Posted by Karen Foster on Friday, August 20, 2010,
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Crime, Justice
No one should get away with murder, rape, nor any other heinous crime. With collection of DNA on all felony arrests we can identify and successfully prosecute the predators in our society. We can stop them! We have the technology, 24 states and the federal government have passed legislation to collect DNA on arrest, but we need all 50 states to collect DNA on arrest. We want to ensure there is no safe haven for the criminals.
Collection of DNA on all felony arrests will protect the innoc... Continue reading ...
Posted by Karen Foster on Saturday, July 10, 2010,
North Carolina will become the 24th state to pass legislation to collect DNA on arrest. Rep. Wil Neumann pushed his bill to the very end of the session. It was passed in the final moments of the NC legislative session. The bill will now move on to the Governor for signature. Governor Bev Perdu has been a strong supporter of this legislation along with the Attorney General. The NC bill includes not only felony crimes, but some misdemeanors. Studies show that certain misdemeanors are commit... Continue reading ...
Posted by Karen Foster on Friday, July 9, 2010,
A fifth trial date has been set in the Bonnie Craig Murder Trial. Judge Jack Smith set February 7th, 2011 as the new date. Prosecutor Pat Gullufsen had told Judge Smith back in February that an extension to August 30th would not be possible for him. He had planned on retiring much sooner. Gullufsen's request fell on deaf ears. Now time is needed for the new prosecutor,who will start work July 16th to go over more than 10,000 pages of investigation, 33 motions, 105 DNA tests that were take... Continue reading ...
Posted by Karen Foster on Tuesday, June 8, 2010,
Governor Signs the Budget, June 3rd, 2010 Governor Sean Parnell signed the budget approving the final $75 million for the new Alaska Crime Lab. Construction is,once again, proceeding. Thank you to all who pushed for the funding. We are saving lives and a lot of heartache by getting this new crime lab. It will be a legacy that will, ultimately, change the crime rate in Alaska. The innocent will be protected and the predators will end up behind bars earlier in their careers. Many crimes wi... Continue reading ...
Posted by Karen Foster on Thursday, March 11, 2010,
The Utah House,after making some minor amendments to a DNA on Arrest Bill passed the bill. It will now be returned to the Senate where it was overwhelming approved for a final vote. Looks like Utah will be the 22nd state to pass DNA on arrest legislation. Surviving Parent Coalition (SPC) President Ed Smart and Elaine Runyon-Simmons were very instrumental in ensuring this bill would get passed this session. Continue reading ...
February 12th, 2010 Judge Jack Smith granted Defense another extension in Bonnie Craig Murder Trial Kenneth Dion was identified as the alleged killer by a DNA Hit in CODIS, the national DNA database, November 2006. Original trial date was set for September 2008 so there would be absolutely no reason for extensions. It was then set for January 2009. After 18 months of doing nothing on the case, according to Andrew Lambert, Lee Degrasie was taken off of the case and another public defender was... Continue reading ...
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Karen Foster, Bonnie's Mom
Victims and families need to make sure that the CRIMINAL Justice system becomes more balanced and starts protecting the innocent, not just the guilty. Please help us balance the scales of justice. Don't wait until you are a victim to find out how broken the system is. Take 5 minutes to call your lawmakers or drop them an email to support funding for our new crime lab. It will save lives and prevent a lot of crimes by getting the criminals off our streets sooner. Juries expect scientific proof to convict the predators in our society. 5 minutes of your time is all I'm asking for; it will make a difference in our justice system.
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