| Grand Junction, Colo.
Parents who denied infant medical care waive hearing (Denver Post) Two members of a church that believes in divine healing waived their right to a preliminary hearing Wednesday on charges that they caused their infant son's death by withholding medical care from him. |
| JAMES LARRY McANNALLY killed in lawnmower explosion Jasper, Alabama ATF calls in bomb experts--(Daily Mounain Eagle) |
| YOSEMITE MURDERS California Archerd: Another twist in tragic tale--(Variety) Confessed killer fits profile of a serial killer, experts say--(POSTnet/Sac Bee) Yosemite confession opens barrage of questions in FBI probe--(POSTnet/Sac Bee) View of Cedar Lodge--(AP) Pic of Yosemite Institute, where Joie Armstrong worked--(AP) Pic of Cary Stayner's childhood home--(AP) Pic of Stayner's former trailer home in Atwater, Ca.--(AP) Cary Stayner's highschool yearbook picture--(AP) Pic of Cedar Lodge showing second floor where Stayner rented room--(AP) Pic of booth in diner where Sunds and Pelosso ate last meal--(AP) |
Carringtons have doubts that Stayner acted alone (Fresno Bee) Stayner and four women met at fatal Yosemite crossroads (Fresno Bee) With cloud of suspicion lifted, relatives express vindication (Fresno Bee) |
| PORTLAND, Oregon Suspected Forest Park serial killer arraigned –(OregonLive) Todd Alan Reed, the man suspected of strangling three women and leaving their bodies in Forest Park was formally charged with aggravated murder Wednesday. MONTGOMERY, Ohio Police: rapes may have connection–(Cincinnati Post) Two police units are checking for a connection between the sexual assault of a 6-year-old girl in Montgomery and three rapes in Mason this year and last. Police say the suspect is white, and that it appears there was no forced entry into the home. BOONE COUNTY, Kentucky Serial rape trial set–(The Kentucky Post) Boone County prosecutors want the first crack at trying suspected serial rapist Franklin ''Buddy'' Roark Jr., who is a suspect in sexual attacks in four Northern Kentucky counties. |
| IRA EINHORN Philadelphia, Pa. Einhorn loses civil suit--(UPI) |
| YOSEMITE MURDERS California FBI assigns investigators to look into accused killer's past--(WRAL) Tragedy hits Stayner family again: Jesse Stayner murder--(Merced Sun-Star Dec. 27, 1990) How FBI may have missed suspect--(Stockton Record) Key senator, one of the victim's father in Yosemite killings criticize FBI--(Nando Times) Stayner followed evil plan--(Modesto Bee) Always a chance of being wrong--(Modesto Bee) Armstrong not one who's easily forgotten--(Modesto Bee) Families see relief as murder spotlight shifts--(Modesto Bee) |
| MARTHA MOXLEY murder case West Palm Beach, Florida Court: Witness must testify in Greenwich, Conn. murder case--(WRAL) The elderly brother-in-law of the late Robert F. Kennnedy must testify before a grand jury investigating the 1975 murder of a teen-age girl in Greenwich, Conn., a Florida appeals court ruled Wednesday. |
| Muskegon, Michigan Man, 54, charged in teen sex case –(The Muskegon Chronicle) A 54-yearold Fruitland Township man with a history of enticing teen-age girls has been charged with taking nude photographs of underage girls and buying their worn underwear. Local man netted in underage Web sex sting –(The Muskegon Chronicle) Local man netted in underage Web sex sting |
">THETFORD, Michigan Police search woods for suspected rapist–(The Detroit News) Crime is rare in Clio and the surrounding townships of Vienna and Thetford, and violent crime is practically unheard of, residents say. Comforting the innocents: Girls' healing to take effort of many –(The Flint Journal) The two girls, ages 8 and 14, likely will face a gamut of emotions from rage and depression to "I don't care" |
| JONBENET RAMSEY case The Tabloid Turncoat--(Editor & Publisher) Scoops, tactics and the mainstream media: an inside look at JonBenet coverage |
| YOSEMITE MURDERS California Details emerge in slayings--(Eureka Times-Standard) FBI takes heat in Yosemite slayings--(Eureka Times-Standard) Pelosso's mom hopeful case's 'twist' helpful--(Modesto Bee) National spotlight puts heat on FBI's top agent in capital--(Sacramento Bee) Confession opens floodgate of questions about investigation--(Sacramento Bee) Murder victim's fight produced key evidence--(LA Times) Stayner rarely revealed his inner demons--(San Jose Mercury News) Officials scrambling in wake of confession--(Mercury News) |
| True Crime Chat (CyberSleuths.com) Nightly at 9pm Eastern Tonight (Wednesday): Yosemite Murders |
| GARNER/HANSCHU triple-slay
James Garner - found "not guilty" Castle Rock, Colo. Garner assets still in limbo (Denver Post) The Douglas County Department of Human Services has asked a district judge to hold all of James Garner's assets, despite his acquittal two weeks ago on criminal charges that he murdered his wife and in-laws. |
| BUFFY RICE DONOHUE - murdered
Evonne Ione Haley - charged as accessory to murder David Middleton - prime suspect Montrose, Colo. Suspect linked to death (Denver Post) Nearly six years after Buffy Rice Donohue disappeared in Montrose and more than three years after her beaten and bound body was found in the San Juan Mountains, charges have been filed against a woman suspected of aiding Donohue's killer. |
Scalded toddler evacuated as police investigate case (Abq Trib) A 13-month-old Albuquerque boy severely scalded from his waist to his head is being treated at a Galveston, Texas, burn hospital, while Albuquerque police continue to investigate how his injuries occurred. U.S. Marshals put Chicago street gang leader on most wanted list (Fox News) Johnny Jackson, who allegedly directs narcotics trade for Chicago's largest street gang, has made the U.S. Marshals list of 15 most wanted fugitives. Tenant activist's son charged in killing (Boston Herald) The son of nationally known tenant activist Mildred Hailey was arrested in his mother's Bromley Heath apartment on a murder warrant after police linked him to the beating death of a Brockton man. Psychologist Charged in Escape Files Suit (Wash Post) A former prison psychologist charged with helping two felons escape from a Jessup prison has filed a $4.35 million suit against her longtime companion alleging privacy violatons, threats, and harassment. 16 charged in LaGrange molestation (AJC) LaGrange police have arrested 16 men and boys ranging in age from 15 to 48 on child molestation charges for allegedly having sex with two runaway girls. |
| KEN LITTLETON - former Skakel tutor and Martha Moxley murder suspect
Boston, Mass. Woman says man stabbed himself The girlfriend of a former suspect in the unsolved 1975 murder of a Greenwich, Conn., teenager has said he stabbed himself in his Beacon Hill apartment last week. |
| JONBENET RAMSEY Case Boulder, Colorado JonBenet Case: More $$ Sought (CBS News) JonBenet started as a little girl, became an institution (Inside Denver) |
| YOSEMITE SLAYINGS
Murder Victim's Fight Produced Key Evidence (LA Times) 'She almost did get away,' source says. Struggle forced Yosemite killer to flee, leaving a trail of clues. Handyman Details Yosemite Slayings (POSTnet/SacBee) Confession not final word in Yosemite investigation (CNN) Police Try To Link Yosemite Suspect To Other Cases (Reuters) Yosemite Suspect Fooled Many (CBS) |
| Internet task force arrests 2 on sex charges--(Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) Two men who traveled to Wisconsin this weekend intending to have sex with a teenage girl they met online were arrested |
| YOSEMITE MURDERS
Confession opens floodgate of questions about investigation (POSTnet) |
| THETFORD TOWNSHIP, Michigan Police hunt for rape suspect--(The Detroit News) A man suspected of raping two girls and leaving them for dead escaped Monday by grabbing a sheriff's deputy's gun and shooting at officers, authorities say. |
| CRIME NEWS AROUND THE NET
Fugitive Woman Is Nabbed in '95 Slay (NY Daily) A heavily sought drug kingpin's wife, Melissa Polonio, wanted for allegedly killing another woman in a fit of envy, was arrested in the Dominican Republic yesterday after four years on the lam. Woman Guilty in Attack on Filmmaker Russ Meyer (LA Times) A 39-year-old woman was convicted Monday of misdemeanor battery and elder abuse for attacking adult film director Russ Meyer. Need for witness safety argued (Boston Globe) It's been a fixture of American law enforcement for almost 30 years: the federal witness protection program. D.C. Teacher Guilty in Sex Case (Wash Post) One of the two 14-yr-olds the gym teacher molested was a disabled student who bore his child. Judge says abuse calls for mother's harsh sentence (SP Times) Chrisandra Scott's 2-yr-old daughter, Nia, was beaten to death by her former boyfriend. Her 15-yr sentence for child abuse exceeds the state guidelines. Phony police officer pulls over, frisks Eudora woman (KC Star) Police were checking whether the impostor might be the same man who reportedly posed as an officer on July 10 in Edwardsville. |
| IRA EINHORN wrongful death civil suit HOLLY MADDUX murder Philadelphia, Pa. They'll decide if guru pays--(The Inquirer) Einhorn civil trial jury is selected. Victim's siblings to testify before Einhorn jurors--(The Inquirer) Holly Maddux's sisters and brother will recall her in their wrongful-death suit against the ex-hippie guru. |
