| MARTHA MOXLEY, 15 - murdered in 1975 MICHAEL SKAKEL, 39 - former neighbor charged GREENWICH, Conn Michael Skakel, son of wealth, privilege arrested in 25-year-old murder -- (Postnet) The mystery of Martha Moxley's murder, why it took nearly a quarter century to bring charges against Skakel, and how those charges finally came about involves one of the most improbable combinations of headline-grabbing names to be linked to a single case, from the Kennedy family to a key player in the O.J. Simpson murder trial to controversial literary agent Lucianne Goldberg. Scribes who kept Skakel case alive include Fuhrman -- (Philly News) Skakel arrest pleases lawmaker -- (Charleston.Net) Skakel arrest rooted in another infamous murder case -- (Boston.com) When Michael Skakel, scion of wealth and cousin to the powerful Kennedy clan, gave himself up on Wednesday to face charges in the quarter-century-old murder of Martha Moxley, some of the seeds of his fate lay a continent away. School owner says he would testify for Skakel |
| PORTLAND, Ore Kinkel's Confession Tapes Released -- (NYTimes) On grainy police videotape, a red-haired boy in handcuffs stands in the school cafeteria just six hours after shooting two fellow students dead and wounding 24. Blood is smeared across the white tile floor. |
| KITIMAT, B.C Pioneering child identification program stores DNA information -- (Cnews) In the case of emergencies, the DNA is available to assist the police. Monaghan said the hope is parents will never have to use CHIP (Child Identification Program). "That's the success of the program -- when we never have to use it," he said. "As a coroner, there's nothing worse than unidentified remains." |
| KANSAS CITY, Mo Norway reporter faces spying charge -- (Media Central) A Norwegian journalist has been charged with spying for the East German secret police during the Cold War, the newspaper for which he works reported Friday. |
| MEDFORD, Mass. Woman killed by bomb had sought restraining order against stalker -- (AP) Sandra Berfield was so afraid of someone who had been stalking her that she slept with a knife and installed a surveillance camera in her apartment, according to newspaper reports |
| TOKYO Ex-Cult Guru's Son Kidnapped -- (Las Vegas Sun) Intruders believed to be cult followers on Friday abducted the 7-year-old son of the former guru of the doomsday group behind the 1995 gas attack on Tokyo's subway. Son of former Japanese cult guru kidnapped -- (AP) |
| TV ALERT: The disappearance of a teen-age girl and her friend after the girl's parents were shot to death and their home burned will be featured Saturday on the television program ``America's Most Wanted: America Fights Back.'' WELCH, Oklahoma LAURIA BIBLE, missing 16 year-old ASHLEY FREEMAN, missing 16 year-old Missing girls focus of show --(Tulsa World)--Lauria Bible was spending the night with her friend after Ashley Freeman's mother took the two to Vinita for pizza to celebrate Ashley's 16th birthday. |
| MELFORT, Sask. Former doctor of the year jailed for sex abuse -- (Cnews) Canada's former family physician of the year was jailed for one year this morning for sexually abusing five young men and boys under his medical care over 14 years. TORONTO Women sentenced for killing cop -- (Cnews) The woman who stabbed an undercover police officer to death will not be eligible for parole for 16 years -- two years earlier than the lesbian lover who encouraged her to kill him. Knife-plunging cop killer gets 16 years parole ineligibility, lover gets 18 -- (CP) Retrial ruling reserved in Bermuda killing of Ontario teen -- (National Post) Judges at Britain's Privy Council have reserved judgement on whether a Bermuda man can be tried a second time for the murder of Rebecca Middleton, a Belleville, Ont., student who was raped, tortured and killed while on vacation. |
| MIAMI Man accused of pimping underage girls to be tried in federal court -- (Nando) Fearing a state court may be too lenient, prosecutors will try a man accused of luring underage girls into a life of prostitution in federal court. |
| TORONTO Ont Farah Jahan Khan brutally murdered Police make grisly find -- (Toronto Star) The smallest girl in the Second Street Junior Middle School senior kindergarten class sits third from the right, in the second row, her hands clasped neatly in her lap. Farah Jahan Khan's big dark eyes stare right at the camera that takes her class picture. |
| PORTLAND, Ore. Lesbian innkeeper's lawyer: Hate mail not protected speech -- (Oregon Live) A hate-mail campaign against two lesbian innkeepers in Central Oregon contained threats that constituted a "clear and present danger" and were not protected by free speech guarantees, a lawyer for one of the women argued in court. Joanne Simpson is suing Howard J. "Bud" Burrows and his wife, Jean Burrows, for $4 million in U.S. District Court. |
| Sex crime pattern cited -- (Oklahoman) The man who attacked 11 Oklahoma City and Edmond girls preyed on girls in single-parent families who were home alone after school, an Oklahoma City police detective said Thursday. |
| OAKLAND Pair planned stranger's slaying, grand jury told -- (Sac Bee) James Anthony Daveggio's 16-year-old daughter has told a grand jury that on Thanksgiving Day 1997 her father asked if she would like to help kidnap a vulnerable victim off the street and kill her. |
| Braxton Bowers facing murder charges Amber Bauer victim ROCKFORD, Ill. Teen charged as adult in baby's death -- (Nando) A judge decided Friday that a 14-year-old boy accused of sexually assaulting his 13-month-old niece and feeding her a bottle poisoned with windshield washer fluid will be tried as an adult. |
| MOBILE COUNTY DNA profile points to rape suspect, authorities say -- (Alabama Live) Pathologist says crime-scene evidence matched Kenneth Darnell Esters' profile among 70,000 DNA samples . |
| JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo Sleuth trading in Ramsey info jailed -- (Denver Post) A private detective who made thousands of dollars a day feeding the tabloid press confidential information about the Columbine High School victims and the JonBeneÚt Ramsey murder investigation was sentenced Thursday to four years probation and 75 days in jail. |
| ADAMS, N.Y. Elderly Man Found Chained to Toilet -- (Newsday) A woman who has been charged with chaining her 73-year-old father to a toilet told investigators she did it for his own good. SOUTH BEND, Ind Missing Indiana Girl Found Unharmed -- (Newsday) An Indiana girl was rescued unharmed in southern California after a two-day, cross-country odyssey with her best friend's father, a convicted child molester whom police arrested, authorities said. NEW YORK Report: Obstetrician Carved His Initials in Skin of New Mother -- (Fox) A woman has filed a $5.5 million lawsuit against a doctor who carved his initials "A" and "Z" into her stomach after delivering her baby girl by Caesarean section. LOS ANGELES 'Most Wanted' hacker released from prison -- (Fox) One of the nation's most notorious and accomplished computer hackers was released from prison today under orders to stay away from the devices he used to break into corporate and university computers across the country. AMARILLO, Texas Jury poised to decide fate of Dallas councilman accused of taking bribes -- (CNN) A Dallas city councilman accused of accepting more than $36,000 in bribes from a cab company owner testified that the money didn't influence his votes on taxi issues. NEW YORK Report: Document details corruption in union of civil servants -- (CNN) An internal report outlines widespread corruption within the nation's largest union of government workers, from theft to the use of union credit cards to cover personal expenses, The New York Times reported Friday. |
| MARTHA MOXLEY(15) - Murdered 1975 MICHAEL SKAKEL(39)- Former neighbor charged with murder GREENWICH, Conn. Experts: Expect Legal Wrangling Before Kennedy Cousin Goes to Trial (Fox News ) Skakel, a nephew of the late Sen. Robert Kennedy, was free on bail and back at his Florida home Thursday after posting $500,000 bail in Connecticut on charges he killed childhood friend Martha Moxley with a golf club outside her family's Greenwich estate when they both were 15. Long, Slow Road to a Trial in the Greenwich Murder Case--(NY Times) 1975 Greenwich Murder: Michael Skakel Charged -- (CNN Burden of Proof) Jordan: Kennedy Relationship to Moxley Murder Case 'Distant' (CNN - Early Edition Transcript) Archerd: Skakel's Hollywood connection--(Reuters) Moxley's Mom: 'I Want Justice' (CBS ) Skakel arrest rooted in another infamous murder case (Boston Globe ) Photo Essay: A Tale Of Murder (Fox News ) A Look at the Judge in the Martha Moxley Murder Case (Fox News ) Trial strategy sparks debate (Greenwich Time ) Florida town shuns scandal (Greenwich Time ) Hits jump to Moxley Web site (Greenwich Time ) |
| SANDY BERFIELD, 34 - stalked to death Everett, Mass. Package bomb kills Everett woman--(Boston Globe) An Everett woman who reportedly had been stalked by a man for two years and had installed a surveillance camera to protect herself was killed yesterday by a package bomb that exploded in her apartment. |
| Washington One in three women are victims of violence--(Reuters) One out of every three women worldwide has a serious long-term health problem linked to beating, rape or other violence, U.S. health experts said on Thursday. |
| Bristol, England Boy in court over baby murder--(BBC) A 12-year-old boy is to appear at a youth court charged with the murder of his six-month-old brother. Boy, 12, held after baby brother dies of stabbing--(Electronic Telegraph) The arrested boy, one of five children, was held overnight by police as scientific officers searched the family's four-bedroom home. |
| ATLANTA, GA. Law Enforcement Groups Hope to Prevent Repeat of Olympic Bombing (Alanta,A/P)--Three and a half years after the Olympic Park bombing, law enforcement agencies in Atlanta are preparing, for another major sporting event - and considering every possible saftey precaution. |
| SABRINA AISENBERG - missing, presumed dead STEVE and MARLENE AISENBERG - indicted Aisenberg defense's claims are'outrageous,' prosecutors say--(St.Petersburg Times) Tampa -- Federal prosecutors struck back Wednesday at allegations of misconduct raised by Steven and Marlene Aisenberg, saying the only unethical behavior has come from the couples defence attorneys. |
| XIANA FAIRCHILD, 7 -- missing since Dec. 9 VALLEJO, Calif. $50,000 more in Xiana reward fund--(Contra Costa Times) Davis adds state money to raise the total to $61,000 as the search for the missing Vallejo girl continues to come up empty-handed |
BOULDER, Colorado JonBenet Ramsey, case related Keenan gaining in DA bid --(Boulder News)--District attorney candidate Mary Keenan is gaining momentum in her election bid, drawing contributions from a Ramsey grand juror and half the prosecutors in the district attorney's office. FOX'S 60-MINUTE RECIPE--(New York Post)--FIRST came the 15-minute comedy from UPN -- and now Fox is going to launch a series of one-hour made-for-TV movies. The first, a drama about the JonBenet Ramsey investigation, airs on Feb. 16. The film, tentatively titled "Who Killed JonBenet Ramsey?," stars Judi Luciano (Paulina in "Another World,") as mom Patsy Ramsey, while Alice BarrettMitchell plays a journalist investigating the murder. GREENWICH, Connecticut Martha Moxley, case related The Murder Case That Just Wouldn't Go Away--(TimeDaily)--The rich are different from you and me. They appear to find it easier and, in some cases, more difficult to escape murder charges. |
| London, England British police find two stolen paintings worth $1.6 million --(Nando Times) Authorities have recovered two John Constable paintings worth $1.6 million that were stolen from a museum room thought to be secure. |
| FARAH KHAN, 5 - murdered and dismembered MUHAMMAD ARSAL KHAN - father, charged with murder KANEEZ FATIMA KHAN - step-mother, charged with murder Toronto, Ontario, Canada Police find girl's head in ravine--(Toronto Star) Homicide detectives and forensic specialists began digging at daybreak in a thicket about 10 metres from the riverbank in the ravine, which is east of Islington Ave. just south of Albion Rd. Toronto police find more remains of mutilated girl--(CBC News) Police found another piece of a five-year-old girl's butchered body in the west end of Toronto Thursday, as her father and stepmother appeared in a packed courtroom on a charge of murder. |
| JOAN K. LAMBERT, 31 - under arrest Spanaway, Washington Uncommon suspect surprises police--(Post-Intelligencer) "I've never seen a female serial bank robber." |
| TRACY HAWLETT- homicide victim J.B. BEASLEY - homicide victim Ozark, Alabama A killer still walks free--(The Birmingham News) The murder of two teens in Ozark is a mystery that authorities have yet to unravel. |
| XIANA FAIRCHILD, 7 - disappeared December 9, 1999 California Governor adds $50,000 to Xiana Fairchild fund--(BayInsider) Gov. Gray Davis has added $50,000 to the reward offered for information leading to the conviction of anyone who may have abducted a 7-year-old Vallejo girl. In his proclamation, Davis endorses the belief that Fairchild was abducted. |
| LAKIREDDY BALI REDDY - landlord Oakland, Florida Landlord in girls' carbon monoxide death is hit with prostitution charge--(SF Examiner) A Berkeley landlord has been charged with importing illegal immigrants from India for prostitution, including two girls who suffered carbon monoxide poisoning two months ago in an apartment he owns in Berkeley. |
| SHARIN MORNINGSTAR KEENAN, 9 -murdered in 1983 DENNIS MELVIN HOWE - fugitive Toronto, Ontario, Canada So where is wanted man?--(Toronto Sun) Toronto police are looking for more clues after finding the bones dug out of a Sudbury grave aren't those of Dennis Melvyn Howe, the alleged killer of nine-year-old Sharin' Morningstar Keenan. |
| ZULFA ABDUL, 20 - victim, in stable condition Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania Lover shoots woman after graveyard sex--(PanAfrican News Agency) Police are searching for an unidentified man who shot a prostitute after having sex with her in a graveyard for a fee of two US dollars and fifty cents. |
| MARTHA MOXLEY, 15 - murdered in 1975 MICHAEL SKAKEL, 39 - former neighbor boy arrested GREENWICH, Conn. Juvenile court to hear case--(Greenwich Time) Skakel, now 39, was charged with murder as a juvenile, as he was 15 when the crime was committed. But state investigators indicated they will seek to have him tried as an adult. Skakel has denied wrongdoing. Skakel surrenders: Juvenile court takes on Moxley murder case --(CT Post) The arrest of Michael Skakel, 39, in the 1975 beating death of Martha Moxley, 15, ends one of the state's most lengthy, most intensive and most publicized investigations ever. After 24 years, a sense of relief --(Greenwich Time) For the victim's family and others whose lives have been consumed for nearly a quarter-century by the murder of Martha Moxley, yesterday was a day they often thought would never come. Residents happy to see case move forward --(Greenwich Time) A crime committed in Belle Haven 24 years ago summoned strong reaction in town residents yesterday, after former resident Michael Skakel was charged with the murder of former neighbor, 15-year-old Martha Moxley. Murder in Greenwich: Kennedy kin charged in 1975 killing --(Court TV) In an interesting twist, Skakel, who was 15 at the time of the alleged crime, is being charged as a juvenile, so many documents in the case remain sealed to preserve his anonymity. |
| MARITZA MARTIN - Shot to death EMILIO NUNEZ - On trial for murder FORT LAUDERDALE, FL Murder defendant claims he was enraged by TV interview (Fox News ) The videotape showed a man pumping bullets into his ex-wife's body, just a few steps from their daughter's grave, as a television reporter screamed "Film it! Film it!'' Jurors see grieving father shoot ex-wife to death on tape (Court TV ) |
| FARAH KHAN (5) - Murdered and dismembered MUHAMMAD ARSAL KHAN - Charged with first degree murder KANEEZ FATIMA KHAN - Charged with first degree murder TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA Police made arrest by matching tiny fingerprints on child's artwork to body parts (Vancouver Sun )A teacher's passing comment to police and tiny fingerprints on a school painting that matched a five-year-old's severed limbs led to the arrest Wednesday of the girl's father and stepmother. Tip identified slain girl (Canada-Globe And Mail )
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MERITE SHABIU, 11 - raped and murdered Kosovo girl |
