MICHAEL KISS and "The Divorce Game" California Man accused of taking board game too far--(KXTV) Kiss advertises the game as allowing you to kill your ex-husband or ex-wife without serving time for it. Prosecutors say Kiss tried to do just that when he allegedly hired a hitman to try to kill his ex-wife and her new husband. |
| JONBENET RAMSEY case Detectives in JonBenet case team up with agents in Georgia--(POSTnet/SHNS) All detectives still assigned to the JonBenet Ramsey murder probe were in Georgia on Wednesday, working in tandem with one of that state's most respected profiler-interrogators. |
| JENNIFER JUSTUS disappearance Seattle, Wash. Remains found by dog belong to woman, 26--(Seattle Times) |
| JOHN DAVIS murder Pinellas Park, Florida Tests prove gunshot wound wasn't self-inflicted--(Tampa Tribune) Gunpowder tests expose discrepancies in a man's story about how his friend died. He now faces charges. |
| LUTHER CAMPBELL, from 2 Live Crew band Miami, Florida Rapper sues over stolen car--(TBO-FL) Luther Campbell, whose running Mercedes SEL was stolen when he stopped for gas, is now suing the station, claiming negligence. |
| NICOLE DAMATT death PATRICK McMINTYRE trial Vero Beach, Florida Investigator insists alleged Fla. arson was intentional--(Court TV) Although state witnesses told jurors that Nicole Damatt's 1997 death was a homicide and the fire that destroyed her apartment was deliberately set, they could not decisively link the victim's alleged killer to the crimes. |
| MICHELLE LORRAINE BRIGHT, 17 Australia Gulgong body likely to be missing girl--(ABC News) |
| JAMIE LAVIS murder DARRIN VICKERS trial Manchester, England Driver killed boy who spent day on his bus, QC says--(Electronic Telegraph) A bus driver befriended, groomed and effectively seduced an eight-year-old boy before murdering him and hiding his body in a dense wood several miles from his home, a court was told yesterday. |
| PILAR RODRIGUEZ Punta Gorda, Florida Search moves from landfill to lake--(TBO-FL) Officials Wednesday planned to send divers into a small body of water behind an apartment complex where missing 4-year-old Pilar Rodriguez had stayed with her baby sitter. |
| YOSEMITE TOURISTS disappearance California FBI search draws 223 leads--(Modesto Bee) FBI agents have listened to more than 900 telephone calls to their hot line. |
| Vancouver, B.C. 20 outstanding files--(The National Post) A group of prostitutes is convinced a serial killer is responsible for diappearances in Vancouver, but the police disagree. |
| Britain Fugitive, 10, flees to USA--(BBC) A boy of 10, thought to be Britain's youngest fugitive, has been found in the USA where he fled after skipping a youth court appearance. |
| RITA ANN CRESS exhumation Warren, Michigan Debate over woman's death continues--(UPI S) |
| JOHN MEHALIK lll Washington, D.C. D.C. detective sent to prison for assaulting prostitutes--(Washington Post) |
| ROSHONA ECHOLS murder Philadelphia Golfers startled by body in trunk--(Philadelphia Inquirer) The stunned midday golfers witnessed the results of a hit they will never forget. |
| PILAR RODRIGUEZ, 4 Florida Investigators sort through trash in search for missing girl--(MSNBC) |
| JONBENET RAMSEY Case Boulder, Colorado JonBenet's unending story (Chicago Sun-Times) Roeper: An interview with the author of the new JonBenet Ramsey book Ramsey book criticized (Boulder Planet) Ramsey grand jury may meet through April (Boulder News) Grand jury not likely to call Ramseys (UPI) |
| Missing: TEEKAH LEWIS, 2
Tacoma, Wash FBI boosts Teekah reward fund with donation of $20,000 (Tacoma Trib) Prayers, psychics, legwork - and little girl is still missing |
Girl's Body Found In Dumpster (NY Post) 13-yr-old Minerliz Soriano Stepdad wins 3rd trial in '82 slaying (Arizona Republic) Murder of 11-year-old Jeneane Michelle Hunt Trial in Shepard Murder Postponed (KMGH) Matthew Shepard murder DNA Trick Leads to Arrest in 3 Murders (NY Times) Arohn Kee, arrested 10 days ago in Miami after he fled there with a teen-age girl was charged Tuesday with three unsolved murders. Sante: I'm a Victim Of 'Gestapo' Legal System (NY Post) Sante Kimes, the grifter charged with her son in the murder of an elderly East Side millionaire, Irene Silverman, claims she's been "framed by a corrupt Gestapo police force." Police Try To Link Man With Slayings (Wash Post) Suspect Questioned About Starbucks triple-slay |
| DEATH ROW
Hull won't halt killer's execution (Arizona Republic) Defying the German government and state clemency board, Gov. Jane Hull said Tuesday that today's scheduled execution of convicted murderer Walter LaGrand would go forward. Links to previous stories. Governor Rejects International Pleas to Halt German's Execution (WRAL) Can Carnahan be sure that a guilty man will be executed? (KC Star) |
| Missing: YOSEMITE TOURISTS FBI says it needs a break -- (Modesto Bee) The case concerning three people missing more than two weeks after visiting Yosemite National Park isn't progressing the way the FBI had hoped. |
 Rhyne murders - Robin, Kimberly and their 2-year-old son, Hunter Man faces 2 more murder counts (The Charlotte Observer) On Monday, Justin Jamel McDonald, ..., was charged with murder in the death of Kimberly Rhyne, 28, and her son, Hunter,...Monday's charges follow the filing of a Feb. 6 murder charge against McDonald in the death of Robin Rhyne, 43, Kimberly's husband and Hunter's father. |
| Man shoots sister over burned toast--(Reuters) |
| PILAR RODRIGUEZ disappearance Punta Gorda, Florida Search for missing girl turns to landfill--(TBO-FL) The search for a missing 4-year-old girl expanded to local landfills Tuesday as officials speculated that she may have been kidnapped but declined to classify the disappearance as a crime. |
| YOSEMITE TOURISTS disappearance California FBI narrows focus, but frustrated by lack of a big break--(Sacramento Bee) Yosemite hikers feared dead--(ABC News) |
| Ada, Okla. Man pleads guilty to wife's murder--(WRAL) Harold Leslie "Bear" Tyson, 40, pleaded guilty Monday to murder in the Aug. 24 slaying of Deanna Tyson, 32. |
| Atlanta, Georgia Scientists try to identify dead child--(Atlanta Journal-Constitution) DeKalb detectives, working with county forensic investigators and pathologists, have identified the nearly skeletal remains only as those of a black child about four feet tall between the ages of 5 and 7. |
| CHRISTOPHER WOOD murder case ROBERT WOOD, arraigned suspect Spokane, Washington Deputies look at scratch, look for garbage can--(Oregon Live) A scratch on the face of Robert Wood and a missing garbage can could be key clues in the slaying of 11-year-old Christopher Wood, law enforcement officers say. |
| SUSAN CRAVEN murder KENNETH PEATFIELD trial Sheffield, England Teenage lover tells of horror at being shown body of beheaded wife--(Electronic Telegraph) |
| CHARLES PIERCE Boston, Mass. Convicted killer confesses to more deaths, leaves police baffled--(Cleveland Live) A few weeks before Charles Pierce died, the convicted child killer summoned authorities to the state prison. |
| LAUREN ROSE RELYEA, murderered child YUSAH HAGANS plea bargain New Brunswick, New Jersey Boarder in Piscataway home pleads guilty to murdering girl--(NJO News) A boarder in a Piscataway home pleaded guilty Monday to kidnapping and killing the family's 10-year-old daughter. |
| CHARLES MANSON
Charles Manson Helps Teach Political Science Course (WRAL) |
| Chicago, Illinois
Group seeks to help those freed from Death Row (Chicago Sun-Times) Five Death Row survivors are setting up the nation's first organization to aid other freed ex-convicts who had been facing death, and to help prisoners they believe are innocent, but are still marked for execution. |
| MURDER FOR HIRE or TRADE
Clergyman Accused of Death Plot (Wash Post) A minister had been counseling a man in his congregation about his personal problems and last week, police say, the clergyman offered a suggestion: I'll kill your wife if you kill mine. Ex-Doctor Accused of Soliciting Wife's Murder Is Indicted (LA Times) |
| CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN
Jurors must untangle web of promises in pedophilia case (TBO FL) Cantor Gets Prison for Child Porn (LA Times) The synagogue official mailed images of children having sex to an undercover FBI agent. Church Apology, Therapy Sought in Molestation Case (LA Times) Alleged victims of child sexual abuse by a Roman Catholic priest are calling on Cardinal Roger M. Mahony and the Los Angeles Archdiocese to apologize for the crimes and pay for therapy. |
Grisly search for clues (AJC) Body of child is still unidentified 7 Indicted in Fraud Linked to Kidnapping Victim (LA Times) Christopher Rawlings kidnap/murder 32 Students on Visit From China Vanish at Airport (LA Times) In New Book, Unabomber Stipulates Conditions for Forgiving His Brother (LA Times) Guilty Landlord Gets 7 Yrs. (NY Daily) His rent raising methods raised questions Review of Sheinbein Ruling Sought (Wash Post) Samuel Sheinbein charged with gruesome murder of Alfred Tello fled to Israel. Gypsy culture cited in scam case (Boston Globe) Defendant in 3 murders gets life (AJC) Manuel G. Lord, first of 5 suspects in murders of Chauncey Fleming, Eddie Lee McMillan and Nekeba Turner Convicted rapist continues assault on system with stream of lawsuits (KC Star) He vowed in court to 'dedicate my life to getting even.' Child deaths prompt probe (Denver Post) Senate backs bill allowing anonymity for grand jurors (Inside Denver) Measure is intended for difficult hearings, such as Ramsey case |
| JONBENET RAMSEY Case Boulder, Colorado Ramseys likely won't testify for grand jury (Boulder News) When Boulder County District Attorney Alex Hunter decided to present the JonBenet Ramsey murder case to a grand jury, many observers presumed his goal was to compel the parents of the slain 6-year-old girl to talk. Question now is will jury indict and will DA bring charges (Boulder News) Turning Over a Boulder In JonBenet Ramsey's town and murder case, how things went wrong (NY Daily News) |
| Dallas, Texas Widespread genetic fingerprinting under debate--(CNN) A group of scientists, prosecutors and crime-fighters sitting on a special Justice Department commission began discussing Monday whether people who have been arrested -- but not convicted -- should be forced to turn over a sample of their DNA. |
 Suzanne Lyall NEW YORK, New York City Lyalls plead for answers on ‘Today' (MSNBC) The mother of missing college student Suzanne Lyall said her life feels like it stopped a year ago when she found out her daughter disappeared. |
| ALICIA SHOWALTER REYNOLDS murder case Virginia Three years after disappearance, investigation continues--(WRAL) Reynolds disappeared March second, 1996, while driving from her home in Baltimore to Charlottesville. The 25-year-old woman's car was found abandoned that afternoon along U.S. 29 about six miles south of Culpeper. |
| SUZANNE JOVIN murder New Haven Fibers may nab Jovin killer--(New Haven Register) Three months into an investigation short on clues, forensics experts have found potentially significant evidence that could help point to the killer of Yale student Suzanne Jovin. |
| ROBIN, KIMBERLY and HUNTER RHYNE murders North Carolina Suspect in husband's murder also charged in slaying of wife, son--(WRAL) A man accused of killing a Statesville man has now also been charged with the deaths of the man's wife and 2-year-old son. |
| DEBRA, CHELSEA and CHELISA HUNT, RANDY DUKE: murder victims Columbiana, Ala. Witness recounts slaying of family in grisly detail--(Alabama Live) A death-row inmate provided a chilling account of the murder of a man, the man's fiancee and her two little girls as he testified against the man's son, who is on trial in the slayings. |
 "I want a Pepsi-Cola, and I want to drink it all by myself," Missing boy found safe and sound (The News & Advance) Toddler's night in Bedford Co. woods launched massive search |
| NICHOLE COLLINS LAUREN BARRY Australia Bega schoolgirls' killer describes deaths--(ABC Online) A man jailed for life for the rape and murder of two Bega schoolgirls has detailed to the Victorian Supreme Court how he ended the teenagers' lives. |
