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Profile |
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Name: Anita Raughton
(Elizabeth A. Raughton, Anita Elizabeth Raughton,
Anita Roughton, Lorene Moorman, Helen Barden, Kathryn Jensen)
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Sex: Female |
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Race: White |
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Age Now: 67 |
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Height: 5'3" |
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Weight: 155 lbs |
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Hair (Color, Description, Facial Hair): Gray / White |
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Eyes (Color and Correction): Brown
Glasses |
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Other Physical Characteristics: Wears glasses, but cannot wear contacts because of eye infections |
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Wanted for :
Embezzlement, Auburn Hills, MI;
Aug 02, 1993
Uttering and Publishing, Auburn Hills, MI;
Aug 02, 1993
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Location(s) |
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Last Seen : Auburn Hills, MI
Police in Auburn Hills say Anita Raughton bolted before police had a chance to question her about the elderly woman she left to die in a weighted-down straightjacket, and the victim's missing $25,000.
Raughton's also accused of stealing a friend's car and some pure-bred dogs worth over $1200. |
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Possible Location : Rogers City, AR
Michigan
Utah
Little Rock, AR
Dallas, TX
Raughton could be anywhere and she could be using any name. |
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Last Known : Rogers City, AR
Anita Raughton was last tracked to Rogers City, where she was working as a nanny for a family with young children. |
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Traits |
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Likely using another name now |
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May be trying to scam people out of money or animals |
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May be wanted in multiple states, with multiple names |
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May be in jail under another name |
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Likes animals, specifically dogs |
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May be telling people that she previously owned and bred Rottweiler and Pomeranian dogs |
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Previously owned a Chow dog |
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Previously owned pet rabbits |
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May currently own a larger dog that she calls her "watch dog" |
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May be affiliated with a local American Kennel Club chapter |
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Likes to read books and magazines |
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Very up-to-date on current events |
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May be a practicing Mormon, has been ex-communicated from the church in Utah as Anita Raughton |
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Described as very personable, very believable |
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May be working in a medical profession |
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Has previously worked as a nurse |
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Familiar with diabetic care and medicine dispursement |
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Has previously worked as a caretaker for the elderly |
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Has previously worked as a nanny |
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Has previously worked in a Holiday Inn |
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Has previously worked as a bell hop |
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May be telling people she is a widow of a U.S. Air Force officer |
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May be telling people she has an estranged adult son and an estranged adult daughter |
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Likes to eat lavish meals |
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Likes to eat lobster |
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Likes to cook (gourmet style, likes to cook with wine) |
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Usually wears name-brand jeans (eg Levi's) |
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Usually wears name-brand tennis shoes (eg Nike and Reebok) |
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Usually wears button-down shirts |
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Never wears t-shirts |
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Very rarely wears skirts |
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Likely is camera-shy |
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Cops say she may be a pathological liar |
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Cops say she may be a lesbian |
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Likes to shop at K-Mart |
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Likes country music (specifically Reba McEntire) |
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Likes to drink Irish Coffee every night before going to bed (coffee and whiskey) |
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Likes to garden (will can her vegetables at the end of summer) |
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May be travelling by bus |
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Has previous ties to MI; Dallas, TX; Rogers City, AR; and Utah |
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Case Story |
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Police Say This Raughton Is Rotten |
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Police in Auburn Hills Michigan are looking for Anita Raughton ... if that's even her real name. They prefer to call her the "Ruthless Care Giver." Cops say that Anita is a swindler, who's probably just passed through their town, one of many that she has likely terrorized.
Cops say Raughton came to Auburn Hills and became a caretaker for an elderly lady who wasn't capable of taking care of herself - Lorene Moorman. Ms. Moorman, a 79-year-old, paid Raughton $200 a week to live at her home and care for her.
Police believe that while Raughton infiltrated Lorene's life and home, the "Ruthless Care Giver" used the classifieds to make another contact in town ... this time the ad was for Pomeranian dogs. Raughton befriended a woman named Dorathy Barnes in nearby Livonia, Michigan. The two of them started a dog business, where they worked with breeding Poms and attended dog shows together.
Cops say a neighbor from across the street first noticed Raughton's mistreatment of Ms. Moorman. She confronted Raughton, and police say Raughton decided to high-tail it out of their town. |
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Raughton Leaves Auburn Hills ... And A Trail Of Helpless Victims. |
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Before she bolted, cops say Raughton drained money from Lorene Moorman's bank accounts. Then, on Christmas Eve 1992, cops say Raughton went to Lorene's home and tied her up in a straight jacket, weighed her down and left her to die in her own bed.
Around that same time, Raughton went to her friend and business partner Dorathy and "negotiated" to buy the woman's car. Even though the two agreed that Raughton should pay $5000, she only gave Dorathy a small portion - about $400 - and implied she would pay her the rest after she went to the bank. While there, Raughton removed all the pictures of herself from Dorathy's "Dog Show" photo albums, saying she wanted to take them to make enlargements.
To add insult to injury police say Raughton took some Pomeranian dogs worth $1200 with her.
That's when police say she vanished.
Thankfully, during a regular visit, a friend found Lorene Moorman before it was too late. Police examined the pills Raughton had been feeding the old lady, and they found out they weren't prescribed to Loreen. Investigators say that they were causing Ms. Moorman to suffer severe lethargy and confusion. Police say Raughton gave her the pills to make her an easier victim. |
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Cops:
This Isn't The First Time She's Done This And Probably Not The Last. |
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There are five outstanding warrants for Raughton's arrest in Michigan stemming from her alleged abuse of Ms. Moorman and the crimes against Dorathy. After she left town, cops tied Raughton to a scam in Utah, where police allege she swindled a pet dealer out of some rabbits. |
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