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Sun Apr 2 2000 23:50:44  SAN JOSE, Calif. Hundreds of leads, Oprah appearance, but no break in case -- (Sacramento Bee) Despite hundreds of leads and a feature on Oprah Winfrey's talk show last week, there have been no breaks in the road rage case of a dog that was snatched from his owner's car and hurled into oncoming traffic. Sun Apr 2 2000 23:37:33  ASHEVILLE, NC Man owes $500,000 for affair -- (Asheville Citizen-Times) A Buncombe County Superior Court judge decided a Weaverville man should pay $500,000 for having an affair with another man's wife. Sun Apr 2 2000 22:59:38  NEW CYBERCOPS - HUNT CYBER-ROBBERS Sipowicz Goes Cyber -- (Time Magazine) As Internet crime proliferates, local cops--most of them young--pioneer a new beat on the Web Sun Apr 2 2000 22:25:53  LOS ANGELES Actress Halle Barry gets May court date -- (UPI) Actress Halle Berry is to appear in court May 4 to answer misdemeanor hit-and-run charges stemming from a February auto accident on the Sunset Stip that left another woman injured. Sun Apr 2 2000 22:02:45  TORONTO, ONT Murder, they said -- (Cnews) Clifford Olson, Henry Lee Lucas, and now Michael Wayne McGray ... what drives some murderers to confess to other slayings -- and what makes the press and police believe them? Untrue confessions? -- (Cnews) In a bid for the notoriety that comes with being the baddest of them all, some admissions are more about mass deception than mass murder Sun Apr 2 2000 16:25:53  ARIANE MIYASAKI, 13 - Disappeared Jan.5, 1999 CULVER CITY, California Investigator in Missing-Girl Case Dies in Crash -- (LA Times) Investigator Ted Woolsey, 60, died in Georgia while he was engaged in an all-out search for Ariane Miyasaki, who disappeared 15 months ago at age 13. Ariane's father, Ken Miyasaki, has alleged the Culver City Police Department botched their investigation of the case and failed to interview two key witnesses. Sun Apr 2 2000 16:14:55  COMMENTARY The JonBenet story just keeps on going -- (Cnews) There is a disturbing trend you discover when you read about the JonBenet Ramsey case. The three-year old murder investigation is eating up headline space once again with the release of John and Patsy Ramsey's book about their daughter's murder, The Death of Innocence. Sun Apr 2 2000 16:14:24  SAN DIEGO, California Ads Spread Date-Rape Drug Warning -- (LA Times) "Rapists are no longer just using guns and knives," and with spring break quickly approaching, officials are launching an aggressive campaign to warn young women about the proliferation of date-rape drugs. Sun Apr 2 2000 16:07:25  SAN FRANSISCO, California San Fransisco Helps Children Deal With Fallout From Violence -- (LA Times) They are the tiny witnesses to a violent society, the innocent bystanders who can go unnoticed. They are the little girl huddled in a corner while dad batters mom or the 4-year-old boy who stumbles on the grisly aftermath of a gangland shooting. Sun Apr 2 2000 13:59:18  SHANNON SMITH - Murdered by random gunfire in 1999 Parents recall effort for 'Shannon's Law' -- (The Arizona Republic) PHOENIX, Arizona The following is an interview with Otis and Lory Smith, parents of Shannon Smith, who was killed by random gunfire last June. The Smiths were part of an effort to push "Shannon's Law" through the state Legislature. Sun Apr 2 2000 13:47:08  JAMES HERRIMAN - Murdered in 1987 Carol Herriman, 52 - Sentenced to 25 years in 1988 for first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder PHOENIX, Arizona Mercy for a desperate act -- (The Arizona Republic) Maybe it was the time he crushed her windpipe during a beating, or the sexual molestation of her eldest daughter. But something made Carol Herriman snap that December night in 1987 when she fired two bullets through the bathroom door, killing her husband. Sun Apr 2 2000 11:57:25  KRYSTAL STEADMAN, 9 - Kidnapped and murdered Thomas Soria Sr., 39 - Arraigned on kidnapping, murdered and sexual assault Thomas Soria Jr., 19 - Arraigned on kidnapping, murdered and sexual assault STATELINE, Nevada Prosecutors seek death for Soria duo -- (KOLO TV) Prosecutors have confirmed they may seek dual death penalties in the case of a father and son charged in the throat-slashing death of a 9-year-old Tahoe girl. Soria's father appears in court -- (RENO GAZETTE-JOURNAL) Courtroom seats were filled with Douglas County investigators who watched as an expressionless Thomas Robert Soria Sr. faced them, the judge and the media to be accused in Krystal's death. Rape, murder case could be death-penalty first in Nevada -- (Tahoe Tribune) The violent rape and murder last week of a 9-year-old South Lake Tahoe girl could lead to the unprecedented execution in Nevada of both a father and his son. Sun Apr 2 2000 10:57:15  AMBER SWARTZ, 7 - Missing since 1988 SAN JOSE, California Mystery remains unsolved -- (San Jose Mercury News) For a few tantalizing hours Friday, San Jose police wondered if they had solved the mystery of Amber Swartz, a 7-year-old girl who disappeared from her Pinole home in 1988. Woman not missing girl she claimed to be -- (Newschannel 11) Police say a woman who claimed to be Amber Swartz, a 7-year-old who vanished in 1988, was lying. Police questioned the woman Friday, concluding the woman was not Amber. They used fingerprints and consulted with the missing girl's mother. Sun Apr 2 2000 10:24:54  LEAH ROBERTS, 23 - Missing on cross country trip BELLINGHAM, Washington Search for missing woman comes up empty -- (Raleigh News-Observer) Whatcom County sheriff's deputies linked arms with FBI investigators Saturday to search the area where a former N.C. State student's Jeep Cherokee was found March 18. The officers found no sign of Leah Roberts, 23, who embarked on an unannounced cross-country trip March 9 with her kitten, Bea. Sun Apr 2 2000 10:03:43  LISA McPHERSON - Died in Scientology's care CLEARWATER, Florida Scientology perspective on tragedy rarely seen -- (Tampa Tribune) It's a story familiar to many, but in the eyes of Scientologists, it never gets told right. Lisa McPherson wasn't an easy charge. She kicked people, stood in a toilet and claimed to have created time. Fellow Scientologists called her psychotic but shuddered to think how a psychiatrist might treat her. Sun Apr 2 2000 09:37:18  STEPHENE CLEROUX - Beaten to death on Dec 2 Shawn Lacroix, Eric Bigras, Jason Allan Onraet and Shawn Culley - Charged with first-degree murder in the killing OTTOWA, CANADA Skull, bones likely Cleroux's, police say (The Ottawa Citizen ) Francine Cleroux endured every parent's worst nightmare yesterday as she waited patiently beside a dirt road in Clarence Township for police to retrieve what they believe are parts of her slain son. TINA BLUNT - Abducted and killed Jeremy William Fender - Family friend is focus of investigation BAKERSFIELD, CA Candlelight vigil seeks closure to Tina Blunt killing (The Bakersfield Californian ) Friends and relatives prayed for closure in the killing of a 31-year-old Bakersfield mother abducted and suffocated to death just over a year ago. KAYLA ROLLAND(6) -Killed in classroom FLINT, MI Boy says he didn't shoot classmate but recalls gun (Albuquerque (NM) Tribune ) Dwarfed by the witness stand he was coaxed into taking, a 6-year-old boy who police say fatally shot classmate Kayla Rolland meekly said her killer was another first-grader. Sun Apr 2 2000 09:35:56  ARKANSAS Kids, cops and confessions (Arkansas Times ) If you're under 18 in Arkansas, you can't buy a beer, a cigarette or a Playboy, but you can waive your constitutional rights Kevin Ward - Dentist accused of bad dentistry UNION CITY, N.J. Third child comes forward to accuse dentist of breaking bones (NJO News ) Prosecutors have decided not to charge a dentist accused of breaking a 5-year-old's leg while performing a root canal on the wrong tooth. Leonard Pless -Charged with armed robbery MACON, GA Police: Carjacking victim actually robbery suspect (The Macon Telegraph ) It turns out a man who claimed he was ordered to drive at gunpoint after an armed robber fled the Wendy's on Zebulon Road early Thursday was not forced to drive at all, authorities say. In fact, they say, he was in on the stickup. ASHEVILLE, NC Man owes $500,000 for affair (Asheville Citizen-Times ) The law is older than this country, and it's threatened more often than it's actually used, but when it is used, the winnings can be huge. Sun Apr 2 2000 09:15:05  LOIS LIVINGSTON McMILLEN - Connecticut woman murdered TORTOLA, B.V.I. Hearing's Postponed In Caribbean Slaying --(NY Daily News) A hearing for four American men charged with killing a 34-year-old Parsons School of Design graduate on the Caribbean island of Tortola was postponed until mid-May to allow time for forensic evidence testing. Murder in Exotic Isle Conn. woman's killing in Caribbean a mystery --(NY Daily News) The murder-in-paradise death of Lois Livingston McMillen has devastated her wealthy parents, stunned visitors to the Caribbean island of Tortola and transformed four vacationing Americans into suspects. The case contains all the elements of overwrought fiction. Murder in Paradise: The death of an American 'eccentric' --(Newsweek) Lois McMillen liked to party. a 1998 snapshot shows her wearing a shocking-pink wig and clutching a peacock-feather fan as she cavorts with pal Caren LeBlanc at a party in the British Virgin Islands. Additional Resource: Connecticut Woman Killed--(B-V-I.com) Sun Apr 2 2000 09:10:50  Tommy Lynn Sells - Confessed to killing ten children and nine or ten adults DEL RIO, TX Investigators fear drifter's confessions are just the beginning (Houston Chronical ) Most of the time, Tommy Lynn Sells has told investigators, his murderous rages were blurred by drugs or alcohol. He remembers the crimes, sometimes in fragments, and recounts them with an icy indifference. Until it comes to the children. Sun Apr 2 2000 09:01:44  CRIME FILES JUSTICE STORY Cleveland, Ohio - Oct. 25, 1973 Deadly Neighbor--(NY Daily News) It was just four blocks that Christine McWeeny had to walk from her home to the bus stop on the west side of Cleveland to catch a ride to work. But the 18-year-old never made it. Sat Apr 1 2000 23:30:48  NEW YORK Long Island L.I. Teacher Arrested -- (WCBS-TV) WCBS-TV reports that a Long Island teacher's been arrested for asking an 18-year-old to have sex with his wife. Staten Island Deli Shooting -- (WCBS-Radio) Police say an 18-year-old deli worker was shot and killed just after midnight, apparently because he kicked out two of his customers. Sat Apr 1 2000 22:26:53  WHEATON, Illinois MAN, 41, IS INDICTED IN INTERNET SEX CASE -- (Chicago Tribune) A Michigan man accused of using the Internet to set up an encounter last month with someone he allegedly thought was a 14-year-old girl has been indicted by a DuPage County grand jury. Sat Apr 1 2000 22:05:22 NEW YORK Thousands brought to U.S. annually as prostitutes, report says -- (Postnet) As many as 50,000 women and children from Asia, Latin America and Eastern Europe are brought to the United States under false pretenses each year and forced to work as prostitutes, abused laborers or servants, according to a CIA report , The New York Times reported Sunday. Sat Apr 1 2000 21:54:31  AMBER SWARTZ, 7 - Missing since 1988 SAN JOSE, California Woman claimed to be girl who vanished in 1988 -- (AP) The mysterious 21-year-old blond woman who checked into a San Jose hotel told the other guests she had a secret: She was Amber Swartz, a 7-year-old who vanished in 1988 while jump-roping on her driveway. Sat Apr 1 2000 21:50:33 DUBLIN, Calif. Ilene Misheloff, 13, disappeared as she walked home from school on Jan. 30, 1989. Police believe suspected serial killer not involved in local girl's -- (My SanAntonio) A Texas drifter who has confessed to killing at least 13 people around the country apparently was not involved in the disappearance of a young Dublin girl more than a decade ago, police said Friday. Sat Apr 1 2000 21:22:54  BRANDON, Man. Darrin White - son Father's suicide becomes rallying cry for fairness in court -- (National Post) Thirty-five years ago today, Lillian White gave birth to her youngest son. Yesterday she knelt down and kissed his coffin at his graveside. Sat Apr 1 2000 20:34:09  LOS ANGELES Actress Halle Berry surrenders on arrest warrant -- (Postnet) Actress Halle Berry, charged with leaving the scene of an accident that injured another driver, surrendered Saturday to sheriff's deputies. Sat Apr 1 2000 19:08:17  TALLAHASSEE, Florida Prisons Consider Ending Contact Visits for Death Row Inmates -- (AP) The Florida Department of Corrections is considering an end to letting death row inmates touch visitors, a move critics say may make the condemned prisoners more dangerous. Sat Apr 1 2000 19:00:08  SABRINA AISENBERG - Still missing TAMPA,Florida Prosecutors: Punish Aisenbergs' Lawyer -- (AP) Prosecutors want a gag order placed on a lawyer representing a couple accused of faking their daughter's disappearance, saying he is trying to sway public opinion with a manufactured defense and media interviews. Missing baby gag order -- (WSTP TV) Prosecutors want a gag order placed on a lawyer representing a couple accused of lying about their daughter's disappearance, saying he is trying to sway public opinion with a manufactured defense and media interviews. Sat Apr 1 2000 18:49:46 UNSOLVED MURDER: CyberSleuths Featured WebSite of the Week  Matthew Margolies Matthew Margolies: Greenwich's other Unsolved Murder -- (website maintained by Tom Alessi) Matthew Margolies, age 13, born and raised in Pemberwick, was an avid fisherman that loved th un-remarkable Byram River. Matthew was a regular angler on the muddy waters that coursed through peoples backyards in Pemberwick and the nearby Glenville section of town. Arising the morning of August 31st, 1984, the soon to be 8th grader at Western Junior High grabbed one of his favorite fishing rods and set out like so many other times before to idle away the waning days of Summer casting for trout in the suburban waterway. On that day Matthew Margolies was last seen alive. RELATED: Unsolved Crimes: Website of the Week -- (CyberSleuths.com) Contains links to previously featured sites. Sat Apr 1 2000 18:38:21 Wayne Adam Ford - accused of multiple murders San Bernardino, California Accused serial killer may face one trial for multiple deaths -- (Sacramento Bee) 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. Sat Apr 1 2000 17:51:03  NEW YORK, NY 2 Reputed Gang Members Killed in NY -- (AP) Two undercover narcotics officers fatally shot two reputed gang members after they robbed the policemen by brandishing fake handguns, authorities said Saturday. |
