Was Illinois teen killed in 2002, and dismembered body thrown into an Iowa river? July 21, 2008
Posted by John in Crime/Courts.Tags: Brian Carrick, homicide, Johnsburg (Illinois), Mario Casciaro, Murders
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From Northwest Herald (Illinois):
JOHNSBURG – Ryan Haynes said he still gets goosebumps when he thinks about the unsolved disappearance of Johnsburg High School senior Brian Carrick. …
Last year, authorities charged Mario Casciaro of McHenry with eight counts of perjury in connection with the investigation. Casciaro, now 25 years old, also worked at Val’s Foods.
Casciaro allegedly told another man, Alan Lippert, that Carrick’s body was dismembered and thrown into a river in Iowa, among other statements. But Casciaro denied making those claims when he was asked about them before a grand jury in February 2007. …
L.A. Times/Chicago Tribune: ‘Cedar Rapids slowly gathers itself’ July 21, 2008
Posted by John in Nature, Weather.Tags: Cedar Rapids (Iowa), flooded areas, Flooding, floods, Floods of 2008
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From Chicago Tribune via Los Angeles Times:
Outside the plant, under the highway entrance ramp, Vincent Amaya is impatient, waiting for construction work. Not willing to do cleanup at Quaker, he has begun scavenging in the downtown area, looking for discarded copper he can bag and sell.
“You can make $300, $500 a day,” Amaya said. “I don’t see anybody picking this stuff up, and the owners are throwing it out anyway.”
But his family back in Mexico needs money. “I need to find a job, a big job to work on,” he said.
The National: ‘Mother Mosque rises from flood’ July 21, 2008
Posted by John in Nature, Religion, Weather.Tags: Cedar Rapids (Iowa), flood, flooded areas, Flooding, Floods of 2008, Islam, Mother Mosque (Cedar Rapids Iowa), Muslims, Taha Tawil
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From The National (Abu Dhabi Media Company):
Through the mosque’s website, mothermosque.org, Mr [Taha] Tawil anticipates that more people will see what has happened and donate money in support. So far, he estimates, only a few thousand dollars have been collected for the flood relief. He values the damages at about US$75,000 (Dh275,000). …
“This act brought us back to our human nature, our humanity,” he said. “The flood got all in its path. There was no distinguishing between religions.” …
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