Murder of James Sanders

Murder of James Sanders

The Murder of James Sanders was a murder that occurred on April 28, 2010 in Edgewood, Washington near Tacoma. Sanders was fatally shot while showing a diamond ring that was listed for sale in Craigslist.

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Circumstances of death

Three men and a woman went to Sanders' house to inspect a diamond ring offered for sale on Craigslist. The suspects said by telephone that the ring was sought for a Mother's Day gift for a mother-in-law. The family was detained. When the suspects started to beat one of the children, the elder Sanders intervened and was fatally shot.[1][2][3][4]

Suspects and alleged crime spree

Based on tracing e-mailed information, four suspects were sought, Clabon Berniard, Joshua Reese, Kiyoshi Higashi, and Amanda Knight. Three were later apprehended near San Francisco, California (all except Bernaird) after they were found driving without a front license plate and a gun was found. Knight paid bail and was released before the suspects were linked with the crime. The suspects were featured on the America's Most Wanted television show. Knight later surrendered to police. Berniard also surrendered to police in Washington state. In court, they were charged with one count of first degree murder, two counts of robbery two counts of assault and one count of burglary. The suspects wept in court and entered not guilty pleas.[5][6][7] The Sander’s ring was later retrieved at a San Francisco pawn shop.[8]

The four suspects were thought to be involved with a robbery after answering another Craigslist advertisement.[9] Knight was seen on video allegedly pawning items obtained during a Craigslist robbery in Lake Stevens, Washington.[10]

Aftermath

Family

The wife of Sanders gave several interviews to the news media. She said that she “forgave” the arrested suspects.[11] Higashi’s father attended the funeral and expressed regret[12] as well as noting that his son will probably spend the rest of his life in prison.[13]

Craigslist

Subsequent to the killing, Craigslist added additional warnings to their website. Craigslists related murders have received much publicity with the media warning of the dangers of contact after online encounters.[14][15] Craiglist associated killings have occurred in Boston[16] and Minnesota.[17]

Suspects and trial

The four suspects are being held on $2 million bail.[13]

References

  1. ^ "Craigslist diamond ad leads to deadly home invasion, police say". CNN. May 7, 2010. http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/05/07/craigslist.diamond.killing/index.html. 
  2. ^ Martinez, Edecio (May 10, 2010). "Craigslist Diamond Ring Ad Leads to Father's Murder in Home Invasion, Say Wash. State Cops". CBS News. http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-20004553-504083.html. 
  3. ^ http://www.ktvb.com/news/regional/3-arrested-in-Craigslist-home-invasion-murder-92876094.html
  4. ^ http://www.aolnews.com/crime/article/police-say-jim-sanders-killed-by-robbers-who-saw-his-craigslist-ad-for-diamond-ring/19469483
  5. ^ http://www.krem.com/news/northwest-news/Craigslist-murder-suspects-plead-not-guilty-93326314.html
  6. ^ http://www.seattlepi.com/local/419558_suspect05.html
  7. ^ http://www.amw.com/fugitives/capture.cfm?id=72527
  8. ^ http://www.q13fox.com/news/kcpq-050410-suspects,0,4074437.story?track=rss
  9. ^ http://www.komonews.com/news/92454484.html
  10. ^ http://www.komonews.com/news/93168329.html
  11. ^ http://news.yahoo.com/video/seattleking5-15751314/widow-of-murder-victim-forgives-his-killers-19633290
  12. ^ http://www.kontain.com/southernhusky/entries/83505/
  13. ^ a b $2 million bail for Craigslist murder suspects, KOMO News, May 10, 2010, http://www.komonews.com/news/93321264.html, retrieved 2010-07-03 
  14. ^ http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/craigslist-diamond-murder-protect/story?id=10568167
  15. ^ http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/37114238/ns/business-consumer_news/
  16. ^ "The 'Craigslist Murder' of Julissa Brisman". Daily News (New York). April 25, 2009. http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/galleries/the_craigslist_murder_of_julissa_brisman/the_craigslist_murder_of_julissa_brisman.html. 
  17. ^ http://wcco.com/local/katherine.ann.olson.2.461959.html

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