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DEVELOPING STORY:  Phillip Craig Garrido

DEVELOPING STORY: Phillip Craig Garrido

SIGNIFICANT BLOG FIND?
Normally, I wouldn’t rush a blog post like I’m about to do here.  The Phillip Craig Carrido story out of California is still growing in media magnitude as details of Carrido’s arrest emerge.  I had no time to write about about the story when it first broke this morning…the unbelievable development concerning an [...]

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DA: Bent has "50/50" chance of 2008 trial date (PODCAST)

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In a phone interview with Beyond90Seconds.com this morning, District Attorney Donald Gallegos said it’s possible the criminal case against controversial church leader Wayne Bent may not take place this year.  Pressed for a prediction, Gallegos said he feels that there is a “50/50″ chance the trial will get underway in 2008.
If the [...]

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Judge sets Wayne Bent's bond at $150,000 (VIDEO & PODCAST)

Judge sets Wayne Bent's bond at $150,000 (VIDEO & PODCAST)

Update:  (July 23): Attorney:  Don’t fringe on religeous freedom (The Raton Range)
The Raton Range delivers excellent coverage of Wayne Bent’s July 18 arraignment.  The newspaper launches into the story with this lead paragraph:
The attorney for the leader of what many people refer to as a cult that maintains its compound northeast of Des Moines told [...]

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Bent court date Friday; no confirmation that State returned "Healed" to parents

Update: (July 18 ) Judge sets Wayne Bent’s bond at $150,000

(July 17)  If you’ve spent time following any criminal or civil case, you know it’s not uncommon for court dates to change.  But a a check with New Mexico’s Union County District Court Clerk this morning confirmed that controversial church leader Wayne Bent (aka Michael [...]

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Church leader Wayne Bent vows silence, curses world

Church leader Wayne Bent vows silence, curses world

The leader of The Lord Our Righteousness Church writes that he will no longer write or speak to people outside of his flock until two teens are returned to his church.
Wayne Bent (aka Michael Travesser) takes this latest stand in his July 1 post on his church’s Web site.  In all, 5,474 words appear beneath [...]

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A baby cut from a mother’s body…again

A baby cut from a mother’s body…again

(July 2) There is much yet to be learned about a recent murder in the Tri-Cities of south central Washington.  But some people have already heard enough.
The details are that gruesome.
Kennewick police say a 23-year-old woman named Phiengchai Sisouvanh Synhavong murdered a pregnant Pasco woman…and also removed a nearly full-term baby boy from the the [...]

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