| SCOTT FALATER convicted sleepwalker killer
Phoenix, Arizona Falater interview (Arizona Republic) Scott Falater, convicted of murder despite his defense that he was sleepwalking when he stabbed his wife 44 times, speaks out for the first time since the verdict in an exclusive interview with Arizona Republic reporter Jerry Kammer. The interview (Arizona Republic) The video (Arizona Republic) The transcripts (Arizona Republic) Message board: What do you think of the interview? (Arizona Republic) Background stories (Arizona Republic) |
| RAFAEL RESENDEZ-RAMIREZ railway serial killer suspect
Mountainair, New Mexico Man resembling fugitive seen near NM rails, two report (Dallas Morning News) Two people, including a National Park Service ranger, reported seeing a man resembling the so-called Railroad Killer suspect near a New Mexico rail line Monday. |
| JONIQUE WILLIAMS, 4
Modesto, Calif. Body of Missing Girl, 4, Found in Family Pool (LA Times) Jonique Williams' body was found in the deep end of the pool at 6 p.m. Monday despite earlier searches of the area, police say. |
| ALFREDO ENRIQUE TELLO, JR. murdered Maryland teen
SAMUEL SHEINBEIN suspect in Israel Sheinbein Doesn't Admit to Killing (Wash Post) Murder suspect Samuel Sheinbein acknowledged to an Israeli court yesterday that he burned and dismembered the body of Alfredo Enrique Tello Jr. in a gruesome 1997 Montgomery County case, but he admitted no role in killing Tello. |
| Largo, Florida
Lawyer barred from jail when inmate files restraining order (SP Times) An inmate at the Pinellas County Jail recently secured a temporary restraining order against his public defender, claiming that the lawyer had beaten and sexually assaulted him right in his cell and had paid another inmate to kill him. |
| Eatonton, Georgia
7 men arrested for impersonating law officers (AJC) The arrested men had offered last month to intervene in a dispute between Putnam County authorities and the United Nuwaubian Nation of Moors -- which claims to be decendants of Egyptians. |
| JAMES and REGENA RAPP
Denver, Colo. Investigator Arrests Spur Concern (Star-Trib/AP) The company was known as " Dirty Deeds Done Cheap" and " Phantom Investigations, " and clients included private investigators, the media and companies checking out the competition. Documents seized by officials included personal records of John and Patsy Ramsey, parents of slain child beauty queen, JonBenet Ramsey. |
| REBECCA, KATHERYN and LESLIE GONZALES - ages 7, 8 and 10 SIMON GONZALES - father who killed his three daughters Castle Rock, Colorado Dad blames killer's wife in slayings (Denver Post) Leroy Gonzales said Monday that his son broke down under financial burdens imposed by his divorce settlement with Jessica Gonzales and her insistence that she should have custody of their daughters. Police haven't found crime scene (Inside Denver) |
| SOUTHLAKE, Texas Doctor's anger over custody settlement ends with ex-wife's murder, suicide --(The News & Observer) Police said Dr. Scott Chester Stone Jr., 32, of Tarboro, N.C., ambushed his former wife, Dr. Marisa Deneen Jackson, as she took a morning jog around a lakeside path. |
| FRANKLIN, Indiana Tyler Shanabarger, 7 months old Man had life insurance policy on slain infant --(Messenger-Inquirer) A close friend of the boy's mother told the Louisville Courier-Journal in an interview published Saturday that the policy was worth $100,000 and Shanabarger was spending the money "in his head" after the boy's death. |
| DOMINIQUE RODRIGUEZ, 4 death RAYMOND RODRIGUEZ JR. charged San Antonio, Texas Father is charged in daughter's death--(San Antonio Express) Police have charged the father of a 5-year-old girl with capital murder in her death, saying he became enraged because she soiled herself. |
| LUTHER CAMPBELL 2 Live Crew Miami Beach, Florida Former 2 Live Crew rapper arrested in nightclub brawl--(TBO-FL) Rapper Luther Campbell was charged with aggravated battery Monday after he allegedly struck a man's face with a whiskey bottle at a nightclub. |
| JONIQUE WILLIAMS missing child Modesto, California Oakland girl, 4, missing in N. Modesto--(Modesto Bee) Authorities launched an intense search Sunday night for a 4-year-old Oakland girl missing from the north Modesto home that her family was visiting. |
| Miami, Florida Stolen flag returned after banner declared thief a 'disgrace'--(TBO-FL) After the flag that had once been draped over his father's casket at Arlington National Cemetery disappeared, Brian Thorpe replaced it with a bedsheet. |
| LYNNETTE CRAFT murder THOMAS CRAFT accused Swanton, Ohio Arraignment set for man accused of dismembering his wife--(Star Tribune) A man accused of killing his wife, dismembering her body and dumping the parts at different sites in Michigan will be arraigned in Ohio. |
| Chicago, Illinois Police re-open '85 baby death case--(Chicago Tribune) Investigators hope DNA provides breakthrough. |
MARTHA MOXLEY murder Moxley Case Chat (CyberSleuths) 9PM Eastern, Monday July 5th. Martha Moxley case website (MarthaMoxley.com) - Case background, news, message board and more. |
| BENJAMIN SMITH - spree killer
Chicago Rampage Suspect Dead (Chicago Trib) Special Agent Ross Rice of the FBI's Chicago office said the agency "is confirming an arrest was made of Benjamin Smith. He is dead." Killer's Trail Of Blood (Chicago Trib) Suspect Known As Outspoken Racist (Chicago Trib) |
| York Haven, Pa. Police discover 17 children in neighbourhood sex ring--(WRAL) A sleepover party for a girl's 16th birthday led police to the discovery of a child sex ring that allegedly involved 17 children, some as young as age 7. |
| ALFREDO ENRIQUE TELLO, JR. - murdered Maryland teen
SAMUEL SHEINBEIN - international fugitive Tel Aviv, Israel US Teen Pleads Not Guilty to Murder (AJC/AP) In a surprise plea, a U.S. teen who fled accusations of a grisly murder to seek shelter in Israel pleaded innocent today to all but a minor charge, setting the stage for a trans-Atlantic trial likely to embarrass the close U.S.-Israel alliance. |
| MARTIN FRANKEL - on the run
Search is on for man accused of embezzling $215 million from insurance companies (KC Star) A little more than a decade ago, Martin Frankel was a fumbling commodities trader who lived with his parents in a bland ranch-style house in Toledo, Ohio. Today he is, like Hollywood's Austin Powers, an international man of mystery. |
| JONBENET RAMSEY Case Boulder, Colorado Ramsey case snags wide circle into its web (Inside Denver) The discovery of JonBenet Ramsey's body in her parents' basement 21/2 years ago has led to no fewer than 10 arrests. None has been for the 6-year-old's death. The Ramsey Arrests (Inside Denver) |
| MADDIE RAE CLIFTON murder JOSHUA PHILIPS trial Tampa, Florida Trial scheduled this week for boy charged with killing neighbour--(WRAL) |
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IRENE SILVERMAN - missing socialite presumed murdered
SANTE and KENNETH KIMES - mother-son grifter suspects New York Baffling Tale & a Tortuous Trail A year has passed since Silverman's July 5 disappearance, which set off an unusual murder investigation - unusual in that the body was not found - that has become one of the city's most bizarre crime stories. |
| CRIME FILES
Colma, Calif. - August 1921
Riverside, Calif. - 1974
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| FREE AT LAST Freed from death row (SP Times) Florida leads the nation in wrongful death sentences with 20. What has become of these survivors? |
Son Slits Elderly Dad's Throat In Hosp: Cops (NY Post) A Brooklyn man fatally slit his ailing father's throat, slashed his sister and beat a bedridden man with a hammer during a bloody hospital rampage yesterday, police said. Hospital Not Always Refuge (NY Daily News) The rape and murder of Dr. Kathryn Hinnant at Bellevue Hospital in 1989 was the most searing case of violence at a New York hospital in recent years. Confession in slaying ruled inadmissible (Boston Globe) The suspect is charged with manslaughter in the torture slaying of a 22-year-old mentally retarded man. Victim Sent Love Letter To Suspect, Aunt Says (Wash Post) Joseph Scott Williams, the 32-year-old Dale City man who was beaten and set on fire Thursday, wrote about twice a week over the past six months to the woman charged in his slaying, including one poem mailed shortly before his death. |
| OKC BOMBING
Terry Nichols to seek new trial (Denver Post) He's claiming that the FBI improperly withheld from him thousands of so-called "lead sheets'' that would have strongly supported his innocence. OKC bombing archive (Denver Post) |
| SCOTT FALATER sleepwalking killer Phoenix, Ariz. Falater files motion for new trial--(Arizona Republic) Scott Falater, whose claims that he was sleepwalking when he fatally stabbed his wife were rebuffed by a jury, asked for a new trial Friday. His lawyers allege prosecutorial misconduct. |
| LISA NEVE Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Cops roll out not-welcome mat--(Edmonton Journal) If Lisa Neve ever moves back to Edmonton, police say they might issue a public warning about her presence -- and that has her lawyer upset. The 26-year-old was freed Thursday after her dangerous-offender status was lifted by Alberta's top court. Former dangerous offencer released--(C-News) Neve was Canada's only current female dangerous offender. |
| KATHLEEN SOLIAH Minnesota Soliah Extradition Process Begins (WCCO) An extradition warrant asking that alleged Symbionese Liberation Army member Kathleen Soliah be returned to California to face murder conspiracy charges has arrived in Gov. Jesse Ventura's office. Soliah's next step is under negotiation (Mpls Star-Trib) |
| KATHLYN "KATIE" POIRIER murder
CALLY JO LARSON murder DONALD BLUM suspect Minnesota Blom warrant stirs suspicion in Waseca (Mpls Star-Trib) State investigators have seized records from an Edina hospital that may have treated Donald Blom, the accused kidnapper of Katie Poirier, on the same day a 12-year-old Waseca girl was found stabbed and hanged in her home. Katie Poirier Web site |
| RAFAEL RESENDEZ-RAMIREZ - Railway Killer Evidence undermines rail theory (Dallas News) |
| NORTHSIDE RAPIST
Atlanta "Northside Rapist" still free (AJC) Police continue to warn that a serial rapist blamed for attacks in the northern suburbs is still at large and may be responsible for a recent Cobb assault. Link between attacks not ruled out (WSB TV) video report links Printable sketch & description (AJC) Timeline of attacks (AJC) |
| Slayings of Jurist, Wife Believed Tied to His Court Work (LA Times) Detectives rule out link to couple's personal lives or her job. Inspection of family law cases he handled yields a possible suspect.
E-mail leads to suspect in woman's disappearance (Boston Globe) When Aislin Silva, a 19-year-old woman from Medford, vanished on Nov. 12, 1996, investigators suspected murder. Although blood and hair, linked to Silva by DNA, were discovered in a Danvers dumpster two days after she disappeared, her body was never found and the case has not been solved. Driver guilty in taping of police (Boston Globe) The case of Michael Hyde vs. the town of Abington began with a routine traffic stop and ended yesterday when the 31-year-old rock musician was found guilty of a felony - tape recording the voices of patrol officers without them knowing. Victim 'Always Wanted to Help' (Wash Post) Joseph Scott Williams frantically made calls to social service agencies on behalf of a woman who said she needed money. His body was later found beaten and burned. Uncle Faces 30 Years in Infant Death (Wash Post) The stiff penalty is a result of a 1997 law prompted by prosecutors and children's advocates who contend that killers were serving less time than they deserved because juries would rarely convict a person of first-degree, premeditated murder when a child was involved. Man accused of threatening celebrity (SP Times) Letters improperly addressed to actress Alicia Silverstone led to his arrest. Hit-and-run sparks deadly gunbattle (Denver Post) A hit-and-run accident in eastern Colorado Springs escalated into a shootout between two drivers Thursday night, leaving one man dead and another injured. |
Atlanta Atlanta police need help with severed head (AJC) Was that Sonny James Burnett's head in a bag? Atlanta police homicide detectives want to know. |
| Kansas
Man pleads guilty in murder of woman who helped him escape prison (KC Star) Chipper Cox told police he strangled Tracy L. Hayes because she refused to drive him back to his minimum security work assignment outside the walls of the Lansing Correctional Facility. |
| ALYSSA MARIA VASQUEZ, 7 San Antonio, Texas DNA brings charge in slaying of girl, 7 -- (Express-News) Police obtained an arrest warrant charging a man with capital murder Wednesday after linking him through DNA evidence to the June 6 killing of 7-year-old Alyssa Maria Vasquez. |
| LESLIE VAN HOUTEN - former Manson family member Corona, Calif. Parole a real possibility for former Manson family member at upcoming hearing -(Court TV) A former member of the notorious Charles Manson "family," Van Houten will attempt, for the fourteenth time, to gain parole when she goes before California's Board of Prison Terms next Wednesday. Related "full coverage" article includes a background video.-(Court TV) |
| SHOELESS JOE JACKSON A pitch for Shoeless Joe (Chicago Sun-Times) Pressure to get Shoeless Joe Jackson elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame continued to mount Thursday as Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) introduced a resolution honoring the tarnished White Sox slugger. RELATED Shoeless Joe Jackson Society - devoted to the goal of seeing Joe claim his rightful place in the Baseball Hall of Fame. The Quest To Get Shoeless Joe Jackson Into The Hall Of Fame - (Mr.Baseball) Shoeless Joe Jackson's Virtual Hall of Fame - (blackbetsy.com) |
| CRIME NEWS AROUND THE NET Lawyer disputes report of fugitive financier's planned surrender (Boston Globe) Federal investigators are asking themselves this question: Where can a fugitive with hundreds of millions of dollars at his disposal hide? Farmington man charged after stepdaughter's body found in cemetery (Boston Globe) An autopsy of 11-year-old Amber Pond indicates she was strangled. Jim Brown Charged in Threat to Wife (LA Times) Hall of Fame football player and actor Jim Brown was charged Thursday with threatening to kill his wife and smashing her car windows with a shovel. Teenager Convicted of Stabbing His Mother to Death; Cousin Also Guilty (LA Times) The youths planned the attack after watching 'Scream' horror movies. Va. Woman Acquitted In Father's 1988 Death (Wash Post) She told police that she shot him in the chest for raping her and her younger sister. Woman Dies of Injuries From Beating (Wash Post) She was savagely beaten by two teenage girls after a traffic dispute. |
| VICKI ROBNISON murder
Carrollwood, Fla. Witness offers slaying account (SP Times) From the mouth of a murder-defendant-turned-star-witness comes a cold account of how Vicki Robinson died: Her 15-year-old daughter's boyfriend attacked her inside her Carrollwood home, according to the witness. Her daughter held her down, he said. There was a syringe filled with bleach. There was a knife. Whispel tells tale of horror (Tampa Trib) Man charged with murder pleads guilty, testifies against friends (TBO-FL) Excerpts from Whispel's statement (SP Times) |
