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Tues Apr 4 2000 23:19:19  KAMALUDEEN BINBILAL, 18 - shot at least twice NEW ORLEANS, LA Cabbie kills man in carjack attempt, cops say -- (Times-Picayune) A taxi passenger was killed in a shootout with the driver after trying to carjack the cab early Monday in Algiers, New Orleans police said. NEW ORLEANS, LA Jurors hear tape of cop denying one rape -- (Times-Picayune) Orleans Parish jurors listened intently Monday to a 30-minute taped statement in which New Orleans police officer George Lee III denied raping a woman during a phony police stop in City Park, saying he had consensual sex with a 26-year-old woman in his unmarked police unit in the St. Bernard public housing complex. SHASTA COUNTY, CA Foothill teacher turns self in -- (Redding Record) A Foothill High School teacher charged with sexual battery and molestation in connection with students turned himself in at the Shasta County Jail on Monday morning. Brian Donn Williams, 42, was released on his own recognizance about 8 a.m. and his arrest warrant cleared, sheriff's Sgt. Gary Lake said. Silas Earl Leonard, 47 - charged with murder & robbery PETERSBURG, VA Man arrested in death of grocery store owner -- (Times-Dispatch) Outside Briggs Grocery Store rests a yellow chair where owner James Briggs usually sat. Yesterday, the building's entrance was cordoned off with yellow police tape, and the chair was empty. Briggs, 66, was brutally beaten with a baseball bat during a robbery Saturday about 5 p.m., police said. Patricia French, 36 - Kidnapping charge ALTOONA, PA Woman held for trial on kidnapping charges -- (Post-Gazette) By Kathleen Jefferis' account, the stranger was a chatty sort. Five days after Christmas, she showed up unannounced at the modest apartment where Jefferis, her boyfriend and their newborn daughter lived. Forty-five minutes later, she was back, bearing baby gifts and inviting Jefferis to join the neighborhood's informal circle of new mothers. There was no neighborhood circle of new mothers, it turned out. Tues Apr 4 2000 22:39:54  Col. James Hiett - Charged with ignoring a felony committed by his wife Laurie Hiett - Pleaded guilty to drug conspiracy charges in January NEW YORK, NY Colonel charged with ignoring wife's drug scheme -- (AP) The Army colonel once in charge of the U.S. military's anti-drug efforts in Colombia has been charged with covering up the money laundering activities of his wife, who has pleaded guilty to drug smuggling. Tues Apr 4 2000 22:28:26  FAYETTEVILLE, NC Defendant's intoxicated mother jailed as sentencing hearing starts -- (AP) A sentencing hearing for a teen-ager convicted of killing two women and wounding a third in a gang initiation began Tuesday with his intoxicated mother led to jail and leg irons slapped on him and a co-defendant. Tues Apr 4 2000 22:18:59  SAN FRANSISCO, California DNA testing - Sherlock Holmes in the lab -- (San Fransisco Examiner) Eyewitnesses may be uncertain. Lawyers may bungle. Cops may err. But a $10,000 Zeiss microscope is as close to infallible as you can get. Tues Apr 4 2000 22:10:35  David Parker Ray, 60 - facing 77 counts Truth or Consequences, New Mexico Ray trial delay expected - (ABQ Journal) A state district judge has thrown out prosecution evidence and expert testimony in the trial of David Parker Ray on charges he kidnapped and sexually tortured a woman. Tues Apr 4 2000 22:09:56  SAN MARINO, California FBI Saves Kidnapped Boy; 7 Charged -- (AP) Kidnapping charges were filed Tuesday against five men and two teen-agers.The boy was found when FBI agents raided an apartment in South Central Los Angeles where the kidnappers had left him in the care of two women. Tues Apr 4 2000 19:56:57  REENA VIRK(14) - Beaten and drowned Kelly Ellard(17) - found guilty of murder VANCOUVER, BC Teen killer didn't understand her rights: judge -- (Cnews) Police showed "shocking disregard" for the rights of a teenaged girl convicted of killing 14-year-old Reena Virk, a judge has ruled. Justice Nancy Morrison said Kelly Ellard didn't understand her rights when she was arrested. As a result, the judge didn't allow jurors to see a videotaped statement Ellard gave to police when she was questioned a week after Virk was beaten then drowned. Gillian Guess, - obstruction of justice charge VANCOUVER, BC Guess looking for lawyer to fight obstruction conviction -- (Cnews) It was at least the fifth counsel legal aid has appointed for Guess, who is appealing her obstruction of justice conviction for having a sexual fling with an accused killer she helped to acquit. Infamous juror to testify about courtroom affair -- (National Post) ST. CATHARINES, ONT Ontario taxpayers working for a killer -- (National Post) The current lawyer for serial killer Paul Bernardo was in St. Catharines, compliments of the public teat, to challenge the right of the former lawyer for Bernardo to defend the way that he, when also on the public teat, had represented the 35-year-old killer. WELLAND, ONT Woman guilty of hiring hit man -- (National Post) A Fort Erie woman pleaded guilty yesterday to attempting to arrange the murder of someone on her "death list" that contained as many as 30 names. VANCOUVER, BC McSorley to stand trial in October -- (CBC) A lawyer for Marty McSorley appeared in Vancouver provincial court Tuesday to represent the Boston Bruins defenceman on assault charges. MONTREAL, QUE Mob threat getting worse, RCMP says -- (Globe & Mail) The impact of organized crime has so permeated everyday life in Canada that it is threatening democracy, a top-ranking RCMP official says. VANCOUVER, BC Man found slain at pot house -- (Vancouver Sun) The mother of a 23-year-old man found slain outside his Burnaby home early Monday says she has no idea why her son was killed. Burnaby RCMP declined to say whether the murder of John Ly is linked to a marijuana growing operation discovered inside the house. Tues Apr 4 2000 19:30:41  HOUSTON, TX FBI investigating computer virus that calls 911 -- (Nando) The FBI says a virus that erases hard drives and makes bogus 911 calls may be threatening computers in the Houston area. Advisories, Alerts and Warnings--(FBI National Infrastructure Protection Center)--a Recent And Breaking FBI Case Has Revealed The Creation And Dissemination Of A Self-propagating Script That Can Erase Hard Drives And Dial-up 911 Emergency Systems Tues Apr 4 2000 19:26:17  LONNIE "TED" BINION - murdered casino mogul Rick Tabish - charged with murder and theft Sandra Murphy - charged with murder and theft Friend says Tabish offered him $100,000 to kill Binion -- (Court TV) In a sharp blow to the defense, a childhood friend of Rick Tabish testified Tuesday that the struggling Montana businessman approached him to kill Las Vegas millionaire Ted Binion. Tabish friend takes stand -- (Las Vegas Sun) Testimony reveals Murphy danced topless at nightclub -- (Las Vegas Sun) Ex-wife details Binion's drug habit -- (Las Vegas Review) The death of Lonnie "Ted" Binion -- (Las Vegas Review) Case Overview Tues Apr 4 2000 19:18:42  William J. Pityer II, 32 - shot in the chest Fernando Rosa, 24 - faces 25 to 60 years in prison NEW LONDON, Conn Man guilty in murder of clerk from Westerly -- (Providence Journal) One of three defendants charged with killing a Westerly man working his first shift at a Connecticut convenience store pleaded guilty to felony murder in Superior Court here yesterday. BRISTOL TOWNSHIP, PA Body identified as belonging to student-dancer -- (Philly.com) - The young woman whose body was found Saturday beneath the turnpike bridge linking Pennsylvania and New Jersey has been identified as Rachel Siani, 22, of Bensalem, who had been working as an exotic dancer to pay her tuition as a full-time student at Bucks County Community College, authorities said yesterday. PHILADELPHIA, PA Man pleads guilty to sex assaults -- (Philly.com) Raul Beaton is the guy every parent warns their children about. He's a child molester who drives up to young girls and tries to lure them into his car with a phony lost-dog story, said Assistant District Attorney Elizabeth Jobes. He offers some of the kids money. Most of the time, the girls run away. But occasionally, they fall prey to Beaton and get in the car. PHILADELPHIA, PA 'High anxiety' vexes mob -- (Philly.Com) One mobster was shaking in jail. Another wouldn't go home for fear he'd be arrested. And a high-ranking mobster has kept such a low profile, it's as if he disappeared. That's been the reaction, described as "high anxiety" by sources close to the mob, after last Friday's 37-count racketeering indictment against reputed acting mob boss Joseph "Skinny Joey" Merlino and 10 associates. PHILADELPHIA, PA A close shave for hairdresser -- (Philly.Com) The hairdresser thought Richard Sincavage just wanted a haircut. Sincavage, 33, was arrested Sunday at his Fox Chase home, charged with trying to strangle a hairdresser on March 24 at the Jonet Salon, on Horrocks Street near Bridge, police said. Tues Apr 4 2000 19:06:17 PRIYA RAJVANSH - murdered movie star Ketan and Vivek Anand - arrested New Delhi, India Indian police arrest film director's sons for star murder -- (AFP News) Indian police Tuesday arrested two sons of a well-known film director and a domestic servant for the alleged murder of a famous 1950s and 1960s film actress Priya Rajvansh. Tues Apr 4 2000 17:17:12  KAYLA McKEAN, 6 - beaten to death and buried Richard Adams, 26 - trial begins May 1, 2000 Tavarres, Florida Kayla'a father pleads guilty to lesser charges, still faces murder trial -- (TBO Florida) A man accused of killing his 6-year-old daughter has pleaded guilty to two lesser charges but still faces trial for first-degree murder. Tues Apr 4 2000 16:36:24  JONBENET RAMSEY, 6 - unsolved homicide Boulder, Colorado Priest writes for JonBenet's parents -- (The Oklahoman) An Oklahoma City Episcopal priest heard John and Patsy Ramsey pour out their anguish over six weeks then wrote a book, "The Death of Innocence," which bears the Ramseys' names. Tues Apr 4 2000 15:00:21  EVANSVILLE, Indiana DNA Tests Fail to Link Suspect to Murder -- (AP) DNA testing has failed to link a Florida man who committed suicide to the 1981 slaying of an 11-year-old girl, police said. Tues Apr 4 2000 14:52:37  KAYLA McKEAN, 6 - Murdered and buried in Ocala National Forest Richard Adams, 26 - Guilty of tampering with evidence by burying his daughter TAVARES, Florida Kayla's Father Pleads Guilty to Lesser Charges, Still Faces Murder Trial -- (AP) A man accused of killing his 6-year-old daughter has pleaded guilty to two lesser charges but still faces trial for first-degree murder. Tues Apr 4 2000 14:52:27  DES MOINES, IA Police seek mysterious night swimmer (Des Moines (IA) Register ) Here's a new one: Des Moines police are looking for someone who is stealing workouts. Tues Apr 4 2000 13:33:44  CENTRAL FALLS , MA Suspect allegedly raped girls -- (The Times) A former Taunton, Mass. resident was arrested in this city Friday and charged with raping two 10-year-old girls in Taunton. Matthew P. Delsolio, 31, allegedly sexually assaulted one girl on more than one occasion over a five-year period beginning in 1995 when the girl was 5 years old, police allege. PHILADELPHIA, PA 'Gentleman Rapist' jailed 11 years -- (Philly.com) The man known as the "Gentleman Rapist" didn't want to look like a slob when he was jailed yesterday. After changing out of prison garb, Richardson was taken before Common Pleas Judge Amanda Cooperman and sentenced to 11 to 22 years in jail plus 18 years' probation for three "date rapes" and the attempted rape of a 15 year-old girl. PHILADELPHIA, PA Boy hit in head by stray bullet -- (Philly.com) A 10-year-old boy was critically wounded last night when he was hit in the head by a stray bullet as he emerged from an East Mount Airy Chinese carry-out restaurant. "Wrong place, wrong time," one officer said. HOUSTON, TX Texas Death Row Inmate's Son Charged With Murder -- (Fox) The son of one of Texas' best-known death row inmates has been charged with capital murder in a Houston slaying and could himself face the death penalty, police said Tuesday. Gary Hawkins, 20, is the son of Gary Graham, who was sentenced to die for a May 1981 robbery and murder and is awaiting execution by lethal injection, police said. NEW YORK CyberAngels: Civilian Cyber Cops Patrol the Net -- (Fox) For two years prior to the murder of Amy Boyer, a 20-year-old victim of cyber stalking, her killer kept a Web site journal with Boyer's name documenting his murder and suicide plans. He also bought Amy's social security number on the Internet to get more information about her, including her address. Tues Apr 4 2000 10:39:36  CARY ANN MEDLIN, 8 - victim Robert Glen Coe, 23 - child killer NASHVILLE, Tenn Tennessee Court Stays Executions -- (Newsday) A federal appeals court Tuesday stayed the planned executions of a convicted cop killer and a child murderer, which would have been Tennessee's first executions in 40 years. Tues Apr 4 2000 10:34:39  BOSTON, MA Several stabbed as rap groups brawl at show in FleetCenter -- (Boston Globe) Pandemonium erupted backstage at the FleetCenter last night when a brawl between members of several touring rap groups left six people stabbed, two critically, said Boston police and FleetCenter officials. MINNEAPOLIS, MN Man faces charges for gun threats -- (Duluth News) A man accused of threatening to shoot a community college student for not buying his rap compact disc and then threatening to shoot a security guard was charged Monday with two counts of second-degree assault. Tues Apr 4 2000 10:27:03  LEWISTON, Idaho Runaway rig rams Idaho State Police headquarters -- (Nando) A tractor-trailer missed a corner at the bottom of a hill, cut through four lanes of traffic and smashed into the Idaho State Police headquarters Monday. Tues Apr 4 2000 10:14:56  CESAR A. PACHECO, 43 - beaten and dumped in lake Ronald Travis Ross, 24 - was recently released from prison. BAY COUNTY, FL Murder suspect charged -- (News-Herald) A Southport man was being held without bond in Bay County's jail Sunday, accused of murdering a Panama City resident whose body was found Saturday in Deer Point Lake. LOS ANGELES & NEW YORK Advisor to Stars Charged With Stealing Millions -- (LA Times) Dana Giacchetto, the boyish New York City money manager renowned for his ability to ingratiate himself with such young stars as Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon and Ben Affleck and Hollywood power broker Michael Ovitz, was charged Monday with three criminal counts for allegedly stealing at least $6 million of his clients' funds. Richard Rodriguez, 27 - killed SAN PEDRO, CA Man Slain in Standoff With Police -- () A man who stabbed his girlfriend and her teenage son was shot to death by police Monday in San Pedro after he threatened officers with a knife and withstood several shots from a beanbag gun, authorities said. SAN MARINO, CA FBI, Police Rescue Boy Held 2 Weeks for Ransom -- (LA Times) The FBI and San Marino police Monday rescued a wealthy couple's 3-year-old son who was kidnapped from his home and held for two weeks for $1.3 million ransom, authorities said. The boy's name was not released but officials said his father is a prominent figure in the garment industry. Tues Apr 4 2000 08:37:10  KELLY ECKHART(18) - murdered Michael Dean Overstreet -On trial for rape and murder INDIANAPOLIS, IN Murder trial will begin April 24 (The Indianapolis Star ) Slight changes in charges won't delay case of Franklin student's death. FARRIN JAMELL CARTER(15) - Shot to death by his father Harry Allen Carter - Charged with first-degree murder LITTLE ROCK, AR Boy, 15, is shot, killed; LR police arrest granddad (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (AR) ) Carter told police he was trying to scare his son with a .38-caliber revolver when the gun fired accidentally. James A. Roth - Accused of kidnapping and sexual assault EAGEN, MN Eagan man charged with kidnap, sexual assault of two girls (Minneapolis (MN) Star Tribune ) A man was charged Monday with kidnapping and sexually assaulting two girls and shocking one with a stun gun when she tried to escape his Eagan apartment. FAYETTEVILLE, NC Police continue inquiry into deaths of seven prostitutes in Fayetteville area (Winston-Salem (NC) Journal ) Investigators looking for clues in the unsolved killings of seven Fayetteville area prostitutes believe that some of the cases may be linked, but they stop short of talking about a serial killer FLINT, MI Third-grader, 9, charged with having weapon in school (Flint (MI) Journal ) Dianna Harper wiped away tears from a face filled with questions: Where did her son find a .25-caliber semi-automatic handgun, and why did he take the gun to Carpenter Road Elementary School on Thursday? But one thing was certain in her mind: "He wasn't planning to do nothing with it." YOLANDA HERRERA DIAZ - Stabbed more than a dozen times Oscar Urrea -Charged with murder BOSTON, MA Accused killer arraigned: DA says slain Jamaica Plain woman rejected former boss' advances (Boston Herald ) A Malden man was charged yesterday with murdering a hard-working Jamaica Plain woman who was trying to put herself through college after she rejected his persistent attempts to establish a romantic relationship, authorities and relatives said. Tues Apr 4 2000 08:31:46  KAYLA R.ROLLAND(6)-Shot to death in classroom MT. MORRIS TOWNSHIP, MI Boy, 9 testifies about gun (Flint (MI) Journal ) With a soft voice and wide-eyed bewilderment on the witness stand, a 6-year-old Mt. Morris Township boy provided crucial evidence Friday against the man accused of providing the gun that killed Kayla R. Rolland. Tues Apr 4 2000 01:20:17  MARY WILLIAMS RICHARDSON - Murdered Patrick Timothy Richardson - Remains out of jail on $1 million bond until May trial DALLAS, Texas 3 children will testify in father's murder trial -- (The Dallas Morning News) Three young children who police say witnessed their mother's slaying in their home will testify in their father's murder trial via closed-circuit television. Tues Apr 4 2000 01:04:30  ZACHARY FORTNER, 7 months - Shook, stomped and hit by evangelist Hunichen Lisa and Kevin Fortner - Sentenced to 3 years probation Howard Hunichen - Sentenced to the maximum of six years in prison in January RALEIGH, NC Parents of infant abused by minister to avoid jail time -- (AP) The parents of a child who turned their 7-month-old baby to an evangelist for discipline that caused permanent brain damage will avoid prison time. Mon Apr 3 2000 23:40:05  HOUSTON, Texas Gary Hawkins case Death Row Inmate's Son Charged -- (Washington Post A/P) The 21-year-old son of an infamous Texas death row inmate has been jailed on a capital murder charge stemming from a shooting death in Houston last week, authorities said Monday. RENO, Nev. Ex-Brothel Madam Sentenced in Nev. -- (Washington Post A/P) A former madam who remained on a brothel's payroll after she became a county commissioner was sentenced Monday to nearly four years in prison for her role in a racketeering and money launderling scheme. |
