A proposed plea deal for Federal informant Larry Fairfax was temporarily derailed at a court hearing on September 7th, 2010. Under the proposed deal, Fairfax would plead guilty to one count of possession of an unregistered firearm and one count of making a firearm in violation of the National Firearms Act; each count carries a maximum 10-year sentence, although under Federal sentencing guidelines, he could receive as little as 18 months. The hearing has been postponed until Thursday September 9th.
The first reason the deal has stalled is because Fairfax was reluctant to acknowledge that the pipe bomb he’s accused of placing under Cyndi Steele's car could have exploded. However, the other reason is that Cyndi Steele filed an affidavit in U.S. District Court objecting to the proposed deal with Fairfax. The affidavit signed by Cyndi Steele, along with a similar one signed by her mother, Jacquanette Kunzman, claim Fairfax’s accomplices in the murder plot remain at large. Allowing Fairfax to plead guilty as charged would leave him no incentive to help investigators arrest the others, nor, for that matter, an incentive for investigators to pursue any other leads.
-- Read Cyndi Steele's affidavit HERE.
-- Read Jacquanette Kunzman's affidavit HERE.
The Free Edgar Steele website provides even more background about this newest development. Harold Covington has his own Free Edgar Steele blog HERE.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Traci Whelan, who is prosecuting the case, said in court Tuesday that Cyndi Steele has made it clear she does not wish to communicate with federal prosecutors regarding the case. Whelan also questioned whether Cyndi Steele wrote the affidavit and said she anticipates an investigation into how the affidavits came to be drafted. Whelan claims the documents contain statements set up to bolster Mr. Steele’s defense. Throughout the entire process, Whelan has sought to stymie any efforts by Cyndi Steele to help her husband, even going so far as to bar contact between Cyndi and her husband. Whelan even accused Edgar Steele of violating a no-contact order by addressing an envelope to his daughter but including a birthday card prosecutors say was written to Cyndi Steele.
Larry Fairfax remains in custody at the Bonner County Jail, while Edgar Steele is in the Spokane County Jail. Steele's trial is set for November 1st in front of Chief U.S. District Court Judge B. Lynn Winmill in Coeur d’Alene, on charges of use of interstate commerce for the commission of murder for hire, use of explosive material to commit a federal felony, and possession of a destructive device in relation to a crime of violence and tampering with a victim.
Tuesday, September 07, 2010
Canadian White Civil Rights Activist Tomasz Winnicki Running For Mayor Of London, Ontario
Update September 11th: Additional information now embedded in green throughout the post.
In an short but extremely biased story, the London Free Press reports on September 7th, 2010 that longtime Canadian White civil rights activist Tomasz Winnicki is running for mayor of London. Winnicki filed papers on Tuesday September 7th to run for the city’s top political job, a move that the Free Press claims holds little political significance but will likely shock many voters in what is called "the Forest City". Discussion threads have now been opened up on Stormfront Canada and the Vanguard News Network Forum.
The Free Press exerts every possible effort to bias its readers against Winnicki in advance, referring to him as a "white supremacist" and characterizing his discourse as "profanity-laced diatribes about blacks, Jews, other non-whites and non-Christians". On September 11th, Free Press columnist Joe Belanger drops all pretense of objectivity, publishing a vicious screed in which the nicest thing he says about Winnicki is that he's a "pissant".
And already some in the community seek to censor Winnicki. The London Multi-Cultural Community has expressed their intent to bar him from their October 1st candidates forum. Deeq Abdi of the African Community Council says that although he believes in free speech, he thinks Winnicki crosses the line and his presence would be merely a "distraction". In contrast, the more fair-minded Urban League will include Winnicki in their September 28th candidates forum. Stephen Turner, the chair of the Urban League, explained that freedom of speech doesn't just extend to those with whom we agree.
Winnicki has been singled out by self-proclaimed human rights activist Richard Warman for political persecution in the past. In April 2006, Winnicki was ordered by Canada's human rights tribunal to stop spreading hate over the Internet and to pay $11,500 in fines and compensation. $6,000 of that went to the Federal government, while the other $5,000 was paid to Warman, who actually wanted $30,000. In July 2006, Winnicki was sentenced to nine months in jail for posting on VNN Forum in violation of the April 2006 order. Yet Tomasz Winnicki remains unbowed, unbent, and unbroken.
In an short but extremely biased story, the London Free Press reports on September 7th, 2010 that longtime Canadian White civil rights activist Tomasz Winnicki is running for mayor of London. Winnicki filed papers on Tuesday September 7th to run for the city’s top political job, a move that the Free Press claims holds little political significance but will likely shock many voters in what is called "the Forest City". Discussion threads have now been opened up on Stormfront Canada and the Vanguard News Network Forum.
The Free Press exerts every possible effort to bias its readers against Winnicki in advance, referring to him as a "white supremacist" and characterizing his discourse as "profanity-laced diatribes about blacks, Jews, other non-whites and non-Christians". On September 11th, Free Press columnist Joe Belanger drops all pretense of objectivity, publishing a vicious screed in which the nicest thing he says about Winnicki is that he's a "pissant".
And already some in the community seek to censor Winnicki. The London Multi-Cultural Community has expressed their intent to bar him from their October 1st candidates forum. Deeq Abdi of the African Community Council says that although he believes in free speech, he thinks Winnicki crosses the line and his presence would be merely a "distraction". In contrast, the more fair-minded Urban League will include Winnicki in their September 28th candidates forum. Stephen Turner, the chair of the Urban League, explained that freedom of speech doesn't just extend to those with whom we agree.
Winnicki has been singled out by self-proclaimed human rights activist Richard Warman for political persecution in the past. In April 2006, Winnicki was ordered by Canada's human rights tribunal to stop spreading hate over the Internet and to pay $11,500 in fines and compensation. $6,000 of that went to the Federal government, while the other $5,000 was paid to Warman, who actually wanted $30,000. In July 2006, Winnicki was sentenced to nine months in jail for posting on VNN Forum in violation of the April 2006 order. Yet Tomasz Winnicki remains unbowed, unbent, and unbroken.
Monday, September 06, 2010
Preliminary Report On Dr. David Duke's Appearance In Sandpoint, Idaho; The Start Of A Multi-State Tour
As previously announced, White civil rights advocate Dr. David Duke has launched a tour to determine the level of support he can expect for a prospective 2012 campaign for the Republican nomination for President of the United States. The first stop on this tour was an appearance at America’s Promise Ministry at 10:30 am on September 4th, 2010 in Sandpoint, Idaho to speak on the critical issues facing America and the world and the possibility of running for President. According to one unofficial report, at least 25 people showed up, but this event did not receive much advance publicity despite news reports in both the Bonner County Daily Bee and the Spokane Spokesman-Review.
No official reports have been posted by Dr. Duke yet. However, some preliminary information has been posted on this Stormfront discussion thread, beginning on page 3.
KG Peiper posted the following:
I was also able to attend, and Mark Glenn (of the Ugly Truth) introduced Dr. Duke with a short story about non-Zionist jews. Basically, he said some were trying to curry favour with the goyim by standing against the Zionist wing but that they are basically all the same (i.e. the enemy) , Zionist or not. He specifically excluded Brother Kapner though, and said that Nathaniel had spoke at the same church previously.
I was very impressed, Dr. Duke is a truly gifted speaker and he speaks from the heart (so he doesn't need a teleprompter like the magic negro). They had a video recorder set up so hopefully everyone who wants will be able to hear his message when he gets it put up online. He spoke on a myriad of issues, including his recent "kosher slavery" video and how the jews use this has a wedge against the whites, when they were for the most part the actual perpetrators of the trading. And, they are still at he said with trading in white women from the former Soviet republics. He mentioned that Russian mafia is just a code name for the kosher criminals who run these enterprises.
He also spoke about the how the jews use their control over the western media to promote their anti-muslim campaign and foment wars in the Middle East to promote Greater Israel. He said the reason the muslims (and mexicans) have such a high birthrate is because they don't buy into the kosher abortion racket. He mentioned that he has visited many of these muslim countries himself and they mostly want to be left alone , and that their religion is not the hateful one portrayed in the kosher west. He mentioned Jesus as an example of the hate the jew espouses. Jesus is honoured by the muslims as a prophet and man of God, while the jews have him boiling in excrement (true hate).
He touched on many issues, including how Glenn Beck's job was to focus the Tea Party animus away from the government and on to the muzzies. (I see a lot of that around here) How Ron Paul could have run a better campaign by not trying to curry favour with the minorities and concentrating on his white supporters. He also mentioned that although he agreed with a lot of Ron Paul's platform but Paul's "Ayn Rand" brand of libertarianism was a bad fit for government and that some controls were needed to stop unbridled kosher capitalism. Also, the Civil War was not a civil war but just the South trying to break free of the economic controls put on by the yankees( jews). The South did not try to take over the north or foment a coup against Washington DC, they just wanted out of the Union. It was always about freedom and states rights, and the rights of the states to control their own destiny and had little to do with the slavery issue. There was so much content, hard to list it all.
Latebloomer posted the following:
Whadda think others, around 25? FWIW, Allen Banks, present when Edgar Steele was arrested in June, was in attendance. I met a guy who said he frequented (or webmastered ?, geeze, my memory is declining) New Saxon - A Social Networking Site for People of European Descent
Regarding Mr. Steele, nothing was mentioned about he or his case.
Also FWIW, prior to the start of the event, two men were video taping in the direction of the church from an adjacent driveway. They had parked their nondescript van close to the road and had their cameras on tripods.
A few of us walked towards them, but did so 8 minutes before the scheduled event start, so we returned inside only after a few minutes.
I concur that the presentation was enlightening and worth the trip from Spokealoo. My friend providing transportation and I were lucky to get 2 of his books and give a donation.
The Daily Bee reported that the Bonner County Human Rights Task Force had taken an interest in Dr. Duke's appearance, so the two men videotaping may have been operating at the direction of the Task Force.
And Dr. Duke himself posted a short report:
It was very warm meeting and hopefully we will have a video or audio tape of the event out fairly soon. I am now on the road through MT, SD, IA, MO, AR, LA and on to MS, AL GA, and FL and then up to DC.
So many stops it is great to have a loyal and generous supporter provide a full size Tour bus where I can work between stops and take some sleep. It has been a while since my last campaign days and I have conveniently forgotten how exhausting this kind of tour can be. But, we are meeting many wonderful people and the mood of the people is certainly revolutionary.
What I fear the most is the Zionist control of the Republican Party and the misdirection of shills like Glenn Beck who lead the anger of the people away from the true perpetrators of the destruction of America.
best to all,
David Duke
The proposed stop in Arkansas is intriguing. It would be a great opportunity for Dr. Duke to link up with Arkansas gubernatorial candidate Billy Roper. Imagine the public interest if the two of them were to appear together at one of Roper's campaign stops.
Dr. David Duke's continuing dedication to and enthusiasm for the Cause after all these years is particularly noteworthy. Hopefully he'll be able to publish a rough itinerary of his proposed stops so that people can set aside time to show up. Kudos to the 25 people who showed up in Sandpoint, but we need more. Many more.
Sunday, September 05, 2010
The Wages Of Idealism: Tracy Abel Went To Harlem To Atone For "White Guilt" And Got A Wakeup Call From Blacks, Hispanics, And Queers At Safe Horizon
The lead story in the September 2010 edition of American Renaissance is entitled "The Wages of Idealism". Written by Tracy Abel, it's an account of an idealistic white woman who was stoked full of diversity, multiculturalism, and white guilt by liberal white parents and the schools she attended. Unlike most American Renaissance articles, the full post is online HERE.
Her mother is in the medical field and her father worked for the New York City Transit Authority. Both are lifelong Democrats. The only instruction they ever gave Tracy in politics was that the Democratic Party was for the working people and the Republicans were for the rich. Tracy's mother taught her never to be judgmental, and to love everyone the same, especially those less fortunate. She told Tracy that discrimination was wrong and that all people should be treated equally. This message was further amplified at the college where she obtained a bachelor’s degree in sociology. All of Tracy's professors were white and very liberal. College was the first place where she ever heard race discussed seriously, and the message was constant: diversity was vitally important and whites were guilty. Her fellow students had been brought up just as she had been, so my professors had very fresh meat to feast on. Tracy graduated from college the perfect racial liberal.
Her first job was but a mere warmup of what was to come. She took a job in the daycare center of a domestic violence shelter on Staten Island, New York. It was part of a network of organizations run by a large charity called Safe Horizon. Her supervisors were black and Hispanic, and the clients were also black and Hispanic (she never saw a white woman come in). Tracy had this idealistic notion that if she could make them see her as a good person and not as a “white person”, she could help make the world a better place. She was convinced she had nothing to fear, and that her generosity would certainly be noticed and appreciated.
Wrong, wrong, wrong! The Hispanic mothers, who themselves hated blacks, were there mostly for free services, and were always looking for the next entitlement. They were intensely proud of their ethnicity, and would explode into anti-white, anti-American anger if they felt slighted in any way — this included being denied a service or being asked to pay for something they thought should be free. They were often inarticulate to the point of being unintelligible, but it was clear that they thought America owed them anything they needed. Even the more reasonable, friendly clients and staff constantly explained their failures by saying, “The white man keeps me down.” Tracy learned that many blacks and Hispanics sincerely believe this cliché, no matter what their salary or station in life. Although Tracy never complained, and did everything with zeal and professionalism, she was passed over for promotions and received scant appreciation from clients or staff. In that community, socializing seemed to be the key to popularity and promotions, and hard work seemed to be greeted with disdain.
After almost two years at the shelter, Tracy decided to find a different job, and switched to an administrative office in Manhattan. But then Tracy decided to jump back into the frying pan once again, getting a job at a different charity run by Safe Horizon called “The Streetwork Project.” This was a “drop-in” center in Harlem for “street-involved youth” up to age 24. The majority of the clients were local teenagers, most of whom did not work, and who had drug habits that kept them in a state of desperation. They tended to be gang members, prostitutes, and runaways. Streetwork offers shelter, counseling, food, showers, a music room, computer labs, basic medical attention, and even acupuncture and meditation. It also served as an unofficial safe haven for illegal aliens and other criminals hiding from the police.
How bad did the working conditions get? Let Tracy tell her own story, after the jump:
Her mother is in the medical field and her father worked for the New York City Transit Authority. Both are lifelong Democrats. The only instruction they ever gave Tracy in politics was that the Democratic Party was for the working people and the Republicans were for the rich. Tracy's mother taught her never to be judgmental, and to love everyone the same, especially those less fortunate. She told Tracy that discrimination was wrong and that all people should be treated equally. This message was further amplified at the college where she obtained a bachelor’s degree in sociology. All of Tracy's professors were white and very liberal. College was the first place where she ever heard race discussed seriously, and the message was constant: diversity was vitally important and whites were guilty. Her fellow students had been brought up just as she had been, so my professors had very fresh meat to feast on. Tracy graduated from college the perfect racial liberal.
Her first job was but a mere warmup of what was to come. She took a job in the daycare center of a domestic violence shelter on Staten Island, New York. It was part of a network of organizations run by a large charity called Safe Horizon. Her supervisors were black and Hispanic, and the clients were also black and Hispanic (she never saw a white woman come in). Tracy had this idealistic notion that if she could make them see her as a good person and not as a “white person”, she could help make the world a better place. She was convinced she had nothing to fear, and that her generosity would certainly be noticed and appreciated.
Wrong, wrong, wrong! The Hispanic mothers, who themselves hated blacks, were there mostly for free services, and were always looking for the next entitlement. They were intensely proud of their ethnicity, and would explode into anti-white, anti-American anger if they felt slighted in any way — this included being denied a service or being asked to pay for something they thought should be free. They were often inarticulate to the point of being unintelligible, but it was clear that they thought America owed them anything they needed. Even the more reasonable, friendly clients and staff constantly explained their failures by saying, “The white man keeps me down.” Tracy learned that many blacks and Hispanics sincerely believe this cliché, no matter what their salary or station in life. Although Tracy never complained, and did everything with zeal and professionalism, she was passed over for promotions and received scant appreciation from clients or staff. In that community, socializing seemed to be the key to popularity and promotions, and hard work seemed to be greeted with disdain.
After almost two years at the shelter, Tracy decided to find a different job, and switched to an administrative office in Manhattan. But then Tracy decided to jump back into the frying pan once again, getting a job at a different charity run by Safe Horizon called “The Streetwork Project.” This was a “drop-in” center in Harlem for “street-involved youth” up to age 24. The majority of the clients were local teenagers, most of whom did not work, and who had drug habits that kept them in a state of desperation. They tended to be gang members, prostitutes, and runaways. Streetwork offers shelter, counseling, food, showers, a music room, computer labs, basic medical attention, and even acupuncture and meditation. It also served as an unofficial safe haven for illegal aliens and other criminals hiding from the police.
How bad did the working conditions get? Let Tracy tell her own story, after the jump:
More Jewish "Tolerance": So-Called "Museum Of Tolerance" In Jerusalem Being Constructed On Top Of A Muslim Cemetery
One set of standards for the "Chosen", another set for us "goyim". The Simon Wiesenthal Center is constructing a Museum of Tolerance in Jerusalem. However, that tolerance does not extend to the remains of Muslims still interred beneath the site; an estimated tens of thousands of Muslim soldiers are believed interred. Grab yourself a delicious ham sandwich or BBQ pork sandwich and listen to Rabbi Marvin Hier talk about the project in this video:
The story comes from the San Francisco Chronicle, which has published an article by George Bisharat, a professor of law at Hastings College of the Law, calling for California's celebrity governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to disavow support for the Museum and to persuade the Simon Wiesenthal Center to halt construction of this ill-situated building. In 2004 after taking office as governor, Schwarzenegger attended the groundbreaking ceremony, which conferred instant credibility and celebrity upon the project.
But archaeologists believe the Mamilla (Faithful of God) Cemetery holds the remains of tens of thousands of Muslim soldiers of Salah ed-Din (aka Saladin), the 12th century leader who reconquered Jerusalem from the Crusaders. The cemetery was actively used by prominent Palestinian families through 1948, when West Jerusalem fell to Israeli troops. Hence the site is immensely significant archaeologically, but is also culturally sensitive to Palestinians.
An initial petition by Palestinian families and Islamic groups to the Israeli high court delayed but did not halt museum construction. Speed took precedence over preservation and respect for the dead. The Israeli high court denied a second petition, ignoring evidence that the Israel Antiquities Authority had suppressed the opinion of its own expert in originally permitting the museum's construction. Some Jewish sources are even accusing Muslims of planting "fake graves" on the site. [Ed. Note: Of course, many Jews go ballistic when accused of faking details of their Holocaust; that's considered off limits.]
In fact, chief excavator Gideon Suleimani advised his Antiquities Authority superiors against construction on the site and has since characterized building there as "an archaeological crime." Palestinian families have taken their case to the United Nations, petitioning a variety of bodies there for relief. Represented by the New York-based Center for Constitutional Rights, the families have also dispatched letters to members of the board of the Wiesenthal Center appealing to them to press for a halt to construction. Israel's support for the museum project despite Palestinian and Muslim sensibilities is emblematic of its intolerant treatment of its own 1.3 million Palestinian citizens as well as of its efforts to erase Palestinian history in Jerusalem and thereby reinforce exclusive Jewish claims to the city. Palestinian residents of Jerusalem face especially virulent discrimination in the provision of municipal services and access to land for residential building.
Of course, the moment a swastika appears on a single headstone in a Jewish cemetery, Jewish reaction is completely different. In such cases, Jewish supremacists will say that the vandals desecrated the memory of the dead, and want to fire up the gas chambers and ovens all over again. Likewise, this selective Jewish reaction extends to religious symbols as well; a Christian Nativity scene is hauled down by court order because it violates the so-called "separation of church and state", but a Jewish menorah is sustained in the name of "diversity".
Some Jews have united with Muslims to slow down the project. One rabbi proposed to declare the site "ritually impure" to deter Jewish visits to the museum after it is constructed. A series of Haaretz reports on the controversy dating back to May 2010 are accessible HERE. But those Jews who want to co-exist with Muslims and show moderation are not the ones in charge. Jewish supremacism rules Israel.
The story comes from the San Francisco Chronicle, which has published an article by George Bisharat, a professor of law at Hastings College of the Law, calling for California's celebrity governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to disavow support for the Museum and to persuade the Simon Wiesenthal Center to halt construction of this ill-situated building. In 2004 after taking office as governor, Schwarzenegger attended the groundbreaking ceremony, which conferred instant credibility and celebrity upon the project.
But archaeologists believe the Mamilla (Faithful of God) Cemetery holds the remains of tens of thousands of Muslim soldiers of Salah ed-Din (aka Saladin), the 12th century leader who reconquered Jerusalem from the Crusaders. The cemetery was actively used by prominent Palestinian families through 1948, when West Jerusalem fell to Israeli troops. Hence the site is immensely significant archaeologically, but is also culturally sensitive to Palestinians.
An initial petition by Palestinian families and Islamic groups to the Israeli high court delayed but did not halt museum construction. Speed took precedence over preservation and respect for the dead. The Israeli high court denied a second petition, ignoring evidence that the Israel Antiquities Authority had suppressed the opinion of its own expert in originally permitting the museum's construction. Some Jewish sources are even accusing Muslims of planting "fake graves" on the site. [Ed. Note: Of course, many Jews go ballistic when accused of faking details of their Holocaust; that's considered off limits.]
In fact, chief excavator Gideon Suleimani advised his Antiquities Authority superiors against construction on the site and has since characterized building there as "an archaeological crime." Palestinian families have taken their case to the United Nations, petitioning a variety of bodies there for relief. Represented by the New York-based Center for Constitutional Rights, the families have also dispatched letters to members of the board of the Wiesenthal Center appealing to them to press for a halt to construction. Israel's support for the museum project despite Palestinian and Muslim sensibilities is emblematic of its intolerant treatment of its own 1.3 million Palestinian citizens as well as of its efforts to erase Palestinian history in Jerusalem and thereby reinforce exclusive Jewish claims to the city. Palestinian residents of Jerusalem face especially virulent discrimination in the provision of municipal services and access to land for residential building.
Of course, the moment a swastika appears on a single headstone in a Jewish cemetery, Jewish reaction is completely different. In such cases, Jewish supremacists will say that the vandals desecrated the memory of the dead, and want to fire up the gas chambers and ovens all over again. Likewise, this selective Jewish reaction extends to religious symbols as well; a Christian Nativity scene is hauled down by court order because it violates the so-called "separation of church and state", but a Jewish menorah is sustained in the name of "diversity".
Some Jews have united with Muslims to slow down the project. One rabbi proposed to declare the site "ritually impure" to deter Jewish visits to the museum after it is constructed. A series of Haaretz reports on the controversy dating back to May 2010 are accessible HERE. But those Jews who want to co-exist with Muslims and show moderation are not the ones in charge. Jewish supremacism rules Israel.
Saturday, September 04, 2010
Bethany Storro Speaks Out On Acid Attack In Vancouver, Washington; Police Circulate Sketch Of Black Female Suspect
Update September 16th: Bethany Storro's "acid attack" self-inflicted, see updated post HERE.
Police have now released a sketch of the suspect who threw acid in the face of Bethany Storro on August 30th, 2010 in Vancouver, Washington. The suspect is about 5 feet 8 inches tall with black hair pulled into a tight pony tail. She is African-American, wearing a green top and khaki shorts. She also had three piercings on the top part of one ear and wore no makeup.
On Thursday September 2nd, Storro participated in a 30-minute news conference held at the Oregon Burn Center at Legacy Emanuel Medical Center in North Portland, Oregon. Storro's face was covered in white cotton bandages, and she needed a nerve block to help with the pain. "It was the most painful thing ever," Storro said. "My heart stopped. It ripped through my clothing the instant it touched my shirt; I could feel it burning through my second layer of skin." But she also said she's inclined to forgive her attacker. Below is embedded a video of an ABC News report. The expanded version of the ABC News report also discusses the aftermath of a similar attack on Katie Piper in the United Kingdom.
On Wednesday night, Dr. Nick Eshraghi, a surgeon at the Burn Center, removed dead skin from the areas most deeply injured via the technique of dermabrasion. Dr. Eshragi said Storro suffered second-degree burns and perhaps even deeper burns, and there is a risk of permanent scarring. The acid used in the attack is contained inside common household cleaners, Dr. Eshraghi said, seizing the opportunity to warn against the danger of chemicals that sit right underneath our kitchen sinks.
Bethany Storro, before and after attack
Meanwhile, a northeast Portland family said they plan to donate a majority of the proceeds from a Saturday (September 4th) yard sale to Bethany Storro. Denise Lewis and Maleah Johnson said their sale on Northeast 114th Avenue and Shaver Street had already been planned when they heard about Storro and decided to contribute.
In addition, there's now a report of a second acid attack on a woman in Mesa, Arizona; both the victim and the perpetrator are Hispanic. Derri Velarde, a 41-year-old single mother of five, had just pulled into her parking space at her apartment near Southern and Val Vista around 1 p.m. Friday September 3rd. Her attacker, lying in wait, instantly poured acid onto her as she left her vehicle. Velarde suffered second degree burns to her face, arms, chest, back and leg. She's now recovering at Maricopa Medical Center. Although Velarde told police that she did not recognize her assailant, Detective Mike Melendez, a Mesa police spokesman, said evidence shows it was not a random act and that the attacker knew the victim.
The suspect is described as a Hispanic female, 30 to 40 years old, with black shoulder-length hair in a ponytail, 5'6", 140 lbs., with wide hips, wearing a black tank top and black sweat pants with a white stripe.
Police have now released a sketch of the suspect who threw acid in the face of Bethany Storro on August 30th, 2010 in Vancouver, Washington. The suspect is about 5 feet 8 inches tall with black hair pulled into a tight pony tail. She is African-American, wearing a green top and khaki shorts. She also had three piercings on the top part of one ear and wore no makeup.
On Thursday September 2nd, Storro participated in a 30-minute news conference held at the Oregon Burn Center at Legacy Emanuel Medical Center in North Portland, Oregon. Storro's face was covered in white cotton bandages, and she needed a nerve block to help with the pain. "It was the most painful thing ever," Storro said. "My heart stopped. It ripped through my clothing the instant it touched my shirt; I could feel it burning through my second layer of skin." But she also said she's inclined to forgive her attacker. Below is embedded a video of an ABC News report. The expanded version of the ABC News report also discusses the aftermath of a similar attack on Katie Piper in the United Kingdom.
On Wednesday night, Dr. Nick Eshraghi, a surgeon at the Burn Center, removed dead skin from the areas most deeply injured via the technique of dermabrasion. Dr. Eshragi said Storro suffered second-degree burns and perhaps even deeper burns, and there is a risk of permanent scarring. The acid used in the attack is contained inside common household cleaners, Dr. Eshraghi said, seizing the opportunity to warn against the danger of chemicals that sit right underneath our kitchen sinks.
Meanwhile, a northeast Portland family said they plan to donate a majority of the proceeds from a Saturday (September 4th) yard sale to Bethany Storro. Denise Lewis and Maleah Johnson said their sale on Northeast 114th Avenue and Shaver Street had already been planned when they heard about Storro and decided to contribute.
In addition, there's now a report of a second acid attack on a woman in Mesa, Arizona; both the victim and the perpetrator are Hispanic. Derri Velarde, a 41-year-old single mother of five, had just pulled into her parking space at her apartment near Southern and Val Vista around 1 p.m. Friday September 3rd. Her attacker, lying in wait, instantly poured acid onto her as she left her vehicle. Velarde suffered second degree burns to her face, arms, chest, back and leg. She's now recovering at Maricopa Medical Center. Although Velarde told police that she did not recognize her assailant, Detective Mike Melendez, a Mesa police spokesman, said evidence shows it was not a random act and that the attacker knew the victim.
The suspect is described as a Hispanic female, 30 to 40 years old, with black shoulder-length hair in a ponytail, 5'6", 140 lbs., with wide hips, wearing a black tank top and black sweat pants with a white stripe.
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