Burned body found in dumpster was the result of a murder…

On May 4th the fire department responded to call for a dumpster fire.

As a previous volunteer firefighter I always hated to respond to a dumpster fire because you never knew what was in the dumpster and what hazards it possessed to your life and the life of your crew.

Hillsborough County firefighters made a gruesome discovery just after 2 am; once they extinguished the fire they found a body in the dumpster.

Almost immediately a witness to the murder came forward and immediate arrests were made in this case.



The victim, Robert Brewer, 26, was found to have multiple stab wounds.







The witness said that Robert Brewer was burned alive. The witness said that Brewer was recently released from jail and had met the murders just prior to his death at the Brandon Town Center food court. The victim was looking for drugs and went with the suspects to their apartment to party.

The victim was taking Xanax and it was reported that he passed out in Ackerman’s bedroom in a chair. Once Brewer passed out it was reported that Ackerman became paranoid and he went into the kitchen and grabbed 3 knives. Ackerman kept 2 of them and gave one to Brendan Terry and as Brewer laid there passed out from the Xanax, Terry and Ackerman started to stab Brewer in the neck and chest.

At some point Brewer was taken to a bathroom, stripped naked and placed in a bath tub and the stabbing started over again. It was reported that Brewer was repeatedly stabbed in the chest and neck

Because the witness was present and involved in the incident, the police were able to arrest



Brendan Terry, 20














Kasey Ackerman, 20











David Link, II, 18










The unidentified witness said he and Link were forced at knife point to go buy 3 bucks worth of gasoline. Apparently they left the apartment and returned with the gasoline.

My question is if he was forced at knife point, when he left to get the gas, why did he not call the police then? Did one of the suspects follow him to the gas station and hold a knife to him the entire time? If you knew someone was being murdered, why would you not call for help before helping to burn a man alive?

Something just does not add up here. But that’s just my opinion.

Anyway, Once they returned with the gas, it was reported that Brewer was placed on a piece of plastic and then into a duffle bay. They then used a hand dolly to move the man to the trash dumpster.

Again, no one called for help, no one called police, and no one tried to save Brewers life.

Brewer was placed in the dumpster and was screaming and banging as the gasoline was poured over his body.

Shortly there after they set the dumpster on fire and Brewer burned to death while he was still alive.

What a tragic, senseless death.

Now if it wasn’t bad enough that some druggies decided to murder someone, but at the time of the murder Ackerman’s girlfriend was in the apartment and she had her 3 year old son in the apartment at the time of the murder.

It’s reported that the 3 year old is now staying with grandparents.

Hopefully she will be charged and the child removed. If she takes her child with her to get high and party she doesn’t need to be responsible for a child.

And my question would be; why did she not take her child and run. Get the 3 year old out of the murder scene.

Not only will the suspects have to live with the screams of Brewer as he was being burned alive, but now we have a 3 year old that witnessed a murder.

Hopefully she did not go to the dumpster with them. I guess we will find out more as these cases progress through the court systems.

Terry and Ackerman are charged with First Degree Murder
Link was charged with being an accessory after the fact in first degree murder.

Sadly not only has Brewer lost his life, now 3 young people will probably lose their life as well. Regardless of the death penalty I see them all serving the rest of their life in prison.

All because of a group of druggies decided to party and one of them became paranoid.
What a shame.

I have no pity for the suspects and hope they get what they deserve in court. It’s just a shame that so many young people are so involved in drugs.

It’s a shame that it was reported that Ackerman confessed to the stabbing because as Brewer was there passed out he thought that Brewer was hitting on his girlfriend.

I still cannot understand the witness in this case. I can somewhat under the plea deal since it lead to quick arrest of the suspects but I will never under stand how you could claim to be forced to do something and not call for help.

This witness may have saved a life if he had taken the time to stop and call 911 instead of taking gasoline back to the apartment.

I would hate to be the witness, of course if he was drugged up at the time he will probably never remember that because of the lack of action he and Link took a man died.

Sad.

It will be interesting to learn more about this case

Holy Cow, What’s going on in the world today?

Holy Cow, What’s going on in the world today?


As you know I pick random cases to post about. Some days I will read a ton of news releases and decide not to post on any one of the topics that I read about.

Recently there has been so much to post about; I don’t even know where to start.

We have the case of the preacher in the pulpit preaching when a gun man comes into the church and starts shooting.

It was reported that 1 round hit the preacher’s bible and it looked like confetti flying through the air. People thought at first it was some type of stunt taking place in the church.

Sadly the other rounds killed the preacher and then he pulled a knife and a couple more people were injured.

Now of course the Christian thing to do would be to forgive the murderer for his crimes and that’s exactly what the church members have done. They have elected to pray for the murderer. Hopefully within there prayers they included the preacher. Of course no one in the news has said anything about praying for the preacher, just the murderer.

I do believe in God, The Father and The Holy Spirit and honestly don’t know if I could take such a stance in a case like this. I truly believe that some people are evil and there is no hope for them, regardless of what the good book says.

Then in Conover, North Carolina we have the police looking for a man after they found a mother and her 3 children killed in their home.

Apparently a neighbor called 911 and said that her neighbor was being assaulted on her front porch and when police arrived they found the victims either shot or stabbed to death.

Surprisingly the man is not the father of the children.

Then there is the case in Miami. A music teacher fatally shot his wife and two daughters and attempted to shot his son as well.

The killer’s last words were “I love you” and then he killed his daughters and wife.

The killers’ 16 year old son said his dad shot once at him and missed. Then the killer then put the gun to his head and killed himself.

The 16 year old was able to escape from the home and call police.

In Nevada police fatally shot a man in a hospital emergency room after he brandished a gun and then threatened suicide.

Police ended up firing several rounds at the man when he refused to drop the weapon. Police started shooting once the man raised the gun towards police.

Of course we cannot forget about the case in Samson, AL. 10 people were shot and killed in 2 South Alabama towns, including the gunman

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The Alabama Department of Safety said there were 4 shootings that left 9 people dead and then the gunman took his own life.

The gunman even fired at a state trooper’s car, striking the vehicle several times and wounding the trooper. Thank God the trooper was injured by broken glass and not one of the gunman’s bullets.

Now as I was writing this post, I ran across this information. The shooting spree started with the gunman setting his own mother on fire. Her body was found in the home she shared with her son on a couch under a heap of burning clothes.

In Prescott, Arizona a convicted sex offender was accused of helping a man pose as a 12 year old boy enroll in Arizona schools has been sentenced to 51 years in prison

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Brian Nellis, 37, received 3 consecutive 17 year prison terms with no change of parole. Nellis helped a 29 year old man, Neil Rodreick, pose as a 12 year old student and tricked not 1 but 4 different Arizona middle schools into allowing him to attend school as a student.

Nellis posed as Rodreick's cousin; they lived with two older men posing as Rodreick's uncle and grandfather.

Now even if some of the current events aren’t bad enough we have cases coming to light from years ago now.

Over in Marianna, FL after 60 years of suffering people are coming forward claiming that a state ran reform school was responsible for abuse.

One man in the media said he was 12 when he went to the White House Boys. They now want there stories investigated.

Seems to be it may be a little late on this one. Granted no child should ever have to endure abuse for any reason but 60 years ago I don’t see a lot happening in this case, granted in this tough economic time, we will still spend as much money as possible to investigate a crime that took place 60 years ago.

Over in Raleigh, NC, a teenager was found slain with her mother and two siblings. The girl had headed to school when she decided to go back home when her friend reported seeing a suspicious man outside her home.

They arrive back at the house and the man attacked the teen on the front porch and then the man pulled the girl inside. The friend was then able to call 911.

Once police arrived they found the 17 year old girl, her mother, her 20 year old sister and 3 year old brother all dead. All had been shot or stabbed.

Then we cannot forget Texas, during all the crime in the world, they put yet another inmate to death. Luiz Salazar was pronounced dead at 6:20pm on Wednesday.

Salazar was convicted of killing his former neighbor in San Antonio. Salazar also stabbed the woman’s 10 year old son in the chest as he tried to defend the woman.

And of that’s not enough for Texas, in North Richland Hills police say a man shot and wounded his estranged girlfriend, 37, then killed her mother,55, and her son, 17, before killing himself in a Fort Worth suburb.

The killer did not kill the 18 month old and it was report the baby was not injured.

In Tampa, FL a 17-year-old boy was stabbed after having a confrontation on a Hartline bus.

According to the victim, he was on the bus when an altercation ensued between him and several other people.

The sheriff's office says the altercation continued when the victim left the bus.
The victim was stabbed in the torso. He was transported to Tampa General Hospital. His condition is unknown at this time

Then in the safe city, St. Petersburg, FL a police officer received non life threatening injuries Wednesday while he attempted to stop a fleeing vehicle

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The officer spotted a man in the area fitting the description of the suspect, the suspect tried to flee on foot and the officer gave chase.

Even though the officer used his taser and pepper spray, the suspect continued to fight and was able to get away from the officer.

The suspect had someone meet him and pick him up. As the suspect got into the car, the officer was still struggling with the suspect and the driver took off, dragging the officer 150 yards.

As the officer was being dragged, he was able to fire his service weapon and hit the suspects.

The police have not found the female driver as of yet, but the two suspects in the back seat that were shot have both been charged. 1 with attempted murder of a police officer and the second was an accessory to attempt to murder a police officer.

Then in Dedham, Mass, A jury convicted a Massachusetts man Thursday of raping and killing his 6-year-old cousin, rejecting his attorney's claim that the man was insane and "tortured by demons" when he committed the crime.

Ryan Bois, 22, received an automatic sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole. The Norfolk Superior Court jury convicted him after eight hours of deliberation.

Then in Port Orange, not that this is crime related. A police officer was shot in the stomach.

Yep, not related to crime, but an officer was shot. A 14 year veteran of the police department accidentally shot himself Wednesday. The officer was in the training room by himself and somehow managed to shoot himself in the stomach.

The officer was rushed to the hospital and has been listed as stable.

So with everything bad happening in the world today, I have had plenty of cases to cover but there have been so many, I don’t know which ones to even pick out to make a post on.

It’s getting to the point of almost being scary and the police, government –city, state and federal really have to get something happening to get the crime sprees under control across the country. All these cases as you probably know just happened in the last few days.

I really don’t understand what is happening in the world. Is it just the fact that there are that many bad people in the world and they are finally coming out to commit more violent crimes?

Could part of the problem be a lack of law enforcement?

Just as an example, a friend of mine called the police because he was attacked by his 20 year old son. Once the police arrived 30 minutes later, the police told my friend that he had to leave the home and go check into a motel or something.
Never mind the fact that the underage person was intoxicated and on different rx pain pills and then not to mention he also took xanax which usually results in violent, suicidal behavior in the 20 year old.

The police said that since the teen was in his room they could not talk to him unless he gave his consent to be questioned by the police. My friend even reported the fact that he had been missing for over 10 hours and when he came home he brought illegal drugs into his house, the police still done nothing and sent my friend to a motel for the night.

I just don’t understand. It does help explain why people think they can get away with anything they want to do.

Could it be the reported financial crisis some claim we are in right now? The money problems have just put so much stress on people they are ready to snap over anything that happens? And is the economy really as bad as it seems or was this just part of a political campaign? I mean after all we just bailed out Citi-Bank with all the government money and they turn around and give out 3000 gift cards to there people because business was so good. This should be a topic for another post all together. Sorry for this one being in here.

Even here in Orlando the criminals are killing the competition. A pregnant lady was murdered because her man was a drug dealer and people knew the man kept a large amount of drugs and money in the home. They decided they wanted the drugs and money and broke into the home, shot and killed the pregnant lady and took the cash and drugs.

Thank god in my neighborhood finally some of the local drug dealers were evicted. It got to a point of seeing people with handguns and shotguns on a daily basis right out side my front door as there were traveling to the neighbors house to make there transactions. Fights were a daily part of their routine and overall being disorderly and interrupting a nice quite neighborhood. Even with many calls to the police, no action was taken. The police started to tell them that someone had it out for them and they needed to be careful.

Not one arrest was ever made even though there were underage people there intoxicated and drugged every single day.

It just seems like people are getting out of control and nothing is being done to restore order.

God bless us all.

Jabil Executive to Accused Murderer, all in the time it took to pull the trigger twice.

Patrick Evans has been arrested for murder X2.










This murder took place in Pinellas County at a Sea Ketch Condo.

Patrick Evans is (now) the Former Jabil Circuit executive and he is accused of killing Elizabeth Evans, his estranged wife, and her friend Jerry Taylor Jr.

Now the defense team has been hard at work in this case and tried their best to keep some key evidence from being made public.

The defense team did not want the 911 tape released to the public, the defense claims it may cause the defendant not to get a fair trial.

Actually I think they are more worried about the evidence in the tape v/s his right to a fair trial.

The evidence heard was pretty damning against Patrick Evans. The 911 callback was all recorded and voices were heard and people were indentified.

The first part was the call was a 911 hang up at the condo and by policy the dispatcher called the number back and someone answered the phone.

During the call back the dispatcher was able to hear both victims call the suspect by name as they were trying to reason with them.

During the taped 911 call the police heard
Suspect: "Get on the bed."
Elizabeth: "I'm gonna put a robe on."
Suspect: "No, you're not. Get on the bed."
911 operator: "Hello? Hello?"
Jerry: "Rick"
Elizabeth: "Rick"
Suspect: "Get on the bed."
Jerry: "Put the gun down."
Elizabeth: "Help!"

Right after Elizabeth screamed for help, they hard a gunshot and then she said “are you out of your mind?”

The defense claims they are working to protect Patrick Evans’ rights to due process in this case.

Even though Patrick Evans was heard on tape and indentified on tape, he was allowed to plea not guilty.

Police are still investigating the case and still have not found the weapon used to kill Elizabeth Evans and Jerry Taylor, Jr.

And as if thing could not get any worse for Patrick Evans, he is the registered owner of a .40 caliber handgun which is the same caliber of handgun used to murder his estranged wife and her friend.

The Orange County Jail has welcomed Jonathan Speegle as inmate # 09004869.

Back on Tuesday, January 06, 2009 we read about the death of Nicole Hammond. She was staying with her boyfriend, Jonathan Speegle at the Marriott World Center near Disney for New Years Eve.

Something went terribly wrong with that New Years Eve event. Nicole Hammond died after falling 16 stories from a hotel balcony.

Police initially said they were not going to say she was murdered but they were asking anyone with any information about that night to come forward.

Police were calling boyfriend Jonathan Speegle a witness at the time or a person of interest.

But that soon changed.

I don’t know if they were able to recover helpful information from the hotel surveillance tapes or witnesses actually came forward to talk to the investigators about who done what and why.

Anyway during the course of this investigation Jonathan Speegle was allowed to return to Lawton, Okla., where he was staying with family.

With the investigators keep a tight lid on this case a lot of information has not been released about the events that lead to the death of Nicole Hammond.















However, as of Saturday January 31, 2009, Jonathan Speegle has been welcomed to the Orange County Jail as he was booked into jail as inmate #09004869 and charged with First-Degree Murder.

*** Note *** According to the media Speegle was charged with First-Degree Murder. According to the jail web site he has been charged with Second-Degree Murder. At the time of this post there was no record found at the Orange County Clerk of Court site.

Mom, I’m gay and I’m going to kill you… Ryan Young sentenced to life.

01/23/2009






Ryan Young, 26, decided it was time to come out of the closest and tell mom he was gay.

Apparently mom did not deal well with his coming out very well and wasn’t happy about it. But was that reason to kill her?

Well for Young it was. Young decided he wanted everything dear ol mom had and the only way he was going to get it was if dear ol mom was gone.

Young was broke and felt like he had no other options. So Young put his plan into action. Young suffocated his mother with a pillow and then tried to make it look like a random home burglary that turned fatal.

Now this part I don’t understand. Young suffocated mom with a pillow and yet he told investigators that he “didn’t mean to kill his mother.”

Now how in the world can you say you didn’t mean to kill mom and yet the manor in which he killed her was a slow drawn out process. It’s not like you put a pillow to someone’s face and they die instantly. One would think there would have been some struggle on mom’s part and at anytime he could have removed the pillow so mom could have lived.

But then the dilemma comes into play. If mom lived he got nothing and if she died he got everything. What does a murderer do? In Young’s case just hold the pillow there until mom is dead.

Now oddly enough even though mom is dead, Young will get nothing. His plan to inherent everything mom had vanished as the jury read the verdict.

Young was sentenced to life in prison.

I guess maybe it wasn’t the best time to come out as being gay, but hey who am I to say, he might find a suitable cellmate and live happily ever after.

Jeremy Haywood celebrated Thanksgiving a little different than most.

Jeremy Haywood, 27, beat his girlfriend to death and got to spend his Thanksgiving in jail.

On Tuesday November 25, Haywood got into an argument with his girlfriend supposedly over her cheating on him with a man in Missouri.

The couple had recently moved in with Tuckey’s mother in Clearwater from Missouri. The troubles in the relationship moved along with them to Florida. Jeanine had confided in her mother that Haywood had beaten her before but she refused to move back to Florida without him.

Tuesday night, the couple went into the back yard for what was thought to talk according the to victims mother. Sadly that was the last time Debbie Tuckey seen her daughter alive.

Once in the back yard, Haywood brutally beat Jeanine until she was unresponsive. Once she was unresponsive, Haywood ran into the house and said to call 911 but refused to say why.

Jeanine Tuckey, 34, was rushed to the hospital following the attack.

While at the hospital, Haywood finally admitted what he had done. Haygood said he head-butted Tuckey, knocking her to the ground. When she got up, Haygood choked her and then kicked her legs out from under her, causing her to fall and hit her head. Haygood elbowed Tuckey three times in the chest, an arrest report states.

Tuckey later died from the injuries from the attack.

Once she died, Haywood was immediately charged with Second Degree Murder.

Haywood is now being held in the Pinellas County Jail with no bond. Now I’m not sure if Haywood was charged with Domestic Battery at the time of the incident, according to media reports he was taken to jail on the outstanding warrant in Missouri. His arrest record at the Sheriff’s site does not indicate if he was charged with domestic battery. The Sheriff’s site now shows his arrest as the warrant from Missouri and second degree murder.

Debbie Tuckey said she never dreamed something like this would happen. Debbie also said she never heard anything and was unaware of the brutal beating taking place in her own back yard. Debbie Tuckey said her daughter never screamed or hollered for help.

This story is one of the worst, not only did a family lose a loved one from a senseless beating, but now every year during a time of being thankful this family will only have thoughts of a fatal beating that took the life of a loved one away right in their own back yard.

Not that there is a good time from crimes like this to take place, but it just seems to adds insult to injury so to speak.

Family friends were in the media stating they already have nothing to be thankful for this year and this holiday will now be a reminder of a brutal beating that took the life of a friend.

Our deepest sympathies go to the family and friend of Jeanine Tuckey. May she now rest in peace.

From Professor to Convicted Murderer. Rafael Robb sentenced to 5 to 10 years.

Rafael Robb, 58, was sentenced to 5 to 10 years in prison for brutally beating/murdering his wife.







His wife Ellen Robb was in the process of wrapping Christmas presents in the kitchen when Rafael decided to take a chin up bar and fatally beat her in December 2006.

At first police said that Ellen Robb was so badly bludgeoned, they thought she had been shot in the face.

After the brutal beating, Rafael Robb arranged the house to make it appear that his wife was the victim of a robbery. He then disposed of the murder weapon in Philadelphia.

However, with his trial, we learned the truth of the case. Rafael Robb elected to plea guilty to voluntary manslaughter. I think he plead guilty a year ago.

Rafael Robb said there was no justification for his “horrific misdeed” He said it all happened in a moment of madness.

Robb also said it was not a planned attack even though they had been fighting over mother-daughter trips to Boston and that he knew that Ellen Robb was planning on ending their 16 year marriage.

Rafael also was worried that if they divorced that he would get to see less of his daughter and he might suffer financially.

I guess each person has there own priorities in life and all of Rafael’s seemed to be based on him. He only worried about what would happen to him if they did divorce.

What a shame, too bad he could not take his anger and turn it into something positive like how can I keep my wife happy so she does not leave me? Then there would be no worrisome aggravation about losing money or not getting to see his daughter enough.

Now the sickening part of this case is this man only got 5 to 10 years for a brutal murder.

The Montgomery County Judge said he had been weighing a lighter sentence for Robb but decided against it after learning of a letter Robb had sent to his daughter trying to manipulate her.

Judge are you joking? This man got 5 to 10 years for a brutal murder. He was so violent in his attack on his wife police thought she had been shot in the face and you think 5 to 10 years would be sufficient for this piece of scum?

This case is yet another prime example of problems in the system.
Rafael lied, tried to dispose of evidence, lied to the police and press and said he did not do it and Robb even went as far to try to manipulate his own daughter after the murder

This man committed a violent, brutal attack on his own wife and you think justice was served with 5 to 10?

Even worse the judge said he was considering a lighter sentence? What where you going to do slap his wrist and give him a year of probation. Or maybe you should have given him house arrest. What a shame. This sentence is a joke for the violence he showed in the attack on his wife.

To actually beat your wife so bad that police believed her to be a victim of a shooting to the face.

Why would any court want to be lenient with a criminal like this?
Was it because he is an X-Professor, no criminal history, no prior arrest?
None of which should have entitled this man to be dealt with in a lenient manor by the courts.

This man deserved life at a minimum and honestly I think he would have been a good candidate for the death penalty and they judge thinks 5 to 10 years was an appropriate sentence.

We wonder why criminals have no regards to the courts and committing other crimes against people, here is a prime example.

Too bad he did not kill the family cat; then maybe the animal activist could have protested and ensured he got the death penalty for that crime. He surely wasn’t punished for brutally murdering his wife.

I feel bad for the daughter. I think I read she was 12 when this horrible murder took place and I think he was in the care of her uncle now.

Not only did Rafael take the life of his wife, he may have ruined the life of his own daughter. She now has to live with this for the rest of her life and I only hope she can learn to cope and deal with having a murderer for a father in a quick period of time because dear ol dad was only sentenced to 5 to 10 for this brutal murder.

Name of Deceased released at the McDonalds shooting

Name of Deceased released at the McDonalds shooting.

Orlando Police have released the name of the 20 year old man shot to death at McDonalds on Kirkman Rd and Vineland Rd.



















Willie Frank Robinson was pronounced dead in the early morning hours this Sunday at Dr. Phillips Hospital.

Media covering the story released his criminal history for some reason.

The 20 year old was a former student at Dr. Phillips High School.

Police still have not releases the names of the three other teens shot.

Police were able to interview several witnesses since there was a large crowd of students in the parking lot when the shooting took place.

Police still have no motive for this incident, or none that they are reporting.

38th Homicide in Orlando, at McDonalds.

Here in Orlando the 38th Homicide just occurred at a McDonalds close to where I live. The shooting was at Kirkman Rd and Vineland Rd (which also happens to be area where I work)

The shooting took place at about 0143 hrs on November 2, 2008.

I drove past the scene on the way home from work and wanted to stop at McDonalds for a late night snack after working the last night of Halloween Horror Nights.



But the Police had the area blocked off and there looked like there were 50 people standing in the parking lot and police vehicles everywhere. They also had there Forensic Vans on scene when I went home at about 0215 hrs.

I figured someone was killed there with the amount of police presence and the entire being closed.

The shooting took place after the homecoming at Dr. Phillips High School.
There has not been a lot of information released about this incident. According to the media, police reported they got a call of shots fired but did not find any victims at the scene once they arrived.

However, they later learned that a 20 year old man had been taken to Dr. Phillips Hospital where he was pronounced dead. Now this part really doesn’t make a lot of sense either, the 2 other victims that were shot, also left the scene.

Where do you go after you get shot? One would hope the hospital; however, the 18 year old victim went to a residence in Rosemont and was later transported to Florida Hospital. The other victim was 14 years old and we are not sure where he went, but he ended up at Orlando Regional Medical. These two victims received non life threatening injuries.

Investigators have not released the names of the victims as of this time since the investigation is still on-going.

Hopefully police can get to the bottom of this soon and make arrest. 3 young men shot, 1 dead what a horrible way to end your high school homecoming. We will post updates here as more information becomes available.