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Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Yahoo
30 years after man's disappearance, authorities announce arrest in HamCo cold case
Decades after the disappearance of a Hamilton County man, authorities announced an arrest in his gruesome death. Tony Bledsoe was reported missing on March 16, 1992, by his wife, who he lived with in Arcadia. The 24-year-old father left home that day in his gray 1971 Oldsmobile Cutlass and was never seen again. On May 20, authorities announced the arrest of Thomas Anderson Jr., 53. He is charged with murder in Bledsoe's death. More crime news: Docuseries spurs interest in Westfield's Fox Hollow Farm case as coroner looks to ID more victims Remains that were identified as Bledsoe's through DNA testing in 2018 were found a few weeks after Bledsoe was reported missing. The body, which was missing Bledsoe's head, hands and feet, was found at a 'dump site' in Putnam County, according to the probable cause affidavit for Anderson's arrest. Bledsoe had an 'ongoing grudge' with a friend of Anderson's stemming from a dispute over an auto parts trade, the probable cause affidavit reads. Hamilton County Chief Deputy Prosecutor Josh Kocher said the investigation into Bledsoe's death remains active. 'We are still looking for potential other suspects,' Kocher said. Bledsoe is survived by his wife, mother, father, three children and three siblings, Kocher said. 'We will never stop seeking accountability for the victims and their families of these horrible crimes,' Kocher said. Contact Jake Allen at Follow him on X, formerly Twitter, @Jake_Allen19. This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: Authorities announce arrest in Hamilton County cold case
Indianapolis Star
20-05-2025
- Indianapolis Star
30 years after man's disappearance, authorities announce arrest in HamCo cold case
Decades after the disappearance of a Hamilton County man, authorities announced an arrest in his gruesome death. Tony Bledsoe was reported missing on March 16, 1992, by his wife, who he lived with in Arcadia. The 24-year-old father left home that day in his gray 1971 Oldsmobile Cutlass and was never seen again. On May 20, authorities announced the arrest of Thomas Anderson Jr., 53. He is charged with murder in Bledsoe's death. More crime news: Docuseries spurs interest in Westfield's Fox Hollow Farm case as coroner looks to ID more victims Remains that were identified as Bledsoe's through DNA testing in 2018 were found a few weeks after Bledsoe was reported missing. The body, which was missing Bledsoe's head, hands and feet, was found at a 'dump site' in Putnam County, according to the probable cause affidavit for Anderson's arrest. Bledsoe had an 'ongoing grudge' with a friend of Anderson's stemming from a dispute over an auto parts trade, the probable cause affidavit reads. Hamilton County Chief Deputy Prosecutor Josh Kocher said the investigation into Bledsoe's death remains active. 'We are still looking for potential other suspects,' Kocher said. Bledsoe is survived by his wife, mother, father, three children and three siblings, Kocher said. 'We will never stop seeking accountability for the victims and their families of these horrible crimes,' Kocher said.
Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Yahoo
Victim says man who lured him through Facebook ad to buy car should've gotten more jail time
Victims who were lured to Metro Atlanta by a Facebook marketplace ad to buy a 1977 Oldsmobile Cutlass now know how long the man who robbed them will spend behind bars. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] 'I found it to be extremely disheartening,' said James Rabbit, who has been fighting for justice after he was robbed at gunpoint by Regi Knight in DeKalb County after responding to the Facebook marketplace ad. 'Driving eight hours from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, to be led into a trap. That's exactly what it was, it was a trap,' Rabbitt told Channel 2's Candace McCowan. He is one of three victims Knight was charged with robbing. One man was shot. James was shot at and had his car stolen. Another man had his car rammed by Knight and was then robbed. TRENDING STORIES: 'Killers of the Flower Moon' actor, Samuel French, dies at age 45 Marjorie Taylor Greene weighs in on college student facing deportation after wrongful traffic stop 3 dead, 2 injured in tractor-trailer crash that left I-75 shut down for hours More than a year after the crimes, court documents show Knight took a deal with a sentence of 25 years, with 16 years to be served behind bars and the rest on probation. 'If he went in front of a jury trial he would be facing over 200 years in jail,' said Rabbitt about what he was told by the prosecutor. 'I guess at this point you have to take what is given for the circumstances, but I don't think the punishment will fit the crime that was committed.' Rabbitt's focusing on the silver lining. 'I was shot at...a gun held to me. I was shot at, thank god the bullets missed,' said Rabbitt. Rabbitt is still waiting to appear for a restitution hearing. A second victim told Channel 2 Action News he wasn't hopeful he would get anything back. [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
Yahoo
06-03-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Retreat Into Solid Luxury with 1978 Olds Cutlass Supreme Brougham
General Motors put Oldsmobile's neck on the chopping block in 2004, which wasn't so long after the period during which the Oldsmobile Cutlass reigned Supreme—get it?—as the best-selling car in the United States: the 1975 through 1981 model years. The Cutlass was downsized for 1978, but that didn't stop Americans from buying better than a half-million examples of the somewhat smaller Olds. Here's a magazine advertisement for the upscale 1978 Cutlass Supreme Brougham two-door, with plenty of cushy velour inside and a padded landau roof up top.
Yahoo
27-02-2025
- Yahoo
WA man charged with violent kidnapping, rape of woman in 2022
The Brief A King County man has been arrested and charged in a violent kidnapping and rape of a woman in 2022. The suspect, 40-year-old Daniel Forster — also called "Crack Back" — faces many more charges of theft, burglary, car prowling, eluding and more. SEATTLE - A King County man faces several felony charges stemming from the kidnapping and violent rape of a woman in 2022. Prosecutors have charged 40-year-old Daniel Forster with first-degree rape and first-degree kidnapping, with several pending charges in King and Pierce counties. Pacific police arrested Forster in Puyallup on Feb. 19. Detectives say DNA identified Forster, who is known on the streets as "Crack Back," as the suspect who lured a 35-year-old woman into his vehicle in 2022 by offering her food and a hot meal, then raped her multiple times, strangled her at least 10 times for less than a minute each time, hit her in the face after threatening to kill her and burned her with a lighter and torch. Dig deeper Court documents say a hospital examination showed she had multiple visible injuries, including bruising, burn marks and a hemorrhage to her left eye. Forster also has numerous other pending charges in King and Pierce County. Auburn police say last June, Forster scaled the fence at Auburn Valley Towing last year and stole a 1966 Oldsmobile Cutlass that was in storage. He was seen on security video wearing a black full-brimmed sun hat, a blue flannel shirt and Romeo-style boots. He later returned after a second suspect dropped him off and stole a Genesis and various tools. He came back a third time and stole more items and tools from a storage rack, prowled a Kia Sedona and a Mercedes before being interrupted by an employee. He escaped in another employee's 2002 Dodge Ram pickup. When a Tacoma PD officer later spotted the stolen truck, court documents say Forster refused to stop. An officer spiked the Dodge's tires. It was later found abandoned in Sumner. Officers found mail addressed to Forster from King County District Court inside trash bags in the truck's bed. That same day, Auburn Police learned that Forster and Loni Hayes had been staying at a Red Lion in Des Moines. They arrested Hayes on outstanding warrants. During an interview, Hayes confessed to helping Forster and told them where to find the stolen Cutlass. Detectives recovered the classic car and the stolen Genesis at J&J storage in Puyallup, where Forster had rented multiple units. What's next King County prosecutors charged him with second-degree burglary, two counts of second-degree vehicle prowling and four counts of theft of a motor vehicle. Pierce County prosecutors have also charged him with first- and second-degree unlawful possession of a firearm, third-degree theft, attempting to elude, illegal drug possession, possession of a stolen vehicle, obstructing law enforcement, violating a protection order and second-degree malicious mischief. His criminal history shows he has had at least 71 warrants issued for failing to appear in court dating back to 2003, with many of those warrants as recent as 2024. Forster is being held on $500,000 bail and is set to be arraigned on March 5 at the Regional Justice Center in Kent. The Source Information comes from court records from King County Superior Court. Puyallup man killed, family now sending ashes back to Japan: 'That's his final trip' 4 arrested following car jacking, crash, chase in Spanaway, WA 'You steal for a living': Everett antique store confronts accused serial shoplifters 2 bills aimed at improving community safety in WA advance Pirate plunders boat motors from Gig Harbor, WA marina To get the best local news, weather and sports in Seattle for free, sign up for the daily FOX Seattle Newsletter. Download the free FOX LOCAL app for mobile in the Apple App Store or Google Play Store for live Seattle news, top stories, weather updates and more local and national coverage, plus 24/7 streaming coverage from across the nation.
