Texan Joseph Payne Likes Online Dating Sites, Child Porn and Possibly Murder Police Say

Houston, Texas

On February 22, Houston police arrested 31-year old auto mechanic Joseph Michael Payne on three charges of possession of child pornography and two charges of aggravated sexual assault of children under the age of 14.

Authorities confirm they recovered child pornography on Payne's computer. Investigators also contend Payne showed two young children that pornography and forced them to re-enact the depicted scenes.

Tonight, however, investigators are looking even closer to Payne’s activities over the past few years, as they say there could be a link between the current jail inmate and several unsolved murders. Payne has a huge online presence, using jpayne9207, including a high number of online dating profiles that police are interested in. Payne allegedly revealed some information online that could tie him to the June 2009 murder of Trang Van in northwest Harris County.

The 18-year-old girl had been shot dead and stuffed inside a closet at her parents northwest Harris County home. Nobody has been arrested and charged with Van's murder.

Payne's boss at an auto mechanic business less than two miles away confirmed that investigators have been asking questions regarding Payne's whereabouts while various homicides took place in the area over the last five years.

"They have asked me about the murder behind the store and the murder out here in front of the store," said Andy Valero, Payne's boss.

At this point, Payne has not been charged with murder. However, he remains in jail without bail on the child porn and aggravated sexual assault charges.

While he has current profiles on every dating site on the Internet, he also mentions being in a relationship.

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About Joseph Payne:


I am 5'7 w/ blonde hair/blue eyes. I work as an automotive technician. For fun, I like to play pool, take long drives at night & hang out with friends by the fire. I also like hot rods & motorcycles. I have two beautiful daughters that I love dearly. They are 8 & 6 years old, I'm very proud to be their father. I'm currently living in & restoring a house that was built by my great grandparents when they immigrated from Czechoslovakia. I am originally from N/W Houston TX (spring branch), but I'm not a big city person so I moved out to Eagle Lake which is a small country town. I spend whatever free time I have (if any) being a storm chaser. I'm also a radio operator & enjoy talking to people around the world.

Want To Find: A woman ages 18 to 32 to date

Interests:

I Like: Christan, country, drives, hang out, hot rods, house, long drives, marriage, motorcycles, play pool, radio, sex, talking

Last Twitter Posting (Via Myspace)

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Over 500 Follow 18-Year Old Ashley Billasano and Her Final Words on Twitter

Ashley Billasano

18-Year-Old Girl Tweets 144 Times before Committing Suicide

Houston, Texas

At BF Terry High School in Rosenberg, Tuesday morning, one student was absent from class.

Ashley Billasano’s words, however, appeared on Twitter. For more than six hours, the teen posted tweets outlining a life filled with sexual abuse. In all, 144 tweets detailed memories of being molested, forced into prostitution and not getting any help from police.

"It's obvious she needed somebody to talk to and that's what I believe those tweets were," said Chief Craig Brady with the Fort Bend County Sheriff's Department. "She was trying to communicate and trying to get people to talk to her."
Billasano recounted how she dealt with the pain the first time.

"I went to the bathroom and locked the door"

"I took apart a razor. I did what I had to do to forget. I swear after that night I was never the same"

She talked about confiding with a boyfriend and telling her secret.

"I remember telling my closest teacher and CPS and the police detectives,” she said. “I remember having to tell them everything."

"It is my understanding she made an outcry apparently a year ago in Williamson County up close to Austin about some allegations of sexual abuse," Brady said. "My understanding, that was looked into the sheriff's office there, the D.A'S office and a grand jury. There was no indictment issued."

Concerning the lack of action by Williamson County authorites, she tweeted:

"Weeks passed, then I got the call. They said sorry but there isn't enough evidence I hung up."

"That's when I changed I didn't care anymore and the people I was meeting gave me no reason to."

Perhaps what is even more disturbing, was that more than 500 people were following her accounts on Twitter.

She continued, "I'd love to hear what you have to say but I won’t be around."

And finally her last tweet,

"Take two. I hope I get this right."

Authorities confirm Billasano committed suicide by suffocation, using a method she found on the Internet.

The teen’s tweets have been taken down.

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