| THE SNOWTOWN KILLINGS Australia Up to 11 killed in South Australia--ABC News) South Australian police have established a special taskforce, to be known as Chart, to investigate the Snowtown killings, saying there could be as many as 11 bodies. |
| SUND/PELOSSO case California Sightseers investigation focuses on Modesto meth dealers, users--(Sacramento Bee) Investigators are still trying to figure out various roles and identify everyone who may have been involved, law enforcement sources said. |
Dog Owner Bites Man, Cops Charge (NY Post) A fight over an unleashed dog yesterday left a park officer nursing a bite wound - inflicted not by the pooch, but by the woman who owns it. Woman's Disappearance May Have 'Net Link (Wash Post) Manassas police are searching for a 35-year-old womanwhose disappearance they say could be connected to her frequent use of the Internet. One Pastor's Public Fall From Grace (Wash Post) Man Awaits Trial, Accused of Plotting To Have Wife Killed DuPage 5 Case Now An Unofficial Trial For Cruz (Chicago Trib) Did Rolando Cruz tell police he had a vision of the murder of 10-yr-old Jeanine Nicarico? |
| LEMAK CHILDREN murder
MARILYN LEMAK charged Naperville, Ill. Lemak Divorce Grows Even More Complex (Chicago Trib) Even as critical questions about the mental fitness of Marilyn Lemak have been raised following charges that she murdered her three children, a related but little-examined legal question also hangs in the balance: Can David Lemak get a swift divorce from a woman whose fitness may take years to determine? |
| New York
Teacher-Sex Scandal Rocks HS Students (NY Post) Students at Stuyvesant HS are stunned at allegations an assistant principal asked a 15-year-old girl to use a sex toy and watch porn. |
| MARIO HUTTON, Jr., 3 Wichita, Kansas The worst kind of mystery -- (Wichita Eagle) Wichita police are putting new emphasis on unsolved homicide cases. The most baffling is the 1996 killing of a 3-year-old boy. The family still wonders who shot Mario Hutton, Jr. |
 MARTHA MOXLEY, 15 murder Greenwich, Conn. Issue of Skakel's fitness is key to closure of probe -- (Greenwich Time) Connecticut prosecutors have said the elder Skakel's testimony is needed because they allege he attended a meeting at the rehab center in Maine during which Michael made admissions concerning Moxley's murder. Who Killed Martha Moxley? -- (marthamoxley.com) Case background, archived and current news articles, discussion board, chat and more. |
| CRIME FILE JUSTICE STORY
Grand Junction, Colo -- Aug. 14, 1937 Confess or Die (NY Daily News) She was tall and lithesome, a stunning brunette, this Jeanette Jones Morris, and when found, at 19, in her disheveled bed in a Grand Junction, Colo., roominghouse she was nude and quite dead. |
DNA case in DJ rape called rare (Dallas Morning News) DNA technology and its possibilities - real and imagined - have built exciting plots in movies and books and have inspired lively ethical and legal debates among scholars, attorneys and doctors. |
| MATTHEW HERMAN murdered magazine exec
New York A Mystery to Die For In the Park (NY Daily News) Magazine exec's daylight death has cops baffled |
| DEATH ROW
A Fight to the Death (LA Times) |
| Man convicted in gang-related killing–(The Muskegon Chronicle) "They were out hunting humans," Fitz said of Piggee, Walton and May. "They wanted someone to kill. It didn't matter who." Young woman found murdered in park –(The Grand Rapids Press) Police say Ledford was last seen around midnight Friday when she left a friend's house Brother, 4, burns tot with lighter–(The Edmonton Sun) A suburban Toronto mom's hands were burned yesterday as she tore the flaming clothes from her 15-month-old son after his brother set fire to him, police said. N.H. police search for man accused of killing mother –(The Boston Globe) CONCORD, N.H. - Police yesterday were searching for a Concord man accused of murdering his elderly mother and dumping her body in Weare. Police log: Female was dragged, beaten; two women arrested –(Log Cabin Democrat) A close call between two vehicles turned violent Saturday when two Conway women allegedly used their car to drag another woman down a gravel road near Glen Echo Trailer Park. Police find new clues in unknown body mystery –(The Age) After four frustrating years of no name, no weapon and no suspects, police yesterday revealed they had fresh evidence that could help them unravel the murder of an unidentified man who lies in the city mortuary. |
| HENRY CANEVA murdered
JOSEPH and LELA WHITELEY charged Sarasota, Fla. Documents detail investigation of brutal attack (Sarasota Herald-Trib) In June 1997, a Sarasota couple awakened at 3:30 a.m. to a faint knock at the door. Their neighbor, Janet Scott, stood outside, bloodied and dressed in bed clothes, gasping for air and pointing to her neck. Sheriff's deputies called to the scene checked inside Scott's home and found her live-in companion, 76-year-old Henry Caneva, dead in the master bedroom, a leather belt wrapped tightly around his neck. |
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CRIME NEWS AROUND THE NET
Mother faces kidnap charges (Boston Globe) Julie Poner was arrested by the FBI. Four-time killer gets 30 years (TBO-FL) William Darrell Lindsey murdered four women Denver man dies after three-state rampage (Inside Denver) Gates don't always deter crime (AJC) |
| MICHAEL NOBAYASHI murder LOUIS SCOTT KRENEK JR. on trial Chicago Witness Gets Immunity In Torso Case (Chicago Trib) |
| TZEYANG "JASON" CHOU murdered
TIMOTHY CHANG charged Rockville, MD Affidavit in Md. Slaying Details Blackmail Claim (Wash Post) The 74-year-old McLean man charged this week with killing the president of a Rockville high-tech company told Montgomery County police that he felt he had "no way out" because the executive had forced him to confess to an affair with his wife and was blackmailing him. |
| HOW TO: Murder for Hire
`Hit Man' Publisher Settles Suit (Wash Post) Littleton Made 1st Amendment Defense Dicey Boulder publisher ends 'hit' manual (Denver Post) The publisher of a "hit-man'' manual agreed Friday to a multimilliondollar settlement with relatives of three people murdered in Maryland by a contract killer who allegedly relied upon the book. As part of the settlement in Baltimore, Paladin Press also will stop selling "Hit Man: A Technical Manual for Independent Contractors.'' |
Mistrial Declared for Teller Charged in Bank Holdup (LA Times) A mistrial was declared Friday in the trial of a former Bank of America teller accused of helping her boyfriend, an LAPD officer, stage a $722,000 armed robbery of the branch where she worked. |
Teen Indicted as Lovesick Hacker (Wash Post) Attempt to Impress Classmate Got Authorities' Attention Instead |
| Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
Man arrested for saying his mother was terrorist (TBO-FL) |
| JONBENET RAMSEY Case Boulder, Colorado Boulder D.A. Denies JonBenet's Brother a Suspect in Murder (Fox News) |
Chip eating thief nabbed after 7 years (AJC) Michael Anthony Tweedell was nailed this week by a 7-year-old junk food habit. Rottweiler owner wants Kansas Supreme Court to set aside murder conviction (KC Star) Christopher Wilson's wait for his school bus turned into a bloody horror when three large Rottweilers running loose mauled him to death. A jury convicted the owner of second-degree murder. Girlfriend sentenced to prison for her role in Shepard slaying (Inside Denver) The girlfriend of a man who helped kill Matthew Shepard must spend up to two years behind bars for trying to cover up the crime. Captured pair not Cortez fugitives (Denver Post) For a few wild hours Friday, lawmen across the West believed the biggest mystery of the last year had been solved - that fugitive Cortez murder suspects Jason McVean and Alan Pilon had finally been caught. Five boys charged with raping twin 6-year-old girls (KC Star) Four 13-year-old boys and an 11-year-old boy were charged Friday with multiple counts of aggravated criminal sodomy and rape in the sexual assault of twin 6-year-old girls at a day-care facility. |
| LOUISE WOODWARD England Au pair Louise Woodward defends her parents against fraud charges--(Nando Times) Television audiences on both sides of the Atlantic watched transfixed in October 1997 as a jury convicted Woodward, then 19, of the February 1997 murder of eight-month-old Matthew Eappen. |
| MIKE TYSON Rockville, Maryland Tyson wins parole from Maryland jail sentence--(Reuters) The Maryland Parole Commission voted 5-1 to grant Tyson an early release no later than June 4. |
| MARGARITA FLORES murder case California Saldana kin describe blood, body--(Fresno Bee) The husband and daughter of Josefina Sonia Saldana revealed grisly details Thursday of how they helped her attempt to move a woman's body in their back yard one day after she came home with a dead baby girl. |
| KENNY KRAMER, 3 murder case HAROLD "Howie" KRAMER charged Brownsville, Minnesota Wisconsin charges filed to keep father accused of killing son in jail--(Star-Tribune) |
| Los Angeles and Italy Twin's Bond to Her Slain Sister Lives On in Custody Struggle (LA Times) Victim was killed in Italy, where she went in an attempt to regain the baby daughter abducted by her ex-boyfriend. Her family is waging a legal battle to bring the child back to the U.S. |
| DUPAGE 5 Trial Who really killed 10yr-old Jeanine Nicarico? Chicago Ex-jurors detail Cruz's `dream' (Chicago Sun-Times) An emotional Rolando Cruz in 1983 described seeing Jeanine Nicarico's murder in a vivid dream that included details of how she was bludgeoned, two former grand jurors testified Thursday. Witnesses contend Cruz gave details (Chicago Trib) |
| MALCOLM X Malcolm X Address Book Withdrawn From Auction (LA Times) The bullet-riddled address book that was in Malcolm X's pocket when he was assassinated in New York 34 years ago has been withdrawn from an upcoming auction after his survivors challenged the sale. |
| FOUR-CORNERS MANHUNT
Cortez, Colorado Wyo. gunmen may be Cortez cop killers (Denver Post) Authorities believe that two heavily armed survivalist-type gunmen who held up a remote bar-restaurant in the Wind River Range of central Wyoming on Tuesday may be the elusive killers of a Cortez police officer who was shot last May. |
 NYPD New York Special Report: Inside the NYPD's Street Crime Unit (NY Daily News) Into the Night: The News goes on patrol with the city's most controversial cops. The Daily News sought and was granted complete access to the street crime unit on patrol, observing six teams in Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx, and Queens for three nights and nearly 50 hours last week. |
| PAUL R. MCLAUGHLIN murdered criminal prosecutor
JEFFREY L. BLY on trial Boston Figure in Simpson case mixes light tough, grim task in Bly trial (Boston Globe) Like nearly everyone involved in the most infamous criminal trial of the late 20th century, criminologist Henry C. Lee came away from the O.J. Simpson spectacle a celebrity. |
| Los Angeles
A Mystery From Syria to L.A. (LA Times) A dismembered body found at a recycling center leads to a story of family friction over old customs in a new land. So far, no one has been charged. |
| JONBENET RAMSEY Case Boulder, Colorado Burke Ramsey not suspect in killing, DA's office says (Boulder News) Burke has been the center of a media frenzy during the past two weeks after a supermarket tabloid reported that he was responsible for his sister's death. Son not a suspect (Denver Post) Brother cleared as suspect in JonBenet case (Inside Denver) |
Man sentenced for stalking girl, making threats (Indianapolis Star) Items seized from his apartment included nine picture collages of JonBenet Ramsey, the 6-year-old girl who was slain in Colorado, and a diary that described young girls he had seen at the Indianapolis Zoo, the Children's Museum and other places. Mother found dead on school porch (AJC) While Tasha Rolle was on a field trip with classmates Wednesday, her mother's body was found at Tasha's school where the janitor washes mops. A bad trip-up: adding LSD to teacher's tea (SP Times) Two teens face multiple charges for what they viewed as a gag -- which a high school math teacher spotted before swallowing. |
| HIGH SCHOOL SHOOTING Conyers, Georgia Shooting at Heritage High School (AJC) After weeks of scares and rumors of Columbine-like massacres, a community's fears were realized. Six students were shot and injured by one of their own. |
| JONBENET RAMSEY Case Boulder, Colorado JonBenet's Brother Cleared As Suspect In Her Murder (PostNet) JonBenet Ramsey's brother was cleared Thursday as a suspect in the child beauty queen's murder. ``Burke is not a suspect,'' said Suzanne Laurion, a spokeswoman for Boulder District Attorney Alex Hunter. |
| MATT EDWARDS MATHEWS -- "Mr. Wonderful" Santa Ana, California Grand theft convictions for man who romanced and conned several women--(Modesto Bee) The victims' collective loss was about $45, 000. |
| TAMMY WYNETTE Nashville, Tennessee Autopsy: Singer died of natural causes--(UPI) |
| OPAL JENNINGS, 6 abducted Saginaw, Texas Profile of girl's abductor released--(Dallas Morning News) FBI hopes it will generate leads in Opal Jennings' March 26 disappearance. Kidnapper profile released--(Fort Worth Star Telegram) Abductor likely knew Opal's area. |
| CALLY JO LARSON murdered April 21, 1999 Waseca, Minnesota Man sought in Waseca murder at funeral?--(WCCO-TV) A man sought in the killing of 12-year-old Cally Jo Larson may have been seen at her funeral with a female companion, police said. |
| SUND/PELOSSO case California Carringtons' caution to Oprah's TV audience: "It could happen to anyone."--(Fresno Bee) Sund/Pelosso Case Resources--(Kris Baker and the alt.true-crime sleuths) This site contains a timeline, links, maps, photos, and a who's who. This is absolutely the definitive case resource site. |
| KAMIYAH MOBLEY abducted newborn Jacksonville, Florida Father of missing baby pleads guilty to sex charge--(TBO-FL) The 24-year-old father of a missing baby abducted from a hospital has pleaded guilty to a charge of having sex with the mother, who was 15 when the child was conceived. |
| SCHOOL SHOOTING - GEORGIA Conyers, Georgia People shot at high school east of Atlanta --(ABC News - AP) Several people were shot today at a high school as students were gathering for the day. A person was in custody. |
| CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN
5th-Graders Eyed in Rape (NY Daily News) Prosecutors are investigating allegations that an 8-year-old girl was held down and raped by three fifth-grade boys, an official said yesterday. Day-care facility shut down after rape allegation (KC Star) Officials closed a day-care center where twin 6-year-old girls allegedly were raped Saturday. School Neighbor Held After Girl's Abduction (LA Times) A man who lives across the street from a high school is being held on $500,000 bail after he reportedly attacked a 15-year-old girl outside the school and carried her to his home. 'Spare my life,' killer pleads (Denver Post) Convicted murderer Francisco Martinez apologized Wednesday for his role in the brutal rape, torture and murder of 14-year-old Brandy Duvall. Mom Guilty in Death (NY Daily News) Jury cites negligence in son's starvation in Tabitha Walrond trial. |
Seinfeld's Co-op Super Found Slain in Queens (NY Daily News) A bullet-riddled body found in a van in Queens has led detectives to a celebrity-studded upper West Side building that's home to such luminaries such as Jerry Seinfeld, Peter Jennings and Beverly Sills. KC man charged with using racial slur against 7-year-old girl (KC Star) Prosecutors Wednesday accused a Kansas City man of using a racial slur against a 7-year-old girl and pushing her to the ground. Ethnic intimidation is a felony. Slaying Suspect Faced `Disgrace' (Wash Post) Tzeyang "Jason" Chou Murder: Man Tells Police He Was Falsely Accused of Affair With Md. Victim's Wife |
