Kelly Wilson | |
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Born | |
Nationality | American |
Occupation(s) | author, comedian |
Known for | publishing notable books |
Children | 2 |
Kelly Wilson is female American comedian [1] [2] and author.
Wilson is the author of books named Live Cheap & Free, Don’t Punch People in the Junk, and The Art of Seduction: Nine Easy Ways to Get Sex From Your Mate, [3] and has also written and published many articles and short stories for both children and adults. Wilson's books have been a success as her most recent publication, Caskets From Costco, was a finalist in several different book awards which are the 18th annual Foreword Reviews’ INDIEFAB Book of the Year Awards, at the 10th annual National Indie Excellence Book Awards, the 2016 Readers’ Favorite International Book Award Contest. [4]
As a child, Wilson grew up in an abusive home. [5] Both of her parents were alcoholics and when she was 17 her dad left her family, and her family then moved to Oregon. Wilson soon got a scholarship and started to attend College in Portland. [6] Wilson later spent ten years as an elementary school teacher, while nurturing her lifelong love of writing. [7]
Wilson is married, and a mother of two, and lives in Portland with her children and husband. [8] [9] Wilson likes hiking, camping and her newest interest is kayaking which she is studying, [10] and is a Christian. [11]
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Linne Dominelli | |
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Born | Linne Marie Dominelli September 4, 1950
Long Beach, California, U.S. |
Disappeared | January 22, 1984 (aged 34) |
Status | Missing for 40 years, 5 months and 2 days |
Nationality | American |
Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
Linne Marie Dominelli (born Sept 4, 1950) [1] is an American woman who was reported missing on January 22, 1984. [2] [3] [4] Some agencies spell her name as "Lynne". [5]
The last time that anyone remembered seeing Dominelli was in Long Beach, Los Angeles, California where she was observed driving. Dominelli had borrowed her ex boyfriend's van, a light blue 1975 Dodge Tradesman, so that she could travel to the Monterey Bay area. [6] The van was later found parked in a secluded area of Paso Robles, more than one hundred miles from Dominelli's destination and over two hundred miles from where she was last seen. It was discovered unlocked with a single key inserted into the ignition. The inside of the van was ransacked and the vehicle's license plates were missing. [7]
Even though the local sheriff's department conducted a complete investigation, no clues have ever been found regarding the fate of Linne Dominelli, and the circumstances surrounding her disappearance are considered suspicious. [7] [8]
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Charles Bunstein Stover (July 14, 1861 – April 25, 1929) was a social activist and the Parks Commissioner for New York City from 1910 to 1913.
Stover was born in Riegelsville, Pennsylvania, on July 14, 1861. He attended Lafayette College and graduated in 1881. He studied to become a Presbyterian minister at the Union Theological Seminary and graduated in 1884. He also took classes at the University of Berlin, before moving to Manhattan's Lower East Side. [1]
In 1886, Stover founded the Neighborhood Guild on Forsyth Street, the first settlement house in the United States. [1] In 1898, he and Lillian Wald, director of the nearby Henry Street Settlement, founded the Outdoor Recreation League (ORL), whose mission was to provide play spaces and organize games for the children of the densely populated Lower East Side. The ORL opened nine privately sponsored playgrounds and advocated that the City itself build and operate playgrounds. In 1902 the City assumed the operation of the ORL playgrounds, and in 1903 opened what is presumed to be the first municipally built playground in the nation, Seward Park in Manhattan’s Lower East Side; the ORL had opened an outdoor gymnasium there in May 1899, on city-owned land. [2]
In January 1910, Stover was named parks commissioner for Manhattan by New York City's newly-elected mayor, William Jay Gaynor. Stover's tenure was controversial; in July 1911 The New York Times reported that he was being asked to hand in his resignation. [3] He did not resign and was not fired; in August 1911 he announced major plans were underway for Central Park and Riverside Drive Park. [4] In April 1913 Stover said "I do not believe in the policy that the parks are merely places people to walk through and look at the trees and gaze at the landscape from a distance, nor do I believe that any one should be permitted to destroy anything, but I take the position that certain parks of the asphalt and the lawns should be open most liberally to the young people for amusement, proper athletics, and recreation, under proper circumstances." [5]
In October 1913, Stover told his staff and coworkers that he was going out for lunch then he disappeared. [1] In mid-November he was erroneously thought to have died in Delaware when a body resembling him was found. [6] A week later, he was seen in Washington, D.C., by a former city official. [7] In late November, a nationwide search began, which included sending a short film clip to 10,000 moving-picture places across the United States. [8] Shortly thereafter, Stover mailed his letter of resignation from Cincinnati, and Ardolph Loges Kline, the Mayor of New York City, replaced Stover with Louis F. La Roche, Stover's deputy. [9] On January 28, 1914, Stover returned to the University Settlement House. [10]
Stover spent the rest of his life developing a summer camp at Beacon, New York, operated by the University Settlement House. He died at the University Settlement House on April 24, 1929, at the age of 67, leaving an estate valued at only $500. [11]
The granite Stover Memorial Bench overlooking Central Park's Shakespeare Garden, to commemorate Stover, was approved in 1935 by
Robert Moses
[12] and installed in 1936.
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whispering gallery.
[14] Under Stover's name is inscribed Founder of Outdoor Playgrounds.
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Born | Sandra Renee Cantu 8 March 2001
Tracy, California, U.S. |
Died | 27 March 2009[1]
Tracy, California, U.S. | (aged 8)
Cause of death | Homicidal asphyxiation |
Body discovered | San Joaquin County, California, U.S. |
Resting place | Tracy, California, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Known for | Murder victim |
Sandra Renee Cantu (March 8, 2001 – March 27, 2009) was an eight-year-old American girl who attracted national attention after she went missing on March 27, 2009. Her body was discovered ten days later inside a suitcase in a nearby irrigation pond. [2] On April 10, 2009, police arrested Cantu's neighbor, 28-year-old Melissa Huckaby, and charged her with the kidnapping, rape, and murder of Cantu. She pleaded guilty and was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole. [3]
Eight-year-old Sandra Cantu lived in Tracy, California, at Orchard Estates Mobile Home Park with her mother, grandparents and three older siblings. On March 27, 2009, she played at a friend's house after school until approximately 4:00 p.m., when she returned home. She left the mobile home saying that she was going to play at another friend's house. When she did not return for dinner, the family called the police at 7:53 p.m. [4]
Police located footage from a surveillance camera near the family home. The footage, which showed Sandra crossing the street in front of her home before moving out of frame, played on national news stations. A search of the mobile home complex was conducted without results and the FBI was called in to assist on the case. Over the course of the weekend, dogs, equestrian teams, ATVs and a helicopter from the California Highway Patrol were brought in to search for Sandra. A $22,000 reward was offered for information in the case, according to police. [4]
One early suspect was a local man who was witnessed kissing Cantu on the mouth two years earlier at a local swimming pool, when she was six. He was interviewed and cleared of any involvement. [4] [5]
Cantu's body was found 10 days later when an irrigation pond underwent a routine draining and a suitcase containing the body emerged. [6] Cantu's autopsy revealed that she had been beaten and sexually assaulted with a foreign object before being smothered. Her toxicology results showed the presence of the benzodiazepine Alprazolam, also known as Xanax. [7] [8]
Upon remains having been found, police became suspicious of a number of odd coincidences regarding a neighbor of the family. Melissa Huckaby, a 28-year-old Sunday school teacher, lived in the same mobile home park as Cantu. Huckaby was born in Orange County, California. She is the granddaughter of Clifford Lawless, former pastor of Clover Road Baptist Church in Tracy, California. [9] Huckaby studied criminology at a community college before she and her daughter moved in with her grandparents at the Orchard Estates Mobile Home Park. She told police that Cantu often played with her own daughter. [10]
On the day Cantu disappeared, Huckaby sent a text to Cantu's mother that said: "Tell the police that I had something stolen today around 4 p.m. I don't know if that makes a difference or not." [11]
The next day, a vigil was held for Sandra. Melissa approached police and FBI agents to report that she had found a note on the ground. They reported she was "very agitated, crying, hyperventilating." The note stated: "Cantu locked in stolin (sic) suitcase. Thrown in water on (sic) Bacchetti Road and Whitehall Road. Witness." [10]
Prior to the discovery of the body, Huckaby wasn't a prime suspect because of her sex, according to lead investigator, Tracy police Detective Timothy Bauer. "She wasn't really a top priority," Bauer said. They were "focusing on all these guys in the trailer park." The profile that FBI experts assigned to the case was a white male, aged 25 to 40, with a criminal history of sexual assault or child pornography. Huckaby was interviewed on multiple occasions, but her behavior was assumed to be attention-seeking, rather than evidence of involvement. After the body was found in the suitcase she had reported stolen, they began taking a closer look at Huckaby's behavior. They took notice of "the unusual fact that a woman who reported losing a suitcase should be the one woman out of everyone in this complex who should happen to find a note that reports that the stolen suitcase was used to hide the child's body," FBI Special Agent Michael Conrad told the grand jury. [10]
The police got a further lead when a retired U.S. Marine and his wife notified police that they spotted Melissa Huckaby and her SUV at the irrigation pond on their property at Bacchetti Road and Whitehall Road between 5:30 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. on the day Sandra disappeared. They reportedly recognized her on television. He described her as "distracted and hurried," and she told him "I just had to pee real quick," when he saw her. [7] [10]
Police reviewed surveillance footage further, which revealed that Cantu is seen walking towards Huckaby's residence at 3:54 p.m. Huckaby's SUV is seen driving away from her residence eight minutes later. At approximately the same time, she calls the trailer park manager to report that a suitcase, made by the manufacturer Eddie Bauer, was stolen from her trailer. 85 minutes later, surveillance video from the church parking lot where Huckaby taught Sunday school shows her driving away from the church. 30 minutes later, she is seen returning to the church. It is during this 30-minute time frame that she was spotted at the irrigation pond. [8]
FBI agents searched the church and collected a rolling pin from the kitchen. It is assumed to be the object used in the sexual assault. The rolling pin reportedly had a "bloody smudge" on it as well as a bent handle, authorities said. The rolling pin came back positive for Sandra's DNA. [7]
On April 10, 2009, Huckaby was arrested and charged with the murder. [12] [13] She pleaded guilty to first degree murder and kidnapping to avoid the death penalty and was sentenced to life without parole. [8] [14]
Huckaby, at her sentencing said, "I still cannot understand why I did what I did. This is a question I will struggle with for the rest of my life." Huckaby had a history of mental health problems, including borderline personality disorder, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. [10] The prosecutor in the case speculated that she committed this crime for attention. "There were 20 or so times that Melissa cut herself, set fires or verbally or psychologically attacked someone else, such as a roommate," said Deputy District Attorney Thomas Tesla. "And there was something like that going on here [after the murder], where she wanted to be the center of attention." [15]
Ten weeks prior to Cantu's murder on January 17, another child living in the same mobile home park was reported missing. The police began a search that concluded when she was dropped off at her home several hours later by Melissa Huckaby. The family drove to the emergency room when the child appeared to be sedated and slurring her words. Upon examination, the child was found to have muscle relaxants in her system. Later, the child would report that Huckaby gave her a cup of water that "tasted like medicine," but had very little memory of the events that day. Huckaby was questioned, but police ultimately decided not to press charges, citing lack of evidence. Following her arrest for Cantu's murder, she was charged with the January 17 incident. [16]
Police also revealed that Huckaby was a person of interest in the investigation regarding two fires set in 2007 at a home where she lived at the time. [17] She was also suspected in another drugging involving a man who was arrested by police for driving under the influence. Police suspect she slipped him the substance found in his system. [18] Police eventually dropped charges for these crimes as part of her plea deal for Cantu's murder. [19]
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Dynamite Kid | |
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Birth name | Thomas Billington |
Born | Golborne, Lancashire, England | 5 December 1958
Died | 5 December 2018 Ince, Cheshire, England | (aged 60)
Spouse(s) |
Michelle Smadu
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m. 1982;
div. 1991)Dot Billington
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m. 1997; "his death" is deprecated; use "died" instead. 2018) |
Children | 3 |
Family |
Billington Hart (by marriage) |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Dynamite Kid |
Billed height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) [2] |
Billed weight | 103.5 kg (228 lb) [2] |
Billed from |
Liverpool, England Manchester, England |
Trained by | Ted Betley Jack Fallon Billy Riley John Foley Stu Hart |
Debut | 24 December 1975 |
Retired | 10 October 1996 |
The Galactic Commons (GC) is a fictional universe created by Becky Chambers for her novels The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet, A Closed and Common Orbit, and Record of a Spaceborn Few.
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First laid out in The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet, there are few methods used to travel through GC space. Disregarding fuel types, to move short distances GC spaceships employ the use of solid and liquid fuel, in the same way as conventional 20th/21st century rockets. For long distance travel, such as between star systems or to different ends of the galaxy, drives that can penetrate the 'sublayer' are used. The sublayer is a seemingly extra-dimensional area outside of human perception, but with the right equipment, and alien crewmembers who can comprehend it, the sublayer can be used to create wormholes. By 'drilling' through space using an interspacial bore, the sublayer can be accessed, piloted through, and exited. Dropping buoys in transits keeps the tunnel open, and when cages are placed on either end, a stable wormhole has been created. This allows for comfortable and fast long-distance travel through GC space.
In order to travel to areas not yet linked via wormhole, pinhole drives can be used - these quickly drop small craft in and out of the sublayer to allow for very fast transit across long distances.
Sublayer 'drilling' requires ambi for fuel - one of the most sought-after resources by members of the GC.
Faster than light travel has also been invented, but due to issues of time travel and the general destruction caused by its use FTL is banned by the GC council.
Various intelligent species inhabit GC space, or are known to the GC.
A partial list of literary inventions of life in GC space.
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Kelly Wilson | |
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Born | |
Nationality | American |
Occupation(s) | author, comedian |
Known for | publishing notable books |
Children | 2 |
Kelly Wilson is female American comedian [1] [2] and author.
Wilson is the author of books named Live Cheap & Free, Don’t Punch People in the Junk, and The Art of Seduction: Nine Easy Ways to Get Sex From Your Mate, [3] and has also written and published many articles and short stories for both children and adults. Wilson's books have been a success as her most recent publication, Caskets From Costco, was a finalist in several different book awards which are the 18th annual Foreword Reviews’ INDIEFAB Book of the Year Awards, at the 10th annual National Indie Excellence Book Awards, the 2016 Readers’ Favorite International Book Award Contest. [4]
As a child, Wilson grew up in an abusive home. [5] Both of her parents were alcoholics and when she was 17 her dad left her family, and her family then moved to Oregon. Wilson soon got a scholarship and started to attend College in Portland. [6] Wilson later spent ten years as an elementary school teacher, while nurturing her lifelong love of writing. [7]
Wilson is married, and a mother of two, and lives in Portland with her children and husband. [8] [9] Wilson likes hiking, camping and her newest interest is kayaking which she is studying, [10] and is a Christian. [11]
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Linne Dominelli | |
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Born | Linne Marie Dominelli September 4, 1950
Long Beach, California, U.S. |
Disappeared | January 22, 1984 (aged 34) |
Status | Missing for 40 years, 5 months and 2 days |
Nationality | American |
Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
Linne Marie Dominelli (born Sept 4, 1950) [1] is an American woman who was reported missing on January 22, 1984. [2] [3] [4] Some agencies spell her name as "Lynne". [5]
The last time that anyone remembered seeing Dominelli was in Long Beach, Los Angeles, California where she was observed driving. Dominelli had borrowed her ex boyfriend's van, a light blue 1975 Dodge Tradesman, so that she could travel to the Monterey Bay area. [6] The van was later found parked in a secluded area of Paso Robles, more than one hundred miles from Dominelli's destination and over two hundred miles from where she was last seen. It was discovered unlocked with a single key inserted into the ignition. The inside of the van was ransacked and the vehicle's license plates were missing. [7]
Even though the local sheriff's department conducted a complete investigation, no clues have ever been found regarding the fate of Linne Dominelli, and the circumstances surrounding her disappearance are considered suspicious. [7] [8]
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Charles Bunstein Stover (July 14, 1861 – April 25, 1929) was a social activist and the Parks Commissioner for New York City from 1910 to 1913.
Stover was born in Riegelsville, Pennsylvania, on July 14, 1861. He attended Lafayette College and graduated in 1881. He studied to become a Presbyterian minister at the Union Theological Seminary and graduated in 1884. He also took classes at the University of Berlin, before moving to Manhattan's Lower East Side. [1]
In 1886, Stover founded the Neighborhood Guild on Forsyth Street, the first settlement house in the United States. [1] In 1898, he and Lillian Wald, director of the nearby Henry Street Settlement, founded the Outdoor Recreation League (ORL), whose mission was to provide play spaces and organize games for the children of the densely populated Lower East Side. The ORL opened nine privately sponsored playgrounds and advocated that the City itself build and operate playgrounds. In 1902 the City assumed the operation of the ORL playgrounds, and in 1903 opened what is presumed to be the first municipally built playground in the nation, Seward Park in Manhattan’s Lower East Side; the ORL had opened an outdoor gymnasium there in May 1899, on city-owned land. [2]
In January 1910, Stover was named parks commissioner for Manhattan by New York City's newly-elected mayor, William Jay Gaynor. Stover's tenure was controversial; in July 1911 The New York Times reported that he was being asked to hand in his resignation. [3] He did not resign and was not fired; in August 1911 he announced major plans were underway for Central Park and Riverside Drive Park. [4] In April 1913 Stover said "I do not believe in the policy that the parks are merely places people to walk through and look at the trees and gaze at the landscape from a distance, nor do I believe that any one should be permitted to destroy anything, but I take the position that certain parks of the asphalt and the lawns should be open most liberally to the young people for amusement, proper athletics, and recreation, under proper circumstances." [5]
In October 1913, Stover told his staff and coworkers that he was going out for lunch then he disappeared. [1] In mid-November he was erroneously thought to have died in Delaware when a body resembling him was found. [6] A week later, he was seen in Washington, D.C., by a former city official. [7] In late November, a nationwide search began, which included sending a short film clip to 10,000 moving-picture places across the United States. [8] Shortly thereafter, Stover mailed his letter of resignation from Cincinnati, and Ardolph Loges Kline, the Mayor of New York City, replaced Stover with Louis F. La Roche, Stover's deputy. [9] On January 28, 1914, Stover returned to the University Settlement House. [10]
Stover spent the rest of his life developing a summer camp at Beacon, New York, operated by the University Settlement House. He died at the University Settlement House on April 24, 1929, at the age of 67, leaving an estate valued at only $500. [11]
The granite Stover Memorial Bench overlooking Central Park's Shakespeare Garden, to commemorate Stover, was approved in 1935 by
Robert Moses
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[1]
[13] It is a
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[14] Under Stover's name is inscribed Founder of Outdoor Playgrounds.
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Friends of Park Commissioner Charles B. Stover were much alarmed last night when dispatches from Wilmington, Del., said that in a body found in the Christiana River, near the shipyard of the American Car and Foundry Company there, Coroner John T. Spring of Wilmington reported that he recognized striking resemblance to Mr. Stover, whose whereabouts have not been known for some time.
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Sandra Cantu | |
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Born | Sandra Renee Cantu 8 March 2001
Tracy, California, U.S. |
Died | 27 March 2009[1]
Tracy, California, U.S. | (aged 8)
Cause of death | Homicidal asphyxiation |
Body discovered | San Joaquin County, California, U.S. |
Resting place | Tracy, California, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Known for | Murder victim |
Sandra Renee Cantu (March 8, 2001 – March 27, 2009) was an eight-year-old American girl who attracted national attention after she went missing on March 27, 2009. Her body was discovered ten days later inside a suitcase in a nearby irrigation pond. [2] On April 10, 2009, police arrested Cantu's neighbor, 28-year-old Melissa Huckaby, and charged her with the kidnapping, rape, and murder of Cantu. She pleaded guilty and was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole. [3]
Eight-year-old Sandra Cantu lived in Tracy, California, at Orchard Estates Mobile Home Park with her mother, grandparents and three older siblings. On March 27, 2009, she played at a friend's house after school until approximately 4:00 p.m., when she returned home. She left the mobile home saying that she was going to play at another friend's house. When she did not return for dinner, the family called the police at 7:53 p.m. [4]
Police located footage from a surveillance camera near the family home. The footage, which showed Sandra crossing the street in front of her home before moving out of frame, played on national news stations. A search of the mobile home complex was conducted without results and the FBI was called in to assist on the case. Over the course of the weekend, dogs, equestrian teams, ATVs and a helicopter from the California Highway Patrol were brought in to search for Sandra. A $22,000 reward was offered for information in the case, according to police. [4]
One early suspect was a local man who was witnessed kissing Cantu on the mouth two years earlier at a local swimming pool, when she was six. He was interviewed and cleared of any involvement. [4] [5]
Cantu's body was found 10 days later when an irrigation pond underwent a routine draining and a suitcase containing the body emerged. [6] Cantu's autopsy revealed that she had been beaten and sexually assaulted with a foreign object before being smothered. Her toxicology results showed the presence of the benzodiazepine Alprazolam, also known as Xanax. [7] [8]
Upon remains having been found, police became suspicious of a number of odd coincidences regarding a neighbor of the family. Melissa Huckaby, a 28-year-old Sunday school teacher, lived in the same mobile home park as Cantu. Huckaby was born in Orange County, California. She is the granddaughter of Clifford Lawless, former pastor of Clover Road Baptist Church in Tracy, California. [9] Huckaby studied criminology at a community college before she and her daughter moved in with her grandparents at the Orchard Estates Mobile Home Park. She told police that Cantu often played with her own daughter. [10]
On the day Cantu disappeared, Huckaby sent a text to Cantu's mother that said: "Tell the police that I had something stolen today around 4 p.m. I don't know if that makes a difference or not." [11]
The next day, a vigil was held for Sandra. Melissa approached police and FBI agents to report that she had found a note on the ground. They reported she was "very agitated, crying, hyperventilating." The note stated: "Cantu locked in stolin (sic) suitcase. Thrown in water on (sic) Bacchetti Road and Whitehall Road. Witness." [10]
Prior to the discovery of the body, Huckaby wasn't a prime suspect because of her sex, according to lead investigator, Tracy police Detective Timothy Bauer. "She wasn't really a top priority," Bauer said. They were "focusing on all these guys in the trailer park." The profile that FBI experts assigned to the case was a white male, aged 25 to 40, with a criminal history of sexual assault or child pornography. Huckaby was interviewed on multiple occasions, but her behavior was assumed to be attention-seeking, rather than evidence of involvement. After the body was found in the suitcase she had reported stolen, they began taking a closer look at Huckaby's behavior. They took notice of "the unusual fact that a woman who reported losing a suitcase should be the one woman out of everyone in this complex who should happen to find a note that reports that the stolen suitcase was used to hide the child's body," FBI Special Agent Michael Conrad told the grand jury. [10]
The police got a further lead when a retired U.S. Marine and his wife notified police that they spotted Melissa Huckaby and her SUV at the irrigation pond on their property at Bacchetti Road and Whitehall Road between 5:30 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. on the day Sandra disappeared. They reportedly recognized her on television. He described her as "distracted and hurried," and she told him "I just had to pee real quick," when he saw her. [7] [10]
Police reviewed surveillance footage further, which revealed that Cantu is seen walking towards Huckaby's residence at 3:54 p.m. Huckaby's SUV is seen driving away from her residence eight minutes later. At approximately the same time, she calls the trailer park manager to report that a suitcase, made by the manufacturer Eddie Bauer, was stolen from her trailer. 85 minutes later, surveillance video from the church parking lot where Huckaby taught Sunday school shows her driving away from the church. 30 minutes later, she is seen returning to the church. It is during this 30-minute time frame that she was spotted at the irrigation pond. [8]
FBI agents searched the church and collected a rolling pin from the kitchen. It is assumed to be the object used in the sexual assault. The rolling pin reportedly had a "bloody smudge" on it as well as a bent handle, authorities said. The rolling pin came back positive for Sandra's DNA. [7]
On April 10, 2009, Huckaby was arrested and charged with the murder. [12] [13] She pleaded guilty to first degree murder and kidnapping to avoid the death penalty and was sentenced to life without parole. [8] [14]
Huckaby, at her sentencing said, "I still cannot understand why I did what I did. This is a question I will struggle with for the rest of my life." Huckaby had a history of mental health problems, including borderline personality disorder, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. [10] The prosecutor in the case speculated that she committed this crime for attention. "There were 20 or so times that Melissa cut herself, set fires or verbally or psychologically attacked someone else, such as a roommate," said Deputy District Attorney Thomas Tesla. "And there was something like that going on here [after the murder], where she wanted to be the center of attention." [15]
Ten weeks prior to Cantu's murder on January 17, another child living in the same mobile home park was reported missing. The police began a search that concluded when she was dropped off at her home several hours later by Melissa Huckaby. The family drove to the emergency room when the child appeared to be sedated and slurring her words. Upon examination, the child was found to have muscle relaxants in her system. Later, the child would report that Huckaby gave her a cup of water that "tasted like medicine," but had very little memory of the events that day. Huckaby was questioned, but police ultimately decided not to press charges, citing lack of evidence. Following her arrest for Cantu's murder, she was charged with the January 17 incident. [16]
Police also revealed that Huckaby was a person of interest in the investigation regarding two fires set in 2007 at a home where she lived at the time. [17] She was also suspected in another drugging involving a man who was arrested by police for driving under the influence. Police suspect she slipped him the substance found in his system. [18] Police eventually dropped charges for these crimes as part of her plea deal for Cantu's murder. [19]
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Dynamite Kid | |
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The British Bulldogs | |
Birth name | Thomas Billington |
Born | Golborne, Lancashire, England | 5 December 1958
Died | 5 December 2018 Ince, Cheshire, England | (aged 60)
Spouse(s) |
Michelle Smadu
(
m. 1982;
div. 1991)Dot Billington
(
m. 1997; "his death" is deprecated; use "died" instead. 2018) |
Children | 3 |
Family |
Billington Hart (by marriage) |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Dynamite Kid |
Billed height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) [2] |
Billed weight | 103.5 kg (228 lb) [2] |
Billed from |
Liverpool, England Manchester, England |
Trained by | Ted Betley Jack Fallon Billy Riley John Foley Stu Hart |
Debut | 24 December 1975 |
Retired | 10 October 1996 |
The Galactic Commons (GC) is a fictional universe created by Becky Chambers for her novels The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet, A Closed and Common Orbit, and Record of a Spaceborn Few.
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First laid out in The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet, there are few methods used to travel through GC space. Disregarding fuel types, to move short distances GC spaceships employ the use of solid and liquid fuel, in the same way as conventional 20th/21st century rockets. For long distance travel, such as between star systems or to different ends of the galaxy, drives that can penetrate the 'sublayer' are used. The sublayer is a seemingly extra-dimensional area outside of human perception, but with the right equipment, and alien crewmembers who can comprehend it, the sublayer can be used to create wormholes. By 'drilling' through space using an interspacial bore, the sublayer can be accessed, piloted through, and exited. Dropping buoys in transits keeps the tunnel open, and when cages are placed on either end, a stable wormhole has been created. This allows for comfortable and fast long-distance travel through GC space.
In order to travel to areas not yet linked via wormhole, pinhole drives can be used - these quickly drop small craft in and out of the sublayer to allow for very fast transit across long distances.
Sublayer 'drilling' requires ambi for fuel - one of the most sought-after resources by members of the GC.
Faster than light travel has also been invented, but due to issues of time travel and the general destruction caused by its use FTL is banned by the GC council.
Various intelligent species inhabit GC space, or are known to the GC.
A partial list of literary inventions of life in GC space.
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