TV anchor attacked. UPDATE: Suspect in custody. NEW UPDATE: Suspect found guilty

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I don't remember an Ann Coulter scene in W, but maybe I'm missing some sarcasm, or maybe I missed the relevant scene.

 

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The only way I could see this being a robbery gone bad would be if the guy was hopped up on drugs. Which I guess I wouldn't rule out.

 

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Now that I think about it perhaps she was supposed to be one of those pundits on the Spinball made-up TV show.

 

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Jodi Huisentruit was the Iowa anchor, who was kidnapped out of her apartment parking lot and has never been found. Every so often a story will pop up with a new lead, but nothing ever comes of it.

 

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I just checked IMDB. I didn't see her listed under cast and crew for the movie, but there is a reference to her portraying a "female commentator" if you go to her page and pull up the more detailed resume.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3069712/resume

 

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A few things to note:
• The reference to the "Squad" is a local thing. That's what the reporters there call themselves. It was coined by a competitor, and the reporters took some pride in it. They even had tee shirts printed up.
• That part of Little Rock sees violent crime about once a century.
• It was probably not random.
• Little Rock police do not have any records of any stalking incidents, nor had she told friends that she had been threatened.
• She was on facebook last night to thank people for noticing her small role in W.
• The latest word is that she was raped, then beaten, and then her throat was cut.

 

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Sorry, Demo.

Not everything is fit to print. I know some may agree with me, and some may disagree, but on the thread where people are saying their regards, some details are not needed.

 

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I always disagree on the "Don't mention rape!" line of thinking.

I think it helps keep alive the stigma i.e. blame the victim mentality.

I understand that's not what you're doing or trying to do - you are looking out for her privacy. But sometimes that's the effect - that it's something that someone should be ashamed of.

 

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Awful, awful story. Now for a small threadjack: I read about Huisentruit on this thread (hadn't heard of her before) and wikipedia'd her. It linked to this website, which for some reason really creeped me out.

http://www.geocities.com/jodihuisentruit/

 

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What he said, and I say that as someone who's been raped, 93.

And I'll also agree with what playthrough said.