| DEBORAH KUCHER murdered mom
CASSIE LEE KUCHER murdered 9-yr-old daughter MARVIN L. CATHEY accused East Brookfield, Mass. Killings of girl, mother detailed (Boston Globe) Marvin L. Cathey gave State Police detectives a horrific account of the final moments of Deborah Kucher and her daughter, Cassie Lee, both of whom Cathey is now charged with murdering, according to court records. |
| Florida
Judge upholds electric chair use (SP Times) The decision that it is not "cruel and unusual punishment" now goes to the state Supreme Court. |
| Reed Spring, Missouri
Small-town mayor retains job while behind bars (KC Star) Police are saying the mayor of Reeds Spring, Mo., is a child pornographer. To out-of-towners, that accusation alone is enough to lock up 68-year-old Joe Dan Dwyer. But here, they're willing to wait awhile before they pass judgment. |
| JONBENET RAMSEY Case Boulder, Colorado Ramsey housekeeper doubts intruder theory (Boulder News) Pocket knife hidden in cupboard found near JonBenét's body. |
| LUNICIA CARBONELL bikepath murder
Denver, Colo. Police arrest husband in wife's slaying John Carbonell had told Adams County deputies that his wife went on a bike ride the night of July 9 and never returned. She often took evening bike rides, he said. Shortly after her body was found, Carbonell told The Denver Post he was puzzled by her death. |
| Children watched daddy murder 'church lady' (The Arizona Republic)In a small, sweet voice, the little girl described the day she watched her daddy kill the "church lady" who came to their home to bring them free food. |
| Henderson, N.C.
Twins plead responsible to killing father (POSTnet) Eleven-year-old twins admitted Monday they fatally shot their father and wounded their mother and sister four months ago. |
| JAMIE BULGER abducted and murdered in 1993 England Private hearing for Bulger killers--(BBC) Both are now 17 years old. |
| CARY STAYNER Yosemite Murders California Piecing together the puzzle of Cary Stayner--(San Jose Mercury News) Yosemite suspect guarded his fantasies for three decades. |
| ASHFORD, Washington Bodies of father, son found --(Oregon Live) Searchers Monday found a body believed to be that of a 7-year-old boy apparently killed by his father in a murder-suicide at Mount Rainier National Park. |
| DONALD BLOM suspect in Katie Poirier abduction Moose Lake, Minnesota Ex-wife, friends speak about Blom's past--(WCCO) Blom's wife continues to defend husband--(WCCO) Accused kidnapper's wife says he didn't take Poirier--(Star-Tribune) Blom case puts focus on public defender role--(Pioneer Planet) |
| SAM SHEPPARD Cleveland, Ohio Jury will hear Sheppard wrongful imorisonment suit--(WRAL) A jury and not a judge will decide whether Dr. Sam Sheppard was innocent of killing his wife in the 1954 murder that inspired the movie and TV series "The Fugitive." |
| CYNDI VANDERHEIDEN missing since November 1998 Clements, California Kim Wradge expands search for sister to other missing people--(Lodi News-Sentinel) |
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| LAURA ANNE DONNELLY Paisley, Scotland Hunt for brutal killer as woman's last steps traced--(The Scotsman) |
| Canton, Georgia Police search for three boys in alleged child molestation--(WRAL) |
| YOSEMITE MURDERS California A tragic fate--(Sacramento Bee) Stayner fits mold of serial killer; old crimes probed--(San Jose Mercury News) The Handyman and His 'Voices'--(Newsweek) |
| JONBENET RAMSEY Case Boulder, Colorado Red knife a Ramsey mystery (Inside Denver) Housekeeper who hid tool wonders how it reappeared, doubts intruder theory. |
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| JILL DANDO Dando Murdered By Spurned Mafia Boss-Report (abc news)A Russian mafia boss has emerged as the new prime suspect in investigations into the murder of British television star Jill Dando. |
| YOSEMITE MURDERS California Armstrong's half-brother out of jail--(Fresno Bee) Confessed killer Cary Stayner wants everyone to hear his story--(Fresno Bee) |
| RONALD RICHARD McCAULEY Vancouver, B.C. Jailed rapist a suspect in murders, disappearances--(Vancouver Sun) Police are investigating the Mission man's involvement in 7 of 31 missing-women cases. |
| ASHFORD, Washington MISSING Tacoma man and son missing on Mount Rainier --(Oregon Live) Boyd's vehicle was found near Christine Falls Bridge, on the road between the Longmire and Paradise park visitor centers. Their tent was found in nearby Cougar Rock Campground, Gillett said. |
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HUNTSVILLE, Texas Six convicted killers facing execution over 14 days beginning this week--(Fox News) Up to six convicted killers could be put to death over two weeks in the busiest spurt of executions in Texas in more than two years. The first execution is set for Wednesday. |
| MELISSA Emerging From the Shadows After Life of Isolation, Abuse --(The LA Times) Children: Despite many signs of family's problems, virtual slave was 17 before help arrived. Now she is starting over. |
| BOSTON, Mass Boy who asked governor to stop violence facing murder charge --(The Boston Globe) As a 10-year-old boy, Jason Meeks pleaded with the governor to ''stop the violence.'' Now a teenager, he is facing a murder charge in the death of another teen. |
| Lancaster, Pennsylvania Kids learn to use bugs to solve crime--(WRAL) |
| Middleboro, Mass Middleboro teen escapes kidnap attempt–(The Boston Herald) A Middleboro teenager out for her morning jog was grabbed by a man on a dirt road and stuffed into the trunk of his car but managed to kick her way to freedom, police said yesterday. |
| HALIFAX, Canada Jennifer Chantel Long, 19, Kheizha Valoree Nichol Long, 2 months Murder suspect arrested –(CNEWS) Halifax police arrested a man in Hammonds Plains late Saturday afternoon in the slaying of a teenage mother and her two-month-old daughter. |
