| Westminster, Maryland Alleged police misconduct imperils cases -- (Carroll County Online) Allegations of serious misconduct by a Westminster police detective - including attempting to plant evidence - could force the courts to dismiss dozens of pending cases in criminal court and may cast doubt on an untold number of drug convictions during the past four years, officials said Tuesday. |
| LIANA GEDZ - patient attacked Allan Zarkin - doctor arrested NEW YORK Doctor who carved initials in patient is indicted, arrested --(POSTnet/AP) An obstetrician who carved his initials into a patient's abdomen when he delivered her baby was arrested Wednesday on assault charges. |
| LONNIE "TED" BINION - murdered casino mogul Rick Tabish - charged with murder and theft Sandra Murphy - charged with murder and theft LAS VEGAS, NV DA denies snitch placed with Tabish -- (Las Vegas Sun) Lawyers for Tabish and Murphy filed a motion charging that DA and jail officials planted a known informer in a cell next to Tabish to steal personal notes from him before his March 13 trial. They are requesting complete dismissal of all charges. Gomez, the alleged snitch, said he had information that Tabish was plotting to kill a key witness. |
| SHERRICE IVERSON, 7 - raped and murdered in a Nevada casino bathroom Jeremy Strohmeyer, 21 - now serving life in prison Las Vegas, NV Strohmeyer evidentiary hearing nears conclusion -- (Las Vegas Sun) Deputy District Attorney Bill Koot went at 21-year-old Strohmeyer with claws bared -- trying to prove that not only does Strohmeyer not deserve a new trial, but also to erase any doubts that Strohmeyer was indeed the killer. Testimony of girl's father may stall Strohmeyer bid for new trial -- (Las Vegas Sun) The potentially dynamite testimony from the ailing father of murder victim Sherrice Iverson fizzled -- and so may have Jeremy Strohmeyer's claim that he should be able to withdraw his guilty plea because the prosecution withheld vital evidence. |
| XIANA FAIRCHILD, 7 - missing since Dec 9 VALLEJO, Cali. Relatives, volunteers react to Leeza show -- (Vallejo Times-Herald) Xiana Fairchild's petite, normally subdued, silver-haired great- grandmother uttered just two words Monday while watching a national broadcast of Leeza Gibbons' talk show about Xiana's disappearance. "Liar!" TV CLASH , Mom calls Klaas 'bottom-feeder' -- (SF Gate) They were all dressed up, but they sure didn't play nice. She called him a slanderer and a "bottom-feeder." He accused her of being self-centered and, um, less than truthful. The plight - and controversies - surrounding the disappearance of little Xiana Fairchild went on national TV Monday, courtesy of the morning talk show "Leeza." |
| Carol Ann Speaks, 42 - charges of promoting prostitution James Speaks, 42 - charged Sarah J. Speaks, 19 - also charged TOLEDO, Ohio Police officer charged with promoting prostitution -- (Toledo Blade) Veteran Toledo police Officer Carol Ann Speaks, her husband, and his daughter were selling themselves out of their West Alexis Road home for sado-masochistic sex acts, some of which took place while the couple's two younger children slept in nearby bedrooms, police said. Kent Craig Martin, 28 - attempted first-degree murder LONGMONT, Colo Longmont man accused of attempted murder -- (Daily Camera) A Longmont man was arrested Monday on suspicion of attempted murder after a propane tank was found spewing gas into the garage of his ex-girlfriend's house. TIFFIANY BEVERLY, 15 - sexually assaulted and killed TULSA, Okla Sentenced to die: Jury decides Patterson fate -- (Tulsa World) Oscar ``J.R'' Patterson III, who prosecutors said stole the life of one girl and the innocence of another, received the death penalty Tuesday for the murder of 15- year-old Tiffiany Beverly. Jury gives man death sentence in stepdaughter’s murder -- (MSNBC) The jury deliberated 3½ hours Tuesday before recommending the death sentence. Lakireddy Bali Reddy - charged with smuggling illegal immigrants into the country for sexual purposes SAN FRANCISCO Victims' parents defend Berkeley landlord accused of bringing girls to California for sex -- (San Francisco Gate) Lakshmi and Germany Pratipati, who live in a rural Indian village, could not afford dowries for their daughters. When they heard an acquaintance was emigrating to the United States, they asked him to take their daughters, even while realizing they might never see them again. Michael Ian Campbell, 18 - felony count of communicating a threat across state lines. DENVER, Colo Columbine E-Mailer Pleads Guilty -- (Newsday) A Florida teen-ager pleaded guilty Wednesday to sending an e-mail message threatening to finish what the Columbine High School gunmen started when they killed 12 students and a teacher last spring. |
| Rev. Robert Pelkington - charged with disorderly conduct BRISTOL Conn. Putnam priest arraignedin sexual assault case -- (CT Central) A 58-year-old Roman Catholic priest was arraigned in Bristol Superior Court Tuesday on several charges including, third-degree sexual assault and risk of injury to a minor. |
| AMANDA LEE MILLER, 3 - strangled DOMINICK LOGAN CORNELIUS, 2 - skull was fractured TINA MARIE CORNELIUS, 23 - pleaded guilty Georgetown, Texas Mother gets 60 years in children's deaths--(Houston Chronicle) A woman accused of killing her two children and dropping them from a cliff was sentenced to 60 years in prison after pleading guilty Tuesday to inflicting injuries on the toddlers. |
| BRITTNI PATER, 15 - bludgeoned to death MATHEW RYAN ELLIOT, 16 - capital murder charge WILLIAM DAVIS, 17 - capital murder charge Magnolia, Arkansas Girl, 15, left note before death--(Democrat-Gazette) During the long, sleepless hours before she crawled out her bedroom window early Saturday morning, 15-year-old Brittni Pater wrote a loving note to her parents. |
| HENNING, Tenn Cleared of murder in Illinois, man is freed from Tennessee prison -- (Daily Southtown) Ronald Jones - cleared of a murder in Illinois after 14 years in prison is finally free and marveling at life outside the walls. Jones, 49, spent eight years on death row for the 1985 rape and murder of a 28-year-old Chicago woman. He was cleared of the murder conviction because of new DNA tests on evidence gathered at the time of the killing. victim remains unidentified CHICAGO, Ill DNA Tests Find Dead Child was a Girl, Cops Say -- (Chicago Tribune) DNA testing has determined it was a girl's skeleton that was found buried in the backyard of a Lakeview three-flat last December, Chicago police said Tuesday. The skeleton of the 5- or 6-year-old was discovered by a gardener Dec. 8 in the 800 block of West Buckingham Place. Authorities initially thought it was a girl's remains because of clothing, but then believed it was a boy after further examination. DNA tests were ordered to clear up any doubt. RIVERSIDE COUNTY, Ca New DNA Evidence May Absolve Inmate in 1988 Rape Case -- (Los Angeles Times) Just moments before a Riverside judge sentenced him to 45 years in prison for rape and robbery in 1988, Herman Atkins proclaimed his innocence and said only he and God knew it. "I have no way of proving that at the present moment," Atkins lamented. New DNA tests of semen samples on the rape victim's sweater clearly demonstrate that he could not have committed the crime, according to papers filed by his lawyers in Riverside County Superior Court on Tuesday. NEW YORK, NY Statute of Limitations Imperils DNA Resolutions to Rape Cases -- (New York Times) In New York, rape cases expire after five years. And police records show that time is running out on hundreds of open cases in New York City, just as there is hope of bringing the rapists to justice. Rape survivors, who have waited years for DNA profiling to reach its current potential, say the news is dispiriting. |
| MARTHA MOXLEY, 15 - murdered in 1975 Michael Skakel, 39 - accused STAMFORD, Conn. Judge will consider request to open court -- (Greenwich Time Online) Michael Skakel had hoped to appear in court before a judge and reporters yesterday to proclaim his innocence in the 1975 murder of Greenwich teenager Martha Moxley. But the 39-year-old nephew of Ethel Kennedy, haunted by 25 years of suspicion in the bludgeoning death, will have to wait some more. Judge postpones arraignment to consider access request -- (Alabama Live) "I wanted to see what Michael really looks like at the age of 39 and, if possible, to get a feeling from him by the look on his face," said Retired Detective Stephen Carroll, the Greenwich officer who was one of the first to investigate the death of Martha Moxley. Moxley suspect's brother defends him -- (Boston.com) ) A man who was once the prime suspect in the murder of Greenwich teen-ager Martha Moxley is rallying behind his brother, who faces juvenile court charges in the slaying. Thomas Skakel, 41, said the entire Skakel family is supporting his younger brother, Michael, 39, as he prepares to defend himself against charges he killed Moxley in 1975. Complete coverage site -- (marthamoxley.com) |
| KAYLENE HARRIS, 13, killed KRYSTAL SURLES, 10, badly wounded Tommy Lynn Sells, 35 - indicted for murder DEL RIO, Texas Texas drifter indicted on murder charges in cross-country throat slittings -- (Nando) A drifter suspected in killings in at least three states was indicted by a grand jury on charges of slitting the throats of two girls, killing one. Man who admits killings indicted in attack on girls -- (Austin American Statesman) ANDRE WALLACE, 17 - shot to death NATASHA MARSH, 17 - shot to death WASHINGTON High School Football Captain Slain -- (Las Vegas Sun) A high school football captain and his girlfriend were fatally shot as they unloaded groceries from a car outside her home in a normally peaceful neighborhood near Catholic University. Jeffrey Cooperstein - acquitted of murder PITTSBURGH Ex-Police Officer Cleared of Murder -- (Newsday) A former police officer accused of creating a Web site hostile toward blacks has been cleared in the shooting death of a black motorist during a chase. SANTA ANA, Calif Pact Between Friends Ends in Death -- (Newsday) Kim Kevin Howell and James Scott had a long-standing pact: If one friend ever lingered on life support, the other would pull the plug. Now Howell faces the possibility of criminal prosecution. He was released from jail Tuesday after being arrested for investigation of murder, and the district attorney is awaiting autopsy results before deciding whether to file charges. Frank Darwin Alexander, 53 - gets life in prison LAS VEGAS Man Who Sent Clinton Bomb Gets Life -- (Access Atlanta) A man who mailed pipebombs to President Clinton, a Texas evangelist and a federal agent in March was sentenced to life in prison Tuesday. The pipebomb addressed to ``W.J.C., 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue'' exploded in a postal truck in Washington. FAITH HAMMETT, 20 months - victim Timothy Paul Hammett, 24 - charged with murder Elaine Hammett, 22 - charged with murder and child abuse THORNTON, Colo. Parents accused of starving child to death -- (Trib.com) The parents of a 20-month-old toddler who died in October are accused of starving the child to death. An autopsy released Tuesday showed Faith Victoria Hammett died of malnutrition |
| PATRICIA LANGE - murdered hotel worker Donald Piper - suspect charged with witness tampering DES MOINES, Iowa Murder suspect charged with witness tampering--(Des Moines Register) The man accused in the 1993 murder of Patricia Lange at a West Des Moines hotel was arrested again Tuesday for allegedly trying to persuade a Des Moines woman not to testify against him in the case. |
| SHERRICE IVERSON, 7 - sexually assaulted and strangled Jeremy Strohmeyer, 18 - serving a life prison term LAS VEGAS, Nevada Abramson testifies she didn't force Strohmeyer to take plea -- (Court TV) Leslie Abramson is famed for unrelenting cross-examinations, but Tuesday the renowned criminal defense attorney proved she can be an equally imposing witness. |
| AMADOU DIALLO, 22 - unarmed, shot 41 times Kenneth Boss, 28, Sean Carroll, 36, Edward McMellon, 27, and Richard Murphy, 27, could get 25 years to life in prison if convicted. ALBANY, N.Y. Doctor: Diallo Shot While on Ground -- (Las Vegas Sun) Several of the bullets that hit Amadou Diallo struck him as he was falling or was on the ground, with one slug entering the bottom of his shoe, a medical examiner testified Tuesday at the murder trial of four New York City Police officers. Diallo's father haunted by medical examiner's testimony -- (Boston.com) Choosing his words carefully, Saikou Diallo tried to explain a father's reaction to graphic pictures of how his son died from a barrage of 19 high-powered bullets. Black officers concerned for safety of police recruit who testified -- (Boston.com) A group representing black law enforcers showed concern Tuesday for the safety of a black police recruit who testified against the four white officers charged with murdering Amadou Diallo, and they want police officials to guarantee he will not be harassed. Prosecution uses neighbors to emphasize pause -- (AP/Trib.com) A police recruit who lived down the block from Amadou Diallo claims the volley of gunfire that killed the West African immigrant was broken by a pause lasting up to five seconds. The pause between volleys is significant because prosecutors could use it to argue that the officers had a chance to realize Diallo was unarmed and stop firing. Slugs Traced to Cop Guns -- (New York Post) The four cops accused of murdering Amadou Diallo were hit with damaging ballistics evidence yesterday, as a police expert started putting their names on the 29 bullets recovered at the scene. Neighbor takes stand in shooting -- (Sun-Sentinel) Amadou Diallo's next-door neighbor testified Monday that moments after Diallo died in a hail of 41 police bullets, she overheard a man making a remark suggesting a cover-up. "OK. OK. We're going to say this," Ida Vincent, testifying at the murder trial of four New York City police officers, quoted the man as saying. Court TV tracks New York City viewership -- (Times-Union) Mother of slain cop supports 4 officers -- (Times-Union) Poets voice outrage, support for Diallo -- (Times-Union) |
| MARTHA MOXLEY, 15 - murdered in 1975 MICHAEL SKAKEL, 39 - charged Stamford, Connecticut Judge delays arraignment in Greenwich murder case while considering media access--(Boston Globe) The arraignment of a Kennedy nephew in the 1975 slaying of a neighbor girl was postponed Tuesday while a juvenile court judge weighs whether to open the proceedings to the public.  --
Photos from today's hearing--(MarthaMoxley.com) photos by Tom Alessi |
| XIANA FAIRCHILD, 7 - missing since December 9, 1999 Vallejo, California Xiana case goes national--(Vallejo Times-Herald) Xiana's family said they decided to do the show to bring more attention to Xiana's story. Dramatic clashing over Xiana's vanishing--(SF Examiner) They were all dressed up, but they sure didn't play nice. She called him a slanderer and a "bottom-feeder." He accused her of being self-centered and, um, less than truthful. The plight -- and controversies -- surrounding the disappearance of little Xiana Fairchild went on national TV Monday, courtesy of NBC's morning talk-show "Leeza." |
STEPHANIE CROWE, 12 - murdered in 1998 Richard Tuite - transient seen near murder scene ESCONDIDO, California Man tied to Crowe killing paroled; moved far from San Diego County-- (San Diego Union Trib) Richard Tuite, the transient seen near the Escondido home of Stephanie Crowe the night she was slain, walked out of state prison early yesterday a free man, amid continuing questions about who killed the 12-year-old girl. He had received a three-year term for an attempted-burglary conviction unrelated to the 1998 death. |
| MARTHA MOXLEY, 15 - murdered in 1975 Michael Skakel, 39 - 15 at the time of the killing STAMFORD, Conn. Media seeks access to arraignment of Kennedy nephew in 1975 murder -- (Boston Herald) Judge Maureen Dennis hears juvenile cases in a small courtroom in a strip mall. Normally, the public is not allowed to witness the proceedings. But the case before her today is far from normal. The ``juvenile'' is a 39-year-old nephew of the late U.S. Sen. Robert Kennedy. Juvenile Arraignment of Kennedy Nephew Poses Media Access Dilemma -- (Fox) At the age of 39, Michael Skakel is no juvenile. But the nephew of the late Robert F. Kennedy is being tried as one, at least initially. Judge to weigh opening Skakel hearing today -- (Greenwich Time Online) Whether or not 39-year-old Michael Skakel will publicly plead to the charge he murdered Greenwich teenager Martha Moxley 25 years ago may not be decided until minutes before he is arraigned today in Stamford. Report gives clues to who may be killer -- (Greenwich Time Online) A 1993 report by former FBI behavioral scientists profiles the type of person who may have killed Martha Moxley and offers a graphic narrative of her murder. |
| MELVIN D.HAWK - Murdered John J. Smith - Suspectin slaying FLINT,MI Warrants issued for man wanted in slaying of basketball player (Michigan Live ) Flint Police continue to search for a suspect wanted in the slaying of a man during a pick-up basketball game Sunday morning. |
| Rev. Bradley D. Dalton - Charged with felonious assault BRIDGEPORT, MI Minister faces time in prison (Michigan Live ) Dalton pleads guilty to felonious assault |
| KENNY GUIDRY - Murdered CHRISTINE GUIDRY - Murdered Phil Karam - Charged with murder JENNINGS, LA Jennings police mourn slayings (The Advocate ) The law enforcement family in this small town is still trying to cope with Saturday's eerie triple slaying -- a crime that jarred the lives of those sworn to protect and serve |
| Lakireddy Bali Reddy, 62, and Vijay Kumar Lakireddy, 30 - suspected sex-slave smugglers OAKLAND, Calif. Landlord case: Not guilty pleas --(SF Examiner) A Berkeley landlord and his son, charged with smuggling illegal immigrants from India for labor and sex, in the father's case, pleaded not guilty to all counts in U.S. District Court in Oakland. |
| Luis Cristobal - Two capital murder warrants- fugitive RICHMOND, VA Family dispute may be behind triple bombing spree (ABC News ) Police say a family dispute may be behind a triple bombing spree that injured a man and damaged two pickup trucks and a factory. Shawn newton - arrested and charged with felony kidnapping BILOXI, MS Police find suspect has long rap sheet (Sun Herald ) Biloxi police charged a Pensacola, Fla., man with kidnapping early Monday after a motorist reported seeing a woman screaming for help as she was being dragged into a van on U.S. 90 in front of Grand Casino MAGARA PARMENTER -In critical condition after being shot in the head MANCHESTER,NH City gunman eluding police (Manchester Union Leader ) A Manchester woman fights for life while police hunt for the masked gunman who burst into her apartment Saturday night, pistol-whipped her three friends then shot her in the head. KATHLEEN ROSKOT - Murdered Thomas G. Nelford - Murdered girlfriend then killed himself NEW YORK,NY Police: Gifted artist, musician and wrestler also a murderer (Newsday ) There are two vastly different pictures of Thomas G. Nelford, the young man police say murdered his girlfriend before killing himself by jumping in front of a subway train. MARY BENLOW - Stabbed to death and raped by grandson TYRON NIXON - Stabbed to death Frederick Clark - Murdered grandmother and her boyfriend PHILADELPHIA,PA Killer's love perverted, police say (Philadelphia (PA) Daily News ) Frederick Clark had an unusually close relationship with the grandmother who raised him |
| LORRAINE KIRKLEY, 34 - disappeared July 21 and the search for her body continues. David Malinski, 34 - faces up to 198 years VALPARAISO, Ind. Man convicted of torture murder of co-worker whose body never found -- (Boston Globe) Despite the lack of a body, jurors took little more than two hours to convict a man of abducting and murdering a coworker who was photographed being sexually tortured. Man found guilty of killing co-worker -- (MSNBC) Malinski claims she is still alive. Verdict evokes sense of accomplishment, relief -- (Post-Tribune) Porter County Police Sgt. Joey Larr was glowing. This was his case and a big one to crack, given the horror of the crime and its bizarre elements - Lorraine Kirkley's reported disappearance, her burning car turning up a few days later in a LaPorte County cornfield, a search team discovering those terrifying photos of the bound victim hidden at the base of a tree near Chesterton and, finally, no corpus delicti. |
| ANTONIO DAVALOS, 11 - abducted and murdered Littleton, Colorado No arrests imminent in boy's death--(Denver Post) No arrests are imminent in the killing of 11-year-old Antonio Davalos, authorities say. Antonio's body was found a week ago in a trash bin behind a store on West Bowles Avenue. He had been missing since Jan. 28. |
| YAKAMUK MAKATU, 55 - victim of cannibalism MOROPIA SILKAPI, 35 - attacked body 3 RELATIVES of SILKAPI - arrested for murder Port Moresby, Papau, New Guinea Papau village dispute ends in murder, cannibalism--(Reuters) A village dispute ended with a man tearing out the eyes, testicles and heart of another andeating them, police said. |
RON BIANCHI - former journalist murdered in 1999 Killing weaves bizarre web--(Arizona Republic) What you are about to read is a true story fraught with lies. It is the factual account of a murder, how it became snarled with presidential politics, Major League Baseball, con games, Hollywood celebrities, Mafia fantasies, media ethics and a bloody torso. When this story is done, you will have more questions than answers. NOTE: This very long article contains many related links, one of which is the Pomerantz/Pape murder case. |
CHICAGO Former treasurer blames PMS for crime--(UPI) Former Chicago City Treasurer Miriam Santos Monday blamed her now-overturned conviction on extortion charges on pre-menstrual syndrome. Ex-treasurer insists she's innocent, charges bias --(Chicago Trib) A confident, defiant Miriam Santos declared Monday that she's ready to retake her post as city treasurer.
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