Aurora Alternative High School, The Phoenix, 2000, Page 53

Description:	“ Three people were found dead Monday September20th on Bloomington’s west side, victims of a double mur-fler and suicide.The bodies of 65 year old Barbara Allen and 26fltear old Donnetta Adams were discovered by son andbrother, Mark Pittman. Mark had gone to the house earlyMonday morning to check on his mother and pregnantlister. The police who entered the house found a thirdbody, 31 year old James Hoard, slayer of the two women,flue to evidence found, and Hoard’s stack of nearly 30court files, police believe Hoard shot both women in theJiice, then proceeded to kill himself.Despite a tumultuous relationship documented bythe filing of protective orders this past spring and sumflier, Hoard and Adams had secretly gotten married September 3rd. She was pregnant with his child; the baby wasflje in December.Alecks Trendelman and HannahBlackwell examine somethingstrange.Ngasha Adkins andflliifer Weber smilesweetly for the camera.He was released from jail (on invasion of privacy charges filedby one of his ex-wives) after posting bond June 9th. The next day,Hoard and Adams filed protective orders against both of her parentsasking that they be ordered to leave them alone. The followingmonth, on July 22nd, Adams asked that her name be dropped fromthe request, saying Hoard forced her to file the petition against herwill. She also stated in a letter that he had been abusive toward herand that she had left him.Unfortunately by September, Donnetta’s dependence on Hoardincreased due to her pregnancy and worrying about how she wouldraise her baby alone. Two weeks later, Hoard, wearing a black skimask and dressed in a black ninja style coat and pants over a camouflage suit, entered the apartment on West Davis Street and shot todeath the woman he said he loved, killing the baby she carried. Hethen proceeded to shoot his mother-in-law and then himself.Starting in 1992, until his death, Hoard had the following courtfiles:‘Felony theft- 2 charges filed‘Divorces- 3 filed‘Protective orders against him due to battery or threats of battery and murder- 9 filed‘Felony battery on ex wife-1 filed‘Annulment-1 filed‘Contributing to the delinquency of a minor-1 filed‘Misdemeanor battery on a woman-1 filed‘Unlawful use of police radio-1 filed‘Invasion of privacy- 3 charges filedBy: Carly EvansNews
Source:	http://cdm17129.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/hs-aurora/id/926
Collection:	Aurora Alternative High School

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