| BOULDER WEEKLY Rapes, murders and fake I.D.'s by Wayne Laugesen A new level of stupidity in Boulder's justice system. |
| THOMAS CAPANO trial Wilmington, Delaware Jury recommends death for Delaware lawyer--(POSTnet) Jurors recommended Thursday that a politically connected attorney be executed for murdering his lover in 1996. |
| THOMAS NOGUCHI Los Angeles, California Exiled coroner to the stars retires and regrets nothing--(POSTnet) The retiring "coroner to the stars" and the model for TV's "Quincy" has a post-mortem on his own career that can be summarized in two words: no regrets. |
| LEO ECHEGARAY Philippines Last requests by child rapist denied--(ABC Online) |
| THOMAS CAPANO Wilmington, Delaware Capano asks jury to spare him the death penalty in murder of governor's aide--(Nando Times) An affluent, politically connected attorney convicted of killing his mistress asked a jury Thursday to spare him the death penalty for his family's sake. |
| New York Man busted for stealing parrot--(WCBS) |
| SCOTT AMEDURE murder JONATHAN SCHMITZ, convicted Pontiac, Michigan Retrial assured in talk-show death case--(UPI S) |
| JONBENET RAMSEY case news Press Release from Alex Hunter, including picture of Teddy Bear |
| JONBENET RAMSEY case news Police seek information about toy bear in Ramsey slaying--(ABC News) |
| JONBENET RAMSEY case news....NEWSFLASH!! KUSA-Denver JonBenet Ramsey Investigation Boulder District Attorney Alex Hunter wants help from the public in identifying a stuffed animal. Hunter says the bear is a Christmas bear. He says he needs to know who made the bear and where and when it was sold. Hunter is not saying anything about how the bear might be connected to the murder case. It's described as about a foot long, with a white furry face and torso. The bear is dressed in a red Santa suit and Santa hat trimmed with what looks like lamb's wool. The outfit also features a black belt and a brown pouch is attached to the belt with a shiny gold loop. |
| RICHARD and JOHN SHORT murder case New York Funeral for slain brothers to be private--(NJO News) |
| MARGARITA FLORES, victim JOSEFINA SONIA SALDANA, accused Fresno, California Murder charges filed in pregnant mother kidnapping-slaying--(Contra Costa Times) Two murder charges were filed on Wednesday against a woman accused of luring a pregnant mother to her death with promises of free diapers and baby furniture. |
| JOHN PIERRE BAKER, accused BETTY JO MILLER, accused Arizona Teen tells of flight with brother to escape beatings, abuse--(Arizona Daily Star) |
| EDNA MARIE RODRIGUEZ Fort Worth, Texas Six month old killing leaves a family shattered.(POSTnet/Fort Worth Star Telegram) Part 1 Part 2 Part3 |
| JULIE SCULLY murder
GEORGE SKIADOPOULOS charged Greece Lover Held in N.J. Model's Killing (NY Daily News) |
| SHORT murders: Richard, 7, and John, 3,
New York Slain Boys' Mother 'At End of Her Rope' (NY Daily) |
2-Week Delay for Execution (NY Daily News) Triple murderer Darrell Mease got a two-week reprieve from a lethal injection because the Missouri didn't want to execute him while the Pope was in town. Man Charged in Anthrax Phone Calls to Hospital (LA Times) Hearing Held for Mother Accused of Killing Teen (Wash Post) She told police that "voices" told her to set her home and the girl ablaze |
| FOUND: JERROD DESHAWN LOVE, 13 Alleged Child Rapist Found With Missing Boy (LA Times) Timothy D. Young of Tennessee was arrested Tuesday afternoon by officers who were tipped by someone who recognized the suspect from a segment of "America's Most Wanted," said LAPD spokesman Ed Funes. |
| Trenton, New Jersey Suspect: "Iced tea made me stab my wife."--(WRAL) |
| CHARLES NG trial
Los Angeles Ng Takes Stand, Denies Slayings (LA Times) Court: Defendant testifies, apparently against lawyers' advice, as trial is drawing to close. Accused serial killer suggests partner committed 12 murders. |
4 Babies' Deaths Are Ruled Homicides (Wash Post) The D.C. medical examiner has ruled that four young children who died between 1994 and 1996 were homicide victims and did not die from undetermined causes as stated on their original death certificates. |
| CRIME NEWS AROUND THE NET
Trouble in paradise (Boston Globe) Pamela Bouchard death on Nantucket Holtzer gets 10 to 15 years for beating (Traverse City Record-Eagle) Kevin Holtzer is charged with the murder of Kalee Bruce in an unrelated case Community stunned by murder of missionary (Inside Denver) Graham Stewart Staines and his two sons, Philip, 10, and Timothy, 8, burned alive in India. Metro State student's slaying 'a horrible waste' (Denver Post) Robert "Robbie'' Hayden murder 'Cowardly act' nets life in prison (Denver Post) David Greene murder; Dudley Stephenson convicted '65 law cited for defendants in park bombing (AJC) MISC. |
| CRIME NEWS AROUND FLORIDA
Estranged wife, son testify they saw defendant in victim's vehicle (Jacksonville) James Huggins charged in the abduction/murder of Carla Larson. Fellow inmate testifies that accused killer confided details (Key West) Michael and Susan ``Missy'' Maclvor murders; Thomas Overton on trial 18-year-old convicted of beating teen to death (Tampa) Four teen-agers watched and did nothing to help the victim. Man gets death in slaying winter residents from Illinois (Bartow) Bernice and Clifford Moody murders Police say children killed in apparent murder-suicide were (St. Cloud) Victims of long-term sexual abuse. |
| ERIN VANDERHOEF and 3 children murdered: Jimmy and Darlene Vanderhoef, 11 and 8, and Chris Franklin, 10. Springfield, Missouri Another man and a woman charged in killing of Springfield family (KC Star) A pregnant Springfield woman was driven to a store to get doughnuts as two persons were strangling her three children in their home, police said Wednesday. |
| JAMES "JIMBO" FORD Punta Gorda, Florida Doc says Ford not retarded--(Charlotte Sun Herald) Murder defendant James "Jimbo" Ford has just below-average intelligence and is competent to stand trial next week, Dr. Robert Wald testified Wednesday. |
| KENDALL FRANCOIS, serial killer Albany, New York Alleged serial killer offers guilty plea to avoid death--(POSTnet) A former school hall monitor has offered to plead guilty to killing eight women, hoping to take advantage of a recent ruling by the state's highest court that could spare him from the death penalty, according to court documents unsealed Wednesday. |
| Melinda White Tracker dogs used to hunt missing mom Julie Scully Grim news for family of N.J. woman Andrea Sicora Trucker tries to find missing teen, 30-year-old she met on Interne  Tiffiany Beverly Man charged in stepdaughter death Ericka Anna Schopfer Friend now suspect-Man who found body charged with murder Constance Boykin Boy, 11, charged in sister's death Linda Bryant Murder Hunt Police Stop White Vans James Byrd Jr Small-town ties entangle jury selection in dragging case Robbery, kidnap suspect arrested Cops seek single suspect in 3 abduction attempts Fugitive sought for '97 murder -- Serial killer suspect may be tied to killing of Grand Rapids woman |
| Canada Sex fiend posing as man a first: Cops--(C-News) Police say a woman accused of having sex with young girls may be Canada's first alleged female serial sex predator to pose as a man. |
| Michigan Arson-murder at Michigan massage parlour--(UPI S) |
| ORLANDITO ROSARIO-MALDONADO, 12 Whiteplains, N.Y. Dead child identified as Yonkers 12-year-old--(NJO News) A child whose body was found half-buried on a ridge near the Saw Mill River Parkway was identified Wednesday as a 12-year-old boy from Yonkers who disappeared three months ago on his way to a barber shop. |
| Tacoma. Wa. Missing girl's relatives go door to door--(Seattle Times) While police continue to look for clues in the disappearance of 2-year-old Teekah Lewis, the girl's extended family and friends are going door to door passing out fliers. |
| BRUCE LITTLETON Nashville Man thought to have died in car wreck is alive, may face murder charge--(WRAL) |
| NORTHEAST CRIME NEWS BRIEFS from the Boston Globe/AP
Hearing opens for man accused in death of 11-year-old papergirl--(Putnam, Conn.) Angelica Padilla murder
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| CRIME NEWS AROUND THE NET
Greek police find headless body of former model (Boston Globe) The Greek boyfriend of a New Jersey pinup model, Julie Scully, was ``blinded by his passion'' when he strangled her to keep her from returning home, then set her body ablaze and cut off her head with a hacksaw, authorities said. $2 Million Bond Set in Young Woman's Death (Chicago Trib) Angela Westerfield, 16 Extradition ordered for two fugitives from Oregon (Boston Globe) A convicted murderer and the female companion who allegedly helped her break out of prison. Blaming victim is tired defense (Boston Globe) Peter Contos on trial for murders of Catherine Rice and their sons, Benjamin, 4, and Ryan, 2 months. Boy, 11, charged in sister's death (TBO FL) 13-yr-old Constance Boykin Police: Enemy's brother kills 12-year-old girl (TBO FL) Christine Elam slaying Man guilty of killing elderly couple sentenced to death (TBO FL) Clifford and Bernice Moody murders Newspaper: Girlfriend of convicted killer to admit role in (TBO FL) The girlfriend (Lisa Costello) of a millionaire businessman (Alan Mackerley) convicted of luring his New Jersey bus company rival (Frank Black) to Florida and killing him will admit her role in the murder on Wednesday, a newspaper reported. Missing minister found in N.J. jail (Denver Post) He met a woman on the internet and is accused of critically injuring her 2-yr-old. |
| JONBENET RAMSEY CASE
Ex-Ramsey detectives meet with DA's office (Boulder News) Ramsey probers meet DA (Denver Post) Ramseys' defender talks to DA (Inside Denver) JonBenet Grand Jury Set To Charge: Mommy Is The Killer (Nat'l Enquirer) |
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