| DONNA KALSON - murder victim KENNETH CURTIS - charged a decade ago Bridgeport, Conn. Man once found incompetent pleads guilty to manslaughter--(WRAL) Surprise plea bargain. |
| Rockville, Maryland Babysitter Charged With Sex Abuse Of One of Two Toddlers Who Died - (Wash Post) A man who baby-sat for two Rockville toddlers just before they died was charged yesterday with sexually abusing one of the children. |
| AMANDA BROWN - murdered child WILLIE CRAIN - convicted killer Tampa, Florida Crain's past to haunt him at death penalty hearing--(Court TV) |
| 3 Officers at Jail Accused of Sex Acts With Prisoner - (NY Times) Three police officers assigned to the Criminal Court in Brooklyn have been accused by Internal Affairs investigators of having sex with a prostitute who was in jail awaiting arraignment, the police said on Wednesday. |
| Justice, New York Style - (NY Times Op/Ed) Celeste Goring-Johnson would be considered a soccer mom if she were white and lived somewhere other than Brooklyn. |
| DAVID J. KAZDIN - murdered IRENE SILVERMAN - missing heiress SANTE and KENNETH KIMES - suspect grifter team California Killing Is Added to Charges Against Mother and Son - (NY Times) Sante and Kenneth Kimes, the mother and son who are awaiting trial in New York on charges of killing an Upper East Side millionaire, have also been charged with the murder of their former business partner in Los Angeles, prosecutors said on Wednesday. |
| AUSTIN, TEXAS U. of Texas Seeks to Close Wound of Mass Killing and Suicides - (NY Times) There are two buildings that lord over this city, the state Capitol and the Tower, and officials at the University of Texas like to boast that the Tower stands two feet higher. On special occasions, like a celebration of a championship football season, the limestone structure is illuminated in school colors and transformed into an orange torch that glows above the campus. |
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| BILLY-JO JENKINS, 13 - murdered SION JENKINS - convicted Sussex, England Doubt over Billy-Jo Killer's conviction--(BBC) Billie-Jo Jenkins was battered to death with a metal spike at the home of her foster family in Hastings, East Sussex, in February 1997. |
| New York, NY Carolyn Warmus- convicted murderer Sgt. Dominick Crisafulli - suspended from his job 'FATAL ATTRACTION' KILLER IN PRISON TRYSTS WITH GUARD (New York Post) "Fatal Attraction" killer Carolyn Warmus and one of her guards carried on a steamy relationship behind prison walls - cavorting in her cell and exchanging dozens of X-rated love letters |
| Dallas, Texas Teen dies when truck overturns in police chase (Dallas Morning news) A 16-year-old boy died Wednesday when his friend, fleeing police officers, lost control of a stolen pickup truck New Orleans, LA Tremaine Johnson - fired N.O. cop gets the ax after pistol is pawned (The Times-Picayune ) Canceled-warrant case placed in limbo |
| Sherwood, Arkansas Amanda Oldnettle - electrocuted Larry Staggs - convicted of negligent homicide Fence owner found guilty in girl's death (ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE) Sherwood child, 8, electrocuted by wire Fort Collins, Colorado Stephen Goodrich Zyromski,Nathaniel Poe Kindred and William Leroy Erben - arrested Police find body in shallow grave (Denver Rocky Mountain News) Police found a body in a shallow grave Wednesday, just days after three men were arrested in Utah driving what may have been the victim's car. Detroit, Michigan Beatrice Epps - stabbed 8-year-old boy stabs foster mother (Detroit Free Press ) Her prognosis is good; he won't be prosecuted |
| MAYS LANDING, New Jersey Nico Lloyd - murdered child Antwan Dixon - charged with first degree murder Altovise Lorrell Lloyd - charged with child abuse Mom charged with abuse, boyfriend with murder in boy's death (The Press Of Atlantic City ) The body of Nico Lloyd, a 4-year-old Pleasantville boy, was found in an attic. His mother and her boyfriend also face evidence-tampering charges. |
| MEMPHIS, TN Chantilly Harrell - accused of murdering one of her children Attorney casts mom as victim in boy's death (ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE) mother accused of helping her ex-boyfriend kill their two children, has been victimized twice, her defense attorney said Wednesday. |
| Los Angeles, Cal Francisco Ovando - in jail for a crime he did not commit Rafael A. Perez - admits to shooting Ex-Officer Says He Shot Unarmed Man (LA Times) Victim was framed and imprisoned, Parks says. Eleven police officers relieved of duty ( Los Angeles Daily News ) Eleven Los Angeles police officers have been relieved of duty in a corruption investigation based partly on allegations by an officer who pleaded guilty to stealing cocaine from an evidence room at the LAPD's headquarters |
| ANAHEIM, Calif. Marlene Mustaffa,Ronald Robertson and Dr. Vincent Rosetti - killed Dung Trinh - charged in hospital shooting From doting son to accused murderer (Capital Hill Blue) Dung Trinh was the picture of a doting son, a man who quit his job and moved in with his mother when she fell ill. |
| PINE BLUFF, Arkansas Dominique "Nicky" Hurd - murdered Kenneth D. Williams - sentenced to life Sentenced to life, murderer taunts victim's family (ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE) 'You thought I was going to die,' he tells relatives of slain student Killer incites scuffle as Hurd family hears remark after sentencing (Star-Telegram ) A scuffle erupted yesterday in a Pine Bluff, Ark., courtroom moments after an Arkansas man was sentenced to life without parole for the December slaying of a former student at Eastern Hills High School. |
| FORT WORTH, TX Several dead, several wounded in Fort Worth church sanctuary shooting (Star-Telegram ) A long- haired, mustachioed man dressed in black, who witnesses said was spouting obscenities and demeaning Baptists for their religious beliefs, invaded a church service last night and opened fire Shooting at Teen Service (ABC News) At Least 8 Dead, Including Gunman, Following Church Shooting Texas church shooting leaves 8 dead, 7 injured (Baltimore Sun ) Killer invades service filled with teen-agers, later kills himself |
| TEXAS CHURCH SHOOTING Ft. Worth, Texas 6 dead as man opens fire on Texas teen church service -- (CNN) A man dressed in black walked into a teen-age church service Wednesday night, pulled a gun and began shooting, killing at least six, officials said. |
| HELENA GARDNER - murdered homeless woman Nicole Fernandes - on trial Boston, Mass. Homeless woman's torture detailed as slay trial opens - (Boston Globe) In another life, Nicole Fernandes and Helena Gardner might have been friends, perhaps freshman college classmates. Instead, their parallel, troubled lives, littered with drug and psychiatric problems and nights on the streets, brought them to a very different place: Gardner dead in horrific fashion and Fernandes charged with her murder. |
 Los Angeles, Calif. Council Steps Boldly Into Sneakers Issue - (LA Times) Rumor has it that sneakers tied together and left dangling from overhead lines are menacing signals of gang territory and drug sales. |
| Eugene "Smitty" Smith, captured MOLINE, ILLINOIS Police Arrest Smith in Denver--(Quad-City Times) A nationwide manhunt ended in Denver, with the arrest of Eugene Smith, sought in connection with Monday's kidnapping and slaying of 3-year-old Breanna Jean Moes of Davenport.According to Moline police Lt. Steve Brockway, the work to extradite Smith will begin immediately. |
| Dale Morris, arrested PEORIA,ILLINOIS Sheriff: Hostage Plan Thwarted--(Peoria Journal Star) Sheriff Chuck Schofield credited a citizen who alerted two guards, and the guards' "excellent, excellent work" in the non-violent arrest of Dale Morris. Armed with a loaded sawed-off shotgun, 20 rounds of ammunition and a hunting knife, Morris was apparently minutes away from launching his plan to shoot past guards and take State's Attorney Kevin Lyons hostage. |
| McLean, Virginia Film Clerk's Finding Leads to Arrest - (Wash Post) A drugstore clerk in McLean who noticed some disturbing pictures as he developed a roll of film last month tipped Fairfax County police to the photographs, and detectives arrested a 22-year-old McLean man yesterday and charged him with rape. |
| Florida Abuse in prisons called 'routine' - (SP Times) A former prison psychologist tells the Senate Criminal Justice Committee that violence and corruption are rampant in state institutions. |
| NANCY MILLER and STEVE SNOW - murdered in 1992 Richard Miller - suspect Tampa, Fla. Husband settles suit over woman's slaying - (Tampa Trib) A settlement has been reached in a civil lawsuit stemming from a notorious 1992 double slaying. Five years after his acquittal in the still- unsolved slaying of his wife and her boss at a Brandon Pizza Hut, Richard Miller has settled his lawsuit blaming the restaurant chain for not protecting his wife. |
| JONBENET RAMSEY - murder case Boulder, Colo. "Savagery" and Sexual Trauma - (ABC News / Good Morning America - transcript) The first detective at the scene of the JonBenét Ramsey murder observed the autopsy and shares what she saw with ABCNEWS’ Elizabeth Vargas. Former Ramsey Detective Talks - (KMGH/ABC) Detective: Suspicion turned to Ramseys - (Boulder News) Ex-detective describes scene - (Denver Post) Chuck Green: Detective without a clue? - (Denver Post) The Man Behind the Ramsey Grand Jury - (Boulder News) The day he was hired to work on the JonBenét Ramsey murder investigation, Michael Kane told a reporter, "People do not commit the perfect crime." New Grand Jury to Convene - (Boulder News) New grand jury slated - (Denver Post) Boulder to convene Grand Jury - (Inside Denver) Ramsey grand jurors try to maintain life - (Boulder News) CARTOON: Who Killed JonBenet? - (Inside Denver / Denver Square) SPECIAL: Chat tonight: JonBenet Ramsey Case - (CyberSleuths Chat Room) Use our java connection -or- use mIRC to connect to any NewNet server an /join #cybersleuths. Chat begins at 9pm Eastern. |
| Crime Can Be Addictive - British Psychologist - (ABC/Reuters) Greed, revenge and jealousy are motives that can account for some criminal activity but they don't explain why some people continue their life of crime despite the high probability of getting caught. |
| Henderson, Ky. Bobby J. Sutton - shot by police Man firing at officers shot, killed (Evansville Courier and Press) A bullet apparently meant for a police officer instead drilled into a nearby apartment building Monday morning. Trenton, NJ Troopers John Hogan and James Kenna - charged with attempted murder Two troopers face arraignment in turnpike shooting (The Record-Hackensack) A state grand jury indicted the two troopers last week on charges of attempted murder and aggravated assault New Orleans, Louisiana George Lee III - charged with rape Fourth woman identifies jailed N.O. cop as rapist (The Times-Picayune) Victims were taken to dark area of town |
| LAS VEGAS, Nevada Arcenio Lucero - murdered Colin Gonzales - sentenced Teen Sentenced as Adult for Murder (ABQ Journal) A state judge on Monday sentenced a local teen-ager to 19 years in prison for second-degree murder. West Virginia Robert Jenkins - killed Shane Weaver - charged with murder Shane Weaver is accused of killing friend (THE ROANOKE TIMES) First-degree murder charge stems from weekend death QUINHAGAK, Alaska Earl Polk - killed George Mark - charged with murder Teen killed, friend held in Quinhagak village (Anchorage Daily News) A teenager was shot and killed in the Southwest Alaska village of Quinhagak on Sunday morning, apparently while trying to stop a friend from committing suicide. |
| Long Island , New York Howard Elkins - suspect commited suicide LONG-AGO AFFAIR LATEST TWIST IN BARREL-SLAY MYSTERY (New York Post) The suspect in the Long Island body-in-a-barrel murder admitted to an affair 30 years ago with a woman similar to the victim found in his old house |
| Boston, Massachusetts Donald Cobble - under investigation Discipline or abuse? (Cape Cod Times) When does spanking a child turn from old-fashioned discipline into child abuse? |
Dallas, Texas Minnie Spain - murdered Albert Richardson - charged Man accused of killing woman, 90 (The Dallas Morning News) Police in GP suspect he sought her estate Niece's suspicious nature clues cops in on slaying (San Antonio Express-News ) When a widow was found May 9 clutching a will and poisoned by car exhaust in her garage in Grand Prairie, authorities concluded Minnie Spain had taken her own life. |
| Moline, Ill. Breanna Jean Mose found dead Eugene "Smitty" Smith - suspect Kidnap victim found dead (Des Moines Register ) A Bettendorf toddler was found slain Monday evening after being kidnapped from a child-care center in the morning. |
ANAHEIM, California Dung Trinh - arrested 3 Dead In Hospital Shooting (CBS) Man Was Apparently Angry At Mother's Death Gunman Opens Fire At Calif. Hospital, Three Dead (FOX News) A gunman shouting "You killed my mother!'' opened fire Tuesday in a crowded hospital. 3 Hospital Workers Die in Shooting (New York Times) A gunman said to have been angered by his mother's death stormed into a hospital Tuesday and opened fire, authorities said, killing three employees. |
| ROBERT ZARINSKY - suspect Linden, New Jersey Thrift shop may hold key to old murders in NJ--(New York Post) Cops in the quiet middle-class suburb have been rifling through wrinkled letters, tarnished jewelry and dated clothing found in the store, looking for anything that might have belonged to four teenage girls whose deaths - in the late '60s and early '70s - have never been explained. |
PONTIAC, Mich. Scott Amedure - murdered Schmitz receives 25 to 50-year sentence for "Jenny Jones" slaying --again (Court TV) Despite an apology and his father's plea for leniency, Jonathan Schmitz once again received a 25-to-50-year maximum sentence Schmitz sentenced in "talk show" murder (Detroit News) "The sentence of this court will rob you of your youth, but it will not rob you of your life" |
