Mile High Murder Mystery Tiffany Durst

Mile High Murder Mystery    Terence George is found shot to death in his own apartment and police are desperate to find answers. Terence's fiance Tiffany Durst is nowhere to be found, leading investigators to dig into the young woman's rocky past.

Tiffany Durst was murdered during the same crime and was not the killer. Her body was not found until April 7, 2011.

Terrence McNeal, 21,had previously dated Tiffany and believed she was going to testify against him in a robbery case. He was found guilty of many charges and sentenced to life.

Janelle Harris  two counts of first-degree murder after deliberation, and charges of robbery, burglary, and kidnapping.

Tiera Homes, took a plea deal for two counts of murder with 16 years in prison on each of two murder charges. She has since been released from prison.

Overall, a complete waste of no less then five lives!

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Woman found guilty for role in 2010 Aurora slayings

You can write to Terrence McNeal at:

Terrence McNeal 159282
Sterling Correctional Facility
PO Box 6000
Sterling, CO, 80751








 You can write to Janelle Harris at:

Janelle Harris 159870
Denver Women's Correctional Facility
P.O. Box 392005
Denver, CO, 80239

Gone Richard Potts

Gone    In Stockton, California, 18-year old Jessyca Arro meets a dark fate. The twists and turns in the case keep this killer one step ahead until one last clue leads detectives to the mother lode.

Two jet skiers discovered the body of Jessyca Arro on the shoreline of the San Joaquin Delta. An amended information charged defendant Richard Potts with murder, escape, attempted carjacking, false imprisonment, and battery. A jury found defendant guilty on all counts. The court sentenced defendant to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

Richard Potts acknowledges, consistent with DNA evidence, that he had sex with the victim, that the sexual encounter occurred in the vicinity of where her body was found, and that the victim used his phone to call her mother and her boyfriend on the morning in question. He denies that he had anything to do with her murder. His only contentions on appeal relate to a fracas that broke out in an adjacent courtroom where a defendant on trial for murder attacked and stabbed a judge before being shot and killed by an investigating officer in that case. Defendant argues the trial court erred in not granting his motion for a new trial based on the prejudicial impact of the violence in the adjacent courtroom. We shall affirm the judgment.

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Suspect in sex assault on girl kills himself

You can write to Richard Potts at:

Richard Potts G61212.
Kern Valley State Prison
P.O. Box 5101
Delano, CA 93216

Lone Star Mystery Brandon Woodruff

Lone Star Mystery Discovery ID describes this episode as the crime rate in rural Royse City, TX is almost non-existent. So when quiet couple Dennis and Norma Woodruff is found murdered in their own home, it sends shock waves through town. As police investigate, it seems the killings...are a family affair. 

Dennis and Norma Woodruff, parents of Brandon Dale Woodruff, were murdered in their manufactured home in Royse City, Texas, on October 16, 2005.    Both Dennis and Norma died as a  result  of  gunshot  wounds  and  multiple  stab  wounds. Brandon  was  soon  arrested  for  their murders.   While  Brandon  was  in  jail  awaiting  trial,  the  Hunt  County  District  Attorney‘s  Office instructed the  Hunt County Sheriff‘s Office to record  Brandon‘s conversations with his attorneys and  provide  the district attorney‘s office  with  copies  of  the  recordings.    The  Texas  Attorney General‘s  Office  agreed  to  prosecute  the  case  after  the  Hunt  County District  Attorney‘s  Office recused.    Prior to trial, Brandon filed a motion to suppress a statement he had given to the police, which the trial court denied.    A jury found Brandon guilty of capital murder, and an automatic life sentence was assessed.

There is a petition to free Brandon, but no one has signed it.

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New documentary looks into 2005 Woodruff double murder case

You can write to  Brandon Woodruff  at:

Brandon Woodruff  1559439
Stiles Unit
3060 FM 3514
Beaumont, TX 77705  

Fallen Starr Rickey Bell

Fallen Starr Discovery ID describes this episode as: when beloved wife and mother Starr Harris is savagely murdered in the woods behind her home, the trees hide more than just the killer's identity. The cold-blooded killing rocks tiny Drummonds, TN, but soon determined cops uncover a smoking gun.

  Rickey Bell was convicted by a jury of rape of a child, aggravated sexual battery, rape, and two counts of sexual battery
by an authority figure.  He was sentenced to a total effective sentence of forty-nine years in the Department of Correction.

The proof at trial revealed that Petitioner and the victim are related to each other and that the victim resided in the same home with Petitioner during the time period when the sexual assaults occurred.  The  victim testified that prior to her thirteenth birthday,Petitioner “hunched” up  and down on  her  “butt.”

In addition to the above unrelated crime  Rickey Bell was convicted of raping and beating a Drummonds, TN, woman, namely Starr Harris to death after an argument over his paycheck.

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Man On Death Row Gets Additional Sentence

You can write to Rickey Bell at:

 Rickey Bell 00527014
Turney Center Industrial Main Site
1499 R.W. Moore Memorial Highway
Only, Tennessee 37140-4050
  

Thanksgiving Tragedy Matthew Correll

Thanksgiving Tragedy Discovery ID describes this episode as Chris Mader is shot to death on Thanksgiving eve. Many years later investigators are lead to an unlikely informant. This murder was committed by  Matthew Correll.       
 
In the early morning hours of November 25, 2004, Christopher Mader was found dead in the driver's seat of his silver 2001 Dodge Stratus, with a gunshot wound to the head. The Stratus had come to rest on the side of Smallwood Drive, in Waldorf, after crashing into electrical boxes. It was still running, was in drive, and its back windshield was shattered. Mader had been driving home from his job as a bartender at Bennigan's.

Police were called to the scene. They recovered from the Stratus a .40 caliber bullet on the floorboard, a coin bag with $59.46, and Mader's wallet, containing $1,080. The initial investigation into the shooting did not turn up any leads.

In March 2007, Kevin Smith, an inmate at the Brockbridge Correctional Institution and a self-described “jailhouse attorney,” wrote a letter to the Charles County Sheriff's Office in which he claimed to know the identity of the person who had shot and killed Mader. In April 2007, Smith was questioned by Detective Keith Moody, and stated that the appellant, a fellow inmate at Brockbridge, had confessed to the murder. The police undertook an investigation, which included interviews of Shawn Myers and James Chaney, friends of the appellant. On October 22, 2010, the appellant was arrested and charged in connection with Mader's murder.

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Guilty verdict reached in Mader murder case

You can write Matthew Correll  at:

Matthew Correll 00408838
North Branch Correctional Institution
14100 McMullen Highway, SW,
Cumberland, MD 21502

Madison Murder Mystery Adam Peterson

Madison Murder Mystery    Everyone in Madison, WI is shocked when Joel Marino is stabbed to death in broad daylight. No one can imagine who'd want to do in this sociable salesman, and the predator seems one step ahead of police until an unexpected twist leads to capture.

Adam Peterson was linked to this murder through DNA.   

In 2010, Adam Peterson committed suicide with the help of his cell mate, Joshua Walters. Joshua was sentenced to 27 months of jail for helping him. He hung himself with a bed sheet and the assistance of Joshua.

Adam was identified as a person of interest and with that and other evidence, a warrant for his DNA was issued. His father claimed he was a very troubled young man.

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UPDATE: Assisted Suicide of Adam Peterson

Adam Peterson

The Art of Murder Ambrose Harris

The Art of Murder Discovery  ID describes this episode as: as 22 year old Kristin Huggins is about to make her artistic debut she suddenly disappears. Soon its clear that the painter from PA had a brush with disaster in nearby NJ. Despite their best efforts, it takes cops quite some time to catch her killer.

Ambrose Harris was convicted of her.

Kristin Huggins disappeared while driving to paint a mural in downtown Trenton on the morning of December 17, 1992. Huggins' car was discovered on December 18, 1992, but police were unable to locate her.

On February 18, 1993, Gloria Dunn went to the police with her sister and told police that she knew where Huggins' body was. Dunn led the police to Huggins' badly decomposed body and gave police a
statement identifying Harris as the killer. She gave them several additional statements containing a number of inconsistencies and additions over the next year and a half.

On June 8, 1994, Harris was indicted for purposeful or knowing murder by his own conduct, kidnapping, and robbery, among other charges. The State served a notice of aggravating factors as a basis for the death penalty, alleging that the murder was committed in the course of a felony, N.J.S.A. 2C:11-3c(4)(g), and for the purpose of escaping detection, N.J.S.A. 2C:11-3c(4)(f).

His appeal includes: The guilt phase began on January 10, 1996. The jury reached a verdict on February 20, 1996. Dunn's testimony provided the only direct evidence linking Harris to the crime. Dunn testified that she was with Harris when he hijacked Huggins' car, forced Huggins into the trunk, and later raped and shot her in a deserted area along Route 1 in Trenton. Dunn claimed that Harris threatened he would come looking for her if she told anyone what had occurred. She also claimed that Harris' threats and her fear of being implicated in the crime prevented her from going to the police immediately.

You can write to Ambrose Harris at:

Ambrose Harris 000275015A
New Jersey State Prison
P.O. Box 861
Trenton, New Jersey 08625