2 Captures in 1 Week (and the week isn't over)
We’re celebrating a great week at NC Wanted. Our goal with the project was to be an avenue for the public to share information about unsolved crimes and wanted fugitives in the area. This week your tips lead to the capture of two suspects, who are now in jail. That’s the way it’s supposed to work. And that’s how it’s working.
Many people have asked me about the changes to NC Wanted, and the fact that they aren’t seeing the 30 minute show every week. I hope you recognize how effective your voice can be, even in this new format. The more you get on board and pass along information, the more cases we can help law enforcement close. And the bottom line there is our community is safer, and we all want that. So, thanks again.
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Finding Peace
When NC WANTED features an unsolved murder case, we reach out to the family members of the victim. This connection allows us to develop an emotional bond with the victim and their family. Those left behind suffer so much from the senseless violence. Their pain is unimaginable.
Without fail, we are told by family members that not knowing “who” or “why” haunts them. The unanswered questions and the search for justice are a constant presence in their lives.
NCWANTED.com has featured the unsolved murder case of Kathi Goff Kennedy.
Kathi was killed in 1994. Her body was found by her mother, Gladys Goff. Thankfully, Kathi’s two young daughters were found in the home unharmed.
A few days ago Gladys Goff passed away after years of declining health. She had always hoped she would live to see Kathi’s killer arrested. Sadly, the case remains unsolved.
Gladys was a woman of faith. She knew that sooner or later,
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A Prank Leads to Murder
It’s a case that has you scratching your head. This Saturday we’ll profile the death of Pete Hicks in 2000. Here’s a man who died after riding his motorcycle into a large tree that was lying across the road in rural Granville County. It was late at night and dark. Pete never saw it.
Someone apparently cut the tree down that night. Authorities think it was some sort of a prank. No one believes it was meant to kill, but it did.
So, for the last nine years, Pete’s friends and family have wondered why? Why did someone make that terrible decision that changed their lives forever? Maybe after this weekend, a heavy conscience will yield information that will help solve the case.
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Another Chapter Ends
A hearing at the Wilson County Courthouse on June 2, 2009, brings another chapter in the case of the Brittany Willis murder to a close. The last remaining defendant, Julian Tyson Deans, entered an Alford plea and was found guilty of misdemeanor obstruction of justice. There are no more criminal charges left pending in the case.
Deans’ plea comes twenty six days shy of the fifth anniversary of Brittany’s kidnapping, rape, and murder. She was 17.
The controversy generated by the criminal charges in the case focused primarily on co-defendants, Kenneth Meeks and James Johnson, delaying the resolution of Deans’ charges.
Much has been written and reported about the murder and the criminal justice process that followed. Even though Deans’ plea brings that chapter to an end, Brittany’s family and friends still live with the tremendous sense of loss. For them, that chapter never ends.
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