Smith Arrested for Murder

Alan Smith has been arrested for first degree murder: http://www.bothell-reporter.com/news/213349861.html http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Bothell-man-arrested-in-wifes-murder-213321531.html Sounds like the case is still coming together but KOMO reports that the Bothell Police Department was comfortable enough to make an arrest. The comments thread where this is being discussed on my site is https://wildninja.wordpress.com/2013/05/12/murdering-susann-smith/#comments. Remember, this is not a conviction, and it doesn’t […]

72 Times– How Many More?

Yet another murder in the Seattle area has been found to have been domestic violence-related. KOMO is reporting that: Prosecutors say Aleksandr Polak stabbed 35-year-old Natalyia Vabishchevich 72 times, then tried to flee to Mexico. Polak was arrested Friday in Los Angeles and is being held there without bail, pending extradition back to Bellevue. http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Man-arrested-in-LA-in-connection-with-murder-of-Bellevue-woman-212495901.html

Alan Smith Arrested…

…but not for Susann Smith’s murder. Yet. Today a comment was left on my blog informing me that Alan Smith had been arrested. People close to the case in Bothell, Washington have vigilantly monitored the situation and given updates to the media and blogosphere. Evidently Smith refused to give police his passport and they arrested […]

Susan Cox Powell Video

KOMO News has revealed that missing and presumed murdered Susan Cox Powell made a video documenting the state of her marriage in 2008– and had a secret will and testament that told people if she dies, it’s not an accident. See: http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Police-release-chilling-video-Susan-Powell-made-before-disappearance-208583251.html This is what victims of abuse and those concerned with their family’s well-being SHOULD […]

Text Dude

Young ladies (including those in my life), listen up. It’s time for some straight talk about guys who consider texting a primary form of communication or an appropriate way to get to know you. As evidenced in previous blog posts on grammar and communication skills, I feel that texting is the devolution of the English […]

Weighing in on Pistorius

Last night I caught the tail end of The Usual Suspects just before Keyser Söze/Verbal Kint says, “The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist.” The past few days I’ve been quietly observing the case building against Olympian Oscar Pistorius after the brutal death of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. From the beginning […]

Rape

This information was featured in an email from End Violence Against Women International today, http://www.evawintl.org/. Here is the explanation from that email:

When You Know It’s Murder

I was 10 years old the first time it happened. She was found dead at a campsite in Eastern Washington. I remember exactly where I was standing, what the weather was like, who was talking to me. I wasn’t sure how to respond. It was not surprising that the suspect was a family member in […]

Gun Control Is Not The Answer

In 1780 a Kentuckian named Samuel was serving in the Continental Army under General George Rogers Clark. He had twelve children. On June 24th of that year, at a small settlement called Ruddle’s Station, the British and their Native American allies attacked at dawn. Twenty people were killed, including Samuel’s wife Hannah, who was scalped. […]

Lifting Them Up

There might be a slight misspelling on this sign, but the sentiment is simple and powerful: Prayers are with the community of Newtown tonight. ************************************************************************************* ©2012 H. Hiatt/wildninja.wordpress.com. All articles/posts on this blog are copyrighted original material that may not be reproduced in part or whole in any electronic or printed medium without prior permission […]

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