Murder, Paranormal Investigators & Cougarpalooza: A Week In Review

1. Let's get right to the big story.

, rape, robbery, kidnapping and tampering with evidence in the death of Annie McSween.

, but this indictment is the first official indication that McSween was raped and robbed, in addition to murdered.

(Authorities -- both police and prosecutors -- have kept the details of this case close to the chest.)

This case is far from over. and, because he is facing the death penalty, it would be surprising if this didn't go to trial.

Of course, Mentor Patch will continue to cover this story as it proceeds.

2. and demanded answers about how the school system handled her daughter's assault.

The daughter was attacked Oct. 5 at Mentor High School.

Shibe wanted to know why the school didn't immediately call for an ambulance or tell her know about the attack sooner.

3. It wasn't all bad news for the Mentor Schools district this week.

The during its meeting.

The in a 14-acre area behind .

The proposed basin would prevent , which drains about 800 acres in Ward 3, from overflowing during heavy rains.

4. Mary Ann Winkowski, a world-renowned paranormal investigator and Ohio native, at Lakeland Community College.

For those who don't know what a paranormal investigator is, Winkowski's fulltime vocation is functioning as an intermediary between the living and ghosts -- or, as Winkowski prefers to call them, earthbound spirits.

Winkowski has written several books about her experiences and is the inspiration for CBS's The Ghost Whisperer.

5. . It has the cougar dancing to Guns 'N Roses' Welcome to the Jungle.