Tuesday Dec 1, 1998 - 22:20:03


MARCELA, RITA and ELIZABETH LOPEZ
Search continues for missing mother, daughters--(WRAL)


Tuesday Dec 1, 1998 - 21:49:54

Update - Family killed execution style-Michigan
Two students to face open murder charge--(MiLive)Two Reeths-Puffer High School students are expected to face open murder charges today in what authorities are calling the "execution" of five people Sunday - four of them family members of one suspect.

Hitchhiking classmate turns out to be murder suspect --(MiLive) He asked me if he could have a ride, and I noticed it was him. I was shaking. I told him 'I could do that.' I just let it all go in God's hands. I said to myself, 'God please protect me.'


Tuesday Dec 1, 1998 - 21:20:46


KAYLA MCKEAN, 6
Girl beaten to death for soiling underpants--(POSTnet/KRT)
Wife of 6-year-old's killer abused by husband, mother says--(POSTnet/KRT)


Tuesday Dec 1, 1998 - 18:48:00


REBECCA MIDDLETON murder trial
Bermuda
Defence challenges expert's opinion on murder of Canadian teen--(Vancouver Sun)
By name-calling and citing medical evidence the lawyer for the man accused of murdering Rebecca Middleton tried to
unravel the testimony of a pathologist who contends that two people were involved in the brutal killing.


Tuesday Dec 1, 1998 - 18:37:17


DAVID LETTERMAN
Letterman stalker gets probation--(WCBS-New York)


Tuesday Dec 1, 1998 - 18:25:50


LEEZA GIBBONS
Los Angeles
Leeza Gibbons sued by former guest--(UPI S)


Tuesday Dec 1, 1998 - 18:15:48


Miami
Man wanted in two attempted murders sought in girlfriend's murder--(TBO)
A woman was found Tuesday shot to death in a car riddled with 27 bullet holes and police were searching for her boyfriend, who also is wanted in another killing and two attempted murders.


Tuesday Dec 1, 1998 - 17:03:42


Troopers from the Texas Department of Public Safety search vehicles near Huntsville for escapee Martin Gurule.


ESCAPE FROM DEATH ROW: Martin E. Gurule
Escaped death row inmate remains at large for fifth day--(Ft.Worth Star-Telegram)
Escapee called a dangerous charmer--(Dallas Morning News) Focus stays on area near the prison on 4th day of search
Death row: Escapes are rare--(Dallas Morning News)
Texas breakouts--(Dallas Morning News)


Tuesday Dec 1, 1998 - 16:26:44


IRA EINHORN
Bordeaux, France
French court to rule on fate of American fugitive--(nando.net)
American fugitive Ira Einhorn appeared before a French court Tuesday for a hearing to determine whether he'll be extradited to the United States for the 1977 murder of his girlfriend.


Tuesday Dec 1, 1998 - 16:15:49


"The Diabolical Lovers"
Miami
Lovers headed back to Belgium to face murder charges--(TBO)
Two lovers accused of killing their spouses for the insurance money and fleeing to Miami, where prosecutors say they lived luxuriously, were set to be extradited to Belgium on Tuesday.


Tuesday Dec 1, 1998 - 14:36:32

FOUND: Cheyenne Wagner, 5
Florida officials find missing girl--(Tribune-Review)


Tuesday Dec 1, 1998 - 14:28:14


SPOKANE SERIAL KILLER
Serial killer billboard unveiled--(MSNBC/KHQ)
Serial killer victim billboard goes up in east Spokane--(Oregon Live)


Tuesday Dec 1, 1998 - 13:05:15


KAYLA McKEAN
Clermont, Florida
Mother of slain girl had been trying to get back custody--(WRAL)


Tuesday Dec 1, 1998 - 12:52:14


Brussels
Belgian police slammed for dissolving body--(Reuter)
Belgian detectives who dissolved a human body in cleaning fluid while investigating a crime came under fire Monday from newspapers which said their methods showed no respect for the dead.


Tuesday Dec 1, 1998 - 08:33:32

HARTFORD, Conn.
Rosa Delgado, murdered
Rose Camacho, 4, missing
Slay suspect takes the Fifth--(Boston Globe) Former police officer, Julio Camacho, is suspected in the slaying of his ex-girlfriend and the disappearance of their daughter


Tuesday Dec 1, 1998 - 08:23:09


CRIME NEWS AROUND THE NET
Md. Prosecutor Says Fame Should Not Shield Webber (Wash Post) Drug, Assault Trial of Ex-Wizards Player Opens
Triple-Murder Suspect Grilled on the Stand (NY Daily News)
Park Teen's Dad Denies Knife Gift (NY Daily News)
Bronx Teen Nabbed in Mom Stab Slay (NY Daily News) She worked three jobs to support him
Woman pleads not guilty in beating and burning of mother (Boston Globe)
Cops may have break in old case (Denver Post) DNA matches suspect to horrendous rapes in 1990 at Boulder's CU campus.
Fiance is sought in slaying (SP Times)
Anonymous tip puts police on trail of slaying suspect (Boston Globe) Police need help in locating Besher Lacet
Car thieves take man on ride of his life (Chicago Sun-Times)
Careening Sequence of Violence Claims Officer (LA Times)
Jury's Verdict Shocks State Prison System (LA Times)


Tuesday Dec 1, 1998 - 08:17:05

CLEARWATER, Florida
Lisa McPherson's death and the Church of Scientology
Church pleads innocent to criminal charges (SP Times) The Church of Scientology requests a jury trial in the case of member Lisa McPherson, who died in 1995.


Tuesday Dec 1, 1998 - 08:13:25


MURDER-SUICIDES AMONG THE ELDERLY
Long Lives That End In Violence (Wash Post) Homicide-Suicides Up For Elderly Couples
Police still seek answers in deaths of judge, his wife (KC Star) U.S. District Judge Earl O'Connor and his wife, Jean O'Connor


Tuesday Dec 1, 1998 - 07:57:44

CHARLES NG TRIAL
Ng's Lawyers Blame Killing Spree on His Partner--(LA Times) Defense witnesses in the trial of man accused of 12 murders describe alleged accomplice as sadistic and domineering with a hatred for women.


Tuesday Dec 1, 1998 - 07:51:59


RYAN HARRIS,11
Chicago, Illinois
Prosecution Path In Ryan Harris Case Far From Smooth (Chicago Trib) Investigators may have a prime suspect, Floyd Durr, whom they can link to the murder through DNA evidence. But the case is far from a simple one.
The Ryan Harris case news archive (Chicago Trib)


Tuesday Dec 1, 1998 - 07:34:29

JONBENET RAMSEY CASE One Year Ago: Mon 01-Dec-1997
Reports of Ramsey grand jury 'premature' (Boulder News)
Grand jury `premature'; expert looks at knots (Longmont FYI)
DA denies plans to send Ramsey case to grand jury (Rocky Mt. News)


Tuesday Dec 1, 1998 - 07:04:51


KAYLA MCKEAN, 6
Clermont, Florida
Police charge father with killing Kayla (Orlando Sentinel)
Searchers left with both grief and anger (Orlando Sentinel)
Father charged with murdering missing 6-year-old girl (POSTnet)
Father Charged in Daughter's Death (Yahoo)


Monday Nov 30, 1998 - 22:39:58


ANATOLY ONOPRIENKO
Ukraine
Accused Ukraine serial killer was "normal, kind".--(Reuters)
A Ukrainian man on trial for one of the world's grisliest serial killing sprees was described Monday as "kind and intelligent" by the man accused of helping him.


Monday Nov 30, 1998 - 17:56:52


KAYLA McKEAN
Clermont, Florida
Father charged with murdering missing 6-year-old girl--(TBO)


Monday Nov 30, 1998 - 17:48:36

Miscellaney and UpdatesFamily slain; son caught^(MiLive) Police have no motive in crime ( Privacky murders,)
Man gets 20-40 years for sex assault on girl--(MiLive) Last Thanksgiving, a Ravenna-area household invited a former softball coach and his wife to their home. That night, the man sexually assaulted the family's 8-year-old daughter.
Man who exposed self; banned from parks--(MiLive) A male lifeguard at the beach told police Persenaire was exposing himself. . . .

Scroll to Monday Nov 30, 1998 - 09:34:41
Series on Sex Crimes and Criminals--(MiLive)



Monday Nov 30, 1998 - 17:20:44


KAYLA McKEAN
Missing Kayla--(TBO)
The father of a 6-year-old girl whose disappearance Thanksgiving morning led to a massive search was charged Monday with killing her and dumping her body in a remote area.


Monday Nov 30, 1998 - 14:29:22


MICHAEL CONAT, 16
Michigan
Medical tests delay teen's trial in slaying--(Deroit Free Press)
Doctors are examining Michael Conat, the Rochester Hills teen accused of murdering his sister, to see whether he was suffering from a mental illness or a brain disorder at the time of the killing.


Monday Nov 30, 1998 - 13:14:12


KHOUA HER
St. Paul, Minn.
Mother pleads guilty to killing her 6 children--(POSTnet)
An immigrant mother who had her first child at age 13 pleaded guilty today to strangling her six children. The plea agreement will send her to prison for more than 30 years.


Monday Nov 30, 1998 - 11:05:20


Phoenix, Arizona
Abuse of quadruplets haunts community--(Dallas Morning News)
Residents left wondering if Arizona children's injuries could have been prevented.


Monday Nov 30, 1998 - 10:39:43


Dalton Township, Michigan
Five dead at Michigan home; 18-year-old suspect sought--(WRAL)


Monday Nov 30, 1998 - 10:15:35


GIBSON vs. RIVERA, 98-313
Washington
Ex-con loses suit against TV host--(TBO)
A self-described former "hit man, high-paid gigolo, drug smuggler and con artist" who says he was tricked into appearing on "The Geraldo Show" five years ago lost a Supreme Court appeal today.


Monday Nov 30, 1998 - 10:09:20

BRIAN STEWART trial
St. Charles, Mo.
Jury selection starts today--(POSTnet)
Jury selection begins today in the trial of Brian Stewart, the man accused of injecting his son with HIV-tainted blood.


Monday Nov 30, 1998 - 10:02:24


Italian man says he killed family, missing since 1989--(TBO)
A day after returning from Britain, an Italian man whose father, mother and younger brother vanished in 1989 confessed today to killing them.


Monday Nov 30, 1998 - 09:34:41


Sex Crimes and Criminals--(Muskegon Live)
Part 1: Crimes of the trusted
Part 2:
Incest: Daughters tell of their father's reign of terror
Part 3: Deadly rape shakes a life to it's foundation


Monday Nov 30, 1998 - 08:24:38

SUSAN SMITH SYNDROME
Nowadays, parents scrutinized (Orlando Sentinel) Mentions of Kayla McKean and Sabrina Aisenberg disappearances


Monday Nov 30, 1998 - 08:15:58


KAYLA MCKEAN, 6
Missing since Thanksgiving Day
Clermont, Florida
No one giving up on search for Kayla (Orlando Sentinel) Kayla McKean's mother answered questions from investigators for several hours as they tried to find even the slightest clue that might lead them to the missing girl.


Monday Nov 30, 1998 - 07:52:26


PRISON ESCAPE: Martin E. Gurule
Huntsville, Texas
Escapee remains at large (Dallas Morning News) Search for killer focused near prison
Escapee believed to be on prison property (Star-Telegram)


Monday Nov 30, 1998 - 07:44:33


CRIME FILE JUSTICE STORY
June 13, 1977
Locust Grove, Oklahoma
Unsolved Mystery (NY Daily News) Fear raced through Camp Scott. Three young girls had been torn from their tent and slain.


Monday Nov 30, 1998 - 07:42:27


CRIME NEWS AROUND THE NET
Ex-Mouseketeer on trial (Chicago Sun-Times) Darlene Gillespie
Jury selection set to begin today in 2d Curley murder suspect's trial (Boston Globe) Jeffrey Curley, 10, murdered; Charles Jaynes trial
Murder-suicide suspected in deaths of federal judge, wife (KC Star) U.S. District Judge Earl O'Connor and his wife
Search continues for missing 6-year-old girl (TBO) Kayla McKean, 6
Remains found believed to be those of kidnapped woman (TBO) Rebecca Bailey Dannelly
Stabbing victim a mystery to many (Boston Globe) Police seeking clues in Allston slaying
Woman charged with beating her mother, 85 (Boston Globe)
Female Fiends Raping Other Women (NY Post)
Justice System Catches Up With Brothers In Crime (Wash Post) Drug Deal Becomes a Fatal Fall; From Street Dealing to Courtroom Deals
Crook Turns Himself In To Get Reward (Nat'l Enq)


Monday Nov 30, 1998 - 06:30:21

JONBENET RAMSEY CASE NEWS

EVENT TODAY: MSNBC's 'InterNight' comes to Boulder (Boulder News)
MSNBC's John Gibson brings his cable television news shows
"News Chat" and
"InterNight" to Boulder focusing on the latest information in the JonBent Ramsey murder investigation.



Forensic knot expert in the Ramsey investigation, Cpl. J.J. (Van) Van Tassel

JONBENET RAMSEY CASE One Year Ago: Sun 30-Nov-1997
Report: Boulder DA looks at grand jury in Ramsey case (CNN) Knot expert brought in to help police
Ramsey case knots examined (Rocky Mt. News)
Website of knot expert, Cpl. J.J. (Van) Van Tassel: Forensic Knot Analysis

Photo of VanTassel courtsy
Ramsey Case Primer (Redd Herring)



Monday Nov 30, 1998 - 06:23:00


DNA
A Missing Mountain Of Evidence (KCNC) All 50 states now take DNA samples from convicted felons, so why aren't their profiles being entered into the FBI's new DNA database?


Monday Nov 30, 1998 - 00:30:42

DERRICK JAMES
Miami, Florida
Is it 'Spiderman'? Alleged jewel thief on trial--(TBO)
To prosecutors, Derrick James is 'Spiderman', the prolific thief responsible for scaling luxury high-rise condos in order to steal jewels and other valuables.


Monday Nov 30, 1998 - 00:21:05


EVA GUTIERREZ LOGSDON
Female airforce officer could be court-martialed--(WRAL)
A female officer at Seymour Johnson Air Force could be sent to prison for 25 years for romantic involvement with an unmarried enlisted man.


Monday Nov 30, 1998 - 00:09:31

AUSTRALIA
Melbourne family charged with laundering $50 million--(ABC News)