| CODY SMITH(5) - Murdered TRISTEN SMITH(3) - Murdered Lisa Smith - Killed her children FORT WORTH, TX `I killed my sons'; Friends and relatives recount Richardson woman's troubles before holiday tragedy (Ft. Worth (TX) Star-Telegram ) Lisa Smith glowed as she showed off pictures of her rosy- cheeked sons during dinner with one of her closest friends. JADA HODGON(6mo) - Killed by shotgun Jason Hodgdon - Shot his baby daughter to death LANCASTER, NH Dad kills baby daughter, then self (Manchester Union Leader ) "I would never have imagined him doing something like this," said a former co-worker who asked not to be identified. "I remember the day he told me he was going to be a daddy. I just can't imagine that he did this." MICHELLE GARCIA(9) - Murdered PATRICIA GARCIA -Murdered Nelson Garcia Sr - Charged with killng wife and daughter MIAMI, FL Boy's tale of murder could doom his dad in deaths of mother, sister (Miami Herald ) For three years, the boy known as ``Nelsito'' has lived with the haunting memory of watching his mother being gunned down in the driveway while his sister cried for mercy BEVERLY DAVIDSON - Accused's first wife mysteriously disappeared MARGARET KARER - Body parts found in bag Sam Pirrera - Charged in two murders TORONTO, CANADA Man charged with murder found dead in cell (Toronto Sun ) He was originally charged with first-degree murder last April after his estranged second wife -- and mother of his third child -- discovered a bag of body parts beside his home. |
| Violence in the Family ARIZONA Kin killing seems to be growing phenomenon (The Arizona Daily Star ) Shad Armstrong drew national attention on ``America's Most Wanted'' when he was sought in the shooting deaths of his sister and her fiance two years ago ARKANSA Thousands battered, dozens killed in state each year, data show (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (AR) ) As she nursed her bruises, Janet McKibbin felt alone. But court records show that thousands of Arkansas women are battered by their partners each year. Dozens are killed COLORADO Teens who kill parents share traits (Denver Post ) For those who study kids who kill parents, it's the most puzzling question of all. Why did Johnny kill his mother? NORTH CAROLINA Domestic Violence Committee Meets For First Time In Raleigh (WRAL ) Governor Hunt says more needs to be done to stop domestic violence. FARGO, ND Tales of domestic abuse (Fargo (ND) Forum ) Domestic violence permeates every economic and cultural strata. It happens in Chicago and it happens in Fargo. |
| ELAINE OSWALD, - almost died after receiving a cocktail of opiates Dr. Harold Shipman, 53 - on trial for possibly 160 murders Greater Manchester, England Woman claims she was first Shipman victim -- (Sunday Times) THE first victim of Harold Shipman, the serial-killer GP, may have been a young woman to whom he gave a near-fatal drug overdose more than 25 years ago, it emerged last week. Shipman struck off GMC doctors' register for 'undermining trust' -- (Guardian Newspapers) Harold Shipman's name was erased from the medical register yesterday, 10 days after the Hyde GP was found guilty of murdering 15 of his patients. |
| Terry Sims - murdered a police officer ORLANDO, Fla. Florida Judge OKs Lethal Injection -- (New York Times) A judge on Saturday gave state corrections officials the go-ahead to carry out Florida's first lethal injection since the state changed its primary execution method from the electric chair. |
| LYDIA DEW, - victim CHRISTINA MENEFEE, - victim Luke Woodham, - serving two life sentences BRANDON, MI Boyette sentenced to camp -- (Clarion-Ledger) Grant Boyette, the alleged mastermind behind the Pearl High shootings, was sentenced Friday to a boot camp-style program and five years supervised probation. Rankin County Circuit Judge Samac Richardson followed the sentencing recommendation prosecutors and defense attorneys presented to the court Tuesday when Boyette, 20, pleaded guilty to a lesser charge. 'Not enough,' some say of punishment -- (Clarion-Ledger) More reporters and law enforcement officers filled the Rankin County courtroom Friday than relatives and friends of those killed or wounded in a shooting rampage tied to the defendant. |
| OLIVIA NELSON BROWNING - shot 11 years ago MISSISSIPPI Influence charged in killer's release -- (Clarion-Ledger) Ralph Hand III, the son of a wealthy Delta farmer, is out of prison after serving about a third of his sentence for shooting and killing his ex-wife and burning her body. CLARA SMITH, 63 - victim Ryan Hively, 24 - sentenced CASSOPOLIS, MI Indiana man gets jail for cannon blast death -- (Michigan Live) An Indiana man will spend the next 11 months in jail for killing an Elkhart woman on July 4 with an errant blast of cannon shrapnel. NEW YORK Film critic Rex Reed charged with shoplifting CDs -- (Postnet) Film critic Rex Reed was arrested Saturday after he was allegedly caught shoplifting three compact discs from a Tower Records store, police said. |
| TUCSON, Arizona LUPE ELISA SOTELO, murder victim Ramon ``Ray'' Benitez, charged with murder and child abuse Woman slain; dad of witness, 9, is arrested --(Arizona Daily Star)--A 9-year-old boy called police Thursday night to report a drive-by shooting. A woman lay fatally shot at his home. |
| Chris Hall, - pleaded guilty to embezzlement ADA COUNTY, ID Former Cascade police chief gets year in jail -- (Idaho Statesman) Former Cascade Police Chief Chris Hall looked over his shoulder Friday at his wife and daughters who held each other in tears as Ada County Sheriff’s deputies clipped his wrists in handcuffs. JUANITA FILES JONES, 71 - died of starvation Mary Jane Files, 56 - charged with murder BIRMINGHAM, AL Witness: Niece had pillow on aunt's face -- (Birmingham News) A sitter hired to care for Juanita Files Jones testified Friday that she twice caught Mary Jane Files alone in Ms. Jones' room with a pillow over her aunt's face. Ms. Lee's testimony came in the fourth day of the murder trial. Ms. Files, 56, is charged in the starvation death of Ms. Jones, her 71-year-old aunt. JOYCE M. USUI, 78 - strangled Denny Usui, 29 - pleaded guilty to manslaughter HONOLULU, HI Man guilty in grandmother’s death; Grandson makes plea deal in strangulation -- (Honolulu Advertiser) A mentally disturbed man who told experts that his 78-year-old grandmother wanted to die because she was controlled by aliens pleaded guilty yesterday to manslaughter for strangling her. MARTIN DILLON, victim LINCOLNTON, PA Pa. high court agrees to hear Scher case -- (Gaston Gazette) The state of Pennsylvania will get another opportunity at putting Lincolnton resident Dr. Stephen Scher in prison for the 1976 shooting death of the husband of his current wife. |
| PASADENA, CA Pair in sex case fail to turn themselves in -- (Houston Chronicle) Pasadena police believe a local couple, accused of having sex with underage girls, is on the run. Police spokesman Sgt. J.M. Baird said Joe Michael Hernandez, 26, a laborer, and his girlfriend, Elizabeth Marie Hinkle, 22, a grocery clerk, told police they would surrender last weekend but did not. KARIE CANENCIA, 6 months - victim Earlily Aganon, 31 - convicted HONOLULU, HI Baby sitter found guilty in girl’s death -- (Honolulu Advertiser) A Circuit Court jury yesterday found a 31-year-old baby sitter guilty of second-degree murder in the death of a 6-month-old girl in 1997. DEVIN McCOY, 1 year - victim Houston Wesley Drake, 19 - charged with murder LAWRENCEVILLE, GA Teen bound over in son's death -- (Gwinnett Daily Post) Devin McCoy died seven days before he would have celebrated his first birthday, and his 19-year-old father will face a grand jury on charges of murder. |
| Tahnesia Towner, 20 - strangled Desmond Loftis, 25 - charged INDIANAPOLIS, IN Neighbor is charged in student's slaying -- (Indianapolis Star) A fingerprint found in a slain IUPUI student's apartment helped lead police to a neighbor, who was arrested Friday on a preliminary charge of murder. MISTY McGUGIN, 21, - latest victim Gerald Patrick Lewis, confessed to other murders BAY MINETTE, AL Witnesses say Gerald Patrick Lewis showed first signs of remorse at sentencing -- (Birmingham News) Gerald Patrick Lewis got what his attorneys say he wanted - a death sentence - on Friday. Two people present for the proceeding said it marked the first time they had seen Lewis display any remorse. Eugene V. Britt, 42 - charged with murder GARY, IN Man serving life term faces six new murder charges -- (Post-Tribune) More than four years after Eugene V. Britt shocked veteran detectives from two counties with explicit detail about a string of rapes and deaths by strangulation, he has been charged with six homicides that occurred here. |
| WASHINGTON COUNTY, West Virginia Man gets five years for assault on woman--(Herald-Mail) Harold Elmer Rice Jr. was sentenced to five years in prison Thursday in Washington County Circuit Court for a 1998 road rage incident in which he dragged a woman out of her vehicle and beat her in front of witnesses on an Interstate 70 exit ramp. |
| BIG RAPIDS, Michigan ID mix-up puts woman in jail for day --(Grand Rapids Press) Emily Bassett planned to visit her husband at the Mecosta County Jail, pick up a pizza for her children and seal the summer night with a bonfire at her rural home near Morley. Bassett didn't get a pizza and didn't spend the night under the stars. Instead, she was arrested by Mecosta County deputies at the jail and tossed into a cell. |
| MANUELA SILVERIO, 56 - stabbing victim HOUSTON, TX Judge OKs exam of accused's tattoos -- (Houston Chronicle) Dror Haim Goldberg, accused of murdering a wig shop clerk in 1998, was ordered Friday by a judge to let investigators photograph his tattoos for analysis by a prosecution expert. Prosecutor Kelly Siegler said she expects the tattoos to show that Goldberg, 21, has "racist or supremacist ideas." CHRISTINE VANOSDALL, 33 - shot to death HOUSTON, TX Family of slain woman appeals for help on case -- (Houston Chronicle) Relatives of a woman whose body was found a week ago near the Addicks Dam joined with homicide investigators and Crime Stoppers officials Friday to plead for information in the case. SANITRIA ARLINE, 6, - victim HOUSTON, TX Mother gets prison in disabled girl's drowning -- (Houston Chronicle) A mother whose disabled daughter drowned in a swimming pool in May was sentenced Friday to five years in prison after pleading guilty to improperly supervising the girl. Joyce Marie Bogany, 37, pleaded to a charge of injury to a child by omission by failing to supervise adequately, said prosecutor Michelle Wilhelm. |
MESA COUNTY, Colorado Parents get probation in infant's death--(Grand Junction Sentinel) Joshua and Mindy Glory would have been celebrating their son's first birthday on Thursday. Instead, they sat in court as a judge sentenced them to 16 years probation for relying on faith healing last year as their infant son died of pneumonia. MUSCLE SHOALS, Alabama Runaway back home; two adults arrested on prostitution charges --(Alabama Live) A runaway 15-year-old was back home after spending two days working as a prostitute in Chicago, authorities said, and two adults were facing prostitution charges for allegedly forcing her onto the streets. GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan Judge sends convicted minister to jail --(Michigan Live) Rev. Robert Eckert, former pastor of First Community African Methodist Episcopal Church, was found guilty Feb. 1 of third- and fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct. The charges stem from allegations raised by Joy Matthews, a former church member and baby sitter. She said Eckert befriended her at age 12 and led her into a consensual sexual relationship by the time she was 15 in 1993. |
| JOIE ARMSTRONG - murdered park naturalist Cary Stayner - accused in her death and other Yosemite Park murders FRESNO, California Stayner faces death penalty--(Fresno Bee) Federal prosecutors will seek Cary Stayner's death for the murder and beheading of Yosemite National Park naturalist Joie Armstrong, according to papers filed Thursday in U.S. District Court. Francis Carrington expresses relief at Janet Reno's decision in the Yosemite case. |
| MARTHA MOXLEY - murdered in 1975 at age 15 Thomas Skakel - one-time suspect Michael Skakel - recently charged GREENWICH, Connecticut Lawyer says Thomas Skakel is cleared --(Greenwich Time) A grand jury's inaction against Thomas Skakel - the brother of the man charged with the 1975 murder of Martha Moxley and who also had been a suspect in the murder - has effectively exonerated him of wrongdoing, Skakel's attorney said yesterday. http://www.marthamoxley.com/news/02112Kgwpost.htm--(Greenwich Post) From his Massachusetts workplace, Thomas Skakel, the older brother of Moxley murder suspect and Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel, spoke yesterday of his family, the inquiries surrounding them, his true feelings about being a murder suspect for 23 years, his message for Martha Moxley's mother and his confidence that his younger brother will be cleared of any wrongdoing. Martha Moxley website--(marthamoxley.com) Comprehensive website maintained by Tom Alessi, former classmate of Martha Moxley. |
| NEW ORLEANS, LA Nine Indicted In Louisiana Jail Takeover -- (Fox) Eight Cubans and a Bahamian accused of holding hostages during the six-day takeover of the St. Martin Parish Jail in December have been indicted on state kidnapping charges that carry mandatory life sentences. |
| DALLAS, TX Lawyers See Momentum Building for Moratorium -- (Fox) The American Bar Association's call for a national moratorium on capital punishment, made three years ago this month, once seemed destined for a quiet death. No more. "We are learning that a lot of mistakes are made, and errors cannot easily be rectified after someone's execution." |
| AMANDA LEE MILLER, 3 - suffocated DOMINICK LOGAN CORNELIUS, 2- died of a fractured skull Tina Marie Cornelius, 23 - pleaded guilty GEORGETOWN, Texas Mother gets 60 years in death of tots -- (Dallas Morning News) 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 upon the toddlers. |
| Betty Beets, 62 - execution scheduled Feb. 24 GATESVILLE, Texas Murderer or victim of abuse? -- (Dallas Morning News) One of the most infamous murderers in modern Texas history, Ms. Beets said in an interview Thursday that she does not admit guilt in the 1983 slaying of her fifth husband, who was found buried near her fourth husband outside the couple's home in Henderson County. Texas Sets Execution Date for 'Black Widow' -- (NewsMax.com) "I have carried a heavy burden for battered women and children and domestic violence," she said. "I'm going to be the one to put a face on that, as a real human person." Texas to Execute Grandmother Dubbed 'Black Widow' -- (Fox) |
| MARIA Bozi, 46 - missing since Labor Day David Kent Fitch, 41 - felon arrested for fire arms posession LAS VEGAS, NV FBI investigating disappearance of Englishwoman -- (Las Vegas Sun) The FBI is investigating the disappearance of an Englishwoman whose husband has re-married and confessed to stealing tens of thousands of dollars from her bank account. |
| OAKLAND, Calif. School district draws attention after girl forced to lick blackboard -- (Nando) A task force began reviewing the treatment of black students in Oakland's troubled schools some years ago. But the case of a 5-year-old who says her teacher made her lick a blackboard clean for misbehaving has focused new attention on fairness and the competence of the district's teachers. Jonathan Fischer, 18 - charged with kidnapping MOUNT HOLLY, Pa Student in standoff being held The teen, accused of holding a gun on a teacher's aide at Hampton Academy -- (Philadelphia Newspapers) An 18-year-old student who held a teacher's aide hostage Thursday in a three-hour standoff at a Westampton school for troubled students remained in jail yesterday on $500,000 bail and faced arraignment Monday. MONTGOMERY, Ala Teacher in Urination Flap Jailed -- (Las Vegas Sun) Ryan Calhoun's parents said their son repeatedly asked the teacher Carey Jones for permission to use the bathroom Monday during math class. The boy said that after he asked a third time, Jones told him to urinate in a wastebasket. TULSA, Okla Tulsa teacher fired after being charged -- (Oklahoman) The Tulsa Public School board voted unanimously Thursday to dismiss Mary Ellen Martinez, 42. The teacher at McKinley Elementary School was being held in Creek County jail. Authorities say they found about 340 pounds of marijuana and drug paraphernalia in her Sapulpa home in December. TORONTO, Ont Police charge teen hit in shootout -- (Toronto Sun) One of three teens wounded in what Toronto Police called a revenge shootout outside their North York high school was charged yesterday with being one of two gunmen. Lisa Marie Johnson, 27 - pleaded guilty to one count of statutory rape BRUNSWICK, Fla Plea deal in youth sex tryst -- (Florida Times-Union) A former Glynn County teacher was sentenced yesterday to 10 years of probation and fined $5,000 after pleading guilty to having a sexual relationship with a teenage student last year. PASSIAC COUNTY, NJ Teacher faces new charges of sex assault on other teens -- (Bergen Record) John Tate, 49, was served with papers just after midnight Friday at his cell in the Morris County Correctional Facility. He was charged with sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual contact with a 15-year-old boy, and endangering the welfare of a child between Aug. 1 and Nov. 30, 1999. YEADON, Pa. School security beefed up after attempted shooting -- (MSNBC) School violence touched a junior high school. Extra security was on hand Friday at Pennwood East Junior High in Yeadon, Delaware County after an attempted shooting Thursday afternoon. Muskegon, MI Teacher in doll-hanging to keep job -- (Michigan Live) A white Muskegon teacher who recently hung two black dolls by the neck from a classroom ceiling will keep his job and remain at Angell Elementary School. |
| DADE CITY, Fla Mother of four found guilty of killing man -- (St. Petersburg Times) Sylvia Maraman was convicted of killing elderly neighbor Arthur Danner because he allegedly molested her mentally disabled daughter, faces a maximum of life in prison for the crime. |
| CHRISTOPHER WILLIAM HOGG(7) - Survived having his throat cut BAILEY NICOLE HOLSEEMA(3) - suffocated William Brian Hogg - sentenced to life in prison with no parole for 15 years RED DEER, ALTA Father pleads guilty to killing daughter and trying to kill son (Vancouver Sun ) Why William Brian Hogg suffocated his small daughter and tried to kill his son by slitting his throat will always be a puzzle, the judge presiding over the man's trial said Friday |
| PATRICK BAILEY - Shot to death by one of accused Diallo cops Kenneth Boss - Accused Amadou Diallo cop NEW YORK, NY Kin of man killed in '97 by Diallo cop turn to feds (NY Post ) The family of a Brooklyn man shot and killed three years ago by one of the accused Amadou Diallo cops yesterday called on federal prosecutors to reopen a probe into the case SELMA DUCANOVIC(11) - Murdered David Ray Martin - Guilty of kidnapping and murder Mother of slain Bosnian girl tells killer: "I hope you will pay for what you have done." (Postnet ) "This is a good country," he told the relatives, who included a grandmother who came from Bosnia to attend the sentencing. "Unfortunately, there are bad people here, just as there are all over the world." CHERICA ADAMS - Shot to death Rae Carruth - Charged with murder CHARLOTTE,NC Carruth offers alibi for time of slaying (Winston-Salem (NC) Journal ) He says he was on the phone and miles away from the scene where his pregnant girlfriend was killed GLORIA TREVI - arrested on charges of kidnapping, child corruption and rape MEXICO CITY, MEXICO The rise and fall of Mexico's Madonna (Salon ) Pop goddess Gloria Trevi captivated a nation and became an icon of female sexuality and power -- until allegations of her involvement in a lurid child-sex scandal |
| MISSING CHILDREN CJ WILKERSON(9) - Missing Derrick Glover - Charged with kidnapping RALEIGH, NC It's his right: Suspect can maintain silence about missing boy (News & Observer ) In the search for Clarence "CJ" Wilkerson III, Howard Cummings developed a fresh appreciation for the power of silenc Governor Hunt, Anonymous Donor Offer Reward For Information On Missing Boy (WRAL ) ERICA BAKER - Missing child DAYTON,OH Little Girl Lost: Cops get strange tips, useless clues (Dayton Daily News ) The night Erica Baker disappeared, a Kettering cop picked out a suspicious character amid the crowd of volunteers who turned out to help |
| SARAH PAULSEN(8) - Sexually assaulted and strangled Eugene V. Britt - charged with murder and murder in the perpetration of a rape GARY,IN Man serving life term faces six new murder charges (Gary (IN) Post-Tribune ) More than four years after Eugene V. Britt shocked veteran detectives from two counties with explicit detail about a string of rapes and deaths by strangulation, he has been charged with six homicides that occurred here. MISTY MCGUGIN - Murdered Gerald Patrick Lewis - Stalked and murdered young women with brown hair BAY MINETTE, AL Killer gets death, says, 'I'm sorry' (Mobile (AL) Register ) Witnesses say Gerald Patrick Lewis showed first signs of remorse at sentencing |
| LAPD CORRUPTION PROBE LOS ANGELES, CA L.A. police got awards for shootings (Contra Costa Times-Walnut Creek ) A criminal clique within the Los Angeles Police Department gave plaques to honor officers who shot people, says a disgraced former officer whose allegations are at the heart of a scandal that has led to the overturning of more than 30 verdicts. Los Angeles police scandal widens (MSNBC ) Former cop says he was warned about inquiry (Postnet ) |
