Mom, daughter may be among 10 bodies found near New York beach

YAPHANK, NY – Police investigating 10 bodies dumped by a possible serial killer near a Long Island beach said on Tuesday two of the victims may be a mother and her toddler daughter. Police suspect some of the remains, found near New York’s Gilgo beach since December, belong to victims of at least one serial killer preying on prostitutes who sought clients on the Internet, including on Craigslist.

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Three months after she was put in jail and charged with murdering her newborn daughter and hiding the infant’s body, a North Carolina teen has been released on bond. Rebecca Jo Blackmore, 16, of Knotts Island, was released from the Currituck County Detention Center on a $250,000 bond Tuesday, according to Lindsay Voorhees, a spokeswoman for the Currituck County Sheriff’s Office.

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Two of the four people accused in the 2009 death of 4-year-old Landon Payne received the maximum sentence in Kearney County District Court Tuesday. Dustin Scoville and Sharon Turnell were sentenced Tuesday to a minimum of 49 years in prison. They will be eligible for parole in 24 1/2 years. Sharon Turnell’s husband, Charles Turnell, was sentenced Tuesday to 19 to 20 years in prison. He will be eligible for parole after nine and a half years.

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DA: Charity raising thousands for baby is a scam

EASTON, Pa. -A charity that has already raised thousands of dollars for a purportedly sick baby has caught the attention of authorities. That’s because officials said Tuesday that the whole thing is a scam. The baby’s fine, they said, and the woman behind the whole thing could soon be in a lot of trouble.  The charity is called the “Save Baby Myah Foundation.”

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READING, Pa. -A couple accused of neglecting their young son have been booked on felony charges. Berks County Detectives announced Wednesday the arrests of Lindsay Coleman and Rick Postetter, both of the 300 block of West Green Street in Reading. The detectives’ investigation revealed the couple’s four-year-old son weighed just 19.5 pounds when he was admitted to Reading Hospital on July 14.

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Authorities believe they have cracked a case involving the horrific sexual assault of an 11-month-old boy in a Bakersfield hotel room by piecing together a long string of evidence found on a videotape of the assault. The case has many unusual aspects: The attack happened more than two years ago, the infant’s parents didn’t know he had been assaulted, the key piece of evidence surfaced 3,000 miles away and the suspect was arrested in Colorado.

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As one of the nation’s leading Internet safety organization since 1994, Enough Is Enoughcreated the multi-media Internet Safety 101^SM program to educate, equip, and empower parents, educators and other caring adults with the knowledge and resources they need to protect children from the online dangers of pornography, sexual predators, cyberbullies and threats related to social networking, online gaming and mobile devices.  Firsthand accounts, tips and compelling testimonies from law enforcement officers, clinicians, victims, parents, kids, industry leaders and even a convicted sex offender are woven into this four-part DVD teaching series, accompanying workbook, website and other resources.

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The Stop Abusing Your Children campaign is committed to raising child abuse awareness in communities by holding rallies, organizing fundraisers, placing ads and producing public service announcements. Our mission is to encourage people to stand up against child abuse by reporting child abuse and saving a child’s life. This organization is a operated  by The Anna Forlenza Foundation , which is legally a non profit organization in the state of California.

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Stacy Asencio-Sutphen is co-founder of Stop Abusing Your Children, an organization committed to raising child abuse awareness in communities by holding rallies, organizing fundraisers, launching a national “Stop Abusing Your Children!” campaign and producing public service announcements. Its mission is to encourage people to stand up against child abuse by reporting child abuse and saving a child’s life. Founded by Jeff Sutphen (host of Nickelodeon’s hit game show “BrainSurge” and ABC’s “101 Ways To Leave A Game Show”) and his wife Stacy Sutphen (Actress and Staff Writer for Wish I Didn’t Know).

Jeff Sutphen has a great talent for creating shows that engage kids and teens, whether he is behind the camera or in front of an audience. As host of BrainSurge, Sutphen brings high-energy and laughs to the game show that tests contestants’ and viewers’ memory and concentration skills. Sutphen has worked for several networks, including VH1, MTV and E! Entertainment. It was his role as a producer on Nickelodeon’s “U-Pick Live” that propelled him into the world of kids’ television. After working on 400 episodes of “U-Pick Live,” he produced numerous TEENick spots and served as a producer on several other Nick shows. In addition, he created a music show for a college network, entitled Bootlegged, which showcased alternative bands with live concert footage and interviews. From “U-Pick Live” and TeeNick to a college music show and now a game show, Jeff Sutphen continues to be a creative force behind innovative and exciting projects for kids and families. He resides in Los Angeles.

HAGERSTOWN — A Hagerstown man convicted this summer of assaulting a blind infant was sentenced Monday in Washington County Circuit Court to 10 years in state prison. Clyde Eugene Gatrell III, 21, formerly of 1056-C Noland Drive, was found guilty of second-degree child abuse and two counts of second-degree assault following a June 30 bench trial before Circuit Judge Donald E. Beachley, who announced his verdict July 19.

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Charlotte-Mecklenburg police are investigating a case of child abuse involving triplets. Investigators say the children are just 3 months old, and they lived in a home off Dapple Court in northeast Charlotte. One infant suffered head trauma, facial bruising and a hemorrhage around the left eye usually associated with suffocation, according to court documents. The girl’s sister had similar injuries, but they were not as severe. Her brother was not injured.

HOUSTON — A Houston woman is accused of sexually assaulting a young boy and at the same time, according to prosecutors, putting that young boy’s life in danger. That boy says he is still scared. He still can’t fathom that someone he knew would allegedly put his life at risk like this. We’re not revealing the 12-year-old boy’s identity.

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