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Tues Mar 28 2000 12:08:19  BARRY WALLACE, 19 - disappeared April 5, 1999 William Beggs, 36 - extradition sought Scotland Court considers murder case extradition -- (BBC) The extradition hearing of a man wanted following the death of teenager Barry Wallace, whose severed remains were found 60 miles apart, has opened in the Netherlands. Tues Mar 28 2000 11:29:36  KRISTI LEIKER, 15 - car crash victim David D. Tofflemire, 16 - arrested on once count of reckless second-degree murder TOPEKA, Kan Teen faces reckless second-degree murder charge -- (MSNBC) Several teens and two adults faces various charges in connection with a Lake Sherwood traffic accident. BERNARD ESTRADA, 28 - shot Daniel Castro Jr - identified as one of three assailants PHILADELPHIA, PA Police captain's son is sought in shooting -- (Philly.com) The commander of the 39th Police District in the city's Nicetown-Tioga neighborhood pulled some tough duty yesterday. Capt. Daniel Castro was trying to track down his 19-year-old son, one of three suspects in an attempted murder last week in South Philadelphia, so that detectives could arrest him. Mary Ann Johnson, 37 - with two counts of attempted murder CORYDON, Ind. Woman fires gunshots inside auto parts plant-- (Detroit Free Press) A Harrison County woman escorted away from her job at an auto parts factory returned with a gun and opened fire, slightly injuring a supervisor, police said. PENSACOLA, Fla. Ex-Wife Kills Former FBI Agent-- (Newsday) In the middle of a gunbattle with deputies trying to arrest them, an ex-stripper killed her former husband, a onetime FBI agent, with a shot to the head. She then killed herself. Tues Mar 28 2000 11:13:37  JONBENET RAMSEY, 6 - murdered Dec 1996 BOULDER, CO Larry King : John and Patsy Ramsey Tell Their Side of the Story--(CNN) CNN Transcript Aired March 27, 2000 - 9:00 p.m. ET Part 2 tonight Ramseys lash out again at Owens for comments --(Daily Camera) "It's a terrible thing that he has chosen to advance his political career on our family tragedy. "I have no other explanation for it," John Ramsey said on CNN's "Larry King Live." Ramseys take aim against tabloid No.2--(Denver Post) In the battle to avenge Burke Ramsey's reputation, it's one media publication down and many more to go. Next up: the Globe tabloid, according to L. Lin Wood, the Ramseys' civil attorney. Tues Mar 28 2000 10:58:18  JERMAINE GOFFIGAN, 9 - shot Donnell Johnson, 22 - "was not involved in the murder" BOSTON, MA Lawyers Drop Boston Slaying Case (Las Vegas Sun) Prosecutors have issued an apology and dropped their case against a man who spent five years in prison after being convicted of killing a 9-year-old boy counting Halloween candy. Michael Wayne McGray - Claims to have murdered 17 people VANCOUVER, B.C. Convicted murderer clams up after claiming to be Canada's worst serial killer (Vancouver Sun) A source in the New Brunswick legal community said Monday that McGray wants time to himself and is unhappy about the way his comments were treated by the news media. The source said McGray believes he was misquoted, so he has decided to say nothing. DASHAY JONES(1), DANESHA JONES(2) and JAQUANDA JONES SMITH(5) - Mysterious deaths under investigation LOUISVILLE, KY Cause in 3 girls' deaths unknown (Lexington (KY) Herald-Leader) Mother says she found them in bed unconscious. Police to check death last year of fourth sister Railroad Killer Trial Angel Maturino Resendiz - charged in seven murders HOUSTON, TX ‘Railroad’ Killings Trial Starts (ABC News) Jury selection was set to begin today in the capital murder trial of a rail-hopping Mexican drifter suspected of killing at least nine people in three states. Tues Mar 28 2000 10:33:26  CHERICA ADAMS - Shot to death Rae Carruth - On trial murder CHARLOTTE, NC Lawyer: Carruth paid for murder weapon (Charlotte (NC) Observer) Carruth's lawyer, David Rudolf, has said in previous motions that the former wide receiver was miles away at the time of the fatal Nov.16 shooting and was talking to a friend in Atlanta on his cell phone. HOLLY BLAKE (7) Killed in 1969 Joan Miller - Confessed to killing daughter LAKE VIEW, IL Dying mom told police she killed, buried daughter (Chicago (IL) Sun-Times) A Nebraska woman last week made a deathbed confession to killing her 7-year-old daughter in 1969 and burying the girl's body in the yard of the Lake View apartment where she lived at the time. Angel Rivera Vasquez - Charged with indecent liberties with a child. HIGH POINT, TX Police accuse Texas man of offering daughter for sex (Greensboro (NC) News & Record) High Point police have charged a Texas trucker with several felony charges after the man allegedly offered his 7-year-old daughter for sex if he was allowed to watch. CODY SMITH(5) and TRISTEN SMITH(3) - Strangled to death Lisa Marie Smith - Sentenced for killing her two sons DALLAS, TX Mother pleads guilty to strangling sons (Houston Chronicle) A second-grade teacher who admitted to killing her two sons in a vengeful act against her ex-husband pleaded guilty Monday and was sentenced to two concurrent life terms, avoiding a trial and possible death sentence. Tues Mar 28 2000 10:23:00  KATIE POIRIER - Kidnapped and presumed murdered last year Donald Blom - six-time convicted sex offender goes on trial next month on charges of kidnapping and murder ST.PAUL, MN House OKs `Katie Poirier' crime bill (St. Paul (MN) PioneerPlanet ) The bill would improve tracking of repeat criminals, particularly sex offenders, after they have served their sentences. It includes stricter penalties for the most serious sex offenses and $12.5 million in seed money for a statewide computer network to track all criminals. Tues Mar 28 2000 10:18:37  REENA VIRK, 14 - Beaten and drowned Kelly Ellard, 17 - On trial for murder VANCOUVER, B.C. Crown, defence wrap up cases in teen murder trial -- (Vancouver Sun) A teenager accused of second-degree murder in the death of 14-year-old Reena Virk knew details about her death only the killer would know, the Crown said Monday. Virk murder trial goes to jury today (National Post) The case continues to fuel debate about girls and violence. Tues Mar 28 2000 01:01:21  LESLIE MAHAFFY - abducted and murdered KRISTEN FRENCH - abducted and murdered Paul Bernardo - convicted in 1995 Toronto, Ontario, Canada Bernardo's hopes for new trial dashed by Ontario Court of Appeal -- (Calgary Herald/CP Press) A three-judge panel dismissed the notorious sex killer's appeal of his 1995 first-degree murder conviction. Mon Mar 27 2000 23:24:03  Clotelle Lacey, 61 - heroin overdose Minneapolis, Minnesota Nursing home death investigated over heroin suspicion -- (Star-Tribune) A woman believed to have died of a heroin overdose in a nursing home had twice been found apparently under the influence of drugs and with a syringe near her, police said. Mon Mar 27 2000 17:13:35  LUTHER DUTTON - murdered by his sons Druie and Herman Dutton - received deferred sentences Rush Springs, Oklahoma RICKY ELDRIDGE - murdered by his sons James and Jesse Eldridge - to be tried in April for murder Hector, Arkansas Fear is force when kids kill parents -- (Arkansas Online) By most accounts, Luther Dutton was a brutal man. The breaking point came in 1993, when Dutton's daughter told her two brothers that her father was "messin' with her". In Arkansas, there is a similar case. Mon Mar 27 2000 14:51:05  JESSICA RODRIGUEZ, 10 - Abducted and then released Life Rough for Kidnapping Victims -- (AP) GAINESVILLE, Florida With her daughter safely at home after being held captive for three days, Jennifer Graham sighed with relief.''I just want our lives to go back to normal.'' Mon Mar 27 2000 14:36:16  EMILY EAGEN, 19 - murdered March 13, 2000 EMILY HOWELL, 19 - murdered March 13, 2000 San Jose, Costa Rica Arrest in Costa Rica -- (ABC News) Police announce arrest of suspect in murder of one of U.S. women. Travel warnings to Costa Rica issued -- (MSNBC) A total of four tourists and foreigners have been killed in the past month in the sparsely populated area around Puerto Viejo. Suspects arrested in Costa Rica -- (Michigan Live) The names of the suspects were not released by police, who said they are still seeking other suspects. They declined to say how many others they are looking for. Mon Mar 27 2000 14:16:10  Michael Wayne McGray - claims to have killed 16 people Fredricton, New Brunswick Convicted murderer clams up after claiming to be Canada's worst serial killer -- (C-News) Convicted killer Michael Wayne McGray is now refusing to reveal his self-proclaimed role in a string of murders that could establish him as the worst serial killer in Canadian history. Mon Mar 27 2000 14:00:20  WILLIAM CODY SMITH, 5 - strangled TRISTAN THOMAS SMITH, 3 - strangled Lisa Marie Smith, 31 - guilty of capital murder Dallas, Texas Mom who strangled sons pleads guilty to avoid death penalty -- (The Dallas Morning News) A Richardson mother who told police she strangled her two young sons because she hated their father pleaded guilty today in exchange for a pair of concurrent life prison terms. Mom pleads guilty to killing sons -- (Dallas/AP) A second-grade teacher accused of strangling her two young sons pleaded guilty Monday and was immediately sentenced to two concurrent life terms, avoiding a trial and possible death penalty. Mon Mar 27 2000 13:58:41  OPAL JO JENNINGS - Missing one year SAGINAW, Texas One Year Anniversary Of Opal Jo Jennings' Disappearance -- (CBS 11) "Remember that next time it could be your kid, and we need to all band together to make sure it's not." said Audrey Sanderford, Opal's grandmother. This message of caution isn't just for the anniversary. People who've seen what this family has endured, can't help but live differently. Family gathers for memorial one year after kidnapping -- (WXAS TV) When Opal Jennings disappeared a year ago Sunday, the six-year-old from Saginaw made national headlines, and captured the heart of her community and north Texas. Police say the man responsible is behind bars, but Opal is still missing. Saginaw marks an agonizing year: Family, friends gather on kidnapping anniversary -- (Star-Telegram) For 365 days, family members and Saginaw residents have wondered, searched and agonized over what happened to 6-year-old Opal Jo Jennings after she disappeared from a lot near her grandparents' home. A trial without Opal: Prosecutors rely on suspect's statement to prove case -- (Star-Telegram) FORT WORTH, Texas When prosecutors walk through the wooden doors of the 213th District Court next week, they will be armed with hundreds of pages of investigative reports, enlarged maps and a long list of witnesses ready to take the stand. Mon Mar 27 2000 12:52:05  HOLLY MADDUX - murdered in 1977 Ira Einhorn - avoiding justice by living in France Philadelphia, Pennsylvania It’s last call to sign petition to extradite Einhorn -- (The Daily News) The Daily News is ending its enormously successful petition drive to bring fugitive Ira Einhorn home from France. Sign our petition Print this page and mail it to the Daily News! Mon Mar 27 2000 12:00:59  D. KIM ROSSMO - Canadian profiler Cincinnati, Ohio Profiler to aid police search for serial rapist -- (Cincinnati Post) A "geographic profiling" specialist arrived Friday from British Columbia to help Greater Cincinnati police track the "hunting behavior" of a serial rapist. Mon Mar 27 2000 10:43:38  Boulder, Colorado John and Patsy Ramsey speak out --(CNN) Two live interviews on LARRY KING LIVE, March 27 and March 28. Ramsey book a slow seller in Boulder -- (The Daily Camera) Slow sales prompted the store to return 140 of the 200 copies it ordered. The book is now displayed on the lowest shelf on the store's "new nonfiction" section. Mon Mar 27 2000 09:07:25  SANDRA FRANCES RAMSEY - Death under investigation TULSA, OK Missing Tulsa woman found dead in Lake Yahola (Daily Oklahoman (OK) ) Her son reportedly last saw her walk across the street. He presumed she was going to visit a neighbor, but those neighbors told police they did not see her that day Missing Tulsan's body found in lake ((Tulsa (OK) World ) Mon Mar 27 2000 09:06:10  BRANDON GRIFFIN(3) -Died from peritonitis, which is an inflammation of the abdominal or intestinal lining, and a perforated rectum LYNWOOD, IL Police: Abuse suspected in Lynwood boy's death (Chicago Times ) Chicago police on Sunday said they are investigating the death of a 3-year-old Lynwood boy as a homicide Justin Haberski and Jennifer Bradberry Haberski - Robbery suspects shot by police PENSACOLA, FL Ex-spouses die in shootout with police in Pensacola (TCPalm.com (FL) ) Customers at a fast-food restaurant ducked for cover when bullets began flying nearby as sheriff's deputies killed a lawyer and his former wife, both wanted for a robbery, in a gun battle after a car chase. Curtis E. Caton -Faces life in prison for snatching a purse at gunpoint TAMPA, FL Traumatic defense: Suspect cites horror of young sisters' deaths (Tampa (FL) Tribune ) The crime was too awful to forget: Three children walking along a Sulphur Springs street on a slow evening in the summer, searching for ice cream. A man in a Camaro running them down and killing two of the three - a girl, 13, and her sister, 5. Their brother, 12, survives. It doesn't end there. The driver, ad former Bible college student, stops, picks up the dead 13-year-old and throws her body into the '69 Camaro, then roars off. The young boy screams at him to leave his sister alone. Two days later, her body is found in a field, bare from the waist down. That was July 1973 RICKIE ELDRIDGE -Shot to death by his two sons James and Jesse Eldridge - Charged with murdering their father HECTOR, AR Fear Is Force When Kids Kill Parents (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (AR) ) By most accounts, Luther Dutton was a brutal man. He beat and kicked his children. He once forced his two oldest boys, Druie and Herman, to shoot darts at their mother and sister. On another occasion, he poured jalapeno pepper juice into his wife's eyes Mon Mar 27 2000 09:02:58  LINCOLN, NE Woman's death might hinder unsolved case of girl's killing (Baltimore (MD) Sun ) Police await DNA tests to identify child's bones Mon Mar 27 2000 09:00:27  Railway Killer Angel Maturino Resendiz -Accused serial killer TEXAS Railway killings trial begins Tuesday The suspect, Angel Maturino Resendiz, refuses to cooperate (USA Today ) The trial of the suspected ''railway killer'' begins in Houston on Tuesday, and the journey from his arrest to the courtroom has been nearly as odd and unpredictable as the cross-country killing spree that landed him on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list last summer. Mon Mar 27 2000 07:09:30  TED BINION, 55 - former casino executive, died Sept. 1998 Rick Tabish, 35 - charged with murder Sandra Murphy, 28 - charged with murder Las Vegas, Nevada Court of Personality -- (Las Vegas Review- Journal) Southern Nevada's 'Crime of the Century' trial set to begin. Presence in trial doesn't stun Montana authorities -- (Las Vegas Review-Journal) Two men who investigated and prosecuted a young Rick Tabish used similar words in separate interviews to describe the once-rowdy youth who, at the age of 35, stands accused of murder. The Witnesses -- (Las Vegas Review-Journal) Several witnesses set the stage for the prosecution's version of what happened at Ted Binion's home on the morning of Sept. 17, 1998. High-profile cases reveal patient side of normally volatile New Yorker -- (Las Vegas Review-Journal) Local attorneys grinned in anticipation recently as a New York lawyer ignored District Judge Joseph Bonaventure's repeated demands that she get to the point. California girl finds ways to get attention -- (Las Vegas Review-Journal) Defense: Life with Binion marked by his abuse, drug addiction. Charisma, wild streak uncovered tragic flaws -- (Las Vegas Review-Journal) Ted Binion's personal demons doomed a once promising career at the downtown casino that bears the family name. Attorneys believe in clients -- (Las Vegas Review-Journal) John Momot and Louis Palazzo come from different generations, different regions of the country and took seperate paths to the criminal defense bar. Details play to strength -- (Las Vegas Review-Journal) Details play to strength. Quotes from "Court of Personality" -- (Las Vegas Review-Journal) Sun Mar 26 2000 19:53:32  CRIME FILES JUSTICE STORY Sharon Hill, Pennsylvania - April 26, 1954 Torso in the Trunk --(NY Daily News) The trunk, or footlocker, was made of green plywood with brass hinges and was 31 inches long, 17 inches wide and 12 inches high. And it stood minding its own business in the waiting room of the Red Arrow trolley station in Sharon Hill, just west of Philadelphia. Sun Mar 26 2000 17:47:45 GWYNETH KWEH, 14 months - found dead on ground Hougang, Singapore Baby's death: Maid arrested -- (The Strait Times) Police treating it as a case of murder; maid is suspected to have thrown the toddler from third-storey flat. Indonesian maid arrested in connection with toddler's death -- (NewsAsia) A rubbish chute was located a few metres away from where the baby was found. Sun Mar 26 2000 17:16:20 Cheyenne, Wyoming Crime lab official builds faces from skulls to solve mysteries -- (Billings Gazette) A 1996 penny provides the only clue to when John Doe may have died. It was in a pocket of his pants. It was the only thing found on his remains. How he died is still a mystery. Sun Mar 26 2000 16:38:10  WASHINGTON Welsh hacker got Bill Gates' credit card number -- (UPI) One of the two youths accused in Britain of international computer hacking last week said he had hacked the credit card number of Microsoft founder, Bill Gates, Britain's Sunday Telegraph said. Hacker, 18, cracks details of Bill Gates's credit card -- (UK Telegraph) Sun Mar 26 2000 14:09:30  John Wayne Gacy - convicted and executed serial killer Chicago, Illinois Sale of Gacy’s artwork under fire -- (MSNBC) He is one of the history’s worst serial killers, and some would say one of its worst artists as well. But now new technology is bringing the paintings of John Wayne Gacy to a new audience, and drawing fire from almost everyone. Sun Mar 26 2000 13:48:44  LESLIE MAHAFFY, 14 - murdered June, 1991 KRISTIN FRENCH, 15 - murdered April, 1992 Paul Bernardo - serving 2 life sentences Karla Homolka - serving 12 years TORONTO, ONT Bernardo case back in court in search of a new trial -- (CP) Paul Bernardo, among the most vilified felons in modern Canadian legal history, returns to the limelight Monday as his lawyers appeal his 1995 murder conviction. Community can't erase Bernardo's legacy of terror as case back in the limelight again -- (Vancouver Sun) Bernardo was convicted in September 1995 of first-degree murder, kidnapping, forcible confinement, aggravated sexual assault and offering an indignity to a human body. Sun Mar 26 2000 13:38:28  Theodore White - guilty KANSAS CITY, MO Man who fled country after being convicted of child rape sentenced -- (News Tribune) A Lee's Summit man was sentenced to 50 years in prison Friday on sexual misconduct convictions involving a child. White fled to Costa Rica, but he was captured after the case was publicized on the television show "America's Most Wanted." ANDERSON, S.C. Disguise isn't effective as bumbling bank robbers get caught -- (Postnet) Arraignment is set for Monday for two men, one dressed as a pregnant woman in bath slippers, who were arrested seven minutes after the robbery of a Carolina First bank last week. Sun Mar 26 2000 13:21:44  BOULDER, CO Ramsey libel lawyer takes aim, collects evidence -- (Postnet) The libel lawyer for John and Patsy Ramsey has begun collecting evidence that might lead to defamation suits against the couple's most vocal critics, including a radio talk show host and Colorado Gov. Bill Owens. Assailing Ramseys gains favor for Colo. governor -- (Postnet) Colorado Gov. Bill Owens launched a very public -- and very heated -- attack on two of his former residents last week. Chuck Green : Don't hold breath for Boulder -- (Denver Post) Only in Boulder could the police and prosecutor take several days to "consider" an offer by Patsy and John Ramsey to take lie-detector tests. Sun Mar 26 2000 13:02:18  CARY ANN MEDLIN, 8 - victim Robert Glen Coe, 23 - child killer MEMPHIS, TN Coe says in letter: "I don't think I am crazy" -- (Jackson Sun) The Tennessee Supreme Court on Friday denied the state's request to allow the convicted child killer to be put to death within 24 hours of the moment that any stay is lifted. Coe was returned to his old cell on death row this week to await a federal judge's decision on whether Tennessee courts used the right standard to determine he is sane enough to be executed for the 1979 kidnapping, rape and murder of 8-year-old Cary Ann Medlin of Greenfield. Robbed of her innocence -- (Jackson Sun) Cary Ann Medlin was out riding bikes with her brother on Evergreen Street in Greenfield on Sept. 1, 1979, when she was approached by a man with a car who said he needed to speak to her father. Also CASE TIMELINE Sun Mar 26 2000 07:51:46  SCOTT GRIGALIUNAS and BECKY GRIGALIUNAS -Shot to death Brandon Grigaliunas(16) - Killed parents KENTON, OH Teen gets 10 years in slaying of parents (Toledo Blade ) - A 16-year-old who admitted he fatally shot his father and stepmother in the head will spend 10 years in prison. Sun Mar 26 2000 07:49:06  Geno Haibowicz -Arrested for bank robbery DERRY, NH Police: Bank robbery suspect left his mark in Derry, Windham (Nashua Telegraph ) Fingerprints and images from a surveillance camera helped Derry and Windham police nab a suspect in two recent bank robberies. Sun Mar 26 2000 07:47:45  Joseph Palczynski - Murderer shot by police BALTIMORE, MD How Palczynski eluded police (Baltimore (MD) Sun ) He scurried beneath the pines to hide from the police chopper and its infrared eye. He climbed a tree to evade the bloodhounds. Michael Wayne McGray - Claims to have murdered 17 people VANCOUVER, B.C. Don't reject deal with killer, former A-G says (Vancouver Sun ) The man who authorized a $100,000 payment to mass murderer Clifford Olson's family in exchange for Olson leading police to his victims' remains says authorities should not rule out cutting a deal with another killer who is seeking immunity in 16 other slayings he claims to have committed. |
