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Title: Kennedy McLaurin, Jr., 16yrs old, last seen 9/10/12, Goldsboro NC(Body Found) Post by: Northern Rose on September 17, 2012, 01:49:47 PM Family of missing Goldsboro teen expected to ask for public's help
Published: September 17, 2012 Updated: September 17, 2012 - 11:55 AM GOLDSBORO, N.C. -- The Goldsboro Police Department will hold a press conference Monday to discuss the case of missing 16-year-old Kennedy McLaurin, Jr. McLaurin was reportedly abducted on September 10. McLaurins mother contacted police to report her son missing. According to the Amber Alert, there are allegedly three to four unidentified abductors. They were last seen traveling north on Bain Street. The vehicle is a blue, 4-door, older model Buick or Lincoln. ::snipping2:: http://www2.nbc17.com/news/2012/sep/17/family-missing-goldsboro-teen-expected-ask-publics-ar-2614778/ Title: Re: Kennedy McLaurin, Jr., 16yrs old, last seen 9/10/12, Goldsboro NC Post by: Northern Rose on September 17, 2012, 01:51:26 PM Description released of car suspected in Goldsboro teen's disappearance
Published: September 14, 2012 Updated: September 14, 2012 - 12:38 PM (http://www2.nbc17.com/mgmedia/image/294/0/206583/amber-alert-issued-abducted-goldsboro-teen/) GOLDSBORO, N.C. -- Goldsboro Police are shedding more light on a search for a missing 16-year-old boy. Kennedy Fitzgerald McLaurin of Goldsboro was reported missing Sept. 10, by his mother. Police say there are allegedly three to four unidentified abductors. They were last seen traveling north on Bain Street in a late-model, 1990s, bluish/grey, 4-door Oldsmobile with faded paint. ::snipping2:: http://www2.nbc17.com/news/2012/sep/14/description-released-car-suspected-goldsboro-teens-ar-2607983/ Title: Re: Kennedy McLaurin, Jr., 16yrs old, last seen 9/10/12, Goldsboro NC Post by: Northern Rose on September 17, 2012, 01:52:48 PM Amber Alert continues for missing 16-year-old
Updated: September 14, 2012 - 11:41 AM ::snipping2:: McLaurin Jr.'s family say they just want their son back. "Just bring him home. If your friends know anything, just call it in, cause I really need him back," said McLaurin Jr.'s mother Kimberly Best. " I'm angry and I'm frustrated. Just want my son to come back home," said McLaurin Jr.'s father, Kennedy McLaurin Sr. Police say McLaurin was with his friends when four men grabbed him and stuffed him in a car and took off. ::snipping2:: http://www2.wnct.com/news/2012/sep/12/7/amber-alert-issued-missing-16-year-old-ar-2600930/ Title: Re: Kennedy McLaurin, Jr., 16yrs old, last seen 9/10/12, Goldsboro NC Post by: MuffyBee on September 17, 2012, 02:00:39 PM This looks really scarey. I hope this young man can be found alive and well, but under the circumstances of his abduction, it's not promising. JMHO
Title: Re: Kennedy McLaurin, Jr., 16yrs old, last seen 9/10/12, Goldsboro NC Post by: klaasend on September 17, 2012, 05:22:37 PM His Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/ken.mclaurin.3 (http://www.facebook.com/ken.mclaurin.3) His dad's Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/kennedy.mclaurin (http://www.facebook.com/kennedy.mclaurin) Title: Re: Kennedy McLaurin, Jr., 16yrs old, last seen 9/10/12, Goldsboro NC Post by: Northern Rose on September 17, 2012, 09:09:23 PM Missing Goldsboro teen's mom pleads for his return
Sep 17 2012 Goldsboro, N.C. The mother of a missing Goldsboro teenager is pleading for the return of her son, who police say was kidnapped more than a week ago. "I need my baby home. It's been eight days, and I just need him back home," Kimberly Best told reporters at a police news conference Monday afternoon. "Getting up in the morning is hard. Going to bed at night is hard. I don't know where he is." ::snipping2:: http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/11558382/ Title: Re: Kennedy McLaurin, Jr., 16yrs old, last seen 9/10/12, Goldsboro NC Post by: Northern Rose on September 18, 2012, 12:21:09 PM Amber Alert continues for missing 16-year-old
Sep 18 2012 GOLDSBORO, N.C. - A Goldsboro teen is still missing and his mother is pleading for his return. Kimberly Best spoke out at a police news conference Monday. Her son, 16-year-old Kennedy Mclaurin Jr., has been missing since September 9 ::snipping2:: http://www2.wnct.com/news/2012/sep/12/9/amber-alert-issued-missing-16-year-old-ar-2600930/ Title: Re: Kennedy McLaurin, Jr., 16yrs old, last seen 9/10/12, Goldsboro NC Post by: Northern Rose on September 20, 2012, 12:49:44 PM March planned for missing Goldsboro teen
Sep 20 2012 Goldsboro, N.C. Family and friends of missing Goldsboro teen Kennedy Fitzgerald McLaurin Jr. will march Thursday evening to draw attention to his case. Participants will depart from the McLaurin family home at 5:30 p.m. and walk to the Goldsboro Police Department. Goldsboro police believe McLaurin Jr., 16, was abducted Sept. 9 from the 700 block of Bain Street in the Woodcrest Housing Community and forced into a car by three of four black males. ::snipping2:: http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/11570716/ Title: Re: Kennedy McLaurin, Jr., 16yrs old, last seen 9/10/12, Goldsboro NC Post by: Northern Rose on September 20, 2012, 09:04:54 PM Friends, family march for missing Goldsboro teen
sep 20 2012 Goldsboro, N.C. Family and friends of missing teen Kennedy Fitzgerald McLaurin Jr. marched through Goldsboro Thursday evening to draw attention to his case. Participants, including North Carolina NAACP President Rev. William Barber, started at the McLaurin family home at 5:30 p.m. and walked to the Goldsboro Police Department. "Today made 11 days (since he went missing), and I'm very frustrated," said McLaurin's father, Ken McLaurin. "It's still kind of hard, you know, to sleep, eat. If somebody knows where my son is at, please call in to the tip line." ::snipping2:: http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/11570716/ Title: Re: Kennedy McLaurin, Jr., 16yrs old, last seen 9/10/12, Goldsboro NC Post by: Northern Rose on September 21, 2012, 01:23:07 PM Officials find evidence in case of missing teen
Sep 21 2012 GOLDSBORO, N.C. (WTVD) -- Sixteen-year-old Ken McLaurin has been missing since Sept. 9, but officials said evidence has turned up in their search. "The Goldsboro Police Department has been searching an area in Seven Springs based on leads that were given," said City of Goldsboro employee Kimberly Best. "In the area in Seven Springs, physical evidence has been found and located. At this point, nobody has been found," Best said. ABC11 spoke with McLaurin's mother and she said police have not told her what they found. Police said the abduction was not a random act and that they believe he knew his abductors. Officials said four men may have kidnapped him. ::snipping2:: http://abclocal.go.com/wtvd/story?section=news/local&id=8819696 Title: Re: Kennedy McLaurin, Jr., 16yrs old, last seen 9/10/12, Goldsboro NC Post by: Northern Rose on September 21, 2012, 03:34:20 PM Deputies block off road in search for missing 16-year-old
Updated: September 21, 2012 - 3:14 PM GOLDSBORO, N.C. -Wayne County Sheriff's deputies have blocked off a small dirt path off of Carmack Rd. south of Goldsboro. Search crews have been combing an area in Seven Springs all day looking for 16-year-old Kennedy McLaurin Jr. Police say tips from the community gave them concrete leads. They say they have physical evidence to support that McLaurin's abduction was not a random act and the community is not in danger. ::snipping2:: http://www2.wnct.com/news/2012/sep/12/20/amber-alert-issued-missing-16-year-old-ar-2600930/ Title: Re: Kennedy McLaurin, Jr., 16yrs old, last seen 9/10/12, Goldsboro NC Post by: darla on September 21, 2012, 06:35:40 PM http://www2.wnct.com/news/2012/sep/12/23/amber-alert-issued-missing-16-year-old-ar-2600930/?referer=https://www.facebook.com/&shorturl=http://bit.ly/QFDZlP
Suspect wanted for murder ! Title: Re: Kennedy McLaurin, Jr., 16yrs old, last seen 9/10/12, Goldsboro NC Post by: Northern Rose on September 21, 2012, 08:11:26 PM Suspect wanted in Goldsboro homicide investigation
Sep 21 2012 (http://www2.wnct.com/mgmedia/image/142/147/207886/leonard-joyner/) ::snipping2:: They've identifed the four men they say are responsible for the disappearance of 16-year-old Kennedy McLaurin Jr. Right now, they're searching for Leonard Joyner. If you have any information about his whereabout, contact local law enforcement. ::snipping2:: http://www2.wnct.com/news/2012/sep/12/24/amber-alert-issued-missing-16-year-old-ar-2600930/ Title: Re: Kennedy McLaurin, Jr., 16yrs old, last seen 9/10/12, Goldsboro NC Post by: Northern Rose on September 21, 2012, 08:16:57 PM Goldsboro teen's disappearance now a homicide case
Sep 21 Goldsboro, N.C. Goldsboro police are now investigating disappearance of a teenager who's been missing for nearly two weeks as a homicide and are looking for a suspect in connection with the case. Sgt. Dwayne Dean told reporters Friday evening that investigators have issued an arrest warrant on an open count of murder for Leonard Eugene Joyner in the case of Kennedy "Little Ken" Fitzgerald McLaurin Jr. ::snipping2:: "The police department has identified all subjects involved in this case, and we can assure the public that this is not gang-related nor was it random," Dean said. He added that police are still interviewing people of interest and that more suspects are possible. He would not comment on a motive. Joyner, 21, of 104 Cotton Field Drive in Goldsboro, has black hair, brown eyes, stands about 6 feet tall and weighs about 150 pounds. He has a tattoo, "Joyner," on his right forearm, and he frequents the Hickory Hills area of Goldsboro, Dean said. Anyone who knows Joyner's whereabouts is urged to call 911 or a local law enforcement agency ::snipping2:: http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/11575099/ Title: Re: Kennedy McLaurin, Jr., 16yrs old, last seen 9/10/12, Goldsboro NC Post by: Northern Rose on September 21, 2012, 08:27:33 PM Leonard Joyner
Location: Goldsboro, NC URL: mylife.com/c-161480321789 Leonard E Joyner is related to Beyaka Jordan, who is 21 years old and lives in Goldsboro, NC. Leonard E Joyner is also related to Nicole Joyner, who is 43 years old and lives in Goldsboro, NC. http://www.mylife.com/c-161480321789 Title: Re: Kennedy McLaurin, Jr., 16yrs old, last seen 9/10/12, Goldsboro NC Post by: Northern Rose on September 21, 2012, 08:30:20 PM (http://portal.newbernsj.com/mugshots/images/reg_Leonard_Joyner_20111121.jpg)
Name: Leonard Eugene Joyner Age: 20 Street address: 104 Cottonfield Drive City, State & Zipcode: Goldsboro, NC 27354 Date charged: Nov 15, 2011 Charges: Larceny, aid and abet person at or above 21 Bond: NA http://portal.newbernsj.com/mugshots/index.cfm?Id=3112&RequestPage=4& Title: Re: Kennedy McLaurin, Jr., 16yrs old, last seen 9/10/12, Goldsboro NC Post by: Northern Rose on September 21, 2012, 08:32:56 PM Beyaka Jordan
Location: Goldsboro, NC URL: mylife.com/c-1291583792 Beyaka Sharine Jordan was born in 1991. Beyaka currently lives in Goldsboro, North Carolina. Before that, Beyaka lived in Goldsboro, NC from 2011 to 2011. Before that, Beyaka lived in Mount Olive, NC from 1994 to 1994. Beyaka Sharine Jordan is related to Leonard Joyner, Beyaka Sharine Jordan is also related to Nicole Joyner, who is 43 years old and lives in Goldsboro, NC. http://www.mylife.com/c-1291583792 Title: Re: Kennedy McLaurin, Jr., 16yrs old, last seen 9/10/12, Goldsboro NC Post by: Northern Rose on September 21, 2012, 08:37:42 PM Police blotter - Nov. 24 issue
November 23, 2011 11:24 PM Nov15 Leonard Joyner, 20, Goldsboro, charged with larceny - felony; aid and abet larceny - felony Quashawn Etheredge, 25, Goldsboro, charged with larceny - felony; order for arrest for - failure to appear http://www.havenews.com/articles/reported-9099-charged-larceny.html Title: Re: Kennedy McLaurin, Jr., 16yrs old, last seen 9/10/12, Goldsboro NC Post by: cw618 on September 21, 2012, 08:49:11 PM http://www2.wnct.com/news/2012/sep/12/24/amber-alert-issued-missing-16-year-old-ar-2600930/
Published: September 12, 2012 Updated: September 21, 2012 - 6:26 PM ::snipping2:: They've identifed the four men they say are responsible for the disappearance of 16-year-old Kennedy McLaurin Jr. Right now, they're searching for Leonard Joyner. If you have any information about his whereabout, contact local law enforcement. Earlier Friday deputies blocked off a small dirt path off of Carmack Rd. south of Goldsboro. Search crews combed an area in Seven Springs all day looking for McLaurin ----------------------- Goldsboro, NC - to- Carmack Road, Seven Springs, NC 18 mile south http://goo.gl/maps/QNplM wooded areas at Carmack Road, Seven Springs, NC http://goo.gl/maps/u74D7 a dirt rd at Carmack Road http://goo.gl/maps/YjiQG Title: Re: Kennedy McLaurin, Jr., 16yrs old, last seen 9/10/12, Goldsboro NC Post by: Northern Rose on September 21, 2012, 09:11:29 PM http://www2.wnct.com/news/2012/sep/12/24/amber-alert-issued-missing-16-year-old-ar-2600930/ Published: September 12, 2012 Updated: September 21, 2012 - 6:26 PM ::snipping2:: They've identifed the four men they say are responsible for the disappearance of 16-year-old Kennedy McLaurin Jr. Right now, they're searching for Leonard Joyner. If you have any information about his whereabout, contact local law enforcement. Earlier Friday deputies blocked off a small dirt path off of Carmack Rd. south of Goldsboro. Search crews combed an area in Seven Springs all day looking for McLaurin ----------------------- Goldsboro, NC - to- Carmack Road, Seven Springs, NC 18 mile south http://goo.gl/maps/QNplM wooded areas at Carmack Road, Seven Springs, NC http://goo.gl/maps/u74D7 a dirt rd at Carmack Road http://goo.gl/maps/YjiQG That is so close. So sad they are looking for his body now they say it is a homicide. Title: Re: Kennedy McLaurin, Jr., 16yrs old, last seen 9/10/12, Goldsboro NC Post by: darla on September 21, 2012, 09:21:35 PM Breaking News: http://www2.wnct.com/news/2012/sep/12/25/amber-alert-issued-missing-16-year-old-ar-2600930/#fbcomments
::snipping2:: two people have been arrested for the death of 16-Year-Old Kennedy McLaurin Jr. ::snipping2:: Title: Re: Kennedy McLaurin, Jr., 16yrs old, last seen 9/10/12, Goldsboro NC Post by: Northern Rose on September 21, 2012, 09:24:47 PM ::snipping2::
Leonard Joyner, a named suspect in the case turned himself in after seeing he was on TV. Also, a second suspect, Jerome Butts was arrested and charged with murder. Both men are in the Wayne County Jail under no bond. More arrests are expected in this case. http://www2.wnct.com/news/2012/sep/12/25/amber-alert-issued-missing-16-year-old-ar-2600930/#fbcomments Title: Re: Kennedy McLaurin, Jr., 16yrs old, last seen 9/10/12, Goldsboro NC Post by: Northern Rose on September 21, 2012, 09:26:56 PM Jerome Butts
Location: Goldsboro, NC URL: mylife.com/c-154145967880 Jerome J Butts was born in 1993. Jerome currently lives in Goldsboro, North Carolina. Before that, Jerome lived in Pikeville, NC Jerome J Butts is related to Monique Butts, Jerome J Butts is also related to Mona Boakye, who is 38 years old and lives in Goldsboro, NC http://www.mylife.com/c-154145967880 Title: Re: Kennedy McLaurin, Jr., 16yrs old, last seen 9/10/12, Goldsboro NC Post by: Northern Rose on September 21, 2012, 09:29:15 PM Sep 21 2012
::snipping2:: Another man, Jerome Jilah Butts, 19, of 186 Sandstone Drive, Goldsboro, was also arrested and charged with murder in connection with McLaurin's death. ::snipping2:: http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/11578072/ Title: Re: Kennedy McLaurin, Jr., 16yrs old, last seen 9/10/12, Goldsboro NC Post by: Northern Rose on September 22, 2012, 01:29:02 AM 3 arrested in Goldsboro homicide case, 4th suspect sought
September 21, 2012 GOLDSBORO, N.C. -- Goldsboro police arrested three people and issued a fourth warrant Friday night in the case of a missing 16-year-old. Kennedy Fitzgerald McLaurin of Goldsboro was reported missing Sept. 10 by his mother. Leonard Eugene Joyner, 21, turned himself in Friday night. A second and third suspect, Jerome Jilah Butts and Kevin Edward Smith, were also arrested and charged with murder. Butts, 19, and Smith, 18, are both from Goldsboro. A warrant was also issued for the arrest of 17-year-old Curtis Etheridge, of Goldsboro, on a murder charge ::snipping2:: http://www2.nbc17.com/news/2012/sep/21/11/goldsboro-police-treating-case-missing-boy-homicid-ar-2628279/ Title: Re: Kennedy McLaurin, Jr., 16yrs old, last seen 9/10/12, Goldsboro NC Post by: Northern Rose on September 22, 2012, 01:31:42 AM Sep 21 2012
::snipping2:: Kevin Edward Smith, 18, of 200 Marlette Drive, Goldsboro, ::snipping2:: http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/11578072/ Title: Re: Kennedy McLaurin, Jr., 16yrs old, last seen 9/10/12, Goldsboro NC Post by: MuffyBee on September 22, 2012, 06:57:38 PM I wonder if young Kennedy owed someone money? It's amazing what people kill one another for these days. ::MonkeyNoNo:: Or was it over a perceived slight? I guess we'll know soon enough, but it's really sad. This young man must have been terrified when he was grabbed and pulled in the car. And then it seems it got a lot worse. His family must be broken hearted. ::MonkeyNoNo::
Title: Re: Kennedy McLaurin, Jr., 16yrs old, last seen 9/10/12, Goldsboro NC Post by: darla on September 22, 2012, 08:30:10 PM Good Evening Monkeys, Ken's body was found this afternoon.
http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/11580119/ GOLDSBORO, N.C. One of four men suspected of kidnapping a Goldsboro teenager nearly two weeks ago led authorities to remains that police believe are those of the missing teen, his mother said Saturday. Goldsboro police said they found remains they believe belong to Kennedy "Ken" Fitzgerald McLaurin Jr., 16, buried on a remote farm near Seven Springs late Saturday morning. Police had searched the area Friday. ::snipping2:: Title: Re: Kennedy McLaurin, Jr., 16yrs old, last seen 9/10/12, Goldsboro NC Post by: cw618 on September 22, 2012, 09:33:06 PM Body found, fourth arrest made in case of kidnapped Goldsboro teen
(http://wwwcache.wral.com/asset/news/local/2012/09/22/11580177/four-220x165.jpg) Posted: 7:18 p.m. today Updated: 8:01 p.m. today ::snipping2:: "I've got peace of mind. Now I know for sure, and I'm dealing with it," McLaurin's mother, Kim Best, said. Ken McLaurin Sr. said that he is relieved that all four suspects in his son's death are in jail, and he is waiting for more answers, including a positive identification and the results of an autopsy by the state Medical Examiner's Office. The fourth suspect Curtis Omar Etheredge, 17, of 113 Biltmore Drive surrendered to police early Saturday afternoon. The other three suspects Jerome Jilah Butts, 19, of 186 Sandstone Drive, Leonard Eugene Joyner, 21, of 104 Cotton Field Drive, and Kevin Edward Smith, 18, of 200 Marlette Drive had already been taken into custody. All four men are charged with murder and being held in the Wayne County jail without bond. http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/11580119/ Title: Re: Kennedy McLaurin, Jr., 16yrs old, last seen 9/10/12, Goldsboro NC Post by: MuffyBee on September 22, 2012, 10:23:52 PM Good Evening Monkeys, Ken's body was found this afternoon. http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/11580119/ GOLDSBORO, N.C. One of four men suspected of kidnapping a Goldsboro teenager nearly two weeks ago led authorities to remains that police believe are those of the missing teen, his mother said Saturday. Goldsboro police said they found remains they believe belong to Kennedy "Ken" Fitzgerald McLaurin Jr., 16, buried on a remote farm near Seven Springs late Saturday morning. Police had searched the area Friday. ::snipping2:: Thank you for bringing the news, Darla. Very sad. I'm moving this to "Missing Found Deceased." Title: Re: Kennedy McLaurin, Jr., 16yrs old, last seen 9/10/12, Goldsboro NC Post by: Sister on September 27, 2012, 05:14:50 PM Good Evening Monkeys, Ken's body was found this afternoon. http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/11580119/ GOLDSBORO, N.C. One of four men suspected of kidnapping a Goldsboro teenager nearly two weeks ago led authorities to remains that police believe are those of the missing teen, his mother said Saturday. Goldsboro police said they found remains they believe belong to Kennedy "Ken" Fitzgerald McLaurin Jr., 16, buried on a remote farm near Seven Springs late Saturday morning. Police had searched the area Friday. ::snipping2:: Thank you for bringing the news, Darla. Very sad. I'm moving this to "Missing Found Deceased." Title: Re: Kennedy McLaurin, Jr., 16yrs old, last seen 9/10/12, Goldsboro NC(Body Found) Post by: Northern Rose on November 06, 2012, 12:51:31 AM 3 suspects in Goldsboro teen's death back in court
Published: October 08, 2012 Updated: October 08, 2012 - 4:49 AM GOLDSBORO, N.C. -- Three of the four men accused of killing a Goldsboro teen will be back in court today for a probable cause hearing. Authorities have charged Jerome Butts, Leonard Joyner, Kevin Smith and Curtis Etheridge with felony murder in the death of 16-year-old Kennedy McLaurin. Police believe they forced McLaurin into a car on Sept. 9 and left him for a dead in an abandoned farm in Seven Springs. ::snipping2:: http://www2.nbc17.com/news/2012/oct/08/3-suspects-goldsboro-teens-death-back-court-ar-2674333/ |