Tag: homicide

WA State Update

It has been a busy week in domestic violence and homicide news here in Washington State. You can search this blog (see the box at the upper right corner) for more posts on each case. Robert Yates Last Friday, convicted serial killer Robert Yates filed an appeal in federal court in an attempt to escape […]

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Yates’ Petition Dismissed

Washington Supreme Court rejects Yates petition See also https://wildninja.wordpress.com/2012/11/22/perry-not-yates/. The Washington State Supreme Court has rejected serial killer Robert Yates’ 25-point post-appeal petition asking for relief from alleged trial errors. I knew that this was going to be filed but didn’t know when it would reach the Supreme Court. Yates, also known as the Spokane Serial […]

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Powell Suicide

KCPQ is reporting that Michael Powell, brother of Josh Powell, has committed suicide: http://q13fox.com/2013/02/12/josh-powells-brother-michael-dies-in-apparent-suicide/#axzz2KkdcxTsC. For those unfamiliar with the case, Josh Powell brutally murdered his two sons while trapping them in a burning house and was strongly suspected of murdering his wife Susan: https://wildninja.wordpress.com/2012/02/06/3084/.

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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 […]

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Susan Cox Powell Update

KOMO News posted this information late last night (http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Docs-Susan-Powells-blood-found-near-couch-at-her-house-145232305.html): SEATTLE — Susan Cox Powell’s blood was found on the tile floor near a sofa in the couple’s house in Utah, according to a search warrant unsealed on Friday. The documents were unsealed in connection with a Washington state case against the missing woman’s father-in-law, Steven […]

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Drew Peterson: Untouchable

Reviews of last night’s Drew Peterson: Untouchable movie on Lifetime are mocking the script, chortling that Rob Lowe is too good-looking to pull off the slovenly, bloated Peterson, and rightfully noting that viewers couldn’t tell which characters exist in real life and which don’t. At least a few websites are saying you should watch it just […]

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Document the Abuse

http://documenttheabuse.com/index.html Today I was reminded that the Document the Abuse website is up and running. Domestic violence experts Susan Murphy Milano and Sandra L. Brown have created an invaluable resource for victims. This website details how to create an Evidentiary Abuse Affidavit and a questionnaire to help people determine if they’re in a potentially lethal […]

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