Sunday, 29 July 2018

Authorities 'hopeful' missing University of Iowa student is 'still alive' as search enters 10th day

It's been 10 days since 20-year-old Mollie Tibbetts mysteriously vanished in a rural Iowa town, but investigators say they haven't given up hope that they will find her alive.
"At this point, we don't know her exact whereabouts but we continue to look. We are hopeful that she is still alive and so we will continue to think that way until told otherwise," Richard Rahn, special agent in charge of the Iowa Department of Public Safety's Division of Criminal Investigation, told ABC News on Friday night.
"We're doing everything we can to locate her and track her down," he added.
Tibbetts, a rising sophomore at the University of Iowa, went for a jog the evening of July 18 in Brooklyn, Iowa, a close-knit farming community of about 1,500 people where she is staying with her boyfriend for the summer. She never returned.
She was reported missing the following day when she didn't turn up for work.
"That is so out of Mollie's character, one, not to show up for work, two, not to let her employer know, and, three, boyfriend, myself and her brother -- just no one was notified that she didn't go to work," Tibbetts' mother, Laura Calderwood, told ABC News in an exclusive interview Friday.
PHOTO: Mollie Tibbetts is pictured in a photo posted to Facebook, July 20, 2018. (Facebook)
Tibbetts' boyfriend, 20-year-old Dalton Jack, told ABC News he last saw his girlfriend July 16. The next day, he traveled to the city of Dubuque, Iowa, for his work at a construction company.
He said she stayed at his Brooklyn house alone and watched his dogs. Going for an evening run, he added, was her regular routine.
"She goes for a run every night. She likes to go whenever the sun's not down, but it’s starting to cool off, like 6 or 7," Jack told ABC News in an interview Monday. "She knows Brooklyn extremely well, better than I do, and I’ve lived here my entire life."
Jack said he believes Tibbetts would have had both her fitness tracker and her cell phone when she went out for her jog.
"She probably has on her FitBit because she never takes it off. She uses it for the sleep tracker and for all her runs and everything," he said. "She probably has her cell phone, but it’s either off or dead and we’ve tried calling it obviously and it goes straight to voicemail."
PHOTO: The FBI is involved in the search for missing 20-year-old Mollie Tibbetts in Brooklyn, Iowa. (Rob Hess/ABC News)
Data from Tibbetts' FitBit, a GPS-enabled activity tracker, has been "helpful" and could be "key" in locating her, according to Rahn.
"It certainly helps in that we are able to help establish a timeline and that's certainly critical for any investigation like this," he added.
Rahn declined to say whether investigators have found her FitBit or if they know its location.
Authorities, with the help of hundreds of volunteers, have scoured swaths of land in Brooklyn and the surrounding Poweshiek County while looking for Tibbetts. They recently searched a pig farm several times near Guernsey, Iowa, about 10 miles south of Brooklyn.
Rahn told ABC News it's "not uncommon" to go back to a site and conduct additional searches as tips come in. He declined to reveal what clues if any investigators may have found at the pig farm. But he said one thing is for certain -- Tibbetts isn't there.
"I can tell you she's not there. Aside from that, I'm not sure what I'm able to release, but she's certainly not there," Rahn said.
PHOTO: Missing Person billboard for University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts. (KCRG)
Investigators have also canvassed neighborhoods and conducted dozens of interviews. Thus far, no one has been identified as a suspect nor has anyone been arrested or criminally charged for Tibbetts' disappearance, according to the Iowa Department of Public Safety's Division of Criminal Investigation.
As each day passes, Tibbetts' mother, Calderwood, said the uncertainty has been "excruciating."
The mother, who also lives in Brooklyn, said her daughter was looking forward to new, exciting activities in her life. Tibbetts, who is the middle child in her family, was expected to move into her first apartment and start her sophomore year at the University of Iowa this fall. She was also planning a trip to the Dominican Republic with her boyfriend next month to attend his brother's wedding, according to Calderwood.
Still, she said, their family remains hopeful.
"If it were me that were missing, Mollie wouldn't give up hope -- that's not even a thought," Calderwood told ABC News. "You won't see me giving up hope. That's not an option."
Tibbetts was last seen wearing dark-colored running shorts, a pink sports top and running shoes. Anyone with information related to her disappearance can call the Poweshiek County Sheriff's Office at 641-623-5679 or send an email to tips@poweshieckcosheriff.com.
"I've been telling a lot of people that they often see things that they don't believe is critical when in fact it can be," Rahn said. "Even if you don't think it's important, call us so we can then decide and run out that lead."

Janoris Jenkins addresses brother's arrest on manslaughter charge for first time

New York Giants cornerback Janoris Jenkins had a lot more than football to worry about over the past month.
In one of the more troubling stories of the offseason, a dead body was found at Jenkins’ house on June 26. Eventually, police announced the body was that of 25-year-old Roosevelt Rene, a family friend who was living at the Jenkins home. A day later, police charged William Jenkins’ Jr., Janoris Jenkins’ brother, with aggravated manslaughter.
About a month later, Janoris Jenkins reported to Giants’ camp to go about his job. On Sunday morning, he spoke to the media for the first time since his brother was charged.

What was Jenkins’ reaction to the news?

Like everyone else, Jenkins said he was shocked by everything that happened at his New Jersey house. Jenkins was not in the state when Rene was found dead.
“The things that happened I can’t control cuz I wasn’t there … It’s shocking but I still gotta focus on playing football,” Jenkins said to a group of reporters, according to Pat Leonard of the New York Daily News
In the NFL world, the story died down quickly when it was clear that Jenkins, a former Pro Bowl cornerback, wasn’t involved. But it’s presumably an incredibly difficult situation for Jenkins, who said he’s just trying to concentrate on football.

Jenkins says he hasn’t spoken to his brother

Jenkins told the media on Sunday that he hasn’t spoken to his brother yet. However he said he’d like to speak to him at some point to “figure out where his head’s at,” according to Matt Lombardo of NJ Advance Media
Jenkins also answered football questions, like his thoughts on new defensive coordinator James Bettcher’s scheme. Leonard tweeted earlier Sunday that Jenkins is having a good start to camp and doesn’t seem to be bothered by any distractions. That has to be a tremendous challenge.
New York Giants cornerback Janoris Jenkins speaks to reporters reporters in April. (AP)
New York Giants cornerback Janoris Jenkins speaks to reporters reporters in April. (AP)

'I am sure that one day she will kill me': Bus driver who was stalked by an infatuated passenger for six years reveals he now wears a stab-proof vest and lives like a recluse

  • Charlie Howells began her stalking campaign against Imre Marton, 33, in 2012
  • Howells has now been locked up for a second time, for three years
  • Mr Marton fears Howells has people on the outside ready to do him harm
  • He now wears a stab proof vest and covers windows of his home in black curtains 
A bus driver has spoken of how he is so scared of an obssessed stalker he now lives like a recluse and will 'never feel safe'.
Imre Marton, 33, also covers the windows of his home with black curtains so people can't see inside and wears a stab proof vest.
Despite his tormentor Charlie Howells being locked up for a second time, he fears she has people on the outside ready to do him harm.
Mr Marton told the Sunday Mirror: 'I never feel safe. I know she won't stop and this is never going to end. I am living in fear, always looking over my shoulder.
Imre Marton (pictured) in his stab vest when appearing in the BBC documentary about stalking
Imre Marton (pictured) in his stab vest when appearing in the BBC documentary about stalking
Charlie Howells (pictured right) with a former X-Factor finalist Jahmene Douglas. She has now been jailed for a second time
Charlie Howells (pictured right) with a former X-Factor finalist Jahmene Douglas. She has now been jailed for a second time
'I am sure that one day she will kill me. It's the end goal for her. Her mission is for us to die together.'
The nightmare scenario started in 2012 when Howells, 24 began stalking Mr Marton after she boarded his No32 bus in Oxfordshire.
Howells would discover which journeys Mr Marton was driving each day and wait for him at bus stops along each of his routes.
She also sent him more than 500 Facebook messages.
Howells messaged Mr Marton after he appeared on a BBC documentary to raise awareness of the problem. On the documentary he said he now wore a stab proof vest
Howells messaged Mr Marton after he appeared on a BBC documentary to raise awareness of the problem. On the documentary he said he now wore a stab proof vest
 She persistently ignored a restraining order not to contact him or board any bus being driven by him.
In August 2014, Howells was slapped with a two-year restraining order preventing her from contacting Mr Marton in any way, including specifically via social media, and from boarding any bus being driven by him.
However, she persistently ignored the court order, which was made after she was convicted of harassing the bus driver.
Recalling how the campaign started, he said: 'I'd feel her breath on me. She was like a ninja, she would ­appear from nowhere. She was always there.'
After his rejection, Howells began turning up in shops and cafes Mr Marton was visiting. 
On the bus she played One Direction songs and handed him notes.
Howells was jailed in May 2016.
Judge Pringle jailed Howells for two years for breaching the restraining order and gave her a concurrent two-month sentence for harassment.
Howells (pictured) would discover which journeys Mr Marton was driving each day and wait for him at bus stops along each of his routes
Howells (pictured) would discover which journeys Mr Marton was driving each day and wait for him at bus stops along each of his routes
Howells was also made the subject of a new restraining order against Mr Marton, to last for the next five years.
Earlier this month Howells was jailed again for three years at Oxford Crown Court and given a ten-year restraining order.
The 33-year-old added: 'I take no comfort in her getting three years.
'It just gives her more time to plan what she is going to do next – and that terrifies me.'
Despite blocking all communication with Howells, Mr Marton continued to receive messages and her declare her love for him.After he appeared in a BBC documentary called Stalker and Me in 2017 to raise awareness of the issue, the messages became worse.
She chillingly told Mr Marton they were going to 'die together'.
Despite the new sentence Mr Marton doesn't think it is long enough and wants to start a family in his native Hungary- but is concerned about possible retribution from Howells.
He is being supported by charity Paladin.
He added:  'I can't even think about looking for love again. I have too many trust issues and bad memories.
'Her behaviour has also cost me £10,000 a year because of missed shifts, avoiding overtime and changing jobs.
'It's left me almost bankrupt, meaning I can't afford to move back to my family in Hungary.'
Despite the torment he has suffered Mr Marton is determined to speak out and help others who have been impacted by similar situations. 
Thames Valley Police said: 'Charlie Howells has subjected the victim to a sustained period of harassment which has had a significant impact on his life.
'She has never shown any remorse but multiple investigations and increasing sentence lengths demonstrate that this behaviour will not be tolerated.'
According to Paladin, the National Stalking Advocacy Service, 700,00 women are stalked each year.
And one in five women and one in ten men will experience stalking in their adult lives.

How Do We Have Sex In 2018?


Back in June, we asked readers to fill out a 10-question survey about sex and consent in the age of #MeToo, and boy, did you guys respond — 34,969 of you in fact. And while this is certainly not a scientific survey (shoutout to one participant whose gender is “Big Dick Mystic Known to Hypnotize”), a lot of you had revealing, thoughtful, and occasionally heartbreaking things to say about sexual assault, harassment, and consent.
Below are some of your responses. They have been lightly edited for clarity.

What does consent mean to you, in the context of sex?

30, bisexual, female“With a new partner, or any partner I’m not in an established relationship with: the word yes. I must say it, I must hear it. With an existing relationship: enthusiastic, emphatic participation and verbal affirmations renewed throughout the act.”
33, pansexual, nonbinary“I'm still figuring this out, tbh. Although I'm familiar with enthusiastic consent as a concept, my upbringing really glorified ‘being taken’ as the ultimate turn on. So consent isn't innately sexy to me yet. I'm abstaining until I figure this out.”
29, straight, male“The ‘yes’ must be mutual, the ‘no’ can be individual. Each person has the right to say no and draw a boundary at any time. If one person says they don’t want to have sex or don’t want to do a particular thing, then the partner has a responsibility to respect that and wait until the other is ready and willing. If someone changes their mind about sex in the middle, then they have the right to stop. Of course, this will be emotionally and physically frustrating at times, but intimacy is not only about fulfilling desires, but about caring for the needs and boundaries of others. Sex is ultimately an act of intimacy. If someone’s boundaries are crossed, that sabotages intimacy and breaks trust.”
40, bisexual, male“Affirmative, competent, and clear communication that you want to engage in the activity. It means open communication at all stages.”
33, straight, male“I would say consent is implied unless either party states otherwise.”
15, straight, female“Both parties [involved] with it are okay with it. It has to be a ‘Yes, I’m willing...’ not an ‘I don’t know...’ or a ‘No.’ If someone’s unsure about it, just don’t do it altogether, and you shouldn’t force what you want upon them. Even if they agree to one thing, that doesn’t mean they agreed to everything else. Having agreed to one thing (e.g., kissing) does not permit you to assume they’ll be okay with other things (e.g., oral).”
28, gay, male“Making sure my partner and I are open and honest about what we want and what we don’t want. Having a relationship where we are both comfortable communicating our needs to each other. Back when I was hooking up with guys I met online, consent was being able to set boundaries and stick to them. Being assertive about boundaries and respecting the other person’s boundaries. Making sure we are both on the same page about what we’re looking for before we meet up.”
30, straight, male“I believe the only really safe consent is through lifelong commitment in marriage.”
36, straight, female“I grew up being pressured to ‘try to have sex’ and felt like once I took a guy ‘so far’ I was obligated to ‘finish.’ Just not ever feeling that ever again is consent. That I can say no whenever I want and anytime I want. And my partner can too!”

How do you communicate consent to partners?

25, gay, male“I always have a conversation before anything happens. TALK IT THROUGH, PEOPLE!! If you are out at a bar and someone asks to go home with you or you ask to go home with someone, talk to a friend beforehand. Use your community to help ensure that you are being safe and smart. Set boundaries and if things start going the wrong way, call, text, send some kind of message for help. For women or members of the LGBT community, saying no can be dangerous, so look for alternative ways to get help before it can get to that point. In the age of digital hookup apps, create a network for yourself [of people] who will come to your aid and know where you are at any time.”
35+, straight, female“I’m pretty straightforward and direct, especially if I don’t like something, but that’s a skill I’ve learned over the years. I had to unlearn ‘being nice’ all of the time because for me it meant not having clear, straightforward boundaries. I also had to retrain myself to not assume that my partner (or anyone else, including myself) could read minds and ‘just know’ what is comfortable or welcome. Also, as someone who has had to deal with PTSD from sexual assault, as well as severe endometriosis that caused pain during sex, I had to learn how to advocate for myself sexually — which meant being honest about when I hurt or was having an anxiety attack. I had to learn how to communicate with my partner that I felt broken as a woman because I couldn’t have intercourse ‘like normal women.’ And I had to learn how to use loving words and thoughts both in my own head and to my partner.”
32, straight, male“Well, I've been with my partner for almost 10 years, so it’s kind of weird to say we ‘communicate consent.’ If one of us is not in the mood, and the other person initiates, we just say we’re not in the mood. Before that, as a guy, I honestly can’t say that I ever thought about communicating my consent. I think in the time and place I grew up, girls generally assumed that when a guy showed romantic interest in any way he was implicitly consenting to sex, which in my case was always true.”
Lesbian, didn’t reveal age
“Have an open and honest conversation about sex, and have it fairly often. Discuss needs, wants, likes, dislikes, and things that are off limits. Agree that changing your mind is acceptable and that deciding to stop, even mid-sex, is ok. Even during a steamy moment, ask, ‘Is this ok?’ ‘Can I do this?’ I honestly think that’s hot, especially if it’s kind of teasing. And if your partner says ‘no, I don't like that,’ there's always something else they might. You just have to ask and talk about it.”
47, straight, male“As a straight man I'm usually in the role of initiator — trying to get consent, not give it. It feels awkward to ask directly. I try to read body language — I’m not going to even kiss her if I don’t get some kind of positive vibe. From there I’m usually pushing a little further, step by step, seeing how she reacts, backing off a bit if she seems uncomfortable. I look for a more definite ‘yes’ before I enter her — I’ll usually hold up a condom and say ‘shall we?’ or say something like ‘I want to be inside you,’ and wait for the ‘yes please’ or a smile and nod or something like that.”
28, gay, male“If my partner is making sexual advances toward me, I consent by clearly reciprocating those advances with my body language and touch. If I am the one making the sexual advances, I make sure to evaluate my partner’s body language. If I notice some form of hesitation, I ask if he’s okay with having sex, so there is no ambiguity towards how we’re feeling.”

Has the #MeToo movement affected how you think about consent?

29, straight, male“Yes, I have contributed to the unhealthy reality of male dominance and expectation in high school. My parents never really taught me about sex and sexuality, so when I was finally ‘allowed’ to date I was going off of what I assumed. I didn’t realize the weight of shame and guilt I would place on my girlfriends if they wouldn’t send me pictures of themselves, for example. It was about me, not them. My sexuality and their sexuality was about me, not a mutual respect. The #MeToo movement had showed me that it’s not just about our (men’s) actions, but our words, intentions, assumptions that can cause real, life-changing harm.”
35+, straight, female“I think a lot of people think the #MeToo movement has been strictly about women finally speaking up, but that’s not true. Men have to contend with boundary issues also. I will never forget a couple years ago, my 8- or 9-year-old daughter and I were walking with her swim teammate behind their young, handsome, friendly coach, and my daughter’s teammate reached out and pinched the butt of her grown man coach! He whipped around in shock — as I would have too — but he didn’t know what to do or say. I realized that if this had been a female coach with a male swimmer there would have been a little more dialogue about how that’s not appropriate coming from the coach. I stepped in on his behalf and explained to this bold young girl that her actions weren’t appropriate and that she needed to respect his body just as she would want someone to respect hers. She rolled her eyes and apologized. It was a real eye-opener.
“I’ve also realized how many times I welcomed sexual acts that had been performed on me [because] I was told, ‘that’s just how boys/men act.’ I had become desensitized to it so much so that it was like coming out of a coma.”
33, demisexual heteromantic, female“It has made me realize that conversations about consent need to start early and start often with our children.
“I was babysitting my friend’s 5-year-old son. It was time for bed and he needed to put on clean underwear and PJs. He still needs a little help sometimes, so I was in the room. However, before he would begin, he told me his privates were for Mommy and Daddy only and could I close my eyes (appropriate for a child who still needs assistance bathing sometimes). I was amazed and so grateful that he is being taught about consent and feels he has the agency to request what he needs.

“Of course, I closed my eyes and covered them with my hand so that he had no doubt that I was abiding by what he had consented to. When he needed help with a button, I asked permission to open my eyes to help and then closed them again immediately.

“When this might have happened before the #MeToo movement, I probably would not have been aware of the ramifications for him and for all the people he will meet and have relationships with in the future.

“Education about consent starts at home and the #MeToo movement helped open my eyes to how explicit education and conversation about consent is necessary, even from a young age.”
55, gay, male“Of course. It has made me more self-aware and less forward or brazen in my approach.”
16, trans male, nonbinary“As a masculine-presenting person, I am more aware that people may be intimidated by me so I am more careful about interacting with people.”
46, straight, female“Yes. I had forgotten (?) that men get to consent too. As a straight woman, when I initiate, I am never refused, but is that because he consents, or because he thinks it is an expected part of being a straight man? It changed my perspective.”
32, straight, female“Yes! In such a powerful way! In my twenties I felt so invested in pleasing men and didn’t ever consider advocating for what I want. Now I feel so happy to share what I like and learn what my partner likes too. It makes the sex so much more enjoyable!”
34, straight, male“Yes! Between parents who didn’t really talk about sex and lackluster sex ed in a small town, I had never fully considered what consent could really mean. A few years back I found myself in a situation where, based on previous conversations, I decided I'd try forcing myself on an on-again, off-again girlfriend who had said she enjoyed being dominated. In the midst of it all I realized that in my mind I felt like I could be raping her because she had never truly consented. As it all worked out, she was into it, but it forced me to reconsider the concept of consent. The #MeToo movement has allowed for us to have a stronger, more open dialogue about consent. It has also made me realize that as my son (who is now 5 weeks old lol) gets older, it will be imperative that as his father I am very strong with him on sex ed and consent.”
31, straight, female
“Yes. I realized that from a legal standpoint I have been raped, simply because a man proceeded to have sex with me without a condom even after I asked him repeatedly to stop. However, it was not violent, I never fought back, made a scene, or got up and left. It felt easier to just let him finish. At the time, I never thought about this as rape.”
30, straight, male“Yes, when my wife says ‘no’ when I try to engage in sexual activities, I stop. Later, she will be upset that I stopped and not understand why. She says I should know the difference between a playful ‘no, stop’ and a hard ‘NO, STOP.’”
41, bisexual, female
“I think, if anything, it’s improved my ability to speak with comfort and authority about the topic. It’s possible that my expectations and definitions of acceptable behavior have been pushed also — any coercion or pressure in a sexual encounter is unacceptable and a violation of mutual consent, for example, and I’m not sure I could have been so clear about that boundary pre-#MeToo.”
40, straight, male“Yes. I think about my teenage years and trying to slide my hand up a girl’s shirt while making out. I should have asked first. Sometimes they let me. Sometimes they stopped me... But I should have asked.”
30, bisexual, male“Yes. But I’m pretty torn about it. As a bisexual man who bottoms in kink play, I'm both aware that communication prior to play is important, and aware that some sex is most enjoyable when there’s a certain power shift. Though I sometimes play with men who are bigger or more intimidating than me (and in situations where I may be emotionally or physically inhibited), I generally consider it to be my responsibility to say when I want to stop (unless a hard limit was discussed in advance). I think the movement has been extraordinarily valuable in making men aware of the consequences of their actions when they breach consent, and clarifying what a consent breach is. But I also think it’s perhaps served to devalue consent breaches and miscommunications to seem (in a social sense) to be on the same level of morality — meaning culturally we seem to be treating rape, misconduct, and miscommunication as effectively the same thing. They aren’t. And they shouldn’t be treated or punished the same.”
32, straight, male“It has helped me consider how dangerous it can be to let awkwardness prevent people from having necessary discussions. It has also helped illuminate the sense of entitlement to sexual gratification many other straight males have.”

Dashcam video shows wild police chase end with car rolling and ejecting driver

A wild police chase straight out of "Grand Theft Auto" ended with the woman's SUV rolling over three times and ejecting her from the car. Somehow, the 24-year-old South Carolina woman survived.
Brittany Jeffords was pulled over by police on July 12 for a traffic violation, but after initially cooperating with police -- and allowing a man to step out of the passenger side door -- Jeffords sped off, dashcam video provided by the Florence County Sheriff's Office showed.
"She didn't want to go back to jail," her sister Jamie Jeffords told Florence, South Carolina, ABC affiliate WPDE. "She had a warrant out for her arrest for armed robbery."
Brittany Jeffords' car sits off the side of the road after she flipped it over while fleeing police in Florence, S.C., on Friday, July 12, 2018. (WPDE)
The chase wound through much of Florence, with Jeffords refusing to pull over. She careened through miles of road -- and abandoned lots -- for over 15 minutes. At one point Jeffords sped through a trailer park, clipping one trailer and narrowly missing flabbergasted onlookers.
"She tore that trailer up right there -- the third one. She hit it and knocked steps and all off. She almost hit two little guys standing in the yard," Jenell Dixon told WPDE.
Brittany Jeffords' car flips over while fleeing police in Florence, S.C., on Friday, July 12, 2018. (Florence County Sheriff's Office)
Eventually, after returning to the highway, police performed a pit maneuver, which sent the SUV sideways and rolling over on its roof three times before settling on four wheels on the shoulder of the road. As debris flew from the vehicle during the barrel rolls, Brittany Jeffords was ejected from the vehicle.
The dashcam video shows Brittany lying in the road, barely moving her feet, as the SUV settled in the grass a dozen feet away -- engine still smoking.
She was taken to the hospital in serious condition, with non-life-threatening injuries, according to her sister.
"I don't think the cops should have pursued her into the trailer park. Not only down the trailer park road, but through the trailers," Jamie Jeffords said.
Brittany Jeffords' car flips over while fleeing police in Florence, S.C., on Friday, July 12, 2018. (Florence County Sheriff's Office)
Brittany Jeffords has been charged with four offenses, including two counts of failure to appear in court, one count of driving with a suspended license and one count of failure to stop for police.
After treatment for her injuries, she was taken into custody on July 17 and is being held on $3,650.50 bond.
Several police cruisers were damaged in the pursuit, but no police or bystanders were injured.
Brittany Jeffords' car sits off the side of the road after she flipped it over while fleeing police in Florence, S.C., on Friday, July 12, 2018. (WPDE)

Five dead, including gunman, in Texas nursing home shooting: official

(Reuters) - Five people were shot dead, including the suspected gunman, in a Friday night attack at a Texas nursing home and the home of one of the people slain, city officials said.

Police in Robstown, Texas, outside Corpus Christi, responded to reports of an active shooter at a nursing home about 7 p.m. local time (midnight GMT), where they found two men and a woman dead, said Herman Rodriguez, city secretary, in a video interview with the Caller Times of Corpus Christi.
Officers later found two more bodies at a home connected to one of the people slain at the nursing home, Rodriguez said.

“We do feel the crimes are related,” Rodriguez said.
Officials said the shooter was a male and that it was a murder-suicide.No further details were available.

Nazis, racists, bigots: Extremism on US ballot in 2018



Extremist candidates including white supremacists and an avowed Nazi are running for political office in unprecedented numbers in 2018, experts say (AFP Photo/WIN MCNAMEE)
Washington (AFP) - Arthur Jones is an avowed Nazi. John Fitzgerald says the Holocaust is a myth. Rick Tyler wants to "make America white again."
Their fringe ideas are reminiscent of another age, but the unapologetic men who espouse them are all on US election ballots in 2018.
Extremism and bigotry, even outright white supremacy and anti-Semitism, have found new lives in 21st century US politics and the era of President Donald Trump, beyond just the toxic rhetoric of a few little-known cranks.
They have received more exposure this year on the national stage than at any time in recent memory. And the mainly conservative proponents of hate running for office are proving to be a major embarrassment for the Republican Party.
In Illinois, Jones, who called the Holocaust "the biggest, blackest lie in history" and once ran a newspaper ad with a large swastika in the middle, is the Republican candidate for Congress, after he won the party primary by running unopposed in a largely Democratic district.
Russel Walker, running for a seat in North Carolina's state house, proclaims "there is nothing wrong with being a racist" and that Jews are "descendants of Satan."
In Wisconsin, Paul Nehlen, the leading Republican running to fill the seat in Congress currently held by retiring Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, has emerged as a leader of the alt-right movement, someone who critics warn wants to provide white nationalists and anti-Semites a stronger foothold in US culture and politics.
And the campaign website for Tyler, a Trump supporter running for Congress in Tennessee, depicts the Confederate flag flying atop the White House. One of his campaign billboards read: "Make America White Again."
Experts say there is an unprecedented number of openly bigoted candidates this year, and that their chief enabler may well be the president of the United States himself.
"Trump's unorthodox use of racism-related and anti-Muslim stuff -- all of that bigoted language -- has opened a door in politics that wasn't there before," Heidi Beirich, who as an expert at the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) has been tracking hate groups since 1999, told AFP.
"We've always had a smattering of neo-Nazis... but this is ratcheting the situation up much higher than it was before."
- No more 'taboos'? -
Overt bigotry by a candidate would spell his or her "death knell" up until recently, Beirich said. But in today's hyper partisan political environment, such rhetoric may no longer be a deal breaker.
"By blowing through those taboos, and winning the presidency, Trump has shown a path to electoral success that people assumed wouldn't work," she said.
This bigotry has spread into public life. Several incidents caught on video showing white people calling the police on African-Americans going about their business have gone viral.
One, which showed two young men dragged out of a Starbucks coffee shop in handcuffs, helped spark a national dialogue about race.
The racial and ethnic divides are on clear political display in places like Virginia, where the Republican Senate nominee, the anti-immigration county supervisor Corey Stewart, is under fire for his provocative associations.
Stewart has praised Nehlen as "one of my personal heroes," and has appeared with Jason Kessler, the man who organized a deadly white supremacist rally in Charlottesville last August.
However Stewart has since disavowed both men, and the move may have swayed some voters. On June 20 he won the Republican Senate primary.
Last week he found himself on the debate stage with Democratic Senator Tim Kaine -- Hillary Clinton's 2016 vice presidential nominee -- where Stewart insisted "there's not a racist bone in my body."
But he maintained he is a vigorous defender of Virginia "heritage," and strongly opposes the removal of any Confederate monuments.
Extremist candidates tend to flourish when they and their supporters feel unrepresented and ignored by the mainstream US parties, either the GOP or Democrats.
In 2016 Trump appealed to millions of such blue collar voters, unemployed coal miners or factory workers or farmers whom Trump labeled the "forgotten man."
They felt betrayed by globalization and US trade agreements, worried about illegal immigration, and mindful that their communities were changing.
Stewart says Democrats had the chance to reach those voters. But their failure to do so helped contribute to a scenario where far-right candidates can thrive.
Democrats "abandoned the working guy," Stewart told CNN. "They slammed the door in their face, and now it's president Trump and the new Republican Party that is supporting working Americans."
The GOP has disavowed several extremist candidates, including Jones and Nehlen.
But the SPLC's Beirich says Trump's embrace of controversial Republicans like former Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio, who ran concentration camp-like jails for undocumented immigrants and is now running for Senate after being pardoned by Trump, is dog-whistle messaging to his party's fringe elements that there is space for them in political discourse.

3 dead, 7 injured in New Orleans shooting; killers on the loose


3 dead, 7 injured in New Orleans shooting; killers on the loose (ABC News)
Three people are dead and another seven were injured in a hail of gunfire outside a jazz bar in New Orleans on Saturday night.
According to the New Orleans Police Department, 10 people were struck by bullets in the Central City neighborhood at about 8:35 p.m. local time. By the time officers arrived, three people were found on the location.
The two men and one woman were pronounced dead at the scene, police said. The woman was shot multiple times in the back, according to the department's Twitter account.
Three people were killed and another seven injured in a shooting in New Orleans on Saturday, July 28, 2018. (WGNO)
Of the seven others injured, three were taken to area hospitals by ambulance and four went to the hospital on their own. Five men and two women were among those injured in the shooting.
"Through investigation, detectives determined that two unknown armed subjects believed to be wearing hooded sweatshirts allegedly approached a group of people standing outside of a business and opened fire, striking 10 of the individuals," New Orleans police said in a statement.
The two suspected shooters are still on the loose.
The shooting took place outside a strip mall with a Cricket wireless store, fried chicken restaurant, Money Mart financial services location and the Jazz Daiqauri's & Lounge jazz bar.
Three people were killed and another seven injured in a shooting in New Orleans on Saturday, July 28, 2018. (WGNO)
"There is no place in New Orleans for this kind of violence," New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell said in a statement. "I speak for everyone in our City when I say we are disgusted, we are infuriated, and we have had more than enough. Three more lives — gone. It has to end. This happened near my neighborhood, on the edge of Broadmoor. It’s unacceptable anywhere.
"We are grateful to those on the scene tonight: the NOPD, EMS, the chaplains and the social workers," she added. "We will dedicate every resource necessary to ending this horror and seeing justice done."
The shooting took place about three miles southwest of the French Quarter and Bourbon Street.
The New Orleans Advocate reported the shooting was being investigated as gang-related, and said other gang shootings have taken place in the area before.

Trump says ‘many’ border crossers use children for ‘their own sinister purposes’



President Trump speaks to reporters on the South Lawn before boarding Marine One and departing the White House. (Photo: Al Drago/Getty Images)
President Trump accused migrant parents who cross the U.S.-Mexico border with their sons and daughters of using these children to further “their own sinister purposes.”
On Sunday morning, Trump turned to Twitter to defend his administration’s much-maligned policy of separating children from their parents at the border. He said there should be consequences whenever someone enters the United States without going through the proper channels — regardless of whether he or she has a child.
Trump then claimed the United States has the “dumbest” and “worst” immigration laws in the world. He encouraged the American people to vote for Republican candidates in the upcoming midterms so that Congress can amend these laws.
An hour earlier, Trump shared a quote from Thomas Homan, the former director of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), which was responsible for carrying out the administration’s policies. On Fox News’ “Watters’ World,” Homan said, “There’s been nobody that has done more for border security and public safety than President Trump. And I’ve worked for six presidents — I respect them all — but nobody has done more than this administration and President Trump. That’s just a stone-cold fact.”
Trump’s rhetoric and policy proposals surrounding immigration and the U.S.-Mexico border have been controversial ever since he announced his presidential campaign in June 2015.
Last year, he warned he would end former President Barack Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which gave temporary legal status to the children of undocumented immigrants.
But the administration’s policy of referring all instances of illegal entry for criminal prosecution, which was announced by Attorney General Jeff Sessions in April, has resulted in thousands of families being separated at the border.
The separations resulted in waves of compassion for the immigrants and condemnation for Trump — even from his steadfast supporters. The Trump administration repeatedly attempted to shift the blame to the Democrats for its own policy and falsely claimed it had no choice but to separate the families.
On June 20, Trump signed an executive order halting his administration’s policy, but there are still many questions about how the remaining hundreds of children will be reunited with their parents.

'House of Horrors' care home couple who 'kept elderly people "including a Briton" drugged while stealing their life savings' are arrested in Spain after five OAPs died

Couple, said to be of Cuban-German origin, arrested on Spain's Costa de la Luz  Pair are accused of keeping foreign OAPs shackled and...