| F. LEE BAILEY Orlando, Florida Bailey says he is unable to pay back $2 million--(TBO-FL) F. Lee Bailey tried to prove Tuesday that he is unable to pay back the $2 million in legal fees he received for defending convicted infomercial pitchman William J. McCorkle. |
| SARAH SKIBA - missing 10-yr-old PAUL SKIBA - missing father LORENZO CHIVERS - also missing Morrison, Colorado Missing Children Online - (KCNC) Some new activity today in the missing persons case of Sarah Skiba. Investigators are hoping the Internet might bring out some new information on the case. |
| JONBENET RAMSEY murder investigation Boulder, Colorado Will Owens Appoint Special Prosecutor? - (KMGH TV) Governor Bill Owens has scheduled a news conference for Wednesday afternoon to announce his decision on whether to appoint a special prosecutor to the JonBenet Ramsey murder. Psychiatrist: Ramsey ransom note key to case - (Birmingham News) A Birmingham psychiatrist who has studied the JonBenet Ramsey murder case for more than two years said he is disappointed, but not surprised, by last week's grand jury decision not to indict. |
| MUMIA ABU-JAMAL - on Death Row Philadelphia, PA Judge Blocks Execution In Abu-Jamal Cop-Killer Case — (Reuters) A federal judge issued a stay of execution Tuesday for Mumia Abu-Jamal, the former Black Panther and radio journalist who was scheduled to die next December for killing a Philadelphia policeman 18 years ago. |
| VALIREE JACKSON, 9 - mysterious disappearance Spokane, Washington Girl's dad willing to take lie-detector test--(Spokane.net) Jackson says test would shift focus back to missing girl. |
| SCHENECTADY, NY Poll: Trials Drain Confidence - (Reuters) A Union College survey suggests Americans have lost confidence in the U-S legal system after the high profile cases of O-J Simpson, President Clinton, Rodney King and others. |
| YOSEMITE MURDERS California Civil suits planned for Yosemite tourist murders--(Boston Herald) Attorney Zachary Zwerdling said the suits were also intended to forestall any possible move by Stayner to capitalize on his new notoriety. Jens Sund sues in Yosemite slayings--(Fresno Bee) Self-confessed killer Cary Stayner and Cedar Lodge in El Portal are defendants in a second wrongful-death lawsuit stemming from the murders of three Yosemite sightseers. |
| THOMAS CUSICK, 47 - released on bail Philadelphia, Pa. Adoptive father of 28 is charged with abusing five boys--(NJO Newsflash) A successful songwriter who was an adoptive and foster father of 28 children surrendered to police Tuesday after five boys in his care accused him of sexual abuse. |
| Portland, Oregon Prisons consider overnight family visits--(CH 6000) Under the proposal, children of inmates could spend night. |
| JEAN HOSMER - shot to death by estranged husband WILLIAM J. BERNOTAS - attempted suicide Northampton, Mass. Husband charged in city shooting--(Gazette) Frightening encounter at concert--(Gazette) Victim's generosity described--(Gazette) Vigil planned Tuesday evening--(Gazette) |
| Bloomfield, Illinois More arrests in alleged baby-selling--(WRAL) There are three more arrests in the case of an infant who was allegedly sold for 20 dollars. |
| GAIL MILLER - murdered in 1969 DAVID MILGAARD - cleared by DNA after 23 years LARRY FISHER - on trial Saskatchewan, Canada Jury hears Fisher raped 3 women--(National Post) The jury at Larry Fisher's trial heard for the first time yesterday how he raped three women around the time he is accused of raping and murdering Gail Miller in 1969. All three of his victims were young -- aged 17 to 22 -- and walking alone when they were grabbed from behind and dragged into an alley or between houses. All three had a hand held over their mouths and a knife held against them. |
| ALEXIA STEWART, 29 GARY CARTER, 30 India Jailed couple expose false drug charges--(PA News) An Oxford don's daughter and her boyfriend have won their court battle for freedom after being sentenced to 10 years in jail in India on trumped up drugs charges. |
| AMBER JOHNSON, 6 - died at scene ALLYSHA JOHNSON, 7 - in critical condition LISA J. PATCHEN, 28 - mother and driver Long Prairie, Minnesota Mother of drowned girl may be charged--(WCCO) County attorney reviewing police files in case. Drowning of girl saddens neighbours--(Pioneer Planet) Mother hospitalized for undisclosed reason. |
| QUADS TRIAL UPDATE Arizona Sister implicated in quads' injuries - (Arizona Republic) The grandmother of severely abused quadruplets on Monday tearfully suggested her 8-year-old mentally disabled granddaughter caused the four babies' skull fractures and broken bones. |
| FLAGSTAFF, Arizona Three found slain at campsite - (Arizona Republic) The bodies of three people, who had been raked with gunfire while camping, were found early Monday 15 miles west of Flagstaff in a pine thicket close to Interstate 40. |
| TRACY HARRISON - murdered Queens, New York Nab 6 in Woman's Suffocation - (NY Daily News) A woman found dead in her fire-ravaged Queens home was suffocated in a bizarre revenge attack in which a heavyset woman put a pillow over the victim's face and sat on it, authorities said yesterday. |
| RACHEL MELLON - missing since 1996 Bolingbrook, Illinois Missing girl's birthday revives search - (Copley/Sun Publications) Under normal circumstances, Rachel Mellon of Bolingbrook would have celebrated her 17th birthday with family and friends on Oct. 13. But Rachel's birthday parties have been on hold since Jan. 31, 1996, when at age 13 she disappeared from her home. |
| CINCINNATI Girl, 11, accused of false alarm - (Cincinnati Enquirer) An 11-year-old girl who claimed a man tried to abduct her was charged Monday with making a false alarm. |
| RICHARD LEE GRANT, 65 - victim ROBERT "Robbie" LEE JOHNSON, 19 - arrested JOSEPH "Joey" HADDON JOHNSON, 22 - arrested Fort Mill, South Carolina Two brothers arrested for weekend killing--(The Herald) Authorities arrested two brothers Monday who they say strangled and raped a 65-year-old Fort Mill man, then left his body on a gravel road near Bowater Inc. |
| ACCRA, GHANA, AFRICA Ahmadis horrified at serial murders - (Ghanian Chronicle) The Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission says it is saddened and horrified at media reports of violence against women in which 21 women have been murdered in cold blood over one year. It is also shocking that to date, no arrests had been made. |
| CHICAGO Police cite `confession' in Rich slaying - (Chicago Sun-Times) One of two men charged with killing the son of U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush told police in a confession the attack was over a drug debt, sources said Monday. LOS ANGELES Figure in International Kidnapping Case Sentenced - (LA Times) A Chinese national was involved in holding San Marino youth for ransom of $1.5 million. Authorities from U.S., China and Taiwan cooperated to crack the crime. LOS ANGELES Hearst Told to Testify in Olson Case - (LA Times) Court: Judge orders media heiress, Patty Hearst, to appear at bombing conspiracy trial of former SLA figure. KANSAS CITY Death-penalty case opens in murder of federal witness - (KC Star) Two men charged with hiring professional hit men to kill a federal witness went to trial in Kansas City on Monday in a rare federal death-penalty case. DALLAS Boy, 14, charged in Tarrant County killing - (Dallas Morning News) Ricky Marlon Rouse was beaten with a half-inch socket wrench during a dispute involving Mr. Rouse, the boy and the suspect's mother. |
| SHERRYANN BRANNON, 35 - murdered September 16 SHELBY BRANNON, 7 - died at scene CASSIDY BRANNON, 4 - died on way to hospital Manatee County, Florida Arrest in slayings imminent--(Sarasota Herald) Manatee County sheriff's detectives say they have new evidence in the slayings of Sherryann Brannon and her two daughters that could lead to an arrest by the end of the week. Sheriff: Arrest may come soon in triple slaying - (SP Times) The news reached Sherry Brannon's parents by radio Monday as they drove home to St. Petersburg after hanging the 40th pink bow not far from where their daughter and two granddaughters, Shelby, 7, and Cassidy, 4, were murdered. |
| MASSACHUSSETTS AG seeks to outlaw Net threats; Drafting bill in aftermath of Townsend case - (Boston Globe) Before the telecommunications revolution, a paralyzed teenager in Missouri would have had trouble convincing the residents of a Massachusetts town that he was ready to commit violence against a group of local middle-school children. |
| LISA McPHERSON - death CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY - accused Clearwater, Florida Church members, critic spar over name - (SP Times) Local Scientologists and a critic of the church both want to start foundations using the name of Lisa McPherson.. |
| NEWTON, New Hampshire In N.H. town, a secret life unravels - (Boston Globe) Parents say they knew of principal's alleged heroin use. NEW ORLEANS New Orleans' Tony Grave Robbers - (Wash Post) More than 250 stolen funerary ornaments valued at $1 million have wound up in antique stores. RESTON, Virginia Man Found Insane in Mother's Killing - (Wash Post) A psychologist and psychiatrist who examined Alfred L. Head testified that he was suffering from schizophrenia and bipolar disorder--illnesses characterized by delusions, hallucinations and manic behavior--when he killed his mother with a baseball bat. SEMINOLE, Florida Bean-bag weapon lets police incapacitate suicidal suspect - (SP Times) He placed a knife to his throat, tossed a suicide note to the pavement and asked sheriff's deputies to shoot him. One deputy leveled his shotgun and squeezed off a round. But instead of being hit by shotgun pellets, the man was felled by a special bean-bag shell. |
| JONBENET RAMSEY murder case Boulder, Colorado CBS Making Ramsey Movie - (ABC Newswire) C-B-S has plans to air "Perfect Murder, Perfect Town" next spring. TV Movie To Be Shot In Utah - (ABC NewsWire) |
| NATALIE MIRABEL - murdered MATTHEW MIRABEL - husband under arrest Longmont, Colo. Mirabal's bond: $1 million - (Boulder News) A judge set bond at $1 million Monday for a Longmont man suspected of killing his wife. Her decaptiated body was found in a mountain canyon. |
| F. LEE BAILEY - on trial Orlando, Fla. Prosecutors says Bailey should have known about cash origin - (TBO-FL) Bailey is accused of contempt for spending the legal fees that the government claims for itself. He could go to prison if a judge sides with federal prosecutors. |
| SANDRA ANN ROSAS - kidnapped GABRIEL GOMEZ, 39 - half-brother, under arrest Los Angeles, California California police search for wife of rock singer--(Reuters) Police Monday hunted for the missing wife of Cesar Rosas, singer for the Grammy-winning rock band Los Lobos, after arresting her half-brother on kidnapping charges. Pic of Cesar Rosas, singer-songwriter for the band Los Lobos, husband of Sandra Rosas. Photo of Sandra Ann Rosas |
| JUVENILE JUSTICE Juvenile justice or adult justice? When should society give up on juvenile offenders? - (Court TV) In Michigan, a 13-year-old becomes one of the youngest defendants in the country to stand trial for first-degree murder. In Minnesota, four boys — all under age 10 — accused of raping an 8-year-old girl, won't face prosecution because they are too young to be held responsible for criminal acts. |
| AUGUSTA, GEORGIA Holt probe mirrors JonBenet investigation: Police, lawyers need more proof to arrest, try suspects. (Augusta Chronicle) As Wayne Bunton works to arrest those responsible for killing Sam's Club manager David Holt, the Richmond County sheriff's homicide investigator can empathize with his Boulder, Colo., counterparts' attempts to solve the slaying of JonBenet Ramsey. |
| JONBENET RAMSEY murder investigation Boulder, Colorado JonBenet Mania Hits New Low - (SF Chronicle) Just when you think American culture can't get any weirder, it gets weirder. Just when you think there are no new ways to give offense, another one comes along. I refer you to www.jonbenetsgift.com. Outlook: John and Patsy Ramsey remain suspects. - (US News & World Report) Nearly three years ago, the strangled, beaten body of 6-year-old JonBenet Ramsey was discovered in the basement of her expensive Boulder, Colo., home. How do you feel about the grand jury's decision? - (Atlanta Journal) Community Discussion Forum |
| BARBARA WATKINS, 15 - victim SEAN STEELE, 16 - confessed to murder Columbus, Ohio Teen admits killing pregnant girlfriend, goes to police at urging of minister--(Cleveland Live) Barbara had been missing for a month when construction workers found her body in woods near Easton Town Center on the city's northeast side. |
| ALFREDO ENRIQUE TELLO, JR - murdered Maryland teen SAMUEL SHEINBEIN - suspect who fled country Tel Aviv, Israel Israeli Newspaper Coverage Court approves plea bargain, giving Sheinbein 24 years - (Haaretz Daily) Samuel Sheinbein was yesterday sentenced to 24 years in prison for his part in the slaying and dismemberment of a 19-year-old man in his home-town of Maryland in 1997. Man Sentenced in Israel to 24 Years for Maryland Murder - (Jerusalem Post) In accordance with a plea bargain that has been condemned by US judicial officials, the Tel Aviv District Court today sentenced American-Israeli teenager Samuel Sheinbein to 24 years' imprisonment for the 1997 "thrill killing" of Maryland teenager Alfredo Tello Jr. |
| GAIL MILLER - murdered in 1969 DAVID MILGAARD - cleared by DNA after 23 years LARRY FISHER - on trial Saskatchewan, Canada Woman describes rape ordeal to Fisher trial--(C-News) A sombre Larry Fisher stared at the courtroom floor as a woman tearfully described how he raped her at knifepoint in a dark alley just two months before the rape and murder of Gail Miller. |
| DR. PETER GILL - Forensic Science Service London, England DNA result 'minutes after clue is found'--(Electronic Telegraph) A fleck of dandruff left at a murder scene could link a suspect to the crime within 30 minutes by harnessing DNA technology to the latest advances in electronics, a scientist said yesterday. |
| SIMON MARTINEZ - murder victim ALEX MENDOZA - on trial Selma, California Trial could end murder mystery--(Fresno Bee) Prosecutors contend Simon Martinez was killed by one of his drinking buddies during a heated argument near Selma in August 1998. But the question of which man pulled the trigger remains unanswered. |
| Buenos Aires, Argentina Man kills mother with James Bond pen--(Reuters) An Argentine man accidentally shot and killed his mother while playing with a pen that turned out to be a disguised miniature pistol, police said on Friday. |
| KATIE POIRIER - abduction/murder case DONALD BLOM - confessed, then recanted Minneapolis, Minnesota Blom's federal weapons trial opens--(Star-Tribune) Donald Blom's federal weapons trial is expected to be as simple, quick and routine as the state's murder and kidnapping case against him has been complicated, slow and bizarre. |
