In The Year 2037

Taegen Elise McKinney








She would have and should have been able to celebrate her second birthday on November 11th. In 30 years, she probably would have been a beautiful, married woman with children of her own-celebrating her 32nd birthday. That was all taken away from little Taegen McKinney. Now her killer, Jose Garcia will have, at the very least, the next 30 years of his life taken away.


Jose Garcia pleaded guilty to child abuse in the stomping death of Taegen McKinney. He will be eligible for parole in the year 2037. In the year 2037, Jose Garcia will be 49 years old. No "spring chicken" by any stretch--but still young enough to live a productive life, when and if he gets out.

Taegen, on the other hand, as well as her family will never get that opportunity. Her Daddy will never get to walk her down the aisle, and give her away to her would-be husband. Her Mommy will never get the chance to give her advice or hold her when she's mending a broken heart. There will be no groundings for sneaking in late from a date. There will be no praise for good grades, no punishment for bad grades. All these moments--good, bad, and otherwise--have been taken away.

In September, I had the pleasure to go to Sahuarita, AZ and help out with the rally for Taegen's Law. It was an experience that I will never forget. I am grateful to have been able to help out in any way to honor Taegen's memory.

Taegen's family have a website in her memory. There is also a petition for tougher laws for child abusers and killers. Even though Taegen's killer is where he belongs, her family still needs help from everyone. This shouldn't have to happen to another family.


Sources: KOAT.com
memory-of.com
i-petitions.com

Four Corners Creep Of The Week: "The Cream Of The Creep"

So, just who is the creepiest creep of all? This week, you get to decide just who is the biggest creep out of all our Four Corners Creeps thus far.



If you would like a recap of who exactly you are voting for, just click here. Then come back and cast your vote!!

Four Corners Creep Of The Week: Michelle Tufts

Well, last week's poll was strongly in favor of Douglas Burns, the dog assaulting-picture taking-Wal-Mart developing-creep, being just that-a creep. One-hundred percent creepy, to be exact.





And so we move on to this week's potential creep.



Meet Michelle Tufts, 30, Also known as "Pixiedust", according to her MySpace profiles, which can be found Here and Here (the second one is now set to private). She's "lonely" and just wants "someone to touch". So, instead of finding an adult to cozy up to, she instead decided that it would be a better idea to molest an eight year old boy.


Apparently, the boy is somehow related to her, too.



Creepy or Not?



Source: Las Cruces Sun-News.

Update: "Creep" Pleads Not Guilty

Remember Robert Ashley? . He's the former substitute teacher, AKA "Four Corners Creep", that allegedly likes to film little girls, "under the skirt".

Well, there's an update. Robert Ashley, who apparently admitted to police that he is a pedophile, likes little girls 8-9 years old, can't relate to women, and has a "foot fetish", pleaded not guilty to charges of voyeurism and child abuse Friday, October 5th according to this article on KOAT .

There is an accompanying video next to the article.

In this related article, at the same site, a APS dispatcher was fired for giving the principal of the school where Ashley was working, some really bad advice. Here's a snippet from the article.

When the principal watched the tape, deputies said it contained video shot up a young girl's skirt.
The principal called APS dispatch to report the finding . The dispatcher said Ashley's rights had been violated and that the bag must be returned to him.

(Begin sarcastic rant):

Of course, we wouldn't want to violate the rights of a sick cretin that likes to film under little girl's skirts. After all, he's an adult, so obviously his rights are more important. And shouldn't he be able to have his video camera, his weapon of choice, if you will, so that he can continue to film up innocent children's skirts, or as Ashley would have us believe--their feet?

(End sarcastic rant)

Really, I don't care if he is filming little girl's feet, their ears, their shins--whatever. It's all the same to me. He allegedly admits he is sexually stimulated by filming their feet. It's disgusting. Anyone that would hear about what the principal viewed, and give advice like this really should have their head examined, and in my opinion--deserves to be fired.

Four Corners Creep Of The Week: Robert Ashley

Before we go on to our new "creep" this week, here are the results of last week's poll:










So, 83% of the people that participated in the poll think that Tommy Soza is as creepy as they get, for allegedly beating up on an old lady with a baseball bat. That's great news.


Now on to this week's creep!

Meet Robert Ashley. Robert Ashley allegedly likes to take "under the skirt " pictures of elementary school aged little girls. Apparently he is also sexually attracted to 8 and 9 year old girls. The scariest part? He was a substitute teacher. Now he's in jail.

Here's a couple articles to help with your decision-making.

KOAT article

Albuquerque Tribune article

Taegen's Law Rally

Saturday, September 15th was a hot day in Sahuarita, Arizona with the temperatures soaring to the 100 degree mark before noon. But the heat was overshadowed by the mission at hand--getting signatures for Taegen's Law.

I was fortunate enough to be able to participate in the rally, and it is truly an experience I will never forget. The people I met there, my new friends, were just all incredible people.

I arrived shortly after 9:00 A.M. to help my friend, Chrissi, and her husband, P.J. set up for the rally, which was held at the Walmart in Sahuarita. The staff at Walmart were very supportive, helping to set up tables and umbrellas, to help shade at least some of the sun's searing rays. We were soon met by Jamie Hallam, mother of Ariana and Tyler Payne, and her best friend, Tara, as well as her father, Richard. I had previously only met Jamie briefly, at the memorial service for Ariana and Tyler, so it was nice to be able to speak with her and meet Tara and Richard.

Everyone who participated, some of them whose names I can't recall, were really working hard. It really was a team effort. Considering the size of Sahuarita, a town about 20 miles south of the southside of Tucson, the results were incredible. We were able to get over 500 signatures in just a couple hours.

The efforts obviously would not have paid off if it wasn't for the people that signed the petition. Their support and willingness to listen and sign was exhilarating. They came that day to shop for what ever needs they had, and left hopefully making a difference in a child's life. The majority of people we were able to come in contact with were more than happy to sign. It's a great mark for humanity.

I posted a few pictures from the rally on my Myspace, if anyone is interested in seeing them.

Taegen McKinney Rally--ARIZONA

The life of Taegen Elise McKinney was tragically taken on April 15, 2007, allegedly by her babysitter's boyfriend. Now the family and supporters of Taegen have started a "National Rally Across America". The rally, is being used to raise awareness to the public about not only Taegen's Law, but child abuse as well.

At this time, I am only able to post the rally information for ones that are taking place in Arizona. It is my understanding that all the rallies across America are taking place on Saturday, September 15th.

RALLY FOR TAEGEN'S LAW: YUMA, ARIZONA

DATE: Saturday, September 15, 2007
TIME: 10:00 AM-12:00 PM
LOCATION: Southgate Mall; Yuma, Arizona


RALLY FOR TAEGEN'S LAW: SAHUARITA, ARIZONA

DATE: Saturday, September 15, 2007
TIME: 10:00 AM-12:00 PM
LOCATION: Walmart off of Duval Mine Road; Sahuarita, Arizona


If you live close to these areas and would like to attend to show your support for Taegen's family, please do.

Taegen McKinney: "Lil' Butterfly"

Taegen McKinney was just 17 months old when her babysitter's boyfriend allegedly murdered her. Her brief time on Earth has touched the hearts of many. Here is a video tribute to Taegen someone made that I wanted to share.
Rest In Peace, "Lil' Butterfly". Justice will come soon.

Hey, Good Lookin', Whatcha Got Cookin'?

Moms.

For decades they've been cooking, cleaning, taking care of kids, and trying their best to instill family tradition and values for their children. You may find when your children are very young, that motherhood is a thankless, yet very rewarding occupation. The kids run around, make messes, closely trailed by Mom in a never-ending cycle of trying to diminish chaos, in an ill-fated attempt

Vinnette Zudell Jones

"Life teaches me new things about myself and about the human race, but still I remain the same sweet, sensitive person though the sad little girl still lives inside."

The quote above is from 32-year old Vinnette Zudell Jones' MySpace account. Vinnette was a promising graduate from Pima Medical Institute in the field of dentistry. On Sunday, May 20th-that dream was cut short by a bullet. Vinnette