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mysteriew
03-13-2009, 01:59 AM
Police said Wednesday that 40-year-old Anthony Kirkland is talking to officers about the slaying of a teenage girl and at least three other homicides in which he's suspected.
snip..."We're afraid we don't know how big this is," Streicher said. "We're looking at any homicide from when he's not in jail."
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29643757/
And these weren't his first. He had a murder conviction in 1987 served time and was released on parole in 2003.
Had Ohio Parole Board members heeded a request from the office of Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters 12 years ago, Anthony Kirkland would still be behind bars and Esme Kenney might be alive.
http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20090311/NEWS0107/303110037
Esme Kenney autopsy showed that she had had an attempted sexual assault and was strangled and burned. His previous victim had been sexually assaulted then strangled and burned. Other victims suspected of being connected to him, remains had been burned but the bodies were too decomposed to tell if they had been sexually assaulted or strangled.
And here is more of his history
City officials demanded the closure of a halfway house Tuesday after a former inmate was accused in the strangulation death of 13-year-old Esme Kenney.
snip...The convicted killer and sex offender was evicted Feb. 27 from Pogue Rehabilitation Center after he fought with another inmate there, and city officials said his parole officer was not notified until three days afterward.
snip....Kirkland served 16 years in prison on aggravated arson and voluntary manslaughter in the 1987 slaying of Leola Douglass, and police suspect him in at least two other similar crimes.
While on parole for that slaying, Kirkland was arrested in 2007 after police said he solicited sex from a 13-year-old girl and was then sent to the Pogue facility on West McMicken Avenue after serving less than a year in prison on convictions for two counts of unlawful restraint.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29620693/
weasel
03-13-2009, 11:49 AM
I live in Northern KY, which is fairly close to where this happened. I am shocked and beyond appalled at what happened to this poor girl. This poor kid didn't have a chance. I am SO sicked and tired of these convicted murderers being turned loose on the public due to prison "over crowding". They just let them go, KNOWING full well they absolutely will reoffend. I don't give a rats butt if they're stacked on top of each other and living like animals in a pen. Now, someone really needs to explain to me exactly what this animal was doing on the streets anyway. All a sane person has to do is look at this guys record. Are they seriously going to tell the public this guy paid his dues to society and deserves to be released? I'm sorry for the rant, but this case just has me seriously heart broken. What a crushing waste of a beautiful, talented child. My heart goes out to her family.
SuziQ
03-13-2009, 01:31 PM
I hope this poor girl's parents sue the heck out of everyone involved in releasing this loser, including the halfway house.
mysteriew
03-15-2009, 02:23 AM
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29687568/
Kirkland Not First To Leave Halfway House
News 5 has learned another man who walked away from the same facility as Anthony Kirkland did also accused of murder.
Kirkland is behind bars, accused of killing 13-year-old Esme Kenney on March 7.
Another man, Marion Lawson "Timmy" Parker III, is accused in the murder of Shawn Davis. Davis' body was found burning under a bridge in Cold Spring, Ky., in January.
There are also 4 sex offenders missing from the halfway house.
They are making a big deal about the fact that Kirkland had left the halfway house before he allegedly killed Esme. That is bad enough since his parole officer had not been informed. But I am wondering if Kirkland was living in the halfway house when some of the others that he is suspected of killing were actually killed. He was put into the halfway house in 2007 and some of the other murders are thought to have been committed in 2007. So those dates are going to be interesting.
shadowraiths
03-18-2009, 07:28 AM
From the posted link (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29620693/).
City officials also asked Strickland to limit the number of non-resident sex offenders the city had to accept for rehabilitation
Here is their first and deadly mistake: believing that SXOs can be rehabilitated when research indicates otherwise. Or perhaps they don't believe. In which case they should not have the—pardon the oxymoron—SXO rehabilitation program. Then again, no program, no money. Though... if it is the latter, I would say someone's priorities are askew.
Anthony Kirkland Indicted For Killing Three
A Hamilton County grand jury returned a 12 count indictment against a suspected serial killer on charges he murdered three women and burned their bodies.
The Hamilton County Prosecutor announced Tuesday that his office will seek the death penalty against 40-year-old Anthony Kirkland.
Joe Deters says Kirkland, a convicted killer and registered sex offender, "deserves nothing less than execution."
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http://www.wcpo.com/news/local/story/Anthony-Kirkland-Indicted-For-Killing-Three/drOaVhs6ok-D_2gNWzWnlg.cspx?rss=703
Now this is scary.
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fran
Why was Anthony Kirkland granted parole?
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There were 2,500 cases heard by the parole board. Of those cases, 1,400 got out as a result of the lawsuit. Kirkland was one of the criminals released.
Jail documents also say Kirkland obtained his GED and an Associate's Degree behind bars. But according to records, his behavior wasn't exemplary. In the nine months before his release in 2003, he was put in solitary confinement four different times for breaking a rule or fighting with another inmate.
And between 1998 and 2003, he was put in solitary confinement 21 separate times for what the department of corrections calls "disciplinary control."
http://www.wxix.com/Global/story.asp?S=10019133
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Across town, Kirkland will be the subject of another Cincinnati City Council committee hearing. At 10 Tuesday morning, Council member Cecil Thomas will have his law committee look into how a sexual offender halfway house run by Volunteers of America handled releasing Kirkland after a fight with another offender.
On February 27, Kirkland got into a fight at the Pogue Rehabilitation Center in Over-the-Rhine and was released – not back to prison, but to the public.
Kenney's family says it wants to see the Ohio Adult Parole Authority tighten its monitoring of paroled sexual offenders, so they don't get released so easily without supervision.
http://www.wcpo.com/news/local/story/Will-Anthony-Kirkland-Face-The-Death-Penalty/-a68iQNU1UaaGpeK7ragTw.cspx?rss=703
Pogue Inmate Talks About Kirkland
Girl's Accused Killer Didn't Get Proper Rehab, Inmate Says
A man who once lived with the accused killer of Esme Kenney at a local halfway house said that Anthony Kirkland had a history of trouble in the facility.
The man, whose identity is not being released, said caseworkers at the Pogue Rehabilitation Center did little to get him on track. He said Kirkland told staffers that he didn't want to change and that they couldn't force him to.
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"He walked around through that program and nobody never knew any of this about him," the inmate said.
City Council members are asking the governor to shut the center down, after concerns about Kirkland's treatment and the case of another inmate accused in a homicide after leaving the facility in January.
"I'm not sure what we are getting for the tax dollars we're putting into the program," said Councilman Chris Bortz. "Are we getting a rehabilitated felon or is it just a warehousing facility, a stopover?"
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http://www.wlwt.com/news/18946237/detail.html
Now this is scary.
:(
fran
Why was Anthony Kirkland granted parole?
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There were 2,500 cases heard by the parole board. Of those cases, 1,400 got out as a result of the lawsuit. Kirkland was one of the criminals released.
Jail documents also say Kirkland obtained his GED and an Associate's Degree behind bars. But according to records, his behavior wasn't exemplary. In the nine months before his release in 2003, he was put in solitary confinement four different times for breaking a rule or fighting with another inmate.
And between 1998 and 2003, he was put in solitary confinement 21 separate times for what the department of corrections calls "disciplinary control."
http://www.wxix.com/Global/story.asp?S=10019133
Of those 1400 people the parole board released at the time they released this guy, how many are serial killers?
He was locked up in solitary confinement 21 times in 5 years. What part of that don't they understand? He was a murder waiting to happen.
JMHO
fran
SuziQ
03-18-2009, 11:06 AM
Of those 1400 people the parole board released at the time they released this guy, how many are serial killers?
He was locked up in solitary confinement 21 times in 5 years. What part of that don't they understand? He was a murder waiting to happen.
JMHO
fran
This is so outrageous! I'm reminded of the recent smug comment regarding the probation and not prison for the guy who raped his six year old grandaughter. The DA said he will be under strict monitoring....Hello?, it doesn't work!
I think anyone who believes these guys can be rehabilitated should never be a judge, probation officer, shrink, etc......They are simply too gullible and contribute to the problem, IMO.
Our wonderful system at work. This happens everyday and we HAVE to do something about it or it is going to get worse!!! We have got to be more firm on this subject treat it just like a murder case because they are scaring these babies for life so they should do like without parole!!!
Texas Mist
03-01-2010, 11:17 AM
Security Tight For Accused Killer After Threats
Associated Press
Published: March 1, 2010
CINCINNATI—A man accused of killing two teenage girls and two women is a danger in the courtroom, and extra security is being added for his trial, authorities said.
Anthony Kirkland, 41, has threatened to kill himself or commit some act that could force police to kill him, authorities said.
As jury selection resumes Monday, Judge Charles Kubicki Jr. has ordered Kirkland to wear an electronic stun belt in court that can be activated by sheriff’s deputies.
Deputies also removed a glass pane covering a table used by attorneys out of concern that Kirkland could break off some of it and stab someone.
For the same reason, Kirkland will not be allowed to have a pen or pencil during the trial. Instead, he will be given a small box of crayons for writing.
Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters, who is seeking the death penalty in the case, said he hopes Kirkland will give the victims’ families answers about what happened.
Deters has described Kirkland as a serial killer who “deserves nothing less than execution.“
more here
http://www2.nbc4i.com/cmh/news/crime/article/security_tight_for_accused_killer_after_threats/32688/
What a shame that a 'man' so dangerous was ever allowed out on the streets!
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