Stewart Weldon Springfield Kidnapping Case

Stewart Weldon Springfield Kidnapping Case --- ===

May 27, 2018 Stewart Weldon Springfield Kidnapping Case hastingstribune: Stewart Weldon was arrested Sunday May 27 after a car chase that ended when he crashed into a police cruiser and wrestled with officers.  A woman in Weldon's car said he held her captive for a month, sexually assaulted her and beat her with a hammer and other objects, police said. She was taken to the hospital with stab wounds to the abdomen and other injuries,[4]

On May 30, investigators started a a five-day search of the Weldon's residence, registered in his mother's name found remains of 3 women during  after Weldon's mother called 911 complaining about a rank odor. [2]  Weldon had not been charged in connection with the discovery of the bodies.   Investigators use radar to search Springfield property for bodies. Two had been reported missing. 47-year-old Ernestine Ryans was reported missing  March 18, 2018 - 10 days after her family last saw her. “She didn’t deserve for her life to end in the manner in which it did". Ludlow Police are unclear when Escalante vanished, but she was alive as late as mid-December when she filed a police report after getting into a verbal altercation with a relative. [1] 34-year-old America Lyden had been reported missing December 2017 and not been since June 2017. Both were from Springfield.  Police are not sure when  27-year-old Layla Escalante of Ludlow vanished  Police in Ludlow say she was alive as late as mid-December when she filed a police report after getting into a verbal altercation with her mother Laurie Higgins [1] who court records show , sought a restraining order against her that was granted  through December 2018. [2]  Escalante was a Catholic school student who played first base in a youth softball league  pictures and had pictures of her after giving birth to a baby girl in 2015.

Neighbors described Weldon as antisocial.  Stewart Weldon was also charged with kidnapping a second woman  but was not immediately charged in relation to the discovery of three bodies on his property Weldon pleaded not guilty during his appearance in Springfield District Court to chargesincluding outstanding warrants for assault and traffic violations[4]

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1. [1]Let Justice Be Served': Families Mourn Loved Ones After Officials ID 3 Dead Bodies Found in Springfield Home Boston 10 url: https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/Kidnapping-Suspect-Back-in-Court-Stewart-Weldon-Springfield-Massachusetts-Bodies-Discovered-at-Home-484470731.html Two of the women had been the subjects of missing-person reports authors: Staff and Wire Reports date: Jun 4, 2018
2. [2]Bodies found at Page Boulevard home of Stewart Weldon identified as ... url: www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2018/06/page_boulevard_bodies_identifi.html date: June 4, 2018 SPRINGFIELD -- America Lyden disappeared last summer -- and in .... Lyden also used the name America Canales, followed a Facebook post ... America Lyden disappeared last summer -- and in December, her sister put out a plea on Facebook: "She is MISSING and could be in DANGER." Ernestine Ryans disappeared it was her sister, too, who raised the alarm, writing a Facebook post in March Kayla Escalante, meanwhile, wears a hospital gown and holds a baby girl in a Facebook photo from December 2015. Weldon has not been charged in connection with the bodies.  Springfield police arrested Weldon, 40, on May 27 after he was pulled over for a broken taillight Escalante was a Catholic school student who played first base in a youth softball league pictures of her immediately after giving birth to a baby girl in late 2015. divorce father, Michael Escalante, said he had little contact with his daughter over the past eight years. .. person who reported her missing stated that Ms. Ryans had not been seen by family since March 8th, 2018," 
3. [4]Massachusetts Man Faces New Kidnapping Charges as Bodies of 3 Women Are Identified  New York Times June 4, 2018 By Christine Hauser url: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/04/us/stewart-weldon-massachusetts-bodies.html  Matthew Jacques Fleischner, Mr. Weldon’s lawyer, could not be reached for comment. Mr. Weldon’s total bail has now reached $2 million.

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• antisocial  Neighbors described Weldon as antisocial.
• attacked police: crashed into a police cruiser and wrestled with police “He put forward a very violent struggle before his arrest
• black male suspect
• bodies were found "in and around" the Springfield home bodies were discovered on May 31, 2018. It’s not yet clear who the people are or how they died. Bodies were found in the garage and basement Weldon’s mother called police to report a “foul odor” at the home,
• criminal record: Weldon had three active warrants and a revoked driver’s license at the time of his arrest, Previous charges against him include burglary, weapons offenses, and assault. (heavy)
• kidnapping woman told police that Weldon “had been holding her against her will for a month, raping and beating her,” and he was arrested  described her injuries as “grotesque and violent” and reported that they included a “possible fractured jaw, stab wounds to her abdomen, marks from being hit with a blunt object and a leg infection.” 
• knife Weldon had two knives in his possession when he was arrested and fought with the officers.
• radar to search Springfield property for bodies
• traffic stop: police stopped Weldon on a Sunday night for a broken taillight, they found a woman in his car

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www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2018/06/page_boulevard_bodies_identifi.html  SPRINGFIELD -- America Lyden disappeared last summer -- and in .... Lyden also used the name America Canales, followed a Facebook post ... America Lyden disappeared last summer -- and in December, her sister put out a plea on Facebook: "She is MISSING and could be in DANGER." Ernestine Ryans disappeared it was her sister, too, who raised the alarm, writing a Facebook post in March Kayla Escalante, meanwhile, wears a hospital gown and holds a baby girl in a Facebook photo from December 2015. Weldon has not been charged in connection with the bodies. Investigators recovered the women's remains during a five-day search of the property in a busy city neighborhood that began on the evening of May 30. Police descended on the house after Weldon's mother called 911, reporting a rank odor. Springfield police arrested Weldon, 40, on May 27 after he was pulled over for a broken taillight  Escalante was a Catholic school student who played first base in a youth softball league  pictures of her immediately after giving birth to a baby girl in late 2015. Court records show Escalante's mother, Laurie Higgins, sought a restraining order against her that was granted by a judge through December 2018. divorce father, Michael Escalante, said he had little contact with his daughter over the past eight years. .. person who reported her missing stated that Ms. Ryans had not been seen by family since March 8th, 2018," 

Let Justice Be Served': Families Mourn Loved Ones After Officials ID 3 Dead Bodies Found in Springfield Home Boston 10  Two of the women had been the subjects of missing-person reports

By Staff and Wire Reports  Jun 4, 2018 Family members say Ryans had been missing since March. She was reported missing on March 18, 2018 - 10 days after her family last saw her.  “She didn’t deserve for her life to end in the manner in which it did,"  unclear when Escalante vanished. Police in Ludlow say she was alive as late as mid-December when she filed a police report after getting into a verbal altercation with a relative.

Before kidnapping charges, Stewart Weldon cast a long shadow in Springfield  'You're not going anywhere,' he told her  SPRINGFIELD — The woman was limping as she walked home through the South End of Springfield. It was late at night in February, and she was alone. She was short, thin, and tired.  A black car pulled up beside her, and the man inside asked if she needed a ride. “Am I safe?” she said she asked. She had lived a hard life. Don’t worry about it, he told her.Read more. Boston Globe

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