Re: SANDRA CANTU - Aged 8 years - Tracy, California (USA)

**Twiglet** Mon May 03, 2010 6:04 am

Examiner

29 Mar 2010

Sandra Cantu case: Hearing for accused killer Melissa Huckaby delayed

Sandra Cantu case: Hearing for accused killer Melissa Huckaby delayed

The woman accused of murdering 8-year-old Tracy, Calif. girl Sandra Cantu was due in court on Monday, however, her hearing has been delayed.

The court proceeding was to involve a request to suppress evidence in the case, but Melissa Huckaby’s attorney asked for more time to prepare.

Lawyer Sam Behar said he had not reviewed all the evidence and wanted to obtain information about an internal investigation by Tracy Police regarding things said by a detective when getting a statement from Huckaby, 29, according to Mercury News.

San Joaquin County Superior Court Judge Linda Lofthus agreed to postpone the hearing and will set a new date for the proceeding on May 10.

http://www.examiner.com/x-1168-Crime-Examiner~y2010m3d29-Sandra-Cantu-case-Hearing-for-accused-killer-Melissa-Huckaby-delayed

**zannie** Thu May 13, 2010 12:14 am

MSNBC

10th May 2010

Calif woman pleads guilty in Sandra Cantu murder

STOCKTON, Calif. - A California Sunday school teacher accused of kidnapping, raping and killing an 8-year-old playmate of her daughter, then stuffing the body in a suitcase, pleaded guilty Monday to first-degree murder.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/37065584/ns/us_news/

**zannie** Thu May 13, 2010 12:16 am

The Sun

11th May 2010

Teacher admits child murder

A FORMER Sunday school teacher has admitted brutally murdering an eight-year-old girl.

Mother-of-one Melissa Huckaby, 28, will most likely serve 25 years without parole for the crime that shocked America.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/2968933/Teacher-admits-child-murder.html

**Twiglet** Thu May 13, 2010 9:33 am

News 10

11 May 2010

Huckaby guilty plea saves county high court costs‎

Huckaby entered the plea in exchange for not having to face the death penalty. She returns to court in a month for sentencing, which will put her in state prison for the rest of her life.

http://www.news10.net/news/story.aspx?storyid=81245&catid=2

**Twiglet** Thu May 13, 2010 9:35 am

Stockton Record

12 May 2010

Gag order makes Huckaby case murkier‎

http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100512/A_NEWS0803/5120309/-1/A_NEWS05

**Twiglet** Thu May 13, 2010 9:37 am

Stockton Record

12 May 2010

We need to know‎
Huckaby case gag order only makes questions continue, pain linger

http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100512/A_OPINION01/5120307/-1/A_OPINION

**Twiglet** Thu May 13, 2010 9:38 am

Stockton Record

12 May 2010

Unanswered questions‎

STOCKTON - With a gag order on Melissa Huckaby's case still in place, the public has no clearer understanding today of the hows and whys of 8-year-old Sandra Cantu's death.

San Joaquin County Superior Court Judge Linda Lofthus appears steadfast in her decision to keep details of the Tracy crime under wraps. After taking a guilty plea Monday from 29-year-old Huckaby, Lofthus said she wanted time to consider lifting her gag order.

http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100512/A_NEWS/5120321

**Twiglet** Thu May 13, 2010 9:40 am

Tracy Press

12 May 2010

Murder solved — questions remain‎

http://www.tracypress.com/view/full_story/7397193/article-Murder-solved-%E2%80%94-questions-remain?instance=home_news_lead_story

**Twiglet** Thu May 13, 2010 9:41 am

Discovery News

12 May 2010

Sandra Cantu Murder: How Rare Are Female Child Killers?‎

http://news.discovery.com/human/sandra-cantu-murder-how-rare-are-female-child-killers.html

**Twiglet** Thu May 13, 2010 11:50 pm

Atlanta Journal Constitution

12 May 2010

News media seek to lift gag order in Huckaby case‎

http://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/news-media-seek-to-525893.html

**Twiglet** Thu May 13, 2010 11:51 pm

Tracy Press

12 May 2010

Media lawyers fight to end secrecy in Huckaby case‎

http://www.tracypress.com/view/full_story/7408233/article-Media-lawyers-fight-to-end-secrecy-in-Huckaby-case?instance=home_news_lead_story

**Twiglet** Thu May 13, 2010 11:52 pm

Stockton Record

12 May 2010

News firms seek Cantu records, lift of gag order‎

http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100513/A_NEWS/5130321/-1/NEWSMAP

**Twiglet** Fri May 14, 2010 9:46 am

Tracy Press

13 May 2010

Media lawyers fight to end secrecy in Huckaby case‎

http://www.tracypress.com/view/full_story/7408233/article-Media-lawyers-fight-to-end-secrecy-in-Huckaby-case?instance=home_news_bullets

**Twiglet** Fri May 14, 2010 9:47 am

Tracy Press

13 May 2010

Breaking News: Sandra Cantu's family — and now DA — oppose case publicity

http://www.tracypress.com/view/full_story/7420279/article-Breaking-News--Sandra-Cantu-s-family-%E2%80%94-and-now-D-A--%E2%80%94-oppose-case-publicity?instance=home_news_lead_story

**Twiglet** Fri May 14, 2010 9:48 am

Stockton Record

13 May 2010

Huckaby prosecutors change course, want gag order to stay – for now‎

The lines are being drawn in a fight to lift a gag order in Melissa Huckaby’s case now that she has pleaded guilty to kidnapping and murdering 8-year-old Sandra Cantu.

Three media organizations, including The Record, have filed a motion seeking to open the case. But prosecutors in a change of course now say they prefer to keep it under wraps until after sentencing. An attorney for Sandra’s family said he wants them sealed forever.

http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100513/A_NEWS/100519921/-1/NEWSMAP

**Twiglet** Fri May 14, 2010 8:12 pm

San Jose Mercury News

13 May 2010

Family of Sandra Cantu opposes making Huckaby records public‎

http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_15081562

**Twiglet** Fri May 14, 2010 8:12 pm

Stockton Record

13 May 2010

Huckaby prosecutors shift course on gag order‎

http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100514/A_NEWS/5140314

**Twiglet** Sat May 15, 2010 11:30 pm

San Jose Mercury News

14 May 2010

Slain girl's family opposes lifting of gag order‎

http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_15087720

**Twiglet** Sat May 15, 2010 11:32 pm

Tracy Press

14 May 2010

Your Voice: Huckaby case thankfully over‎

Several members of the Tracy community, including myself, were part of the grand jury for the Melissa Huckaby indictment. I want to express my extreme thanks and relief that this matter is not going to trial, due to the guilty plea on Huckaby’s part. No one in our town, county or state needs to witness the horror in the evidence that we, as a jury, had to endure.

http://www.tracypress.com/view/full_story/7437971/article-Your-Voice--Huckaby-case-thankfully-over-?instance=home_opinion_lead_story

**Twiglet** Sat May 15, 2010 11:34 pm

Tracy Press

14 may 2010

Your Voice: Lifting Huckaby gag order serves no purpose‎

I was relieved to hear that Melissa Huckaby had decided to plead guilty and receive a life sentence without the possibility of parole. Although it will never replace the pain felt by Sandra’s family, it helped knowing that this individual would no longer be able to prey upon any other innocent children.

This feeling was short-lived when I read and heard that members of the media — namely The Associated Press, Stockton Record and Bay Area News Group — and even some people in our community, wanted the gag order lifted from the court documents. The argument presented was “The public has a right to know.” “Knowledge is power.”

Huh? What could the public possibly gain by learning what happened to Sandra? The court documents would not reveal why Ms. Huckaby committed the crime. It would not provide any insight into how to prevent this from happening in the future. All it would do is open wounds that have begun to heal for the family and community of Tracy.

http://www.tracypress.com/view/full_story/7437976/article-Your-Voice--Lifting-Huckaby-gag-order-serves-no-purpose-?instance=home_opinion_lead_story

**Twiglet** Sat May 15, 2010 11:40 pm

Melissa Huckaby pleaded guilty to the murder and kidnapping of the Jacobson Elementary School 8-year old, bringing a sudden end to a death-penalty case whose trial was scheduled to begin in October. Huckaby will get life without parole and avoids the death penalty.

Melissa Huckaby will be sentenced on 14 June 2010 as long as Huckaby doesn't decide to take her plea back, and get a new attorney.!!

**Twiglet** Thu May 20, 2010 8:10 am

Stockton Record

18 May 2010

Sandra Cantu's family asking for gag order to remain‎

http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100518/A_NEWS/100519840

**Twiglet** Thu May 20, 2010 8:12 am

Stockton Record

19 May 2010

Sandra Cantu's family cites 'voyeuristic society'‎

http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100519/A_NEWS/5190321

**Twiglet** Thu May 20, 2010 8:13 am

Tracy Press

!8 May 2010

Sandra Cantu's family fights to keep records sealed‎

http://www.tracypress.com/pages/full_story/push?article-Sandra+Cantu-s+family+fights+to+keep+records+sealed%20&id=7472250

**Twiglet** Sat May 22, 2010 8:03 am

Stockton Record

21 May 2010

Sandra's mom: Keep Huckaby details sealed‎

http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100521/A_NEWS/5210325

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