GUILTY IL - Mya Lyons, 9, stabbed to death, Chicago, 15 July 2008

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http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,382922,00.html

A 9-year-old girl was found stabbed to death early Tuesday in a Chicago alley.
The Cook County, Ill., medical examiner identified the girl found by her father as Mya Lyons. MyFOX Chicago reported that she had been sexually assaulted.
"We're in mourning right now," Orlando Barnes, the girl's grandfather, told MyFOX Chicago. "We just want to ask that the person or persons that did this heinous crime, 'Come forward and turn yourself in.'" (more at link)
 
http://www.myfoxchicago.com/myfox/p...n=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.2.1

(snip)
Richard Lyons said he and other family members discovered she was missing at one point during the night.

“Everybody was like, ‘where is she?’ We went looking for her and I found her in the alley. They dumped her in the alley,’’ at the end of the block near his home, Richard Lyons said, breaking down.
 
There is alot more info at the below link:

http://www.wbbm780.com/Murdered-Girl-Was-Raped--Throat-Slashed/2600074

(snip)
A 9-year-old girl was found sexually assaulted and stabbed to death early Tuesday in an Auburn-Gresham neighborhood alley.
Authorities said the body of Mya Lyons was found in an alley behind 8407 S. Gilbert Ct. early Tuesday morning.

“The detective said it was a heinous crime. He said a lot of evidence was left behind,” said Karen Brown, a great-aunt of Mya Lyons.
 
http://www.suntimes.com/news/24-7/1056078,girl071508.article

(snips)

A 13-year-old boy whose younger sister frequently played with Mya in the South Side neighborhood told the Chicago Sun-Times that police had taken a sample of his DNA this morning.
“I didn’t mind,” the boy said. “I didn’t have anything to hide. I want them to find who did it.” The boy said the police came to his home about 9:30 a.m. today.

Police said a sex offender living in the neighborhood is part of the investigation.
 
http://www.suntimes.com/news/24-7/1056078,girl071508.article

(snips)

A 13-year-old boy whose younger sister frequently played with Mya in the South Side neighborhood told the Chicago Sun-Times that police had taken a sample of his DNA this morning.
“I didn’t mind,” the boy said. “I didn’t have anything to hide. I want them to find who did it.” The boy said the police came to his home about 9:30 a.m. today.

Police said a sex offender living in the neighborhood is part of the investigation.

What a boy! We have (ugg) parents of dead Children that won't take lie detector test to be eliminated so cops can get on to the 'real killers'.

Sly
 
What a boy! We have (ugg) parents of dead Children that won't take lie detector test to be eliminated so cops can get on to the 'real killers'.

Sly

I liked that too. :)
 
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,382922,00.html

A 9-year-old girl was found stabbed to death early Tuesday in a Chicago alley.
The Cook County, Ill., medical examiner identified the girl found by her father as Mya Lyons. MyFOX Chicago reported that she had been sexually assaulted.
"We're in mourning right now," Orlando Barnes, the girl's grandfather, told MyFOX Chicago. "We just want to ask that the person or persons that did this heinous crime, 'Come forward and turn yourself in.'" (more at link)

Thank you so much for posting this! I heard this on the news this morning....so horribly sad. Who could do this to a little girl??
 
Thank you so much for posting this! I heard this on the news this morning....so horribly sad. Who could do this to a little girl??

It was a hideous crime to read first thing this morning. She was a cutie. I hope they find the perp before any other children are hurt.

ETA: I think I'm about ready to OD on murdered children. There seems to be more this summer and the crimes are particularly gruesome.
 
Hopefully it's someone who's DNA is already registered with CODIS.

I hope they catch the perp and string him from a tree! Ok, LWOP, :behindbar

JMHO
fran
 
It was a hideous crime to read first thing this morning. She was a cutie. I hope they find the perp before any other children are hurt.

ETA: I think I'm about ready to OD on murdered children. There seems to be more this summer and the crimes are particularly gruesome.

Oh, ITA! I took a little break from all this crime stuff after Brooke Bennett's body was found.....It makes me so sad to think about how we have to share this world with people who can be so cold and heartless as to murder a CHILD.

I saw the interview with Mya's dad (I think it was her dad) on WGN this morning, and he was saying that they forgive whoever did this to her...I couldn't believe how much class he has.

jmo
 
It seems like she came from a really nice family who loved her very much. My heart aches for her father. Hopefully he can replace that awful image of his murdered daughter with happy memories. It seems like this could be a random crime. It is encouraging their was evidence left behind.
 
Mya was found at 8407 S. Gilbert Ct.

The S/O I linked is listed at:
8422 S GILBERT CT
Apt. 1ST CHICAGO, IL 60621
 
Not sure if it's the same Calvin L. Collier. Court of appeals case at the below link:

http://www.wisbar.org/res/capp/z1997/97-2589.htm


[SIZE=+1]No. 97-2589http://www.wisbar.org/res/capp/z1997/97-2589.htm#P38_416[/SIZE]
[FONT=Times New
Roman][SIZE=+1]STATE OF WISCONSIN[/SIZE][/FONT]
[SIZE=+1]IN COURT OF APPEALS[/SIZE]
DISTRICT II
[SIZE=+1]State of Wisconsin, [/SIZE]
[SIZE=+1]Plaintiff-Respondent,[/SIZE]
[SIZE=+1]v.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=+1]Calvin L. Collier, [/SIZE]
[SIZE=+1]Defendant-Appellant.[/SIZE]
 
The times in the articles really seem off.

"The child, who had been sexually assaulted, was found outside behind a garage about 3 a.m., according to a police source."

http://www.myfoxchicago.com/myfox/pa...Y&pageId=3.2.1


"Mya’s father discovered the girl’s body about 11:30 p.m."

http://www.suntimes.com/news/24-7/10...071508.article


"Relatives said Mya's father discovered the little girl was not in the house around midnight Monday night."

http://www.wbbm780.com/Murdered-Girl...lashed/2600074
 
Great job with the clips of the articles showing the discrepancies!!!
 
If he's known to be non-compliant, why is he still out free?

I don't get that either. IMO, if they don't comply they should be locked back up. Unfortunately, it's seems S/O's are allowed to self police themselves.
 

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