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Creek (surname)
Creek is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Murder of Amber Creek, Amber Creek (1982–1997), American murder victim * Doug Creek (1969–2024), American baseball player * Mitch Creek (born 1992), Australian basketball player Fictional charachers * The protagonist of ''Jonathan Creek'', BBC TV mystery series {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murder Of Amber Creek
Amber Gail "Aimee" Creek was an American teenage girl from Palatine, Illinois, who was murdered in February 1997. Creek's body was found in Burlington, Wisconsin, not long after she ran away from a youth shelter. Creek remained unidentified for approximately one year, and it was not until April 2014 that police arrested a suspect, James Eaton, a native of Palatine. Eaton pleaded no contest to a reduced charge of reckless homicide in late 2016. Background Amber Gail "Aimee" Creek was born on July 2, 1982, in Park Ridge, Illinois, and was raised in Palatine, Illinois. She was sexually abused at a young age, so she was taken from her mother's care and placed with her father, Robert Creek. She was described as a normal girl by friends and family until mid-1996, at around age 14, when her behavior drastically changed shortly after graduating from eighth grade at junior high school. Creek began to suffer from long periods of depression that had resulted in her using drugs and alc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doug Creek
Paul Douglas Creek (born March 1, 1969) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher with a nine-year career from 1995 to 1997, 1999 to 2003, and 2005. He played for the St. Louis Cardinals, San Francisco Giants, Chicago Cubs of the National League and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Seattle Mariners, Toronto Blue Jays and Detroit Tigers of the American League. He also played one season for the Hanshin Tigers of Japan in . Amateur Creek attended Georgia Tech, and in 1990 he played collegiate summer baseball with the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod Baseball League. Upon being selected in the fifth round of the 1990 MLB draft by the California Angels, Creek opted to not sign with them, returning to the draft pool the following season. Minor leagues In , he was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the seventh round of the draft and was signed to a deal shortly thereafter. After signing a contract with the Cards, Doug Creek bounced around A ball in 1991 and 1992, playing for four teams ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mitch Creek
Mitchell Creek (born 27 April 1992) is an Australian professional basketball player for the South East Melbourne Phoenix of the National Basketball League (NBL). He began his NBL career with the Adelaide 36ers in 2010 and spent eight seasons with the team, helping them reach two grand finals and win one minor premiership. In his final season with the 36ers, Creek earned All-NBL Second Team honours. During the eight-season duration, he had multiple off-season stints in the Australian state leagues. After a stint in Germany in 2018, he joined the Long Island Nets of the NBA G League. During the 2018–19 season, he had stints in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the Brooklyn Nets and Minnesota Timberwolves. In 2019, he joined the South East Melbourne Phoenix. Early life and career Creek was born and raised in Horsham in country Victoria. He attended St Brigid's College, where he earned induction into the school's hall of fame. In 2009, Creek played a leading r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |