New York - Cold Case - What happened to missing girl Suzanne Lyall

UPDATE 9/7/15 – Doug Lyall, Suzanne’s father has passed away.  Together with Tedisco’s support, Mary and Doug Lyall founded the Center for HOPE.  Sadly, he passes without knowing whatever happened to his daughter.  They were instrumental in getting Suzannes’ Law passed in 2003.

Original Story:  Suzanne Gloria Lyall, 19, from Albany, New York was last seen getting off a bus at the Collins Circle stop at the University of Albany campus on March 2, 1998.  Somewhere between the bus stop and her dorm room she vanished and has not been seen since.

Authorities found that Suzy’s debit card had been used at a nearby convenience store ATM around 4:00 p.m. that day.  Per CBS Newsthe surveillance camera was not able to see who withdrew the money.  The pin number was used to withdraw $20.00.  Richard Condon, who was Suzy’s boyfriend said that Suzy and himself were the only one’s that had the number.

Condon never took a polygraph test and after the initial interview, would not speak to the police without his lawyer. 

Lubbock cold case - What happened to Zoey Campos.

Lubbock police officials said in a press conference Monday morning, Dec. 2, that a missing 18-year-old woman’s past behavior may have put her in harm’s way.

Police officials provided an update on the case of Zoe Gabrielle Campos, who has been missing since Nov. 17.

Campos is about 5 feet tall, weighs about 100 pounds, and has brown hair and brown eyes.

Lubbock Police Department Sgt. Chris Breunig, who addressed the media during the conference, did not elaborate on the nature of Campos’ behavior.

“Due to the information obtained thus far, plus lack of communication from Zoe, we believe she is in danger,” he said.

However, Breunig would not confirm if she was abducted.

“At this point she is listed as missing and endangered,” he said.

Zoe’s mother, Melinda, said she does not know to what behavior police are referring.

“She hardly ever did anything or went anywhere, so I don’t know where this dangerous behavior came from,” she said.

She said her daughter was responsible and always let people know where she was. She also said her daughter, who had ambitions to become a mechanic, had a limited social circle that extended to her sister and a few friends.

On Nov. 22, Lubbock police widened their search of the missing woman to Abilene, Austin and El Paso.

Bruenig said the cities were added to the search based on her Facebook activity. He added that the Campos family previously lived in Austin.

On Nov. 18 — the day of her disappearance — Zoe Campos sent her mother a text message that she was on her way to pick her up from work at about 2:30 a.m. but never showed.

Lubbock police received the report she was missing Nov. 19. And on Nov. 21, Campos’ silver 1997 Lincoln Town Car was abandoned at the Driftwood Apartments in the 5500 block of Utica Avenue. A family member spotted an unidentified person driving the car and followed it to the apartments, where the person dressed in a dark hoodie ran away, according to Melinda Campos.

Breunig said since Zoe Campos’ disappearance, there has been no activity on her Facebook account or her cellphone.

He also advised people who may have information about the case to speak with police instead of posting it on social media sites.

“When people put postings out or contact friends or family with this information and it goes through third or fourth parties, we end up getting information or leads that are erroneous in nature,” he said.

Lubbock police are offering a $1,000 reward for information that leads to locating Zoe Campos, Breunig said.

Tips can also be sent via text message to 274637. Begin the message with LBKTIPS.

WARREN, NJ- Who killed Margaret Haddican-McEnroe .

WARREN, NJ -  It's been eight years. Margaret Haddican-McEnroe was reported missing by her husband Tim McEnroe on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2006 two days after he last saw her at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 10.

On Tuesday, Oct. 10, McEnroe left the home at 1:30 p.m., and returned two hours later to find his wife missing and their infant child, six months old at the time, home alone, according to published reports. The reports indicated that McEnroe said cash was missing, but that his wife’s cell phone, broken during an argument the night before, and car were not.

 

Initial reports indicated that there was no evidence of damage to the home.

 

Tim McEnroe has since been named a “person of interest” in the investigation of his wife’s disappearance, according to Somerset County Prosecutor Geoffrey D. Soriano and Michael B. Ward, Special Agent-In-Charge of Newark Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

Florida - Who killed Michelle Parker

Florida police are taking a fresh look at the disappearance of Michelle Parker, an Orlando mother of three who vanished nearly three years ago, after an episode of “The People’s Court” featuring her and her ex-fiancé aired.

Authorities have conducted a search of a swampy area near the Carter Glen condominiums, where Parker’s ex-fiancee Dale Smith once lived. Authorities also revisited a lake where her cell phone was found two weeks after her disappearance.

An Orlando Police Department spokeswoman told HuffPost that approximately 30 officers participated in Friday’s search. She did not indicate whether authorities were looking for anything in particular.

Parker’s mother, Yvonne Stewart, told ABC News that investigators are trying to locate a tanning business decal that was missing from her daughter’s vehicle when it was found after her disappearance.

“They thought they should go back and take a look,” Stewart said. 

Parker has been missing since Nov. 17, 2011, the same day a prerecorded episode of “The People’s Court” featuring herself and Smith aired on national TV. The two were on the show to settle a dispute over a $5,000 engagement ring that was lost after she threw it at him during an argument.

UK: Human rights abuses in Iran are of “great concern”

NCRI - The United Kingdom has classified Iran as a "Human Rights Priority Country," warning that the high number of executions carried out by the regime is of "particular concern."

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office 2015 Human Rights and Democracy Report, published on Thursday, April 21, 2016, said that in 2015, "Iran’s human rights record continued to cause great concern."

"President Rouhani pledged to improve the rights and freedoms of the citizens of Iran when he was elected in 2013. He also promised reforms on discrimination against women and members of ethnic minorities, and on greater space for freedom of expression and opinion. However, there has been little evidence of positive change," the report said.

"In some cases, the situation in Iran appears to have worsened. The high number of executions is of particular concern."

"The UN Special Rapporteur for Human Rights in Iran believes that between 966 and 1,025 people were executed in Iran in 2015, a substantial increase on 2014 and the highest number in over a decade."

"The majority of newspapers, TV and radio are government-controlled, and the internet and social media sites are heavily restricted. Journalists, bloggers and human rights activists are regularly arrested and detained. In November, over 170 individuals were arrested for messages they published on social media apps."

"Women do not enjoy the same rights and privileges as men in Iran and continue to face discrimination. For example, married women need the consent of their husbands to leave the country and can be banned from travelling abroad if their spouses do not sign the paperwork needed to obtain or renew a passport."

"While some religious minorities are formally protected in the constitution, the reality is that many non-Muslims face discrimination and attempts by Muslims to change their faith may lead to criminal prosecution. For example, there are regular reports of the arrest of members of Christian 'house churches' and in 2015 a number of Baha’i-owned businesses were reportedly closed by the authorities for observing non-sanctioned holy days."

The report said there were "concerning trends" in Iran "such as the increase in use of the death penalty, juvenile executions, and continued persecution of religious minorities."

The report pointed out that the UK has helped to maintain the listing of over 70 officials of the Iranian regime under the "Iran human rights sanctions regime."

"We welcome the renewal of the mandate for the UN Special Rapporteur in Iran. We will continue to support this mandate," the report added.

Alleged ISIS Jihadist Commits Suicide in Turkish Prison

ANKARA – A suspected member of the Islamic State arrested in Turkey last week has hanged himself in his cell in a Turkish prison, Dogan News Agency reported Thursday.

According to Dogan, the suspect, who was identified as 35-year-old Syrian citizen Nedim Bellush, was found hanged from his bunk bed in the prison in Iskenderun city, Hatay province, near the Syrian border.

Bellush was arrested last week along with two other people in an operation against IS in Hatay province.

Turkish authorities have launched a probe into his death.

Cop Rapes Teen Girl at police station

LA PAZ – The office of the Bolivian children’s advocate reported that a 16-year-old girl was raped by an officer at a police station in the central city of Cochabamba, Pagina Siete newspaper said Wednesday.

The abuse occurred on Tuesday, after the teen was arrested and taken to police headquarters, the daily said, citing the representative of the advocate’s office, Andrea Garcia.

The adolescent, according to Garcia, went Monday night to the Cochabamba bus terminal with her boyfriend, and was stopped because she lacked a travel permit from her parents, which is obligatory for teenagers in Bolivia.

Garcia said that the boyfriend escaped, while the girl was taken to a police station where she was allegedly assaulted.

Reports of sexual abuse by police officers and members of the military have increased in the Andean country in recent years.

The Attorney General’s Office reported Wednesday that a soldier was sentenced to 30 years in jail for repeatedly raping a 13-year-old girl in the Amazon region of Pando.

A court found that Roland Alfonzo Bartolome raped the minor on at least three occasions, with the complicity of someone in the girl’s family who has also been sentenced to 30 years.