LISTEN UP CRAIG STEBIC! YOU CAN PROSECUTE WITHOUT A BODY!

Over the weekend I was watching MSNBC and the show "Dark Heart--Iron Hand". The episode was called "Missing or Murdered?" At the end of the segment it detailed the case of Carrie Culbertson. Carrie went missing and her body was never found. However, she was declared dead and a grand jury indicted her boyfriend and was found guilty for her murder...even WITHOUT a body.

Hey Craig Stebic...watch out
for Ohio v. Doan (1997)!

Carrie Culbertson was 22 years-old when she disappeared on August 28, 1996 from Blanchester, Ohio. Carrie was with friends and was dropped off at her house at approximately 11:30 p.m. A neighbor saw Carrie being dropped off and then a few minutes later saw Carrie's 1989 red Honda CRX leave the driveway and down the street.

That was the last anyone ever saw Carrie Culbertson.

The next morning, Carrie's mother, Debbie Culberson noticed Carrie's car was not in the driveway. She immediately began searching for Carrie with the first stop being the home of Carrie's longtime boyfriend, 24-year-old Vincent Doan. Carrie's car was not there and Vincent was not home.

When Carrie's mother spoke to Vincent he first told her he hadn't seen Carrie in three days. He later changed his story by telling her that Carrie drove to his home and honked her horn around 12:30 a.m. He claimed Carrie was drunk, so he closed his door and ignored her. However, the friends Carrie was with that evening say she only drank one beer and was not intoxicated.

His story changed again when Carrie's mother visited Vincent Doan again. This time he stated she drove by his house and he came out of the house in a towel to talk to her. He claimed she sped off when he stated he no longer loved her.

Obsession

Vincent Doan was obsessed with Carrie. He called her constantly during work and all hours of the day and night. The obsession turned to violence.

"According to Carrie's mother, Debbie Culberson, Doan smugly told her he "only" slapped Carrie around, but never hit her with his fist. On another occasion, Carrie told friends that scratch marks on her face were caused by frantic efforts to pull Doan's smothering hands off her nose and mouth.

The turning point in Vincent and Carrie's relationship may have come on July 28, 1996 — exactly one month before Culberson disappeared.

Carrie allegedly told several people close to her that Doan attacked her with a space heater, causing a gash in the back of her head that required five medical staples to close. Doan allegedly instructed her to say she hurt herself by falling on his front porch.

But this time, unlike earlier incidents, Carrie and her mother went to the Blanchester police department and filed misdemeanor assault charges against Vincent Doan. After Culberson's disappearance, those charges were ultimately dropped because the now-missing woman was unable to appear as a witness.

Despite pressing charges against Doan, Carrie continued her relationship with him. Some close to her theorize she was unable to tear herself away from him, but others say she feared Doan would kill her and her family if she ever tried to leave him. " (Source)

Click here for rest of story...the arrest and murder conviction of Vincent Doan.

All WITHOUT a body.

Carrie is still missing to this day.