Scarlett Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 (edited) Nm Edited December 25, 2020 by Scarlett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 I don't know the answer, but it's Florida, so I know that their sunshine laws are really good, meaning it should be quite possible. They have really open disclosure of stuff, which is why there are so many "Florida Man" events - It's not that people in Florida are kookier, just that the records of it are more available to the media (or average folks like you, Scarlett) than in a lot of other states. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arctic Bunny Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 Google says here and more info here. Hope that helps! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottakee Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 On 12/24/2020 at 2:30 PM, Scarlett said: I know it is totally not related, but my girls birth family is from Hillsborough county.... And yes, there are criminal records there 😕 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlett Posted December 24, 2020 Author Share Posted December 24, 2020 1 hour ago, Ottakee said: I know it is totally not related, but my girls birth family is from Hillsborough county.... And yes, there are criminal records there 😕 Hmmm...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlett Posted December 24, 2020 Author Share Posted December 24, 2020 (edited) Nm Edited December 25, 2020 by Scarlett 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottakee Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 Under freedom of information act you can request that information (at least I could in Michigan). There was a fee for research and copying....say $20 but it was worth it for me 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairfarmhand Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 I was looking for hills borough county court records last week. A girl I went to church with as a teen was murdered not long after I was married and I got to wondering what the person who did it was sentenced to. It was over 20 years ago but I still think of that girl from time to time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlett Posted December 24, 2020 Author Share Posted December 24, 2020 13 minutes ago, fairfarmhand said: I was looking for hills borough county court records last week. A girl I went to church with as a teen was murdered not long after I was married and I got to wondering what the person who did it was sentenced to. It was over 20 years ago but I still think of that girl from time to time. Interesting. Is the murderer still in jail? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairfarmhand Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 1 hour ago, Scarlett said: Interesting. Is the murderer still in jail? I never could find the results of the trial. Considering the guy was like 82 when he killed the girl, he’s probably dead by now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairfarmhand Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 This is the story of the trial but I couldn’t find info about the results of it. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.tampabay.com/archive/1999/12/15/teenager-recounts-twin-sister-s-death/%3foutputType=amp 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlett Posted December 24, 2020 Author Share Posted December 24, 2020 1 hour ago, fairfarmhand said: This is the story of the trial but I couldn’t find info about the results of it. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.tampabay.com/archive/1999/12/15/teenager-recounts-twin-sister-s-death/%3foutputType=amp Yikes. That is horrific. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlett Posted December 24, 2020 Author Share Posted December 24, 2020 (edited) Nm Edited December 25, 2020 by Scarlett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annandatje Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 It was the employer's duty to perform a criminal and financial background check before hiring. If employer failed to do so, perhaps employer has policy against background checks. Even though you have stated what this person did was horrible, I would think twice about possibly getting someone fired, particularly if he has a family to support in these chaotic times. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlett Posted December 24, 2020 Author Share Posted December 24, 2020 1 hour ago, annandatje said: It was the employer's duty to perform a criminal and financial background check before hiring. If employer failed to do so, perhaps employer has policy against background checks. Even though you have stated what this person did was horrible, I would think twice about possibly getting someone fired, particularly if he has a family to support in these chaotic times. You think I haven't thought twice? I have had some of this info for a year. I told no one except my dh because I believe people deserve second chances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katilac Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 On 12/25/2020 at 1:24 AM, Scarlett said: It looks like you can do it anonymously, it's just not quite as easy as creating an account. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlett Posted December 25, 2020 Author Share Posted December 25, 2020 1 minute ago, katilac said: It looks like you can do it anonymously, it's just not quite as easy as creating an account. I found enough newspaper articles to have a good idea of what transpired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelingChris Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 7 hours ago, Scarlett said: I found enough newspaper articles to have a good idea of what transpired. How long ago was it and was it a crime or crimes that have anything to do with current employment? Like if his current employment is caring for children and he was convicted of child abuse is one thing. If he was involved in a in a dispute gone bad murder and that was 30 years ago, that is not affecting employment unless he has since that one conviction , kept getting arrested or arrested and convicted of assaults, Some crimes are much more likely to be recidivistic. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlett Posted December 25, 2020 Author Share Posted December 25, 2020 (edited) Nm Edited December 25, 2020 by Scarlett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Scarlett Posted December 25, 2020 Author Share Posted December 25, 2020 (edited) 5 hours ago, Choirfarm3 said: Also remember that reporting can be biased. We had a case of one of our students. He was a senior and she was a 10th grader. They had sex. Consentual by her account. Parents got mad. He is in jail for indecency with a child. Sex crime. He is black. She is white. Have to wonder if they had been the same race if this would even be an issue. But the papers just played up the sex with a child part. All that to say, newspaper articles don't tell the whole story. I would hope this boy gets a good attorney. I just checked and TX has Romeo/Juliet laws. If he is a senior and she is a 10th grader it seems doubtful he is more than 3 years older than her. Edited December 25, 2020 by Scarlett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlett Posted December 25, 2020 Author Share Posted December 25, 2020 If those of you quoted me could delete I would appreciate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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