LUSK, Wyo. Texas Fugitive Caught in Wyoming -- (Washington Post A/P) The search for a Texas survivalist wanted in the killing of a farmer and the wounding of two law officers in Nebraska ended late Tuesday when the fugitive was wrestled to the ground after entering a couple's home. |
BRITAIN Hundreds of lives ruined by 'cult of silence' -- (The Times U.K) Widespread sexual abuse of boys and girls occurred in children's residential homes in North Wales between 1974 and 1990, according to the Waterhouse tribunal's report, Lost In Care. |
| MARILYN SHEPPARD - beaten to death in 1954 SAM SHEPPARD - incarcerated for murder CLEVELAND Ohio F. Lee Bailey says neighbors killed Marilyn Sheppard -- (Fox) F. Lee Bailey, who won acquittal for Dr. Sam Sheppard at the doctor's second murder trial, testified Tuesday that two neighbors killed Marilyn Sheppard in the 1954 case that partly inspired "The Fugitive'' TV series. 'Fugitive' Trial Told of Victim's Possible Affair -- (Reuters) F. Lee Bailey said there were questions about a possible affair at the time of the slaying but the lawyer who defended Sheppard in his first trial ``decided it best to leave her on a pedestal because they believed Sam would be acquitted.'' F. Lee Bailey: Sheppard didn't kill wife, but handyman didn't do it either -- (Court TV) Bailey told jurors that he believed the Sheppard's neighbors, local mayor Spencer Houk and his wife, Esther, killed Marilyn. Sheppard case tainted, famed lawyer testifies -- (Access Atlanta) |
| EUGENE, Ore. Fear of Kip Kinkel mounted months before shooting rampage -- (Oregon Live) Kip Kinkel spooked the family housekeeper so much that she quit eight months before his rampage. Playmates dropped Kinkel, and classmates kept out of his way. Kinkel pleaded guilty last fall to killing his parents and then going to Thurston, where he killed two students and wounded 25 others. Kinkel, now 17, was sentenced to nearly 112 years in prison. |
| OCALA, Fla Grand jury to review boy's death -- (Orlando Sentinal) Marion County grand jury will consider criminal charges in the case of a 12-year-old boy who was restrained by a counselor at an Ocala-area youth camp for troubled boys and later died from asphyxiation, officials said Tuesday. EVERETT, Wash. Multiple-personality claim going to U.S. Supreme Court -- (Oregon Live) "I think they demanded an unrealistic level of understanding regarding ... the defendant's mental processes," lawyer David Koch said. "We don't carve out special rules for any other mental disorder. We look at the mental capacity of the defendant at the time of the offense." CLEARWATER, Fla. Man Gets Life in Prison in 23-Year-Old Murder Case -- (Tampa Bay Online) A man convicted of killing his 16-year-old girlfriend when she refused his sexual advances was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison in the murder 23 years ago. |
| C.J. WILKERSON, 9 - kidnapped, still missing Derrick Lee Glover, 26 - charged WAKE FOREST, NC Suspect's Bail Remains at $1 Million in Boy's Disappearance -- (WRAL Online) Relatives of a missing nine-year-old boy scuffled outside the Wake County courtroom where a hearing was held for the man charged with kidnapping the child. |
| TROOPER JEFF CRYMBLE - shot in the stomach Charles Lannis Moses Jr, 31 - warrant issued SUTHERLAND, Neb Manhunt Begins After Trooper Shot -- (Omaha World-Herald) Authorities from several law-enforcement agencies combed parts of southwest Nebraska west of North Platte on Sunday after issuing state and national alerts for Charles Lannis Moses Jr. of Nocona, Texas. Charles Moses accused of killing Paxton man -- (MSNBC) A Paxton man was found shot-to-death on his farm. The shooting occurred about 3:40 p.m. and the Nebraska State Patrol suspects Charles Lannis Moses Junior. |
| REV. WALTER BROWN, 81 - murdered MARY BROWN, 77 - wounded Christopher O'Brian Mason, 21 - charged BOARDMAN, N.C. Man charged with killing minister who helped him -- (News and Observer) A man helped by a minister was charged this week with killing the minister and wounding his disabled wife during a robbery, authorities said. DON McELROY, 56 - victim SHASTA COUNTY, CA Suspects accused in stabbing death of bait shop clerk -- (Record Searchlight) A second Shasta County Superior Court judge refused Monday to split the trial of two men accused in the slaying last year of a Shasta Lake bait shop clerk. Judge Wilson Curle said keeping the defendants together will save time for everybody involved, including the defense CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VA Intent at issue in guard's death / Man could face death if jury finds he planned killing -- (Richmond Newspapers) Attorneys for John Yancey Schmitt acknowledged yesterday that their client shot and killed guard Shelton Earl Dunning just before taking $35,929 from the Bank of America's Bon Air branch. ELIZABETH MENDEZ, 41 - victim Anthony Lamont Caldwell, 36 - facing life sentence SAN BERNARDINO, CA Guilty verdicts in rape, murder -- (Inland Empire Online) A Fontana man was convicted Monday of the 1993 rape and murder of his former neighbor and of escaping from the San Bernardino jail two years later. |
| TARA ROSE MUNSEY, 17 - missing for 17 days ROANOKE, VA Investigators: Munsey shot at site where body was found -- (Roanoke Times) Investigators believe Tara Rose Munsey was shot at the spot by the railroad tracks where her body was discovered, Sheriff Jim Davis said Monday. Keith A. Lu, 26 - victim Vinh Cam Tuyen, 19 - victim SACRAMENTO, CA 2 killed, 2 hurt in shooting at karaoke bar -- (Sacramento Bee) Two young men died in the gunfire and two other victims were injured. Investigators said they had no idea what caused the gunman to shoot up the bar in the 10400 block of Folsom Boulevard before he fled. WALNUT COVE, N.C. Father of boy who shot brother charged with violating gun-storage law -- (News and Observer) The Stokes County sheriff's office filed the misdemeanor charge against Kim Russell Oates, 45, of Walnut Cove. On Feb. 5, Oates' son, Christopher Russell Oates, accidentally shot and killed his brother, Douglas Tyler Oates. HENRICO COUNTY, VA One held, another sought in killings -- (Richmond Newspapers) Laura Joyce Frizzell, 37, was charged with first-degree murder and use of a firearm in a felony in the shooting death of her husband, Greg Frizzell, 38, at the couple's Sandston home in the 400 block of Penley Road on Saturday. |
| D.A. RON FOSTER - targeted Serena Hendrickson, 38 - felony solicitation and conspiracy to commit first-degree murder. Lonnie Hendrickson, - felony solicitation and conspiracy to commit first-degree murder. CANON CITY, Colo Murder-for-hire trial begins for Cheyenne Wells woman -- (Star-Journal Publishing) A trial got under way Monday in Fremont County District Court for a Cheyenne Wells woman charged in connection with a murder-for-hire plot. RALEIGH, NC Judge rules superiors can testify on statements made by privates -- (News and Observer) A military judge has ruled that a soldier's statements to his superiors after a fatal game of Russian roulette can be used in his court-martial even though he was not read his rights. WILLIAM BRENT POOLE, 24 - victim John Boyd Frazier, 30 - charged with murder CONWAY, S.C. Jury being chosen in shooting trial -- (News and Observer) Jury qualification and selection has started in the trial of a North Carolina man charged with killing his former girlfriend's husband. GREG SIMS, - shot to death LANCASTER, SC Trial depends on felons' testimony -- (Rock Hill Herald) "With little physical evidence, prosecutors must rely on the words of felons to try to convict 20-year-old Murray Adkins III of a March 1998 murder, Adkins' lawyer said. Adkins' trial marks the end of the legal saga of a triple murder that started March 2, 1998 |
| ALEXIA REALE, 5 - body never recovered Larry Carrasco, 51 - murder and 11 counts of child abuse Barbara Carrasco, 37 - pleaded guilty SACRAMENTO, CA Teen tells of abuse, little sister's death -- (Sacramento Bee) A 15-year-old girl described Monday how her mother and stepfather dismembered her 5-year-old sister's dead body with a pruning saw, then incinerated the body parts in the family fireplace. victim remains anonymous Hazard K. Campbell Jr. - told psychiatrists he was 6 years old when he first dreamed about chopping up little girls BRATTLEBORO, VT Campbell gets 25 years to life for rape -- (Vermont New Media) She had been raped and tortured for more than 10 hours. Her head was wrapped in duct tape and beaten with a mallet. All the time, she expected her mentally ill attacker to kill her. SACRAMENTO, CA Baby's death tests double jeopardy -- (Sacramento Bee) Kanika Shavon Wells is crying foul over plans to try her again for suffocating her baby after she already has been convicted of voluntary manslaughter and sentenced to 11 years in prison. |
| SILVIO ALFONSO, 44 - victim was beaten and strangled Yosvany Hernandez, 30 - life in prison MIAMI, Fla Jury says it was murder, not rough sex -- (Miami Herald) Rejecting claims that a Miami Springs doctor died accidentally during rough sex, a jury took just two hours and 10 minutes Monday to find the doctor's lover guilty of first-degree murder and robbery. victims as young as 4 ROANOKE, VA Man sentenced in child pornography case -- (Roanoke Times) Lilburn Siner was ready to try anything Monday to avoid a long prison sentence for a lifetime of molesting children. "I'm willing to be castrated ... I'm willing to do whatever it takes," he told Roanoke Circuit Judge Richard Pattisall. YORK, SC Jury finds York man guilty in sex case -- (Rock Hill Herald) Hoyt A. Morris, 46, of 430 Austin Drive will serve 40 years. He will serve two consecutive 20-year sentences for two counts of criminal sexual conduct. The charges stem from numerous incidents two teen-agers allege occurred at Morris' home between April 1997 and March 1998. The boys said Morris had sex with them, allowed them to watch pornographic movies and gave them alcohol and cigarettes in exchange for sex. |
| Manchester, England Spiteful wife 'hired hitman to kill wealthy stepson'--(Electronic Telegraph) A vengeful wife hired a circus clown called Banjo to carry out the contract killing of her wealthy stepson and his "greedy" wife, a court heard yesterday. |
| CAROLE and JULI SUND, SILVINA PELOSSO - murder victims Yosemite, California Murdered trio's families remember privately; 2nd 'Vigil of Hope' next month--(Modesto Bee) From the very beginning, members of the Sund, Carrington and Pelosso families were determined not be consumed by the evil that claimed the lives of their loved ones. |
| TYREA SPENCER victim Lakesha Graham, - taken into custody PHILADLEPHIA, PA Girl, 12, arrested on charge of murder -- (philly.com) A 12-year-old West Philadelphia girl has been arrested by Philadelphia police and charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a 13-year-old friend during a sleep-over last month. Cops: It was murder -- (philly.com) When a 13-year-old girl was shot and killed by a 12-year-old girl in West Philadelphia last month, police at first thought it was an accident. |
| Gilberto Chavez, 23 - arrested GROOM, NM Trooper, deputy hurt during 1-40 chase -- (Pampa News) A 23-year-old New Mexico man was in Gray County jail today, charged with attempted capital murder, following a high speed chase down Interstate 40 that sent a deputy and Department of Public Safety trooper to the hospital. BEAUMONT, TX Jury set for Berry's third trial -- (Port Arthur News) Jefferson County Assistant District Attorney Ed Shettle is hoping the third time's a charm as he seeks a guilty verdict against Port Arthur policeman Bobby Eugene Berry for allegedly sexually assaulting his date in January 1998. The first trial against Berry ended last May with a deadlocked jury and the second trial ended in a mistrial last October. PROVIDENCE, RI Ead admits to extortion -- (Providence Journal) -- Former city tax official David C. Ead yesterday pleaded guilty to arranging bribes with a `` high-ranking city of Providence executive '' whose identity remains a secret. NEW YORK Family: Hospital Mishandled Death -- (Newsday) Beth Israel Hospital had failed to notify the father previously that his son had been hospitalized, let alone dead, according to documents filed last week in Manhattan State Supreme Court. |
| Buford O. Furrow - may be facing death penalty LOS ANGELES, CA Furrow Rearraigned for Hate Crimes -- (Newsday) A white supremacist charged with shooting up a Jewish center filled with children and killing a postman last summer has been arraigned on a new federal indictment that added hate crime allegations. Furrow Bid for Memo on Death Penalty Fails -- (LA Times) A Los Angeles federal judge Monday denied Buford O'Neal Furrow Jr. access to a prosecution memo recommending whether he should face a death penalty trial. Prosecutors stay silent on death penalty issue in Furrow case -- (Sacbee) |
| Bryan Michael Ernst, 27 - five counts of third-degree sexual abuse OTTUMWA, Iowa Ernst Pleads Guilty -- (Ottumwa Courier) A former youth pastor pleaded guilty Monday in Wapello County District Court to two of six felony charges of sexual contact with a minor. |
| TIFFANY LONG, 10 - victim Harold Jones, 17 - facing murder, kidnapping, rape Joseph Jones, 15 - facing murder, kidnapping, rape Dorthia Bynum, 18 - faces the death penalty BURLINGTON, NC Dorthia Bynum receives minimum 124-year prison term -- (News & Record) In a move that caught her own family by surprise, Dorthia Bynum decided to stand by her plea Monday in the Tiffany Long murder case. She then was sentenced to a minimum 124-year prison term. Defendant gets 124 years in girl's death -- (Myrtle Beach Online) Afterward, the judge ordered separate trials for the two other defendants in the case. Children left adrift -- (News & Record) Police say these young lives collided horribly in a small rental house at 614 Lakeside Ave. on Oct. 16, 1998. |
| ASHA DEGREE, 9 - missing CLEVELAND COUNTY, NC Frantic search for missing nine-year-old -- (GoCarolinas.com) Dozens of people are out scouring parts of Cleveland County for a little girl who's been missing since Monday morning. Asha Degree Reported Missing Monday. -- (WBTV News) The search for a missing 9 year old Cleveland County girl is underway again this morning. |
| MARTHA MOXLEY - murdered at age 15 in 1975 Michael Skakel - former neighbor accused GREENWICH, Connecticut Sources say Moxley evidence is missing --(Greenwich Time) The State's Attorney's Office will not comment on the possibility of missing evidence, and Greenwich police deny any knowledge that clothing that belonged to murder suspect Michael Skakel cannot be found. But sources say that a pair of red-stained dungarees and sneakers that authorities had tested for blood and DNA evidence are missing. |
| AMADOU DIALLO - Unarmed man shot by police Officers Sean Carroll, Edward McMellon, Kenneth Boss and Richard Murphy - Charged with murder ALBANY, NY Emotional Testimony (Newsday ) Officer weeps as he describes Diallo shooting Officer says he thought Diallo wore bulletproof vest (Postnet ) |
| STEPHANIE PIERCE - In critical condition after being shot RENO,NV Police hunt for suspect in road rage shooting (RENO GAZETTE-JOURNAL ) Police across northern Nevada will continue a search today for a man in a red pickup who shot a Truckee woman in the head Monday during an apparent road-rage incident on Interstate 80 near Robb Drive in Reno. |
| COLUMBINE STUDENTS SHOT NICHOLAS KUNSELMAN(15)- Shot to death STEPHANIE HART(16) - Shot to death LITTLETON, CO Cousin IDs shot Columbine students (USA Today ) Two Columbine High students were killed early Monday in a shooting at a Subway sandwich shop near the school, police say. Columbine's curse (Toronto Sun ) Columbine Mourns, Again (CBS News ) Littleton, still reeling from Columbine, endures yet another tragedy (Fox News ) More Columbine carnage (Salon ) RICHARD LOLLAR - Stabbed to death JACINTA BAKER - Stabbed to death RAY LEWIS - NFL linebacker charged with murder ATLANTA, GA Atlanta Judge Grants NFL's Lewis Bail (Reuters ) Baltimore Ravens football star Ray Lewis was granted bail on Monday by an Atlanta judge after being indicted last week for murder in connection with the stabbing deaths of two men on Super Bowl Sunday Judge grants Lewis $1 million bond in post-Super Bowl slayings -- (AP) HAROLD JURGENS - Died under suspicious circumstances Lois Jurgens - Convicted murderer not a suspect in his death STILLWATER, MN Autopsy shows murderer's husband died of heart disease, not poisoning (Duluth News ) The husband of one of the state's most notorious murderers died of heart disease and was not poisoned, the Washington County sheriff said Monday |
| TINA WOOD, 31, and her children, JARED, 10, JOSHUA, 8, EMILY, 7, and HANNA, 5. victims WARRENSBURG, Mo Five family members found shot to death -- (PostNet) The two survivors, both girls -- one described as an infant, the other as 3 years old -- were taken to Western Missouri Medical Center and were later transferred to another hospital for treatment. Authorities said they were expected to survive. A man was taken into custody Monday at the scene of the shooting at a house built into the side of a hill. |
| CORDELL RICHARDS, 31 - beaten, chained to a tree and set on fire Renee Lincks - charged Ronald Bell Jr - charged Kristel Maestas, 17 - charged SHALIMAR, Fla Trial to start today in slaying of Richards -- (Northwest Florida Daily News) Trial for one of three defendants charged in the torture killing of a Fort Walton Beach man begins this morning at the Shalimar courthouse annex. Rodney Carson Forbes - charged with murder OAK RIDGE, TN OR man being held on murder charge -- (The Oak Ridger) A 23-year-old Oak Ridge man is being held in Knox County jail today for allegedly murdering Michael Thomas Mealey, an Oak Ridge High School graduate. Two other people have been charged with taking items from the victim's apartment in West Knoxville after he was killed. victim's name not released, police have no suspect SANTA ANA, Ca Boy, 11, shot after touching a bicycle -- (Orange County Register) An 11-year-old boy was in critical condition Sunday following a shooting shortly after he, his 13-year-old brother and three friends touched bicycles that didn't belong to them, police said. |
| TROOPER JEFFREY CRYMBLE - sustained injuries DEPUTY STAN McKNIGHT - sustained injuries Charles Lannis Moses Jr, 31 - sought by Police OGALLALA, Neb. Trooper, deputy shot: Suspected gunman remains at large -- (North Platte Telegraph) A Nebraska State Patrol trooper was shot in the abdomen and a Lincoln County sheriff's deputy was shot in the hand as a high-speed pursuit ran through portions of Lincoln, Keith and Perkins counties early Sunday morning. The suspected shooter eluded authorities and was still at large Monday morning. Search for Shooting Suspect Expands -- (Omaha World-Herald) Authorities expanded their search Monday of parts of southwestern Nebraska for a Texas man wanted for shooting and wounding a state trooper and a Lincoln County deputy sheriff Saturday. 2 injured cops still in critical condition -- (Times-Picayune) |
| Marilyn Lemak, - awaits trial on first-degree murder charges. NAPERVILLE, Ill. Some women support mom accused of killing her children -- (PostNet) A mother accused of drugging and suffocating her three young children is getting support from a handful of local women who think she should be in a mental institution instead of in DuPage County jail facing murder charges. |
| LITTLETON, Colo 2 shot to death at SW sub shop -- (Denver Post) The victims were identified as 16-year-old Stephanie Hart and 15-year-old Nicholas Kunselman. Authorities said Kunselman worked at the sandwich shop at 6768 W. Coal Mine Ave. Hart was his girlfriend. |
