| SANDRA GALLAGHER murdered GLEN EDWARD ROGERS 'Cross Country Killer' Los Angeles, Calif. Serial Killer Rogers Sentenced to Death (LA Times) Defendant's claim that his acquaintance murdered a 33-year-old mother of three fails to sway the judge. |
| MELISSA GOSULE missing, presumed murdered
Halifax, Mass Friend uses psychic tool (Boston Globe) From the start, it seemed strange that a friend of Melissa Gosule's family would find her bicycle, beating State Police to the wooded section of Halifax where other belongings of the missing woman were also found. |
| CHRISTY SCHROEDER murder
Kansas City Northland woman withdrew money from ATMs the night she was killed (KC Star) Christy Schroeder, found dead in a pond last weekend, withdrew money from four automated-teller machines the night she was killed. Police say a bank video showed that someone was in her car when she withdrew money. Authorities think she probably knew her killer. |
| NEW CASTLE, Delaware Siobhan Marie Canty, found William B. Henry, charged Body May Be Missing Woman–(Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) A crew of prisoners picking up trash Friday discovered the body of a missing woman stuffed in a bloody suitcase. |
| JONBENET RAMSEY Case Boulder, Colorado Deposition looming in detective's civil suit (Boulder News) Key Boulder police detectives in the JonBenét Ramsey murder investigation will soon be questioning one another about the circumstances surrounding the unsolved slaying. A U.S. magistrate recently lifted a freeze on former Detective Linda Arndt's defamation and freedom-of-speech lawsuit against former Boulder Police Chief Tom Koby. Photo of Linda Arndt courtesy Redd Herring's 'A Ramsey Case Primer'. |
| DANIEL RAMIREZ, 8
REBECCA RAMIREZ mom convicted Denver, Colo. Mom whose son died without insulin sentenced (Denver Post) A woman whose son died after she stopped giving him insulin because she believed a faith healer had cured his diabetes was sentenced to six years in prison Friday. |
| ROBERTSDALE, Ala Five Killed in Alabama Police Chase–(Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel) Five people trying to outrun police were killed Friday when their pickup truck crashed into a tractor-trailer. |
| GARNER/HANSCHU triple slay
JAMES GARNER acquitted Castle Rock, Colo. 2 hours after motion for mistrial, verdict frees father of 3 in death of wife, in-laws. Jurors find Garner not guilty (Inside Denver) Garner cleared in slayings (Denver Post) Investigators admit mistakes (Denver Post) Children set to testify that dad killed mom (Inside Denver) Jury had doubts, foreman says (Denver Post) Verdict no solace for neighbors (Denver Post) Photo of Garner shortly after his arrest from Inside Denver |
| CAROLINE DICKINSON murdered July 18, 1996 France New appeal in Dickinson murder--(BBC) Caroline, 13, was on a school trip when murdered in a dormitory. |
| JAMES GARNER trial LISA GARNER murdered MARYANNE and DAVID HANSHU murdered Lonetree, Colorado Garner found not guilty--(KMGH) |
| ELOISE DOYLE murdered CHERIE and PAUL PILIPOW charged Suprise, Arizona Melville stunned by couple's arrest--(Saskatoon Star Phoenix) It's alleged that the Pilipows posed as buyers of a motorhome and then overpowered the owner, 67-year-old Eloise Doyle. She was taken from her home at Surprise, near Phoenix, and then killed when they drove over her with the vehicle. |
| Raleigh, North Carolina Death Row artists go on line, outrages lawmaker--(WRAL) Michael Fullwood wants to sell his art work on the Internet, so his wife has set up a Web site as a gallery for him and other artists. |
| AMANDA BROWN abducted/murdered Sept. 11, 1998 WILLIE CRAIN, JR. charged Florida Man charged with killing 8-year-old girl to undergo brain scan--(TBO-FL) A medical test that defense attorneys say will show extensive brain damage can be performed on a convicted child molester charged with killing an 8-year-old girl, a judge ruled Friday. |
| Hungry Horse, Montana Boy admits he drowned 6-year-old - (Daily InterLake) Flathead County authorities Wednesday briefly outlined why they believe Anthony Lee Evans, 14, drowned his 6-year-old neighbor last week. The boy reportedly admitted holding Megan Lamanna under water in the Flathead River until she drowned. August hearing set in Hungry Horse murder - (Daily InterLake) |
| Baltimore, Maryland TV Appearance Leads to Arrest--(NY Times) The local evening news unexpectedly turned into ``America's Most Wanted'' when a police officer recognized a mayoral candidate as a suspect wanted for burglary. |
| Women Plead Guilty in Baby Smuggling Case (NY Times) Two Long Island women accused of being part of an adoption ring that smuggled babies from Mexico pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiracy charges.
Search for a Killer Is Driven by Grief (LA Times) In 1993, somebody strangled the daughter and granddaughter of Luis Navarro. He has devoted his life to solving the mystery. Duct tape snags clue in slaying (Tampa Trib) After months of fizzled leads and frustrating standstills, authorities may be moving closer to filing murder charges in the Sept. 19, 1997, slaying of a trusting and wealthy New Port Richey widow. Man gets `hard 40' life sentence in killing of Pennsylvania woman (KC Star) Rodney Wayne Henry maintained that he was frozen into inaction by fear when his co-worker, Carl Dean Rails, savagely beat and strangled Claire-Marie Monti. |
| California
Prison Slaying Prompts Probe (LA Times) Officials investigate killing of a gay Corcoran inmate that took 50 minutes and occurred below a guard post. The suspect allegedly killed a cellmate months earlier. Colorado |
| Missing: MELISSA GOSULE
MICHAEL GENTILE arrested Halifax, Mass Missing-woman case brings arrest (Boston Globe) State Police last night arrested the driver of a pickup truck who Sunday offered a ride to Melissa Gosule, 27, who disappeared after calling her family from his cell phone to tell them her car had broken down near a Cape Cod bicycle path. |
| KARLA HOMOLKA - schoolgirl killer
Canada Homolka making 'special friends' (Toronto Sun) |
| SHEILA BELLUSH murdered mom of quads
JOSE LUIS DEL TORO JR. extradited suspect Sarasota, Fla. Taking the threat of death over the line (SP Times) The gruesome 1997 murder of Sheila Bellush, and Mexico's return to us of suspect Jose Luis Del Toro Jr. this week, puts the spotlight on a tough area of the law. Vivid memories remain for Bellush's neighbors (Sarasota Herald-Trib) |
| RAFAEL RESENDEZ-RAMIREZ a.k.a. Angel Maturino Resendez
"Railway Killer" suspect Houston, Tex. Relatives say suspect misled into surrender (Express-News) The family of suspected serial killer Angel Maturino Resendez accused U.S. authorities Thursday of misleading them by failing to mention execution as a possible punishment for the charges he surrendered to face in nine slayings that occurred near railroad tracks. The Hunt for a Serial Killer (Houston Chronicle) - special section coverage |
| MELISSA HUNT, 5 -- mauled by dogs?
Inverness, Fla. 5-year-old's death blamed on dogs, drowning (SP Times) Medical examiners say no gator was involved. Meanwhile, an agency says its caseworkers visited the Citrus County home days before the attack. Seized dogs not known to bite (SP Times) |
| GARNER/HANSCHU triple slay
JAMES GARNER trial Castle Rock, Colo. Garner trial jurors deadlock (Denver Post) Lone Tree jury nearly quits (Inside Denver) Jurors in the James Garner murder trial said Thursday they were unable to reach a unanimous verdict and asked the judge what to do. |
| CHICAGO, Illinois Cheryl Lynn Rude, murdered James Blottiaux,convicted Man convicted of 1965 murder--(UPI) Jurors today deliberated about two hours on the fourth day of testimony in the case against 55-year-old James Blottiaux, who prosecutors say intended to kill horseman George Jayne. |
| Kids killing kids JACKSON, Michigan Young killer sentenced to life in prison --(MiLive) Stewart, who was 13 at the time of the slaying, was convicted in May of second-degree murder in the death of Stacy Davis, 14. PONTIAC, Michigan Two-year-old accidentally shot to death --(MiLive) The children's father recently bought a gun, and police are trying to see if it is the weapon used in the shooting, Thompson said.  BAY CITY, Michigan Three-year-old's body pulled from river; mom says she tossed him in --(MiLive) A woman told authorities she threw her 3-year-old son into the Saginaw River on Thursday morning. Five hours later, searchers found his body, an investigator said. |
| FBI Names New Sleuth in Bomb Case--(New York Times) The FBI named a 16-year veteran investigator Thursday to take over its frustrating search for Eric Rudolph, the 32-year-old loner charged with bombing the Atlanta Olympics, two abortion clinics and a gay nightclub. |
| JESSE DELA TORREIN, 2 death MONIQUE GODCHEAUX and MERCEDES LAMPKIN arrested Sacramento, California Two arrested in death of foster toddler--(Sacramento Bee) Tests indicate burn salve poisoned boy. |
| Chapel Hill, North Carolina Rings cut from finger of woman in nursing home--(WRAL) Police are looking for a suspect after an 85-year-old nursing home resident reportedly had her wedding band and diamond cut from her finger and stolen. |
| ELOISE DOYLE murder PAUL and CHERIE PILIPOW arrested Peublo, Colorado Saskatchewan couple held in grisly Arizona murder--(Saskatoon Star Phoenix) Suspects arrested in burned body case--(Access Arizona) |
| KATIE POIRIER abducted May 26 Moose Lake, Minnesota Blom involved in Huisentruit disappearance?--(WCCO) Authorities to check DNA against bones found on Blom's property. Investigator look for Huisentruit connection in Blom case--(Star Tribune) Huisentruit, a native of Long Prairie, Minn., disappeared June 27, 1995, shortly before she was due to begin her early morning shift at KIMT-TV in Mason City, Iowa. |
| GARNER/HANSCHU triple slay
JAMES GARNER on trial Castle Rock, Colorado Sister-in-law sues accused killer (Inside Denver) While a jury continues to deliberate the fate of murder suspect James Garner, he now faces a wrongful death lawsuit from his former sister-in-law. |
| Missing: EVE BROWN
Cops Hunt for Car of Missing Woman (NY Daily News) Cops looking for a pregnant Long Island woman missing since Saturday searched for her car yesterday, scouring parking lots near her Plainview home. |
Jury Deadlocked on Penalty for Man Who Killed His Family of 7 (LA Times) Unable to agree whether an Iranian immigrant was suffering from delusions when he murdered his wife and six children in an early-morning arson fire in 1996, jurors deadlocked Wednesday on the question of whether he deserves the death penalty. Body Is Found Near Home of Ex-Deputy Suspected in Slaying (LA Times) LAPD official says remains discovered in Spokane are those of Ted Kirby, who allegedly killed fellow deputy. Americus killer changes his mind, wants to live (AJC) Daniel Colwell admitted killing Mitchell and Judith Bell in a Wal-Mart parking lot because he was depressed and wanted the state to kill him --- an act, he said, he lacked the courage to do himself. Girl, 5, found dead with bites (SP Times) Pit bulls are suspected in the death of a Citrus girl discovered in the water near her home. Man on lam for 2 years surrenders in mother's death (Denver Post) After two years on the lam, Thomas Duncan has surrendered to authorities to face murder charges in the death of his mother. Refugee pleads guilty in 'flashback' slaying (Denver Post) In an extraordinary bargain with Denver prosecutors, a South Vietnamese political refugee accused of murdering his wife in front of their three children pleaded guilty to severely reduced charges Wednesday. |
| Missing: MELISSA GOSULE
Boston, Mass. Missing woman's belongings found (Boston Globe) Authorities collected evidence in bags yesterday after friends found Melissa Gosule's belongings near a pond in Halifax. Gosule, a Boston substitute teacher, has been missing since Sunday evening. [photo: Boston Globe / Pat Greenhouse] |
| SHEILA BELLUSH murdered mom of quads
JOSE LUIS DEL TORO charged Murder suspect pleads not guilty to 1997 slaying of Sheila Bellush (Sarasota Herald-Trib) Suspected hit man in Bellush case pleads not guilty (SP Times) Del Toro pleads innocent; bail denied (Express-News) |
| ALLEN LEE DAVIS electrocuted
Florida Burn may be key in 2nd Davis autopsy (SP Times) A judge clears the way for the tests on the killer's body. Lawyers say the location of mark suggests a slow, painful death. |
| ALBERT WALKER
Walker death boat touted for film (Toronto Sun) The notorious sailboat on which Albert Walker killed a British man whose identity he had assumed may be coming to a theatre near you. |
| JOHN BRENT PUFFENBARGER -- "Red Rodeo" molester
Colorado Springs, Colo. Aurora man arrested in child assaults (Inside Denver) A 3-year manhunt for a serial child molester who prowled Colorado and two adjacent states has ended |
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JONBENET RAMSEY Case Boulder, Colorado Grand jury awaits 'forensics' (Denver Post) Ramsey grand jury still has budget (Boulder News) JonBenet DA Seeks More Time (CBS) |
| CyberSleuths Freelance Feature of the Week By Paul W. Heimel Eliot Ness: The Real Story --(CyberSleuths) The History Channel, Tuesday, Aug. 24, at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time. |
| HUBERT MASSA, 51 Brussels, Belgium Prosecutor involved in Dutroux pedophile case commits suicide--(POSTnet) Massa was one of a team of magistrates investigating the deaths of four young girls seized by convicted pedophile Marc Dutroux. |
