Melissa Huckaby Arrested for Suspicion of Kidnapping and Murder of 8 Year Old Sandra Cantu

Melissa Huckaby, a 28 year old Sunday school teacher has been arrested in the murder of 8 year old Sandra Cantu. Melissa Huckaby was arrested  at approximately 2:00 am EST on suspicion of kidnapping and murder of Sandra Cantu.

Melissa Huckaby, a neighbor whose own daughter was one of Sandra’s playmates charged with murder

Police believe that Melissa Huckaby murdered Sandra Cantu before the young 8 year old girl’s mother reported her missing. Melissa Huckaby was a neighbor whose own daughter was one of Sandra’s playmates.

Police have not yet stated a motive as to why Huckaby would have murdered the 8 year old girl, but stated that there were inconsistencies in the story that she had provided to investigators. Melissa Huckaby lives with her grandparents in the Orchard Estates Mobile Home Park and is a Sunday school teacher at the nearby Clover Road Baptist Church, where her grandfather, Lane Lawless, is the pastor. [Correction: Huckaby was a Sunday school teacher, but not at this church].

Police would not reveal what led to Huckaby’s arrest, but said it followed questioning. They did not offer a possible motive.

Huckaby lived in the same mobile home park as Sandra’s family, and Sandra was friends with Huckaby’s daughter, Sheneman said.

Check out the video of a recent interview with Melissa Huckaby and what she told the media. Obviously these comments conflicted with what she told authorities. She claimed she provided a hand written note found in front of Cantu’s home to police.

Just yesterday it was reported that an arrest was imminent as Tracy Police Sergeant Tony Sheneman stated they are narrowing their investigation in one direction.

UPDATE I: More details can be found at Blink on Crime regarding the arrest of Melissa Huckaby. Also some corrected facts that were initially incorrectly reported by the media.

To further discuss the case and provide your opinions, go to Scared Monkeys.net: Sandra Cantu.

Former Power Ranger’s Actor Skylar Deleon Sentenced to Death in Yacht Murder of Tom and Jackie Hawks

From Power Rangers to Death Penalty …

29 year old former Power Ranger’s child actor Skylar Deleon was sentenced to death for the 2004 yacht murders of Tom and Jackie Hawks. Deleon was not one of the Power Rangers, but appeared on the show. Orange County Superior Court Judge Frank F. Fasel handed down the death sentence.  The Arizona couple, Tom and Jackie Hawks, were murdered by Skylar Deleon as he tied them to the anchor of their yacht and threw them overboard. The Hawks’ bodies were never found.

Prosecutors say the Long Beach man and a teen actor in a “Power Rangers” TV series feigned interest in buying the couple’s yacht and killed them during a test cruise in 2004.

Deleon overpowered them on a test cruise, tied them to an anchor and tossed them into the Pacific Ocean as they begged for their lives, according to the prosecution.

After the yacht killings, the prosecution said, Deleon and his then-wife Jennifer Henderson scrubbed the boat clean with bleach wipes in Newport Harbor.

Tom and Jackie Hawks aboard their boat “Well Deserved”

Details of the horrific accounts can be read here in A “Well Deserved” Guilty Verdict” by crime reporter Tina Dirmann.

I remember, when doing press for the book, I often told interviewers that in all my 15 years as a crime reporter, I’d never covered anyone so bereft of humanity as 27-year-old Skylar Deleon. This is a man who, minutes after slitting the throat of one victim, boasted to a relative, “You’re dealing with the devil now.”

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Sandra Cantu Case: SOURCE SAYS ARREST IMMINENT

Tracy, CA- Breaking developments coming out of the investigation of the abduction and murder of 8 year old Sandra Cantu. Tracy Police Sergeant Tony Sheneman stated during yesterday’s press conference that detectives are narrowing their investigation in one direction, but declined to name a subject.

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The Obama Bow that The White House Just Wants to Go Away … Gibbs Blows off Media with Sarcastic Response

An American President represents all of America and should never bow down to anyone. Suddenly the Obama Admin is dissing the media …

Every since Barack Obama bowed to Saudi King Abdullah the question has been, did he or didn’t he? Make no mistake about it … Obama bowed. Yes, he shook his hand and he bowed as well. It’s kind of hard to miss it as it has been captured for all to see.

As stated at Power Line, the Obama bow is important as it was not just a breach of protocol, but because it showed a sign of weakness. The “Chosen One” had been doing nothing but apologizing for America’s actions on his first foreign policy tour and the ultimate symbol of bowing down to a Saudi king was a bit much to take. The fact that the Arab press took it as a bow is quite telling.

President Obama’s bow to King Abdullah was significant, not only because it was a naive breach of protocol, but because such signs of submission are taken seriously in the Arab world. (In fact, Obama’s bow received approving coverage in the Arab press.)

Why do we know that Barack Hussein Obama bowed? Because the Obama White House has out out more fabricated stories as to what the hell Obama was doing hoping that something would stick. First the White House said that Obama did not bow and now Press Secretary Gibbs is trying to blow off the entire incident and claim that it is not important. In a sarcastic tone Gibbs feels that he does not have to answer the MSM’s question by stating … “I can only imagine it is of great cause and concern for many people struggling with the economy.”

Interesting that the Obama Admin thinks that they can pick and choose what is and is not an important story. Obama hardly bends at the knee for the Queen of England, yet he nearly bends all the way over and grabs his ankles for a Saudi king. Let us just remind everyone it was a CNN reporter who asked the question.

QUESTION: And then one unrelated question. When the president met with King Abdullah, there was something that took place which I believe the White House explained as just the president being taller than the king. We took a look at the video, and it does appear that the president actually bowed to King Abdullah. Did he bow or didn’t he?

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The Sad & Tragic Death of Angel’s Pitcher Nick Adenhart and Two Others … Killed by Hit & Run Drunk Driver

Another Drunk Driver Kills … This time the drunk driver had a suspended license due to what else, DRUNK DRIVING!!!

There is nothing worse than a life taken so young with so much promise and their entire life ahead of them. Actually, there is. When a life is taken by another in an irresponsible manner caused by drunk driving.

22 year old Los Angeles Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart and two others were killed by a suspected drunk driver Thursday. According to police, Nick Adenhart was a passenger in a silver Mitsubishi Eclipse that was broadsided in an intersection about 12:30 a.m. by a mini-van that apparently ran a red light. Also killed in the crash was a 20-year-old woman and a 25-year-old man were killed, while a forth victim remains in critical condition.

Authorities identified the female victim as Courtney Stewart, of Diamond Bar. Police said she was in the driver’s seat. The 25-year-old victim was identified as Henry Nigel Pearson, of Manhattan Beach.

Another passenger, 24-year-old Jon Wilhite of Manhattan Beach, was in critical condition at UC Irvine Medical Center, although he was expected to survive, a hospital spokesman said. Wilhite played baseball from 2004-08 at Cal State Fullerton.

The driver of the mini-van fled the scene; however, was captured a short time later. The driver of the van was identified as 22 year old Andrew Gallo of Riverside, CA who was be booked on suspicion of murder, DUI and hit-and-run. Gallo was driving with a suspended license at the time of the crash due to guess what? You guessed it, a suspended license due to a drunken driving conviction. How many times must a predator commit a crime before they are deemed a danger to society?

Our prayers go out to the friends and family of Nick Adenhart and the other victims of the senseless crime. God bless and rest in peace.

UPDATE I: Murder Charges Filed Against Motorist Andrew Thomas Gallo

According to reports, At the time of the crash, Mr. Gallo’s blood-alcohol content is estimated to be almost three times the legal limit. The three people who died never had a chance with a menace like this on the roads.

A 22-year-old man was charged with three murder counts and drunken driving Friday in the crash that killed Los Angeles Angels rookie pitcher Nick Adenhart and two others.

Andrew Thomas Gallo ran a red light in his minivan early Thursday and broadsided a car carrying Adenhart and three friends, police said.