Aaron Glenn's niece murdered

[jay cee]

Texas has the right attitude towards murderers. They execute them.
I have always believed that a murderer should be executed in exactly the same way as he killed his victim. Now that is JUSTICE.

I actually hope they hurry and kill this guy, I have no problem saying that. But I do believe that innocent people have been put to death by the state.

I recently heard a guy on the Tavis Smiley Show who spent I believe over 20 years on death row for a murder he did not commit.

The DA actually had a better suspect, but he was a rich guy who hired a high priced lawyer that more or less went on the offensive and intimidated the prosecutors.

They had to have someone take the fall, so they went after this poor kid.

 

[DallasEast]

Just a few rambling thoughts. Director John Carpenter made a movie once which was sort of an alternative to capital punishment called Escape From New York.

In the movie, the government transplanted the residents of Manhatten Island and converted it into a maximum security prison. A no-fly zone was imposed over the island's airspace, highway tunnels were sealed and the surrounding waters were mined.

All violent offenders (murderers, rapists, sex molesters, armed robbers, etc.) in the U.S. were transferred to the new prison and all corrections officers from their federal prisons were re-assigned to guard the inmates. Most of the inmates who were sent there were lifers anyway, so once you was went in, you didn't come out.

I've always loved that movie, but wondered if something similar could ever be done? The British did the same thing with Australia once. We have U.S. territories (American Samoa, Virgin Islands, etc.). Why not convert one of them?

After dumping all the hardened criminals on an offshore prison, existing maximum security prisons could be converted to minimum security prisons. The non-violent prison population could be redistributed and controlled much better (and no one would have to worry about a maximum security prison sitting in their backyard).

Well, it'll never happen. Someone would probably say it's amoral. Or someone else would say it's financially and realistically impractical (even though we're pumping billions into rebuilding an entire freaking country over in Iraq right now). Etc., etc. Sorry about the rant, everyone. :

 

[burmafrd]

A Devils Island for the worst of the worst sounds good to me. All sex offenders convicted of violent rapes; all murderers; all child molesters. Put them all on an island and once a day drop food by air craft. Otherwise they are on their own. Shouldn't take too long for the island to be pretty empty- just put more on it once a year.
By the way- those against the Death Penalty. The activists have been trying for 20 years now to prove someone executed since it all started back up again in 1977 was innocent of murder. They have not been able to come up with good evidence on even ONE. That case in VA last year that got all the media attention- UNTILL the DNA test showed that the SOB executed actually had done it- the media said nothing more about it - I guess being shown how wrong they were does not make news.

 

[WoodysGirl]

County to spend for search for student's remains


By JOE STINEBAKER Associated Press Writer
© 2007 The Associated Press

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HOUSTON — Law-enforcement officials reversed themselves Friday, saying they probably would launch a search of Houston's overflowing landfills in hopes of finding the remains of a local Texas A&M University student whose ex-boyfriend confessed to killing her.

Investigators say Timothy Wayne Shepherd, 27, confessed Wednesday to strangling 19-year-old Tynesha Stewart, who disappeared last week. Shepherd, who is charged with murder and being held on $250,000 bond, apparently was angry that Stewart had begun seeing someone else.

Officials first thought that Shepherd had disposed of the body in a large commercial trash bin that had since been emptied, but they now believe Stewart's body was dismembered, placed in various containers, and scattered in several trash bins, making recovery even more difficult.

Lt. John Martin, a veteran spokesman for the Harris County Sheriff's Department, struggled to discuss the case Friday.

"That's the belief now, that she was most likely dismembered and that her, um ..." Martin said before pausing. "This is extremely difficult. We're trying very hard to talk about this in a manner that conveys some dignity and some measure of respect, and this is something that just is utterly without dignity and without respect."

Sheriff's officials had decided against launching a costly and time-consuming search of a landfill for any of Stewart's remains, triggering anger from Stewart's family and friends.

After several high-profile complaints from U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, state Rep. Sylvester Turner and community activist Quannel X, among others, department officials reconsidered.

By Friday afternoon, Harris County Sheriff Tommy Thomas decided to take the decision to an emergency meeting of Commissioners Court, which approved spending as much as $500,000 in the effort to recover Stewart's remains.

Investigators are considering excavating and searching as much as 40,000 tons of trash as much as 20 feet deep at a local landfill in hopes of finding Stewart's remains.

Speaking of Stewart's family, Thomas said, "They are aware of the odds we are up against."

Martin said the department had met several times with officials at Waste Management Inc. about how they might find Stewart's body. They then quarantined a two- to three-acre section of a massive landfill in the Houston suburb of Atascocita, but estimated there was only about a 65 percent chance that Stewart's body was there. With the news that Stewart's body may have been dismembered and dispersed, those odds dropped much further.

"Now we're faced with the possibility that she may have actually gone to different facilities," Martin said.

Martin said Waste Management personnel have told the department they will need time to clear a search area and a path for the manpower and equipment needed to sort through tons of household and commercial waste. Martin said he suspected a search could begin no earlier than Sunday, and he was unable to estimate how many people might be needed for such an effort.

Stewart has two uncles playing football in the National Football League — Aaron Glenn of the Dallas Cowboys and Jason Glenn, who played for the Minnesota Vikings last year.

___

Associated Press writer Rasha Madkour contributed to this report.

 

[jay cee]

A Devils Island for the worst of the worst sounds good to me. All sex offenders convicted of violent rapes; all murderers; all child molesters. Put them all on an island and once a day drop food by air craft. Otherwise they are on their own. Shouldn't take too long for the island to be pretty empty- just put more on it once a year.
By the way- those against the Death Penalty. The activists have been trying for 20 years now to prove someone executed since it all started back up again in 1977 was innocent of murder. They have not been able to come up with good evidence on even ONE. That case in VA last year that got all the media attention- UNTILL the DNA test showed that the SOB executed actually had done it- the media said nothing more about it - I guess being shown how wrong they were does not make news.

There is a former prosecutor in San Antonio that is now fighting the death penalty because he says one man that he prosecuted was proven to be innocent after he was exocuted.

I'm certain it has happened, because some police and prosecutors are just as evil as any murderer walking the streets.

Any time you are dealing with humans you will have some that are just evil.

 

[calico]

County to spend for search for student's remains


By JOE STINEBAKER Associated Press Writer
© 2007 The Associated Press

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HOUSTON — Law-enforcement officials reversed themselves Friday, saying they probably would launch a search of Houston's overflowing landfills in hopes of finding the remains of a local Texas A&M University student whose ex-boyfriend confessed to killing her.

Investigators say Timothy Wayne Shepherd, 27, confessed Wednesday to strangling 19-year-old Tynesha Stewart, who disappeared last week. Shepherd, who is charged with murder and being held on $250,000 bond, apparently was angry that Stewart had begun seeing someone else.

Officials first thought that Shepherd had disposed of the body in a large commercial trash bin that had since been emptied, but they now believe Stewart's body was dismembered, placed in various containers, and scattered in several trash bins, making recovery even more difficult.

Lt. John Martin, a veteran spokesman for the Harris County Sheriff's Department, struggled to discuss the case Friday.

"That's the belief now, that she was most likely dismembered and that her, um ..." Martin said before pausing. "This is extremely difficult. We're trying very hard to talk about this in a manner that conveys some dignity and some measure of respect, and this is something that just is utterly without dignity and without respect."

Sheriff's officials had decided against launching a costly and time-consuming search of a landfill for any of Stewart's remains, triggering anger from Stewart's family and friends.

After several high-profile complaints from U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, state Rep. Sylvester Turner and community activist Quannel X, among others, department officials reconsidered.

By Friday afternoon, Harris County Sheriff Tommy Thomas decided to take the decision to an emergency meeting of Commissioners Court, which approved spending as much as $500,000 in the effort to recover Stewart's remains.

Investigators are considering excavating and searching as much as 40,000 tons of trash as much as 20 feet deep at a local landfill in hopes of finding Stewart's remains.

Speaking of Stewart's family, Thomas said, "They are aware of the odds we are up against."

Martin said the department had met several times with officials at Waste Management Inc. about how they might find Stewart's body. They then quarantined a two- to three-acre section of a massive landfill in the Houston suburb of Atascocita, but estimated there was only about a 65 percent chance that Stewart's body was there. With the news that Stewart's body may have been dismembered and dispersed, those odds dropped much further.

"Now we're faced with the possibility that she may have actually gone to different facilities," Martin said.

Martin said Waste Management personnel have told the department they will need time to clear a search area and a path for the manpower and equipment needed to sort through tons of household and commercial waste. Martin said he suspected a search could begin no earlier than Sunday, and he was unable to estimate how many people might be needed for such an effort.

Stewart has two uncles playing football in the National Football League — Aaron Glenn of the Dallas Cowboys and Jason Glenn, who played for the Minnesota Vikings last year.

___

Associated Press writer Rasha Madkour contributed to this report.

Dismembered? Damn, I had not heard that. This story just gets worse and worse. I am actually surprised that the guy confessed since he basically covered his tracks and the cops would have never found the body...

 

[jay cee]

Dismembered? Damn, I had not heard that. This story just gets worse and worse. I am actually surprised that the guy confessed since he basically covered his tracks and the cops would have never found the body...

I don't think they need the body to convict.

 

[WoodysGirl]

Timothy Wayne Shepherd enters court Friday, wearing a yellow jumpsuit to show he has been placed on suicide watch.

BILLY SMITH II: CHRONICLE​

March 24, 2007, 8:30PM
TYNESHA STEWART DISAPPEARANCE
Authorities call off search for A&M student's body


Harris County Sheriff Tommy Thomas said today that no attempt would be made to find the remains of Tynesha Stewart because her dismembered body was burned and "there are no body parts."

"There will be no search. There is no need for a search," Thomas said. "The family is aware of this and they understand."

Thomas initially decided on Thursday not to search for Stewart's body, but on Friday went before Commissioners Court to ask for $500,000 to probe at least one area landfill.

"On Thursday, I made probably the toughest decision I've made in my career. That was based on the information we had at that time, but couldn't reveal because the investigation was still going on."

But, he added, "We knew at that time that there was no body remains to pick up." He would not explain if the information came from Stewart's accused killer, Timothy Wayne Shepherd, or was developed independently.

"The defendant dismembered Tynesha Stewart" over a period of up to three days and "at some point he burned the body parts. As a result of this, there are no body parts."

Thomas said Shepherd burned the parts in a barbecue grill in his apartment and the sheriff's office does not know where the grill is.

Thomas added, "The family made a request that they be left to deal with this tragedy and not be contacted by the media."

He also said the district attorney's office has said that Quannel X, the community activist who coaxed Shepherd into revealing what he had done to Stewart, cannot be interviewed by reporters because he's now a material witness.

 

[jksmith269]

Sheriff: Student murdered, burned on patio grill
POSTED: 9:18 a.m. EDT, March 25, 2007
Story Highlights• Man strangled, dismembered and burned 19-year-old ex-girlfriend, officials say
• Timothy Shepherd, 27, said he was jealous of ex's new relationship
• No search for body because remains were burned to nothing, sheriff says
• Tynesha Stewart, a college freshman, was last seen with Shepherd on March 15
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HOUSTON, Texas (AP) -- A 19-year-old Texas A&M University student was killed by her ex-boyfriend, who then dismembered and burned her body on a patio grill, authorities said Saturday.

Investigators say Timothy Wayne Shepherd, 27, confessed Wednesday to strangling Tynesha Stewart because he was angry she had begun a new relationship. Shepherd, who is charged with murder, is being held on $250,000 bond.

"We have determined through this investigation that the defendant dismembered Tynesha Stewart and . . . he burned the body parts," Harris County Sheriff Tommy Thomas said. "There are no remaining body parts."

The announcement was the latest in a debate that has raged since Thursday in the Houston area, when authorities said they would not search for Stewart's body because there was little chance of success.

Officials first thought that the body had been disposed in a large commercial trash bin that had since been emptied. Authorities believed her remains were scattered in several overflowing landfills, and that the search would be expensive and nearly impossible.

The decision angered family and friends, and complaints from activists and lawmakers prompted Thomas to get emergency approval to spend up to $500,000 for a search. But the search never began.

Thomas said he knew, but could not disclose, that there were no body parts to find. He said investigators were unable to release that information to the public or to Stewart's family because of the investigation. Stewart's family has since been advised, and understands why there will be no search, Thomas said.

Stewart, a college freshman from Houston, was last seen with Shepherd on March 15 while she was home for spring break visiting her mother. Friends have said Stewart and Shepherd quit dating at the beginning of this school year.

Shepherd's attorney, Chip Lewis, has not returned calls for comment. A call seeking comment was made to Stewart's mother Saturday night, but there was no way to leave a message. Thomas said the family had asked for privacy and would not respond to media calls.

Authorities did not give any more details about how they believe the slaying occurred, but said nothing remains of Stewart. Although human remains generally require extremely high temperatures to destroy, Thomas would not discuss how he believed the body could be burned to nothing.

 

[jksmith269]

This guy should get fried in the Chair but ofcourse thats too humane...

 

[theebs]

I really wish I hadnt read that.

Honestly that is just hollywood horror movie stuff.

Just awful.

I dont know how you function every day if that was your family member. The anger that I would have if someone did that to my kid or sister would be uncontrollable.

 

[kTXe]

Unbelievable...

 

[big dog cowboy]

Patio Grill?

Same should happen to him.

 

[DragonCowboy]

Patio Grill?

Same should happen to him.

Throw him in a pizza oven.