Jury Seeks Death for Slasher
Clemens F. Tinnemeyer Arrested in California
Saturday, October 18, 2008 at 8:45 am
Clemens F. Tinnemeyer, grandfather of missing Nevada boy Cole Puffinburger, has been arrested in the city of Riverside, California. Tinnemeyer was first named in connection with this case here at the True Crime Report early on Friday.
Tinnemeyer, allegedly a drug runner, may have taken anywhere between 8 and 20 million dollars from a latin American drug cartel. The abduction of 6-year-old Cole, a blond, blue-eyed little boy who wears silver-rimmed glasses, could have been payback for Tinnemeyer's alleged theft.
The following quote from CBS News is unsurprising, but still troubling:
"In Mexico the violent drug cartels are blamed for an epidemic of kidnappings - up to 500 a month, more than 3,700 murders so far this year, reports CBS News correspondent Bill Whitaker. Now their violence is hitting home in dramatic fashion."
There are other persons of interest in this investigation, but no arrests so far outside of Clem Tinnemeyer. According to CBS, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Customs Enforcement and the DEA are all taking part in the investigation into Cole's abduction.
At the very least, perhaps his grandfather can provide some leads as to who might -- specifically -- have taken the boy.
[CBS News]
Tags: Amber Alerts, Clemens F. Tinnemeyer, Cole Puffinburger, drug cartel, joe, Julie Puffinburger, Las Vegas, missing child, Nevada, strange
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