This ain't good news...

[sperry]

A deceased female was found Friday afternoon on the south side of Sand Hill, according to Reno police spokesman Steve Frady.

Frady said a call came in at 12:13 p.m. of a possible deceased person, and responding patrol officers located a deceased female.
"Identification of that female is unknown," Frady said.

http://news.rgj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080215/NEWS18/80215029&oaso=news.rgj.com%2Fbreakingnews

That's right around the corner from IGT, next to that Kung Fu Diner place. I wonder if it's that Briana girl from UNR? :(

[Nick Koan]

Yeah, when I drove back from lunch we saw the police cordoning off the whole area.

Didn't look good.

[JonnydaJibba]

='(

I dunno how I feel about that.

[MPREZIV]

Ugh. Not good at all. So many people's hopes are WAY up for finding her alive. And there's a good chance that's her.

[sperry]

Ugh. Not good at all. So many people's hopes are WAY up for finding her alive. And there's a good chance that's her.
Unfortunately, if you don't find a kidnap victim within the first day or two... you don't tend to find them alive... Especially with all the attention the family was brining to the kidnapper, the guy probably freaked out.

It's pretty scary and really sad. On one hand I hope it's not her, on the other hand it might be even scarier if it's someone else, 'cause then we've got two crappy situations going on.

[Nick Koan]

Still technically hearsay, but still not looking good :(

http://news.rgj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080215/NEWS18/80215031&oaso=news.rgj.com%2Fbreakingnews

Reno police officers are canvassing businesses near where a woman's body was found this afternoon in a South Reno field.

Jason Rosvall, who works at nearby Precision Tae Kwon-Do, said police officers are looking for witnesses and surveillance tapes.
“He just asked us some questions, then we asked him if it had anything to do with Brianna,” Rosvall said. “He put his head down and said, ‘Yeah, we think it does.’”
He said Prototype Drive appears to be blocked off and the entire field near his business is taped off.
“There’s probably a dozen cop cars or more,” Rosvall said. “From what I heard, the body wasn’t far off the road.”
Reno police have said the unidentified body was found about 12:15 p.m .

[Kunikos]

My wife's coworker knew Brianna, I guess. This kinda sucks, but I realized that it may turn out this way right off the bat since the guy that's the suspect is a kidnap/rapist and they found blood in the original crime scene.

[JonnydaJibba]

Don't know how you guys feel about Bill Manders, but they are talking about it on 780am.

[van]

They just confirmed the body is Brianna's
http://news.rgj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080216/NEWS18/80216013&oaso=news.rgj.com%2Fbreakingnews

[sperry]

:(

Let's just hope there are enough clues there to find the guy that did this.

[Nick Koan]

This just kinda makes me ill, considering it means I drove by her body ~30 times.


Her body lay in a field near Sandhill Road and Double R Boulevard for more than one week.

[sperry]

This just kinda makes me ill, considering it means I drove by her body ~30 times.
What's worse is that there were like 3 "Bring Bri Home" posters hung at that intersection. :(

[Kevin M]

Honestly, I'm glad it turned out to be her. There was so little chance of her showing up alive after the second day or so, that I'm glad it isn't some other poor girl instead.

[ScottyS]

Man.

And for the last week or so, the various PD's have been stopping anyone in the north part of town that looks suspicious, shaking them down, and demanding DNA samples. This happened to one of my lab's grad students at UNR, out on the street near his residence up past the Bonanza Casino at 10pm. Pat-down, interrogation, and DNA swab. I asked UNR PD about it, and they said it's new policy while this case is hot, and "please cooperate". Scary.

[Kevin M]

Hmm. Not sure of the legality of demanding DNA samples on the spot without PC.

[JonnydaJibba]

It sounds like they are asking people for one, not so much demanding one.

[Kevin M]

It sounds like they are asking people for one, not so much demanding one.

If so, that's retarded. If they happen to stop the guy who did it, he's going to say no. If I were brass at RPD, I'd be real wary of this as its probably going to lead to negative attention from lawyers with loud political mouthpieces, especially sicne it's not going to find the guy that did it.

[JonnydaJibba]

That's what I was thinking. It's just a waste of time and resources.

[Kunikos]

Hmm. Not sure of the legality of demanding DNA samples on the spot without PC.

They can demand but you can say no. Without a warrant they can't do shit. Considering that there are zero legislative deterrants against law enforcement from keeping your DNA sample indefinitely, the average citizen who is innocent can be harassed for years on end if their DNA is in the database and is matched to some random piece of garbage (soda can, whatever) in the vicinity of a crime scene. For people such as those going to school at UNR, I wouldn't doubt this would be likely if something else happens in the future on campus.

[Kevin M]

They can demand but you can say no. Without a warrant they can't do shit. Considering that there are zero legislative deterrants against law enforcement from keeping your DNA sample indefinitely, the average citizen who is innocent can be harassed for years on end if their DNA is in the database and is matched to some random piece of garbage (soda can, whatever) in the vicinity of a crime scene. For people such as those going to school at UNR, I wouldn't doubt this would be likely if something else happens in the future on campus.

Hence my expectation of lawyers (rightly) getting very upset with RPD in the near future.

[eggeegg]

Just brought to my attention that Westboro Baptist Church plans to piss people off again. I try my best not to waste emotion or attention to people who are 100% full of hate and have no purpose in life whatsoever. But this gets me bad. Anyways, don't bother reading if you know already know about WBC or don't feel in the mood to be full of rage. It involves them and funeral of girl.

http://www.westborobaptistchurch.com/written/fliers/20080216_brianna-denison-corrupt-reno-police.pdf

[sperry]

Just brought to my attention that Westboro Baptist Church plans to piss people off again. I try my best not to waste emotion or attention to people who are 100% full of hate and have no purpose in life whatsoever. But this gets me bad. Anyways, don't bother reading if you know already know about WBC or don't feel in the mood to be full of rage. It involves them and funeral of girl.

http://www.westborobaptistchurch.com/written/fliers/20080216_brianna-denison-corrupt-reno-police.pdf
If they plan to picket Denison's funeral, this may actually be the straw that breaks the camel's back. There'll be a riot and a bunch of these WBC idiots will get beaten... which is what they're after as far as I can tell. I think they've just been looking and looking for a reason to sue someone for beating their asses.

[Kevin M]

Lolz. They're picketing the "incompetent" and "corrupt" RPD because they are attempting to use DNA evidence, and allowing the Patriot Guard Riders (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriot_Guard_Riders) to keep WBC away from the funeral? I have nothing more to add to "lolz."

[left footed whooten]

If they plan to picket Denison's funeral, this may actually be the straw that breaks the camel's back. There'll be a riot and a bunch of these WBC idiots will get beaten... which is what they're after as far as I can tell. I think they've just been looking and looking for a reason to sue someone for beating their asses.


http://www.break.com/index/westboro_baptist_church_chased_away.html

[ScottyS]

They can demand but you can say no. Without a warrant they can't do shit. Considering that there are zero legislative deterrants against law enforcement from keeping your DNA sample indefinitely, the average citizen who is innocent can be harassed for years on end if their DNA is in the database and is matched to some random piece of garbage (soda can, whatever) in the vicinity of a crime scene. For people such as those going to school at UNR, I wouldn't doubt this would be likely if something else happens in the future on campus.

This is exactly my concern. I actually went and asked the UNR PD office about it, and got this:

"Yes, field sample collections are the current policy because of how many assaults have been happening around here, please cooperate because refusing and coming down to the station will waste everyone's time"

To everyday people, they will see it better to submit to a forceful request from an aggressive cop rather than buck the "man". Because of the increasingly widespread use of DNA evidence, I foresee these police-state types of procedures becoming the norm in the future, all in the name of keeping people "safe". Long-term archiving and profiling/cataloguing usage of individual DNA information will be a natural development.

Conspiracy Mode Off.

[Kevin M]

I can't wait for them to drag someone down to the station for being in a parkng lot after dark. :rolleyes:

[MattR]

I can't wait for them to drag someone down to the station for being in a parkng lot after dark. :rolleyes:

I went ahead and called in a tip that there will be some shady fuckers in the parking lot at the tamarack on thursday night. :cool:

[Kevin M]

I went ahead and called in a tip that there will be some shady fuckers in the parking lot at the tamarack on thursday night. :cool:

As long as Cory's there the rest of us will be okay. ;)

[ScottyS]

As long as Cory's there the rest of us will be okay. ;)

Strangely enough, the aforementioned victim of Reno 911 clownage is of similar ancestry....this might work....

[Bob Danger]

Hooray for rioting!

[MPREZIV]

The description of the guy they're looking for is a white dude...


Sucks to be you guys!!! :P

[MattR]

Yeah, it's a hunt for whitey this time!

[Nick Koan]

The description of the guy they're looking for is a white dude...


Sucks to be you guys!!! :P

Yeah, sucks to be you guys :p

[Kevin M]

The description of the guy they're looking for is a white dude...


Sucks to be you guys!!! :P

But, random black dude > white perp on the Police hassle rankings. Sucks to be oppressed!

[MPREZIV]

But, random black dude > white perp on the Police hassle rankings. Sucks to be oppressed!


No really. I've been driving around all week, with my windows down and the radio up super loud, throwing fake gang signs out the window at every cop I see. They really have no interest in me at the moment... YOU are the one that looks suspicious now Kev.

[Kevin M]

No really. I've been driving around all week, with my windows down and the radio up super loud, throwing fake gang signs out the window at every cop I see. They really have no interest in me at the moment... YOU are the one that looks suspicious now Kev.

So... where do I get a can of blackface anyway? :liljon:

[100_Percent_Juice]

I guess Bob isn't a threat either.



Cop 1 "Hey Steve, get a look at that guy over there. He looks like a greasy scumbag!"

Cop 2 "Yeah, look at that long haired bastard. I bet he couldn't get close enough to a girl to be any real danger though."

Cop 1 "Your probably right. Lets get out of here."

Cop 2 "We can't leave yet, he's still changing my oil."

[Nick Koan]

So... where do I get a can of blackface anyway? :liljon:

Shoe polish store?

[sperry]

Yeah, it's a hunt for whitey this time!
White criminals are the really scary ones... mass murders, serial rapists, TV evangelists, heads in the fridge type psychos, etc. Black criminals just get arrested for smoking weed and pimping hoes... so while they're in and out of the clink frequently, they're not in super-max because of a disturbing underground sex-lair discovery or anything.

With the exception of the beltway snipers, name one black mass murder.

[Kevin M]

Simon Phoenix!

[MPREZIV]

White criminals are the really scary ones... mass murders, serial rapists, TV evangelists, heads in the fridge type psychos, etc. Black criminals just get arrested for smoking weed and pimping hoes... so while they're in and out of the clink frequently, they're not in super-max because of a disturbing underground sex-lair discovery or anything.

With the exception of the beltway snipers, name one black mass murder.

Exactly! We just usually shoot each other for wearing the wrong color in the wrong neighborhood, and shit like that. And even with the exception of the snipers, you still don't see black guys going all Buffalo Bill and making a "people suit"...

[AtomicLabMonkey]

Black criminals just get arrested for smoking weed and pimping hoes...

:lol: I nominate this statement for un-PC QOTW.

:liljon:

[sperry]

:lol: I nominate this statement for un-PC QOTW.

:liljon:
:lol:

The whole statement was supposed to be tongue-in-cheek... I guess I kinda left off the smilies. I hope no one is taking me too seriously!

...'cause, black people also get arrested for stealing stereos too.

[MPREZIV]

:lol:

The whole statement was supposed to be tongue-in-cheek... I guess I kinda left off the smilies. I hope no one is taking me too seriously!

...'cause, black people also get arrested for stealing stereos too.

:lol: You're KILLING me!

Have fun with the cops when they stop you tonight for a "random" DNA sample whitey! ;)

[sperry]

:lol: You're KILLING me!

Have fun with the cops when they stop you tonight for a "random" DNA sample whitey! ;)
I bet there's plenty of white dudes out right now hoping a female cop pulls 'em over.

...but I bet they get arrested faster than a black dude driving a hummer on 22's doing 2 mph over the limit when they whip it out to supply the "DNA sample".

[knucklesplitter]

With the exception of the beltway snipers, name one black mass murder. Robert Mugabe comes to mind. Also... there's this place called Rwanda...

[knucklesplitter]

I bet there's plenty of white dudes out right now hoping a female cop pulls 'em over.

...but I bet they get arrested faster than a black dude driving a hummer on 22's doing 2 mph over the limit when they whip it out to supply the "DNA sample".

Ummm... when they whip out that cheek-scraping thingy? ;)

[Nick Koan]

Robert Mugabe comes to mind. Also... there's this place called Rwanda...

That's what I was thinking too (Rawanda, DRC, etc) but I think he was more referring to 1st world countries.

[JonnydaJibba]

I would like to do something to piss them off and not get sued, but a funeral is not the place to do that. Maybe I can catch them at the airport.

[sperry]

That's what I was thinking too (Rawanda, DRC, etc) but I think he was more referring to 1st world countries.
I was referring to the USA alone.

Back on topic, the Brianna memorial stuff is getting out of hand. That street is no longer a useful street. There's two tent pavilion things setup to keep all the flowers and teddy bears out of the rain.

Why people want to memorialize where her body was found rather than her life is beyond me. "Hey lets worship where this bastard left her body". :mad:

[van]

Someone put a blue ribbon on my door while I was at work today:?: .

[sperry]

Someone put a blue ribbon on my door while I was at work today:?: .
That's so the cops know a white male lives there. The SS will be by shortly to interrogate you.

[van]

Well they better hurry because I gotta get to class in a bit.

[van]

That's so the cops know a white male lives there. The SS will be by shortly to interrogate you.

It was my own wife! turned me in for inappropriate username:lol:

[Dean]

It was my own wife! turned me in for inappropriate username:lol:I noticed that quiet little change. Perfectly understandable.

[van]

I think I've outgrown the old unreal tourny username considering I've got kids of my own now:)

[100_Percent_Juice]

Why people want to memorialize where her body was found rather than her life is beyond me. "Hey lets worship where this bastard left her body". :mad:

Why? Its beyond me too. Yet people have been doing that kind of stuff for years. Are you forgetting the millions who wear a cross because they think Jesus died on one.

[Bob Danger]

Why? Its beyond me too. Yet people have been doing that kind of stuff for years. Are you forgetting the millions who wear a cross because they think Jesus died on one.

I'm failing to see how you can compare a location where someone left the murdered corpse of a young woman, to a symbol of Christianity that is recognized by millions, upon millions of people worldwide.

[100_Percent_Juice]

Why people want to memorialize where her body was found rather than her life is beyond me. "Hey lets worship where this bastard left her body". :mad:


I'm failing to see how you can compare a location where someone left the murdered corpse of a young woman, to a symbol of Christianity that is recognized by millions, upon millions of people worldwide.

Worshiping the location of a murdered woman is different than worshiping the location of a murdered man? If one of your family members was shot down by some gang member are you going to get a necklace of a gun? I am not trying to get into a religious debate here or offend anyone.

[Bob Danger]

Worshiping the location of a murdered woman is different than worshiping the location of a murdered man? If one of your family members was shot down by some gang member are you going to get a necklace of a gun? I am not trying to get into a religious debate here or offend anyone.

I'm not religious, nor am I offended. I'm just saying it's a shitty comparison.

[100_Percent_Juice]

I'm not religious, nor am I offended. I'm just saying it's a shitty comparison.

back it down bob. We don't need another February 1994.

[Bob Danger]

back it down bob. We don't need another February 1994.

?

[sperry]

?
Judging by his recent posts, I'm guessing it's more like 60_percent_juice-40_percent_vodka these days.

[Nick Koan]

Judging by his recent posts, I'm guessing it's more like 60_percent_juice-40_percent_vodka these days.

first comment to make me laugh out loud today :lol:

[Kevin M]

first comment to make me laugh out loud today :lol:

Ditto. :lol:

[JonnydaJibba]

Obscure references for the loss.

[JonnydaJibba]

They caught the guy! They linked him to Brianna and to another incident by dna. Without a confession, that's about as sure as they can get. You can find more info and any local news site or RGJ I'm sure. I just watched the press conference.

[Nick Koan]

Yeah, just read it on RGJ. Great news if its really him.

[sperry]

Fucking awesome. Here's to hoping for a speed trial, followed by years of prison rape, followed by a nice lethal injection.

[MPREZIV]

I'd like to see them throw the fucker in prison, in General Population. No special circumstances. The inmates in for gang-banging and whatnot are typically not friendly towards young woman kidnapping/raping/killing scum, and would be happy to take care of him I'm sure.

[sperry]

I'd like to see them throw the fucker in prison, in General Population. No special circumstances. The inmates in for gang-banging and whatnot are typically not friendly towards young woman kidnapping/raping/killing scum, and would be happy to take care of him I'm sure.
With the publicity Bri's case got, that dude wouldn't survive the night.

[MattR]

Wow! Did you see this guy's father? Holy Shit... I'm speechless. :rolleyes: I always assume this is what the parent of an alleged serial rapist and murderer looks like, but this proves it...crap.

[tysonK]

just arrest people that look like that.

problem solved.

[sperry]

just arrest people that look like that.

problem solved.
You gotta arrest them before they procreate though, apparently.

[Dean]

This actually made Fox New's International satellite feed that I saw here in Costa Rica if you can believe that...

[cody]

I can't believe you're watching TV in Costa Rica. :P Shouldn't you be surfing or fishing or something?

[Nick Koan]

Or laying on a beach *not* watching TV.

[Dean]

Rain most every afternoon = time to swim, read, Sudoku or watch 10 minutes of Fox News which is about all I can handle of that bunch of idiots.

[ScottyS]

Yes, but did you see the story on the DUI in Reno who drove away with a gas pump attached to her Subie?

Oh, and hope your vacation is going great!

[cody]

Heh, I saw that.

[sperry]

Some good news I guess for the bad news thread:

http://www.rgj.com/article/20100527/NEWS01/100527004

Guilty on all 5 counts.

[ScottyS]

bbzzzzzzzzap!

[Nick Koan]

Great news. I hope they families can find a little closure with this.

[dknv]

One less predator on the streets.

[100_Percent_Juice]

I just saw a prowler on the street the other day. I liked those cars.

[Kevin M]

The only one I've seen in like 7 years was stuck in a snow bank on Kings Row at the McCarran intersection for 4 days last December. :lol:

[Nick Koan]

Wow! Did you see this guy's father? Holy Shit... I'm speechless. :rolleyes: I always assume this is what the parent of an alleged serial rapist and murderer looks like, but this proves it...crap.

Yeah, he sounds like a real gem.

http://www.rgj.com/article/20100528/NEWS01/100528004

[sperry]

He's getting the chair. Or whatever it is NV uses these days... don't we have a firing squad option still?

http://www.rgj.com/article/20100602/NEWS01/100602004

Update at 2:55 p.m. Its death for James Biela.

After deliberating for 9 hours, a Washoe County jury said Biela should be executed for killing Brianna Denison in early 2008.

After the clerk polled the jury, Judge Robert Perry said: “My heart goes out to all of the innocent people who have been touched by this tragedy.”

Perry set July 30 for sentencing on the sexual assault and kidnapping charges.

Biela sat motionless as the decision was read.

He said "I love you," to his family as he was led out of the courtroom. They said, "I love you Jimmy" back to him.

Bridgette Denison, mother of murder victim Brianna, handed out "Bring Bri Justice" buttons, and hugged the prosecutors after Biela left the courtroom.

The Denison family gathered in the hallway outside the courtroom, hugging law enforcement officers and prosecutors. Washoe County District Attorney Dick Gammick had a big smile on his face and said he was really happy about the decision.

Gammick will hold a press conference with the family at around 3:30 p.m.