MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9 The week kicks off with a creepy new chapter in an ongoing Northwest mystery, at the center of which quivers Nicholas Francisco, the 28-year-old SeaTac man who disappeared back in February 2008, when he told coworkers at a Seattle advertising firm that he was planning to spend the evening baking cookies with his pregnant wife and their two children and never made it home. Francisco's mysterious disappearance kicked off a massive regional search and cast his family into a state of suspended panic, with initial reports depicting the missing man as a devoted young father with ties to Seattle's neo-fundie Mars Hill Church and no history of mysterious disappearances. Eventually, a messier picture emerged, with Francisco's wife, Christine, filing for divorce, citing "willful abandonment that continues for a period of time" and a "history of acts of domestic violence... or an assault or sexual assault which causes grievous bodily harm or the fear of such harm." Which brings us to today, when Burien's intrepid B-Town Blog reported that detectives have found Francisco "alive and well, living in another state and under a new name." "Since he did nothing illegal and this case is basically closed, we won't reveal where he was found," said King County Sheriff's Department Sgt. John Urquhart to the B-Town Blog (but seemingly reliable gossip places Nicholas Francisco in California). Stay tuned.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10 The week continues with a collection of men who make Nicholas Francisco look like father of the year, every one of them hailing from the Mohler family of Missouri and/or Iowa. Specifically, 77-year-old Burrell Mohler Sr., 53-year-old Burrell Mohler Jr., 52-year-old David Mohler, 48-year-old Jared Mohler, and 47-year-old Roland Mohler, each of whom was arrested today and charged with a variety of crimes against children, including rape, forcible sodomy, and use of a child in a sexual performance. Horrifying details come from the Associated Press, which reports today's arrests follow allegations made by a 26-year-old woman who approached investigators in August with claims of rampant sexual abuse at the hands of the Mohler men. (Beyond the crimes listed above, the woman alleges that she was forced to have sex with a dog as a child and made to have an abortion when she was 11.) "A probable cause statement released by the Lafayette County prosecutor's office says five other siblings of the woman have accused all five men of abuse," reports the AP, which identifies three of the five arrested Mohler men as lay ministers in the Community of Christ, a Mormon splinter group that boasts about 250,000 members worldwide. But by far the most beguiling components of the case are the glass jars in which the allegedly abused children stored written accounts of their abuse before burying said jars around the family's Missouri property. "That was what they were told—write these memories down, put them in a jar and bury it, and the memories would go away," said Sgt. Collin Stosberg to the AP. "It was a way for them to cope." By tomorrow, crews will be excavating the Mohler property, where they'll find evidence suggesting "a body or bodies in numerous locations," as Lafayette County sheriff Kerrick Alumbaugh tells the AP. On Friday, a sixth Mohler relative—72-year-old Darrel Mohler—will join his imprisoned kin when he's arrested on charges of forcibly raping a child in 1986.

••Meanwhile in Virginia: 48-year-old John Allen Muhammad—aka the "D.C. Sniper," whose 2002 shooting spree claimed 10 lives—was put to death by lethal injection.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11 Nothing happened today, unless you count the errant cigarette that set fire to a house early this morning on Seattle's Capitol Hill, leaving 24-year-old Ben Hills—drummer for the Seattle band the Shy Ones and a widely beloved presence around town—with fatal injuries. For a remembrance of Hills, see page 53. (And please, please don't smoke in bed.)

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12 The week continues with someone who actually deserves to die: Christopher Monfort, the 41-year-old man charged today with aggravated first- degree murder in the slaying of Seattle police officer Tim Brenton. "Under state law, an aggravated murder conviction carries one of two sentences—life in prison without the possibility of parole, or death," Seattlepi.com reports, and prosecutors have 30 days to decide which punishment they will pursue. In the meantime, Monfort remains at Harborview Medical Center, with his wounds reportedly rendering him paralyzed from the waist down.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13 In much more celebratory news, the week continues with The Stranger's Happiest Day of the Year, when we cease all snark, sass, and judgment to spew love all over a handful of artists and the city that's lucky to have them at the annual Genius Awards party. Honored at tonight's bash at the Moore: writer Stacey Levine (whose mind-bending writing actively discourages the type of unanimous response typically required to win awards, which is one reason we love her), comedy visionaries the Cody Rivers Show (who couldn't show up due to performance obligations but were well-represented by eternal Stranger Genius Kathryn Rathke's illustrated portrait), filmmaker Zia Mohajerjasbi (whose acceptance speech consisted of eloquent Baha'i wisdom), visual artist Jeffry Mitchell (whose short, sweet speech made us weepy), and the Pacific Northwest Ballet. Supplementary Genius-bash delights came in the form of musical performances by They Live!, U.S.F., and Throw Me the Statue, and sexual performances by that guy and girl in the upper balcony. Thanks to all who came (ba-dum CHING!) and see you next year.

••Speaking of postmodern media events: Today, Richard and Mayumi Heene—aka the parents who perpetrated last month's "balloon boy" hoax—faced charges relating to the case in Colorado. As the Associated Press reports, the Heenes allegedly fabricated their "boy in a runaway balloon" hoax in hopes of landing a reality show. Instead, they got criminal charges, with 48-year-old Richard Heene today pleading guilty to one felony charge of attempting to influence a public servant and 45-year-old Mayumi Heene admitting a misdemeanor offense of false reporting to authorities, for which they face maximum jail terms of 90 and 60 days, respectively. The Heenes will face sentencing on December 23.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14 Nothing happened today, unless you count the $1 million bail ordered for Kevin Todd Swalwell, the 46-year-old man suspected in a string of arsons in Seattle's Greenwood neighborhood.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 15 Nothing happened today. recommended

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