Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Tori Stafford murder charges

Precious little information here. One assumes the police got a break somehow -- there's no body yet so the location being searched has to come from someone saying something. A tragedy -- but the full story is to come.

Hopes that Tori Stafford would be found safe dashed with murder charge By Allison Jones, The Canadian Press

WOODSTOCK, Ont. - Hopes that Victoria Stafford would be found safe and returned to her family were dashed Wednesday with a man charged with the Grade 3 student's murder and a woman charged with being an accessory. Michael Thomas Rafferty, 28, and Terri-Lynne McClintic, 18, were arraigned on the charges and abduction charges in a Woodstock, Ont., court. Documents suggest the murder took place on or around April 8, the day the eight-year-old girl known as Tori went missing from outside her school. The developments were clearly devastating to Tori's father Rodney Stafford, who said he was awaiting more details from police. "I don't know where to go from here," said Stafford, who was wearing a T-shirt with a picture of Tori that read "Daddy's Little Girl." McClintic, a stocky brunette whose hair was tied in cornrows, also faces charges of helping Rafferty elude authorities. Rafferty pulled his shirt over his head to cover his face as he was led into the courthouse. He cried during the proceeding, while McClintic was more stoic.
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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

And used for 'sexual purposes' has me in total shock, I can't even wrap my mind around it. It is so evil. As a parent I'd either go out of my mind or go for revenge or most likely, both.

I don't know how the mom of the 18 year old abductor didn't know anything was amiss with her own daughter. Small town justice is not good.