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Joshua Horein Teen Killer Murders Classmate

Joshua Horein was sixteen years old from New York State when he beat to death a classmate to death. According to court documents Joshua Horein would beat to death Amber Brockway a fellow student at a Watkins Glen high school. This teen killer would be arrested, convicted and sentenced to twenty years to life. Joshua Horein would be up for parole in 2021 however it was denied. Joshua has never given a motive for the brutal murder

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DIN (Department Identification Number)01B0816

Inmate Name HOREIN, JOSHUA J

Sex MALE

Date of Birth 07/28/1984

Race / Ethnicity WHITE

Custody Status IN CUSTODY

Housing / Releasing Facility FISHKILL

Date Received (Original)04/09/2001

Date Received (Current)04/09/2001

Admission Type NEW COMMITMENT

County of Commitment SCHUYLER

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For the third time, the state Parole Board has denied early release for a Watkins Glen man convicted of killing a classmate when he was a teenager.

Joshua Horein, now 36, was 16 when he bludgeoned 15-year-old Amber Brockway to death in August 2000.

Horein pleaded guilty to second-degree murder three days before he was set to go to trial in April 2001. Then-Schuyler County Judge J.C. Argetsinger sentenced him to 20 years to life in prison.

Based on the sentence, Horein was due to be eligible for parole in 2020, but he was granted an early hearing in October 2019 under the state’s Limited Credit Time Allowance provision, which gives some inmates an opportunity to apply for parole early if they meet certain criteria.

The Parole Board denied Horein’s bid for early release following that hearing, as it did after a subsequent hearing in the summer of 2020.

He wasn’t due for another hearing until 2022, but the Parole Board granted him another hearing in March based on procedural issues with the hearing held last year.

The Schuyler County District Attorney’s Office was notified Friday that the board held that hearing and voted again to reject Horein’s bid for early release.

“For the third time in less than two years the New York State Parole Board has denied Joshua Horein’s application for parole,” said Schuyler County District Attorney Joseph Fazzary, who prosecuted Horein following Brockway’s murder.

“On behalf of Amber Brockway’s family and friends, and the Schuyler County community, I thank the board for its decision to keep Mr. Horein behind bars,” Fazzary said. “His murder of Amber was brutal and devastated the quaint Village of Watkins Glen. He should not be rewarded with early release. The board obviously made the right decision and we are thankful for that.”

Horein, who is serving his sentence at the Fishkill Correctional Facility in Beacon, New York, will be eligible for another parole hearing in 2022.

https://www.stargazette.com/story/news/public-safety/2021/03/29/joshua-horein-amber-brockway-parole/7044745002/

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Joshua Horein is currently incarcerated at the Fishkills Correctional Center

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Joshua Horein is serving a life sentence however has been eligible for parole since 2020

Kenneth Thompson Murdered In Prison

Kenneth Thompson was sentenced to death by the State of Arizona however other prisoners decided to speed up the time line and would murder him inside of the Arizona Department Of Corrections. Kenneth Thompson would receive a death sentence after traveling from Missouri to Arizona where he would murder his sister in law and her boyfriend before setting the house on fire. Kenneth Thompson tried to blame Scientology for the murder as his beliefs taught him that psychology was evil. The Arizona Department of Corrections have said they believe two people are responsible for Kenneth Thompson murder however the names have yet to be made public

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Kenneth Thompson — the Missouri man who traveled to Arizona, killed his sister-in-law and her boyfriend and used Scientology as a defense — died Wednesday, according to the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry. Officials are investigating his death as an apparent homicide.

Thompson was pronounced dead shortly after 1 p.m. Wednesday, the department announced. He was found in his “assigned housing unit where life-saving measures were conducted,” the department said. He was an inmate in the Arizona State Prison Complex Eyman, in Florence.

The department has identified two suspects, also inmates, “for the attack,” but did not offer more details.

Thompson’s crime was shocking, and the subsequent northern Arizona trial was gripping. In 2012, he traveled to Arizona from his home in Missouri and used a hatchet and a knife to kill his sister-in-law and her boyfriend. He poured acid on their bodies, set the Prescott Valley house on fire and fled.

A Prescott jury in 2019 found him guilty of first-degree murder, burglary, arson, criminal damage and tampering with evidence. He was sentenced to death.

Whether Thompson killed his sister-in-law and her boyfriend — Penelope Edwards and Troy Dunn — wasn’t up for debate in his 2019 trial. His attorneys didn’t dispute that.

But they took issue with the prosecution’s portrait of Thompson as a premeditated killer. He was concerned about the two children in his sister-in-law’s care, they argued.

Thompson’s wife had taken care of them while Penelope Edwards was in prison. Once she was released and got the children back, Thompson and his wife often worried about them. When Thompson learned one of the children was receiving psychiatric treatment at a children’s hospital, that was the last straw.

Thompson was raised as a Scientologist and his attorneys argued that Scientologists view psychology as “evil and a scam.” He believed he was on a mission to rescue these children from spiritual death, they argued.

Court testimony helped piece together a narrative of what happened in Prescott Valley in 2012.

Thompson took off for Arizona. His attorneys said even his then-wife, Gloria, didn’t know about his plans. He had told her he was heading to Memphis to deal with legal issues surrounding his parents’ estate.

His attorneys said he arrived at a junction at Interstate 40 and impulsively decided to bear west, heading to Arizona. As he drove to Arizona, which court testimony said took him just more than one day, Gloria began texting him. But Thompson left his phone at home.

He stayed at a motel. He went to Walmart the next morning to buy a hatchet and a change of clothes. His attorneys maintained the hatchet was for a camping trip he planned.

He took a taxi to his sister-in-law’s house. Details became much more muddled after that.

Thompson told the jury he wanted to bribe his sister-in-law into letting him bring the children back to Missouri with him. The Prescott Daily Courier reported he testified to the jury for almost four hours.

He claimed the conversation turned violent. His attorneys said he struck in the heat of passion. They asked for a manslaughter verdict.

Hours after he arrived at his sister-in-law’s home, neighbors reported a house fire. Responding crews discovered the victims’ bodies. Police pulled Thompson over on I-40 heading east.

A search revealed a hatchet with human hair and blood on its blade.

https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-breaking/2021/12/30/convicted-murderer-kenneth-thompson-who-used-scientology-as-defense-found-dead-in-arizona-prison/9059881002/

Where’s Corbin – The Murder Of Corbin Odell Johnson

There is a new TicTok craze going around called “Where’s Corbin?” which was a line from a song by rapper Julio Foolio called “Beatbox remix/Bibby Flow and deals with the murder of Corbin Odell Johnson. According to sources Corbin Odell Johnson went missing in 2018 following a job interview and his body would be found a year later. Due to the way his body was found police believe it was a homicide. Unfortunately no one has been arrested for the murder of Corbin Odell Johnson and hopefully with the TicTok craze going around maybe it will lead to information regarding who is responsible for the eighteen year old’s murder. Of course everyone is wondering why Julio Foolio is rapping about the three year old murder case and whether he knows something about the tragedy.

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Remains that were found in a wooded area of Northwest Jacksonville belong to an 18-year-old who was reported missing a year ago, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said Monday night.

The death of Corbin Odell Johnson, 18, is being investigated as a murder, police said. He was reported missing to the Sheriff’s Office on July 13, 2018.

The remains were found Thursday in a wooded area of Utsey Drive, the Sheriff’s Office said. A man was clearing land in the area when he made the discovery.

Foul play was suspected because of the way the body was positioned, police said.

News4Jax spoke to Johnson’s parents in July, and they said the teenager disappeared sometime after a job interview.

“It’s not normal for Corbin,” Milissa Jackson, Johnson’s mother, said in July. “Corbin is going to text me. He’s going to FaceTime me. He’s going to call me.”

Johnson’s father said he dropped his son off for a job interview with UPS. According to the police report, another man dropped the teen off at his mother’s Northside home later in the evening.

Johnson’s mother told police that evening was the last time she saw her son, and she did not know whom he was with when he let home.

The Sheriff’s Office noted in its missing persons report that Johnson had never been reported missing before.

Anyone with information about the disappearance or murder of Johnson is asked to contact the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office at 904-630-0500 or email [email protected]. To remain anonymous and receive a possible reward, contact Crime Stoppers at 1-866-845-TIPS.

https://www.news4jax.com/news/2019/07/16/remains-found-in-wooded-area-identified-as-missing-teenager/

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The murder of an 18-year-old Jacksonville man has become the center of a nationwide TikTok trend.

“Where’s Corbin?” is a phrase that is now trending on the popular social media app.

Several TikTokers have gone viral as they dance and mime the lyrics to a song with details about Corbin Johnson’s murder.

“I think that it’s just ignorant. I really do think that it’s ignorant,” Johnson’s mother Melissa Jackson said.

Jackson reported her son missing in 2018. His remains were found in a wooded area in 2019. His death was ruled a murder.

The trend has caused many to seek out more details about his story. In the last few days, a 2019 story about his death has been viewed nearly 700,000 times on News4JAX.com.

Over the past few weeks, Jackson said she has received dozens of condolences from strangers on social media.

“I didn’t understand where it was coming from,” said Jackson.

She was surprised to learn the hashtag “#Where’sCorbin” reached up to 3.9 million views on TikTok.

The song used in the TikToks was released last year. It is called “Beatbox remix/Bibby Flow” by Jacksonville rapper, Julio Foolio. The video has been viewed more than 10 million times on YouTube.

The lyrics in the song say: “Corbin got kidnapped they found his bones he was rotten (Where’s Corbin?)”

According to sources, Foolio, whose legal name is Charles Jones, is linked to a violent group that goes by KTA. Other murder victims are also mentioned in his songs.

Some people asked Jones about Johnson during an Instagram live last week.

“Talking about where is Corbin, I don’t know where Corbin is. That’s all I’ve got to say,” said Jones.

Several TikTokers are now taking down their videos after learning the meaning behind the song.

“For the most part, it is disgusting a lot of people. A lot of people, if you do have some people that think it’s funny and laughing about it. But for the most part, it really is touching a lot of people’s hearts,” Jackson said.

Corbin Odell Johnson is not missing. His mother knows exactly where he is.

“To answer the question where’s Corbin, Corbin is right here. He’s in my heart. If you’re looking for Corbin, that’s where Corbin is, he’s right here. I have him with me every day,” she said.

Johnson’s parents said the teenager disappeared sometime after a job interview. Johnson’s father said he dropped his son off for a job interview with UPS. According to the police report, another man dropped the teen off at his mother’s Northside home later in the evening.

Johnson’s mother told police that evening was the last time she saw her son, and she did not know whom he was with when he got home.

Jackson still waits for an arrest and is hoping the TikTok trend can bring justice for Johnson.

Jones posted on Instagram last month saying he is no longer naming homicide victims in his songs because it’s childish. He declined News4Jax’s request for comment on Sunday.

If you know anything about Corbin Odell Johnson’s murder, you are asked to call JSO or Crimestoppers.

https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2022/01/02/jacksonville-teens-murder-becomes-subject-of-tiktok-trend-his-mother-calls-it-ignorant/

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Sierra Neihaus Teen Killer Murders Sister

Sierra Neihaus was fifteen years old from Kansas who would stab to death her thirteen year old sister. According to court documents Sierra Neihaus would get into an argument with her younger sister that ended violently with the thirteen year old stabbed multiple times. This teen killer would be sentenced to 16 years in prison

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Current Location (2)Topeka CF-Central

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A 16-year-old Kansas girl has been ordered to spend nearly 16 years in prison in connection with the stabbing death of her younger sister.

Sierra Neihaus was sentenced Tuesday in Saline County. That’s where she pleaded no contest in March to amended charges of second-degree murder, felony theft, and two counts of interference with law enforcement.

Prosecutors allege Niehaus fatally stabbed her 13-year-old sister, Galazia, at the family’s rural home on Aug. 1, 2014

https://www.ksn.com/news/salina-teen-sentenced-to-nearly-16-years-in-sisters-death/1024182085/

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A 15-year-old Kansas girl will go on trial in September for first-degree murder in the stabbing death of her sister.

Sierra Niehaus pleaded not guilty Monday to killing her sister, 13-year-old Galazia, at the family’s home in rural Saline County on Aug. 1. She is being tried as an adult.

The Salina Journal reports the trial was scheduled to begin Sept. 15 and is expected to take about a week.

Attorney Julie Effenbeck was appointed to represent Niehaus, who earlier this month was transferred from juvenile detention to Saline County’s adult inmate population.

Judge Patrick Thompson ruled in April that Niehaus should be tried as an adult. She was 14 when her sister was killed.

https://fox4kc.com/news/trial-set-for-kansas-girl-accused-of-killing-sister/

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Sierra Niehaus is currently incarcerated at the Topeka Correctional Facility

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Sierra Niehaus is scheduled for release in 2030

Rae Carruth Celebrity Crime

Rae Carruth was a NFL player whose career came to a crashing end when he was charged in the murder of a pregnant woman. In 1997 Rae Carruth was drafted by the NFL Carolina Panthers. Carruth who would sign a five million dollar contract for four years would do well his first year however he would break his foot during the second season and had played six games in his third season before being arrested for murder.

Rae Carruth was casually dating a woman named Cherica Adams and when Carruth learned that she was pregnant he set up her murder with Van Brett Watkins Sr. On the night that she was murdered Cherica Adams was blocked in by a car driven by Rae Carruth as Van Brett Watkins Sr would shoot her multiple times. Cherica Adams would call police and identify Rae Carruth before passing away.

Cherica Adams son Chancellor Lee Adams was delivered through an emergency C-Section had sustained injuried due to lack of oxygen to his brain which resulted in cerebral palsy

Rae Carruth would be arrested after he was found hiding in the trunk of a car. Carruth would ultimately be convicted and sentenced to 18 to 24 years in prison. Carruth would be released from prison in 2018. Van Brett Watkins Sr would be sentenced to forty years in prison

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Former Carolina Panthers wide receiver Rae Carruth was released from prison Monday after serving nearly 19 years in jail for conspiring to kill Cherica Adams, his girlfriend who was eight months pregnant with their child.

Carruth did not speak with reporters as he exited the Sampson Correctional Institution in North Carolina. He was originally sentenced to between 18 and 24 years in prison for his involvement in the murder.

Adams died a month after being shot four times in a drive-by shooting Carruth orchestrated in 1999. Their child survived after an emergency caesarean section but was born with permanent brain damage and cerebral palsy because of the shooting.

“I’m apologizing for the loss of her daughter. I’m apologizing for the impairment of my son,” Carruth told WBTV. “I feel responsible for everything that happened. And I just want her to know that truly I am sorry for everything.”

Carruth addressed Adams’ mother in a 15-page letter earlier this year. Saundra Adams has raised her grandson during Carruth’s incarceration. The child is now 18.

Carruth has expressed an interest in caring for his son upon his release.

“I should be raising my son. His mother should be raising her son,” Carruth said. “Ms. Adams should not be doing this and I want that responsibility back.

“I feel like he might not ever have his mother in his life but he could still have me and I could still make a difference and I don’t think that’s anyone’s responsibility when I’m still here.”

Carruth will be under a nine-month supervision period in which he will have to check in periodically with law enforcement

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2802178-rae-carruth-released-from-prison-19-years-after-conspiracy-charge