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Tues Mar 14 2000 06:59:36 TOKYO, JAPAN Japan cult guru indicted in mummified body case--(Reuters) - Japanese prosecutors on Tuesday formally charged the guru of a bizarre cult with murdering a follower whose mummified body was found in a hotel room last year. Tues Mar 14 2000 01:03:28  SENON ARTEAGA Jr. - infant death in car Sandra Arteaga - mother sentenced HOUSTON, Texas Woman sentenced to 12 years for son's heat death inside car--(The Dallas Morning News) A woman who left her infant son in a car after a night of drinking was sentenced Monday to 12 years in prison for being responsible for the child's heat death. Tues Mar 14 2000 00:53:08  New Summerfield, Texas Transient woman sought in slaying of business owner's son 18-year-old Kyle McElroy Ransom caller hiding after slaying, FBI says--(The Dallas Morning News) A woman who made telephone ransom calls during last weekend's kidnapping and slaying of an East Texas man is hiding to avoid arrest, the FBI said Monday. Tues Mar 14 2000 00:32:31  COLLEGE STATION, Texas Bonfire panel canceling public meetings until final report ready--(The Dallas Morning News) The special commission investigating the Texas A&M bonfire stack collapse has canceled a public meeting scheduled for Tuesday and announced that no more meetings will take place until a final report is ready. Mon Mar 13 2000 22:44:10  Xiana Fairchild, 7 - Still missing Xiana searchers start over -- (Vallejo Times-Herald) VALLEJO, California Seven-year-old Xiana Fairchild vanished Dec. 9 from a downtown bus stop. Saturday, searchers returned to the scene of the disappearance and scoured the area - again - seeking clues to her whereabouts. Mon Mar 13 2000 22:38:57  Zodiac murders are still unsolved -- (Vallejo Times) VALLEJO, California In the late 1960s, teen-age couples parked under the stars in lover's lanes across the country were likely to be looking over their shoulders for the Zodiac killer. A task force was created two years ago to work on the 31-year-old case in which at least five people were killed. Mon Mar 13 2000 22:12:53  MICHAEL SULLIVAN, 54 - Missing CAMDEN SYLVIA, 36 - Missing Robert Rodriguez, 57 - Convicted for tax fraud Landlord of missing Manhattan couple sentenced to prison for tax fraud -- (AP) NEW YORK, NY A Manhattan landlord who attracted police scrutiny after two of his tenants vanished was sentenced Monday to two to six years in prison for credit card fraud and evasion of state taxes. Mon Mar 13 2000 21:53:44  Darrell Rich - Serial Killer set to die SAN FRANCISCO, California Judge turns down request for sweat lodge ceremony -- (AP) Serial killer Darrell Rich can't take part in an Indian sweat lodge ceremony before his scheduled execution this week, a judge ruled Monday. Mon Mar 13 2000 21:49:27  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. Man sentenced to death in strangling death of sisters--(PostNet) A convicted pedophile and killer was sentenced to death Monday for the murder of two young sisters he strangled after he raped one of them. IRVINE, Calif. Assault weapons, ammunition found in canisters dug up in doctor's yard--(PostNet) Police found about 20 automatic and semi-automatic assult weapons and some 50 rounds of incediary ammunition inside canisters removed from the yard of a doctor who killed himself days after his business partner was shot. RACINE, Wis. Illinois priest ordered to trial on drug-related charges--(PostNet) A priest accused of setting up a sexual encounter via the Internet with an undercover agent posing as a 14-year-old boy was ordered Monday to stand trial on drug charges. Mon Mar 13 2000 21:43:57  ASTORIA, Ore. Judge rules Patrick Lee Harned fit to stand trial in girl's death -- (AP) A judge ruled Monday that Patrick Lee Harned is fit to stand trial on charges he strangled a 7-year-old girl and buried her body in a basement to hide his attempt to sexually molest her. Mon Mar 13 2000 21:23:19  PEMBERVILLE, OH Slain man's family fights killer's return -- (The Blade) Rita Caudill always knew the man who shot her husband to death would be released from prison one day. She just never thought he would be allowed to live two blocks from her and her children. Mon Mar 13 2000 21:19:56  JESSICA RODRIGUEZ 10, At home after being abducted GAINESVILLE, Fla. Investigators: Kidnapping Suspect May Have Attempted Earlier Abduction -- (AP) A week before last week's abduction of a girl from a rural Florida school bus stop, a child in a nearby county was approached by a similar stranger who tried to lure her into his car with tale about a lost puppy. Mon Mar 13 2000 21:17:23 JOSE CARRANZA, 40 - slashed Francisco Gonzalez, 31 - held without bail POLK COUNTY, FL Man held in triple slaying charged in slashing of cellmate -- (Tampa Bay Online) A man accused of killing three men and wounding another at a child's birthday party in Wahneta Friday attacked a fellow inmate at Polk County Jail early Sunday morning, slicing the man's throat with a jail-issued razor blade, authorities said. Mon Mar 13 2000 20:59:31  Joseph Palczynski, 31 - shot and killed three people March 7 while kidnapping his estranged girlfriend BALTIMORE, MD Search of Forests Fails To Find Suspected Murderer -- (Fox) A police search of wooded areas Monday failed to flush out the man suspected of killing four people and kidnapping his girlfriend during a rampage last week. Mon Mar 13 2000 20:54:12  BOULDER, CO Ramseys: Intruder Killed JonBenet -- (Las Vegas) John and Patsy Ramsey suggested that police look to their "inner circle" to find their daughter's killer, perhaps someone who was familiar with the family and may be a pedophile, according to transcripts of an interview released Monday. Mon Mar 13 2000 20:49:49  ROSINDA MICHELLE FAJARDO-CRUZ - blunt trauma to the upper torso Pablo Samuel Fajardo, 38 - wanted for alleged child abuse TAMPA, FL Toddler's death ruled homicide -- (St. Petersburg Times) Autopsy results indicate 18-month-old Rosinda Michelle Fajardo-Cruz was beaten to death, officials said Sunday. "The cause of death is ruled homicide," said Hillsborough Sheriff's Office spokesman Sgt. Rod Reder. "The Sheriff's Office is still actively seeking her father." KIYAHN JAQUEZ McNEAL, 16m - died GAINESVILLE, FL 911 called half-hour after tot found -- (TCPalm.com) Police say more than a half-hour elapsed between the time day care workers noticed a toddler had been left in a hot van and was frothing at the mouth and when 911 was called. Mon Mar 13 2000 18:47:47  REENA VIRK, 14 - swarmed, beaten & drown Kelly Ellard, 17 - facing second degree murder charge VANCOUVER, B.C. Ellard bragged about killing Reena Virk, teen witness testifies -- (Vancouver Sun) A teenaged girl was happy, even proud, that she killed Reena Virk, one of the girl's friends testified Monday. Kelly Ellard called the friend the day after Virk, 14, was beaten and drowned on Nov. 14, 1997, the friend testified. Ellard told the girl Virk tried to punch Ellard, so she smashed her head against a tree. "She dragged her (Virk) to the water and twisted her arm," the teen testified. "She said she had broken her arms and her legs and she had her under water." Reena Virk Archive -- (Cnews) Mon Mar 13 2000 18:38:42  Salvatore Gravano, 55 - held on $5 million bond PHOENIX, AZ Gravano Family Pleads Innocent to Drug Charges -- (Fox) Mob turncoat Salvatore "Sammy the Bull" Gravano pleaded innocent Monday to all charges in an alleged plot to distribute the drug ecstasy. CHATHAM COUNTY, GA Five-hour standoff ends without bloodshed -- (Savannah Morning News) Inside the brown, two-story house, a man with a pistol was threatening to kill himself. He kept Chatham County Police at bay for more than five hours before they launched tear gas into the house to get him out. VALPARAISO, IN Sex Counselor Caught Naked in Parking Lot -- (APBnews) Psychologist Matias Reinaldo Jr. was hoping to meet his Internet girlfriend when, at her suggestion, he drove to a local convenience store wearing only a football jersey. Instead, he ended up meeting a police officer who arrested him for public indecency. Mon Mar 13 2000 18:36:32  Franklyn Reid, 28 - shot once in the back Scott Smith, 28 - charged with murder LITCHFIELD, CT Connecticut officer convicted in shooting of unarmed suspect -- (Fox) A white police officer was convicted of manslaughter Monday for shooting an unarmed black suspect in the back at point-blank range. WASHINGTON Justice Department launches cybercrime site -- (Nando) The Justice Department has created a cybercrime Web site defining computer crime and describing how to report it, listing the department's latest thinking on privacy vs. policing on the Internet and even showing how the government searches and seizes computers. SALT LAKE CITY, UT THAT'S A 10-4: 'Copspeak' Is Lingo of Law Enforcement -- (Salt Lake Tribune) While these phrases might seem alien to the public, "copspeak" crackles from Utah police radios everyday. It's a language in which a person is a "subject," a shooting is an "incident" and a criminal is a "perp." Mon Mar 13 2000 15:41:21  DIANE GREGORY, 22 - found dead Aug 1979 Walter Gill, 49 - second degree murder charge WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. Match made possible by new law points to old suspect -- (Boston.com) A DNA match linked a convicted robber at Sing Sing to a 21-year-old murder, ''like the finger of God pointing down and saying, `you can't get away with it no matter how long it's been,''' the Westchester district attorney said Monday. Mon Mar 13 2000 14:19:41  Businessman's son killed after ransom demands, three arrested -- (AP) TROUP, Texas The son of an East Texas businessman was found dead after his father received several calls demanding a ransom for the kidnapped young man, and three men have been arrested. New details on murdered teen -- (NBC 56) NEW SUMMERFIELD, Texas NBC 56 reported Saturday Kyle McElroy's family reported him missing Friday. That day, his father got a ransom call and made a drop of money. Then, Saturday afternoon, before Kyle ever returned home safely, his body was found in a field outside New Summerfield. FBI says it knows who made calls in E. Texas teen's abduction, slaying -- (AP) TROUP, Texas FBI agents say they know the identity of a woman involved in the abduction and slaying of a prominent East Texas businessman's son, but they won't say whether they've arrested her. Mon Mar 13 2000 10:19:56  SHALINE SEGUINOT, 13 - raped, and she died of 10 stab wounds Miguel Figueroa, 29 - confessed to slaying CAMDEN COUNTY, PA They say emotions fueled quest for Shaline Seguinot's killer. -- (Philly.com) The slaying of 13-year-old Shaline Seguinot in August 1995 was "the most horrible homicide" of a young person that Detective Luis "Frankie" Ruiz had seen in his 16 years as a Camden police officer. Mon Mar 13 2000 10:12:22  WASHINGTON COUNTY, AL Escaped killer returns to Alabama -- (Alabama Live) Convicted killer Jack Cordelle was returned Sunday to the Washington County Jail he escaped from more than 20 years ago. He then lived a hand-to-mouth existence in Alexandria, La., surviving on odd jobs and wine. Mon Mar 13 2000 10:09:35 CANMORE, ALTA Wife of wannabe cult leader found in grave -- (National Post) A man who police say wanted to start his own religious cult with a doctrine of food being "an instrument of Satan," will appear in court later this month on allegations he unlawfully disposed of his wife's remains after she died while on a fast in the mountains. Mon Mar 13 2000 09:59:08  REPUBLIC, Ferry County WA Officers seize $280,000 near border -- (Seattle Times) Ferry County and U.S. Border Patrol officials who seized an estimated $280,000 believe the cash probably is tied to an international drug-smuggling operation. What they don't know is to whom the money belongs. KISSIMMEE, FL Astros players tied up and robbed in Florida hotel -- (Nando) Six minor-league players for the Houston Astros were tied up and robbed in their hotel rooms by two gunmen Monday, and police shot one gunman while the other escaped. NEW YORK Choice of victim proves brutal crime gang's undoing -- (Nando) The chase went on and on, always moving south. It began on a stretch of 149th Street in the South Bronx, shifted down the coast to south Florida, proceeded across the Caribbean into South America. ATLANTA, GA Rapper's friends injured in Buckhead shooting -- (Access Atlanta) Another in a series of high-profile attacks occurred Sunday morning in the heart of Buckhead, sullying the entertainment district's once-gleaming veneer. 5 Hurt in Shooting That May Be Linked to Singer, Police Say -- (LA Times) SANTA MONICA, CA 5 Hurt in Pier Shooting -- (LA Times) Five young men were shot after a fight on the Santa Monica Pier late Saturday night, sending evening strollers and outdoor restaurant patrons rushing for cover, authorities said. NEW YORK McVeigh Says He, Unabomber Have Much in Common -- (Reuters) Timothy McVeigh, sentenced to die for the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, has spoken with Unabomber Ted Kaczynski in prison and found they are ``much alike,'' McVeigh said in an interview broadcast on Sunday. Mon Mar 13 2000 08:56:43 WANTED FOR MURDER Joseph C. Palczynski - fugitive suspect in killing 4 BALTIMORE, Maryland Palczynski manhunt intensifies--(Baltimore Sun) 100 officers scour Baltimore County area for suspect in 4 killings; 1,700 residences alerted; Avid outdoorsman is believed to be camped out in woods. Police Warn Town--(Wash Post) Police called some 1,700 Essex, Md., residents Sunday with taped warnings that murder suspect Joseph C. Palczynski could be nearby. A knock at a door and hours of prayer--(Baltimore Sun) Palczynski said he wanted to die near home, hostage says Sun Mar 12 2000 22:13:05 CRIME FILES JUSTICE STORY Ubly, Michigan --early 1900's Guilty Gossip--(NY Daily News) It would be difficult to determine what part gossip plays in the administration of justice. After all, jurors are human. But in one case in Michigan, wagging tongues were clearly an issue. The focal point in the case was Robert MacGregor, a handsome physician from London, Ontario, who settled and made his mark in Ubly, in Michigan's fertile "thumb" section. Sun Mar 12 2000 22:00:01 KENNY KRAMER, 3 year-old murder victim Harold Kramer Jr., on trial BROWNSVILLE, Minnesota Kramer's parents testify on behalf of son--(Star Tribune)-- He (Howey) looked me right dead in the eye -- crying -- and he said, ' Dad, I didn' t do it," Harold Kramer Sr. said. Sun Mar 12 2000 20:57:36  MARTHA MOXLEY, 15 year-old murder victim Michael Skakel, indicted GREENWICH, Connecticut Skakel arraignment open to the public--(Greenwich Time)--Although a juvenile at the time of the alleged crime, the defendant in the 1975 murder of Greenwich teenager Martha Moxley will be publicly arraigned, a state Superior Court judge ruled yesterday. Sun Mar 12 2000 20:27:37  Cybersleuths track Internet crimes--(Las Vegas Sun)--For the past 60 years child molesters, pedophiles, pornographers and pimps have had to keep an eye out for one member of the Young family or the other. Sun Mar 12 2000 20:17:11 SILVINA PELOSSO, JULIE AND CAROLE SUND originally classified as missing, later found murdered Yosemite National Park Vigil of Hope raises awareness of missing --(ModestoBee)--One year ago, Francis and Carole Carrington organized a Vigil Of Hope in an effort to keep in the news the disappearance of their daughter Carole Sund, granddaughter Julie Sund and family friend Silvina Pelosso. Not Forgotten--(ModestoBee)--Leading marchers in the second Vigil of Hope are event organizers Carole and Francis Carrington Tragedy In Yosemite Sun Mar 12 2000 19:53:24 SAN DIEGO Pot found in van of driver killed at border --(Union Trib) The boxes were marked with the slogan "Say no to drugs." Sun Mar 12 2000 19:22:33 JONBENET RAMSEY, 6 - murdered in her own home BOULDER, Colorado The Intruder Theory--(Newsweek) Lou Smit, a homicide detective who used to work for the Boulder D.A., says the evidence suggests an outsider, not John or Patsy Ramsey, killed JonBenet. For the first time, he publicly makes his controversial case. Sun Mar 12 2000 16:16:33  DEMETRIUS ELIAS, 14 - shot in the head STEPHANIE ELIAS, 19, and ANTHONY RAY WILLIAMS, 17 - injured Ricky Braxton, 22 - wanted Carl Braxton, 22 - wanted COLUMBUS, GA Police seek two suspects -- (Ledger-Enquirer) Columbus police issued warrants Friday for two suspects in the execution-style shooting Wednesday that left a 14-year-old dead and two others critically wounded. Sun Mar 12 2000 16:07:25  Documentary revisits a twisted murder case -- (Boston.com) HBO's nonfiction ''Paradise Lost 2: Revelations'' is not easy or fun or pretty to watch. It's not meant to be. The subject is the horrific 1993 slayings of three 8-year-old Arkansas boys, the questionable convictions of three older boys for the murders, and the ongoing search for true justice. Two of the alleged killers are serving life sentences and the third, Damien Echols, is on death row. Sun Mar 12 2000 15:43:07  Indepth look at Lifers Life without parole: Special report -- (Access Atlanta) There are no more chances. No more appeals for leniency. No rehab. No hope. Just life behind bars -- forever. Whether or not they are repentant, most lifers tend accept their fates. Sun Mar 12 2000 13:16:42 REENA VIRK, 15 - beaten, drown Kelly Ellard, 17 - last to be tried for 2nd degree murder VANCOUVER, BC Witness tells chilling story of gang beating of Reena Virk -- (Cnews) A friend of the teenaged girl accused of killing Reena Virk testified in a soft, nervous voice Friday about the chilling and bloody swarming attack on Virk that preceded her death. Virk screamed as accused hit her, teen witness says -- (National Post) The Crown alleges that Ms. Ellard and Glowatski, who has already been tried and found guilty of second-degree murder, followed Ms. Virk after the first attack and beat her, then Ms. Ellard drowned the girl by holding her head underwater, says the Crown. Reena Virk Archive -- (Cnews) Sun Mar 12 2000 13:04:46 ROME, ITALY Murderous Italian mob boss receives protection, stipend -- (Chicago Sun Times) Italy has granted witness-protection status--and a $250 monthly stipend--to a notorious mob boss who killed a crusading anti-mob prosecutor and had a rival's son dissolved in a vat of acid. Sun Mar 12 2000 12:58:53  Jack Cordelle, 43 - using the alias, Jack Davis ALEXANDRIA, LA Alabama fugitive found in Alexandria -- (Alabama Live) A convicted murderer who escaped from an Alabama prison in 1979 and lived here quietly for two decades was awaiting extradition Sunday back to Alabama. MALICE GREEN, 35 - victim Larry Nevers - retried for second-degree murder DETROIT, MI Ex-officer facing retrial in 1992 beating death -- (Michigan Live) More than seven years after a traffic stop turned violent and then deadly, a former Detroit police officer is getting a second chance to persuade a jury that he did not commit murder. |
