Sunday, November 25, 2007

Missing Pregnant Woman's Ex-Husband Dies

Missing Pregnant Woman's Ex-Husband Dies

created: 11/24/2007 7:11:02 PM
updated: 11/24/2007 7:14:24 PM
KSDK TV 5

ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Family members of a missing pregnant woman say her ex-husband has died, leaving the future of the couple's 7-year-old daughter uncertain.

The parents of Amanda Jones say Jeffrey "Scott" Jones died Friday of unknown causes.

Amanda and Scott Jones married in 1999, separated in 2000 and divorced in 2002. Amanda Jones maintained custody of their daughter.

The 26-year-old woman went missing more than two years ago -- on August 14th, 2005. After Amanda Jones went missing, her daughter went to live with
her father, Scott Jones, and his wife.

Amanda Jones' parents have sought visitation rights in court. At the time of her disappearance, Jones was just days away from
giving birth to a son she planned to name Hayden Lucas.

No charges were ever filed and Amanda Jones' body has not been found.

KSDK TV 5

Thursday, November 22, 2007

Conviction without finding the missing persons body.

Authorities have arrested 3 men in connection with the death of U.S. teen Natalee Holloway in Aruba in 2005, prosecutors said Wednesday. They are charged with involvement in Holloway's death,

although no body has been found.

Holloway's mom said: "The family is always hopeful when a step in the right direction is made in the case."

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Corpus Delicti:

It is a common misconception that you cannot prove murder without a body. This misconception is the result of a misinterpretion of the legal term corpus delicti. Many people think this term means the body of a murdered person; in fact, it means the body of evidence to prove a crime occured. Although it is difficult to convict someone of murder without the body of the victim, it happens.

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Kenny Grobe
Ginny Grobe
Sharron Payne
Amy Bridgewater
Tara Walker
Amanda Grobe
David Grobe
Dale Grobe

WHAT REALLY HAPPEN TO YOUR
MOTHER
MOTHER IN LAW
YOUR CLIENT
YOUR GRANDMOTHER

AGAIN WE ASK, WHAT REALLY HAPPEN TO MARY LEE GROBE?

Sunday, November 18, 2007

The search for Stacy Peterson begins at home

By Clint Van Zandt
MSNBC
updated 3:59 p.m. CT, Mon., Nov. 5, 2007


We have also seen a new breed of methodical killers — men who may have thought long and hard about how to make their wife or girlfriend (or Mother) disappear without a trace. Some may have put their plan into action. Meanwhile, for the missing, the investigation continues.

Complete Story...

www.msnbc.com

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Corpus Delicti

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This list is for cases where the defendant was convicted or pleaded guilty or no contest to causing the missing person's death, (without a body). Insanity pleas are included here as well, since an insanity plea does not dispute the defendant's actions, only his or her responsibility.

Corpus Delicti

Monday, November 12, 2007

Good Job Peggy & Marianne--Missouri needs this!

Grassroots group seeks to build awareness of missing persons

By Ra'Vae Edwards
News Tribune
Two Mid-Missouri women who share a common bond - both have daughters who are missing - have formed an organization to help others in situations similar to theirs.

Missouri Missing still is in its beginning stages, but Peggy Florence and Marianne Asher-Chapman say they are dedicated to creating awareness about missing persons cases.

Since Florence's daughter, Jasmine Haslag, disappeared, she's worked with Chapman to build an organization geared to help families in a multitude of ways.

“One of the main things I want this organization to do is to provide support for those who are going through this,” Florence said. “Before Jasmine went missing, I never thought about missing persons or how serious it is. And I think that is true with a lot of people. Unless it happens to you, you don't think about it.”

Creating awareness and providing education about missing persons in Missouri are key to helping solve many of the cases, Chapman said.

“We need to create awareness as to the extent of the seriousness of missing persons,” Chapman said. “The first 24 to 48 hours after a person goes missing is very crucial.

“But if that person is an adult, we make the assumption they have just left, and that isn't always the case. Each case should be dealt with individually, based on that person's history.”

Chapman's daughter, Michelle “Angie” Yarnell, has been missing since Oct. 25, 2003. Since her disappearance, Chapman has made appearances on the Montel Williams Show and her daughter's case has been mentioned on several nationally syndicated shows.

“Each missing-persons case should be dealt with as serious as possible,” Florence said. “We know that there have been a lot of adults who go missing and then return after they were just in hiding because they were mad or whatever, but not every case is like that.

“If you look at the statistics right now, there are more than 800 persons in Missouri who are missing. Those people are someone's daughter, mother, brother, father, sister and in some cases, grandparents. Improvements need to be made, and that is one of the many things Missouri Missing will be working on.”

Overnight results are not expected, Florence and Chapman agree, but it is not something either of them plan on giving up.

“I will never quit looking for my daughter,” Chapman said. “And I feel very strongly about this organization. I don't want to see other people go through what we have been through and if there is anything we can do to help, we certainly will.”

Chapman and Florence are scheduled to meet with state legislators and members of the Missouri Highway Patrol on Tuesday at the Capitol to discuss changes in legislation.

Chapman can and Florence can be temporarily reached via e-mail at missourimissingpersons@yahoo.com. A website and contact information are in the works.

http://www.newstribune.com/articles/2007/11/12/news_local/049localnews03.prt

Our prayers Go to the Ford family. . . & all families of the missing!

Uncommon bond: Mother of missing local woman addresses gathering in memory of slain girl

By Ra'Vae Edwards
News Tribune

Since the disappearance of her daughter almost five months ago, Peggy Florence has worked diligently to form an organization to reach out to all people in Missouri who suffer the loss of a missing person.

On Sunday, Florence drove to Stella to gather with supporters to pay tribute to 9-year-old Rowan Ford, who was reportedly raped and killed by her stepfather and his friend last week.

At the request of Ford's family, Florence spoke to the many supporters who gathered at the Stella Baptist Church. She offered gratitude and thanks for the outpouring of support to Ford's family.

“Having the community support that you have here is wonderful,” Florence said. “It is important for all families who have missing loved ones to have this type of support. Your community deserves to be rewarded for all you have done.”

If all communities would rally in support of all missing persons, Florence said, it would not only fill a need for families who are suffering a tragic loss, but might also assist law enforcement in investigating the whereabouts of the person reported missing.

“When your loved one goes missing, it is one of the hardest things to deal with,” she said. “Knowing they are out there somewhere, knowing they are in possible danger and they need your help is the worst feeling.

“Combine that with knowing you can't help and I don't believe there is anything worse. Not having to deal with it alone is very helpful.”

Although her trip to Stella was not planned, nor was her speech, Florence said she made the trip because she understood what Ford's mother, Colleen Spears, suffered through for nearly a week of not knowing where her daughter was.

“I know in part what Colleen is going through,” Florence said. “Although we haven't located my daughter yet, I am there myself. It's been a long five months without her and I wanted Colleen to know that she isn't alone.

“There are many missing people out there and their families need to know they have our support.”

Florence said she made the trip to let Colleen Spears know she is being supported both at home and from afar.

“All of the members of our organization sent their condolences to her,” Florence said. “And she needed to know we will all be here for her through this hardship.”

An official memorial service for Ford will be held at the Baptist Church in Neosho on Wednesday.

http://newstribune.com/articles/2007/11/12/news_local/049localnews02.txt

Guilty of Elder Abuse

Guilty

Wappapello woman pleads in mom’s death

By MICHELLE FRIEDRICH
Associate Editor DAR Newspaper, Poplar Bluff, MO.

IRONTON — A Wappapello woman pleaded guilty Thursday afternoon in Iron County to a manslaughter charge in connection with the January 2006 death of her mother.
Theresa L. Cespedes pleaded guilty to the Class C felony
of first-degree involuntary
manslaughter
before Circuit Judge William Camm Seay, according to Wayne County Prosecuting Attorney Rebecca
Burns, who filed an amended
information with the court prior to Cespedes’ plea.
The amended information alleges on Jan. 29, 2006, Cespedes “recklessly caused the death of Eula Mae Hendon … by failing to seek medical attention.”
Hendon, 64, was found dead Jan. 29, 2006, at the rural Wappapello residence she shared with her daughter and three grandchildren.
Authorities reported Hendon, at the time of her death, was malnourished and the living conditions in her bedroom
were filthy.
An autopsy showed Hendon died of pneumonia and hardening of the arteries. Medical records reportedly indicated Hendon had not received medical treatment since 2003.
According to Burns, Cespedes was sentenced to seven years in the Missouri Department of Corrections, with suspended execution of the sentence and placed on five years’
supervised probation.
“Special terms and conditions are to be set by Probation and Parole,” Burns said.
The 40-year-old entered her plea during what was supposed to be a pretrial motions hearing in her case.
Cespedes, who has been in jail since her February arrest, was supposed to stand trial Dec. 4 and 5 on the Class A felonies of second-degree murder
and first-degree elder abuse and
the Class C felony of felonious restraint.
“I made the offer (Wednesday) night; the defense was agreeable” to the plea, said Burns, who feels it was a “successful resolution” to the case.
Hendon’s grandchildren, Melissa Ann Thompson, David J. Cespedes and Jose M. Cespedes Jr., pleaded guilty in April to a Class A misdemeanor of third-degree elder abuse in connection with her death.
The trio was accused of intentionally failing to “provide care, goods and services to Eula Mae Hendon, by failing to seek medical attention between July 7, 2003, and Jan. 29, 2006, thereby causing (their grandmother) physical or emotional distress.”

DAR Newspaper 11/10/2007

Wednesday, November 07, 2007

Stricter screening needed to detect elder abuse

Stricter screening needed to detect elder abuse

Directly asking older adults about their care misses many signs, study says

Reuters News Service
updated 8:20 p.m. CT, Tues., Sept. 4, 2007
NEW YORK - Screening elderly adults for signs of abuse may catch many more cases than otherwise would be, a new study suggests.

Israeli researchers found that while 6 percent of older adults in their study admitted to being abused by a family caregiver when asked directly, many more had evident signs of abuse or were at high risk of abuse.

The findings suggest that older adults should be routinely screened for signs of abuse, or risk factors for it, when they enter a hospital or a community service, the study's lead author told Reuters Health.
The study, which is published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, involved 730 men and women age 70 and older who were hospitalized in one of two major Israeli medical centers. All were living at home, but relied on a family member for help with day-to-day living.

When asked directly, just under six percent acknowledged that they'd suffered some form of abuse from a family member. The types of abuse ranged from physical and verbal abuse to neglect to financial exploitation.

But when the researchers used two additional methods of detecting potential abuse, the results were significantly different. When nurses and social workers assessed the patients after they entered the hospital — interviewing them and conducting physical exams — they found evidence of abuse in 21 percent.

These signs included suspicious bruises and burns; angry or indifferent behavior in the caregiver; and evidence that the patient was being neglected at home, such as poor hygiene or dehydration.

What's more, the third measure of abuse — which looked at risk factors for abuse — indicated that one-third of patients were at high risk.

Risk factors for abuse included problems such as emotional instability and poor family relationships, in both caregivers and elderly patients.

msnbc.com 9/04/2007

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Where is Mary Grobe?
Why is Mary Grobe still missing?

Sunday, November 04, 2007

Sharron K Payne

Who is the real Sharron K Payne?

Some of Mary Grobe's family has taken polygraph & Voice Stress tests(CVSA), has Sharron Payne? What is she hiding? Who is she protecting and Why?

Which of Mary Grobe's Poplar Bluff sons refused to take the Voice Stress Test( CVSA)?

Which of Mary Grobe's son's in Poplar Bluff did NOT PASS the tests asked by law enforcement (2 polygraphs, and voice stress test CVSA)? There lies the answers to finding Mary Lee Grobe!


Which of Mary Grobe's Poplar Bluff sons was seen often in the Butler County Court house in Sharon Payne's office collecting Mary Grobe's Cash Allowance. Where did that money really go Sharron?

Who tried to stop the draining of the sewage lagoon near Mary Grobe's old house?... Was it Sharron Payne?

Who called the Carole Sund Reward Fund to try to have the reward fund stopped?
Was it Sharron Payne ?
Was it Amy Bridgewater?
Was it Barb Grobe from Frisco Texas?

Probate code 475.120
1. Assure that the Ward resides in the best and least restrictive setting reasonably available.
2. Assure that the Ward receives medical care and other services that are needed.
Why did Sharron Payne fail to get new eye glasses and hearing aids that were needed and requested
3. Promote and protect the care, comfort, safety, health, and welfare of the Ward.
Is this why Sharron Payne does not want Mary's body found?
4. Provide required consents on behalf of the Ward.
5. To exercise all powers and discharge all duties necessary or proper to implement the provisions of this section.

When told repeatedly, Mary Lee Grobe’s life was in jeopardy; Sharron Payne did nothing to help her poor innocent client. Instead of moving her to a safe environment, Sharron issued Mary a Medic Alert button. This is a tool that is helpful if an elderly person falls and/or knows there is a danger and they can call for help. Mary Lee Grobe was legally declared incompetent and didn’t know when to push the button or what happened when she pushed the button. When a trained medical professional asked Mary what she would do if her house was on fire, Mary responded, I would call the district supervisor.” Clearly, Mary didn’t know to call fire department. Mary didn’t know whom to trust, and sometimes she didn’t recognize people from one time to the next. Mary needed help and protection—not a button.

Again we ask Sharron Payne where is her client, MARY LEE GROBE ?

Remember Sharron Payne, there is no Statute of limitations on Murder!

St. Charles man accused of grandpa attack

St. Chaarles Missouri man accused of grandpa attack
By Joel Currier
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH

10/30/2007A St.Charles man is back in jail on suspicion of swinging a cabinet door toward his grandfather.

William C. Shannon, 18, was charged today in St. Charles County Circuit Court with third-degree elder abuse, a misdemeanor.

Police say Shannon attempted to strike his 65-year-old grandfather with a kitchen cabinet door late Monday night at their home in the 3400 block of Wilshire Avenue in St. Charles.

The charge is a violation of Shannon's five-year probation stemming from a guilty plea in September to a felony charge of elder abuse. In March, Shannon struck his grandfather on the arm with a metal pipe because he wouldn't give him money to buy a cell phone.

Shannon's probation was suspended today, and he was being held at the St. Charles County Jail on a $10,000 cash only bail.

www.stltoday.com

google "elder abuse"

www.ElderAbuseHelp.org

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