| HOME INVASION ROBBERIES Vancouver, B.C., Canada Police unveil personality profiles of home invaders--(Vancouver Sun) Investigators have examined 41 home-invasion robberies against the elderly in Vancouver and Burnaby over the past five years. |
| JOSHUA PHILLIPS trial MADDIE RAE CLIFTON murder case Bartow, Florida Teen convicted of killing neighbour girl and stuffing body in waterbed--(WRAL) "This is a day of justice for Maddie." Mrs. Clifton said outside the courthouse. |
| KATIE POIRIER abducted May 26 Moose Lake, Minnesota Poirier search to resume today--(WCCO) Human remains found on Blom's property were bones, investigator says--(Star Tribune) |
| STEPHEN FAGAN Florida Fagan may volunteer with homeless instead of veterans--(TBO-FL) Fagan, 57, was ordered in May by a judge to perform community service as part of guilty plea in the kidnapping case, which also included five years probation and a $100,000 fine. |
| San Antonio, Texas Two Air Force sergeants face sex charges--(CNN) Two sergeants are charged with having sex with four female students at Brooks Air Force Base, with one accused of giving advance copies of tests to two women. |
| RAFAEL RESENDEZ-RAMIREZ Railway Killer JULIETA DOMINGUEZ wife Wife of suspected serial killer brought to U.S. for FBI interview--(CNN) Picture of Resendez-Ramirez and wife |
| JONIQUE WILLIAMS mysterious death Modesto, California Dead girl's stepfather has history of abuse, spent time in jail--(KTVU-Fox 2) Picture of mother and stepfather Picture of Jonique |
| COOLIO Artis Leon Ivey Jr. Torrance, California Rapper gets 10-day sentence for being a felon in possession of firearm--(Sacramento Bee) The rapper won a Grammy for best rap solo in 1996 for "Gangsta's Paradise". |
| JOSEPH WIENER - murdered Holocaust survivor
Beverly Hills, California Housekeeper Arraigned on Murder Count (LA Times) A Beverly Hills housekeeper who police say stabbed her elderly boss to death appeared in court Wednesday for arraignment on a charge of murder. Tanya Belenkaya, 44, grinned broadly and sang loudly at times while public defender requested additional time to have her client evaluated by a doctor or psychiatrist. |
| OKC BOMBING: Terry Nichols
Nichols: FBI withheld key OKC bombing data (Denver Post) Terry Nichols asked for a new trial Wednesday. |
| Missing: MINHAZ PROPROBAS, 8
Queens, New York Boy, 8, Disappears Near Queens Home (NY Daily News) An 8-year-old boy vanished from a Queens playground yesterday morning, and police were searching for him and a man the boy's guardian met a few days ago. |
| Anaheim, Calif.
Woman's Body Is Found Along With Toddler in Motel (LA Times) A badly decomposed body was discovered in a motel room Wednesday along with a toddler who appears to be the dead woman's child. 'I couldn't wake up my mother,' witnesses quote boy as saying as he was led from room. Police are uncertain whether crime was committed. |
 ANDY PUGLISI, 10 - - vanished without a trace in 1976 Lawrence, Mass. Chapter 5: The Disappearing Psychic (Boston Globe) Filmmaker Melanie Perkins has been interviewing neighbors, friends, relatives, and suspects in the case of Andy Puglisi, a Lawrence boy who vanished nearly 23 years ago. Now the case takes a bizarre turn. [Note: Article contains links to previous chapters] |
| MICHELLE DORR, 6 - murdered in 1986
HADDEN CLARK - suspect on trial Montgomery County, Maryland Jury Won't Hear Tape In Michele Dorr Case (Wash Post) A Montgomery County jury will not be allowed to hear a tape recording of murder suspect Hadden Clark speaking with former prison inmates about 6-year-old Michele Dorr's 1986 disappearance because the recording violated Maryland wiretap laws, a judge ruled yesterday. |
| Still Missing: DALE WILLIAMS
Nucla, Colorado Truck found in lake tells little about missing man (Denver Post) Dale Williams vanished five weeks ago. His pickup with Williams' "Pro Body Shop'' lettering on the doors was found Sunday submerged in a river northwest of Nucla. Investigators do not believe Williams was inside the truck when it went into the water. |
| ALLEN LEE "TINY" DAVIS
Starke, Florida Davis execution turns bloody (SP Times) Florida's first use of its new electric chair turned bloody Thursday with the execution of a 350-pound inmate for the muders of a woman and her two daughters 17 years ago. Florida worked hard to keep Davis alive (SP Times) |
| JONBENET RAMSEY Case Boulder, Colorado Ramsey grand jury extended again (Boulder News) Poll: 40% 'know' who killed JonBenet (Inside Denver) 25% contend mother killed beauty queen. Boulder DA may not run again (Denver Post) |
| JONBENET RAMSEY murder case JonBenet's Dad Wants Mom to Take the Rap--(National Enquirer) John Ramsey is talking to his wife Patsy about a plea bargain in the JonBenet murder case -- and making preparations for life without Patsy, say sources. |
| MADDIE RAE CLIFTON murder case JOSHUA PHILLIPS trial Bartow, Florida Prosecution rests in trial of teen accused of killing neighbor girl --(CNN) Closing arguments are set to begin Thursday morning in the trial of a 15-year-old boy accused of killing an 8-year-old neighbor. |
| Internet romance ends with chain saw suicide--(ABC News) ``The distraught individual had met the individual lady on the Internet, started up a romance,'' Police Chief Paul J. Lessard said. |
| DEREK ANDERSON Milwaukee Surviving member of missing family sentenced to 17 months for fraud--(Star Tribune) Anderson's parents and brother disappeared last year after leaving on a fishing trip. |
| BARBARA ANN TURNER Cincinnati, Ohio Jailed mom rejects move--(Cincinnati Enquirer) Limits on visits by infant an issue. |
| ELLIE SCHUCKMAN, 3 Fair Lawn, New Jersey At 3, she's guilty -- of being called for jury duty--(CNN) Her mom doubts she'll serve, but she might do a dance. |
| RAFAEL RESENDEZ-RAMIREZ Railway Killer No match found on jewelry stolen from woman, 87--(Houston Chronicle) Some jewelry linked to suspect--(UPI) |
| JONIQUE WILLIAMS mysterious death Modesto, California Family says other kids were in pool as girl died--(SF Chronicle) Autopsy on girl is delayed--(Modesto Bee) Little girl drowned or slain?--(Contra Costa Times) Police treat girl's death as homicide--(Fresno Bee) Picture of pool--(Modesto Bee) |
ANDY PUGLISI, 10 - vanished without a trace in 1976 Lawrence, Mass. Chapter 1: Have you seen Andy? (Boston Globe) Chapter 2: The Shallow Grave (Boston Globe) Chapter 3: The Mismatched Parents (Boston Globe) Chapter 4: The Prime Suspect (Boston Globe) In the course of investigating the 1976 disappearance of a childhood friend, Andy Puglisi, and filming a documentary about the case, filmmaker Melanie Perkins has been sifting through tips, interviewing police, family members and former neighborhood residents. Now she turns to the main suspect, Wayne Chapman. |
Former motorcycle club president appears in court (SP Times) Harry "Taco" Bowman, the reputed former international president of the Outlaws Motorcycle Club, made his first appearance in a Tampa courtroom Tuesday. Cases stump homicide investigators (AJC) Atlanta homicide investigators need your help. The biggest whodunit on the squad's books is the case of the human head found last month in a southeast Atlanta neighborhood. Feds detail child-porn charges (Denver Post) A man dealing in hard-core child pornography offered clients around the world more than 200 videotapes and 4,300 photos of young boys engaged in explicit sexual acts. Armed tow-truck driver tries to steal car in Merriam (KC Star) There was no good reason for anyone to tow the red, '85 Corvette on Monday night from Pinegate East Apartments. |
| JONBENET RAMSEY Case Boulder, Colorado Boulder DA facing challengers (Inside Denver) The JonBenet Ramsey murder investigation may have weakened Hunter's chances for re-election. Photo of D.A. Alex Hunter courtesy A Ramsey Case Primer by Redd Herring. |
| GARNER/HANSCHU slayings
JAMES GARNER trial Castle Rock, Colo. Garner defense team rests (Denver Post) Douglas County triple-murder suspect James Garner got one step closer to knowing his fate on Tuesday when his defense team rested its case. Defense rests with no word from Garner (Inside Denver) |
| JONIQUE WILLIAMS, 4 Modesto, Calif. Hunt ends; body in pool (Modesto Bee) The search for 4-year-old Jonique Williams ended with hints of foul play Monday night when she was found dead at the bottom of a backyard swimming pool at the Modesto home where she and her family celebrated the Fourth of July. Photo of Jonique (Modesto Bee) Police Leery After Girl Found Dead in Pool (SF Chronicle) Cops treat death as homicide, say body appeared in spot already searched (SF Examiner) How did dead girl get in pool? (SF Examiner) |
 GARY HEIDNIK - "House of Horrors" killer Bellefonte, Penn. Philadelphia torture killer executed--(CNN) A man condemned for killing two of six women he kept in a makeshift torture chamber, where he fed body parts of one victim to others, was executed by injection Tuesday. |
| VALERIE DAWN RHODES, 15 TIFFANY JEAN RHODES, 13 High Springs, Florida Two daughters charged in mobile home fire--(Gainseville Sun) |
| MADDIE RAE CLIFTON murder case JOSHUA PHILLIPS trial Bartow, Florida Jury selected for teen accused of killing neighbor child--(CNN) Opening statements will begin Wednesday morning. |
| JONBENET RAMSEY case Boulder, Colorado Is Ramsey grand jury stalled?--(ABC News) |
| KATIE POIRIER abduction DONALD BLOM charged Moose Lake, Minnesota Attorneys fight over leaks in Blom case--(WCCO) Blom's attorney said releasing information would prevent fair trial. |
| WESLEY NEAILEY murdered DOMINIC McKILLIGAN trial Newcastle, England Schoolboy's head 'smashed with wrench'--(BBC) A schoolboy was raped, strangled, and hit with a wrench by a music student who lured him home, a court has heard. |
| RAFAEL RESENDEZ-RAMIREZ Mexico City 187 deaths now linked to `Railway Killer'--(Toronto Star) Canadian tracking biggest serial killer in history. |
| JERRY HEIDLER Lyons, Georgia Escaped inmate recaptured in underwear--(WRAL) A man charged with killing four members of a family has been recaptured in Georgia, about 12 hours after escaping from a jail. |
| DONALD PAUL GATSON wanted MATTHEW MARK KOSLOWSKI arrested Fremont, California Fresh out of San Quentin, parolee sought in attack on two young women--(POSTnet) A convict paroled from San Quentin Prison over the weekend is wanted in the kidnapping, stabbing and shooting of two young women who were left for dead in a rural canyon. |
| FOREST PARK SERIAL MURDERS Portland, Oregon Friend of serial killer victim is missing--(The Oregonian) The parents of a missing 18-year-old worry she may have fallen victim to the killer who is believed to have strangled three Portland women and dumped their bodies in Forest Park. |
| JERRY HEIDLER fugitive Lyons, Georgia Man awaiting trial in Georgia escapes--(WRAL) Heidler is charged in the killings of four family members in 1997, and he also allegedly kidnapped and abandoned three children. |
| GARY HEIDNIK "House of Horrors" killer
Pennsylvania Last-minute hearing in Heidnik case (Philadelphia Inquirer) Heidnik was sentenced to die by a Philadelphia jury in 1988 for the murders of Deborah Dudley, 23, and Sandra Lindsay, 24. Dudley's body was found in a Camden County woods. Police discovered Lindsay's body parts in Heidnik's freezer and in a pot on his stove. His last scheduled execution was postponed in 1997. |
