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Yahoo
02-08-2025
- Yahoo
It Was a Decorative Object in Her Home — Until It Was Used to Kill Her and Allegedly Reveal a Family Betrayal
Rose Marie Moniz was found beaten to death in 2001. Years later, a clue inside a decorative conch shell led police to someone who had helped carry her casketNEED TO KNOW Rose Marie Moniz, 41, was found beaten to death in her home in 2001 — with a conch shell among the weapons used The case remained unsolved until 2019, when DNA found inside the shell led police to her half-brother, David Reed Reed, who once served as a pallbearer at her funeral, had a prior assault conviction and has pleaded not guiltyWhen 41-year-old Rose Marie Moniz was found dead in her New Bedford, Mass., home on March 23, 2001, police noted that her purse had been emptied and money was missing — but there were no signs of forced entry. At the scene, investigators recovered several bloodied household items: a fireplace poker, a cast-iron kettle and a decorative conch shell. An autopsy later revealed the extent of Moniz's injuries, per previous reporting by PEOPLE. She had suffered skull fractures, broken nasal bones, a broken left cheekbone and large lacerations to her head. Blood was found in both ears. Her body also showed multiple contusions, according to investigators. But two people were ruled out early in the investigation. And with no immediate suspects and no eyewitnesses, the murder remained unsolved for years, and the case went cold. In 2019, detectives from the Bristol County District Attorney's Office and the Massachusetts State Police Unresolved Crimes Unit reopened the case — and found a clue they'd overlooked nearly a decade earlier. "Autopsy photos of the victim's face showed that the victim had suffered numerous abrasions and contusions which suggested that the spiny exterior of the conch shell made contact with the victim's face,' the Bristol County District Attorney's Office said in a press release. 'That suggested that the perpetrator would have to put his fingers inside the opening of the conch to hold it as firmly as was needed to strike the victim with extreme force.' When the inner portion of the shell was swabbed, a full DNA profile was developed. That profile was entered into the Combined DNA Index System, or CODIS — a national database that contains DNA from convicted offenders and arrestees across the U.S. The system returned a match: Moniz's half-brother, David Reed. Reed, then 53, had served as a pallbearer at Moniz's funeral. In 2021, he was indicted on charges of murder and armed robbery. He pleaded not guilty and remains in custody, awaiting trial. Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Sign up for for breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases. 'We had other people that we thought it might be… It turned out that the person carrying her coffin to the grave was the person that killed her,' Moniz's brother, Fred Cunha, told NBC 10 after the arrest. Reed's DNA was in CODIS because of a violent crime he committed in 2003. According to CBS News Boston, Reed assaulted a woman with a tire iron during a robbery, striking her in the head and stealing her purse while she pretended to be dead. During his attempted escape, he rammed a police cruiser with his car and fled the state, per the outlet. Reed was eventually captured in 2015 and charged with armed assault with intent to murder, armed robbery, and felony bail jumping. In 2023, he was sentenced to 8 to 12 years in state prison for that attack. He is currently serving time for those convictions while awaiting trial for Moniz's murder. Read the original article on People
Yahoo
21-06-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Officials react to death of Marshall County Commission Chairman David Reed
MARSHALL COUNTY, Ala. (WHNT) — Marshall County Attorney Clint Maze has confirmed that Marshall County Commission Chairman David Reed died on Thursday, just eight days after being sworn in. Marshall County Coroner Cody Nugent told News 19 that Reed died as a result of an accidental fall. Marshall County Commissioner Ronny Shumate said Reed died unexpectedly. Reed filled the vacancy on the Marshall County Commission when longtime Chairman James Hutcheson passed away on May 3. Family speaks out after death of infant in Huntsville He served 15 years on the Guntersville Board of Education, including four years as Chairman. Maze confirmed Reed's passing to News 19. You can read his statement below: 'Marshall County is shocked and saddened to announce the passing of Chairman Reed this afternoon. Chairman Reed was appointed on June 9, 2025 by Governor Ivey to fill the vacancy created by the passing of Chairman Hutcheson, and was sworn in by Judge Tim Riley on [June] 11, 2025. Please pray for Chairman Reed's family as they deal with the shock and grief of his sudden and untimely death. Additional information will be released after the family has made arrangements.' Clint Maze In addition to the statement, Clint Maze told News 19 that Reed was driven to leave Marshall County better than he found it as the new chairman, making the loss even harder. 'He was going to make a wonderful impact on this county,' Maze said. 'We're stuck now, wondering what could've been instead of reflecting on a long career.' District 1 Marshall County Commissioner Ronny Shumate said he does not know if the state will use the same applicant pool to replace Reed's position moving forward. This will be the second time the Governor will need to appoint someone to this position in 2025. 'I don't know that they're going to go from that original list, or if they're gonna ask candidates to put out again,' Shumate said. 'Because there may be somebody else that wants to try it out again this time. It's all up in the air right now. We don't know when it's gonna happen or how it's gonna happen.' Shumate added that Reed will be truly missed and is irreplaceable. Funeral arrangements are set for Sunday from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Guntersville Church of Christ. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
CBC
11-02-2025
- Business
- CBC
Axing interprovincial trade barriers could bring London beer, spirits to Canada-wide market
Social Sharing As the push to do away with interprovincial trade barriers builds momentum amid a looming trade war with the U.S., London craft brewers and distillers say those roadblocks within Canada are shutting them out of a nationwide marketplace. Ontario breweries, distilleries and wineries can't sell their product directly to customers in other provinces, something David Reed, owner of Forked River Brewing Company, says limits their sales opportunities. The east-end brewery has fielded inquiries over the years from local customers looking to ship beer to friends and family elsewhere in Canada, but has had to decline because of interprovincial rules, he said. Their loved ones might as well be in another country — the company had better luck selling its brews in Japan before COVID-19 than they've had selling to customers in other provinces, Reed said. "We had beer for sale in Tokyo faster than I've had it on shelves in LCBOs in Ontario, let alone another province," Reed said. A Japanese distributor, launched by an Ontarian, helped ship cans of its pale ale to Japan for about two years in 2017, he said. "My nephew in Vancouver, he can't order our beer like somebody in Thunder Bay could order our beer. There's opportunities for direct-to-consumer, and making it simpler to sell direct to licensees or customers." Those same restrictions keep London beer lovers from directly ordering brewskis from other provinces. Talk around breaking down interprovincial trade barriers has been decades long. In addition to alcohol, they include technical barriers, like vehicle weight standards, and licensing and paperwork requirements. The federal government, provinces and territories signed the Canadian Free Trade Agreement in 2017 to cut existing barriers, but many exceptions remain in place. Federal Internal Trade Minister Anita Anand has suggested remaining barriers could crumble this month. The barriers exist largely because provinces wanted to regulate certain sectors themselves, said David Soberman, a professor at Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto. "And of course, they were interested in protecting jobs in their own provinces, but as a result, that's created a situation where it's difficult for certain businesses … to either export or conduct trade in (other) provinces." Provinces themselves have also sought to prioritize local industries. Most provinces and all territories operate their own liquor retailers, such as the LCBO in Ontario. Because laws around alcohol are up to each province, rules about transporting vary nationwide. In Ontario, the province lifted interprovincial personal exemption limits in 2019 when it comes to alcohol for personal use, the LCBO says. In comparison, SAQ, Quebec's alcohol board, says any alcohol coming into Quebec, including donations, gifts, and souvenirs, must be reported. Until 2019, federal law regulating alcohol importation into Canada had also barred importing liquor from another province without a provincial liquor board's permission. (Worth noting, Canadians can't ship home alcohol through Canada Post.) WATCH | Kentucky governor on what a trade war would mean for his state Trump putting U.S. economy 'on the line' in potential trade war, Kentucky governor says 2 days ago Duration 8:35 "The whole thing is just cumbersome," Doberman said. "There doesn't seem to be any reason why a brewery, vineyard or a distillery shouldn't be able to ship product anywhere in Canada, as long as they're respecting all national regulations." Ontarians can order from other provinces through LCBO's private ordering program, however suppliers may require a minimum order, and the process may take weeks. Local producers can apply to sell in another provincial liquor store, but each has its own approval processes and rules around selling, storing and labelling, which creates a logistical headache, says Gavin Anderson of Anderson Craft Ales. "Without having, basically, a full-time employee to figure out the listing process for every province, it's not really feasible for someone our size," he said. Shipping costs and varying tax amounts in each province are also a challenge. According to Ontario Craft Brewers, Ontario has the highest craft beer taxes in the country. The province began reviewing alcohol taxes in 2023, but it's unclear where things currently stand. "If we sold beer to another province and got to pay those tax rates … it would probably recoup some cost of shipping it out there," Anderson said. Ontario distillers and winemakers also face high provincial tax, on top of the federal alcohol excise tax, said Michelle Debus, a partner at Paradigm Spirits Co., which markets online and at its distillery. Debus said fewer barriers would expand sales, noting the distillery won the grand prize at the Canadian Whiskey Awards last year, prompting nationwide calls from interested buyers. She believes it would be hard getting provinces to harmonize alcohol taxes to make interprovincial trade easier. "We're hopeful, and it would be great if the provinces could come to the table and come up with a solution, but we know that this is a long, long outstanding issue."
