| STEVEN FAGAN kidnapping case Boston, Mass. As Palm Beach kidnapping case trial nears, grandmother speaks--(TBO-FL) There was a time Constance Kurth wondered if she'd ever see her granddaughters again. The girls, then 2 and 5, vanished in 1979 - taken by their father, who told them their mother was dead. |
| BRENDALY "Jenny" FIGUEROA Toronto, Ontario, Canada Boyfriend arrested in "Suitcase Murder"--(C-News) Police have arrested the boyfriend of a woman whose body was found stuffed in a suitcase by a roadside last summer. |
| ROSEMARY WEST England "I wish I'd been hanged", says Rosemary Smith--(PA-UK) Serial killer Rosemary West has said in letters to a penfriend that she wishes she had been hanged for her crimes. |
| DNA Cellmark to Use New DNA Test to Link Criminals to Unsolved Crimes--(PR Newswire) |
| FRANCIS and ROBIN BEAUGUREAU Casper, Wyoming Friends defend pair charged in abuse--(The Oklahoman) Word of mouth had it that Francis and Robin Beaugureau's ranch on the rocky, barren rangeland east of town was a place where poor parents could seek help for troubled lives. |
| Crime File Justice Story:
Hanged by His Own Handiwork (NY Daily News) |
Spurned Clubgoers Kill Bouncer (NY Post) Kidnapped Man Killed in Crash of Bentley Was Focus of FBI Fraud Probe (LA Times) Christopher Rawlings R.I. plans to start molester ID system (Boston Globe) When a wedding kills the case (Boston Globe) Spousal rights abuse is cited Police seeking identity of man found dead in Leicester (Boston Globe) Body in container thought to be hairstylist missing for 2 weeks (SP Times) Panormitis "Michael" Markonios Man charged with running Internet prostitution ring (TBO FL) Law to Control Online Porn Creates Strange Bedfellows (LA Times) Study finds American Indians more exposed to violence than other races (KC Star) American Indians are victims of violent crime at a rate more than double that of the rest of the population... |
| JONBENET RAMSEY Case
Boulder, Colo. Investigators believed Patsy Ramsey capable of harming daughter, author says (Boulder News) New book also reveals Ramsey attorneys believed JonBenét's mother will be charged Book offers insight into Patsy (Denver Post) New book on JonBenet murder (MSNBC/Reuters) Jonbenet's Mother Capable Of Harming Daughter- Book (FOX) |
| NEWSWEEK Special Report-A Death in Paradise (Newsweek) This exclusive NEWSWEEK excerpt takes you inside the Ramsey investigation, with all its twists, turns and lingering mysteries. |
| JonBenet's mother capable of `bringing harm' to daughter, book says (NJONewsFlash) JonBenet Ramsey's mother switched from charming to tough when challenged by a detective, leading police to believe she was "capable of bringing harm to her daughter," author Lawrence Schiller writes in a new book on the crime. |
| ASHLEY OULLETTE, 15 Saco, Maine Teen remembered as vivacious--(Portland Press Herald) Detectives have not discussed the details of the case and have not disclosed how Ouellette died. |
| RHYNE FAMILY murder Statesville, NC Friend describes a typical family--(Charlotte Observer) Everything seemed normal in days before violent deaths |
| THOMAS 'Zoo Man' HUSKEY trial Knoxville, Tenn. Murder trial of 'Zoo Man' ends with jury deadlocked--(Nando Times) The quadruple murder trial of a man who says he has multiple personalities ended in a mistrial Saturday after a jury said it was unable to decide whether Thomas 'Zoo Man' Huskey was insane. |
Death Penalty Not An Open And Shut Case (Chicago Trib) Saga of Anthony Porter's conviction, sentencing, and release How Porter case went awry (Chicago Sun-Times) Anthony Porter released from Death Row Murder witness refuses to testify (Boston Globe) 6-yr-old Elizabeth Knapp murder Neighbor thwarts possible child abduction (TBO FL) Woman again sentenced to 20 years in husband's death (TBO FL) Peggy Wolbrecht convicted in murder of Robert Wolbrecht Bulgarian murder convict arrested in Florida (TBO FL) Suspect found mentally incompetent to stand trial (TC Record-Eagle) A report revealed that Edward Paulson was preoccupied with his father, Edwin, who Paulson believed was "very influential" with the Ku Klux Klan and had arranged for a dentist to install an electronic device in his tooth filling in order to control him. Youth-offender 'boot camp' offers escape from prison (Denver Post) |
| JONBENET RAMSEY CASE
'Perfect' blockbuster planning (Boston Globe) Lawrence Schiller's ''Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenet and the City of Boulder,'' is due in bookstores on Thursday. JonBenet Detective's Memoir Due (NY Post) Steve Thomas was one of the lead investigators on the case. TV HEADS-UP: FOX News promo: "Four nights--four special reports" on the still unsolved murder of child beauty pageant queen JonBenet Ramsey, beginning Tuesday at 7 p.m. |
| Cape Cod Cape man convicted of online stalking--(Cape Cod Times) A Cape Cod man has become the first person to be convicted in Maine under a new state law that that prohibits electronic stalking. |
| MARTHA MOXLEY murder Greenwich, Conn. Greenwich Artist Claims Work Depicting Moxley Murder Scene Was Censored--(Greenwich Time) Who Killed Martha Moxley?--(marthamoxley.com) Case background, links and articles. |
| MISSING CHILDREN Thousands of kids missing, but few abducted by stranger--(Cincinnati Enquirer) |
| ASHLEY OULLETTE Scarborough, Maine Homicide police end search of home--(Portland Press Herald) |
Missing: ERICA BAKER, 9 Kettering, Ohio Task force calls off search for girl--(The Cincinnati Enquirer) Search for missing girl--(MSNBC/WCMH) Missing: ASHLEY ANN CARLSON, 7 Astoria, Oregon Police search for missing 7-year-old girl--(Oregon Live) 7-Year-Old Astoria Girl Missing--(Ch. 6000) Story contains photo MARY JENNIFER LOVE, 6, murder RALPH LYNCH, suspect Cincinnati, Ohio Suspect described killing child in detail, police say--(The Cincinnati Enquirer) Slain girl was man's fantasy, police testify--(Cincinnati Post) |
| KEVIN WOODEN New Orleans Reward in boy's death at $13,106--(Nola Live) |
| JONBENET RAMSEY Case
Boulder, Colorado Lawyers, Ramseys reportedly meet (Inside Denver) Publisher announces forthcoming book by former Boulder cop who quit over probe Former Ramsey detective to tell all (Boulder News) Photo of Steve Thomas from A Ramsey Case Primer by Redd Herring. |
FBI Agents, Russians Meet on International Crime (LA Times) Anthrax Hoax at Times Building Disrupts Traffic (LA Times) Bomb Hoax Forces Senate To Evacuate After Acquittal (Wash Post) Va. Probes Delay in Rape Suspect's DNA Tests (Wash Post) Police believe he raped and killed another woman after he was released last month. Crime Lab trio out after problems (AJC) Allegations of mishandling evidence or producing false reports. Grandma: Abuse of tot ignored (Denver Post) 2-year-old Miguel AriasBaca death Mom disappears, two dads show up (AJC) Tamika Marie Carter, missing Two convicted in angry mob beating death (AJC) Wife Gets 25 Years for Killing Girlfriend (Wash Post) Dolly Parks trial; Gwendolyn Jackson slaying Caregiver, 2 others charged in slaying (Chicago Sun-Times) Jennifer J. Puerta murder |
| DAVID CARDENAS, 12, victim PABLO LUCIO VASQUEZ, convicted Edinburgh, Texas Man Sentenced in 'Sacrifice' Death--(Newsday) |
| ANATOLY ONOPRIENKO Kiev, Ukraine Ukrainian accused of 52 killings found mentally competent by court--(POSTnet) A Ukrainian court trying a man on charges of 52 killings ruled that the defendant was mentally competent and could be held responsible for his deeds, a news report said Friday. |
| JONBENET RAMSEY case Ramsey's Meet With Attorneys, Book Due--(POSTnet/SHN) Attorneys for John and Patsy Ramsey met with the pair in Atlanta this week in connection with the ongoing grand jury investigation into their daughter's slaying, sources said. |
| ASHLEY ANNE CARLSON, missing Astoria, Oregon Police search for missing 7-year-old--(Oregon Live) Authorities are searching for a 7-year-old girl who was last seen Thursday evening playing in a park near her home. |
| LOUISE WOODWARD Southhampton, England Former au pair Louise Woodward argues against cameras in courts--(POSTnet) |
| KEVIN WOODEN murder New Orleans, Louisiana Reward could reach $10,000 for boy's killer--(Nola Live) |
| Stamford, Conn. Man who killed sister-in-law claims he was the instrument of the devil--(Hartford Courant) A Norwalk man who fatally stabbed his sister-in-law while several people watched will serve part of a 28-year prison sentence in a mental health institution. |
| LONNIE "Ted" BINION suspicious death and stolen fortune Las Vegas, Nevada Binion girlfriend rebuffs inquiries--(Las Vegas Review-Journal) Sandra Murphy, girlfriend of the late Lonnie "Ted" Binion, appeared in District Court, where she asserted her constitutional right against self-incrimination almost 200 times Thursday. Oscar Goodman, one of her attorneys, sat by her side as she was questioned about property that representatives of Binion's estate allege is missing from Binion's home and ranch. |
| MARJORIE NUGENT murder BERNIE TIEDE trial San Augustine, Texas Man gets life term in `freezer murder'--(Houston Chronicle) |
| Boston Brewery under fire for offering Boston Strangler Stout--(Nando Times) |
| O.J. SIMPSON Los Angeles Public preview today before O.J. auction--(WRAL) |
Suffer the Little Children (LA Times) First there was Adam Walsh and then Polly Klaas and then Megan Kanka. All were murdered. In each case, their deaths resulted in action aimed at protecting children from the rapists and killers who prey upon them. |
Suspects Sought in Fatal Kidnapping (LA Times) Chris Rawlings murder Ex-Lover Testifies in Murder Case (LA Times) The former lover of a woman who reported that an intruder beat her and killed her husband testified Thursday that she called him at the time of the alleged attacks. Jean Adair trial. Breast Implant Patient Guilty in Surgeon's Death (LA Times) Theresa Ramirez was found guilty of ambushing and killing Dr. Michael Tavis Guilty Plea Rejected In Serial Slays (NY Daily) Kendall Francois accused Cochran, O.J. Colleagues Hired for Lawsuit vs. City (NY Daily) NYPD shooting victim Amadou Diallo Teach-Slay Defendant Acquitted (NY Daily) Montoun Hart trial, Jonathan Levin murder Kaczynski book deal to benefit victims' kin (Chicago Sun-Times) Woman guilty of killing baby for insurance (Chicago Sun-Times) |
Porter case had wrongs (Chicago Trib) It took two days to put Anthony Porter behind bars and send him on his way to Illinois' Death Row. It took nearly 17 years to set him free. Ryan Urges Quick Action To Pay Porter (Chicago Trib) In Illinois, calls for a halt to executions (USA Today) Since 1990, the state of Illinois has executed 11 inmates on death row. It has freed 10. Trial and Error (Chicago Trib) A Tribune investigation of prosecutorial misconduct. |
| Rome, Italy
Women in tight jeans can't be raped, court rules (Chicago Sun-Times) |
| ASHLEY OUELLETTE, 15
Portland, Maine Saco home searched for clues in girl's murder (Portland Press Herald) Maine girl's death ruled homicide; community mourns loss (Boston Globe) |
Vienna Teen Charged With Computer Hacking (Wash Post) Police Say 15-Year-Old Broke Into Clemson System, Tried to Get Into NASA's 48 Get Rabies Shots After Va. Inmate Dies (Wash Post) FBI investigating death threat against singer Gloria Estefan (TBO FL) Bartow murders set for `Most Wanted' (Tampa Trib) Four people were found shot to death Dec. 3, 1997, inside Erie Manufacturing in west Bartow, sending a shock wave through the community. Mother accused of attempting to drown her son in the Gulf of Mexico (POSTnet) Missing man's car found by Ohio troopers (SP Times) Missing Panormitis "Michael" Markonios from Tarpon Springs, Florida Man Admits He Killed 84-Year-Old Landlady (Wash Post) Louise Washington murder Jail term rises to 48 years in child's death (Denver Post) 15-month-old Erica Garrow Girl, 5, in Next Room As Mother Is Slain (Wash Post) Incident follows an unusual spate of violent homicides. |
| Toronto, Ontario Romanian prisoners to sport old Canadian prison uniforms--(Reuters) A financially hard-up Romanian prison system will dress its inmates in the blue and gray uniforms once worn by Canadian prisoners who exchanged the old outfits for bright orange jumpsuits. |
| KENNETH DALE KING, missing since 1988 Batavia Identifying bones not the hard part--(Chicago Daily Herald) Identifying human remains buried at the former Land O' Lorin zoo could turn out to be a lot easier for Kane County investigators than actually finding any. |
| Pensacola, Florida Woman's skeleton found near Pensacola golf course--(TBO-FL) Skeletal remains found in a wooded area adjacent to Pensacola's municipal golf course have been determined to be those of a white female believed to be younger than 40, police said Thursday. |
