Cheng Yuan Hong, 20, and George Chen, 19, both of San Jose, and Weihan Wang, 20, of Fremont.
Authorities said that Hong and Chen were listed as tenants at the apartment of 22-year-old Elliot Rodger, who was suspected of causing the rampage. It was unclear if Wang was a roommate, too. All three were students at the University of California Santa Barbara.
Early today the three other shooting victims that were killed were ID'd, 22 year old Katie Cooper, 19 year old Veronika Weiss and Christopher Ross Michaels-Martinez. All 6 victims in Isla Vista murdered were UCSB students. That fact that an individual with so many mental issues and for some time was not flagged some where along the line had legally purchased guns is troubling, and personally I am as pro-Second Amendment as it gets.
Hidden in Rodger's bedroom were three guns purchased legally from licensed dealers in Goleta, Oxnard and Burbank, authorities said. They said Rodger used the guns and his black BMW to wreak havoc across a square mile of the quiet college town — running down cyclists and skateboarders, shooting through shop windows and exchanging fire with officers.
Elliot Rodger had wrote in his 141 page manifesto the details to his deranged plans that stated, "The first people I would have to kill are my two housemates, to secure the entire apartment for myself as my personal torture and killing chamber." The psycho then went on to write that he would lure people into the apartment and kill them before an "ultimate showdown in the streets of Isla Vista."
Posted May 25, 2014 by Scared Monkeys Aggrevated Murder, Attempted Murder, College, Crime, Death Threats, Deceased, Elliot Rodger, Felony, Homicide, Mass Murder, Mental Health, Murder, Murder/Suicide, Suicide, You Tube - VIDEO | one comment |
Mass Murder: Gunman and 6 Other Killed After Shooter Opened Fire in Isla Vista near the University of California, Santa Barbara Friday Night (Update: Elliot Rodger's Retribution VIDEO … "I'll take great pleasure in slaughtering all of you.")(Update: 140 Page Manifesto, "My Twisted World")(Update: All Killed were UCSB Students)
Gunfire erupted last night just before 9:30 p.m. PDT in the coastal college town of Isla Vista near the University of California, Santa Barbara as a gunman shot victims while he was inside his car, a black BMW. In the end, seven people were killed, including the gunman. It is not yet known whether the gunman's wounds were self-inflicted or not. Also, seven victims were hospitalized and at least one of them had undergone surgery for life-threatening injuries as a result of the attacks.
A gunman and six others were killed and seven more injured when a shooter opened fire in the coastal college town of Isla Vista near the University of California, Santa Barbara Friday night, officials said.
The suspected gunman died of a gunshot wound to the head, Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown said at a Saturday morning news conference.
He could not confirm whether the gunshot was self-inflicted.
Seven victims were hospitalized and at least one of them had undergone surgery for life-threatening injuries, Brown said.
Sanata Barbara County Sheriffs Office Press Conference - Click here or on pic to watch video: Screen grab from KEYT
"Sheriff's deputies responded and found several victims suffering from gunshot wounds. As sheriff's deputies were attending to the victims and performing first aid, they were also receiving suspect information. Only minutes later, there were additional reports of shots fired in several other areas of Isla Vista," Hoover said.
KEYT reported that "witnesses described seeing a black BMW speeding through the streets, spraying bullets at people and various targets." Six minutes after the first emergency call, the suspected gunman traded fire with sheriff's deputies, and the vehicle plowed into a parked vehicle, Hoover said.
The suspected gunman was found dead from an apparent gunshot wound, she said, adding that it wasn't clear whether the death was self-inflicted or whether deputies killed the suspected gunman. A semiautomatic handgun was recovered, she said.
It appears the suspect acted alone, Hoover said.
UPDATE I: The LA Times reported that the attacks were a series of drive-by shootings in Isla Vista area near UC Santa Barbara on Friday night left seven people dead.
The deadly shooting spree started at 9:27 p.m. in Isla Vista. As deputies were tending to the injured in the first round of shootings, reports of gunfire in several other areas of the college community were reported.
Six minutes after the first 911 call came in, the unidentified man began shooting at deputies, who returned fire. He fled and seconds later was spotted by another deputy, prompting another firefight.
He then took off down Del Playa Drive and crashed into a parked vehicle, the sheriff's office said. When deputies approached the vehicle they discovered the man was dead and recovered a semi-automatic handgun.
He has been preliminary identified, but his name hasn't been released pending positive identification, authorities said.
Timeline: Isla Vista Mass Shooting.
UPDATE II: Santa Barbara Sheriff's Department is reviewing as evidence a YouTube video in which 22-year-old Elliot Rodger declares his intention to "slay" residents of Isla Vista, the college neighborhood adjacent to Santa Barbara. The Blaze is reporting that speculation on the Internet suggests Rodger may be the son of Hunger Games assistant director Peter Rodger and stepson of Soumaya Akaaboune, from the cast of TV show 'Les Vraies Housewives'.
In the video below, 22 year old Elliot Rodgers says he will have his revenge and retribution as he promises, "I will enter the hottest sorority house of UCSB. I will slaughter every single spoiled, stuck up blond slut I see inside there." Elliot Rodgers went on to promise to slaughter them like animals.
"I'll take great pleasure in slaughtering all of you. You will finally see that I am in truth the superior one the true alpha male."
"After I've annihilated every single girl in the sorority house, I'll take to the streets of Isla Vista and slay every single person I see there."
"If I can't have you, girls, I will destroy you."
Warning: Mature content – Disturbing Video of Elliot Rodgers' Retribution
UPDATE III: Just in on Twitter from CBS News, Law enforcement source confirms that Isla Vista, Calif., shooting suspect has been identified as 22 year old Elliot Rodger
The 22-year-old suspected gunman who killed at least six people and wounded seven others Friday night in Isla Vista appeared to have planned the violence and aired angry grievances in a YouTube "Retribution" video and a reported 140-page manifesto document
Rodger, who died of a gunshot wound in a BMW at the scene of the shootings, is the son of Hunger Games second unit director Peter Rodger.
The attorney for the Rodger family, Alan Shifman, confirmed by phone to The Hollywood Reporter that the family had contacted police about Elliot several weeks prior to the shooting. Shifman also said that the college student had been seeing a social worker and therapists recently.
UPDATE IV: Pics from Facebook … yeah looks like he had a real difficult life being the son of a Hollywood director. Another kid of entitlement thinking he is entitled to anything he wants just because he is who he is, "And that's just such an injustice because I am so magnificent. I deserve girls much more than all those slobs I see at my college."
"I'm 22 years old and I've never had a girlfriend. I'm still a virgin. I've never had the pleasure of having sex with a girl, kissing a girl — I've never even held a girl's hand. Hell, I don't even have a young girl's phone number in my cell phone," he adds. "And that's just such an injustice because I am so magnificent. I deserve girls much more than all those slobs I see at my college."
Father Peter Rodger's Facebook page … Warning Nudity.
UPDATE V: 140 Page Manifesto … "My Twisted World"
Wow really? If this mass killer was not already dead I would say after reading his manifesto to call a "Wahbuance".
Elliott Rodger writes that at the age of 9 is when it all began to change and he went from a carefree childhood to his first frustration that would last for the rest of his life. Note to Elliott, you far from led the life that everyone else did and what you went through, all kids did. It is called growing up. I guess being provided BMW's did not allow you to.
Sorry, but this punk was given everything.
UPDATE VII: Three shooting victims identified, all UCSB students: Katie Cooper, 22, Veronika Weiss, 19, and Christopher Michael-Martinez, 20 … RIP
UPDATE VIII: Three More Victims Identified in wake of Elliot Rodger Deadly Killing Spree in Isla Vista, California … UCSB Students Cheng Yuan Hong, George Chen and Weihan Wang.
Three more victims of the Elliot Rodger of the deadly killing spree have been identified. The three victims who were stabbed multiple times to death in unit No. 7 of a two-story, charcoal gray building on Seville Road have been identified as 20 year old Cheng Yuan Hong, 19 year old George Chen amd 20 year old Weihan Wang. The police state that Hong and Chen were listed as tenants at the apartment along with the 22 year old mass murderer Elliot Rodger. All three victims were students at the University of California Santa Barbara. Thirteen others were injured, some by gunfire and others by being hit by his vehicle. One was in serious condition at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital.
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Another Shooting at Fort Hood … 4 Dead Including Gunman … Shooter ID'd as 34 Year Old Fort Hood Soldier Ivan Lopez
If we learn nothing from history, be are destined to repeat it …
Sadly, yesterday we were witness to another shooting at Fort Hood where three people were killed and 16 individuals injured before the gunman killed himself. The shooter was identified as 34 year old Fort Hood Army specialist Ivan Lopez. According to Lt. Gen. Mark A. Milley, the shooter served in Iraq in 2011 and was being treated for "behavioral health and mental health" issues. Lopez had been undergoing an assessment to determine whether he had post-traumatic stress disorder.
Have we learned nothing from the 2009 Fort Hood shooting where Army psychiatrist, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan killed 12 soldiers?
There was a shooting on Fort Hood on Wednesday afternoon.
Three people are dead along with the shooter, and 16 others were injured. All were active duty military.
Thirty-four-year-old Fort Hood soldier Ivan Lopez was identified as the shooter. General Milley said that the shooter was being treated for mental issues, but not yet diagnosed with PTSD. The shooter is married with family in the local area, and he just arrived at Fort Hood in February.
Lopez is said to have been the only gunman.
Gen Milley believes the shooting started when he opened fire in a building. He then left the building, got into his vehicle, and fired. He then got out of his vehicle again and went into another building. After entering the second building, he became face-to-face with an officer and that is when he shot himself.
UPDATE I: Many many more updates at the Jawa Report and the PJ Tatler.
Spc. Ivan Lopez, Fort Hood, Warrior Transition Brigade
Pic from Rusty Shackleford – Twitter: @mypetjawa
UPDATE II: Press Conference (VIDEO)
The suspect, a soldier who had served in Iraq, "had behavioral health and mental health" issues, Milley told reporters late Wednesday.
The general said there was no known motive for the shooting.
"There is no indication that this incident is related to terrorism, although we are not ruling anything out," he said.
The suspected shooter was wearing combat fatigues, said a U.S. official briefed on the shooting. He was armed with a .45-caliber Smith & Wesson handgun that he purchased recently, said Milley.
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They frantically signed up for 21-hour rides on fan buses.
They took sick days, vacation days, paid leave days or I'm-just-not-showing-up days.
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They are the Warrior nation, the purple-clad characters emerging from the woodwork all over Winona to support the Winona State University men's basketball team on their unlikely - and stress-inducing - road to the national championship game in Springfield, Massachusetts.
Four times in two weeks the Warriors have fallen behind by double digits in the second half of their playoff contests.
Four times in two weeks they have stormed back, riding gutsy performances by Smith, Flowers, Henderson, Malvik, Robinson, Ingvalson, Whipple, and, of course, Zellmann.
Twenty-one times in a row, they have won.
Never before have they achieved so much, in terms of victories, playoff accomplishments, statistics and, above all, community support.
And now, with the eyes of the nation watching, Winona presents a product overflowing with so many proud stories that a good number of those eyes might moisten a bit as the Warriors take the court.
Jonte Flowers, Quincy Henderson and Curtrel Robinson: A trio of high school buddies from Madison, Wis., reunited to propel the goals of a new community across the Mississippi.
Zach Malvik: A gutsy point guard with a broken leg who, quite literally, elevates his game to improbable heights.
John Smith: An Everyman center with a simple name who rejects every man opposing him and carries every man sharing his colors.
David Zellmann: A local legend.
With these stories and the heart-driven excitement of an entire community on display, there can be no loss for Winona on Saturday, even if the buckets ultimately fall in favor of Virginia Union.
We have already won.
The Winona State men played Virginia Union for the Men's Basketball Division II National Championship after our deadline on Saturday, March 25. The game was televised live to the entire nation on CBS. Hundreds of Winonans traveled to Springfield, Mass., for the game.


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Harvey Norman is a large retailer of computer, electrical, furniture and entertainment goods in Australia and other countries.
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Harvey Norman is Australia's leading retail business oriented company which offers wide selection of products for the home, office and mobile products. It has large network of more than 195 stores across the nation. Initially, in 1961, the company was founded as a single electrical appliance store and it was opened by company chairman Gerry Harvey along with retailer Ian Norman in Sydney.
Harvey Norman has become a household name and it has expanded its presence by establishing stores in Malaysia, Singapore, Slovenia, Ireland and New Zealand. The company has come out with the slogan "Go Harvey, Go Harvey, Go Harvey Norman". You can expect excellent customer service, wide product ranges reliable advice and competitive prices in all stores.
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- 4 (8-ounce) steaks
- 1/4 cup(s) olive oil
- 4 tablespoon(s) freshly cracked peppercorns, crushed, not ground to powder!
- 1/2 cup(s) sweet butter
- 2 tablespoon(s) good Cognac
- 1/2 cup(s) (strong and dark) veal stock, something to keep in your freezer
- Salt and pepper
- For steak: Preheat the oven to 425ºF. Moisten the meat very slightly with oil, then dredge each of the steaks in the crushed peppercorns to thoroughly coat. Don't be shy with the pepper.
- Heat the remaining oil in the skillet over high heat. Once the oil is hot, add 1/4 cup or 4 tablespoons, which is half of the butter. Place the steaks in the pan and brown on all sides, about 5 minutes per side.
- Transfer the pan to the oven and cook until desired doneness, about 5 to 7 minutes for rare, 10 minutes for medium rare, and so on. Remove from the oven and remove the steaks from the pan to rest. Have I told you yet to always rest your meat after cooking? I've told you now.
- For sauce: Return the skillet to the stove top and carefully stir in the Cognac. As much fun as it is to create a column of flame as you add flammable material to an incredibly hot pan, it's not really desirable or necessary especially in a home kitchen. Unless you're a pyromaniac, I recommend carefully adding the Cognac to the still-hot pan off the flame, stirring and scraping with the wooden spoon to get every scrap, every peppercorn, every rumor of flavor clinging to the bottom of the pan.
- Now place the pan on the flame again and cook it down a bit, by about half. Stir in the veal stock and reduce over medium heat until thick enough to coat the back of a spoon. Whisk in the remaining butter and season with salt and pepper. Serve immediately with French fries or sautéed potatoes.
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Equipment needed: heavy skillet, kitchen tongs, wooden spoon, serving platter.
Note on searing: With any recipe that calls for searing meat and then using the pan to make a sauce, be careful to avoid blackening the pan; your sauce will taste burnt. Avoid by adjusting the heat to, say, medium high, so it will still sear the meat but not scorch the pan juices. But stoves and pans vary, so pay attention.
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