| ABNER LOUIMA, - victim Justin Volpe, Charles Schwarz, - convicted Thomas Bruder, Thomas Wiese, - if convicted of conspiracy to obstruct justice. NEW YORK Lawyer: Cop Wouldn't Implicate Other -- (Newsday) Federal prosecutors said Thursday that days before he pleaded guilty to sodomizing a Haitian immigrant in a police station bathroom, Officer Justin Volpe assured a lawyer he would ``say nothin''' to implicate a fellow officer. |
| victim unidentified COOK COUNTY, Illinois Rape victim is displeased by sentence -- (Daily Southtown) A Palos Hills woman who was repeatedly raped at knifepoint by a stranger who broke into her apartment said she was deeply disappointed that her tormentor was sentenced to just 24 years in prison. The woman and her family said Cook County Circuit Court Judge Thomas Nowinski should have sentenced Andre Villanueva to the maximum sentence of 90 years in prison. |
| ARNOLD MIRELES - victim CHICAGO Alleged Slumlord, Two Others Guilty in Killing of Activist -- (Fox) Two men accused of killing a community activist who complained about slum conditions were convicted of murder, while the landlord who hired them was found guilty of a lesser charge. Trio found guilty in death of activist -- (Chicago Sun Times) The tearful family of neighborhood volunteer Arnold Mireles claimed a bittersweet victory Thursday after three men were convicted of his 1997 slaying. "What is justice?" asked the victim's sister, Evelyn. "My brother is not here physically with us, but he is with us in spirit." He "represents peace. He represents truth . . . and integrity." He was "willing to die for that." Tricky case juggles 3 juries -- (Chicago Sun Times) The Mireles murder trial may seem a model of judicial economy: juries for three suspects hearing evidence at the same time to save time and money. But critics call this "jury roulette," with the judge risking a chance of mistrial because evidence meant only for one jury may slip out in front of another. |
| CLARKSBURG, W. Va. Small town police get lucky when bank robbers get greedy -- (Cleveland Live) Jeri Lyn Erb turned heads in a small West Virginia town where Bank One tellers see the same faces all the time. Even Albert Cox, vice president of the Clarksburg branch, noticed her auburn hair, stylish clothes and calm, chatty manner. He just never dreamed she was ripping him off. Investigators say that's exactly what Erb and two other Pennsylvania residents did, defrauding banks in five states, including Ohio, of at least $1 million with a sophisticated check-cashing scheme. |
| SAMANTHA REID, 15 - victim Erick Limmer, 26, - charges of manslaughter Daniel Brayman, 18, - also charged with two poisoning counts Nicholas Holtschlag, 18, - face up to 15 yrs imprisonment Joshua Cole, 19 - all four face above charges DETROIT Prosecutor: Men Plotted Drugging -- (Las Vegas Sun) Manipulation and deception led to a 15-year-old girl's date-rape drug death, a prosecutor said in an opening statement Wednesday at the manslaughter trial of three men. Three defense lawyers point finger at fourth defendant in GHB death -- (Detroit Free Press) "The weapon in this case -- that which brought about the death and near death of the complainants -- was not a knife, not a gun, but a drug, just as fatal as any other weapon," Baker said. Accused 3 trade blame in girl's fatal poisoning -- (Detroit Free Press) Senseless. Tragic. Stupid. Sad. Bad. Those words were used Wednesday during opening statements in what is believed to be the first prosecution of a GHB poisoning death in the nation. |
| MADONNA - singer and actress ROBERT HOSKINS - imprisoned for stalking Los Angeles, California Madonna stalked from madman's prison cell--(WENN Music News) The bearded maniac, jailed for 10 years for threatening to kill the star, insists he won't rest until he's finally put the singer in a coffin. |
| XIANA LA-SHAY FAIRCHILD, 7 - missing since December 9, 1999 Vallejo, California Staying positive for Xiana--(Times-Herald) The phone is ringing off the hook with people wanting to help. Money is still coming in. Police seem, to family members, optimistic Xiana Fairchild will be found alive. Two Xiana tips result from 'Leeza' segment--(Contra Costa Times) Police received 30 calls Monday after a syndicated talk show featured missing 7-year-old Xiana Fairchild that morning. Officials in Xiana case deny they were fired--(Contra Costa Times) Solano County agency where two women work has been criticized for it's handling of the case. |
| KENNY KRAMER, 3 - murdered May 10, 1999 HAROLD "Howie" KRAMER, 26 - on trial Trial of dad starts in killing of boy, 3--(Pioneer Planet) Prosecutors opened their case Wednesday against Harold "Howie" Kramer Jr. by showing photographs of his 3-year-old son, found dead in a garbage bag, gagged with duct tape around a tree as if he were hugging it. Kramer trial gets underway--(WCCO) 60 witnesses expected to be called. Kramer trial begins with photographs of dead child--(Star-Tribune) The photos sent the boy's mother running from the courtroom in tears. |
| TRENT HAMMERSLEY-BAKER, 7 - strangled with a scarf KARL HAMMERSLEY-BAKER, 31 - jailed for life Stoke-On-Trent, England A care worker who strangled his seven-year-old son after learning he was to lose custody of the child has been jailed for life. |
| ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI Missouri Sues Benetton for Ads --(AP) Missouri is suing Benetton Inc., claiming the Italian clothing company deceived the state when it used death row inmates in an advertising campaign. |
| MARTHA MOXLEY - murdered in 1975 at age 15 Michael Skakel - former neighbor, now 39, charged as juvenile GREENWICH, Conn. Skakel judge faces tough decision --(Greenwich Time) The judge who has been asked to open the doors to her juvenile courtroom so the media can cover the arraignment of Martha Moxley's alleged murderer has entered uncharted and possibly tricky waters. |
LOS ANGELES, California Police in Secret Group Broke Law Routinely, Transcripts Say --(LA Times) About 30 officers, including supervisors, celebrated their shootings and frame-ups of innocent people, according to informant's statements. AIKEN, South Carolina Jury finds Hill guilty of murder in DSS shootings--(The State) David Mark Hill was found guilty Tuesday of killing three Social Services Department workers in 1996 after he lost custody of his three children. COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa Man charged with abuse; judge makes wife move--(Des Moines Register) The wife of an administrator at the Iowa School for the Deaf is being forced out of the couple's state-provided home because she has a no-contact order arising from her husband's arrest on domestic abuse charges on Dec. 30. CAMDEN, Missouri Man charged in wife's death--(Digital Missourian) A man who called authorities to report the murder of his wife has been charged with killing her, the Camden County Sheriff's office said Tuesday. The body of Michelle Faber, 26, of Sunrise Beach was found in a car that was pulled Monday from the Lake of the Ozarks. |
Glossary of Texas Prison Slang --(Texas Lawyer) Chunking, Squirrel, Croaker -- what it means if you're in a Texas prison. |
| DELORIS WILLIAMS - Last seen being dragged into husband's car Arthur Williams - Suspected of kidnapping TAMPA, FL Police fear abuser may have kidnapped wife (St. Petersburg Times ) Margaret Alford got a frantic call Tuesday night from her friend and housemate, Delores Williams, who said she had just been beaten by her estranged husband but had managed to get away. Woman missing, feared abducted (Tampa Tribune ) |
| SHERRICE IVERSON(7) - Raped and murdered in a Primm casino restroom stall Jeremy Strohmeyer - Convicted of murder LAS VEGAS, NV Justice unchanged for killer (Las Vegas Review-Journal ) A district judge decides Jeremy Strohmeyer must live with his guilty plea and the murder he committed. |
| Jason E. Wagner - Kidnapped and raped a 3-year-old girl LANCASTER, OH Girl's kidnapper labeled sexual predator (Columbus Dispatch ) As a boy of 4 or 5, Jason E. Wagner was forced to perform oral sex on his father. Siblings also were sexually abused by the father, a convicted sex offender now dead Earl "Butch" Kimmerling -Sentenced to 40 years for rape ANDERSON, IN Man gets 40 years in jail for molesting adopted girl (The Indianapolis Star ) On videotape, 9-year-old tells authorities that Earl Kimmerling did 'nasty stuff' to her 'a lot.' Rafael Nieto Sanchez - Suspect in attempted murder and kidnapping SANTA ANA, CA Suspect held in girl's abduction (The Orange County Register ) A factory worker was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of attempted murder and kidnapping in the abduction, beating and choking Monday of a 5-year-old Santa Ana girl. FAITH VICTORIA HAMMETT(20 mo) - Starved to death Timothy Paul Hammett, and Elaine Hammett - Charged with first degree murder THORNTON, CO Police say parents starved toddler to death (Knoxville News-Sentinel ) Police have accused the parents of a 20-month-old toddler who died last year of starving the child to death. Starved girl's brother taken out of home (Denver Rocky Mountain News ) Clifford Stohlmann - Guilty of obstructing justice Donna Stohlmann - Guilty of child endangering and falsification, and one felony charge of tampering with evidence LYNDHURST, OH Couple get probation in baby’s death at their child-care center (Cleveland Live ) A Lyndhurst couple who hindered a police investigation into the death of an infant at their home-based day-care center were sentenced yesterday to five years of probation TASHARIA BENNETT(2) Beaten to death Ronnell L. Jeffries - Indicted for murder CLEVELAND, OH Boyfriend indicted in toddler’s death (Cleveland Live) A Cuyahoga County grand jury handed up an indictment against Ronnell L. Jeffries, 20, of Maple Heights, yesterday, charging him with aggravated murder in the death of his girlfriend’s daughter. |
| AMADOU DIALLO - Shot to death by police Sean Carroll, Kenneth Boss, Edward McMellon and Richard Murphy - On trial ALBANY, NY Surprising testimony at police shooting trial (ABC News ) Catching defense attorneys by surprise, a woman testified that someone did yell "Gun!" before an unarmed black man was shot to death by four white police officers _ but they also kept firing after he was down. Defense witness testifes police kept firing at fallen Diallo (Nando Times ) Diallo cop'sburned by 'defense' witness (NY Post ) N.Y. officers shot man on ground, witness says (Baltimore (MD) Sun ) CHERICA ADAMS - Fatally shot Rae Carruth - Former NFL player charged with murder CHARLOTTE, N.C. Carruth's lawyers say money no motive for girlfriend's death (Court TV ) With $175,000 in the bank, former NFL player Rae Carruth didn't have a financial motive to plot the shooting of his pregnant girlfriend, according to court documents filed by his attorneys ANTONIO DAVALOS(11) - Murdered LITTLETON, CO Fingerprint may be clue in boy's slaying (Denver Rocky Mountain News ) Investigators have lifted a fingerprint from a plastic bag found near the body of an 11-year-old boy who was strangled and left in a garbage dumpster, police sources said Wednesday. JACK KAVORKIAN - Helped more than 100 people take their lives PONTIAC, MI Kevorkian seeks release during murder appeal (The Detroit News ) Jack Kevorkian -- icon of the right-to-die movement and inmate at a prison in the Upper Peninsula -- is trying to get his freedom back |
| BOBBIE DAVIS - Stabbed to death NICHOLE DAVIS (16) - Stabbed to death DENITRA DAVIS(9) - Stabbed to death BRITTANY DAVIS(6) - Stabbed to death LEA'ERIN DAVIS(5) - Stabbed to death JASON DAVIS(4) - Stabbed to death Anthony Graves and Robert Earl Carter - Sentenced to death AUSTIN, TX Death sentence upheld for man who killed six (Corpus Christi (TX) Caller-Times ) Graves was upset with Bobbie Davis because he believed she received a promotion at the Brenham State School that Graves' mother deserved. |
| LAPD CORRUPTION PROBE LOS ANGELES, CA Secret LA Police Group Routinely Broke Law - Paper (Fox News ) A rogue officer turned informant has told investigators a secret group of Los Angeles Police Department anti-gang officers and supervisors routinely broke the law and celebrated their shootings and frame-ups of innocent people, the Los Angeles Times reported on Thursday. Los Angeles police scandal may be helping the guilty (CNN ) |
| LAS VEGAS, NV Obscene e-mail traced to deputy DA (Las Vegas Sun ) A pornographic photograph sent by e-mail to dozens of Clark County employees originated from a deputy district attorney's computer TORONTO, CANADA Police cleared of wrongdoing in shooting of the distraught father in Toronto hospital emergency room (Canada-Vancouver Sun-National ) The father of a sick infant gunned down by police after he held a replica gun to a doctor's neck in a hospital emergency room had only himself to blame for the tragedy, a civilian investigation has concluded SAUGATUCK TWP. MI Beating, sex attack went on for six hours, police say (The Grand Rapids Press ) A Bangor woman endured six hours of beatings and sexual assault before she stopped the attack by biting off part of her ex-boyfriend's tongue, police said Tuesday. CAROL HUTTO(16 at time of murder)) - Murdered in 1976 James Brian Kuenn - Now 40 - Faces life sentence for murder committed when he was 17 CLEARWATER,FL Largo girl murdered, jury says (Tampa Tribune ) Jurors took just 30 minutes Wednesday to decide a 40-year-old naval petty officer murdered a Largo High School classmate a little more than 23 years ago MICHELLE FABER - Body found in 30-35 feet of water Eric Faber - Charged with first degree murder CAMDENTON, MO Officials won't disclose cause of woman's death (Springfield (MO) News-Leader ) Officials are keeping silent about what caused the death of a Sunrise Beach woman after the car she was riding in plunged into the Lake of the Ozarks JILL ALLEN - Murdered Anthony Taylor - On trial for murder FARMINGTON, UT Alleged Hit Man Describes Murder (THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE ) Wearing leather work gloves and fingering a cheap .22-caliber revolver, George Anthony Taylor waited in the dark hallway of a North Salt Lake apartment, listening for the rattle of Jill Allen's keys in the door. Jeffrey Kellon - Convicted of rape Probation officer is found guilty of rape (Cleveland Live. ) The girl told Cleveland Heights police that the sexual episodes occurred on five separate occasions in Kellon’s Cleveland Heights home. |
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CyberSleuths True Crime Family Friend -- by John Grass The firemen had successfully beaten back the early-morning blaze and were searching the second floor of the residence for survivors, creeping through heavy, roiling smoke and an overpowering stench, when their flashlights panned across the body of a man laying on a bed. All Crime Stories -- (CyberSleuths) |
| SHERRICE IVERSON, 7 - raped and murdered in a Nevada casino bathroom Jeremy Strohmeyer, 21 - now serving life in prison LAS VEGAS, NV Judge Rejects Casino Killer Request -- (Newsday) Confessed child killer Jeremy Strohmeyer lost his bid Wednesday to withdraw his guilty plea and go to trial for the murder of a 7-year-old in a casino restroom. Strohmeyer's claims that his attorneys coerced him into pleading guilty and did not represent him properly were rejected by Judge Joseph Bonaventure, who said the 21-year-old had ``the A-team of counsel.'' Second lawyer testifies Strohmeyer wasn't bullied into plea -- (Court TV) In a manner as demure as Leslie Abramson's is flamboyant, another of Jeremy Strohmeyer's former attorneys took the stand Wednesday to counter charges that the admitted child murderer was coerced by his lawyers into taking a plea deal he did not want. |
| MARILYN SHEPPARD - beaten to death in 1954 SAM SHEPPARD - incarcerated for murder CLEVELAND Ohio Sheppard trial judge closes juror process -- (Cleveland Live) The Sam Sheppard wrongful imprisonment case went behind closed doors yesterday as the judge shut out the public while he tried to gauge the effect of pretrial publicity. Jury selection is slow going in third Sheppard trial -- (Court TV) Jury selection in the wrongful imprisonment suit brought by the heirs of Sam Sheppard got off to a slow start Monday as lawyers raised concerns about media coverage of the process. The eight jurors and four alternates eventually seated will be the third to weigh the guilt of the man who inspired the television series "The Fugitive." 'Fugitive' trauma scarred Sam Sheppard for life -- (Toronto Star) When Sam Reese Sheppard was a boy, newspaper cartoons portrayed his father as a crazed killer running through the family's lakeside home in Ohio, brandishing a butcher knife dripping with blood. Sam Sheppard could be exonerated 30 years after his death -- (Court TV) Streaming video clip |
| INTERNET CNN.com, eBay, and Amazon.com Hit Hard by Hackers -- (ZDTV) Following Monday's attack on Yahoo!, Buy.com, eBay, CNN.com, and Amazon.com all suffered denial-of-service attacks Tuesday that shut down public access for hours. The problems continued Wednesday morning, when ZDNet, which hosts the ZDTV website, suffered a denial-of-service attack. The site was out of service for about two hours, beginning at 7:19 a.m. Eastern. ZDNet successfully worked with its hosting service provider to track down the offending addresses and restrict access. Attack on Yahoo! Affects Millions -- (ZDTV) Millions of Yahoo! visitors got bumped from the site Monday due to an attack by outside intruders, the company has confirmed. The attack occured around 10:30 a.m. Pacific, leaving users unable to access parts of the popular site for about three hours. More Web sites hit, authorities step up response -- (Media Central) The latest targets of the rolling disruptions were online brokerage E-Trade Group Inc. and technology news site ZDNet Inc. , which saw outages for an hour or two Wednesday morning. FBI: Biggest cyberattack in memory did not require great sophistication -- (Fox) This week's computer attacks on Internet sites are the largest in memory but are not particularly sophisticated and easily could have been launched by one 15-year-old boy, a senior FBI official said Wednesday. |
GARY, Ind. Convict plays his Trump card --(Daily Southtown) A convicted bank robber who's suing Donald Trump and the Trump Casino for $2.1 million said he was led to hold up two Illinois banks to feed his gambling addiction. CHARLOTTE, N.C. Mother, missing child still running--(Charlotte Observer) Shelley Love has narrowly escaped arrest at least three times since police said she illegally took her 7-year-old daughter, Hailey Love, from a Charlotte elementary school a month ago. Some blame police for her ability to avoid arrest. ROCKFORD, Ill. Couple charged in neighbor's murder --(Daily Southtown) A Rockford couple has been accused of asphyxiating and beating a neighbor to death. Kevin D. Wenger, 29, and Carrie J. Pierce, 26, were charged Monday with first-degree murder in the death of Paul G. Kissick, who lived in the same apartment complex as the couple. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. Man Caught in Kimball Charged With East Lake Slaying --(Times & Free Press) On Tuesday afternoon James L. Pickett, 21, was booked on a charge of first-degree murder in the death of 25-year-old John William Davis. In an incident Chattanooga police say may or may not be related to the slaying, arson investigators and major crimes detectives are investigating a cross burning Monday evening in a yard less than a block from the 14th Avenue home where Mr. Davis was killed. CHARLESTON (James Island), S.C. 2 men plead guilty in dog fighting --(Charleston Post Courier) The pit bull had fresh fighting wounds and old, healed injuries, said Assistant Solicitor Matthew Modica. The 1-year-old dog's ears had been cut off at its skull so they couldn't be bitten by other dogs during fights, Modica said. |
| ANTONIO DAVALOS, 11 - Murdered, body found in dumpster LITTLETON, CO Family, friends mourn Antonio -- (DenverPost.com) For every hand clenching a Kleenex at Monday's funeral of Antonio Davalos, there was a different story to tell. The family facing a huge void. The educators looking for strength. The classmates wanting to make sense of the senseless. The parents longing for protection. The mourners praying for justice. The eulogist hoping for the right words to touch them all. No arrests imminent in boy's death -- (DenverPost.com) "We're still in the middle of the investigation, but it's progressing," po lice spokesman Dan Stocking said. "You don't hurry. You give it time to develop." Investigators have returned several times to the South Lowell Boulevard townhome of Antonio's grandmother - the last place the boy was known to have been alive - to search for possible clues. They expect to return again, Stocking said. |
| KATIE POIRIER - Abducted and murdered Donald Blom - Convicted of murder DULUTH, MN Blom lawyers focus on former suspect -- (Duluthnews.com) Donald Blom's attorneys claim the man seen abducting Katie Poirier on a convenience-store video resembles a Duluth sex offender and not their client. Authorities have been steadfast in asserting that Blom, 51, killed Poirier, 19, after kidnapping her on May 26 from the Moose Lake convenience store where she worked. Blom, a six-time convicted sex offender, confessed to the crimes but recanted. |
| 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. Defense witness testimony backfires in Diallo murder trial -- (NJO Newsflash) The first eyewitness to take the stand in the Amadou Diallo murder case backfired on the defense Wednesday when she testified that police officers continued to shoot the unarmed black immigrant after he had fallen to the ground. Bronx woman describes Diallo shooting -- (NJO Newsflash) In surprise testimony, a Bronx woman claimed Wednesday that she watched police officers shoot Amadou Diallo with a barrage that continued after he was down. Diallo trial shifts to defense after gruesome testimony -- (Boston Herald) An Internal Affairs sergeant testified today he interviewed about 100 people after Amadou Diallo was killed by four New York City police officers, but did not get signed or verbatim statements from any of them. Reluctant eyewitness says officers did not identify themselves, fired at Diallo while down -- (Court TV) A reluctant defense witness told jurors Wednesday that the officers on trial for Amadou Diallo's alleged murder had their guns drawn before they approached the victim and continued firing at him after he had fallen. Diallo Autopsy Graphics -- (Court TV) Court TV video clip -- (Court TV) |
| Jessica Tibbets - 14 at the time of the crime KLAMATH FALLS, Ore Teen Gets 30 Years For Hatchet Murder -- (Channel 6000) A 16-year-old Southern Oregon girl will spend the next 30 years in prison for the hatchet murder of her mother and half-brother. Jessica Tibbets of Sand Creek changed her plea from innocent to no contest last week on two counts of aggravated murder and two counts of criminal conspiracy. She admits to beating her mother, 43-year-old Bennie Jo Tibbets, and half-brother, 17-year-old Billy Ray Tower, with a hatchet and then setting the bodies on fire in April 1998. Girl, 16, gets 30-year sentence in killings of family members -- (Oregon Live) "You know, my family is really quick to judge," Jessica Tibbets of Sand Creek said through tears Monday in Klamath County Circuit Court. "I was there, and I wasn't able to stop it. For the record, I did not kill my mom. If I'd have killed anyone, it would have been my dad. Not that I would." |
