August 15th, 2013 issue #1233

August 15th, 2013

Where are they? Two missing girls, one suspect

Last fall, a seemingly outraged citizen walked into the Hook office portraying himself as the victim of an allegedly overzealous missing person investigation. The man talked of getting pushed out of his job and his home by dubious investigative methods that convinced even a judge he'd been unfairly tracked. Ten months after that interview, the disappearance of another young Central Virginia woman has renewed the specter of horror and brought fresh scrutiny to his claims.

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The week in review

Worst spate of muggings: A 51-year-old man is beaten and suffers a broken arm and black eye in an attempted robbery around 5:30am August 10 on East Market near Lee Park, NB...

Earth movers: Trio of chefs delight at Keswick

Out the bay of magnificent windows at Fossett's Restaurant at Keswick Hall it looks like a huge shopping mall is being built. Where the golf course used to be there are gia...
New winery springs forth

Less than a year old, Meriwether Springs Vineyard may be Charlottesville’s newest winery, but so far, it is shaping up to be one of the most promising. Resting on 40 beau...
Ripe: Rapture's annual Tomato Dinner

Rapture chef Chris Humphrey (right), along with sous chef Eric Gondeck and Alex Terpilowski deliver on another tasty Tomato Dinner on August 6. Bravo!

Dog days (and nights) in Orange County

By Hilary Holladay The Virginia countryside has its own sounds and rhythms. In Orange County, where I’ve recently moved after five years in Charlottesville, I’m used to...

Choo Choo-sy buyers: High Green offers privacy, lake view and trainspotting

8352 Faber RoadArea: Faber (Nelson County)Year built: 1992Square footage: 4591 finished, 1161 unfinshedAcreage: 25.0Assessment: $662,300Asking...

Property auctions

August 16 at 10:30am at the Albemarle CourthouseProperty: 600 Kearsarge Circle Debtor: Caleb N. and Lynn W. Stowe Original amount owing: unknown Bidder brings: 10 percent ...

Foster disbelief: Elysium soars despite Oscar winner's failure

By Richard Roper Jodie Foster delivers an unbelievably terrible performance in Elysium. Maybe the worst acting ever done by a two-time Oscar winner....

Table of Contents

COVERAbductionsThe recent arrest of Randy Taylor in connection with the disappearance of Alexis Murphy narrows the focus of the search for the popular Nelson High School vo...

Intent to harass: Stalker pleads guilty to fake Craigslist sex ads

The former Library of Congress film preservationist, whose fake ads on Craigslist sent more than 100 men seeking sex to his ex-girlfriend's house, pleaded guilty to three f...
Missing teen: Search continues for Alexis Tiara Murphy

Relatives of missing Nelson County teenager Alexis Tiara Murphy pleaded for the public's assistance at an afternoon press conference on August 7, four days after the 17-yea...
On set at Stonefield: They built it, but will people come?

Around noon on a recent Thursday there wasn't a soul walking the pedestrian-friendly sidewalks at The Shops at Stonefield on Route 29, the major county development that ope...
Road kill: VDOT spraying ignites controversy

The controversy over the Virginia Department of Transportation’s plan to spray herbicide on Albemarle County roadsides continues to churn as the spraying dates— August ...

Full steam ahead: New train guide hits all the stops

Can't get enough trains? With the foldable illustrated map, Rail USA: Museums and Trips, Eastern States, rail buffs have a guide of everything train from museums, steam tra...
New life: Carmike Cinema finds market niche

Sometimes the Hook blows it, and when that happens, we try to do everything we can to correct that mistake. So, after accidentally publishing an outdated review of the Carm...

Resources for identifying the bad guys

I am writing today to thank you for publishing the thoughtful and well-written essay, “Charm: A pedophile's secret weapon” [July 25 issue] by Janis Jaquith. Seeing this...

Last picture show

Sunday, Aug. 4, 2100 hrs. Moviegoers approach Vinegar Hill Theatre, one last time. A very different experience than the multi-screen, acres of asphalt Movieplex. Commenta...

Get Out! events, shows, things to do

"What we don't need in country music is divisiveness, public criticism of each other, and some arbitrary judgement of what belongs and what doesn't." - Charley Pride Aar...