Saturday, May 2, 2009

MYRTLE BEACH: BRITTANEE DREXEL, 17, GONE WITHOUT A TRACE

BLUE WATER RESORT, MYRTLE BEACH, SOUTH CAROLINA
2001 South Ocean Blvd, Myrtle Beach, SC 29578

April 25, 2009: Brittanee Marie Drexel, 17, disappears on spring break to Myrtle Beach


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Brittanee Drexel, 17, vanished without a trace from a spring break weekend in Myrtle Beach on April 25, 2009.


Myrtle Beach Police Department
April 25: Surveillance camera footage from the lobby of the Bluewater Resort in Myrtle Beach shows missing teen Brittanee Drexel.


Myrtle Beach Police Department
April 25, 2009: Missing New York teenager Brittanee Drexel is seen the night she disappeared on surveillance camera in the lobby of the Blue Water Resort in Myrtle Beach

River, Highway Searched for Missing New York Teenager on Spring Break
Saturday, May 02, 2009

The search for missing teenager Brittanee Drexel has led South Carolina authorities to a river and highway about 30 miles south of where she was last seen, but the efforts have yet to yield new information, police said.

Myrtle Beach Police Capt. David Knipes said officers are following a number of different tips in the dissappearance of the upstate New York 17-year-old, who left home on a spring break trip against her mother's wishes.

One of the tips led police to two different rivers and areas along U.S. 17, the main highway going south out of Myrtle Beach.

However, "there is nothing new to report on Ms. Drexel," Knipes said Saturday.

Drexel, a junior on spring break from Gates-Chili High School in Rochester, N.Y., left the Bar Harbor Hotel at about 8 p.m. April 25 and went to visit a friend named Peter Broswick, who was with a group of male friends at the nearby Blue Water Resort. Police have released footage of the girl entering and leaving the lobby of the Blue Water about 8:30 p.m.

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Brittanee Drexel has blue eyes and shoulder-length brown hair with blond highlights. She's 5 feet tall, weighs about 100 pounds and was last seen wearing a multi-colored shirt, black shorts and flip-flops.

Those with any information are asked to call
Myrtle Beach Police at (843) 918-1300,
1-800-CRIME-TV or 1-800-THE-LOST (843-5678)

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Friday, May 1, 2009

GEORGE ZINKHAN: GEORGIA'S KILLER PROFESSOR JEEP FOUND IN RAVINE

Georgia: Map of area where police are searching for Professor George Zinkhan


WSB News (WSB RADIO)
New Photo of Fugitive Professor / By Jon Lewis @ April 30, 2009

The television show, "America's Most Wanted" has posted Zinkhan on their website, and the show is considering airing a segment on the crime and the hunt on May 16. The 57 year old marketing professor's passport is missing and police say Zinkhan had purchased a ticket to the Netherlands prior to the shooting. The ticket is for May 2. Zinkhan owns a home in Amsterdam.
MyFOXAtlanta.com
George Zinkhan

AP / May 1: The red Jeep belonging to murder suspect and former University of Georgia professor George Zinkhan is transported on a flatbed truck in Bogart, Ga. Authorities who have searched nearly

Georgia Professor Forced Jeep to Crash Into Ravine, Police Say
Friday, May 01, 2009 / FOX NEWS

Authorities believe a fugitive Georgia professor on the run since allegedly gunning down his wife and two others intentionally put his Jeep into drive and let it plummet into a ravine near his home.

He also theorize that George Zinkhan, 57, is still in the Atlanta area — where he lives and teaches business courses at the University of Georgia — and that the rampage may have been sparked by a fight with his wife, who reportedly was planning to leave him.

"We don't believe he drove it off, 'cause it's in drive," one officer told reporters of the crashed Jeep, according to MyFOXAtlanta.com. "Looks like he put it in drive and maybe kind of pushed it off the edge."

Police hadn't previously revealed a motive, but FBI agent Greg Jones said Friday that interviews with friends and family indicate the shooting likely stemmed from a domestic dispute between Zinkhan and his wife, 47-year-old attorney Marie Bruce.

Authorities have some indication she was preparing to file for divorce, he said.

Detectives swarmed the heavily wooded area where Zinkhan's wrecked red Jeep was discovered Friday, but turned up no sign of the fugitive professor. Some officers in pickup trucks drove down dirt roads and helicopters searched from above.

BEWARE! STAY ALERT! GEORGE ZINKHAN IS STILL OUT THERE AMONG US. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,518589,00.html

Letter From UGA President Michael Adams To Students http://www.cbsatlanta.com/news/19299724/detail.html

Monday, April 27, 2009

PHILIP MARKOFF: OWES $130,000; TAXPAYERS PAY FOR ATTORNEY

Photo by Mark Garfinkel (file)
Philip Markoff appeared in court Tuesday with his lawyer, John Salsberg.

Philip Markoff $130G in debt
Appointed tax-paid defense attorney
By Jessica Fargen and Jessica Van SackTuesday,
April 28, 2009

The second-year medical student accused of murdering an erotic masseuse with a bullet to her heart is $130,000 in debt and has been awarded a taxpayer-paid defense attorney, according to court records.

Philip Markoff, 23, does not receive money from his parents and has been living off his student loans while attending Boston University, according to a court document in Boston Municipal Court. Markoff is now suspended from BU.

"(Markoff) stated he did not receive financial support from his family. (Markoff) further stated he was unemployed for a lengthy period of time and was essentially living off of student loans in the amount of $130,000,” according to an April 23 document signed by a probation officer.

The officer interviewed Markoff on April 21 and wrote that he signed an indigency form. That same day, the Committee for Public Counsel Services appointed attorney John Salsberg to represent Markoff.

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