| ROZ KELLY aka 'Pinky Tuscadero' Los Angeles, California 'Pinky' pleads innocent to charges--(UPI S) |
| KERRY MAX COOK trial LINDA JO EDWARDS murder Bastrop, Texas Semen testing may delay slaying suspect's 4th trial--(Houston Chron) A former death row inmate, facing a rare fourth capital murder trial in the 1977 sexual-mutilation slaying of an East Texas secretary, may have to wait a few weeks longer for his next day in court. |
| "THE MISSING NEWSBOY" case JOHNNY GOSCH, missing since 1982 West Des Moines, Iowa Authorities have doubts about Noreen Gosch's claims--(POSTnet) Authorities are skeptical about a West Des Moines woman's statements that she met with her long-missing son two years ago, but they will follow up on her claims. |
| ANTHONY PORTER, freed from Death Row
ALSTORY SIMON, arrested Chicago Wis. man prepares `to clear his name' (Chicago Sun-Times) The man whose videotaped confession freed Death Row inmate Anthony Porter surrendered to police Sunday and now worries about facing the death penalty himself. Simon charged with '82 murders (Chicago Trib) Rush Assails Porter Conviction (Chicago Trib) |
| Crime File Justice Story Tormented to Kill (NY Daily News) It was a grand golf club, the exclusive Leatherhead in Surrey, England, and on the fair day of Thursday, Sept. 2, 1971, a ladies invitational was under way. While the ladies searched for their sliced and hooked golf balls in the wooded fringes, police unobtrusively but diligently looked for human bones. |
| CRIME NEWS AROUND THE NET
Unraveling the Will, and Death, of Casino Owner (LA Times) Lonnie "Ted" Binion's suspicious death and missing fortune in Las Vegas. 1,000 Demand Officers be Charged in Shooting (NY Post) Amadou Diallo murder Virginia Bounty Hunter to Go to Trial (Wash Post) Man Allegedly Posed as FBI Agent; Case Raises Questions on Regulations; Buddy Lee Spenser trial Editor Charged In Death Of Wife (Wash Post) Nancy A. Holt murder; Donald Wayne Holt, accused, is an editor at the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Prosecutors expected to wrap up minister's racketeering case (TBO FL) Henry Lyons trial Bronx man flees Massachusetts jail via garbage chute (Boston Globe) Police still seek cemetery suspect (Inside Denver) Police investigate bizarre killing (Denver Post) 3 capital cases focus on crimes against women (Boston Globe) Victoria Peymann, a 30-year-old mother of two, took a job as a supermarket cashier last September to earn money for Christmas. A month later she was dead. |
| Missing: TEEKAH LEWIS Tacoma, Washington Searchers brave elements for girl--(Tacoma News Tribune) About 100 people comb area near bowling alley where toddler disappeared |
| New Jersey Juvenile pornography being traded by kids--(Record Online) It wasn't surprising when someone looking to move pornographic materials on the Internet said he was 14 years old. What was surprising was that he really was 14. |
| Coldwater, Michigan Coldwater man, 50, charged after Internet porn sting--(Detroit Free Press) Oakland Co. pursues on-line pedophiles. Predators lurk in the shadows of the Internet, trolling pornographic chat rooms to lure underage prey into a World Wide Web of smutty dialogue, graphic photos and sexual requests. |
| Missing: ILENE MISHELHOFF, 13 Dublin, California 10 years later, hope still flickers for missing Dublin girl--(Jewish Bulletin of Northern California) |
| Missing: TIFFANY SESSIONS Valrico, Florida Lost Decade: The Search for Tiffany Sessions--(Tampa Trib) Ten years after the disappearance of her daughter, Hilary Sessions still holds hope that the girl she called ``Peanut'' will be found. (Links to pics, streaming video and other resources) |
| NANCY HOLT, murdered DONALD HOLT, charged Mount Airy, MD Husband of woman reported missing charged with her murder--(TBO) Donald Holt, 44, a scientific editor for the Journal of the National Cancer Institute,was charged with his wife's murder Sunday after state police found her body in a car parked at Baltimore-Washington International Airport. |
| Billings, Montana Task force focuses on possible serial killer--(Star Tribune) A serial killer may be responsible for the disappearances of three women who were mentally retarded and lived in Minnesota and North Dakota, members of a state and federal task force said. |
  The Rhyne Family Statesville, N.C. Officers find bodies of 2 adults, child--(Charlotte Observer) Bodies found Saturday likely to be Rhyne family--(Statesville Record & Landmark) |
| Missing: MIKELLE BIGGS Mesa, Arizona Police made them 'prisoners,' accused molester's parent say--(Arizona Republic) |
| CONSTANCE BOYKIN murder PATRICK BOYKIN, accused Tavares, Florida Boy charged as adult in the killing of his sister--(TBO-FL) A grand jury that indicted an 11-year-old boy as an adult in the shooting death of his sister wants to see a more merciful punishment than life in prison for the child. |
| IRENE KENNEDY murder Boston Officials probe more evidence in killing at Walpole park--(Boston Globe) More physical evidence discovered on the running suit top that Irene Kennedy was wearing when she was killed last December in a Walpole park is being tested to determine whether any significant DNA evidence can be garnered from it, according to law enforcement sources. |
| DEBORAH GROSECLOSE murder WILLIAM GROSECLOSE retrial Memphis, Tenn. Five navy recruits testify Groseclose spoke of murder--(The Commercial Appeal) On the day of his murdered wife's funeral in July 1977, former Navy recruiter William Groseclose said, "It's hard to keep a straight face when you know who did it", a onetime recruit told a jury Saturday. |
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WALTER COLLINS, 9, kidnapped Los Angeles, California, 1928 The Boy Who Vanished--and His Impostor (LA Times) The annals of child kidnapping are replete with heartbreaking tragedies, but probably none have been quite as bizarre as the crime that first mesmerized, then convulsed, Los Angeles more than 70 years ago. |
| Laramie, Wyoming Breast-feeding squabble prompts battery charge--(WRAL) A woman breast-feeding her baby in a Wyoming restaurant has led to the restaurant owner's wife pleading guilty to battery charges. |
| O.J. SIMPSON California Nicole's dead ringer--(New York Post) A blond, 23-year-old woman who looks a heck of lot like Nicole Brown Simpson admits she's been carrying on a two-year "romantic friendship" with O.J. Simpson. |
| 3 bodies that match missing Statesville family are found (The Charlotte Observer) Authorities said Saturday they have found three bodies which appear to match the descriptions of a missing Statesville family in two rural areas of Iredell County. |
Police Find Bodies Believed To Be Those of Missing Statesville Family (WRAL OnLine) Authorities have found the bodies of a man, woman and child believed to be those of a family missing for three weeks. A Statesville man was charged in one of the deaths. |
 Robin W. Rhyne, 43; his wife, Kimberly, 28; and their 2-year-old son, Hunter. Appeal made for boy's safe return Child's parents, also missing, feared dead (The Charlotte Observer) The father of a missing Statesville man fears that hope is fading for his son and daughter-in-law and made a tearful plea Friday for help in locating his 2-year-old grandson. Reward offered over missing family (Winston Salem JournalNow) The disappearance of a Statesville family has become the talk of the town........ Reward Raised for Information About Missing Family (WRAL OnLine) Friends and relatives of a Statesville family reported missing three weeks ago are offering a 25,000-dollar reward to find out what happened to them. Rhyne family still seeking answers; reward offered (Statesville Record) Jack Rhyne and his family are praying that their 2-year-old grandson is alive and well. |
| Boston
Champion of children held in assaults (Boston Globe) "Brother Hal" Rawlings is accused of raping a 6-year-old girl he had befriended and sexually assaulting her 7-year-old brother |
| RICHARD, 7, and JOHN SHORT, 3, murder victims
RONALD SHORT, accused New York Murder Charges For Slain Kids' Dad (NY Daily News) |
| PETER CONTOS trial
CATHERINE RICE and children, murder victims Cambridge Contos sentenced to 3 life terms in slaying of mistress, two sons (Boston Globe) Superior Court Judge Robert A. Barton, saying that Peter C. Contos should die for killing his mistress and their two young boys, yesterday sentenced the former National Guard sergeant to three consecutive life sentences. |
| ANTHONY PORTER, freed
Chicago, Ill. Porter fully savors first taste of freedom (Chicago Trib) Judge orders Death Row inmate, Anthony Porter, freed. Wrongly convicted of double murder, Porter off Death Row (Chicago Sun-Times) Anthony Porter returned to the world of freedom Friday, released by a Cook County judge after someone else confessed to the double murder for which Porter was almost executed last year. |
| JONBENET RAMSEY case
Boulder, Colorado Patsy Ramsey raised teddy bear question (Inside Denver) |
| CRIME NEWS AROUND THE NET Occupation? 'What do you think? I'm a bank robber' (SP Times) It's his career, and he's proud of it. Robbers leave a trail (Arizona Republic) Police follow coins to suspects' apartment Aron's Husband Asks Court to Block TV Interview (Wash Post) Former politician, Ruthann Aron, convicted in murder-for-hire plot against her husband. Murder Convict One Step Away From Freedom (Wash Post) Anthony Gray convicted in stabbing death of Linda Pellicano Man 'numb' after murder trial canceled (Denver Post) Steven Geddes accused of killing his wife, Janice. Boy in slaying case jailed for breaking his release terms (AJC) Defendent arrested for partying with witnesses for the prosecution. 13-yr-old Josh Belluardo beating death. Trial beginning for first suspect in 1997 slaying of local student (Gazette) Jacine Gielinski murder; Lucas Salmon trial Jury finds man guilty of Lenexa teen's death (KC Star) Aubrey Phalp murder; Todd Miller Deal guilty of first-degree murder Slain Va. Girl Was Friend of Suspect (Wash Post) 16-yr-old Stacie Reed murder MISC |
| Huntington, Indiana Man accused of performing castrations in his apartment--(WRAL) |
| Rio De Janiero, Brazil American and his wife charged with baby trafficking in Brazil--(Nando Times) |
| SHEILA BELLUSH murder Tampa, Florida Private investigator says he found murder victim for her ex-husband--(TBO-FL) A private eye says he was hired by the ex-husband of a mother of six just days before she was shot and stabbed to death in her Sarasota home in front of her toddler quadruplets. |
| JONBENET RAMSEY case Boulder, Colorado Toy Emerged as Clue in JonBenet Case During Interview With Mother--(POSTnet/SHNS) |
| TOK SUN PAE murder JON MOON CHOE trial Hackensack, NJ Murder trial begins without husband accused of killing wife--(Boston Globe) It almost looked like a normal murder trial: the judge was seated, the jury was in the box, the prosecutor and defense lawyer at their tables. But the defendant was missing. |
| ELIZABETH KNAPP murder Concord, NH Judge finds murder victim's 6-year-old sister capable of testifying--(Boston Globe) |
| Lagos Cannibal arrested under bridge--(Reuters) A Nigerian man was arrested under a bridge in Lagos in possession of roasted human limbs and the bones of former victims he had eaten, local newspapers said. |
| RICHARD and JOHN SHORT, murder victims RONALD SHORT, accused New York Man charged with first-degree murder--(NJO News) The father of two young boys found beaten to death in the basement of a Manhattan building was charged Friday with first-degree murder. |
| MIKE TYSON Rockville, Md. Tyson gets one year jail sentence in assault case--(POSTnet) |
| CRIME NEWS AROUND THE NET
Porter: Unshackled and ecstatic (Chicago Trib) One day after a Milwaukee man (Alstory Simon) implicated himself in a 1982 double murder that landed another man (Anthony Porter) on Death Row, prosecutors and defense lawyers began what all sides agree will be the arduous task of unraveling the controversial case. Judge Upholds Conviction in Ennis Cosby Case (LA Times) A 14-Count Indictment For Pearl St. Landlord (NY Daily News) The Manhattan landlord, Robert Rodriguez, whose two missing tenants, Michael Sullivan and Camden Sylvia, are presumed dead was indicted yesterday on 14 counts of federal tax evasion. Couple's fairy-tale reunion shattered by blows from a baseball bat (Kansas City Star) High school sweethearts wed at age 77; jealous old beau, 79, accused of attack with intent to kill. Four teens indicted on first-degree murder charges (TBO FL) Tavares, Florida: murder of 84-year-old Billy Austin Simpson, a retired Baptist deacon. Death Penalty to Be Sought for Boy's Killer (LA Times) Brandon Wilson charged with murder of 9-yr-old Matthew Cecchi. Virginia Executes Salesman's Murderer (Wash Post) Tony Leslie Fry had shot a car salesman who accompanied him on a test drive, then tied the man to the vehicle's bumper and dragged him down a dirt road. Justices Refuse to Block Execution (LA Times) Convicted double murderer Jaturun "Jay" Siripongs The angels of Death Row (Chicago Sun-Times) They carry no badges, no detective shields, no weapons other than a few tough questions. |
| LEO ECHEGARAAY Philippines "Baby, forgive me"--(BBC) Convicted rapist Leo Echegaray has been put to death in the Philippines - the country's first execution in more than two decades. |
| ANTHRAX SCARES
Anthrax Hoaxes Are Sent In Mail (Washington Post) Threatening Letter Delivered to Post Anthrax threats taken seriously, but appear to be hoax (AJC) Yesterday a report that a package containing anthrax was delivered to the N-B-C bureau in Atlanta. |
| MICHAEL and SUSAN ``MISSY'' MacIVOR murders
THOMAS OVERTON trial Key West, Fla. Jury recommends death penalty in slayings of couple, unborn child (TBO FL) |
| JONBENET RAMSEY Case
DA finds answer in bear plea (Denver Post) Ramsey teddy bear hunt called off (Boulder News) Search for data on teddy bear in JonBenet case is over, DA says (Inside Denver) |
| TED BINION: Suspicious Death, Missing Fortune
Las Vegas, Nevada Binion suspect takes the Fifth in court session (Las Vegas Sun) The chief suspect in the theft of a fortune in silver from the late Ted Binion asserted his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination 98 times today in District Court when asked about assets missing from Binion's estate ... CASE BACKGROUND: Binion not poisoned to death, tests show (LVRJ) |
| PETER C. CONTOS trial
CATHERINE RICE and sons: BENJAMIN RICE, 4, and RYAN CONTOS, infant, murdered Cambridge, Mass. Contos found guilty of killing his mistress, their two sons (Boston Globe) After two hours of deliberation, a jury yesterday convicted a former National Guard sergeant of killing his mistress, strangling their two sons, and putting the children's bodies in a locker. |
