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Mon Apr 3 2000 23:17:50  ATHENS, Ga Ben Grantham III - 20-years-old Hazing suspected in fatal accident -- (UPI) A 20-year-old University of Georgia student who died in a traffic accident may have been the victum of a fraternity hazing in which he had been blindfolded and handcuffed, authorities said Monday. Mon Apr 3 2000 22:59:34  SABRINA AISENBERG, 5 months- missing since November, 1997 Steve and Marlene Aisenberg - under indictment Tampa, Florida Prosecutors seek gag order on Aisenbergs -- (The Tampa Tribune) Stung by a battery of what they call baseless attacks, federal prosecutors want a judge to muzzle the lawyers defending Steve and Marlene Aisenberg in the high-profile case of their missing baby. Mon Apr 3 2000 22:49:45  ST.LOUIS, MO Missouri, Kansas consider decriminalization of baby abandonment--(KC Star) Shortly before dawn on a recent cold morning, two hungry vagrants broke into an empty apartment in south St. Louis. They searched for food. One opened the freezer. He found a frozen package: an 8-pound baby boy, placed there seven years earlier. Mon Apr 3 2000 22:23:52  UK Beast kills cell mate -- (MegaStar) A REAL-LIFE Hannibal Lecter turned his jail cell into a sickening slaughterhouse when he gutted and gouged a convicted child abuser, it was revealed yesterday. Mon Apr 3 2000 22:19:24  GLADYS RICART, 39 - Murdered on her wedding day Agustin Garcia, 47 - In jail on $5 million bail NEW YORK, NY Defense claims accused killer was with victim night before wedding -- (AP) The man accused of killing Gladys Ricart on her wedding day had spent the previous evening with her and had registered with her as husband and wife at a church they attended. Mon Apr 3 2000 22:07:02  NORFOLK, Virginia Delta Passenger Finds Loaded Gun -- (AP) A passenger found a loaded gun in a bathroom sink on a Delta Express flight Monday, forcing the plane to be diverted to Norfolk. Mon Apr 3 2000 22:00:43  BOURNE, Mass. Joseph A. Pagliarani III - nine-years-old Nine-year-old killed while driving car in driveway--(Postnet) After his grandmother let him take the wheel, a 9-year-old boy crashed a car into an embankment of her driveway and was crushed to death when the air bag inflated Mon Apr 3 2000 21:58:58  MICHIEL BLAMEY - Recognized expert in the field of investigating child sexual predators murdered Ron Blamey - Arrested for murder TRUCKEE, California Murder suspect will need to be extradited -- (Tahoe Tribune) A California Department of Justice agent died of blunt trauma to the head. Ron Blamey, 63, of Truckee, was arrested in Reno on a no-bail bench warrant for murder Wednesday, three days after Michiel Blamey was last seen. Mon Apr 3 2000 21:46:19  CHICAGO, ILL. Wheelchair-bound man slain in gangland shooting -- (Chicago Tribune) A man was shot dead in his wheelchair early this morning while playing a dice game in a West Side parking lot, police said. Mon Apr 3 2000 21:39:07  MIAMI, Florida System tracks killers, rapists -- (Miami Herald) As agents closed in on the railroad killer -- a Mexican migrant suspected in a string of murders near rail lines across the country -- they used an unlikely tool to snare him.A computer, designed to track serial killers and rapists. Mon Apr 3 2000 18:55:22  WASHINGTON, DC New Cop Breed to Patrol Web After Hackers -- (NY Daily News) The feds are creating a new force of cyber cops to defend the Internet from hacker attacks like the blitzkrieg that paralyzed some Web sites this year. Mon Apr 3 2000 18:32:37  ED QUIRK - Killed by car while rollerblading with his wife Paul Harnisch - Ex-prosecutor to agree to insanity plea NEW YORK, NY KIN FEAR KID GLOVES FOR KILLER PROSECUTOR -- (NY Post) The family of a brutally slain teacher has an 11th-hour plea for Westchester County District Attorney Jeanine Pirro: Don't let the killer, a former Manhattan prosecutor, get away with murder. Mon Apr 3 2000 18:11:08  LONNIE "TED" BINION - murdered casino mogul Rick Tabish - charged with murder and theft Sandra Murphy - charged with murder and theft LAS VEGAS, NV Defendants admit to romance -- (Las Vegas Sun) Prosecutors don't plan to alter their case amid Friday's stunning defense admission that Ted Binion's accused killers, Sandy Murphy and Rick Tabish, were romantically involved prior to his death. Tearful ex-wife details Murphy affair -- (Las Vegas Sun) Ted Binion's former wife, Doris, broke down on the witness stand today in the trial of the two people charged with killing the wealthy gambling figure. Trial in Casino Figure's Death Grips Vegas -- (LA Times) As Ted Binion's lover and her friend face charges of killing him for his money, the city is entranced by a tale that evokes its tawdry side. Ex-wife says she suffered "never-ending intimidation" from Ted Binion -- (Court TV) Ted Binion had a million-dollar heroin habit and personality that was just as destructive, his ex-wife, Doris, told jurors Monday. Las Vegas murder trial tells a twisted tale -- (Seattle Times) quick over-view Mon Apr 3 2000 18:09:01  BOSTON, Mass. Convicted sex offender sentenced to life in prison -- (AP) A convicted sex offender was sentenced to life in prison Monday for breaking into a Revere home and attempting to rape an infant. Mon Apr 3 2000 18:00:27  JANICE SHERIDAN, 45 - stabbed to death CONNIE SHERIDAN, 79 - stabbed to death Kevin Cotterell, 33 - changed plea to guilty Upwell, Norfolk, England Salesman jailed for double murder -- (BBC) A former door-to-door salesman has been jailed for life for murdering a dog breeder and her elderly mother at their isolated country cottage. Mon Apr 3 2000 17:58:14  KANUNGU, Uganda Failed prophecy led to cult deaths -- (Hong Kong Standard) A former member of an apocalyptic Christian cult says the group's unfulfilled doomsday prophecy spurred opposition and possibly the murder of those who lost faith in the sect. Ugandans Mourn Mass Murder Deaths -- (AP) Doomsday cult toll predicted to exceed 1,000 -- (Times UK) Ugandan vice president: Cult leaders still alive -- (CNN) WASHINGTON U.S. Troubled by Haitian Murder -- (Star-Tribune) With Haiti' s fledgling democracy at a turning point, the State Department said Monday it is deeply troubled by the killing of prominent Haitian radio journalist Jean Leopold Dominique. VITORIA, Brazil Brazilian people's leader faces retrial on murder charges -- (Nando) The charismatic leader of millions of landless Brazilians pleaded innocent to murder charges Monday in a trial drawing attention to the country's unfair distribution of land. Brazilian landless leader pleads innocent to murder -- (CNN) SHARIANI VILLAGE, Kenya Italian charged with murder remanded again -- (Daily Nation) An Italian charged with the murder of a Kenyan woman was remanded to prison again yesterday by a Kilifi court. Mr Augosto Murri appeared for mention of his case before the senior resident magistrate but prosecution documents were not ready. RIYADH, Saudi Arabia Yemeni convicted of sodomy beheaded in Saudi Arabia -- (Boston.com) A Yemeni convicted of kidnapping and sodomizing a boy was beheaded Monday, an Interior Ministry statement said. Fahd bin Ali bin Rajeh was found guilty of kidnapping and sodomizing the boy and taking indecent pictures of him. Mon Apr 3 2000 17:37:51  XIANA FAIRCHILD, 7 - missing since December 9, 1999 Vallejo, California Xiana Fairchild group, Marc Klass part ways -- (San Francisco Examiner) Months of agonizing searches for a young girl who disappeared from Vallejo last year have apparently led to a rift between directors of a volunteer center set up in the girl's name. Klass leaves Xiana organization -- (Vallejo Times-Herald) Klass blamed the separation on supervisory disagreements. Mon Apr 3 2000 17:37:16  BUCKS COUNTY, PA Hammer slayer's appeal booted by high court -- (Philly.com) The convicted killer lost his appeal by a couple of feet. His own. Robert Pezzeca's complaint about being forced to sit through his trial with his feet shackled didn't sit too well with the state Superior Court. OFFICER JEFFREY SEAMAN, 26 - treated and released Stephen Hill, 26 - turned himself in PHILADELPHIA, PA $1 million bail in police shooting -- (Philly.com) A 26-year-old West Kensington man yesterday was ordered held on $1 million bail in the March 24 shooting of a city police officer, whose bulletproof vest prevented serious injury. Mon Apr 3 2000 16:58:25  LINDA DAVID, 50 - Left with scars, broken bones and brain damage. Victor David, 59 - Paid by DHS to care for wife while abusing her SEATTLE, Washington Doctor: State ignored signs of abuse in David case -- (AP) Linda David had already been a victim of years of beating when the state began paying her husband to care for her, and state officials repeatedly ignored evidence that abuse -- not multiple sclerosis -- was the cause of her problems. Mon Apr 3 2000 13:28:18  Newsweek Special Cracks in the Thin Blue Line -- (Newsweek) To question police practices in America is to plunge into a debate distorted by caricatures. Police defenders generally see critics as cop-hating bleeding hearts, while police critics often see cops as trigger-happy killers. Yet with major police controversies roiling the nation, it's important to get beyond the cartoons and to ask whether something has gone wrong in the very notion of what policing should be. Mon Apr 3 2000 13:25:14  Megan's Law WASHINGTON Court Lets Sex Offender Law Stand -- (Fox) The Supreme Court Monday rejected a challenge to a Tennessee law , similar to those in all 50 states, aimed at helping government officials and the public keep track of anyone ever convicted of a sex crime. TRACY LAMBERT, 19, and SUSAN MOORE, 25 - victims Eric Queen, 21 - murderer Francisco ''Paco'' Tirado, 18 - both facing death penalty FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. Two Gang Members Convicted in N.C. -- (Newsday) Two men were convicted Monday of abducting and killing two young women and wounding a third woman as part of a gang initiation. ST. CATHARINES, Ont. Murray indictment remains the same -- (Cnews) Paul Bernardo's former lawyer lost his bid today to have the wording of the obstruction of justice charges against him changed from "concealing" his client's rape-and-torture tapes to "retaining" them. Mon Apr 3 2000 13:04:51  Fayetteville, North Carolina Police investigate prostitute murders -- (MSNBC) Investigators looking for clues in the unsolved murders of seven Fayetteville area prostitutes believe some of the cases may be linked. Mon Apr 3 2000 10:28:32  JAMES PATRICK RILEY - wounded in murder attempt Dr. Larry Ford - suspect, suicide victim IRVINE, California Chemicals, records seized in Biofem case investigation -- (OC Register) Police continued their search of an Anaheim surgeon's home Saturday, looking for evidence in the attempted murder of a Biofem Inc. executive. Police search home of another doctor in probe of botched hit on executive -- (Sac Bee) Biofem case: unanswered questions -- (OC Register) Why do police suspect surgeon Jerry D. Nilsson was involved in the botched hit? What are the projects that Nilsson says he was working on with Biofem founder Dr. Larry Ford? Investigators Keep Looking for Big Break in Biofem Case -- (LA Times) Latest searches turn up 'nothing of concern,' and Anaheim doctor is cleared as suspect in month-old probe. Mon Apr 3 2000 10:17:49 ROBERT ORNELAS 16 - allegedly shot once in the face at point-blank range. JOSH SALAS, 16 - first thing he did was ask for Robert Manuel Salas, 20 - at large; may simply have snapped SANTA ANA, CA Shootings shatter bond -- (OC Register) For about as long as anyone can remember, it's been Robert and Josh, Josh and Robert. The Anaheim cousins did practically everything together. Now one of them, Robert Ornelas, is dead. The other, Josh Salas, lies in stable but guarded condition at UCI Medical Center in Orange, his body riddled with nine bullets. Hunt Still on for Suspect in 2 Shootings -- (OC Register) Salas is armed with a semiautomatic pistol and is considered very dangerous, Santa Ana Police Sgt. Raul Luna said. Mon Apr 3 2000 07:16:32  MERITA SHABIU, 11 - raped and murdered Staff Sgt. Frank J. Ronghi - accused KOSOVO The Ugliest American--(NY Times) The soldiers of A Company were sent to Kosovo to keep the peace. Now one of them is accused of the rape and murder of an 11-year-old girl. Mon Apr 3 2000 04:52:16  HENRY and MERCEDES NIIRANEN - Murdered Patrick Niiranen -Beat adoptive parents to death with hammer ONTARIO, OR Oregon man who killed adoptive parents hopes to find birth parents (Nando Times ) As a child, Patrick Niiranen fantasized that his birth parents were desperately searching for him and somehow his adoptive parents were keeping him hidden. As an adult, Niiranen killed his adoptive parents by beating both with a hammer in their home. DENISE SANDERS -Burned over 50% of her body Joe Riley - Charged with dousing his girlfriend with rubbing alcohol as she lay on their bed and then setting her on fire with a cigarette lighter FORT LAUDERDALE, FL Man charged with lighting girlfriend afire (Sun-Sentinel (FL) ) Her skin seared white and already curling from burns, the 30-year-old mother ran from her house, crying for her neighbors to save her. MARY LYNN CARLSON - Stabbed to death Doris Carlson - Sentenced to death PHOENIX, AZ Woman is 4th sentenced to die in Arizona (Dallas (TX) Morning News-Texas ) For only the fourth time in Arizona's history, a woman has been sentenced to death. Mon Apr 3 2000 04:50:12  Wayne Adam Ford - Charged with four counts of murder for the strangulation deaths of four women. SAN BERNARDINO, CA Accused serial killer may face one trial for multiple deaths (Contra Costa Times-Walnut Creek (CA) ) A judge has ruled that an accused serial killer can be prosecuted at one trial for the deaths of four women whose bodies were found across California, if prosecutors can prove the killings were connected. Mon Apr 3 2000 04:48:11  GANGANDEEP BAKSHI - Beaten and kidnapped by her parents Agyapal and Kamla Singh - Arrested for abducting their daughter NEW YORK, NY Internet romance becomes federal kidnapping case (Dallas Morning News ) The indictment four family members brutally abducted Ms. Bakshi in August from her Hindu lover's Houston apartment - at one point "beating her into submission" - because they objected to the romance. The victim also says her father drugged her and threatened to "cut her to pieces." Queens man in internet kidnap (New York Post ) Mon Apr 3 2000 04:44:46  LYNNE HARPER(12)-Raped and murdered Steven Truscott(14 at time of murder) - Now 40, the youngest person in Canada to be sentenced to death for a murder GUELPH, ONT. Steven Truscott just wants the truth to be told about controversial murder case (Vancouver Sun ) - Five days ago, many didn't know the gentle man who shared their quiet neighborhood was a central figure in a 40-year-old criminal controversy. |
