| SANTA BARBARA, CA University Computer Used in Attacks (ABC News ) A desktop computer in a University of California at Santa Barbara research lab was used to fire attacks at least one Web site earlier this week. YEON SOOK CHOI - Missing CRESSKILL, NJ E-mail address set up to receive reports about missing woman (The Record-Hackensack (NJ) ) Police have established an e-mail address to help find Yeon Sook Choi, a borough woman who disappeared Sunday from her Union Avenue apartment. JIMMY DON BEETS - Murdered Betty Beets - Scheduled to be executed on Feb. 24 GATESVILLE, TX Murderer or victim of abuse? (The Dallas Morning News ) Betty Beets, a soft-spoken great-grandmother with hearing aids tucked beneath her gray hair, faces execution this month with a few tears, no admission of guilt and a plea for understanding for battered women. WANDA KRUMWIEDE - disappeared shortly after filing for a divorce Wilhelm Krumwiede - Trial for murder ended in Mistrial LINCOLN, NB Court rejects Nebraskan's demand for missing ex-wife to pay legal fees (Nando Times ) A man cannot require his ex-wife to pay her share of the legal bills he piled up while standing accused of her murder because he cannot prove she is alive, the state Supreme Court has ruled |
| FARAH KAHN - Murdered and dismembered Muhammad Arsal Khan - Charged with murder Kaneez Fatima - Charged with murder TORONTO, CANADA Mother of dismembered child says she won't talk to ex-husband accused in daughter's murder (Vancouver Sun-National ) The mother of a girl whose dismembered remains were found in a park says she won't contact her ex-husband, accused in the girl's death, while she is in Canada fighting to bury her daughter here. |
| RICHARD LOLLAR - Stabbed to death JACINTH BAKER - Stabbed to death RAY LEWIS - Baltimore Ravens star indicted on murder charges ATLANTA, GA Cops Brand Lewis A Liar (Atlanta (GA) Journal-Constitution ) A Fulton County grand jury indicted Baltimore Ravens star Ray Lewis and two of his friends Friday on murder charges in the stabbing deaths of two Decatur men in Buckhead the morning after the Super Bowl Murder and the NFL (U.S. News ) Lewis, associates are indicted in Atlanta killings (Baltimore (MD) Sun ) |
| WALL STREET BOMBING NEW YORK, NY Wall Street Explosion Damages Buildings; Police Find `Device' at the Scene (Bloomberg ) New York City police are searching for a suspect in an early morning blast that authorities say was caused by ``an improvised explosive device''left outside a building on Wall Street owned by Barclays Bank. Police Probe Wall St. Explosion (CBS ) Police look for man seen near Wall St. explosion (Chicago Tribune ) Cops hunt mystery man after blast rocks Wall St. (NY Post ) |
| SANTA ANA, Calif. Mom Given Drug Loses Kids Custody -- (Newsday) Orange County child welfare officials say they only learned in January that the barbiturate found in Noel Lujan's son was prescribed by a doctor. |
| SAN FRANCISCO Phone company that published women's center address sued -- (Nando) A group that protects victims of domestic violence has filed a lawsuit against Pacific Bell for publishing the shelter's address in a telephone book. The nonprofit group claims that at least three spouses of battered women have appeared at the shelter as a result of the publication of the address in the white pages. |
| Grand jury indicts Lewis on murder charges -- () A grand jury indicted NFL star Ray Lewis and two associates on murder charges Friday for the stabbing deaths of two men after a Super Bowl party. Grand jury indicts Ravens' Lewis -- (USA Today) |
| 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 Devastating Wound Came Late, Diallo Defense Contends -- (NY Times) Two experts called by the defense in the Amadou Diallo trial testified today that the bullet that tore through Mr. Diallo's aorta and spinal cord was among the last of the 19 that struck him, contradicting the prosecution's expert, who had said it was among the first. Shot on the Ground? -- (ABC News) Dr. Martin Fackler theorized the rapid-fire ammunition tore through Diallo’s body in as little as four seconds. He testified Thursday at the trial of the four police officers accused of murdering Diallo in a hail of 41 bullets. Fast-Paced Diallo Trial Has Not Been Kind to Defense. -- () This trial is moving like a freight train," says TIME correspondent Jack White. That's not good news for the defendants, whose case was damaged Wednesday by a defense witness who suddenly turned hostile. NEW YORKJudge says lawyers can view rap sheet... -- (Myrtle Beach Online) The judge presiding over the Amadou Diallo murder trial ordered prosecutors on Thursday to turn over the rap sheet of a woman who has emerged as a key witness in the case. Experts, bolstering defense, say Diallo stood during gunfire -- (Bergen Record) Hoping to counter charges police kept shooting Amadou Diallo after he was down, two medical experts testified Thursday that the unarmed Bronx man stood throughout most of the gunfire. |
| ATLANTA Lewis indicted -- (Fox News) A grand jury indicted NFL star Ray Lewis and two associates on murder charges Friday for the stabbing deaths of two men after a Super Bowl party. |
| WENHO LEE FBI Says Ex-Nuke Scientist Had Spy Contacts -- (Reuters) A former U.S. government scientist charged with illegally copying the ``crown jewels'' of U.S. nuclear weapons secrets has a history of contact with foreign spies, the FBI said in a court filing on Friday. |
| JACKSONVILLE, Florida Ex-cop details dealing drugs --(Jacksonville Times-Union) Carl Kohn Jr. wasn't wearing his blue police uniform and badge this week when he shuffled into U.S District Court to testify in a drug trial. |
| SAN DIEGO, California Man gets 33 to life for fatal police chase--(North County Times) A police pursuit that killed a Rancho Penasquitos woman earned a home-invasion robber a sentence Thursday of 33 years to life in prison. "We just cannot have people ---- for whatever reason, from whatever background ---- going around invading people's homes and creating chaos, then fleeing, resulting in the death of a young mother," the judge said. |
| Lisa Steinberg, 6 - victim of domestic violence ALBANY, N.Y Joel Steinberg denied parole again -- (Nando) For a second time this year, Joel Steinberg, imprisoned for the notorious 1987 beating death of his illegally adopted daughter, has been denied parole. |
UNNAMED FEMALE VICTIM - assaulted in her home Trent Kilgore - neighbor sentenced ELYRIA, Ohio Kilgore gets 20 years; rape charge dropped--(Chronicle-Telegram) Even after his arrest, Kilgore sent warnings saying he would kill her when he was released, the woman wrote. She said she was "afraid to eat a decent meal" and "lost my job, my home and even my friends" because people were afraid to be associated with her. JULIE BRUCE - assaulted with a baseball bat Blaine Ellis , 19 - guilty of attempted murder FARGO, North Dakota Ellis found guilty--(The Fargo Forum) Ellis childhood friend testified Ellis admitted beating Bruce with a bat because she said she might be pregnant - and he saw that as a threat to his relationship with his then-girlfriend. |
ONTARIO, California Pembroke woman charged with soliciting sex on Web--(Fayetteville (N.C.) Online) Police in California have charged a 46-year-old Pembroke woman with attempting to have sex with a 16-year-old girl she met on the Internet. MUSCLE SHOALS, Alabama Girl's mom: Daughter forced into prostitution--(Shoals Times Daily) A Muscle Shoals teen-ager who ran away from home last week to visit a man she met over the Internet was found in Chicago on Thursday after reportedly being used in a prostitution ring, authorities said. |
LEE JONES - murdered in 1988 JERRY JONES - husband found innocent after serving 10 years SNOHOMISH COUNTY, Washington Jones' freedom hinges on hearing--(Daily Herald) For the last year, Jerry Jones has been rediscovering the joys of being free. He's reveled in the spicy wonders of Thai cuisine. He's spent time with his children and grandchildren. He's landed a job, gotten a driver's license and learned to navigate a world linked together by pagers, cellular phones and e-mail. Jones made headlines last year when he was released from prison after serving 10 years for the December 1988 stabbing death of his wife, Lee Jones, 41. |
| WORCESTER, Mass. Jury rejects obesity defense -- (Nando) A 450-pound man was convicted of murder Friday, despite his attorney's claim that he was too fat to commit the crime. |
| Carol Hutto, 15 - victim James Brian Kuenn - facing life CLEARWATER, Fla Largo girl murdered, jury says -- () 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. Darrell D. Prouty, 37 - charged with kidnapping, false imprisonment and attempted criminal sexual conduct ROCHESTER, Minn Cops say bus driver intended to rape girl -- (Minnesota Pioneer Press) Authorities revealed Thursday that a Rochester school bus driver planned to molest an 11-year-old girl he allegedly handcuffed, blindfolded and gagged. |
| PORT ST. LUCIE, Florida Boy faces charges after allegedly jabbing classmates with dirty syringe --(The Tribune) A 12-year-old boy is being held in juvenile detention, possibly facing federal charges for allegedly sticking two classmates with a dirty syringe Monday afternoon at Southport Middle School. |
| FT. WORTH, Texas Ex-policeman may go free over girl's lie in rape trial --(Star-Telegram) A former Fort Worth police officer serving a life sentence for a 1994 rape of a 13-year-old girl may be set free because the girl lied when she said the assault was her first sexual encounter. GATESVILLE, Texas Texas set to execute the `Black Widow' --(Star-Telegram) Betty Lou Beets, dubbed the "Black Widow" after being charged with killing two husbands in less than two years and blaming her children, is scheduled this month to become the second woman executed under the modern death penalty law in Texas. FT. WORTH, Texas Second suspect arrested in death of man run down by car --(Star-Telegram) Police arrested a second suspect yesterday in the death of a white man who was run down by a car last month in the parking lot of a north side restaurant after he defended a black friend, investigators said. FT. WORTH, Texas Arlington baby sitter is convicted by jury --(Star-Telegram) An Arlington baby sitter who abducted an 8-week-old girl and took her to a Dallas crack house during a 12-hour ordeal was convicted of kidnapping yesterday and sentenced to 10 years of probation. TYLER, Texas Investigator on stopping suspect's attempted courtroom escape: 'I body-blocked him' --(Star-Telegram) A 23-year-old man who faked an illness as part of a botched escape attempt was behind bars again Thursday, facing a possible death sentence for the murder of a Tyler couple. DEL RIO, Texas Suspected killer expresses remorse --(Star-Telegram) A train-riding drifter who confessed to a deadly New Year's Eve knife attack on two girls said he feels remorse and is prepared to face his punishment. |
| C. J. WILKERSON, 9- missing since January 12, 2000 Derrick Glover, 26 - suspect Wake Forest, North Carolina Governor Hunt, Anonymous Donor Offer Reward For Information On Missing Boy -- (WRAL-TV5) Governor Jim Hunt's office is offering $5,000 for information leading to the whereabouts of C.J. Wilkerson. An anonymous donor is offering another $10,000 in reward money. |
| EAU CLAIRE COUNTY, Wis. Other charges against teacher pending -- (Leader Telegram) On Jan. 27 a St. Croix County jury found English teacher Patrick Simon guilty of second-degree sexual assault of a child and second-degree sexual assault of an unconscious person. The trial was moved to St. Croix County because of pre-trial publicity. KATRINA ANGELA SUHAN, 15 - victim Thomahl Cook, 26 - faces 30 years to life in prison SAYREVILLE, NJ Man guilty of murdering South Amboy girl, 15 -- (IN Jersey) The jury of five men and seven women found the 26-year-old Somerville man guilty of beating Suhan of South Amboy to death with his hands, a two-by-four and pieces of concrete after she refused his sexual advances. He left her body buried under a shopping cart in a ravine between the Galaxy II diner and a bowling alley on Route 9 in Old Bridge. CONCORD, N.H. Grand jury investigating allegations of abuses at Hillsborough County jail -- (Geo. J. Foster Co) A federal grand jury has joined the investigation into allegations that corrections officers at the Hillsborough County jail sexually and physically abused inmates. Grand jury subpoenas have been issued to corrections officers and former inmates, according to The Union Leader of Manchester. YEADON, Pa. Police: Child points gun at principal’s head, pulls trigger; gun doesn’t fire -- (dominionpost.com) A junior high school pupil attempted to shoot his principal and a teacher Thursday in apparent retaliation for the principal breaking up a fight, authorities said. Neither adult was injured, but one child was treated and released from a hospital for injuries sustained in the fight. CALVIN WHITLOW, 55 - victim Gregory Petty, 17 - murderer HIGHLAND PARK, Mich Teen appeals '99 murder conviction -- (Detroit Free Press) His parents and his attorney couldn't understand why the 16-year-old Highland Park boy refused to take the deal the prosecutor was offering: Plead guilty to second-degree murder and go free at age 21 if he behaved himself. DELAND, Fla Abandoned baby fighting infection -- (news-journalonline.com) A baby found abandoned on a church bench hours after her birth spent the second day of her life Wednesday in the hospital fighting off an infection caused by the barrette used to clamp her umbilical cord. Also Wednesday, Baby Rachel, as nurses have named her, was officially placed in the custody of the state, but efforts to find her parents continued. REANNA LYNN FERN Hood, 3 months - found face down on the floor not breathing HARDIN COUNTY, KY Warrant:Mother knew father was drunk when she left baby with him -- () On Sunday, 31-year-old Toni Lynn McCandless allegedly left her daughter in the care of 37-year-old Billie Hood, the baby’s father, who was intoxicated, according to the warrant obtained Thursday. McCandless reportedly never checked on her child until notified by authorities the baby was dead. |
| KATIE POIRIER - Abducted and murdered Donald Blom - Convicted of murder CARLTON, MN Blom pleads not guilty; trial set -- (Duluth News) Donald Blom pleaded not guilty Thursday to kidnapping and murdering Katie Poirier and his trial was scheduled to begin on April 17 at the St. Louis County Courthouse in Virginia. |
| ANNA FORD, 56 - BBC newsreader TERRENCE LAWTON, 46 - under arrest Brenton, England Man charged with stalking newsreader--(BBC) The BBC has issued a statement saying: "We take the security of our staff very seriously and will be offering Anna our full support." |
| Cedar Grove, Florida Florida police nab suspected potty thief--(CNN) A man has been charged with stealing four portable toilets after his managers thought his alibi stank. |
| Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada Suicide attempts put prison in spotlight--(Star-Phoenix) Women's unit at P.A. penitentiary should be closed. |
| BRANDON KETSDEVER, 17 - victim Pete Tavita Solomona, 47 - expected to plead not guilty LOS ANGELES Pumpkin Theft Slaying Suspect Ordered to Trial -- (LA Times) A Buena Park homeowner who shot and killed a 17-year-old after the theft of a plastic Halloween pumpkin was ordered Thursday to stand trial on murder and assault charges. |
| MANASSAS, VA. Teen gets 18 years in traffic murder -- (Star Tribune) Kurebia Hampton, 17, was convicted of second-degree murder, read a statement apologizing to the family of Natalie Giles Davis, 24, who was killed in June in Dale City. |
  
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| C. J. WILKERSON, 9- missing since January 12, 2000 Derrick Glover, 26 - suspect Wake Forest, North Carolina Authorities search woods for missing Wake Forest boy--(WRAL) A small group of law enforcement officers continued to search Thursday for C.J. Wilkerson, who disappeared four weeks ago. |
| Carlo Ventre, California Visitation allowed for Italian father indicted in U.S. for abducting own daughter--(Modesto Bee) An Italian father indicted in the United States for abducting his own daughter has visited the 4-year-old girl despite protests from the girl's maternal grandfather, an attorney said Wednesday. |
| "Puffy" COMBS - rapper New York Prosecutor Says Combs Offered Bribe -- WP) Rap mogul Sean "Puffy" Combs offered his driver $50,000 and a diamond ring Jennifer Lopez had given him if the driver would say he owned a gun police found as they fled a nightclub shooting, a prosecuter said Thursday. |
| NADIA HAMA - mother of baby who fell from bridge Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Nadia case is dropped, but not the pain--(Vancouver Province) Nadia Hama isn't going to be charged for dropping her baby daughter off the Capilano Suspension Bridge. Mom won't be charged in baby's fall--(Vancouver Sun) The Mounties wanted Nadia Hama charged with criminal negligence. The Crown doesn't. Now, she's thinking about suing. |
| SHAWN C. LOWRANCE, 10 - died under questionable circumstances Shelton, Washington Drowned boy's friend saw things differently than adoptive father--(Oregon Live) A 10-year-old boy who accompanied Shawn C. Lowrance and his adoptive father on a deadly fishing trip last fall has told police a substantially different story than the one offered by the father. |
