A western Kentucky Murder case seems to have come to an end. John Barnwell was found dead in his Caldwell County home Friday morning. It would have been the third day of his murder trial for the killing of Penni Riley. Prosecutors say Barnwell killed himself in his home. He had been on house arrest since earlier this year. One of Penni Rileys family members says the suicide robs the family of justice, they said it was “the cowardly way out.” Riley’s daughter says “Penni Riley can now rest. Both families are grieving now.”

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A worker for a Scott County non profit found the organization was broken into Friday morning.

Bea Snyder says she noticed the door to Old Friends was open when it is usually closed and locked. Synder says when she walked into the office and saw the mess a burglar had left behind. The cash register was smashed and about $300 had been stolen, papers were strewn through the space and a television was missing.

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Cindy Grisolia says “every day of the week, we rely on donations, we rely on support from our followers, we supporting over 100 horses in Kentucky in New York and when I saw every dime counts it.” The property did have a security system but it wasn’t activated. For now workers say they’re just glad it wasn’t worse.

The Scott County Sheriff is investigating the burglary.

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Unidentified Human Remains – Immokalee, Florida

Attention: Violent Crime/Missing Person/Cold Case/Crime Analysis Units

Found on October 18, 1980, in Immokalee, Florida

2/10/2015

The remains of an unidentified Hispanic male were discovered in Immokalee, Florida. The victim was wearing Levi’s brand blue jeans; K-Mart brand underwear; a Prest Rite-brand long-sleeved, red-checked flannel shirt; green socks with orange and white stripes at the top; and brown boots. The victim may have had family living in Houston and Dallas, Texas. He was known by the name Raldalpho or Raldalfo (name spelling was determined to vary).

Race: Hispanic

Sex: Male

Age: 20 to 25 years old

Height: 5’6″

Weight: 154 pounds

Hair: Black

Eyes: Brown

Distinguishing characteristics: Linear scars on both the left and right arms

Agency Case #: 80-36053

NamUs #: 1294

ViCAP Alert#: 2015-01-01

To provide or request additional information, please contact Senior CRI Kim K. Cherney, Collier County, Florida, Sheriff’s Office, at 239-252-0050 or kim.cherney@colliersheriff.org or kim.cherney@leo.gov or the FBI’s Violent Criminal Apprehension Program (ViCAP) at 800-634-4097 or vicap@leo.gov.

Missing Person – Atlantic City, New Jersey

Attention: Violent Crime/ Cold Case/Crime Analysis Units

Sierra Sahara Thomas

Missing since November 21, 2002, from Atlantic City, New Jersey

2/10/2015

On November 21, 2002, Sierra Thomas was with a male friend when her then-current boyfriend saw them together. A short time later, the victim and her boyfriend met. He is the last person to see her alive. He was last seen wearing light blue sweatpants, dark blue or black shirt, black jacket, and a multicolored scarf.

Race: Black

Sex: Female

Age: 19 years old (at time of disappearance)

Height: 5’1″ to 5’2″

Weight: 140 to 150 pounds

Hair: Black

Eyes: Brown                                                    

Agency Case #: 02-158598

NamUs #: 11955

ViCAP Alert#: 2015-02-01                                                

To provide or request additional information, please contact Detective Charles Stuart, Atlantic City, New Jersey, Police Department, at 609-318-4450 or cstuart@acpolice.org or the FBI’s Violent Criminal Apprehension Program (ViCAP) at 800-634-4097 or vicap@leo.gov.

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Unidentified Human Remains – Alsip, Illinois

Attention: Violent Crime/Missing Person/Cold Case/Crime Analysis Units

Found on 09/23/1980 in Alsip, Illinois

2/10/2015

On 09/23/1980 at approximately 12:19 p.m., the body of a black female was located in the Cal-Sag Channel in Alsip, Illinois. The victim was facedown in the fetal position naked from the waist down. She had six stab wounds to her back and two to her chest. She was bound with an electrical cord around her hands and had a neck tie around her neck, which also bound one hand to her upper legs. Her face was covered with adhesive tape. She was found wearing a blue wool sweater, dark floral blouse, and a beige bra.

Race: Black

Sex: Female

Age: 19 to 25 years old

Height: 5’5″ to 5’7″

Weight: 133 pounds

Hair: Black

Eyes: Brown

ViCAP Alert#: 2015-02-02

To provide or request additional information, please contact Special Agent Ken O’Brien, Illinois State Police, at 847-608-3213 or Kenneth_Obrien@isp.state.il.us or the FBI’s Violent Criminal Apprehension Program (ViCAP) at 800-634-4097 or vicap@leo.gov.

Unidentified Human Remains – Clay County, Missouri

Attention: Violent Crime/Missing Person/Cold Case/Crime Analysis Units

Found on April 18, 1985 in Clay County, Missouri

Victim’s Hair Comb

Composite Sketch

Reconstruction

3/10/2015

On April 18, 1985 the victim’s remains were found in a field on Cooley Road north of Route 210 in rural Southeastern Clay County, Missouri. The only remains found were the victim’s skull and a few other bones. There was a brown hair comb, numerous teeth, and two bullets recovered near the skull.

Sex: Female

Race: Unknown

Age: 18 – 25

Height: Approximately 5’5″

Weight: Unknown

Hair: Brown

ViCAP alert #: 2015-03-01

To provide or request additional information, please contact Detective Shane O’Roark of the Clay County, Missouri, Sheriff’s Office at 816-407-3716 or coldcase@sheriffclayco.com or the FBI’s Violent Criminal Apprehension Program (ViCAP) at 800-634-4097 or vicap@leo.gov.

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A New Jersey woman who has been searching for her missing sister for more than two decades is focusing her search on Lexington after sightings of the missing woman.

Renee LaManna has been spotted several times lately here in Lexington, most recently Thursday. Her family is hoping these most recent sightings could be the ones that will finally bring her home.

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LaManna, who has severe amnesia, hasn’t been seen by her family since January 8, 1994.
They say she walked away that day from her sister’s New Jersey home after suffering a nervous breakdown and leaving a psychiatric hospital.  She suffers from a Dissociative Disorder that causes memory loss. Her sister believes she may not even know who she is.

She’s been spotted all over the country and now she has been spotted in Lexington

The Lexington Fire Department is stepping in to help by spreading the word on their Facebook page and doing what they can to bring an end to this 21 year heartache.

“Certainly this is a situation that no family would want to be in. Anytime a loved one goes missing it’s the utmost importance to everyone involved to locate that person and have a safe positive outcome,” says Jessica Bowman of the Lexington Fire Department

Renee is 57-years-old now, with brown eyes and brown hair. She is five-feet-two-inches tall and weighs around 130 pounds.

If you see her in Lexington you are asked to not approach her but to call 911.

If you have information, contact Renee’s sister, Margaret LaManna, at 561-339-2266.

A Golden Alert has been issued for a Lexington man who wandered away from a clinic.

Salvador Lara Ortiz has been missing since noon from the South Limestone area. His daughter tells LEX 18 that he left the UK Clinic and that was the last time he has been seen.

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University of Kentucky Police issued the alert. Oritz suffers from Alzheimer’s and does not speak English.

Oritz is 146 pounds and 5 feet 4 inches tall. He has gray/brown hair and is balding on top.

If you see Oritz, call 911.

Lubbock Police announced Thursday a friend of missing Lubbock teen Mark Anthony Ysasaga is being charged with his murder. Though a body has not been found, investigators say they believe Jose Angel Simental, 20, killed Ysasaga at a home in Lubbock.

Ysasaga was 15 when he was last seen at the WalMart at the South Loop and Quaker Avenue the morning of June 14, 2012. According to the arrest warrant Simental, Ysasaga and one other person were seen on surveillance video leaving the store. Ysasaga’s mother reported him missing a day later.

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“Based on the information available at the time it was investigated as a missing persons case,” Captain Jon Caspell said. There were many searches around various parts of the area over the past few years. Posters and billboards asked for the public’s help.

In July 2012, according to the warrant, investigators searched a home where Simental lived, on 27th Street near Flint Avenue. The home’s owner said new carpet and padding had been placed in the home. A detective noticed something was smeared or cleaned from about six feet of the hardwood.

It was March 2015 that other clues led investigators back to the home. According to the warrant, blood was found on the underside of removed floorboards.

“The blood evidence was in an amount and location that, when combined with statements and other corroborating evidence, led us to believe we had indeed located the scene of a homicide,” Caspell said. Forensics investigators confirmed in April the blood was Ysasaga’s.

Caspell said the department has proceeded with murder charges despite not finding a body before. “This does make it difficult without a body, but not impossible.”

Simental is being held on unrelated charges in Brazoria County, Texas. The extradition process will begin soon.

Police continue to ask for the public’s help. This includes the search for Ysasaga’s body.

“We think that’s absolutely critical, first and foremost for his family,” Caspell said. “They deserve to have closure and a place to lay him to rest.”

Investigators believe other people were involved. If you know anything in this case contact CrimeLine at 806.741.1000. You can remain anonymous. A $10,000 reward is being offered for any information that leads to the recovery of Ysasaga.

A Jefferson County man has been arrested on charges related to possession and distribution of matter portraying a sex performance by a minor. Thomas Militello was arrested as the result of an undercover Internet Crimes Against Children investigation. The KSP Electronic Crime Branch began the investigation after discovering the suspect sharing images of child sexual exploitation online. The images included prepubescent children engaged in sexual acts.

The investigation resulted in the execution of a search warrant at Militello’s residence on May 14, 2015. Equipment used to facilitate the crime was seized and taken to KSP’s forensic laboratory for examination. The investigation is ongoing.

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Militello is currently charged with 11 counts of possession and five counts of distribution of matter portraying a sex performance by a minor. All charges are Class D felonies, with each count punishable by one to five years in prison.

Militello was lodged in the Jefferson County Detention Center. You can visit Kentucky State Police’s website to learn more about this arrest and others.

An Evansville, Indiana man was detained and remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshals following a detention hearing yesterday, before Magistrate Judge H. Brent Brennenstuhl, on charges of the transportation of a minor to engage in criminal sexual activity, announced Acting United States Attorney John E. Kuhn, Jr.

Zachery Andrew Coleman, age 27, was arrested on May 5, 2015, on federal charges, following an investigation by members of the Daviess County, Kentucky Sheriff’s Office (DCSO), the Evansville, Indiana Police Department and the FBI. According to an Affidavit in support of the Criminal Complaint, on or about February 6, 2015, a minor female of twelve years of age, left her residence in Owensboro, Kentucky with Coleman, was taken to the defendant’s home in Evansville, Indiana, and was returned to the minor’s residence the next day. Coleman is alleged to have engaged in criminal sexual activity with the minor during that time. According to the Affidavit, Coleman communicated with the minor on a social networking site called Mylol and allegedly sent sexually explicit messages to the minor using the screen name Swisher812. Conversations obtained via a search of the minor’s computer show Coleman arranged to pick up the minor at the minor’s home for the purposes of transporting the minor to engage the child in illegal sexual activities.

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If convicted at trial, Coleman faces a statutory mandatory minimum of 10 years and a maximum of life imprisonment, a fine of $250,000, and supervised release of not less than five years and not more than life. This case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney A. Spencer McKiness, and is being investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) with assistance from the Daviess County, Kentucky Sheriff’s Office, and the Evansville, Indiana Police Department.

The indictment of a person by a Grand Jury is an accusation only and that person is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.

One person is dead after a multi-vehicle crash in eastern Louisville Metro.

MetroSafe says the crash was reported at 4 p.m. on U.S. 60 (Shelbyville Road) at the Eastwood Cutoff. At least three vehicles were involved in the accident.

Officials say a man was driving westbound on Shelbyville Road when he lost control. He suffered fatal injuries as he hit a car and a minivan.

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At least three other people, including two children, were taken to the hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening.

Police spokeswoman Alicia Smiley said police had previously had contact with the driver who was killed, but could not offer any more details.

A 23-year-old Chattanooga man has been charged with criminal homicide after police say he beat a 15-year-old pregnant girl and killed the baby she was carrying.

Police say Justin Armour attacked the girl on Tuesday in a vacant house near 2201 East 3rd Street. She gave birth to the stillborn baby — who Armour fathered — early Wednesday morning.

Medical staff believe the baby died because of trauma from the assault, according to police. The girl was five months pregnant.

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The girl and Armour had a history of domestic violence. The girl, who will not be identified by the Times Free Press because she is a minor, had an active order of protection against Armour when the attack occurred, according to court records.

The girl initially told patrol officers that she was walking with Armour and they got into a fight on the street, but investigators later discovered that the girl actually met Armour in the vacant house.

Armour locked the girl in a bedroom and beat her repeatedly throughout the day and into the night, according to police.

The girl told police Armour refused to let her leave. The girl also said Armour kneed her in the mouth, punched her in the ribs and knocked her unconscious. She said she woke up to find him kicking her in the stomach, according to the affidavit.

The girl said she tried to protect her unborn child but was unable to get away.

Armour has been charged with criminal homicide, domestic assault and false imprisonment. Police expect to file more charges as the investigation continues. He is being held in the Hamilton County Jail on a $750,000 bond.

The baby’s body will be taken to the Hamilton County Medical Examiner’s Office for a complete autopsy.