See if you can follow this one. Remember the baby switch at UVa in 1998? Well, it just got weirder. Carlton Conley, the biological father of Rebecca Chittum, is marrying the aunt (Pam Chittum) of the other swapped child, Callie Conley. Which means that his (adoptive) daughter is also his niece…or, no, that his biological daughter is his… Hmm. Well, suffice to say, these two little girls will one day do very well on Geraldo. The AP has the story.
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Police announced this afternoon that their investigation into what was initially believed to be a fatal fire on Rugby Avenue is now a homicide investigation. #
The Virginia Supreme Court has denied George Huguely’s appeal. His second-degree murder conviction will stand, WRIC reports. #
In a carefully worded story, and not citing specific sources, WTVR reports that forensic evidence belonging to Jesse Matthew Jr., the main suspect in the disappearance of Hannah Graham, matches forensic evidence collected during the investigation of Morgan Harrington’s 2009 murder. #
In the wake of Hannah Graham’s disappearance, and the evidence that came from private security footage, city officials are revisiting the question of installing security cameras on the downtown mall. #
Both Charlottesville Registrar Sheri Iachetta and former Electoral Board member Stephanie Commander have turned themselves in to the police on
foursix and four felony counts of embezzlement, respectively. #Ten years ago, the National Institutes of Health budget doubled and schools like the University of Virginia built massive new research facilities. A decade later, those buildings remain largely underutilized. NPR visits UVA in this story on the effect of federal binge and spurge spending in the sciences. #
In 2012, Council approved a new student housing complex on West Main—now some council members are questioning whether what they were shown matches what was built. #
The Architectural Review Board has approved a bike-themed mural on West Market, below the McGuffey Art Center, although at least one member expressed concerns that it might look like the bicyclists were riding away from Charlottesville’s downtown. #
City Police Chief Tim Longo is meeting with city leaders to work on protocols regarding the use of military surplus police weapons in Charlottesville. #
A 100-year-old Colonnades resident received military honors for her service in the WWII Women’s Army Corps #
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Really, how screwed up is this? How bizarre will this family’s geneology be? I honestly couldn’t figure out the relationships until I drew a little chart. This little drama just gets more and more weird. I remember the interview in the Progress about a year ago with Paula Johnson. She’d bought a big house halfway to upstate VA. She didn’t have the money, but was banking on a big settlement. Did that even come through? I remember she’d wanted thirty-odd million, but they filed the suit too late, and there’s some $1M cap in medical cases in VA… I can’t even remember, this case is so twisted.
Anyhow, Paula Johnson is famous for sending e-mail to folks that write things about the case, especially on-line, so y’all be careful what you write. :)
-Waldo
They should just get married on Springer and get it over with.