“Disgusting. Cruel. Heinous. Heartless. Horrible. Unspeakable. Atrocious. Indescribable. The product of a depraved heart.” Judge Lynn Leibovitz spared few words today when describing Rodney McIntyre’s sexual assault on and murder of his teenage daughter, Ebony Franklin, in Columbia Heights last November. “It is hard to put into words Mr. McIntyre’s degree of culpability,” she said, … Read more →
Lovegirl wrote today about the “guilty” plea from Ebony Franklin’s father, Rodney McIntyre. She wrote: Finally I can rest. RIP EB. I know you are watching over me and Ryn. Read more →
Rodney McIntyre pleaded guilty today to premeditated first-degree murder while armed in the death of his 17-year-old daughter, Ebony Franklin. McIntyre appeared in front of Judge Lynn Leibovitz to make his plea today. Prosecutors have agreed to seek a term of 37 to 40 years for the 45-year-old defendant. Franklin was found in a Columbia … Read more →
A preliminary hearing in the Ebony Franklin murder case has been postponed to the end of the month, according to court records checked Wednesday evening. Rodney McIntyre was due in Judge Lynn Leibovitz’ courtroom Thursday. He is suspected if killing his daughter, Ebony Franklin, in November 2010. The preliminary hearing has been rescheduled to July … Read more →
Prosecutors today presented their case against Rodney McIntyre—accused of killing his daughter, Ebony Franklin, last November—in the following timeline: On Friday, November 26, 2010, the decedent, Ebony Franklin, age 16, was to meet her father, Mr. Mc Intyre, in the Columbia Heights area of the District of Columbia to pick up her Christmas gifts, and … Read more →
Rodney McIntyre was held without bond for first-degree murder in connection with the stabbing death of his teenage daughter, Ebony Franklin. Emotions ran high in today’s arraignment as the prosecution laid out details of the girl’s death and argued that there was probable cause to detain McIntyre until a preliminary hearing, set for July 7. … Read more →
Rodney McIntyre, accused of killing his teenage daughter, Ebony Franklin, in November, has an extensive prior record and spent time in and out of prison from the early ‘90s through the mid-naughts, according to court documents. His arrest record dates back to 1983 and includes convictions in a string of misdemeanors and felonies including attempted … Read more →
Rape. Incest. Sex. Yesterday MPD Police Chief Cathy Lanier said there was evidence that Rodney McIntyre had had a “sexual relationship” with his 17-year-old daughter, Ebony Franklin. That didn’t sit right with Carol, who commented on a report saying, “Someone really needs to press lanier about calling incest, rape, and murder a “sexual relationship”. It … Read more →
When Ebony Franklin’s body was found in a Columbia Heights trash can just after Thanksgiving weekend, the horror of the crime that killed her and tragedy of her loss were deeply felt through the neighborhood. “Still no word on Ebony Franklin’s killer,” Mariah Costello shared on Facebook just days after Franklin was found. “I still … Read more →
MPD’s press release on Ebony Franklin’s homicide states that her father, 45-year-old Rodney James McIntyre of Southeast DC, was arrested just after 5 p.m. tonight on suspicion of first-degree murder in the case. McIntyre is expected in court Monday to be presented with the charge. Read MPD’s press release after the jump. May 21, 2011 … Read more →
MPD will hold a press conference at 9 p.m. tonight to discuss the Ebony Franklin homicide case, according to a press release just sent by MPD. The conference will be in front of The Boys and Girls Club at 101 M Street SW. We’ll post more as we know it. Read more →
Rodney McIntyre, the father of Ebony Franklin, has been arrested in connection with the 17-year-old’s death. Franklin’s body was found in a Columbia Heights dumpster in November. In March, McIntyre accused police of harassing him. Police called him a person of interest in the case. “The way my baby was found in the trash, it’s … Read more →
In the foyer of Cardozo High School, where classmates of Lucki Pannell met yesterday for a vigil, a MPD poster still hangs on the wall for another teenage girl killed in the neighborhood. Ebony Franklin, a 17-year-old Prince George’s County girl, was found dead in a trash can in Columbia Heights Nov. 29, 2010. Yesterday, … Read more →
This excerpt is from The Hungry Spirit: Rachel’s Wail for a Murdered Teen, by Rose Marie Berger. The article appeared in February’s issue of Soujourners magazine. To read the whole story, click here. Last week the body of a young woman was found near my house. She was 17 years old. She’d been murdered. The … Read more →
On Nov. 29, the body of 17-year-old Ebony Franklin was found in a Columbia Heights dumpster. A vigil was held on Dec. 3. These are the gathered memories shared on Twitter, Facebook and elsewhere. Read more Read more →
I’ve sent @chichi$$$ a message asking for more details. I’ll update this post if I hear more. More coverage of the case is here. Read more →
The Washington Times has run an excellent series over the past several weeks examining D.C. youths who are wards of the city and have been involved in crime. Tonight reporters Jeffery Anderson and Matthew Cella published their latest finds: 16-year-old Prince Okorie, who was shot in the head and killed Tuesday afternoon in Petworth, had … Read more →
There are few details still on the murder of 17-year-old Ebony Franklin, whose body was found Monday Nov. 29 in a trash can in a Columbia Heights alley. For now, Metro Police have released the following information: (Local news reports and links follow after the jump) November 30, 2010 Homicide in the 1000 Block of … Read more →
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Ward One Councilmember Jim Graham released the following message this afternoon regarding a girl’s body found in a trash receptacle in Columbia Heights Monday afternoon. Graham says the victim is believed to be a missing Maryland girl and the investigation is ongoing. Friends: Yesterday’s discovery of the body of a young woman in a dumpster … Read more →
Local news reports a girl’s body was found today by a Public Works employee in a trash can in Columbia Heights. According to reports, the girl appeared to be in her late teens and police are investigating the death as a homicide. Nini Jin is one among about a dozen neighbors who live in the … Read more →
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