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Erika Lyn Smith
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Laws & Loopholes

Most laws are written well, yet some laws fail when hidden loopholes work for the criminal instead of the victim.

Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act star
In a bittersweet ceremony, John and Reve Walsh stood with the President of the United States in the Rose Garden at the White House on the 25th Anniversary of the disappearance of their son Adam Walsh.

Anthony Mann Fights Georgia's Offender Law star
After his conviction, the Mann’s wanted to be sure that Anthony would not be violating the sex offender law’s in Georgia, carefully researching the location of their home. Recently, law enforcement told him he would have to move as his home and business were both within 1,000 ft. of a day care.

Charges Filed in MySpace Cyber-bullying star
Megan Taylor Meier was thirteen years old when she hung herself in her bedroom closet on October 16, 2008. What happened in the minutes, days, and weeks before Megan killed herself has become a heated controversy across the entire nation.

Is it Real or is it Virtual? star
Most people agree that child pornography crosses the line, especially when it comes to harming a child, for another’s sexual pleasure. What was surprising was to realize that on the World Wide Web exists both virtual pornography and virtual child pornography, which is legal.

John Mark Karr Not Charged in Jon Benet Murder star
John Mark Karr will not be charged in murder case of Jon Benet Ramsey, despite confession, no DNA match to prove he was at the scene.

John Mark Karr’s Confession He Murdered Jon Benet Ramsey star
This week brought a startling arrest in the decade old child murder case of six-year-old Jon. Benet Ramsey. Jon Benet brutally murdered was found in the basement of her parent’s Boulder Colorado home in the early hours of December 26, 1996.

Judge Frees Mother Accused of Kidnapping star[offsite link]
Mary Jane Byrd is a mother accused of kidnapping her daughter 13 years ago, yet a Judge has decided to allow the mother to reside with the child until her trial.

Justice for Jessica's Killer Gets Death star
John Evander Couey was in court this Friday for sentencing on the charges of kidnapping, rape and murder of 9-year-old Jessica Marie Lunsford.

Loophole Keeps Offenders Out of Jail star
The Sex Offender Accountability and Protection of Minors Act of 2006, gives pedophiles a get out of jail free card, failing to protect children.

Missouri Supreme Court Ruling Favors Offenders star
The Missouri’s Supreme Court voted to allow registered sex offenders already residing within 1000 feet of Missouri schools or daycares to stay in their place of residence.

New Jersey Bans Death Penalty - Megan's Law Killer Commuted to Life star
Jesse Timmendequas is one of eight inmates whose life, or rather his death, is now significantly affected, by New Jersey abolishing the death penalty. In 1997, Jesse Timmendequas received a conviction and death sentence for the brutal rape, beating, and strangulation murder of Megan Nicole Kanka.

Sheriff Gary Toelke - Missouri´s Miracle and All Star Sheriff star
Missouri’s Miracle is the instinct of one Franklin County Sheriff Gary Toelke. He is three for three when it comes to finding missing children. The Sheriff’s confidence in his department is obvious. He knows he has a good team; the obviously is a good leader.

Stalking and Cyber-stalking star
In its most basic definition, stalking is a repetitive pattern of unwanted attention.

Ten and Twelve Year Old Girls Kidnap Baby star
A baby taken from his crib, as his mother sleeps nearby. A ransom note telling the mother not to contact the police if she wants to see her son again. The note demands $200,000 in ransom left on the sofa that night, with the promise of returning baby unharmed. The note signed by “the kidnappers.”

The Matthew Cecchi Public Safety Act star
Family restrooms, or unisex restrooms, not only assist parents with small children in providing a safe environment during times of travel and outings, they also provide disabled families a way to assist an opposite sexed family member who may be unable to toilet completely independently.

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