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First Place, Team Picture Story - Lew Stamp / Akron Beacon JournalPatty Porter (left) mother of Jessie Marie Davis missing now for three days, sits with Davis's son Blake worrying about what else can be done to find her daughter. Her oldest daughter -- 26 years old and nine months pregnant -- hadn't answered her cell phone in two days. Porter went to her daughter's home and found her grandson Blake alone who said, "Mommy is gone. Mommy was crying. Mommy broke the table. Mommy is in the rug."
First Place, Team Picture Story - Ken Love / Akron Beacon JournalFather's Day turned into Jessie's Day as dozens of people took to the streets in the search for Jessie Marie Davis. The Lake Township woman, due to deliver a baby girl in about two weeks, has not been heard from for five days. The boy's father, Canton Patrolman Bobby Cutts Jr., joined in the search party. He was there with his family, but declined to speak to reporters gathered at the search site along Cleveland Avenue Northwest. Cutts, 30, is also the father of Davis' unborn child and is currently separated from his wife, Kelly. They have two children of their own.
First Place, Team Picture Story - Phil Masturzo / Akron Beacon JournalWhitney Davis, sister of Jessie Marie Davis, who is pregnant, addresses volunteers at the Greentown Fire Department before the search. "We want to bring her and Chloe back," she said.
First Place, Team Picture Story - Ed Suba Jr. / Akron Beacon JournalA picture of Jessie Marie Davis is displayed as people pray at a vigil Thursday night at her church, The House of the Lord. Davis has been missing for eight days.
First Place, Team Picture Story - Lew Stamp / Akron Beacon JournalLarge teams of volunteer searchers comb the fields along Wright Road Northwest in Lake Township for clues in the disappearance of Jessie Marie Davis.
First Place, Team Picture Story - Phil Masturzo / Akron Beacon JournalTim Miller (left), founder of EquuSearch, talks with Patty Porter (center), mother of Jessie Marie Davis, and the missing woman's sister, Whitney Davis, at the Greentown Fire Department midday on June 23, 2007 in Uniontown. Porter was being told that authorities had discovered Jessie's body and that of her unborn daughter on the 10th day of a massive search and coincided with the arrest of her son's father, Canton police officer Bobby Cutts Jr. The bodies were discovered some 25 miles for the search site.
First Place, Team Picture Story - Phil Masturzo / Akron Beacon JournalPark rangers block the entrance to the Top O' the World area of the Hampton Hills Metro Park where Jessie Davis' body was found.
First Place, Team Picture Story - Phil Masturzo / Akron Beacon JournalSearch volunteers watch a live newscast announcing Bobby Cutts Jr. had been arrested and the bodies of Jessie Marie Davis and her unborn baby were found at the Top O' the World area of the Hampton Hills Metro Park some 25 miles away.
First Place, Team Picture Story - Ed Suba Jr. / Akron Beacon JournalMourners Mary Domer of Springfield Township, Jene Michalek of Canton and Kim Shoup of Uniontown attend a vigil outside the Essex Street home of Jessie Marie Davis in Lake Township.
First Place, Team Picture Story - Ed Suba Jr. / Akron Beacon JournalSarah Crislip of Coventry Township, a friend of Jessie Marie Davis, is comforted by boyfriend Scott Sander of Canton during the burial service at Greenlawn Cemetery in Akron. Crislip and Davis attended Coventry High School, where they both studied sports medicine.
First Place, Team Picture Story - Karen Schiely / Akron Beacon JournalJessie Davis' mother, Patty Porter (seated center), watches with lawyer Rick Pitinii as Bobby Cutts Jr. (right) appears in court. Cutts waived his right to a preliminary hearing in Jessie Davis' murder. Cutts was later charged with aggravated murder and other charges and is awaiting trial on those charges.
Second Place, Team Picture Story - / The Plain Dealer
Second Place, Team Picture Story - JOHN KUNTZ / The Plain DealerHeavy snow shuts down the Indians home opener and a four-game series against Seattle in Cleveland. Despite a valiant effort by the grounds crew, mother nature eventually wins after four tries to blow away the snow on the field. Eventually, the game is called in the top of the fifth inning with the Tribe winning and one strike away from an official game. Umpires decide the players can't see the ball. The Tribe subsequently moves its next “home” stand to Miller Park in Milwaukee, which has a retractable roof.The Cleveland Indians grounds crew blows snow off the field during the home opener's third snow delay April 6, 2007 against the Seattle Mariners at Jacob's Field.
Second Place, Team Picture Story - chuck crow / The Plain DealerThe tarp is removed displaying the contrast of green grass in the infield with a snow-covered outfield.
Second Place, Team Picture Story - chuck crow / The Plain DealerIndians outfielder Trot Nixon tries to catch some snow flakes during a snow delay in the second inning.
Second Place, Team Picture Story - CHUCK CROW / The Plain DealerA member of the grounds crew makes a snow angel in the outfield grass.
Second Place, Team Picture Story - JOHN KUNTZ / The Plain DealerIndians pitcher Paul Byrd eyes the plate before a pitch he never got to pitch because home plate umpire Alfonso Marquez called for another snow delay.
Second Place, Team Picture Story - JOHN KUNTZ / The Plain DealerLuke and Linda Drury of Caper, Wyo., said they did not bring the snow with them as they sit in their seats huddled under a blanket during the home opener.
Second Place, Team Picture Story - chuck crow / The Plain DealerIndians manager Eric Wedge meets with the umpires and Seattle manager Mike Hargrove in the top of the fifth inning. Hargrove wanted the game stopped because he said his players couldn't see the ball. The Indians were winning 4-0 and were one strike away from making it an official game. The umpires put the game on hold again for the third time and it never resumed.
Second Place, Team Picture Story - JOHN KUNTZ / The Plain DealerSeattle Mariners back up catcher Jamie Burke walks to the dugout on the third snow delay in the fifth inning with the stadium background hardly visible in the snow squall during the Indians home opener.
Second Place, Team Picture Story - Chuck Crow / The Plain DealerSnow kept falling in Cleveland forcing the cancellation of all three games of the season's opening home weekend. Because of the threat of more snow, the Indians and major League Baseball moved the next three games of the home stand to Milwaukee's domed stadium.
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Third Place, Team Picture Story - Ken Love / Akron Beacon JournalRandy Resh leaves the courtroom of Judge Laurie J. Pittman after the judge granted him a release bond, Jan. 19, 2007, in Ravenna. Resh is free on bond as he awaits a new trial in a 1988 murder case. In a unanimous decision Dec. 26, the Ohio Supreme Court ordered new trials for Resh and Bob Gondor and vacated their convictions in the 1988 kidnapping, attempted rape and murder of Connie Nardi, 31, of Randolph Township. Resh and Gondor, now 43 and 42, respectively, were tried separately and convicted of Nardi's slaying in 1990.
Third Place, Team Picture Story - Ken Love / Akron Beacon JournalRandy Resh adjusts his court-ordered ankle monitor while celebrating his release from jail on bond with family members at his parents' home in Mantua.
Third Place, Team Picture Story - Ken Love / Akron Beacon JournalBob Gondor (center) leaves the Portage County Jail with family friend Patty Vechery of Chardon. Gondor is free on bond as he awaits a new trial in a 1988 murder case. Earlier in the day Randy Resh who was tried separately in the 1988 kidnapping, attempted rape and murder of Connie Nardi was also granted release on bond after the Ohio Supreme Court ordered new trials for the two men.
Third Place, Team Picture Story - Ken Love / Akron Beacon JournalBob Gondor, is joined by his his stepfather and mother, John and Julia Farago of Barberton, after leaving the Portage County Jail free on bond as he awaits a new trial in a 1988 murder case.
Third Place, Team Picture Story - Mike Cardew / Akron Beacon JournalLouise and Guy Resh sit with son Randy outside Common Pleas Judge Laurie J. Pittman's courtroom before a hearing on a gag order as Portage County Prosecutor Tom Buchannan looks into the courtroom.
Third Place, Team Picture Story - Mike Cardew / Akron Beacon JournalDefense attorney Mark Marien (left) and defendant Randy Resh watch as potential jurors answer questions. Resh is being retried for the 1988 kidnapping, attempted rape and murder of Connie Nardi, 31, of Randolph Township.
Third Place, Team Picture Story - Mike Cardew / Akron Beacon JournalKaye Busta, mother of star prosecution witness Troy Busta, testifies in Randy Resh's retrial about the boots her son has said he was wearing the night Connie Nardi was killed. Troy Busta, the sole eyewitness claims that he was wearing these boots on the night Connie Nardi was murdered in 1988.
Third Place, Team Picture Story - Mike Cardew / Akron Beacon JournalRandy Resh (center) and attorneys Gregory Robey (left) and Mark Marein react as not guilty verdicts are read in Portage County Common Pleas Court in his re-trial for the murder of Connie Nardi.
Third Place, Team Picture Story - Mike Cardew / Akron Beacon JournalTraci Grimm, Randy Resh's ex-wife, gives him a kiss after he was found not guilty in the death of Connie Nardi.
Third Place, Team Picture Story - Mike Cardew / Akron Beacon JournalAfter his acquittal at the Portage County courthouse Randy Resh cuts off the electronic monitor he has worn since January while he was free on bond.
Third Place, Team Picture Story - Mike Cardew / Akron Beacon JournalRandy Resh (left) hugs friend Bob Gondor at Gondor's home after Resh was acquitted in a retrial. Prosecutors will consider whether to proceed with Gondor's retrial in a 1988 murder.
Third Place, Team Picture Story - Mike Cardew / Akron Beacon JournalJim Gondor comforts brother Bob at the grave of their father, Kalman, who died in February 2002 while Bob was in prison. Bob Gondor had said the first thing he would do when he was truly free was to visit the grave. Earlier in the day prosecutors said that all charges had been dismissed and he would not face a retrial in the case.
Award of Excellence, Team Picture Story - / Akron Beacon Journal
Award of Excellence, Team Picture Story - Bob DeMay / Akron Beacon JournalMedals await the winners at the finish line of the 5th annual Road Runner Akron Marathon at Canal Park.
Award of Excellence, Team Picture Story - Bob DeMay / Akron Beacon JournalJonathan Ciccotelli from Medina (front) and Darryl Jones of Copley stretch out prior to the start of the 5th annual Road Runner Akron Marathon.
Award of Excellence, Team Picture Story - Ken Love / Akron Beacon JournalRunners cross the northbound side of the All-America Bridge on North Main Street in Akron, just after the start of the 5th annual Road Runner Akron Marathon.
Award of Excellence, Team Picture Story - Bob DeMay / Akron Beacon JournalSix year-old Brisha Bohling from Munster, Indiana holds as sign while waiting to spot her dad Patrick Callahan who was running in the 5th annual Road Runner Akron Marathon in downtown Akron.
Award of Excellence, Team Picture Story - Ken Love / Akron Beacon JournalThe shadows of runners stretch ahead just after sunrise near mile 14 on the tow path bike trial at the 5th annual Road Runner Akron Marathon.
Award of Excellence, Team Picture Story - Phil Masturzo / Akron Beacon JournalRunning the fifth leg for The Procrastinators relay team, Kevin Deeter, from Wadsworth cools off at the Market Street water station during the 5th annual Road Runner Akron Marathon.
Award of Excellence, Team Picture Story - Phil Masturzo / Akron Beacon JournalKatie Gamby and Joell Maisano, cheer on runners near the finish line of the 5th annual Road Runner Akron Marathon at Canal Park.
Award of Excellence, Team Picture Story - Bob DeMay / Akron Beacon JournalJoshua Koros crosses the finish line to win the 5th annual Road Runner Akron Marathon with a time of 2:28:05. Koros is originally from Kenya and now resides in Byron Center, Mich.
Award of Excellence, Team Picture Story - Phil Masturzo / Akron Beacon JournalVolunteer Glenn Clark unhooks the timing chip for an exhausted Sam Parri of Fairlawn after he finished running in the 5th annual Road Runner Akron Marathon.
Award of Excellence, Team Picture Story - Bob DeMay / Akron Beacon JournalA runner casts a shadow on advertising bunting as he enters the finish area at Canal Park at the 5th annual Road Runner Akron Marathon in Akron.
Award of Excellence, Team Picture Story - / The Blade
Award of Excellence, Team Picture Story - Lisa Dutton / The BladeShots rang out in the early morning darkness shattering the ranks of the Toledo Police Department and the city as Det. Keith Dressel was gunned down by Robert Jobe, age 15. Over the next nine months, a small family destroyed by tragedy was replaced with a much larger one, brought together in an attempt to understand and heal from the senseless violence of the streets. Police on the scene at Bush and North Ontario Streets where Toledo Police Vice Detective Keith Dressel was shot and killed, Feb. 21, 2007.
Award of Excellence, Team Picture Story - Lisa Dutton / The BladeToledo police canvas site of the shooting on Bush St. as they look for shell casings or other clues that might help in the case of the the shooting of TPD vice detective Keith Dressel was shot and killed in North Toledo.
Award of Excellence, Team Picture Story - Amy E. Voigt / The BladeSuspects mother Diane Jobe (left) comforts her son suspect Robert Jobe following his hearing. Juvenile court detention hearing for suspected vice detective shooter Robert Jobe, 15, before judge James Ray.
Award of Excellence, Team Picture Story - Lori King / The BladeFirefighter Oliver Harris, from Station 13, after placing a memorial message to Detective Keith Dressel, on Local 92 building in downtown Toledo.
Award of Excellence, Team Picture Story - Dave Zapotosky / The BladeToledo police officer Tyson Coates wipes tears from his eyes as the last radio call to Det. Keith Dressel is played at his funeral mass.
Award of Excellence, Team Picture Story - Dave Zapotosky / The Blade Officer Patrick Gladieux (left) escorts Danielle Dressel, widow of slain Det. Keith Dressel from church following funeral mass, followed by Larraine and Michael Dressel.
Award of Excellence, Team Picture Story - Lori King / The BladeThe casket of Detective Keith Dressel is led through a procession of mourners and law enforcement officers from the Bedford Funeral Chapel to Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church in Temperance, Mich.
Award of Excellence, Team Picture Story - Jeremy Wadsworth / The BladeDanielle Dressel with her son Noah Dressel on May 17, 2007 in Toledo. The widow of slain Toledo Police Vice Detective Keith Dressel, who was killed in the line of duty Feb. 21 in North Toledo. She just graduated from college and is raising two children.
Award of Excellence, Team Picture Story - Dave Zapotosky / The BladeDanielle Dressel, widow of slain Toledo Police Detective Keith Dressel, listens to testimony with Toledo police officers. Fifteen-year-old Robert Jobe faces retired Lucas County Juvenile Court Judge James Ray today, accused of killing Detective Keith Dressel. Judge Ray ruled that Jobe can be tried as an adult.
Award of Excellence, Team Picture Story - Jeremy Wadsworth / The BladeNoah Dressel, son of Detective Keith Dressel, is cheered by Muddy, Muddonna, his sister Sydney Durham, and his mother Danielle Dressel prior to throwing out the first pitch at the Home Opener of the Toledo Mud Hens.
Award of Excellence, Team Picture Story - Jetta Fraser / The BladeJudge Charles J. Doneghy, standing at left, speaking with attorneys during a discussion on the definitions of the charges. Also pictured are, clockwise from bottom left, the court reporter, defense attorneys Ann Baronas and Dave Klucas; prosecuting attorneys Dean Mandros and Jevne Meader. The trial of Robert Jobe, 15, charged with one count of murder and one count of aggravated murder, continues with the closing arguments in Lucas County Court before Judge Charles Doneghy in Toledo on November 9, 2007.
Award of Excellence, Team Picture Story - Dave Zapotosky / The BladeAssistant Lucas County Prosecutor Dean Mandros leaves Lucas County Common Pleas Court with Danielle Dressel, after Robert Jobe was sentenced to 18 years to life for the murder of Toledo Police Detective Keith Dressel, Danielle's husband.
