Below is a list of murder victim family members whose loved ones were murdered by teenagers. All of these below have indicated a willing to speak publicly and to the news media about the crimes in their cases and about court rulings, state legislation, and public policy around the issue of teen killers.
Jennifer Bishop-Jenkins 312-882-4584
Dan Frye 865-356-2246
Jody Robinson 248-736-1737
Bobbi Jamriska 412-953-8410
Alabama:
Candy Cheatham, daughter of Cole Cannon, the murder victim in the Miller v Alabama case that went before the US Supreme Court, ccheat123@aol.com
Mary Anne Rippey mrippey@firstsouthern.com
Arkansas:
Marge Utley, mother of Laurie Troup, murder victim in the Jackson v Hobbs case that went before US Supreme Court, 870-762-5116
Arizona
Dan Levey – contact Parents of Murdered Children, www.pomc.org or email erniecubs@gmail.com
California:
Victoria Hurd, daughter of Claudia Maupin, vlrm60@yahoo.com, 530-902-0888 NOVJM Past President – Daniel Horowitz, Attorney, California Horowitz@whiteCollar.US
Maggie Elvey, NOVJM Past President mlv442@yahoo.com
Phyllis Loya, Attorney, NOVJM Law Enforcement Relations phyllisloya@yahoo.com
Michelle Corby Bettencourt 209-495-4808 Danella George, mother of Carl Dan Claes, D3george@aol.com
Colorado:
Gail Palone 303-898-4059
Dave Wohler policechief@idahospringsco.com Cyndi Gelston, mother of Andrew Graham. 303-717-6235 cyndigelston@aol.com
Illinois:
Jennifer Bishop Jenkins, 847-446-7073 JenniferBJenkins@aol.com
Kevin Doyle Kevin@sadfund.org, 708-546-4932 and the Sheila Doyle Foundation
Ron Holt 773-577-3222
Priscilla Pulido 708-443-3353
Iowa:
Laura Shimek, 651-895-4929 laurashimek@yahoo.com.
Louisiana:
Judy and Dennis Whittington DennisJu@bellsouth.net
Sharon Yarbrough, niece of Rita Rabalais, swy50@suddenlink.net
Melissa Yarbrough Phillips, great niece of Rita Rabalais, Cajunmelbaby@aol.com
Massachusetts:
Carmen and Jon Alenson CBAlenson@yahoo.com
Michigan:
Jody Robinson, no2ndchancesMI@aol.com 248-736-1737
James Sorenson 313-318-6647
Steve Babcock, 810-280-9635 Wawafish8@aol.com
Minnesota:
Lynn and Travis Johnson (218)739-2072 re: Emily’s Law
Missouri:
Nancy Whitmarsh 573-443-7735
Ohio:
To speak about Ohio legislation and cases contact novjmohio@gmail.com
Pennsylvania:
Darryl Romig (Philadelphia area) 610-791-7949, 484 760 7403 ddromig567@gmail.com
Bobbi Jamriska (Pittsburgh area) 412-760-4921
Ross and Dottie Moquin – rossanddottie@comcast.net 717-246-6776
South Dakota:
Aimee Strauser, mother of Arick Strauser, luv4snoop947@hotmail
Non-Victim Legal Expert Friends of NOVJM:
Charles “Cully” Stimson Charles.Stimson@heritage.org 202-608-6178 202-436-5090 Author of “Adult Time for Adult Crime”
David LaBahn, President of the Association of Prosecuting Attorneys www.apainc.org
Thomas McCarthy, author of NOVJM amicus brief before US Supreme Court http://www.wileyrein.com/ in 2012
Jack Park, author of NOVJM amicus brief to the US Supreme Court in 2015
Scott Burns, National District Attorney Association www.ndaa.org
Kent Scheidegger, Criminal Justice Legal Foundation https://cjlf.org/about/KSS_bio.htm
Other:
NOVJM has victim family members willing to speak to the press and the legislatures in many states. CONTACT US for more information.
To speak about legislation contact novjmlegislation@gmail.com
