Andrea Jean Bean Mystery Mostly Solved

The bizarre death of Andrea Jean Bean is solved. Well, mostly. Nobody has yet explained the blood all over the place. But it now turns out she was a very disturbed person who had been hospitalized in the past for drinking so much water it made her have seizures.

The official cause of death was announced today to be psychogenic polydipsia, a psychological condition that made her drink enormous amounts of water, thereby bringing on an electrolyte imbalance that caused a seizure and, ultimately, death.

Bean was hospitalized for mental illness 17 times in the past and once for this exact same water drinking condition. Who the blood belonged to still isn't known.

Caylee Anthony Likely Dead

The hairs that were found in Casey Anthony's car trunk have been confirmed as Caylee's today. And it has also been confirmed that the hair showed signs of decomposition. Bounty hunter Leonard Padilla says he now believes Caylee Anthony is dead, and that Casey Anthony hid the body. He also said that he bailed her out with the belief that Caylee really was alive and that Casey was going to help find her, as the family has constantly maintained was the case, but that Casey has not spoken to him at all since her release. He is currently working on getting her bond revoked. So, at least now the charade that she can't talk because police are listening in is over. Her family's claim that she needed to help find Caylee has proven false, since she didn't. Now, hopefully, evidence of her crimes can be assembled sufficiently that she can be charged.

Child Seller Denied Bail

Hopefully 25 year-old Jennifer Richards will never get out of jail. She's the woman who, along with her married boyfriend, tried to sell her 5 year-old daughter for sex over the internet. Sean Michael Block, the boyfriend, and Richards have been denied bail after their first hearing in San Antonio. The price Richards asked for her daughter's sexual services: an apartment and used car, as well as child care for Richards' 10-month-old daughter, whose sexual service the couple intended to sell later. Disgusting. Crimes against children are the lowest of the low.

Casey Anthony Headed Back to Jail

Doug Padilla, celebrity bail bondsman, has announced that he's working to get Casey Anthony's bond revoked so she can go back to jail. Turns out he's decided Casey Anthony is a liar. Which doesn't come as a surprise to anyone who's been following the case. Padilla is saying that if he had known details contained in a 400 page report released a couple of days ago, he wouldn't have gotten involved, and he now believes that Caylee Anthony is probably dead. This after it was confirmed by taking air samples that there was a dead body in the trunk of Casey Anthony's car, and after DNA samples came back from the spot in the trunk. Some reports have claimed that the DNA results indicate that Caylee is dead, but so far official reports haven't confirmed that the DNA is that of Caylee Anthony, though it seems likely that it is. It is probably not going to be long before Casey is charged with her daughter Caylee Anthony's death. This woman is a criminal and belongs behind bars.

Decomposing Body was in Casey Anthony's Car

It has now been confirmed that there was a dead body in Casey Anthony's car. So... Cindy... The baby sitter has Caylee? Really? Nobody but you really buys it.

Casey Anthony Wanted to Give Caylee For Adoption

That's right. Documents released by police today show that Casey Anthony had desired to give Caylee Anthony up for adoption before the child was born, but was dissuaded by her mother, Cindy Anthony. Let's hear it for another layer of sick familial drama from the Anthony clan. Cindy Anthony wants the baby, so she coerces her daughter into keeping a baby that Casey doesn't want to keep. She's now surprised that this turned out badly? Really?

Cindy has also stated that she believes her daughter is a sociopath. And she's surprised getting Casey Anthony to keep the baby turned out badly? Really?

Cindy Anthony's continuous media spectacle of clueless blather has revealed a woman who's seemingly unable to think rationally. That she thought only of her own need to avoid an empty nest, letting all rational considerations fall aside when Casey became pregnant isn't so surprising. But it's still pathetic. Mark the Vulture down as no fan of Cindy Anthony.

Meanwhile, the charade of searching for the babysitter who "has Caylee" continues to the further calls of WTF from all rational people.

Casey Anthony Out of Jail

Now, theoretically, since she isn't being recorded, she'll be able to reveal all. How long will it take her family to figure out she doesn't have any good explanation? Who knows. They seem to have almost infinite patience with her shenanigans. This would be an excellent time to start demanding some answers as to where Caylee Anthony is. Padilla, the bail bondsman says that he thinks Casey Anthony will talk to her family now. CV thinks she'll keep obfuscating. The wild goose chase, followed by a snark hunt, with a fools errand thrown in for good measure should continue unabated. Casey Anthony's very compelling reason for not telling the truth appears to be self-incrimination. If there's no better explanation emerging in the next 48 hours, then that's where it stands.

Casey Anthony Not Out Yet

Casey Anthony's attorney is saying today that the attempt to bail out the prevaricating mom of missing Caylee Anthony will go forward. The fiction is that she won't talk until she can have private conversations with her family, because in jail "third parties" listen in. Those third parties, of course, are law enforcement who are looking for Caylee. Clearly Casey Anthony doesn't want the child found. Her family is willing to be led around by the noses, unlike police, so it's the family Casey wants to deal with. She has a lot of practice manipulating them and they swallow her stories with nary a bit of critical thinking. What the family has done here, though they do want Caylee back, is to undermine law enforcement by continuing to enable Casey's lying and manipulations. Perhaps if they would have kept hands off, and stayed away, letting law enforcement deal exclusively with their psychopathic daughter they'd know something now. As it stands, the family's main effect has been to encourage Casey to keep spinning her fictions, as they've been a willing audience. It's a sick family drama being played out in the news daily.

Reports indicate that if Casey Anthony is released she would be wearing an electronic monitoring device and a member of bounty hunter Leonard Padilla would be staying with her 24/7. Meanwhile one theory investigators are looking at is wheter Caylee could have gotten into the family's pool and drowned. There was a flurry of calls between Casey and her parents on July 16 that leads them to believe something may have happened that day.

15 Tips for the Wanna-be Criminal

Ever think that the straight and narrow is dull compared to the glamorous life of the career criminal? Well, maybe. But before you set out commit the perfect crime you might want to learn a thing or two from those who have tried and failed. Here are a few tips that will keep you from ending up a feature on one of those dumb criminal websites:

1. Remember to take your loot. You’ve gone to the trouble of planning and committing a crime, so you should try to follow it through. Don’t walk away before the pay-off. You may think this is obvious, but that’s because you haven’t read about a recent crime in Ft. Worth. A guy drove to a gas station, and backed into a vending machine. He broke the machine, knocking the coin box loose and then fled, leaving the spoils behind.

2. Don’t leave your name, picture ID, phone number, or other identifying items at the scene of the crime. The cops might decide to use that information to find you. Remember, that’s their job. Again, it’s sad that this even has to be said, but it’s apparently not as obvious as one would think. Writing the robbery note on the back of your personal check when you go to rob a bank is pathetic. It’s right up there with leaving behind your photo ID when you go to rob the local gas station.

3. Don’t post evidence of your crime, like a video of you committing the offense, for instance, on the internet. You may be surprised to learn that the cops have computers and they even know about YouTube. Some people just can’t resist the temptation to brag. Imagine how stupid you’ll feel when you get out of jail and the video of your moronic crime is still around.

4. Plausible weaponry is a plus. Robbing someone with a Jello box, while claiming it’s a bomb, just isn’t all that convincing. I mean why not at least take a little more time and construct something that might be believed to be a bomb?

5. Watch out for criminals. It would be a pity to be out committing your crime and end up the victim of a crime. What’s the point of stealing a car, like this guy, only to end up getting car-jacked yourself.

6. Don’t start slapping around some guy three times your size. Especially when your crime seems to be going fine. This robber made exactly that mistake. If you watch the surveillance video, you see the employees complying with his robbery requests. So why, why, why, hit the big guy?

7. Take your own skills, or lack thereof, into account in your get-away plans. If you can’t swim, for example, trying to swim for it is a poor choice. Better to get arrested than to end up dead.

8. Take your loot out of the immediate area of your crime. Robbing your neighbor’s house and then setting the stuff out for a yard sale the very same day is just moronic.

9. Choose your victim wisely. Undercover cops, for instance, a very poor choice for, say, robbery. But it isn’t going to play hell with your street cred quite as much as being taken down during the course of a burglary by a lady wielding an ice scraper.

10. Choose your alias wisely. So, you have a couple of outstanding warrants for minor offenses and decide to give an alias to the cop who just pulled you over. Imagine how this plan will work out when it turns out the guy whose name you give turns out to be wanted for vehicular homicide.

11. If you actually make it onto America’s Most Wanted for something like escaping from prison, don’t go brag about it the local park. Shut up. Adopt a disguise, and thank your luck that nobody recognized you. Sure, fame is intoxicating, but it isn’t really compatible with criminal enterprise. The whole key to remaining a fugitive is to maintain a very low profile.

12. Don’t phone it in. Phoning a store and telling them you want to rob them, and requesting that they leave the money right outside the door probably won’t work. Seriously, anyone who thinks this is a good idea is just too lazy to be a career criminal.

13. Arrange for child care. When you are setting out to do a little shop-lifting, it’s best to leave your child with a responsible party. Running away is usually harder when hampered by a six-year-old child, and leaving the child behind doesn’t work well either.

14. Remember to run away. While being friendly is a plus in some careers, it isn’t always the best attribute for a criminal. Sticking around for a chat when the owner of the house you’re burling arrives home is taking friendliness too far. Falling asleep at the scene of your burglary is also a bad idea.

15. Take into account the weaponry possessed by your opponent. If you are going to pull a weapon on someone it is wise to assume that the person may actually be armed as well. Your robbery victim might actually have a gun, and overlooking that fact doesn’t behoove you. And taking a hammer to a gun fight is nearly always going to turn out badly, so think before you pull out a hammer while road raging. It can get you shot.

Craigslist Booty; Lesson: Cops Have Computers

Banks, Oregon, is home to our dumbass of the day today. Jared Skirving, 19, will take that honor for his brilliant scheme for turning around the loot from a burglary. He burgled the house down the street from where he lived, stealing a chain saw,two air compressors and eight pneumatic tools. Wonder of wonders, what should appear on Craigslist a couple days later? The exact list of stuff he stole. Coppers hooked up with him and set up a meet and must have been ltfao when they looked at the address. This also belongs in the too lazy for crime category most likely.

Prosecutor: Missing Girl May Have Been Killed

Video about Casey Anthony, Caylee Anthony case.

Casey Anthony to Get Out on Bail

A California bail bondsman has announced that he plans to fly to Georgia, Monday in order to bail out the jailed mother of missing child Caylee Anthony. Tony Padilla, of Sacramento, Calif., says he will be posting bond to get Casey Anthony released from the Orange County Jail on Monday or Tuesday. Anthony's bail is set at $500,200. She has been charged with child neglect, a third-degree felony and filing a false report, a misdemeanor. She has also been lying to investigators and doing everything in her power to hamper the search for her missing daughter Caylee. While her family continues to play along with her police say she has given them no useful information. They are relying on the public for tips, since Casey doesn't appear to be interested in helping. Clearly if someone had Caylee and Casey knew who it was, the most logical thing to do would be to tell police who that person was so they could go get her. The family keeps insisting that Casey is only withholding information because if the people who have Caylee hear that she identified them they would do something to Caylee. Of course, that's assinine. If Casey had just told them "so and so has her" back when she was arrested they could have tracked them down before this became tabloid fodder. They also say the babysitter took her because the babysitter loved Caylee. Is that somehow consistent with the hurting her part? Not really. The real suspect here is Casey and only Casey. Her history of lying and deceit is too well documented at this point to make anything she says even remotely believable.

FBI: Are Any of These Paintings Yours?

William Milliken Vanderbilt Kingsland died in the summer of 2006, leaving no will, but a large art collection featuring many well-known artists. Two years later providence for many of the works remains unknown. The 300 works of art in Kingsland's collection were divided up and sent to two different auction houses soon after his death and at least one, a painting by American artist John Singleton Copley, sold before someone realized something was amiss. The painting had been stolen in 1971 from the Fogg Art Museum at Harvard. Since that discovery the mystery behind the Kingsland art collection has only deepened, with much of the artwork appearing to have been stolen.

First off it turned out that Kingsland himself wasn't who he said he was. He claimed at different times to have graduated from Harvard and to have been married to French nobility, neither of which was true. And William M. V. Kingsland turned out to be an assumed name. He was born Melvyn Kohn. Soon after the works were sent to Christie's and Colin Stair auction houses four first cousins and one uncle of Kingsland/Kohn turned up claiming to be rightful heirs. What exactly they're heirs to, however is still cloudy, and the FBI is going public in an attempt to find to whom at least 105 works of art, most likely all stolen, really belong.

Some pieces, like a bust by Italian sculptor by Alberto Giacometti valued at $900,000 to $1.2 million are extremely valuable. In total, the pieces at Christies, which in addition to the Giacometti include: Picasso, Copley, Fairfield Porter, Odilon Redon, Kurt Schwitters, Morandi and Jean-Baptiste Bosschaert have been valued at about 2.4 million dollars. The problem with finding rightful owners is that some of the pieces went missing a very long time ago and the original owners are dead, and the art works sometimes long forgotten by heirs. Art works that have been successfully traced went missing in the 1960s or 70s. Many of the art works are small, leading to speculation that Kingsland may have stolen them himself, but others, like the Copley wouldn't have been so easy. He may also have bought the works not knowing their providence. There were a few receipts in his things for art that he did buy, but they weren't the very valuable pieces. The FBI estimates losses from thefts of cultural objects to be as much as $6 billion a year. The FBI has a website set up in the hopes that they can reunite this art with the rightful owners.

Dungeon Dad All Over Again

Raymond Thurmond, 36, of Lavonia, Georgia, locked his family inside the filthy three bedroom trailer when he went to work at his poultry plant job. Nobody was allowed to leave. This week, his wife managed to escape and call for help. Now, Thurmond is being held without bond on charges of kidnapping, rape and cruelty to children. For the three years the family lived in the squalid trailer, according to emerging reports, the only time the family was allowed out of the house was once when they made a short visit to his wife's parents. Police also have found no evidence that the children, aged 14, 13,12 and 9 have ever been to school and probably lived in the same situation at previous residences.

According to police, the trailer was so filthy that police said the floor looked like it was moving because of the thousands of roaches. There was spoiled food all over the kitchen and garbage piled to the ceiling. Missy Collins of the Lavonia Police Department is quoted as saying that the wife had all of the symptoms of Battered Woman Syndrome. The syndrome is considered to be a type of Post Truamatic Stress Disorder, in which escalating abuse robs the victims of their will to act against it. Police have also said Thurmond may have locked the children in separate rooms when he left. The case bears some similarity to the so-called 'Dungeon Dad' case of Joseph Fritzl who locked his daughter in an underground dungeon in Austria. These children, though they have been outside, have been almost completely isolated.

The event that finally led to the escape, according to Collins, was when Raymond Thurmond came home Thursday and announced he was leaving her for another woman, but that he would come by and bring food every few days. Neighbors at the trailer park are expressing shock. None report ever seeing the woman or the children in the three years they lived there.

Embezzler: I Can't Help it, I'm a Shopaholic

A woman on trial for stealing nearly $758,000 from her employer, WesDyne International, a subsidiary of Westinghouse Electric Co. tried a novel defense. She claimed she was unable to control herself because of a "shopaholic disorder," whatever that might be and that she should, therefor escape punishment for her crime. Judge Donetta Ambrose noted the woman managed to control her spending on her own credit cards, as prosecutors pointed out. Among the things she paid for with the company credit card were: vacations, home improvements, jewelry, and a Mercedes Benz. She then covered her trial by creating phony invoices. She will now be spending 33 months in the big house.

Double Murder Confession Shown at Teen's Trial

Chris Meadoux, 16, of San Antonio has a perfectly good excuse for killing two of his friends in January 2007. Actually, he's had a couple since he's moron and couldn't come up with anything that even remotely resembled a plausible explanation in the first place. First he claimed that he shot each of the victims in the head twice on accident. Then slashed both of their throats and then set the house on fire to cover up his "accident." Since you really can't fire four rounds point blank into two people's heads on accident, mom stepped in to make an excuse for him, since she's probably had a lot practice. Lillian Laraque testified that her son shouldn't be held accountable for killing two people because he has post-traumatic stress disorder resulting from Hurricane Katrina. If you ever want a lesson in how scum like Chris Meadoux comes into existence look no farther than the people who raised them and who, when the psychopath they produced commits a crime, start making excuses for it. The pity, besides the obvious fact that Johnny You, 17, and Luis Martinez, 19, lost their lives for no apparent reason, is the sad fact that due to his age, Meadoux won't receive the death penalty. Jurors were treated to three hours of his interrogation video yesterday, on which he tries washing his hands with Coke at one point after he's informed they are going to test his hand for gunpowder residue.

Too Lazy for Crime: Burglar Nabbed Sleeping on the Job

If you can't stay awake, you should probably put off burgling.

Salt Lake City police arrested an alleged burglar investigators say broke into an office only to fall asleep on the job.
Investigators said police were called to the Sherwood Forrest Building by a security guard who noticed a broken window and the officers found a 33-year-old man inside the MGIS Co. office sleeping on a desk, the Salt Lake Tribune reported Tuesday.
The desk drawers were open and the former contents were on the floor, police said. They said $7 in cash and three sets of keys found on the man were taken from the office.
The suspect was charged with third-degree felony counts of burglary and criminal mischief and one count of misdemeanor theft.

Hammer Wielding Road-Rager Shot

When contemplating drawing your hammer on someone in anger, it's advisable to enquire as to the weaponry possessed by your opponent. Just ask Miguel Carrasco-Garcia, who is, today, recovering from two gunshot wounds. When Mr. Carrasco-Garcia noticed someone tailgating him he waited for the guy to stop and then confronted him, hammer in hand. Imagine for a moment how flaccid his little hammer must have felt when he found his foe had a firearm. Carrasco-Garcia was hit in the back and in the leg. He's now recovering from his bout of macho and police are seeking his assailant. They say the man was driving a white Grand Marquis or Lincoln.

Shoplifter Runs, Leaves Behind 6 yo Daughter

Of all the things you don't want to leave at the scene of your crime, and there are quite a few, your 6 year old kid might be at the top of the list. Even above your address, phone number and photo id. This principle is probably obvious in the hindsight of German shoplifter Birgit Mahler, 33, who ran out of a store this week after stealing over 80 Euros in cosmetics. She got away, but left her little girl standing there, confused and probably scarred for life emotionally. Police tracked her down when the girls father showed up at the police station to report his daughter missing. Now she's been nabbed on theft charges, with nice side of child endangerment.

Friendly Burglar Arrested After Sticking Around for a Chat

When burgling is your livelihood it doesn't pay to be a chatty-Kathy. John Michael Baker, 25, of Winnsboro, Texas was arrested Friday after the homeowner caught him and engaged him in conversation during his burgle. Police arrived to find the intoxicated Mr. Baker amiably talking with the victim of whom he was an acquaintance. He's now being held on a number of charges including: burglary of a habitation, burglary of a vehicle, being a felon in possession of a firearm, and possession of marijuana. His bail has been set at 59,000 dollars. Next time perhaps it will occur to him to run away.

Thief Breaks Into Coin-Op Machine, Forgets Cash

A Fort Worth gas station was scene of an incredibly stupid crime August 2, when a guy in a truck smashed into a coin-op machine, knocking off it's money box. The would-be thief then fled, leaving behind the cash box. The even stranger part of the story is that the same thing happened a few weeks ago. A guy smashed a coin-op car wash money box and then fled without the cash. It happened at the same gas station. Clearly the station is being targeted by one very slow criminal.

Manacled Mormon Reveals Gender Bias

The internet is on fire this week after Bernann (Joyce) McKinney first made headlines for having her pit bull cloned and then for a 31 year-old sex attack against a mormon missionary. When her crime, for which she never was punished, was revealed much hilarity ensued. But, the media reaction begs the question: would we all be laughing at this crime if the victim was female and the attacker handcuffed her for three days repeatedly raping her? Of course not. We'd be outraged that the perpetrator was never brought to justice. The fact that the victim is male shouldn't change the reaction to a crime of this severity. Joyce McKinney is guilty of kidnapping, rape and imprisonment and that's not very funny. Somehow I doubt the victim found it funny. Imagine waking up to find yourself handcuffed and at the mercy of someone you knew to be a nut. You'd be scared. Male or female. She could have done anything to him. Kirk Anderson must be very unhappy to have to relive this again. We don't even normally reveal the names of victims of sex crimes and yet his name is all over the internet. He probably just wanted to forget that Joyce McKinney ever existed. No chance of that now.

Zane Earles Mauled by Lab Puppy

This isn't a crime, but a tragic occurrence.

'Dude, I Can't Talk' Guy in Jail

Grayson Lee Clevenger, 27, was the subject of much hilarity last month after he answered his cell phone call from the cops that were chasing him, during the high speed chase, saying:'Dude, I can’t talk, I’m being chased by the police.' Well, he got away that day, but today he's sitting in a jail cell. He was arrested yesterday after yet another high speed chase that began when he stole a car and sped from the scene. Clevenger is clearly someone who could stand to learn the art of being inconspicuous. It's one of the most important skills a criminal needs to master, after all.

Guy Busts out of Jail One Day Before Scheduled Release

Silbestre Penaloza Menera, 32, escaped from the Stanislaus County Inmate Honor Farm in Grayson, Ca. yesterday and is now the subject of a man-hunt. The dumb part? He was to be released today. In fact his entire sentence was only five days for drunk driving and now he's most likely facing felony charges. Menera ran for it when the gate was opened for a truck. Truly a crime that will go down in history as one of the stupidest ever.

Casey Anthony Search Warrent Released

And it's interesting. It gives the narrative of how Casey Anthony led the police on a wild goose chase looking for the fictional babysitter. From one apartment to another to a condo, none of which has ever been occupied by a Zenaida Gonzalez. Then the charade about her working at Universal, where management had never heard of her. The other people who supposedly knew Zenaida? All characters in Casey Anthony's fiction. It also details different friends of Casey's who contacted police to tell them what a liar she is. And still her family keeps insisting that Casey is innocent. There is practically nothing that she told police that was true aside from her name. Something stinks down there in Orlando and it aint 14 day old pizza either.

Manacled Mormon Sex Attacker Update

A couple of new bits have emerged in the Manacled Mormon Sex Attacker dog cloning news extravaganza of the last couple of days. One being that (Joyce) Bernann McKinney's dog, the one she had cloned and now has five of, had a history of attacking people. She got the dog when he was on doggy death row for mauling two joggers, and now this nut bag has five of these animals. (Joyce) or Bernann McKinney could end up making news yet again. The other fun thing is that she is still technically wanted for stalking her victim in the incident where she showed up in Orem Utah and was arrested when cops found handcuffs and rope in her car. She jumped bail in that case and was not seen again in Utah. Her life of crime may just catch up with her yet. So far she hasn't ever been tried for her criminal misdeeds, including the kidnap and rape of the missionary in England, as well as the stalking in Utah.

Bullet Hole in Foot Mystery

A guy gets in a car with people he doesn't know, goes to a party attended by more of same, gets shot by someone he never saw, is dropped off at hospital by strangers. At least he does know one thing: he was really freaking drunk. You might add stupid, as well. A 27 year-old man in Minnesota is looking for answers as to how he came to have a bullet hole clean through his foot. Was a crime committed here? Maybe. Maybe he shot himself, or maybe it was more of an accident than a crime. Police are hoping someone will come forward and fill in the blanks. Meanwhile maybe gimpy is being more careful who he parties with. Let's hope. If you shot him you can turn yourself in by calling the Law Enforcement Center at (507) 457-6368 or Crime Stoppers at (507) 457-6530.

Man Tries to Rob Store with Jello Box

Paul E. Parrish II, 43, walked in to a video store in Charleston, WV yesterday, placed a box for a Jello brand cheesecake on the counter and demanded money. The box, he claimed, contained a bomb. The clerk didn't buy it and refused to give him anything. The box, not so surprisingly, didn't explode. Investigators have not released certain details of the crime, like whether or not the cheesecake was prepared, or if it had a graham cracker crust. Parrish didn't admit to the crime until he was shown a video of it, upon which he commented,'That looks like a Jello box.' Yeah. Right. Next time he might want to try something that at least seems like a plausible weapon. This guy's career as a criminal isn't going to be very lucrative if he doesn't.

A Reader Comment: Casey Anthony Observations

This is snipped from a comment on an earlier Casey Anthony post:

1) Casey + Lee = Caylee
2) Lee laughed when he was asked questions regarding the father.
3) In the jail visit, Lee specifically asked if the "trust issue" has changed. WTF does that mean?
4) He verified that nothing regarding the "trust" issue had changed and cancelled his next visit.
5) It has been stated that Casey thought Lee was beautiful. It has also been reported that Casey said they had a "beautiful" relationship. Incest is best. The father of Caylee is Lee.
6) At some point the question was asked, "Hey sister, who should we say the father of the child is?" I don't know but let's find someone that can't dispute it.

This is a weirdly interesting observation. As far as the Casey+Lee equation... well, I hadn't thought of that one. It would explain a few things. The fact that when asked about Caylee's father they talk about it like Casey just pulled a female parthenogenic reproduction. I saw her mom say on an interview say of Caylee, "she doesn't have a father." Now, I don't know if she understands biology or not, but I do. Given that Casey Anthony is a habitual liar, it seems odd that one would take anything she said as fact.

Honduran Illegal Slated for Exexution: "My Rights Were Violated"

Heliberto Chi who was in the US illegally from Honduras when he murdered his boss, Armand Paliotta in the Arlington, Tx. clothing store the victim owned. He also wounded an employee while another employee hid in a clothing rack and called 911. Chi's voice could be heard on the 911 tape calling the hiding employee to the front of the store. Now the slimeball has this to say: "My situation is not about being innocent or guilty," he said. "My rights were violated." Cry me a river, already. Chi was in the US when he committed murder and was convicted by a US court. The sooner he shuffles off this mortal coil the better. See ya, Chi. You're on the docket for today.

Jose Medellin Executed: Good Riddance

The Mexican government is outraged that double murderer and rapist Jose Medellin was put to death in Texas this week. So far nobody in Texas appears to give a rat's ass, which warms the cockles of this Vulture's heart. Medellin, who wanted mercy, was one of a gang of guys who raped, beat and strangled two teenage girls they encountered in a field. Putting Medellin to death is something to celebrate. One less psychopathic monster lives among us. Hasta la Never, asshole.

Lakes Near Casey Anthony Home to be Searched

Plans were announced today to search lakes near the home where Casey Anthony and her missing 2 year-old daughter Caylee Anthony lived. Police downplayed the significance of the announcement saying that dive teams do monthly exercises and that the planned dives were just that. CSI teams also removed about eight bags of stuff from the Anthony home as possible evidence. Casey Anthony, of course, still isn't saying where Caylee is and investigators have gone on record as saying that the case appears to be becoming a homicide investigation. The grandparents of missing Caylee maintain that she is still alive, and it's unlikely that anyone in their situation would be able to bring themselves to think otherwise until absolute proof was given. Very few people who have been following the case still believe that Caylee is okay, though. The stories that have been put forth by Casey Anthony have been obvious attempts at obfuscation rather than attempts to help locate her. And there's probably only one reason she wouldn't want the child found.

Car Thief Gets Car-Jacked

Somewhere in Salinas a couple of guys are sitting in jail whose paths crossed in a moment that must have been fated. First a 33 year-old n'er do well stole a Silverado. Purloining pickups is thirsty work, though, so he stopped by the 7-11 which is where destiny played its hand and he met up with a guy who was looking to do a little car-jacking. Said guy stuck a gun in the car thief's face and ordered him to drive and drive he did until the truck ran out of gas. The car-jacker then ordered the thief to get out and push, which he did until he saw his chance to make a break for it. He ran away and alerted authorities.

Moron: Calls 911 to Complain about Sandwich

Reginald Peterson felt wronged when the sauce wasn't as he wanted it on his Spicy Italian sandwich from Subway. So wronged that he called 911- twice. Then he called again to complain that the coppers weren't arriving quickly enough. The cops did eventually get there and after trying, to no avail, to explain to him that he could not call 911 over food complaints, they arrested him. He stands charged of making a false 911 call and being a complete idiot. Jacksonville, Fla. police hopefully won't have to field anymore sandwich calls.

Manacled Mormon Sex Attacker Clones Dog

“I loved Kirk so much that I would have skied down Mount Everest in the nude with a carnation up my nose.” Joyce McKinney

Bernan McKinney made headlines this week after having her pitbull, Booger, cloned in Korea. It turns out she's made headlines before, as Joyce McKinney. For stalking, kidnapping and raping a Mormon Missionary back in 1977. It started at Brigham Young University. She met a Mormon guy, Kirk Anderson, with whom she became obsessed and began stalking. She was twenty-six and he was nineteen. He got his call to go on his mission to England where one Joyce McKinney followed him. She eventually rented a honeymoon cottage, kidnapped the missionary with the aid of a guy named Keith May, and then chloroformed the hapless Mr. Anderson. He awoke secured naked and spread-eagle to the bed by mink handcuffs where Joyce McKinney proceeded to sexually assault him. She held him captive for two days, begging the whole time for him to marry her. He eventually escaped and reported her. McKinney was arrested, but eascaped and, disguised as a nun got out of England. She re-entered Canada by pretending to be a deaf-mute mime, along with May. She was not finished with Anderson, though. In 1984 she tracked him down in Utah, where he was married with three children. Now, she's apparently switched to dogs.

Bus Beheading Creep: "Please Kill Me"

The man who stabbed, beheaded and then cannibalized 22 year-old Tim McLean last week was in court yesterday and made an unacknowledged request to the judge. Vince Weiguang Li said just one thing during the hearing: "Please kill me." It's a request a lot of people wouldn't mind granting for sure. He is set to undergo a psychiatric evaluation, which will probably indicate extreme mental illness, or my name isn't Vulture. These sorts of crimes, ones where there is no motive, no provocation, no criminal history, and no attempt to hide the crime usually are a result of a psychotic break or schizophrenia. It remains to be seen if Vince Weiguang Li will ever even stand trial.

Victim, Tim McLean's MySpace page.

Bizarre Death of Andrea Bean Still a Mystery

Andrea Bean, of Macomb Township, Michigan was found dead over a week ago now, but her death continues to puzzle investigators. No sign of trauma was found on the body at autopsy, yet there was blood all over the crime scene. There just wasn't any on the body, or on the bed where the Andrea Bean was found. It's a real puzzle. It still isn't known whether the blood was even human, let alone if it was hers. Lab results are expected back soon, and may shed some light on this very strange case. Bean lived with her boyfriend, but he is not considered a suspect in her death and is, reportedly, cooperating with police. Previous Post

Casey Anthony Formally Charged

Casey Anthony remains jailed today after police announced that DNA testing was complete on the spot in the trunk of her car, the same car that reportedly smelled of decomposition when police examined it. She was formally charged with a felony and a misdemeanor in addition to the child endangerment charges she was already being held on. Still, she isn't saying where two-year-old Caylee Anthony is. Meanwhile Cindy Anthony says she sees this as a victory because they don't have enough evidence to charge Casey Anthony with murder. But, the real victory, it would seem, would be finding out what happened to Caylee. The truth is out there somewhere, and Casey knows what it is. Crime Vulture will state it again: it seems bloody unlikely that Caylee Anthony is alive and well, because if she was the mother's main concern would be locating her, not obfuscation of the facts. Casey Anthony still has plausible deniability as long as there is no body, and that's what she's counting on. Her family can twist in the wind as far as she's concerned.

Lasagna Attack

Lasagna is great, but maybe not so much so when it's frozen solid and being hurled at your skull. Amanda Trott certainly won't win any culinary awards for her abuse of both a tasty dish and her husband, following a lasagna assault against Mr. Trott yesterday. She also slapped him around a little before the lasgna was tossed. Now the Atlantic Beach, Fla. couple are both enjoying jail food after Mrs. Trott was arrested for clobbering Mr. Trott with the frozen dish, and Mr. Trott was arrested on an unrelated charge. Some questions remain unanswered at this writing, such as: was the lasagna home-made? The case also resembles an episode of Alfred Hitcock's television show in which a woman clubs her husband to death with a frozen leg of lamb, then roasts said leg and serves it to the investigating cops for dinner. Well, except that Mr. Trott didn't end up dead.

DNA Recovered in Caylee Anthony Case

Police announced today that DNA was recovered in the Caylee Anthony case, but they haven't said anything more and may not in the near future. Meanwhile Casey Anthony's parents, who had a visit scheduled with her today, have canceled that visit. Authorities are still saying they don't believe that they will find Caylee Anthony until her mother Casey starts co-operating, but so far every single thing Casey Anthony has told police regarding her daughter Caylee's disappearance has proven false. In other words: don't hold your breath. Casey clearly isn't interested in the girl being found which tends to indicate Casey has something to hide.

Bizarre Death a Crime?

The nanny arrived to drop three children for a visit with their mother. What she found was the mother's condo dripping with blood, and the mother herself dead, lying prostrate on her bed. But that's where it gets strange. Andrea Jean Bean's body and the bed she was found on were not bloody at all. The body also had no signs of trauma. So, the question now: where, and from whom did all of that blood come? And how? And what killed Andrea Bean? The coroner says the death isn't currently considered a murder, but the blood tests aren't in yet. The 42 year-old mother of four has had psychological problems serious enough to warrant hospitalization in the past. Andrea Bean was hospitalized in 2006 after a suicide attempt and again in 2007 when she wigged out at her estranged husband, screaming that she was going to die. After her ex-husband, who had custody of the children, testified that he feared for the children's safety she was restricted to supervised visits only.

Bus Beheading Creep In Court

With his former employer commenting today on what a stand up guy he was, Vince Weiguang Li, 40, made his first court appearance today in the stabbing and beheading death of fellow bus passenger. 22-year old Tim McLean was reportedly heading home across a desolate section of Canada, when Li attacked him. Witnesses saw no provocation for the attack. McLean's friends have set up a tribute page for him on Facebook. So far there is no information on why this senseless act happened.