lilfaith.comLaci Peterson Case Information: Others The "Other Cases" VictimsJudith Adams (Judith Lea Adams) Former resident on Beckwith Road in Salida; abducted on Easter morning, sexually assaulted and murdered at the age of two—a case cited by Les Weidman as one that personally haunts him and which he uses as an example to detectives working cold cases: "I still believe it's solvable"; mentioned in a November 26, 2004, Modesto Bee article about the Laci Peterson case and other famous cases in central California Christina Alberts (Christina Renee Alberts) Former resident of Kanawha County, West Virginia; murdered in 1998 when she was eight months pregnant; often mentioned alongside Laci and Conner Peterson by supporters of "Laci's Bill" in West Virginia Reyna Alvarado-Carerra Teenage girl believed to have been kidnapped by a stranger; cited in an editorial in The Daily Telegram that compared the small amount of news coverage given her story in comparison to the Natalee Holloway and Laci Peterson cases; resident of Norcross, Georgia Kim Ancona Cocktail waitress fatally stabbed about eight times at the age of 36 at approximately 2:00 a.m. on December 29, 1991; body found nude in the men's restroom of the CBS Lounge in Phoenix, Arizona, where she had apparently been cleaning; allegedly a victim of sexual offender Kenneth Phillips, charged with sexual assault in the case after DNA testing cleared Ray Krone, originally charged with the murder and sentenced to death; linked to the Laci Peterson case in an October 18, 2004, Modesto Bee article about wrongly accused persons Theresa Andrews Former resident of Kent, Ohio; victim of history's most infamous abduction of a pregnant woman; abducted on September 27, 2000, at the age of 23; shot to death in the back by Michelle Bica, who then performed a crude but successful Caesarian section operation; linked to Laci Peterson case because of pregnancy; mentioned in a March 3, 2003, Modesto Bee article about the Laci Peterson case Joie Armstrong (Joie Ruth Armstrong) Yosemite naturalist; murdered at the age of 26 by Cary Stayner, who also killed Carole Sund, Juli Sund and Silvina Pelosso; had decapitated body found in a drainage ditch Robin Armtrout (Roberta Armtrout) Woman stabbed to death at the age of 24; had nude body found on the east bank of Potter Creek near Linden; one of the victims charged to Loren Herzog, although he was found not guilty by a jury deciding the case Anthony Bass (Anthony Robert Bass Jr.) Atwater resident who disappeared on October 29, 1995, at the age of 18, after telling friends that he and a neighbor, Joel Wedge, were going fishing at Lake Donnel; dropped off at a baseball field in Chowchilla according to contradictory story given by Joel Wedge to authorities; believed by his family to have been murdered; featured in a January 9, 2003, article in the Modesto Bee about Laci Peterson and other unsolved missing-person cases in the Modesto area Pegye Bechler (Pegye Jann Bechler) Former resident of Newport Beach; former president of GerCare physical therapy company; disappeared on July 6, 1997 at the age of 38, in a reported boating accident; husband Eric Bechler arrested for murder October 30, 1999, and later convicted; related to Laci Peterson case in New York Post article on May 11, 2003 Beverly Bedsole (Beverly Lynn Bedsole) Pregnant Alabama woman killed by a reckless driver also charged with murder in the death of her unborn child; central figure in an incident that had ties to the Laci Peterson case and the subsequent push toward laws protecting the unborn Taylor Behl (Taylor Marie Behl) Student at Virginia Commonwealth University who disappeared at the age of 17 on September 5, 2005; had remains discovered on October 6, 2005; had case that drew comparisons to the Laci Peterson case because of the amount of media coverage Susan Bender (Susan Robin Bender) Modesto resident who disappeared on April 25, 1986, at the age of 15; last seen getting into a green van outside the Greyhound bus depot at 10th and G streets in Modesto; investigators stated they have information indicating that she was murdered; featured in a January 9, 2003, article in the Modesto Bee about Laci Peterson and other unsolved missing-person cases in the Modesto area; web site: http://www.missingchildreninternational.org/cases/bender-sus an-robin/ Charles Bolter Waterford cattle rancher who disappeared in December 1972, a few weeks after he apparently was bilked of $30,000 by men he told police had threatened to kill him; had truck found parked along Highway 132 east of Waterford with the keys still in the ignition; according to family members, was despondent over the loss of the money and may have committed suicide Elaine Bunyard Former nurse's aide in Manteca; in 1981, killed by Earlin Popham, who was paid $1,000 by her husband, Jerry Bunyard, in a case that was the first test of the California fetal murder law Paul Cavanaugh (Paul Raymond Cavanaugh) Drifter found shot to death at the age of 31; had body discovered in a car on a remote road on Roberts Island on November 27, 1984; later determined to have been killed by Loren Herzog and Wesley Shermantine Michelle Chan Pregnant resident of Fremont; reported missing in October 1999; returned home a week later saying she needed time alone, then disappeared again a week later; subject of unsolved case; linked to Laci Peterson case because of pregnancy; mentioned in a March 3, 2003, Modesto Bee article about the Laci Peterson case Hester Chandler (Hester Lee Chandler) Woman who disappeared on September 12, 1974, at the age of 60, shortly after withdrawing $9,000 from bank accounts; featured in a January 9, 2003, article in the Modesto Bee about Laci Peterson and other unsolved missing-person cases in the Modesto area Stephanie Charnell 22, Florida woman who suffered a miscarriage after an accident in which a truck driven by Donnie Clayborn, admittedly impaired by methamphetamines, struck the vehicle in which she was a passenger—a case once considered to be the first test of that state's law to protect unborn children, but not pursued by prosecutors because the accident happened prior to the official implementation of the revised statute; stated that she was disappointed that Clayborn would not have to face the more serious manslaughter charge: "It's one thing if he just lost control of his car and crashed, but this was his fault" Zayne Charnell Unborn child of Jared and Stephanie Charnell; victim of an accident in which a truck driven by Donnie Clayborn, admittedly impaired by methamphetamines, struck the vehicle in which Stephanie Charnell was a passenger Tina Conde Murder victim; apparently abused, poisoned, abducted, and finally shot by her husband, Lobo Conde; 24-year-old mother of a 6-year-old boy at the time of her 2003 disappearance; had remains discovered in a shallow grave in Rio Bravo, Mexico; according to her mother, Sandra Triggs, had case ignored by law enforcement and the media because of not having the "right social standing" like Laci Peterson and others; according to investigators, left "voluntarily" with her husband; former resident of Estherville, Iowa Jacqueline Cooper Woman who disappeared on November 13, 1976, at the age of 27, shortly after withdrawing $4,000 in cash from her bank; featured in a January 9, 2003, article in the Modesto Bee about Laci Peterson and other unsolved missing-person cases in the Modesto area Dennis Colwell Resident of Salida killed in 1990 at the age of 35 in a case that Scott Peterson's defenders used to show that ritualistic killings had occurred previously in central California Aundria Crawford (Aundria Lynn Crawford) Cuesta College student reported missing on March 12, 1999, at the age of 20; remains found buried in a remote canyon near Avila Beach near the rented home of convicted sex offender Rex Krebs; linked to Laci Peterson case because of common connections to Cuesta College and California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo; web site: http://www.murdervictims.com/CAH/aundria_crawford.htm Stephanie Crowe Girl stabbed to death at the age of 12 in her Escondido home—a crime that investigators initially pinned on her brother, Michael, and two of his friends until Richard Tuite became the prime suspect; subject of fax sent by Lee Peterson to Capt. Greg Savelli, apparently suggesting that investigators botched both the Stephanie Crowe case and the Laci Peterson case by focusing too soon on a suspect close to the victim; related web site: http://www.courttv.com/trials/tuite/; related web site with Lee Peterson's fax: http://courttv.com/trials/peterson/docs/dadletter.html Gina DeJesus 15, Girl who disappeared in 2004; mentioned in an August 3, 2005, Canton Repository editorial bemoaning the lack of coverage given to certain missing persons compared to Laci Peterson; resident of Cleveland Susan Driscoll Woman found dead on February 25, 2003, at the age of 55, along Carmel coast, sparking false rumors that Laci Peterson's body had been recovered; had body promptly identified by Monterey County Coroner's Office; likely a victim of accidental drowning Daniel Driver Convicted child molester; victim of Ellie Nesler, who shot him five times in the neck and head while he was in a Jamestown courtroom for a preliminary hearing after being accused of sexual assaults on her son and three other children; mentioned in a November 26, 2004, Modesto Bee article about the Laci Peterson case and other famous cases in central California Dolores Dye New Orleans woman murdered on September 20, 1984, at the age of 60; shot while putting groceries into the trunk of her red Ford LTD in a grocery store parking lot; linked by defense proponents to the Laci Peterson case because her murder was the only documented case of attorneys basing their defense on a theory that their client was framed for a murder: a police informant named "Beanie" allegedly shot her but planted evidence framing Curtis Kyles in exchange for informant payment and a desire to be with Kyles' common-law wife; victim of unsolved crime, as Kyles, originally sentenced to death, received a new trial after a 1995 U.S. Supreme Court order and was eventually released after three successive mistrials, and "Beanie" died before being charged Angelina Evans (Angelina Joy Evans) Pregnant (8 months) resident of Stockton who disappeared on May 21, 2001, at the age of 26; last seen at approximately 12:30 a.m. on Fruitridge Road and Stockton Boulevard in Sacramento; linked to Laci Peterson case because of pregnancy; related web sites: NCMA and NAMP Patty Fansler Calpella woman found bleeding from a gunshot wound on March 9, 1999; pronounced "neurologically dead" on arrival at Ukiah Valley Medical Center; determined to have been shot by ex-boyfriend Harold Taylor, who according to witnesses, ran from the scene, but who later claimed he accidentally shot Fansler when the two struggled over a gun he had brought there to threaten her into paying back money he was owed; during autopsy, revealed to be pregnant, resulting in Taylor being charged with double murder, a conviction that was first overturned in 2002 by California's First District Court of Appeal, but reinstated on April 5, 2004, by the California Supreme Court LaToyia Figueroa 24, Employee of T.G.I. Friday's; became a cause célèbre for media fairness after many editorials argued that missing nonwhites were being ignored, spurring Philadelphia-area bloggers to organize an e-mail campaign; shortly after her disappearance, became the top photo on the FBI's missing-persons web site; five months pregnant at the time of her disappearance; last seen July 18, 2005, near the home of her boyfriend, Stephen Poaches, the reported father of her unborn child; accompanied by Poaches to an appointment with her obstetrician on the day she was last seen; according to Poaches, likely left because of "stress"; officially reported missing on July 21, 2005; mother of a 7-year-old daughter, Izhanae Williams, fathered by high school sweetheart Anthony Williams; daughter of murder victim Ann Taylor, who had her throat slashed in 1985 at the age of 22; in April 2005, victim of an attempted robbery by a woman who pulled her jacket and kicked her in the stomach; also referred to as "Latoyia Figueroa," "Latoya Figueroa" "La Toyia Figueroa," "LaToya Figueroa," and "LaToyia Figeroa"; former resident of Philadelphia Semon Francis Turlock convenience store clerk murdered in 1997 by Michael Bell, who was successfully prosecuted by Birgit Fladager; killed in a robbery that netted Bell $261 William French Newman resident last seen in 1985 preparing for a camping trip; had camping gear loaded into a vehicle, but his body was not recovered; featured in a January 9, 2003, article in the Modesto Bee about Laci Peterson and other unsolved missing-person cases in the Modesto area Genna Gamble (Genna Lyn Gamble) Modesto resident determined to have been stranged by her stepfather, Doug Mouser, who dumped her nude body in a ravine near Waterford; had body recovered in Dry Creek on October 14, 1995; related to the Laci Peterson case because Mouser was prosecuted by Rick Distaso; in a July 29, 2005, Modesto Bee article, referred to as "Jenna Gambel" Bonnie Gamboa Wife of Richard Gamboa; murdered in 1980 by Mary Fry, in a case cited by Richard Breshears as the most haunting of his career; duped by Fry, who had posed as a photographer to gain access to Gamboa's home before murdering her, and leaving with her body and her baby; had baby safely recovered after a tip led authorities to Fry; mentioned in a November 26, 2004, Modesto Bee article about the Laci Peterson case and other famous cases in central California Richard Gamboa Bonnie Gamboa's husband; killed himself eight years after his wife was murdered; mentioned in a November 26, 2004, Modesto Bee article about the Laci Peterson case and other famous cases in central California Santiago Garcia Gustine resident murdered in 1999 by Terry Dustin, who had indictment for capital murder overthrown by appeals court because prosecutor Rick Distaso had instructed the court reporter to leave during part of the grand jury proceedings in violation of state law—an event mentioned in a June 10, 2003, article in the Modesto Bee in regard to the question of the legality of discussing the wiretaps of Scott Peterson without a court reporter present; had decomposed body found June 3, 1999, along the Delta Mendota Canal southwest of Newman Sherie Graves (Sherie Ann Graves) Modesto resident who stayed with her husband in various trailer parks and motels in south Modesto; reported missing by her mother in 1992, although detectives estimated she disappeared 4 years earlier at the age of 33; featured in a January 9, 2003, article in the Modesto Bee about Laci Peterson and other unsolved missing-person cases in the Modesto area Stephan Gray Merced Police Department officer shot to death on April 15, 2004; mentioned in a November 26, 2004, Modesto Bee article about the Laci Peterson case and other famous cases in central California Dianna Green Woman who was violently assaulted in her apartment on September 30, 1979; after being attacked, lost the full-term female child she was carrying, suffered brain damage and fell into a coma; testified against her husband, Kevin Green, stating that they had quarreled after she refused to have sex because of her pregnancy; later proven to have been the victim of serial killer Gerald Parker, who confessed to the attack after DNA tests of sperm found in the victim matched him; linked to the Laci Peterson case in an October 18, 2004, Modesto Bee article about wrongly accused persons Gwendel Greenblatt 35-year-old native of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, found murdered on February 5, 2003, in her West Palm Beach, Florida, apartment; focus of efforts by her mother, Barbara Piotrowski, to organize a campaign to give the case greater coverage in the wake of major stories such as the Laci Peterson and Natalee Holloway cases April Greer Pregnant woman slain in 2003 at the age of 20 by her then-boyfriend, Jerry Stuart; case related to Laci Peterson case because the death of her unborn child—described by the medical examiner as "a fully developed female child"—was not recognized by North Carolina, which had no fetal murder law in place; former resident of North Carolina Lori Hacking (Lori Kay Soares Hacking) Assistant stock broker; subject of intense missing-person case that drew comparisons to the Laci Peterson case because of statements that she and Mark Hacking had a "perfect marriage" until the time he was charged with murder; reported missing on July 19, 2004, at the age of 27; had remains discovered on October 1, 2004; according to Mark Hacking, shot to death by him, then disposed of in a trash bin; former resident of Salt Lake City, Utah Veronica Hands Daughter of Pennsylvania state representative Harold James; murder victim; murdered while eight months pregnant in 1987; stabbed multiple times by an attacker who broke into her apartment and who was charged with murdering both her and her unborn child—the second count found unlawful because it preceded Pennsylvania's Crimes Against the Unborn Child Act Jeanine Harms (Jeanine Sanchez Harms) Resident of Los Gatos; disappeared on July 27, 2001, at the age of 42; last seen about 10:00 p.m. leaving the Rock Bottom Brewery at the Pruneyard Shopping Center in Campbell with Maurice Xavier Nasmeh; reported missing on July 30, 2001; linked to Laci Peterson case because of proximity of disappearance; web site: http://www.findjeanine.com/********************************* ******************** *****************************************************THE MOST SHOCKING CRIME IN INDIANA