No idea where you people got your information concering what was sold at the yard sale at their home on St Croix - you should pay more attention so you will know what you are talking about - spreading false information to the public is a crime in its self. There were no clothes or any personal items belonging to her husband sold at any yard sale (it was in fact all used construction materials not used in building of their home), nor was any personal items found in her posession belonging to her husband at any time by the government, due to the fact he took his belonging with him, when he left the island with his male lover. To assume she was guilty of a crime based on a fact of which you had no real or first hand knowledge, is unconscionable.

Welcome to the forum. :wave:

I assume you are a family member of Astarte? Thank you for your information. Just a reminder that the information discussed here is about cases featured on Unsolved Mysteries. If there are published articles available, members also refer to them, but most of our information comes from the episodes that were broadcast on the show. So if there is something untrue about the rummage sale we've discussed on here, you might want to take it up with the producers of the show.

Also FYI, here's an LA Times article from 10/5/02 about what she sold:

http://articles.latimes.com/2002/oct/05/local/me-woman5

At the very least, she wasted no time.

I love how we never heard another word from this family member. Wonder if it was her son.

I was just listening to the audio of the episode again while I was soaking in the tub, it said she would be eligible for parole in 2010. Anybody have an inmate page for her? I can never find those things.

I like the "spreading false information to the public" bit myself. :rolleyes:

Seriously, you gotta love the OP for going to all the trouble to register here
and create an entirely new topic on a very old subject solely to threaten
and berate us due to our alleged comments regarding a yard sale that occurred
on a small island in the caribbean, our lack of attention to detail and general
ignorance regarding the referenced yard sale, and our supposed malicious
and criminal rumormongering about the contents of the yard sale, which was
completely based on information we obtained from a semi-defunct american
television program.

The "family" member doth protest too much. Or else that was one heck of an awesome yard sale. :D

I love how we never heard another word from this family member. Wonder if it was her son.

I was just listening to the audio of the episode again while I was soaking in the tub, it said she would be eligible for parole in 2010. Anybody have an inmate page for her? I can never find those things.

Coincidentally, it looks she had an appeal filed just two days ago to a previously dismissed claim that the Bureau of Prisons failed to give her credit for time spent in custody prior to sentencing:
http://www.leagle.com/xmlResult.aspx?xmldoc=In%20FCO%2020101029122.xml&docbase=CSLWAR3-2007-CURR

So, yeah, I'm pretty sure she's still locked up.

This is the Real Story...Astarte allegedly hired Skip Burch (Salt River Harbor Master and drug smuggler) to kill Jim Rice in July 1986. She signed over his fishing boat to Skip, using a fake power of attorney, for payment on the hit. Jim's boat was seized by US Customs in Tortola a few months later, as it was being used as a drug smuggling vessel. Skip was found guilty for operating a front business and drug smuggling activities.

Her son, Noble Dawn Davis (now 53 yrs old) was allegedly directly involved in Jim's murder, and purchased a new anchor for the boat right after they supposedly dumped Jim's body in the ocean off White Horse Reef. This is the same son responsible for the arson of another fishing boat, the Blue Hawaii (that Jim owned) in HI many years before this. Noble served time in HI for other crimes, arson, theft, drugs.

Astarte sold Jim's construction tools and his yellow dodge truck at her so called garage sale, and the neighbors were puzzled by this. This was presented by the Prosecutor as evidence.

Noble Davis allegedly posed as Jim on a flight to Miami, FL with his mom, Astarte, where they then went to a Texas bank to remove money from Jim's savings accounts.

Astarte then made up several stories of Jim's whereabouts, all taped by the FBI and introduced into the investigation as evidence. She faked several documents to cover her trail and PLEADED GUILTY to several counts of fraud, conspiracy, etc. Noble Davis also PLEADED GUILTY to a few counts of forgery, conspiracy, etc. They both served time for these crimes. But not for the murder....it is a cold case at this point.

This is all public record, here is a good summary
caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?navby=search&case=/data2/circs/3rd/940915p.html&friend=nytimes

She still claims she is innocent...but the paper trails, the evidence, and the FBI file shows otherwise.

All the while, she runs from her incarceration (the first time) and goes to Santa Barbara while on the run, and is caught under a fake name, as a book keeper, embezzling money from another elderly man, as well as trying to seduce him. She PLEADED GUILTY Again, and served time for that as well...

Supposedly, Noble Davis helps his mother escape from Dublin, CA Fed prison and thus the show about her capture on Americas Most Wanted. Lastly, a book was written by the US District Attorney, Federal Prosecutor David Nissman, "Follow the Money" that directly outlines the facts of this case. www cjpbooks.com / ftm_book_detail_reviews.htm

Her other son, Loyal Davis, who operates a construction company in Santa Rosa, CA, reportedly contacted FBI investigators to try and clear his name on the investigation as well. Loyal told the FBI that his mother and brother were involved in the "disappearance", however this evidence is heresay, so can't be used as proof to solve the murder. The fact that Loyal was willing to do this to clear his name, is very suspicious.

In the meantime, Jim's family spent the entire "estate" just fighting this con woman. And it nearly drove the family to financial ruin. There is a civil lawsuit, which was awarded to Jim's Family, against Astarte and Noble Davis. Not a penny has been recovered, yet... In prison, she was repealing these charges and counter suing even the judges of the cases, and was then ruled a "vexatious litigant". But that didn't stop her from filing again and again, until she was threatened with more jail time. Supposedly, Astarte even included coded messages in the lawsuit amount, threatening Jim's family, example, $187 million. 187 is a police code for a homicide, which was also brought to the FBI's attention.

She is supposedly a self-proclaimed priestess of the satanic church, thereby the name "astarte" which means seductive whore/woman of satan. Now that should raise a few red flags.

Esterbelle White
AKA: Astarte Davis-Rice
Astarte Davis
A. Dorian Davis
Esta White
Jon Henry
Joe Cannon
Astarte Rice

Inmate No. 01137-094
Prison Custody Information
Location: Cornell Corrections, Inc.
111 Taylor Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
Escaped From Release and Apprehended on June 11, 2003
Release Date: May 14, 2008
Age: 75

Astarte and Noble Davis are now walking free among us today.

That being said, the disappearance of Jim Rice, and supposed murder, is a cold case. Supposedly, the Davis family is still under surveillance and a PI tracks their activities, as directed by the family of Jim Rice.

Esterbelle White AKA Astarte Davis Rice

Here is another great link to the file
caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?navby=search&case=/data2/circs/3rd/940915p.html&friend=nytimes

PINION OF THE COURT

___________

LEWIS, Circuit Judge .

On December 21, 1988, Astarte Davis was charged in a 28-count information with forgery, grand larceny, perjury, obtaining money under false pretenses, filing false documents, maintaining a fraudulent civil action, preparing false evidence and making false statements to the government in Government of the Virgin Islands v. Astarte Davis , D.C. VI Crim. No. 88-132 (the "V.I. Case"). Davis was also indicted on five counts of mail fraud in United States v. Astarte Davis , D.C. VI Crim. No. 88-403 (the "U.S. Case").

On October 10, 1991, Davis pleaded guilty to Counts One (Conspiracy to Defraud, in violation of Virgin Islands Code, Title 14, Section 551); Two (Forgery on Real Property Deed, in violation of Virgin Islands Code, Title 14, Section 791(1)); Twenty-Four (Offering False Evidence in a Civil Case, in violation of Virgin Islands Code, Title 14, Section 1504); Twenty-Five (Perjury, in violation of Virgin Islands Code, Title 14, Section 1541); and Twenty-Six (Selling Property Obtained Unlawfully, in violation of Virgin Islands Code, Title 14, Section 2101(a) in the V.I. Case; and Count Two (Mail Fraud, in violation of United States Code, Title 18, Section 1341) of the indictment in the U.S. Case. Davis also pleaded guilty to Making False Statements in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1001 (§ 1001) and Failure to Appear in violation on 18 U.S.C. § 3146 (§ 3146). 1

Both the V.I. Case and the U.S. Case involved Davis' efforts to defraud the estate of James Merrills Rice (Rice estate) of more than one million dollars worth of real and personal property. 2 Specifically, Davis prepared a false and fictitious last will and testament of James Rice purporting to bequeath to her the bulk of the Rice Estate; altered Rice's power of attorney, giving herself full and complete control over his property, assets and affairs; and prepared a false warranty deed for the purpose of facilitating the transfer of valuable realty owned by Rice to herself. Using the forged documents, Davis transferred title for or otherwise unlawfully appropriated or conveyed personal property belonging to Rice which was valued at more than $120,000. Davis also forged Rice's signature on a series of checks which totalled $10,985 and entered into contractual agreements concerning Rice's boat, the Fish Eagle, assigning to herself a percentage of the profits earned by the venture.

In addition to the other illegal activities Davis stood convicted of by virtue of her plea in the V.I. Case, she filed a lawsuit against a number of entities and individuals, including Rice, to quiet title to property she had fraudulently obtained. In preparation for that lawsuit, Davis forged letters, deeds and other documents to make it appear as though James Rice was alive and that he had given all of his worldly possessions to her and her sons. Davis presented the false documents at a deposition during which she also gave false testimony.

With respect to the U.S. Case, Davis prepared forged documents instructing the Guardian Savings Bank in Houston, Texas, to transfer two one hundred thousand (100,000) dollar certificates of deposit into an account held by the Icon Corporation, which was wholly-owned by Davis and her sons.

As a result of her guilty pleas, on January 31, 1992, the District Court of the Virgin Islands, Division of St. Croix, sentenced Davis to 10 years imprisonment and five years probation in connection with the V.I. Case, and 15 months imprisonment in connection with the U.S. Case. 3 In addition, the court ordered her to pay restitution in the amount of $547,000. 4

Following the district court's denial of her motions for reduction of sentence and for reconsideration, Davis appealed, claiming that the district court had failed to make specific findings with respect to: (1) the amount of loss sustained by the Rice estate as a result of the offenses; (2) her own financial resources and the relationship between the amount of restitution imposed, and (3) any loss caused by the underlying offenses for which she was convicted. Upon the government's request, we remanded the case for additional fact-finding in connection with the district court's restitution order. Government of the Virgin Islands v. Davis , Nos. 92-7472, 92-7473 and 92-7474 (3d Cir. Jan. 20, 1993).

On remand, the district court conducted an evidentiary hearing and reduced the amount of restitution from $547,000 to $297,246.78. Of the total amount, $229,282.78 was awarded pursuant to Title 5, Virgin Islands Code, § 3721 (1993) (V.I.C. § 3721 or V.I. restitution statute), and the remaining $67,964 was awarded under the Victim and Witness Protection Act (VWPA), 18 U.S.C. §§ 3663-3664. Davis now appeals the modified restitution order. We have jurisdiction over this appeal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291.

I’m Loyal’s daughter and I talk about my experiences and what I know on my TikTok. My username is mrsbelleblake

Hmm... you may have missed where Astarte mailed 9 boxes from the Pleasanton Womans Correctional Facility to her son Loyal before she escaped and that he allowed the Deputies and FBI access to the boxes and to ultimately take them. Subsequently the Deputies and FBI would show up at his house to. have a look around, presumably for Astarte, as she was on the run at that time, and he always allowed them full access to his home, without a warrant, even when he wasn't there. I don't think there was any need for him to clear his name since he wasn't within 3000 miles of St. Croix when Jim Rice disappeared. And I also think it is common knowledge that Noble and Astarte, and a Puerto Rican named Liesel, killed Jim while they were fishing and dropped him overboard. I seems that Loyal reported this to the FBI and the Deputies after Noble had confessed. I am not sure if that is here say or not. I think there is a law that if someone confesses against their self interest that it is not here say. Why the FBI didn't pursue that is a mystery.

You’ve got a right to be suspicious. Loyal was on the boat with Noble. Loyal, Noble and Regal were all living with Astarte when Jim went missing. I’m Loyal’s daughter, I’m sharing information about the case on my TikTok as I collect details in the hopes of finding Jim’s body.

If you have any evidence to support your claim that "Loyal was on the boat with Noble. Loyal, Noble and Regal were all living with Astarte when Jim went missing", I would like to see that. At the time James Rice went missing, Regal Davis was living with his wife and two children in San Francisco and Loyal Davis was living in Corte Madera, California with his friends. I have viewed your TikTok and you have a lot of the information wrong and or made up. What happened to James Rice is not a mystery, Astarte, Noble and a Puerto Rican with the first name of Leisel, went fishing with James, shot him and threw him overboard simple end to a not so mysterious story.
������ wow all of that was made up.

Regal didn’t get married for a few more years and Taylor and Anthony (his children) weren’t born yet.) Regal got married a year after Noble and Noble didn’t get married until after Jim went missing.

Loyal didn’t live in Corte Medera with friends �� none of the brothers moved back until after Jim went missing. Loyal was living in Saint Croix helping to build Jim and Astarte’s house, he literally told me that himself.

Seems like you’re the one making things up.

If you have any evidence to support your claim that "Loyal was on the boat with Noble. Loyal, Noble and Regal were all living with Astarte when Jim went missing", I would like to see that. At the time James Rice went missing, Regal Davis was living with his wife and two children in San Francisco and Loyal Davis was living in Corte Madera, California with his friends. I have viewed your TikTok and you have a lot of the information wrong and or made up. What happened to James Rice is not a mystery, Astarte, Noble and a Puerto Rican with the first name of Leisel, went fishing with James, shot him and threw him overboard simple end to a not so mysterious story.
You’re literally claiming you have “first hand knowledge” and the only way that is true is if you were on the boat. But if you were on the boat, witnessed the murder and have all this “firsthand knowledge” why didn’t you go to the FBI and report the crime? If you had, Astarte, Noble and “Leisel” would be in prison by now.Sounds to me like you’re making things up. You don’t even know when Noble and Regal got married or when they had their kids. None of the Davis boys had kids before the murder. I’m one of them, I should know.

I know it’s you Loyal. I found the account you made just a few weeks before you made this one. Username ldavis. I also know that the shinning is one of you all time favorite movies. You’re on here pushing your “innocence” so hard because you were there and you’re guilty. You’re worried about who is going to crack and tell the FBI what they know and your story won’t be consistent. Noble didn’t come and confess to you, you ratted him out and tried to pin the whole thing on him because you were pissed off at him and thought it would be a good way to get back at him. No one believes you.

No idea where you people got your information concering what was sold at the yard sale at their home on St Croix - you should pay more attention so you will know what you are talking about - spreading false information to the public is a crime in its self. There were no clothes or any personal items belonging to her husband sold at any yard sale (it was in fact all used construction materials not used in building of their home), nor was any personal items found in her posession belonging to her husband at any time by the government, due to the fact he took his belonging with him, when he left the island with his male lover. To assume she was guilty of a crime based on a fact of which you had no real or first hand knowledge, is unconscionable.
yeah right! if this was that UM case where the wife murdered her husband on the island. then u are lying. and leaving with a male lover?! year right. He would have shown up later on => to re-visit his family or at least some friends. Or others would run into him and "his male lover" where ever they moved too. But that's a lie

You’re literally claiming you have “first hand knowledge” and the only way that is true is if you were on the boat. But if you were on the boat, witnessed the murder and have all this “firsthand knowledge” why didn’t you go to the FBI and report the crime? If you had, Astarte, Noble and “Leisel” would be in prison by now.Sounds to me like you’re making things up. You don’t even know when Noble and Regal got married or when they had their kids. None of the Davis boys had kids before the murder. I’m one of them, I should know.

you're making things up. Esterte Davis obviously murdered her husband. 100% of ALL killers and serial killers lie & deny about their murders, which is so effin ridiculous! Even when the police or FBI have evidence and they are locked up, initially in jail, awaiting to be sent to prison these morons still claim innocence. (These evil killers copy the real victims in prison who were framed or set up and say "I didn't do it!" which is true - they did not kill.) Yet, killers use this as a cop out to play the victim card even after they murdered their innocent victim(s)...

So is Estarte still out and free? I thought she was in prison for the rest of her life, then I read today on here that shes been out for several years now. thats messed up!! Either way, the rest of her life is ruined. She lives with that guilt, shame, denial, hypocrisy; her resume is unimpressive, whenever she applies for a job or benefits her ugly past comes back up in her head. Estarte still fears the FBI and police one day arresting her again. Her retirement is nothing to brag about.