| NEW YORK, NY ‘Fake kid' twist in tragic case of closet tot (NY Post ) The Brooklyn mom accused of killing her baby and stashing the body in a closet for 20 years used another youngster to fool city officials and child-welfare investigators for years |
| DALLAS, TX Bell's girlfriend oblivious to his past (Fargo (ND) Forum ) Kyle Bell did the laundry. He worked for a plumber, and he attended church. He never told the woman he lived with he was an escaped child killer. |
| SUSSEX STATE PRISON, VA Death be not proud (U.S.News ) The youngest inmates on death row prepare to die for their crimes |
| DENVER, CO Mom says she trusted son's alleged killer (Denver Post ) That's what the teenage mother whose boyfriend allegedly killed her 2-year-old son last month says DENVER, CO Boyfriends' rage deadly for kids (Denver Post ) In two neighboring states, two children are dead. In both cases, police named the moms' boyfriends as the killers |
| DALLAS, TX 2 plead guilty in Internet sex cases involving kids (The Dallas Morning News ) Two men who used the Internet and traveled across state lines to arrange sex with minors have pleaded guilty to federal charges in Dallas, the U.S. attorney's office announced this week PHOENIX, AZ 'Sleepwalk' Murderer to hear fate on Monday (The Arizona Republic ) Scott Falater, whose rare sleepwalking defense drew international attention to his murder trial, finds out Monday whether he faces imprisonment or execution. SUFFOLK, VA Clerk sculpts likeness of woman found dead in Suffolk (The Virginian-Pilot ) First, detectives nicknamed her ``Autumn,'' then a Virginia Beach Police sketch artist gave her a face, hoping someone would recognize the young woman whose decomposed body was found off a remote path last fall MIDTOWN, AL Children find fetus in jar (Mobile (AL) Register ) Two children found a fetus in a jar Saturday afternoon as they played along a drainage ditch |
| DENVER, Colo Most new Denver police have drug or law enforcement records -- (cnews tribune) The Denver Post is reporting Sunday that a majority of the officers who joined the Denver Police Department late last year either experimented with illegal drugs or ran afoul of the law before becoming officers. |
| WASHINGTON Boy's proposed return to Cuba could go ahead -- despite subpoena -- (CNN) The Immigration and Naturalization Service is studying the Congressional subpoena issued for 6-year-old Elian Gonzalez to determine whether it has any effect on its ruling that the boy be returned to his father in Cuba by January 14, said an INS spokesman. |
| Jeanna North, victim Kyle Bell, Killer DALLAS Convicted murderer and child molester captured in Dallas -- (AP/Star Tribune) A convicted child killer from North Dakota who escaped authorities by crawling through the roof hatch of a prison transport bus was arrested Sunday in Dallas after a tip prompted by the " America' s Most Wanted" television show. BISMARCK, N.D. North family elated by Kyle Bell capture -- (AP/Star Tribune) When Kyle Bell was arrested in Dallas, the mother of his 11-year-old victim was 50 miles away, caring for her sick mother in a rural Texas town. Sue North, a former neighbor of Bell' s in Fargo, said she was " just in a daze" when she got word Sunday that Bell had been captured. |
| SAN ANTONIO Blackthorne's life filled with challenges, abuse -- (Naples Daily News) A businessman indicted in the Florida slaying of his ex-wife, whose young quadruplets were found crawling in her blood, had an absentee father and a mother who was suicidal and abusive. Despite his troubles, Allen Blackthorne typically appeared to beat the odds. |
| UNITED KINGDOM Police Widen Net In Dando Killer Hunt -- (Guardian) Attention was focused on Australia after reports that an obsessive fan who vanished from Britain soon after the murder may have gone there. Can feared US lawyer solve Dando murder? -- (Associated Newspapers) In the Jill Dando murder squad offices, a warren of rooms tucked away on the second floor of a nondescript office block in London's busy Earl's Court Road, the phones still ring constantly. |
| JONBENET Ramsey - case related JonBenet filming uneventful--(Inside Denver)--Protests failed to materialize from residents who threatened to disrupt the production. Filming went on as scheduled as police helped provide security. |
Trouble was brewing for France's notorious Gang of Four--(The Ottawa Sun)--On Aug. 23, 1987, forest ranger Marcel Leclerc was annoyed that someone had lit a campfire in the midst of his beautiful forest. Upon closer examination, he observed an elongated mound of burnt material that looked for all the world like a human body. |
| BOSTON, Massachusetts Convict Files Lawsuit to Demand Money for Sex-Change Operation--(Salt Lake Tribune)--Robert Kosilek, 50, who is serving a life sentence for killing his wife in 1990, claims it is cruel and unusual punishment to prevent him from becoming a woman. |
| VANCOUVER, B.C. Murrin says he didn't tell jailhouse informant he killed girl--(Calgary Herald)--"I never told him (the informant) I killed Mindy Tran," Murrin said. As Murrin's lawyer tried to calm his client, the B.C. Supreme Court jury was instructed to leave the courtroom. BELLEVUE, Washington Bellevue family's killer gets life in prison --(Seattle Post-intelligencer )--Before a packed courtroom, King County Superior Court Judge Jeffery Ramsdell briefly stared down from the bench at Anderson, 20, before speaking COMPTON, California Public Urged to Help Identify Stabbing Victim --(LA Times)--Investigators released a drawing Friday of a petite woman whose stabbed body was stuffed into a blue duffel bag found by a transient earlier his week. PLYMOUTH, Michigan Suspect arrested in body-parts case--(Detroit Free Press)--A female's torso found in Ohio this week matched body parts found behind a restaurant in Dearborn, police said. TULSA, Oklahoma Attorneys ask for mental evaluation of their client --(MSNBC)--A judge has ordered a mental competency evaluation for a man accused of the 1989 dismemberment of a Tulsa boy. GREEN RIVER, Wyoming Accused killer might use battered woman's defense --(Trib.com)--The attorney for a Green River woman accused of shooting her estranged husband to death said he is considering using the battered woman's syndrome defense. PORTLAND, Oregon Body found at coast that of foster care boy--(OregonLive NewsFlash)--A body found Thursday on Rockaway Beach has been identified as Gabriel "Gabe" Marquet, a 15-year-old boy reported missing from an area foster home on Dec. 25. WASHINGTON D.C. Remembrance Planned for INS Lawyer--(Washington Post)--Friends and family planned a private remembrance today for Joyce Chiang, one year after the petite, 28-year-old Immigration and Naturalization Service lawyer disappeared from a wintry corner near Dupont Circle and was later found dead in the Potomac River. SALT LAKE CITY, Utah Suspicious Death--(Salt Lake Tribune)--Police are investigating a suspicious death after a mysterious phone call led them to a body Saturday afternoon. REDMOND, Washington The case of the missing wife--(Seattle Times)--One September morning in 1990, Jami Sherer ceased to exist. Yesterday, police arrested her husband on a first-degree murder charge. TORONTO, Ontario Millionaire murdered - Lover stuffed in suitcase--(The Ottawa Sun)--A woman whose body was found stuffed in a suitcase at her modest Toronto home and her missing common-law husband were millionaires in China, a homicide detective told The Sun. |
| VALLEJO, Calif Federal grand jury subpoenas served on witnesses in Xiana Fairchild case -- (sacbee) Federal grand jury subpoenas have been served on several witnesses in the case of Xiana Fairchild, the 7-year-old girl who has been missing for over a month. Subpoenas served in Xiana case -- (Mercury News) ``We've just heard about it,''Stephanie Kahalekulu said. ``We don't know anything more than that they've issued the subpoenas.'' |
| NEW YORK Mom Who Kept Dead Baby In Closet Had Decoy Kid -- (Fox) The Brooklyn mom accused of killing her baby and stashing the body in a closet for 20 years used another youngster to fool city officials and child-welfare investigators for years. |
| LONDON Plot To Kidnap 'Spice Baby' Foiled by British Police -- (Fox) British police foiled a plot to kidnap Brooklyn, the ten-month-old son of Victoria "Posh Spice" Adams and England soccer star David Beckham for a one million pound ($1.64 million) ransom, newspapers reported on Sunday. |
| HOLLYWOOD, CA Suspect Arrested in Man's Killing -- (Los Angeles Times) A jealous former boyfriend allegedly shot a North Hollywood man to death after discovering him with his ex-girlfriend in a parked car, Los Angeles police said Saturday FT. CAMPBELL, Ky. Soldier Gets 12 1/2 Years in Prison for His Role in Beating Death -- (Los Angeles Times) A soldier pleaded guilty to a reduced charge Saturday in the beating death of a barracks mate who had been rumored to be gay. MARICOPA COUNTY, AZ 'Sleepwalk' Murderer to hear fate on Monday -- (Arizona Central) Scott Falater, whose rare sleepwalking defense drew international attention to his murder trial, finds out Monday whether he faces imprisonment or execution. |
| WASHINGTON, D.C., FBI asks for help in solving Chiang murder -- (MSNBC) The FBI is again appealing for the public’s help to find the killer of a government lawyer who disappeared one year ago. Joyce Chiang was last seen alive on the night of January 9, 1999. |
| SILVER SPRING, Md Girl’s remains found after 14 years -- (MSNBC) The Montgomery County Medical Examiner has determined the skeletal remains police found Thursday night are those of Michelle Dorr, a 6-year-old Silver Spring girl who disappeared 14 years ago, in the White Oak section of Silver Spring, Maryland. |
| Detective William Hancox , murdered officer `Everybody' knew officers were drinking -- (Toronto Star) Everybody'' knew at the time that two officers working with Detective William Hancox were drinking on duty the night he was killed, a Toronto police supervisor who was in Hancox's unit told internal affairs investigators. |
| TULSA, Okla. Woman wins right to jury trial on accessory charge. -- (MSNBC) The defense claimed the judge had a "personal bias" against Ms. Chambers and would not give her probation because of concern about "political backlash." |
| CHICAGO Dentist a suspect in wife’s shooting -- (MSNBC) Authorities in Illinois and Wisconsin are searching for a dentist wanted for questioning in the slaying of his wife, a crime police say was witnessed by one of the couple’s teenage sons. |
| POMONA, Calif Mom Sentenced in Son's Death in Car -- (Newsday) A mother whose 5-month-old son died after being left for hours in her car on a hot summer day was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison. |
| LONDON Dando Police Identify Suspects Abroad -- (Yahoo/PA) Police hunting Jill Dando's killer saidy they had identified suspects abroad, as it was reported that detectives want to question an obsessive fan who vanished out of the country soon after her murder. Dando Police Reveal New Clue -- (Yahoo/PA) A third attempt was made by an unknown man to gain access to Jill Dando's private documents days before her brutal murder, police have disclosed. |
| ALABAMA Silencer nets guilty verdict -- (Mobile Register) When is a silencer a stealthy weapon and when is it just a dummy? A jury in federal court concluded a silencer is a silencer - regardless of how well it works when police find it. |
| MEXICO CITY Mexico Seizes 3.5 Tons of Marijuana -- (Reuters) Mexican police have seized nearly 3.5 tons of marijuana in two separate operations, the Attorney General's Office (PGR) said on Saturday. LITTLE ROCK, AK Lawyer pleads guilty to felony drug charge -- (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette) A well-known attorney who has practiced law in the Little Rock area for more than 25 years pleaded guilty Thursday to a felony charge of concealing knowledge of a drug transaction. PORTLAND, Maine Girl falls from roof during Portland drug raid -- (Boston Globe) A teen-age girl suffered a broken pelvis when she fell from the roof of an apartment building during a drug raid. EDMONTON, Alta Gangster knew end was near -- (Edmonton Sun) Long Duy (Crazy Jimmy) Hoang, a top-ranking gangster who played the father figure to novice criminals, knew he was running out of chances when he opened fire on police. |
| Investigators Unravel Mysteries--(Albuquerque Journal)--The skeletal remains of a woman found dead in San Ysidro on Nov. 15 are still unmatched with a name or face, according to the state Office of the Medical Investigator. |
| TORONTO, Ont Police widow pours out her sorrow -- (Toronto Star) The widow of slain Toronto police officer William Hancox was left reeling on the ``brink of insanity'' after her husband's death, and still wonders how she will tell her children about that dreadful day, a court has heard. Kim Hancox's victim impact statement -- () Elaine Rose Cece, 41, and Mary Barbara Taylor, 31, were found guilty in November of William Hancox's Aug. 4, 1998, slaying in a Scarborough parking lot as the officer, on stake-out duty, sat in a van. |
| ATMORE, Ala Inmate's autobiography posted on Internet after his execution -- (Modbee.com) A man convicted of killing a teenage girl wrote an account of his crime, conviction and religious conversion in an autobiography that was posted on the Internet after his execution |
| WELCH , OK Community lends support after girls' disappearance -- (Oklahoman Online) Lauria Jaylene Bible and Ashley Renae Freeman have been best buddies since before they began school together at Bluejacket. Now, the two Craig County girls, both 16, are missing -- possibly abducted a week ago. Family members and authorities are running out of places to look. Crews end search of mine shafts for missing girls -- (Team Tulsa) Police divers have been called off in the search of abandoned mine shafts for any sign of two Welch girls |
| BRUNSWICK, Ga Cops: Man Swallowed 55 Crack Pipes -- (yahoo/AP) A Florida man who swallowed 55 small glass pipes used to smoke cocaine was recovering after surgeons removed the paraphernalia from his stomach, police said. |
| LOS ANGELES Changes proposed for L.A. police anti-gang unit after scandal -- (Nando) In the wake of the Los Angeles Police department's worst corruption scandal in decades, officers working in police department's anti-gang unit could be limited to three years on the detail. |
| MADISON, Wis Eleven-Year-Old Boy Charged With Raping Eight-Year-Old Girl -- (Fox) Prosecutors have charged an 11-year-old boy with raping an 8-year-old girl in a relative's apartment. The middle school student was charged Friday with first-degree sexual assault of a child. Dane County Juvenile Court Commissioner Jim Olds ordered the boy held in the juvenile jail pending a plea hearing Tuesday |
| WASHINGTON Montgomery Officers' Veracity on Trial -- (Washington Post) A Montgomery County Circuit Court judge has ordered the county police department to attend a trial Monday prepared to provide the Public Defender's Office with the names of several officers who were found to have lied. |
| ROME Death Row Inmates Featured in Ads -- (Newsday/Ap) Fashion giant Benetton is joining Italy's offensive against the death penalty with its latest advertising campaign -- piercing portraits of American death-row inmates. |
