| JONBENET RAMSEY case news Detective who deemed Ramseys innocent meets with prosecutors--(POSTnet) |
| JULIE SCULLY, missing GEORGE SKIADOPOULOS, suspect Athens, Greece Police hunt for body of missing American after questioning boyfriend--(NJO News) The boyfriend of a missing American woman was led by investigators into the hills of northern Greece on Wednesday after suggesting her dismembered body lay in a ravine, police said. |
| PHYLLIS OHLRICH "mercy" death VERNAL "BOB" OHLRICH charged Hebron, Nebraska Man charged with ailing wife's murder pleads guilty to manslaughter--(Nando Times) |
| GARY BUSEY, actor Malibu, California Gary Busey free on bail in abuse case--(UPI S) |
| MEGAN'S LAW Lexington sex offender objects to Megan's Law--(Lexington Herald-Leader) |
| CRIME NEWS AROUND THE NET Prosecutor Says Ng Took Active Role in Killings (LA Times) Accused serial murderer Charles Ng forged an "evil bond" with an accomplice as they meticulously planned a killing rampage that claimed a dozen victims, a prosecutor told jurors. Park-Slay Teen Gets 10 Years (NY Daily) Baby-faced killer Christopher Vasquez, 16, convicted in grisly murder of Michael McMorrow. Baby-Faced Butcher Gets 10 Years (NY Post) Neighbors Mourn Slain Brothers (NY Daily) Richard Short, 7, and John Short, 3. Their father, Ronald Short, remained in jail on child-endangerment charges, but he has not been charged with murder. DNA Tests Could Link Dad To Sons' Murder Site (NY Post) Evidence Taken Illegally In Slaying, Lawyers Say (Wash Post) College student Matthew Harper accused of murdering his sister, Ann. Condemned Man Seeks to Ease Sentence (Wash Post) James Edward Perry convicted in murder-for-hire killing of an 8-year-old disabled boy, his mother and the boy's nurse. Tip leads to arrest in '77 slaying (Chicago Sun-Times) Daniel Baxter has been a U.S. Marine, a karate school owner, an insurance salesman and a real estate broker. And for nearly 22 years, police say, Baxter has been something else: a murderer. Gambling Tied To Baby's Death, Jury Told (Chicago Trib) Dina Abdelhaq accused of killing her 7-week-old daughter, Tara. Death Row Inmate Faces Court Test Over Intelligence (Chicago Trib) Anthony Porter received a temporary stay of execution from the Illinois Supreme Court last year when his attorney alleged he had a very low IQ. Teen's Killing Stuns Family (Chicago Trib) 22-year-old Dameion C. Thurmond had lived with 16-year-old Angela Westerfield's family on and off for the past year. He's been charged in her brutal murder. Two face charges after woman's body found (Boston Globe) The partly clad body of Pamela Bouchard, 29, of Nantucket, was seen floating near shore Sunday morning. |
| THE MANSON MURDERS
The Manson Murders (Washington Post) Excerpts from "the first rough draft of history" as reported in The Washington Post on this date in the 20th century. |
| CRIME NEWS: Morning Briefs
U.S. justices refuse to hear appeal in machete deaths of family (TBO FL) Former Technical Sgt. Edward Zakrzewski, was stationed at Eglin Air Force when he killed his wife and two children with a machete. Former oncologist's 1984 murder conviction upheld (TBO FL) John S. Freund is serving a life sentence for sedating and then stabbing a man to death in his apartment. Trial date set for four charged with making prank calls (TBO FL) Prank phone calls made just before a fatal fire at a Murray State University dormitory that killed a student from Florida. Missouri man arraigned in Springfield killings (KC Star) Richard Ivan DeLong charged in killing pregnant Erin Vanderhoef and her three children. Fast-food robbers lose loot and getaway car (KC Star) The employees were stuck in a freezer, the robbers had a bag of cash and there was nothing left but to hop into their car and vamoose. But the plan unraveled at the last minute, police said. Child rape suspect's car found abandoned (Houston Chronicle) There was no sign of Timothy D. Young of Nashville or the 13-year-old boy he had befriended. A $5,000 reward was posted Friday. |
| COOKIE JACOBSON, missing and presumed murdered
Tempe, Arizona Landfill search ends (Arizona Central) No answers in case of missing Tempe mom Authorities call it quits at landfill search (Access Arizona) |
| JAMES "JIMBO" FORD trial GREGORY and KIMBERLY MALNORY murders Punta Gorda, Florida Jury selection in Ford trial may begin this week--(Charlotte Sun-Herald) Arcadia man could face death if convicted of murdering Charlotte couple. He admits he went fishing and hog hunting with them, but the admissions end there. (Story contains links to Timeline and previous articles) |
| PAUL BRIGHTMAN trial REV. FREDERICK and CLETA MATHIAS, murder victims Indianapolis, Indiana Suspect pleads guilty to ax slayings of minister and wife--(POSTnet) |
| Statesville, North Carlina Family missing, car for sale found abandoned--(WRAL) |
| CHARLES NG trial Santa Ana, California Serial murder video played in court--(Newsday) The videotaped words of the defendant in a mass torture-slaying case were played back to jurors as one of California's most expensive homicide cases entered its final stages. |
| O.J. SIMPSON Bristol, Conn. Simpson to be honored as 'greatest athlete' tribute by ESPN--(NJO News) ESPN will air a 30-minute documentary honoring O.J. Simpson as one of the 50 greatest North American athletes of the 20th century. |
| THOMAS CAPANO trial ANNE MARIE FAHEY murder Wilmington, Delaware Killer's ex-wife, daughter ask jury to spare his life--(POSTnet) |
| REV. HENRY LYONS trial Largo, Florida Prosecutor: Baptist leader "led two totally seperate lives."--(WRAL) The Rev. Henry Lyons led the public life of a respected preacher, but was a smooth operator who swindled $250,000 intended for burned black churches, a prosecutor said today. The defense countered that just because a financial effort fails doesn't mean there was a crime. |
| ERNEST IRELAND sentenced BARRY DALLMAN, 21, victim VICTORIA LYNN WELSH, 14, victim May's Landing, New Jersey Two life sentences for man who killed couple, buried them in basement--(POSTnet) |
| DANIEL BETOURNAY appeal APRIL BETOURNAY and BETH GARBE murders Spokane, Wa. Appeals court upholds double murder conviction--(Oregon Live) The state Court of Appeals has upheld the conviction of a College Place teen-ager found guilty of suffocating his sister and her friend in 1994 by placing plastic bags over their heads. |
| CHARLES NG Santa Ana, California Accused mass killer may take stand--(C News) Ng is accused of torturing and murdering 12 people in a northern California cabin where victims allegedly were held as sex slaves. |
| ILENE MISHELOFF, missing since 1989 Annual vigil rekindles memory of missing girl--(Contra Costa Times) Ilene Misheloff is perpetually 13 years old to her parents and the public. It was almost 10 years ago, Jan. 30. 1989, that she vanished while walking home from Wells Middle School on Amadour Boulevard. |
| ERIN VANDERHOEF family murder Springfield, Missouri Man charged in killing of pregnant Missouri woman and her three children--(WRAL) Police investigating the stranglings of a pregnant woman and her three children arrested a man believed to be the father of the unborn child on murder charges. |
| COOKIE JACOBSON
Tempe, Arizona Landfill search to end for Tempe mother (Access Arizona) Police believe that Aaron Jacobson, 16, killed his mother and then tossed her body in the trash with the help of his sister, Laura, 13. Search for Tempe mom ending (Arizona Republic) |
| CRIME FILE JUSTICE STORY
The Steward And the Stunner (NY Daily News) There was no thought of tragedy aboard the Union Castle line ship en route from Cape Town to Southampton, England, on the stifling night of Oct. 17, 1947. |
| RICHARD SHORT, 7, and JOHN SHORT, 3, murdered
RONALD SHORT, suspect New York Deaths of two young brothers ruled homicides; father held on $10M bail (Boston Globe) Brothers Were Butchered (NY Daily) Little boys were hacked, bashed; father is held Happy Facade Hid Violence Says Pal (NY Daily) $10M Bail For 'Suicidal' Pop of Slain Boys (NY Post) Slain Boys' Father Held on Minor Charges NY Times) |
| CRIME NEWS AROUND THE NET
Police Chasing Tips on Missing INS Lawyer (Wash Post) Joyce Chiang disappearance was mentioned in a one-minute segment on the "America's Most Wanted" television program. Man Seeks New Trial in 1993 Triple Slaying (Wash Post) James Edward Perry was convicted of killing a quadriplegic boy, his mother and a nurse in a 1993 contract killing FBI aids probe of slaying of mother, son in Conn. (Boston Globe) Man sentenced to death for stomping death of landlady (TBO-FL) Jury says murderer should die (SP Times) Sam Smithers, former church deacon, convicted of killing two women. Grand jury to probe Vail fires (Inside Denver) Serial killer's darkness still haunts people (Inside Denver) Ted Bundy Cameraman claims police abuse (Denver Post) |
| St. Cloud, Florida
Entire family found dead, authorities searching for answers (TBO-FL) |