GUILTY WI - Angela Drake, 25, Fitchburg, 9 Dec 2005

[petra]

Dear JD- my sincere sympathy for you and your family. This is just such a tragedy, it is unbelievable.

Angela was so loved by family and friends. so well respected at work and so giving--it is a darn shame her life was cut so short.

You are in my prayers and thoughts.
petra

 

[PrayersForMaura]

Sad end to search for woman
Description matches Drake

Larry Drake was struggling to accept the tragic news that a body recovered by police Thursday in the town of Oregon was his 25-year-old daughter, Angela, who had been missing for two weeks.

"The description of the person found matches Angela and the detective who found it is familiar with Angie," Drake said Thursday evening.
"We had been praying for a Christmas miracle until the time we were notified," he said.

More: http://www.madison.com/tct/news/stories/index.php?ntid=66210

 

[mysteriew]

Thank you for all of the prayers and concerns over the last two weeks.
Our families appreciate the support.
Please be viglant in your own family's safety.

May God bless you all,

JD

Jd4, my thoughts are with your family. I hope they are holding on. No words can express how I feel, no words can give you comfort right now. All I can really say is that we are wiith you in spirit. Blessings to your family.

 

[mysteriew]

Police are asking for a murder charge against a Fitchburg plumber in the case of a 25-year-old Oregon woman who vanished after leaving a bar with the man earlier this month.

Fitchburg Police Chief Tom Blatter says he's recommended charges of first-degree intentional homicide against 24-year-old Michael Desalvo in the death of Angela Drake.
Dane County District Attorney Brian Blanchard said his office is reviewing the police reports but that no decision on charges has been made.
http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=local&id=3756575

 

[PrayersForMaura]

4 minutes ago

WISC-TV confirmed that Michael Desalvo has been tentatively charged with the first-degree murder.

Desalvo has been locked up on a drug warrant for the past eight days.

Police had not called him a suspect, but it was clear the investigation was swirling around him since he was the last person seen with Drake.

More: http://news.yahoo.com/s/wisc/20051226/lo_wisc/3140205

 

[mssheila]

We could find out early this week how Angela Drake died.
Monday afternoon, the Dane County Coroner's office did confirm that the body found last week is that of Drake.

When her body was discovered last week south of Fitchburg in the town of Oregon, the Dane County coroner said autopsy results would likely be released early this week.

http://nbc15.madison.com/home/headlines/2117877.html
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[Bobbisangel]

I feel so sad for Angela's parents and family. This is just such a horrible thing to happen to anyone. No one deserves to have to live this kind of a nightmare. I'm glad that Angela was found so that her family doesn't have to live with the "not knowing."

Also glad that a suspect has been charged and that there will be justice for Angela sooner than later or not at all.

 

[mssheila]

My prayers are with her family as well. I've been hearing on the news and radio that they wont release the cause of death until toxicology reports come back. I wonder how this poor girl died? Did she drink too much and then take something from Desalvo that killed her? He would have found her dead in the morning and then who knows .... Maybe he panicked... Got rid of her body.... DeSalvo was a confirmed drug user. I dont know. The theories will fly around now until we know how she died.

http://www.madison.com/wsj/mad/local/index.php?ntid=66514

 

[mssheila]

You guys wont even believe this. At Madison.com someone is saying that Albert DeSalvo and Michael Desalvo are related. Albert Desalvo, possibly the boston strangler, is Michaels grandfather. How bizzare would that be ???


http://www.findagrave.com/photos/2001/222/desalvoalbertbio.jpgAlbert DeSalvo

http://www.wkowtv.com/images/content/newsstory/122005/bigdesalvo.jpgMichael DeSalvo


DeSalvo never gave a full confession and never went to trial for homicide. His lawyer, F. Lee Bailey, negotiated a deal in 1967 where DeSalvo drew a life term in prison for multiple rapes. Following his conviction, Irmgard DeSalvo (grandmother) took the children and returned to Germany. DeSalvo was stabbed six times to the heart by a fellow inmate at the Walpole State Prison during a prison brawl in November 1973; the inmate who killed him was never identified.

The only way that can be Albert's grandson is if they left Germany and immigrated to the US. Who knows.

 

[mysteriew]

Angela Drake is being remembered as a happy-go-lucky, caring person.

Those were the sentiments Drake's sister, Jenny, shared with WISC-TV Tuesday night in the family's first interview since tentative charges were filed in the case.

"Every little memory I have to think twice," said Drake. "Wow, she's not here."

Drake said the holidays were especially difficult.

"This Christmas was pretty tough," said Drake. "Everyone was a mess. Everyone was crying."

Drake said her sister was the kind of person who could put a smile on anyone's face, especially 2-year-old Marco.

Marco was a child who was oxygen deprived at birth. Angela was his home health nurse who cared for him several times a week.

"Little Marco, she never stopped talking about him once she got her job," said Drake.

"She was a great person and loved kids, loved helping them and doing anything she could for anyone," she said.

An autopsy on Monday confirmed that a body found late last week is that of the missing 25-year-old from the town of Oregon. Drake had vanished after leaving a Fitchburg tavern on Dec. 9.

Drake's body was found last Thursday in a snow-covered drainage ditch. She had been missing for nearly two weeks.

The Dane County coroner said that a ruling on her cause of death wouldn't be released until after analysis of medical specimens and evidence, WISC-TV reported.

Friends and family can pay their respects to the Drake family during a visitation at Holy Mother of Consolation Catholic Church in Oregon. Visitation will be from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.

A funeral service is scheduled for Friday at 11 a.m.
http://www.channel3000.com/news/5678013/detail.html

 

[cheko1]

My thoughts & prayers are with her family.......
As difficult as it is for the family / she was found & they have piece of mind!

 

[mysteriew]

An autopsy Monday didn't provide many answers about Angela Drake's death, but her parents did get some comfort in the process.

They knew friends were caring for their daughter.

Dane County Coroner John Stanley and Deputy Coroner Jeff Sholts have known Drake's father, Larry Drake, as well as her mother and stepfather, Anne and Tim Olson, for years. So both coroners were in the examining room during her autopsy.

Sholts said he and Stanley were glad to be on hand when the family needed them.

"When it's someone you know, you want to do everything you can for them," Sholts said. "It's hard, but if you can give a family support during a time like this, well, you want to do it."

The coroners met her parents years ago through the parents' service with local EMS and fire departments, Anne Olson said.

Everyone has been supportive, Olson said, including police investigators and the media, who didn't overplay or underplay her daughter's disappearance.

Nancy Drake, Angela Drake's grandmother, said that on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, she sought solace by singing, as usual, in her Episcopalian choir at Good Shepherd Church in Sun Prairie.

She and her son, who lived with her granddaughter in the town of Oregon, have also been comforted by friends and family who are coming from Colorado and Kansas for the funeral.

There will be a prayer service at 3:30 p.m. Thursday at Holy Mother of Consolation Church in Oregon followed by visitation from 4 to 8 p.m. Another visitation will be at 10 a.m. Friday until the funeral starts at 11 a.m.
http://www.madison.com/wsj/mad/local/index.php?ntid=66514

 

[mysteriew]

Asked Friday how the dead woman died, Blatter said, "I don't know, and none of us will know until the autopsy is performed."

Blatter said he could not discuss details of the case because the investigation is ongoing. "There's still plenty of work to do. By no means am I suggesting it's done."

Nothing Desalvo told police led to the discovery of the body, Blatter said. Police have not ruled out the involvement of other parties, but "right now, the focus of the investigation is on (Desalvo,)" he said.

Asked about a motive, Blatter said, "I can't answer that. It's a little early in the investigation."

Oregon Police Chief Doug Pettit said evidence discovered at the scene of the woman's body bolsters the case against Desalvo. "It clearly provides additional pieces of the puzzle that provides us information we need."
http://www.madison.com/wsj/mad/top/index.php?ntid=66347

 

[petra]

http://www.channel3000.com/news/5678013/detail.html


Angela Drake's sister is interviewed.

Godspeed Angela.

 

[petra]

http://www.channel3000.com/news/5678013/detail.html

ANGELA DRAKES'S SISTER SPEAKS OF HER SISTER

 

[bykerladi]

Looks like the autopsy has been completed and Desalvo's been charged with 1st Degree murder. Since its 1st Degree, its unlikely that its a drug-in-drink gone awry, since 1st Degree requires premeditiation.

http://www.channel3000.com/news/5667809/detail.html

 

[petra]

http://www.channel3000.com/news/5731321/detail.html

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Angela Drake​

http://images.ibsys.com/sh/images/ibs_icon/popup.gifSLIDESHOW: Photos Of Drake Case


http://images.ibsys.com/sh/images/ibs_icon/article.gifView Map Of Where Body Was Found

Video Reports​

http://images.ibsys.com/sh/images/ibs_icon/video.gifDrake's Sister Speaks (Dec. 28, 2005)


http://images.ibsys.com/sh/images/ibs_icon/video.gifWatch Crime Scene Report (Dec. 22, 2005)


http://images.ibsys.com/sh/images/ibs_icon/video.gifWatch Report Of Family Reaction (Dec. 22, 2005)


http://images.ibsys.com/sh/images/ibs_icon/video.gifDesalvo's Roommate Talks About That Night (Dec. 20, 2005)





Drake's Funeral Set For Friday Morning

Drake's Body Discovered Last Week



UPDATED: 11:16 am CST December 30, 2005


OREGON, Wis. -- Family and friends of Angela "Angie" Drake, the missing 25-year-old who was found dead last week, are gathering Friday at Holy Mother of Consolation Catholic Church in Oregon for her funeral. The service is set to begin at 11 a.m.

On Thursday, details about what Fitchburg police suspect might have happened in the death of the Oregon woman emerged, WISC-TV reported.

According to court documents obtained by WISC-TV, authorities are alleging that evidence indicates Michael Desalvo, 24, might have asphyxiated the 25-year-old Drake or left her to freeze to death in a culvert in the town of Oregon. Desalvo is tentatively charged in the case.

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[petra]

The Above Article Link Is Excellent...includes A Well Written Story.

Such A Tragedy....prayers For The Family And All Loved Ones Of Angela. Rest In Peace.

What A Wonderful, Beautiful And Kind Young Woman

 

[petra]

http://www.channel3000.com/news/5731321/detail.html

Drake's Funeral Set For Friday Morning

Drake's Body Discovered Last Week



UPDATED: 11:16 am CST December 30, 2005


OREGON, Wis. -- Family and friends of Angela "Angie" Drake, the missing 25-year-old who was found dead last week, are gathering Friday at Holy Mother of Consolation Catholic Church in Oregon for her funeral. The service is set to begin at 11 a.m.

On Thursday, details about what Fitchburg police suspect might have happened in the death of the Oregon woman emerged, WISC-TV reported.

According to court documents obtained by WISC-TV, authorities are alleging that evidence indicates Michael Desalvo, 24, might have asphyxiated the 25-year-old Drake or left her to freeze to death in a culvert in the town of Oregon. Desalvo is tentatively charged in the case

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[PrayersForMaura]

About 1,000 people packed an Oregon church on Friday to remember and celebrate the life of Angela Drake.

Friday's service was only a continuation of an outpouring of community support, WISC-TV reported. It began weeks ago when the woman was listed as missing. On Thursday night, people filled lines around the church for five hours during a visitation. The crowds were in full force again on Friday for Drake's funeral. The church was filled with people and praise for a woman whose life was cut short.

More: http://news.yahoo.com/s/wisc/20060102/lo_wisc/3153925