Posted on: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 Hawaii man convicted in 1999 murder case By Jim Dooley Advertiser Staff Writer Darnell Griffin was convicted yesterday of the 1999 murder of Evelyn Luka in a “cold case” murder trial that was based largely on a DNA match made eight years after Luka was found strangled and near… Read more »
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Filipinas protest US soldier rape acquittal
Transcript of video news story follows. April 25, 2009 Filipinas protest US soldier rape acquittal Philippines protests and calls to end US Visiting Forces Agreement in response to appeals court decision Transcript (VOICEOVER): A Philippine appeals court overturned the 2006 rape conviction of a US marine and ordered his immediate release on Thursday, setting off… Read more »
Stryker soldier charged with pimping two teen girls
http://www.thenewstribune.com/331/story/713069.html Tacoma, WA – Saturday, April 18, 2009 Fort Lewis soldier charged with pimping Prosecutors say Stryker infantryman used two teen girls as prostitutes STACEY MULICK; stacey.mulick@thenewstribune.com Last updated: April 18th, 2009 03:38 AM (PDT) Pierce County prosecutors have charged a Fort Lewis soldier with promoting prostitution, alleging he directed two teenage girls to trade… Read more »
Trial of Darnell Griffin begins for 1999 murder of Evelyn Luka
April 16, 2009 Trial opens in 1999 cold-case murder By Jim Dooley Advertiser Staff Writer The “cold case” murder trial of Darnell Griffin opened this morning in Circuit Court, with a prosecutor telling jurors, “The man who raped and murdered Evelyn Luka (in 1999) remained a mystery until 2007.” That’s when DNA evidence recovered from… Read more »
More than meets the eye on the Somali ‘pirates’ story
‘Pirates’ Strike a U.S. Ship Owned by a Pentagon Contractor, But Is the Media Telling the Whole Story? By Jeremy Scahill, Rebel Reports Posted on April 8, 2009, Printed on April 9, 2009 http://www.alternet.org/story/135716/ UPDATE: At least one nuclear-powered U.S. warship is reportedly on its way to the scene of the hijacking off the coast… Read more »
Marines attempted to sell stolen night-vision goggles
Federal Agents Tight-Lipped About Bluff City Raid By Michael Owens Reporter / Bristol Herald Courier Published: April 2, 2009 BLUFF CITY, Tenn. – The federal police raid of a house here Wednesday morning might be connected to alleged attempts by active duty Marines to sell stolen military night-vision scopes in Hawaii. Linked to the home… Read more »
Army had more gang-related incidents in Hawai’i than anywhere else
Ian Lind found an interesting source of information about gang related activity in Hawai’i. He noted “the U.S. Army had more gang-related incidents in Hawaii during 2004-2005 than in any other part of the world.” Here is the full Army report on gang-related activity. Here’s Ian Lind’s post: Wednesday…Army reports describe gang-related incidents at Schofield… Read more »
Ex-soldier gets life term for rape of his infant daughter
March 13, 2009 Dad gets life term for infant’s rape Plea deal calls for at least 15 years in prison before seeking parole By David Waite Advertiser Staff Writer An O’ahu man who admitted in court last year that he repeatedly raped his infant child and videotaped the incidents was sentenced yesterday to life in… Read more »
Navy vet sentenced to life for murder of stepfather
Timothy Adarna, who took an early discharge from the Navy, was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of his stepfather Robert Ramos. Adarna stabbed Ramos numerous times then set the body on fire. Here are a couple of earlier articles: http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2006/Nov/17/ln/FP611170359.html http://starbulletin.com/2008/07/19/news/story10.html ==== March 13, 2009 Man who killed stepfather in Ewa Beach… Read more »
Statement by National Campaign for Eradication of Crime by U.S.Troops in Korea on Osan Stabbing
Statement 11 March 2009 The US soldier in Korea suspected for attempted murder must be in custody by Korean Police in Pyeongtaek At dawn on Friday, 6th of March 2009, a US soldier in Korea stabbed a Filipino woman 18 times almost causing her to death. According to the press, the US soldier from Camp… Read more »
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