Search for Missing Teen Alexis Murphy's Uncovers Key Pieces of Evidence

dinsdag 3 september 2013

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by Jeanne Sager 3 hours ago

It has officially been one month since Shipman, Virginia teenager Alexis Murphy disappeared, and despite having a suspect in custody -- a man named Randy Allen Taylor was arrested on August 11 -- no one has had any clue where the missing girl might be. At least until now.

Police have made two startling discoveries in recent days -- new evidence that points to something bad having happened to the young girl who left her home to go shopping and never came back.

Over the weekend, a red sweater thought to belong to the teenager was found in the Rockfish River. Now the FBI is confirming searchers found the Nelson County teenager's cellphone -- near Taylor's house.

It's a second piece of damning evidence for Taylor. Cops placed him under arrest after allegedly finding Murphy's hair in his home, but he has maintained his innocence. Taylor claims he met Murphy at a gas station and drank and did drugs with her, but that she left his home with a drug dealer he can't identify.

Not only does Murphy's family say the story makes no sense -- Alexis neither drank nor did drugs -- she's the second teenager he's been linked to. Cops allege he was also somehow involved in the disappearance of a girl named Samantha Clarke back in 2010, but Taylor denies that as well, and there hasn't been enough evidence to convict him. 

Finding Alexis' cellphone isn't nearly as good as finding Alexis herself, alive, but as they say, something is better than nothing. The more the cops have to go on, the better chance they have of pressuring the person who took her to explain what happened to her -- to give her family answers they need, and hopefully get this girl from justice.

Do you find Taylor's story fishy? What do you make of the discovery of her cellphone?

Image via National Center for Missing & Exploited Children

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Jeanne Sager

writes articles for The Stir by day, slays closet monsters and bounds through bedtime stories with her elementary schooler by night. The Phineas and Ferb soundtrack reverberates through her brain.

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Original 'Glee' Club Reunites for Cory Monteith Tribute But 2 Key Castmates Are Noticeably Missing!

woensdag 28 augustus 2013

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por Emily Abbate hace 1 hora

Durante la semana pasada, hemos escuchado lo difícil ha sido para el Glee para unirnos y filmar el episodio de Cory Monteith homenaje titulado "El mariscal". A pesar de los retos de su amigo perdido y coprotagonista de luto, Gleeks están reuniendo de temporadas pasadas para hacer todo lo que puede ser este episodio. Sí, según E! En línea, varios de los miembros del reparto original se establecen para volver por el tributo.

¿Nosotros estamos mirando adelante a ver a la banda de nuevo juntos? Claro. Pero me duele mi corazón al pensar en la razón que están reuniendo. Sólo cómo vienen juntos después de años separados debido a una perdida había amado en el mundo real, que es lo que veremos suceso en Glee. Es espeluznante. Pero es verdad.

Averigüe cuál de su club favorito de Glee miembros regresará para el episodio homenaje Cory Monteith, aquí:

Harry Shum Jr. (Mike Chang)
Mark Salling (Puck)
Jayma Mays (Emma Pillsbury)
Amber Riley (Mercedes Jones)
Romy Rosemont (Carole Hudson-Hummel, madre de Finn)
Mike o ' Malley (Burt Hummel, padre de Finn)
Dot-Marie Jones (entrenador Beiste)

Por supuesto, es natural preguntarse acerca de los miembros del reparto que al parecer no se unirá para el episodio: Heather Morris y Dianna Agron. Poco puedo entender por qué Heather no aparecería. Teniendo en cuenta que está embarazada, podría ser una cosa difícil de escribir en la línea argumental.

... ¿Pero Dianna? No te puedo ayudar pero me pregunto cuál es su problema, especialmente teniendo en cuenta su carácter fecha Finn. Según Wetpaint, Agron es en Nueva York con un amigo mientras que el resto de las películas de reparto en Los Angeles.

¿Quién sabe? Todos estos rumores no significan necesariamente que sea star no tiene un lugar rápido en el episodio 10 de octubre. Sólo tendremos que esperar y ver.

¿Busca hacia adelante al episodio del tributo de Cory Monteith?

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Missing Teen's Body Found and All Anyone Can Talk About Is the Book He Read

dinsdag 27 augustus 2013

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There is sad news out of Oregon this week. Johnathan Croom, the Arizona teenager reported missing by his family, has been found dead, just 1,000 feet from where his car was discovered, abandoned last week in the woods of Southern Oregon. He should be in college now, but instead he's dead. And all anyone wants to talk about is the 18-year-old's alleged obsession with Christopher McCandless, a young man whose journey to Alaska -- and death -- were documented in the book Into the Wild.

Croom's death is being investigated by Oregon police as a possible suicide, which makes the focus on the book especially frustrating. So what if he read a book about a guy who went off into the wilderness, eschewing society? Is this where we should be focusing? The books he read before his death?

Quick answer: no.

Books don't cause suicide. Movies (there's also a film version of Into the Wild) do not cause suicide.

Suicide is not a "normal" response to stressors, be it media or something that happens in the home. To indicate such, as is being done in every single report I've read today on Johnathan Croom, is overly simplistic and irresponsible. 

The result is an unfortunate mix of trumped up fear -- quick, if your loved one is reading Into the Wild, get them some help! -- and misplaced focus.

Here's the truth about suicide. In America, it is the seventh leading cause of death for males and the fifteenth leading cause of death for females. Suicide risk comes -- according to the scientists -- from changes in certain brain chemicals. According to the National Institutes of Health, more than 90 percent of people who die by suicide have depression and other mental disorders, or a substance-abuse disorder (often in combination with other mental disorders).

Got that? Not books. Not movies.

Suicide is a problem with a person.

If Johnathan Croom's death in the wilderness of Oregon is indeed suicide, it speaks to his own mindset and his own problems. It speaks to tragedy and to a life destroyed before it had even really begun.

This death is tragic, no doubt about it. It's something folks in America should be talking about -- if only because talking about suicide is one way to spread awareness of the options (such as the suicide hotline) out there for helping people who are at risk.

But in order to do that, we need to stop grasping at straws to find "reasons" for suicide and get down to the nitty gritty. Suicide is never, ever the answer, and it is never, ever the "normal" response.

If the words someone is using indicate they may be considering suicide, or if you yourself have wrestled with the idea, please reach out to a suicide hotline. There is ALWAYS someone there who wants to listen and who will take you seriously. You can call the Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK.

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Lamar Odom Is Missing and Kardashians May Fear He's on a Dangerous Drug Binge

maandag 26 augustus 2013

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by Maressa Brown 15 hours ago

Reports related to Khloe Kardashian and Lamar Odom's troubled marriage seem to be going from bad to worse in a matter of hours. After reporting that Khloe kicked Lamar out Wednesday after he rejected her family's attempted intervention, TMZ says sources connected with the NBA star say he has gone missing. People on Lamar's side and the Kardashian side have not been able to find Lamar or contact him for 72 hours. Everyone is reportedly concerned that he's hiding out while doing crack cocaine. OMG.

Meanwhile, Khloe seems beside herself ... and obviously aggravated.

She lashed out on Twitter earlier today, writing:

Really hard to sit here and listen to people talk s**t about my family! F*** you and shame on you! I'm too protective for this s**t!

Eek ... What is going on?! Clearly, she's unhappy about all the reports flying about her marriage, Lamar, perhaps his rumored drug problem, etc. But spewing enraged tweets is only going to add fuel to the fire. And if there is any truth to what's being reported, sounds like things have already spiraled out of control.

A source says divorce isn't the main issue right now; it's finding Lamar and getting him the treatment he needs. "Khloe is more concerned about saving Lamar than ending her marriage. The situation has become dire."

Fingers crossed Lamar's okay ... and his loved ones are able to locate him and help him get on track ASAP.

Do you believe the rumors?

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Click the "Like" button below if you're Krazy for the Kardashians! ABOUT THE AUTHOR Maressa Brown

has enjoyed reporting and writing for a variety of entertainment and women's magazines and websites. More often than not, you'll find her blogging, hitting the gym, reading, researching something on her iPhone, laughing, chatting at an above-"normal" volume, or getting her caffeine fix.

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'Time' Magazine's 'Childfree' Life Article Shows Moms What They Are Missing

dinsdag 6 augustus 2013

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by Sarah Bernard 10 hours ago

As someone who has not taken a vacation in the seven years since my twins were born -- a real one that involves lying in the sand in a bathing suit -- Lauren Sandler's Time magazine cover story about life being better without kids seriously struck a nerve.

My daughters aren't only the best thing I have ever done, they were a hard-won prize that came with one of those harrowing IVF stories we are all accustomed to hearing now. When motherhood didn't come easily to me, I was devastated, depressed, and distraught. The idea that the thing I most desperately wanted in my entire life might never happen was equal to annihilation. Yes, that real and that intense.

I hate being away from my girls. But this summer they have been lucky enough to spend weekdays at day camp in the country with grandparents and a babysitter running the ship while my husband and I work. And I am slightly horrified to admit that for the first time maybe ever, I can see the appeal of the child-free life. 

Like all working moms, my day is book-ended between school drop-off and when the babysitter leaves. I am home often. Most nights, I'd say. And it is not a sacrifice. I want to hear about school, spend time with my goofballs, read them Rainbow Magic books before bed. I fall asleep with them more than I'd like to admit. But there you go. I just did. I would go so far as to say there might even be a bit of co-dependence going on between me and my daughters. Hence the vacation problem mentioned above.

When the summer started, I worried that I would miss them so badly and that they would miss me so badly that this experiment would fail miserably. I watched friends send their slightly older kids off to summer camp for seven impossibly long weeks and my heart broke for them. For the record, they have spent every day since trolling their camps' website for photos of their children looking happy that they then email around as evidence that their pain is worth it.

The first week that my husband and I were in the city, my girls called a lot. One of them would cry in the mornings because I wasn't there. Then, the calls tapered off. And something happened. My husband and I met for drinks at 9:30 p.m. I started staying up late and watching movies or reading. Reading! I met friends for dinner -- is it worth noting that these friends happened to be of the "childless" variety? I worked late -- the way I used to in the old days. It felt right. It felt normal.

I found myself saying goodbye to my munchkins on Sundays and secretly looking forward to the start of the week. Driving away from my girls, I felt downright giddy.

The truth is, my enjoyment of this time is in part because I know it is temporary. I know that in a matter of days, my husband and I will be back to doing the full-time parenting, the drudge work, the refereeing, the cuddling, the playing, and the answering of precocious questions that make me squeeze them so hard I could cry.

If this child-free life were in fact my full-time life, no matter what Lauren Sandler says is a statistical trend, or what the women she interviewed insist they prefer, I would be miserable. I think a lot of moms would agree. For many of us -- if not most -- having children is having it all.

Do you think you would have preferred a life without kids?

Image via Time magazine

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Sarah Bernard

is a writer, producer, TV host, bargain shopper, HGTV addict, and mom of twin girls who are growing up too fast. 

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