| OWEN HART death Kansas City, Missouri Family files wrongful-death suit over wrestler's fatal fall at Kemper Arena--(Kansas City Star) The mechanism used to support Hart was intended to rig sailboats. |
| KEITH MAYO Danbury, Connecticut Private investigator who cracked woodchipper murder dies--(TBO) A former private investigator known for his role in Connecticut's highly publicized 1988 woodchipper murder case, has died of injuries suffered in a car crash in Florida. He was 46. |
| MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Kathleen Ann Soliah, a longtime fugitive and Symbionese Liberation Army member, sought for 25 years, was arrested Wednesday in St. Paul. |
| Atlantic City, N.J.
Car belonging to slain man involved in crash in Pa. (Boston Globe) Atlantic County authorities are probing a link between the stabbing death of a man found hidden in a motel bed here last week and a woman who crashed his car in Pennsylvania. |
| STANLEY EDWARDS, 13 murdered
TODD RIZZO convicted killer Waterbury, Conn. Killer bragged of crushing boy's skull in letter to friend (Boston Globe) Two weeks after bashing a 13-year-old boy's head in with a sledgehammer, Todd Rizzo wrote a friend bragging about the crime. Here is the text of a letter... (Boston Globe) |
| San Diego, California Man arrested for hitting girlfriend with fish--(Reuters) |
| Shelbyville, Tenn.
Father convicted of murdering three sons, their half sister (PostNet) A man was sentenced to death for lining up his three sons and the boys' half sister and shooting them after he had told them they were going Christmas shopping. |
| ESTHER and CHRISTINA YUM mother/daughter murders
PAUL YUM, 15 arrested Upland, Calif. Upland Teenager Arrested in Slayings of Mother and Sister (LA Times) Paul Yum's father, Tai Du Yum, discovered the bodies of his wife and 9-yr-old daughter about 3 a.m. Saturday. His 6-year-old son was asleep and unharmed. His son, Paul, and the family Mercedes were missing. |
| YARMILA FALATER murdered
SCOTT FALATER - sleepwalking killer trial Arizona Falater takes stand in sleepwalk trial today (Arizona Republic) Scott Falater, the electronics engineer who says he was sleepwalking when he stabbed his wife 44 times, will take the witness stand today in a high-risk effort to persuade a Maricopa County Superior Court jury that he is innocent of premeditated murder. |
| SANDRA GALLAGHER murder
GLEN EDWARD ROGERS - the Cross-Country Killer Los Angeles Defendant Says He Did Not Kill Woman (LA Times) Gallagher's charred body was found in her burning truck on Victory Boulevard. Prosecutors say her slaying launched Rogers' cross-country killing rampage targeting red-haired women. Authorities are seeking the death penalty. |
| Boston
Mob figure may have been butt of joke (Boston Globe) Feds claim they aren't bugging Vincent ''Gigi Portalla'' Marino, but won't speak for E.T. |
| DEATH ROW
Richmond, Virginia Killing Points Up Uneven Penalties (Wash Post) By many accounts, Chris Thomas and his girlfriend were both in on the killing of her parents. But when it came time for justice, Thomas received the death sentence while his girlfriend, Jessica Wiseman, became a free woman. Thomas is scheduled to die tonite. |
| Claremont, Calif.
Couple Face Charges of Abuse in Baby's Death (LA Times) Parents of 5-month-old boy left in sweltering car for six hours will be arraigned today. |
| Clayton County, Georgia
DNA test clears man of '83 rape 16 years later (AJC) Peter Neufeld, one of the lawyers on O.J. Simpson's defense team, said Calvin Johnson had served the longest sentence of any of the 38 defendants whose convictions have been overturned because of DNA-based evidence presented by the Innocence Project. |
| Tampa, Fla.
Cross-dressing stalker blamed for weekend attack (WFLA) Sketch of kidnap suspect released (SP Times) Police say finding the man who abducted and sexually assaulted a child Saturday is a top priority. Police Sketch (WFLA) |
| ERIK MENENDEZ, 28 convicted killer Sacramento, California Erik Menendez marries in Calif. prison--(UPI) Menendez and his older brother, Lyle, were convicted in April 1996 of gunning down their parents as they ate berries and cream in the TV room of their Beverly Hills mansion. |
| RAFAEL RESENDEZ-RAMIRIZ suspected serial killer Houston, Texas Evidence examined in Houston homicide--(UPI) |
| BIG BOY Mount Lebanon, Pennsylvania Severed head can't be re-attached--(WRAL) Employees had vowed to wear black ribbons until the head was returned. |
| Quesnel, British Columbia, Canada Crown wants self-mutilating youth declared dangerous offender--(C-News) A 17-year-old who raped a baby and mutilated himself by eating his own flesh should be locked up indefinitely and given proper treatment, a psychiatrist testified. |
| JONBENET RAMSEY murder case Boulder, Colorado Will the Murder of JonBenet Ramsey Ever be Solved? -- (CNN Burden of Proof transcript) |
| KYLE RAY trial Battle Mountain, Nevada Ray sentenced to 40 years--(MSNBC) A boy will spend at least forty years in prison for killing his mother, father and sister. |
| "AVERAGE JOE" serial bank robber Huntington Woods, Michigan 'Average Joe' held as bank suspect--(Detroit News) He's being asked about his possible role in 12 heists. |
| KATIE POIRIER, 19 abducted May 26 Moose Lake, Minnesota Parents of kidnapped woman find fresh inspiration from stranger--(Star-Tribune) A Minneapolis woman is taking a working vacation, spending two weeks away from her job as a banker to help in the search for a missing 19-year-old convenience store clerk. |
| CAROL ANNE KIRCHNER murder DAVID AARON DAY trial Brainerd, Minnesota Cass Lake man convicted of murder of northern Minnesota resort--(Star-Tribune) Kirchner and her husband, David, ran the Shangri-La Resort on Wolf Lake. She was killed less than an hour after leaving on her morning walk May 14, 1998. |
| K-9 NEWS Oceanside, California K-9 team gets bulletproof vests--(WRAL) All six of this city's police dogs have been outfitted with bulletproof vests, thanks to the efforts of a ten-year-old girl. |
| OWEN HART death Kansas City, Mo. Family of wrestler killed during stunt sue WWF--(POSTnet) The family of professional wrestler Owen Hart filed a wrongful death lawsuit Tuesday for the stunt that killed him. |
| DESTINY LEANN RICHARDS, 3 abducted and found Benton, Arkansas Man charged in rape of child -- (Arkansas Dem Gaz) Donnie Bisbee, 24, of Paron was arraigned Monday afternoon in Saline County Circuit Court on three counts of rape and one count each of kidnapping, residential burglary and being an habitual offender in the alleged abduction and rape of a 31/2-year-old Saline County girl. Bisbee is the brother of the girl's stepfather. |
| SUND/PELOSSO case California Source points to evidence in Yosemite case--(SF Chronicle) Fibers could link ex-cons to killing of three tourists. Yosemite probe focuses on Ex-cons--(LA Times) Crime: Suspects are in custody but authorities say they still lack key facts and evidence in slaying of three tourists. Dinner boosts kidnap foundation funds--(Modesto Bee) About 150 people gathered Monday night to praise and condemn, and to support a foundation offering reward money for the capture of abductors. Sund-Carrington foundation holds $100-a-plate dinner--(Fresno Bee) FBI won’t confirm Sund case confession--(Eureka Times-Standard) |
| GARNER/HANSCHU Triple Murder Case
Castle Rock, Colorado Conflicting testimony over Garner gun (Denver Post) Mother doesn't know whether Garner accepted gun she offered (Inside Denver) |
| JOSEPH STANLEY FAULDER: Canadian on Texas Death Row
Execution of Canadian for murder of Gladewater woman in 1975 likely this week depite protests (Ft. Worth Star-Telegram) A Canadian convicted of killing an oil matriarch nearly 24 years ago will likely be executed this week despite protests from his government and two unsuccessful lawsuits that put Texas' secretive clemency process in the international spotlight. Faulder will be closely watched during final hours (Vancouver Sun) Two courts reject appeals of Canadian on death row (Dallas News) Rights group joins call to save Canadian (Dallas News) |
| San Diego
Day-Care Operator Found Guilty of Killing Toddler (LA Times) She shook the 13-month-old and slammed his head on the floor, a witness testified. |
| FOR SALE
Fagan mansion goes on market for $3.5 million (Boston Globe) The Palm Beach mansion where a former Massachusetts man lived under the guise of a socialite while hiding the kidnapping of his daughters is on the market for $3.5 million. |
| MOVING RIGHT ALONG....
Corpse Found on Subway (Wash Post) A corpse rode a subway train at rush hour Monday for several stops before passengers notified anyone about it, police said. Unruly passenger forces KC-to-Oakland flight to land in Las Vegas (KC Star) An unruly passenger punched a flight attendant in the chest. |
| MATTHEW SHEPARD murder
Laramie, Wyo. Shepard slaying suspect will not plead insanity (Inside Denver) The second defendant in the murder of Matthew Shepard will not plead insanity to potentially spare his life. |
| MARTHA MOXLEY Murder Case
Connecticut Moxley grand jury enters the home stretch (Providence Journal) Prosecutors have applied for a six-month extension of the grand jury investigation into the 1975 unsolved slaying of Greenwich teen-ager Martha Moxley. Martha Moxley - The Unsolved Murder (marthamoxley.com) Informative website with current and archived case news, case background, discussion forum and more |
| Murray State University MURRAY, Kentucky Survivor of fatal MSU fire charged with capital Murder--(The Paducah Sun)Jerry Walker was rescued from the fourth-floor window of his Hester Hall dorm room by firefighters last Sept. 18 and then told a tale of horror about the blaze coming into his room around the door. Authorities now say Walker set the fire outside his room. MSU fire suspect led to own arrest--(The Paducah Sun)A letter that murder suspect Jerry Wayne Walker allegedly left on his own car, then reported to police, helped turn the spotlight of the Hester Hall dormitory arson investigation to Walker, Commonwealth Attorney Mike Ward said. |
| FOREST PARK KILLINGS Portland, Oregon Drugs put slaying victims out of their families' reach--(The Oregonian) The three women found dead in Forest Park had relatives nearby, but mental illness and addiction pulled the women to the streets. |
| YAMILA FALATER murder SCOTT FALATER trial Phoenix, Arizona Credibility of experts and defendant the key at sleepwalking murder trial--(Court TV Online) Sleep expert's credibility key to defense case--(Arizona Republic) |
| CLAREMONT SERIAL KILLER West Australia Announcement in serial killer case looming--(ABC Online) West Australian Police Commissioner Bob Falconer says a development in the hunt for the Claremont serial killer will be announced, but not before he retires, as promised. |
| STEPHEN GOEDEREIS murder BRYAN DONAHUE trial West Palm Beach, Florida Teen convicted in beating death of gay man--(Nando Times) A 17-year-old boy who beat and kicked a gay man to death for calling him "beautiful" was convicted Monday of murder. |
| RICHARD BURDICK, 49 captured Orland, Maine T.V. show tips police off to Mass. fugitive--(WRAL) A Massachusetts child molester who vanished during his trial more than a year ago, leaving behind a suicide note, was captured in a shootout at a homeless shelter in Maine just hours after being profiled on "America's Most Wanted." |
| JOHN CONNER TRIMM and ROY ZANE BOWMAN shot to death DARYLE GARY TRIMM suspect in critical condition Bonita Springs, Florida Father kills baby, family friend, then turns gun on himself--(TBO-FL) |
| Florida Experts find link in abuse--(Orlando Sentinel) At least four child deaths in Florida in the past seven months have been related to toilet-training problems or accidents by the children. |
| Tampa
Police still searching for kidnapper of girl (SP Times) An 8-year-old girl was recovering at home Sunday after her abduction and sexual assault the previous day by a man police say may be responsible for more than a dozen similar attacks. |
| ALFREDO ENRIQUE TELLO, Jr. mutiliation murder
SAMUEL SHEINBEIN accused fugitive in Israel Tel Aviv, Israel Sheinbein Is Given 2nd Delay (Wash Post) Israel Taking Case Lightly, County Prosecutor Says. Samuel Sheinbein is accused of killing and dismembering Maryland teenager Alfredo Enrique Tello, Jr. Three days after the body was discovered, Sheinbein fled to Israel and now awaits trial there. |
| JONBENET RAMSEY Case Boulder, Colorado Boulder braces for media bomb (Boulder News) While there's still no word on when the grand-jury investigation into the JonBenét Ramsey slaying will end, Boulder County officials are well under way with plans to handle the expected media onslaught. |
