It goes to show how lives of Black women are discounted by society and police in general.
Monday, August 31, 2009
Saturday, August 29, 2009
The Rocky Mount Serial Killer Case by Abagond
Thanks, Abagond. I'm glad more people are aware of the serial killer that is killing Black women in Rocky Mount, N.C. This should have been broadcasted in the media a long time ago. No, beacause the victims were poor and Black. This is repetitive around the nation when it comes to Black serial killer victims. It's remininscent of the Henry Louis Wallace serial murder case. May the hearts go out to the victims' families and may they rest in peace.
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Siditty: Why Don't We Know About These Serial Killers?
Siditty: Why Don't We Know About These Serial Killers?
Also read my essay, Violence Against Black Women: Four Cases. There's a pattern with regards to serial murders against Black women in America. Thanks, Siditty!
Also read my essay, Violence Against Black Women: Four Cases. There's a pattern with regards to serial murders against Black women in America. Thanks, Siditty!
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Missing Black Woman Alert: Hattie Gertrude Brown is missing
Hattie Gertrude Brown of Halifax Virginia is missing. Learn more details and see her picture by using the link below:
http://www.letstalkhonestly.com/missingblackwomen.html
http://www.letstalkhonestly.com/missingblackwomen.html
Sen. Ted Kennedy, R.I.P.
Famous U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy died today. He's remembered for his social/political activism and champion of the poor and the oppressed. May he rests in peace.
Monday, August 17, 2009
Profiler Says Location Is Key To Solving the Serial Murders in Rocky Mount, N.C.
I hope they crack the case and arrest the evil person ASAP.
Sunday, August 16, 2009
Serial Killer on the loose in NC 08-13-09
Lonely country roads in rural Rocky Mount, North Carolina lead to victims of a possible serial killer. CNN's David Mattingly reports. Since 2005 the remains of 5 black women prostitutes have been found murdered on the back roads of this rural area in NC. The state investigators think that the killer is someone who lives in the same area of the women. More than likely is the same race as the women that have been found murdered so far. There are 3 more women who are not prostitutes that are currently missing from the Rocky Mount area.
"Where Has The Mayor Been In All of This?"
Organizers tie hope for solving case to media
By Mike Hixenbaugh Rocky Mount Telegram
A group of community organizers hopes to keep the attention of national media focused on Rocky Mount and a string of local murders that some believe are the work of a serial killer.
At least five Rocky Mount women, all black, have been abducted, killed and abandoned in the woods since 2005, and three other women are missing. Investigators believe the homicides, as well as the murder of a sixth woman yet to be identified, might be linked.
Stephanie Jones, who helped organize the group Murdered or Missing Sisters in the wake of the homicides, said Saturday she believes recent nationwide media coverage of the murders could lead to a break in the case.
Following a brief segment on CNN on Wednesday, the Rocky Mount story appeared on every major U.S. news Web site this week.
“But we have to keep the pressure on,” Jones said. “I know there has been a lot of coverage this week, but it still hasn’t received as much attention as it deserves.”
Rocky Mount Councilman Andre Knight agrees. Knight, also president of the local NAACP, said he fears if nothing new happens with the case during the next few days, the national media will move on. Already this week, the case has been overshadowed by national reports of other missing persons.
Producers with both CNN Headline News’ Nancy Grace and Fox News Live this week had planned in-depth segments on the Rocky Mount story — first reported more than two months ago — before canceling coverage hours before airtime. In both instances, producers replaced the story with news of a Georgia woman who was abducted Tuesday. The missing woman is white.
“There hasn’t been enough attention,” Jones said. “I feel bad for (the Georgia woman). She needs attention, too. But we have six women murdered and three still missing. They need at least the same attention, don’t you think?”
George Cook, who runs the New Jersey-based alternative news organization Let’s Talk Honestly, said he’s been following the Rocky Mount case closely. Cook maintains a nationwide list of missing black women on his Web site because, he said, national media typically has little interest in such cases.
“I hate to crowd this issue with race because I’m sure police are doing everything they can,” Cook said. “But it’s hard not to wonder why there have been so few major news stories about this many murdered women, especially with three other women still missing.”
Authorities announced last month that the FBI was helping investigate the series of murders, which date back to 2005.
The bodies of the five black women, each with a history of drug abuse and suspected prostitution, have been found partially clothed and abandoned in remote locations outside the city during the past few years, prompting the recent national media attention.
Cook said the women’s lifestyles might make the story less appealing for TV news producers, but that shouldn’t take away from the importance of the story.
“A life is a life,” he said.
Jones and her group, which raised money to post photos of the victims on area billboards, want to keep the story in the news with hopes the attention could lead to answers. Jones wants city leaders and law enforcement officials to help in that cause.
“Where has the mayor been in all of this?” Jones said. “Why hasn’t he spoken out. Why hasn’t there been a press conference to let people know these women are missing? Why don’t we have search crews canvassing these fields, and why aren’t other city leaders speaking out to comfort these families or raise awareness of the missing?
“Maybe if those things were going on — if the community rallied together — Nancy Grace would want to do a segment. But it seems like a lot of people just don’t care.”
Anyone with information about this case is asked to contact the Rocky Mount Police Department at 252-972-1411.
By Mike Hixenbaugh Rocky Mount Telegram
A group of community organizers hopes to keep the attention of national media focused on Rocky Mount and a string of local murders that some believe are the work of a serial killer.
At least five Rocky Mount women, all black, have been abducted, killed and abandoned in the woods since 2005, and three other women are missing. Investigators believe the homicides, as well as the murder of a sixth woman yet to be identified, might be linked.
Stephanie Jones, who helped organize the group Murdered or Missing Sisters in the wake of the homicides, said Saturday she believes recent nationwide media coverage of the murders could lead to a break in the case.
Following a brief segment on CNN on Wednesday, the Rocky Mount story appeared on every major U.S. news Web site this week.
“But we have to keep the pressure on,” Jones said. “I know there has been a lot of coverage this week, but it still hasn’t received as much attention as it deserves.”
Rocky Mount Councilman Andre Knight agrees. Knight, also president of the local NAACP, said he fears if nothing new happens with the case during the next few days, the national media will move on. Already this week, the case has been overshadowed by national reports of other missing persons.
Producers with both CNN Headline News’ Nancy Grace and Fox News Live this week had planned in-depth segments on the Rocky Mount story — first reported more than two months ago — before canceling coverage hours before airtime. In both instances, producers replaced the story with news of a Georgia woman who was abducted Tuesday. The missing woman is white.
“There hasn’t been enough attention,” Jones said. “I feel bad for (the Georgia woman). She needs attention, too. But we have six women murdered and three still missing. They need at least the same attention, don’t you think?”
George Cook, who runs the New Jersey-based alternative news organization Let’s Talk Honestly, said he’s been following the Rocky Mount case closely. Cook maintains a nationwide list of missing black women on his Web site because, he said, national media typically has little interest in such cases.
“I hate to crowd this issue with race because I’m sure police are doing everything they can,” Cook said. “But it’s hard not to wonder why there have been so few major news stories about this many murdered women, especially with three other women still missing.”
Authorities announced last month that the FBI was helping investigate the series of murders, which date back to 2005.
The bodies of the five black women, each with a history of drug abuse and suspected prostitution, have been found partially clothed and abandoned in remote locations outside the city during the past few years, prompting the recent national media attention.
Cook said the women’s lifestyles might make the story less appealing for TV news producers, but that shouldn’t take away from the importance of the story.
“A life is a life,” he said.
Jones and her group, which raised money to post photos of the victims on area billboards, want to keep the story in the news with hopes the attention could lead to answers. Jones wants city leaders and law enforcement officials to help in that cause.
“Where has the mayor been in all of this?” Jones said. “Why hasn’t he spoken out. Why hasn’t there been a press conference to let people know these women are missing? Why don’t we have search crews canvassing these fields, and why aren’t other city leaders speaking out to comfort these families or raise awareness of the missing?
“Maybe if those things were going on — if the community rallied together — Nancy Grace would want to do a segment. But it seems like a lot of people just don’t care.”
Anyone with information about this case is asked to contact the Rocky Mount Police Department at 252-972-1411.
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