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Tues Apr 11 2000 18:05:52  Kathy Morris, 35 - reported a young Hispanic man shot her TUCSON, Ariz. Tucson Teacher Shot Herself -- (ABC News) A schoolteacher who reported being shot in her classroom confessed to authorities that she shot herself. Kathy Morris told authorities she did it to highlight the lack of security at La Cima Middle School, Pima County sheriffs spokeswoman Deanna Coultas said today. Teacher wounded in Ariz. classroom shooting -- () A teacher who had received at least one threatening note in recent weeks was shot Monday while alone in her middle school classroom, and a manhunt was on for the assailant, believed to be in his late teens. Tues Apr 11 2000 17:58:29  Stephen Michael Swanson, 56 - killed GAINESVILLE, Fla Ex-drug agent leaves his trial, drives to interstate and steps into path of truck -- (Las Vegas Sun) A retired Drug Enforcement Administration agent from Nevada left his trial on racketeering and money laundering charges, drove to the interstate and stepped into the path of an onrushing tractor-trailer truck. Ex-drug agent commits suicide during trial's lunch break -- (Nando) Tues Apr 11 2000 17:53:27  Abdul Khan, 28 - charges of kidnapping and rape MUMBAI Police nab rapist of 18-month-old -- (Times of India) A 28-year-old hawker who allegedly raped an 18-month-old girl and dumped her in a dustbin last week, has been arrested by the Bandra police. ``It was a gruesome offence,'' observed Bandra senior inspector Subhash Jadhav. MOBILE, AL Probe leads to criminal allegations -- (Mobile Register) An internal investigation by Prichard police has resulted in allegations of criminal conduct involving former Sgt. John Stuckey, according to Chief Sammie Brown. BOBBY GRAHAM, 43 - murdered MOBILE, AL Man pleads guilty in bike ride-by -- (Mobile Register) A 20-year-old Mobile man who prosecutors say rode a bicycle past his victim and shot him to death pleaded guilty to manslaughter Monday in Mobile County Circuit Court. The plea came within hours of David Darnell Nettles' scheduled murder trial. Tues Apr 11 2000 17:11:48  ALBUQUERQUE, NM TV Reporter Denies Assault, Battery -- (Albuquerque Journal) KOAT Channel 7 reporter Larry Barker has pleaded innocent to criminal charges filed by a jail officer and wants the case dismissed. Barker was scheduled to be arraigned Monday in Metropolitan Court on charges of battery, battery on a peace officer, assault on a peace officer, interfering with a public official, and disorderly conduct. AMERICUS, GA Deputy resigns after report -- (Albany Herald) Following an eight-week search for a black man that he claimed shot him, Maj. Gary Carter resigned Monday from the Sumter County Sheriff's Department after officials concluded he made up the story, Sheriff Randy Howard said. FRESNO,Calif Guards charged in 'gladiator'fights -- (Albany Herald) Eight guards accused of staging gladiator-style inmate fights for their amusement go on trial today in the biggest brutality case yet to come out of one of California's toughest prisons. George Haney, 54, and his son, Courtney, 20 - suspects jailed RIO RANCHO, NM Father, Sons Accused in Beating -- (Albuquerque Journal) A Rio Rancho man and his two sons are accused of beating Rio Rancho school board member Joel Sherman after finding him with the man's ex-wife April 1, according to Rio Rancho police. Tues Apr 11 2000 16:53:13  PERRIS, California Man Shoots Two Girls, Kills Self -- (AP) A man shot and wounded two little girls and killed himself after holding their mother captive for three days and repeatedly raping her because she tried to end their relationship. Tues Apr 11 2000 14:23:10  PROVIDENCE, R.I. Police review videotape of Kennedy at Los Angeles airport -- (AP) The Los Angeles Police Department has a surveillance tape of an incident involving U.S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy and an airport security guard that reveals that there appears to have been physical contact. No charges have been filed. Tues Apr 11 2000 14:13:06  ALBANY, N.Y. New York's top court upholds state's Internet predator law -- (AP) A state law designed to keep adults from using the Internet to target minors for sex is constitutional, the state Court of Appeals unanimously ruled Tuesday. Tues Apr 11 2000 13:48:06  CARY ANN MEDLIN, 8 - Raped and murdered in 1979 Robert Glen Coe, 43 - Sentenced to death NASHVILLE, Tennessee Court rejects Coe appeal; execution back on -- (The Tennessean) A federal appeals court today lifted its stay of execution for Robert Glen Coe, removing one of the last hurdles between the condemned child-killer and his death sentence. Tennessee Court Lifts Stay of Execution -- (AP) An appeals court Tuesday lifted the stay of execution for Robert Glen Coe, putting Tennessee's first execution in 40 years back on track for the fourth time. Tues Apr 11 2000 13:28:30  Michael Ross - Sentenced to death for multiple homicides NEW LONDON, Connecticut Michael Ross says he accepts death sentence -- (AP) Serial killer Michael Ross accepts his latest death sentence and will oppose more drawn-out appeals to stop his execution. Ross accepts verdict, wants no more delays -- (New London Day) Michael Ross respects the decision of the 12 jurors who last week agreed that he should be put to death and says he hopes the state Supreme Court will not overturn his sentence. Tues Apr 11 2000 13:21:52  DAVID H., 22 - arrested for burglary Paris, France Phantom pizza chef fled failed suicides -- (Reuters) A suicidal pizza chef who vanished two months ago leaving a pool of blood and a knotted tie hanging from his ceiling has been found alive after he tried to break into a Paris apartment. Tues Apr 11 2000 12:49:10  SANFORD, Florida Prosecutors: Man made many threats -- (The Orlando Sentinel) Joseph Tracey threatened time and again to kill his ex-wife, Joann, because of a bitter custody battle over their 4-year-old son.Prosecutors say he followed through on that threat. Tues Apr 11 2000 12:45:37  DAYTONA BEACH, Florida Candlelight vigil marks week of victim awareness -- (Daytona News-Journal) It's been more than two years since Renee Fogelson's brother was murdered but it feels as if it happened yesterday, she said Monday evening at a candlelight vigil. The vigil kicked off the 20th annual observance of National Crime Victims' Rights Week. Tues Apr 11 2000 12:27:32  ORLANDO, Florida Man convicted of stalking Wiccan priestess across country convicted -- (AP) A man who made threats against a Wiccan priestess and her husband and tracked them across the country from Spokane, Wash., has been convicted of interstate stalking. Man guilty of stalking priestess -- (The Orlando Sentinel) John Henry Bernard Bosch hitchhiked 2,800 miles with a calculated plan to find Jolea "Teara" Staples and her husband because he wanted to settle a grievance with them. Tues Apr 11 2000 12:11:36  TAMPA, Florida Man sues sheriff after murder allegation -- (WFLA TV) A trial is under way in Tampa for Pasco County Sheriff Lee Cannon and two of his detectives, who are being sued for false murder prosecution.During opening arguments yesterday, Jonathon Dye Jones' lawyer told jurors that detectives rushed to judgment because they were unwilling to press Murphy's wealthy and more powerful new boyfriend. False-arrest lawsuit trial begins -- (St. Petersburg Times) A former murder suspect, seeking $14.2-million in damages from the Sheriff's Office, says detectives planted evidence and violated his rights. Acquitted suspect gets day in court -- (The Tampa Tribune) The last time Jonathan Dye Jones stared into the faces of a jury, he was fighting for his life. Accused seven years ago of torturing, raping and killing his former girlfriend, he could have faced the electric chair. Tues Apr 11 2000 12:03:58  JONBENET RAMSEY, 6 - unsolved 1996 homicide Boulder, Colorado Unfair teatment? -- (ABC News) JonBenéts parents call author of new book a moron. Ramseys ridicule Thomas' account -- (Denver Post) John and Patsy Ramsey on Monday called a former Boulder detective's book about their daughter's death "a disgrace." And his theory - that Patsy accidentally killed JonBenét in a fit of rage and that John has covered it up - is ridiculous, the couple said. Book details linguistic scholar's role in Ramsey case -- (Inside Denver) "I know that you are innocent -- know it, absolutely and unequivocally," Donald Foster wrote in a June 18, 1997, letter to Patsy Ramsey, mother of the slain 6-year-old JonBenet. Ramseys' test offer remains unanswered -- (Inside Denver) Boulder Police Chief Mark Beckner would not say whether he felt authorities should accept the offer from John and Patsy Ramsey after meeting with his detectives, Boulder District Attorney Alex Hunter, special prosecutors Mitch Morrissey and Bruce Levin and polygraph experts. "We're still in the process of discussing it," he said. Letter to Patsy Ramsey -- (Inside Denver) Excerpts of Vassar College professor and handwriting expert Donald Foster's June 18, 1997, letter to Patsy Ramsey. JonBenet detective blasts colleagues -- (Inside Denver) Investigator says officials babied parents and other cops made errors. Thomas' Ramsey book out -- (Daily Camera) "Several people ... are going to have to beg their way to heaven" after botching the JonBenét Ramsey case, former detective Steve Thomas says in his new book. Relevant case-related articles from the past: Patsy Ramsey will provide writing samples from both hands -- (Inside Denver) Police asked Patsy Ramsey, who is right-handed, for the sample at least a week ago. A spokeswoman for the former Miss West Virginia said Thursday that she will honor the request. JonBenet's father has assembled 'world class' team of volunteers to catch killer, friend says -- (Inside Denver) "Top investigators across the country have been coming to the Ramseys saying they want to do this for JonBenet," said Jim Marino, a longtime Ramsey friend and business associate. Cybersleuths Crime News Archives -- Archived crime news pages and the JonBenet Ramsey case news archive. Tues Apr 11 2000 10:44:06  RACHEL "Roxanne" ELIZABETH SIANA, 21 - body found April 1, 2000 John A. Denofa, 35 - in custody, denied bail New Jersey Turnpike video might show suspect & body -- (Courier Times) The body of stripper Rachel Siani is said to be clearly visible in the back of a pickup truck with the murder suspect behind the wheel, sources say. Slain dancer on tape -- (Philadelphia Inquirer) Denofa can be seen on a videotape from a Turnpike Bridge toll booth early on the morning of March 29, according to a Pennsylvania law enforcement source. Police secure a toll-plaza video that may include slain dancer -- (Philadelphia Inquirer) Authorities aren't saying much, officially, but the security tape shows a pickup similar to one driven by the suspect. Reports: Video shows dancer's body in accused's truck -- (Boston Globe) Authorities refuse to confirm or deny it. Tues Apr 11 2000 10:41:13  GAINESVILLE, Florida Ex-agent's death leaves questions -- (Gainesville Sun) During a lunch break Thursday Stephen Michael Swanson, 56, accused of racketeering and money laundering walked out of his Gainesville federal trial, drove out to I-75 and stepped in front of a tractor-trailer. Jurors never heard closing arguments. Tues Apr 11 2000 10:28:17  VICKI ROBINSON, 49 - Murdered in July 1998 Valessa Robinson, 17 - On trial for first degree murder TAMPA, Florida Part 3 - Valessa in the tower -- (St. Petersburg Times) Jury selection begins with a litany of questions. But unspoken in the courtroom is the central question: How did a mother and daughter come apart? Looking at the puzzling schoolgirl in court -- (St. Petersburg Times) This is one of those moments when I identify with every reader who says there are some stories that he wishes he didn't have to be subjected to. I'm talking about the trial of Valessa Robinson. But we are all rubberneckers at the core. Robinson jury selection begins -- (The Tampa Tribune) Sporting a new perm, a white button sweater, black skirt and black stockings, Valessa Robinson entered a Hillsborough County courtroom Monday dressed more like a schoolgirl than a murder defendant. Day 2 of jury selection -- (WTSP TV) Lawyers in the trial of Valessa Robinson are back to work Tuesday, trying to seat a jury in the case. Jury selection in Valessa's murder trial -- (WFLA TV) Valessa is facing a first-degree murder charge and a life sentence if convicted in the death of her mother. The victim had been trying to break up what she saw as her daughter's destructive teenage romance. She was stabbed to death nearly two years ago. LINK: Hear Valessa Robinson confess to her involvement in the murder of her mother. Tues Apr 11 2000 10:15:12  DAVID FINK - Kidnapped when 21 months old from the hospital in September 1998 Christopher Fink - Starved and kidnapped his son SALT LAKE CITY, Utah Fink Is Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison -- (THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE) A state judge sentenced the man who starved his toddler son as a way to keep him religiously "pure" to 18 months in jail and 3 years probation -- but only after a stern lecture to Christopher Fink and a warning against pride. Man sentenced for starving, kidnapping son -- (Tribune-Review) A former Altoona man, Christopher Fink, an Altoona High School dropout, has relatives in Blair County who blamed his bizarre behavior on a religious group he joined, the True and Living Church of Jesus Christ of Saints of the Last Days. Tues Apr 11 2000 09:33:57  LEAH T. ROBERTS, 23 - abandoned vehicle found March 18 Durham, North Carolina Fund is set up to help find former N.C. State University student -- (The News Observer) A $5,000 reward will be offered for any information leading to Leah Roberts. A group of Durham women helped establish the fund. Missing person -- (Whatcom County Sheriff's Office) Website with picture, information, and printable flyer. Tues Apr 11 2000 08:59:04  XIANA FAIRCHILD, 7 - Missing since December 9, 1999 VALLEJO, California Ticket sales slow for Xiana fundraiser -- (Vallejo Times-Herald) Organizers for next Saturday's fundraiser to benefit the Xiana Fairchild Volunteer Center are agonizing over the fact that ticket sales have been slow. The event, which will start at 4 p.m. at Chris' Club, is designed to prevent future incidents. Tues Apr 11 2000 08:09:04  DEBORAH FIELDING - Murdered Cedric Monte Willis - Suspect in murder ORLANDO, FL Police hope car will lead them to woman's killer (The Orlando Sentinel ) A convicted drug dealer driving a slain woman's car may hold the key to the identity of Deborah Fielding's killer. Tues Apr 11 2000 08:07:53  Lisa Duy - Had a long history of psychiatric problems before going on shooting rampage SALT LAKE CITY The Mentally Ill Often Skirt a Landmark Federal Gun Control Law (New York (NY) Times-National ) With the voices inside her head ordering her to kill, Lisa Duy walked into Doug's Shoot'n Sports here to buy a Smith & Wesson 9-millimeter semiautomatic pistol. KATHY MORRIS - Shot in her classroom TUCSON, AZ School Shooting Teacher Wounded At Arizona Middle School Before Beginning Of Classes. (USA Today ) A teacher who had received at least one threatening note in recent weeks was shot Monday while alone in her middle school classroom, and a manhunt was on for the assailant, believed to be in his late teens. Tues Apr 11 2000 08:06:08  Kenneth Tornes -Sentenced to death JACKSON, MI Firefighter killer dies in prison hospital (Jackson (MS) Clarion-Ledger ) A former Jackson firefighter on death row for taking the lives of his estranged wife and four firefighters in an April 1996 shooting spree died of natural causes Sunday morning in Parchman's hospital, officials said. DARREN VARLEY - Shot to death while in holding cell Constable Michael Ferguson - Charged with murder PINCHER CREEK, ALBERTA Alberta Mountie charged with murder (CBC News ) According to RCMP policy, officers are forbidden from carrying a gun when entering a cell or other secure holding facility. PABLO PINEDA GAUSIN - Police reporter was killed execution style HARLINGEN, TX Crime reports may have cost writer his life (Houston (TX) Chronicle ) The reporter's body was ferried across the Rio Grande on a small raft at 2:45 a.m. Sunday and dumped on Texas soil near Los Indios. Michael Jason Propst - admitted that he had made hundreds of harassing phone calls to women BARTOW, FL Harassing Caller Gets 664 Days In Jail (Lakeland (FL) Ledger ) A Winter Haven man, who admits he got sexual gratification from calling women he does not know and telling them he was sexually molesting little girls, was sentenced Monday to 664 days in jail. ANDREW "MAC" BARBOUR JR. - Murdered in 1980 Patsy Jean Barbour - Charged with murder in 1999 Woman describes murder plot (Tulsa World ) Patsy Barbour's attitude appeared to be that "the cops were stupid" and that "they completely screwed everything up," Tues Apr 11 2000 07:33:49  JONBENET RAMSEY(6) - Unslolved murder since 1996 BOULDER, CO Detective Outlines Ramsey Theory (ABC NEWS ) The former lead detective in the JonBenét Ramsey case says he believes the killer of the 6-year-old beauty queen was her mother, Patsy Ramsey. Ramseys lash out at former JonBenet slaying detective (ABC News-National-Wire ) JonBenet Ramsey's parents lashed out at a former police detective who investigated their daughter's slaying, saying his theory that the mother killed the girl in a fit of rage is "a disgrace." JonBenet Case Timeline (Fox News-US ) Former Investigator Says Evidence Always Pointed Back To Her (Channel2000 ) Thomas said that he doesn't believe that Patsy went to bed the night that JonBenet was killed. Book emphasizes the rift between police and Hunter (Denver Post ) Even before it hits the bookstores today, the latest book in the JonBenét Ramsey case has dropped new bombshells and prompted a wave of criticism. Video of Steve Thomas Interview (ABC News ) Tues Apr 11 2000 06:54:05  MATTHEW MARGOLIES, 13 - murdered in 1984 GREENWICH, Connecticut Agreement reached on files from unsolved murder--(Greenwich Time) Police officials agreed to provide Greenwich Time with edited copies of its investigative reports for the unsolved 1984 murder, from which the names of suspects, key witnesses and other information about the investigation will be deleted. Matthew Margolies - Greenwich's other Unsolved Murder --(MatthewMargolies.com) Comprehensive website maintained by Tom Alessi) Tues Apr 11 2000 00:32:18  BABY BOY, 5 months - on life support Suspects - 4 arrested, 3 released Northumbria, England Baby fighting for life after attack -- (BBC) Doctors say a five-month-old boy attacked in his pram on a railway station platform has life-threatening injuries. Four arrested over baby pram attack -- (Reuters) Police have made four arrests after a baby boy was attacked in his pram and suffered severe facial injuries. Fears for baby in pram attack -- (The London Times) A doctor at Newcastle General Hospital said that he was unlikely to survive. |
