| DARLENE HARRIS - stalking victim Chris Manning Venema, 42, - accused WASHINGTON CTY, Arkansas Alleged stalking victim pleads for help for suspect --(NW Arkansas Morning News) An alleged stalking victim pleaded for someone to get help for a man whose obsession for her has driven him to follow her, photograph her from bushes and trees, repeatedly climb through a ceiling to break into her locked office and leave mementos. |
| MINNESOTA Federal law used in 9-year sentence in date-rape drug case--(Mpls Star Trib) A Detroit Lakes man was sentenced in federal court Thursday to nine years in prison for using a date-rape drug on a woman he intended to sexually assault. The case is the first in the country prosecuted under the Drug Induced Rape Prevention and Punishment Act, and officials say they hope it sends a tough message: Use controlled substances to commit a crime, and you will do federal time. |
| SPRINGDALE, Arkansas Police make more child-abuse arrests in case that began with call to hotline --(NW Arkansas Morning News) In its seventh week, a single investigation of reported sexual abuse of children in Springdale continues to grow, with two more arrests Wednesday, bringing the number of suspects to three and alleged victims to five. GAITHERSBURG, Maryland Man pleads to molestation --(Journal Online) Many who live near James Earl Morrow once described the Gaithersburg man as a trustworthy and good neighbor. But Morrow pleaded guilty yesterday to molesting a 6-yr-old neighborhood girl and contributing to the delinquency of a neighborhood boy. |
| WASHINGTON FBI Admits Its Site Was Attacked -- (Reuters) The FBI acknowledged Friday that electronic vandals shut down its own Internet site for hours last week in the same type of attack that disrupted some of the Web's major commercial sites. The bureau's Web site,www.fbi.gov, remained inaccessible for more than three hours Feb. 18 . Another university hit with 'zombie' hacking code -- (Reuters) Web Broker NDB.com Down, Blames Hackers -- (Reuters) ISPs, Telcos Join Forces To Fight Web Attacks -- (Tech Web) Beware e-mails that come with strings attached -- (National Post) Latest Hacker Attack Cripples Online Brokerage -- (E Commerce Times) |
| NEWTON, N.J. Giorgio Gallara and Jeremy Giordano N.J. 'Thrill' Killer Gets Life -- (Washington Post) A man convicted of helping to lure two pizza delivery men to a dark, lonely country road so he and a friend could see what it felt like to kill someone was sentenced to life in prison. |
| WASHINGTON FBI Admits Its Web Site Fell Under Electronic Attack -- (A/P) The FBI is among the latest victims of electronic vandals disrupting major Internet sites. CORPORATE SITES ABC NEWS Cyber Vandals Hit 2 More Web Sites -- (ABC NEWS) Cyber vandals have attacked two more major Web sites — Microsoft's corporate Web site and the National Discount Brokers Group site. Officials do not know yet whether the incidents are related to the spate of cyber assults that crippled several leading sites two weeks ago. |
| LOS ANGELES O.J. Simpson sues for phone records he says will exonerate him -- (PostNet) O.J. Simpson is suing a phone company he claims is withholding records, that could exonerate him in the killings of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ronald Goldman. |
| PUNTA GORDA, Florida PILAR RODRIGUEZ, missing 4 year-old No clues in year-old disappearance of 4-year-old --(Naples News)--It's been a year since 4-year-old Pilar Rodriguez was reported missing and law enforcement officers admit they still don't know what happened to her. |
| NY Officers Acquitted in Diallo Case. -- (Newsday) Four white New York City police officers who killed unarmed West African immigrant Amadou Diallo in a barrage of 41 bullets were acquitted of all charges Friday, a stunning end to a case that led to massive protests and raised tensions between police and minorities Four cops acquitted of all charges, Diallo's mother calls for calm -- (Court TV) The defense successfully claimed that Amadou Diallo was responsible for the events that led to his accidental shooting. Lawyers for the officers argued that Diallo, for reasons unknown, failed to heed a police order to halt, making a routine police stop-and-question escalate into a shooting. Police officer thumbnails in Diallo trial -- (Newsday) Diallo verdict sparks protests -- (Court TV) Angry protesters shouted "Shame!" |
| GARY KUBICKI, 44 - murdered letter carrier Jason Kubicki, 20 - arrested on 1st degree murder charges Dawn Workman, 20 - charged with concealing a homicide WALTONVILLE / MT. VERNON, Illinois Woodlawn man arrested on murder charge--(Register-News) The son of a Woodlawn man found dead in his pickup truck was arrested on a first-degree murder charge early this morning. Gary Kubicki, 44, who was a Mt. Vernon mail carrier, was found dead in his pickup near Waltonville Lake, with a black bag over his head, between 6 and 7 a.m. Thursday. |
| JAKE ROBEL, 6 - Dragged to death Kim L. Davis - Charged with second degree murder INDEPENDENCE, MO City Mourns for Boy Dragged to Death in Theft -- (Reuters) Hundreds of mourners gathered on Friday for the funeral of a 6-year-old boy whose dragging death by a car thief ignited widespread outrage. Jake Robel was your Typical 6 Year-Old -- (MSNBC) I think it’s hard for kids this age to understand what is going on and it’s a hard day for everyone, said one parent. Kim L. Davis Facing Charges in Dragging Death -- (MSNBC) Davis had an outstanding warrant in Jackson County at the time of the incident and learned he had been released from jail just hours before the dragging death occurred. |
| MILFORD, Conn Conn. judge: Man not guilty of robbing banks because Prozac made him do it -- (Court TV) A Wallingford man is not guilty of robbing banks and a department store because the drug Prozac made him do it, a judge has ruled. In a non-jury trial, Superior Court Judge Richard Arnold on Thursday found Christopher DeAngelo, 28, innocent of the 1997 robberies due to mental disease or defect. |
| 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 Diallo jurors enter third day of deliberations and hear readbacks on justification -- (Court TV) Jurors deciding the fate of the four NYPD officers who gunned down Amadou Diallo seemed to focus on the cops' justification defense Friday as they heard more readbacks from the testimony of the two officers who fired the most shots. Diallo Jury Fails to Reach Verdict In Second Day of Deliberations -- () Supreme Court Justice Joseph Teresi explained that unlike second-degree murder which requires proof the New York City officers intended to kill Diallo , manslaughter means they only intended to cause serious injury. The jurors also asked for clarification on laws allowing police officers to claim self-defense. Capital Region Justice for Diallo Committee -- (fightthepower.net) |
| Jack Hasson, 47 - facing up to 65 years in prison and $162 million in fines on six counts of fraud MIAMI, Fla Jury Finds Celebrity Jeweler Guilty -- (Las Vegas Sun) A jeweler who catered to celebrities such as golfers Jack Nicklaus and Greg Norman was found guilty Friday of selling cheap imitations of pricey gems in an $80 million fraud case. |
| SPOKANE, Washington Serial killings to be discussed at a public forum in Spokane --(Seattle Post-Intelligencer)--Law officers are taking a new look at the unsolved slayings of seven women in the Spokane area since 1990 to determine whether they are linked to a presumed serial killer already blamed for the deaths of 10 females. |
| LAS VEGAS, Nevada LONNIE "TED" BINION, Murdered Casino Mogul Rick Tabish, charged with murder and theft Sandra Murphy, charged with murder and theft Tabish friend admits payoff for alibi--(Las Vegas Sun)--Jason Lee Frazier has admitted paying the mystery man "Ishma" $2,000 upfront to find witnesses to provide Rick Tabish with an alibi in Ted Binion's slaying Little progress is reached in Mattsen deal--(Las Vegas Sun)--The lawyer for David Mattsen said this morning the district attorney's office is "dragging its heels" in negotiations for his client to testify against Ted Binion's accused killers Expert says mark on Binion's chest may have been left by gun--(Las Vegas Sun)--A crime lab expert for the prosecution has suggested that a circular red mark on slaying victim Ted Binion's chest could have been the result of pressure from a firearm Key figure in Binion case seeks plea deal--(Las Vegas Sun)--A central figure in the Ted Binion murder investigation planned to sit down with prosecutors today to discuss the possibility of cooperating in the probe. Murphy still living the good life--(Las Vegas Sun)--Murder defendant Sandy Murphy continues to live a life of luxury even though she's been declared indigent by a judge who has ordered taxpayers to cover part of her legal expenses Witness sought in Tabish alibi plot--(Las Vegas Sun)--Homicide detectives want to question a man identified as "Ishma" in the reported plot by murder defendant Rick Tabish to pay off alibi witnesses in Ted Binion's slaying. Two sides of Murphy shown - Decision pending in Binion case hearing--(Las Vegas Sun)--Attorneys in the Ted Binion murder case Friday showed two sides to Sandy Murphy, the woman accused of conspiring to kill the gambling figure |
| RUPINDER K. DHILLON, 50 - victim Thomas A. Preciado, 14 - stabbed shopkeeper 9 times YUBA CITY, CA Boy will face trial in slaying of shopkeeper -- (Appeal-Democrat) "I went up to the lady and I said 'Give me all your money.' And she slapped me, and she pushed me, and she started wrestling with me. I didn't mean to stab her," a crying Preciado said on the videotape. |
| William John Dunlop, 30 - charged with 2nd degree murder WINNIPEG, Man Police responded to women's 911 call before her murder -- (Cnews) Several other police and independent sources confirmed officers interviewed McKeown and a man in her suite hours before she and her sister, Doreen Leclair, were stabbed to death. The revelation was leaked by a police source. |
| MINDY TRAN, 8 - abducted and murdered Shannon Murrin, - tried and acquitted ST. JOHN'S, NFLD. Crown won't appeal Murrin acquittal -- (CBC) Legally, at least, Shannon Murrin can put the Mindy Tran case behind him. Crown prosecutors in British Columbia say they won't appeal Murrin's acquittal. Former juror in Murrin murder trial now faces criminal probe -- (Cnews) The juror who helped acquit Shannon Murrin of murdering a little girl now faces a full-fledged obstruction-of-justice probe, Vancouver police announced Friday. |
| SAMANTHA WALSH, 13 - murdered Murderer cannot be named under the Young Offenders Act FLEUR DE LYS, NFLD, Canada 'Typical teenager' charged with killing classmate -- (National Post) A Newfoundland youth described as a "typical teenager" by his school principal was yesterday charged with second-degree murder after directing police to the body of a 13-year-old female schoolmate missing for nearly three weeks. The Disappearance of Samantha Walsh -- (CBC/Here & Now) Text court reporter, also available in streaming video |
| Rafael Perez - "he who chases monsters must see that he not become a monster himself." said Perez LOS ANGELES, CA LAPD Whistleblower Gets Five Years -- (Las Vegas Sun) The disgraced officer who blew the whistle on one of the worst police scandals in the city's history was sentenced today to five years in prison for stealing cocaine. He wept in court as he apologized to his department, his wife and the people of Los Angeles. INS Probes Its Role in Rampart Case -- (LA Times) Scandal: Investigation will focus on agents' statements that LAPD anti-gang officers used them to get Latinos deported in violation of city policy. Council Calls for LAPD Unit to Probe Police Crime -- (LA Times) |
| DA pursues new Ramsey lead Hunter asks police to investigate woman's story of sex abuse --(The Daily Camera)--District Attorney Alex Hunter has turned over new information to Boulder police and the FBI that he says could provide a major breakthrough in solving the 3-year-old JonBenét Ramsey murder case. Authorities eye upcomming book by JonBenet's parents--(Inside Denver)-- District Attorney Alex Hunter and Boulder Police Chief Mark Beckner skipped previous books about the JonBenet Ramsey murder, but a forthcoming narrative by the child's parents is on their reading list. In miniseries, JonBenet almost an afterthought--(Seattle Times)--JonBenet Ramsey's golden curls and haunting eyes are barely a blip on the television screen in a new miniseries about her brutal death In Fiction and Fact, the Ramsey Family--(The New York Times)--The real Patsy Ramsey can be seen giving her warning in two very different documentaries, one on MSNBC and another on A&E. Both have been shown before, to high ratings, and are being repeated early next week to latch onto the mini-series |
| unidentified victim was shot in the head WALTONVILLE, Ill Murder at Waltonville? -- (Register-News 2000) Jefferson County sheriff's officers are not releasing information yet, but some Waltonville residents wonder if it's a case of murder in a small town. a man was sitting in the passenger's side of the truck with a black bag over his head. The truck motor was still running and the doors of the truck were locked. |
| Thomas Eppley, 19 - Shot Brian Baer, 17 - Shot BEAUMONT, Texas Fleeing cops and drug charges, boys kill themselves -- (Detroit Free Press) Two St. Clair County teens' flight from drug and burglary charges ended Thursday with an apparent double suicide in a stolen car in an east Texas field |
| INDIANAPOLIS, IN Hoosier e-mail threatened White House (Indianapolis (IN) Newspapers ) Message originated at Cascade High School in Hendricks County; Secret Service on case. TIFFIN, OH Jilted dog lover pulled shelter break-in (Toledo (OH) Blade ) Last week's break-in at the Seneca County Humane Society was apparently a case of puppy love gone awry Cody Langston and his wife, Leslie Langston - arrested on two counts of felony injury to a child BOISE, ID Kids report menacing encounters (The Idaho Statesman ) A Boise man and woman were arrested Thursday evening after five children in two incidents said a couple in a white van stopped them while they were walking home from school and tried to pull them inside the vehicle |
| C.J. WILKERSON(9) - Missing for over a month Derrick Glover - Suspect Authorities Discover New Evidence They Hope Will Lead to Missing Wake Forest Boy (WRAL ) The evidence is on a car they believe the suspect, Derrick Glover, was driving the day Wilkerson disappeared |
| Marilyn Sheppard - Murdered in 1954 Sam Sheppard - conviction was overturned CLEVELAND, OH Serial killer' mentioned (Akron Beacon Journal ) Investigator's testimony focuses on window washer Richard Eberling and his knowledge of 1954 murder |
| GLORIA FOSTER BLAKNEY - Murdered Bobby Lewis - Hanged himself CHARLOTTE, NC Woman found slain, boyfriend hanged at residence (Charlotte (NC) Observer ) A co-worker arrived to pick Gloria Foster Blakney up for work early Thursday, only to find her dead, possibly killed by her boyfriend, police said DELONIA DENEICE WHITE - Died in shootout with husband James White - Suspect in wife's death HOUSTON, TX Man in wife's death found with cut wrists in back yard (Houston Chronical ) Witnesses told police that the Whites had argued and James White was getting into his vehicle to leave when Delonia White came out of her house and opened fire |
| IRENE BARRON(34) - found dead in bed 1992 JEREMY BARRON(4) - Found dead in bed 1993 ASHLEY BARRON(3) - Found dead in bed 1994 ROBERTA BUTLER(52) - Found dead in bed 1995 Jack Barron - Accused of murdering his family SACRAMENTO, CA Man testifies he didn't kill family (Sacramento Bee ) A self-described good husband, father and son held fast to his story this week that he didn't kill his wife, two children and mother SANDRA KERBET - Missing FRESNO, CA Sandra Kerby kept detailed notes on husband, police find (Fresno Bee ) Missing Fresno schoolteacher Sandra Kerby kept tabs on her husband's whereabouts, including details about his extramarital affair CLARA MAE MILLER - 65 year old grandmother murdered Darrell Hallmark - Charged with murder BEAUMONT, TX Beaumont man pleads guilty to murdering grandmother (Beaumont (TX) Enterprise ) Hallmark told investigators that his grandmother gave him $80 the night he killed her. After spending the money on crack cocaine, he returned to get more money JESSE MCPHERSON - Shot to death Jesse Dickinson and Josh Dickinson - Capital murder suspects arrested MONUMENT, N.M Lea deputies nab Farmington murder suspects (Lubbock (TX) Avalanche-Journal ) Lea County sheriff's deputies nabbed two capital murder suspects who had been on the lam from Farmington, N.M., police since March UWE OLIVER DURBIN - Kidnapped, tortured and killed Lester Harland "Woody" Wilson - Faces death penalty Barbara Lynn Phillips - Faces life in prison without parol RIVERSIDE, CA Couple guilty of first-degree murder (Riverside (CA) - Inland Empire Online ) The penalty phase for the Riverside man in the torture slaying begins Monday. His wife faces life without parole. MISTY MORGAN(19) - Murdered SARAH CLEARY(17) - Murdered Russell Wayne Lafleur - On trial for murder CONROE, TX Witness testifies he hid during women's deaths (Houston Chronical ) "I thought they would rough them up, and we would fix it in the end. It didn't work out that way," Scott A. Silverman - charged with indecent assault and related offenses PHILADELPHIA, PA Teacher held on charges (Philadelphia (PA) Daily News ) A sixth-grade teacher in the Philadelphia School District has been charged with fondling an 11-year-old student and attempting to carry on a romantic relationship with the girl through letters, e-mail and phone calls, police said yesterday. |
| Emily Miller - Under investigation for child abuse DETROIT, MI Mom says cops lied about boy (Detroit (MI) Free Press ) Emily Miller, a longtime foster and adoptive parent, testified Wednesday that three Detroit police officers lied about finding her handicapped son lashed to a 5-gallon plastic bucket with a dog leash last November ALEXANDER ASBURY - Killed Richard Stokes - Convicted of murdering his girlfriend's child LEXINGTON, NC Man convicted of first-degree murder in death of 2-year-old (Riverside (CA) - Inland Empire Online ) Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty. Kyndra Fink - Prosecutors said they would recommend probation and up to 90 days in jail SALT LAKE CITY, UT Mother Charged With Starving, Abducting Son Pleads Guilty to Child Abuse (Salt Lake Tribune ) Kyndra Fink, who with her former husband allegedly starved their 20-month-old son and then kidnapped him from a Salt Lake City hospital, pleaded guilty Thursday to felony child abuse |
| TANYA HARDING - Arrested on assault charges CAMAS, WA Harding Says It Was Self-Defense (Channel 6000 ) Tonya's in the news again -- this time for alleged domestic violence Harding To Have No Contact With Boyfriend (ABC News-National ) Tonya Harding pleads not guilty to beating boyfriend (Court TV ) |
| ALBANY, NY Playing politics with death (Salon News ) Protesting the police killing of Amadou Diallo is no way to organize a movement for social justice. Jurors inquire about lesser charge in N.Y. police trial (Baltimore (MD) Sun ) Ex-Detective: Cops in Diallo neighborhood beat me up (N.Y.Post ) Has Diallo jury already nexed murder verdict? (N.Y. Post ) |
