Businessmen can have the effect of rubbing up rivals the wrong way. Sure, it can lead to hostility and bitterness, but does it justify killing somebody. That was the fate that befell a New Jersey businessman named Frank Lee Black. He ran a bus company and was cut-throat about how he obtained contracts, usually by undercutting the competition. He made enemies. He made one very deadly enemy in Alan Mackerley, a rival bus company boss. Black was holding talks by telephone with a woman in Florida named Mia Giordano, who was representing abus company, wishing to purchase 60 buses from Black. He flew from New Jersey down to West Palm Beach in Florida to conclude this deal, but was never seen again.
One of his daughters was married to a New Jersey cop who kickstarted an investigation. Mia Giordano was discovered to be in reality, Lisa Costello. Served with a subpoena, she refused to testify before a grand jury and was jailed for contempt. She was offered an immunity deal, in return for evidence, but again, she refused. Meanwhile, a man named Bill Anderson came forward, telling Police that his friend Alan Mackerley had admitted killing Black and dumping his body in the sea. He asked Anderson if he could fly over an area to see if the body had surfaced. Anderson himself, had run a New Jersey bus company, and certainly knew of Black, but did not like him at all. However, he could not turn a blind eye to murder, even if it was somebody he disliked. FBI set up covert surveillance and bugs, but Mackerley was very careful about what he said. After so long, cops arrested him and charged him with kidnapping and murder. Lisa Costello struck a bargain deal, and in return for the story, she received ten years for false imprisonment & manslaughter. Mackerley was convicted and jailed for life.
Bill Anderson had to be placed in the Witness Protection Programme after it was learned that Mackerley was trying to arrange his murder from jail. Mackerley was not charged with Solicitation of a Murder. In 2001, Mackerley had his conviction overturned, because Black went to Florida willingly, and was therefore not kidnapped. A second trial resulted in a hung jury, but he was convicted in the third trial, receiving life without parole. Lisa Costello was attacked in prison, and it was believed that Mackerley was behind it. An attempt to move her to another jail, was challenged by Mackerley`s lawyers, saying that by moving her, it would have been part of a deal to get her testimony. She was released in 2004. Mackerley claimed Costello killed Black in self-defence, and that he did not lure him there to kill him. What was indisputable was a threat Mackerley made to Black some years before, that he would bury him. Why should Black attack Costello? How would Black have reacted to being lured to Florida and delivered to his bitterest rival? The body of Frank Black has never been found.
Sunday, 6 April 2014
Mark Barton - Spree Killer
It seems that the USA is over-run with spree killers running amok in schools and workplaces, and what has become the norm, when their "mission" is over, they take their own lives. There are a good number of examples like Columbine, Virginia Tech, Dunblane (Scotland) and Hungerford (England). The huge question that still remains unanswered is why? The experts or amateurs (like moi) can only speculate. The case of Mark Barton was another horrendous example of the spree killer. Barton was born in Stockbridge, Georgia on 2nd April 1955, then his family moved to South Carolina, where he later attended Clemson University, and then went on to University of South Carolina. He gained a degree in Chemistry. But a very big indicator as to his subsequent behaviour surfaced; he acquired a drug habit. Yes, that`s right. The illicit substances that do nobody any harm. He became increasingly paranoid and delusional, his work suffered significantly and as a result was fired. He retaliated by sabotaging the company data, for which he earned a spell in prison.
He had married Debra Spivey and had two children, Matthew & Mychelle. His paranoia and delusions were still inside his head, leading him to deeply distrust his wife. He began an affair with a good friend of Debra`s, one Leigh Vandiver. In 1993, Debra and her mother, Eloise, were found battered to death. Naturally, the spouse is the immediate suspect, but Police were convinced that Barton was the killer, but they had no evidence in which to arrest him. Barton received a substantial payout on his wife`s insurance. In 1995, he married his lover, Leigh, and was working at an investment bank. 1999 saw him losing vast amounts of money on risky deals, including the insurance payout he received earlier, and such results put him under great stress.
Events turned horrific on July 27th when he battered to death, his wife, Leith, 27. The next night he battered his children to death; Matthew aged 11 and Mychelle, 8. He used a hammer. He left the bodies in their beds with a note, saying he was not responsible for the murders of Debra & Eloise. He then went into All-Tech Investment Group, drawing two weapons and opening fire. Five were murdered and some badly wounded. He then moved on to Momentum Securities and killed four, and wounding others. He then left, with Police closing in. He attempted to abduct a young girl, possibly as a hostage, but she managed to escape. Police cornered him at a gas station, where he shot himself through the head. His rampage had claimed 12 lives and left 13 with serious wounds. One man had miraculously survived 5 gunshots, and had actually knocked Barton over and somehow gotten into an elevator. He now leads a normal life but it took such a long time for him to recover physically and psychologically.
His deceased victims were Leigh Barton, Matthew Barton, Mychelle Barton, Allen Tenenbaum - 48, Dean Dellawalla - 52, Joe Dessert - 60, Jamshid Havash - 45, Vadewattee Muralidhara - 44, Ed Quinn - 58, Kevin Dials - 38, Russel Brown - 42 & Scott Webb - 30. What caused him to act this way? His delusional problems raise pointers. Everybody else is to blame for your problems, not yourself. He could have had mental health problems below the surface that just needed a trigger to bring them out. Drugs certainly do that, leaving it a question of not if but when. He denied murdering his first wife and her mother. He certainly had paranoid thoughts about her, he was bedding one of her best friends, and they suffered blunt force trauma, just like Leigh and his children. A bit coincidental. I think not.
He had married Debra Spivey and had two children, Matthew & Mychelle. His paranoia and delusions were still inside his head, leading him to deeply distrust his wife. He began an affair with a good friend of Debra`s, one Leigh Vandiver. In 1993, Debra and her mother, Eloise, were found battered to death. Naturally, the spouse is the immediate suspect, but Police were convinced that Barton was the killer, but they had no evidence in which to arrest him. Barton received a substantial payout on his wife`s insurance. In 1995, he married his lover, Leigh, and was working at an investment bank. 1999 saw him losing vast amounts of money on risky deals, including the insurance payout he received earlier, and such results put him under great stress.
Events turned horrific on July 27th when he battered to death, his wife, Leith, 27. The next night he battered his children to death; Matthew aged 11 and Mychelle, 8. He used a hammer. He left the bodies in their beds with a note, saying he was not responsible for the murders of Debra & Eloise. He then went into All-Tech Investment Group, drawing two weapons and opening fire. Five were murdered and some badly wounded. He then moved on to Momentum Securities and killed four, and wounding others. He then left, with Police closing in. He attempted to abduct a young girl, possibly as a hostage, but she managed to escape. Police cornered him at a gas station, where he shot himself through the head. His rampage had claimed 12 lives and left 13 with serious wounds. One man had miraculously survived 5 gunshots, and had actually knocked Barton over and somehow gotten into an elevator. He now leads a normal life but it took such a long time for him to recover physically and psychologically.
His deceased victims were Leigh Barton, Matthew Barton, Mychelle Barton, Allen Tenenbaum - 48, Dean Dellawalla - 52, Joe Dessert - 60, Jamshid Havash - 45, Vadewattee Muralidhara - 44, Ed Quinn - 58, Kevin Dials - 38, Russel Brown - 42 & Scott Webb - 30. What caused him to act this way? His delusional problems raise pointers. Everybody else is to blame for your problems, not yourself. He could have had mental health problems below the surface that just needed a trigger to bring them out. Drugs certainly do that, leaving it a question of not if but when. He denied murdering his first wife and her mother. He certainly had paranoid thoughts about her, he was bedding one of her best friends, and they suffered blunt force trauma, just like Leigh and his children. A bit coincidental. I think not.
Saturday, 5 April 2014
Trixie Skyrme - Who?
Virtually everybody will never have heard about this adventuress, who ran amok amidst the wealthy and privileged of London high society in the 1920`s. What was more astounding about her, was that she did not come from a society background, but from humble working class origins in deepest darkest Hereford. She had high ambitions but knew to achieve them, you had to break away from your locality and hit the bright lights of London. She at first hooked up with a conman named George Davis, and started small scams around the county. They were very successful but not hitting big jackpots. Trixie struck out on her own after Davis was jailed. He was later stated by Scotland Yard, to be the best forger in the country. Away from Davis, Trixie travelled to London and reinvented herself as Josephine O`Dare, the daughter of wealthy parents back in Ireland.
Trixie, or Josephine as she was now, set her sights on defrauding anybody she could, getting comfy with rich men, who fell for her charms and refined accent. She had left her country accent behind. She was able to convince these men to give her whatever she wanted, whilst dangling them on a string. It seems that she managed to achieve this, without ever lowering her panties. A remarkable feat! But as ever, things never carry on so blissfully. She was arrested by Scotland Yard, and the full story hit the headlines. She was a country girl who for a number of years, had conned high society. She was not Miss O`Dare but Trixie Skyrme from Hereford! She received a 5 year sentence, and was called by the judge, as being one of the most dangerous women around! Harsh words no doubt inspired by the fact that a country girl duped the snobs and high faluting. Much of her life is shrouded in mystery but enough details were put out through the court case, for the public to lap up.
Trixie, or Josephine as she was now, set her sights on defrauding anybody she could, getting comfy with rich men, who fell for her charms and refined accent. She had left her country accent behind. She was able to convince these men to give her whatever she wanted, whilst dangling them on a string. It seems that she managed to achieve this, without ever lowering her panties. A remarkable feat! But as ever, things never carry on so blissfully. She was arrested by Scotland Yard, and the full story hit the headlines. She was a country girl who for a number of years, had conned high society. She was not Miss O`Dare but Trixie Skyrme from Hereford! She received a 5 year sentence, and was called by the judge, as being one of the most dangerous women around! Harsh words no doubt inspired by the fact that a country girl duped the snobs and high faluting. Much of her life is shrouded in mystery but enough details were put out through the court case, for the public to lap up.
"Oh Goody.... A new book about the Krays!"
We will never get a shortage of books about certain criminals and crimes. The runaway winner in this category is Jack The Ripper. But there will always be a market for books about the Krays. This is a mainly photo book with many unseen pictures, provided by relatives and friends. It is very pricey - photo books usually are - but , to be honest, how many people are actually interested? Of course the fan club will be salivating and cooing over these pictures of their heroes, but there is a dearth of good true crime books for amateur buffs, like myself. If you have to put it bluntly, most people are simply not interested in the Krays, seeing them as old hat. They were a force to be reckoned with in London, way back then, but nowadays, it has all changed. Teenage street gangs would not tolerate their ways, and would simply shoot them.
Whilst their supporters club feverishly worship them, it is like no other gangs and gangsters existed in London - the Richardsons being an exception - and that they were the be-all and end-all of crime. We know that is complete and utter rubbish. One puzzling item is that when Fred Dineage wrote a biography of them, a man said to "run most of London's underworld" told him, "are you going to be fair to Ronnie?" Just who is this czar of crime? To think that Britain had it`s very own Al Capone but the general public have no idea who this king of crime is. But to say he ran most of..... lends one to think about what the big families and mobs who have been around for a few decades, had to say about him. Again, generalising on his comments leads to thoughts like the Arifs, Adamses et al, must have taken their orders from him. Drug smugglers, armed robbers, fraudsters, must have chipped in to him, as he was obviously the big boss. Would the Yardies, Albanians, Russians, et al, be kowtowing to him? Bollocks !
Thursday, 3 April 2014
The Murder of Sara Tokars
Sara Tokars was murdered because she "knew too much." This concerned her husband, a leading Georgia lawyer named Fred Tokars. He was running a thriving criminal practice, but could not keep on the right side of the law. He was involved in racketeering, comprising of drugs, money laundering, and anything else his clients were involved in. Despite a marriage to a beautiful wife and being a father to two young sons, he had his bits on the side. Sara tolerated these infidelities for so long but started to feel very uneasy about her husband and the very shady people he was constantly around and socialising with. She knew he was secreting money into foreign bank accounts, so she started copying numerous financial records and handing them to her sister, also conveying to her, the fears she was having. She did not know about the huge life insurance policy, totalling nearly two million dollars, her husband had taken out on her.
November 29th 1992, Sara was returning home with her sons from a Thanksgiving stay with her parents in Florida. She was ambushed outside her Marietta home by a gunman, who forced her and her children into a van owned by Tokars. He forced Sara to drive and about a mile away, she cold bloodedly shot her in the head with a shotgun. In front of her children. Police initially thought that this was a robbery that had gone wrong, but extensive investigations revealed a link between Tokars and a real estate developer named Eddie Lawrence. This in turn, led them to Curtis Rower. On December 23rd 1992, Lawrence & Rower were arrested by Police. Tokars was arrested the next day. The following year, Tokars was indicted for the murder of 39 year old Sara by a Grand Jury.
Eddie Lawrence decided to cut a deal with the prosecution, and in return, he received 12 & 1/2 years plus a place in the Witness Protection. Not a bad deal, eh? It seems that the actual gunman, Rower, did not face any charges. Very strange. Tokars received life without parole, and so had to be very careful in jail, as he was a former prosecutor and part time Judge. Just the sort of people convicted felons love. Tokars has been helping authorities put criminals and killers away whilst inside. He says it is to leave a legacy for his sons. He did not hesitate to have their mother murdered. That is something they will never forget. They witnessed it.
November 29th 1992, Sara was returning home with her sons from a Thanksgiving stay with her parents in Florida. She was ambushed outside her Marietta home by a gunman, who forced her and her children into a van owned by Tokars. He forced Sara to drive and about a mile away, she cold bloodedly shot her in the head with a shotgun. In front of her children. Police initially thought that this was a robbery that had gone wrong, but extensive investigations revealed a link between Tokars and a real estate developer named Eddie Lawrence. This in turn, led them to Curtis Rower. On December 23rd 1992, Lawrence & Rower were arrested by Police. Tokars was arrested the next day. The following year, Tokars was indicted for the murder of 39 year old Sara by a Grand Jury.
Eddie Lawrence decided to cut a deal with the prosecution, and in return, he received 12 & 1/2 years plus a place in the Witness Protection. Not a bad deal, eh? It seems that the actual gunman, Rower, did not face any charges. Very strange. Tokars received life without parole, and so had to be very careful in jail, as he was a former prosecutor and part time Judge. Just the sort of people convicted felons love. Tokars has been helping authorities put criminals and killers away whilst inside. He says it is to leave a legacy for his sons. He did not hesitate to have their mother murdered. That is something they will never forget. They witnessed it.
Wednesday, 2 April 2014
The Murder of Rosemary Christenson
The killer of Rosemary was finally convicted in July of 2011, putting an end to a 12 year nightmare for her sons and friends, with the jailing of her husband Robert Glenn Temple. He received life without parole. The story began many years back when Rosemary and Temple began chatting online. They met up and became a couple. Rosemary divorced her then husband to be with Temple. Her friends thought she was making a bad move, with deep reservations about Temple, who was making extravagant claims about his life. It was in 1999 that Rosemary disappeared with Temple claiming that she decided to go off with a group of swingers. He had also claimed that he and Rosemary had indulged in the swingers lifestyle, a claim ridiculed by everybody who knew her.
Before Rosemary had disappeared, Temple was carrying on with a young blonde named Lesley Stewart, which basically confirmed the misgivings of her friends. For a number of years, Temple was the prime suspect in the disappearance of Rosemary, but Police had no evidence to arrest him. Lesley Stewart stayed with Temple for 8 years, having a daughter by him, but in 2008, she went to an attorney and told him everything she knew. He was bound by the rules of client confidentiality and could not say anything about the case. Eventually, he was able to talk to Police after Lesley told them her story. Temple was arrested and charged with murder. One of Rosemary`s closest friends said that Temple hated her guts because of what she thought of him. She worked in the same office as Rosemary and told he frequently brought loads of flowers after arguments with her. Temple told a tv crew he did not know who she was!
What Lesley Stewart did was lead Police to where Rosemary was buried. She was buried in the sand beside the Suwannee River. Now they finally had her body. In court, Temple decided to defend himself and made a complete balls of it, failing completely to make any impression on the jury. He admitted under cross-examination that Rosemary was buried. When pressed by one of the prosecutors that he was a liar, Temple responded with "I misinformed them!" He claimed he told a psychologist what really happened with Rosemary, and when pressed for the name of the doctor, he steadfastly refused! Lesley Stewart said that she went to Temple`s condo in Belleair, Florida, where Rosemary was lying in a pool of blood. Temple claimed she died accidentally in a struggle, after sneaking up behind him yielding a knife. He then persuaded her to help him bury her, otherwise she would be a suspect and would be jailed. He claimed that Stewart stabbed Rosemary during a struggle whilst they were both in his condo alone.
He railed against the prosecution offering her total immunity in return for testimony against him. The prosecutor reminded the jury that she would not face charges PROVIDING she told the whole truth and did not participate in the actual murder. If evidence was found to say otherwise, then the deal would be off, and she would be charged. The jury found him guilty, and that he was completely unbelievable, giving that he was changing the story, over and over. He claimed he had been wrongly convicted by prosecution dirty tricks and a corrupt judge! Also the real killer helped put him away! A truly compulsive liar and sociopath is out of the way for good.
Before Rosemary had disappeared, Temple was carrying on with a young blonde named Lesley Stewart, which basically confirmed the misgivings of her friends. For a number of years, Temple was the prime suspect in the disappearance of Rosemary, but Police had no evidence to arrest him. Lesley Stewart stayed with Temple for 8 years, having a daughter by him, but in 2008, she went to an attorney and told him everything she knew. He was bound by the rules of client confidentiality and could not say anything about the case. Eventually, he was able to talk to Police after Lesley told them her story. Temple was arrested and charged with murder. One of Rosemary`s closest friends said that Temple hated her guts because of what she thought of him. She worked in the same office as Rosemary and told he frequently brought loads of flowers after arguments with her. Temple told a tv crew he did not know who she was!
What Lesley Stewart did was lead Police to where Rosemary was buried. She was buried in the sand beside the Suwannee River. Now they finally had her body. In court, Temple decided to defend himself and made a complete balls of it, failing completely to make any impression on the jury. He admitted under cross-examination that Rosemary was buried. When pressed by one of the prosecutors that he was a liar, Temple responded with "I misinformed them!" He claimed he told a psychologist what really happened with Rosemary, and when pressed for the name of the doctor, he steadfastly refused! Lesley Stewart said that she went to Temple`s condo in Belleair, Florida, where Rosemary was lying in a pool of blood. Temple claimed she died accidentally in a struggle, after sneaking up behind him yielding a knife. He then persuaded her to help him bury her, otherwise she would be a suspect and would be jailed. He claimed that Stewart stabbed Rosemary during a struggle whilst they were both in his condo alone.
He railed against the prosecution offering her total immunity in return for testimony against him. The prosecutor reminded the jury that she would not face charges PROVIDING she told the whole truth and did not participate in the actual murder. If evidence was found to say otherwise, then the deal would be off, and she would be charged. The jury found him guilty, and that he was completely unbelievable, giving that he was changing the story, over and over. He claimed he had been wrongly convicted by prosecution dirty tricks and a corrupt judge! Also the real killer helped put him away! A truly compulsive liar and sociopath is out of the way for good.
Tuesday, 1 April 2014
The Monster of Worcester
This waste of humanity sadistically slaughtered three small and young children back in 1973. Yet, this sack of shit has been applying for parole since 2009, with prison authorities saying he has accepted rehabilitation, so naturally he thinks he is good enough to be set free. Just the sort of case to get the back up of Mary Riddel, that cow from the prison Reform Trust and all the scumbags at Liberty, the criminals friend. The tabloid press seem to have a field day when it comes to this monster; one David McGreavy. Sickening is not the word to describe what McGreavy did to his victims. He was staying with people and was to look after the children one night, where he was staying but his explanation for his actions was that "The baby would not stop crying" Well babies do cry a hell of a lot, like what this bastard would have done. He killed a 4 year old boy, 2 year old girl and a 9 month old baby. If that was not enough, he decapitated them and stuck their heads on railings outside the residence he was in.
Aged around 22, McGreavy was sentenced to multiple life terms with a minimum of 20 years on each of them. Incredibly, MCGreavy was sent to an open prison in 1994 but soon returned to a proper jail for his own safety, i.e. segregation. Not content with being nice to him, authorities sent him out to a bail hostel in 2006, but again he had to be returned to prison. I think that what he did to little children does upset a lot of people who might want to say, "here, have a go at me, somebody much bigger than children". Then in 2009, this pond life applied for parole, and cited Article 2 of the Human Rights Act "A Right to Life" regarding anonymity. Ironical that a savage child killer cites a right to life when he had no scruples of ending the rights of three little children. Amazingly, the gagging order was granted, effectively blocking the naming of this man applying for parole. That request was denied and has been a couple more times. Finally, the courts saw sense and lifted the ban in 2013.
McGreavy suffered in jail, as he should and more, but one of his hobbies now is painting. All together now "AAAHHH......." Let us not forget his previous painting job. With the blood of children!
Now the newspapers can name him and remind people of what he had done, isn't it beastly that they still refer to him as the "Monster of Worcester?" Yeah right. The mother of his victims stated "People need to know what he had done!" Exactly. The answer to this problem of McGreavy would be answered in Russia & China, with a bullet to the back of the head.
Aged around 22, McGreavy was sentenced to multiple life terms with a minimum of 20 years on each of them. Incredibly, MCGreavy was sent to an open prison in 1994 but soon returned to a proper jail for his own safety, i.e. segregation. Not content with being nice to him, authorities sent him out to a bail hostel in 2006, but again he had to be returned to prison. I think that what he did to little children does upset a lot of people who might want to say, "here, have a go at me, somebody much bigger than children". Then in 2009, this pond life applied for parole, and cited Article 2 of the Human Rights Act "A Right to Life" regarding anonymity. Ironical that a savage child killer cites a right to life when he had no scruples of ending the rights of three little children. Amazingly, the gagging order was granted, effectively blocking the naming of this man applying for parole. That request was denied and has been a couple more times. Finally, the courts saw sense and lifted the ban in 2013.
McGreavy suffered in jail, as he should and more, but one of his hobbies now is painting. All together now "AAAHHH......." Let us not forget his previous painting job. With the blood of children!
Now the newspapers can name him and remind people of what he had done, isn't it beastly that they still refer to him as the "Monster of Worcester?" Yeah right. The mother of his victims stated "People need to know what he had done!" Exactly. The answer to this problem of McGreavy would be answered in Russia & China, with a bullet to the back of the head.
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