James Prindle, 15, Charged With Raping & Beating His 23-Month-Old Stepsister

James Prindle was babysitting his little stepsister along with two friends -- 12-year-old Micah Scheulin and his brother Noah Scheulin, 14 -- at his Memphis apartment. He told police that a masked robber broke into the apartment to steal his video game console...
But before the bad guy left, he also beat Prindle's 23-month-stepsister on the head and raped her.
Police, however, became immediately suspicious of the story. Noah Scheulin said the robber was white. Pindle said he was black. There was no sign of forced entry, and it appears that someone gave the little girl a bath before police arrived to get rid of evidence, which is normally not a robberly thing to do.
There were also signs that the boys are congenital shitbags. At age 14, Noah had already racked up charges for auto theft, assault, vandalism and disorderly conduct. 12-Year-old Micah has previous charges for assault and possession.
There were further indications that the girl had been held down while she was raped. She suffered serious head trauma and was released after spending a week in the hospital.
Now Prindle, who has no previous record, is being tried as an adult for rape, child abuse, and false reporting. Noah is being charged with facilitation of rape and child abuse. Due to a lack of evidence, all charges against Micah have been dropped.

Efe Moniedafe, Moron of the Day: Admits to Child Porn in Job Interview With Border Patrol

​Efe Moniedafe was interviewing for a job with U.S. Customs and Border Protection, apparently under the belief that the agency was searching for the proud, the few, and the really depraved. The scary part is that the agency was actually looking at him as a serious candidate...
The 27-year-old moron from Miramar, Florida got as far the polygraph test, which is administered to all applicants. That's when he admitted to being a connoisseur of child porn.
Much to his surprise, the Border Patrol was no longer interested in hiring his ass to keep the sanctity of American shores. It was, however, very interested in investigating his ass for being a pervert. When police raided his home, they confiscated two computers, which revealed our mope's fascination with viewing naked children in photos and videos.
He's now charged with seven counts of possession of child pornography. (Special thanks to reader Karen for the tip.)

Antinette 'Toni' Keller Missing: Northern Illinois University Student's Body Found in Park

She was last seen around noon on October 14. Toni Keller, an art student at Northern Illinois, said she was going to Prairie Park in Dekalb to work on a school project. She was seen heading into the woods that day with her portfolio satchel and her camera...

Toni went to a DeKalb park to work on a school project. She never came back.

​Toni, a freshman at the school on the plains west of Chicago, was supposed to go home that weekend for a visit. But she never called to arrange a ride. And now it looks like she never will. (See her Facebook tribute page here.)
On Saturday, a body was discovered in the woods near the park. It hasn't been officially identified as Toni's, but police say the crime scene contained items that were likely hers and have changed their case to a death investigation. Meanwhile, relatives are already conceding that the body is likely Toni's.
Police are playing the case very close to the vest, so there's no word on what evidence or suspects they may have at this point. But we'll keep you posted.

Self Assessment

I’m supposed to do a self assessment to turn into my job coach Greg. I don’t have a problem with doing a self assessment except for the fact that I am somewhat negative. My dad was always a negative person, I’m not sure if this is because of the way he grew up or what it has to do with but that’s always the way he has been. My dad isn’t as negative of a person now though. He changed a lot when his diabetes got worse, he’s not as negative anymore. Anyways, back to the self assessment. I have to do a self assessment so Greg, my job coach can get to know me better and this will help him better in helping me find a job. Some of the questions are a little how do I say it, I don’t know, I don’t understand some of the questions. I don’t know what to put for some of the questions. I’m a smart person and I have a good vocabulary and I’m a writer and a poet but I’m not sure if I will word things right. I want the answers to sound great and sophisticated but I’m not sure if they will be. I will most likely ask my wife to answer the questions for me if I don’t understand the questions because she knows me best. She knows how to word things as well, she is very good at this. My wife is a writer as well and she words things so well. I’m kind of jealous of her sometimes because she words things so well and she is kind of better at wording things than I am. Basically, when my wife writes you can tell that she’s a writer. I seem to repeat myself a lot but it seems that’s how I get things out. Some people might be annoyed by my writing because I repeat myself. Oh well. When I write poetry I don’t repeat myself unless it is on purpose.

Alyssa Bustamante, 15, Charged With Slaying of 9-Year-Old Elizabeth Olten

UPDATE: Alyssa Bustamante has pleaded not guilty to murdering Elizabeth Olten. See update after the jump...

A Missouri judge ruled that 15-year-old Alyssa Bustamante can be tried as an adult in the murder of 9-year-old Elizabeth Olten. According to police, she killed the little girl just because she "wanted to know what it felt like."
Elizabeth was last seen October 21 as she was leaving a friend's home in St. Martins, Missouri around supper time, just down the street from her own home. She promptly vanished. A massive search was launched to look for her body in the rural, wooded area...

Police searched three days for Elizabeth before they were led to her grave

​Detectives say some sort of written evidence led them to Bustamante, who lives at the home where Elizabeth was playing. Bustamante led detectives into the woods, where two graves had been dug the week before. That's where they found Elizabeth's body.
Police aren't saying who was supposed to fill the second grave, but according to Sergeant David Rice of the Missouri Highway Patrol, Bustamante confessed to killing the little girl because she just"wanted to know what it felt like." The graves would imply premeditation, and police are pushing for first-degree murder charges.
Though Bustamante attempted suicide two years ago, she was a fairly strong student at Jefferson City High School, hitting A's and B's and rarely missing class.

She will make an appearance in adult court this afternoon.

Bustamante reportedly stabbed the little girl and slit her throat

​UPDATE: After a 2007 suicide attempt, Alyssa Bustamante received intensive help from social services.

Unfortunately, it didn't seem to help. In court testimony yesterday, social service workers say the 15-year-old has a history of cutting herself and has been on Prozac since 2007. She also had a 10-day stay at Mid-Missouri Mental Health Center following her suicide attempt and was evaluated after that on a daily basis.

But Bustamante, as you can imagine, doesn't come from the best of homes. Her grandma has been taking care of her and her younger siblings since 2002. There's no word on where her parents are, but in most cases where they dump the kids on grandma, you can assume they're not exactly stand-up people.

Bustamante's also dabbled in goth stuff. Usually that just means nerdy kids wearing black and trying to find cool in their own social group. But in her case, it seems she took an interest in the darker side a bit too far, like the recent case of horrorcore rapper Richard McCroskey, who killed four people in Virginiaover a minor beef with his 16-year-old girlfriend.

Alyssa was a gifted student with a girl's fascination of death

​One of the reasons Bustamante will be tried as an adult is because Missouri's juvenile system is downright pitiful. There are no high-security facilities for girls, and more than 600 kids have escaped from its juvenile institutions in the last 10 years.

Staying in the juvenile system would also require her release at age 21. When you murder a young girl by digging her grave a week earlier -- and presumably plan to kill someone else -- you should probably be locked up for a lot longer than six years.

UPDATE II: Bustamante apparently killed the little girl by strangling her, stabbing her and slitting her throat.

But due to defense objections, prosecutors won't say who the other grave was intended for, or what kind of written evidence led them to Bustamante.

A public defender has filed a motion asking that she be placed in a state mental health hospital for immediate treatment. A video she once had on YouTube claimed her hobbies were "killing people" and "cutting." She also posted a video in which she intentionally shocks herself on an electric fence, then pushes her two young brothers to do it.

Alyssa's mom is a dope addict, while her dad is in the Missouri pen for assault

​UPDATE III: Alyssa Bustamante attended a Mormon church and was seen as a gifted student who didn't apply herself.

That seems to be the latest take on the girl accused in this horrific slaying. Neighbors and social workers say her grandparents made a good home for Alyssa and her brothers and sisters, even though her parents are losers.

Alyssa's mom Michelle Bustamante has a history of drug and alcohol charges. Her father Ceasar Bustamante is doing time in a Missouri prison for assault. But her grandparents, who've had custody of the kids since 2002, apparently provided a decent home.

Alyssa attended a Mormon church with her grandparents in Jefferson City and participated in youth activities. Tests at school revealed her as a gifted student who had a propensity to slack on occasion.

Perhaps most chilling is that she killed a girl who frequently played at her house. Neighbors say Elizabeth was a regular guest at Bustamante's home to play with the kids, including Alyssa. Why she would kill a little girl she knew so well remains a mystery.

Also see 15-Year-Old-Girl Charged with Elizabeth Olten's Murder
9-Year-Old Elizabeth Olten is Missing in Missouri After Walking Home From a Friend's House

Finally, you can see the videos Alyssa made prior to the murder at our sister paper, the Riverfront Times.

UPDATE III: Alyssa Bustamante has pleaded not guilty to murdering Elizabeth Olten.

That may be a little strange, since she's already confessed to murdering the little girl. But in court yesterday, her lawyer put in the plea on her behalf.

The attorney is also asking for a change of venue, saying the people of Jefferson City, Missouri are prejudiced against her client. It seems said lawyer doesn't know that this is what happens when you kill a little girl just to see what it feels like.

Interviewing-Skills--A-Key-To-Anyone-s-Future

So when was the last time you interviewed? How did it go for you? My guess is that it went poorly for you and that is no slam on you personally its just that most people fear interviews and lose a lot of jobs as a result. I read something like 85% of people in the work force right now had to go through 5-6 interviews before they landed the job that they are in right now. Now there may be multiple reasons for this figure but let me tell you the overwhelming majority of people, if they knew the secrets of successful interviewing skills would land the job they want every time. Instead of getting turned down, they would be turning down job offers.
So isn't it just a personality thing? Well yes and no. Personality certainly goes a long way in carrying a conversation and presenting yourself in a good light, but very few people have this endearing personality. There are a lot more people who land jobs than people with gregarious personalities--and that is because they now how to interview. Yes, interviewing skills can definitely be and should be learned. So how do people learn?
Well a lot of people have learned interviewing skills through trial and error. The more you do something the better you get at it (usually!). But who wants to learn like this...I mean there are few things that are more painful than getting a rejection letter. Also how fun are interviews in general? Basically most people want to avoid them entirely! Then, wouldn't it be great if you could learn what makes a successful interview from the eyes of the potential employer? Wouldn't it be nice to go into an interview with the mindset that you are evaluating them and not the other way around?
Another important thing to remember is that this goes much deeper than learning interviewing skills or tricks. In fact the training that makes you good at interviewing, makes you successful in life. Communication for instance is a fundamental part of success whether it be social confidence, or ability to manage, or network...and on and on.
Learning (and I 100% guarantee that you can learn this stuff) interviewing skills is profitable for anyone from the fresh graduate to the seasoned business man. It is also great for you life outside of work including parenting, dating, marriage--you name it! So don't wait any longer to get this valuable part of your success under your control! Josephine Stungger has been writing and speaking about how to thrive in an interview for the last 10 years. Check out www.interviewingskillshelp.info and find out how you can improve your interviewing skills.

It-s-Time-to-Get-Bodacious-About-Your-Career

Let me ask you this question: Do you believe that if you work hard at the office and you get along well with your co-workers and your boss, you'll be rewarded with more pay and promotions?
Yeah, you probably do. Many years ago, I know I believed that..
Fresh out of college with my engineering degree, I took a job at America Online as a $8 an hour customer service rep (after deciding I didn't want to be an engineer.) Little did I know, that I was about to embark on my own bodacious career.
AOL was a fledgling start-up company that exploded into a global Internet giant. During this massive growth, I performed my job well, had a positive attitude and kept getting promoted. After 10 years, I became the first head of Corporate Training for AOL, with over 12,000 employees!
I was a dedicated AOL employee who had "played by rules" (do a good job, be well- liked, and you will get promoted.) So you can imagine my reaction when I asked my boss to promote me to next level AOL, and he told me that I wasn't "strategic enough" for the job. I wasn't strategic enough? Huh?
I was stunned. In a short time he hired a man from outside AOL for the job. Just like that, my upwardly mobile career at AOL came to an end. After much soul searching, I decided to leave the company that I loved and continue my career another way. I was only 33.
During my soul searching I kept asking myself: "what went wrong?" I knew that I'd hit the glass ceiling, but there was something else. The truth was, I hadn't played the career game with the right attitude. I realized that I needed to be bodacious!
Bodacious, is that a real word? It sure is and it became my personal rallying cry during my last years at AOL. When you look up bodacious in the dictionary you will find similar descriptors like bold, unmistakable, remarkable, and audacious. I've come up with my own definition of bodacious: The courage to be in charge of your life.
Being bodacious means having the courage to be in charge of your career. It means having the courage to examine your own behavior at work and determine what's working and what's not. It means having the courage to take risks in the workplace to be more effective. Sometimes it means having the courage to find a new job that's more fulfilling and a better match.
You absolutely can have a bodacious career that's personally meaningful and fulfilling. It starts with a decision to settle for nothing less. What will you decide? And, when?
Copyright (c) 2006 Mary Foley During a successful, demanding, rising through the ranks 10 year career with America Online Mary learned that the only way to thrive in today’s world is to be bold, positive, and courageous – bodacious! Today Mary inspires women everywhere to be bodacious in their lives, careers and businesses. You can be inspired, too! Get a free copy of Mary’s e-book “10 Bodacious Ways for a Bodacious Career” at www.gobodacious.com/ebook !