After the over the air briefing of KTRK Channel 13 by Vanesa Brashier, Editor of the Cleveland Advocate and Dayton News- This KTRK story was quickly scrubbed off their website after the story was found to be a hoax. (sanitized) Liberty Dispatch appreciates that KTRK was trying to take the heat off Brashier but sources indicate she called and spoke to many news organizations. Liberty County Sheriff Henry Patterson, by and through The Liberty County Sheriff's Department went through all the legal and appropriate motions necessary to clear this situation. Brashier inflamed the media into a frenzy and made The Liberty County Sheriff's Department have to act and answer where they would not have normally had to- just because of a "psychic" tip. Sheriff Henry Patterson was personally on site to support his men.
Brashier disseminated the shredded child bodies drumbeat, not the Sheriff's Department. The Liberty County Sheriff's Department DID NOT send out any emails or other information related to the "tip" or even contact KTRK- Brashier did- read below.
LIBERTY, TX (KTRK) -- The Liberty Co. Sheriff's Office is investigating a tip of possible bodies at rural home near Hardin, in Liberty County. Nothing is confirmed at this point, but authorities say they first received a tip on Monday night from someone claiming to a psychic that there were bodies in a home on County Road 2048 at Duff Road, near Hardin. Authorities say the person called back again Tuesday morning with the same claims and that they had to take tips like this seriously.
Vanesa Brashier of The Cleveland Advocate, one of our Houston Community Newspaper partners, told Eyewitness News over the phone she was told by the sheriff's department that the tip claimed there were possible dismembered bodies of children. Law enforcement authorities say a cadaver dog then made a positive hit where their source had claimed bodies to be.
However, authorities still haven't found any corpses and deputies are still waiting for a Texas Rangers search warrant to arrive so they can search the home.
The Liberty County Sheriff's Department told Brashier they found some circumstances that have raised some questions. However, earlier today, the sheriff's department told her they found blood on the scene.
At this time, deputies say there is no evidence of any deceased persons, but they have yet to enter the home.
Officials with the FBI are on the scene assisting with the investigation. They say they will make an FBI evidence response team of forensic experts available if needed. Federal authorities say they have not been able to confirm yet that any bodies have actually been discovered.
The Cleveland Advocate reports that a 16-year-old neighbor told them she's friends with a woman who moved out of the home a week ago. The girl's friend had reportedly lived at the home with her fiance and, part of the time, with her parents, who are long-haul truck drivers.
We have multiple crews working on this story and we'll bring you the latest news as it develops.
Story posted 2011.06.07 at 07:37 PM CDT (Source KTRK)
THE STORY BRASHIER WAS PEDDLING TO THE MEDIA IN HOUSTON THAT WENT INTERNATIONAL
Authorities investigate dismembered bodies tip in Liberty County
By VANESA BRASHIER vbrashier@hcnonline.com and Staff Reports Houston Community Newspapers
Acting on a macabre tip in regard to a possible mass grave of 25-30 dismembered bodies, perhaps belonging to children, the Liberty County Sheriff's Office on Tuesday, June 7, closed down CR 2048 at CR 2049 in Hardin. As of 6:18 p.m., CDT, Tuesday, no bodies had been found and authorities, including FBI agents, were awaiting a search warrant.
The department received the tip on Tuesday afternoon, which immediately led deputies to a home on CR 2048, said department Public Information Officer Capt. Rex Evans. Local media outlets are reporting the tipster said the location was a burial site containing 25-30 bodies; nevertheless no bodies had been discovered at the time of those earlier reports.
32 comments:
Who is her boss????????????
She was the only "local" media outlet who was reporting 25-30 children's bodies.
She wanted to be the center of attention until the thing was found to be a hoax. Then put it off on anyone but her. Dumb heifer.
She is transparent.
Her claim to fame
This Rex Evans character, is he running for sheriff? He butters his bread almost every story and nar ever mentions Henry, whats up with that?
Shouldnt stories read, "Sheriffs Spokesman"??????? or "Sheriff Patterson's spokesman"??????? Not Rex Evans this and Rex Evans that- who is this guy and why do we have to hear his name all the time? I support Liberty County Sheriff Henry Patterson, not Sheriff Rex Evans. No offense Rex Evans...
Vanesa needs to find another line of work.
The cost of this BS to Liberty County Taxpayers is going to be unreal, thanks a lot Vanesa.
answers requested above are:
'who is her boss'? the Advocates are part of Houston Community Newspapers online, which is owned by ASP Westward of Colorado. see
http://www.aspwestward.com/
ASP Westward is owned by American Securities, NYC, NY see
http://www.aspwestward.com/management.html and
http://www.american-securities.com/Team/PaulRossetti and
http://www.american-securities.com/Team/IndustryLeader
and
http://www.american-securities.com/Team/EricL.Schondorf and
http://www.american-securities.com/Team/MichaelG.Fisch
(note: there's the Rosenwald connection, to the Sears family fortune) and
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_Rosenwald
Rex Evans- is a detective captain at LCSO, and fills the role of public information officer. He speaks with his own name, as ordered, not seeking elected office. He speaks to media and the public on questions about LCSO, not the sheriff, himself. The sheriff's office routinely refers inquiries to the PIO first.
wouldn't it be just too funny, if it turns that ""somebody"" intentionally SET UP duhhhNesa, duh Dingbat, Duhhh-chess of Dumbass, with phony information (just to watch the FUN)??? (not that ""anybody"" OWES her a come-uppance, a payback, or anything, you understand...)!!!! rofl
""I"" (""I"" mean (giggle), "THEY, HE, SHE,...") could always deny, deny, deny... that ""I"" ever spoke with her, told her 'that,' mentioned dismembered bodies, mentioned children, put it out on the radio, ever knew her, ever heard of her, told her anything...
Hell, it's her word against mine (following the resulting MEDIA STORM and total EMBARASSMENT, when ""everybody's"" ducking for cover, ""everybody's"" demanding to know "who's her boss" and "who she works for", phones are ringing off the hook in Colorado and NYC, (and her BUTT's hanging out there, all alone!!) that is)!!! LMMFAO
oh, oh, oh, DuhhNESA, duhh-chess of DUMBASS... what HAVE you done??? (""I'd"" say 'nice KNOWING ya', but it WASN'T!!! lol
note: LD... if you can't go 'viral' and have a helluva IPO, after this career launching story... well, you SHOULD'VE!!
(get a better agent, or marketing department?)
A defender of Vanessa has this ridiculous defense: "Vanessa may have called a media outlet or two initially, but she did not call all of the media that came out." Wow! So she rolled the snowball down the hill,but she didn't add all of the snow it gathered on the way done.
Rex Evans is doing many things very well as the information officer for the Liberty County Sheriff's Office, but there is area for improvement. Unless he has a great need to headline his name, and unless he could careless about the next Sheriff's election, Rex Evans does need to say "spokesman for Sheriff Henry Patterson." The rebuttal to this maybe a good debate point, but Evans was hired and works under Patterson. If Evans says things the Sheriff does not want him to, he would be censored. It may seem like self promotion, but people want to hear from the Sheriff and his name identification will be key to his re-election. So keep it up Rex, but please know the supporters of the LCSO only critcize to help,not hurt the Sheriff.
As bad as this mess has been Patterson probably is glad Evans has once again plastered his name all over the news instead of his. And when Evans takes credit for things other law enforcement has done - well maybe they get mad at Evans instead of Patterson. "Keep up the good work?'
We need a replacement up here for Royce Wheeler Dealer and his resold ammo .self if Rex wants the Cleveland area to clean up.
Dennis S. i like what you say, however, i so wish you stop with all the unnecessary punctuations, and just write your comments in a normal manner....please
Rex Evans is doing a good job. I agree it would be smarter to make press releases say: " The spokesman for Sheriff Henry Patterson told us.....". But maybe Patterson is not running for re-election and Evans is his choice for the next sheriff. Even though Patterson is who the public wants to hear from, he can make Rex Evans a household name if he wants to.
Just more "conspiracy theory" huh? I am telling people that if that read things on this website they will have a great deal more idea of what is going on around here. If they are looking for courtroom proof, they need to ask Vanessa and Bill and Chip and Henry and the D.A.'s office to investigate and go on record and rebutt what is said.
Some one calls in with a "tip" and then Chip. This is his great investigator work for the public. We catch someone and turn themover and then Chip. Otherwise Chip spends his time and "investigating" trying to get dirt on people so he can be Chip.
What is up with the duh-neesa type of comments. What about giving her the respect she deserves?
If duh would investigate and rebutt or report on allegations slews of people are reading on this website rather than calling channel 13 on atip from a psychic, she might deserve some respect.
I agree. Her readers want to know what is going on in the areas that interest us. Her advertisers want people reading her paper. Somewhere in here she is not getting it.
I really like the evidence attached in this article! Good job LD.
Perhaps we need to remember to make copies of big stories as they are breaking to later see how the stories get changed or erased. There are many nation wide stories that changed after the initial reports.
Wonder who the "law enforcement authorities" are who said the cadaver dog made a positive hit?
All a figment of Vanesa's imagination or maybe it was her boy Royce Wheeler who told her that.
Hey Royce Wheeler, where are the bullets???????????????????????????????????
dennis s ain't even in LC, let alone town.
'the respect she deserves'. I think duhhhNesa, duh Dingbat, Duhhh-chess of Dumbass starts the conversation on a 'positive' note, and VERY 'politically CORRECT'! rofl
yep. starts out by demanding that the truth be told. lol
I accept her new handles as well. Not that she has outgrown CPRD (chronic proofreading dysfunction).
"The cost of this BS to Liberty County Taxpayers is going to be unreal, thanks a lot Vanesa".
She’s just like her boyfriend Royce Wheeler using County tax dollars to buy food and drinks for the gun rang from a supplier outside of Liberty County! She did not report that to the people of Liberty County...birds of a feather will flock together!
look out LD. dennis s is home from the bahamas. He says that he had perfect weather. figures
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