10-23-2013, 08:51 PM
Chism was reported missing on Tuesday, 10 /22 when he didn't make it home from school.
Ritzer was reported missing later when she didn't return home or answer calls to her cell phone.
When LE located Chism around midnight, they tied the two cases together and later found Ritzer's body.
The criminal complaint/arrest doc for Chism indicates that he killed Ritzer by means of assault and beating. Some media is reporting that she was slashed with a box cutter.
If the box cutter detail is accurate, could be that detail was known at the time of the complaint but not spelled out specifically, or that authorities learned the exact details after his arrest. This one is unraveling quickly, so it could also be a case of false reporting regarding the box cutter - remains to be seen.
Something made prosecutors push him from a scheduled juvenile court arraignment to adult court on the drop of a dime, and without the usual deliberation.
(HOTD Edit 11/22/13 - removed criminal complaint doc due to image size)
Ritzer was reported missing later when she didn't return home or answer calls to her cell phone.
When LE located Chism around midnight, they tied the two cases together and later found Ritzer's body.
The criminal complaint/arrest doc for Chism indicates that he killed Ritzer by means of assault and beating. Some media is reporting that she was slashed with a box cutter.
If the box cutter detail is accurate, could be that detail was known at the time of the complaint but not spelled out specifically, or that authorities learned the exact details after his arrest. This one is unraveling quickly, so it could also be a case of false reporting regarding the box cutter - remains to be seen.
Something made prosecutors push him from a scheduled juvenile court arraignment to adult court on the drop of a dime, and without the usual deliberation.
(HOTD Edit 11/22/13 - removed criminal complaint doc due to image size)