This image of Carlie Brucia being led away, was aired on CNN[1], and many other media outlets

Carlie Jane Brucia (March 16, 1992 - February 1, 2004) was a girl from Florida who was raped and murdered by Joseph P. Smith after being kidnapped from a car wash near her home in Sarasota on February 1, 2004, while returning from a sleepover at a friend's house. Image File history File links Carlie_Brucia. ... The Cable News Network, usually referred to as CNN, is a cable television network founded in 1980 by Ted Turner [1][2]. It is a division of the Turner Broadcasting System, owned by Time Warner. ... March 16 is the 75th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (76th in Leap years). ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... February 1 is the 32nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Official language(s) English Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Area  Ranked 22nd  - Total 65,794 sq. ... Car Wash poster. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require removal of excess red links (links to non-existent articles). ...

On February 6, police announced that Smith, a 37-year-old father of three and car mechanic with a long list of arrests for drug-related charges and one for kidnapping and false imprisonment, was in custody as the primary suspect. In the same announcement, the police confirmed that Smith's car, a beige 1992 Buick Century, was involved in the crime. February 6 is the 37th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Buick Century is a model name used by the Buick division of General Motors for a line of fullsize performance vehicles from 1936 to 1942 and 1954 to 1958; Buick also used the Century name from 1973 to 2004 for its value-added midsize cars. ...

The story gained national media attention in large part because Brucia's abduction was recorded by a surveillance camera. The tape shows her being approached by a man who seemed to be in his late 20s or early 30s. They apparently had a short conversation, after which he grabbed her by the arm and took her away. The FBI and NASA joined in the efforts to find Brucia and the man seen with her on the videotape. NASA researchers used advanced image processing technology to enhance the recording by reducing image jitter. Bottom view of VHS videotape cassette with magnetic tape exposed Videotape is a means of recording television pictures and accompanying sound onto magnetic tape as opposed to movie film. ... Closed-circuit cameras are often used to discourage crime Closed-circuit television (CCTV), as a collection surveillance cameras doing video surveillance, is the use of television cameras for surveillance. ... The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is a Federal police force which is the principal investigative arm of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ). ... This article or section is missing references or citation of sources. ... It has been suggested that digital image processing be merged into this article or section. ...

At least two informants called police, having recognized Smith from the television broadcasts of the security camera tape. Smith was already in custody at the time, having been arrested on February 3 on an unrelated parole violation. Smith refused to speak with investigators about Brucia's abduction until February 5, when he told his brother where he had hid her body, behind a nearby church. February 3 is the 34th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Parole can have different meanings depending on the context. ... February 5 is the 36th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...

Trial

On February 20, Smith was indicted for first-degree murder and charges of kidnapping and capital sexual battery were also filed by Sarasota County prosecutors. The trial started November 7, 2005 in Sarasota. On November 17, 2005 at 3:24PM, the jury announced their verdict, that Smith was guilty as charged. On December 1, 2005, the Jury, by a vote of 10 to 2, returned a recommendation for the death penalty. On March 15, 2006, the day before what would have been Carlie's fourteenth birthday, he was sentenced to two terms of life imprisonment on the charges of sexual battery and kidnapping, and was sentenced to death by lethal injection for murder. The Judge in the case was Circuit Court Judge Andrew D. Owens February 20 is the 51st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Murder is both a legal and a moral term, that are not always coincident. ... Please wikify (format) this article as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Sarasota County is a county located in the state of Florida. ... November 7 is the 311th day of the year (312th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 54 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 17 November is also the name of a Marxist group in Greece, coinciding with the anniversary of the Athens Polytechnic uprising. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... December 1 is the 335th (in leap years the 336th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Capital punishment, also referred to as the death penalty, is the judicially ordered execution of a prisoner as a punishment for a serious crime, often called a capital offense or a capital crime. ...

Carlie's Law

Representative Katherine Harris (R-FL), with the support of Nick Lampson (D-TX) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), introduced this legislation to the US Congress. [2] Joseph Smith was on probation at the time of Carlie's murder. The amendment to existing law is intended to toughen parole rules for sex offenders and also notify non-custodial parents when there is criminal activity near their child's home. Partly for this reason, Joseph Brucia, her father, approved of making the law in her name, although he concedes this law would not have applied to her specific case, since the charges for which Smith was on probation were not the sexual offenses this law targets. His focus was on future similar, but not identical, cases. The chamber of the United States House of Representatives is located in the south wing of the Capitol building, in Washington, D.C.. This photograph shows a rare glimpse of the four vote tallying boards (the blackish squares across the top), which display each members name and vote as... Katherine Harris Katherine Harris (born April 5, 1957 in Key West, Florida) is currently a second-term member of the United States House of Representatives for Floridas 13th congressional district (map). ... Nicholas V. Lampson (born February 14, 1945) is an American politician from the state of Texas. ... Rep. ... The Congress of the United States is the legislative branch of the federal government of the United States of America. ...

The bill failed to pass before the end of the 2004 session. Harris has committed to re-introduce the bill in 2005. [3]

H.R. 4150(108): Carlie's Law - Full text of the bill and its current status.

See also

• Child murder

The murder of children is considered a particularly abhorrent crime in most societies; they are perceived within their communities and the state at large as being vulnerable and therefore especially susceptible to abduction and murder. ...

External links

• National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
• CCTV Images
• Criminal justice system failed Carlie Brucia