GUILTY WA - Zina Linnik, 12, Tacoma, 4 July 2007
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SheWhoMustNotBeNamed
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Unfortunately, I don't think getting the alert out sooner would have helped. BUT, you never know. It could have saved her.
But there is NO excuse for what happened. We all know how time-sensitive abductions are.
But there is NO excuse for what happened. We all know how time-sensitive abductions are.
SheWhoMustNotBeNamed
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Amber Alert system questioned amid Linnik lawsuit
Lawyers for the family a 12-year-old murdered after being kidnapped from her Tacoma home are claiming an Amber Alert was delayed because the officer allowed to issue such a warning fell asleep.
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Still, lawyers representing the city of Tacoma say the lawsuit claiming the city was negligent in handling the Amber Alert say the matter should be thrown out. They claim the department had no legal obligation to issue an alert at all, and Linnik was probably dead just minutes after she was taken.
More: http://www.king5.com/news/local/Amber-Alert-system-questioned-amid-Linnik-lawsuit-120324619.html
Okay, I know I said the same thing in my above post, that it may not have helped. BUT...you can't use that as an excuse not to issue an AMBER Alert!!! That statement from the city makes me sick.
Lawyers for the family a 12-year-old murdered after being kidnapped from her Tacoma home are claiming an Amber Alert was delayed because the officer allowed to issue such a warning fell asleep.
[snip]
Still, lawyers representing the city of Tacoma say the lawsuit claiming the city was negligent in handling the Amber Alert say the matter should be thrown out. They claim the department had no legal obligation to issue an alert at all, and Linnik was probably dead just minutes after she was taken.
More: http://www.king5.com/news/local/Amber-Alert-system-questioned-amid-Linnik-lawsuit-120324619.html
Okay, I know I said the same thing in my above post, that it may not have helped. BUT...you can't use that as an excuse not to issue an AMBER Alert!!! That statement from the city makes me sick.
SheWhoMustNotBeNamed
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Chief apologizes for not divulging Zina Linnik Amber Alert details
Tacoma Police Chief Don Ramsdell apologized Thursday for not divulging four years ago that an Amber Alert regarding missing 12-year-old Zina Linnik was not issued sooner because his department spokesman fell back to sleep.
SheWhoMustNotBeNamed
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Tacoma child killer was looking 'to destroy a human' when he grabbed 12-year-old girl
Terapon Adhahn was angry the night of July 4, 2007.
He'd hoped to pick up his son for a little one-on-one time that evening, but the child and the boy's mother weren't home when he stopped by unannounced.
Adhahn, then 42, flew into a rage, even though it wasn't his night to have his son.
"I wanted to destroy a human, cause pain," he told two FBI agents during a Sept. 8, 2008, interview at the Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla, according to recently filed court documents.
He still was "seeing red" a few hours later when he spotted 12-year-old Zina Linnik pedaling her bicycle on Tacoma's Hilltop.
Within five minutes, the girl was in his van, bound with plastic ties and praying aloud, Adhahn told the agents. Not long after that, she was dead.
More: http://www.dailyjournal.net/view/story/5407be273fa24e42947ed783852b1cec/WA--July-4th-Abduction/
Terapon Adhahn was angry the night of July 4, 2007.
He'd hoped to pick up his son for a little one-on-one time that evening, but the child and the boy's mother weren't home when he stopped by unannounced.
Adhahn, then 42, flew into a rage, even though it wasn't his night to have his son.
"I wanted to destroy a human, cause pain," he told two FBI agents during a Sept. 8, 2008, interview at the Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla, according to recently filed court documents.
He still was "seeing red" a few hours later when he spotted 12-year-old Zina Linnik pedaling her bicycle on Tacoma's Hilltop.
Within five minutes, the girl was in his van, bound with plastic ties and praying aloud, Adhahn told the agents. Not long after that, she was dead.
More: http://www.dailyjournal.net/view/story/5407be273fa24e42947ed783852b1cec/WA--July-4th-Abduction/
SheWhoMustNotBeNamed
Former Member
Zina Linnik wrongful death lawsuit dismissed
A wrongful death lawsuit against city, county and state agencies for the kidnapping and murder of Zina Linnik has been dismissed.
More: http://www.king5.com/news/Zina-Linnik-wrongful-death-lawsuit-dismissed-125964333.html
Wrongful death lawsuit dismissed in Zina Linnik case
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"The original purpose of this case was twofold," Tyler Firkins said in an email. "It was to expose the significant errors and omissions that resulted in Zinas death. We have accomplished that goal. We also set out to change the laws regarding the various agencies and their duties to protect children and the public. We have yet to accomplish that goal. To reach the familys second goal, we always knew the case would be resolved in the appellate courts. We intend to create a higher duty of care for (Child Protective Services) and law enforcement when it comes to protecting children. When we have done that, we will have justice for Zina."
A wrongful death lawsuit against city, county and state agencies for the kidnapping and murder of Zina Linnik has been dismissed.
More: http://www.king5.com/news/Zina-Linnik-wrongful-death-lawsuit-dismissed-125964333.html
Wrongful death lawsuit dismissed in Zina Linnik case
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"The original purpose of this case was twofold," Tyler Firkins said in an email. "It was to expose the significant errors and omissions that resulted in Zinas death. We have accomplished that goal. We also set out to change the laws regarding the various agencies and their duties to protect children and the public. We have yet to accomplish that goal. To reach the familys second goal, we always knew the case would be resolved in the appellate courts. We intend to create a higher duty of care for (Child Protective Services) and law enforcement when it comes to protecting children. When we have done that, we will have justice for Zina."
SheWhoMustNotBeNamed
Former Member
Review outlines missteps taken in wake of Zina Linnik abduction
A new review of the 2007 abduction and murder of Zina Linnik has highlighted ongoing failures in police response.
The review, conducted by an independent investigator, said the city of Tacoma needs a better plan of attack during the critical first few hours after a child is abducted.
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"We mourn the loss of this child every single day. But at the same time, we can learn how to improve our processes and procedures. And if this happens again, we have things in place now that we didn't have last time around," the mayor said.
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/129769398.html
A new review of the 2007 abduction and murder of Zina Linnik has highlighted ongoing failures in police response.
The review, conducted by an independent investigator, said the city of Tacoma needs a better plan of attack during the critical first few hours after a child is abducted.
[snip]
"We mourn the loss of this child every single day. But at the same time, we can learn how to improve our processes and procedures. And if this happens again, we have things in place now that we didn't have last time around," the mayor said.
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/129769398.html
SheWhoMustNotBeNamed
Former Member
Police response team will focus on kidnapping
Ann Marie Burr. Carla Wright. Jennifer Bastian. Michella Welch. Teekah Lewis. Zina Linnik.
They are among children abducted in Tacoma over the years. Some were found slain. Others are still missing.
Many of their cases remain open.
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The expanded effort wasnt in direct response to the citys most recent child abduction the 2007 kidnapping and slaying of 12-year-old Zina officials say. This is refining what weve already had and making us even better, said police Sgt. Bob Maule, who supervises the homicide detectives. We are just getting stronger.
Zina Linnik was taken from her Hilltop neighborhood the night of July 4 and found dead eight days later. Her killer was convicted and sentenced to life in prison.
However, the Police Department was criticized for how it handled the Amber Alert for Zina.
More: http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2012/03/05/2422141/tacoma-police-response-team-will.html
Ann Marie Burr. Carla Wright. Jennifer Bastian. Michella Welch. Teekah Lewis. Zina Linnik.
They are among children abducted in Tacoma over the years. Some were found slain. Others are still missing.
Many of their cases remain open.
[snip]
The expanded effort wasnt in direct response to the citys most recent child abduction the 2007 kidnapping and slaying of 12-year-old Zina officials say. This is refining what weve already had and making us even better, said police Sgt. Bob Maule, who supervises the homicide detectives. We are just getting stronger.
Zina Linnik was taken from her Hilltop neighborhood the night of July 4 and found dead eight days later. Her killer was convicted and sentenced to life in prison.
However, the Police Department was criticized for how it handled the Amber Alert for Zina.
More: http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2012/03/05/2422141/tacoma-police-response-team-will.html