Tuesday, January 15, 2013
The casual Instagram shot was posted on victim Terrance Rankins' profile page two days before he was killed.
An Instagram photo taken by Terrance Rankins just two days before his death features two of the suspects who allegedly strangled him and another man on Jan. 10. Rankins took the casual shot of what is reported to be Alisa Massaro and Adam Landerman sitting on what appears to be a bedroom floor and posted it to his Instagram profile page. A friend of Rankins' obtained the photo and supplied it to CBS 2-TV (Channel 2), which aired a story on it Tuesday night. There is no context for what is happening in the photo. Massaro and Landerman are facing each other, and Landerman has a mirror in his lap and a blue mark on his cheek. READ ALSO: Massaro, 18, and Landerman, 19, both of Joliet, have been charged with first-degree murder in the …
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Monday, January 14, 2013
The four charged with last week's brutal double murder appeared in court as the families of two slain men wonder why they were killed.
The two young men and two young women charged with strangling two friends to death and then enjoying a night together without thought for the corpses in the house appeared in court for the first time with lawyers this afternoon. Judge Roger Rickmon kept the bond for the four—Joshua Miner, 24, Adam Landerman, 19, Bethany McKee, 18, and Alisa Massaro, 18—at $10 million. The four appeared by video broadcast from the Will County jail. Landerman was the only one to speak beyond acknowledging they could hear and understand Judge Rickmon. Landerman told the judge he did not have a lawyer and was informed that he was being represented by the public defender. ALSO READ: Miner, Landerman, McKee and Massaro allegedly lured Eric Glover and Terrance …
Here are the words and photos posted by the four people arrested last week for allegedly killing two friends and then partying in a house with their corpses.
Who were these four lost souls who, according to Joliet police, took the lives of two friends Thursday and then partied and played as if it were all just a game? Were they evil, drug-addled, mentally unbalanced? Did they wake up in a jail cell the next day swallowed by a river of regret and shame or were they smirking with the knowledge that they now knew the god-like power of consigning someone to death? Did they realize that if they're convicted, they'll never again know the simple pleasure of going to a movie or taking a walk, never again see their family without a guard being in the same room, never know what it's like to get married or to see a child graduate or to hold a grandchild's hand? READ ALSO: We will never know what was going…
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Saturday, January 12, 2013
The four suspects continued to "party" after the two murders were committed, and it's believed the intent was to dismember the victims, Chief Mike Trafton said.
JOLIET, IL -- Robbery was the motive in the deaths of two men, strangled by four friends who lured them to a home Thursday, killed them and then partied and played videogames after, local police chief Mike Trafton said. There is evidence the suspects intended to dismember their victims, Trafton said. He described the 1121 N. Hickory St. crime scene as gruesome, particularly in light of the suspects' total "disregard for human beings." DON'T MISS THE LATEST JOLIET NEWS. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR FREE DAILY NEWSLETTER "I think you need to know this is one of the most brutal, heinous, really upsetting things that (I've seen) in 27 years of law enforcement," he said. "It is the worst thing I've come across in my career. "After the homicides were …
Thursday, January 10, 2013
Joliet Police Chief Mike Trafton has not released the names of the victims because families are still being notified; more details should be available this afternoon.
Update/Noon Friday: Joliet Police Chief Michael Trafton will be holding a press conference at 3:30 p.m. today to answer questions about the ongoing double-murder investigation. Check back this afternoon for more details. Update/9 a.m. Friday: Police Chief Michael Trafton announced this morning that the victims' names will not be publicly revealed until their families are notified. Suspects are in custody, he said in a short written comment, but he did not provide any details on if they have been charged or circumstances surrounding their deaths. Update/11 p.m.: Will County Coroner Patrick O'Neil confirms two unidentified men were found dead inside the house in what he termed a double homicide. Victims were declared dead at 8:30 p.m. …
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Cynthia
7:27 am on Friday, March 1, 2013
Poor kids. how terrible!! god bless ! what a gross and inhumane thing to do!! you all are in my prayers! more ›