Police close in on escaped child killer who’s been on the run for almost 50 years
Police believe they are closing in on a convicted child killer who escaped from an Ohio prison during Christmastime parole in 1973, hoping to end an almost 50-year-long manhunt.
Lester Eubanks, then 22 years old, was convicted of the murder of Mary Ellen Deener in 1966. She was 14. Authorities also alleged that he tried to rape her.
He was initially sentenced to death, but his sentence was commuted to life in prison after the Supreme Court ruled against the death penalty in 1972. The death penalty was reinstated in 1976 under a “model of guided discretion.”
The US Marshalls have posted their highest reward in history, $50,000, for information leading to his arrest.
Newly found photos of people who are known to have worked and socialized with Mr Eubanks in the mid-70s have police hoping that they're close to finding him.
At Least 30 Shot over Weekend in Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s Chicago
At least 30 people were shot, three fatally, over another deadly weekend in Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s (D) Chicago.
Yesterday, Breitbart News noted some 20 people were shot in Chicago from Friday into Sunday morning alone. Those shooting victims included two fatalities.
On Monday morning ABC 7 / Chicago Sun-Times reported the number of individuals shot over the entire weekend had climbed to at least 30. And there was an additional fatality, which occurred late Sunday afternoon “in Logan Square on the Northwest Side.”
The fatality occurred just after 4:30 p.m. Sunday, when a 32-year-old man was shot multiple times. He was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead.
The Chicago Tribune observes 620 people were shot in Chicago January 1, 2021, through March 22, 2021, and that represents 159 more people than were shot during the same time last year as numbers show no sign of abatement.
Matt PerdieMoreover, shootings on Chicago expressways are surging in 2021. WGNTV explained there were already 42 such shootings by March 5, 2021, and ABC 7 points out there was another expressway shooting Sunday night.
Sunday night’s shooting occurred “on I-57 near 127th Street,” and left four people injured.
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Over 20 Shot Friday into Sunday Morning Across Mayor Lightfoot’s Chicago
At least 22 people were shot, two killed, Friday into Sunday morning in Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s (D) Chicago.
ABC 7 / Chicago Sun-Times reported a total of 21 wounded and one killed by 6:14 a.m. Sunday morning, local time.
The fatality occurred just after 11:30 p.m. Saturday night, when a 36-year-old man was shot while sitting in a vehicle in Pullman. An individual walked up to the vehicle in which the man was sitting and opened fire, striking him multiple times. He was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead.
NBC 5 notes eight people people were injured, and one person killed, when two suspects opened fire during a party Friday night.
Police apprehended 28-year-old Martinas Norvell and he was “charged with unlawful use of a weapon.” He was then released “on his own recognizance.”
The Chicago Tribune explains that 116 people were killed in Chicago January 1, 2021, through March 22, 2021. When the Tribune adds in non-fatal shootings, there were a total of 620 people shot in the city during the same time-frame.
AWR Hawkins is an award-winning Second Amendment columnist for Breitbart News and the writer/curator of Down Range with AWR Hawkins, a weekly newsletter focused on all things Second Amendment. He is the political analyst for Armed American Radio. Follow him on Twitter: @AWRHawkins. Reach him directly at awrhawkins@breitbart.com. Sign up to get Down Range at breitbart.com/downrange.
Murder Rates in Some U.S. Cities Higher Than Latin America’s Deadliest Countries in 2018
A person was more likely to be murdered in some of the largest cities in the United States last year than in some of Latin America’s deadliest countries, a Breitbart News analysis of 2018 homicide rates per 100,000 inhabitants shows.
Breitbart News’ estimates are primarily gleaned from the latest U.S. Census Bureau and CIA World Factbook population data in conjunction with 2018 murder figures, reported by large U.S. cities with a population higher than 100,000 and foreign governments.
In 2018, the murder rate was higher in St. Louis (61 per 100,000) than in El Salvador (54 per 100,000) and Honduras (36 per 100,000).
In Baltimore, the homicide rate of 51 per 100,000 residents was higher than Honduras and nearly the same as in El Salvador.
According to various estimates, El Salvador (3,340), and Honduras (3,310) are among the deadliest in Latin America, a phenomenon that has triggered an exodus of migrants to the U.S. borders who cite violence at home as the main reason for leaving.
The United States, however, is facing its own problems with violence. Most of the major U.S. cities in the United States have been Democrat strongholds for decades. While Democrats in Congress have repeatedly demanded that U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration take in all asylum-seekers fleeing crime and gangs in their home country, they are struggling to keep some of their constituent population safe from similar threats–sometimes the same gangs.
The top five large cities (population higher than 100,000) with the highest murder rate in the United States last year — St. Louis, Baltimore, Detroit, New Orleans, and Memphis — are all run by Democrat mayors.
Despite the high number of homicides in large U.S. cities, New York University’s Brennan Center for Justice estimated days before the end of 2018 that the overall murder rate in the 30 biggest cities in the United States dropped by six percent, continuing a downward trend.
The center reported:
The 2018 murder rate in the 30 largest cities is estimated to decline by nearly 6 percent. Large decreases this year in Chicago and San Francisco, as well as moderate decreases in other cities such as Baltimore, contributed to this decline.
The murder rate in Chicago — which increased significantly in 2015 and 2016 — is projected to decline by 18.1 percent in 2018. The murder rate in San Francisco is estimated to all by nearly 27 percent. Baltimore’s 2018 murder rate is projected to decline by 7.4 percent.
Some cities are projected to see their murder rates rise, including Washington, D.C. (by 39.5 percent), and Houston (by 22.6 percent). Further study is needed to better understand the causes of these rises.
Per sheer numbers, the top five deadliest U.S. cities in 2018 were Chicago (561), Philadelphia (351), Baltimore (309), New York (289), and Houston (280).
In Baltimore, the majority (175) of murder victims were shot in the head, the Baltimore Sun reported.
The top 10 American cities with the highest murder rates last year are: St. Louis — 61 per 100,000; Baltimore — 51 per 100,000; Detroit — 39 per 100,000; New Orleans — 37 per 100,000; Memphis — 29 per 100,000; Las Vegas — 25 per 100,000; Indianapolis — 24 per 100,000; Washington, D.C. — 23 per 100,000; Philadelphia — 22 per 100,000; and Chicago — 21 per 100,000.
Some assessments have deemed Venezuela, El Salvador, and Honduras the most violent countries in Latin America.
This article has been updated.
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U.S. Personal Spending and Incomes Fell More Than Expected in February
U.S. consumer spending fell more than expected in February as parts of the country were paralyzed by the cold and the prior month’s stimulus boost faded.
Personal consumption expenditures fell one percent, a deeper drop than the 0.7 percent forecast by economists. That followed an upwardly 3.4 percent gain in January when households received stimulus checks authorized at the end of 2020.
Incomes fell by even more, dropping by 7.1 percent. That was slightly more than expected. In January, person income jumped 10.1 percent, slightly more than originally reported.
Disposable person income, which is household income after taxes, fell eight percent after rising 11.4 percent in January.
The saving rate—the difference between consumption and income—was 13.6 percent. In the 10 years prior to the pandemic, the raving rate ranged between six and eight percent. In April of 2020, it hit an all-time high of 32.2 percent as businesses were shuttered, the first round of covid relief payments hit bank accounts, and precautionary psychology encouraged Americans to pull back on spending.
Spending on consumer goods fell three percent in February after rising 8.4 percent in January. Spending on service ticked up one-tenth of a percentage point after rising nine-tenths in January, reflecting early easing of state restrictions on businesses.
The decline is likely to be short-lived. Many states eased restrictions on business operations in March and the weather was much more accomodating. Vaccinations are spreading rapidly, easing back on fear and the need to practice isolating social-distancing. And the third round of relief payments hit bank accounts this month, guaranteeing that personal incomes will jump.
Inflation was muted in February. The price index for personal consumption expenditures, the Fed’s preferred gauge of inflation, rose 1.6 percent compared with March of 2020. Core PCE inflation—which excludes food and energy—rose by 1.4 percent year-over-year, a slower pace of price gainst than January’s 1.5 percent.
Wages were flat for the month across the private and public sectors.
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