Janet Abaroa Time Line and Case Info. NO POSTING PLEASE.

PrayersForMaura · May 24, 2005

This thread represents the timeline and important factual information
to get you started in learning about the life and unfortunate murder of a very special young woman.

WHO: The victim is Janet Abaroa, 25 years old
WHAT: She was found murdered.
WHEN: Shortly before 11pm on the night of April 26, 2005.
WHERE: In one of the three bedrooms of the home she shared with her son and husband at 2606 Ferrand Drive.
HOW: She was stabbed to death, but the weapon has not been recovered.
WHY: We websleuthers are trying to help determine this.
The other threads in this forum may shed some light and help provide some much needed resolution to this case.

MOST information from this thread came directly from the stories and info posted on the Media Link Only Thread
at the top of this forum. It's been summarized on this thread.

Please keep this thread free of discussion, and with known, factual information about the timeline and events of this case.
We are all constantly contributing more information to this thread.
If anything is incorrect, feel free to pm the poster so we can keep this thread completely factual. Thank you!

PrayersForMaura · May 24, 2005

THE WHO:
About the Key People Involved in This Case

Janet Marie Christiansen Abaroa, victim
25 years old
Grew up in Annandale, VA
Went to high school and college in Virginia.
Attended Southern Virginia University in Buena Vista, Va
Janet graduated with her Associates Degree in Social Sciences in Dec. 2000.
Was a strong student and star on the small university's first women's soccer team, former coach Joe Bouchelle said.
Her family said she was an a devout Mormon.

After taking a year off to be with her husband, Raven Abaroa, she returned to SVU in August 2001 to complete her last two years. As an upperclassmen, Janet received post-season honors as a United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) Academic All-American (cumulative 3.5 GPA or higher) in 2001 & 2002. She was a member of the President's Honor Roll (4.0 GPA), USCAA Player of the Week (Oct. 1-7, 2001) and a member of the USCAA All-Tournament Team in 2002. Janet experienced great athletic accomplishment, academic success and spiritual development during her 4 years at SVU.

At the time of her death, Janet was employed as a bookeeper for Martin Marietta Materials

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Raven Samuel Abaroa (Peters), victim's husband
25 years old
Graduate of Alta High School
Attended Salt Lake City Community College from 1997-1998, majored in marketing
Attended Southern Virginia University in Buena Vista, Va from 1998-2000
Step-Father Electrician
Mother- Technology Sales
4 Sisters, 4 Brothers
Raven's vehicles:
Raven had 4 cars/motorcycles at the time he was fired from Eurosport: An Acura 3.0 CL, a Dodge Durango, a VX (just 1 and it was originally white) and his motorcycle. The jeep he apparently owned, he gave to a friend.

Known names:
Inamaqkiu widishianun
Raven Samuel Abaroa Peters
Pocketpcguy
NC_VX
msn: FuTBaLrGuY
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Kaiden Abaroa, Janet and Raven's son
Kaiden Kenéhsaeh Abaroa
Born: October 17, 2004
Time: 3:07 PM
Location: Durham, NC
Weight: 7lbs 15oz
Height: 20.5 inches

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Known Pets of Janet and Raven:
Shanuk (dog)
Ashes (charcoal cat)
Lucky (short hair black cat).

According to Raven: Lucky plays fetch and sleeps at the foot of the bed. Ashes is a very sly cat and sleeps at the head of the bed. Shanuk is just amazing and is a great companion. She sleeps outside or in the living room.

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Janet's Family History:
2292. Janet Anne LAYTON (Cleo Franklin LAYTON ,
Cleo Gay LAYTON , Anna Theresa HESS , Catharine SLOYER ,
Johannes SCHLOYER , Johann Michael SCHLEIER , Johann Michael)

Janet Sr. married Valor Gaines CHRISTIANSEN.

They had the following children:
3130FiGaynelle CHRISTIANSEN was born on 23 Jul 1966 in
Ponca City,Kay,Oklahoma. She died on 19 Feb 1982 in
Baltimore,Maryland. She was buried on 23 Feb 1982 in
Kauffman Station, Franklin, Pennsylvania.

3131FiiDena Lynn CHRISTIANSEN

3132MiiiBradley Stuart CHRISTIANSEN

3133FivValanie CHRISTIANSEN

3134FvSonja Michele CHRISTIANSEN

3135FviKrista Nicole CHRISTIANSEN

3136FviiJanet Marie CHRISTIANSEN

3137FviiiErika Lee CHRISTIANSEN

3138MixRichard Scott CHRISTIANSEN

3139MxMark Edward CHRISTIANSEN

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb...oyer/pafg81.htm

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PrayersForMaura · May 24, 2005

THE WHAT, WHERE, WHEN and HOW:
CRIME SCENE INFO

About the crime / what was reported to have happened:

Family members told reporters that Janet's husband, Raven, went to a soccer game that night and found his wife's body when he got home. As police continue their investigation, they say there are no clues to indicate the 25-year-old's homicide was a random act.

Conflicting reports indicate that officers found Abaroa's body in her home on Ferrand Road at about 11 p.m. April 26 after they were alerted by the woman's co-workers. Reports suggested one of Abaroa's co-workers e-mailed her, and when she failed to respond, she and other co-workers went to check on her.
Also in this report, Abaroa's husband wasn't at the crime scene, and police had no word on his whereabouts as of Wednesday evening, April 27. Police haven't disclosed whether they believe the slaying was the result of a domestic dispute.

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About the house / where the murder happened:
2606 Ferrand Dr, Durham, NC 27705
three-bedroom home
gravel driveway and the wooded yard of the secluded property.

Abaroa and her husband had lived in the house since August, just before Abaroa had her baby, said their landlord, Peter Greijn of Referral Realty in Raleigh.

Their landlord let them live rent-free for the last two months after they were both jobless.
Raven and Janet worked together. Eurosport in Hillsborough
In February, Raven Abaroa was charged with embezzling thousands of dollars from Eurosport. He was terminated. Janet voluntarily resigned.
The landlord said they had found new jobs and were getting back on their feet shortly before Janet was murdered.

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About the day's events / when things had happened:

Raven plays in a soccer game, times unknown
police were called to 2606 Ferrand Drive off Sparger Road about 11 p.m. Tuesday, April 26

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About the crime / how it happened:

information being gathered at this time

PrayersForMaura · May 24, 2005

WHAT WAS DISCOVERED:
Crime Scene and Investigation Info

Investigators spent nearly 24 hours on the scene, collecting evidence and talking with neighbors. However, police are not talking much at all, saying they don't want to hinder the investigation.

But they did say this:
"Nothing in the investigation so far indicates that the homicide was a random act," Durham Police Department spokeswoman Kammie Michael said in a statement.

In a later story, this was reported:
When the 911 call came in last Tuesday, police thought they were responding to a shooting, saying the victim's husband, Raven Abaroa, called police to "report a gunshot wound."

After officers got to the house on Ferrand Drive, Janet Abaroa's husband, Raven, told them his wife was upstairs hurt.

Authorities found the 25-year-old mother on the bedroom floor with what appeared to be a stab wound in her chest.

Durham Police said 25-year-old Janet Abaroa was found with multiple stab wounds on a bedroom floor inside her home in western Durham, where Abaroa lived with her husband, Raven Abaroa, and their 6-month-old son. Abaroa was pronounced dead at the scene.

Court papers show there were large amounts of blood on the floor, on the wall and near a side door of the home.

PrayersForMaura · May 24, 2005

WHAT WAS TAKEN:
Items Seized through Search Warrant

Investigators stayed on the scene nearly 24 hours collecting evidence.
Some of the items seized include

a block of knives
a "complete set of scissors."
financial items, including a checkbook and loan papers
and a cell phone.

Police searched the couple's Dodge Durango, where they found

a knife with a case
and a pawn shop ticket.

Authorities also collected

soil samples from the SUV
and took swabbings from various locations in the house.
They also took the clothes Abaroa's husband had been wearing.

Link to Search Warrant:
http://www.wral.com/slideshow/news/4444879/detail.html

Reported on May 3, 2005
Police also are reexamining the couple's SUV after interviewing Raven Abaroa last week. Officers found it parked on the side of the couple's home during their initial investigation at the scene.

Items Not Seized in Search Warrant / in question:

home computer

golfmom · May 24, 2005

Raven Abaroa Current Websites:
Raven Abaroa's Website: www.ravenstree.com
Raven's blogspot: http://ravenstree.blogspot.com/
www.pocketpcguy.com
http://home.myspace.com/index.cfm?f...=20050523123945
http://www.classmates.com/cmo/login...WKQKBK1GYIV3?deniedAccess=1&_requestid=827011
Raven's Professional (IT) Resume: http://web.archive.org/web/20011216....com/resume.htm
Raven's Soccer Resume: http://web.archive.org/web/20010429...cer_profile.htm
Raven's "dear" friend Jenny's site: www.jenique.com

Earlier incarnations of Raven's websites ...
http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.ravenstree.com
http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://pocketpcguy.com
http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.2nutmeg.net

PrayersForMaura · May 24, 2005

Timeline of Janet and Raven's Marriage

August, 2000
04: Janet and Raven Abaroa married

November 2000
11: Janet and Raven and their dog Shanuk take a trip to Lost River National Park in West Virginia

December, 2000
??: Janet obtains her Associate's Degree and takes a year off from college to spend time with Raven

February 2001
19: Janet and Raven took a vacation to Orlando, FL

May, 2001
08: Raven's wallet was stolen. It contained $35, his driver's license and credit cards

January, 2004
??: Rumors from an anonymous source indicate Raven was unfaithful to Janet and the couple were in the process of separating,

Sometime between February and April, 2004
Janet discovers she is pregnant
Raven and Janet reconcile

July, 2004
01: Raven allegedly begins embezzling funds from his employer, Eurosport

September, 2004
01: Raven allegedly embezzles more funds from his employer, Eurosport

October, 2004
01: Raven allegedly embezzles more funds from his employer, Eurosport
17: Kaiden is born

November, 2004
01: Raven allegedly embezzles more funds from his employer, Eurosport

December, 2004
01: Raven allegedly embezzles more funds from his employer, Eurosport

January, 2005
??: Raven fired for allegations of embezzlement from his former employer, Eurosport in Hillsborough.

??: Janet resigned from her accounting position at Eurosport.

February, 2005
02: Raven Abaroa was charged with 5 counts of embezzling thousands of dollars from Eurosport, according to court documents.

April, 2005
22: Landlord said Janet and Raven just signed the forms for the change in rent. Landlord gave the previous two months free due to unemployment.
It is believed that their churched raised enough funds to pay for their April rent. May rent would've been back to normal before their unemployment.

25: Raven makes an entry to his blog on his website about overcoming trying times in his life and plans to start anew (my interpretation)

26: Janet Abaroa found Murdered in her home

Sometime between April 26 and May 3, 2005
??: Abaroa's husband retained an attorney

May, 2005
04: Members of Janet's family tell reporters "the couple was very much in love with each other and their 6-month-old son."

04: Family members were working to establish a trust fund for Janet and Raven's son, Kaiden, who was at the time being cared for by his father and family friends, said Abaroa's sister, Dena Kendall.

07: The funeral for Janet was held at noon at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Buena Vista, Va., where she attended Southern Virginia University.

09: Janet's family participated in a memorial in her hometown at 11 a.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Annandale, Va.

June, 2005
10: Raven is scheduled to appear in court for his embezzlement charges

PrayersForMaura · May 25, 2005

Previous Addresses for Janet and Raven

http://find.intelius.com/search-sum...searchform=name

R Abaroa
Ravenstree
PO Box 21603
Hillsborough NC 27278
Kaiden, 6 months old

PrayersForMaura · May 25, 2005

Timeline of Janet and Raven Before Their Marriage

RAVEN:

Lived in Utah for 4 years Lived in San Diego, CA for 13 years, Head Trainer, 2Nutmeg.net, Asst Coach, Fredericksburg Academy Varsity Boys 2001, Trainer, SLCC Womens Team 1999, Trainer, Rec+, 1999, Trainer, SVC 98 & 99 Women's Team (NSCAA Nat'l Champs), Soccer Team, Coach U-6-8, 1995-1997, Goalie Coach, 1994-1999

Member of Northern Virginia Royals, 2001 DC United Affiliate Professional Team, NAIA collegiate soccer; Southern Virginia College, 3 years Olympic Development Program Region Camp, 2 years, AAA Sparta Soccer Club, 5 years, State Cup Champions, 1994 & 1996, Western Regionals, 1994, Dallas Cup, 1997, Florida Sun Bowl, 1996, San Diego Surf Cup, 2 years : 3rd place, San Diego Nomads Tournament, 2 years, North County Alliance Tournament, 1995-- First Place Finish, U-19, Huntington Beach (Triad) Tournament, 1995, 10 years AAA Competition, 8 years Indoor Soccer, Regional Champions, 1996, Mitre Cup Nationals, 1996--4th Place Finish

JANET:

Grew up in Annandale, Virginia. Attended college at SVU in Buena Vista, Virginia. Earned an Associates Degree in Social Sciences in 2000. At the time of her death was a bookeeper for Martin Marietta Materials. Janet was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.

Janet and Raven met on August 17, 1998 in the Main Hall of Southern Virginia College

thanks Texasgirl for compiling the info for this post!

PrayersForMaura · May 25, 2005

Raven's Employment History

(In the works of compiling)

Knowlogy
703-532-1000
4720 Montgomery Lane
Bethesda, MD 20814
Raven Abaroa rabaroa@knowlogy.com
At Knowlogy, our mission is to build valuable computer skills for professionals by providing solution-based training, and creating better organization performance. Contact me for any of your IT solution needs. For more information visit www.knowlogy.com

golfmom · Jun 2, 2005

Thinkoflaura
Registered User Join Date: May 2005
Posts: 231

I think I've FOUND HIM ON EBAY!!

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http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback&userid=lostmyjobsales 4 years 5 months NC, United States

Check out the FB- had intensive activity for a 12 month period, over 200 transactions, then nothing since.
HMMM.

User ID Effective Date End Date
lostmyjobsales Jan-19-05 Present
futbalrguy Nov-15-03 Jan-19-05
dc-friend Mar-14-01 Nov-15-03
dc-raven Jan-04-01 Mar-14-01
*******@ravenstree.com Dec-17-00 Jan-04-01
eBay hides parts of User IDs with "*" to protect member privacy.

golfmom · Jun 2, 2005

Thinkoflaura
Registered User Join Date: May 2005
Posts: 231

Some Important Things Gleaned From Ebay

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Raven's pattern of activity on eBay is SO abnormal.
Here's why: If I registered today as Daisy Duke, bought and sold stuff and people left feedback ( FB) for me, and then I later changed my eBay name to Daffy Duck, the FB from the other transactions would follow.
In other words, your FB follows you unless you get away with setting up a totally new account.. and eBay security, called Safe Harbor, usually finds those.

I have 2 Internet Browsers open so I can hopefully intelligently discuss the irregularities. Taking into account that he started out on eBay in 2001, his
transaction record is almost ALL within the past 12 months.
The only question is if he or Janet BOUGHT something on eBay vs.selling. If so, then the stats will be off just a bit. I can't tell because the P. Ness made his profile private.

Here are how the numbers stack up:

He had 285 total transactions since opening the account in 2001.

Out of those 285, 249 were made starting on 6/2/04 forward. 200 are over 6 months old but not over 12 months old... So, there was a flurry of activity all at once, it appears, and the activity coincides with the theft of merchandise.

Of all the 285 transactions, he only had 36 repeat customers. That is also VERY unusual. Apparently, he dumped the merchandise so fast that he didn't have time for many repeaters? I am not sure why.
His negatives and neutral comments received were all within the past 12 months from 6/2/04, and there were only 3 ( which I find darned amazing).

I'm starting to wonder if Janet did the eBay part. If the merchandise was part of the stolen stuff, she wouldn't know. Raven could have told her it was something he bought at huge discounts.

There has been NO activity, either buying or selling since almost 6 months ago.

BTW, the sensical answer would be that the police already know about this, but if they did, they would have to contact eBay to obtain the sales records for criminal proceedings.
Once they told eBay management of the fraud and embezzlement ( trading in stolen goods) eBay would pull his account faster than you can say " Master Card", and they have NOT deactivated his account.

I suspect Raven thought they would deactivate his account, because he make his feedback private. A person usually does that when they suspect they are getting thrown off eBay.. Usually if they have a rotten FB record.

He could use this account tomorrow if he wanted to.

golfmom · Jun 2, 2005

UNCONFIRMED

PrayersForMaura
Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005
Posts: 654

Quote:
Originally Posted by PrayersForMaura
I did some searches on ebay. There is a seller named ravenpeters but is listed in the UK.

also
http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback&userid=samuelpeters&item=-1&frompage=222 samuelpeters ( 0 ) 2 years 7 months VA, United States

and
http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback&userid=samuel_peter&item=-1&frompage=222 ( 21) 3 years 7 months UT, United States

Note: samuel_peter has purchases that we can link to Raven's interests.

hmmm

NCBanker · Jun 2, 2005

golfmom · Jun 2, 2005

Tips can be emailed directly to Detective Bennie Bradley:

bennie.bradley@durhamnc.gov

If anyone has a tip that needs to be passed along to LE and does not feel comfortable emailing directly, just pm me and I'll help pass the information along confidentially.

But, it is best if you have information to contact the detective directly yourself.
:blowkiss:

golfmom · Jun 9, 2005

golfmom · Jun 15, 2005

Early registration for Beach Volleyball tournament

http://www.spike.net/Beach/Beach PreRegistration/SummerSeriesPreRegistration.htm

Raven Abaroa/Raleigh Dowd

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Beach Volleyball Results

Sand Daddy, on June 11-12

http://www.spike.net/Beach/Beach Series Results/2005 Summer Series Results.htm

And in last place . . .

Men's BB
1. Jeff Sise/David Smith
2. Ryan Baraga/Eddie Henseler
3. Steven Pacyna/Jay Lennon
3. Will Curley/Bac Heddeman
5. Chris Rogala/Matt Uber
5. David Johnson/Ted Weaver
7. Mathew McElligatt/Erik Gedney
8. Sean Casey/Aaron Combs
8. Raven Abaroa/Raleigh Dowd

SouthEastSleuth · Jun 16, 2005

Just some extraneous information regarding a past employer for Raven -

Following is a company newsletter for Monette Information Systems, dated December 2001.

Excerpt:

"This fall we expanded out sales force with the addition of ... and Raven Abaroa." "Raven comes to us from Hewlett Packard where he worked as a channel outside representative. He also was Monette's representative for HP products so he comes to us with knowledge of our products and customers. A westerner (California and Utah), Raven moved to Virginia to attend Southern Virginia University. He is responsible for the territory of western Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois. Raven is married and his family includes two dogs and two cats. In his free time, he enjoys riding the backroads of Virginia, or playing soccer."

http://72.14.207.104/search?q=cache

stNfjjBSSEJ:www.monette.com/networknews/archivenewsletter/Newsletter2001-4qrtr.pdf+%22raven+abaroa%22&hl=en

FYI - Monette is a information technology company, based in Smithfield, Virginia. (http://www.monette.com/)

family_friend · Jan 26, 2006

THIS SUCKS!!!!!! STILL NO ARREST!!!!!!

I know I am supposed to keep my cool and not say anything but I am sick of this.........

Raven I saw you in Annandale.... I saw the video you and a friend created for Janet.... I looked at you as it played to a room full of tears... and you showed NO EMOTION!! You know you did it.. I am sick to my stomach about this bullcrap. How could you do it?? WHY!! I know why, you are a punk that would rather get rid of a human being instead of being a MAN and face responsibility. I read your blog. You moved around so much you probably felt too tied down... And when Janet told you she was pregnant again you freaked out... YOU KNOW THERE IS SOMETHING CALLED DIVORCE !!!!!! You could have divorced her if you didn't want her anymore. But you probably are one of those guys that don't want anybody to have her but you. What are you scared of? huh Scared that someone else might make her happier? Scared that some other guy will raise your son? Was that too unbearable?? You punk *advertiser censored*. You chose to take her and the baby she was carrying out instead of paying child support. LORD there are so many motives something has to come up.....

I bet your mommy takes care of the baby and you go out and party. You are the definition of evil. I hope you are HAUNTED EVERYDAY over what you did. DID YOU FEEL LIKE A MAN AS YOU LOOKED IN TO HER EYES AND WATCH HER PASS AWAY?? I can't wait till Kaiden grows up and asks you what happened to his mom... I wish I could be in the same room when he asks this question just to see your reaction when you find yourself having to lie to him in front of me. I bet you would stutter like crazy... If youre so innocent then why not be more pro-active about finding who really did it?????? Why are you not going crazy trying to find who did this "random" murder!!?? SHE WAS YOUR WIFE!! THIS WAS NOT RANDOM!!!! THE POLICE KNOW IT WAS NOT RANDOM!!!! You killed a loving, FORGIVING, and faithful angel of god. And if you don't pay for what you did now, trust me your son will make you pay emotionally. He will know... HE WILL KNOW!!!! And nobody will have to tell him. He will figure it out for himself...............

"Do unto others as you would have them do unto you"

GOD IS JUST

family_friend · Jan 27, 2006

THIS SUCKS!!!!!! STILL NO ARREST!!!!!!

I know I am supposed to keep my cool and not say anything but I am sick of this.........

Raven I saw you in Annandale.... I saw the video you and a friend created for Janet.... I looked at you as it played to a room full of tears... and you showed NO EMOTION!! You know you did it.. I am sick to my stomach about this bullcrap. How could you do it?? WHY!! I know why, you are a punk that would rather get rid of a human being instead of being a MAN and face responsibility. I read your blog. You moved around so much you probably felt too tied down... And when Janet told you she was pregnant again you freaked out... YOU KNOW THERE IS SOMETHING CALLED DIVORCE !!!!!! You could have divorced her if you didn't want her anymore. But you probably are one of those guys that don't want anybody to have her but you. What are you scared of? huh Scared that someone else might make her happier? Scared that some other guy will raise your son? Was that too unbearable?? You punk *advertiser censored*. You chose to take her and the baby she was carrying out instead of paying child support. LORD there are so many motives something has to come up.....

I bet your mommy takes care of the baby and you go out and party. You are the definition of evil. I hope you are HAUNTED EVERYDAY over what you did. DID YOU FEEL LIKE A MAN AS YOU LOOKED IN TO HER EYES AND WATCH HER PASS AWAY?? I can't wait till Kaiden grows up and asks you what happened to his mom... I wish I could be in the same room when he asks this question just to see your reaction when you find yourself having to lie to him in front of me. I bet you would stutter like crazy... If youre so innocent then why not be more pro-active about finding who really did it?????? Why are you not going crazy trying to find who did this "random" murder!!?? SHE WAS YOUR WIFE!! THIS WAS NOT RANDOM!!!! THE POLICE KNOW IT WAS NOT RANDOM!!!! You killed a loving, FORGIVING, and faithful angel of god. And if you don't pay for what you did now, trust me your son will make you pay emotionally. He will know... HE WILL KNOW!!!! And nobody will have to tell him. He will figure it out for himself...............

"Do unto others as you would have them do unto you"

GOD IS JUST

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