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Aaroné Thompson Dead?
11.11.09: Aaron Thompson sentenced to 114 years. Read about it at
That night Aaroné did not return home during that bitterly cold night. I believe the temperature dropped to 12 degrees. She did not return home on Tuesday, or Wednesday. It snowed Tuesday night. Police called off the search for Aaroné today saying that they had searched every place a child that young could have gone. Aaroné is only six-years-old. When police began searching on Monday afternoon they made comments to the media indicating that the family was not being too cooperative with the search. They were reluctant to discuss what problems they were having with the family because they felt the investigation might turn into one of a criminal nature later on and they did not want to jeopardize the investigation. One thing police did mention was that they were unable to obtain a recent photo of the girl; the only photo provided to law enforcement was 1 1/2 years old. That is the photo at the top of this blog entry. Police believe the girl has been dead for at least 1 1/2 years and the request for help for her recent disappearance was fabricated. Search warrants have been served on the home and the father and the live-in girlfriend are being looked at as ‘persons of interest’ in the death of six-year-old Aaroné. Seven other children live in the home. They have been removed from their home and placed in protective custody with Child Protective Services. The family is upset with how they have been treated. They feel that they have been treated unfairly and have hired a family friend to be their spokesperson. They are considering hiring an attorney. I believe it may be a good idea to get an attorney at this point, but not for the reasons they want to hire an attorney. Other information learned during the investigation was that the girl did not attend school. Her mother lives in a woman’s shelter in Michigan. She told reporters she could not afford the cost of travel to come and look for her daughter. Perhaps they are innocent of any wrong-doing. In my last blog entry I wrote of how we have had at least one child murdered each month this year in the United States. So far, if Aaroné was murdered this month instead of a few years ago then that will be a total of two murdered children for the month of November. I wonder when will it end, the slaughtering of our children. The police are pretty confident that Aaroné Thompson was murdered in her home at least 1 1/2 years ago. They cite some interesting reasons; there were no pictures of Aaroné in the home older than 4 1/2 years and she had never been enrolled in school. It is as if she had fallen off of the face of the earth. They also received a tip from someone close to the family indicating that Aaroné most likely is deceased and has been for some time. According to law enforcement officials, interviews conducted with the children indicate they have acknowledged that Aaroné has been gone from the home for a considerable length of time. If this is true, Aaroné was not the only victim. It is a horrible thought that these children have had to keep that secret. I wonder what the effects on their psyches will be in the years to come. Thus far Aaroné’s father and his live-in girlfriend have not cooperated with the investigation. Time will tell if Aaroné was murdered or if she in fact walked out her door on Monday, November 14, 2005 never to be seen again. Much has happened over the past few years with this case. Aaron Thompson and his live-in girlfriend Shelly lost permanent custody of their children. Shelly died sometime last year from a heart condition. Aaron was indicted earlier this year and will stand trial November 3, 2008. It is interesting because the deceased former live-in girlfriend was also named in the indictment. I will be covering this trial on my other blog, The End of the Story. July 13: Samantha has been located safe
Aaroné Thompson was reported missing Monday afternoon from her home in Aurora, Colorado by her father Aaron Thompson. He told police that there was some sort of disagreement about discipline and she walked out of the house. I don’t recall reading information about how long she was gone before her father went to look for her, but he claims he searched for her and then called police.I am trying to understand why a parent who had murdered a child would report that child as missing 1 1/2 years after the fact. It would seem to me that a secret like that kept for so long would be kept as a secret and taken to the grave.
Again, I wonder why someone would fabricate a story of a missing child for one that they knew was murdered. The only excuse I have come up with that is logical to me is that someone was coming to visit the family. Aaroné’s birthday was approaching on November 30th. Perhaps this person, a relative was particularly interested in seeing Aaroné. There was no way of getting around her not being there unless she was reported missing, possibly a victim of a kidnapping. This would bring sympathy for the family and it would also get them off the hook as being involved in their child’s murder; at least for a while until they could dispose of the body in a remote location. Could the murderer be that ignorant to the fact that law enforcement, once finding the remains would be able to pinpoint just how long she had been deceased?CA AMBER Alert: Samantha Mitchell
Police responding to an assault call at a home in Novato, California found a female’s body laying in the yard. She was pronounced deceased at the scene. Police believe James Raphael Whitty Mitchell, 27, beat the woman to death and then kidnapped her 1-year-old daughter a little before 7 p.m. this evening. An AMBER Alert is in effect for California – Statewide.
According to news sources, Mitchell has vowed kill law enforcement if they try to stop him. He has two hand guns registered in his name and is believed to be armed and extremely dangerous.
There are currently no pictures available of the suspect or the victim. As soon as they are available I will post them here.
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Victim: Samantha Mitchell
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Samantha is a 1-year-old white female with black hair and blue eyes. When last seen she was wearing a pink and white jumpsuit
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Suspect: James Mitchell
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James Mitchell is a 27-year-old white male with a shaved head and hazel eyes. He is 6’2″ tall and weighs 220lbs. He has a muscular build. Armed and Dangerous
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Suspect Vehicle
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Mitchell is believed to be traveling in a gold and silver Honda Accord with California license plate 5XAT527.
Should you encounter James Mitchell do not approach him. Call 9-1-1 immediately.
I hope this guy gets his wits about him enough to at least put Samantha in a safe place.
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Monday, July 13, 2009: 11 a.m. PST
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There is more information this morning regarding the suspect and Samantha’s recovery. Police located Samantha in the city of Citrus Heights just hours after the AMBER Alert was issued. According to Samantha’s maternal grandmother, Claudia Stevens, her daughter, 29-year-old Danielle Keller, and Samantha had been staying with her for several months. Her daughter’s body was found in the backyard of her home on Sunday evening. It is alleged that the suspect, James Mitchell, beat Samantha’s mother to death with a baseball bat before kidnapping the child.According to Stevens, James Mitchell comes from a family with a checkered past.
Stevens told The Marin Independent Journal that Mitchell is a son of Jim Mitchell, who directed the 1972 porn classic, “Behind the Green Door.” Jim Mitchell was convicted in 1991 of manslaughter and weapons charges in the shooting death of his brother and film-making partner, Artie Mitchell.
The elder Mitchell served half of a six-year sentence and died in 2007.What do you want to bet Mitchell’s defense attorney tries to make something out of the above family history in a bid to save his client from either life in prison without parole or perhaps the death penalty.
I hope prosecutors do seek the death penalty in this case.
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Monday, July 13, 2009: 12:30 a.m. PST
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Samantha was located somewhere within California early Monday morning. Mitchell was detained. Police are not releasing any more information at this time.
Amber Alert: One-Year Old Girl Kidnapped in NorCal, CBS13.com, Last Accessed: July 13, 2009.
AMBER Alert: Samantha Mitchell, National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, Last Accessed: July 13, 2009.
Amber Alert Cancelled: Abducted Infant Found, Suspect Detained, CBS2.com, Last Accessed: July 13, 2009.
