Thursday Jan 21, 1999 - 22:16:38

Police investigate Grand Rapids link to suspected serial killer (Oregon Live) Female homicide victims have been found in places Leslie native James Kinney has traveled, from Bellingham, Wash., to Grand Rapids.....Authorities say they have no idea where Kinney might be.


Thursday Jan 21, 1999 - 20:49:04

Wanda May Pitts
Search for missing clerk to resume this morning (Houston Chronicle) - Note: requires free registration
Student (Phung Huynh) denies he hurt baby allegedly killed by sister (HC) A 22-year-old college student denied Wednesday that he harmed a baby that his younger sister had been accused of murdering.
Woman (Sheryl Sue Seymour) is shot, killed after attacking officer (HC) Victim swung knife at police, paramedics
David Cardenas
Jurors told boy at party before death (HC) A 12-year-old boy was seen with marijuana at a party with one of his accused killers, hours before his death, a self-proclaimed gang member testified Wednesday.
Anthony Rosas Jr
Mother, 19, charged with killing toddler (HC) A 19-year-old woman has been charged with capital murder of her 18-month-old son.
80-year-old's pleading leaves judge unfazed (HC) An 80-year-old drug defendant's plea that a prison sentence would equal a death sentence drew no sympathy here as a judge sentenced him to 20 years.
Midshipman (Michael Pilson Jr) says expulsion over sex flap would be unfair (HC) He says the sex was consensual. She claims she was raped.
Body discovered in building gutted by December blaze (HC) insurance adjusters Wednesday, surveying a building gutted by fire on Dec. 26, found the remains of a person who had apparently died in the blaze.
9,500 pounds of cocaine seized in Houston (HC) Federal authorities have seized more than four tons of cocaine from a Panamanian-registered vessel at the Houston Ship Channel, U.S. Customs officials announced today.
Rahemtullah Momin
Clues sought in slaying (HC) Ray asked that anyone who passed by the store during the time frame to call 409-756-5588, Ext. 2230.


Thursday Jan 21, 1999 - 18:53:20


THOMAS OVERTON trial
MICHAEL and SUSAN "MISSY" MACIVOR murders
Key West, Florida
Prosecutors say DNA evidence links defendant to couple's slayings--(TBO)


Thursday Jan 21, 1999 - 16:54:16

Online Sex Offender Registries (APB Online) The APB database, the most comprehensive on the Internet, contains links to the sex offender sites and a synopsis of the information found at each site. Currently, 24 states and 57 county and local law enforcement agencies publish sex offender registries on the Internet.


Thursday Jan 21, 1999 - 15:10:24

Santa Ana, California
Death sentence for bedroom basher--(POSTnet)
Convicted "bedroom basher" Gerald Parker, whose rape and murder spree sent an innocent man to prison for 16 years, was sentenced to death today.


Thursday Jan 21, 1999 - 14:25:34


ROGER and LINDA CROUCH, parents
TRAVIS CROUCH, son
Bedford couple caught in Texas--(Roanoke Times)
A convicted sex offender who fled Bedford County with his wife and young son last month rather than face sentencing for his crimes was arrested along with his wife in Texas on Thursday.


Thursday Jan 21, 1999 - 08:39:43


Retrial begins for man charged with killing baby sitter--(TBO)
Man plotted to kill whole family, police said--(TBO)
Two fortune tellers arrested in scam--(WRAL)
Strip-for-groceries teacher aquitted--(WRAL)
Man on trial in '95 slaying of woman, girl--(Chicago Tribune)
Walpole man freed, but burden lingers: Irene Kennedy murder--(Boston Globe)
Talk of occult surrounds trial in mutilation slaying: David Cardenas case--(Dallas Morning News)
Ex-Louisiana deputy accused of six assaults--(Dallas Morning News)
Man convicted in Silent Movie theater killing--(NJO News)
Tragic tale bared in landmark gunmaker trial--(NY Post)


Thursday Jan 21, 1999 - 06:41:03


CRIME NEWS: Morning Mix
Witness says woman wanted husband killed (Inside Denver) Cindy Phillips on trial. Investigators think she may be another "black widow".
Man Who Killed Va. Couple Is Put to Death (Wash Post) Mark Arlo Sheppard
Previous Baby Death to Be Used at Father's Murder Trial (Wash Post) Garrett Eldred Wilson accused of killing infant son for insurance money
Report on Capitol Suspect at Issue (Wash Post) Prosecutors Want Second Opinion on Russell Eugene Weston's Fitness for Trial
Midwives Charged in Death of Va. Woman (Wash Post)
Murder defendant is said to offer details of 3 slayings (Boston Globe) The trial of Kenyatti Jordan
Trial set to open in triple slaying (Boston Globe) Peter Contos accused of killing his girlfriend and their two young sons
Siblings' return to Ireland delayed (Boston Globe) Their father, John Walsh, is a criminal fugitive from Massachusetts living in Ireland
Custody battle compounds boy's loss (Boston Globe) Elizabeth Holland murdered; ex-husband arrested; 8-yr-old son thrown into the "system"


Thursday Jan 21, 1999 - 06:31:54

IRENE KENNEDY slaying
EDMUND BURKE suspect
Walpole, Mass.
Dismissal of charges leaves town uneasy (Boston Globe)
DNA, palm prints still puzzle some investigators (Boston Globe)


Wednesday Jan 20, 1999 - 21:57:36


JAMES A. WALLINGTON arrested
ALAN BERG murder
Denver
Marshals arrest fugitive member of group linked to slaying of radio host--(POSTnet)
The last fugitive member of the racist group responsible for the 1984 murder of a Jewish radio talk-show host is under arrest in Indiana.





Wednesday Jan 20, 1999 - 19:26:29

Birmingham, Alabama
Police holding onto cookie jar in case it really is "Aunt Fran"--(Alabama Live)
What is the jolly Santa Claus cookie jar doing in the evidence room of Homewood's police department? And are those really Aunt Fran's ashes inside?


Wednesday Jan 20, 1999 - 17:43:03

THOMAS CAPANO trial
Wilmington, Delaware
Prosecution unveils evidence Capano harassed another woman--(NJO News)


Wednesday Jan 20, 1999 - 16:04:24


ERNEST "RANDY" COMEAUX
Lafayette, Louisiana
Saliva on cigarette links deputy to several rapes--(The Advocate)
The saliva obtained from a cigarette linked a sheriff’s deputy to the rapes of several women and ended a 15-year search for a serial rapist.




Wednesday Jan 20, 1999 - 15:55:22

Fresno, California
Wandering toddler connected to homicide investigation--(Sacramento Bee)


Wednesday Jan 20, 1999 - 07:07:17

Missing: WANDA MAY PITTS, 18
Shenandoah, Texas
Hunt continues for missing teen (Houston Chronicle) Wanda May Pitts, 18, was last seen about 4:35 p.m. Sunday, locking the only door to the lobby of the Lodge Motel on Interstate 45.


Wednesday Jan 20, 1999 - 06:35:53


TARA ABDELHAQ, infant
DINA ABDELHAQ on trial
Chicago, Ill.
Prosecutors to argue fraud in death of infant (Chicago Sun-Times) Mom accused of taking out insurance policy on infant to feed gambling addiction. Another infant daughter died of SIDS a year earlier.


Wednesday Jan 20, 1999 - 06:20:11


JONBENET RAMSEY CASE
DNA found on JonBenet unidentified (Inside Denver)
Another DNA sample taken in JonBenet Ramsey case (Boulder News) Daughter of former housekeeper has mouth swabbed for DNA


Wednesday Jan 20, 1999 - 06:04:21


CRIME NEWS AROUND THE NET
Former Harvard scholar takes wrongful arrest case to jury (Boston Globe)
Jury changes verdict to 2d-degree murder (Boston Globe) Juan E. Cruz convicted in the murder of 6-yr-old Eric Dawood
A double life, a triple murder (Boston Globe) The mistress made him do it according to defense lawyer for Peter C. Contos who is accused of strangling Catherine Rice and their two young sons to keep her from revealing their affair to his bride.
Desperate Search for Missing Woman (Wash Post) Family, Friends of INS Lawyer, Joyce Chiang, Pass Out Fliers, Cling to Hope
Old DNA spawns new clues (Inside Denver) Authorities armed with the latest DNA technology are revisiting the unsolved murder of a college student (Helene Pruszynski) that has stumped investigators for 19 years.
Woman granted new trial decides to plead guilty (TBO FL) Henderson, Kentucky: Peggy Ann Wolbrecht pleaded guilty to murder by complicity (conspiracy) of her husband, a journeyman jockey. Wolbrecht, her son-in-law, and her nephew were indicted in 1993.
Man arrested for stabbing wife and 6-year-old daughter (TBO FL) Accused is a college academic counselor
Retired pilot accused of stabbing wife and mother-in-law skips (TBO FL)
It took a village to run down suspect (Tampa Trib)
Lawyers unable to bar public from hearing (AJC) Charles Johnny Rice on trial for murdering 72 year old Chester Smith after Smith and his wife took him to their home for sex.

MISC
High court upholds use of `Old Sparky' (Tampa Trib) The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld Florida's use of electrocution as its sole method of capital punishment.
Bill proposed to block Atlanta gun suit (AJC)