Jezebel: fort bragg

Storm Of The Century

Anna — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:10:00 EST

[Fort Bragg, North Carolina; November 23. Image via Getty]

FORT BRAGG, NC - NOVEMBER 23: Veteran Krystal Shetland reads former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's memoir 'Going Rogue' while waiting in line for Palin to sign her book at the North Post Exchange on November 23, 2009 in Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Hundreds of people turned out for Palin's appearance. (Photo by Sara D. Davis/Getty Images)

Adorable: Army Brats Astonish Michelle, Muppet

Anna — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 17:50:00 EDT

[Fayetteville, North Carolina; March 12. Image via Getty]

US First Lady Michelle Obama reads 'The Cat In The Hat' by Dr. Seuss to young children at the Prager Child Development Center for military families inside Ft. Bragg, on March 12, 2009, in Fayetteville, North Carolina. AFP Photo/Paul J. Richards (Photo credit should read PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images)

Nine months after an entire U.S. Army division...

Margaret — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 14:40:00 EST

Nine months after an entire U.S. Army division began returning from Iraq, Fayetteville, North Carolina is experiencing a baby boom. The 22,000 members of the 82nd Airborne began returning last October and by August, the Womack Army Medical Center at Fort Bragg was delivering nearly 300 babies per month. The birth surge is being felt across Fayetteville, from the nearby Cape Fear Valley Medical center, where the overflow of patients has caused some women to go into labor in the waiting room, to local Targets that repeatedly sell out baby furniture. On Saturday, 1,000 recent mothers and mothers-to-be gathered to celebrate the new births at Boots and Booties, which was billed as the "largest-ever military baby shower." [UPI]

Ex-Lover Arrested For The Murder Of Pregnant Soldier

Maria — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 09:30:00 EDT

A soldier stationed in Fort Bragg, North Carolina has been arrested for the murder of Megan Lynn Touma, a pregnant solider who was found dead in a motel bathtub a little over a month ago. The connection or relationship that Touma had with the arrested solider, Sgt. Edgar Patino, has not been elaborated on by police (although a press conference is scheduled to take place today at 11 a.m.) but friends of Touma who were stationed with her in Germany say that Touma and Patino had dated and that he had even proposed to her before Touma learned he was already married.

So is this another case of a former significant other allegedly murdering a fellow soldier? It certainly looks like it. Let's not forget Holley Wimunc, another Fort Bragg solider who was allegedly murdered by her estranged husband and fellow soldier who was stationed at Camp Lejeune. Another pregnant female solider stationed at Fort Bragg was also murdered in January, allegedly by a colleague she had accused of rape. So not only have female Fort Bragg soldiers experienced sexual violence from co-workers but they have also experienced physical violence with male soldiers that they have had relationships with. Is this a disturbing trend, or few unrelated tragedies gaining public attention?

Man Charged In Slaying Of Pregnant Soldier [CNN]
Questions Remain In Slaying Of Pregnant Soldier [Sentinel And Enterprise]

The remains of Holley Wimunc, the Fort Bragg...

Maria — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 14:20:00 EDT

The remains of Holley Wimunc, the Fort Bragg Army nurse who went missing on Thursday, have been found. Wimunc's father announced today that authorities have found the remains of his daughter in a brush fire near Camp Lejeune on Sunday. Wimunc's husband, Cpl. John Wimunc, and another Marine, Kyle Ryan Alden, have been arrested for burning a house next door to Holley Wimunc's torched apartment, although the connection between the arrests and Wimunc's apartment and death has not been made by authorities as of yet. [AP]

Female Soldier Goes Missing • Pole Dancing Protester Arrested In Subway

Maria — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 17:20:00 EDT

Another missing female solider? Authorities are searching for 2nd Lt. Holley Wimunc, 24, who disappeared after her apartment near Fort Bragg was set on fire by an arsonist. • Almost 31% of female British obstetricians would prefer a Caesarean birth because of the "reality" of risk and possible long-term damages with traumatic natural births. • Marks and Spencer's charges a $4 tax on larger-sized bras, creating outrage among customers who say it is unfair. • Need a good shout but don't want to offend your neighbors? Try a Shouting Vase. • A sexual curse tablet from the Middle Ages was found in Cyprus with the message "May your penis hurt when you make love."

A former Playboy model was arrested in Canada for attempting to rob an older woman and stabbing a man who tried to intervene. • The city of Manila offered free vasectomies on Friday for a special fair promoting family planning. • Chilean authorities have arrested a stripper who protested conservative Chilean society by doing pole dances in subway cars in the Santiago subway system. • Heenal Raichura, a 22-year-old British woman, has become Britain's youngest doctor. • Amanda Knox has been charged with killing her British roommate when they were living together as students in Italy last year. • Carlos Bustamante, a member of Santa Ana's City Council in California (and a rising star in the Republican party), has resigned from two commissions after he made breast comments regarding the first female Sheriff of Orange County. • The first female Japanese 4x400 relay team will appear in the Olympics this year. • Big cats, caught on tape.

Anonymous Letter-Writer Takes Responsibility For Murder Of Pregnant North Carolina Soldier

Jessica — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 09:30:00 EDT

The case of Megan Lynn Touma, the Army dental specialist stationed at Fort Bragg who was found dead in a North Carolina motel bathtub on June 21st, is taking a turn for the creepy after a letter was sent to the local Fayetteville Observer by someone claiming to be Megan's killer. That's not all: the anonymous scribe also said he was modeling himself after the notorious killer Zodiac and even used the Zodiac's target symbol in his sign-off. Fayetteville Police Chief Tom Bergamine told CNN, "I do not believe there is a serial killer on the loose in Fayetteville." However, police do think that the letter was planted to confuse and misdirect the investigation for Touma's killer. They are currently investigating another solider who is studying psychological operations at Fort Bragg.

Until recently, Touma and the unnamed soldier had been stationed in Bamberg, Germany, and according to the Fayetteville Observer, a friend in Germany says that Touma was recently engaged, but that the friend had never known the fiance's name. Below is the letter published in the Observer, taking responsibility for Touma's killing. As the reader of too many true crime books, I agree with the Fayetteville police: I don't think it's the work of a serial killer, but it's certainly hinky.

[Image of letter via Fayetteville Observer]

Source: German Base Links Touma, Person Of Interest [Fayetteville Observer]
Letter, Soldier Probed In Pregnant GI's Death [CNN]

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