| KATHLEEN ROSKOT, 19 - murdered student Tom Nelford, 22 - boyfriend who committed suicide NEW YORK CITY Student Slain In Columbia Dorm --(NY Daily News) In a chilling and bloody murder-suicide, an athletic Columbia University sophomore was slashed to death in her own dorm room yesterday by her troubled boyfriend, who hours later hurled himself under a subway train, police and sources said. |
| PATRICIA ARTZ - murdered in July, 1997 KEVIN (Kip) ARTZ - awaiting trial Jackson, Michigan Suspect blames his brain surgery--(Detroit Free Press) The aftermath of a horrific killing in which a Jackson man allegedly dismembered his wife's body and cooked it in the kitchen of a diner they ran has the whole town wondering: Was he capable of such brutality, or was he rendered insane from emergency brain surgery? |
| Giles P. Hannah, 72 - released from prison KNOXVILLE, Tenn Man who was fugitive for 37 years is released -- (Rockdale Citizen) A man who was a Georgia fugitive for more than 37 years prior to his capture last month has been released from jail and is a free man again. ''I don't drink now, and I don't smoke. But I do love the women,'' he told The Knoxville News-Sentinel. Sacramento, California Suspect admits racist motive behind killing -- (Sacramento Bee) Kenneth Charles Nemetz admitted Friday in Sacramento federal court that he murdered Jabari Damion Jones by firing a shotgun at point-blank range because he didn't like the color of the African American man's skin. |
| MARSHA TUCKER, 20 - strangled in 1968 OCEANSIDE, California Tracking a killer, 32 years later--(MSNBC) Oblivious to the mild temperatures of Southern California, a 73-year-old grandmother is reliving the coldest winter of her life. Each year at this time, she withdraws from family and friends, remembering the day in 1968 when a killer strangled her daughter. |
| XIANA FAIRCHILD, 7 - missing since December 9 VALLEJO, California TV Talk Show to Spotlight Case Of Missing 7-Year-Old Vallejo Girl --(SF Chronicle) The case of 7-year-old Xiana Fairchild of Vallejo, who disappeared two months ago, is coming to daytime television. The syndicated Leeza Gibbons show will broadcast a prerecorded program about the missing girl on Monday. Volunteers have mixed feelings about new center--(Vallejo Times Herald) The space is nice, but Stephanie Kahalekulu wished the Xiana Fairchild Volunteer Center didn't have to move into its new headquarters. The missing child's great-aunt said, "It means she didn't come home in that amount of time." |
| Phillip Rivera, 37 - statutory rape PHOENIX, Arizona Prosecutors charge man who allegedly impregnated 14-year-old -- (Boston Globe) A man was arrested Friday on charges he impregnated a teen-age girl who later won permission from the Arizona Supreme Court to go to another state for a late-term abortion. The girl, who is a ward of the state, received court permission in August to go to Kansas for an abortion because no Arizona clinics perform them after the 20th week of pregnancy Mark Weiner, 56 - murdered Melissa Weiner, 27 - accessory after the fact Howard Keyes, 30 - first degree mureder PORT ST. LUCIE Judge allows murder evidence -- () Howard Keyes and Melissa Weiner didn’t waste time after Keyes allegedly strangled her father here. Within 24 hours, the couple tried 36 ATM bank withdrawals using seven of Mark Weiner’s credit cards. Over four days, the couple used ATMs from Sebastian to Port St. Lucie 172 times, netting about $8,000, prosecutors said. KEITH PODZEBKA, 41 - stabbed to death COKER CREEK, Tenn Prosecutors mull treatment of 8-year-old murder suspect -- (Boston.com) Neighbors said that for months the ramshackle mobile home littered with piles of trash and beer cans had been the site of loud parties and drunken fights, most in front of two young boys who lived there with their mother and her boyfriend. |
| SABRINA AISENBERG, now 2 disappeared from her crib TAMPA, Florida Government to turn over originals of tapes in missing baby case -- (Naples News) Prosecutors agreed Friday to give the defense hundreds of hours of secretly-made tape recordings which they contend contain incriminating comments in the disappearance of Sabrina Aisenberg. Briefs: Defense to get tapes in Aisenberg case -- (TCpalm.com) Prosecutors allege Steven Aisenberg implicated himself while helping his wife prepare dinner, unaware that investigators were eavesdropping. |
| RICHARD McEACHERN, - shot to death TORONTO, Ontario Call to dead man -- (Toronto Sun) A mystery caller left an apologetic message on a dead man's answering machine from a pay phone seven hours after his murder while Toronto Police forensic officers were probing the scene about 100 metres away. DON TAIT, 57 - missing WINDSOR, Ont A legal star on the run from the law -- (National Post) Don Tait moved his furniture and artwork into safekeeping, dropped his three luxury Mercedes-Benz cars at the dealer's lot, locked the door of his $1.4-million waterfront home and disappeared. Mr. Tait had long been one of the country's most sought-after defence lawyers. CARMEN BARILLARO, - murdered Angelo Musitano - conspiracy to commit murder Pat Musitano - conspiracy to commit murder HAMILTON, Ontario Musitano sons hired assassin to kill crime lord -- (National Post) Two sons of an old Mafia boss finally admitted yesterday that they ordered the slaying of a rival mobster. Brothers plead guilty in mob murder case -- (Globe & Mail) Struggle to control Hamilton region's underworld got the wheels of revenge rolling; killings carried out VIRESH PATEL - stabbed to death Alpna Patel - cleared of first-degree murder BALTIMORE Dentist's murder trial ends in chaos and mistrial -- (National Post) An anguished and exhausted jury blamed sloppy prosecutors after a mistrial was declared yesterday in the murder trial of a Saskatoon dentist. Mistrial after Patel found not guilty of murder -- (CBC) EDMONTON, Alberta Date raper gets 4 1/2 years -- (Edmonton Sun) Paul Lesniak was described as "warped, cruel and calculating" as he was sent to a federal penitentiary for giving his ex-wife an infamous date-rape drug. OTTAWA, Ontario Murder rap gets iced -- (Ottawa Sun) Scientist's murder charge stayed after judge blames prosecution for 'excessive and unreasonable' 6-year wait |
| FARAH KHAN, 5 - murdered and dismembered Muhammad Arsal Khan - charged with first-degree murder Kaneez Fatima - charged with first-degree murder TORONTO, Ont Murdered girl's parents appear in court charged in her death as community prepares for her funeral -- (Cnews) Khan, 36, and Fatima, 45, were arrested last month after an intense police manhunt that began when Farah's limbs, severed with near surgical precision, were found in plastic bags at a lakeshore park. Her head was found in another wooded area shortly after police laid charges. Her torso has not been found. Sad anniversary -- (Calgary Sun) It would have been Farah Khan's sixth birthday. Spectators jam court to see Farah's parents -- (Toronto Star) They wanted to understand how a father and stepmother can be charged with the murder and dismemberment of a little girl. Father, stepmother of Farah in court -- (Globe and Mail) Mary Smith, who suffered the horrific shock of finding the tiny leg bones of five-year-old Farah Khan in a plastic bag, stared in the face of the girl's father in court yesterday and felt another shock -- of recognition. |
PORTLAND, Maine Two men get 10 years for child porn--(Portland Press Herald) Michael Weeks and Dale Martin, though they molested no one, created a market for abuse, the state argues. The two were charged with dealing child pornography on the Internet. WEST PALM BEACH, Florida Judge: Sex offender can be questioned in Ryce hearing -- (Palm Beach Post) When it comes to the Jimmy Ryce Act, criminals' bedrock right to remain silent is no longer absolute. |
CAROL NEULANDER, 52 - bludgeoned to death in 1994 Rabbi Fred G. Neulander - husband accused of murder-for-hire CHERRY HILL, Pennsylvania Neulander to face trial in wife's slay --(Philly News) Cherry Hill Rabbi Fred G. Neulander yesterday lost his bid to get a judge to dismiss charges that he had his wife killed in 1994 so he could be with his lover. JEREMY LINDSEY, 20 and JOSEPH CLAYTON, 21 - murdered college students William B. Paxton, 20 - accused Craig Hairston, 22 - co-defendent PITTSBURG, Pennsylvania Two men held for trial in robbery deaths of Edinboro students --(Post-Gazette) William B. Paxton and Jeremy Lindsey were good friends and had planned to room together during the upcoming semester at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. So why is Paxton accused of killing Lindsey and Lindsey's friend in a Jan. 3 robbery? DUSTIN R. BEE, 18 - murdered Jeremy Judd, 24, and Megan S. Priebe, 15 - suspects OTTAWA, Illinois Couple charged with beating man to death, dumping body in river --(Peoria Journal Star) A 24-year-old Sheridan man and his 15-year-old girlfriend, already charged with concealing a homicide, are now facing first-degree murder charges for the January 15 beating death of Dustin R. Bee. |
| WEST PALM BEACH, Florida 15-year-old convicted of vehicular homicide -- (Palm Beach Post) Curtis Davis is still not old enough to get a driver license, but he became one of the youngest people convicted of vehicular homicide Thursday. |
| OFFICER GEORGE STEFAN DESALVIA, 29, - killed during traffic stop OFFICER EDWARD DIAZ, 28, - wounded Emmanuel Jimmy Saint Nattis, 21 - arrested ORLANDO, Florida Rookie cop killed, another wounded--(Orlando Sentinel) Police searched for answers Thursday as to why a former Police Explorer and preacher's son would open fire on two Orlando police officers. Story contains many related links. |
| BOCA RATON, Florida Witnesses: Boca officers drove wrong way on I-95 --(Palm Beach Post) Boca Raton police admitted Thursday that two officers chased a fleeing suspect in the wrong direction on Interstate 95 for more than 2 miles Tuesday, even though the city's pursuit policy forbids wrong-way chases on highways. PITTSBURG, Kansas Pursuit of stolen vehicle comes to tragic end --(Morning Sun) A 15-year-old Wichita girl was killed Thursday morning when the stolen pickup truck in which she was riding burst into flames after slamming into a parked police car on the outskirts of Pittsburg. LaTANYA HAGGERTY - died during police chase CHICAGO Lawyer: Haggerty driver to blame--(Chicago Sun Times) Blame for LaTanya Haggerty's death lies with the driver of the car she rode in because he fled from police--not with officers involved in her shooting, their attorney said in closing arguments before the police board Thursday. |
| INFANT GIRL - strangled in 1997 Jody Johnson - mother convicted PORTLAND, Maine Johnson gets two years for strangling her infant--(Portland Press Herald) The judge says leniency was called for because of the woman's remorse and state of mind at the time. Mother's sentence too light, critics say--(Portland Press Herald) A victims' rights group protests the two-year sentence in the strangulation of a baby. |
| ROOSEVELT BOSTON - murdered in 1969 Robert Jimmy Young - prison confession DALLAS, Texas Inmate who confessed to '69 slaying ready to pay price for clearing conscience--(The Dallas Morning News) Robert Jimmy Young's recent confession to an Oak Cliff slaying three decades ago almost assures he will spend the rest of his days in prison. It also sets him free, he says. |
| MARTHA MOXLEY, 15 - murdered teen Michael Skakel, 39 - former neighbor charged GREENWICH, Connecticut Ruling on Skakel proceedings expected Monday --(Greenwich Time) A ruling on a request to open juvenile court proceedings against Michael Skakel, charged in the murder of Martha Moxley, is not expected until Monday. Attorney Favors Opening Skakel Case--(Washington Post A/P) A lawyer for the 39-year-old nephew of Robert F. Kennedy charged in a 1975 murder has supported a motion to open his client's juvenile court arraignment to the public. |
| Sara Jane Olson - former Symbionese Liberation Army fugitive LOS ANGELES, CA Prosecution opposes taking early testimony from ill witness in SLA case--(CNN) Prosecutors of former fugitive Sara Jane Olson resisted a defense request Friday to take emergency testimony from a key witness who may die before Olson goes to trial on bombing conspiracy charges. Witness battling cancer may die before trial and must be deposed immediately (Court Tv ) Sara Jane Olson was dealt another blow Friday when a judge questioned the legality of taking testimony from a dying witness in another state. |
| AMADOU DIALLO - Shot to death by police Sean Carroll, Richard Murphy, Edward McMellon and Kenneth Boss ny Police officers - Charged ALBANY, NY One year after son's killing, Diallo's mother struggles with loss (Court TV ) Kadiatou Diallo has struggled to compose herself in the first two days of testimony in the trial of the four officers accused of murdering her son Bernhard Goetz "Subway vigilante" case's influence felt in Diallo officers' defense (Court TV ) |
| TOMBALL, Texas Mother Charged With Shooting Kids -- (Newsday) A woman fatally shot her teen-age daughter and wounded her son, then called 911 to report what she had done, authorities said. Linda McKenty Carr, 41, a single mother who was a substitute teacher at her daughter's school, bought a handgun hours before shooting the teen-agers Thursday afternoon and intended to kill herself, investigators said. Mom killed teen girl, police say (Dallas Morning News ) |
| CHICAGO FBI Finds Alleged Software Pirates -- (Washington Post) Federal agents have uncovered a worldwide ring of sophisticated software pirates who electronically hijacked thousands of copyright computer programs over the Internet, authorities said. NEW YORK Internet opens door to attacks -- (Augusta Georgia) The Internet gives computer users access to information from around the world. But it also opens the door to attacks from hackers around the world. So security experts were baffled Thursday to learn that former CIA Director John Deutch stored sensitive national security secrets on a home computer connected to the Internet. Ex-CIA Head Has Some Pentagon Clearance -- (Fox) Disgraced ex-CIA chief John Deutch still has Pentagon security clearance that allows him to work on classified defense contracts despite having clearance withdrawn by the spy agency, The Washington Post reported on Saturday. |
| MARILYN SHEPPARD - murdered in 1954 DR. SAM SHEPPARD - 10 years in prison CLEVELAND, Ohio Judge says 1954 testimony stays in Sheppard case -- (Cleveland Live) Days of testimony at the wrongful imprisonment trial of Dr. Sam Sheppard will be a rereading of the original 1954 proceeding at which the doctor was convicted of killing his wife. Jury to see entire record in Sheppard trial -- (CNN) Attorneys for Sam Reese Sheppard had asked the judge to exclude testimony and evidence from the first trial of his father, Dr Sam Sheppard, for the murder of the doctor's pregnant wife, Marilyn. |
| TED "LONNIE" BINION murdered casino mogul SANDRA MURPHY charged RICK TABISH charged Las Vegas Exclusive Sandy Murphy Interview -- (KLAS-TV) What does Sandy Murphy have on her mind as she prepares to face murder charges for killing the man she claims she loved? Read George Knapp's exclusive interview with Sandy Murphy. Murphy defense on attack over private detective's role -- (Las Vegas Sun) Defense lawyers are turning up the heat on the private detective who broke open the investigation into Ted Binion's slaying. |
| KATIE POIRIER - Abducted and murdered Donald Blom - Convicted of murder DULUTH, MN Digitally enhanced photos show man resembling Blom leading Poirier out of store -- (Duluth News) The judge in the Donald Blom kidnap-murder case on Friday released digitally enhanced photos that show a man closely resembling Blom apparently forcing Katie Poirier out of the convenience store where she worked. Blom defense attacks police methods -- (Duluth News) Attorneys in the Donald Blom kidnapping and murder case continued arguing Thursday about the admissibility of certain evidence in the trial. Attorneys argue lineup unfair, more pictures to be released -- (Star-Tribune) Attorneys for Donald Blom challenged the lineup procedures used to identify him, arguing the process was unfairly conducted. |
DERRICK CONTES, 15-months-old - murdered Angel Delgado, 28 - charged THE BRONX, NY Man, 28, Faces Infant Slay Rap --(NY Daily News) 15-month-old boy was removed from a foster home and murdered by a friend of his biological mother, authorities said yesterday. |
| DR. LIANA GEDZ - patient abused by doctor Dr. Alan Zarkin - accused of carving initials into patient NEW YORK, NY Dr. Zorro Loses License, Hosp Fined Over Carving --(NY Daily News) Health officials attacked Beth Israel for downplaying the carving incident and for ignoring Dr. Alan Zarkin's bizarre behavior, which included tugging on the arms of newborns. Health Officials Fine Hospital Where Doctor Carved Patient--(NY Times) The State Department of Health fined Beth Israel Medical Center $14,000 yesterday and ordered it to improve its oversight of doctors after an inquiry into a hospital obstetrician who carved his initials into a patient's belly. |
KNOXVILLE, IOWA County says lawyer gave meth to client--(Des Moines Register) Des Moines attorney, Alan L. Bernard, has been charged with giving methamphetamine to a client in the courthouse here while the client faced drug charges in December, court records show. NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA Fake heroes kicked off NOPD --(Times-Picayune) Two New Orleans police officers, who last fall were ordered to return life-saving medals they didn't earn, were stripped of their badges Thursday. Both 25, were terminated after an investigation into charges they falsely took credit for rescuing people from a fire on Feb. 4 last year. SIDNEY JOSEPH, 25 - fugitive since December 1998 JEFFERSON PARISH, LOUSIANA Accused murderer wanted in Wednesday crime spree --(Times-Picayune) An accused murderer who has been on the run for more than a year has been identified as the suspect in a crime spree that started Wednesday with a bank robbery in Gentilly and ended in a carjacking and shootout with a state trooper on a crowded stretch of Interstate 10 in Metairie. NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT Judge reverses rape verdict --(New Haven Register) In a move called unprecedented by several area lawyers, a Superior Court judge on Wednesday reversed his own guilty verdict against a 33-year-old man accused of raping a 4-year-old New Haven girl. Jomal Graham, 29 - died of gunshot wounds ANSONIA, CONNECTICUT Coach dies of gun wound --(New Haven Register) A youth basketball coach who also worked with mentally-retarded adults has died after being gunned down in Waterbury in an apparent dispute over vandalism to his car. |
SHELBY DUIS, 2 1/2 - child abuse death Heidi Watkins - mother charged Jessie Wendelsdorf - mother's boyfriend charged SPIRIT LAKE, Iowa Vilsack to look into tot's death--(Des Moines Register) Anger over the death of Shelby Duis, 2 1/2, has simmered in northwest Iowa for a month. It spread this week to the Iowa Legislature, where a senator threatened to hold up confirmation of Vilsack appointees if explanations weren't forthcoming. |
| 'Particularly good shrunken head' stolen -- (National Post) The staff at Ripley's Believe It or Not! museum in Niagara Falls, Ont., are offering a $1,000 reward for the safe return of the museum's most famous oddity. |
| CARY ANN MEDLIN, 8 - murdered Robert Glen Coe - convicted, on death row MEMPHIS, Tennessee Coe ruled competent for execution. -- (The Tennessean) Condemned child-killer Robert Glen Coe is mentally competent to be executed next month, a Memphis judge ruled yesterday. If Coe is executed as scheduled on March 23, he will be the first Tennessee prisoner executed since 1960. Robert Lee Tarver Jr - stay of execution granted MONTGOMERY, Ala Supreme considers review of Alabama electric chair -- (Nando) The U.S. Supreme Court has halted a condemned man's trip to Alabama's electric chair, a decision that could give the justices their first chance to debate the constitutionality of electrocution. |
