Saturday, July 26, 2008

America's Most Wanted update 07-26-08

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Emigdio Preciado: Cops say Emigdio Preciado, Jr. is responsible for the Sept. 2000 shooting of L.A. County Sheriff's Deputy Michael Schaap. Preciado has remained on the loose, but he's found a home on an infamous list -- the FBI's Ten Most Wanted.


Jason Derek Brown: As one of the FBI's Ten Most Wanted fugitives and a member of John Walsh's Dirty Dozen, Jason Derek Brown is topping the charts as one of the country's most elusive bad boys. The former toy salesman, from Salt Lake City, Utah, is wanted for robbing and killing an armored car driver outside a Phoenix, Ariz. movie theater in November 2004. Cops say Brown fled the scene on a bicycle with more than $50,000 in cash.


Robert William Fisher: Cops in Scottsdale, Ariz. say Robert Fisher couldn't be bothered to get a divorce -- so he murdered his entire family and blew up their home to cover his tracks. Now, John Walsh has added him to his Dirty Dozen list, the notorious group of fugitives he wants to see taken off the streets the most.


Glen Stewart Godwin: Fugitive Glen Stewart Godwin became the only man to ever escape from Folsom Prison in 1987, and hasn't been seen since. Now, authorities would like to see this convicted killer move from "most wanted" to "most likely to spend the rest of his life behind bars."


Victor Manuel Gerena: The FBI says it won't give up the fight to find Victor Gerena, a thug who they say is responsible for one of the nation's largest-ever armored car robberies.


Jorge "Pepe" Alberto Lopez-Orozco: Police say Jorge Lopez-Orozco was living two lives simultaneously. When his worlds were about to collide, cops say he eliminated the problem and hit the road.


James "Whitey" Bulger:
James "Whitey" Bulger vanished in 1995, but America's Most Wanted is still working with the FBI and law enforcement agents all over the world to track him down.


Alexis Flores: Alexis Flores is accused of a heinous crime: the rape and murder of 5-year-old Iriana DeJesus. The FBI linked Flores to the Philadelphia girl's tragic 2000 killing using DNA evidence, and now, everyone's out to find him. So far, he's earned a spot on the FBI Top Ten list and John Walsh's Dirty Dozen list -- and agents say they'll pursue the accused child predator until he's off the streets.


Pedro Enrique Falcon-Fuentes: As a member of Latino rap group Los Cambollanos, Pedro Falcon-Fuentes' music career was just beginning to take off. But that all changed in September 2007, when cops say Falcon-Fuentes committed a heinous act outside a Detroit nightclub.


Usama Bin Laden: Usama bin Laden: The reward for information that will lead to Usama bin Laden has risen to $50 million. After more than a decade of directing terror around the globe, the search for bin Laden continues. He's the world's most-wanted man, and authorities say there's nothing that they won't do to find him.

Friday, July 18, 2008

America's Most Wanted update 07-18-08

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Jelmo Kirkland: Caught on Tape: Jelmo "Skeebo" Kirkland was taken into custody on Monday evening after a viewer tipped the police to his whereabouts. Kirkland was wanted for one of the most brazen murders ever caught on tape in the Miami area.


Happy Pham: Cops in Houston, Texas have been searching for 23-year-old Happy Tran Pham for almost two years. They say Pham was "unhappy" because the girl he was dating went back with her old boyfriend. Houston detectives believe Pham's jealousy led to the murder of 29-year-old Pierre Mai, and they have surveillance video of the crime.


Anibal Mustelier:
Federal agents haven't given up searching for a fugitive who disappeared from south Florida in the late 1990's. Police say Anibal Mustelier is wanted for various charges including, plotting a man's murder and coordinating a bank heist that netted millions of dollars worth of jewelry. Investigators believe it's only a matter of time before they catch up with the man called the "ghost".


James Huden: Police tell AMW that Russ Douglas' marriage was on the rocks, but despite the turmoil between him and his wife, Brenna Douglas, he joined his family for Christmas in 2003 at their home on Whidbey Island, Wash. But one day later, cops say Russ Douglas was killed in a remote part of the island after being contacted by one of Brenna's friends. Now, authorities are looking for the suspected gunman and husband of that friend, James Huden.


Juan Cruz-Hernandez: To the outside observer, 33-year-old Juan Cruz Hernandez seemed like the consummate family man. The Salt Lake City, Utah man worked long hours as a truck driver, doted on his children and hosted neighborhood block parties. But beneath his gregarious personality he hid a sick secret: cops say he showered one of his 11-year-old neighbors with gifts and compliments for years before sexually abusing her.


Reyna Navar: When Maria Exberger broke off her short relationship with Miguel Gonzalez, nothing could have prepared her for the harrowing life and death situations that would soon follow. Cops tell AMW that Gonzalez and his partner-in-crime, Reyna Navar, not only kidnapped Maria, they shot her in the face, and left her for dead in a San Bernardino, Calif. alleyway.


Don Fritzsche: When 33-year-old registered sex offender Don Leo Cox Fritzsche got out of jail, he was given a chance to start over. Shoshone County, Idaho authorities say that after his release, he got married and moved in with his wife's family, then molested her 10-year-old daughter.


Carl Eder: El Cajon, Calif. resident Thomas Pendergast was driving on the San Diego Freeway in the fall of 1958 when cops say he noticed a hitchhiker on the side of the road. Thomas offered the 16-year-old a ride and later decided to invite the homeless teen home. El Cajon cops say that six weeks later, hitchhiker -- Carl Alfred Eder -- was arrested for murdering Thomas' wife and four children.


Jean Marie Jean Francois: On the outside, cops say Jean-Marie Jean-Francois may have seemed like a friendly, church-going family man. But police say nothing could mask his obsession with voodoo, seduction and pain -- which cops say eventually spiraled into a deadly mess.


Renee Kyles: Michigan authorities are searching for Renee Kyles, who cops say disappeared off the streets of Kalamazoo, Mich. Authorities say the grandmother vanished without a trace, and they're hoping someone can point them in the right direction to bring her home.


Jabalee Double Homicide: Ron and Christine Jabalee were savagely murdered in their own home on October 7, 2006, and their children are desperate for clues that will reveal why someone killed their beloved parents. Now, the local Crimestoppers organization is offering a $160,000 reward to shake loose the facts of the tragic crime.

Thursday, July 10, 2008

America's Most Wanted update 07-11-08

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Bobby Weatherton: The day after AMW profiled the case of accused rapist Bobby Jo Weatherton, the fugitive turned himself in to Memphis Police. The U.S. Marshals say Weatherton walked up to a security guard at a federal building and said he was just on America's Most Wanted, and wanted to turn himself in.


Nasser Alavi: In May 2003, a 22-year-old woman began going to her general practitioner for the treatment of anxiety and depression. Cops say that from the very first visit, Dr. Nasser Alavi's "routine exams" escalated in sexual inappropriateness. When the woman came forward, cops arrested Alavi and he was later convicted. However, police say that before his sentencing, Alavi posted bail and has not been heard from since.


Stephen Hall: Police are searching for fugitive Stephen Bishop Hall, who they say failed to show up in court after pleading guilty to numerous drug charges.


Fredrick Gregg: Deputy U.S. Marshals in Indiana say Freddie Gregg is accused of violating a young girl and committing heinous crimes; he's been convicted of molesting children before, and federal authorities say that he won't stop until he's caught.


David Matusiewicz: Delaware police are seeking the public's help in locating a father accused of kidnapping his three daughters. Cops say David Matusiewicz told his ex-wife that he was taking the kids on a two-week vacation to Florida, but authorities now think Matusiewicz was making his getaway. One of his children suffers from Autism and may be in grave danger.


Timoteo Rios: When 39-year-old Tina Davila went to a Cricket store in Houston, Texas to pay her cell phone bill, she never imagined such a routine errand would have a tragic ending. Police in Texas are now looking for Timoteo Rios, the man they say stole a young mother's life.


Beau Zabel: Philadelphia cops are hitting the pavement to find the person who shot 23-year-old Beau Zabel, an aspiring math teacher, to death. Cops say surveillance cameras caught the last precious moments of Beau's life as he bought a soda, then started his short walk home from the Starbuck's where he'd been working the late shift. But Beau never made it home, and now cops are asking anyone with information to help them solve this sad case.


Samantha Kibalo: Samantha Kibalo's father remembers how she cried and screamed when she was taken away from him, when he said goodbye to his little girl. Samantha would be all grown up now, and in the search to find her, authorities have created an age-enhanced sketch to help reunite the family once again.


Eddie Hicks: Former Chicago cop Sgt. Eddie C. Hicks swore to uphold the law throughout his 30 years on the force. But for nearly ten of those years, police say Hicks was part of a racketeering scheme in which he and his crew stole drugs from area drug dealers, only to sell them back to a local peddler. Now this disgraced ex-cop is on the run, and police need your help to track him down.


Craig Oliver: Convicted con man Craig Oliver scammed dozens of people with a construction company that wasn't what it seemed. But when he decided to try his double-dealing on the wrong homeowner -- an FBI agent, no less -- Oliver ended up getting a taste of his own medicine.


Rodney Lee Keller:
Police say child sexual abuse suspect Rodney Lee Keller has a formula to get what he wants: first he earns your trust, then, cops say, he tears your family apart.


Emanuel Veiga: Florida law enforcement officials are searching nationwide for Emanuel Veiga - an accused child rapist - who cut off his tracking device and took off. Now cops need your help to track him down.

Friday, July 04, 2008

America's Most Wanted update 07-05-08

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Butcher of Mamaroneck: Police in New York are piecing together the mystery of three body parts that washed ashore on opposite sides of Long Island Sound; medical examiners have determined that all three body parts belong to the same person. Now, police are looking into whether or not a serial killer is haunting New York's tony suburbs.


David Creamer: David Creamer not only trafficked child pornography, he had an arsenal large enough to equip a small army, according to indictments. When the charges came down, he hit the road. Now the accused pervert has earned a place on both the USMS Top 15 List and I.C.E.'s Top 10 List.


Alfredo Martinez: Cops say Alfredo Martinez dragged a young man to his death in the streets of Houston. Now detectives need help bringing the victim's family the justice they deserve.


David Green: AMW has put "Daddy Dave" Green front and center throughout Cleveland, Ohio and Knox County, Tenn. Green has been featured on digital billboards in multiple locations; now, because of those billboards, police have new information on Green, who escaped from a Federal Correctional Institution Camp in 2000.


Gustavo Mares: Thanksgiving Day 2006. Cops in Irvine, California receive a heartbreaking call that a woman has been murdered. Even worse, her body was discovered by her 9-year-old son. Police say that 36-year-old Brandi Mares was stabbed in the back with a screwdriver by her brother-in-law, Gustavo Mares.


David Block: Florida cops say David Block concocted a dangerous blue drink for a 14-year-old girl -- one that would make her vulnerable to a hideous crime.


Paul Carpenter: Horst Fietze saved for years to afford the vacation that he and his wife took to Santa Monica, Calif. in October of 1998. The house painter from Lobeau, Germany was enjoying his final evening in Southern California as he walked with his wife and another German couple by the luxury hotels and palm trees dotting the Santa Monica beachfront. Cops say the carefree atmosphere vanished the minute Paul Edmond Carpenter approached with a gun and three friends in tow. Now, the FBI has named Carpenter to their 'Featured Fugitives' list in hopes the last suspect in the murder of Horst Fietze will soon be behind bars.


Omar Mora: Cops tell AMW Omar Mora killed his wife and another man in May 2007. Police aren't sure if Mora is still in the U.S. or has gone south of the border, but they are sure that they need to get justice for the two victims and their families.


Christian Rodriguez: It took nine years of waiting for the woman Christian Rodriguez raped to finally get her day in court. But has too much time passed to get the justice she's waited for?


John Spira: John Spira, a well-known local businessman and blues musician, known as "Chicago Johnny," has been missing for more than a year now. Authorities say the investigation into his disappearance has grown cold -- but there have been some unusual developments.