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Mon Apr 17 2000 02:24:42  John Eric Armstrong, 27 - Serial killer? DETROIT, Michigan A global murderer? -- (US News & World Report) If his alleged assertions are true, John Eric Armstrong could surpass Jeffrey Dahmer, Ted Bundy, and Wayne Williams on the dubious list of America's most murderous serial killers. A Killer On Land And Sea? -- (Newsweek) A former sailor allegedly admits that he murdered prostitutes from Singapore to the streets of Detroit. Mon Apr 17 2000 02:11:27  Munster, Indiana Four-year-old murder remains a mystery -- (The Munster Times) Linda Wallace is still waiting for her daughter's killer to be found. Her daughter, Evonne, was killed four years ago and left behind a 5-year-old son, Jonathan. Hammond police say the file is open but not active because of lack of evidence. Mon Apr 17 2000 01:45:10  PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania Listening to the victims -- (US News and Report) When a crime is reported, victims naturally expect an investigation. In Philadelphia during the 1990s, that didn't happen–a lot. Instead, thousands of the most personal crimes–sexual assaults–were dismissed, shelved, swept under the rug. Mon Apr 17 2000 01:34:12  Kansas City, Kansas Detectives scramble to solve double homicide at motel -- (The Kansas City Star) The story so far: She lies face down in the tub, head over the drain. She's young and pretty in red Polo Sport tennis shoes, striped shirt, dark blue jeans rolled up just so at the cuffs, teal-colored pager in her right pocket. Her knees are drawn up to her chest. Her hands and arms cover her face as if she is...hiding. An angry dark red hole is above her right ear. Her eyes are closed. Mon Apr 17 2000 01:11:20  CARY ANN MEDLIN, 8 - Raped and murdered in 1979 Robert Glen Coe, 43 - To be executed NASHVILLE, Tennesse Some Say Execution Timing Baffling -- (AP) In the heart of the Bible Belt, some religious leaders are appalled that Tennessee's first execution in 40 years is scheduled to fall in the middle of the holiest week on the Christian calendar and at the beginning of the Jewish Passover. Group asks for Coe's life to be spared -- (The Tennessean) The executive director of National Alliance for the Mentally Ill of Tennessee, has a list of medications that Robert Glen Coe has taken, which they says proves he is mentally ill and shouldn't be executed. Mon Apr 17 2000 00:42:40  VICKI ROBINSON, 49 - Choked, injected with bleach, then fatally stabbed Valessa Robinson, 17 - On trial for first degree murder TAMPA, Florida Teen overcome with emotion leaves courtroom; father defends her -- (AP) Just before prosecutors showed photographs of a garbage can that held her mother's lifeless, towel-wrapped body, 17-year-old Valessa Robinson asked to leave the courtroom during her murder trial. Mon Apr 17 2000 00:38:12  MATHEW ROTELL, 6 - Murdered April 1999 ADAM ROTELL, 9 - Attempted murder Kristina Gaime, 35 - Charged with son's murder and attempted murder of her other son DADE CITY, Florida The lost boys -- (St. Petersburg Times) First of two parts The parents of Adam and Mathew Rotell spent years fighting over them in court, and Mathew ended up dead. Why couldn't the system save him? Sun Apr 16 2000 22:42:15  FORSYTH COUNTY, NC The case of ‘The Black Widow’ -- (Burlington Times-News) Nearly a decade ago, Blanche Kiser Taylor Moore was put on death row for killing her boyfriend. On Tuesday, her lawyers will try to convince the North Carolina Supreme Court her trial was flawed.The question still remains: Why would Blanche Moore poison those she was close to? There are several theories, including that she hated her allegedly abusive father and she associated all men with him. Sun Apr 16 2000 18:28:42  JONBENET RAMSEY, 6 - unsolved 1996 homicide Boulder, Colorado Bugging a Gravestone -- (TIME magazine, April 17, 2000) Steve Thomas, a lead detective on the JonBenet case, chronicles the tragicomic investigation. Sun Apr 16 2000 17:38:08  GARTH BONN BRAYSWAW, 40 - shot to death CRYSTALL LEANNE RUSCHIENSKY, 19 - shot to death Penticton, British Columbia, Canada Hearing under way in double-murder trial -- (Penticton Herald) Almost 10 months after the execution-style double murder of a man and a woman as they slept, the court will begin hearing the Crown's evidence against the accused. Double-murder hearing halted by bomb threat -- (Penticton Herald) A preliminary hearing into a double murder came to a sudden halt when a bomb threat prompted the evacuation of Penticton Courthouse. Security at the building had already been stepped up to the highest level seen in Penticton due to the high-profile case. Sun Apr 16 2000 17:12:29  William Borroughs - Beat-era author Lawrence, Kansas EBay lists items stolen from Beat-era author -- (Wichita Eagle) Authorities suspect that the personal papers were stolen last year from William Burroughs' home in Lawrence. Sun Apr 16 2000 16:02:00  Robert Blair - convicted in 1996 of killing his wife and child with a hammer RUTLAND, Vt Rutland police will dig again for bodies in murder confession -- (Foster's) Police say they’ll search again for two bodies of people a convicted murderer says he killed and buried nearly two decades ago. FRANKLYN REID - shot Scott Smith - intentional manslaughter HARTFORD, Conn. Reid's parents unfazed by move for new trial by Smith's lawyer -- (Boston.com) The parents of a New Milford man killed by a former city police officer said they do not fear his lawyer's move for a new trial. Dr. ALFRED C. MOON - victim LINCOLN, R.I. Family of murdered doctor offers reward for information -- (Boston.com) A $10,000 reward is being offered by the family of Dr. Alfred C. Moon, who was found bludgeoned to death in his home last summer, for any information that may help solve his murder. John Eric Armstrong - killed 5, count may be as high as 18 DETROIT, Mich Relatives: Suspected serial killer product of tough past -- (Michigan Live) Two decades before becoming the man police suspect as an international serial killer of prostitutes, John Eric Armstrong was a shattered boy looking for a way out, his family says. Sun Apr 16 2000 11:50:08  WORCESTER, Mass Mobster gets 15 years in botched plot to kill reputed crime boss -- (Boston Herald) Vincent ``Gigi Portalla'' Marino yesterday was sentenced to 35 years in federal prison for conspiring to kill Francis ``Cadillac Frank'' Salemme, the reputed boss of the New England Mafia, more than a decade ago. Msgr. Patrick J. O'Shea - indicted on 224 counts of child molestation SAN FRANCISCO, Cali Defrocked Cleric A Fugitive in Molestation Case -- (SF Gate) A defrocked Roman Catholic priest who allegedly molested boys over a 16-year period and embezzled $250,000 from the faithful in San Francisco was being hunted as a fugitive last night after he did not surrender on the sexual abuse charges, police said. Old Enough to Kill, Old Enough to Die -- (SF Gate) Why are our attitudes toward our troubled youth so out of step with the rest of the world? Sun Apr 16 2000 11:24:24  GAIL CHAUVIERE - mom stabbed 49 times CHRISTIE CHAUVIERE, 15 - stabbed 53 times, raped and sexually assaulted Gary Wayne Etheridge - lethal injection on August 8 BRAZORIA COUNTY, Tex Execution date set for Etheridge -- (The Facts) A decade after he brutally stabbed a 15-year-old girl and her mother in one of the most horrifying homicides in Brazoria County's history, a convicted murderer is set to die. Sun Apr 16 2000 10:49:08  JOAN ANGELA D'ALESSANDRO, 7 - murdered while selling cookies Joseph McGowan - guilty of beating, rape, murder Hillsdale, New Jersey She's still standing up for victims -- (Asbury Park Press) Twenty-seven years after Joan Angela D'Alessandro bounded out of her split-level home, the girl with the bobbing brown ponytail and easy smile still owns the people who live inside the house. Sun Apr 16 2000 09:19:47  JONBENET RAMSEY, 6 - murdered in her home BOULDER, Colorado Interview: Ramseys Describe the Real JonBenet --(FOX News) As part of a whirlwind media campaign that follows the release of their new book, Death of Innocence, the Ramseys sat for an interview with the Fox News Channel. The interview, which includes appearances by other key figures in the case, aired on FNC at 7 p.m. ET Saturday, and will air again at 9 p.m. ET Sunday. Sun Apr 16 2000 08:55:33  CRIME FILES JUSTICE STORY Roosevelt, Utah -- Oct. 12, 1942. Thrill Killers--(NY Daily News) A frantically barking white terrier led to the discovery of the victim. The little dog repeatedly pawed a roadside ditch, then scampered up and down the road, barking. It was enough to distract any housewife, and Norah Clark was no exception. Sun Apr 16 2000 05:26:16  LAKE STATION, IN Officials: Kids don't understand killing (Gary (IN) Post-Tribune ) Ann Mourning says her 7-year-old daughter didn't know the implications of what she and two friends plotted this week in art class. Sun Apr 16 2000 05:25:26  AMANDA SIMMONS - Shot by boyfrined she met in chat room DALE POWELL - Shot by daughter's boyfriend Brian Gutermuth - Surrendered to police after the shooting LAKELAND, FL Teen, father shot; ex-boyfriend surrenders (Daytona Beach (FL) News-Journal ) A high school senior and her father are recovering after police say they were both shot by a would-be boyfriend. Sun Apr 16 2000 05:24:01 CALLY JO LARSON(12) - sexually assaulted, fatally stabbed in the chest, then hanged WASECA, MN Advocacy role helps Connie Larson grieve horrific murder (Minneapolis (MN) Star Tribune ) Connie Larson looked calm last week as she stepped in front of the TV cameras and joined Patty Wetterling in pleading for people everywhere to "become indignant" over the plight of crime victims. Sun Apr 16 2000 05:22:13  PHILADELPHIA, PA Solving Philadelphia Crime With An Eraser (U.S. News Online ) When a crime is reported, victims naturally expect an investigation. In Philadelphia during the 1990s, that didn't happen–a lot. Instead, thousands of the most personal crimes–sexual assaults–were dismissed, shelved, swept under the rug. ARLINGTON, MA Arlington police hunt for remains of infant (Boston (MA) Globe ) Police continued yesterday to search a town reservoir for the remains of an infant who officials say died in August. Christopher Gianfrancesco - Sentenced to 5 years for death threat BRIDGEPORT, CT Man gets 3 years for death vow (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (AR)) A Monroe man who threatened to kill his ex-girlfriend and "whack her whole family in front of her" has been sentenced to three years in prison. JOANN TRACEY - Shot to death Joseph Tracey - Convicted of killing his ex-wife SANFORD, FL Dad convicted of killing ex-wife (Daytona Beach (FL) News-Journal ) A man who prosecutors said was obsessed with wanting to spend more time with his 4-year-old son has been convicted of killing his ex-wife after repeatedly threatening her Sat Apr 15 2000 23:08:18  JOHNSTON COUNTY, NC Search Continues for Missing Johnston County Woman -- (WRAL) Authorities are asking for your help in trying to locate a missing Johnston County woman. Jane Hunt Potter, 58, was last seen two weeks ago. Sat Apr 15 2000 22:46:37  John Eric Armstrong, 26 - Accused serial killer BREMERTON, Washington Suspect's former shipmates remember a nice guy with perfect record -- (AP) John Eric Armstrong, the former crewman on the USS Nimitz being held in Michigan as a possible serial killer of prostitutes, was the kind of guy "moms want their kids to meet," former shipmates say. His nickname was "Opie." DETROIT, Michigan Transvestite's escape led to arrest of accused serial killer -- (AP) The father-in-law of a man charged with killing five prostitutes and who allegedly told police he killed 11 others released a statement of regret Saturday. Accused's tears bring scorn from prosecutor -- (Detroit Free Press) Serial-killing suspect John Eric Armstrong quietly wept at his arraignment Friday after trying earlier to dodge the view of cameras as he was escorted to a court appearance. Killing spree blamed on childhood trauma -- (Detroit Free Press) In police custody as a suspected serial sex killer, ex-sailor John Eric Armstrong says as a youth in New Bern, N.C., he was the fat kid who got teased and pushed around, was sexually abused as a child and lost his high school sweetheart to a guy who lavished her with expensive gifts. NEW BERN, NC Police fill in details -- (New Bern Sun Journal) A New Bern native suspected of murdering at least 18 people worldwide hasn't been linked to any crime in Craven County, officials say. Sat Apr 15 2000 19:55:05 CARY ANN MEDLIN, 8 - Murdered in 1979 Robert Glen Coe, 43 - killer NASHVILLE, Tennessee With execution looming, group says Coe’s insane -- (MSNBC) Coe’s attorneys are asking the courts to reconsider decisions declaring him mentally competent to be executed. He is scheduled to become Tennessee’s first inmate executed in 40 years at 1 a.m. on Wednesday for the 1979 rape and stabbing murder of 8-year-old Cary Ann Medlin of Greenfield. Coe turns 44 -- (MSNBC) Condemned child killer Robert Glen Coe on Saturday marked what could be his last birthday as he waited to be moved to a death watch cell. Sat Apr 15 2000 19:45:08  CARBON COUNTY, Pennsylvania Beaning incident leads to conviction --(LeHigh Valley News) A Carbon County jury found that a former police officer encouraged a 10-year-old Little League pitcher to bean a batter, rejecting the patrolman's claim that he was misunderstood. Sat Apr 15 2000 19:15:12  DE RIDDER, Louisiana Owner of security patrol accused of break-in--(Beauregard Daily News) The owner of a private DeRidder security patrol business was caught allegedly breaking into a local day care center recently and authorities suspect his motive was to boost his own business. Sat Apr 15 2000 19:10:23  BATON ROUGE, Louisiana Convicted rapist facing two life sentences --(The Advocate) A Baker man faces two life sentences after being convicted Thursday in the kidnapping and rape of two LSU students. A third woman was able to fight off an attack. Sat Apr 15 2000 19:00:10  ALONDA WOODBERRY, 14 - body found in dumpster Chicago, Illinois Reward is offered in girl's slaying -- (Chicago Tribune) Ald. Emma Mitts (37th) on Friday issued a plea for contributions to a reward fund she has established to encourage anyone with information on the killer of a 14-year-old girl in her ward to come forward. Sat Apr 15 2000 18:51:38  SANTA ROSA, California Sonoma man enters guilty plea: 4 years for child stealing, sex acts --(Press Democrat) A 32-year-old Sonoma man accused of having sex with two underage girls and taking one of them to Arizona where she worked in a topless club pleaded guilty Thursday in a deal that will send him to prison for four years. INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana Students suspended over death plots--(Hoosier Times) Six northern Indiana children are out of class and in big trouble for allegedly planning to kill their classmates — in one case, by poisoning a boy's milk with a chemical; and in another, by luring a 7-year-old into the woods and killing her there. MARTINSVILLE, Indiana Murder charges filed in Ind. 67 crash --(Hoosier Times) Investigators: Woman acted deliberately when she drove wrong way on divided highway BAY MINETTE, Alabama Teenage shooting victim's condition improves--(Mobile Register) Marchella "Sam" Carter was shot once in the neck Wednesday night while visiting the home a girl who attended his school. He was apparently shot by the girl's grandmother who discovered him in a closet while she was apparently looking for an intruder. BIRMINGHAM, Alabama Dudley sentenced to life as evidence turns shaky--(Birmingham News) After some evidence turned shaky, Jefferson County prosecutors struck a deal Friday that allowed Milton Dudley to escape the electric chair for killing music minister Brian Tribble in a Center Point church. BIRMINGHAM, Alabama Teen duo to be tried as adults --(Birmingham News) Ashley Jones, 15, and and Geramie Hart, 16, are accused of launching a bloody attack on Miss Jones' family Aug. 29, 1999. The girl's grandfather and aunt were killed, her grandmother was stabbed and set afire and her 10-year-old sister was assaulted. |
