SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (AP) -- Houston's FBI office has placed the fugitive daughter of a deceased Utah polygamist on the agency's "most wanted" list after getting a tip about the woman from a relative in prison.
Jacqueline Tarsa LeBaron is wanted in connection with four 1988 murders in Houston and Irving, Texas, according to a wanted poster on the agency's Web site. She's been a fugitive since 1992.
A telephone message left by The Associated Press with the Houston FBI office was not returned Saturday.
LeBaron is a daughter of Ervil LeBaron, the former leader of the Church of the Lamb of God, a polygamist sect with enclaves in Mexico.
The elder LeBaron ordered the executions of rival polygamists in the 1970s, investigators have said. In 1972 he was convicted in Utah of ordering family members to kill his brother, who was said to have disobeyed church laws.
Ervil LeBaron died in the Utah state prison in 1981. Before his death, he reportedly wrote a "bible" which included a commandment to kill disobedient church members.
Aug 13, 2006
Aug 8, 2006
Supposed Satanist Executed
The news article below talks about a convicted murderer who claimed to worship satan. At the end of the article it states some people believe he said it only to ensure he got the death penalty. Of course the title to the article didn't call him a supposed Satanist, but a Satan Worshipper. Was there any proof he did before he committed the murders? There is no mention of his lifestyle beforehand. The title caught my eye, so I am sure that is why they printed it that way. You never see "A Jesus Worshipper Committed Triple Homicide" Though recently I saw "Preacher's Wife Kills Husband" Believers kill people everyday, but a supposed Satanist makes headlines. Not that I am defending Satanism, it also is a supernatural belief system therefore not my cup of tea. Real Satanists are probably upset over this article, because they claim they do not worship the devil. If your interested in what they believe google Satanist. I did long ago and was surprised what I found. A "true Satanist" is not what this fellow was.
Finally I can't forget to comment that because I do not believe, I and others like me must worship the devil, work for the devil, or unknowingly do the devil's work. Ridiculous. I remember meeting a Gay man from Lousiana who had never met an Athiest before. He pretty much asked me right out "Do you worship Satan?" I laughed and said noooo. He was funny about it, but he really though us people did. It was because he grew up in a fundamentalist family. His father was a pastor, minister or something like that. He was taught as a child that Athiests are evil and worhip the devil. I thought it was amusing coming from a Gay man. I am sure his father is horrified his son is Gay. Maybe his being Gay is better than being a Humanist.
LUCASVILLE, Ohio (AP) -- A man who said he worshipped Satan and enjoyed killing three people, stabbing and beating them and stomping on them with steel-toed boots, was executed Tuesday.
Darrell Ferguson, 28, the youngest person put to death in Ohio since 1962, died by injection at 10:21 a.m. at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility.
He had asked for the death penalty and chose not to pursue appeals, which could have delayed his execution for years.
Ferguson was the second inmate executed using the state's new lethal injection protocol, adopted after an execution in May was delayed while prison staff struggled to find a useable vein on that inmate, who asked them to find another way to kill him.
Officials said Ferguson's veins were closely examined before his execution, and the guidelines called for two injection sites to be prepared plus a new method of ensuring veins stay open.
He was convicted of three counts of aggravated murder in the Christmas Day killing of Thomas King, 61, in 2001 and the deaths the next day of Arlie Fugate, 68, and his wife Mae, 69. King was disabled and used crutches, Arlie Fugate had cancer and Mae Fugate took meals to wheelchair-using neighbors.
The victims let Ferguson into their homes in Dayton because they knew him. Ferguson's mother had been married to King's brother, and Ferguson's family had once lived near the Fugates.
Ferguson committed the murders after getting a two-day pass from a drug treatment program he had been ordered to attend following a burglary conviction.
At his sentencing, he taunted the victims' families, saying he worshipped Satan, enjoyed the killings, had no remorse, and, if released from prison, would pick up where he left off.
Defense attorney Victor Hodge said Ferguson's behavior might have been a ploy to make sure he was sentenced to death so he could avoid spending the rest of his life in prison.
Finally I can't forget to comment that because I do not believe, I and others like me must worship the devil, work for the devil, or unknowingly do the devil's work. Ridiculous. I remember meeting a Gay man from Lousiana who had never met an Athiest before. He pretty much asked me right out "Do you worship Satan?" I laughed and said noooo. He was funny about it, but he really though us people did. It was because he grew up in a fundamentalist family. His father was a pastor, minister or something like that. He was taught as a child that Athiests are evil and worhip the devil. I thought it was amusing coming from a Gay man. I am sure his father is horrified his son is Gay. Maybe his being Gay is better than being a Humanist.
LUCASVILLE, Ohio (AP) -- A man who said he worshipped Satan and enjoyed killing three people, stabbing and beating them and stomping on them with steel-toed boots, was executed Tuesday.
Darrell Ferguson, 28, the youngest person put to death in Ohio since 1962, died by injection at 10:21 a.m. at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility.
He had asked for the death penalty and chose not to pursue appeals, which could have delayed his execution for years.
Ferguson was the second inmate executed using the state's new lethal injection protocol, adopted after an execution in May was delayed while prison staff struggled to find a useable vein on that inmate, who asked them to find another way to kill him.
Officials said Ferguson's veins were closely examined before his execution, and the guidelines called for two injection sites to be prepared plus a new method of ensuring veins stay open.
He was convicted of three counts of aggravated murder in the Christmas Day killing of Thomas King, 61, in 2001 and the deaths the next day of Arlie Fugate, 68, and his wife Mae, 69. King was disabled and used crutches, Arlie Fugate had cancer and Mae Fugate took meals to wheelchair-using neighbors.
The victims let Ferguson into their homes in Dayton because they knew him. Ferguson's mother had been married to King's brother, and Ferguson's family had once lived near the Fugates.
Ferguson committed the murders after getting a two-day pass from a drug treatment program he had been ordered to attend following a burglary conviction.
At his sentencing, he taunted the victims' families, saying he worshipped Satan, enjoyed the killings, had no remorse, and, if released from prison, would pick up where he left off.
Defense attorney Victor Hodge said Ferguson's behavior might have been a ploy to make sure he was sentenced to death so he could avoid spending the rest of his life in prison.
Aug 4, 2006
Cpl. Baucas, Nephew of Senator Max Baucus
Westboro Baptist Church condemns Sen. Baucus, plans picket at newphew's funeral
By MARTIN J. KIDSTON - IR Staff Writer - 08/04/06
Less than a day after the Baucus family announced its funeral plans for Cpl. Phillip Baucus, who was killed in Iraq this week, the Westboro Baptist Church announced its own plans to picket Sunday’s service.
The group listed the Sieben Ranch near Wolf Creek on its Web site Thursday, including the ranch’s address and the time of 1:15 to 2 p.m. No effort was made to reach the church for comment.The church, based in Topeka, Kan., has gained headlines for its religious-based rhetoric bashing gays and, more recently, fallen U.S. servicemen whom the church believes are fighting on behalf of a “sinful nation.”While the comments posted on the church’s Web site were unfit to print, the text condemned Sen. Max Baucus for a variety of issues and accused Cpl. Baucus of “disobeying” his creator by serving in the U.S. Marines.“Sunday is about mourning Phillip and celebrating his life and his service to our country,” Sen. Baucus said Thursday evening. “And that’s what we are going to do.”The church was last in Helena in February 2005 to picket the Montana Supreme Court and its ruling that gay and lesbian partners of the Montana University System have the same right to health insurance benefits as everyone else.
The group’s arrival that year prompted a flurry of town meetings. Lt. Gov. John Bohlinger attended one such meeting at Carroll College. The church then placed both the college and Bohlinger on its radar as future protest targets.The Westboro Church, led by Fred Phelps, has gained headlines for its “God Hates Fags” campaign, a less-than-tactful approach that has come to include picketing military funerals.Twenty-five states and the U.S. Congress have passed laws that prohibit picketing at funerals. Similar bills aimed at or inspired by the Westboro group have been proposed in 10 more states.The Westboro group and the American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit in Missouri last month, claiming that state’s anti-funeral-picketing law was unconstitutional.Memorials in Phillip’s name are suggested to the Lewis & Clark County Veterans Memorial Fund, c/o First Interstate Bank, 3401 North Montana Ave.; Helena MT 59602 or to an organization or charity of the donor’s choice.
By MARTIN J. KIDSTON - IR Staff Writer - 08/04/06
Less than a day after the Baucus family announced its funeral plans for Cpl. Phillip Baucus, who was killed in Iraq this week, the Westboro Baptist Church announced its own plans to picket Sunday’s service.
The group listed the Sieben Ranch near Wolf Creek on its Web site Thursday, including the ranch’s address and the time of 1:15 to 2 p.m. No effort was made to reach the church for comment.The church, based in Topeka, Kan., has gained headlines for its religious-based rhetoric bashing gays and, more recently, fallen U.S. servicemen whom the church believes are fighting on behalf of a “sinful nation.”While the comments posted on the church’s Web site were unfit to print, the text condemned Sen. Max Baucus for a variety of issues and accused Cpl. Baucus of “disobeying” his creator by serving in the U.S. Marines.“Sunday is about mourning Phillip and celebrating his life and his service to our country,” Sen. Baucus said Thursday evening. “And that’s what we are going to do.”The church was last in Helena in February 2005 to picket the Montana Supreme Court and its ruling that gay and lesbian partners of the Montana University System have the same right to health insurance benefits as everyone else.
The group’s arrival that year prompted a flurry of town meetings. Lt. Gov. John Bohlinger attended one such meeting at Carroll College. The church then placed both the college and Bohlinger on its radar as future protest targets.The Westboro Church, led by Fred Phelps, has gained headlines for its “God Hates Fags” campaign, a less-than-tactful approach that has come to include picketing military funerals.Twenty-five states and the U.S. Congress have passed laws that prohibit picketing at funerals. Similar bills aimed at or inspired by the Westboro group have been proposed in 10 more states.The Westboro group and the American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit in Missouri last month, claiming that state’s anti-funeral-picketing law was unconstitutional.Memorials in Phillip’s name are suggested to the Lewis & Clark County Veterans Memorial Fund, c/o First Interstate Bank, 3401 North Montana Ave.; Helena MT 59602 or to an organization or charity of the donor’s choice.
Aug 2, 2006
Again, Again and Again
TOPEKA, Kansas (AP) -- Conservative Republicans who pushed anti-evolution standards back into Kansas schools last year have lost control of the state Board of Education once again.
Control of the school board has slipped into, out of and back into conservative Republicans' hands since 1998, resulting in anti-evolution standards in 1999, evolution-friendly ones in 2001 and anti-evolution ones again last year.
Control of the school board has slipped into, out of and back into conservative Republicans' hands since 1998, resulting in anti-evolution standards in 1999, evolution-friendly ones in 2001 and anti-evolution ones again last year.
Aug 1, 2006
Gingrich continues to warn of World War III
If our enemies get a nuclear or biological weapon, they are going to use it," he said. "This is not the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union was a tired, atheist, bureaucracy.
"If you are an atheist and then you become a suicide bomber you don't get to go anywhere," he added, referencing the religious glory some suicide bombers are promised for sacrificing their lives.
Gingrich, who was forced to step down following the 1998 elections, is now considering a run for president in 2008.
Strange comment, wouldn't atheists go straight to hell, is Gingrich conceding there is no hell ?
"If you are an atheist and then you become a suicide bomber you don't get to go anywhere," he added, referencing the religious glory some suicide bombers are promised for sacrificing their lives.
Gingrich, who was forced to step down following the 1998 elections, is now considering a run for president in 2008.
Strange comment, wouldn't atheists go straight to hell, is Gingrich conceding there is no hell ?
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