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Wed Mar 8 2000 23:11:02  MANCHESTER, NH Man, 32, arraigned in nursing home sex assault -- (Union-Leader) A Manchester nursing home employee admitted to raping a 96-year-old female patient last month before putting her to bed, a police affidavit said. Daniel K. Dequoy, 32, was arraigned in Manchester District Court yesterday on one count of aggravated felonious sexual assault. EVERETT, WA Man charged in rape of Everett woman -- (Seattle Times) Prosecutors filed first-degree rape and robbery charges in Snohomish County Superior Court yesterday against a Seattle man believed to be one of two gunmen who raped a woman at her Everett home Friday morning. Kenyatta Jamal King, 29, a convicted rapist, was being held in Snohomish County Jail on $250,000 bond after his arrest Friday. Police are still searching for the second suspect. Wed Mar 8 2000 23:00:34  ORANGE COUNTY, CA Ex says Calhoun made life 'a living hell' with stalking -- (Times Herald) Assemblywoman Nancy Calhoun's ex-boyfriend says she's made his life "a living hell" with hang-up phone calls, an unwanted post-midnight massage and tailgating on the Thruway BROWARD, FL Teen who assaulted, then stalked 16-year-old girl hunted by BSO -- (sun-sentinel.com) The suspect, who is 16 to 19 years old, bragged that he 'rapes girls with knives.' Wed Mar 8 2000 21:36:06  Jessica Rodriguez, 10 Still missing TRENTON, Florida Search ongoing for girl -- (Gainesville Sun) The search intensified Tuesday for the 10-year-old girl who was kidnapped Monday from her family's driveway in front of her younger sisters as they got off the school bus. A nationwide alert has been issued for Jessica Ashlyn Rodriguez, and FBI agents have set up shop in the Gilchrist County Sheriff's Office to assist in the search. Wed Mar 8 2000 19:10:29  SHEILA BELLUSH - Murdered Allen Blackthorne - Arrested, death penalty? TAMPA, Florida Blackthorne subject of debate -- (WFLA TV) New developments now in the Sheila Bellush murder case. Today, members of Congress were talking about the Sarasota murder-for-hire plot. Today federal lawmakers are talking about two of the suspects in the case. They're asking whether Sheila's ex-husband, Allen Blackthorne, should get the death penalty and if a justice department investigation has linked him to suspected triggerman, Jose Luis Del Toro. Wed Mar 8 2000 17:47:44  SHERRY KIMBLER, 16, TOSHA BARRETT, 16, and AMY MIKESELL, 14 - victims Lawrence Michael Hensley, 30 - gave no reason for the killings SIDNEY, Ohio Man avoids death penalty by admitting slayings -- (Lima News) A man got a life sentence Tuesday for killing three teen-age girls and a Bible studies teacher. Lawrence Michael Hensley, who surrendered five days after the slayings after taking hostages at a gas station, pleaded guilty to aggravated murder, attempted aggravated murder and kidnapping to avoid a possible death penalty. Richard Timmons, 40 - charged with killing his wife, stepson and son QUEENS, NY Gruesome Details at Trial Triple-murder case upsets jury -- (Newsday) Listening to a bone-chilling 911 tape, a Queens grandmother yesterday identified the screaming voices of her daughter and grandsons as they were hacked to death in their Long Island City apartment. TOMMY SERRA, 64 - murdered John Ayala, 36 - wanted to plead guilty Samual Santalis Jr, 33 - facing separate trial SUFFOLK, NY Murder Defendant Waffles on Plea -- (Newsday) A Suffolk murder defendant pleaded guilty and changed his mind twice in the space of 15 minutes yesterday, saying he would admit to the crime only if the judge promised to impose the death penalty. JOHNNY MICHELLE VEGA, 6m - unharmed Chamberlain Cotton, 21, and Cari Ann Gleason, 18 - in custody HOLLYWOOD, CA 2 Women Arrested in Arizona With Missing Baby Girl -- (LA Times) Police in Safford, Ariz., arrested two women on Tuesday for the suspected kidnapping of a 6-month-old girl from her mother's home in Hollywood a day earlier, authorities said. Wed Mar 8 2000 17:44:00  Dan Marino, 44 - arrested NASSAU COUNTY, NY Gym Teacher Charged With Rape, Alleged student affair led to coach's transfer -- (Newsday) The former New Hyde Park football coach who was removed amid allegations of an improper relationship with a student and transferred to teach in another school in November was arrested last week and charged with statutory rape of the girl, police said. Marla R. Franklin, 45 - posession of crack cocaine LORAIN, OH Shock felt over teacher in drug case -- (Morning Journal) School officials in Lorain say they were shocked by allegations of drug activity against a Whittier Middle School teacher who was arrested in Brooklyn, Ohio, last week. Thomas Walter MacConnell, 48 - robbery Joel Matthew Peneghetti, 50 - criminal conspiracy LANCASTER, PA Substitute teacher for IU held in bank heist -- (Lancaster New Era) Lancaster police have charged a local substitute school teacher with robbing the Bank of Lancaster County, 949 E. King St., on Tuesday afternoon. Bail was set at $250,000 EDMONTON, ALTA Teacher who falsified threats suspended -- (Cnews) A former substitute teacher who sent threats to herself at school has been suspended indefinitely by the Alberta Teachers' Association. Wed Mar 8 2000 15:01:06  JAMES PATRICK RILEY - shot in the face Dr. Larry C. Ford - feared charges, commited suicide Dino D'Saachs - charged with attempted murder IRVINE, CA Toxins Sought After Exec's Death -- (Lexis-Nexis) Irvine investigators said Tuesday that they believe hazardous chemicals or biological materials are buried under the home of a drug company executive who apparently committed suicide last week, and they will evacuate the neighborhood to unearth the substances. Wed Mar 8 2000 14:59:55  BOWLEYS QUARTERS, Md. Three Killed During Maryland Kidnapping -- (AP) Police on Wednesday searched for a man accused of killing three people while abducting his estranged girlfriend.The girlfriend, Tracy Whitehead, also was still missing Wednesday. Wed Mar 8 2000 14:46:29  Gunman Ambushes Firemen in Tennessee -- (AP) MEMPHIS, Tenn. Firefighters who arrived to put out a house fire Wednesday were ambushed by a gunman who walked out of a garage and opened fire, authorities said. Three people were killed and three others were wounded. A deputy, a firefighter and a woman found inside the burning house were shot and killed. Wed Mar 8 2000 14:28:51  Dr. Kathleen Thomsen-Hall, 44 - Murdered Valerie Hall, 16 - Arraigned on charges SHREWSBURY, Mass. Educator dies after alleged attack Daughter is arraigned on charges -- (Boston Globe) A distinguished forensic psychiatrist who counseled prison inmates died at a hospital yesterday morning, two days after her 16-year-old daughter, whom friends described as emotionally unstable, allegedly pushed her down a flight of stairs and beat her with a hammer. Friends: Mom knew of problems -- (Boston Herald) SHREWSBURY, Mass. Dr. Kathleen Thomsen-Hall was a tireless and compassionate advocate for the mentally ill whose first concern now, friends say, would be for the well-being of her 16-year-old daughter who stands accused in the attack that killed her. Wed Mar 8 2000 14:10:57  Steven Zakheim - has record of sexual abuse New York Furor over ambulance honcho's sex rap -- (New York Post) The head of the only private ambulance company in the city's 911 system is a convicted sex offender who - critics charge - should never have been recertified as a paramedic. Wed Mar 8 2000 13:39:01  Angel Maturino Resendiz - linked to nine killings Houston, Texas Resendiz may face death penalty -- (ABC News) Accused rail-riding serial killer refused exam to evaluate sanity. Wed Mar 8 2000 13:25:15  KELLY McBRIDE, 22 - disappeared in 1984 James McBride, 40 - arrested Northampton, Pennsylvania Husband is arrested in '84 Northampton slaying -- (The Morning Call) James McBride is accused of cutting up, concealing wife's body. Wed Mar 8 2000 13:23:33  DELAWARE COUNTY, PA Case withdrawn against Pa. man convicted, jailed in 1997 murder -- (Philly.com) Richard Jackson, who was freed from jail in December after the FBI determined that the fingerprints used to convict him of first-degree murder weren't his, returned to the Delaware County Courthouse yesterday for the prosecutors to formally withdraw the case. BOSTON, MA West Springfield gang member's murder conviction overturned -- (Boston.com) The state's highest court has overturned a West Springfield gang member's murder conviction because police denied his lawyers access while the interrogated him. In a unanimous opinion Tuesday, the Supreme Judicial Court ordered a new trial for Emmanuel Mavredakis of Springfield. KATHLEEN HERRERA, 6 - caught in cross-fire Jesus Machado, 44, and Hector Oliveira, 45 - charged with murder BROWARD, FL Trial begins in killing of girl, 5, in ambush near Davie -- (Sun-Sentinel) Five-year-old Kathleen Herrera was killed in the crossfire when gunmen ambushed her family at their home in unincorporated Broward near Davie. Almost six years later, the trial of the first man accused of her murder began on Tuesday in Broward Circuit Court. CARLOS VIGIL, 52 - drive-by shooting victim Miguel Trujillo, 41 - charged ESPAÑOLA, NM Suspect Caught in Lawyer's Killing -- (Albuquerque Journal) Armed with a tip from a resident, several State Police officers on Tuesday arrested an El Llano man who authorities allege admitted killing Santa Fe attorney Carlos Vigil in August. Wed Mar 8 2000 13:07:31  London, England Dando killer was a loner -- (BBC) The detective leading the hunt for the killer of television presenter Jill Dando says he has a "gut feeling" that the murder was the work of a lone man. Wed Mar 8 2000 10:29:02  BILL SOPER, 42 - killed by driverless vehicle CODY GRATTON, 6 - died of injuries James Matthew Coles, 19 - criminal neglegence SURREY, BC Canada Man accused in two deaths caused by 'ghost-riding' -- (National Post) James Matthew Coles is accused of jamming down the gas pedal of a Ford Explorer he'd allegedly stolen with two friends. The truck careened through the early morning streets just outside Vancouver, until it intersected with a motorcycle. Wed Mar 8 2000 10:12:39  Susan Rouse Madakor, 40 - keeps $700,000, says is Lottery winnings NEW YORK New York woman charged after staking claim to thousands in bank error -- (Nando) A woman who sued a bank for denying her access to thousands of dollars that had been accidentally deposited in her account has been charged with fraud and other crimes. Gaylen Hinkeldey, - could receive up to five years in prison RIO RANCHO, NM Guilty Plea in Fraud Case -- (Albuquerque Journal) A New Mexico man who tried to hide more than $55,000 from his creditors has pleaded guilty to wire fraud in connection with a bankruptcy case in U.S. District Court here. LONDON, England Lloyd's executives accused of fraud -- (Charleston.Net) Lloyd's of London, one of the most trusted names in insurance, duped investors by concealing $6.3 billion in claims from asbestos-related illnesses while reserving a tiny fraction of that amount to pay for them. Wed Mar 8 2000 07:04:52 JESSICA RODRIGUEZ, 10 - Missing TRENTON, Fla. FBI Joins Search for 10-Year-Old Girl Snatched From Driveway -- (AP) The FBI has joined state and local authorities in the search for a 10-year-old girl who was snatched from her driveway in front of her two younger sisters. Wed Mar 8 2000 06:23:56 CRIME BLOTTER Peculiar Tales of Crime and Criminality (ABC News ) Shopping is a pain in the neck to many people, but not to Darlene Jones, even when she has a knife stuck in it Wed Mar 8 2000 06:20:09  MARY B. PEREZ(9) - Throat was slashed Tommy Sells - Suspected serial killer SAN ANTONIO, TX Drifter, cops discuss S.A. girl's slaying (San Antonio Express-News ) Two months after telling San Antonio police detectives he knew nothing about the death of Mary B. Perez last year during Fiesta, drifter Tommy Sells has started talking. Wed Mar 8 2000 06:19:14  WASHINGTON Police union execs seek decision on new Diallo case (Newark (NJ) Ledger-Star ) Representatives of four white New York City policemen acquitted in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man asked a top Justice Department official yesterday to decide quickly whether federal civil rights charges will be brought, expressing fears that the case would be further politicized if it dragged out Wed Mar 8 2000 06:17:44 KENNY KRAMER(3) - Murdered Harold ``Howey'' Kramer Jr - On trial for murder of son PRESTON, MN FBI agent says man referred to missing son as `it' (Duluth (MN) News-Tribune ) Accused of leaving the boy duct-taped and in a plastic bag in the woods May 10 as part of an effort to win back his estranged girlfriend Wed Mar 8 2000 06:09:21  TORILYN CONTRERAS(2) - Died as a result of injuries from rape Jonathan Leggett - Sentenced to life in prison BRYAN, OH Man gets life term in fatal rape of girl, 2 (Toledo Blade ) Most of a Williams County courtroom, including some of the jury, sobbed yesterday as a man who raped a 2-year-old girl with so much force it killed her was sentenced to life in prison. Wed Mar 8 2000 06:04:52  INGA KLINGER(16) - Stabbed to death Stanley A. Newago - Charged with murder RED CLIFF, MN Red Cliff murder suspect to appear in court (Duluth (MN) News-Tribune ) A Red Cliff man is scheduled to make his first court appearance today in Bayfield County Circuit Court on homicide charges in connection with the death of a 16-year-old girl. TORONTO, CANADA Police upgrade charges against teen after baby sister dies of head injuries (Canada-Vancouver Sun-National ) The assault charge against a 14-year-old boy was upgraded to murder Tuesday after his four-month-old sister, taken to hospital with severe head injuries, died Monday ROCKLIN, CA Kidnap suspect shot by Rocklin police: He had phone in 'firing position' (Sacramento Bee ) Police Chief Gary Prince said the suspect was being sought in connection with the kidnapping and assault of a 13-year-old girl earlier in the day. ANNETTE SELIX(11) - Murdered Darrell Rich - Scheduled to be executed 3/15/00 REDDING, CA Parents outraged killer may be buried near murdered daughter (Knoxville (TN) News-Sentinel ) The parents of a murdered girl are horrified that the man who raped and killed their daughter in 1978 could be buried about 100 feet from her grave. JANICE HARTMAN - Disappeared in 1974 John Smith - Second wife also vanished NEWTON COUNTY, IN Skeleton exhumed in Newton County could be Ohio woman missing since 1974 (Gary (IN) Post-Tribune ) Hartman, of a small Akron suburb called Norton, was reported missing by her husband, John Smith, five days after the couple divorced DR. KATHLEENA. THOMAS-HALL - Killed by her teenage daughter Valerie Hall(16) - Arrested for murder SHREWSBURY, MA Girl, 16, held in mom's slaying (Boston Herald ) A Worcester County grand jury may be asked to consider murder charges against a 16-year-old girl who allegedly pushed her psychiatrist mother down a set of stairs and then savagely beat her with a hammer Sunday night Wed Mar 8 2000 03:24:01 KENT CRAWFORD,34 - found dead in his garage Tracy Crawford,33 - wife, mother of tot, admits to shooting ANDERSON, Ind. Slaying shocks quiet neighborhood (The Indianapolis Star) On Monday, Tracy Crawford, 33, was in the Madison County Detention Center charged with murder. She is accused in the shooting death of her 34-year-old husband. Detective Sam Hanna said Crawford initially told Michigan police who found her and Benjamin stranded without gas or money south of Lansing on Sunday that she had been abducted from her home south of Chesterfield. She said her kidnapper left an accomplice behind with her husband. Wed Mar 8 2000 02:46:45 ANNETTE SELIX, 11 - murdered in 1978 Darrell Rich, 45 - Serial Killer- Scheduled to be executed March 15 REDDING, Calif. Parents upset that condemned killer will be buried near their daughter, his victim -- (AP) The parents of a girl murdered by convicted killer Darrell Rich said they were horrified to learn that their daughter's killer could be buried about 100 feet from her grave. Rich was convicted in 1980 of four murders and five sexual assaults, including the rape and murder of Sharon Tidwell's daughter, 11-year-old Annette Selix. Rich is scheduled to be executed March 15 at San Quentin State Prison. REDDING, Calif. Victim's parents angry over Rich's burial plans -- (Redding Record) The parents of a murdered girl are horrified that Darrell Rich, who raped and killed their daughter in 1978, could be buried about 100 feet from her grave at the Cottonwood Cemetery. Sharon and David Tidwell of Cottonwood learned about the burial plans Sunday. Annette Selix was 11 years old when she was thrown to her death from a 100-foot bridge by Rich, who is scheduled to be executed at 12:01 a.m. March 15 at San Quentin State Prison. SACRAMENTO, Calif. Board hears families' pain -- (Redding Record) It was his turn to speak, to ask six strangers to put a serial killer to death March 15, but all David Tidwell could do Monday was stare at two photographs he held before him of the little girl he lost. Finally, the Cottonwood man told of his 11-year-old stepdaughter, Annette Selix, who in 1978 was raped and killed like three others at the hands of Shasta County's Darrell Keith Rich. For 22 years, Tidwell said, he's been waiting for justice. Wed Mar 8 2000 02:17:11  SAMANTHA REID, 15 - Died from GHB poisoning Joshua Cole, 19 - On trial for poisoning death DETROIT, MICHIGAN Deliberations begin in poisoning death -- (Detroit Free-Press) Jurors on Tuesday began deliberating the fate of the first of four defendants in the GHB poisoning death last year of 15-year-old Samantha Reid on Grosse Ile. The 12 men and women considered the guilt or innocence of Joshua Cole for about a half-hour Tuesday afternoon before going home for the night. They are to resume deliberations today. DETROIT, MICHIGAN Prosecutor confident of GHB case -- (Detroit News) He says there is ample evidence to convict teen of manslaughter, poisoning charges. A prosecutor showed jurors a picture of a smiling 15-year-old Samantha Reid as he contended that there is enough evidence to convict defendant Joshua Cole of putting a fatal amount of GHB into the girl's drink. Wed Mar 8 2000 01:32:02  DAYTONA BEACH, FL Woman sentenced to 15 years in death of elderly mother -- (Daytona Beach News-Journal) Citing it as the worst case of elderly abuse he's seen in more than 13 years on the bench, a circuit judge sentenced a Port Orange woman Tuesday to 15 years in prison for the 1998 death of her elderly mother. |
