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Jan Brewer Has Gone to a Top-Secret Location; No Reward Offered for Safe Return

By Matthew Hendley Tue., Dec. 4 2012 at 11:23 AM
Categories: Another Stupid-Governor Story, Missing
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The Associated Press has reported that Governor Jan Brewer is not in Arizona, and the public is not to know where exactly she is.

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Baby Gabriel Mom Elizabeth Johnson Found Guilty of Three Charges, but Not Kidnapping

By Matthew Hendley Thu., Oct. 18 2012 at 4:16 PM
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Elizabeth Johnson
Nearly three years after 8-month-old Gabriel Johnson was reported missing, the boy's mother, Elizabeth Johnson, was not found guilty of kidnapping. However, a jury did find her guilty of unlawful imprisonment and two custodial-interference charges.

The kidnapping charge is the one that Johnson's attorney really fought -- it could have landed Johnson in prison for more than two decades.

See also:
-Baby Gabriel Case Gets Even More Bizarre. Actual Mom and Would-be Mom Point Fingers
-Elizabeth Johnson's New Pen-Pal: the Judge Handling Her Kidnapping Case
-San Antonio Babysitter Claims Baby Gabriel Was Drugged and Had "Sad Look on His Face"


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Jhessye Shockley's Mother Has Been Arrested, but Girl's Still Missing, One Year Later

By Matthew Hendley Fri., Oct. 12 2012 at 8:56 AM
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Glendale PD
Jhessye Shockley
Yesterday, the Glendale Police Department sent out a reminder that exactly one year ago, police were called to a south Glendale apartment complex for a report of a missing 5-year-old girl, Jhessye Shockley.

Jhessye's still missing a year later, but police presume she's dead, and her mother, Jerice Hunter, has recently been charged in her death.

See also:
-Jhessye Shockley's Mother Jerice Hunter Arrested for Girl's Murder


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Gilbert Police Find Tortoise Walking Down Sidewalk, Discover Multiple People Have Lost Their Tortoises

By Jason Lewis Wed., Aug. 8 2012 at 8:26 AM
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If your tortoise went missing in Gilbert, you are not alone.

Gilbert Police spotted one of these speedy creatures making its way along a sidewalk in the Power Ranch subdivision last Thursday. An officer contacted members of the surrounding neighborhood to find out who had lost the 25-pound African Tortoise.

None of the nearby neighbors could recall losing such a creature. Power Ranch staff eventually informed the officer that a resident had reported her tortoise missing a few weeks back.

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Jhessye Shockley Search Ends Without a Trace of 5-Year-Old Girl's Body

By Matthew Hendley Wed., Jun. 27 2012 at 2:32 PM
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The body of 5-year-old Jhessye Shockley will likely never be found after Glendale police announced today that the search of the Butterfield Landfill has been completed.

Rick St. John, assistant police chief, said at a press conference this afternoon that people have sifted through 9,500 tons of trash since February. But she wasn't in the area investigators had pinpointed.

"We didn't miss her," he said.

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Jhessye Shockley Search in "Final Stages," Glendale Police Say

By Matthew Hendley Fri., Jun. 22 2012 at 5:29 PM
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Jhessye Shockley, still missing.
Glendale police say today that the search for the body of 5-year-old Jhessye Shockley has entered its "final stages."


"As of today, there has been no significant discovery of evidence directly connected to Jhessye's death," police say in a statement.

Police believe Shockley's body was placed in a trash bin some time before she was reported missing on October 11, and her body was ultimately taken with the garbage to a landfill south of the Valley.


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Jhessye Shockley Disappearance: Search of Landfill About 75 Percent Complete; End Date Still Unknown

By Matthew Hendley Thu., May 31 2012 at 1:20 PM
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Glendale PD
Jhessye Shockley, still missing.
The search of the landfill where police believe they may find the the body of missing 5-year-old Jhessye Shockley will end, but police don't yet know when.

Glendale police spokeswoman Tracy Breeden tells New Times that news outlets saying the search is ending in June are "drawing the wrong conclusions."

There's no set end date to the search, she says, and police believe the people searching for Jhessye could be out there through the month of June, and possibly several weeks longer.

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Jhessye Shockley Disappearance: Documents Found Dated Around Time Girl Went Missing

By Matthew Hendley Mon., Feb. 13 2012 at 3:40 PM
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The search is still on for the body of 5-year-old Jhessye Shockley.
​The search of the landfill where police believe they may find the the body of missing 5-year-old Jhessye Shockley continues into week two with no sign of the girl, as police say today that nothing related to disappearance has been found.

What has been found, however, are documents in the area that's being searched that are dated around the time of Shockley's disappearance in October.

Glendale Police Officer Tracey Breeden tells New Times that documents with those dates were first found a few days ago, and more continue to be found in the area they're searching.

Police believe Shockley's body was placed in a trash bin some time before she was reported missing on October 11, and her body was ultimately taken with the garbage to a landfill south of the Valley.

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Jhessye Shockley Disappearance: Search Of Landfill Continues, Photos Released

By James King Tue., Feb. 7 2012 at 10:50 AM
Categories: Missing
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Authorities are currently searching a landfill for the body of 5-year-old Jhessye Shockley.
​Authorities this morning continued their search of a landfill south of the Valley, where they believe they might find the body of missing 5-year-old Jhessye Shockley.

The landfill search started yesterday after months of preparation. Police haven't yet said whether they've found anything related to Shockley's disappearance. However, they've released some photos of the search, which you can see below.

Shockley's been missing since October. Police have since determined that she's likely dead, and that her mother, Jerice Hunter, probably killed her.

Get the details of Shockley's disappearance here.

Authorities say at least 40 people from agencies including the Glendale Police Department, the FBI, and the Child Abduction Response Team, will be at Butterfield Landfill in Mobile every day until the search is complete.

Investigators have narrowed down a 180-by-200-foot area of the landfill where they suspect Shockley's remains might be. The area is 20 feet deep, which amounts to about 6,000 tons of trash investigators will have to sift through.  

See the latest photos from the search of the landfill below.


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Jhessye Shockley Disappearance: Search Of Landfill For 5-Year-Old's Body Starts Today

By James King Mon., Feb. 6 2012 at 10:14 AM
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Glendale police suspect the body of 5-year-old Jhessye Shockley is in a landfill south of the Valley.
​Authorities have begun searching a landfill south of the Valley for the remains of missing 5-year-old Jhessye Shockley.

Shockley was reported missing in October. Glendale police suspect the girl is dead -- and that her mother, Jerice Hunter, killed her and threw her dead body into a trash can in Tempe.

Authorities say at least 40 people from agencies including the Glendale Police Department, the FBI, and the Child Abduction Response Team, will be at Butterfield Landfill in Mobile every day until the search is complete.

Investigators have narrowed down a 180-by-200-foot area of the landfill where they suspect Shockley's remains might be. The area is 20 feet deep, which amounts to about 6,000 tons of trash investigators will have to sift through.  



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