| CARLA LARSON murder JOHN HUGGINS sentenced Orlando, Florida Judge sentences Huggins to death for killing Carla Larson--(TBO-FL) A lifelong criminal convicted of killing a young mother whose sister-in-law was murdered by a serial killer was sentenced Friday to die in Florida's electric chair. |
| PILAR RODRIGUEZ Punta Gorda, Florida Investigators search for clues in 4-year-old girl's disappearance--(TBO-FL) The boyfriend of a babysitter last seen with a missing 4-year-old girl says police need to open up their investigation if they hope to find the child. |
| New York Prosecutor: Jailed prostitute left baby home alone to die--(POSTnet) A prostitute charged with letting her 2-month-old starve to death while she was in jail said she was too afraid to let anyone know the baby was home alone. |
| KENNY THOMAS, 8
Arizona Mom found guilty of murdering son (AZ Central) Meth-addict mother guilty in strangulation of son |
Court Handcuffs Beeper Man (NY Daily News) Description Released in Fatal Kidnapping (LA Times) Christopher Rawlings murder Justice Comes Slowly for Families of Ng's Victims (LA Times) Mystery Grows in Yosemite Disappearance (LA Times) FBI joins hunt for mother, daughter and teenage friend who have been missing for 10 days. Jurors to hear transcripts read by actors (Chicago Sun-Times) Trial of seven DuPage County law officers accused of framing former Death Row inmate Rolando Cruz in murder of Jeanine Nicarico, 10 Cop links 10 capital cases (Chicago Sun-Times) FBI nabs fugitive from bank (Chicago Sun-Times) Family turns in Terry Twist SJC says woman can get new trial (Boston Globe) Even before the murder, it was a domestic violence horror story Missing woman's boyfriend sought (AJC) Renee Thompson disappearance Bullets echo throughout town in capture of escapees (KC Star) Man takes on three would-be robbers holding his wife in hotel (TBO FL) Discovery of body leads authorities to fleeing couple (TBO FL) Neal admits killing 3 women (Denver Post) Denver area ax murder ax-murderer William "Cody'' Neal |
| Boy lost in woods as snowstorm slams Bay State (The Boston Herald) dozens of state and local police and firefighters were searching last night for 9-year-old Corey Anderson |
| ALFREDO ENRIQUE TELLO JR. murder
SAMUEL SHEINBEIN, charged Sheinbein Can't Be Extradited (Wash Post) He's a Citizen of Israel, Its Supreme Court Says Israel's Supreme Court ruled yesterday that Samuel Sheinbein, charged with killing, dismembering and burning another Montgomery County teenager in September 1997, is a citizen of Israel and cannot be extradited to the United States. Victim's Mother Breaks Silence (Wash Post) She Expresses Outrage at Israeli Ruling in Sheinbein Case |
| JONBENET RAMSEY Case Boulder, Colorado Whites call book pack of lies (Boulder News) Former Ramsey "suspect" says factual corrections never made Ramsey Book: 'True history' not represented (Boulder News) Letter to the Editor from Fleet and Pricilla White What I saw at the feeding frenzy (Boulder Weekly) A between-the-lines look at the Ramsey case by Frank Coffman |
| STILL MISSING Search for trio intensifies (THE FRESNO BEE)More than 30 park employees, 10 FBI agents, scores of local law enforcement officers and at least one airplane searched the snow-covered park and surrounding area for clues to the disappearance of Carole Sund, 43, her daughter, Juli, 15, and Silvina Pelosso, 16, anexchange student from Argentina. Charles Ng Road Rage
Dumb and dumber! |
| Vernon, B.C., Canada Judge quashes plea on child porn charge--(C-News) A provincial court judge has quashed a Vernon man's guilty plea to possession of child pornography because the law covering it has been ruled unconstitutional. |
| Johannesburg Gorilla helps arrest gun suspect--(Reuters) |
| Fort Collins, Colorado Defrocked clergyman accused of conning followers--(Nando Times) |
| Ebensburg, Pennsylvania Man pleads guilty in attack on wife's friend--(WRAL) A Pennsylvania man has pleaded guilty in a bizarre sexual assault involving spray paint, glue and glitter. |
| Key West, Florida Customer who helped police nab bank robber gets $1,000 reward--(TBO-FL) |
| Missing: ERICA BAKER, 9
Kettering, Ohio $10,000 reward offered for Erica's return (Cincinnati Enquirer) Miami Valley Crime Stoppers is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the safe return of 9-year-old Erica Baker Reward generates more tips about Erica (MSNBC) |
| CAROLE and JULIANNA SUND, SILVINA PELOSSO California FBI moves search after tip about missing Yosemite sightseers--(Modesto Bee) Search for missing trio enters second week--(MSNBC) Includes picture of rental vehicle. Search for trio extends north--(Modesto Bee) Printable poster of missing tourists--(Polly Klass Org. website) Includes pictures, descriptions and circumstances of disappearance. |
| JONBENET RAMSEY Case Boulder, Colorado Grand jurors study murder case transcripts (Boulder News) Public Roundtable Discussion Scheduled At the Boulder Public Library (AP) |
Jury Convicts Ng on 11 Counts of Murder (LA Times) 15 Years of Violence Preceded Man's Death (LA Times) Mother of five, Gladis Barreras Soto, charged with dismembering husband (Pedro Alba Barragan) and setting his body on fire. $25,000 Reward Offered in Pawnshop Murder Case (LA Times) Court to Allow Simpson Hearing (LA Times) Va. Targets Senders of Bulk E-Mail (Wash Post) Offenders Could Face Criminal, Civil Cases Tyson to Serve Three Weeks in Isolation (Wash Post) Jailed Boxer Hurled a TV After He Went Without His Antidepressant for 2 Days Pixley Denied Visits With Son by Foe in Custody Case (Wash Post) Pixley killed her daughter in 1992 Alleged con man's defense: 'Different' mores (Boston Globe) A victim of his Gypsy culture? State board revokes parole for Yandle (Boston Globe) A convicted murderer got out of prison after claiming to be a Vietnam War hero - only to be sent back after he admitted he lied. Father suspected of setting fire that killed mother, 2 children (TBO FL) Younger Ocrant a suicide (Denver Post) He had relentlessly pursued the theory that his own father's death was murder, not suicide. |
| PILAR RODRIGUEZ, 4
Punta Gorda, Florida Police: Missing 4-year-old girl believed dead (TBO-FL) Police searched woods in southwest Florida Wednesday for Pilar Rodriguez, who was supposed to be on a two-week vacation with 22-year-old Melissa Cooper. Police tracked down Ms. Cooper in Wisconsin, where she was visiting relatives. |
| KAY KUFFER death Janesville, Wis. 15-lb teen's mom won't trial--(Newsday) A woman whose 15-year-old daughter had cerebral palsy and died weighing just over 15 pounds will not stand trial for child neglect, a judge ruled Wednesday. |
| O.J. SIMPSON San Francisco, California Simpson loses appeal, faces custody retrial--(POSTnet) The California Supreme Court rejected O.J. Simpson's appeal for custody of his two children Wednesday, and he faces a new custody trial that would include evidence on whether he killed their mother. |
| LINDA JENSEN murder Elk River, Minnisota 1992 murder case file re-opened--(CH2000) Husband found Linda Jenson dead, stabbed dozens of times, with their daughter crying in nearby crib. |
| CHARLES NG, serial killer Santa Ana, California Cal. man convicted A man who evaded authorities for years was convicted today of 11 counts of first-degree murder in a series of sex slavery killings dating back to 1984 and 1985. |
| Head found in concrete block (BBC) Corrected link |
| CHRISTOPHER WOOD murder ROBERT WOOD, accused Spokane, Washington Father arrested in son's death--(AP/Trib.com) When his son disappeared the same day his house burned, Robert Wood tearfully pleaded for the boy to return and said he wouldn't be punished for the fire. |
| SUSAN CRAVEN murder KENNETH PEATFIELD, accused Sheffield, England Head found in concrete block--(BBC) A court has heard how police looking for a missing woman found her severed head encased in a block of concrete at the house she shared with her lover of eight years. |
| MORELAND case Dayton, Ohio Four remaining children to be returned to family--(Cleveland Live) Four children removed from a family's custody after four other children died will be returned home, a judge said today. |
| Findley, Ohio Attempted murder charges for two accused of torturing girl--(Cleveland Live) Two people accused of torturing a 13-year-old girl and stuffing her into a two-foot-wide pipe have been charged with attempted murder. Four others also were indicted on charges ranging from rape to kidnapping. |
| JAMES LEVOY WATERS Pensacola, Florida Man charged in killing woman whose bones found at golf--(TBO-FL) An ex-convict with a history of violence, including rape, has been charged with killing a woman whose bones were found at Pensacola's municipal golf course nearly six years after she vanished. |
| JONBENET RAMSEY Case Boulder, Colorado Public can question Ramsey book author (Boulder News) The author of a new book on the JonBenet Ramsey murder investigation will be the host of a community forum Saturday at the Boulder Public Library to discuss his work. Ramsey book sells well, impact doubted (Boulder Planet) Appetite for scandal fuels interest in Ramsey book (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) |
Doublecrossed by death (SP Times) When Jim Larson lost his sister at the hands of a murderer, he thought that was the kind of thing that happened to other people. But seven years later, when his wife was abducted and killed, the twice-stricken man was almost unable to reason at all. Police Arrest Mother Of Five In Dismembering Of Husband (POSTnet/LA Daily) Wife who served Alzheimer's spouse rat poison mix found not (TBO-FL) Search For Missing Trio Focuses On Yosemite Park (POSTnet/SacBee) Carole Sund, 43, of Eureka, her daughter Juli, 15, and Silvina Pelosso,16 Radar may find bodies that police believe were buried 20 years (TBO FL) Boy showed signs of trouble before sister's slaying (TBO FL) Constance Boykin murder Teen 'dazed' during court appearance (Inside Denver) Judge denies bail to suspect in slaying of grandmother Teen sentenced to life for killing camp counselor (TBO FL) Michael Sierra murder; Mazer Jean convicted Rape Charge Filed in Case Of Mother, 12 (Wash Post) Victim Discarded Newborn in Trash Suspect in slaying of 8-year-old pleads innocent to weapons charge (Boston Globe) Victim was to be witness at murder trial Doctor under arrest after fatally shooting man, police say (Boston Globe) Mugging Victim's Revenge (Boston Globe) Condemned serial killer asks for new counsel (Tampa Trib) Bobby Joe Long outlines grievances in a court appearance Tuesday. |
| CHURCH ARSONS
3 suspected in Georgia church fires (AJC) Burn Victim Is Suspected In Dozens of Church Fires (NY Daily) Indianoplis, Indiana |
| DAYTON, Ohio Southern Ohio Girl Still Missing (PR Newswire) On Thursday, February 25, the family of Erica Baker, the Southern Ohio child who's been missing since February 7, will appear as guests on Oprah. |
| PEDRO ALBA BARRAGAN, victim GLADIS BARRERAS SOTO, accused Ventura, California Wife arrested for burned body parts--(UPI S) |
| JODI HUISENTRUIT abduction Minneapolis, Minn. Rapist's rap leads to Tiffin--(Gazette Online) Large picture of farmstead and silo--(Gazette Online) A Twin Cities television news team, acting on an alleged jailhouse confession, has filled an old silo near Tiffin with fresh fodder for the Jodi Huisentruit murder investigation. |
| AY SCOTT BALLINGER Indianapolis Authorities say man admits to up to 50 church arsons--(POSTnet) A man who went to the hospital with bad burns was arrested and admitted to setting as many as 50 church fires in 11 states. |
| Riga, Latvia Town in shock after slaying of kindergartners and teacher--(TBO-FL) Three kindergarten children and a teacher were hacked to death with a meat cleaver in the town of Gulbene and a 19-year-old suspect has been arrested, the Baltic News Service reported. |
| KAYLA McKEAN murder Tavares, Florida Internal report says records may have been falsified--(TBO-FL) |
| IMELDA RITUA murder MARCELINA BALUCH, convicted New Brunswick, New Jersey Woman sentenced to 6-years for beating death of Filipina maid--(Nando Times) A New Jersey judge Tuesday sentenced a nurse to almost six years in prison for the beating death of her Filipina nanny in 1996. The maximum sentence possible was 20 years in prison. |
| Fayetteville, North Carolina Teen ran away after suffering years of burns and beatings--(WRAL) A woman faces 84 counts of child abuse after her teen-age son told authorities he was handcuffed, locked in a closet, starved and beaten for years until he ran away from home. |
| RUSSELL ELLWOOD New Orleans, Louisiana Ellwood down to single murder charge--(Cleveland Live) Prosecutors will next week drop one of the two second-degree murder charges against Russell Ellwood, the former cab driver from Canton, Ohio, who once was a suspect in 17 killings. |
| MADDIE CLIFTON murder JOSHUA PHILLIPS, accused Jacksonville, Florida Attorney files motion to bar teen's statement to police--(TBO-FL) The attorney for a 14-year-old boy charged in the beating and stabbing death of a young neighbor asked a judge to not allow his client's statement to police to be used in trial. |
| Chicago Judge to decide if 10-year-old can be tried for murder--(POSTnet) Defense attorneys say a 10-year-old boy is unfit to stand trial for murder in the killing of his 5-year-old foster brother because he is not mature enough to understand the court proceedings. |
