VA - Tyreek Davis, 3, Fredericksburg, 29 Sept 2004
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Thank you for the reply. It just breaks my heart to think of that child putTKSands said:
somewhere by the man he trusted. He could not be alive, unless someone
has him,& thats sure not likely. Hoping someone will hear after the preliminary
hearing Jan 25. HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL
SJP- There was a lot when I googled news for him (go to www.google.com, click "News" near the search box, enter his name in the new page that comes up- many VA results come up!) Here is one:
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Murder charge certified
Charge advances against Spotsylvania woman's boyfriend accused of killing her 3-year-old boy
By KEITH EPPS
Date published: 1/27/2005
Linette Davis thought her boyfriend was joking Sept. 29 when he told her that her 3-year-old son was missing.
"At least I was hoping that he was," a steadily sobbing Davis testified yesterday in Spotsylvania Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court.
It was no joke. Little Tyreek Davis is still missing and 46-year-old Herman Lee Black is in jail, charged with second-degree felony murder and felony child abuse.
Judge Joseph J. Ellis certified both charges to a Spotsylvania grand jury following a lengthy preliminary hearing yesterday.
Black lived with Linette Davis and her four children in a Caroline County motel. He is accused of killing Tyreek sometime between early morning of Sept. 29, when he left home with the boy, and early that afternoon when he told Davis the child was missing.
Though police still have no idea where the child is, Commonwealth's Attorney William Neely presented DNA and circumstantial evidence tying Black to the crime.
The most striking DNA came from the shirt and jeans Black was wearing when he was taken into custody that afternoon. The FBI Laboratory at Quantico Marine Corps Base has determined that the blood on the clothes came from Tyreek.
Linette Davis testified yesterday that she had washed those same clothes the day before Tyreek disappeared.
The circumstantial evidence included Black's own conflicting stories and testimony from his brother.
Harold W. Black, 49, testified that a few days after the child's disappearance, he noticed that a moving pad and a 30-gallon plastic barrel were missing from his garage.
Herman Black had reportedly gone to his brother's property on Granite Springs Road in western Spotsylvania the day of the disappearance to cut wood.
Defense attorney Allen Bareford tried mightily to have the DNA evidence thrown out. He argued that information in an affidavit for a search warrant for DNA from Black was "woefully insufficient" and that the search warrant should not have been granted.
Ellis disagreed, and denied Bareford's motion to have the DNA evidence suppressed.
Davis testified, saying she got up that morning planning to take Tyreek with her to her brother's bond hearing in Stafford County.
Instead, she said, Black volunteered to take the child known as "Pa Pa" with him on his wood-cutting job in Spotsylvania. It was the only time Tyreek had been left alone with Black, she said.
Davis said she called Black several times after getting out of court about 11 a.m. On the third call, Black broke the news to her that Tyreek was missing.
He then gave her the same story that he later gave police, Davis testified. She said Black described going to the Central Park Wal-Mart to get a spark plug for his woodsplitter, leaving the sleeping child in his truck.
When he returned to the truck, according to the story, the child was gone.
Police soon found problems with Black's first story. Surveillance cameras at Wal-Mart showed Black's truck parked right outside the store before he went inside--and Tyreek was not in it.
A few days later, Black changed his story. The new one involved smoking marijuana and accidentally leaving the child at the work site while he went to Wal-Mart.
He told police he last saw the child on a truck trailer eating a "pickle loaf," Detective Troy Skebo said.
Black later gave a third story, saying Tyreek fell twice while riding to the work site but was not injured. He continued to claim that the child was left at the work site, according to testimony.
DNA evidence showed that Tyreek, who was not potty trained, urinated in Black's vehicle at some point.
Neely said the prosecution theory is that Black reacted angrily to that mishap and hurt the child badly. He then wrapped his body in the moving pad and dumped it, according to the theory, before concocting a "steady stream of lies."
Some exerpts from this article:
Murder charge certified
Charge advances against Spotsylvania woman's boyfriend accused of killing her 3-year-old boy
By KEITH EPPS
Date published: 1/27/2005
Linette Davis thought her boyfriend was joking Sept. 29 when he told her that her 3-year-old son was missing.
"At least I was hoping that he was," a steadily sobbing Davis testified yesterday in Spotsylvania Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court.
It was no joke. Little Tyreek Davis is still missing and 46-year-old Herman Lee Black is in jail, charged with second-degree felony murder and felony child abuse.
Judge Joseph J. Ellis certified both charges to a Spotsylvania grand jury following a lengthy preliminary hearing yesterday.
Black lived with Linette Davis and her four children in a Caroline County motel. He is accused of killing Tyreek sometime between early morning of Sept. 29, when he left home with the boy, and early that afternoon when he told Davis the child was missing.
Though police still have no idea where the child is, Commonwealth's Attorney William Neely presented DNA and circumstantial evidence tying Black to the crime.
The most striking DNA came from the shirt and jeans Black was wearing when he was taken into custody that afternoon. The FBI Laboratory at Quantico Marine Corps Base has determined that the blood on the clothes came from Tyreek.
Linette Davis testified yesterday that she had washed those same clothes the day before Tyreek disappeared.
The circumstantial evidence included Black's own conflicting stories and testimony from his brother.
Harold W. Black, 49, testified that a few days after the child's disappearance, he noticed that a moving pad and a 30-gallon plastic barrel were missing from his garage.
Herman Black had reportedly gone to his brother's property on Granite Springs Road in western Spotsylvania the day of the disappearance to cut wood.
Defense attorney Allen Bareford tried mightily to have the DNA evidence thrown out. He argued that information in an affidavit for a search warrant for DNA from Black was "woefully insufficient" and that the search warrant should not have been granted.
Ellis disagreed, and denied Bareford's motion to have the DNA evidence suppressed.
Davis testified, saying she got up that morning planning to take Tyreek with her to her brother's bond hearing in Stafford County.
Instead, she said, Black volunteered to take the child known as "Pa Pa" with him on his wood-cutting job in Spotsylvania. It was the only time Tyreek had been left alone with Black, she said.
Davis said she called Black several times after getting out of court about 11 a.m. On the third call, Black broke the news to her that Tyreek was missing.
He then gave her the same story that he later gave police, Davis testified. She said Black described going to the Central Park Wal-Mart to get a spark plug for his woodsplitter, leaving the sleeping child in his truck.
When he returned to the truck, according to the story, the child was gone.
Police soon found problems with Black's first story. Surveillance cameras at Wal-Mart showed Black's truck parked right outside the store before he went inside--and Tyreek was not in it.
A few days later, Black changed his story. The new one involved smoking marijuana and accidentally leaving the child at the work site while he went to Wal-Mart.
He told police he last saw the child on a truck trailer eating a "pickle loaf," Detective Troy Skebo said.
Black later gave a third story, saying Tyreek fell twice while riding to the work site but was not injured. He continued to claim that the child was left at the work site, according to testimony.
DNA evidence showed that Tyreek, who was not potty trained, urinated in Black's vehicle at some point.
Neely said the prosecution theory is that Black reacted angrily to that mishap and hurt the child badly. He then wrapped his body in the moving pad and dumped it, according to the theory, before concocting a "steady stream of lies."
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Here you go sjp
Trial set for suspect in missing boy case
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A September 7th trial date for a man charged in the death of his then-girlfriend's three-year-old son.
Herman Lee Black faces felony murder and felony child abuse charges in the disappearance of Tyreek Davis. Tyreek was last seen with Black on September 29th; his body hasn't been recovered.
Black has given authorities three different accounts of what happened to the toddler the day he disappeared.
http://fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2005/032005/03182005/1111158260
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Trial set for suspect in missing boy case
snippet....
A September 7th trial date for a man charged in the death of his then-girlfriend's three-year-old son.
Herman Lee Black faces felony murder and felony child abuse charges in the disappearance of Tyreek Davis. Tyreek was last seen with Black on September 29th; his body hasn't been recovered.
Black has given authorities three different accounts of what happened to the toddler the day he disappeared.
http://fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2005/032005/03182005/1111158260
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Allen Bareford, the attorney for Herman Black, had filed a motion asking Judge Ann Hunter Simpson to suppress all clothing and physical evidence seized by police in the investigation into Tyreek's disappearance.
That would have included blood on Black's clothes that turned out, according to court records, to be Tyreek's. The blood is key evidence in the murder case against the 46-year-old Black. A trial is scheduled to start Feb. 14 in Spotsylvania Circuit Court.
Tyreek was last seen with Black on Sept. 29 of last year. The boy, who was 3 at the time, is presumed to be dead though his body has never been recovered.
Black is charged with second-degree felony murder and felony child abuse in connection with the highly publicized case.
Black's clothes were seized after Fredericksburg police arrested him on an unrelated charge early in the Tyreek investigation.
At that time, according to the evidence, Black claimed he'd left Tyreek in a truck outside the Central Park Wal-Mart in Fredericksburg. Black later gave at least two different stories to police.
http://fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2005/092005/09082005/128304
That would have included blood on Black's clothes that turned out, according to court records, to be Tyreek's. The blood is key evidence in the murder case against the 46-year-old Black. A trial is scheduled to start Feb. 14 in Spotsylvania Circuit Court.
Tyreek was last seen with Black on Sept. 29 of last year. The boy, who was 3 at the time, is presumed to be dead though his body has never been recovered.
Black is charged with second-degree felony murder and felony child abuse in connection with the highly publicized case.
Black's clothes were seized after Fredericksburg police arrested him on an unrelated charge early in the Tyreek investigation.
At that time, according to the evidence, Black claimed he'd left Tyreek in a truck outside the Central Park Wal-Mart in Fredericksburg. Black later gave at least two different stories to police.
http://fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2005/092005/09082005/128304
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Tyreek left home that morning in the care of 46-year-old Herman Black, Davis' live-in boyfriend. Tyreek hasn't been seen since, and police presume he is dead.
Black is being held without bond in the Rappahannock Regional Jail on charges of second-degree murder and child abuse. A trial is set for Feb. 14.
Sept. 29, 2004, started as a normal day for Davis, who was living in a different Caroline motel with Black and her four children.
Black took Tyreek with him when he left that morning to cut wood, and Davis left a short time later to attend her brother's court hearing in Stafford.
She remembers telling Tyreek goodbye about 7:45 a.m., and saying she would see him soon. A few hours later, she received the crushing news that he was missing.
Black is the last person known to have been with Tyreek, and is accused of killing him. Tyreek's blood was found on clothes Black was wearing when he was arrested, according to evidence presented in court hearings.
According to testimony in earlier hearings, Black initially told Davis he'd left the boy sleeping in his truck while he went into the Central Park Wal-Mart to get a spark plug for his wood-splitter.
A few days later, police said, Black changed his story. The new one involved smoking marijuana and accidentally leaving Tyreek at the work site while he went to Wal-Mart.
That triggered a search of the Granite Springs Road area in western Spotsylvania that went on for several days and involved hundreds of workers.
Police said Black later gave a third story.
Spotsylvania Commonwealth's Attorney William Neely has said authorities believe Black overreacted and hurt the child when Tyreek urinated in his truck. Tyreek was not potty trained, and DNA evidence showed he had urinated in the truck at some point.
http://www.fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2005/092005/09292005/133162
Black is being held without bond in the Rappahannock Regional Jail on charges of second-degree murder and child abuse. A trial is set for Feb. 14.
Sept. 29, 2004, started as a normal day for Davis, who was living in a different Caroline motel with Black and her four children.
Black took Tyreek with him when he left that morning to cut wood, and Davis left a short time later to attend her brother's court hearing in Stafford.
She remembers telling Tyreek goodbye about 7:45 a.m., and saying she would see him soon. A few hours later, she received the crushing news that he was missing.
Black is the last person known to have been with Tyreek, and is accused of killing him. Tyreek's blood was found on clothes Black was wearing when he was arrested, according to evidence presented in court hearings.
According to testimony in earlier hearings, Black initially told Davis he'd left the boy sleeping in his truck while he went into the Central Park Wal-Mart to get a spark plug for his wood-splitter.
A few days later, police said, Black changed his story. The new one involved smoking marijuana and accidentally leaving Tyreek at the work site while he went to Wal-Mart.
That triggered a search of the Granite Springs Road area in western Spotsylvania that went on for several days and involved hundreds of workers.
Police said Black later gave a third story.
Spotsylvania Commonwealth's Attorney William Neely has said authorities believe Black overreacted and hurt the child when Tyreek urinated in his truck. Tyreek was not potty trained, and DNA evidence showed he had urinated in the truck at some point.
http://www.fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2005/092005/09292005/133162
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Was there a trial for this child killer this month? I could hardly stand to read this story. That poor little sweetie. The first time the mom ever left the little guy with that killer and he is dead. I bet she would like to strangle him with her bare hands.
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Man sentenced for death of toddler; child's body never found
January 24, 2006
By the Associated Press
SPOTSYLVANIA, Va. -- A man was convicted Tuesday of killing a 3-year-old boy in his care and sentenced to 10 years in prison.
Herman Black entered a plea to a lesser charge despite his refusal to lead investigators to the body of Tyreek Davis, who was reported missing in September 2004.
Spotsylvania County Commonwealth's Attorney William Neely said there was not sufficient evidence to convict Black of the more serious charge of second-degree murder.
Black entered an Alford plea to involuntary manslaughter and child neglect in Spotsylvania Circuit Court. Under the agreement, Black admitted there was sufficient evidence to find him guilty of the charges.
Neely said that he had offered Black a deal with less prison time if Black would tell authorities where they could find the body. Black turned down the deal.
Linette Davis said she opposed the plea agreement for her son's killer.
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http://www.dailypress.com/news/local/virginia/dp-va--missingboy-senten0124jan24,0,7544972.story?coll=dp-headlines-virginia
January 24, 2006
By the Associated Press
SPOTSYLVANIA, Va. -- A man was convicted Tuesday of killing a 3-year-old boy in his care and sentenced to 10 years in prison.
Herman Black entered a plea to a lesser charge despite his refusal to lead investigators to the body of Tyreek Davis, who was reported missing in September 2004.
Spotsylvania County Commonwealth's Attorney William Neely said there was not sufficient evidence to convict Black of the more serious charge of second-degree murder.
Black entered an Alford plea to involuntary manslaughter and child neglect in Spotsylvania Circuit Court. Under the agreement, Black admitted there was sufficient evidence to find him guilty of the charges.
Neely said that he had offered Black a deal with less prison time if Black would tell authorities where they could find the body. Black turned down the deal.
Linette Davis said she opposed the plea agreement for her son's killer.
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http://www.dailypress.com/news/local/virginia/dp-va--missingboy-senten0124jan24,0,7544972.story?coll=dp-headlines-virginia
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http://www.crimelibrary.com/missing_children/tyreek_davis.html
In the article, at the above link, it says that the children often called Black "Daddy". Why then has "Daddy" steadfastly refused to tell them where this little child's body is, even though he's pleaded, and been convicted, of involuntary manslaughter and child neglect. A lesser charge, but the only charge that is supported by the evidence. In other words he's said...Yes, it was me.
Is he afraid that if the body is found it might reveal a whole new story as to what happened? He's changed his story quite a few times so far.
10 years?
In the article, at the above link, it says that the children often called Black "Daddy". Why then has "Daddy" steadfastly refused to tell them where this little child's body is, even though he's pleaded, and been convicted, of involuntary manslaughter and child neglect. A lesser charge, but the only charge that is supported by the evidence. In other words he's said...Yes, it was me.
Is he afraid that if the body is found it might reveal a whole new story as to what happened? He's changed his story quite a few times so far.
10 years?
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I will never understand this judicial system. How could this man get only 10 yrs for taking the life of that little boy? The little boy's blood was on the man's clothing...he changed his story 3 times. Heck, the way the system works this guy will be out of prison in 3 1/2 yrs or so. I just can't stand the way criminals are treated. It's like the victim didn't matter at all.
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Mmmm 3 1/2 years... Tyreek was 3....
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Authorities find remains believed to be Tyreek's
Spotsylvania authorities launch search after receiving new information in the case of 3-year-old boy who disappeared in September 2004.
Date published: 2/17/2006
What were believed to be the skeletal remains of 3-year-old Tyreek Davis were pulled from Lake Anna this afternoon, Spotsylvania County authorities said today.
The remains were removed from about 18 feet of water in an area near a bridge on U.S. 522, authorities said.
Spotsylvania County dive teams had worked much of today and Thursday before the body was recovered. It will be taken to the state medical examiner's office in Richmond for positive identification.
In a news conference, Sheriff Howard Smith and Commonwealth's Attorney William Neely said that Herman Black, who was convicted of manslaughter in Tyreek's death, gave his attorney Allen Bareford information about where the body would be. Bareford passed it on to investigators.
Authorities find remains believed to be Tyreek's
Spotsylvania authorities launch search after receiving new information in the case of 3-year-old boy who disappeared in September 2004.
Date published: 2/17/2006
What were believed to be the skeletal remains of 3-year-old Tyreek Davis were pulled from Lake Anna this afternoon, Spotsylvania County authorities said today.
The remains were removed from about 18 feet of water in an area near a bridge on U.S. 522, authorities said.
Spotsylvania County dive teams had worked much of today and Thursday before the body was recovered. It will be taken to the state medical examiner's office in Richmond for positive identification.
In a news conference, Sheriff Howard Smith and Commonwealth's Attorney William Neely said that Herman Black, who was convicted of manslaughter in Tyreek's death, gave his attorney Allen Bareford information about where the body would be. Bareford passed it on to investigators.