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Have You Seen
02/04/2023

Have You Seen

Have You SeenLaShaya Stine, a 16 year old, African American female, went missing from Aurora, Colorado in 2016.   On the...
02/04/2023

Have You Seen
LaShaya Stine, a 16 year old, African American female, went missing from Aurora, Colorado in 2016. On the evening of July 15, 2016, it is reported that LaShaya was preparing to go to a job interview on the morning of July 16, 2016.
Sabrina Jones, LaShaya’s mother went to bed that night and unfortunately, it was the last time that she saw LaShaya. In the morning of July 16, 2016, it is reported that the family realized that LaShaya was not in the home. The family tried multiple times to reach LaShaya on her cellphone, however, each of the calls went directly to voicemail. The family contacted the police and the police listed LaShaya as a runaway instead of a missing and endangered child. It is reported that a week later, the police chief, who was on vacation when the family initially contacted the police regarding LaShaya, took a closer look at the case. The police then informed the family that they had surveillance video of LaShaya on the night, of July 15, 2016, when she went missing. The surveillance video shows LaShaya walking near East Montview Boulevard and Peoria Street at 2:30 am, early morning of July 16, 2016.
Sabrina, LaShaya’s mother, believes that LaShaya had snuck out of the house to meet someone and Sabrina believes that LaShaya was planning on returning home later because she left her clothes, wallet, and phone charger in her room. It is reported that since LaShaya’s disappearance, there has been no contact with her family or friends.

For more information go to https://www.newsbreak.com//1599458?s=01

The Tragic Death of Lacey FletcherOn January 3, 2022, a 36-year-old Louisiana woman was found dead in the home of her pa...
02/04/2023

The Tragic Death of Lacey Fletcher
On January 3, 2022, a 36-year-old Louisiana woman was found dead in the home of her parents. Lacey suffered from locked-in syndrome. Lock-in syndrome is a rare neurological disorder characterized by complete paralysis of voluntary muscles in all parts of the body except for those that control eye movement. According to reports the body of Lacey Ellen Fletcher was found melted into a hole in a couch in the living room of her parents’ home. Lacey was found emaciated with f***s covering her face. Lacey’s mother Shelia Fletcher called 911 on the morning of January 3, 2022. According to a statement made by District Attorney Sam D’Aquilla, police officers upon arriving at Fletcher’s home witnessed the horrible scene of Lacey sunken into the couch with a strong horrific smell surrounding the area. Officials later stated that Lacey had endured the worst case of neglect to date. It was reported that Lacey just urinated and used the bathroom on the couch. When Lacey was found her feet were crossed under her digging deeper into the hole in the couch. Lacey had worn through the upholstery and foam padding of the couch which was filled with urine and stool. It was noted that severe ulcers covered her underside which appeared to be rotten bone. Lacey weighed just 96 lbs and had Covid-19. The East Feliciana Paris Coroner ruled Lacey’s death a homicide. Lacey’s parents, Sheila and Clay Fletcher, through their lawyer, Steven Moore, stated that “they don’t want to relive the pain of losing a child through the media. They have been through alot of heartache over the years. Anyone who has lost a child knows what it’s like.” Lacey’s parents also told the detectives on January 18, 2022, that Lacey developed Asperger's Syndrome (a developmental disorder on the autism spectrum). Lacey also experienced severe social anxiety, and during the fall of 2019, Lacey began to be eating less food. Lacey’s parents also stated that Lacey met with a psychologist over three years and they were considering having Lacey committed. Dr. Ewell Bickham, the coroner, disagreed with what Lacey’s parents had stated and went on to state that Lacey had not seen a doctor in over 20 years.
Sheila Fletcher told police that she last saw Lacey alive at 10 pm on January 2, 2022, and when she awoke Lacey was dead.
Second-degree murder charges carry a mandatory prison sentence of life without parole for adults convicted.
This publication will continue to follow this case and will provide updates as they develop.

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The body of Lacey Ellen Fletcher was found Jan. 3 sunken into a hole in the living room couch at the Slaughter home of Lacey Fletcher and her parents, Sheila and Clay Fletcher, NOLA.com reported.

02/04/2023

Takoda Collins, a 10-year-old boy, spent most of his short life locked, naked in the attic of his father’s, Al-Muhatah McLean, home attic. Takoda Collins died on December 13, 2019, at the Dayton Children’s Hospital in Dayton, Ohio. His father, Al-Muhatah McLean was later arrested and accused of abusing and ra**ng Takoda, along with Amanda Hinz, McLean’s then-girlfriend, and Jennifer Ebert, Amanda Hinz’s sister, who also resided in the home.
The events of Takoda's short, tragic life are as follows;
On December 18, 2008, Takoda was born in Wisconsin to McLean and Robin Collins. Robin Collins admitted to the Wisconsin police on November 12, 2009, that she hit Takoda. Collins was then put on probation and custody of Takoda was taken from her. On December 9, 2011, Collins admits to the Daily News that she used drugs and her probation was revoked, sending her to prison, at that time McLean was awarded full custody of Takoda. In October 2013, Collins writes a letter to the court asking them to prevent McLean from leaving the state of Wisconsin with Takoda. Collins claimed that McLean was under investigation by Wisconsin’s child welfare officials for abusing Takoda. At this time McLean is accused of hitting his fiance, Amanda Hinze, over the head with a pipe, dragging her by the hair to a car, and punching her before driving away. A prosecutor later dismissed the abuse charges by McLean against Hinze.
On February 26, 2014, Wisconsin’s courts were later notified by Collins that McLean moved with Takoda to Union City, Tennessee. McLean filed with the Wisconsin courts, during this time his intentions to move with Takoda to Pennsylvania and McLean produced for the courts a signed, notarized letter from Collins agreeing for Takoda to move with McLean to Pennsylvania, however, Collins later states that she was bullied and pressured into signing the letter.

For the full story go to https://www.newsbreak.com//1599458?s=01

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