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Families Of Missing Edmonton Women Want Action From Federal Government

Shelly Tanis Dene, 26 was reported missing to the EPS by a family member on Nov. 8, 2013. Family Photo.

Every time the phone rings, Katie Dene can’t help but hope it will be her granddaughter, Shelly Dene, on the other end.

But Shelly hasn’t called her, or anyone else, in almost two years.

“There are times I cry,” said Katie, holding back tears. “Nobody knows how many tears I’ve shed ever since she’s been gone.”

Shelly Tannis Dene was recorded by Edmonton city police as a missing person in November 2013, though she had been out of contact with her family since July.

At first, her family assumed the independent woman had set off on a trip to the Yukon, but as time passed without word, her family’s concerns turned to dread. No matter what struggles she was facing, her younger sister, Candice L’Hommecourt, says Shelly always…

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An Ex-Associate Of Dancehall Artist Vybz Kartel Killed In St Catherine Drive By

A man known to be the former associate of Vybz Kartel, businessman Jamie Ridley was shot during a drive by this morning in the Portmore, St. Catherine parish of Jamaica.

Ridley’s girlfriend “Poochie”, a well known entertainment personality was also shot in ambush.

The incident happened during a fish fry held by Portmore dance personality, Diamond.

The only person killed in the drive by was the 34-year-old businessman Jamie Ridley.

According to local news reports, the incident occurred at about 1:30 am, when a Toyota Corolla pulled up, occupied by an unknown number of gunmen, and allegedly opened gunfire hitting Ridley and two others.

An off duty officer was at the scene, but the shooters were still able to escape.

Ridley’s girlfriend, “Poochie” was taken to hospital.

As of now, there has been no known motive for the shooting.

Stay tuned to The Pen Hustle…

Ex NFL Player Accused Of Murdering His Gangbanger Cellmate In A California Prison

A California coroner has ruled that the death of a former NFL player’s prison cellmate was a homicide by strangulation, the Los Angeles Times reported on Thursday.

Lawrence Phillips, 39, was suspected in the death of 37-year-old Damion Soward, who was found unresponsive in their cell on Saturday and died at a local hospital the next day, officials at the Kern Valley State Prison said on Monday.

The Times reported on Wednesday that the Kern County coroner’s office said Soward died of neck compression asphyxia, and that his death was a homicide.

Representatives for the coroner’s office could not be immediately reached.

Soward was serving a sentence of 82 years to life for first-degree murder, prison officials said. The Los Angeles Times reported that Soward was a gang member who was convicted of executing a member of a rival gang.

Phillips played for three NFL teams over four years in the 1990s, ending his career with the San Francisco 49ers in 1999.

Officials said Phillips entered the prison in the central California city of Delano in October 2008 and was serving a sentence of 31 years and four months for domestic violence, false imprisonment and vehicle theft.

Local media said at the time the charges stemmed from two instances where he choked his girlfriend, including once where she lost consciousness.

Phillips had also been convicted of driving his car into three teenagers after a pickup football game in an unrelated case, according to local media.

Prison officials said Phillips was placed in a separate unit pending the outcome of their investigation. It said prison officials

there were also investigating a separate case involving another inmate over the death of another cellmate.

Reuters