Found Deceased OR - Dennis Day, 76, former original Disney Mouseketeer, Phoenix, Jackson Co, 15 July 2018 *Arrest*

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What was Day’ occupation after his Mouseketeer days?

 

[Lilibet]

What was Day’ occupation after his Mouseketeer days?

Dennis Day (Mouseketeer) - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

After ending his career as a child actor, he went on to work as a theater director before relocating to Oregon in the 1980s.
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Day married Henry Ernest Caswell, his partner since the early 1970s, in 2009.[7]Day and Caswell at one time ran a guesthouse for gay actors in San Francisco;[1]from the 1960s until the early 1980s, Day worked for the Living History Centre, producing Renaissance and Dickens Christmas fairs,[6] playing Newington Butts at the Renaissance fairs and also coaching other actors.[8] They moved in the mid-1980s to Oregon, first settling in Ashland and then in Phoenix, where they had a house. Caswell also worked for the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, while Day made and sold wine jelly and worked seasonally for Harry & David.[3][6][9]

 

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19CR44452 | State of Oregon vs Daniel James Burda

Docket Updates
06/14/2024 Request
Comment
petition for certification of out-of state witness, under the uniform act to secure the attendance of out of state witness from without a state in criminal proceedings.

06/14/2024 Citation
Comment
of Judge Laura Cromwell requesting for attendance of out of state witness

06/14/2024 Petition
Comment
for certificate to secure attendance of out-of-state witness

06/14/2024 Request
Comment
for attendance of out-of-state witness

06/14/2024 Certificate
Comment
of Judge Laura Cromwell requesting attendance of out-of-state witness

07/05/2024 Petition - No Contest Plea

07/08/2024 Hearing - Change Plea
Judicial Officer
Ravassipour, Kelly W
Hearing Time 11:00 AM
Comment
Cancel 7/15-7/19 if Def Pleas ***Assigned to Judge Ravassipour***

07/15/2024 Trial - Twelve Person Jury
Judicial Officer
Ravassipour, Kelly W
Hearing Time 9:00 AM
Comment
5 Days***Assigned to Judge Ravassipour***

OREGON JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT - Online Records Search

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[Niner]

Monday, July 8th:
*Change of Plea Hearing (@ 11am PT) - OR – Dennis W. Day (76) (former original Disney Mouseketeer, Phoenix, missing July 15, 2018, found April 4, 2019, ID’ed Jun 6, 2019) - *Daniel James Burda (36/now 41) arrested & charged (7/5/19) & arraigned (7/17/19) with 2nd degree manslaughter, 2nd degree criminal negligent homicide, 2nd degree abuse of a corpse, 1st degree criminal mistreatment, 7 counts of aggravated identity theft, fraudulent use of credit card & 2nd degree theft. Plead not guilty. $150K Bond. Released on 7/15/20. But wound up back behind bars after he was convicted of 3rd degree robbery in Jackson County & imprisoned at the Columbia River Correctional Institution on Feb. 9, 2021. Jackson County
Was handyman for Day. Day’s car found 200 miles away on Oregon coast on 7/26/19. Day’s partner Caswell died in Sept., 2019.
Trial was set to begin on 1/22/24 continued on 7/15/24 was cancelled due to change of plea.
Judge Kelly Ravassipour. Prosecutor Deputy DA Michael McClelland Cohen. Lead attorney Christine Kantas Herbert & court appointed Justina E. Lara.
Court info from 7/5/19 thru 1/18/24 reference post #413 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...jackson-co-15-july-2018-arrest.408040/page-21
1/22/24 Update: Motion for trial continuance-granted. Trial now set to begin on 7/15/24.
6/10/24 Docket update: Substitution of Attorney. 6/11/24: Appearance with presiding Judge Benjamin M. Bloom. Result Held. Assigned to Judge Ravassipour. Parties Present: Plaintiff: State of Oregon, Deputy DA Michael McClelland Cohen. Release Conditions: Security $50K, no conditions. Order - Custody by Judge Bloom. Bail $50K. 6/12/24 Docket update: Media Request for KDRV 12 (Behind KOBI 5) Approved by Judge Ravassipour on 6/12/24. Request for attendance of out of state witness. 6/14/24 Docket update: Citation of Judge Laura Cromwell requesting for attendance of out of state witness. Petition for certificate to secure attendance of out-of-state witness. Request for attendance of out-of-state witness. Certificate of Judge Laura Cromwell requesting attendance of out-of-state witness.
7/5/24 Docket update: Petition-No Contest Plea. Trial date of 7/15/24 has been cancelled IF defendant pleas. Case assigned to Judge Kelly W. Ravassipour on 7/8/24 at 11am for a change of plea hearing.
*Wanda Diane Garcia (57/now 62) – 6/1/22: Plead guilty. Disposition: Unauthorized use of a vehicle-convicted & theft in the first degree-dismissed. Probation supervised duration 18 months. Failure to appear for warrant.
*Lori Ann Declusin – Pretrial hearing on 8/6/19 Jackson County: Failed to appear warrant issued. Next arraignment hearing Douglas County on 8/29/19. Failed to appear. Next Jackson County hearing on 9/17/19: Failed to appear-FTA warrant issued. 9/30/19: Jackson County: Failed to appear-Warrant out. 11/1/19 Update: Douglas County: Indictment & arrest warrant filed. She is wanted as a witness in Burda’s trial, according to filings by the Jackson County District Attorney’s Office. 11/5/19: $10K warrant out for her arrest.
For more info thru 1/17/21 update see post #382 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...jackson-co-15-july-2018-arrest.408040/page-20

 

[Lilibet]

YES!!!

MEDFORD, Ore. -- The suspect accused of killing former Mouseketeer Dennis Day pleads no contest to one count of Criminally Negligent Homicide and one count of Abuse of a Corpse in the second degree.

Man accused of killing former Mouseketeer pleads 'no contest'

The suspect accused of killing former Mouseketeer Dennis Day pleads no contest to one count of Criminally Negligent Homicide and one count of Abuse of a Corpse in the second

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Sentenced to 50 months in prison and three years post-prison supervision. Not enough IMO but better than nothing.