| NANCY K. NOGA, 17 New Brunswick, N.J. Missing teen's body found, homicide suspected (Boston Globe) |
| Police seek "Happy Meal Bandit" in McDonald's robbery--(WRAL) Arlington police are looking for a man they've dubbed "The Happy Meal Bandit" because he wouldn't leave the McDonald's he's accused of robbing without his order. |
| MIKELLE BIGGS, 11, missing Mesa, Arizona Reward offered in missing girl case--(Access Arizona) A $20,000 reward was posted Tuesday for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the disappearance of an 11-year-old Mesa girl missing for 10 days, authorities said. |
| Aldergrove, B.C., Canada Robber gets a lesson in disguises--(Reuters) |
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| ANNE MARIE FAHEY murder THOMAS CAPANO trial Wilmington, Delaware Jury to decide whose story to believe in death of Governor's secretary--(WRAL) |
| Los Angeles Five armed robbers invade home--(CH2000) A mother and her two children are resting today after being the victims of a terrifying home invasion robbery. |
| Jacksonville, Florida Inmate charged in 3-year-old murder probe --(TBO-Florida) A man in prison on arson and burglary convictions has been charged in the slaying of a Jacksonville woman three years ago based on DNA evidence. |
| New York Laundry Murder--(RNN-New York) |
| ROY ROMER Denver, Colorado Colorado's outgoing governor grants clemency to killers of abusers--(NJO News) On his last full day as governor, Gov. Roy Romer granted clemency to three women and one man convicted of killing people they say abused them. |
| Kansas City, Mo. Woman asks man scheduled for execution to admit to husband's killing--(POSTnet) |
| Canada Reporter's death a mystery--(Montreal Gazette) |
| HOLLY MADDUX murder IRA EINHORN, suspect Bourdeaux, France Ruling on US murder suspect delayed--(Las Vegas Sun) A French court today postponed a final ruling on a U.S. request for the extradition of an American fugitive wanted in the 1977 slaying of his girlfriend. |
| REBECCA BLUFF Salt Lake City, Utah Hearing for pair charged in death of Canadian girl postponed--(C-News) |
| Canastota, New York Mother charged in daughter's death after teens partied in motel--(WRAL) Susan Graff has lost her 15-year-old daughter. Now she's charged with endangering the child's welfare. |
| OAKLAND, California Ready For A "No Spank Zone"? --(Reuters) |
 MIKELLE BIGGS, 11 Missing from Mesa, Arizona Girl's disappearance keeps kids indoors (Arizona Republic) Information on Mikelle Biggs at the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children's Web site. |
| JEANINE NICARICO, 10 ROLANDO CRUZ accused murderer DuPage County, Illinois Prosecution on trial in DuPage (Chicago Trib) Former and current county officials face charges over misconduct in the Nicarico murder case. |
| CRIME NEWS AROUND THE NET
Family's past haunts killer's mother (SP Times) Family mental illness may have been factor in killings Man gets death for killing girlfriend (SP Times) Harry Lee Butler convicted in torture death of Leslie Fleming Ex-Boyfriend Sought in Slaying (Wash Post) Jovita Nerissa Dickerson's body was found in the trunk of a car. Jackson County jury finds man guilty in kidnapping, rape (KC Star) Man may be linked to the February 1997 disappearance of 18-year-old Crystal Kipper Convicted killer waits for grim answers (KC Star) Kelvin Malone convicted of multi-state killing spree Bloody taxi is found, but driver still missing (AJC) Witness safety efforts defended (Boston Globe) Slaying of 8-yr-old murder witness and his mother Slain judge's history investigated (Boulder News) MISC. |
| MOB TRIALS: John A. (Junior) Gotti racketeering trial and Andrew Russo federal jury tampering trial
He'll Take Plea, Leave Grief for Junior (NY Daily) An ailing gangster is set to plead guilty and get out of the racketeering case against alleged mob boss John A. (Junior) Gotti Mob Mistress Witness (NY Daily) Ex to tell court of alleged jury tampering |
| Crime News From The Northeast
THOMAS CAPANO on trial NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- Classes of Yale lecturer questioned in student's slaying canceled
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| New York Man admits he killed gay lover--(UPI S) |
| EDMONTON, CANADA Distillery Sets Reward For Whisky Stolen In Canada--(Reuters) A Scottish distillery announced Monday it is offering a bonny reward for an $8,000 bottle of single-malt whisky it produced that is now being held for ransom in Canada. |
| BAY AREA SERIAL KILLER Pittsburg, California Families search for answers--(San Jose Mercury News) |
| SCHENECTADY, N.Y. Matilda DiMaria Montenaro, 84, and her sister-in-law, Lois DiMaria, 81 murdered Reward in Schenectady double murder raised to $25,000--(Boston Globe) |
| U.K. CRIME NEWS Boy, 2, orphaned after car shooting--(BBC) Murder must mean life: ministers--(BBC) Childminder on trial for baby's brain damage--(BBC) Where is our lost daughter?--(Belfast Telegraph) |
| CANADA CRIME NEWS Car crash death really murder, cops say--(Ottawa Sun) Woman wants aboriginal background considered in sentencing--(C-News) Boy arrested in abduction bids--(Calgary Sun) Abducted girl back in Toronto--(Toronto Sun) Woman's trial set to resume in crash killing four friends--(London Free Press) Tortured couple recovering--(Calgary Sun) Spurned lover pleads guilty in woman's death--(C-News) Home invasions target elderly--(CP Online) |
| MISSING: MIKELLE BIGGS, 11
Mesa, Arizona New lead on missing girl (Access Arizona) Related: Missing Children
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| CRIME NEWS AROUND THE NET Kimes Tried House Scam in '91 (NY Daily) Sante and Kenneth Kimes are charged in the murder of missing Irene Silverman Slaying of child witness stirs outcry in Conn. (Boston Globe) Murder witness 8-year-old Leroy Brown Jr. and his mother were found shot to death on Friday Slaying suspect says semen was planted (Tampa Trib) Thomas Overton trial in deaths of Michael and Susan ``Missy'' MacIvor and their unborn child. Mother of kids charged with killing says shooting makes no sense (TBO-Florida) Two children, 12 and 13, are accused of killing their father's live-in girlfriend. Va. Man to Stand Trial In '76 Fatal Car Bombing (Wash Post) Gene Willard Gaylor trial Officer's Son Charged In Her Killing (Chicago Trib) New Bills Follow Shepard Murder (KMGH) Matthew Shepard murder Clemency in murder cases considered by Romer (KWGN-Denver) Newborn stable after mom dumps her in toilet (Inside Denver) Hammer blows to the head killed Eldora man (Boulder News) |
| COLUMBUS, MISS.: Jan. 31, 1960.
Justice Story: Crew-Cut Killer (NY Daily News) Twice she had been voted a high school beauty queen, but the stately ash blond now lay dead on the concrete floor of her garage, a wire hanger twisted around her neck so tightly it bit into the flawless flesh. |
| STEPHEN HRICKO, Murdered
KIMBERLY HRICKO, On Trial Talbot County, Md. The Case of the Amateur Sleuth (Wash Post) Wife Goes on Trial in Death of Laurel Man at Mystery Weekend It was Valentine's Day 1998. The golf course superintendent from Laurel and his wife were enjoying a couples-only weekend at an Eastern Shore resort where the entertainment was a murder mystery play, and it was up to the guests to figure out whodunit. |
The flip side of a fair trial (Chicago Trib) Some Cook County prosecutors break the rules to win SPECIAL: Links to overrulings in homicide cases due to prosecutorial misconduct. See a National list of defendants and select case summaries. |
| BELLUSH: Mom of Quads
Trial to begin in quads' mom's slaying (Tampa Trib) Jury selection to begin in Bellush murder (San Antonio Express) Special coverage:The Bellush Murder Case (San Antonio Express) |
| DEATH ROW
Texas Court Postpones Execution (LVS) Gary Graham vowed to "fight like hell" when guards arrive to escort him to the death chamber. Death Row Case Teach-In Planned (LVS) It will focus on the case of Mumia Abu-Jamal |
| MANHUNT Manhunt leads to Overland Park, then Wichita (KC Star) The two men, whose identities are unknown, remain at large.They are wanted in the killing of a Louisiana car salesman on Thursday and a bank robbery and the wounding of an Iowa police chief on Friday. |