Victim: Alexis Murphy, 17, missing from Shipman, VA, 03 August 2013 - #7

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Parker, who has been covering this from day one (even though hes with a different channel now), put this on his Facebook:
BREAKING: Judge denies change of venue request for the Randy Taylor Trial. #alexismurphy

I'm not going to lie, when I pulled up my Facebook, the first thing I saw was RAT's mugshot; I literally jumped out of my chair because it scared me!! Sheesh.

https://www.facebook.com/ParkSlaybaugh
 
Molly Balkenbush (@MollyNBC29) tweeted at 2:55 PM on Fri, Feb 07, 2014:
#BREAKING: Court denied motion for change of venue in Alexis Murphy case. Randy Taylor staying in Nelson County for trial.”

I don't think this is a good thing... he's not going to get a fair trial with a Nelson County jury. All this does is give his defense ammo for later getting a conviction thrown out due to mistrial. The family would have to go through the entire nightmare of the trial over again. I'd rather they try him somewhere else and not take the chance that they have to re-do it later.
 
I don't think this is a good thing... he's not going to get a fair trial with a Nelson County jury. All this does is give his defense ammo for later getting a conviction thrown out due to mistrial. The family would have to go through the entire nightmare of the trial over again. I'd rather they try him somewhere else and not take the chance that they have to re-do it later.

No, it will be fine.

It is up to the defense to provide a defense.

This case has not had enough media to warrant the expense of outside jurors, especially in such a rural area. I doubt many locals know much about RAT, but may kind of, sort of, remember the missing girl. They have many, way too many.

The news on RAT was limited, thankfully to a forward thinking Judge and whomever presented the Motion for a Gag Order.
 
Boy, I wish I lived 100 miles to the north of where I lived so I could be on that jury. Oh well, the defense would probably object anyway.
 
The first thing I thought when I heard about this case was could this be related to Alexis' disappearance. I still think there is a high probability that RAT abducts/procures girls and hands them off to gang members/traffickers.

Time to check & recheck the logging roads, for Alexis.

I would'nt bet on it becuase she would have been find by now( dead or alive). One thing about human trafficing is people talk or the person is found after sometime. I think this guy is just very a bad human, who take his frustration out young women becuase he see them in bad light or want to teach them a lesson., maybe get a kick out of it ,Over impulsive in his actions maybe, Human traffing takes alot of people and it not as easy as people make it be to be hidden and make it work, . The fbi and etc are all over that everyday.

Also I have never seen 49 yr old man get a mohawk for a court date by the jail house, not even a biker gang member. They try their best to look their best with a lowcut or long hair in a ponytail but clean look.,But this guy. Its odd.

I was very chilled by that, it just sent a very bad vibe. I could see a young person but 49 yr man up for murder who say he innocent? I do thinks she will be found but i dont think it will be anything nice.
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I would'nt bet on it becuase she would have been find by now( dead or alive). One thing about human trafficing is people talk or the person is found after sometime. I think this guy is just very a bad human, who take his frustration out young women becuase he see them in bad light or want to teach them a lesson., maybe get a kick out of it ,Over impulsive in his actions maybe, Human traffing takes alot of people and it not as easy as people make it be to be hidden and make it work, . The fbi and etc are all over that everyday.

Also I have never seen 49 yr old man get a mohawk for a court date by the jail house, not even a biker gang member. They try their best to look their best with a lowcut or long hair in a ponytail but clean look.,But this guy. Its odd.

I was very chilled by that, it just sent a very bad vibe. I could see a young person but 49 yr man up for murder who say he innocent? I do thinks she will be found but i dont think it will be anything nice.
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I agree oldwindow.
 
Any recent searches? Very disappointing if LE has run out of areas to search, based on evidence. I feel this guy will never tell. JMO
 
off topic but I always read oldwidow until now.

Off topic. I read all your topics all the time and wont meaning to offend or anything:). i think your point is very good one but same at the time its a very slim chance of human traffic from that area, my understanding( not saying your wrong or anything). If it was more up north, let say Woodbridge va then its more than likely.

Every state has Hot spot for those type of crimes and every thing else thats crime, As a lawyer you get to see this type of stuff , this is how you build a case for a defendant or the innocent and know when call it quits on the case( it also showcased in the dailynewpaper the crime with the rates and acts, areas and etc etc). Also it very hard angle to prove, and defend.

Kind of like pimp and a lady worker. All they have to say is they are working in a escort services, which is legal in some states. Only way to catch that pimp and the worker is to say they dont pay taxes and witness them in the act of the services in a illegal way.
 
Are you talking to me? I don't believe it was human trafficking.


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oldwindow;

katinva said she thought your name here was "old widow" until she read my post agreeing with you, then she saw that your name here is "old window". Just thought I'd clear that up in case of any confusion.

As far as the mohawk, either RAT is just old country type and not really bright, or it could be a message to anyone younger that knows what he may have done, or some type of message about a particular girl. I'll stick with old country type that thinks a mohawk is mocking the system.

I do not think he will ever talk. I really don't. If he killed more, it could lead to dumping ground. If not, he's just been through the system enough and dislikes authority enough to keep silent out of stubbornness and thinks he will always have the upper hand. JMO
 
oldwindow;

katinva said she thought your name here was "old widow" until she read my post agreeing with you, then she saw that your name here is "old window". Just thought I'd clear that up in case of any confusion.

As far as the mohawk, either RAT is just old country type and not really bright, or it could be a message to anyone younger that knows what he may have done, or some type of message about a particular girl. I'll stick with old country type that thinks a mohawk is mocking the system.

I do not think he will ever talk. I really don't. If he killed more, it could lead to dumping ground. If not, he's just been through the system enough and dislikes authority enough to keep silent out of stubbornness and thinks he will always have the upper hand. JMO

Ok thank you for the clear up. Sorry for the confusion, no harm or foul toward katinva or anyone.

As far a hair style I don't know what it means in today' era, I see a few kids wearing it in sports, But back in my day it was more for bike gang members or a cult like folks, nothing good. But I have never seen a person in a cult or bike gang wear it to court in a pre hearing or etc,for accused murder for a serious crime. The court would make them cut it off, because most court have a attire rule.

So to me it really chilled me to my core to see him with that hair style in that setting from knowing who wore it and what It meant from my era. He Is 49yr old and I doubt he plays any sports . This is why im saying this is not good. Btw thank you again..
 
Just some off the wall pondering here.

The mohawk talk got me wondering. Besides a "going to war" in RAT's mind, what else could it mean?

Could it be a clue to where Alexis is?

Could he have buried Alexis? On sacred ground? In a burial pit? Near a specific tree?

Does it relate to something Native American? What tribe? From a novel? From a movie?

I'm still bouncing around the internet looking up mohawk's (actually also called a Roach Headdress depending on tribe and reason), but I keep getting distracted by all the side topics and forget to think messed up mind of an adolescent adult criminal.

Any thoughts?

Also found a Mohawk Drive in the area, and it seems the Monacan Indians were the tribe of the area.

[ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monacan_people"]Monacan people - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/ame]
 
Just some off the wall pondering here.

The mohawk talk got me wondering. Besides a "going to war" in RAT's mind, what else could it mean?

Could it be a clue to where Alexis is?

Could he have buried Alexis? On sacred ground? In a burial pit? Near a specific tree?

Does it relate to something Native American? What tribe? From a novel? From a movie?

I'm still bouncing around the internet looking up mohawk's (actually also called a Roach Headdress depending on tribe and reason), but I keep getting distracted by all the side topics and forget to think messed up mind of an adolescent adult criminal.

Any thoughts?
I think he's just an idiot who likes the hairstyle. I don't think he's smart enough to be sending subliminal messages.
 
I think he's just an idiot who likes the hairstyle. I don't think he's smart enough to be sending subliminal messages.

While I totally agree, I started thinking about the rich Native American Heritage in the area, and the fact that he thinks he can outsmart people in one of those childish teenage mind games. It just struck me it could mean something. Heck, maybe he just doesn't want headlice so he pulled it out as the Indians actually did do. I dunno'. Just know he will never tell where Alexis is, so it is up to the rest of the world to find her, somehow, someway, if ever.
 
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