| MATTHEW SHEPARD murder Laramie, Wyoming Gay Attack--(WRAL) A suspect in the slaying of gay college student Matthew Shepard has agreed to plead guilty to murder. |
| DAVID PARKER RAY CINDY LEA HENDY Elephant Butte, New Mexico (Pictured: Glenda Jesse Ray, David Ray's daughter, leaving the TorC jail after visiting with her father yesterday.) Arrest of torture suspects stirs interest among neighbors--(Dallas Morning News) World's eye turns to TorC--(ABQ Journal) |
| JUAREZ SERIAL MURDERS Mexico Murderous dealings in Juarez alleged--(MSNBC) Article includes pictures of suspects. Mexican police blame killing spree near U.S. on jailed Egyptian playboy--(Washington Times) Pictured above: Abdel Latif Sharif Sharif. |
| Vancouver, B.C., Canada Agencies launch registry of sex-trade workers amid fears of serial killer--(Vancouver Sun) Prostitutes can register--(C-News) B.C. fears killer on loose. |
Kin's Pathologist No Stranger To Controversy (NY Post) Cyril Wecht involved in Amadou Diallo slay case. Bugs Catch Junior Admitting Zero (NY Daily News) John A. (Junior) Gotti goes on trial tomorrow. Man's disappearance leaves his mother with `no peace' (KC Star) Damon White, 22, was last seen in early March. Four days later, police found his bloodstained car on I-470. |
| OPAL JO JENNINGS, 6
New tips pour in about missing girl (Dallas Morning News) The television show America's Most Wanted generated more than 100 new tips about Opal Jo Jennings on Easter weekend as the missing Saginaw girl's extended family came in from as far away as Arkansas to offer hope and support. |
| RYAN HARRIS, 11
Chicago, Illinois No charges imminent in Ryan Harris slaying (Chicago Sun-Times) It's been six months since a convicted sex offender was linked by DNA evidence to the dead body of 11-year-old Ryan Harris. Two children were originally accused in her slaying. |
| MICHAEL ROSS New London, Connecticut Serial Killer Ross Heads To Trial Again (Connecticut Post) Nearly 15 years after becoming known as the most notorious serial killer in Connecticut history, Michael Ross is going on trial - again. Ross, an articulate Ivy League graduate who has been compared with murderer Ted Bundy, has admitted killing eight women, six of them in Connecticut. This week, jury selection begins in the penalty phase of a trial that began in 1987 but has followed a circuitous route through the legal system with various appeals. |
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Lawsuit alleges cyberlibel (AJC) The claim raises a curtain on the emerging world of Internet libel law. As the high-tech medium reaches more and more American homes and businesses, what are the boundaries of free speech? The dictates of responsibility? And how much anonymity can the Worldwide Web guarantee someone out to cause harm? |
| KITTRELL, N.C. Twins ''weren't my sons'' during shooting, mother says (Journal Now) ''They weren't my boys. They had these blank looks. For a few minutes, they weren't my sons.'' No motive in twins' act (The News & Observer) Neighbors say the 11-year-old identical twin boys at the end of Egypt Mountain Road near Kittrell were polite, winsome and inseparable. |
| Missing: OPAL JO JENNINGS, 6
Saginaw, Texas Missing girl's family holds out hope (Dallas News) Town offers support as teams comb area on foot; police await leads Missing girl's mom issues plea (Dallas News) 'Please bring her home,' she begs after arriving from North Dakota The Search for Opal (MSNBC/KXAS) Special coverage section with archive stories, timeline, audio clip of 911 tape and related links Flower Mound's Child Net stands ready (MSNBC/KXAS) Child Alert Foundation Homepage with pic and info on Opal and other missing children. Missing: Opal Jennings poster. |
| MADALYN MURRAY O'HAIR
Camp Wood, Texas FBI wraps up search at Texas ranch, won't discuss findings ``I am not going to comment on whether we gathered evidence or not,'' Robert Grant, assistant special agent in charge of the FBI's San Antonio office, said Sunday. ``We came here to find evidence and we'll leave it at that.'' |
| DAVID PARKER RAY CINDY LEA HENDY Elephant Butte, New Mexico World's eye turns to TorC--(ABQ Journal) Torture investigation has brought the media and unsettling attention to the quiet communities around Elephant Butte lake. Link eyed between 97, TorC cases--(ABQ Journal) Young mother of two last seen in Elephant Butte Saloon. |
| SUND/PELOSSO case California El Portal sex offender faces trial--(Modesto Bee) Darrell Gray Stephens. Layout of Cedar Lodge map--(From the Fresno Bee) |
| JOHN WAYNE BOBBITT Reno, Nevada John Wayne Bobbitt missing, may be on the lam--(Modesto Bee) There were 700 people at the Moonlight Bunny Ranch for John Wayne Bobbitt's 32nd birthday party, but Bobbitt was a no-show and his boss at the brothel thinks his errant employee has jumped bail. |
| CRIME FILE JUSTICE STORY
Murder on Deadman's Hill Deadman's Frameup? (NY Daily News) Thirty-seven years ago today James Hanratty, 25, was hanged in Bedford prison as the killer/rapist in England's most sensational case in the post-World War II era. The murder tribunal in 1962 was called the longest capital trial involving a single person in the nation's history. |
| JONBENET RAMSEY Case Boulder, Colorado John Ramsey leaves job with Jaleo (Boulder News) |
Lawyer: Melissa Creator Not Evil (NY Daily) CIA's Gottlieb Ran LSD Mind Control Testing (LA Times) BC student vanishes (Boston Globe) Boston College sophomore Jason Fernandez Ouray County reeling from charges linking drug traffic to sheriff's office (Inside Denver) Officials tried everything to shut down meth ring Feds were watching Gold Club owner (AJC) Mob connection? Feds Whispering Need For Secret Gotti-Trial Jury (NY Post) John A. "Junior" Gotti's racketeering trial due to start this week. Prisoners hear of victims' suffering (Denver Post) Impact of Crime on Victims program Virginia's Efficient System of Death (Wash Post) Old Dominion Surpasses Other Large States in Rate of Executing Killers Hundreds Rally Against Police Brutality (Wash Post) From Across Land, Families of Alleged Victims Ask Justice |
| JUAREZ MURDERS Ciudad Juarez, Mexico Anger voiced over deaths of women workers in Mexican desert--(Nando Times) Some 192 young women have been killed since 1993 in this gritty city across the border from El Paso, Texas. |
| JONBENET RAMSEY case Boulder, Colorado Ramsey grand jury's term set to end April 21 (Inside Denver) John Ramsey's departure from Jaleo software company precedes end of term for grand jury investigating slaying Note: Graphic is logo of Jaleo |
| JUAREZ SERIAL MURDERS Ciudad Juarez, Mexico Juarez murder ring reportedly broken--(Dallas Morning News) Mexican authorities say they have broken up a murder ring controlled by an imprisoned Egyptian chemist who hired bus drivers in this border city to kill women for thrills. |
| SUND/PELOSSO case California Family of slain tourist fights on--(San Jose Mercury News) Couple try to bring killers to justice. Serenity of foothills masks area's dangers--(Sacramento Bee) Yosemite tourism dips after slayings: Hotels report cancellations--(Sacramento Bee) Jailed parolees deny 3 women's murders--(Modesto Bee) Newspaper parodies slain teen--(KJEO-TV) Teen's violent death hits hard in Argentina--(SF Examiner) Lawrick, Stephens in court--(Fresno Bee) Profilers assemble FBI crime puzzles--(Fresno Bee) |
| DAVID PARKER RAY CINDY LEA HENDY Elephant Butte, New Mexico Suspect worked as mechanic, firefighter in Victoria--(Dallas Morning News) Agents buzz, then make beeline to steakhouse--(ABQ Tribune) Victim says she broke free while being beaten with lamp--(ABQ Tribune) APD missing women files combed--(ABQ Journal) Torture-case investigators eye 1995 disappearance. Investigation into alleged sexual torture case continues--(KOB-TV) Picture of Ray's trailer being removed from crime scene. Police haul off trailer where couple allegedly tortured women--(CNN) Pictures of Ray, Hendy and trailer. Suspect's trailer removed in sex-torture case--(Dallas Morning News) Some agents will get an Easter break, back in full force Monday. |
| WILLIAM HARVEY BAWCUM, JR. murder
Kittrell, N.C. 11-Year-Old Vance County Twins Held For Killing Father (WRAL) Investigators believe that the twins were plotting to kill their parents when the mother intervened. She was shot first, followed by the father and sister. |
| Los Angeles, California
L.A. Couple Held in Death of Son Who Was Found in Dump (LA Times) Wilshire district couple have been arrested on suspicion of murdering their teenage son, whose nude, scarred body was found a year ago in a trash dump on the outskirts of the Mexican town of Ciudad Obregon. |
5-year-old's rescue 'a miracle' (AJC) She survived abduction and attack Los Angeles Man Found Slain in the Desert (LA Times) Detectives are asking for the public's help in solving the killing. Sandy Creek murder convict loses bid for clemency (TBO FL) 4 murdered after stumbling upon drug operation Second former mental patient pleads guilty to one of two murder (TBO FL) |
| Ft. Collins, Colorado
DA holds off on charges for 'priest' (Denver Post) Man claimed to be a Roman Catholic priest and conducted several wedding ceremonies. |
Abuser, Victim's Mother Are Sentenced to Prison (Wash Post) Man admitted he sexually abused a 6-year-old girl after paying her mother small amounts of cash. Md. Porn Suspect `Tried to Live Vicariously' (Wash Post) He broke into homes to photograph little boys naked as they slept. Judge gives prosecutors wide latitude in using sexual predator law (TBO FL) Florida's Jimmy Ryce law Sex offender admits he needs to be committed (KC Star> Kansas Rapist, torturer gets 30 years (Boulder News) DNA helps find rape suspect (Denver Post) DNA database used in case of rape of 12-yr-old |
| DEATH ROW
Supreme Court Orders Stay of Va. Execution (Wash Post) High court denounces prosecutors' conduct (SP Times) Several Death Row cases overturned; new sentencing hearings Mahony Urges End to Death Penalty (LA Times) |
| JOYCE CHIANG
Washington, D.C. Body Deemed Likely to Be INS Lawyer's (Wash Post) There is a "strong possibility" that the corpse discovered Thursday night along the Potomac River is that of missing Immigration and Naturalization Service lawyer Joyce Chiang, an FBI spokeswoman said yesterday. |
| VIOLA McCOY murder
GREGORY BREEDEN suspect Kansas City, Missouri Prosecutor explains decision to drop Breeden case (KC Star) A special prosecutor said he asked that murder charges against Gregory Breeden be dropped because he did not want to give up information from investigations of similar cases. Breeden had been charged with first-degree murder in the death of a woman who was stabbed and thrown into the Missouri River. Several Kansas city women have been found in the river since 1982. |
| MADALYN MURRAY O'HAIR Camp Wood, Texas FBI agents search ranchland for bodies of missing O'Hairs - (San Antonio Express-News) The search for missing atheist Madalyn Murray O'Hair moved west Friday, as federal agents used cadaver dogs to search for bodies in a scrubby Hill Country pasture just south of this Real County town. |
| Kittrell, N.C. Twins, 11, Charged in Murder of Dad; Shooting Mom, Sister -- (PostNet/The News & Observer of Raleigh, N.C.) |
| Missing: OPAL JO JENNINGS, 6
Saginaw, Texas Man may have stalked girl, officials say (Dallas Morning News) Divers find no trace of child in flooded rock quarry near Saginaw Quarry, lake yield no clues in Saginaw (Ft. Worth Star-Telegram) Volunteers waiting to help in search for Saginaw girl (Star-Telegram) Students express feelings about kidnapping on paper (Dallas Morning News) Teacher urged youths to write to girl's grandparents |
| DARLIE ROUTIER Dallas, Texas Routier trial transcript reconstructed (Dallas Morning News) New record now together, independent expert testifies Tyler court reporter defends transcript of Routier trial (Ft. Worth Star-Telegram) Defense questions Routier transcript (Lubbock Online) RELATED:
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| DAVID PARKER RAY and CINDY LEA HENDY Elephant Butte, New Mexico New Mexico sex-torture inquiry expands--(Reuters) A newly-discovered storage shed, and dogs trained to search for bodies. |
| MADALYN MURRAY O'HAIR Houston, Texas Faith adds a new twist to fate of athiest O'Hair--(LA Times) In the end, it was curiosity and Christian charity that may have relaunched the search for atheist Madalyn Murray O'Hair. |
Gang girls: Women of "The World" (Chicago Trib) For them, the gang is family and the street is home See, hear and read their stories (Chicago Trib) Interactive presentation Suspect held without bail in Lebanon slayings (Portland Press Herald) An alleged accomplice is held on $1 million bail and may also face murder charges, prosecutors say. Steven Brown and Patricia Teeter arrested. Donald Wood Jr. and Chris Brouillard murdered. Deborah Brown abducted. Case will affect law officials everywhere (Chicago Sun-Times) The events leading up to the DuPage 7 trial, lawyer Gary Johnson predicted in 1991, ``will do to prosecutors what the Rodney King beating tapes have done to the police.'' Woman pleads guilty to slaying friend in '83 (Boston Globe) A woman accused of strangling her friend and leaving her body in a bathtub pleaded guilty to murder yesterday after a 16-year battle over her mental competency. |
| Missing: SABRINA AISENBERG
Brandon, Florida TV show to focus on missing child (SP Times) The disappearance of Sabrina Aisenberg, the Brandon child missing since November 1997, will be featured on a national television program tonight. Unsolved Mysteries filmed a show on Sabrina about six months ago. Related websites:
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| JONBENET RAMSEY Case Boulder, Colorado Hunter hints at Ramsey jury extension (Boulder News) Boulder County District Attorney Alex Hunter hinted Thursday he may be preparing to seek an extension of the grand jury investigating the JonBenét Ramsey slaying. |
Md. Arrest Yields Alleged Porn Cache (Wash Post) A retired Air Force sergeant suspected of stalking scores of little boys so he could create child pornography was arrested after he was caught trying to break into a 2-year-old's bedroom in Upper Marlboro, police said. Death row conviction tossed out (Tampa Trib) The Florida Supreme Court accuses two former Hillsborough prosecutors of misconduct and ``overkill'' in the case of Walter Ruiz who has spent two years on Death Row. Murder charges against Gregory Breeden are dismissed (KC Star) Breeden had been charged in the death of Viola McCoy, who was stabbed and thrown into the Missouri River in 1994. Her legs had been cut off at the hips. Body Found (Wash Post) Link to Missing INS Lawyer Pursued. Police are investigating whether it is that of Joyce Chiang, a 28-year-old Immigration and Naturalization Service lawyer who disappeared Jan. 9. Found blood tied to missing pair (Denver Post) Blood found at a Westminster storage lot came from a missing Thornton man and his 9-year-old daughter. Paul Skiba and his daughter, Sarah,vanished Feb. 7 along with Lorenzo Chivers, an employee of Skiba's moving company. Body found in lake at Broadmoor (Denver Post) May be that of of Rick B. Wallace of Hamden, Conn. who disappeared from the five star hotel 2 1/2 weeks ago. He had been at the Broadmoor to cochair the 1999 Association of Jewish Aging Services conference and exhibition when he disappeared. 2 brothers among 3 slain in Adams (Denver Post) Triple-homicide at horse stable. Sadness, disbelief follow killing (AJC)Police were still trying to figure out Thursday why a routine traffic stop, in which an Atlanta cop tried to help a stranded motorist, ended in the death of one of his fellow officers. Jewelry may be clue to victim's ID (AJC) "We have a gold ring with a coin built into it that will go a long way toward identifying the body," Jordan said. Years later, detectives hot on the trail of cold cases (WRAL) Dave Hatch sits alone, a solitary researcher in a library of death. |
