Wednesday, April 21, 2010

OHIO: TIFFANY TEHAN, TRE HUTCHERSON, DEAD OR RUNAWAYS

Cops Seek Missing Man in Missing Mom Case
Ohio Mother Tiffany Tehan Seen in Store Surveillance Video with Tre Hutcherson, Who's Unknown to Tehan's Family
CBSnews.com / April 21,2010

(CBS) Police in Ohio are searching for a man spotted in convenience store video with a mother who vanished Saturday.

Tiffany Tehan, 31, of Xenia, the mother of a year-old daughter, was seen several times in the convenience store this month and last with Tre B. Hutcherson, 42, of Dayton, according to the Dayton Daily News.

Authorities have dubbed him a person of interest in her disappearance.

The video is two-weeks old.

"They're in the same place and it is on more than one occasion," Xenia Police Lt. Scott Anger told reporters. " And, it appears that they know each other. This individual may have information that may be helpful to us."

On "The Early Show" Wednesday, Anger told co-anchor Maggie Rodriguez, "We've been able to make a connection (between Tehan and Hutcherson). "It's not certain that they're together, but we believe there's a likelihood they're together."

Tehan was last seen withdrawing cash from n ATM, at the start of what family members say was to be a day of shopping.

When she didn't return home, her husband, David Tehan, called police.

Her family members say they don't know Hutcherson or why Tiffany she would be with him.

Police say her SUV was found Sunday at a park in the Dayton suburb of Kettering, with a flat tire and the keys locked inside.

A woman who answered the door at Hutcherson's residence and identified herself as his wife said he took $2,000 from their bank account. "Obviously they are together," she told the Dayton Daily News. "(Hutcherson) wouldn't hurt Tiffany."

READ TIFFANY TEHAN AND TRE HUTCHERSON MYSTERIOUS MISSING...
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/04/21/earlyshow/main6417389.shtml

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

CASEY ANTHONY: JUDGE STAN STRICKLAND BIASED, LEAVES CASE

Judge takes himself off Anthony case
By Mayra Cuevas-Nazario and Beth Karas, In Session
CNN Justice / April 19, 2010

(CNN) -- The judge in Casey Anthony's murder trial took himself off the case Monday after the defense contended he was biased against her.

"Over the past 20-plus months, in between media interviews, guest appearances on television shows and press conferences, defense counsel has filed a litany of motions," Ninth Circuit Court Judge Stan Strickland observed in an order recusing himself from the high-profile murder trial.

"At its core," the judge continued, "defense counsel's motion accuses the undersigned of being a 'self-aggrandizing media hound.' Indeed. The irony is rich."

The case has been reassigned to Judge Belvin Perry Jr.

Read Judge Strickland's order

"Judge Perry is a good judge; he knows the law," Cindy and George Anthony's attorney, Brad Conway, told CNN. "Stan Strickland is just as good and knowledgeable. He's also extremely patient. He lets you say what you have to say, then he rules."

Anthony is awaiting trial in Orange County, Florida, on a charge of first-degree murder in the death of her daughter, Caylee, who was 2 when she disappeared in June 2008. The little girl's remains were found near the Anthony home in December 2008.

Casey Anthony has pleaded not guilty, and her murder trial has been set for May 2011.

In a motion filed 12 minutes before the court closed on Friday, Baez accused Strickland of forming a "personal relationship" with blogger Dave Knechel, who writes under the pseudonym "Marinade Dave."

Knechel's blog includes made-up legal motions with titles such as "Casey Anthony must die!" "Caylee's murder: Premeditated and pretty stupid too" and "Guilty as charged."

READ CASEY ANTHONY /CAYLEE ANTHONY UPDATE...
http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/04/19/casey.anthony.judge.quits/