| New York, New York Police Seize 500 Overdue Library Books--(APB News) George Szamuely's love of books led the New York City Police Department to throw the book at him. He faces criminal charges, and $31,000 in fines. |
| ERIE, PENNSYVANIA Woman Gets 14 to 28 Years for Killing Baby--(Erie Daily Times) Pandora Courtney,38, who admitted suffocating her 19-month-old daughter will be in a state prison for the next 14 to 28 years. Long enough, the judge said, to make sure she never has another baby. |
| PORTLAND, Maine Man accused of making up story about students' bomb plot -- (AP) A Newmarket, N.H., man charged with sexually abusing a 12-year-old has been accused of making up a story that the girl planned to bomb the Cape Neddick Post Office and York Middle School. |
| PHILADELPHIA, PENN. Shane Wheale - On trial for murder, Barman had foreboding (Philadelphia Daily News ) There was something very unsettling about the dark, handsome man at the end of the bar. |
| MILWAUKEE, WIS. Woman shot by boyfriend (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) Man exchanged fire with officer; 4-year-old with mother not injured AKRON, OHIO Pregnant woman shot; boyfriend is questioned (Beacon Journal ) Man accused of dragging girlfriend before shooting |
| ELIZABETH, IND. Dead mother rested in chair 5 years (Evansville Courier ) A man distraught over the prospect of arranging his mother’s funeral left her body in the chair where she died more than five years ago. |
| NEW KENT COUNTY, VIRG. Bond set for mom in microwave death case (Virginia Metro News ) Elizabeth Renee Otte, the New Kent County woman charged with killing her baby in a microwave, was released from jail yesterday after a judge set bond for her. |
| BRAZIL, IND. Angel of Death Trial Defense witness says deaths in intensive care units not unusual (Evansville Courier ) The seven patients a former nurse is accused of murdering were deathly ill when they arrived at Vermillion County Hospital and none of their deaths was unexpected or unnatural, a medical expert testified Tuesday. Other reasons suggested for deaths (Star news ) Pathologist dismisses foul play in deaths (Star News ) |
| LITTLE ROCK, ARK. Kenneth D. Williams - Back behind bars Prison: Killer escaped in vat of hog slop (Fox News ) A convicted killer crawled into a 500-gallon barrel of hog slop in a prison kitchen and escaped while the mush of table scraps was being towed to a prison farm Escaped killer back in state, placed in maximum security (ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE) |
| PINE BLUFF, ARKANSAS Escaped Killer Back in State, Placed in Maximum Security--(Arkansas Democrat-Gazette) Now the lead suspect in a murder that occurred just after his escape, Kenneth D. Williams may face the death penalty a second time. |
| VISTA, CALIFORNIA Jurors Recommend Death for Convicted Child Killer--(FoxNews) Brandon Wilson, 21, who slashed Matthew Cecchi's throat, stabbed him in the back and left him to bleed to death, told jurors they should execute him because he would kill again. Jurors recommended Wednesday that he should die for his crime. |
| BRADENTON, FLORIDA Suspected Shooter Remains at Large--(Bradenton Herald) Alfreda Kilpatrick, 35, was shot as she sat in her Ford Explorer in the parking lot of Foodland Supermarket. The suspected shooter, 21-year-old Lamont Allen, Jr, ran away and was still at large late Tuesday. Teen who survives school shooting dies in hunting accident -- (AP) SPRINGFIELD, Ore. -- After a bullet shattered his arm in a shooting at an Oregon high school last year, Richard Peek Jr. suggested a way to prevent such tragedies: "I'd make it harder for kids to get guns." The 19-year-old escaped the deadly rampage only to die in a hunting accident Tuesday when he was hit in the head from a bullet fired by a fellow shooting survivor, his 17-year-old brother. |
| Sex-change doctor found guilty of second-degree murder in patient's death -- (AP) SAN DIEGO - A doctor whose license was suspended 22 years ago for performing shoddy sex-change operations was convicted of second-degree murder Tuesday in the death of a man who had a healthy leg amputated to satisfy a sexual fetish. John Ronald Brown could face life imprisonment. Sentencing was set for Nov. 3. Cellmate: Clark admitted Dorr’s murder -- (MSNBC) FRIDLEY CLAIMS CLARK told him he killed Michelle Dorr with a 12-inch butcher knife after finding her playing in his niece’s bedroom. The other child was not at home at the time. Fridley is now on parole. Calif. Bomb Suspect Taunted Police -- (AP) After taunting investigators and savoring his role as a suspect, a former crime lab technician was arrested in a series of bombings that spread fear in the Northern California city of Fremont. Rodney Blach, 53, faces 11 charges, including attempted murder using a destructive device Man wanted on Connecticut murder charge arrested in Puerto Rico -- (AP) SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico Federal Bureau of Investigation agents have arrested in Puerto Rico a man wanted in connection to a 1998 murder in Connecticut, the FBI announced Wednesday. Agents arrested Oscar Melendez Santos, 21, Tuesday at his girlfriend's home in Sabana Seca in northern Puerto Rico and have turned him over to local police to be extradited. Racist killer wants to apologize to victims, says his lawyer -- (CP) SURREY, B.C. -- The lawyer for one of the men who beat a Sikh man to death said his client is ashamed and wants to apologize to the Sikh community. Daniel Miloszewski's lawyer, John Conroy, said Wednesday that his client wants to apologize in court for his crime. "My client is ashamed of what he did, he is ashamed of what he said, he is ashamed of what he became involved in," Conroy said |
| Sheppard's Body Yields Secrets -- (CBS ) Forty-five years after her brutal death, Marilyn Sheppard's remains still reveal clues about her mysterious killer. The latest twist to this 45-year old real-life drama began inside the family's two-story mausoleum. After exhuming Marilyn Sheppard's body and her unborn male baby, the coroner took them from the cemetery to the medical examiner's office for DNA testing, reports CBS News Correspondent Drew Levinson. |
| JOHNNY RODRIGUEZ, 47 - on trial Uvalde, Texas Country singer's murder trial begins--(Nando Times) Rodriguez says he acted in self defense when he fatally shot a longtime friend last year. Jury selection starts for country singer accused of murder--(Austin American-Statesman) The shooting occurred in Rodriguez' mother's house. |
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| Yogurt Shop Murders ROBERT BURNS SPRINGSTEEN, 24 - bragged about involvement Austin, Texas Four arrests made in yogurt shop murders--(KXAN-TV) Four arrests have been made in one of the most notorious multiple murders in Austin history. |
| BRIAN JOHNSON, 18 months - died in June of drowning JENNINGS and TANYA JOHNSON - charged with six felony counts Manteca, California Dead boy's parents to stand trial--(Modesto Bee) Whether bathtub drowning was acccidental remains unclear. |
| MARTHA MOXLEY, 15 - murdered in 1975 Greenwich, Connecticut Round 2 in Skakel privilege issue court fight--(Greenwich Time) "Who Murdered Martha Moxley?"--(Tom Alessi's comprehensive website) |
| SABRINA AISENBERG, 5 months - reported missing Nov. 1997 STEVE and MARLENE AISENBERG - parents arraigned today Tampa, Florida Parents plead innocent in infant's disappearance--(Boston Globe) U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark A. Pizzo set a tentative trial date sometime in December and an Oct. 15 hearing on a potential conflict of interest for one lawyer to represent both husband and wife. "I strongly encourage you to get separate counsel," Pizzo told the Aisenbergs. |
| MATTHEW ROTELL, 6 - died in May of carbon monoxide poisoning KRISTINA GAIME - mother still hospitalized, charged with murder Land O' Lakes, Florida Grandparents get visits with Rotell boy--(St. Petersberg Times) A judge allows Kristina Gaime's parents an hour with their grandson, Adam, at a public place every two weeks. |
| REINALDO SILVESTRE, 58 - has not been seen in five months Miami Beach, Florida Phony plastic surgeon on the run--(MSNBC) Silvestre posed as a plastic surgeon, operating on unsuspecting patients and causing irreparable damage. Fake surgeon accused of mangling patients--(Reuters) Suspect has no medical training. |
| CLAIRE ROSA DUVELSAINT - in critical condition DIEUGARDE DUVELSAINT, 36 - discharged from hospital Delray Beach, Florida Man drinks poison after clobbering wife with hammer--(TBO-FL) Thinking he had murdered his wife, husband drank Round-Up weed killer. |
| CARY STAYNER - Yosemite Murders California Stayner detectives seek saliva source--(Modesto Bee) Investigators believe Stayner tricked someone into providing the saliva used to seal an envelope that contained information on the location of Juli Sund's body. |
| HELENDRES ESQUEJ CARPO, 39 - mysterious death Toronto, Ontario Suicide eyed in nanny's death--(Toronto Sun) A nanny whose bound and partially nude body washed ashore at Ashbridge's Bay may have drowned herself or was helped in an assisted suicide, Toronto Police said yesterday. |
| LINOR ABARGIL - former Miss Israel SHLOMO URI NOOR - could face 30 years in prison Tel Aviv, Israel Miss World rape verdict--(BBC) A court in Tel Aviv has convicted an Israeli travel agent of raping the reigning Miss World at knifepoint during a trip to Italy last year. |
| HILLSBORO, NORTH DAKOTA Slain Man Threatened to Kill Wife, Police Say.--(The Forum) The police officer who shot and killed a man in a host age situation has turned his weapon over to the state crime bureau. Francis Scott Landa, 34, was holding his 1-year-old child at knifepoint when the officer shot him |
| CUMBERLAND COUNTY,MAINE New Tool May Help Find Abducted Kids--(Press Herald) The Cumberland County Sheriff's Department is one of the first agencies in the country to try a new software program that can instantly alert police, schools and hospitals throughout the county about an abduction. |
| CLEVELAND, OHIO In Sheppard Case, Exhumations Bring Clues to 1954 Slaying--(FoxNews) 45 years after her brutal death, Marilyn Sheppard's body, and that of the male fetus she was carrying were exhumed Tuesday. Mummified remains still reveal clues about her mysterious killer. |
| JONBENET RAMSEY case Colorado Judge orders delay in Ramsey-related probe--(Boulder News) Judge halts grand jury inquiry--(Inside Denver) Let the probe go on--Boulder News) Judge halts probe in rare ruling--(Denver Post) 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. |
| CHICAGO, ILLINOIS Accident Investigated As Murder-Suicide--(Chicago Sun Times) Police are investigating whether a Chicago mother intentionally drove her car into the chilly waters of Lake Michigan, killing herself and two of her children. |
| INDIANAPOLOS,INDIANA Simpson Trial Figure Takes Shots At Media--(Star News) Former LAPD detective Mark Fuhrman says poor work by journalists helped create a myth about his personality. |
| VINITA, OKLAHOMA Man Caught Serving Jail T ime For Friend--(APB News) An Oklahoma man who tried to do a friend a favor by serving his weekend jail sentence is facing jail time himself. |
| CAPE NEDDICK, MAINE Strange Scheme Unfolds With Letter--(Press Herald) The Cape Neddick postmaster recieved the letter two weeks ago, prompting an investigation that has ended with allegations of a bizarre crime. |
| SABRINA AISENBERG, missing 5 month-old TAMPA, Florida Aisenberg's to appear in Tampa --(MSNBC) The parents of the missing Baby Sabrina are due to appear in their first federal court appearance in Tampa on Wednesday, October 6th. |
| Amman, Jordan 12-year-old girl among three females killed in `honor crimes' in Jordan--(Nando Times) The three separate killings are the latest so-called 'honor crimes' in this tribal-oriented society, where beating and killing women who are perceived to have shamed their families is a widespread practice. |
| MARILYN SHEPPARD - body exhumed today DR. SAM SHEPPARD - convicted, re-tried, aquitted Cleveland, Ohio Tests show Marilyn Sheppard did not bite attacker--(Cleveland Live) The testing also showed that the injuries to Mrs. Sheppard's face were much more extensive than expected. |
| CONSTANCE MITCHELL, 32 - doused with kerosene TYRONE SIMMONS, 39 - under arrest Jacksonville, Florida Police holding boyfriend after woman set afire--(TBO-FL) Police were called Monday to the woman's neighborhood after receiving a report of a screaming naked woman running down the street. |
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| JESSICA SWANSON, 3 - disappeared in 1995 MICHELLE SWANSON - pre-trial hearing DALE JENSON - convicted of manslaughter Red Wing, Minnesota Mother of vanished child says she didn't believe boyfriend was guilty--(Star-Tribune) Michelle Swanson lived for more than four years with the man who killed her 3-year-old daughter. Never, she testified Tuesday, did she believe he was responsible. |
| JONBENET RAMSEY case Colorado Colorado indictment barred in Ramsey note probe--(UPI State News) Federal judge Tuesday temporarily blocked Colorado prosecutors--(The Boston Herald)--A retired Boulder, Colorado, attorney was charged with commercial bribery for his alleged role in helping the tabloid |
