| HUNTSVILLE, Texas Earl Carl Heiselbetz, executed Texas killer executed for double murder--(UPI)--A Texas man was executed Wednesday for the murders of his neighbor and her 2-year-old daughter nearly nine years ago. BATON ROUGE, Louisiana Former Louisiana Gov. Edwin Edwards, on trial Edwards ill, jury selection recessed--(UPI)--Dr. Tom John, the Edwards family doctor, said the governor had been battling the flu since last Wednesday and he was weak and dehydrated. NEW YORK, New York Corpse found at location of planned Clinton speech--(Reuters)--The corpse of a murdered man was found at the bottom of a stairwell in a college building where President Clinton is due to give a speech, police said Wednesday. DENVER, Colorado Suspect sought in fatal shooting at Denver home --(Inside Denver)--Police are looking for Marcus Palmer, 43, who is suspected of forcing his way into a Denver man's home and shooting him to death after an argument Monday night. BURLINGTON, Vermont Bail Denied for Canadian Woman Linked to Ressam--(Reuters)--A federal judge refused again on Wednesday to release a Canadian woman arrested last month on alien smuggling charges after prosecutors presented what they called evidence of connections to international terrorist networks |
| XIANA FAIRCHILD, 7 - reported missing December 9, 1999 Vallejo, California Vallejo cops sort findings from hunt for Xiana--(SF Examiner)After spending two days sifting through more than 300 items picked up by volunteer searchers looking for Xiana Fairchild, police investigators have narrowed the pile down to 30 articles of clothing. Public concern spurs lost-children searches--(SF Examiner) Author and others say process now includes lower socioeconomic tier. |
| JONBENET RAMSEY, 6 - unsolved homicide Boulder, Colorado Producer: JonBenet movie has 'surprise'--(Denver Post) The producer of a forthcoming TV mini-series about the Ramsey case promises the CBS docudrama will reveal new evidence about the case that will "surprise" viewers. Key JonBenet investigators to confer--(Inside Denver) Three crime investigators to confer. Ramsey movie raises few eyebrows in Boulder--(APB) Despite a chilly reception from city officials and urging from a local newspaper for residents to disrupt filming, the TV miniseries based on the JonBenet Ramsey investigation shot here over the weekend with little interference. |
| KENTON, OH Boy, 16, charged in parents' deaths (Columbus Dispatch ) -- A teen-ager's desire to ride his father's racing motorcycle may have led to the slayings of his father and stepmother. |
| Mario Betancourt Fugitive PORT ST. LUCIE, FL A little girl naps, unaware of slayings or manhunt (Palm Beach Post ) Ten-year-old April Betancourt fell asleep on the ride home from her grandmother's house Tuesday night, unaware she had been the subject of a two-day manhunt. Police say her father shot his boss and a co-worker before fleeing with his daughter, putting her on a train to Hialeah and then disappearing. |
| SEAN COMBS - "Puff Daddy" New York Puff Daddy expected to be indicted--(MSNBC) Rapper may face gun-related charges in nightclub shooting. |
| LONDONDERRY, NH Accused road-rager torched own home, police say (Lawrence Eagle Tribune ) A Londonderry, N.H., man charged as the instigator in a bizarre case of road rage was arrested as he stepped off an airplane last night and charged with setting fire to his own home and sports utility vehicle in the aftermath of the incident PHILADELPHIA, PA Witnesses Sought Crowd Saw Road Rage Killer Strike (Philadelphia (PA) Daily News ) The beginning of the end of Orlando Williams' promising young life started with a fender bender one hot August night. |
| TALLAHASSEE, FL Man turns in murder-suspect son after tricking him into ride to jail (Daytona Beach (FL) News-Journal ) Booker T. Flowers was wanted for murder and looking for help. So he went to his dad. Bad move. SAN DIEGO, CA Father To Be Sentenced Tomorrow For 1st-degree Murder (San Diego (CA) Union-Tribune ) For most of his three years, few people knew that Zechariah Mayer was alive PHILADELPHIA, PA Mohn keeps drilling (Philadelphia (PA) Daily News ) Cops hunt wife's body, while he tends to teeth. "We were a little surprised that he was still in business with all of this going on." Gary Allen Walker executed McALISTER, OK Serial killer Gary Walker executed (Tulsa World ) Gary Alan Walker, whose 1984 killing spree left five victims' families grappling with more than 15 years of grief and unrest, paid the ultimate price with his own life shortly after midnight Thursday WEST DEPFORD, NJ A love triangle turns deadly (Philadelphia (PA) Daily News ) A Delaware man who found his ex-girlfriend in her West Deptford, N.J., apartment with a male friend stabbed both of them, killing the woman's friend and critically injuring her, authorities said yesterday. |
| Michael Ian Campbell - On trial for Columbine threat DENVER, CO. Internet Intoxication? (ABC News ) The lawyer for the Florida 18-year-old accused of threatening a Columbine High School student online says his client was intoxicated at the time — by the Internet SACRAMENTO, CA Hackers infiltrate Internet services (Sacramento Bee ) Springboarding from a computer they infiltrated at an El Dorado Hills company, a group of teenagers embarked on a nationwide hacking spree last month, stealing passwords from Pacific Bell Internet |
| LORI A. BOSWORTH, 38 - former den mother Barnstable, Mass. Woman sentenced for raping Cub Scout--(TBO-FL) A former Cub Scout leader was sentenced to four years in prison for having sex with a 12-year-old in her troop, and her husband is awaiting trial on charges he ignored the assaults. |
| DETROIT, Michigan RONNIE GREENE JR.,18 year-old murder victim Nathaniel Abraham, 11 year-old killer Killer at 11, Nathaniel Abraham to learn fate Thursday --(Michigan Live)--Convicted of gunning down a man when he was only 11 years old, Nathaniel Abraham faces sentencing Thursday under a Michigan law that allows juveniles to receive adult prison sentences. Highlights of the Nathaniel Abraham murder case--(Michigan Live)--Highlights of the murder case against Nathaniel Abraham, who faced sentencing Thursday morning: |
| TYLER, Texas BARBARA HUSSEY, missing since August Tyler woman’s body found in Oklahoma --(MSNBC)--The body of a missing Tyler woman has been discovered stuffed in a barrel near an Oklahoma river. LAS VEGAS, Nevada Mystery of dead body starting to unravel--(The Las Vegus Sun)--But when she entered her modest town house, she discovered the body of a naked woman wrapped in a plastic sheet on the kitchen floor. LAS VEGAS, Nevada TED BINION murder case Judge orders print samples in Binion case--(The Las Vegas Sun)--District Judge Joseph Bonaventure today ordered two men charged with stealing Ted Binion's silver to provide finger and palm print samples for the investigation into the gambling figure's slaying. NEW YORK, New York Residents thought dead baby was a doll --(The Boston Globe)--Residents of a Queens housing project paid no attention to what they thought was a discarded doll. It lay in the seldom-used courtyard for three days until a maintenance worker discovered the gruesome truth: the ''doll'' was a dead newborn. NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana JUDITH SANDERS, murder victim Fugitive dentist found dead in New Orleans--(MSNBC)--An investigator for the coroner’s office in New Orleans says a Chicago dentist wanted in the killing of his wife has been found dead in a hotel room in the Crescent City. Sanders checked into the $99-per-night room on Saturday--(Chicago Sun-Times)--New Orleans police said Sanders, 51, was found Tuesday afternoon by employees at the Ramada Plaza Hotel on St. Charles Avenue. SUFFOLK, U.K. VICKY HALL, murder victim Vicky Hall police release man--(BBC)--A 22-year-old man has been released on police bail after being questioned about the murder of A-level student Vicky Hall. MONTROSE TWP, Michigan ALONZO J. ATWELL II, slain 7 year-old Boy's killer gets life in prison--(The Flint Journal)--"Tammy believes that Alonzo was given to her for a short period of time and then called back home to live out his life in eternity as an angel for the sole purpose of stopping Jeff Gross from harming any other children," Pruitt said. "In that, we find some peace." |
| MONTEREY COUNTY, California Christina Williams, murdered 13 year-old Christina Williams' Family Waits for Answers in Slaying--(San Francisco Chronicle)--One year ago today, a search for the missing girl came to a wrenching end when authorities found her skeletal remains in a secluded area near the former Fort Ord Army base in Monterey County. |
| WILLIAM E. TRICKEY - missing since yesterday Kansas City, Missouri Police ask for help in finding missing man--(KC Star) William E. Trickey left home about 6:30 a.m. Tuesday and told his wife he was going to a business meeting downtown. Ninety minutes later a tow-truck driver called Trickey's wife, saying he had found some of Trickey's belongings in a remote riverfront parking lot. Trickey was not there. Now police are asking for the public's help in finding him. |
| SABRINA AISENBERG, 5 months - missing since November of 1997 STEVE and MARLENE AISENBERG - under indictment Florida Aisenbergs ask judge to hear tapes--(Tampa Tribune) Sometimes the phrase "caught on tape" isn't as simple as it sounds. Judge asked to interpret Aisenberg tape--(St. Petersburg Times) Attorneys for Steven and Marlene Aisenberg insisted again Tuesday that conversations secretly taped by investigators inside the couple's Brandon home contain none of the references to cocaine use and violence the prosecutors claim are on the tape. Aisenbergs' attorney fires back--(MSNBC) The Aisenbergs' attorney fired back at federal prosecutors Tuesday, saying the government’s played fast and loose in its case against the Valrico couple. |
| William Cody Smith (5) Murdered Tristan Thomas Smith (3) Murdered Lisa Marie Smith - Charged with murder DALLAS, TX Mom says she killed out of hate (The Dallas Morning News ) A Richardson mother told police that she strangled her two young sons with a scarf last month because she hated their father and wanted to hurt him, according to her statement read in court Tuesday. Dallas mother says hatred drove her to kill boys (Dallas Star Telegram ) Socorro "Cora" Caro - Charged with murdering her 3 children VENTURA,CA Weeping mom denies killing three children (Ventura (CA) County Star ) With her relatives filling a row of courtroom seats, Socorro "Cora" Caro pleaded not guilty Tuesday to murdering three of her children as they slept |
| Karen Grajeda - Missing 4 years PHOENIX, AZ Mom, cops renew plea for girl missing 4 years (The Arizona Daily Star ) Four years ago yesterday, 7-year-old Karen Grajeda went outside to play and never came home |
| COLUMBIA, MO Police give details in ‘sexual burglary’ (Columbia (MO) Missourian ) Police released a sketch Tuesday of a man who opened a house window in the 200 block of Hitt Street and touched a female resident on the leg. Columbia Police Capt. Doug Schwandt said the touch was sexual in nature. The incident, which police are calling a burglary, occurred shortly after 4 a.m. Sunday. INDEPENDENCE, LA Bodies of mom, toddler, two teens found (Baton Rouge (LA) Advocate ) Monday night, deputies found the first body, the charred remains of 16-month-old Jacorey Marshall, in his burned-out home. Tuesday, they found three more. CAMBRIDGE, MA Bail granted, but Wilmington father accused of raping teen stays behind bars (Lowell Sun ) A Wilmington father accused of sleeping with his daughter's 15-year-old friend and then buying matching wedding bands to show he'd marry her may need to cash in the rings to help make bail. TOLEDO, OH Murder victim's throat was slashed (Toledo (OH) Blade ) An 18-year-old woman whose body was found in her apartment Saturday died after someone cut her throat with a sharp object, a deputy Lucas County coroner said yesterday. |
| DENVER, CO Threat attributed to 'Internet intoxication' (Colorado Springs Gazette ) A Florida teen pleaded not guilty Tuesday to making an online threat against Columbine High School, and his lawyer said the youth's judgment was impaired by "Internet intoxication." Web-threat venue change sought (Denver Post ) GRAND RAPIDS, MI Silent Observer casts a crime-fighting net (Grand Rapids (MI) Press ) After years of taking anonymous tips over the phone, Silent Observer has made the Internet part of its crime-fighting arsenal. SAN FRANCISCO, CA Hackers Force Pac Bell to Seek New Passwords (San Francisco (CA) Chronicle & Examiner ) Pacific Bell Internet subscribers have been instructed to change their passwords after a group of young hackers gained access to the account files of more than 60,000 members. ATLANTIC CITY, NJ Four local teens face fraud charges in Internet scam (The Press Of Atlantic City (NJ) ) Police say the boys stole credit-card numbers off the Internet from people across the United States, and ordered merchandise to be shipped to unoccupied residences |
| Boston, Mass. Woman foils burglary with phone call from closet--(Boston Globe) As a 58-year-old Dorchester woman crouched in terror in her bedroom closet Saturday evening listening to a burglar break into her home, a stranger's voice on the phone became her lifeline. |
| XIANA FAIRCHILD, 7 - reported missing December 9, 1999 Vallejo, California Grand jury will review disappearance of Xiana--(San Francisco Examiner) Prosecutors hope risky legal tactic shakes loose clues about missing girl. |
| JESSE McMAHON - vanished April 29, 1942 Hampshire, England Wartime well death still a mystery--(BBC) The wartime death of a mother-of-two whose skeleton was found at the bottom of a well remains a mystery, an inquest has heard. |
| JESSE JESUS CHAVEZ, 48 - refused to pay child support Chicago, Illinois Deadbeat dad gets home confinement--(Chicago Tribune) A father who had made only minimal child-support payments since his 1982 divorce was sentenced Monday to 5 months of home confinement and ordered to pay at least $400 a month in support to his five children. |
| ANNA GILVIS, 84 - murdered in 1993 Chicago, Illinois Boy convicted of slaying at age 12 appeals--(Chicago Tribune) A 16-year-old boy testified Monday in federal court that he was coerced into confessing to a murder in 1994 by Chicago police Detective James Cassidy, four years before the detective obtained a similar confession from two young boys in the Ryan Harris killing. |
| DONALD BLOM - sentenced Minnesota Blom sentenced to more than 19 years on weapons charges--(Star-Tribune) Donald Blom, who has been accused of kidnapping and killing convenience store clerk Katie Poirier, was sentenced Tuesday to 19 years and seven months in prison on a federal weapons charge. |
| Rock'n Roll Rock, Rock'n Roll LONDON Glam Rocker Freed -- (ABCNEWS.com) Disgraced British glam rocker Gary Glitter wept with remorse today and said he wanted to get his life back on track after serving half of a four-month jail term for possessing hard-core child pornography. |
| BARBRA STREISAND - singer and actress WENDALL WALL - celebrity photographer California Man Held for Allegedly Stalking Streisand--(LA Times) Wall was arrested about 4:20 p.m. Saturday and booked on suspicion of stalking. No Charges Against Streisand Photographer--(Reuters) Prosecutors decided to drop the case after reviewing it. Photographer Released From Jail--(MSNBC) Streisand and Brolin were "non-desirous of prosecution" of 28-year-old Wendell Ivar Wall, who is their neighbor in Malibu. |
| ROCKVILLE, Md Mom Who Killed Daughter Loses Son -- (Newsday) A judge on Tuesday awarded a white police officer custody of a 3-year-old black boy whose mother admitted smothering her infant daughter in 1992. Killer mom loses bid for son -- (MSNBC) Pixley pleaded guilty in 1992 to murdering her baby daughter and in 1996 she was convicted of credit card fraud. Her lawyers claim she has turned her life around. |
| DENVER Three Teens Held in Murder of Colorado Teacher -- (Fox) Three Denver teenagers were in custody Tuesday, charged with first-degree murder and suspected of savagely beating to death a popular Denver school teacher on New Year's Day, police said. |
| LITCHFIELD, Conn Jury selection underway in police officer's murder trial -- (Newsday) Jury selection began Tuesday in the trial of a New Milford police officer charged with murder for shooting an unarmed suspect in the back at point-blank range. |
| PARIS France Train Murder Suspect Held -- (AP) A man suspected of a series of grisly slayings on night trains in France was arrested in Portugal on Tuesday after fleeing there to escape a nationwide manhunt, police said. |
| VINITA, Okla., Lack of evidence may end investigation -- (MSNBC) Officials say that new information leading to the discovery of the two missing girls from Welch, Ok. is becoming increasingly fewer and further between. Wait continues for missing girls Search for two missing girls scaled back -- (Oklahoman) "I wish I had something to report," Haynes said |
| VICKY HALL, 17 - abducted after nightclub outing Suffolk, England Murder case car riddle--(BBC) Detectives investigating the murder of Vicky Hall have appealed for help in tracing the owner of a car burnt out just over a mile from where her body was found. Three held over teenager's killing--(Yahoo/PA News) A 22-year-old man is being questioned by detectives on suspicion of the murder of sixth-former Victoria Hall. Third arrest in Vicky murder inquiry--(BBC) Police believe Vicky may have been asphyxiated. |
