| JULIE SCULLY Mansfield, New Jersey Burlington County woman missing in Greece--(NJ News) A Burlington County woman who recently moved to Greece has mysteriously disappeared after an argument with her boyfriend. |
| East Sussex, U.K. Man, 45, faces ten charges over two girls--(London Times) Alan Hopkinson is accused of kidnapping two 10-yr-olds who went missing on their way to school. They were reunited with their families Friday evening. |
| Missing: TEEKAH LEWIS, 2 Tacoma, Washington UPDATE: Hotline For Missing Toddler--(KOMO-4 TV) - Police and FBI agents now have a 24-hour hotline set up in hopes of getting tips to help them find a 2-year-old girl last seen at Frontier Bowling Lanes in Tacoma. |
| Anniston, Alabama Rash of recent homicides has Anniston residents worried--(Flash Alabama) A string of recent murders, coupled with authorities' reluctance to release information, has fueled speculation among Anniston residents that a serial killer might be on the loose, a claim disputed by police. |
| SERIAL KILLER Australia Fears new Milat stalking hitchers--(Sunday Mail) Police fear an Ivan Milat-style serial killer is stalking the Queensland-New South Wales border region. A team of detectives is investigating links between the murders of at least three female hitch-hikers over the past two years. |
| CHRISTINA MARIE WILLIAMS Monterey 4,000 mourn at girl's memorial--(Sac Bee) |
| RICHARD and JOHN SHORT homicides New York Medical examiner: Boys beaten to death--(UPI S) |
| Kansas City Authorities ask public to help them find kidnapping suspect--(KC Star) The FBI wants the public to help it track down a woman accused of abducting her daughter. |
| Michigan Tumble from canoe leads to First Amendment fight--(WRAL) A Michigan judge has to decide -- does the First Amendment protect cursing? |
| New York Wu Tang rappers eyed in federal weapons probe--(NY Post) The hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan - which made headlines a week ago when a founder, Ol' Dirty Bastard, was charged with shooting at cops - is the target of a federal gun-running probe, The Post has learned. |
| SHORT case (further details) New York Missing boys found dead--(NY Post) |
| RICHARD SHORT, 7, and JOHN SHORT, 3
New York 2 Boys Slain - Cops Quiz Dad (NY Daily News) Bodies found in room under shop |
| CRIME NEWS AROUND THE NET A Killer on Campus (NY Daily News) Suzanne Nahuela Jovin, 21, a senior at Yale murdered Murder or Suicide? (Wash Post) Court to Decide Whether Fairfax Man Killed Himself to Free Up Insurance Money Lawyer for burglar known as Spiderman requests withdrawal from cases (TBO-FL) Police ask for public's help in solving boy witness slaying (TBO-FL) Murder trial's penalty phase continues (SP Times) Sam Smithers, a former church deacon and electrician's helper was found guilty last month of using a hoe and an ax when he beat and strangled two women in 1996. Man lures 6-year-old girl from mother, police say (SP Times) Suspect to be charged with murder (Boulder News) Harold Eisenhuth slain with a hammer More girls going to jail (Inside Denver) Counsel urged for condemned killers (AJC) Georgia is the only state with inmates on death row which does not provide legal counsel to convicts during habeus corpus petitions. Fragile witnesses (Arizona Central) Children who've seen murder, violence get special help at Amber's Place |
| Missing: MIKELLE BIGGS, 11
Mesa, Arizona Small minds seek the Biggses (Arizona Republic) |
| ERIN VANDERHOEF and three children:
Darlene Vanderhoef, 8, Chris Franklin, 10, and Jimmy Vanderhoef, 11. Springfield, Missouri Slaying of family in Springfield, Mo., baffles authorities (St. Louis Post) Counselors who knew slain children struggle with emotions as they help others (KC Star) |
| Houston, Texas
Unsolved cases of missing women proliferate (Houston Chronicle) Trend in Houston contrasts with national crime drop |
 (Mikelle Biggs) DNA tested in missing-girl case (Arizona Central)When a Jeep owner told Mesa police he had nothing to do with the disappearance of Mikelle Biggs, they didn't automatically take his word for it. Police again try to ID slain teen (MiLive Saginaw) A Detroit teen left home in 1988 and ended up in Saginaw. IRENE KENNEDY slaying
 Mid-Wilshire Serial Rapist Strikes Again (Channel2000) The heat is on to catch a man suspected of several sexual assaults in the Mid-Wilshire area of Los Angeles. And police are hoping the public can help. Serial rapist gets death sentence (National Post) A serial killer and rapist was sentenced to death Thursday for six murders that were originally blamed on an innocent man who served 6 years in prison. |
| STEPHEN FAGAN case Cambridge, Mass. Trial date set for Fagan case--(TBO) A trial date has been set for a man who allegedly kidnapped his two young daughters and started a new life for them in Florida nearly 20 years ago. |
| GERT POSTEL Leipzig, Germany German postman gets four years for posing as psychiatrist--(Nando Times) |
| Mitochondrial DNA evidence Complicated evidence Lawyers in Holtzer murder case challenge DNA test (Traverse City Record Eagle) DNA testing at heart of murder case Experts debate accuracy of new testing method at Kevin Holtzer's trial (Traverse City Record Eagle) |
| NICHOLAS SAND San Francisco San Francisco's 'LSD Guru' of the 1970s faces 20 years in jail--(Nando Times) A San Francisco judge Friday closed the book on a psychedelic drug maker once known as the city's "LSD guru" who was captured in Canada after spending close to 20 years underground as a fugitive. |
| TED BUNDY Jacksonville, Florida Decade after Ted Bundy's execution, survivors still quiver, mourn-(POSTnet) |
| PHILIPPINE CRIME NEWS Manila Victim thanks Philippines Congress for ensuring father executed--(AFP) Drums yield 10 corpses in the Philippines--(AFP) |
| Elizabeth, New Jersey Man shot by police after shooting and stabbing lover of estranged wife--(NJO News) |
| Chicago Mom accused of killing daughter for insurance money--(WRAL) Federal prosecutors say a Chicago woman killed her baby daughter to feed her gambling addiction. |
| Missing: MIKELLE BIGGS, 11
Mesa, Arizona DNA tested in missing-girl case (Arizona Republic) Sample clears man with 'copper' Jeep Strongest lead in missing Mesa girl case ruled out (Access Arizona) |
| Washington, D.C.
Body in Box Sends Shiver Through D.C. Neighborhood (Wash Post) A retired District government employee who was taking his daughter to school made a gruesome discovery yesterday when he found the body of a man wrapped in a plastic bag and stuffed into a cardboard box that had been blocking traffic on his street. |
| CATHERINE RICE and children murdered
PETER CONTOS on trial Cambridge, Mass. Husband and wife among 16 impaneled for Contos jury (Boston Globe) Peter Contos is charged with the murder of his mistress, Catherine Rice, and their two children. Defense argues killer felt compelled (Boston Globe) Double life led to triple slaying (Boston Herald) |
| CRIME NEWS AROUND THE NET 3 children, woman are found slain in their Springfield, Missouri home (St. Louis Post) Inmate may have sent letter bomb to AG's office, police say (Boston Globe) Burke returns to find home, life in shambles (Boston Globe) Freed suspect Edmund Burke was charged in Irene Kennedy slaying, Walpole, Mass. Murder suspect reading, working out in jail (TBO-FL) 8-yr-old Maddie Clifton murder; 14-year-old Joshua Earl Patrick Phillips charged. Man convicted of killing elderly woman who criticized his rap (TBO-FL) Prostitute killer's fate tied to his past (SP Times) Woman's death ruled a homicide (Boulder News) Deanna Furlong Father guilty in son's murder (Denver Post) 10-week-old Jimmy Miller Slayer of man who intervened in beating sentenced to mental hospital (KC Star) Olathe man's pictures not illegal, judge rules (KC Star) |
| JONBENET RAMSEY, 6, murder
Boulder, Colorado Jury might sit into March (Denver Post) Ramsey costs pass $1.5M (Boulder News) Ramsey case costs (Boulder News) Ramsey indictment would impact budget (Inside Denver) Commissioner says Ramsey case could bring about cutbacks |
| AMY BILLIG Miami, Florida updated link Woman settles lawsuit with caller who claimed missing daughter was alive--(Naples Daily News) |
| SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich .Hearing set for man accused in newspaper worker's slaying (MiLive)Tight security was expected today for the preliminary hearing of a Chippewa County man accused in last summer's shooting death of The Evening News' circulation manager. |
| Enterprise, Oregon Child molester must give pension to victims--(UPI S) |
| Rochester, New York 70-year-old man charged with killing little boy in 1975--(POSTnet) |
| DR. BARNETT SLEPIAN murder Buffalo, New York Hair found near slain doctor's home linked to missing activist--(WRAL) |
| AMY BELLIG Miami, Florida Mother of missing girl settles suit--(Newsday) |
| KERI LYNNE SHERLOCK, 20, murdered
JAMES ALLEN KINNEY, suspect Bellingham, Wash. Suspect in death of Mass. woman may be serial killer (Boston Herald) Female murder victims have been found in places where Kinney has traveled, from Washington state to Grand Rapids, Mich. |
IRENE KENNEDY murder
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| JOSEPH YANDLE
Skeptical Parole Board grills Yandle at hearing (Boston Globe) Joseph Yandle was released from prison in 1995 after he lied about being a decorated Vietnam veteran. |
| Missing: MIKELLE BIGGS
Mesa, Arizona Police say Jeep has no link to missing girl (Arizona Republic) Mesa police have found the mystery Jeep in the disappearance of 11-year-old Mikelle Biggs, but it did not do much for their investigation. |
LUCAS CIAMBRONE, 7 HEATHER and JOSEPH CIAMBRONE, parents charged with first-degree murder in 1995 Florida Mom accused in son's death faces mental exams (Sarasota Herald-Trib) |
| CRIME NEWS AROUND THE NET
K-9 bomb-sniffer snuffs school pets (Boulder News) Police find fiberglass cow that was stolen from billboard (TBO-FL) Coach sentenced to 18 years in prison for having sex with teens (TBO-FL) Convicted murderer's appeal for a new trial rejected (TBO-FL) Harold Lee Harvey on death row for 1985 murders of William and Ruby Boyd 3rd trial set for man in '88 murder case (Tampa Trib) Edward Boggs on trial for killing a couple he mistook for his ex-wife and her boyfriend. Slain cop didn't tell his location (AJC) Authorities are searching for Jeffrey McGee who faces a murder warrant in the death of officer Robbie Bishop Teen charged with raping 7-yr-old girl (AJC) Teen has faced similar charges before. Johns jury recommends death penalty for killer (KC Star) Alis Ben Johns, the killer who led hundreds of police on a six-month chase through the Ozarks two years ago. Romer's clemency may not free killer (Inside Denver) Zachariah Muniz |