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Crime expert says University of Idaho murder massacre is strikingly
similar to 'Gainesville Ripper' who butchered five women with a
military combat knife in 1990 and inspired Scream movies
A crime expert says the recent murders of four University of Idaho students remind him of the 'Gainesville Ripper' murders
Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Madison Mogen, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, and Ethan Chapin, 20, were found stabbed to death on November 13 in Moscow, Idaho
Crime expert Joseph Scott Morgan recently told The Sun the Idaho murders remind him of the gruesome killings in Gainesville, Florida, in 1990
Over four days in August 1990, five students were brutally stabbed to death in Gainesville, Florida; one of them had her head decapitated
Danny Rolling, known as the 'Gainesville Ripper,' was widely credited with inspiring the popular 'Scream' franchise
What a world! Wildly successful horror movies inspired by the rape and murder of college students. Am I the only one who sees something wrong with this?
By HOPE SMITH and RUTH STYLES FOR DAILYMAIL.COM
PUBLISHED: 13:45 EST, 20 November 2022 |
For the full story please go to The Daily Mail.
Gov. Baker seeks pardons for brother, sister convicted of
sexually abusing children at Malden daycare
By Colin A. Young/SHNS
November 18, 2022 at 12:10 pm EST
(WFXT/Boston 25 News)
MALDEN, Mass. — Before he leaves office, Gov. Charlie Baker wants the Governor’s Council to revisit one of the nation’s most highly charged and disputed abuse cases of the 1980s with recommended pardons for Gerald “Tooky” Amirault and Cheryl Amirault Lefave, who were convicted of sexually abusing young children at their Malden day care.
The Amiraults were tried and convicted of child molestation in the Fells Acres abuse case of the mid-1980s, but Baker said Friday that the proceedings “took place without the benefit of scientific studies that have in the intervening years led to widespread adoption of investigative protocols designed to protect objectivity and reliability in the investigation of child sex abuse cases.”
The Amiraults have maintained their innocence.
“Given the absence of these protections in these cases, and like many others who have reviewed the record of these convictions over the years, including legal experts, social scientists and even several judges charged with reviewing the cases, I am left with grave doubt regarding the evidentiary strength of these convictions,” the governor said. “As measured by the standard we require of our system of justice, Gerald Amirault and Cheryl Amirault Lefave ought to be pardoned.”
Baker’s office included in its announcement of the pardons a statement of approval from former Attorney General Tom Reilly, who fought as Middlesex district attorney in the 1990s to keep the Amiraults and their mother in prison.
“While I stand behind the decisions made at the time by the prosecutors, judge, and jury, I believe the Governor’s decision is a fitting end to a very troubled case,” Reilly said.
Among those who questioned whether justice was truly served in the Amirault case was the late Barbara Anderson of Citizens for Limited Taxation, who wrote in her final newspaper column that Baker had “promised my friend Gerald Amirault and his family that getting Gerald off parole and his ankle bracelet would be a first order of business.” She said that Baker keeping his promise was her “dying wish.”
Instead, it appears to be his last order of business, and probably a good thing for Baker.
The governor on Friday also announced pardons for Brian Morin, Camille Joseph Chaisson, Michael Biagini and Robert Busa. He also commuted the first-degree murder sentence of Ramadan Shabazz to second-degree murder, which his office said makes the 72-year-old once sentenced to death immediately eligible for parole.
Baker said he hopes the Governor’s Council will “consider each of these cases carefully.”
Branford Sex Offender Sentenced to 13 Years in Prison for
Possessing & Distributing Child Sex Abuse Images
Department of Justice
U.S. Attorney’s Office
District of Connecticut
Tuesday, November 15, 2022
According to court documents and statements made in court, from approximately September 1, 2014 to March 8, 2021, Holm possessed images and videos of child pornography on his iPhone and in his online Dropbox account. He also used various other websites and mobile applications, such as ChatStep, Kik, Discord, Skype, and others, to distribute child pornography to others, sometimes in exchange for child pornography in return. A review of Holm’s iPhone and online accounts revealed that, during this time period, he possessed at least 142 unique image files and 118 unique video files of child pornography, including images and videos depicting the sexual abuse of infants and toddlers.
Holm engaged in some of this conduct while he was on federal supervised release for a prior child pornography offense. In August 2011, Holm was sentenced to three months of imprisonment followed by five years of supervised release for possession of child pornography.
The penalties in this matter were enhanced based on Holm’s prior conviction.
Holm has been detained since his arrest on May 24, 2021. On September 9, 2021, he pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography.
Judge Dooley ordered Holm to pay $29,000 in restitution to victims whose images he possessed and distributed.
This matter is being investigated by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Neeraj N. Patel and Katherine E. Boyles.
This prosecution is part of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Project Safe Childhood Initiative, which is aimed at protecting children from sexual abuse and exploitation. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.justice.gov/psc.
To report cases of child exploitation, please visit www.cybertipline.com.
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