| Seattle, Washington Man sentenced to 26 1/2 years in prison in 'dog DNA' murder case--(Nando Times) |
| Los Angeles, California Police lab denounced by Simpson lawyers wins national accreditation--(POSTnet) |
| Gasden, Ala. Two questioned in slaying of man whose body dumped in Florida --(TBO) |
| KAYLA McKEAN case Florida Stepmom cooperating with officials, says husband made her help --(TBO) |

| JOSEPH STANLEY FAULDER Austin, TX Judge Blocks Canadian's Execution--(LVS) |
| AMY ROBINSON murder ROBERT NEVILLE convicted Ft. Worth, TX Man Gets Death for Torture Killing--(LVS) |
| LISA McPHERSON death CHURCH of SCIENTOLOGY blamed Buses pulled off road after Scientology complaints--(TBO) |

| KATHLEEN MARTYN murder CARLOS CAJIGOS convicted White Plains, NY Maximum sentence imposed after widower's emotional speech--(Boston Globe) The former stablehand who was convicted of murdering a Westchester riding instructor was sentenced Wednesday to at least 25 years in prison after the victim's husband called him ``the most vicious creature who ever walked on the face of the earth.'' |
| NEW HAVEN, Conn. Yale struggling with mysterious murder of student--(Nando Times) |
| STILL MISSING: Tera Smith, 16 Redding, California Vigil lights up family's dark season--(Record-Searchlight) Tera Smith story archive--(Record-Searchlight) |

| VICKI BADER, murdered SETH BADER, convicted Brentwood, N.H. Bader Lawsuit--(Boston Globe) A civil lawsuit has been filed against the ex-fiancee of Seth Bader, a Stratham lawyer convicted of murdering his wife. |
| SEATTLE Man Gets 26 1/2 years in Dog DNA Case--(LVS) |

| HICKORY, North Carolina Burglars Take Everything, Even Tree--(WRAL) |

| JOSEPH FAULDER Austin, Texas Parole Board Denies Clemency for Canadian Facing Execution--(WRAL) |
| MATTHEW SHEPARD murder Laramie, Wyo Girlfriends of Shepard murder suspects enter pleas--(POSTnet) |
| JACK KEVORKIAN Waterford, Mich. Kevorkian ordered to stand trial on murder charge--(KC Star) Dr. Jack Kevorkian was ordered today to stand trial on first-degree murder and assisted suicide charges in the videotaped euthanasia of a terminally ill man that was shown on "60 Minutes." |

| OWENSBORO, Kentucky No bodies found in search (Messenger-Inquirer) Men still missing Two charged with making crank (Messenger-Inquirer) Man, woman arrested in Utica. Law enforcement agencies are reporting a proliferation ofmethamphetamine labs throughout Daviess County. |

| FRANK SINATRA FBI releases 1,275 pages on Sinatra (MSNBC) Story includes video link FBI's Sinatra files reveal unfounded rumors, death threats (CNN) Story includes video link The Sinatra Files: Forty Years of the FBI's Frank Talk (Wash Post) Papers Depict Ties to Mob, Hoover and Other U.S. Institutions FBI tracked Sinatra ties to mob here (Chicago Sun-Times) Sinatra Hoped To 'Sing' Of Commies (NY Post) |

| CRIME NEWS AROUND THE NET Another Day, Another Execution (Wash Post) At Texas Death House, They 'Have It Down to a Science' Man Allegedly Bilked Eight Online Lovers (Wash Post) Amy Eyes Sexual 'Release' With Tawdry Tale 0f Att'y (NY Post) Amy Fisher Body may be that of Michigan man (Chicago Sun-Times) Marc Goldasich of Harrison, Mich. has been missing for three weeks. Coates is victim, his lawyer says at assault trial (Boston Globe) New England Patriots tight end Ben Coates Investigators want to quiz former boyfriend but can't find him (TBO) Erica Richardson murdered Dec. 8, 1997 Ethel Kennedy's elderly brother gets reprieve on Connecticut (TBO) Martha Moxley case Girl recalls for jury the day her stepfather was killed (KC Star) Girlfriend of man charged in wife's slaying is arrested (TBO) Rise in domestic violence deaths spurs concern (Tampa Trib) Equipment to produce genuine-looking driver's licenses is stolen (KC Star) |

| CHICAGO 1993: Killing our Children
1993 claims three more kids (Chicago Trib) Three cases -- three children and three deaths from one year -- are emblematic of the other 62 slayings that the Tribune examined in 1993's "Killing Our Children" series. |
| STANLEY COHEN, murdered
JOYCE COHEN, in prison Miami, Fla. TV reporter: Prosecution witness in murder case lied (TBO) A socialite in prison for the murder of her husband is seeking a retrial based on a TV reporter's bombshell allegation that police influenced a star prosecution witness to lie under oath. |

| JONBENET RAMSEY CASE One Year Ago: Tue 09-Dec-1997
Sergeant to get $10,000 for wrongful accusation (Boulder News) Straight talk at Ramsey briefing (Boulder News) City settles in cop suit; Falsely accused sergeant gets $10,000 in damages (Colorado Daily) Boulder cop gets $10,000 settlement (Longmont FYI) Investigators following shoe clues (Rocky Mt. News) Boulder pays police officer once accused of news leak (Rocky Mt. News) Police receive no response from Ramseys (Rocky Mt. News) |
| FRANK SINATRA
FBI Files Dish Dirt on Sinatra (Las Vegas Sun) |