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U.S. war veteran and survivalist searched for info on moving to Canada before killing daughters, investigators say
This undated photo provided by the Wenatchee Police Department shows Travis Caleb Decker who the police are asking the public for help in locating the Washington state father who is wanted for murder after his three young daughters were reported missing and then found dead. (Wenatchee Police Department via AP) Google searches and blood evidence are the latest tools being used in the manhunt for a former active duty soldier accused of murdering his own children, with authorities in Washington state advising residents to 'secure your homes and vehicles.' The U.S. Marshals Service is helping search for Travis Decker, 32, who hasn't been seen since May 30. His three daughters – all under age 10 – were found June 2, suffocated at an isolated, abandoned campsite east of Seattle. Since then, an intense manhunt over hundreds of square miles has unfolded, the Chelan County Sheriff's Office says. The father is charged with the aggravated murder and kidnapping of the Decker sisters: Olivia, 5, Evelyn, 8, and Paityn, 9. With federal agents now involved in the search for him, Decker also faces a federal charge of Unlawful Flight to Avoid Prosecution. A reward of up to US$20,000 is offered for information leading to his arrest. Decker's truck, his dog and 'many of the suspect's personal items' were found about 75 yards from the girls' bodies, the sheriff's office has said. Some blood on the truck belonged to a human male, while other blood was not human, it said, citing testing. The dog was given to a local humane society, the sheriff's office said; the welfare agency won't 'release information about any animals in custody involved in an active case.' Gov. Bob Ferguson has authorized emergency funding so National Guard helicopters can help in the search for Decker. The rugged terrain of the Cascades – along with Decker's own survivalist history – are proving challenging for law enforcement agents trying to catch up to him. Suspect had survival training and an interest in Canada, court documents say Decker, a veteran of the war in Afghanistan, 'frequently engaged in hiking, camping, survival skill practice, hunting and even lived off the grid in the backwoods for approximately 2.5 months on one occasion,' US Marshal Keegan Stanley said in an affidavit. Four days before his disappearance, Decker made several Google searches related to finding a job in Canada, as well as 'how does a person move to canada,' Stanley said. Decker's truck and the children's remains were found less than a dozen miles from the Pacific Crest Trail, a 2,650-mile path that runs all the way to the Canadian border. From the area closest to Decker's campsite, it is about a 200-mile hike to Canada. Searchers with the Chelan County Sheriff's Office spent several days looking for Decker in the area around his campsite, with recreation areas around the Icicle River temporarily closed. Late Monday night, the sheriff's office said it had narrowed the search to the Ingalls Creek area west of Wenatchee, the county's largest city and about 15 miles southeast of the campsite across rough terrain. 'During any criminal investigation, including this one, there is law enforcement sensitive information that is not shared with the public in order to protect the integrity of the investigation,' the sheriff's office said. 'We appreciate the public's patience, understanding and cooperation during this complex and emotional investigation.' Decker had mental health issues, ex-wife says Decker has not been seen since he picked up the children May 30 from their mother for a scheduled, three-hour visit, his ex-wife said, according to a state court affidavit. Although the exchange 'occurred without issues,' Whitney Decker later said he 'was quieter than usual.' She advised investigators Travis Decker had been diagnosed a few years ago with borderline personality disorder, which the Cleveland Clinic describes as involving 'extreme mood fluctuations, instability in interpersonal relationships and impulsivity.' Travis Decker had served in the US Army for eight years, an Army spokesperson said. He is in the Washington National Guard, facing discipline for missing required drills, a Guard spokesperson said. CNN has reached out to the Department of Veterans Affairs about whether Decker has sought treatment for mental illness through its facilities. Decker had refused to sign his and Whitney's most recent parenting agreement, which required him to seek mental health treatment and anger management, she told Wenatchee Police. He was homeless at the time of his disappearance, she said, living in motels and campgrounds. 'Living every mother's worst nightmare' Whitney Decker called police after her ex-husband failed to show up with their daughters as planned at 8 p.m. on May 30. The custody agreement does not allow Travis Decker to keep the children overnight. The children were discovered three days later with plastic bags over their heads, their wrists tied. The cause of death was suffocation, the medical examiner said. 'Whitney is living every mother's worst nightmare,' family friend Amy Edwards said in a statement released by Whitney Decker's attorney. 'The hole in her heart is immeasurable. There are no words that can capture the weight of this loss.' Andy Rose, CNN
CTV News
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Judge denies Sean ‘Diddy' Combs' second request for mistrial, likens cross-examination to ‘Perry Mason moment'
Sean "Diddy" Combs confers with his lawyers after meeting with U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian in his chambers on June 9. (Jane Rosenberg/Reuters via CNN Newsource) The judge overseeing Sean 'Diddy' Combs' criminal trial has denied the defence's second request for a mistrial over their claims of 'prosecutorial misconduct.' Over the weekend, defence attorneys for Combs filed a letter renewing their request for a mistrial, accusing the prosecution of presenting false testimony from witness Bryana Bongolan, a close friend of Cassie Ventura who testified last week that Combs once dangled her over the 17th floor balcony at Ventura's home in 2016. Judge Arun Subramanian ruled on Tuesday that the defence was not prejudiced by Bongolan's testimony because they were able to conduct a vigorous cross examination of Bongolan, specifically pertaining to the timing of the alleged balcony incident. Bongolan underwent a tense cross-examination from Combs' defence in which they presented the jury with hotel records that showed Combs was in New York at the Trump Hotel on the date that Bongolan testified she was dangled over the balcony in Los Angeles – arguing that it was not possible for Combs to have engaged in the alleged incident. 'You agree that one person can't be in two places at the same time?' Combs' attorney, Nicole Westmoreland, asked Bongolan on the stand. On Tuesday, in denying the motion for a mistrial, Judge Subramanian likened Westmoreland's cross-examination of Bongolan to a 'Perry Mason' moment.' Bongolan said during her testimony that while the details and date of the alleged incident are murky, she has 'no doubt' that the incident occurred, even if she remembered the date incorrectly. She said that she had suffered from 'night terrors' ever since the incident, and the jury was shown photos of a large bruise on Bongolan's leg, which she said was taken the same day that Combs allegedly dangled her over the balcony. On Tuesday, prosecutor Madison Smyser said in court that Bongolan could have misremembered when she took the photos of her purported injuries, and that Bongolan testified that she did not remember all the details of the alleged incident clearly. In their letter, Combs' defence wrote 'the government knew or should have known this testimony was perjured, and that Ms. Bongolan could not possibly have been injured by Mr. Combs on a Los Angeles balcony in the early morning hours of September 26, or even the day before that.' 'The government has long known that Mr. Combs was on the East Coast in late September, and specifically at around the time of this alleged incident,' the filing continued. 'And it has had other evidence in its possession for some time showing Mr. Combs's travel schedule and proving that he was on the East Coast when it told the jury he dangled Ms. Bongolan over a balcony in front of Ms. Ventura.' Combs' defence also said that Ventura's testimony that she saw Combs dangle Bongolan over the balcony was also inaccurate, claiming that she did not actually witness the incident, but rather heard about it. 'Thus, the government left the jury with the false impression that Ms. Ventura saw Mr. Combs dangle her friend over the balcony and that this made her fearful of him, when in fact—if there was any incident—Ventura merely heard about it afterwards, considerably lessening any probative value as to her state of mind,' the defence wrote. Prosecutors introduced a text message that Ventura had sent in real time to Combs' former chief-of-staff, Kristina Khorram, stating that she had found out about the balcony incident. The text message from Ventura read: 'I just found out some crazy sh*t'Ventura then said, 'He came into my house while my friends were here and we were all sleeping and they woke me up because he was ringing the bell crazy at 3 am. and when he came in I went to my room and he went at Bona choked her and then dangled her feet off the balcony. This is crazy.' Prosecutors aimed to introduce this text message in an effort to prove the alleged incident did occur. Combs' defence now claims the text message proves that Ventura merely heard about the incident, but did not actually see it happen. In calling Bongolan to testify, prosecutors said in court Thursday that it showed the jury how Combs' violence extended beyond Ventura to other people close to her. 'The incident, as alleged, is disturbing and powerful evidence, and the government has used it to depict Mr. Combs in an extremely negative light, as an angry and dangerous man who terrified Ms. Ventura and her friends,' the defence wrote in its request for a mistrial. 'The prosecutors elicited evidence about this allegation from both Ms. Ventura and Ms. Bongolan that is demonstrably false in key respects.' This is the second request for a mistrial from Combs' team. The first attempt after the prosecution questioned a Los Angeles Fire Department arson investigator about the destruction of fingerprint evidence from Kid Cudi's home. Kid Cudi and other witnesses have testified that they believe Combs blew up his car. The arson investigator said he collected a card with fingerprints previously taken at Kid Cudi's home to compare to other evidence recovered from a Molotov cocktail bottle that was found inside of the rapper's Porsche. He testified the card was destroyed by an LAPD officer. The defence objected to the line of questioning, saying the prosecution's implications were 'outrageous.' 'They were suggesting to this jury that someone in this courtroom had something to do with the improper and suspicious destruction of these fingerprints,' defence attorney Marc Agnifilo said. The judge denied that request for mistrial, saying that he does not believe that the jury was prejudiced. However, the judge instructed the jury to not consider the testimony about the fingerprint card. In their filing, Combs' defence referenced their first attempt at a mistrial, adding that another prosecution witness was also questioned about the music mogul's influence over LAPD officers. 'Mia,' who testified under a pseudonym and has alleged that Combs was physically violent and sexually assaulted her, recalled an incident in which an LAPD officer did not ticket her for speeding after she told the officer who she worked for and put them on the phone with Combs.
National Post
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- National Post
Mike Tyson issues grim warning about dangers of drug use, fentanyl
Once known as the Baddest Man on the Planet, Mike Tyson now is warning people about one of the most dangerous drugs on planet. Article content The legendary boxer, who knows his fair share about elicit drug use, spoke out about fentanyl during a tour of a U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) lab in New York City earlier this week. Article content Article content Tyson toured the facility with Alina Habba, the acting U.S. Attorney for New Jersey, and even donned a DEA lab coat as he learned about the deadly narcotic. Article content 'One pill can kill,' Tyson told the New York Post. Article content 'I just found out that a pin of fentanyl can kill somebody. I was never educated on fentanyl and this is new to me. I'm just here to be educated on the laws.' Article content The 58-year-old former heavyweight champion owns a legal cannabis company, TYSON 2.0, and touted the safety of its products compared to street drugs potential laced with deadly narcotics. Article content According to reports, nearly 70% of recent overdose deaths in the U.S. have been attributed to illegally manufactured fentanyl and New York City saw nearly 2,200 fatal overdoses last year. Article content Article content 'There is a real toxic problem and that's the truth of it,' said Habba, who became friends with Tyson and his wife Kiki after meeting at a UFC event. Article content 'They are such proponents, the Tysons, of safe use. And making sure it's not from China or a pesticide.' Article content During the tour of the lab, Tyson was shown huge amounts of evidence collected in DEA seizures, including massive bags of marijuana, psychedelic mushrooms, vapes and a bag filled with orange-coloured fake Adderall. Article content A scientist showed off a fentanyl brick that also contained carfentanil, 'which is more potent than fentanyl,' Tyson was told. Article content Article content 'We have kids where they take a pill from God knows where or smoke a vape or take a gummy and they don't know where it came from and next thing you know you are on the floor because of that little piece of fentanyl,' Habba told Tyson. Article content Tyson's history with substance abuse is well-documented and a big reason why he became interested in legal, safe cannabis. Article content 'It's mostly because I was in a lot of insane asylums, believe it or not,' he said. 'I did a lot of drugs, a lot of cocaine and a lot of drinking and then I started smoking and it changed my whole life. Article content 'I haven't been smoking (cigarettes), I haven't been drinking, I haven't done cocaine in nine years,' he said. 'Now, I'm trying to make the whole cannabis universe safe.' Article content
