Bartow, Florida (CNN) -- After more than three decades in prison, James Bain is eager to be able to help his wheelchair-bound mother.
If all goes as planned in a Florida courtroom Thursday, Bain, 54, will be allowed to go home for the first time in 35 years -- free from his life sentence thanks to a DNA test that showed he was not the man who took a 9-year-old Lake Wales, Florida, boy from his bed in 1974 and raped him.
"It's just hard to believe," said Bain's mother, Sarah Reed, who has been in and out of hospitals in recent years.
"He was just a child when he went in there. I've been trying to hold on. I've had things wrong with me, and I was afraid I wouldn't be here when he got out," she told CNN.
Of the 245 people in the United States who have been exonerated by DNA testing, none has spent more time behind bars than Bain, according to the Innocence Project, a national organization dedicated to exonerating wrongfully convicted people through DNA testing.
"I thanked the Lord. He must have did it for a reason," Reed said. "The Lord has a reason for putting him in here, and he has a reason for keeping me around for me to see this."
http://www.cnn.com
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
MISSING OREGON TEENAGER'S BODY IDENTIFIED AFTER 25 YEARS,MAY HAVE BEEN VICTIM OF GREEN RIVER KILLER
CNN) -- The remains of an Oregon teenager missing for more than 25 years were recently identified by authorities, and police are looking into whether she might have been a victim of Gary Ridgway, known as the "Green River Killer."
Police believe Ridgway could be responsible for the death of Angela Marie Girdner because her body was found within a mile of the remains of two other women that Ridgway admitted killing, the county sheriff's office said. Those bodies were found in Washington County, Oregon, near Portland. The bodies of Ridgway's other 46 victims were found in the Seattle, Washington, area.
The most prolific known serial killer in U.S. history, Ridgway is serving 48 consecutive life sentences. He has denied involvement in Girdner's death, as well as that of Tammie Liles, whose remains were found near Girdner's.
Girdner was 16 when she was reported missing by her parents in May 1983, authorities said. She was a straight-A student at her Catholic high school "until she met the wrong people," they said.
Girdner rode a bus from her home in Portland to Beaverton to school, and her parents believe she met people on the bus line "who turned her life upside down with drugs and eventually prostitution." http://www.cnn.com
Police believe Ridgway could be responsible for the death of Angela Marie Girdner because her body was found within a mile of the remains of two other women that Ridgway admitted killing, the county sheriff's office said. Those bodies were found in Washington County, Oregon, near Portland. The bodies of Ridgway's other 46 victims were found in the Seattle, Washington, area.
The most prolific known serial killer in U.S. history, Ridgway is serving 48 consecutive life sentences. He has denied involvement in Girdner's death, as well as that of Tammie Liles, whose remains were found near Girdner's.
Girdner was 16 when she was reported missing by her parents in May 1983, authorities said. She was a straight-A student at her Catholic high school "until she met the wrong people," they said.
Girdner rode a bus from her home in Portland to Beaverton to school, and her parents believe she met people on the bus line "who turned her life upside down with drugs and eventually prostitution." http://www.cnn.com
UNLICENSED DAYCARE PROVIDER CHARGED WITH INVOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER,HAS RECIEVED A REDUCED BOND..
A Carpentersville woman charged in the death of a toddler at her unlicensed day care persuaded a judge Wednesday to reduce her bond by half, arguing her husband filed for divorce rather than collecting money to get her out of jail.
Deanna Williams, 44, of the 3800 block of Parsons Road, faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted of involuntary manslaughter and endangering the life or health of a child in the April 22 death of 8-month-old Sparsh Dhar. The Carpentersville boy overheated and died of hyperthermia after being left unattended and under a blanket for five hours, authorities have said. After her arrest in November, Williams' bond was set at $100,000 - an amount Kane County Judge T. Jordan Gallagher refused to reduce at a hearing last month.
On Wednesday, however, Williams' defense attorney argued the amount was "oppressive" and "not considerate of the financial ability of the accused or her family" in light of Williams' husband filing divorce papers after leading her to believe "he was working on getting funds together to post her bond." READ FULL STORY AT:http://www.dailyherald.com
Deanna Williams, 44, of the 3800 block of Parsons Road, faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted of involuntary manslaughter and endangering the life or health of a child in the April 22 death of 8-month-old Sparsh Dhar. The Carpentersville boy overheated and died of hyperthermia after being left unattended and under a blanket for five hours, authorities have said. After her arrest in November, Williams' bond was set at $100,000 - an amount Kane County Judge T. Jordan Gallagher refused to reduce at a hearing last month.
On Wednesday, however, Williams' defense attorney argued the amount was "oppressive" and "not considerate of the financial ability of the accused or her family" in light of Williams' husband filing divorce papers after leading her to believe "he was working on getting funds together to post her bond." READ FULL STORY AT:http://www.dailyherald.com
RESIDENTIAL BURGLAR ARRESTED WHILE BATHING (this is almost laughable,breaking into someone's home and being comfortable enough to bath???)
TYLER, Texas (AP) — A 25-year-old man suspected of breaking into an east Texas house is jailed after police found him taking a bath in the house. The incident happened about 3:30 a.m. Sunday in a blue-collar neighborhood of northwest Tyler. Police Sgt. Matthew Smyser said a resident called to report that a man had kicked in the front door of the house. While en route, officers were advised the resident had left the house but the intruder remained inside.
Officers entered the house to find the man had stripped and was taking a bath. After a brief struggle, the man was arrested and booked into the Smith County Jail.
Larry Ticey was jailed on a misdemeanor criminal trespass charge punishable upon conviction by up to one year in jail. No bond amount or attorney is listed in jail records. http://www.dallasnews.com
Officers entered the house to find the man had stripped and was taking a bath. After a brief struggle, the man was arrested and booked into the Smith County Jail.
Larry Ticey was jailed on a misdemeanor criminal trespass charge punishable upon conviction by up to one year in jail. No bond amount or attorney is listed in jail records. http://www.dallasnews.com
CALIFORNIA MOM AND TWO CHILDREN FOUND DEAD...
CNN) -- Two women and two children were found dead in an San Clemente, California, home in what police believe was a murder-suicide, authorities said.
The owner of the home -- who lives nearby and leases the home to one of the women -- called the Orange County Sheriff's Department at 1:43 p.m. Monday and told police he had heard a disturbance there and was concerned about the safety of the two children, sheriff's spokesman Jim Amormino said.
Authorities arriving at the home found the bodies inside, Amormino said. The victims were a 2-year-old girl, her 4-year-old sister, the children's 38-year-old mother and a relative in her 60s who was leasing the home, he said.
Police are not sure who is responsible for the deaths, but they believe it was one of the two women, Amormino said. Asked whether the incident was a murder-suicide, he said, "That's the theory we're going on," and added that the investigation was ongoing.
It is very unusual to have a murder-suicide where everyone involved is female, Amormino said. He said it is also unusual for the neighborhood, a gated community with million-dollar homes.
Amormino said these are San Clemente's first homicides this year.
"I've been in this business 38 years," he said. "Any time children are involved, it just tears at your gut."http://www.cnn.com
The owner of the home -- who lives nearby and leases the home to one of the women -- called the Orange County Sheriff's Department at 1:43 p.m. Monday and told police he had heard a disturbance there and was concerned about the safety of the two children, sheriff's spokesman Jim Amormino said.
Authorities arriving at the home found the bodies inside, Amormino said. The victims were a 2-year-old girl, her 4-year-old sister, the children's 38-year-old mother and a relative in her 60s who was leasing the home, he said.
Police are not sure who is responsible for the deaths, but they believe it was one of the two women, Amormino said. Asked whether the incident was a murder-suicide, he said, "That's the theory we're going on," and added that the investigation was ongoing.
It is very unusual to have a murder-suicide where everyone involved is female, Amormino said. He said it is also unusual for the neighborhood, a gated community with million-dollar homes.
Amormino said these are San Clemente's first homicides this year.
"I've been in this business 38 years," he said. "Any time children are involved, it just tears at your gut."http://www.cnn.com
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