Telephone threat delays Fletcher trial in St Vincent
In Kingstown a West Virginia couple James and Penella Fletcher face capital murder charges for killing Jerome Joseph, a St Vincent water taxi driver. The trial paused after juror complaints of a telephone threat. session to resume Friday with up to 10 jurors if needed.
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Kingstown
St. Vincent
West Virginia
James
Penella Fletcher
Dunbar Cenac
Cenac
Fletcher
East Caribbean High Court
Huntington
W.va
Jerome “Jolly” Joseph
Bequia
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Coast Guard
Fletchers
Joseph
Bernard Soleyn
Karl Hudson-Phillips
Bus logs missing before I-95 wreck near Emporia
A bus driver had no log entries for four days prior to a crash on Interstate 95 that sent the bus into the Nottoway River. Investigators found the logs in the wreckage. One person died and 34 were injured as the bus, carrying 29 children and six chaperones, tied to a project on slavery’s Underground Railroad, crashed. Adisa Foluke, 25, died at the scene.
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Emporia
Frank Ghiorsi
Northeast Region
National Transportation Safety Board
Nottoway
Ghiorsi
Adisa Foluke
Police outline quick plan if serial killer strikes again
In Spotsylvania Virginia police and FBI teams detail a contingency response for a possible new abduction after three girls Sofia Silva Kristin Lisk and Kati Lisk died in September and May. Officials say one killer or a lone killer with an accomplice is likely at work and describe a hidden safe hideaway and a fantasy driven motive. Residents report fear and caution as investigators profile changes in the suspect and emphasize vigilance and regional search efforts.
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Spotsylvania
Maj
Howard Smith
FBI
Sofia Silva
Kristin Lisk
Kati Lisk
Spotsylvania County
Sheriff's Office
Patricia Sullins
Ms. Sullins
Smith
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Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Gloucester County
Washington
Julie Bevans
Ms. Bevans
Silva
Eady
Thorn Street
Athens Crossroads
Princeton
Mohamed S. Ramadan, M.D
The
American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Medical Arts
New Hope Road
Y Princeton Community Hospital
Deay
Vela Stein
Larcer Mall
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