| Lakireddy Bali Reddy, 62, and Vijay Kumar Lakireddy, 30 - father and son accused of smuggling women BERKELEY, Calif. Landlord and son ask solo trials --(SF Examiner) Reddy was charged with eight counts of bringing immigrants into the country illegally and two counts of illegally importing minors for immoral purposes. Lakireddy faces two of the illegal immigration counts and one count of visa fraud. |
| Jonathan Michael Tampico - convicted of internet child porn trafficking Ex-lab scientist gets prison for Web child porn--(Contra Costa Times) A former high-level laser scientist at Lawrence Livermore Laboratory was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison Monday for using the Internet to procure and distribute child pornography in Texas. |
| JONBENET RAMSEY MURDER INVESTIGATION - goes prime time 'JonBenet Ramsey' offers scenarios -- (Spokane.net) The 1996 unsolved murder of the tiny beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey is revisited on FOX at 9 in an hourlong movie "Getting Away With Murder: The JonBenet Ramsey Story." Who killed JonBenet? -- (USA Today) Now TV offers two takes on the unsolved crime, with Fox's Getting Away With Murder: The JonBenet Story tonight at 9 ET/PT and CBS' Perfect Murder, Perfect Town on Feb. 27 and March 1. |
| MARTHA MOXLEY, 15 - murdered in 1975 Michael Skakel, 39 - former neighbor charged STAMFORD, Conn. Papers make case for access to Skakel arraignment--(Greenwich Time) If the cramped confines of a Stamford juvenile courtroom cannot accommodate members of both the press and public interested in a high-profile murder arraignment, then the press must be allowed in as the public's surrogate, a group of newspapers claim in a document filed yesterday in state Superior Court. |
| SUE XIONG,90 - died of neglect James Thao - homicide related charges La Vang - paid $2,100 a month to care for Sue STOCKTON, CA Pair held in grandmother's death -- (Record Net) Officials paint a horrifying picture of the woman's condition. She had no body fat and weighed a frail 77 pounds. Her toenails were so long they curled under. Large, infected sores covered her back, sides and feet. Detectives said Vang and Thao had also neglected to give Xiong her prescribed medications. Stanley A. Newago, 20 - intentional homicide WASHBURN, WI Murder suspect was on bail for sexual assault of child -- (Murphy McGinnis Interactive) A Red Cliff man, currently being held in the Bayfield County Jail in connection with the murder of 16 year old Inga Klinger of Bayfield, was out on $500 bail after being charged last year in the alleged sexual assault of a child in Bayfield County. |
| LAPD CORRUPTION PROBE LOS ANGELES, CA Police Slaying of Woman Violated Policy, Panel Says (Los Angeles Times ) A sharply divided Los Angeles Police Commission on Tuesday rejected the recommendation of Chief Bernard C. Parks and found that the fatal police shooting of a frail homeless woman last year violated department policy Calls Grow for LAPD Probe (ABC News ) |
| SAM SHEPPARD MURDER CASE MARILYN SHEPPARD - Murdered Sam Sheppard b - Convicted of murder Sheppard lawyer reconsiders past (Akron (OH) Beacon Journal ) F. Lee Bailey says he should have suspected handyman in 1954 killing |
| Rae Lewis - NFL player charged with murder ATLANTA, GA NFL star leaves Fulton County Jail (Atlanta (GA) Journal-Constitution ) 2 others indicted in slayings in Buckhead are behind bars Terms of Lewis' freedom may crimp his lifestyle (Atlanta (GA) Journal-Constitution ) Text of Lewis' statement to police (Atlanta (GA) Journal-Constitution ) |
| BRENT POOLE, 24 - shot twice in head RENEE POOLE, 23 - convicted Nov. 13, 1999 JOHN BOYD FRAZIER, Jr. - on trial Conway, South Carolina Poole: No testimony in trial of Frazier--(JournalNow) She says her appeal of murder conviction could be threatened. |
| XIANA FAIRCHILD, 7 - missing since December 9, 1999 Vallejo, California Xiana gone, but not forgotten--(Times-Herald) Xiana Fairchild's schoolmates don't talk as much about the missing 7-year-old and they don't seem as upset as they once were. Having gone through "some of the healing process", her class is getting a new teacher today. |
| LOS ANGELES ABC Pays Damages to Psychic Network -- (Yahoo/AP) ABC paid more than $900,000 to a Psychic Services Network worker who claimed a secretly made videotape shown on ``PrimeTime Live'' ruined his reputation. |
| AMADOU DIALLO - Unarmed man shot by police Kenneth Boss, Richard Murphy, Sean Carroll and Edward McMellon - On trial for murder ALBANY, N.Y. Defense rests as police expert says Diallo cops followed proper procedure -- (Court TV) A police training expert told jurors Wednesday that the four officers accused of murder in the Amadou Diallo case followed proper procedure when they pursued and decided to shoot the West African street vendor. Defense nears end of case in Diallo trial -- (ABC News.com) Two more officers testify they thought Diallo was armed -- (philly.com) Protests at Diallo trial take angry turn -- (Bergen Record) Diallo's 'Combat Stance' Led to Shooting, 2 Testify -- (LA Times) Full Case Background From Court TV -- (Court TV) Officers say they backed partners (Albany (NY) Times Union ) At times angry, 120 protesters call for justice (Albany (NY) Times Union ) ... I seen a gun in his hand' (Albany (NY) Times Union ) Accused N.Y. officer describes hunt for gun (Baltimore (MD) Sun ) |
| SPARTANBURG, NC Man given 28 years for sexual assault -- (GoUpstate News) A Spartanburg man was sentenced to 28 years in prison Tuesday after a jury found him guilty of sexually assaulting a 6-year-old girl. Billy R. Woodruff, 42, of 520 Franklin St. was convicted of first-degree criminal sexual conduct with a minor in connection with the December 1997 incident. PHILADELPHIA, N.Y. Sex case leaves parents upset, angry -- (Staten Island Live) An Army private and his wife have been arrested for using cigarettes and alcohol to lure a group of teenagers into participating in sex games with them. |
| TOTTENVILLE, NY A naked surprise -- (Staten Island Live) It wasn't unusual for Albert Hohmann to traipse around in his birthday suit with a glass of fine wine and a scrumptious sandwich. Nothing wrong with making yourself at home. The only problem, authorities say, is Hohmann wasn't at home. |
| CAROL HUTTO, - murdered in 1976 James Kuenn, 40 - sentenced to life in prison. LARGO, Fla The victim's mother lectures the killer, sentenced to life -- (St Petersburg Times) It took nearly 24 years, but on Tuesday, Carol Hutto's family finally got the chance to address her killer. Paul John Fitzpatrick, 42 - first-degree murder charge LARGO, Fla 20 years later, slaying suspect in court -- (St Petersburg Times) -- It's been almost 20 years to the day since Gerald Hollinger's body, slashed and stabbed 40 times, was found in his Belleair home. GERMAINE CHATKANA, - murdered STEARNS COUNTY, MN Life in prison looms for Maxwell -- (St Cloud Times) If Ole Maxwell could change what he did Jan. 26, 1999, he wouldn't. That's the day he took a belt, put it around his girlfriend's neck and for 20 minutes strangled her to death. JoANN C. THOMAS, 38 - murdered Nov. 1, 1997 LORETTA DANIELS, 38, -murdered Feb. 2, 1998 ROSEMARY A. DOWNS, 42 - murdered Feb. 11, 1998 JOYCE L. DICKERSON-PEAY, 37 - murdered Feb. 18, 1998 PITTSFIELD, MA DNA test's reliability focus of slaying hearing -- (MassLive News) The reliability of a more detailed method of testing DNA was the focal point of a Superior Court hearing here yesterday in the serial murder case against former Springfield resident Alfred J. Gaynor. GAFFNEY, SC Solicitor seeks death in murder of trucker -- (GoUpstate News) Prosecutors will seek the death penalty against a Blacksburg man accused in the 1998 murder of a truck driver. Solicitor Holman Gossett announced Monday that he will put Gaderria Leon Ross, 25, of 172 Martin Hills Road on trial for his life later this year. |
| Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada City cops suspended--(The Star-Phoenix) Police chief orders homicide investigation after Native men discovered frozen to death. |
| LEWIS MAYO III, 44, and KIMBERLY SMITh, 30 - victims Allen Gerome Davis, 17, Pedro Isreal Loredo, 19, and Juan Manuel Torres, 17 - charged HOUSTON, TX Three teens charged with murder in firefighters' deaths -- (Fox) Three teen-agers accused of setting a McDonald's restaurant on fire as they tried to break into its safe with a blowtorch have been charged with murder in the deaths of two firefighters. |
| BECKY STOWE, 15 - murdered Rob Leamon, - life in prison with no possibility of parole. NILES, MI Justice for Becky: A true crime mystery in 19 parts -- (South Bend Tribune) "Justice for Becky" is the story of a police detective's struggle to solve the mystery of what happened to a missing 15-year-old Niles girl. As Becky Stowe's friends and family assisted the police in the glare of the media spotlight, they learned hard lessons about growing up, friendship and community. |
| Robert Martin Lloyd, - sentenced to 9 years YREKA, CA Judgment day comes for cult leader -- (Siskiyou Daily) One of the more bizarre criminal cases in Siskiyou County Came to a close Tuesday when a Valley Ford man once proclaiming to be Jesus was sentenced to state prison for the assault and rape of one of his female disciples. MOUNT VERNON, WA Plea agreement ends case of convicted sex offender -- (Skagit Vally Herald) "The victims did not want a trial, but they wanted him to be convicted for a felony offense, and to be required to register as a sex offender -- and that's exactly what he pleaded to," Skagit County Prosecutor Tom Verge said Monday. |
| KIM MEDLIN, 26 - victim Josh Griffin, 23 - spared the death penalty MONROE, NC Court of Appeals upholds Griffin's murder conviction -- (Charlotte Observer) The N.C. Court of Appeals has upheld former Monroe police officer Josh Griffin's murder conviction in the 1997 slaying of a Union County motorist. Griffin was convicted of killing 26-year-old Kim Medlin after using his patrol car to stop her on a well-traveled Monroe road as she drove home from work March29, 1997. Prosecutors said the rookie officer, then 23, drove her to a deserted road, strangled her and hid her body. Medlin case archives -- (Charlotte Observer) complete case history |
| Bogota, Colombia Convict allegedly made millions in prison--(Reuters) A Colombian convict raked in millions of dollars over the last two years by running a huge extortion ring from inside one of the country's most closely guarded prisons, authorities charged. |
| Pvt. Shemeika Vaughn, 20 - pleaded guilty FORT LEWIS, WA Soldier sentenced for dumping newborn -- (Seattle Times) A Fort Lewis soldier has been sentenced to six years in prison for abandoning her newborn son in a trash bin. JACOB ANFINSON 2wks - victim Heidi Anfinson, 40 - to be sentenced March 29 SCOTT COUNTY, IA Jury convicts Anfinson of murder -- (Des Moines Register) Heidi Anfinson was convicted of second-degree murder Tuesday in the September 1998 drowning death of her 2-week-old baby |
| JAMES LEROY YOUNG(10) - Last seen getting off school bus NEWPORT, VA Police search for 10-year-old Denbigh boy (Newport News (VA) Daily Press ) Police are searching for a 10-year-old Newport News boy who has been missing since Tuesday afternoon. |
| ASHA DEGREE, 9 - missing CLEVELAND COUNTY, NC Girl still missing -- (Shelby Star) After a second day of searching by hundreds of family and friends and strangers, there's still no sign of Asha Degree. A dejected and tired R.T. Wensil finally set his chopper down Tuesday after a day in the sky, circling with nothing to show for it but sweat. Family, friends offer their support -- (Shelby Star) Town rallies around missing nine-year-old -- (Shelby Star) |
| CLEMENTINE BEAVERS - Murdered KAROL BEAVERS - Raped and murdered Monte Wendell Seager - Convicted of double murder MOUNT PLEASANT, IA Murderer awaiting new trial (Burlington (IA) Hawk Eye ) Seager is accused of breaking into the home of popular Mount Pleasant High School student and cheerleader Karol Beavers, with whom he reportedly was obsessed. KIM MEDLIN - Strangled Josh Griffin - Serving life in prison MONROE, NC Court of Appeals upholds Griffin's murder conviction (Charlotte (NC) Observer ) After a highly publicized eight-week trial, jurors found Griffin guilty of first-degree murder and kidnapping in February 1998 |
| Jonathan Michael Tampico - convicted of molesting a 10 yr. old boy in 1990 LIVERMORE, CA Ex-lab scientist gets prison for Web child porn (SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS ) A former high-level laser scientist at Lawrence Livermore Laboratory was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison Monday for using the Internet to procure and distribute child pornography in Texas. HONOLULU, HI Oahu boy, 14, accused of e-mail bomb threats (Honolulu (HI) Advertiser ) Police yesterday arrested a 14-year-old Salt Lake boy on suspicion of e-mailing threats of bombings and shootings to a New Jersey high school. |
| Martha Moxley(15) - Murdered in 1975 Michael Skakel - Murder suspect GREENWICH, CT Evidence in Skakel case may be missing (Boston Herald ) The Greenwich Time yesterday said red-stained dungarees and sneakers authorities sent to Washington crime labs to test for blood and DNA evidence can't be found. |
| STEPHANIE HART(16) - Shot to death NICHOLAS KUNSELMAN(15) - Shot to death LITTLETON, CO Investigators search for clues into students' deaths (ABC News ) Columbine High School sophomore Nicholas Kunselman felt that he and his girlfriend were soulmates, his mother said Investigators hunt for clues in latest Columbine deaths (Nando Times ) Teens’ killer left money in till (MSNBC News ) |
| TINA WOOD(31), JARED WOOD(10), JOSHUA WOOD(8), EMILY WOOD(7), HANNAH WOOD(5)- Murdered MORIAH WOOD(3), CASTLIN WOOD(1) - Expected to survive shooting Raymond E. Wood - Charged with murder WARRENSBURG, MO Man arraigned in shooting deaths of wife, children (Columbia (MO) Missourian ) A man arraigned on 14 criminal charges in the shooting deaths of his wife and four of his children said Tuesday that he was just ``starting to understand what happened.'' |
| ROBERT SEDLACEK - Murdered Charles Lannis Moses Jr - Arrested after three day manhunt PAXTON, NB Fugitive Survivalist Caught (CBS News ) The search for a Texas survivalist wanted in the killing of a farmer and the wounding of two officers in Nebraska ended late Tuesday when the fugitive surrendered at a farmhouse. Wyoming couple capture fugitive sought in Nebraska farmer's death (Dallas (TX) Morning News-Texas ) |
| AMADOU DIALLO - Unarmed man shot by police Kenneth Boss, Richard Murphy, Sean Carroll and Edward McMellon - On trial for murder ALBANY, N.Y. Police testify on fatal shooting (Washington Times ) Echoing their fellow defendants' accounts, two of the four New York City police officers on trial for killing an unarmed immigrant testified yesterday that the man appeared to draw a gun and take a "combat stance." Diallo Cops Claim Self Defense (CBS News ) Cops 'Frantic' on Doorstep (New York (NY) Daily News ) Diallo cops tell of shootout terror (New York Post ) 2 more cops felt threat from Diallo (Newark (NJ) Ledger-Star ) |
LONNIE "TED" BINION - murdered casino mogul Sandra Murphy - charged Rick Tabish - charged Las Vegas, NV No evidence offered in informant hearing --(Las Vegas Sun) Rick Tabish's lawyer acknowledged that he has no "smoking gun" to prove that prosecutors planted a jailhouse informant next to the murder defendant to steal his personal notes. Man held in Tabish alibi plot --(Las Vegas Review-Journal) Montana authorities on Monday arrested a man accused of paying witnesses to provide alibi testimony for murder suspect Rick Tabish. Man held as witness in Binion murder case --(Missoulian) Case File Link: The death of Lonnie "Ted" Binion |
| SACRAMENTO Teen testifies against stepfather in murder trial--(Salon.Com A/P)A 15-year-old girl testified against her stepfather in Sacramento Superior Court, saying he and her mother dismembered her 5-year-old sister, then incinerated the body in the family's fireplace. |
| ABC NEWS Hacker Says He Didn't Do It--(ABC)ABC-NEWS has learned that a hacker known as "Coolio" told the FBI he didn't launch last week's Web attacks. Now, agents want to speak to "Mafiaboy." |
