| CRIME FILES JUSTICE STORY Marion, IL - May 25, 1978 Crazy Pleas --(NY Daily News) The helicopter came like a dot out of the sky until it was a clattering reality 2,000 feet above the maximum-security federal prison at Marion, Ill. If people noticed the whirlybird, it is unlikely they realized this was just the latest attempt of Garrett Brock Trapnell to prove himself. |
| TEEKAH LEWIS, 2 - missing since January 23, 1999
TACOMA, Wash Mother clings to hope a year after daughter's disappearance -- (Nando) Theresa English looked away for just a minute. It was Jan. 23, 1999, and English was watching her 2-year-old daughter play in the video arcade of a crowded bowling alley. The mother of five walked over to the lane where her friends and family were bowling, then quickly returned to the video games. Teekah wasn't there. Detailed Information on Teekah Lewis--(MissingKids.org) |
| Tracy Lambert, Susan Raye Moore -victims Eric Devon Queen -accused of murder Francisco Edgar Tirado -co-accused CUMBERLAND COUNTY, NC Murder cases set for trial: Gang link cited in double slaying -- (The Fayetteville) Two high-profile murder trials are scheduled to begin in Cumberland County Superior Court next month. Two of seven people charged in the abduction and killing of two women as part of a gang initiation are scheduled for trial on Feb. 7, said Linda Priest, the trial court administrator. |
| Jenny Suarez - Mother charged Baby Jane - victim in stable condition ALLENTOWN, Pa. Woman Charged With Abandoning Baby -- (Las Vegas Sun) A 21-year-old woman was arrested Saturday on charges that she endangered the welfare of her newborn baby, days after she told police she found the child in a garbage bag on a freezing night. |
| Dangerous Frontier -- (ABCNews.com) Computer crime is on the rise. And as more people start purchasing online, entrusting their credit card numbers and other personal details to the ether, many experts say it is time to step up the battle for online security. LOS ANGELES Notorious Hacker Gets Out of Jail -- (Las Vegas Sun) Convicted computer hacker Kevin Mitnick has been released from prison into a world dominated by new technologies and an expanding Internet he can't yet visit. Mitnick released from prison -- (Cnet) Mitnick, 36, may be free, but he will not be able to use a computer for another three years without the permission of his probation officer. Kevin Mitnick -- (Takedown.com) comprehensive, detailed site WASHINGTON Judge orders DVD hacking software off Internet sites -- (Arabian Online) A software, written by a teenage Norwegian programmer, would let people illegally duplicate their movies, according to major Hollywood movie studios. S. Carolina GHB case brings sleuths together -- (Detroit Free Press) Two South Carolina brothers were arraigned Friday in a New Jersey district court on charges of conspiracy to manufacture and distribute the drug GHB over the Internet. The men have distributed at least 10 kits in Michigan, authorities said. Net date costs man $25,000 -- (South China Morning Post) A 25-year-old man was robbed of $22,000 and a mobile phone on his first date with a woman he met through an Internet chat room, police said yesterday. Online and Out of Line -- (ABCNews.com) As computer prices have dropped, computer ownership has soared, and with it, computer crime. Lurking on your local server are hackers (the FBI says 30 percent of businesses, universities and institutions have been hacked), cyberstalkers, e-mail terrorists, traffickers in child pornography, pedophiles, drug dealers and credit card thieves. Brent Batten: Revisiting the Michael Campbell case -- (Naples Daily News) Poor Michael Campbell. It turns out he's not a mean prankster. Nor is he a criminal. He's a victim. A victim of Internet intoxication. At least that's the preliminary defense being offered by his attorney, Ellis Rubin of Miami. |
| Four officers are accused of violating several Police Department rules. CHICAGO ILL Revelation jolts Haggerty case -- (Chicago Tribune) A city lawyer suggested Friday that someone in the Chicago Police Department may have planted drugs and drug paraphernalia in the car LaTanya Haggerty had been riding in when police fatally shot her after a chase. Second cop in Haggerty case tells of prior suspension -- (Chicago Sun Times) An officer accused of ignoring an order to stop chasing the car carrying LaTanya Haggerty conceded Friday he'd been disciplined for the same offense in 1997. `I was about to be shot' -- (Chicago Sun Times) Her adrenaline pumping after a 64-block chase, Chicago police officer Serena Daniels screamed at the passenger in the Olds Cutlass: "Drop the phone, get out of the car, let me see your hands!" |
| KANSAS Officer's suspicions lead to seizure of nearly $4 million in cash--(KC Star) If a Colby, Kan., police officer hadn't confused the letters "K" and "X" on a license plate last week, a suspected drug dealer might still be alive and on the run. |
MARTHA MOXLEY, 15 - murdered in 1975 MICHAEL SKAKEL, 39 - former neighbor boy arrested GREENWICH, Conn. Girl allegedly killed by nephew of R.F.K. had Kansas father --(Topeka Journal) The father of the 14-year-old girl killed 25 years ago in Connecticut -- allegedly at the hands of Robert F. Kennedy's nephew -- is a University of Kansas graduate with ties to the state. Residents recall long road to arrest in Moxley case --(Greenwich Time) The initial shock. The years of stagnation. And now, hopefully, the beginning of the end. Police call Skakel arrest a vindication --(Greenwich Time) The 24-year-old mystery has raised questions about the Greenwich Police Department's handling of the investigation of the brutal murder. The curious trespass to get peek at Belle Haven --(Greenwich Time) Since the high-profile arrest of Kennedy nephew Michael Skakel on Wednesday for the 1975 murder of Martha Moxley, members of the outside media have been probing around the Belle Haven neighborhood where the two families once lived, in hopes of gaining insight into the case. Moxely murder case highlights life of wealth and privilege--(Nando Times) Michael Skakel seems never to have quite found his way. Born to a life of privilege and wealth, he was burdened by a family name that expected so much. Kennedy nephew stuck in time --(Bergen Record) Michael Skakel is a paunchy, middle-aged man with thinning gray hair. But in the eyes of the law, he is still a 15-year-old boy. RELATED LINKS: Who killed Martha Moxley?--(marthamoxley.com) Comprehensive website maintained by Tom Alessi. Martha Moxley Case Message Board--(the911center.com) New discussion board run by Tom Alessi Martha Moxley Case Chat--(Cybersleuths) Monday night at 9pm EST reserved for Moxley case chat. Other evenings open. Join using the java link or use mIRC to connect to any Newnet server and /join #cybersleuths. |
| PATRICIA LANGE - strangled in 1993 DONALD PIPER - arrested WEST DES MOINES, Iowa Details of DNA test told--(Des Moines Register) An investigator testified Friday that DNA tests on semen samples found in 1993 on a bedspread and sock in Patricia Lange's West Des Moines hotel room linked Donald Piper to the crime scene. |
| JOEL VASQUEZ - 21 months old TIFANY MYERS, 18 - babysitter charged with murder DES MOINES, Iowa Sitter charged in boy's death--(Des Moines Register) A Des Moines woman was charged with murder Friday, accused of beating a toddler because he wouldn't stop crying. |
CAROL ANNE GLAZEBROOK, 43 - died after boiling water assault JAMES DAVID WALKER, 43 - sentenced KINGMAN, Arizona Convicted killer gets long prison sentence--(Kingman Daily Miner) James David Walker was sentenced to 20 years in prison Thursday for what the judge referred to as causing the "gruesome and slow tortuous death" of Carol Anne Glazebrook. Walker assaulted Glazebrook with a pot of boiling water. She later died from complications caused by burns. |
| YVONNE MARIE MIPE - possible one of many related murders TOLEDO, OHIO Michigan body identified as East Toledoan --(Toledo Blade) One of two women whose remains were discovered in Michigan's Monroe County a week ago was identified yesterday as Yvonne Marie Mipe, 43, an East Toledoan with a police history of solicitation and loitering. Mipe is suspected to have been murdered by a Lambertville man being held on unrelated charges. |
| DAWN LEIGHTON - stabbed to death ROB REICHERT - on trial ALFRED, MAINE Jury must decide: murder or insanity? --(Portland Press Herald) On the night of April 30, 1998, Rob R. Reichert got drunk, hopped into his truck, led police on a chase in Portland, and sped to Dawn Leighton's rural home in Buxton. There, authorities say, Reichert fatally stabbed Leighton after she spurned his romantic advances. She was 34 when she died. Nobody disputes the fact that Reichert caused Leighton's death. But was it murder, or was Reichert insane? |
| REYNA ANGELICA MARROQUIN, 27 - body found in metal barrel HOWARD ELKINS, 70 - committed suicide Boca Raton, Florida DNA results closes 1969 murder case--(Sun-Sentinel) DNA tests came back this week, offering conclusive evidence that Elkins, was the father of an unborn child found mummified with its mother in a metal barrel hidden for 30 years under Elkins' old Long Island home. |
| WELCH, Oklahoma LAURIA BIBLE, missing 16 year-old ASHLEY FREEMAN, missing 16 year-old Missing girls focus of show --(Tulsa World) 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.'' |
| EVA KANDUNDU -found murdered CLARKSTON, Georgia Reward posted in Clarkston child murder -- (Access Atlanta) Gov. Roy Barnes is offering a $3,000 reward to help find the killer of a 10-year-old Clarkston girl. |
| Dr. Viresh Patel -murdered Dr. Alpna Patel -on trial BALTIMORE, Md. Victim's mother cleaned weapon after murder -- (National Post) Moments after Dr. Viresh Patel was fatally stabbed in the throat, his mother picked up the murder weapon and wiped off the blood and fingerprints, a Baltimore court heard yesterday. Saskatoon dentist cast as 'icy killer' -- (Cnews) 'Why did you kill my son?' mother-in-law asks accused Saskatoon dentist -- (Ottawa Citizen) |
| FARAH KHAN (5) -Murdered ARSAL KHAN - Charged with 1st degree murder KANEEZ FATIMA - Charged with 1st degree murder TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA Farah butchered in bathroom? Cops find blood traces in Etobicoke flat -- (Cnews) An autopsy on Farah Khan's head showed signs of "blunt-force injuries," a pathologist told police. |
| JAKE BELISLE, infant - murdered VIRGINIA STANLEY, 46 - babysitter found guilty ALFRED, MAINE Sitter gets 10 years for death of infant --(Portland Press Herald) An Old Orchard Beach grandmother was sentenced to 10 years in prison Friday for killing a 4-month-old boy she was baby-sitting. The victim's mother is lobbying the Legislature to pass "Jake's Law," a measure that would allow judges to consider the age of victims as an aggravating factor when sentencing people in homicides involving children. |
| WASHINGTON No material from JFK's shirt on bullet fragments, tests show--(AP) Material found on the bullet that killed President Kennedy did not come from the clothing of Kennedy or John B. Connally, according to tests conducted to shed light on whether a second shooter fired at the president. |
| LAKIREDDY BALI REDDY, 62 - landlord, accused sex slave owner BERKELEY, Calif. Landlord denies importing girls for sex--(San Jose Mercury) As a prominent Berkeley restaurateur and landlord, Lakireddy Bali Reddy was a pillar of the Bay Area Indian community. But on Thursday night he sat in jail, tearfully denying allegations that he imported at least three teenage girls from India for sex. INS Investigated Landlord in '97 --(SF Chronicle) A Berkeley landlord accused of illegally bringing three girls from India for sex was first investigated in 1997 by immigration agents who found no evidence of wrongdoing, authorities said yesterday. Grand jury soon in landlord sex case--(SF Examiner) A federal grand jury will probably begin next week to investigate the case of Berkeley's largest landlord, who is accused of smuggling teenage girls from India for sexual gratification. Young Berkeley journalists broke landlord story early --(SF Examiner) High school article last month covered indentured servitude angle of girl's death. The symbol of justice is a tall woman--(San Francisco Examiner) Sen. Dianne Feinstein wants to make sure that women who are victimized once won't be victimized twice, or three times. She is drafting a bill to protect immigrants who testify in criminal exploitation cases from being deported. |
| CARLENE TENGELSEN, 16 - missing since June 1972 Macon, Georgia Miracles of Loss - Part 1--(Macon Telegraph) Carlene Tengelsen disappeared in the summer of '72. One minute she was at a shopping center in Macon, the next minute - the next day, the next year - she was gone. Miracles of Loss - Part 2--(Macon Telegraph) |
| PATRICIA LANGE - strangled in 1993 DONALD PIPER, 38 - arrested West Des Moines, Iowa Suspect arrested in hotel murder--(Des Moines Register) New DNA testing technology developed since Patricia Lange was strangled in 1993 at the West Des Moines Holiday Inn led police to arrest the hotel's former maintenance chief, Donald Piper. West Des Moines police did not rule out Piper as a suspect in two other high-profile motel killings. |
| TERESA MELISSA DEAN, 11 - missing since August, 1999 TWIGGS COUNTY, Georgia Nerves fray as search for Twiggs girl heads into second week--(Macon Telegraph) In the shadows of her living room, the midday sun her only light, Dorthy Dean sat on the floor next to a drawerful of keepsakes and found there her little girl. Her daughter, Teresa, was still missing, lost and feared dead. Detailed information on Teresa Dean--(missingkids.org) |
| VERONICA M. WALKER - Stabbed to death JULIUS C. WALKER - Charged with murder ANN ARBOR, MI Prosecutors say divorce a motive in brutal murder (Ann Arbor (MI) News ) "This was an intentional, premeditated murder by the man who was upset that his wife was leaving him," said Assistant Prosecutor Anthony Kendrick ALEXIS "ALLY" BENDT(14) - Abducted by neighbor JAMES COPPER - Charged with child abduction SAN BERNARDINO, CA Officer says Copper just wanted to say goodbye to girl (The Times Online ) James Copper's cross-country trek with 14-year-old Alexis "Ally" Bendt came to an end in the back of a San Bernardino (Calif.) County Sheriff's Police squad car Wednesday night. Ahead were handcuffs and police interrogations, the clang of a jail cell door and maybe prison for five years CARLEY MARTINEZ - Murdered JESSE AVALOS - On trial for murder ALBUQUERQUE, NM Avalos joked about missing teen, rink buddy testifies in murder triaL. (Albuquerque (NM) Tribune ) Jesse Avalos Jr. is a "player" who took 18-year-old Carly Martinez out on a winter night in 1998 with the hope of having sex with her. ANNA HINOJOSA - Shot to death JESUS VALLEJO SANCHEZ - Shot to death ALMA PEREZ (Wife of Duval County Commissioner Rene Perez) - Shot to death BRIAN KOPATZ - Arrested SAN DIEGO, CA Police find ammo, women's photos in suspect's home (Corpus Christi Caller News ) Police on Thursday seized extremist militia literature, ammunition and several photos of blond women from the home of a 26-year-old man arrested in the shooting deaths of three people. |
| BARBARA JEAN CURRY - Murdered DATORY "COCO" CURRY(16), JOSEPH CURRY(17), JACOREY MARSHALL(16mo) - Murdered COREY "CARL" MARSHALL - Charged with solicitation for murder INDEPENDENCE, FL Man held in deaths of Independence woman, children (The Advocate ) Detectives Thursday arrested the boyfriend of a woman who was slain along with her three children last week. One of the man’s children was among the victims. Insurance possible motive in slayings, investigators say (The Advocate) YVONNE LOAYNE - Murdered DAVID THORNE - On trial for murder AKRON, OH Killer says he wanted to please friend (Akron (OH) Beacon Journal ) The state's leading witness in the David Thorne murder-for-hire case told jurors yesterday that Thorne paid him $200 the morning of Yvonne Layne's funeral |
| IRENE BARRON - Murdered in 1992 JEREMY BARRON(4) - Murdered in 1993 ASHLEY BARRON(4) - Murdered in 1994 ROBERTA BUTLER(Barron's mother) - Murdered in 1995 SACRAMENTO, CA JACK bARRON - Accused serial killer Trial told of threat to toddler (Sacramento Bee ) Soon after his wife's death, accused serial killer Jack Barron made a disquieting remark to his toddler son, Jeremy, for crying about his "Mommy," a witness testified Thursday. |
| SANDRA BERFIELD - Killed by package bomb STEVEN CARUSO - Suspect in bombing death EVERETT, MA Cops quiz Medford man in Everett bombing (Boston Herald ) Police have questioned a Medford computer whiz and handyman and searched his home in connection with Thursday's package bombing death of an Everett waitress. |
| FARAH KHAN (5) - Murdered ARSAL KHAN - Charged with 1st degree murder KANEEZ FATIMA - Charged with 1st degree murder TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA Police end search for body parts after finding girl's head in Toronto park; father, stepmother charged with first-degree murder (Montreal Gazette ) Police combing two snowy west-end parks found the head of a butchered five-year-old girl on Thursday, a day after her father and stepmother were arrested and charged with her murder Police make grisly find (Toronto Star ) Police gave case all they had (Toronto Sun ) |
| TEMPE, AZ E-mail threat has Tempe school on alert (The Arizona Republic ) An anonymous e-mail threatening specific students and staff members at Tempe's Corona del Sol High School has the campus on alert today and Monday WAYNE COUNTY, MI Local cops part of Web bust (Detroit (MI) Free Press ) Two South Carolina brothers were arraigned Friday in a New Jersey district court on charges of conspiracy to manufacture and distribute the drug GHB over the Internet. The men have distributed at least 10 kits in Michigan, authorities said. Brothers arrested for selling date rape drug kits over the Internet (Postnet ) MARYVILLE, TN Student suspended over alleged 'hate' Web page (Knoxville (TN) News-Sentinel ) An eighth grade student at Porter Elementary School has been suspended until next January after allegedly putting together a "hate" Web page on the Internet. HELENA, AL Helena police seek driver in rush-hour rape (Birmingham (AL) News ) Helena police are searching for a man who raped a woman Wednesday during evening rush hour on one of the county's busiest stretches of highway. INDEPENDENCE, MO Woman says police impostor handcuffed her (Blue Springs (MO) Examiner ) Independence police are searching for a man who handcuffed a Lee's Summit teen-ager Wednesday night along U.S. 40 after stopping her in a car that resembled a police cruiser LOWELL, MA Lowell High bomb 'hoax' forces police sweep before speech (Lowell Sun ) A bomb threat at Lowell High School -- the sixth in less than two weeks -- briefly disrupted the excitement surrounding Gov. Paul Cellucci's visit to the school yesterday, frustrating officials. |
| KIP KINKLE - Killed parents and 2 students at his school SPRINGFIELD, OR Videotapes released of killer's return to scene of school rampage (CNN ) Just hours after he killed his parents and two classmates and wounded 25 others, a visibly stunned Kip Kinkel returned with detectives to the scene of the carnage at Thurston High School in Springfield, Oregon. LITTLETON, CO 9 months later, nothing is fine at Columbine (Postnet ) Steve Cohn got the call around lunchtime: There had been a shooting at Columbine High School, where his son, Aaron, was a sophomore. |
| LAS VEGAS Nev. Teens Charged in Sex Assault -- (NY Times) Two teen-agers used Pokemon trading cards to lure at least eight young boys to a mobile home for sex, police said Friday. |
