| Blythe, California Prisoner ordered released after DNA test shows evidence doesn't match--(Modesto Bee) A man sentenced to 45 years in prison for rape and robbery was ordered released from Ironwood state prison after new forensic tests showed his DNA did not match evidence in the 1986 case. |
| SABRINA AISENBERG, now 2 disappeared from her crib Tampa Florida Aisenberg couple to stand trial July 5 -- (The Tampa Tribune)Steven and Marlene Aisenberg will face trial in early July in the unsolved 1997 disappearance of their infant daughter Sabrina, court records show. The Aisenbergs were indicted in September by a federal grand jury in Tampa on conspiracy and false statement charges. They have pleaded not guilty and remain free on bail. |
| CLARENCE "C.J." WILKERSON, 9 - missing since January 12 Raleigh, North Carolina District Attorney offers immunity for boy's return--(WRAL) Wake County's District Attorney today promised full immunity to anyone who returns a missing nine-year-old Wake Forest Boy. |
| ASHA DEGREE, 9 - missing since Monday morning Shelby, North Carolina Truck driver may have seen missing nine-year-old girl --(GoCarolinas) The search continues Thursday morning for a missing Cleveland County girl. Items found belong to missing girl--(nbc6) A candy wrapper, hair bow and a pen were found in a barn near Asha Degree's home and that gives searchers hope. |
DANIEL McDONNELL - murder or suicide? Cynthia McDonnell - accused of murdering her husband LELAND, Michigan Jury begins deliberations--(TC Record-Eagle) Cynthia McDonnell's final betrayal of her husband came a day after she murdered him, when she claimed he committed suicide in her effort to beat a murder charge, prosecutors said in closing arguments Wednesday. Doctor: 'This was a suicide' --(TC Record-Eagle) A defense witness for a woman accused of murdering her mate to cover up a bilked trust fund was emphatic Tuesday about what happened to Cynthia McDonnell's husband. "It's more than clear that this was a suicide," said the chief medical examiner for Oakland County. McDonnell suicide scenario unlikely, say three expert witnesses --(TC Record-Eagle) A murder suspect who dreamed of writing murder mysteries got a lesson in forensic science in her fourth day of trial on charges that she murdered her husband. |
| WANDA MAY PITTS, 18 - abducted and murdered WILLIAM RAY MATTHEWS, 38 - confessed to crime Conroe, Texas Mother of slain girl writes long heart-wrenching letter to killer: "I can never forgive you...I no longer think there is a God"--(Philadelphia Inquirer) In anguished words addressed to her daughter's killer, a mother told of no longer knowing love - and no longer believing in God - because of the grief the man inflicted. |
| BRENT POOLE, 24 - victim Kimberly Renee Poole - convicted of murder and conspiracy in November 1999 John Boyd Frazier, 30 - charged with murder, armed robbery and conspiracy CONWAY, S.C. Frazier tape is played at trial -- (Piedmont Publishing) John Boyd Frazier Jr. told a detective he was shocked when he learned that William Brent Poole had been killed at Myrtle Beach, and then he admitted to having an affair with Poole's wife, according to a tape heard by jurors at Frazier's murder trial here yesterday. LUSK, WY Ranchers won fugitive’s trust -- (Wyoming Tribune-Eagle) The man sitting at Jim Kremers’ kitchen table Tuesday night was an uninvited and unwelcome guest: Charles Lannis Moses Jr. The Texas survivalist, wanted for gunning down a Nebraska farmer and wounding two law enforcement officers – and the target of a three-day manhunt – found his way to Kremers’ ranch 20 miles north of Lusk. Wyoming rancher, son capture Moses -- (MBNBC) Paxton mourns for gentle giant -- (MSNBC) Charles Lannis Moses Jr. is behind bars and with there is a feeling of relief and of sorrow. The town of Paxton is mourning the loss of Robert Sedlacek, the gentle giant. |
| COLETTE, KIMBERLY and KRISTEN MacDONALD - murdered Feb. 17, 1970 DR. JEFFREY MacDONALD - sentenced to three life terms Fort Bragg, North Carolina 30 years later, MacDonald case lives on at post home--(Oregon Live) Thirty years after Fort Bragg's most notorious crime, the Army family that now lives at 544 Castle Drive says curiosity seekers still take pictures of the home where Dr. Jeffrey family was murdered. |
| NICK KUNSELMAN, 15 and STEPHANIE HART, 16 - victims JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo Reward offered in sub-shop slayings -- (Denver Post) A reward of up to $10,000 was offered Wednesday in the killing of two Columbine High School students at a Subway sandwich shop. Colorado's labor law questioned -- (Denver Post) As police investigate the shooting deaths of two teenagers at a sandwich shop, people are starting to ask why a 15-year-old boy was working in the store at 10 o'clock at night. Investigators tight-lipped -- (Denver Post) Investigators have crucial evidence in the slayings of two Columbine High sophomores that they're not releasing because it's information only the killer would know. Teen's late shift broke labor laws -- (Denver Post) |
| JONBENET RAMSEY, 6 - murdered in her home Dec. 26, 1996 Boulder, Colorado It ain't gospel--(Salon News) The decision by the country's most prestigious religious publisher to produce John and Patsy Ramsey's book is an insult to people of faith. |
| AMADOU DIALLO - Shot to death by police Kenneth Boss, Richard Murphy, Sean Carroll, and Edward McMellon - Have pleaded innocent to charges of intentional murder, depraved indifference murder and reckless endangerment ALBANY, NY Judge allows lesser-included charges against Diallo cops -- (Court TV) Jurors deciding the fate of the four officers accused of murdering Amadou Diallo will consider several lesser-included charges that could lead to relatively little or no jail time. Defense rests in Diallo case -- (philly.com) The prosecutors asked Justice Joseph Teresi to direct the jury to consider manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide in addition to the charges of murder. Witness phase of trial at end -- (times-union) Judge rules jury can consider lesser charges as defense, prosecution rest Three generations of black family see different Diallo trial -- (Newsday) - The Rev. Timothy Mitchell has led the fight for civil rights most of his 69 years. Today, he finds the trial of four white police officers accused of killing a black man is bringing back those most heated conflicts, while bringing three generations of his family together. COMMENTARY McManus: What The Diallo Jury Should Hear -- (NY Post) The defense rested yesterday in the Amadou Diallo trial, and now only one question of significance remains: What sort of a charge will State Supreme Court Justice Joseph Teresi administer to the jury before packing it off to decide the future of law enforcement in New York City? |
| WACO, Texas Man Gets 60 years for Ninth DWI -- (Newsday) Lynnwood Anthony Vrba, 56, was sentenced on Wednesday. Killer of two has 20-40 years to 'pump iron' NE PHILADELPHIA Drunk driver gets the max -- (philly.com) After apologizing for the deaths, explaining, "I'm a drug addict and an alcoholic," Robert Graeves Jr., 27, showed no emotion as he heard members of the families of his victims take turns chastising him. 'There's nothing funny about drunk driving,' says MADD DuPage -- (Sun Lisle) Mothers Against Drunk Driving -- (MADD online) We are determined to stop drunk driving, support the victims of this violent crime, and prevent underage drinking. |
| FINCHINGFIELD, England A British tale of murder most fowl -- (philly.com) Who sent Violet, a fowl insured for $1.5 million, to the great chicken coop in the sky? Suspicions of fowl play abound. "Someone from America asked me, 'What is it with you Brits and chickens?'" "And I replied, 'You have drive-by shootings - we have rogue chickens.' " |
| OSSINING, NY Suspect in Ossining mans death extradited to Conn -- (NY Journal News) A suspect in the fatal shooting of an Ossining man four years ago is in custody in Connecticut following his arrest on a fugitive warrant. Maurice "Snake" Nelson, 42, was extradited from California this week. He was wanted in a pair of fatal shootings -- the January 1996 slaying of Ossining resident Mark Robinson in the Bronx and the September 1999 killing of a 29-year-old man who was shot along with Nelson's estranged wife in Stamford. Rodney Damon Grayson, 26 - turned himself in MANASSAS, DC Man Accused Of Shooting Wife to Death -- (Washington Post) A Manassas man fatally shot his wife yesterday morning as she lay in bed, less than an hour, police said, before he was supposed to appear in court on charges stemming from an assault on his wife. Faith Ann Bridget Grayson, 28, was found dead at 9:20 a.m. in an upstairs bedroom at a house on Hood Road, in the Georgetown South subdivision, Manassas police said. |
| WEST CHESTER, PA Attacker sentenced to 40 years probation -- (Daily Local News) A 21-year-old former West Chester University student who beat two female students 17 months ago was spared a jail sentence Wednesday based on a judge's decision that the assailant was psychotic and "unable to conform his conduct to the requirements of the law" at the time of the attack. WATERBURY, CT Teenager in killing described as confused -- (Republican-American) As a 16-year-old, Patrick Collins had below average intelligence, smoked marijuana daily and lived in an abusive home when he plunged a knife into his stepfather's chest. Psychiatrist Marc Rosen, who made those evaluations, testified during Collins' murder trial Wednesday that the teen described feeling confused and overwhelmed the night he killed 41-year-old James DiVirgilio in their Watertown home. NE WASHINGTON, DC Teen Couple Was Hunted by Killers, Affidavit Says -- (Washington Post) After a brawl on a high school basketball court, the suspects in the slayings of Andre Wallace and Natasha Marsh drove through the District, using a cellular telephone to track down key details that eventually led them to the teenagers and the fatal encounter, according to court records unsealed yesterday. |
| HERBIE HIDE - former WBO world heavyweight champion Norfolk, England Boxer quizzed over attack on woman--(BBC) A Norfolk police spokesman said: "A man was arrested last night in connection with allegations of assault on a female. |
| Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada Sasakatoon police chief calls in R.C.M.P.--(Edmonton Sun) Possible link between cops and two aboriginal men found frozen to death. |
| Sonya Hayes, - former girlfriend murdered David Hayes, - unborn child murdered days before birth TOLEDO, OH Killer of woman, fetus escapes death penalty -- (Toledo Blade) The jury recommended last night to Lucas County Common Pleas Judge Ronald Bowman that Terrance Davis receive life in prison without the possibility of parole, rather than the death penalty. SUFFOLK, VA Kearney found guilty of one murder, not two -- (Virginia Pilot Online) A jury deliberated for five hours Tuesday before finding Lerico K. ``Rico'' Kearney guilty of first-degree murder in the death of Yvonne A. Giles more than two years ago, but not guilty of killing her brother, David E. ``Gene'' Artis. HUNTSVILLE, TX Inmate excited, nervous about possible release -- (Victoria Advocate) Death row inmate Calvin Burdine said Wednesday he is ecstatic but a bit apprehensive over the possibility of being freed after more than 16 years behind bars because state attorneys missed a court-ordered deadline. |
| MIAMI Prosecutors offer plea agreement to 12-year-old murder suspect -- (Nando Times) Under a deal offered by prosecutors, a 12-year-old boy charged as an adult with first-degree murder in the death of a playmate could be allowed to plead to a lesser charge. WACO Government, Branch Davidians agree on re-creating Waco siege -- (Nando Times) The government and lawyers for the Branch Davidians agreed Wednesday on how to re-create conditions of the 1993 siege on the group, a simulation they hope will put to rest questions about whether federal agents fired shots at the compound. SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. Fire code violations found at Seton Hall -- (Nando Times) New Jersey officials said Wednesday that after taking over fire inspections this month they found a number of code violations at Seton Hall University, including in the freshman dormitory where three students were killed in a January blaze. |
| LAPD CORRUPTION PROBE LOS ANGELES, CA L.A. police shouldn't have hired 4 officers in probe, chief says (Nando Times ) Los Angeles' police chief said Wednesday that at least four of 12 officers involved in a police corruption investigation never should have been hired because they had been arrested or had outstanding debts. Los Angeles Police Officials Admit Widespread Lapses (New York Times ) |
| Officer Nelson A. Vasquez Sr. - Charged with assault and battery on a child with bodily injury Nellie Vasquez - Charged with assault and battery on a child with bodily injury SPRINGFIELD, MA Officer, wife charged with beating child (Springfield (MA) Union-News ) A Holyoke police officer and his wife were indicted yesterday on charges that they beat their nine-year-old son, causing him bodily injury. ALEX ASBURY(2) - Found dead in bed Richard Stokes - Accused of killing 2 year old Suspect in Davidson boy's death describes night the toddler died (Winston-Salem (NC) Journal ) Pathologist says possible liver disease could cause same bruises |
| ASHA DEGREE(9) - Missing SHELBY, NC Concern grows as girl still missing (Charlotte (NC) Observer ) A Cleveland County truck driver on his regular delivery route spotted a young girl walking south on N.C. 18 around 4 a.m. Monday. Thinking it was strange, Jeff Ruppe turned around the 10-wheeler he drives for the Sun Drop Bottling Co. - no easy task on the winding two-lane road. |
| TINA WOOD and her children, JARED(10), JOSHUA(8), EMILY(7) and HANNAH(5) -Shot to death MORIAH WOOD(4), and KATLIN WOOD(2) - Expected to survive shooting Raymond Wood - Charged with murder WARRENSBURG, MO Fairbanks family struggles to cope with slaying of woman, 4 young kids (Anchorage (AK) Daily News ) Former Fairbanks resident Tina Wood was one of those people who drew the world to her, her mother said. She was bright and friendly, and it seemed that she could do just about anything, from playing the piano to cutting her children's hair Relatives, friends struggle to understand deaths in family--(KC Star) People who knew Raymond Wood saw him as a kind, gentle man devoted to his family and his faith in God. But longtime family friends said Wood, while a good person, struggled with schizophrenia and suffered delusions that made him lose touch with reality. |
| HACKER QUESTIONED Pursuing Hundreds of Leads (ABC News ) FBI Questions ‘Coolio,’ Chases Other Leads in Cyber Attacks Richard L. Jennings - Charged with two counts of rape, one count of corruption of a minor and one count of pandering sexually oriented matter KENMORE, OH Kenmore man charged with rape, child porn (Akron (OH) Beacon Journal ) Police say he lured the young boys with gifts, photographed them naked or scantily clad and put their pictures on the Internet. BRANDON, MI Internet child porn site traced to Brandon teen (Detroit FreePress ) A 16-year-old Brandon Township youth was arrested Wednesday after police in Germany told U.S. authorities that he was distributing child pornography over the Internet. |
| AMADOU DIALLO - Shot to death by police Kenneth Boss, Richard Murphy, Sean Carroll, and Edward McMellon - Have pleaded innocent to charges of intentional murder, depraved indifference murder and reckless endangerment ALBANY, NY Prosecutors seek lesser-charge options for Diallo jury (ABC News ) ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) _ Jurors in the trial of four police officers accused of murdering an unarmed Bronx man in a hail of 41 bullets could have the option to convict the defendants on less serious charges. At the Diallo Trial, All Police Are Not Treated Equally (Time Daily ) |
| DR. DOUG SNIDER - Body has never been found Dr. Abraham Cooper - Charged with first degree murder Doctor accused of murdering colleague is denied bail (Vancouver Sun ) Dr.Cooper was suing Dr. Snider at the time of disappearance AMY ROBINSON - Murdered Michael Wayne Hall - Charged with murder Judge allows taped confession in murder trial (Arlington Morning News ) Suspect's police statement also ruled admissible in killing of mentally retarded teen TIFFANY EUNICK(6) - Murdered Lionel Tate(12) - Charged with murder MIAMI, FL Prosecutors offer deal to 12-year-old 'wrestling move' murder suspect (News Journal Online ) Prosecutors have offered a deal to a 12-year-old charged with first-degree murder in the death of a playmate, but his attorney said he thinks the case will go to trial. Heather Ryan - Stabbed to death in her home PITTSBURGH, PA Man hopes billboard offering reward helps solve wife's murder (Pittsburgh (PA) Post-Gazette ) John Ryan hopes the billboard at Second and Greenfield avenues will answer the "why" questions that have troubled him and his family since he found his wife's lifeless body in the kitchen of their Lincoln Place home Kenneth Guenther - Charged with two counts of first-degree aggravated sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child William J. Fisher - Charged with conspiracy to commit murder for hire Hit man' plot linked to teen's sex-attack case (IN Jersey. ) The man William J. Fisher supposedly wanted killed is charged with sexually assaulting Fisher's daughter, say Fisher's wife and son. LILLIAN MEISENBACH - Missing feared dead BEATRICE, NB Blood stains have police fearing worst (Lincoln Journal Star ) Missing since last week, an 83-year-old Beatrice woman may be a murder victim, police said Wednesday |
| VANCOUVER, BC Teacher accused of taping misbehaving Grade 2 boy's head to desk has good record in more than 10 years of teaching, BCTF president says (Vancouver Sun ) RCMP and principal Bob Mathieson are investigating allegations the teacher used string to tie the boy to his chair then used masking tape to tape his head to his desk Friday ANTHONY RICHARDS(10) - Left suicide note Boy, 10, kills himself over poor grades (New York Post ) A 10-year-old Bronx boy, distraught over a bad report card, hanged himself from his bunk bed, authorities said yesterday Susan Almgren - First grade teacher charged with prostitution LEXINGTON, KY Teacher pleads not guilty to prostitution (Lexington (KY) Herald-Leader ) Wearing a necklace with little hearts on it, the Lexington first-grade teacher charged with prostitution stood quietly, hands balled up at her side and looking straight ahead. And when TV cameras MIAMI, FL Bomb threat was easy to trace (Miami Herald ) When a message threatening to blow up Nova Middle School was sent by e-mail last week, administrators quickly zeroed in on a suspect and police arrested a 14-year-old student within a few days |
| ABC ‘Mafiaboy’ Suspected -- (ABC NEWS) The FBI appears to have evidence that a computor hacker known as "mafiaboy" may have launched at least two of the attacks against major Web sites last week. Not only were the sites blocked soon after he communicated with other about them, but he also seems to have knowledge that only a culprit would.. |
| TIFFANY EUNICK, 6 - died July 28, 1999 LIONEL TATE, 12 - charged with murder Miami, Florida Young murder suspect offered deal--(Washington Post/AP) A 12-year-old boy charged as an adult with first-degree murder in the death of a playmate could be allowed to plead to a lesser charge under a deal offered by prosecutors. |
| William Fyfe, 44 - pleaded not guilty MONTREAL, Que. Accused in slaying faces two more murder charges -- (National Post) An Ontario man, charged with the murder of a Montreal woman, was charged yesterday with two more murders, and police are looking through other unsolved killings to see if they are dealing with a serial killer. EDMONTON, Alta Doctor accused of murdering colleague is denied bail -- (Cnews) A northern Alberta doctor charged with first-degree murder in the death of a colleague has been denied bail. The Alberta Court of Appeal has ruled that Dr. Abraham Cooper, 62, must stay in jail until his trial begins Sept. 5 MINDY TRAN, 5 unsolved murder VANCOUVER, B.C. Police looking at relationship between Murrin and juror -- (Cnews) Vancouver police are looking at allegations that a juror at the trial of Shannon Murrin now is having a relationship with the man who was acquitted in a sensational child-murder case. Police review allegations Murrin and juror involved -- (CBC) Obstruction of justice? TORONTO, Ont RCMP given identity of 'mafiaboy' -- (CBC) A big break may have come in the search for one of the Internet hackers who attacked several big sites last week. Police now have the real name of "mafiaboy." Millions of e-mails jammed Web sites, such as Yahoo!, eBay, Amazon.com and Buy.com, temporarily shutting them down. Canadian teen takes credit for Internet hacker attacks -- (Globe & Mail) WINNIPEG, Man. Two women die after police take more than two hours to respond to call -- (Vancouver Sun) Two women were found dead in their north Winnipeg home Wednesday morning, more than two hours after police were called about a man who was apparently breaching a restraining order. FARAH KHAN, 5 - murdered TORONTO, Ont Father agrees to bury dismembered girl in Canada -- (Vancouver Sun) The father accused of killing a little girl whose dismembered body parts were found in a lakeside park has been stripped of the right to decide where she should be laid to rest. |
