TORIAN and JADEN THOMPSON - 4 and 3 yo - BRITTNEY ROBERTSON - 19 yo - Milwaukee WI

The police announced two missing children today at
1:33pm. One is a 6-week-old black male, Maurice Visor, and the other is
Brittney Robertson, a young white female whose age was not released.
They resided in the 800 block of S. 12th St.
If you have any information about their whereabouts, you are asked to call 911.


Maurice VisorBrittney Robertson



Friday, Feb. 26, 2009

From the Milwaukee Police:

Attached is a photo of Maurice Visor.
He is a 6-week-old black male. His mother and two siblings were the
victims of a homicide this morning at a home in the 800 block of S.
12th St. Maurice is currently missing and we believe could be in grave danger.
We do not have a description of the person he may be with, nor of a
vehicle, but we need your help in putting his picture out to the public.
Also missing is Brittney Robertson.
Brittney lived at the residence where these crimes occurred and we are
currently unable to locate her and are concerned for her
safety.Britteny is a white female, 5′06″ tall,130 pounds, brown hair
and brown eyes, both ears are pierced.
If
anyone has information on the whereabouts of these two people, please
call 911 and provide any information you can. We already have secured
digital billboards from Lamar Advertising and Clear Channel Outdoor. We
are currently in the process of securing an Amber Alert for these two people
but because time is key, we want to get the information out as soon as possible.

MILWAUKEE -- Police
said a 6-week-old boy whom they feared was in danger was found
abandoned but safe outside a church Friday afternoon, hours after his
mother and two young brothers were found dead after a suspicious fire
in their home.The infant, Maurice Visor Jr., was found in good
condition in a baby carrier on a sidewalk in the city's north side,
Police Chief Ed Flynn said at a news conference."Our
investigation into how the baby went missing continues," Flynn said. He
added that police have a "working theory" in the case.

Police were searching for 19-year-old Brittney Robertson, who lived in the family's home.Investigators
were treating the deaths of Maurice's mother - 24-year-old Rachel
Thompson - and brothers - 4-year-old Torian Thompson-Carter and
3-year-old Jaden Thompson-Carter - as homicides, police Capt. Kurt Leibold said.Flynn said he wouldn't discuss how they died because doing so could jeopardize the investigation.When asked whether Robertson was a suspect, Flynn would only characterize her as a missing person whose safety was in question."We have reasons to be concerned about her and we want her found," he said.Firefighters found the dead family members on the second floor of their duplex while battling a blaze at the home early Friday.Three people who lived downstairs from the family escaped the fire.Terry Visor, who identified himself as Maurice's grandfather, said he was "elated" to learn his grandson had been found."After
hearing about Rachel and her kids being killed I didn't know what to
expect," he told The Associated Press by telephone. "I was ecstatic
when I heard Maurice Jr. was safe. Just to hold him again will be
awesome."The infant's father, Maurice Visor Sr., is jailed on a probation violation, Terry Visor said.Flynn
said police found the baby after receiving a telephone call about his
location. Flynn said he didn't know whether the baby had been dressed
in winter clothing. Temperatures were in the low 30s at the time.Terry
Visor said he only knew Robertson in passing and had no idea why she
was living with Thompson. He also said he had no idea who could have
killed Thompson or why.Torian's grandmother, Tondalia Massey, said her grandson was a wonderful, loving boy."I
just want to know why they took my grandbaby's life. Why?" she told AP.
"As I know it Rachel didn't have any enemies. She's a loving person
just as well as my grandchild was a loving person."She too said she didn't know Robertson well and didn't know why Robertson lived in Thompson's home.Online
court records show police have been searching for Robertson since
September. That's when an arrest warrant was issued for her after she
failed to appear in court on a felony charge of possessing prescription
drugs with intent to deliver. The records didn't list a defense
attorney.Earlier Friday, officers strung yellow police tape to
block off a one-block radius around Thompson's duplex. Several
neighbors watched the investigators through the windows of their homes
but declined to come out and speak with reporters.Diana Baldwin,
58, who lived next door to Thompson for about a year, said she'd never
heard any disturbances or loud noises from Thompson's home."They were quiet," Baldwin said. "They mainly kept to themselves."Across the street, three red roses lay near a stop sign under the police tape.One
passer-by stopped outside the tape and stood silently for a few
moments. When a reporter approached him he said quietly, "If you talk
to the family, tell them the whole neighborhood is hurting. Tell them
we all offer our condolences."Then he turned and walked away, declining to give his name.

Police said a 6-week-old boy whom they feared was in danger was found
abandoned but safe outside a church Friday afternoon, hours after his
mother and two young brothers were found dead after a suspicious fire
in their home.

The infant, Maurice Visor Jr., was found in good condition in a baby
carrier on a sidewalk in the city's north side, Police Chief Ed Flynn
said at a news conference.

"Our investigation into how the baby went missing continues," Flynn
said. He added that police have a "working theory" in the case.

Police were searching for 19-year-old Brittney Robertson, who lived in
the family's home. They found her dead on the northwest side of
Milwaukee about 6:15 p.m. Friday.

Investigators were treating the deaths of Maurice's mother --
24-year-old Rachel Thompson -- and brothers -- 4-year-old Torian
Thompson-Carter and 3-year-old Jaden Thompson-Carter -- as homicides,
police Capt. Kurt Leibold said.

Flynn said he wouldn't discuss how they died because doing so could jeopardize the investigation.

When asked whether Robertson was a suspect, Flynn would only characterize her as a missing person whose safety was in question.

"We have reasons to be concerned about her and we want her found," he said.

Firefighters found the dead family members on the second floor of their duplex while battling a blaze at the home early Friday.

Three people who lived downstairs from the family escaped the fire.

Terry Visor, who identified himself as Maurice's grandfather, said he was "elated" to learn his grandson had been found.

"After hearing about Rachel and her kids being killed I didn't know
what to expect," he told reporters. "I was
ecstatic when I heard Maurice Jr. was safe. Just to hold him again will
be awesome."

The infant's father, Maurice Visor Sr., is jailed on a probation violation, Terry Visor said.

Flynn said police found the baby after receiving a telephone call about
his location. Flynn said he didn't know whether the baby had been
dressed in winter clothing. Temperatures were in the low 30s at the
time.

Terry Visor said he only knew Robertson in passing and had no idea why
she was living with Thompson. He also said he had no idea who could
have killed Thompson or why.

Torian's grandmother, Tondalia Massey, said her grandson was a wonderful, loving boy.

"I just want to know why they took my grandbaby's life. Why?" she queried. "As I know it, Rachel didn't have any enemies. She's a loving person
just as well as my grandchild was a loving person."

She too said she didn't know Robertson well and didn't know why Robertson lived in Thompson's home.

Online court records show police have been searching for Robertson
since September. That's when an arrest warrant was issued for her after
she failed to appear in court on a felony charge of possessing
prescription drugs with intent to deliver. The records didn't list a
defense attorney.

Earlier Friday, officers strung yellow police tape to block off a
one-block radius around Thompson's duplex. Several neighbors watched
the investigators through the windows of their homes but declined to
come out and speak with reporters.

Diana Baldwin, 58, who lived next door to Thompson for about a year,
said she'd never heard any disturbances or loud noises from Thompson's
home.

"They were quiet," Baldwin said. "They mainly kept to themselves."

Across the street, three red roses lay near a stop sign under the police tape.

One passer-by stopped outside the tape and stood silently for a few
moments. When a reporter approached him he said quietly, "If you talk
to the family, tell them the whole neighborhood is hurting. Tell them
we all offer our condolences."

Then he turned and walked away, declining to give his name.

If you have any information that can help police in this case, you're urged to call 414-935-7360.

MILWAUKEE -- The bodies of a
24-year-old Rachel Thompson and two of her sons, 4-year-old Torian and
3-year-old Jaden were found in their south side Milwaukee home Friday
morning.Police said Brittney Robertson was involved in those
deaths, but she won’t be around to pay for her crimes. Robertson was
shot to death Friday night outside a northwest side home.Police said they are asking for the public’s help as they piece together this bizarre series of homicides.It started with a missing child and the deaths of three people and ended with the main Robertson dead herself.“These homicides are the result of a small group of individuals known to each other,” said Milwaukee Police Chief Ed Flynn.Flynn said the string of violence Friday that left four people dead were not random acts.It
began on the south side near 12th and Walker Streets when firefighters
put out flames in a duplex and found the bodies of Rachel Thompson and
her two sons, Torian and Jaden.“We believe that fire was indeed set to cover up this crime scene,” said Flynn.Investigators
said the mother and her children were killed before the fire started,
but are not releasing specifics on how they died.“Those details
are known to their killers and if we speculate or report on those
details that could compromise any statements we might procure from
suspects,” said Flynn.Thompson's 6 week-old son Maurice Visor was not in the burned out home, prompting a citywide search.He was found Friday afternoon outside a church safe and sound.A few hours later, police found Thompson's friend and roommate, Robertson, shot to death outside a home on the northwest side.Investigators
said Robertson was involved in killing Thomspon and her children, but
it's unclear if she took the baby and why she ended up dead so far away
from home.

Milwaukee police have identified several suspects in last week’s triple
homicide of a mother and her two young sons on South 12th Street.

Police Chief Edward Flynn made that announcement this evening at a brief press conference.

Flynn says 19-year-old Britteny Robertson is one of the suspects.

Robertson was found dead of a gunshot wound late Friday evening.

She had been living with 24-year-old Rachel Thompson and her children,
who were found dead in their home after a fire was reported there.

Police Chief Flynn says he believes the fire was set in an attempt to cover up the crime scene.

“I’m not going to get into the manner of the deaths of those three
suspects, but I hope that you will honor the fact that those details
are known to their killers. And that if we speculate or report on those
details, that could compromise any statements that we might
subsequently procure from suspects,” Flynn says.

Flynn describes the suspects as a small group of people who knew each
other. He says they don’t pose a risk to the larger community.

Anyone with relevant information about the case is urged to call the Milwaukee Police Department at 414-935-7360.

Rachel Thompson's youngest child, 6-week-old Maurice Visor Jr.,
survived. He was discovered outside a church on Milwaukee's north side
and is reported to be in good condition.

Milwaukee Police Chief Edward Flynn says his department is
investigating four homicides that are connected. At a press conference
Sunday, Flynn revealed 19-year-old Brittney Robertson's death is being
considered a homicide.
Robertson's body was found on the city's northwest side Friday
evening. This after the people Robertson lived
with, 24-year-old Rachel Thompson and two of her son's, ages 4 and 3,
were found murdered inside a duplex set on fire early Friday.
Authorities were seeking Robertson as a person of interest in the
deaths of Thompson and her two sons, but found her dead from a gunshot
wound.
Flynn insists authorities have identified the suspects and are
continuing to follow leads. "These homicides are the result of a small
group of interconnected people known to each other," Flynn says. "None
of these events were random acts, none of these threats represent a
threat to the larger community. "
6-week-old Maurice Visor, Thompson's youngest son, was reported
missing on Friday but was found safe in his child seat outside a
church. Anyone with information is urged to call authorities at (414)
935-7360.

MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee police have five people
in custody in the killings of a mother and two of her young sons and another
woman.
Chief Ed Flynn said police are questioning the individuals and trying to
determine their level of involvement.
"This has been an extremely complicated investigation," Flynn said.
The bodies of 24-year-old Rachel Thompson, 4-year-old Torian
Thompson-Carter and 3-year-old Jaden Thompson-Carter were found early Friday
morning as fire officials fought a small blaze at the mother's southside duplex.
Investigators believe the fire was set to cover up the killings, Flynn
said at a news conference Sunday.
Police said Friday that two people were missing from the crime scene:
Thompson's 6-week-old son and a 19-year-old woman who also lived at the house.
The infant, Maurice Visor Jr., was found several hours later, abandoned
but unharmed in a baby carrier on a sidewalk outside a church eight miles from
home.
The teenager, Brittney Robertson, was found Friday evening. She had died
from a gunshot wound.
Flynn said police believe Robertson was involved in the death of Thompson
and the children, but he declined to elaborate. He said police were
investigating Robertson's death as a homicide.
"We have identified suspects in her death," the police chief said, adding
that investigations continued.
The homicides involve a small group of people who knew each other, and
the public isn't at risk, Flynn said.
"None of these events were random acts," he said. "None of these events
represent a threat to the larger community."
He declined to describe how the family was killed, saying releasing that
information could jeopardize the investigation.
When asked whether police had identified a motive, Flynn said
investigators were focusing their immediate efforts on discovering what happened
and who was responsible, and less on why it happened.
The police chief said he had no information to share on why Robertson was
living with Thompson.
Neighbors described Robertson’s death as suspicious.
"No one knew who she was. She's not from around here and it was just
obvious that she was trying to hide from somebody,” said the woman. “It could
have been in mine. It could have been in someone else's, but it happened to be
in my next door neighbor's."

MILWAUKEE
- It is hard enough for adults to make sense of everything involved in
a case like the recent South Side triple murder - where the victims
included two toddlers - and a subsequent murder, all that reportedly
may have included everything from a love triangle to what may be a robbery gone wrong.
How do you help young children deal with it?
The K-4 classmates of murder victim Torian Thompson-Carter did it in
a special way as they attended a funeral Mass for him at Blessed
Sacrament School near the corner of South 41st Street and West Oklahoma
Avenues in Milwaukee.
Those students brought letters they wrote to God to the altar about their friend and classmate.
Torian was remembered one of the few in his class who routinely
finished everything the lunch lady at Blessed Sacrament put on his
lunch tray.
That was one of many stories that friends came home with about the feisty four-year-old.
"Kaylee says that she remembers him running around the hallways in
the morning. You know, being silly," said Xochitl Medrano, a parent.
Every day, Torian would ride the bus with his mother Rachel Thompson
to the south side Catholic school with an intimate enrollment of just
122 students in K-4 through 8th grade.
Other schools were closer to their home, but Rachel told other parents she believed this was best for her son.
"She took the bus every single day, cold, rain, it didn't matter,'
said Erica Avila, another parent of a Blessed Sacrament student. "She
always made it to school."
Someone killed Rachel, Torian and his three-year-old brother Jaden in their duplex, then set fire to the home.
"To hurt a child is just unbearable. We don't understand," said Avila.
It's a tragedy parents struggle to fathom, making it all the more difficult to explain to their children.
"They were all pretty upset," explained Medrano. "My daughter
hasn't been able to sleep for the last two nights since she found out
about it."
People at Blessed Sacrament have planned a special collection for
March 13th and 14th to help cover funeral expenses for Rachel, Torian
and Jaden.
The funeral for Rachel and Jaden is set for Saturday.

How very tragic. I received a note in PM today, I believe it is meant for our Terrific Tom:

[Contact] Februar 26,20010, Torian and Jaden Thompson-carter
From Guest To Admin, Today at 5:56

On Behalf of the families and friends of these two beautiful little boys thank you for caring about children whom are taken from this earth way too early. I was a close friend of Rachel Thompson , Torian And Jaden Thompson- Carter's mother, when i read some of the things people had nerve to post about this tragedy it broke my heart to know how cruel strangers can be than i read the things that you posted and felt a little better. i have had a hard time with this situation and my two sons whom were only two months apart in age from Torian and Jaden also have had a hard time with this. like you said in your post how do you explain this kind of tragedy to young children. My boys were very close to Jaden and Torian and let me tell you i still get questions from them about what happened. It is hard for adults to experience the loss of a friend or family member, but from my experience of my children's behavior i can tell you it is ten times worse for a child to lose a friend, they just do not understand it like adults do. again i thank you for the kindness.
sincerly,
Carrie
friend of the Thompson and Carter families

Thank you, Carrie, for writing.
When we expanded our scope of J4C back in 2008 we never imagined the positive impact it would have for victims and families alike.
It is our genuine hope that by bringing these stories out of the darkness and into the light of justice we can continue to be a force for good and righteousness.
I empathize with the difficulty your children are having with the loss of their friends. Death is cruel enough on its own, when it happens so young and under such horrible circumstances, the pain is magnified and the ability to understand is clouded by grief.
Our best wishes for the future are with you and the families.

UPDATED Tuesday, March 23, 2010 --- 11:54 a.m.

MILWAUKEE (AP) -- A September trial has been set for two men accused in the killings of two women and two boys in Milwaukee.

Twenty-one-year-old Desmond Laster and 23-year-old Anthony Barnes have pleaded not guilty to four counts each of first-degree intentional homicide and arson, all as party to a crime, and possession of a firearm by a felon.

They are accused of going with 19-year-old Brittney Robertson to her apartment and helping rob her roommate Rachel Thompson. A criminal complaint says Robertson stabbed Thompson and helped Laster suffocate Thompson's 3- and 4-year-old sons Feb. 26.

Robertson and Laster are accused of setting the apartment ablaze before taking Thompson's 6-week-old son. Robertson later left him outside a church before Barnes allegedly shot her to death.

There's a motion hearing July 7. Their trial starts Sept. 20.
http://www.nbc15.com/morningshow/headlines/85475592.html

i am searching for an update on the trial - would love to move this case to adjudicated.

Milwaukee man is guilty of killing 2 women, 2 kids

2:45 p.m. CDT, March 24, 2011
MILWAUKEE—

A jury convicted a 22-year-old man Thursday on
charges that he killed his girlfriend, two young boys and their mother.
Desmond Dejuan Laster was found guilty of four counts of
first-degree intentional homicide, as a party to a crime, arson and
having a gun as a felon.
Laster and 24-year-old Anthony Barnes were accused of going with
Laster's girlfriend, 19-year-old Brittney Robertson, to her apartment
and helping rob her roommate Rachel Thompson. A criminal complaint says
Robertson stabbed Thompson and helped Laster suffocate Thompson's 3- and
4-year-old sons on Feb. 26, 2010.
Robertson and Laster then allegedly set the apartment on fire
before taking Thompson's 6-week-old son. Robertson later left him
outside a church before Barnes shot her to death.
Robertson stabbed Thompson, who was also bound with duct tape, multiple times, including once in the eye, through the tape.
"Obviously, someone hates her very, very much," Assistant District Attorney Mark Williams said in his closing argument.
Barnes testified during the 10-day trial that he later shot
Robertson in the head at Laster's direction, after he feared she would
be arrested and cooperate with police.
Barnes was charged along with Laster but later agreed to testify
against him, in exchange for prosecutors recommending a sentence range
of 30 to 35 years in prison.
Laster had testified in his own defense, saying he was elsewhere
when the victims were killed. But several of Laster's planned defense
witnesses had told the judge they would refuse to testify under the
grounds they may incriminate themselves, after Laster had called them
from jail a few days before.
A cousin, sister and friend of Laster's testified that they had
been with him during the murders, but on cross-examination each admitted
they really couldn't be sure of certain dates.
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported that Laster's sentencing is set for June 10 and he faces life in prison.
Barnes has not yet formally entered the plea to lesser charges or been sentenced.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-wi-milwaukeeduplexfi,0,229109.story