In New Orleans, two police officers have been charged in connection with a man's beating death. They're not facing murder charges, though one of them allegedly hit and kicked the man, who later died. They're accused of obstructing a federal investigation, and the alleged attacker is facing a charge of depriving the dead man of his rights.
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Suspect probably knew police wanted to speak to him
UPDATED: Police say they've found him. As it happens, he had a copy of "Most Wanted" in the back seat -- the issue that featured him as someone the police were trying to find.
From Independence PD: Independence Police are looking for John W. Schroeder III, a violent felon who is wanted for 1st Degree Statutory Sodomy, Enticement of a Child, and 1st Degree Child Molestation. Schroeder is 5’ 10” tall, weighs 180 lbs, with blue eyes and brown hair.
Should anyone know the whereabouts of Schroeder, do not attempt contacting him as he is considered armed and dangerous. Bond amount on the warrant is $250,000. If anyone knows anything about Mr. Schroeder or knows where he may be located, please call the TIPS Hotline at 474-TIPS, or the Independence Police Investigative Unit at (816) 325-7330.
Missing Lenexa man found alive
Another update, and the family will make a statement later today ...
From his hospital bed, Larry Schnackenberg hasn’t told police much of what happened in the past 20 days when people across the country were searching for him.
But he told investigators enough to know that there’s not much left for them to do. So for now, investigators are done with the case.
“Just the fact that he disappeared and didn’t want to be found is not a crime,” said Officer Dan Friesen, Lenexa Police spokesman. “There is nothing to indicate any crime has been committed.”
PREVIOUSLY: Laura Bauer and Sara Shepherd have a full story here. They report that he was found about two miles from where his vehicle was located. KMBC quotes authorities saying that Schnackenberg might have been living in a shack in the park. More here from KSHB, Fox 4 and KCTV, which passes along the following:
Authorities searched the area to see if they could find any sign of a campsite and the only thing they found were a few trash bags it appears Schnackenberg used for shelter.
As Sara and Laura note in their story, police do not believe any crime has been committed here.
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French serial killer was source for U.S. spies during World War II
We live in a strange world, friends. Exhibit A is this story from the Associated Press about the Pond, a top-secret U.S. spy group founded during World War II. You really need to take a few minutes and read this -- some of their exploits are just mind-blowing, like something you'd see on "Mission: Impossible." One of the things that caught my attention was their use of Marcel Petiot, the French serial killer:
The Secret Intelligence Branch, as he referred to the Pond, began receiving reports from Petiot during the war. He was a physician in Paris who regularly treated refugees, businessmen and Gestapo agents, but he also had a predilection for killing mostly wealthy Jews and burning their bodies in a basement furnace in his soundproofed house. He was convicted of 26 murders and guillotined in 1946.
Nevertheless, Grombach considered him a valuable informer because of his contacts.
(AP Photo, File)
