WBTV WINN-DIXIE CHARLOTTE NC COMMERCIAL 1991 # 2

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Barbara McKay does the voice-over for this Christmas 1991 Winn-Dixie food tree commercial. Also has a shot inside of Eastland Mall

[MN] Aaron Foster, pal of ex Chief Finney, &Barbara’s murder

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St. Paul, Minnesota
8/30/2006
There’s a bit of a twist in the race for Ramsey County sheriff that involves former Saint Paul Police Chief Bill Finney and a cold case. Finney suspects renewed attention to the 1981 shooting death of a friend is politically motivated, but his opponent Ramsey County Sheriff Bob Fletcher says there’s nothing at all political about it. There’s no disputing that Barbara “Bobbi” Winn died of a single gunshot wound to the chest inside her Maplewood townhome in May of 1981. What’s at issue, for her family and sheriff’s investigators, is whether she took her own life or was murdered. Winn’s family refuses to believe the 38-year-old club disc jockey and mother of three shot herself 25 years ago. “I don’t have a preconceived idea of what should happen,” her younger sister Bernadette Johnson told KARE-TV Wednesday… Johnson says she’s most disturbed by the account of the shooting given at the time to police by Winn’s boyfriend, Aaron Walter Foster Sr. Foster told officers he heard a gun shot and ran into the Winn’s room. According to the report, Foster said “the victim said ‘I just shot myself’ and told Aaron to get rid of the gun”… According to the same reports, Barbara Winn’s children who came into the room after hearing the gun shot, said she was still alive but was unable to say anything as she struggled to breath. “Doesn’t make any sense because she could not utter a single word to any of her three children that came in there,” said Bernadette Johnson, “But she had enough breath to tell him what to do with the gun after she killed herself? That’s ridiculous”… Former Chief Finney’s name also comes up in the police reports because he knew both the victim Barbara Winn and her boyfriend, Aaron Foster. “I was incredulous. I couldn’t believe that she had died,” Finney told KARE-TV Wednesday, explaining why he attended part of the autopsy in 1981… Finney says he made no effort to interfere with the case or influence the outcome… Finney conceded it doesn’t sound right on the surface… Aaron Foster, who now works at Saint Paul’s police impound lot as a civilian employee, was not available for comment…

unsolved unresolved

[MN] SPPD’s Aaron Foster murder evidence is MISSING!!!

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Pre-Trial Begins for Man Indicted in 26-Year Cold Case
20 Mar 2008

Barbara Winn died of a gunshot wound 26 years ago. Now, family members and the Ramsey County Sheriff is trying to get the case moving.

Aaron Foster - of St. Paul Police Department & personal friend of SPPD ex-chief Bill Finney - appeared in court Thursday to answer charges that he murdered girlfriend Barbara Winn in 1981… On that day in May 1981, Barbara and Aaron got into a fight at a St. Paul bar. Upon returning home, they argued, and Barbara was shot. Barbara’s children reported seeing Foster flee the town home that night, tossing the gun. Maplewood Police lost the physical evidence in the case. Police believe the evidence was lost when they moved to a new station house. Defense attorney Earl Gray says police intentionally destroyed the evidence, because modern forensics could clear his client… Winn’s children believe she intended to leave Foster the night she was killed. The defense is pushing for other statements to be tossed out before the trial. Foster has been accused of abusing and threatening other wives and girlfriends in the past. The pre-trial will resume Monday.

[MN] Tyrone’s song for his slain mom, Barbara Winn

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May 23, 2008
Dateline

Dead mother’s family demands justice
There was one victim, one weapon, and one suspect witnesses said they saw running from the scene. So why was this case still unsolved?
TRANSCRIPT
By Mike Taibbi
Correspondent
updated 5:18 p.m. PT, Fri., May. 23, 2008
This story originally aired Dateline NBC on May 23, 2008.

[Excerpt] …Mike Taibbi: A lesson in it?

Bill Snyder: I guess for families of victims and for anybody who ever knew about the case, don’t give up. Don’t give up. Don’t ever give up. Ever. Fight for it. Fight for it, and make it happen.

Mike Taibbi: Though it costs you additional grief?

Bill Snyder: How else do you heal? Really, how else do you heal?…

URL: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24796236/

[MN] Justice for Barbara Winn - Behind the scenes

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May 23, 2008
Dateline

Dead mother’s family demands justice
There was one victim, one weapon, and one suspect witnesses said they saw running from the scene. So why was this case still unsolved?
TRANSCRIPT
By Mike Taibbi
Correspondent
updated 5:18 p.m. PT, Fri., May. 23, 2008
This story originally aired Dateline NBC on May 23, 2008.

[Excerpt] …Mike Taibbi: A lesson in it?

Bill Snyder: I guess for families of victims and for anybody who ever knew about the case, don’t give up. Don’t give up. Don’t ever give up. Ever. Fight for it. Fight for it, and make it happen.

Mike Taibbi: Though it costs you additional grief?

Bill Snyder: How else do you heal? Really, how else do you heal?…

URL: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24796236/

[MN] Ramsey Co. Sheriff’s debate & Barbara Winn’s murder

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St. Paul, Minnesota
Last Updated: 9/27/2006
The verbal sparring ramped up again Tuesday in the Ramsey County sheriff’s race, as two veteran lawmen battled to set themselves apart in the voters’ minds. Step one foot across the Ramsey County line and you’ll see them. [Bill] Finney and [Bob] Fletcher lawn signs have sprung up like wild flowers, often sharing space in the same yards… What didn’t come up in the debate, but did make the front page of the St Paul Pioneer Press again was Finney’s relationship with boyhood friend Aaron Foster and the Maplewood cold case homicide from 1981… Foster was questioned in the 1981 shooting of girlfriend Barbara Winn but never charged… Finney, at the time a sargeant on the Saint Paul force, attended part of Winn’s autopsy. He had been friends with both Winn and Foster and said he wanted to know for himself how she died. In August Fletcher asked County Attorney Gaertner to convene a grand jury to review the case. Citing a conflict of interest, namely her support of Finney’s campaign, Gaertner bounced the case to Anoka County. The Anoka County Attorney’s office is still reviewing the case… “To believe that you’d have to believe that a junior sergeant in the St Paul police department — one of 120 — could influence detectives in another city, the chief of police there, the medical examiner and the assistant county attorney,” said Finney. “And say ‘Do a favor for my buddy, don’t charge him with murder.’ That’s what you’d have to believe in order to think I influenced that… My opponent may wish he was running against Mr. Foster. He’s running against Bill Finney. And I’ll stand on my record. If there’s some new evidence that says Mr. Foster was culpable in this incident, I support the investigation and a prosecution”… The Pioneer Press Tuesday reported on a 1985 case, saying Foster’s estranged wife at the time accused him of pointing a gun at her head. The newspaper cited a police report that then-Lieutenant Finney spoke to assistant Ramsey county prosecutor James Konen about the case. Foster was never charged… Foster, now a civilian employee of the police department, has referred all questions to his attorney…. The Pioneer Press quoted several current and former officers as saying Aaron Foster, after being hired by the police department in 1998, relied on his friendship with then-Chief Finney to settle job disputes and fend off disciplinary actions. After the debate Tuesday Finney flatly denied those allegations. “Not at all!” he said, “And in fact, one of the cases talked about in the paper about a woman officer having to sue they both were given the same punishment. Their punishment was an oral reprimand.” The woman in question, Sgt Ann Bebeau, sued the City of St Paul, the department and Finney alleging the chief had allowed Foster to harass and interfere with officers. Finney and the department were later dropped as defendants in the case. The Pioneer Press Bebeau received $1,620 in damages and attorneys fees from the City….

[MN] Justice for Barbara Winn Trial

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As I post this it’s anticipated that the jury will most likely decide today the outcome. No matter what the outcome, MUCH good has been accomplished in this 1981 cold-case coming finally to trial. Others have been inspired to press on to be heard for their loved one, domestic violence awareness has increased, and now people in the Twin Cities know a lot more than they did about the inner workings of what happened back then. Had evidence not been withheld from trial, I’d have no doubts about the ruling - but as it stands - no matter what - Barbara’s worth has been shouted, finally, from the mountaintop.

Description (not video) from Juror Thirteen:
Justice for Barbara “Bobbi” Winn
Aaron “Bubbie” Foster third degree murder trial July 14, 2008

It’s been 27 years since Barbara (Bobbi) Winn was killed by a single gunshot wound to the chest at her home in Maplewood. It’s been almost two years since the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office took up the cold case, and it’s been 7 1/2 months since Winn’s boyfriend, Aaron W. Foster, was charged with third-degree murder in connection with her death.

Maplewood Police were called to Winn’s town home shortly after midnight May 8, 1981.

He told the 911 operator that Barbara “took his gun from (him) and shot herself.” An hour later, he told detectives he was downstairs in the kitchen when she shot herself. Now, he was again saying he witnessed the shooting, just coming in the door as Barbara pulled the trigger.

But Winn’s children Randy, Tyrone and Tammi told police that they had heard Winn and Foster arguing, and saw Foster running out of the bedroom moments after hearing a gunshot.

Foster has maintained that Winn’s death was a suicide. He was not charged until November 2007 when a grand jury handed up an indictment

Bill Finney, the former police chief of St. Paul, Minn, was a close friend of Barbara Winn and Aaron Foster. Bill Finney was present at Barbara’s autopsy the day after she died.

There have been many eye-brow raising questions concerning this friendship and the lack of investigation in this case.

For that website’s updates:
http://www.jurorthirteen.com/GeneralCategories/CurrentTrials/BarbaraBobbiWinn/tabid/579/Default.aspx#updates

[MN] Family hears Barbara Winn cold case gets Grand Jury

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Break in 26-year-old Cold Case
11 Sep 2007

For 26 years, the unsolved death of a Maplewood woman has been making headlines. Barbara Winn was shot to death and her ex-boyfriend - Aaron Foster, of St. Paul Police Dept. - claimed it was a suicide. No one was charged in the case. Now, new developments have been formed.

[MN] Aaron Foster charged for 1981 murder of Barbara Winn

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St. Paul, Minnesota
Nov 2, 2007
Fresh developments in the 1981 murder of a Minnesota mother when a grand jury charged a former boyfriend with killing his girlfriend. Investigators say Aaron Foster shot Barbara Winn at the home they shared in Maplewood more than 25 years ago… “How do you shoot somebody unintentionally and then run and throw the gun, doesn’t fit together for me in the scheme of things,” Bernadette Johnson, the victim’s sister. “It’s a huge step, we’ve waited a long time for this day,” said Patty Bruce, the victim’s sister-in-law… The judge let Foster go without posting any bail, saying he has demonstrated he won’t flee…

Justice for Barbara Winn

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Justice for Barbara Winn

Aaron Foster of the St. Paul Police Department needs to face charges for the murder of Barbara Winn - and let the court decide.

Barack Obama drains 3-point jumper on first try in Kuwait

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Sen. Barack Obama arrived in the Middle East on Saturday, met with American forces and, according to a U.S. official, is expected to meet Sunday with Afghan President Hamid Karzai.

Barack Obama Afghanistan Kuwait Basketball Troops

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Meeting Afghan leaders, talking and playing basketball with the troops.

Barack Obama Hits 3 Pointer 4 the Troops! Damn He’s COOL!

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Raw footage of Barack Obama Hitting a three pointer for the troops in Kuwait! We’re going to be like our President is cooler then yours. Suck that Russia!

Barack Obama shoots Hoops! Nothing but Net!

US troops in Pakistan?

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Aijaz Ahmad: Is there a military solution in Afghanistan and Pakistan?

Friday January 4th, 2008

Based in New Delhi, Aijaz Ahmad is The Real News Network Senior News Analyst and Senior Editorial Consultant and political commentator for the Indian newsmagazine, Frontline. He has taught Political Science and written widely on South Asia and the Middle East.

I Support The Troops

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A. Whitney Brown explains why he supports our brave troops fighting in Iraq. But he would like a little souvenir…

Give Love To Our Troops! Give Earthquakes To Mean Countries!

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Obama Shoots Hoops with U.S. Troops in Kuwait

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Barack Obama shoots hoops with an enthusiastic crowd of U.S. troops in Kuwait, his first stop before heading into Iraq.

“I am just very proud of the extraordinary work that the troops are doing here in Kuwait; you’re providing all the logistical support that’s needed for folks in the battlefield, and without you, this effort would not be successful,” Obama said.

AP Top Stories

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SelectPlusAP Top StoriesAP Top StoriesThe Associated PressHere’s the latest news for Sunday July 20: Obama breakfasts with troops in Kabul; Iraqi prime minister supports U.S. withdrawal; Tropical Storm Cristobal brings rain to North Carolina; Pope says Mass in Australia.This is A-P NewsMinute.Presidential candidate Barack Obama has begun his overseas trip in Afghanistan where he enjoyed breakfast this morning with troops in Kabul. After the meal and a chance for some photos, he was meeting with President Hamid Karzai. Obama has been saying the U.S. military needs to focus its attention on the fight against terrorism and pull out of Iraq.The prime minister of Iraq is quoted as saying Barack Obama’s timeline to pull U.S. troops out of Iraq sounds good to him. Nouri al-Maliki says the 16 month withdrawal window should give his country enough time to be able to provide its own security. A spokesman for al-Maliki’s office says his comments to a German magazine were misunderstood and security concerns should dictate the timeline.Parts of North Carolina are getting some well-needed rain. Tropical Storm Cristobal is dumping up to five inches of rain on the state. The national hurricane center says Cristobal is running basically parallel to the coast and is expected to gain strength in the next day or two.The Pope has wrapped up his last full day in Australia with a Mass to more than 300,000 people. Before the Mass, Pope Benedict took in an aerial tour of Sydney in a chopper that is being called his “holy-copter.”___ ___, The Associated Press with AP NewsMinute

Guard Troops To Help Fight Fires

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Many National Guard troops prepared early Monday to join the fight against California wildfires.

Scarlett Johansson Visits Troops

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Unedited DOD footage of hot actress Scarlett Johansson visiting the troops on a recent trip to Kuwait as part of USO tour.

Scenes include service members lining up to see the actress and Scarlet Johanson greeting, taking photos and signing autographs for service members.

Those are some lucky soldiers!