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Tues Mar 21 2000 17:01:40  Boy killed in front yard, sister wounded in shooting -- (Winston Salem Journal) KERNERSVILLE, NC A boy was killed and his sister was injured last night when a man opened fire at a house just north of Kernersville, authorities said. The man then went into the garage of the house at 109 Rockford Road and apparently shot himself to death. Tues Mar 21 2000 16:20:20  PHILADELPHIA, PA Timoney to allow sex-case oversight -- (Philly.com) Opening Philadelphia's sex-crimes unit to unprecedented scrutiny, Police Commissioner John F. Timoney says he will let women's organizations help police decide when to believe sexual-assault complaints and how to classify them. For many years, sex-crimes investigators deliberately mislabeled rapes and other offenses to make the city appear safer. Tues Mar 21 2000 16:17:00  IRENE SILVERMAN - socialite missing, presumed murdered Sante and Kenneth Kimes - mother and son grifters on trial NEW YORK, NY Las Vegas casino employee says she illegally notarized documents for Kimes -- (Las Vegas Sun) A Las Vegas hotel-casino employee said Monday that as a notary public she had signed and stamped blank documents that prosecutors say Sante and Kenneth Kimes used as part of a fraud and murder scheme. Former Kimeses servant surprised to learn missing millionaire's townhouse was "sold" to him -- (Court TV) A homeless man was surprised to learn Monday that he was listed as the head of a Florida off-shore firm that an alleged mother-son grifter team set up in their plot to steal a missing millionaire widow's townhouse. Tues Mar 21 2000 14:51:32  DENNIS LEE, 48; RHODA WHEELER, 45; and AUGUSTIN VILLASENOR, 36, died at the scene. BENJAMIN VILLASENOR, 32, and ROBERTO JIMENEZ Jr., 17, died later in Hospital OCTAVIO RAMOS, 36, - in critical condition Robert Wayne Harris, 28 - arrested without incident IRVING, TX Former employee arrested in shooting at car wash -- (Alabama Live) Police today arrested a former car wash employee suspected of fatally shooting five former co-workers and critically wounding a sixth during an apparent robbery at the shop where he was fired three days earlier. Tues Mar 21 2000 13:48:37  VINCE MARASCO, 9 and JULIA MARASCO, 8 - died of carbon monoxide poisoning John Gregory Marasco, 44 - threatened to kill the children READING, PA Police: Man Asphyxiates Kids, Self -- (Las Vegas Sun) A man whose wife had sought a court order to keep him away from his family killed two of his children in their bedroom by leaving a van running in an attached garage, then slit his wrist before dying of asphyxiation. LOS ANGELES, CA Indictments in $18.9M Cash Robbery -- (Las Vegas Sun) Five men were indicted on charges of robbing an armored car company of $18.9 million in one of the largest cash robberies in history. A sixth man pleaded guilty. Tues Mar 21 2000 11:06:45  JESSE ALTOM, 3 - Killed by a 7.5-foot python Robert and Melissa Altom - Face up to 10 years in prison CARLYLE, IL Parents of boy killed by pet snake to go on trial -- (Postnet) The parents of a 3-year-old boy who was fatally squeezed by a pet python last August are scheduled to go on trial this week on charges they endangered the life of the child and possessed a dangerous animal. Tues Mar 21 2000 11:03:26  FULTON, MO Murder suspect found dead -- (Dodge Globe) Less than 72 hours after he was arrested as a suspect in a three-year old Dodge City murder, David Wayne Murphy was found dead in his jail cell here. HOUSTON, TX Prison officials say inmate used dental floss to escape cell -- (San Jose Mercury News) Prison officials believe an inmate used dental floss or a similar coated string to painstakingly cut his way out of his cell and kill a rival. Antonio Lara was accused of crawling out from under his cell bars and killing Roland Rios. DONALD " Domino" WAGNER, - body was found Aug. 24, 1992 MILWAUKEE, WI Inmate testified at Outlaws trial that he was told of slaying -- (Star Tribune) A prison inmate testified that an Outlaws Motorcycle Club member told him of committing a Racine County slaying, but the man then was unable to identify the biker in court. Tues Mar 21 2000 10:56:43  SAMUEL ROBIDOUX, 18m - presumed dead JEREMIAH CORNEAU, - stillborn Roland Robidoux, - jailed for refusing to tell authorities where the boys are ATTLEBORO, MA Grand jury seeks answers on missing kids -- (UPI) A grand jury reportedly will convenenext month in hopes of determining what members of a Massachusetts religious cult did with two infants who are missing and presumed dead, the Boston Herald reported Tuesday. TIFFANY EUNICK, 6 - victim Lionel Tate, 13 - charged as an adult MIAMI, FL Hulk, Sting subpoenaed in child death -- (Philly.com) The attorney for a 13-year-old boy accused of killing a 6-year-old playmate by slamming her into a table has subpoenaed popular pro wrestlers Hulk Hogan and Sting to testify at his client's upcoming murder trial. ASHER MICHEAL GABRIEL, - victim GOLDEN, CO Grandmother pleads guilty in starvation -- (Inside Denver) A Wheat Ridge woman pleaded guilty Monday to criminally negligent homicide in the starvation death of her 8-year-old grandson. Christine Roman, 51, faces up to 16 years in prison when she is sentenced April 18. Tues Mar 21 2000 10:56:27  SABRINA AISENBERG - missing since November 24, 1997 Marlene and Steve Aisenberg - parents under indictment Tampa, Florida Defense points to mysterious footprint on missing child's bedding -- (Naples Daily News) Attorneys for a couple accused of lying about the disappearance of their daughter said Monday a mysterious foot print found on a ruffle in their baby's room is evidence of an intruder that police didn't pursue. Tues Mar 21 2000 10:34:29  DECATUR, AL Former School Board president pleads guilty to theft -- (Alabama Live) A former president of the Decatur Board of Education could spend up to 30 years in prison for embezzling thousands of dollars from a high school band boosters group. William Randall "Randy" Holmes, 42, pleaded guilty Monday . MARIETTA, GA Marietta special ed student rape suspect -- (Access Atlanta) A 17-year-old student at Marietta High School was accused Monday of raping a 15-year-old girl in an unsupervised classroom, school officials said. Marietta police charged the male student, who remains in jail, with rape and child molestation. ANDREWS, SC Teacher to receive pay while in jail -- (Sun Publishing) An Andrews High School history teacher is still receiving his $40,000 salary while in jail on charges of sexual misconduct with eight of his students. Ollie Cox Jr., 51, of 2510 Prince St., Georgetown, was arrested Friday GREEN OAK TOWNSHIP, MI Allegations of sex, violence disrupt prison for juveniles -- (Detroit News) Michigan State Police are investigating a wide range of sexual abuse charges at the W.J. Maxey Training School, a facility dedicated to rehabilitating the state's youngest criminals. Tues Mar 21 2000 08:45:13  Joseph Palczynksi - Suspected quadruple murderer holding three people hostage DUNDALK, Md Gunman fires shots Md. hostage taker cuts off contact with police on 4th day of standoff (U.S.A. Today ) A man suspected of four murders continued his police standoff Monday. He shot at officers and fired at least one shot inside the home where he holds three hostages REENA VIRK(14) -Beaten and drowned Kelly Ellard -On trial for murder VANCOUVER, BC Teen accused in Virk murder appeared drunk, says witness (CBS News ) "She was wet, like, half way up her thighs," Thomas told the court. "She said, `Oh my God, oh my God, we killed her, I think we killed her.'" Anthony Keith Hart and Lawrence Edward Ledent - Charged with theft LOS ANGELES, CA Cops nominate pair as chirf suspects in theft of Oscars (NY Post ) The Oscar for most publicized but least successful heist in Hollywood goes to -- The Insiders. Found: 52 Small, Bald, Gold-plated Men / 2 Workers Charged In Theft Of ... (Richmond (VA) Times-Dispatch ) SHANNA M CINTYRE(12)- Abducted and killed John Hefelfinger -Charged with capital murder NORFOLK, VA Testimony details abuse to 12-year-old girl later found dismembered (The Virginian-Pilot ) -- The 12-year-old girl whose dismembered body was discovered on Knotts Island last year was blindfolded, stripped and forced to lie on her back for an entire weekend as punishment in the months before her death, according to court testimony on Monday Tues Mar 21 2000 08:35:33 TEXAS CAR WASH SHOOTING DENNIS LEE, RHODA WHEELER, AUGUSTIN VILLASENOR, BENJAMIN VALLASENOR, and ROBERTO JIMENEZ JR. - Shot to death Robert Wayne Harris-Was arrested for exposing himself to two women at the business IRVING, TX Former Employee Sought In Shooting At Car Wash (ABC News-National ) Police were looking for a former car wash employee suspected of fatally shooting five people and critically wounding another during an apparent robbery at the shop three days after he was fired Tues Mar 21 2000 08:33:21  CLAUDE LAGIMONIERE - Stabbed to death Gerald Bernstein -Killed his janitor MONTRAL, CANADA Doctors knew patient had murder in mind (Montreal Gazette ) Doctors at the Jewish General Hospital knew a psychiatric patient was thinking of killing his janitor three months before it happened. ALLEN SCOTT - Discovered nude, unconscious and suffering severe head injuries Elliot Culp(17) and Travis Lowe(15) - Carged with capital murder, rape and a host of other charges LEXINGTON, MS Grand jury indicts pair in Texas teen's death, girlfriend's rape (Clarion-Ledger ) A Holmes County grand jury indicted two teens on 13 counts Monday morning in the beating death of a 15-year-old Texas runaway and the rape and aggravated assault of his 17-year-old girlfriend BILLIE JACKSON - Murdered YEADON, PA Woman stabbed to death (Philadelphia (PA) Daily News ) Found on lawn of her home in Yeadon MICHAEL WILLIAM GAGE STEWART(3mo) - Died from shaken baby syndrom Christen Amber Stewart -Charged with murder Joseph Darnell Peyton -Cleared of murder charge BILOXI, MS Man cleared of murder charge (Biloxi (MS) Sun Herald ) Almost four years after he was accused of beating a baby to death, Joseph Darnell Peyton offered a story Monday that cleared him of a murder charge ELIZABETH BODNAR - Suffocated Stephen Orban - Pleaded guilty to murder BRAMPTON, CANADA Senior admits killing lover in jealous rage (Canada-Toronto Sun ) A 76-year-old man became Peel's oldest convicted killer yesterday when he pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the death of his landlady and sometime lover. Tues Mar 21 2000 08:25:01  KISSIMMEE, FL Girl, 13, raped inside church (The Orlando Sentinel ) Attacker described as 6 feet tall, 25 to 35 years old, with a medium build and a light goatee. He was wearing a gray sweatshirt and khaki pants. FORT LAUDERDALE, FL Girl, 10, raped on way to school in Fort Lauderdale (Sun-Sentinel ) Attacker described as a light-skinned black man, about 23 years old, 5 feet, 10 inches tall and slender. He is cleanshaven and has dreadlocks about an inch long. Tues Mar 21 2000 08:23:20  RAILROAD KILLER Angel Maturino Resendiz - charged with seven murders WASHINGTON Report blames errors, computer for release of alleged 'railroad killer' (CNN ) An inspector general blamed errors by poorly trained immigration agents and design flaws in their computerized lookout system Monday for the Border Patrol's release of a suspected "railroad killer" wanted by the FBI and state police. Agents Cleared In Freeing Of 'Railway Killer' Suspect (Dallas (TX) Morning News-Texas ) Tues Mar 21 2000 08:21:23  KRYSTAL STEADMAN(9) -Abducted and murdered Thomas Robert Soria Jr - Sheduled to be arraigned on murder and kidnapping charges LAKE TAHOE, NV Kids Club worker held in killing of Tahoe girl (Reno (NV) Gazette-Journal ) A part-time worker at a Lake Tahoe youth club was arrested Monday in connection with the murder of a 9-year-old girl whose nude body was found dumped off the shoulder of Highway 50 west of Carson City. Body of missing Lake Tahoe girl found (Contra Costa Times-Walnut Creek (CA) ) Neighbors of slain girl: ‘This is just horrible’ (Reno (NV) Gazette-Journal ) Tues Mar 21 2000 00:46:33  LOS ANGELES Willie Fulgear - found Oscars - attend awards Scrap collector finds Oscars; may get $50,000 reward, attend awards--(Postnet) Willie Fulgear came from Chicago to Los Angeles some 40 years ago to find fame and fortune as a rock 'n' roll star. Now at 61, the junk salavager finally has found celebrity and appears headed toward the Academy Awards and a $50,000 reward -- after finding 52 of the 55 stolen Oscar statuettes in a Koreatown trash bin. Shipping workers nabbed in stolen Oscar caper--(Postnet) Tues Mar 21 2000 00:14:06  Chicago, Illinois DNA tests pile up at police labs -- (MSNBC) Technology has become so crucial to crime solving that Illinois testing facilities are backlogged with case overload. Because of an increased demand for sophisticated DNA testing, test results that normally take a month or less now take as long as ten months. Mon Mar 20 2000 23:08:59  HOUMA, La. Cheyenne Glassford, 25, victum Woman allegedly drags another woman to death--(Postnet) A woman was charged with dragging another woman to death under her car, refusing to stop even when her passengers told her she had hit someone. Lezlie Ann Field, 20, was booked with drunken driving and vehicular homicide and freed on $25,000 bond. Cheyenne Glassford, 25 of Houma, bled to death, her body scraped raw from chest to thighs, according to Bruce Peters, chief investigator for the parish corner's office. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. Woman arrested after confrontation aboard America West flight--(Postnet) An irate woman who allegedly entered the cockpit of an America West jetliner in flight and struck the co-pilot was arrested Monday. Flight 2186, an Airbus A-320 bound for Phoenix from New York with 128 passengers and five crew members, was diverted to Albuquerque because of the disturbance, FBI supervisory agent Doug Beldon said. Mon Mar 20 2000 22:16:02  ATLANTA, GA Former Black Panther Said Arrested -- (Access Atlanta) A former Black Panther leader wanted in the fatal shooting of a sheriff's deputy in Atlanta was arrested in Alabama Monday night, police said. Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin 56, is accused of fatally shooting deputy Ricky Kinchen and wounding deputy Aldranon English in a shootout Thursday night Mon Mar 20 2000 20:45:09  TIFFANY EUNICK, 6 - died of injuries Lionel Tate, 13 - charged with first degree murder Miami, Florida Wrestlers subpoenaed in child death -- (Washington Post AP) The attorney for a 13-year-old boy accused of killing a 6-year-old playmate by slamming her into a table has subpoenaed wrestlers Hulk Hogan and Sting to testify at his client's upcoming murder trial Mon Mar 20 2000 19:41:05  KAYLA ROLLAND(6) - Shot to death in classroom MOUNT MORRIS TOWNSHIP, MI Mother of Boy Accused in School Shooting Defends Her Actions -- (Fox) Evicted, pushed off welfare and working two jobs to make ends meet, Tamarla Owens says she was just trying to help her sons when she sent them to live with her brother. Two men arraigned on federal charges in school shooting case -- (Michigan Live) Two men were arraigned Monday on federal charges of possessing a stolen handgun police say a 6-year-old boy used in last month's classroom killing of a fellow first-grader. Jamelle Andre James, 19, and the boy's uncle, Sir Marcus Winfrey, 22, entered innocent pleas when arraigned . Mon Mar 20 2000 19:33:12  Joseph Palczynksi - Suspected quadruple murderer holding three people hostage DUNDALK, Md Hostage Taker Resumes Talks With Police -- (Fox) Police in suburban Baltimore have reopened negotiations with a murder suspect who has been holding three people hostage since Friday. Shots Fired Inside Hostage House -- (Las Vegas Sun) After the shot, police used a loudspeaker to urge the suspect, Joseph Palczynski, to let them bring in an ambulance. But authorities said later police did not believe anyone inside the house was seriously hurt. Key events in the case involving Joseph Palczynski -- (Fox) Mon Mar 20 2000 19:22:47  MANHUNT: ERIC RUDOLPH CHARLOTTE, N.C. FBI Scales Back Search for Rudolph in N. Carolina -- (Reuters) Federal agents are scaling back a manhunt for fugitive Eric Robert Rudolph but continue to believe the alleged serial bomber is hiding out in rugged mountains in western North Carolina, the head of an FBI task force said on Monday. Rudolph task force to disband headquarters by early summer -- (Alabama Live) The task force that has hunted serial bombing suspect Eric Rudolph for two years will dismantle its massive command post by the end of June, but won't give up the search, its leader said Monday. Mon Mar 20 2000 19:13:47  NEW YORK Colorado governor, Barbara Walters spar over Ramsey interview -- (Boston.com) In a crackling exchange on ABC's ''Good Morning America,'' Colorado Gov. Bill Owens on Monday accused Barbara Walters of going easy on John and Patsy Ramsey during an interview last week. Walters, who was speaking to Owens to get his reaction to the Ramsey interview, said she resented the implication that she wasn't tough enough. BOULDER, CO Ramseys settle libel suit -- (Boulder Daily Camera) An attorney for John and Patsy Ramsey said the couple has settled a libel suit against the Star supermarket tabloid and promised that more lawsuits are on the way. "One down, and many to go," L. Lin Wood said in an interview Sunday with the Daily Camera. Ramseys contend JonBenet was slain by intruder -- (Reuters) The Ramseys blame Boulder police for not finding the killer and said JonBenet's death has been exploited as entertainment by the media with both the media and police thinking one or both of them did it. Join ABCNEWS.com's Chat with John and Patsy Ramsey -- (ABCNews.com) Tonight ABCNEWS.com presents a candid chat with John and Patsy Ramsey, parents of 6 year-old JonBenet, whose brutal murder remains one of the great unsolved mysteries of our time. The Ramseys will answer your questions about the case at 10 pm ET On the Defense -- (ABCNews.com) Colo. Gov. Responds to Ramseys Mon Mar 20 2000 19:00:27  HENNIKER, NH 13-year-old charged after dramatic chase -- (Concord Monitor) After a dramatic chase that traversed both land and water, a 13-year-old Henniker boy was arrested late Saturday night in connection with seven car thefts in Henniker, Hillsboro and Concord. He is currently being held without bail and will be arraigned this morning in Henniker District Juvenile Court, according to police reports. CLATSOP COUNTY, OR Teen-ager incarcerated for five years for role in murder plot -- (Daily Astorian) For the next five years, 15-year-old David Allen Holmes can think about a girl he'd never met and the two boys he almost killed for her. The Westport boy tucked a 9 mm pistol into his backpack Dec. 10 before heading off to class at Clatskanie High School. The high school freshman planned to use the gun in a murder plot concocted with Jamie Lee Gann during a month of telephone calls, according to court documents. TERREBONNE PARISH, LA Woman hit, dragged to death in Terrebonne -- (Times-Picayune) A Terrebonne Parish woman was in the parish jail Sunday on charges that she killed another woman by running her over and dragging her under the car for about one fifth of a mile, authorities said. Lezlie Ann Fields, 20, was booked with one count of vehicular homicide and one count of DWI. NORMAN, OK Charges filed in ballerina case -- (The Oklahoman) Prosecutors filed charges based on a DNA profile today against "John Doe" in the kidnapping and rape of a University of Oklahoma dance student found slain in 1996. The charges in the Jewell "Juli" Busken case were filed to avoid the expiration of the statute of limitations CHICAGO, IL South Sider charged in sex assaults -- (Daily South Town) A 21-year-old South Side man was charged Sunday with sexually assaulting four female victims ranging in age from 11 to 21 years on the Southwest and South sides from January to March, police said. Mon Mar 20 2000 14:29:55  Tina Marie Mcquaig, 27 - Missing since last Wednesday JACKSONVILLE, FLorida Missing woman's car found -- (Jacksonville Times-Union) The 1992 Nissan Sentra belonging to a woman reported missing since Wednesday was found yesterday.Police said foul play is suspected in the disappearance of 27-year-old Tina Marie Mcquaig, who vanished from her job at Shands Jacksonville hospital. Mon Mar 20 2000 14:15:29 'GOODBYE EARL' -- song by the Dixie Chicks North Platte, Nebraska Goodbye Earl? -- (MSNBC) A new Country song showing domestic violence and murder is causing some dispute. Mon Mar 20 2000 13:20:23  REENA VIRK(14) -Beaten and drowned Kelly Ellard-On trial for murder Accused teen told friend of Virk's death (Vancouver Sun ) Kelly held her down while Warren broke her arms. Then they dragged her ... to the water." WILLIE JONES - Stabbed to death Mark Kopp, Joshua B. Rogers, Chad Maleski, and James Rivero - Charged with murder GRAND RAPIDS, MI 4 teens charged in retiree's stabbing death (Detroit (MI) Free Press ) Four teen-agers abducted and beat a retired autoworker, stuffed him into his trunk and drove him around town showing him to their friends before fatally stabbing him, authorities said. CARY ANN MEDLIN(8) - Raped and murdered in 1979 Robert Glen Coe - Scheduled to die by lethal injection at 2 a.m. (Knoxville time) Thursday NASHVILLE, TN 'Death watch' begins as Coe execution looms (Knoxville (TN) News-Sentinel ) The "death watch" over condemned child-killer Robert Glen Coe begins today after a federal judge refused over the weekend to delay his execution. STEPHANE CLEROUX -Body never found Eric Bigras, Shawn Scott Lacroix, Jason Allan Onraet and Shawn Culley -Charged with first-degree murder OTTOWA, CANADA Search for dead man uncovers mystery (The Ottawa Citizen ) During a routine shoreline training exercise about 10:20 a.m. yesterday, a pilot for Civilian Air Search and Rescue called police after he spotted what appeared to be the roof of a red vehicle, coughed up by warming temperatures amid broken patches of ice Mon Mar 20 2000 12:08:45  KANUNGU, Uganda Charred Corpses Piled in Uganda Suicide Site -- (Reuters) Hundreds of charred corpses littered the site in southwest Uganda of one of the world's biggest mass suicides. They lay in the burned-out shell of a church in the green hills as rain fell Sunday through the collapsed iron roof of the building. The bodies included the tiny corpses of at least 11 children and probably many more. Death tolls soars as bodies are counted in Ugandan cult murder-suicide -- (CNN) Church windows, doors were nailed shut Police among Uganda cult dead -- (BBC) Four police officers were among the hundreds who burned to death in an apparent mass suicide in Uganda. "These are the very people we expect to warn us about these kind of dangers," said Interior Minister Edward Rugumayo. Ugandan Death Toll Could Be 500 -- (Reuters) Ugandan Mass Death Led by Failed Politician -- (Reuters) Picture gallery: Relatives mourn -- (BBC) Mon Mar 20 2000 11:53:23  PORTSMOUTH, OH Man questioned in deaths of four relatives in Scioto County -- (Cleveland Live) Police questioned a man suspected of killing four relatives whose bodies were found in two neighboring towns along the Ohio River. Officials would not release the names or ages of the victims or suspect this morning. |
