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Jazzi-Jet on Pridesites: Part 3

2008-08-23T20:23:00.015-04:00

Ah, the Swimsuit edition.But first, please read Jazzi-Jet on Pridesites: Part 1 and Jazzi-Jet on Pridesites: Part 2.If you found this blog (as tens of thousands have in the past few days) by search engine, simply curious about who and what Joseph Edward Duncan III is, and what he has done, please take a few minutes to look over the Joseph Duncan Links on the sidebar to the lower right. The

Jazzi-Jet on Pridesites: Part 2

2008-08-19T22:55:00.022-04:00

This post is a supplement to the original. If the reader hasn't already read Jazzi-Jet on Pridesites: Part 1, please *click here* to read it before reading this post.This blog post is NSFW and not intended for viewers under age 18 (nor, perhaps, any age- given the subject). Please use your own Big Pants discretion when viewing.As with the images from Jazzi-Jet on Pridesites: Part 1, the

Jazzi-Jet on Pridesites: Part 1

2008-05-20T00:01:00.047-04:00

A little less than three years ago, I discovered Joseph Edward Duncan's photo-dating cum photo-brag site hosted at pridesites.com. The discovery was vetted and eventually mentioned here in the early days of this blog. The images were copied, the pages saved in their entirety. Then they disappeared from the internet.Although some of these images were shown in the Cellar Forum to the

Joseph Edward Duncan: Trial Update

2008-04-19T00:01:00.006-04:00

Previously published at In Cold Blog:Jury selection began Monday in Boise, Idaho for the death penalty phase in the federal trial of Joseph Edward Duncan, III. Last December, Duncan, 45, pleaded guilty to all 10 counts of a federal indictment for kidnapping, horribly molesting and torturing two young children, and murdering one of them. He had also killed their mother and her boyfriend, as well

Carnival of the True Crime Blogs #97

2007-10-10T23:45:00.001-04:00

This week's Carnival of the True Crime Blogs is hosted by True Crime Blogroll Co-Founder Steve Huff at his new blog, The True Crime Weblog.Many, if not most, readers of True Crime Blogs and websites will know that Steve Huff- formerly of "The Dark Side of Planet Huff" blog and Crimeblog.Us, is widely accepted as the father of "Crime-Blogging."Steve has done more for bringing well-researched,

Carnival of the True Crime Blogs #95

2007-09-26T22:56:00.001-04:00

This week's Carnival of the True Crime Blogs is hosted over at Criminal Conduct. Bring a poncho, a firewall and some 600-thread count magic underwear*.* You'll see.

Carnival of the True Crime Blogs #94

2007-09-19T21:19:00.000-04:00

This weekly installment of the True Crime Carnival is brought to you by the letters F and U. And that's just two-thirds of the FUN. True Crime Blogroll members run the gamut from deadly serious to snarky to cynical and humorous in their blog entries.The True Crime Blogroll endeavors to provide a full spectrum of tone for our readers; always with an eye on quality and originality.This week's

Carnival of the True Crime Blogs #88

2007-08-02T01:55:00.000-04:00

Just dropping in from a long vacation hiatus to bring you this week's Carnival of the True Crime Blogs, which provides the most sublime True Crime bloggery anywhere on teh internets.Bonnie from My Life of Crime has two entries this week. The first is a very chilling story of a woman who allegedly murdered at least one of her newborn babies, and allegedly hid the bodies of three more dead

Carnival of the True Crime Blogs #80

2007-06-13T01:23:00.000-04:00

The Cellar is host once again to the Carnival of the True Crime Blogs, offering the best True Crime in the blogosphere. This week's offerings are fewer than normal, yet still pack a mighty punch:Trench from Crimene.ws electrifies us with his blog entry on the Death Penalty. He cites studies which claim that the "DP" IS a deterrent. Will this be the final say in this old debate? By all means,

Carnival of the True Crime Blogs #79

2007-06-08T22:49:00.000-04:00

Stephen McCaskill of Crime Scene Blog is hosting this week's Carnival of the True Crime Blogs. Wicked stuff over there, please be careful when clicking.

Two Years, and We Know What?

2007-05-16T20:27:00.000-04:00

Two years ago today, Joseph Edward Duncan III brought his own sociopathic, twisted flavor of Hell to Coeur d'Alene Idaho. He scouted and stalked an innocent, blue-collar family living in a small, cinderblock home for at least a day, and then he waited until they were all asleep before executing his blitz-style attack.Duncan broke into this home, threatened and methodically bound and brutally

Carnival of the True Crime Blogs #76

2007-05-16T15:37:00.000-04:00

Harding of T.O. Crime is hosting this week's Carnival of the True Crime Blogs.He has the low-down on five fresh true crime stories from members of the True Crime Blogroll.He also added an update about something truly sinister he has been doing during his brief hiatus. He's such a good bad boy. Guess that's why we love him so.Pay him a visit: Carnival of the True Crime Blogs #76.Image by

The Cellar Forum is Online Again

2007-05-14T18:13:00.000-04:00

Isn't that nice? Surely a little communication between the server owner and their hundreds of customers would have been nice, too. Even just a simple warning of an upcoming blackout or server problems.Thanks to some of you for the help, you know who you are. Apparently, the "owner" has suddenly had a change of heart, and has reconsidered dumping and/or selling the domain which hosts our forum

Carnival of the True Crime Blogs #72

2007-04-18T11:21:00.000-04:00

This week's Carnival of the True Crime Blogs will begin in central England, in the historic city of Worcester. Neill from True Crime Blog UK writes about a horrific murder case from 1973 in his post David McGreavy: The Monster of Worcester.Stephen from Crime Scene Blog has a happy update to a two-year-old kidnapping case: Jocelyn Reunited With Father.Crime, Interrupted wrote about an online

Carnival of the True Crime Blogs #71

2007-04-12T15:37:00.000-04:00

Stephen from Crime Scene Blog is hosting this week's Carnival. As you know, the Carnival of the True Crime Blogs consistently brings you the best True Crime stories the internet has to offer. Please click on through to visit CSB's round-up.Graphic by Harding.

Cake & Ice Cream with a Serial Killer

2007-02-25T19:53:00.000-05:00

Serial killer/sexual predator Joseph Edward Duncan, III turned 44 today.That's already 4 more birthdays than Brenda (Groene) McKenzie will ever have. It's 7 more than Mark McKenzie will ever see.It is 31 more birthdays than young Slade Groene will ever celebrate with his family; 39 more birthdays than little Dylan Groene will ever be so excited about that he simply cannot sleep the night before.

Carnival of the True Crime Blogs #64

2007-02-21T07:40:00.000-05:00

The Cellar is proud to present this week's Carnival of the True Crime Blogs, a showcase of recent entries from some of the best True Crime blogs. Always fascinating, always original, the True Crime Blogroll currently consists of over three dozen blogs and websites with top-notch quality True Crime information and stories. The True Crime Blogroll details and links may be found in the sidebar

NorCal Rapist

2007-02-12T21:21:00.000-05:00

Stephen at Crime Scene Blog has some more information on this suspect in his latest blog entry, NorCal Rapist Update. Please read his entry about this wanted predator and pass the link on to others so that he may be caught.

May the Schwarz be with you.

2007-02-09T11:17:00.000-05:00

Sometimes what a person writes on the internet will come back around to bite them on the buttocks. Long-time readers of this blog will understand this; we've seen it all before with the various internet posts from Joseph Edward Duncan, using various personas/usernames.Yesterday, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger asked Idaho and federal authorities to extradite Joseph Edward Duncan, III to

Feds Seek Death Penalty

2007-01-23T13:44:00.001-05:00

It's official: Federal prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for Joseph Edward Duncan, III.According to documents filed this morning in the case of U.S.A. v Joseph Edward Duncan, III, the United States government believes that the indictments for counts One, Five and Seven warrant the sentence of death, in the event of a conviction.To recap (11-page document here):Count One- Kidnapping

Indicted: Will Plead Not Guilty

2007-01-18T22:26:00.000-05:00

Joseph Edward Duncan, III was indicted today by a federal grand jury in Idaho for the kidnappings of the two youngest victims, aged 8 and 9, from Idaho, their sexual abuse, and the murder of one of them. He also faces charges relating to his illegal possession, transportation and use of firearms, as well as the earlier charges of transporting a stolen vehicle. This indictment will allow the

Federal Charges Filed in Idaho

2007-01-16T21:38:00.000-05:00

Joseph Edward Duncan, III won't be going anywhere for a while. He cannot be extradited to California for murdering Anthony Martinez, to Washington for his alleged murders of Sammiejo White and Carmen Cubias, nor any other state that might be bringing charges against him- until the Feds are finished with him.JED'll be sitting tight in Idaho now that the Feds have filed their first charges against

Carnival of the True Crime Blogs #57

2007-01-03T09:09:00.000-05:00

This week, it is my honor to bring you the 57th edition of the Carnival of the True Crime Blogs. Each week a different member of the True Crime Blogroll hosts this carnival, made up of True Crime Blogroll member submissions. Recently, we’ve begun to include submissions from outside the TC Blogroll, so if you like what you see on a non-TC Blogroll blog, be sure to bookmark them!I’ll begin this

Tori Vienneau and Dean Springstube

2006-12-23T20:15:00.000-05:00

Steve Huff of Crimeblog.Us requested that other bloggers help disseminate this KFMB-TV interview with Dayna Herroz, mother of Tori and grandmother of Dean:If you are a blogger or crime blogger please consider posting the video on your own blog. Let’s make the man you will read about below an Internet Celebrity. I'm glad to help out, Steve!Dennis Potts of Bonita, CA is the biological father of

Carnival of the True Crime Blogs LII

2006-11-30T01:58:00.000-05:00

It's been that long?Yes! This is the earmark, dear readers. The one-year anniversary of the True Crime Blogroll, as created and developed by Trench and Steve (muh Blog-Daddy, ayuh!). Our Trench is hosting this anniversary edition of the Carnival:It is my extreme honor this week to bring you the 52nd weekly edition of the True Crime Blog Carnival which also makes it the one year anniversary

NO BLOG!

2006-11-14T00:17:00.000-05:00

The following images are scans of some Joseph Duncan scrawls from the Kootenai County jail sent to the "ghost blogger" of JED's 5nrevelations blog. They were posted exclusively in The Cellar Forum on October 21, and now are being brought to this public blog. These scrawls were the precursor to his "We Need Tougher Sex Crimes (uh... laws)" blog entry from January 23. 2006. Joseph Duncan didn't

Remember Russell Turcotte?

2006-11-06T19:56:00.000-05:00

In July, 2005, just days after Joseph Duncan was captured in Coeur d'Alene, ID and the horrible scope of his crimes was being revealed, crime blogger extraodinaire Steve Huff listed Russell Turcotte in his blog entry about possible Joseph Duncan victims. Steve again wrote about Russell's unsolved death in this blog entry on October 28th, 2005, A New Look at the Unsolved Murder of Russ

Prosecutor accepts plea deal

2006-10-16T12:39:00.000-04:00

Prosecutor Bill Douglas has accepted Joseph Duncan's plea offer. Melissa Luck at KXLY reports that the plea accepted is essentially the same offer which was previously rejected by Douglas on October 6th.In the plea deal that was offered and subsequently rejected Duncan confirmed that he knew if he entered a plea in Coeur d'Alene the federal government would seek the death penalty against him and

Jury Selection CANCELED- possible plea deal!

2006-10-16T01:08:00.000-04:00

That's right- jury selection has been canceled! Instead, a hearing is now scheduled to take place at 9:00 a.m. Monday. KXLY's Melissa Luck informs on the recent developments of this possible deal:The Kootenai County Sheriff's Department reports jury selection in the Joseph Duncan murder trial has been canceled. Instead, Judge Fred Gibler will hold a hearing in the courtroom and the media

Groene v Duncan

2006-10-15T20:30:00.000-04:00

Steve Groene filed a wrongful death suit against Joseph Edward Duncan, III on October 4, 2006. Below is a photo loop of the documents filed so far for this suit:¤ First Cause of Action- Wrongful Death¤ Second Cause of Action- Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress¤ Third Cause of Action- BatteryUnder the Demand for Jury Trial heading, note this:For such other and further relief as the

Bookmark 'em

2006-10-13T23:21:00.000-04:00

Television news station KXLY and newspaper The Spokesman-Review, both out of Spokane, WA, have excellent "special coverage" sections for Joseph Duncan's crimes and this trial. I'll add them to the links at right, but it'd be a good idea to bookmark them for ease in getting quick updates on this case.I know KXLY's Melissa Luck will continue to cover this case, as she has since May, 2005, and The

Jury selection will be private

2006-10-13T22:22:00.000-04:00

Today Judge Fred Gibler ruled that the jury selection for Idaho v Joseph Edward Duncan, III will be closed to the public and the media."I find the right to a fair trial and an impartial jury outweighs the right of the press to cover voir dire," Gibler said of the method for selecting jurors.Judge Gibler ruled for a private jury selection mainly out of concern that people called for jury duty

California charges still possible

2006-10-13T09:02:00.000-04:00

Anthony Martinez has not been forgotten. Riverside County, CA is still reviewing and investigating the case, and may charge Joseph Duncan for the murder of the boy after "the other jurisdictions ahead of us complete their case(s)".

Judge rules Shasta "competent" to testify

2006-10-13T08:02:00.000-04:00

Judge Fred Gibler met with Shasta yesterday and interviewed her for more than an hour, determining she is competent to testify against Joseph Duncan.

2006-10-12T17:48:00.000-04:00

The first trial- Idaho v. Joseph Edward Duncan, III- is scheduled to begin on October 16th with jury selection, possibly closed from the public. (The Federal trial, concerning the kidnapping, assault/rape and torture of the two children, Shasta and Dylan, and the brutal murder of Dylan, will come later. Charges concerning the creation and dissemination of child pornography are also likely to

Confession, encryption key rejected

2006-10-12T12:56:00.000-04:00

Yesterday it was revealed that Joseph Duncan had made an offer to Kootenai County prosecutors on October 4th to admit to the murders of Brenda and Slade Groene and Mark McKenzie, the kidnapping of Shasta and Dylan Groene and the murder of Dylan. He also offered the pass key for his encrypted journal!These confessions were offered in exchange for a sentence of life without parole in the State of

Game On!

2006-09-26T01:26:00.000-04:00

This blog post has nothing to do with Joseph E. Duncan, III, however, it does concern a scumbag who has an internet presence similar to Joseph Duncan's. The bottom-feeding parasite in question is known to myself and several other "True Crime" bloggers, and he needs to be put down like the rabid dawg that he is.Imahologram has a Clue Game in session now at her blog regarding this low-life pervert

The Cellar Forum is back up

2006-09-20T22:16:00.000-04:00

Update 9/23 2:00 p.m. The forum is now online and functioning again. A backup issue apparently delayed the server move.Cellar Dwellers:The forum is down, and has been for over 24 hours now. I'm sorry for the inconvenience. The server owner sent a system notice just before he took the forum offline for this server switch, and there was not enough time to let everyone know of this outage.Please

In Memory of Spyder

2006-08-04T17:55:00.000-04:00

March 6, 1965 - July 31 2006Cellar Dwellers, and Cellar Blog readers, you need to know that Spyder (JED's brother) died this past Monday from a heart aneurysm. (Or, more correctly, from complications following the emergency surgery to REPAIR a thoracic aortic aneurysm).Spyder was a sensitive, caring man, with a couple "kids" of his own, who agreed with the focus of The Cellar Blog in recording

BLOG: The Movie

2006-03-15T00:25:00.000-05:00

From the years 2000 - 2005,evil made a home in North Dakota...Bert Frishman and Lightstruck Video Production present:It is an adaptation of JED's Fifth Nail blog, and is being shot on location in Fargo, ND. Watch the preview at iFilm.com or at the end of this entry. It took me about 30 seconds to know they captured, at least in the preview, the gestalt I personally felt while reading Joseph

Brenda's Family Wants Death for JED

2006-03-08T00:35:00.000-05:00

According to KREM2's Shannon Sims' interview this evening with Brenda Matthew's sisters-“He needs to be done with the right way, he needs to die. I wish he could die the way he killed my sister and Mark but that's the only justice,” Brenda’s sister Sandra Doble said. The family strongly opposes any plea deal that could spare Duncan’s life. The sisters also said 9-year-old

Tips from Shasta lead to other cases

2006-03-01T21:31:00.000-05:00

KREM's Shannon Sims reports tonight that Shasta Groene was responsible for authorities tying Joseph Duncan to other murdered children. Steve Groene says alleged kidnapper and murderer Joseph Duncan told his daughter about the cases while he allegedly held her captive. “Shasta basically told them right when they interviewed her when she was first found he had told her about killing a boy in

Dylan's Law

2006-02-28T18:03:00.000-05:00

Update on the Dylan's Law meeting in Burien, WA from the One Strike Law blog:Last night’s meeting in Burien went very well. We had several new volunteers, the press was there and most importantly a big lot of the Groene family was there to support CFAOSL and our staff despite some people’s attempt to say that I am doing this for the publicity! What publicity we can get!I want to say thank you to

Idaho Trial Delayed Until October 16th

2006-02-23T17:44:00.000-05:00

ABC News4's KXLY reports: COEUR D'ALENE -- The judge in the Joseph Duncan case has agreed to a defense request to delay the trial so they can have more time to prepare.Defense Attorney John Adams asked for more time to prepare for the case, citing the huge volume of evidence he needed to go through.[...]Citing that it was a “Hard decision but right decision,” Idaho District Court Judge Fred

Leanna Warner and the Skydiving trip

2006-02-21T17:47:00.000-05:00

Update 2/23- the June 14, 2003 skydiving video made by Joseph Duncan will be available to Cellar Dwellers soon. This will complete the "Joseph Duncan media" from that day.- - -Steve Huff has written a new entry about the possibility of Joseph Duncan having been involved in the disappearance of Leanna Warner ("Beaner"). In Revisiting Duncan, and Beaner..., Steve writes of a way Joseph Duncan

Sick Leave

2006-02-07T04:32:00.000-05:00

I'll be away from the blog for a few more days. I know I haven't updated in a while, though I do have a couple blog entries I've been working on. I hope to get at least one of them up by tomorrow night.I was visited by a lovely viral infection which gave me acute bronchitis, and a nasty case of pleurisy, which brought along its own delightful infection and interesting pains.I'm usually pretty

Fifth Nail Revelations: Discovery and Reaction

2006-01-28T15:39:00.000-05:00

It has been one week since the existence of Joseph Duncan's new blog, Blogging the Fifth Nail: Revelations, was leaked to the media by at least one person who had seen and understood the contents of some of the letters he wrote from his jail cell at the Kootenai County Jail in Idaho. It has also been a week of media flurry concerning Duncan's "new" blog, wild speculation concerning the identity

Joseph Duncan: Sex Crimes and Serial Killers

2006-01-23T15:09:00.000-05:00

Joseph Duncan writes about sex offenders and a friendly "serial killer" in a recent letter dated January 8th, and unwittingly underscores the need for Dylan's Law:If you take control away from a person who has an obvious need for control (a “sex offender”—just for example) then what do you think they’ll do? Give up? Not likely. They are going to find a way to take control back, at any cost. And

On the Blog Again

2006-01-22T02:50:00.000-05:00

Updated 1/22:Yes, Joseph Duncan has been blogging all this time. From jail.His new blog entries can be read here if you choose to read them:http://5nrevelations.blogspot.com/At this time, the person writing the entries for Joseph Duncan wishes to remain anonymous, and has assured me that they are not and will not be selling the letters on any "murderabilia" auction sites.I'm confident these are

Justin Harris: Another Joseph Duncan victim?

2006-01-18T17:21:00.000-05:00

Why not? We know Joseph Duncan wasn't exactly picky when it came to his prey...True Crime Blogger Imahologram, who is also a fellow Cellar Dweller and friend, boils it down in her recent blog entry about Joseph Duncan and the Disappearance of Justin Harris.Ima broached this possibility in the Cellar forum back in August (Topic "Did Duncan snag a victim in WY?") and hasn't given up on it

Dylan's Law update

2006-01-14T18:13:00.000-05:00

News4's Melissa Luck brought Dylan's Law to the forefront in her January 11th coverage of numerous sex offender bills being presented to Washington lawmakers. The proposed law would have put Dylan's accused killer, Joseph Duncan, behind bars for life in the early 1980's. The initiative will need 225,000 signatures by July to get on the November ballot. Be sure to watch the video of this

Steve Huff's new website

2006-01-08T21:06:00.000-05:00

Steve, webmaster and Crime Blogger Extraodinaire of The Dark Side, now has a new web address:HuffcrimeBlog.com.The link on my sidebar was automatically updated, but I wanted those of you who don't use those links to know the deal. Congrats on your new home, Steve- lookin good!

Dylan's Law

2006-01-07T13:15:00.000-05:00

Citizens For A One Strike Law's (CFAOSL) Tracy Oetting has now filed the initiative for Dylan's Law! "Dylan's Law is a mandatory life sentence without the possibility of parole for violent and predatory sexual crimes such as kidnapping, to the vicious rapes and molestations of our young and defenseless children."Initiative Measure #861 (I-861) is viewable as a pdf file from the Washington

The War Against NAMBLA

2005-11-29T18:25:00.000-05:00

What you are about to witness is nothing short of a systematic dismantling of Nambla's entire organisation, one member at a time. -rikijo"Oh... yes!" was my immediate reaction upon reading this today. Thanks to Steve Huff for notifying me of this brand-new blog by überhacker "rikijo" of AHM (that's alt.hackers.malicious) fame. Rikijo and his friends have used their elite skills in dogging NAMBLA

Jet's Fargo, Part II- Joseph Duncan plays God: Life as Simulation

2005-11-21T21:52:00.000-05:00

Many of us understand the fascination with "SIM" computer games. Some of us have played them, a few play them frequently- but all those familiar with the latest computer games likely comprehend the concept and the basic draw of these SIM games. Simulation as in "imitation" and "representation." Some find it interesting and fun to entertain themselves with these simulated environments, simulated

Superfreak

2005-11-16T01:56:00.003-05:00

Jet's Fargo

2005-11-12T21:31:00.000-05:00

This entry will be the first in a series of entries concerning Joseph Duncan's life in Fargo, ND- as told by his friends and acquaintances from the Fargo area.Fargo, ND: Late summer/early fall, 2000. "Jet" arrives in Fargo, registers with the Fargo police as a Level III Sex Offender, enrolls at North Dakota State University (NDSU), secures an apartment and a software programming job...Imagine you

Joseph Duncan's videos will not be copied

2005-11-02T17:31:00.000-05:00

In today's hearing, the prosecution and defense agreed that the prosecution will not be making copies of Joseph Duncan's videos, as the prosecution does not plan to use them in the trial or penalty phase.KXLY.com: Deal Reached In Duncan Tape ControversyMore video coverage with KXLY News4's Melissa Luck reporting here.KTVB.com: Attorneys reach deal on Duncan videosAttorneys on both sides of the

True Crime Blogroll

2005-11-02T14:12:00.000-05:00

The Cellar has been added to a new blogroll for true trime blogs, created by Trench of The Trenchcoat Chronicles and News of Doom. Steve Huff of the Dark Side and Twilight Kingdom suggested a blog ring for our sites, and now it's here!The True Crime Blogroll is now listed at the right margin here at the Cellar. Details on adding your true crime blog to the blogroll can be found here. Thanks,

Steve Huff on Rita Cosby 10/31- Scott Dyleski

2005-10-31T21:33:00.000-05:00

Tonight, Steve Huff appeared on MSNBC's Rita Cosby Live & Direct to discuss new information concerning the suspect in the Pamela Vitale murder- Scott Dyleski.Steve has been writing about this case on his Dark Side blog; so be sure to read his The Murder of Pamela Vitale Archives.Steve was magnanimous in giving me credit for finding some new photos of Scott. And, as the URL for the Cellar was

Steve Huff's latest at Crime Library

2005-10-26T14:02:00.000-04:00

The Religious Conversion of Joseph Edward Duncan III is the latest piece on Joseph Duncan at crimelibrary.com written by Dark Side blogger Steve Huff.Did accused killer of the Groene family, Joseph Edward Duncan III, want to be arrested?Steve's article offers that theory, a theory I've held since Joseph Duncan was arrested shortly after 2:00 a.m. in the Denny's

Steve Huff on Joseph Duncan

2005-10-24T19:58:00.000-04:00

Fellow "True Crime" blogger and my mentor Steve Huff has a new piece at Court TV's Crimelibrary.com focusing on Joseph E. Duncan.Steve made his Crime Library debut with his amazingly introspective and well-written chapters on Ben Fawley, the lead suspect in the murder of Virginia Commonwealth University freshman Taylor Behl. This ongoing Crimelibrary.com coverage by Steve is also not to be

"God sent an angel to save me"

2005-10-22T03:07:00.000-04:00

I received a phone call a few hours ago from Joseph Duncan's brother. He had just received a letter from "Jet." Part of that letter, we felt, would be important to quote here because of all the discussion in the Cellar forums concerning Joseph Duncan's capture- or surrender. That part reads, verbatim:The "light" is the truth- God's truth. I "came into the light" (faced up to the truth of what I

Unsealed search warrant for Duncan's computer and files

2005-10-21T13:11:00.000-04:00

KXLY.com is now reporting on the contents and scope of the unsealed search warrant for Joseph Duncan's computer(s) and peripherals:Newly released court documents show convicted sex offender Joseph Duncan may have been creating and trading child pornography, while he was in Montana with the Groene children.Be sure to watch the video. News4's Melissa Luck has much more to report on this search

Judge: Prosecutor must copy videos for defense

2005-10-20T22:20:00.000-04:00

From the Coeur d'Alene Press:Gibler sided with [Public Defender John Adams], ordering prosecutors to turn over copies of the video clips, but mandated they must be encrypted by the defense and kept locked in a safe in the public defender's office. Only Adams or his chief deputy, Lynn Nelson, are to have access to the material during preparation of a defense. At the conclusion of the trial and any

Two down

2005-10-12T13:20:00.000-04:00

Thanks to Oprah's program from October 4th which highlighted predators like Joseph Duncan and John Couey, and several alert tipsters, two sexual predators were captured within TWO days of the program's airing!Two Fargo-Moorhead women, recognized the Indiana-registered child molester William Carl Davis after seeing the October 4th Oprah program. They were each rewarded with $50,000.00 of Oprah's

Families file claim against Minnesota judge

2005-10-05T08:08:00.000-04:00

KXLY broke this story* late last night:Spokane Attorney Russell Van Camp filed papers on behalf of the Groene and Mckenzie families claiming that Becker County Judge Thomas Schoeder, and two county prosecutors should be held partially responsible for the crimes committed in North Idaho by convicted sex offender Joseph E. Duncan.I believe this judge and two prosecutors are only the last few links

Sick of it!

2005-10-04T16:56:00.000-04:00

He should have been behind bars the FIRST time! I'm so... SICK of it!-Oprah Winfrey, barely restraining her contempt for Joseph Duncan and others of his ilk- 10/04/2005Today's Oprah program, "Kidnapped by a Pedophile" highlighted the evil crimes Joseph Duncan "allegedly" perpetrated upon Steve Groene's family. In particular, his children.This popular program focused on the horrifying reality of

"Sasha" explains his ties to Joseph Duncan

2005-10-04T00:46:00.000-04:00

I have a new fan, Jerry, who thinks I should make a documentary about my experiences. I think he is right, I should, but not until I am ready I think. Jerry sounds like a really neat guy, he has a great blog (see "Sasha" entry below) that I think I understand. Keep your eyes on the air waves, Jerry, I could be famous sooner than you think, but hopefully not too soon.-Joseph Duncan, from his Fifth

Duncan to blog again?

2005-09-28T08:14:00.000-04:00

An article by Dave Turner of the Coeur d'Alene Press describes two letters from Joseph Duncan which have been put up for auction at a website called Murder Auction. One of those has sold and is no longer listed. The other is still viewable on the website, and is described and quoted in the article:The letter is signed "Jet," the nickname Duncan used for "Joseph Edward the Third.""P.S.," the

Joseph Duncan's child porn,"snuff" films, and influential friends

2005-09-26T21:47:00.000-04:00

The alleged crimes of Joseph E. Duncan are so foul, so unbelievingly twisted and evil, that people who hear of them are left speechless, at least for a good, long moment. Some of those people then shrug it off and go about their day; news is just news to some, after all. Yet others, those who are interested, disgusted or just plain nosy enough to have a need to know more, those people who

Evidence documents

2005-09-16T09:39:00.000-04:00

The Spokesman-Review now has the previously mentioned evidence documents on their website here in their superb ongoing coverage of the Groene investigation. They are in PDF format, under the "Documents" section in the box at the right. I have also linked them here under the Joseph Duncan Links section at right.

What did Joseph Duncan have in the rental Jeep?

2005-09-14T20:49:00.000-04:00

According to this new information just released, the following items were seized from the stolen rental Jeep Joseph Duncan was using while on his killing spree: digital and video cameras laptop computer binoculars letters that Shasta and Dylan Groene had written to their father letter from Dylan to Shasta briefcase

Joesph Duncan's polygraph exams

2005-09-10T22:17:00.000-04:00

I've uploaded them to my Furl account for viewing. There are five pages in all; the earliest one is illegible, for the most part.It is the final one, taken on March 26, 1997- the day Deborah Palmer was kidnapped and murdered- that he failed. And then he bailed.

Was Joseph Duncan trolling for victims in Missoula, MT?

2005-08-26T13:22:00.000-04:00

The FBI has reason to believe Joseph Duncan was in Missoula, MT before he began stalking the Groene family in Coeur d'Alene Idaho.I read this piece by Tristan Scott of the Missoulian this morning and it gave me the willies."FBI agents are trying to verify whether convicted sex offender Joseph Edward Duncan III was prowling Missoula neighborhoods in the weeks leading up to the kidnappings and

New Forum

2005-08-24T15:43:00.000-04:00

The new Cellar forum is ready. I know most of you Cellar Dwellers were having a difficult time with the technical problems and server outages of the old forum. I told you I would do what I could to remedy those problems.So thanks for being patient. I hope I've solved all the issues you were having with this move. Please stop by and register at the new forum today so you can get back to posting.

Chrono Report is here

2005-08-20T22:25:00.000-04:00

The 28-page Chrono report on Duncan is now available for viewing:Joseph E. Duncan, III- Offender Chrono ReportAn Inmate Chronological Report details the contacts, discussions and actions between the case manager(s) and the inmate/parolee. Also recorded are significant social contacts and events, disciplinary actions, and the compliance progress of the inmate/parolee.Special thanks to JoJoFox for

Steve Huff has an idea

2005-08-20T12:33:00.000-04:00

Steve asked for help spreading this around; please read it let him know your thoughts on it.A Missed Opportunity to Stop a Monster? (Part III: Red Flags) "The three red flags symbolize where Joseph Duncan should have somehow been "red-flagged" by authorities. The Detroit Lakes accusations, taken in combination with his status as a level III sex offender -- red flag. Seen at a park, possibly

Deborah Palmer

2005-08-18T23:47:00.000-04:00

Yes, another case is now requiring a closer look by "law enforcement." Oak Harbor police are investigating a possible link between Duncan and the unsolved murder of this little girl in 1997. She has been on the Cellar's Timeline Map as "possible crime #2" due to the keen eyes and minds of Cellar Dwellers like Scubagirl and JoJoFox.On Saturday, August 13th, the Whidbey News-Times first ran this

Duncan "telling stories" no longer

2005-08-13T23:14:00.000-04:00

Short of confessing, Duncan apparently retold enough details about the murders of Sammiejo White and Carmen Cubias for an official to claim, "We think he's good for it." The Spokesman-Review article is here.But now Duncan's clammed up and his lawyer wants him left alone. "The lawyer for sexual predator Joseph Edward Duncan III wants law enforcement officers to stop asking his client if he is

Duncan's a Computer Whiz, Expert? MSM attempts to make Duncan seem larger than life.

2005-08-08T19:07:00.000-04:00

Update 8/10/05:I've heard from the author of this much-publicized- sensationalized- article which was picked up by the AP and used by dozens of MSM outlets as the hook-of-the-day: Dave Forster of In-Forum.com wrote the original article with the following headline: Secret files may be record of past crimes, which quickly exploded, carrying the new headlines mentioned in my earlier entry.Now, Dave

Sammiejo White and Carmen Cubias

2005-08-07T20:52:00.000-04:00

Coeur d'Alene Press 8/6/05-"When Joseph Edward Duncan III told the FBI he killed a Riverside, Calif., boy in 1997, he also admitted his involvement in the death of two Seattle-area sisters a year earlier, a source close to the investigation said. The source, who demanded anonymity, said Duncan admitted he killed Sammiejo White, 11, and Carmen Cubias, 9, when they disappeared after leaving their

No preliminary hearing

2005-08-07T01:35:00.000-04:00

Spokesman-Review 8/6/05-"Joseph Edward Duncan III, who's accused of kidnapping and murdering members of a Coeur d'Alene family in May, waived his preliminary hearing Friday.Duncan will face an arraignment next, at which he'll enter a plea. An arraignment date will be set next week.Duncan's preliminary hearing, at which some of the evidence against him would have been presented, had been scheduled

Steve Huff on At Large

2005-08-07T01:10:00.000-04:00

Steve Huff, blogger of The Dark Side and Twilight Kingdom was on At Large a few hours ago speaking about Duncan and his own experience linking him to the Anthony Martinez case in his blog.It was a short interview, yet he also spoke about his suspicions concerning the disappearance of Kirsten Hatfield and the possibility that Duncan may have committed that crime as well.The Political Teen has the

Chattin' with the Chief

2005-08-05T07:13:00.000-04:00

Duncan's fifthnail.com blog entries for 2/11/05 and 2/14/05 refer to a Q&A session he had with Police Chief Magnus on this website: Chat with the Police Chief Chris Magnus. Check out the Q&A's for 2/9/05 and 2/14/05.Duncan used the name "bas." It's worth noting he used the name twice. He could have used "anonymous" but he did not. So I'm wondering what "bas" means to him. Where else did he use

Breaking News: Anthony Martinez

2005-08-03T14:47:00.000-04:00

The Riverside County Sheriff's Department has scheduled a press conference in Riverside, CA today at 1:00 p.m. PDT to discuss the link between Joseph E. Duncan, III and the kidnapping/murder of Anthony."CBS-2 first broke the story last week, that internet "bloggers" suspected Duncan may have been in Southern California in April 1997, when Martinez was abducted. 15 days later, the boy's body was

Down in the Cellar

2005-08-03T11:30:00.000-04:00

Guess who dropped in to help clear out some of the dust and grime?http://s2.phpbbforfree.com/forums/thecellar-about109.htmlThey brought a couple lightbulbs along, too. I appreciate it.

A Relative Speaks

2005-08-02T14:01:00.000-04:00

I have been communicating with one of Duncan's close relatives for a couple weeks. Yesterday, this person shared some information with me that they said I should publish. Today, after getting another confirmation that, yes, I may put this on the blog- they WANT me to put this on the blog... Here it is:(While these are actual quotes from this person, I have substituted certain words to help keep

Timeline Map

2005-08-01T23:08:00.000-04:00

Updated 8/29/05This map is marked with locales Joseph Duncan physically visited, lived, or was incarcerated. It follows the Cellar Blog Timeline and should provide the viewer with a helpful visual of his travels.(Click map for a larger version)The gray markers represent locations Duncan was known to have been, along with the dates. The red markers represent other crimes Duncan may have committed,

The Anthony Martinez Case

2005-07-29T00:32:00.000-04:00

The Cellar Dwellers have given yet another nudge to this case. Brooke Beare, a morning anchor from CBS2 out of Thousand Palms, CA has now written a story about the possibility of Duncan having murdered this boy, and the information coming from this blog and forum: "Bloggers" Ponder Link Between Desert Cold Case and Idaho Slayings Arrest.For instance, Steve Huff wrote about this possible link in

New Forum is Open!

2005-07-28T21:29:00.000-04:00

Cellar Dwellers, come check out our new forum, The Cellar.It's taken a couple days to set up, but all the information and discussion threads have been moved over there. I think many of you will be familiar with the setup, and most of you may prefer that forum to our old one regarding navigation. Thanks for your patience while this was being accomplished.The forum links at the right and bottom of

Update II: Oz character

2005-07-25T01:56:00.000-04:00

Thanks to a shrewd Cellar reader, we are closer to putting this one to bed. Jason says,"Hopefully, I can end all this speculation. This is an actor by the name of Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje. He played Simon Adebisi on the HBO series Oz. In fact, Duncan made mention of the series in his blog, saying something to the effect of Oz not being as realistic as another prison movie."Well now. Jason- thank

How Many?

2005-07-21T13:41:00.000-04:00

"Mr. Owl, how many licks does it take to get to the Tootsie Roll center of a Tootsie Pop?""Let's find out. One, two, three...":::crunch:::"Three." Meet Jazzi Jet, Happy Joe/Jet, and "The Bogeyman." Three personas which Joseph Edward Duncan, III claimed to possess in his "Jazzi-Jet- Prison Queen" website and his Fifthnail blog entries .Part I: Jazzi-JetThe above-mentioned April, 2001

Thank you, Polimom.

2005-07-21T12:56:00.000-04:00

Fellow Cellar Dwellers, Polimom needs to leave the Cellar as an Admin Contributor now. She left for her vacation before I could post this, but I hope she sees it soon. She will continue to post here as well.Polimom, you've been a superb help to me while I adopted the Cellar from Mr. Rat. In addition, I've also gained a friend who is like-minded in more than amateur internet sleuthing ;) Have a

Deep in My Dungeon

2005-07-19T16:03:00.000-04:00

This is the image of a poem Duncan had on one of his websites (H.A.R.D. Corps Justice). He may not be the only person in the world to have used these lines on their website, but he certainly is the most horrific. Especially given what we now know about his practice of making videos of his victims. Their fear.I worship your fear.I don't for one minute think this is the first time he has committed

The Baton Has Been Passed

2005-07-18T18:25:00.000-04:00

Hello, fellow sleuthers!I am taking over the blog from Mickey. Thanks, Mickey, for all the hard work and soul-sucking sleuthing you have done to make this site a success.I would ask you all to please use the new e-mail address for off-blog comments and correspondence in the future:thecellarblog@hotmail.comLike many of you, I work, I have a family, I have prior engagements and social comittments.

Is this someone's child??

2005-07-17T22:51:00.000-04:00

We've all had Duncan's videos available for a number of days, now. One of the most disturbing (to me) is the Reality video, produced sometime prior to March 2003 (dating taken from the archives).Note: This video contains mild languageAt the very end of this "movie", (around the 30 second mark), there's a person silently screaming. It looks as if this screaming person could possibly be a child.If

Rest in Peace Dylan

2005-07-16T20:45:00.000-04:00

Let's Get Organized

2005-07-16T10:53:00.000-04:00

You're blazing trails here, folks, and there are some truly motivated, enthusiastic, and talented minds working on Duncan's 'net trail. Thanks to all this hard work, we've uncovered volumes of facts, generated scores of theories, and generally made an enormous dent in accumulating the available online data. So now -- let's get organized.Mickey Rat and I would like to do a bit of project knowledge

Bringing on staff...

2005-07-16T08:37:00.000-04:00

I am adding 2 people to THE CELLAR as staff.I may add more in the future...Polimom has more than earned a spot here and I welcome her, please let her know you welcome her as well.The second invitation has been sent and I am awaiting acceptance, once that happens I will reveal Staff Member 2.You guys rock!We are going to clean up this blog a bit.All comments will have to be made in the forum,