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jonathan aldama, jonathan christoph aldama, opossum, felon convicted animal cruelty noose, murder stab burned lit on fire animal advocates mary cummins los angeles
Jonathan Aldama, Jonathan Christopher Aldama born July 8, 1995 in Los Angeles County, California has a long criminal history in Los Angeles County, California. His mother's maiden name is Valdez. In these first four cases his time expired or he got probation or he got time served. I didn't look up the charges but I see felonies. Below are some of the weapons that they found.
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Below are his arrests in LA County. Assault with a deadly weapon. Assault that causes injury upon a spouse or mate that causes injury. Carrying a concealed weapon. Possession of meth. Driving without a license. Animal cruelty.
5063052ALDAMA JONATHAN M H 07/08/1995 22 ALDAMA JONATHAN ALDAMA JONATHAN CHRISTOPH Booking No.: 5063052 Last Name: ALDAMA First Name: JONATHAN Middle Name:
Sex: M Race: H Date Of Birth: 07/08/1995 Age: 22 Hair: BRO Eyes: BRO Height: 511 Weight: 130
Charge Level: F (Felony)
ALDAMA JONATHAN CHRISTOPH 5179822ALDAMA JONATHAN M H 07/08/1995 22 ALDAMA JONATHAN ALDAMA JONATHAN CHRISTOPH ALDAMA JONATHAN CHRISTOPH 5295213ALDAMA JONATHAN CHRISTOPH M H 07/08/1989 28 ALDAMA JONATHAN 5433353ALDAMA JONATHAN M H 07/08/1995 23 ALDAMA JONATHAN CHRISTOPH
This is the current case. He was originally charged with two counts of animal cruelty. One was dismissed. He pled to the other. 5529735ALDAMA JONATHAN CHRISTOPH M H 07/08/1995 23 ALDAMA JONATHAN Booking No.: 5529735 Last Name: ALDAMA First Name: JONATHAN Middle Name: CHRISTOPH
Sex: M Race: H Date Of Birth: 07/08/1995 Age: 23 Hair: BRO Eyes: BRO Height: 511 Weight: 130
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COURT Next Court Code: COM Next Court Date: 07/31/2019 Next Court Time: 0830 Next Court Case: TA14393601
Court Name: COMPTON MUNICIPAL COURT Court Address: 200 W. COMPTON BOULEVARD Court City: COMPTONUPT
RELEASE Actual Release Date: 07/31/2019 Release Time: 1448
Release Reason: ORDS Reason Description: COURT ORDER FOR RELEASE
Release Agency: Agency Description:
CASE INFORMATION Case No.Court NameCourt AddressCourt CityBail Amt.Fine Amt.Court DateSent. DateSent. Day(s)Disp Code 6C********COMPTON MUNICIPAL COURT 200 W. COMPTON BOULEVARD COMPTONUPT 0 .00 07/31/2019 07/31/2019 0 ORDS TA********COMPTON MUNICIPAL COURT 200 W. COMPTON BOULEVARD COMPTONUPT 0 .00 07/31/2019 07/31/2019 0 TSER TA********COMPTON MUNICIPAL COURT 200 W. COMPTON BOULEVARD COMPTONUPT 0 .00 07/31/2019 07/31/2019 0 PROB
Below are his criminal court cases in LA County. I can't seem to look up the cases and charges. I'll try again later.
1 ALDAMA, JONATHAN 01 TA143936 08/08/2017 Compton Courthouse (COM) Carrying a concealed weapon, dirk or dagger. 120 days in county jail. 36 months formal probation. Guilty.
2 ALDAMA, JONATHAN 01 7CS02823 06/20/2017 Compton Courthouse (COM) Possession of meth. Guilty. 120 days county jail.
3 ALDAMA, JONATHAN (ALDAMA, JONATHAN CHRISTOPHER -ALIAS) 01 7CS02823 06/20/2017 Compton Courthouse (COM) same as above.
4 ALDAMA, JONATHAN CHRISTOPHER 01 6CS05382 11/02/2016 Compton Courthouse (COM) Any person who willfully inflicts corporal injury resulting in a traumatic condition upon a victim described in subdivision (b) is guilty of a felony, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for two, three, or four years, or in a county jail for ... Guilty 3 years probation. 30 days county jail. Injury to spouse or partner.
5 ALDAMA, JONATHAN CHRISTOPHER 01 5WA12312 10/06/2015 Airport Courthouse (LAX) Driving without a license. Dismissed.
6 ALDAMA, JONATHAN CHRISTOPHER 01 6CS04935 09/28/2016 Compton Courthouse (COM) Assault with a deadly weapon. 6 days county jail. 3 years of probation.
7 ALDAMA, JONATHAN CHRISTOPHER 01 TA148441 03/18/2019 Compton Courthouse (COM) Current case.
Statement by SPCALA.
Jonathan Aldama (DOB 7-8-1995) pleaded no contest in court case number TA148441 to one felony count of Penal Code 597(a), animal cruelty for his part in the death of an opossum found burned and hanged from a fence in Lynwood in April 2018. The conviction is the result of a case investigated by the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Los Angeles (spcaLA).
Several homemade bladed weapons laying on white table. Bladed weapons recovered from Aldama’s property
Aldama was sentenced to three years felony probation; 376 days L.A. County Jail (188 days actually served with credits); prohibition on possessing, owning, or having custody of any animals per PC 597.9; search and seizure conditions; mental health counseling compliant with PC 597(h) specific to animal cruelty, and restitution. The case was prosecuted by Deputy District Attorney Steven R. Belis of the Compton Branch of the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.
This case began on April 2, 2018 when an opossum was found hanging from a noose by the neck on a chain-link fence adjacent to Yvonne-Burke-John D. Ham Park. The animal’s remains were sent for necropsy and additional evidence from the crime scene was processed for forensic evidence. The necropsy showed that the cause of death was due to “severe skull trauma leading to skull fracture and severe brain hemorrhage.” The opossum had died as the result of a violent and intentional act of animal cruelty.
The rope from the scene of the crime was sent to Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Hertzberg-Davis Forensic Science Center in Los Angeles for DNA testing. DNA evidence found on the rope resulted in a hit for Aldama. Aldama, a convicted felon on probation for carrying a concealed dagger, lived less than four-hundred feet from where the opossum’s body was hanged.
On January 25, 2019, spcaLA investigators coordinated an operation to conduct a Probation Compliance Search that involved the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Lynwood COPS Team, and Los Angeles County Probation Department’s Special Enforcement Operations GPS/High Risk Compliance Unit at Aldama’s residence on the 11800 block of Pope Avenue, Lynwood, CA. Aldama was detained and the property searched.
The search uncovered noosed ropes, a variety of weapons including an axe, pocket knives, homemade bladed weapons, and a 29-inch scythe. Two makeshift bedrooms in the garage that belonged to Aldama revealed a sadistic and sinister environment where ritualistic torture and killings took place. All of the weapons appeared to have been obsessively sharpened. Expended shell casings were discovered on the ground, as well as blood splatters and stains on the property’s garage and concrete driveway. Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Crime Lab responded to process the crime scene; their Senior Criminalists determined the blood was not human in origin.
After questioning, Aldama was arrested for violation of probation and the subsequent investigation determined Aldama killed this opossum as well as two others that he killed and displayed in similar fashion. Aldama has remained in custody without bail since he was arrested on January 25, 2019.
David Allen Turpin, Louise Anna Robinette Turpin, felony torture, children, neglect, mary cummins, los angeles, california, riverside, jail, prison
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UPDATE: 04/19/2019 Sentenced to life in prison with possibility of parole. Their first opportunity to go before the parole board is in 25 years. Two of their children have so far given victim impact statements. A daughter said the father changed their mother. He was the one in charge. David Turpin said "if I've done anything to cause them harm..." David still doesn't think he did anything wrong. David and Louise both talk about God, thanking God for their children whom they feel are blessings. A son said he still has nightmares but has forgiven his parents. The daughter also forgave them and said she still loved them.
02/22/2019 Turpins plead guilty to charges. Children may speak at their sentencing hearing. Children are spared having to give testimony in a trial.
Convicted date 02/22/2019 for both. Sentencing for both is scheduled for 04/19/2019 8:30 a.m. dept 44 Riverside County Superior Court. Convicted of PC 206 felony torture, PC 288 (B)(1) Cruelty to Elder/Adult, PC 273A A willful child cruelty, PC 236 false imprisonment. Felony plea form filed today.
Below is link to all court actions in this case to date.
02/24/2018 Upcoming hearings. Amended complaint filed yesterday. Here is the amended complaint. They list all children by first three letters of first name. They are indeed the children born in Texas.
Jen adult Jes adult Jessica Louise Turpin Nov 3 1993, 25 yrs Tarrant County, TX Joy adult Joy Donna Turpin May 21 1997, 21 yrs Tarrant County TX Jul adult Jea adult Jor under 14 Joa Jol Jolis
The listed children are John Does, males,
Jos adult Joshua David Turpin Feb 3 1992, 26 yrs Tarrant County, TX Jon adult Jonathan Wayne Turpin Nov 17 1995, 23 yrs Tarrant County TX Jam, probably James
I think the youngest is not listed as there are only 12 here. At arrest they had six minor children which are the non adults listed above and their youngest. They are listing the victims as children and adults for crimes against them as minors and adults.
Below are the children born in Texas. I matched them up to the names above.
Joshua David Turpin Feb 3 1992, 26 yrs Tarrant County, TX Jessica Louise Turpin Nov 3 1993, 25 yrs Tarrant County, TX Jonathan Wayne Turpin Nov 17 1995, 23 yrs Tarrant County TX Joy Donna Turpin May 21 1997, 21 yrs Tarrant County TX
05/14/2018 1:30 PM DEPT. 41 PRELIMINARY HEARING ACTIVE 03/23/2018 1:30 PM DEPT. 41 FELONY SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE ACTIVE TSC 02/23/2018 RENEWED OPPOSITION TO MEDIA REQUEST FILED (CONFIDENTIAL) 02/23/2018 REQUEST FOR CONTINUANCE PURSUANT TO PC 1050 FILED. 02/23/2018 FIRST AMENDED FELONY COMPLAINT FILED. 02/23/2018 1:30 PM DEPT. 41 FELONY SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE DISPOSED TSC
02/09/2018 The gofundme for the 13 kids is now at $450,000. There have now been offers to take them from David's brother Randy or Louise's sister. Based on what others have stated about Louise's sister and what I've read about Randy I don't think those would be good homes. More information is coming on this issue.
01/31/2018 Someone posted a comment stating that the grandfather may be the one who molested the granddaughters Louise and her sister. The paternal grandfather was preacher King Turpin who died in 1977. The maternal grandfather was William Rose who died in 1972. Below is the updated family tree.
David Allen Turpin, Louise Anna Robinette Turpin, felony torture, children, neglect, mary cummins, los angeles, california, riverside, jail, prison
01/28/2018 The case finally showed up in Riverside County Superior Court unsealed. Previously it was sealed. This is just for David Turpin. Louise has all the same charges except lewd act with a minor. The charges are dated 01/01/2010. I assume that is when the crimes started eight years ago.
Case RIF1800348 - Defendants
SeqDefendantNext Court DateStatusAgency / DR NumberArrest DateCount 1 ChargeViolation Date 1 TURPIN, DAVID ALLEN Felony Settlement Conference 02/23/2018 AT 1:30 PM DEPT. 41 CONFIRMED RSPE PE180140020 01/14/2018 PC 206 01/01/2010
2 TURPIN, LOUISE ANN Felony Settlement Conference 02/23/2018 AT 1:30 PM DEPT. 41 CONFIRMED RSPE PE180140020 01/14/2018 PC 206 01/01/2010
Case RIF1800348 - TURPIN, DAVID ALLEN - Status
CustodyIn Custody Filing TypeComplaintFiling Date01/18/2018 Ordered Bail$12,000,000.00Posted Bail$0.00 D.A.Kevin BeechamDefenseDPD-David J. Macher and DPD-Al Next Action:Felony Settlement Conference 02/23/2018 AT 1:30 PM DEPT. 41Deputy Report #:RSPE PE180140020
WarrantTypeStatusIssuedAffidavit NONE N/A N/A ProbationTypeGrantedExpiration N/AN/AN/A SentenceConvicted DateFine and PenaltyRestitution Fine N/A 0
Case RIF1800348 - TURPIN, DAVID ALLEN - Charges
Arrest Charges CountChargeSeverityDescriptionViolation DatePleaStatus 1 PC 273A(A) F Willful Child Cruelty 01/01/2010 Filed Charges CountChargeSeverityDescriptionViolation DatePleaStatus 1 PC 206 F Torture 01/01/2010 NOT GUILTY ACTIVE 2 PC 206 F Torture 01/01/2010 NOT GUILTY ACTIVE 3 PC 206 F Torture 01/01/2010 NOT GUILTY ACTIVE 4 PC 206 F Torture 01/01/2010 NOT GUILTY ACTIVE 5 PC 206 F Torture 01/01/2010 NOT GUILTY ACTIVE 6 PC 206 F Torture 01/01/2010 NOT GUILTY ACTIVE 7 PC 206 F Torture 01/01/2010 NOT GUILTY ACTIVE 8 PC 206 F Torture 01/01/2010 NOT GUILTY ACTIVE 9 PC 206 F Torture 01/01/2010 NOT GUILTY ACTIVE 10 PC 206 F Torture 01/01/2010 NOT GUILTY ACTIVE 11 PC 206 F Torture 01/01/2010 NOT GUILTY ACTIVE 12 PC 206 F Torture 01/01/2010 NOT GUILTY ACTIVE 13 PC 288(B)(1) F Lewd Act W/Child Undr 14 w/Force 01/01/2010 NOT GUILTY ACTIVE 14 PC 368(B)(1) F Cruelty to Elder/Adult 01/01/2010 NOT GUILTY ACTIVE 15 PC 368(B)(1) F Cruelty to Elder/Adult 01/01/2010 NOT GUILTY ACTIVE 16 PC 368(B)(1) F Cruelty to Elder/Adult 01/01/2010 NOT GUILTY ACTIVE 17 PC 368(B)(1) F Cruelty to Elder/Adult 01/01/2010 NOT GUILTY ACTIVE 18 PC 368(B)(1) F Cruelty to Elder/Adult 01/01/2010 NOT GUILTY ACTIVE 19 PC 368(B)(1) F Cruelty to Elder/Adult 01/01/2010 NOT GUILTY ACTIVE 20 PC 368(B)(1) F Cruelty to Elder/Adult 01/01/2010 NOT GUILTY ACTIVE 21 PC 273A(A) F Willful Child Cruelty 01/01/2010 NOT GUILTY ACTIVE 22 PC 273A(A) F Willful Child Cruelty 01/01/2010 NOT GUILTY ACTIVE 23 PC 273A(A) F Willful Child Cruelty 01/01/2010 NOT GUILTY ACTIVE 24 PC 273A(A) F Willful Child Cruelty 01/01/2010 NOT GUILTY ACTIVE 25 PC 273A(A) F Willful Child Cruelty 01/01/2010 NOT GUILTY ACTIVE 26 PC 273A(A) F Willful Child Cruelty 01/01/2010 NOT GUILTY ACTIVE 27 PC 236 F False Imprisonment 01/01/2010 NOT GUILTY ACTIVE 28 PC 236 F False Imprisonment 01/01/2010 NOT GUILTY ACTIVE 29 PC 236 F False Imprisonment 01/01/2010 NOT GUILTY ACTIVE 30 PC 236 F False Imprisonment 01/01/2010 NOT GUILTY ACTIVE 31 PC 236 F False Imprisonment 01/01/2010 NOT GUILTY ACTIVE 32 PC 236 F False Imprisonment 01/01/2010 NOT GUILTY ACTIVE 33 PC 236 F False Imprisonment 01/01/2010 NOT GUILTY ACTIVE 34 PC 236 F False Imprisonment 01/01/2010 NOT GUILTY ACTIVE 35 PC 236 F False Imprisonment 01/01/2010 NOT GUILTY ACTIVE 36 PC 236 F False Imprisonment 01/01/2010 NOT GUILTY ACTIVE 37 PC 236 F False Imprisonment 01/01/2010 NOT GUILTY ACTIVE 38 PC 236 F False Imprisonment 01/01/2010 NOT GUILTY ACTIVE
Case RIF1800348 - TURPIN, DAVID ALLEN - Probation
Probation Has Not Been Granted On This Case For This Defendant.
Case RIF1800348 - TURPIN, DAVID ALLEN - Related Cases On Calendar
Related Cases On Calendar This Defendant Does Not Have Any Other Cases With Future Hearings Scheduled.
Case RIF1800348 - TURPIN, DAVID ALLEN - All of Defendant's Other Cases
Case NumberFiled DateChargesNext HearingJurisdictionStatus This Defendant Does Not Have Any Other Reportable Cases.
Case RIF1800348 - TURPIN, DAVID ALLEN - Actions & Minutes
Action DateAction TextDispositionHearing Type 02/23/2018 1:30 PM DEPT. 41 FELONY SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE CONFIRMED TSC 01/24/2018 DOCUMENT ORDERED SEALED: CRIMINAL PROTECTIVE ORDER FILED ON 01/24/2018 WAS ORDERED SEALED BY THE COURT ON 01/24/2018. 01/24/2018 THIS DOCUMENT IS NOT ACCESSIBLE WITHOUT A COURT ORDER. 01/24/2018 1:30 PM DEPT. 41 CALENDAR ADD-ON: ISSUE CRIMINAL PROTECTIVE ORDERS DISPOSED Minutes Print Minute Order 01/24/2018 8:30 AM DEPT. 41 CALENDAR ADD-ON: ISSUE CRIMINAL PROTECTIVE ORDERS VACATED 01/23/2018 EXPARTE MTN FOR CONFIDENTIAL CONTACT VISITS FILED BY DEFENSE 01/22/2018 MISCELLANEOUS PAYMENT OF $6.00 RECEIVED. Minutes Print Minute Order CRJAV 180122-2434-CS R01/ 6.00 000 01/22/2018 ORDER RE: MEDIA REQUESTS FILED. 01/22/2018 HEARING SET 01/24/2018 AT 8:30 FOR CAO IS VACATED. 01/19/2018 8:30 AM DEPT. 62 NUNC PRO TUNC HEARING RE: CORRECT MINUTE ORDER DATED 01-18-18 DISPOSED Minutes Print Minute Order 01/18/2018 OPPOSITION TO MEDIA REQUEST FILED BY DEFENSE FILED. 01/18/2018 1:30 PM DEPT. 54I FELONY INCUSTODY ARRAIGNMENT DISPOSED ARRAIGNMENT Minutes Print Minute Order 01/18/2018 ORDER RE: MEDIA REQUESTS FILED. 01/18/2018 DEFENDANT INFORMATION SHEET LODGED BY COURT. 01/18/2018 CASE DESIGNATION: VERTICAL. CASE ASSIGNED TO DEPT. 54 01/18/2018 FINGERPRINTS COMPLETED - AGENCY. 01/18/2018 COMPLAINT FILED. (IMAGED) 01/18/2018 JURISDICTION SET TO RI BY OTS310. 01/18/2018 COMPLAINT FILED BY CRSF
Case RIF1800348 - TURPIN, DAVID ALLEN - Fine Information
Date To Pay:N/AFirst Payment:// Prior NSF:NPayment Amount:$0.00Last Payment://
Fine NumberFine TypeFine DescriptionOriginal AmountPaid To DateCurrent Due Total:$0.00 $0.00 $0.00
01/24/2017 I had thought all their children's names started with a "J." It was just confirmed that Louise told her neighbor all their children's name start with a "J."
"Judge Smith approved a three-year protective order that bars the parents from contacting their children in any way — including by phone or electronically — except through their lawyer." Next hearing February 23, 2018.
Hearing today. DA is seeking a protective order to prevent the parents from contacting the children.
01/19/2017 There is a hearing tomorrow 01/24/2018 at 1:30 at the court house.
David Turpin was getting a job transfer from California to Oklahoma with the defense contractor Northrop Grumann. They were preparing to move to Oklahoma. Police said moving boxes were in the home.
Information from old neighbors in Texas.
Former Texan neighbours of David and Louise Turpin, the American couple whose 13 children were discovered chained and malnourished last week, have described a previous home littered with faeces, dead animals and a makeshift classroom.
Ricky Vinyard, a tree feller from Rio Vista also told how one Christmas eight bikes arrived but remained untouched outside until they bleached in the sun.
And that one of the daughters once ran away from home, only to be returned to her parents by another local resident.
“It was waist-deep in filth. There were dead dogs and cats in there,” he told the Los Angeles Times.
He described how he found two Chihuahuas that had survived by eating waste from a mound of soiled nappies in a trailer behind the property where the children slept.
“There were no beds, just mattresses."
Inside the four-bedroom, two-bathroom home he said that: "There wasn’t a place that wasn’t filthy.
“Everything had locks on it: the closet had locks, the toy chest, the refrigerator.”
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David's brother is Randy Turpin a preacher and writer of religious books. The entire family is very religious. In fact the reverends in the family make their money off religion. Below is a video of Randy Turpin preaching. I emailed him asking if he's David's brother. He opened the email but did not reply. He is.
Information from someone who knows Louise's sister Elizabeth Flores. I paraphrased it to avoid cut/paste so as not to give away identity of informant.
"Elizabeth has seven children. The Department of Health was called on her. When they put her father in a nursing home they moved to WV from TN and were living in squalor. Cats locked in the basement, dogs tied to trees in the yard without shelter or water. The kids never had a bite to eat. Elizabeth stated she thought her husband was molesting the girls. All of the kids were sleeping on the filthy floor on carpet with no blankets. The entire family is crazy. Her father was a well respected man in our community."
The children were not allowed to use the restroom. What did the poor girls do during their periods? Maybe they were too thin to have periods? Nightmare.
According to the family David Turpin basically kidnapped Louise from her high school and took her to Texas to get married. Louise's father did not approve of David. After Louise went with David to Texas, Louise's father approved the marriage. People can marry in West Virginia at age 16.
Two healthy dogs were also taken from the Turpins. They are up for adoption to Perris residents only. Many people are interested so there will be a drawing.
Bail raised from $9M to $12M. Photo from 1:30 p.m. hearing today.
These are the updated charges. Both have the same charges except David has an extra charge of lewd act on a child.
The charges against David and Louise Turpin: 12 counts of torture 1 count against David Turpin of a lewd act on a child 7 counts of abuse against a dependent adult 6 counts of child abuse/neglect 12 counts of false imprisonment
Case No. is PE180140020
They appeared in court and pled not guilty to all charges. David has a public defender. Louise has an outside attorney most likely paid for by her family. I'm amazed David got a public defender when he has $150K equity in the home and $100K+ in his retirement accounts. You generally have to be penniless to get a public defender.
Next court date is set for Feb. 23, 2018 at 1:30 at the same court house.02/23/2018 13:30
The children are starting to tell their stories. They ate once a day, bathed twice a year. Were not allowed access to the bathroom. The father may have done something inappropriate with one girl under the age of 14. House of horrors!
01/17/2018 Hearing tomorrow 01/18/2018 at the Riverside Hall of Justice. 4100 Main St, Riverside, CA 92501
On cue the attention seeking sister in law calls the media to do interviews. She calls herself a motivational speaker, Elizabeth Jane Robinette Flores who has seven children.
News update says the oldest child is a 29 year old woman. The doctors said the children were deprived of proper food, exercise, sun for many, many years. They are all very small for their age.
The addresses I have for David Turpin are as follows,
ORIGINAL: David Allen Turpin was born October 17, 1961. He is currently in Riverside County jail. He is charged with nine felony counts of torture and ten felony counts of child endangerment. He was arrested yesterday and booked today. His next court date is Jan 18, 2018. Below is his jail record. His wife Louise Ann Robinette Turpin was born May 24, 1968. Her jail record is below David's. They have court appearances at the same time.
They were married for the first time each February 1985 in Giles County, Virginia, see marriage license below. They keep renewing their vows. David's parents are James Randolph Turpin and Betty Jean Rose. David is from Princeton, Mercer, West Virginia. He was 23 when they were married and she was 16. Her parents are Allen Wayne Robinette and Phyllie Ann Taylor who are both dead. She's also from West Virginia.
They've lived in Benbrook, Texas and Fort Worth, Texas from 1990 to at least 1993. They had quite a few kids in Texas.
They've named their children using the first letter "J." Here are the children I've found so far born in Texas. They have 13 children between the ages of 2 and 29. Below are some of the adults.
Jennifer Dawn Turpin Jul 28 1988 Los Angeles, CA ? Joshua David Turpin Feb 3 1992, 26 yrs Tarrant County, TX Jessica Louise Turpin Nov 3 1993, 25 yrs Tarrant County, TX Jonathan Wayne Turpin Nov 17 1995, 23 yrs Tarrant County TX Joy Donna Turpin May 21 1997, 21 yrs Tarrant County TX
David Turpin attended Glenwood Junior High then Princeton High School, graduating in 1979, and consistently made the school’s honor roll with grades of B’s or better. A copy of the school’s yearbook from 1979, obtained by the Bluefield Daily Telegraph, listed him as an officer in the Bible Club and Chess Club and a member of the Science Club and Acapella Choir. He graduated from Virginia Tech and was a computer engineer. Afterward, he went to work for General Dynamics in Texas. Defense contractor Lockheed Martin confirmed that Turpin worked for them until 2010.
Below is the family tree. I didn't include all the children. This family is pure West Virginia. Their families were farmers or coal miners. They were all very religious. The family has quite a few Reverends.
David Allen Turpin, Louise Anna Robinette Turpin, felony torture, children, neglect, mary cummins, los angeles, california, riverside, jail, prison, james randolph turpin, king turpin, bertha church, elethl belcher, rose, west virginia, tennessee,
james randolph turpin, jr, a man called king, the life and legacy of king turpin jr
"A Man Called King: The Life and Legacy of King Turpin, Jr. What difference can one life make? Born in 1903 as the son of a wanderer in East Tennessee, King Turpin, Jr.’s childhood was everything but stable. However, an encounter with God’s grace instantaneously transformed his life, and for the remainder of his days, faithfulness to the God who had saved him became his highest ambition. This narrative is based on the memories and stories of the people who knew King and is informed by thirty years of research conducted by his grandson, J. Randolph Turpin, Jr. The book contains enlightening descriptions of King’s life as a vagrant in the Tennessee River Valley, as a cotton mill worker in Knoxville, as a miner in Kentucky, Arizona and West Virginia, and as a farmer-miner-preacher in the Appalachian mountain region. It is a story filled with amazing incidents of faith in the midst of hardships and dramatic manifestations of God’s power in the midst of impossibilities. The story of King Turpin, Jr. demonstrates the significance of a life devoted to God. Although this book was written as a tribute to King Turpin with the intent of inspiring faith in God, it also contains valuable information for researchers exploring Appalachian culture and the history of other East Tennessee Turpins."
Here is their Facebook page. Kids looked alright a few years ago back in 2011. What happened? The pics posted in 2016 and 2013 are from an earlier photo shoot. (FB page is gone. I saved it.) https://www.facebook.com/davidlouise.turpin
They went bankrupt in Riverside, California in 2011 and list 11 children. They had a child after that. He is an engineer who was making $12,000/month working for Lockheed Martin and Northrop. They have three cars, had a home, RV, farm in Texas, had property repossessed. He had two 401K's with over $100K.
U.S. Bankruptcy Court Central District of California (Riverside) Bankruptcy Petition #: 6:11-bk-37911-WJ Their debts were discharged.
Here is their bankruptcy document. I removed all social security numbers.
David Allen Turpin 39550 Saint Honore Dr. Murrieta, CA 92563 RIVERSIDE-CA SSN / ITIN: xxx-xx-****
Joint Debtor Louise Ann Turpin 39550 Saint Honore Dr. Murrieta, CA 92563 RIVERSIDE-CA SSN / ITIN: xxx-xx-**** _____________________
They live and own the home at 160 Muir Woods Rd, Perris, CA 92570. It's a 4 bed, 3 bath, 2,388 sf home built in 2013 on a 7,405 sf lot. They bought it new in 2014 for $351,000 with a $344,446 first loan. Loan is FHA with Home Community Mortgage LLC out of Irving, Texas. They're weren't in default or foreclosure. They have about $100K+ in equity. I can only imagine how expensive it would be to have that many kids. Still, they could have gone to a soup kitchen, pantry, asked their family for help. They hadn't spoken to their family in 3-4 years per their parents. Their adult kids could have been working outside of the house. Why did the father make them stay?He would have been able to care for the children under 18 if he let the adults leave and get jobs. The husband and wife were average+ weight for their height. How could they let their children starve yet they continue to eat? Below is their home.
His home is listed as a school, Sandcastle Day School. David is the Principal. 160 Muir Woods Rd. Perris, CA 92570-5574 AdministratorMr. David Turpin Principal da.turpin@yahoo.com I wonder if he got funds for charter school because he made a school? LAUSD said that each child who goes to charter school takes $8,000 per child per year. I don't know Riverside county costs. Using LAUSD as an avg, $8,000 x 8 of their kids are still school age is $64,000/year in income as a charter school. The national average is $11,000/child/year for charter school.
I can only imagine husband was too proud to ask for help. He could have sold his home, pocketed $120K and rented a place. He could have gone to a soup kitchen, pantry, sent his wife to one to get food. I think he chained them because they were starving and trying to run away to get food.
Mother's sister is a "writer." She states she was abused as a child. Was Louise also abused? These people are all very religious, into having huge families. They are from West Virginia and their families used to be coal miners.
Booking Number :201801856 NameTURPIN, DAVID ALLEN SexRaceDOB MW10/17/1961 AgeHairEyesHeightWeight 56BROGRY06'01"220 Arrest Date/TimeArresting AgencyArresting Location 01/14/2018 21:00Perris PDMUIR WOODS, PERRIS 92570 Booked Date/TimeCase No.Bail Amount 01/15/2018 01:22PE18014002009000000 Current FacilityRobert Presley Detention CenteHousing Unit2A05 Next Court Date/ TimeCourt NameRelease Date 01/18/2018 08:00Riverside Hall Of Justice Charges ChargeType Description BailDispositionBooking Type 206FELTORTURE09000000PC 206FELTORTURE09000000PC 206FELTORTURE09000000PC 206FELTORTURE09000000PC 206FELTORTURE09000000PC 206FELTORTURE09000000PC 206FELTORTURE09000000PC 206FELTORTURE09000000PC 206FELTORTURE09000000PC 273A(A)FELCHILD ENDANGERMENT09000000PC 273A(A)FELCHILD ENDANGERMENT09000000PC 273A(A)FELCHILD ENDANGERMENT09000000PC 273A(A)FELCHILD ENDANGERMENT09000000PC 273A(A)FELCHILD ENDANGERMENT09000000PC 273A(A)FELCHILD ENDANGERMENT09000000PC 273A(A)FELCHILD ENDANGERMENT09000000PC 273A(A)FELCHILD ENDANGERMENT09000000PC 273A(A)FELCHILD ENDANGERMENT09000000PC 273A(A)FELCHILD ENDANGERMENT09000000PC
Booking Number :201801857 NameTURPIN, LOUISE ANN SexRaceDOB FW05/24/1968 AgeHairEyesHeightWeight 49BROBRO05'01"140 Arrest Date/TimeArresting AgencyArresting Location 01/14/2018 21:00Perris PDMUIR WOODS, PERRIS, CA 92570 Booked Date/TimeCase No.Bail Amount 01/15/2018 01:33PE18014002009000000 Current FacilityRobert Presley Detention CenteHousing Unit6A15 Next Court Date/ TimeCourt NameRelease Date 01/18/2018 08:00Riverside Hall Of Justice Charges ChargeType Description BailDispositionBooking Type 206FELTORTURE09000000PC 206FELTORTURE09000000PC 206FELTORTURE09000000PC 206FELTORTURE09000000PC 206FELTORTURE09000000PC 206FELTORTURE09000000PC 206FELTORTURE09000000PC 206FELTORTURE09000000PC 206FELTORTURE09000000PC 273A(A)FELCHILD ENDANGERMENT09000000PC 273A(A)FELCHILD ENDANGERMENT09000000PC 273A(A)FELCHILD ENDANGERMENT09000000PC 273A(A)FELCHILD ENDANGERMENT09000000PC 273A(A)FELCHILD ENDANGERMENT09000000PC 273A(A)FELCHILD ENDANGERMENT09000000PC 273A(A)FELCHILD ENDANGERMENT09000000PC 273A(A)FELCHILD ENDANGERMENT09000000PC 273A(A)FELCHILD ENDANGERMENT09000000PC 273A(A)FELCHILD ENDANGERMENT09000000PC
Official press release about the crime from the Riverside Count Sheriff Office.
Press Release:Torture / Child Endangerment Agency:Perris Police Station Area:Perris Written Date:January 15, 2018Time:12:30 AM Incident Date:January 14, 2018Time:6:10 PM Incident Location:100 Block of Muir Woods Road, Perris, CA Reporting Officer:Sergeant Curt Harris File Number(s):PE180140020 Details:
"Early Sunday morning on January 14, 2018, a 17-year old juvenile escaped from her residence situated in the 100 Block of Muir Woods Road, Perris and managed to call 911 from a cellular device she found inside the house. The teenager claimed her 12 brothers and sisters were being held captive inside the residence by her parents and further claimed some of her siblings were bound with chains and padlocks.
When Police Officers from the Perris Police Department and Deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department met with the juvenile, she appeared to be only 10 years old and slightly emaciated. After a brief interview with the female, they contacted 57-year old David Allen Turpin and 49-year old Louise Anna Turpin at the residence where the teenager escaped.
Further investigation revealed several children shackled to their beds with chains and padlocks in dark and foul-smelling surroundings, but the parents were unable to immediately provide a logical reason why their children were restrained in that manner. Deputies located what they believed to be 12 children inside the house, but were shocked to discover that 7 of them were actually adults, ranging in age from 18 to 29. The victims appeared to be malnourished and very dirty. Perris Station Detectives were dispatched to the residence for further investigation.
All 13 victims, ranging from the age of 2 to 29, were transported to the Perris Station and interviewed. Both parents were detained and transported to the station for further investigation. Child Protective Services (CPS) and Adult Protective Services (APS) arrived to assist in the investigation. The victims were provided with food and beverages after they claimed to be starving.
The six children were eventually transported to the Riverside University Hospital System (RUHS) for medical examinations and admitted for treatment. The seven adult children were transported to Corona Regional Medical Center for an examination and admitted for medical treatment.
Both parents were interviewed in this matter and subsequently transported to the Robert Presley Detention Center (RPDC). They were booked for violations of California Penal Code Section 206–Torture and Section 273a(A)–Child Endangerment. Bail was set at $9,000,000.00 each.
Anyone with additional information regarding this investigation is encouraged to contact Master Investigator Tom Salisbury at the Perris Station by calling (951) 210-1000, or by email at PerrisStation@RiversideSheriff.org"
David Allen Turpin, Louise Anna Turpin, felony torture, children, neglect, mary cummins, los angeles, california, riverside, jail, prison
David Allen Turpin, Louise Anna Turpin, felony torture, children, neglect, mary cummins, los angeles, california, riverside, jail, prison
David Allen Turpin, Louise Anna Turpin, felony torture, children, neglect, mary cummins, los angeles, california, riverside, jail, prison. The "Thing 1," "Thing 2" is from Dr. Seuss. Dad makes it looks like his kids are his things.
David Allen Turpin, Louise Anna Turpin, felony torture, children, neglect, mary cummins, los angeles, california, riverside, jail, prison
David Allen Turpin, Louise Anna Turpin, felony torture, children, neglect, mary cummins, los angeles, california, riverside, jail, prison
Below is their marriage certificate.
David Allen Turpin, Louise Anna Robinette Turpin, felony torture, children, neglect, mary cummins, los angeles, california, riverside, jail, prison wedding license certificate
Donna Hylton, Donna Patricia Hylton, bronx, new york, murder, sodomy, kidnapping, ransom note, usa, jamaica, from light to light, a little piece of light, convicted criminal, raped 62 year old man with 3 foot steel pole
THIS IS AN ACTIVE STORY. KEEP CHECKING BACK FOR UPDATES
02/03/2022 Donna Hylton released a book and started a non-profit "A Little Piece of Light." She continues to sell her false story about being the victim when she was actually convicted of murder, torture, kidnapping. The facts are all below. So many people keep believing this person who has clearly been telling stories almost her entire life. Her family has told the truth about this person as has the court record.
08/24/2020 I was wondering why this article was getting so many hits. I just heard Donna Hylton was in the DNC video. How did these people not Google her? When I saw Donald Trump was going to have her speak at the White House on prison reform I contacted them with the truth and they uninvited her. I had no heads up about the DNC video.
This woman lies and says she wasn't involved in the crime.Yes, she was. She confessed and there were witnesses and lots of physical evidence. Prosecutors thought she got off light. Scroll down and read about the torture, murder, kidnapping...
07/20/2019 Since 1977 the "Son of Sam" law prevents convicted criminals such as Donna Hylton from profiting off the stories or shows about their crimes. It was signed into law in 1977 in New York. Donna Hylton cannot profit off her book or any upcoming movie if it mentions her crimes. Her book mentions her crimes. Any movie would include it otherwise there's nothing newsworthy about Donna Hylton.
"Son of Sam laws prohibit criminals from profiting from writings or shows about their crimes. The first such law was hastily enacted in 1977 after serial killer David Berkowitz, also known as the "Son of Sam," sold his exclusive story rights."
07/20/2018 Liar, convicted felon Donna Hylton just keeps making up stories. She of course claims she's innocent. She says she "was linked as an accessory to murder she had nothing to do with."
She goes on to say she was beaten to confess to a crime she didn't commit. "I was beaten into confessing something that it was obvious I didn’t have anything to do with. I didn’t know Mr. V. (her nickname for the man that was killed) How can I want to kidnap someone for money who I didn’t know? It didn’t make any sense, and that’s why they should have looked deeper to find the root causes."
The truth is someone offered her $8,000 to help them kidnap, hold and torture a man (pliers on his testicals, metal rod shoved up his anus...) who ended up dying. Even though Hylton knew the man was dead she still dropped off the ransom note. Almost everyone involved instantly confessed to everything. There was no beating to force her to confess. She gladly confessed. Joshua Dudley did a horrible job of research for his interview of this con lady. "A little piece of light" is a fairy tale.
06/14/2018 Donna Hylton is now trying to reach out to Kim Kardashian. She now calls herself a "non-violent accessory." They put a metal rod up a man's ass. They use pliers on his testicles. Non-violent accessory?! Donna confessed to doing this, "squeezed the victim's testicles with a pair of pliers, beat him, burned him." Donna confessed that she knew he was dead when she delivered the ransom note. Donna said she did the crime for $8,000 which she wanted to use to break into modeling. Read this for what she actually did. She was no "non-violent accessory." She was sentenced to 25 years and the detectives thought she got off light. She keeps changing her story.
06/04/2018 Donna Hylton has released her book "A little piece of light." It's clearly a work of fiction. The one mention of it is in the entertainment section. Read below for actual facts about her life. She knowingly agreed to commit a crime for money. She admitted it. She's no victim. The victim is the man she helped kill. They were torturing the man before killing him. "Victim" Donna admitted they put a metal rod up the man's ass. She talks about it like it was no big deal.
Per the Son of Sam Law Donna Hylton cannot profit from a book, movie or anything else based on her story about her crime.
05/19/2018 Guess who was uninvited to the White House for a talk about prison reform? Yep, Donna Hylton. I can tell you why she was uninvited. When I heard she was invited I sent an email to the White House about her actual past. She was not a "victim." She was involved in an intentional murder. She was involved in his torture. She had the opportunity to have a good life with a good family in a good neighborhood. Donna chose the other path.
UPDATE: 04/12/2018 Author Kristine Gasbarre co-authored a book with Donna Hylton. It will be released June 5, 2018. I was told the Judge had stated that none of the defendants can profit off their story. It'll be interesting to see how this pans out.
"Her latest co-authored book, with Donna Hylton, is coming out June 5. It is ‘A Little Piece of Light – A Memoir of Hope, Prison and a Life Unbound.’ Gasbarre described in detail how the book evolved from a woman’s traumatic childhood and eventual 27- year incarceration for murder. As the one who takes all the facts and research and weaves them into a story, she said, she often feels like an “emotional surrogate.”
UPDATE: 04/29/2017 I just found Donna Hylton's family. Her story is bogus. She was raised in a good neighborhood, family and was given everything. She ran away from home then got pregnant by her boyfriend. Her baby daddy didn't rape her. She ran away with him. Her father didn't abuse her. Her mom and dad just about still live in the same place as when they adopted the siblings. Donna's real mother didn't sell her. She was adopted. Donna's sister came forward with some info. Her sister is educated and an upstanding citizen.
Per the court order Donna cannot write a book about her case. There can never be a movie about her and her case. Someone needs to tell the producers. People also need to know that this person is a fraud. I believe Donna originally made up those stories to try to beat the murder, kidnapping charges by playing the victim. It didn't even help. People say their dad abused them as a reason to kill the dad not some random stranger. Donna confessed to her crime in great detail. Now she's saying maybe she was involved in the kidnapping but not the murder. She lied and said she didn't know he died until after she was arrested. She later messed up that story and admitted she knew he died before she delivered the ransom note. It wasn't just a ransom note. There were photos of the victim naked and tied to a bed spread eagle. There was a note and an audio cassette of the victim telling his biz partner to pay the ransom. Body hair from the female defendants were found on the bedding which they used to wrap up the body. Evidence showed the female defendant's body hair was on the bed sheet where the victim was tied to the bed. That could be perceived as evidence they had sex, attempted to have sex...
If you look at Donna's history per Donna, she kept saying her "beauty" caused her to be raped by almost every relative, neighbor, teacher, mentor...of either sex. I think this shows her insecurity about her looks.
I contacted Donna asking for comment, clarification on all of these issues. She did not reply or contest anything. She received the email. I know because she blocked me on Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram. I can still see her profiles.
Someone made a short about her crime and prison time. I thought this was not allowed per the court order? I'll try to get the court order.
Donna changed her story yet again. Now she says they were going to blackmail the man they killed. She said she was supposed to watch a girl have sex with him. Then they would blackmail him. She said she knew it was wrong but she didn't care. She just wanted to find a way out of her "abusive" situation. Now she says she was kidnapped and abused. She was burned. She said she was 17. This is when she ran away with her boyfriend. You can tell by her body language, eyes, voice that she's lying. She said she went to the police to tell them about her own kidnapping and ... guess what? ... the police officer raped her!
Her warden says there needs to be reform to reduce number who go to prison. Then she said maybe not with the level of Donna's crime but with lesser criminals. Warden said 90% of jail costs is security and not programs.
Donna says her "crime" was just a "situation." She blames it all on her "abuse" by everyone. She also blames it on her sex and color. She again says she was abused because she was so pretty and smart.
She started a "From Life to Life LLC." It's for profit and not a non-profit.
FROM LIFE TO LIFE LLC is corporation filed with the New York State Department of State (NYSDOS). The DOS ID is 4486519. The business entity is incorporated in Kings County. The entity type is DOMESTIC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. The initial DOS filing date is 11/13/2013. The address is 7014 13th Avenue Suite 202, Brooklyn, New York 11228. The city is Brooklyn, New York. The zip code is 11238.
“If I weren’t a woman I wouldn’t have been raped as many times as I have. I would have been a handsome man instead of pretty woman who was objectified and abused.” – Donna Hylton
I'm a woman. I haven't been raped. I realize there are times when a woman can not get away from being raped. I still make sure I don't hang out with sleazy people, criminals. I don't get drunk. take drugs, stay out late at night clubs. I don't go to a stranger's house by myself in the middle of the night. I know how to defend myself.
Seems Donna Hylton is the poster person for New York's "Work for Success" program. We have one here in California. Someone called me up and asked me if I would hire an ex-inmate. They give a tax incentive. I'm not looking for help now but I probably would depending upon the crime and person. Would I hire Donna? No.
donna hylton convicted kidnapper murderer torture, work for success, role model? new york
UPDATE: 05/02/2017 Donna Hylton stated in her LinkedIn that she got Bachelor's and Master's degrees from Mercy College. She said she got her Bachelor's degree in Behavioral Sciences 1990 - 2003. She got her Master's in English Language and Literature with a 3.73 GPA in 2003. I saved copies of her page in case she edits it. The photo below on the left is what Donna posted. Notice the logo on the gown. To the right is the logo of the City College of San Francisco which matches the one on the gown. Notice the cap color does not match the gown. The photo below right show the real colors, cap, gown, tassels of Mercy College. They are completely different. The tassel in her "graduation photo" has a date of 2014. Not only that but the photo is more recent from after she got out of prison in 2012. It's not 2003. I asked Donna about her education and she didn't reply. I did notice the next time she posted her "graduation photo" that she cropped out the logo of City College of San Francisco. CCSF does not give full degrees online. You have to go to class in San Francisco. If anyone has some clarification, send it along. Was this just some online certification program? It seems they formed a group to talk about improving conditions for inmates. They asked some ex-prisoners to be in the group to advise. Hylton was one of a few prisoners. She never states she graduated from CCSF. I see a pic of her on the campus for a meeting wearing a CCSF tshirt. On her resume she says she worked there as a Community Health Worker. Just a few years ago she said she only got a BA from Mercy College and was working on a Masters at another college.
Donna hylton fake graduation photo. She cropped the logo in this version but she left the tassel that says 2014.
Below is the logo of Mercy College so there can be no confusion
donna hylton, mercy college, graduation photo @mercycollege
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I came across an article about Donna Hylton giving a speech about the horrors of the prison system. Donna Hylton talked about how she was discriminated against because she was black. Donna Hylton never stated why she was sent to prison. A student at the presentation asked her about being convicted of murder, kidnapping and torture. The school told the student she was being rude for asking the question. Huge red flag which means ... it's research time!
Donna Patricia Hylton was born October 29, 1964 in Jamaica. This birth date is confirmed with her criminal records. April 16, 1975 Donna Patricia Hylton at the age of nine signed her order of petition to become a naturalized citizen in Bronx, New York. Her address was listed as 820 Boynton Ave, Bronx, NY. Below is that record.
Donna Hylton, Donna Patricia Hylton, convicted criminal, murder, kidnapping, torture, bronx, new york, naturalization papers, citizen
I looked up the address. It's a very nice upscale building complex. It was built in 1965 so it was less than ten years old then. Below is a description and a photo.
"When you decide to call Lafayette Estates home, you will encounter first hand that most elusive of concepts: true peace of mind. Surrounded by lush parkland in the Soundview section of the Bronx, it is just 10 minutes by car from the Bronx-Manhattan-Queens bridges. City subways and buses are nearby, as are shopping and dining.
Lafayette Estates takes its name from the famed French Marquis, and its four residential towers are named after quaint French towns. This is a rare opportunity to invest in a singular residential development that combines the romance of nearby waterside living with excellent family amenities and the best of New York City."
Donna Hylton stated she was a good student and a track star in high school with a scholarship. I'm searching but haven't found anything yet. This woman lied to police, reporters, many people so it's very hard to believe what she says. Turns out she dropped out of school after junior prom. She didn't graduate.
On March 20, 1985 Donna Hylton and six co-defendants kidnapped, tortured and killed 62-year-old Thomas Vigliarolo a balding real estate broker and con man. On March 12, 1986 after a jury trial Donna Hylton was convicted of second degree murder and two counts of first degree kidnapping. Donna Hylton was sentenced to concurrent indeterminate prison terms of 25 years to life. The case is People v Hylton, 564 N.Y.S. 2d 746 (lst Dep't 1991).
"New York Penal Law § 135.25: Kidnapping in the first degree. Kidnapping is one of the most serious crimes in the New York criminal code. It involves restraining and holding a person in a concealed location without that person's consent."
"Murder in the second degree (New York Penal Law 125.25): A person is guilty of murder in the second degree when: 1. With intent to cause the death of another person, he causes the death of such person or of a third person; except that in any prosecution under this subdivision, it is an affirmative defense that: (a) The defendant acted under the influence of extreme emotional disturbance for which there was a reasonable explanation or excuse, the reasonableness of which is to be determined from the viewpoint of a person in the defendant’s situation under the circumstances as the defendant believed them to be. Nothing contained in this paragraph shall constitute a defense to a prosecution for, or preclude a conviction of, manslaughter in the first degree or any other crime; or (b) The defendant’s conduct consisted of causing or aiding, without the use of duress or deception, another person to commit suicide. Nothing contained in this paragraph shall constitute a defense to a prosecution for, or preclude a conviction of, manslaughter in the second degree or any other crime; or 2. Under circumstances evincing a depraved indifference to human life, he recklessly engages in conduct which creates a grave risk of death to another person, and thereby causes the death of another person; or 3. Acting either alone or with one or more other persons, he commits or attempts to commit robbery, burglary, kidnapping, arson, rape in the first degree, criminal sexual act in the first degree, sexual abuse in the first degree, aggravated sexual abuse, escape in the first degree, or escape in the second degree, and, in the course of and in furtherance of such crime or of immediate flight therefrom, he, or another participant, if there be any, causes the death of a person other than one of the participants; except that in any prosecution under this subdivision, in which the defendant was not the only participant in the underlying crime, it is an affirmative defense that the defendant: (a) Did not commit the homicidal act or in any way solicit, request, command, importune, cause or aid the commission thereof; and (b) Was not armed with a deadly weapon, or any instrument, article or substance readily capable of causing death or serious physical injury and of a sort not ordinarily carried in public places by law-abiding persons; and (c) Had no reasonable ground to believe that any other participant was armed with such a weapon, instrument, article or substance; and (d) Had no reasonable ground to believe that any other participant intended to engage in conduct likely to result in death or serious physical injury; or 4. Under circumstances evincing a depraved indifference to human life, and being eighteen years old or more the defendant recklessly engages in conduct which creates a grave risk of serious physical injury or death to another person less than eleven years old and thereby causes the death of such person; or 5. Being eighteen years old or more, while in the course of committing rape in the first, second or third degree, criminal sexual act in the first, second or third degree, sexual abuse in the first degree, aggravated sexual abuse in the first, second, third or fourth degree, or incest in the first, second or third degree, against a person less than fourteen years old, he or she intentionally causes the death of such person. Murder in the second degree is a class A-I felony."
The Defendants are Louis Miranda the one who ordered the kidnapping, Woodie George Pace the tough guy, his girlfriend 500 lb Selma Price, Maria Talag, Donna Hylton and her friends Rita and Theresa.
From the 1985 NY Times article,
"Those charged were Selma Price, 46, of that address; Rita Peters, 20, and Donna Hilton, 20, both of the Bronx; Maria Talag, 24, of Queens, and Woodie George Pace, 40, Louis Miranda, 64, and Angeles Marlano, 62, all of Manhattan."
Donna Hylton likes to say she just watched the victim and delivered the ransom note. Not true. Per the Psychology Today article and court documents Donna Hylton admitted to squeezing the victim's testicles with a pair of pliers, beating him, burning him... The Detectives thought their prison sentences were actually light. Donna Hylton said she did not realize the victim had died when she delivered the ranson note. Later she admitted she knew before she delivered the note.
Reading the Psychology Today article where she basically states that almost all of her family members, mentors, neighbors ... molested her and I find it hard to believe. Everyone molested her? She reminds me of Anna Storelli who also stated everyone molested her including celebrities.
There's a discrepancy in the Psychology Today article. The woman who inserted the three foot metal rod up the anus of the victim said "he was a homo." That makes no sense. If he were a homosexual, how were three women able to lure him away with the offer of heterosexual sex?
Just found a post supposedly from her sister. Name, birth date, naturalization dates match. This is her older sister. This sounds believable. I believe Donna Hylton is a lying fraud.
"I am happy to see such an articulate summarisation of Donna and her crime. 1) DONNA HYLTON WAS NOT ABUSED AS A CHILD 2) Her memories are fragmented bits of lies 3) What she is doing is making herself THE VICTIM 4) Judge Torres as a part of his sentencing stipulated that “no movies, books, or documentaries were to be made about this heinous crime because he did not want any of the murderers to benefit from the murder, torture, kidnap of the Victim. He was burned, clothed on in diapers and was given kool aid when they felt like feeding him. 5) MY FATHER IS 90 years old still alive and NEVER MOLESTED OR HAD SEXUAL CONTACT WITH DONNA 6) Her birth mother DID NOT SELL HER TO THE HYLTONS 7) My mother NEVER threw her in the air and watched her drop to the ground 8) Donna was a Spoiled child that was GIVEN EVERYTHING SHE WANTED.. Had the best of everything my parents made sure of that. 9) She ran away from home of her own accord. 10) Her daughters father did not rape her.. How do you rape someone who willingly ran away from home one week after Junior High prom? 11) I am her Blood sister, we have the same mother and we were both adopted by the HYLTONS. 12) She is a Sociopathic, PATHOLIGICAL Liar…Shows no empathy, remorse or sympathy to anyone she hurts. 13) If she thinks she will benefit from you she will lay on the BABY VOICE CHARM, caress your hands and look you straight in the eye and LIE… 14) The only reason they were not given the death sentence was because NYC had banned it when the crime was committed. A BOOK, MOVIE, IF TOLD WILL BE A PACK OF LIES!!!!!"
I'm starting to doubt that Donna Hylton graduated from Mercy College with Bachelor and Masters degrees. She posts one photo of her in a cap and gown by herself next to a tree. Why not the photo they give you of you accepting your degree? The cap and gown in the photo is not the cap and gown for the school. All students must only buy Mercy College cap and gown for their specific degrees. Donna posted a pic of her in a cap, gown June 2016. She got out of prison in 2012. Bachelor degree is four years. Masters is another two to four depending upon study. First she'd have to get her GED or actually finish high school. Maybe she did that in prison. There still is not enough time for a Bachelor and Masters degrees in only four years. Below is a pic which Donna posted when she said she graduated in September 2016. She posted the same again February 2017. That is not the cap, gown, colors or tassle of Mercy College. If you zoom in on the "2014" or whatever it says, I see photoshopping. Also I think it says "City College of San Francisco" on the gown on those two patches. Those aren't even the school colors. I think Donna maybe bought some used cap and gown from a thrift store, put it on, took a pic of herself next to a tree and called it a day. People want to believe criminals and liars can change but they can't.
It does say "City College of San Francisco." It's their logo. She has never lived in San Francisco. Here's their logo. It says "The truth shall make you free" on it!
city college of san francisco, donna hylton is a lying fraud
This is the cap and gown for Mercy College from Mercy College website.
Below is her prison record. May 19, 1986 she went to prison for 25 years to life. April 5, 2010 was her earliest parole hearing. She was released two years later January 2012. She was involved in some bad behavior in prison. She was on probation until December 2016.
Inmate Information
Inmate Information Data Definitions are provided for most of the elements listed below. When a detailed definition is available for a specific element, you may click on the element's label to view it.
Identifying and Location Information As of 04/30/17
Crimes of Conviction If all 4 crime fields contain data, there may be additional crimes not shown here. In this case, the crimes shown here are those with the longest sentences. As of 04/30/17
Crime
Class
MURDER 2ND
A1
KIDNAPPING 1ST
A1
KIDNAPPING 1ST
A1
Sentence Terms and Release Dates Under certain circumstances, an inmate may be released prior to serving his or her minimum term and before the earliest release date shown for the inmate. As of 04/30/17
Donna Hylton appealed the case. "On direct appeal. Petitioner challenged her conviction on the grounds that the trial court erred (1) in admitting Petitioner's statements to the police; (2) in failing to grant Petitioner a separate trial; (3) in admitting co-defendants' statements implicating Petitioner in violation of her constitutional right to confrontation; (4) by giving improper instructions to the jury on her defense of duress; and (5) by permitting the prosecution to engage in misconduct. Lastly, Petitioner argued that her sentence was excessive."
"The Appellate Division, First Department, affirmed the conviction and sentence on January 29, 1991, stating:
"Under the circumstances of this case, joinder was proper. Similarly, considering that Hylton made her own elaborate confession, which was corroborated by ample evidence irrespective of the statements of her co-defendants, we cannot conclude that reversible error occurred with introduction of the statements of those codefendants. Defendant's challenges to the trial court's instruction on duress are unpreserved as a matter of law; nor do we find reversible error in the prosecutor's comments which referred to defendant's failure to establish this defense. With respect to other comments by the prosecutor in summation, defendant's arguments are either unpreserved or unpersuasive. We have examined defendant's remaining contentions and find them to be meritless. Hylton, 564 N.Y.S.2d at 746-47."
Donna Hylton filed another appeal on the same grounds and lost again. Fifteen years later, in February 2006 Donna Hylton moved to vacate her conviction on similar grounds and was denied. April 17, 2007 Donna Hylton filed a writ of habeas corpus and was denied.
This conviction has now been affirmed four more times. And again, Donna Hylton gave a long and elaborate confession of everything she did. Her appeal basically stated she should not have been allowed to confess. The Judge stated that even without her confession there was enough physical evidence to convict her.
I found a few court records. She filed an appeal many years after confessing to the crime. It was denied as untimely. Here's the docket of the proceedings. It mentions the previous cases in detail.
It seems Donna Hylton kept getting in trouble in prison. That's probably why she was in prison for 27 years when she was sentenced to 25. "The ruling barring enforcement of the OMH policy and the rulings ordering expungement of the records of the disciplinary hearings of Hylton, Cannon, Pointer, and Scott are reversed, and the case is remanded for further proceedings consistent with this opinion."
Donna Hylton #86-G-0206 Bedford Hills Correctional Facility P.O. Box 1000 247 Harris Road Bedford Hills, NY 10507
Below is her mailing address
donna hylton 521 St. Marks Avenue 3B Brooklyn New York 11238 Her email is donnahylton2012@gmail.com
This 1995 "Crime and Punishment" interview Psychology Today did with Donna Hylton in prison is a real eye opener. All of the defendants immediately confessed to their crimes. People were shocked that Donna Hylton unemotionally admitted to the horribly cruel things she'd done.
Below are newspaper clippings of the case. For some reason her name was never mentioned in the newspaper articles. It is now.
Click to see it full size, Donna Hylton convicted of kidnap torture murder 1986
Donna Hylton convicted of kidnap torture murder 1985
Donna Hylton convicted of kidnap torture murder 1985
Donna Hylton convicted of kidnap torture murder 1985
Below is a summary of her autobiography which will be turned into a movie. I'm trying to verify her statements but so far I haven't been able to.
"According to the story that will be used for the feature film: Growing up in Jamaica, Hylton’s mother first sold her to an American couple in New York. She was 7 years old. Thinking that she was going to Disneyland, she ended up in a very different reality: Hylton would find out that her adoptive father was a pedophile. To get away from him, she would hide in the closet, and when she saw a little piece of light coming through the room, she knew he was on his way to get her.
Hylton, whose beauty became her curse in a life of sexual abuse, was later arrested at age 19 when she was a high school track star as a result of her participation in the kidnapping and murder of a Rikers Island real estate agent. She was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison and was put in solitary confinement where she, once again, would see that little piece of light. This time, however, it grew to mean something very different.
Once out of prison in 2012, she would look for that little piece of light in others. And eventually found her calling — she began fighting for the rights of women alongside her mother figure and women’s rights activist, author Eve Ensler (The Vagina Monologues)."
