Diana Harris and Tom Stump both disappeared in the Florida Keys. Diana in 1981 and Tom in 1995. Could their cases be connected? There are many people that think so. Certain people in Florida would disagree with the cases being connected in any way. I am the daughter of Diana Harris. I believe that my Mom was killed in July, 1981 and I do believe the cases are connected for many reasons. Please visit the sites below and read about Tom and Diana.
http://www.myspace.com/justiceformom81
http://www.realcrimes.com/
Saturday, July 21, 2007
Two Missing In The Florida Keys
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Questions,1995 Case File Facts, Opinions and Mitchell Denker
1) When did Mitchell Denker become a Homicide Investigator?
2) Did he report he this to police in 1981? He did report his no findings of evidence, not even her red hair to the Monroe County Sheriff's Homicide Department during his 1995 interview.
3) Mitchell did say during the Same Interview that he did see a hole in the wall with blood splatters in his bedroom, while at his Iris Dr. home shortly after my Mom disappeared in 1981.
This is not what a detective on her case in 1981 told me. Detective Lynn McNeill said she saw no evidence of my Mom having been in this house. McNeill said also that she and the other Detective assigned to her case, Detective Richard Conrady both checked the entire house, even the woods surrounding the home and found nothing.
I have to assume that this could mean one or more of these things:
-Mitchell never reported the hole or blood to police when he found it. He either cleaned it or had it cleaned and the hole fixed, (He did have the tiling replaced), before my Grandmother reported my Mom missing anywhere between a month or two later. Quality time had past.
-There was never a hole or blood in this home.
-She was killed another way and/or somewhere else.
-Mitchell was protecting himself or another.
-Mitchell was either involved in her murder or was covering up his drug laundering operations he ran from his home.
-Mitchell knew the killer and didn't want to be involved because of his illegal involvements with drugs.
These are only some theories while looking at Denker. My Mom did call her Michigan friend from Mitchell's home and said she couldn't talk long because she suspected the phones were tapped and a drug bust was about to go down.
An officer from Monroe County Homicide Dept. informed me that "yes" a drug bust took place back then from his home and that Mitchell was laundering marijuana out of his Iris Dr. home.
In fact Detective James Norman told me that many law officials, including police officers from Monroe County hung out at this home and participated in these drug activities. Norman told me also that more than 1/3 of the police there were either fired for failing a polygraph or fired for refusing to take the polygraph because of their involvement with the activities from the Iris Dr. home.
The first time I ever spoke to Detective Norman. I got the impression he wasn't aware of my Mom's case details. He in fact told me that her 81 case files had to still exist and he planned a trip to Key West to find them on micro fim, where he said they all were located no matter how old. It was later that he began telling me about the police from 81.
I'm glad to know that Sheriff Roth must not have been involved in the activities in the home, well seeing as he is the Sheriff today and all. He was a Detective back in 81 and said he remembers my Mom's case well. In fact he remembers the exact incident where the former Sheriff William Freeman intentionally destroyed all 81, 82, 83 and some of 84 case files. Said it was routine to get rid of old case files. My Mom's were not old.
I was also told that her 81 case files may have been burnt in the Old Court House on Greene St. in Key West and this came from Detective Lynn McNeill.
Mitchell Denker told me that he sent my Mom's personal belongings to my Grandma during our 1990 phone conversation. But Wait a minute...??? I thought he found no evidence!! Or maybe he meant of her death?? I have been told numerous things about her belongings as well. He did say Gary Argenzio killed her. He said the same thing as Mark Ripin, Oh the girl that was murdered? in his 95 statement. Saying Gary told him he smashed my mom's head into the wall. Mark's another whole story, however I think this is a good time to point out that Mark today remembers seeing the hole and blood by the back door, in the kitchen on a Sunday afternoon.
Mark Ripin was friends with both Gary and Mitchell.
Soon I'll be placing documentation of the 95 case files here as well. For now you can read them in my blogs on the myspace site listed above. And More later on Mark Ripin and others.
Thank you for reading my blog.
P.S. Has anyone ever heard of the group, "The Big Pine 29" ?? I'm searching for more info. about this group from the 80's.
2) Did he report he this to police in 1981? He did report his no findings of evidence, not even her red hair to the Monroe County Sheriff's Homicide Department during his 1995 interview.
3) Mitchell did say during the Same Interview that he did see a hole in the wall with blood splatters in his bedroom, while at his Iris Dr. home shortly after my Mom disappeared in 1981.
This is not what a detective on her case in 1981 told me. Detective Lynn McNeill said she saw no evidence of my Mom having been in this house. McNeill said also that she and the other Detective assigned to her case, Detective Richard Conrady both checked the entire house, even the woods surrounding the home and found nothing.
I have to assume that this could mean one or more of these things:
-Mitchell never reported the hole or blood to police when he found it. He either cleaned it or had it cleaned and the hole fixed, (He did have the tiling replaced), before my Grandmother reported my Mom missing anywhere between a month or two later. Quality time had past.
-There was never a hole or blood in this home.
-She was killed another way and/or somewhere else.
-Mitchell was protecting himself or another.
-Mitchell was either involved in her murder or was covering up his drug laundering operations he ran from his home.
-Mitchell knew the killer and didn't want to be involved because of his illegal involvements with drugs.
These are only some theories while looking at Denker. My Mom did call her Michigan friend from Mitchell's home and said she couldn't talk long because she suspected the phones were tapped and a drug bust was about to go down.
An officer from Monroe County Homicide Dept. informed me that "yes" a drug bust took place back then from his home and that Mitchell was laundering marijuana out of his Iris Dr. home.
In fact Detective James Norman told me that many law officials, including police officers from Monroe County hung out at this home and participated in these drug activities. Norman told me also that more than 1/3 of the police there were either fired for failing a polygraph or fired for refusing to take the polygraph because of their involvement with the activities from the Iris Dr. home.
The first time I ever spoke to Detective Norman. I got the impression he wasn't aware of my Mom's case details. He in fact told me that her 81 case files had to still exist and he planned a trip to Key West to find them on micro fim, where he said they all were located no matter how old. It was later that he began telling me about the police from 81.
I'm glad to know that Sheriff Roth must not have been involved in the activities in the home, well seeing as he is the Sheriff today and all. He was a Detective back in 81 and said he remembers my Mom's case well. In fact he remembers the exact incident where the former Sheriff William Freeman intentionally destroyed all 81, 82, 83 and some of 84 case files. Said it was routine to get rid of old case files. My Mom's were not old.
I was also told that her 81 case files may have been burnt in the Old Court House on Greene St. in Key West and this came from Detective Lynn McNeill.
Mitchell Denker told me that he sent my Mom's personal belongings to my Grandma during our 1990 phone conversation. But Wait a minute...??? I thought he found no evidence!! Or maybe he meant of her death?? I have been told numerous things about her belongings as well. He did say Gary Argenzio killed her. He said the same thing as Mark Ripin, Oh the girl that was murdered? in his 95 statement. Saying Gary told him he smashed my mom's head into the wall. Mark's another whole story, however I think this is a good time to point out that Mark today remembers seeing the hole and blood by the back door, in the kitchen on a Sunday afternoon.
Mark Ripin was friends with both Gary and Mitchell.
Soon I'll be placing documentation of the 95 case files here as well. For now you can read them in my blogs on the myspace site listed above. And More later on Mark Ripin and others.
Thank you for reading my blog.
P.S. Has anyone ever heard of the group, "The Big Pine 29" ?? I'm searching for more info. about this group from the 80's.
Hey Christine!
ReplyDeleteNice blog! I'm going to add it to mine (which happens to be Identcc.blogspot.com) and I'll be sure to visit every once in awhile!
Jim
Attached is an article from The Coconut Telegraph, a Keys blog listing the 29 people arrested in the Big Pine 29 case. https://bigpinekey.com/big-pine-29-bust-1980/
ReplyDeleteHope it helps you. I read you were looking for info about that.