| Chicago Suppression of evidence led to numerous wrongful convictions--(Chicago Tribune/Nando Times) |
| MUNCHAUSEN BY PROXY Fort Lauderdale, Florida Mother fighting to get child back, stay out of prison --(TBO-Florida) Legal bills are mounting for a mother who authorities say has a rare psychiatric disorder that caused her to make her daughter sick, and her defense lawyers are asking to withdraw from her cases. |
| The tiny English village of Elmhurst in Kent and Los Angeles, California Hollywood stuntman faces murder charge in Britain--(Reuters-UK) |
| FRANK STEWART murder Calgary, Alberta, Canada Murder takes strange twist--(Calgary Sun) In November 1928, a little more than 70 years ago, Calgary taxi driver George Buist had a dream about fellow cabbie Frank Stewart. For the past two days Stewart had been missing, and his bloodstained cab had been found abandoned in the city's Killarney district. |
| SHEILA BELLUSH murder (mother of quads) Sarasota, Florida Trial set to begin for man who police say paid to have woman killed--(TBO-Florida) Daniel Rocha, a Texan who authorities say paid to have a mother of six killed, was involved in a plot against Sheila Bellush but not in her murder, his attorney said. |
| JOHNNY RODRIGUEZ Texas Murder charge shocks singer--(Express News) Country singer Johnny Rodriguez said Friday he's "stunned" that a Uvalde County grand jury Thursday indicted him and his lifelong friend on a murder charge. |
| Pittsburg Serial killer may be at work--(East Contra Costa News) Authorities say someone may be targeting people perceived to be prostitutes. |
Mesa, Arizona Girl, molest try linked? (Arizona Central) 2 incidents less than 1 mile apart; suspect is sought. Police sketch. World of support bolsters family (Arizona Central) Dirt search futile (Access Arizona) |
| IRA EINHORN France For Einhorn, still in France, a telling day--(Philadelphia Inquirer) The fugitive for 18 years may find out Tuesday if he is to stay free. |
| CRIME NEWS AROUND THE NET
Murder trial witness, 8, and mother are slain (Boston Globe) Leroy Brown Jr. and his mother, Karen Clarke Accused California Serial Killer May Testify in His Defense (WRAL) Charles Ng (eng) is accused of murdering seven men, three women and two babies in the mid-1980's. Tycoon's Heart Attack Looking Like Murder (NY Daily News) Bronx millionaire Alfred Hunt Howell Eldora man found beaten, dead in home (Boulder News) Suspect tells detectives he believed the victim intended to rape him Cops say Casper couple abused kids at ranch (Inside Denver) 'Black Widow' trial narrows (Denver Post) Cynthia Phillips trial Escapees bested $8m security system (Boston Globe) Plymouth County Correctional Facility |
| JONBENET RAMSEY CASE
More funding given for Ramsey grand jury investigation (MSNBC) |
| SPOKANE SERIAL KILLER Spokane, Washington Second local woman on serial killer's list --(Seattle Times) The number of deaths attributed to Spokane's serial killer rose to 10 yesterday as a slaying in Pierce County was added to the list. |
| BAY AREA SERIAL KILLER Pittsburg, California 5th body found in Pittsburg--(Contra Costa Times) Woman in 30s was latest since Nov. 9 |
| MISSING: Mikelle Biggs Mesa, Arizona Search for missing girl takes gruesome turn--(Access Arizona) The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office this morning is expected to excavate a fresh mound of dirt in the Four Peaks area. |
| MARTHA MOXLEY MURDER New York judge rejects subpoena for private investigator in Moxley case--(Boston Globe) Who Killed Martha Moxley?--(marthamoxley.com website) |
| National alert issued for Iowa bank robbers--(POSTnet) |
| Trials of the Century--(WRAL) |
| Houston, Texas FBI: Brothers plotted to kill parents--(UPI S) |
| Tulsa, Oklahoma Ex-dentist pleads guilty to child molestation--(Tulsa World) |
MISSING: Mikelle Biggs, 11 Mesa, Arizona FBI gets more involved with missing girl search (Access Arizona) Profilers arrive to assist police (Arizona Central) |
| CRIME NEWS AROUND THE NET Kidnapping Charge Against Md. Adoption Lawyer Is Dropped (Wash Post) Gotti's Dying To Tell Son 'Family Secret' (NY Post) Woman Pleads Guilty in Cabby Slay (NY Daily) Woman Charged With Murder of Boyfriend (LA Times) Body found buried in back yard DNA may make, break Walpole murder case (Boston Globe) Park slaying of Irene Kennedy Burglar known as Spiderman charged in Cocoa Beach (TBO) Ryce law keeps 3 sex offenders in custody (Tampa Trib) Son's trial set in dad's '98 death (Tampa Trib) 16-yr-old Steven Etheredge,is charged in the Feb. 2, 1998, strangulation and stabbing of Frank M. Etheredge, 45. Warning, Doe #2 ruled out (Denver Post) Plea bargaining reinstated in federal criminal cases (Denver Post) Ringgold man 'paranoid,' his attorney tells jurors (AJC) An eccentric Alvin Ridley is accused of murdering his wife after keeping her hidden for 30 years. Community keeping the faith despite shootings (AJC) |
| MISSING: TERA SMITH
Redding, California For Smiths, birthday no celebration (Record Searchlight) January 6 was Tera Smith's 17th birthday. Tera Smith Story Archive |
| JONBENET RAMSEY CASE
More Money For JonBenet Probe (CBS) What's holding up JonBenet case? (Spokane.net) Scroll to 3rd entry |