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Post by Scumhunter on Mar 15, 2019 7:17:18 GMT -5
Stephenson apparently confessed to the murder of Natina Kiah after he was pulled over (It doesn't say if he confessed to killing Ivy DeJesus, although logic would indicate if he confessed to one why not the other). It's not speculated as to motive although Natina's family thinks perhaps she was starting to suspect Lamont was not being truthful about his past and hiding who he truly was. (Unfortunately she was right). The family says there were no wanted posters at the homeless shelter where Stephenson was staying and believes FBI top ten most wanted posters should be placed in homeless shelters across the country. I actually think that is a good idea since fugitives often turn to homeless shelters while on the run. www.afro.com/40-year-old-mother-killed-by-fbi-10-most-wanted-fugitive/
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Post by ninja108 on Mar 15, 2019 11:12:41 GMT -5
Stephenson apparently confessed to the murder of Natina Kiah after he was pulled over (It doesn't say if he confessed to killing Ivy DeJesus, although logic would indicate if he confessed to one why not the other). It's not speculated as to motive although Natina's family thinks perhaps she was starting to suspect Lamont was not being truthful about his past and hiding who he truly was. (Unfortunately she was right). The family says there were no wanted posters at the homeless shelter where Stephenson was staying and believes FBI top ten most wanted posters should be placed in homeless shelters across the country. I actually think that is a good idea since fugitives often turn to homeless shelters while on the run. www.afro.com/40-year-old-mother-killed-by-fbi-10-most-wanted-fugitive/I agree. One can simply look through AMW captures and see how many of them were at homeless shelters for proof of that.
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Post by Scumhunter on Apr 15, 2019 16:13:01 GMT -5
Stephenson has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Olga DeJesus. That is a bit weird considering he allegedly confessed at the very least to the murder of Natina Kiah, but sometimes not guilty pleas are initial formalities and plea deals are reached later and/or these are alleged criminal defendants- they often change their tune when facing reality. www.njherald.com/article/20190415/AP/304159779#
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Post by ninja108 on Apr 15, 2019 17:10:26 GMT -5
Stephenson has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Olga DeJesus. That is a bit weird considering he allegedly confessed at the very least to the murder of Natina Kiah, but sometimes not guilty pleas are initial formalities and plea deals are reached later and/or these are alleged criminal defendants- they often change their tune when facing reality. www.njherald.com/article/20190415/AP/304159779# It might also be him maintaining the last bit of control he has left. He knows he's never going to be free again but that doesn't mean he'll make it easy for the DA or Olga's family.
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Post by тσρтєиhυитєя on Apr 24, 2019 22:25:10 GMT -5
In my opinion, Lamont Stephenson’s Capture is perhaps the most violent ending to a fugitive case and perhaps the worst of the decade, with Greg Carlson, & Adam Mayes just behind. The Top Ten List has had a great record from 2013-2018 of fugitives being caught peacefully or surrendering.
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Post by Scumhunter on Apr 24, 2019 23:37:38 GMT -5
In my opinion, Lamont Stephenson’s Capture is perhaps the most violent ending to a fugitive case and perhaps the worst of the decade, with Greg Carlson, & Adam Mayes just behind. The Top Ten List has had a great record from 2013-2018 of fugitives being caught peacefully or surrendering. Yeah don't get me wrong I'm relieved he's caught but it's hard for me to celebrate when he managed to kill at least one other woman before his arrest. (Hence why I didn't go all haywire with exclamation points like some captures). Granted every fugitive capture is still bittersweet because it either won't bring a loved one back and/or in other cases where the victim survived violence, molestation or any other harmful felony it won't take away their pain, but I do feel while the FBI and The Hunt/In Pursuit did everything they could, it does highlight both the need to make posters for wanted fugitives more prevalent in homeless shelters and/or new ways of publicizing fugitive cases as in my opinion while not having prints on file didn't help, Stephenson didn't do much to change his appearance and was easily recognizable if the right person saw his face. So I'm glad he's caught but frustrated (while once again stressing it is nobody's fault that tried) that an additional murder that I felt did not have to happen happened.
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Post by ninja108 on Apr 25, 2019 15:41:55 GMT -5
In my opinion, Lamont Stephenson’s Capture is perhaps the most violent ending to a fugitive case and perhaps the worst of the decade, with Greg Carlson, & Adam Mayes just behind. The Top Ten List has had a great record from 2013-2018 of fugitives being caught peacefully or surrendering. Yeah don't get me wrong I'm relieved he's caught but it's hard for me to celebrate when he managed to kill at least one other woman before his arrest. (Hence why I didn't go all haywire with exclamation points like some captures). Granted every fugitive capture is still bittersweet because it either won't bring a loved one back and/or in other cases where the victim survived violence, molestation or any other harmful felony it won't take away their pain, but I do feel while the FBI and The Hunt/In Pursuit did everything they could, it does highlight both the need to make posters for wanted fugitives more prevalent in homeless shelters and/or new ways of publicizing fugitive cases as in my opinion while not having prints on file didn't help, Stephenson didn't do much to change his appearance and was easily recognizable if the right person saw his face. So I'm glad he's caught but frustrated (while once again stressing it is nobody's fault that tried) that an additional murder that I felt did not have to happen happened. I can remember a couple of fugitives from the AMW days(Micheal Reese and Karen Huster) where they were wanted for murders and sadly weren't busted until they had killed again. All you can do is try and take lessons from it so it hopefully won't happen again.
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Post by Scumhunter on Apr 25, 2019 15:51:15 GMT -5
It has happened with John Addis as well.
I guess it is just my frustration that I felt Lamont Stephenson should have been a relatively easy capture despite the no fingerprints and I have no idea how he managed to stay on the run for over 4 years.
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Post by ninja108 on Apr 25, 2019 18:13:26 GMT -5
It has happened with John Addis as well. I guess it is just my frustration that I felt Lamont Stephenson should have been a relatively easy capture despite the no fingerprints and I have no idea how he managed to stay on the run for over 4 years. From the sounds of it,he was simply moving from place to place and not contacting anyone from his old life. Can be easy to stay off the radar if you do that. It's why I think wanted posters in homeless shelters are a good idea. It will make it harder for the bad guys/gals to hide out there.
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Post by Scumhunter on Apr 26, 2019 1:03:42 GMT -5
Yeah I know this sounds contradictory- I don't fault anyone who tried specifically and Stephenson did a decent job of hiding- I just have that inkling that he should have been caught easier even though it was also no one's fault. Like if only some fresh angles had been thought of but I can't blame anyone for not thinking of them. (I know that made no sense so I'll move on now).
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Post by ninja108 on Apr 26, 2019 12:50:33 GMT -5
Yeah I know this sounds contradictory- I don't fault anyone who tried specifically and Stephenson did a decent job of hiding- I just have that inkling that he should have been caught easier even though it was also no one's fault. Like if only some fresh angles had been thought of but I can't blame anyone for not thinking of them. (I know that made no sense so I'll move on now). My last thoughts for now on this is the sad reality that some of the fugitives we think will be the easiest to nab aren't. I remember when Hazel Head was first profiled on AMW back in 98 and thinking she would go down as one of the quicker captures in AMW history. Instead she's still out there along with Robert Fisher(I wonder if he's still alive) and others.
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Post by Scumhunter on Jun 15, 2019 11:25:41 GMT -5
What's most important is getting justice for Ivy DeJesus and Natina Kiah but I learned from a psychology professor at CrimeCon that they changed the definition of serial killer from three or more to only two or more victims back in 2005. (Even I didn't previously know this)
So unfortunately, Stephenson is by technical definition a serial killer if found guilty of both alleged murders.
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Post by тσρтєиhυитєя on Jun 15, 2019 11:38:19 GMT -5
What's most important is getting justice for Ivy DeJesus and Natina Kiah but I learned from a psychology professor at CrimeCon that they changed the definition of serial killer from three or more to only two or more victims back in 2005. (Even I didn't previously know this) So unfortunately, Stephenson is by technical definition a serial killer if found guilty of both alleged murders. So by that definition Antwan Mims, Terry Strickland, Santiago Mederos, & Yaser Said are serial killers.
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Post by Scumhunter on Jun 15, 2019 11:40:24 GMT -5
I really hate getting into technicalities since the victims are what's most important but at the very least two separate incidents where at least one person was murdered. Sorry for not clarifying.
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Post by тσρтєиhυитєя on Jun 15, 2019 11:43:45 GMT -5
I really hate getting into technicalities since the victims are what's most important but at the very least two separate incidents where at least one person was murdered. Sorry for not clarifying. Then only Mederos fits that bill. Anyways..... Stephenson has already been sent back to New Jersey, just wondering how this will all play out considering he committed 2 murders in 2 jurisdictions.
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