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Dateline NBC Premiered ‘The Call’: Navy Dependent Meghan Landowski Found Stabbed to Death in Portsmouth, Virginia Home (May 10, 2019)

Posted on May 10, 2019 by Jennifer Norris
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Trailer: When a dancer is murdered in her Virginia home, investigators are hopeful they can crack the case. But after interviewing a series of suspects, detectives realize the case is much more complicated than previously thought. Could an unexpected tip lead them to an unlikely person? -Dateline NBC (S27,E32)

On April 10, 2008, Navy sailor Chris Shortt discovered his step-daughter Meghan Landowski stabbed to death in their Portsmouth, Virginia home. Meghan was 16 years old and from the looks of the crime scene, there was a struggle; Meghan fought back. Investigators learned the killer used a knife from the family’s kitchen. They found it in a gutter down the street. The police didn’t know who committed the murder but they believed it was personal and Meghan knew her attacker. Chris and Angie Shortt believed Robert Hickey killed Meghan and they called NCIS at Naval Station Norfolk to let them know what happened. NCIS questioned Hickey. Robert Hickey was a military officer who was on his way to the rank of Captain when he was accused of sexual assault by Meghan. Robert was a close friend of the family and NCIS believe he groomed Meghan for a sexual relationship. Meghan said Rob began touching her when she was 14 and by age 15, Meghan was having a sexual relationship with a 30-year-old man.

The family supported Meghan as she pressed charges against Robert but they learned from civilian investigators that Hickey’s crimes amounted to a misdemeanor in Virginia; he would spend 12 months maximum in prison. But Robert Hickey was a Navy sailor and subject to the Uniform Code of Military Justice. The Navy was investigating and planning to prosecute the case. When NCIS questioned Robert Hickey about Meghan’s murder, he invoked his right to silence. NCIS considered Hickey a person of interest because he had a lot to gain if Meghan died. Meghan feared Hickey because he had a lot to lose. But Hickey’s DNA didn’t match the DNA collected at the crime scene and NCIS had no proof that Hickey committed the crime. Nonetheless, Hickey was given an other than honorable discharge from Navy. The police also suspected Meghan’s high school friend Donald because they dated in the past but the DNA didn’t match him either. At least 80 people volunteered DNA. Investigators sent the DNA for further testing to determine the geographic ancestry identity and learned the DNA belonged to an African American.

This changed the direction of the investigation and detectives began looking for African Americans in Meghan’s life. One person who became a person of interest was a counselor at Norfolk Naval Station but this individual wouldn’t cooperate with the investigation. Five months after Meghan’s murder, every lead dried up and fear was building in the community. Then a community member planned a memorial walk to help generate new leads. It was at this point someone came forward with Robert Barnes’ name. Investigators learned Meghan and Barnes were on the same bus and both participated in an exclusive arts program at school. Robert played the violin and was on his way to becoming a success story. Robert was described as a nice guy who blended in; he was fully committed to his violin music. A friend suspected Robert liked Meghan and when she asked him, he admitted it. Detectives went to the school to speak to Robert Lee Barnes and asked for a DNA sample. Eventually he acquiesced and gave investigators a used piece of gum.

The DNA was tested and the crime scene investigators reported the DNA submitted by Robert Barnes actually belonged to a girl; the police needed to talk to Robert again. In this interview, Robert Barnes admitted he was in Meghan’s house on the day of the murder. He said he went to Meghan’s house and climbed through the window after no one answered the door. He said he walked into a crime in progress; the perpetrator was wearing a mask and holding Meghan at gun point. Robert said the masked man asked him to have sex with Meghan, asked him to stab Meghan, and cut him to leave his DNA at the scene. The police believed that Robert Barnes was making this all up and arrested him. Robert’s DNA matched the DNA at the crime scene. Given the mountain of evidence against him, Robert’s defense attorney asked for a plea deal. Robert Lee Barnes pleaded guilty to first degree murder, attempted rape, aggravated sexual battery, abduction, and statutory burglary. In return, Barnes will be eligible for early release from prison in 42 years. Meghan’s parents were relieved there would be no trial.

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Posted in Armed Forces, Felony Crime, Homicide, In Their Name, Military Policy, Navy, Sexual Assault, True Crime | Tagged Andrea Canning, Crime Victim, Dateline NBC Podcast, Dependent, Episode 32, Fear, Federal Charges, Federal Jurisdiction, Felony, Felony Crime, Homicide, Jurisdiction, Meghan Landowski, Military Officer, Military Officers, Murder, Naval Station Norfolk, Navy, Navy Dependent, NBC, Podcast, Portsmouth, Portsmouth VA, Preview, Prison Sentence, Robert Barnes, Robert Hickey, Robert Lee Barnes, Season 27, Sexual Assault, Stabbed to Death, Stabbing, The Call, Trailer, True Crime, US Navy, Victim of Crime, Violent Crime, Violent Crimes, Virginia | Leave a reply

Dateline NBC Premiered ‘Prairie Confidential’: Nursing Student & Mom Angila Wilder Found Stabbed to Death in Minot, North Dakota Home (August 13, 2018)

Posted on August 13, 2018 by Jennifer Norris
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Trailer: A murder case considered closed by North Dakota detectives is suddenly reopened when a confidential informant comes forward with a tip about an unlikely suspect. -Dateline NBC (S26,E51)

Dateline featured ‘Prairie Confidential’ on August 13, 2018. It was a 2015 homicide case out of Minot, North Dakota. Nursing student and mom of three Angila Wilder didn’t show up for an important exam at school and her professor knew something was wrong. Angila was discovered stabbed to death in her bedroom in her North Dakota home. The crime appeared personal so the police started their investigation with Angila’s boyfriend and ex-husband. When Angila’s boyfriend Chris Jackson was interviewed, he pointed the finger at her ex-husband Richie Wilder, Jr. Angila met Richie in high school and soon after they married, they had a couple children together. Richie joined the Air Force and was stationed at Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota. But during their time there, things went awry with the marriage. Richie was court-martialed and convicted of domestic abuse. As a result, he was discharged from the Air Force and soon divorce followed. Richie remarried Cynthia, a kindergarten teacher, and they had a child together. Angila also moved on with Chris Jackson and they too had a child together. Angila was pregnant at the time of her murder.

Investigators found Angila’s blood in Richie’s car and Richie’s DNA was found under Angila’s fingernails. As a result, Richie Wilder was charged with murder and ordered to pre-trial confinement on a 2 million dollar bond. After a couple days in jail, Richie came forward with a “confession.” Richie told police he and Chris learned Angela was cheating on Chris and they hoped to catch her in the act so they could then have custody of their children. Richie said he picked up Chris at his place of employment, drove to Angila’s home, killed her together (an attempt to minimize his involvement yet explain DNA), and then dropped Chris back off at Wal-Mart. But the police looked at the video at Wal-Mart and it blew Richie’s “confession” out of the water. Chris was at work all night and never left the property. In December 2016, Richie Wilder Jr. was convicted of Angila’s murder and sentenced to life in prison without parole. In May 2018, Cynthia Wilder took an Alford plea hoping the judge would go lenient on her but she was sentenced to life in prison without parole for conspiracy to commit murder. In the course of the investigation, police learned Cynthia and Richie Wilder planned Angila’s murder for two years.

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Posted in Armed Forces, Domestic Violence, Felony Crime, Homicide, In Their Name, Military Policy, True Crime, USAF, Veterans | Tagged 2018, A Date with Dateline Podcast, Air Force, Alford Plea, Angila Wilder, August, College Student, Conspiracy, Court Martial, Cyndi Wilder, Cynthia Wilder, Dateline, Dateline NBC, Dateline NBC Podcast, Discharged, Divorce, Domestic Abuse, Episode 51, First Degree Murder, Homicide, Matt Walters, Minot, Minot ND, Murder, North Dakota, Podcast, Podcasts, Prairie Confidential, Premeditated Murder, Preview, Richie Wilder, Richie Wilder Jr., Season 26, Sneak Peek, Stabbed to Death, Stabbing, Student, Trailer, United States, United States of America, US Air Force, USAF | Leave a reply

Dateline NBC Premiered ‘Mystery in Orange County’: Army Veteran Maribel Ramos Vanishes, Body Found in Modjeska Canyon, California (October 24, 2014)

Posted on October 24, 2014 by Jennifer Norris
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Mystery in Orange County, Dateline NBC

“An Army veteran vanishes before her college graduation. A massive search turns up nothing, but detectives do find a clue: a cryptic 911 call that helps uncover the truth and exposes a twisted story of unrequited love.” –Mystery in Orange County, Dateline: Secrets Uncovered, Oxygen

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Posted in Armed Forces, Army, Felony Crime, Homicide, In Their Name, True Crime, Veterans | Tagged 2013, 2014, Army, Army Veteran, California, Crime Time on Oxygen, Dateline, Dateline NBC, Dateline NBC Podcast, Dateline Secrets Uncovered, Felony, Felony Crime, Homicide, Infatuation, Investigation Discovery, Josh Mankiewicz, KC Joy, Kwang Chol Joy, Maribel Ramos, Missing, Modjeska Canyon, Murder, Mystery in Orange County, NBC, Obsession, October, Orange County, Orange County CA, Oxygen, Podcast, Queens of Crime Podcast, Roommate, Roommates, True Crime, United States, United States of America, Unwanted Attention, US Army, Veteran, Veterans, Violence, Violent Crime, Violent Crimes, Web of Lies | Leave a reply

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