Category: In Their Name

CID Special Agent/Sgt. Joseph Peters, US Army, Died from an Improvised Explosive Device in Zhari District, Afghanistan (2013)

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Sgt. Joseph Peters, US Army CID

Army Criminal Investigation Division (CID) Special Agent/Sgt. Joseph Peters, 24, died on October 6, 2013 of injuries sustained when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device (IED) in the Zhari District in Afghanistan. Sgt. Peters of Springfield, Missouri, was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) on behalf of the 5th Military Police Battalion in Vicenza, Italy. Also lost in the blast were 1st Lt. Jennifer M. Moreno, Sgt. Patrick C. Hawkins, and Pfc. Cody J. Patterson. According to the DoD press release, for more information on Sgt. Peters, media should contact the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command public affairs office at 703-409-3168 or 571-305-4041.

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Special Agent/Sgt Joseph Peters, US Army Criminal Investigation Command was killed in Afghanistan, October 6, 2013. He leaves behind a wife, and 20 month old son. -Fundrazr

US Army Soldier Jeremiah Hill Convicted in Fatal Stabbing of Fellow Soldier Tevin Geike in 2013, Sentenced to 45 Years in Prison

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Spc. Tevin Geike, US Army

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September: U.S. Department of Defense Casualties Report (2013)

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09/27/2013:  DOD Identifies Army Casualty: Thomas Baysore Jr, 31, Afghanistan, Fort Campbell, Kentucky

09/24/2013:  DoD Identifies Navy Casualties: Landon Jones, 35, and Jonathan Gibson, 32, NCD, Central Red Sea, Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego, California

09/24/2013:  DoD Identifies Army Casualty: Liam Nevins, 32, Afghanistan, 19th Special Forces Group, Colorado

09/24/2013:  DoD Identifies Army Casualty: Timothy McGill, 30, Afghanistan, 19th Special Forces Group, Rhode Island

09/24/2013:  DoD Identifies Army Casualty: Joshua Strickland, 23, Afghanistan, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington

09/22/2013:  DOD Identifies Army Casualty: James Wickliffchacin, 22, Afghanistan, Fort Stewart, Georgia

09/21/2013:  DOD Identifies Army Casualty: William Brown III, 44, NCD, Afghanistan, Fort Polk, Louisiana

09/19/2013:  Airmen From Vietnam War Identified

09/17/2013:  DoD Identifies Army Casualty: Randall Lane, 43, NCD, Afghanistan, Indiana Army National Guard

09/14/2013:  DoD Identifies Army Casualty: Robert Thomas Jr, 24, NCD, Afghanistan, Fort Bliss, Texas

09/12/2013:  Airmen Missing From WWII Accounted For

09/06/2013:  DoD Identifies Air Force Casualty: Todd Lobraico Jr, 22, Afghanistan, Stewart Air National Guard Base, New York

09/01/2013:  DoD Identifies Army Casualty: Joshua Bowden, 28, Afghanistan, Fort Carson, Colorado

Deadly Affairs Premiered ‘Special Delivery’ on ID: Army Spouse Manipulated Teenagers to Shoot and Kill Kevin Spann (September 28, 2013)

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Kevin and Gina Spann know that life in the military is anything but easy. But when Kevin goes away, Gina plays. Adam Kostewicz and Grace Pianka are trying to live the American dream. But when that dream turns into a nightmare, someone ends up dead. -Special Delivery, Deadly Affairs (S2,E9)

Some women can’t resist boy toys. But fur flies when these Deadly Women reveal they’re “Killer Cougars.” -Deadly Women (S10,E1)

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Darron Wright, US Army (2013)

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Col. Darron Wright, US Army

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Officials: Veteran Shoots Self at VA Hospital in Temple (September 9, 2013)

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Veterans AffairsA veteran shot himself inside a public restroom at the Department of Veterans Affairs Olin E. Teague Veterans’ Medical Center in Temple on Monday morning and was taken to Scott and White Hospital’s trauma unit, VA officials said.

Officials say the veteran, who they are not identifying, walked into the hospital around 7:55 a.m. and went to a public restroom near the entrance and shot himself.

VA officials also would not disclose the type of treatment the man was receiving at the medical center.

Read more from the Austin American-Statesman here.

August: U.S. Department of Defense Casualties Report (August 31, 2013)

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08/30/2013:  DoD Identifies Army Casualty: Michael Ollis, 24, Afghanistan, Fort Drum, New York

08/29/2013:  DoD Identifies Army Casualty: Ricardo Young, 34, Afghanistan, Fort Bragg, North Carolina

08/29/2013:  DoD Identifies Army Casualty: Jason Togi, 24, Afghanistan, Fort Hood, Texas

08/25/2013:  DOD Identifies Army Casualties: Kenneth Alvarez, 23, and Jonathon Hostetter, 20, Afghanistan, White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico

08/21/2013:  DOD Identifies Army Casualty: George Bannar Jr, 37, Afghanistan, Fort Bragg, North Carolina

08/20/2013:  DOD Identifies Army Casualty: Timothy Santos Jr, 29, NCD, Kuwait, Fort Bliss, Texas

08/12/2013:  DOD Identifies Army Casualties: Octavio Herrera, 26, Jamar Hicks, 22, and Keith Grace Jr, 26, Afghanistan, Fort Campbell, Kentucky

08/09/2013:  Marine Missing from Korean War Identified: Pfc. Jonathan R. Posey Jr.

08/07/2013:  DoD Identifies Army Casualty: Nickolas Welch, 26, Afghanistan, Fort Stewart, Georgia

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Pastor & Army Reserve Veteran John Van Allen II Died After Opening Fire on Oregon State Police Officer When Pulled Over for Speeding (August 29, 2013)

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John Van Allen II, U.S. Army Reserve Veteran

Investigators have identified the man who opened fire on a state trooper during a traffic stop east of The Dalles on Thursday, although they have not said what might have motivated him to start shooting. John Van Allen II, 34, was shot and killed by the trooper who pulled him over, according to state police spokesman Lt. Gregg Hastings…During the traffic stop, Allen shot at Zistel with a handgun, hitting the trooper in the side, according to Hastings. Zistel managed to return fire and hit Allen in the chest. Allen drove away after being hit, but other troopers found him down the highway slumped over dead in his car. –KATU2

In the News:

Oregon State Trooper Matthew Zistel pulled over motorist John Van Allen for speeding on August 29. Dashboard camera footage shows Allen shooting a handgun and Zistel returning fire. -Associated Press (October 4, 2013)

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Deadly Women Premiered ‘Evil Guardians’ on Investigation Discovery: Single Mother Ellen Boehm Killed Two Sons for the Life Insurance (August 23, 2013)

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A mother’s role is to love & protect her children, but for some, that doesn’t ring true. When a Missouri mom uses her children for money, it’s clear they lack motherly love. -Deadly Women, Investigation Discovery (S7, E6)

38. Ellen Boehm of Saint Louis, Missouri

In the 1980s, when Ellen Boehm couldn’t pay her debt, she turned to the quickest payout she knew: life insurance. She murdered her two sons and attempted to kill her daughter. In 1992, Ellen was sentenced to two life terms in prison and is currently incarcerated in Vandalia.

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Editor’s note: With a cable subscription, you can download the free ID Go app and watch Investigation Discovery programming at your convenience. And for those who do not have cable, you can watch “unlocked” episodes on the ID Go app including the latest premieres. For those who prefer commercial free programming during your binge session, Prime Video has an ID channel: ‘True Crime Files by Investigation Discovery” available for $3.99 a month. It’s a compilation of older seasons but totally worth the cost if you are a true crime addict. Download the ID Go app or purchase ID True Crime Files & binge away.

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Deadly Women Premiered ‘Vicious Vixens’ on ID; Virginia Reardon & Billie Joe McGinnis Kill Son’s Wife for Life Insurance Benefits (August 16, 2013)

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Full Episode: A beautiful, vibrant young woman fell to her death from a cliff overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Initially, investigators thought it was just a terrible accident. But after a closer forensic examination of photographs taken at the scene, police had a very different story of what had happened. -The Financial Downfall, Forensic Files (S9, E12)

Name: Virginia Reardon, Billie Joe McGinnis
Occupation: Reardon was a Retired Hospital Worker; McGinnis-Unknown
Pathology: Conspiracy, Premeditated Murder, First Degree Murder
Dates: April 2, 1987
Location: Big Sur, California (Central Coast)
Motive: Greed, Financial Gain, Life Insurance Money
Victims: Deanna Hubbard Wild (son’s wife)
M.O.: Purchased Life Insurance Policy, Pushed off Cliff Next Day, Claimed Accident
Conviction: Reardon Sentenced to Life, No Parole
Status: McGinnis Dead in 1991, Reardon Dead in 2011
Appearance: Financial Downfall (Forensic Files), Vicious Vixens (Deadly Women)

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ID Go: Cross these deadly vixens at your own risk. An English beauty spars with her boyfriend, a middle-aged woman sacrifices lives for money, and a couple of game players lure an innocent man into a deadly trap: these women will certainly fight to the death. -Vicious Vixens, Deadly Women (S7, E5)

Editor’s note: With a cable subscription, you can download the free ID Go app and watch Investigation Discovery programming at your convenience. And for those who do not have cable, you can watch “unlocked” episodes on the ID Go app including the latest premieres. For those who prefer commercial free programming during your binge session, Prime Video has an ID channel: ‘True Crime Files by Investigation Discovery” available for $3.99 a month. It’s a compilation of older seasons but totally worth the cost if you are a true crime addict. Download the ID Go app or purchase ID True Crime Files & binge away.

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