Local Murders Focus of Fox
January 23, 2006 | 8:07
am
On Fox cable news last night there were detailed segments on two local murder victims who have been written about in this space: Melissa James, 28, whose body was found in a burning car in 2005, and an unidentified 3-4 year old girl whose body was found in a dumpster less than two weeks ago. In the case of James, the suspects in her killing (Craig Titus and Kelly Ryan) are on their way back to Las Vegas to face justice and should be in court this week. The little girl, though, has yet to even be identified though it is alleged she was murdered. Nothing new was reveled about either case on Fox, the facts were summarized, and then a panel of attorneys speculated wildly while footage of the Strip ran on screen (an area of Las Vegas with no known roll in either case). As the Fox experts mentioned the general view seems to be that if the little girl was local someone would have come forward by now to identify her. Of course, the numbers and destinations of people who transit through Las Vegas are infinite and that is why it is so important that this case remain in the national spotlight, too. Yesterday a memorial service was held in which hundreds of locals moved by this young victim mourned. Anyone with information is urged to call: (702)229-LOST.


