Filming of the movie 'The A moment later, Rivera was hit in the chest by a cigarette lighter which McGensey had hurled at him. Gustafson is 59, weighs 165 pounds with brown hair and blue eyes. He had not been employed since 1984. Cloud even stated: "I realize the inclination of the heart of man is bad from his youth up. WISCONSIN v. CARRIE E. TUCKER was a 1989 Court of Appeals of Wisconsin decision. On Saturday, November 23, 1975, while being accompanied by two other prisoners, and two prison guards, the five discovered that it was the wrong weekend. The story didnt end there as Peggy Gustafson Barnett, Gustaffsons older sister, was subsequently arrested after she planted a bomb at George Kerrs home. He became incensed when a red Toyota got close to the vehicle and decided to fire at the car, according to the court documents. Cheely is serving a 60-year term for aiding Gustafson in the shooting. George Kerr was not at home when the bomb exploded. During the subsequent criminal trial, Sukram alleged that the statutory mandated revocation of his driver's license, plus the use of his refusal to be tested, as well as the revocation itself, as evidence against him in the criminal trial considering the traffic violations, all were unconstitutional violations of his constitutionally protected right of free exercise of religion. The National Read Across America Day takes place every year on March 2, Geisels birthday. In1991Chugiak,Alaskan resident David Kerr and his wife, Michelle, were the victims of a mail bomb when a package addressed to their son, George, exploded as they opened it. WebIn late April 1991, 20 year-old Mark Jackson, who was a red-shirt freshman running back on the University of Missouri's football team, was arrested in the early AM hours of a Saturday morning during a street brawl outside a Columbia bar, along with two other teammates. hitType: 'event', WebState (10/8/93) ap-1317. George Was Cooperating With Investigation Of His Friend, Who'd Shot Someone. McGensey hesitated a moment, and then jumped down behind the wall out of Rivera's sight. eventAction: 'render' In the meantime, Kenneth Milosevich supposedly attempted to fight back as Martin threatened his wife with the knife, and Brett shot him in the chest with the single-shot shotgun. I'm never alone. }); Curious to know what led to Jeffreys death? Get off the wall." On Oct. 19, 1990,George Kerr was hanging out, shooting guns with his friends Gustafsonand RaymondCheelyin gravel pits just outside Chugiak, according to Killer Siblings. The three men were all a roughly the same age around 20. CANADIAN JEHOVAH'S WITNESS SERIAL MURDERER? Doug pleaded guilty and was sentenced to life in prison plus 30 years. In 1995, Raymond was convicted of the plot to kill George and had to serve two life sentences without the possibility of parole plus 85 years. As per federal prison records, Doug Gustafson is incarcerated at the United States Penitentiary in Victorville, California. In any event, Soria's ejection from the family's home possibly was due to the WatchTower practice of "shunning". Robert A. Garrett, a member of the Marine Corps, submitted his request for reenlistment on May 16, 1974. hitType: 'event', His prior enlistment contract was extended for an additional two months, until approximately September 19, 1974. In March 1988, then 19 year-old Richard H. Greenway, and an accomplice invaded an affluent Pima County neighborhood home belonging to Lili Champagne. It was as if they felt they had failed with Ronnie, and they did not want James getting into similar trouble also. The media also described Doug Gustafson as polite and well mannered when he was around his JW Parents. On a Saturday night in December 1991, in Los Angeles, California, the 16 year-old grandson of prominent African-American Jehovah's Witness clothing designer and fulltime "Pioneer", Doris Conner, named Anthony James Carver, along with four friends -- two males and two females (all but one juveniles) -- went on a three hour long ARMED ROBBERY crime spree. The first indication of a JW connection for the Allridge Family that we found was when the "Mother" was baptized as a JW in 1971. 5 talking about this. On appeal, the USCA reversed Hoker's conviction and ordered a new trial. Willie Thompkins, Jr. had already spent 4+ years in state prison after being sentenced to a 15-20 prison term for the September 1970 shooting (four times) and attempted execution of a former fellow gang member, whom Thompkins suspected of informing to local police. Rodney Lowe received the death penalty, but that conviction has been up and down the liberal Florida judicial system such as to make a mockery of the murder. Aaron Resnover seems to have been the most responsible male in the family. Outcome of appeal unknown. They were charged with first-degree murder and Georges testimony, along with forensic evidence, was instrumental in landing a conviction. Limited details. Garrett was driving his truck in the left lane when he supposedly noticed a police vehicle with flashing emergency lights coming up behind him. Peggy mailed it. Farkas also had been strangled with a vacuum cleaner cord. (UPDATE 6/27/22 3:19 p.m.) Douglas Gustafson was arrested Monday morning by a state parole officer, according to the Onondaga County Sheriffs Office. Link your TV provider to stream full episodes and live TV. Postal Inspector Russel Mabry told Killer Siblings.. Soria's mother testified that Soria had been a "devout Jehovah's Witness" for most of his life until he started hanging around the wrong people. Such a widely publicized murder-crime spree would have been at the top of the list of JW gossip in Texas during all of the latter 1980s. Afterward, the three were driving toward Anchorage on the Glenn Highway, according tocourt documents. They were also able to coordinate a specific time in the day to call the Cheely house. Junior also was arrested by Fleetwood, and placed in the vehicle. GrandFather and Father Kelkers relocated from Colorado to the Houston, Texas area sometime in the 1960s. Gustafson had also assaulted a schoolmate with a knife when he was in the 8th grade. },false) In the end, a trio of conspirators, Douglas Gustafson, Peggy Gustafson-Barnett and Craig Gustafson, pled guilty and agreed to testify for the government and against Cheely and Ryan. The inmate's current location is in Victorville, California, and you can visit the facility during permissible hours. While on the highway, Raymond felt that a car got too close to them, and according to court documents, Doug and Raymond had decided to shoot at that car. WITNESSES FINANCIAL COURT CASES $$$. Cheely received two life sentences without parole and Plaintiff stated he can no longer see police officers without becoming upset. Apparently, "someone" had so convinced this 19 year-old Jehovah's Witness of the necessity of his being at the first-ever WatchTower International Convention in NYC that this Jehovah's Witness believed that committing ARMED ROBBERY was acceptable, and possibly unpunishable. Rivera thought he was getting ready to attack him and said, "Don't do it. [Readers should be aware that there are a number of instances where self-proclaimed JWs have used their alleged WatchTower beliefs as their excuse not to submit blood samples during blood-alcohol cases (see SUKRAM above), parent identification cases, DNA-crime cases (see BIDDINGS above and BROWN ), and other cases. eventCategory: event.slot.getSlotElementId(), Keith Patton apologized for what he had done, but testified that his strict upbringing led to his life of crime, which culminated in this murder and rape. Investigation Discoverys Devil Among Us: Fire and Ice chronicles the random killing of a young Jeffrey Cain while he was in a car on a local highway in Alaska. In April 1946, 18 year-old Muriel Spinks, her mother, and seven year-old brother had moved-in with Reginald Libby as employees. Caldwell said he had found true friendship through Jehovah, adding that JWs had come to his jail cell five times a week for Bible study. Alaska mail bomb conspiracy: How two prisoners orchestrated a daring revenge plot from inside prison to kill the key witness in their case. Plaintiff also stated that his relationship with his son had suffered greatly because his son had seen the entire incident and had told plaintiff he had acted like a "coward" in his dealings with the officers. Richard had ran away from home at least once in an attempt to escape the abuse. In March 1955, a Jehovah's Witness Farmer and "batchelor", named Reginald Libby, aka James Libby, age 70, of nearby Waltham, Quebec, reported the "suicide" of his 35 year-old farmhand, William Alexander Watt. In 1950, Fort Pierce was not that large of a town. WebDouglas P Gustafson committed Misdemeanor / Felony under Federal Jurisdiction. Outcome unknown. "Thus, the question on this court's mind is whether persons who refuse to submit to blood tests because of legitimate religious beliefs should be exempt from the operation of the statute? The museum's main entrance is located on the corner of First Street and Massachusetts Avenue NE. Undercover police officers previously had made several drug buys from the two brothers. Not only had the three 18 year-olds burglarized a store a week prior to the shooting, but Gustafson had thereafter threatened to kill two people whom Cheely had told about their large score. window.googletag.pubads().addEventListener('slotRenderEnded', function(event) { In May 1990, in what has the appearance of "different rules for different schools", two Jehovah's Witnesses Minors, Marco D. Martinez, 17, and his brother, David D. Martinez, 16, were killed during an illicit "joy ride" during school hours. Cloud started committing the attacks, and was suspected of many more such assaults and burglaries -- between November 1990 and when he arrested in February 1991-- only one week after being paroled from his third prison term. On cross exam, the prosecutor followed up on this line of questioning, and inquired about James Brett's "fatalistic attitude about life", and James' belief that "the end of the world" would occur with 15 years. A few years later, the two of them were also convicted of planning to send a bomb via mail to Georges house. ), <<<------PREVIOUS PAGE----------HOME PAGE----------NEXT PAGE ------>>>. He agonized over the next step to take, and eventually confided in his boss, before deciding to cooperate with investigators. Captain Eldridge Meredith Sr. was commissioned as the 101st Admiral of the Chesapeake Bay and the fifth African-American Admiral in 2017 by the Governor of Maryland. On March 3, 1991, Rodney King, then age 25, became an international celebrity as "The Symbol of Police Brutality". Gustafson, who is a sex offender based on a 2008 federal conviction for recruiting and enticing a 14-year-old minor to engage in a commercial sex act, admitted that on May 28, 2022 he absconded from a residential recovery center, which was his court-ordered and registered address, and that he remained at large until he was located by law enforcement in Madison County on June 27, 2022. MARYLAND v. ELDRIDGE E. MEREDITH JR. and MARYLAND v. TYRONE MEREDITH were related arrests in Grasonville, Maryland, in December 1991. if(document.querySelector("#ads")){ Gustafson andCheelywere both charged and convicted. Today, the Jehovah's Witness community is a "pedofile's paradise". A few years later, the two of them were also convicted of planning to send a bomb via mail to Georges house. For some reason, he became enraged by a red Toyota that came to close to their car, and he decided to teach them a lesson.. Don't be stupid. The USCA ruled that in Hoker's jury trial that the judge became so certain that Hoker was lying that the judge asked so many searching and clarifying questions that the judge in effect became a second prosecutor and prejudiced the jury against Hoker. Cloud would not admit to committing the crimes, because he apparently claimed to not remember committing them. Why are we still having these debates? KANSAS v. RONALD ALANE CALDWELL was a 1992 Kansas murder court decision. In 1997, Coffee sought transfer to Pennsylvania (where his family lived), or full discharge from commitment. NEW YORK v. ANDRE SUKRAM was a 1988-89 New York criminal court case (there was probably also a related civil court case.) After his arrest, local Lawrence JWs conducted "Bible studies" with Caldwell five times per week, so that Caldwell could get baptized ASAP, which occurred at the jail in December 1992. As David Kerr, George's father tried to open it, the bomb went off, blowing him into pieces, ripping a hole in the roof of their home and destroying a picture window. Oxygen Insider is your all-access pass to never-before-seen content, free digital evidence kits, and much more. The only question is -- did these five hoodlums become friends at a Kingdom Hall, or Assembly Hall? OHIO v. ROBERT BIDDINGS and OHIO v. ROBERT BIDDINGS were related Serial Rape 1988-9 Ohio court decisions. As per federal prison records, Doug Gustafson is incarcerated at the United States Penitentiary in Victorville, California. Rivera then went over to and began to climb a wooden fence to get a view of the whole condominium complex. Richard Greenway had been reared in a Jehovah's Witness family. WebDouglas pled guilty in exchange for a lighter sentence for his sister. Again, the pistol was owned by Reginald Libby, and it had two empty cartridges. At the end of the trial, Doug and Raymond were convicted of a lesser charge in 1991. Where Are Doug Gustafson and Raymond Cheely Now? Doug and Raymond were found guilty of second-degree murder in Jeffrey Cains case. Doug was also found guilty of tampering with physical evidence. }); That option was rejected due to what little WatchTower Cult beliefs had been absorbed. **************** At the time of the MURDER, Rodney Lowe was on supervised release from a four-year prison term for a previous robbery conviction. In 1989, prosecutors said Biddings was among the most sadistic of rapists. document.querySelector("#ads").addEventListener('click',function(){ The bullet went through the rear window and into teenager Jeffrey Cains skull, according to court documents. The believed-to-be "Father", Theodore Kelker Jr., was born in 1951, in Pueblo, Colorado, where this branch of the Kelker family originated. Crime News is your destination for true crime stories from around the world, breaking crime news, and information about Oxygen's original true crime shows and documentaries. Ex-girlfriend of Alaska murder suspect says he never had a gun Image Credit: Find a Grave, medicalautopsie, Doug and Raymond were found guilty of second-degree murder in Jeffrey Cains case. (Interestingly, the Garrett home was only two blocks from that intersection.). Instead of recognizing what Farkas was doing, and leaving, or waiting for Farkas to go back to sleep, Yarbough attacked Farkas in the second floor bathroom. In Venice, the group stuck-up a Subway -- not only taking cash and food for themselves, but handing out food to passersby. Follow the links to read about more murders profiled on ID. James played regularly after that. In December 1991, then 21 year-old James L. Brett was living in Longview, Washington, with his girlfriend, Shirley Martin. 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