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Mon Apr 17 2000 20:39:07  KRISTEN FRENCH, 15 - abducted and murdered LESLIE MAHAFFY, 14 - abducted and murdered Paul Bernardo - convicted and serving life Karla Homolka - received 12 year sentence St. Catherines, Ontario, Canada Chance to discredit Homolka with videotapes never came, Bernardo's original lawyer says -- (cnews) As he watched his client's "caustic" sex-and-torture videotapes for the first time in June 1993, a horrified Ken Murray realized Paul Bernardo's ex-wife was a sexual sadist. Mon Apr 17 2000 20:26:49  Tampa, Florida Man shoots wife, self in grocery store parking lot -- (TBO Florida) The double shooting created a macabre scene for grocery shoppers, many of whom interrupted their chore to gather near the yellow crime scene tape strung up where the man's body lay. Mon Apr 17 2000 17:17:51  Moniaive, Dumfriesshire, Scotland Nude Barbie display sparks row -- (This is London) Police stepped in following a complaint from a neighbour claiming some of the dolls were showing too much leg and others - including a Barbie with no clothes on riding a horse bareback - were offensive. Mon Apr 17 2000 17:01:11  Jacksonville, Florida Identities a priority for investigators -- (Florida Times-Union) Some of the bodies are victims of homicides and have been dumped in the area. Others died naturally in wooded areas or makeshift homes. Identifying someone under those circumstances can be difficult. Additional police sketches -- (Florida Times-Union) Mon Apr 17 2000 16:10:00  KENNY KRAMER, 3 - left in woods to die Howard "Howie" Kramer - sentenced Caledonia, Minnesota Kramer sentenced to 40 years in prison in son's death -- (Star-Tribune) A jury convicted Kramer last month of two counts of second-degree murder and one count of felony child endangerment for leaving his son taped in a plastic bag in the woods near Brownsville in southeastern Minnesota. Mon Apr 17 2000 15:09:03  Louisville, Kentucky Man watches birth of his child on sidewalk below prison window -- (Cleveland Live) An inmate watched a woman give birth on a sidewalk beneath his jail window without knowing that she was his wife. Mon Apr 17 2000 15:01:51  JONBENET RAMSEY, 6 - unsolved 1996 homicide Boulder, Colorado Burden of Proof transcript: April 17, 2000 -- (CNN) Boulder County D.A. Alex Hunter discusses the JonBenet Ramsey case. Letters to the Editor --(Brill's Content, May 2000 issue) Comments on an article titled 'JonBenet Inc.', February 2000 issue. Includes, among others, letters from Ann Louise Bardach of 'Vanity Fair' magazine and Dr. Cyril Wecht, forensic pathologist. Mon Apr 17 2000 14:41:16  Mbabane, Swaziland, Africa Manhunt for murder suspect, age 9 -- (Africa News Online) Swaziland police are hunting the country's youngest murder suspect - a boy of 9 who pushed a seven-year-old girl into a river, where she drowned. Mon Apr 17 2000 14:30:58  Alburquerque, New Mexico Lab tool may spot evidence -- (ABQ Journal) Trying to find blood, semen or other bodily fluids for DNA evidence is a common problem at crime scenes. Mon Apr 17 2000 12:45:31  MARTHA MOXLEY, 15 - murdered in 1975 Greenwich, Connecticut Skakel case hinges on hearing -- (Greenwich Time) A Superior Court judge has reserved a Stamford courtroom for five days for what promises to be a mini-trial to determine the course of the state's case against the accused killer of Greenwich teenager Martha Moxley. Martha Moxley website --(MarthaMoxley.com) Comprehensive case-related site. Martha Moxley case -- (ezboard.com) Discussion board. Martha Moxley case -- (Cybersleuths) Discussion forum. Mon Apr 17 2000 12:22:32  CARY ANN MEDLIN, 8 - Raped and murdered in 1979 Robert Glen Coe, 43 - To be executed 1 a.m. this Wednesday NASHVILLE, Tennessee Full Appeal Court won't hear Coe case; execution still set for 1 a.m. Wednesday -- (The Tennessean) The full 6th Circuit Court of Appeals today declined to grant Robert Glen Coe a rehearing, moving him closer to becoming the first person executed in Tennessee since 1960.Coe is set to die by lethal injection at 1 a.m. Wednesday. Mon Apr 17 2000 11:07:59  DEBORAH FIELDING, 31 - Found murdered in park ORLANDO, Florida Donor, family boost reward to $10,000 -- (The Orlando Sentinel) CrimeLine is now offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to an arrest of Deborah Fielding's killer. Mon Apr 17 2000 10:58:45  JOEY CARO, 11 - Shot and killed in bed November 22, 1999 MIKEY CARO, 8 - Shot and killed in bed November 22, 1999 CHRISTOPHER CARO, 5 - Shot and killed in bed November 22, 1999 Socorro Caro, 42 - Has pleaded innocent to charges that she killed her three sons VENTURA COUNTY, California Mother accused of killing three of children can't liquidate family assets to pay for attorney -- (AP) A judge on Friday refused to release community property so that Socorro Caro could liquidate it to pay a criminal lawyer who has represented her for four months. Caro banned from selling off property -- (Ventura County Star) JUDGE'S ORDER:Mom accused of killing children might have to ask for public defender.A mother accused of killing three of her children won't get to immediately liquidate family property and investments to pay a private attorney to defend her in court. BACKGROUND ARTICLE: Mother must stand trial in children's deaths -- (Ventura County Star) Xavier and Socorro "Cora" Caro's crumbling marriage descended into a final, savage argument only hours before the mother allegedly shot three of her four boys to death and tried to kill herself, Cora Caro's sobbing mother said in court Wednesday. Mon Apr 17 2000 10:48:49  John Eric Armstrong, 26 - Serial Killer? DETROIT, Michigan Prosecutors waited for DNA report before arresting Armstrong -- (AP) At least one woman was killed and three people were attacked while prosecutors awaited a written DNA report before authorizing an arrest warrant for accused serial killer John Eric Armstrong. SEATTLE, Washington Ex-sailor not linked to any Seattle deaths -- (Seattle Post-Intelligencer) The former sailor who has confessed to killing prostitutes in Seattle and other ports around the world has yet to be linked to any deaths outside of Detroit, law enforcement officials said yesterday. Relatives: Suspected serial killer product of tough past -- (AP) 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. Mon Apr 17 2000 10:21:32  WASHINGTON Top-secret Laptop Stolen From State Department Office -- (Fox) Federal law enforcers are investigating whether a laptop computer loaded with highly secret information and missing from the State Department's Bureau of Intelligence was stolen. Mon Apr 17 2000 09:23:32  Kent, England Body found in repossessed car -- (BBC) Police were called to Auto Renovations, Rochester, Kent, by workers who had noticed a bad smell coming from the car's boot. Mon Apr 17 2000 09:23:28  HARTFORD, Connecticut Rally held for crime victims -- (AP) Convicted killer Jose Crespo is among the hundreds of Connecticut convicts shipped to a Virginia prison in a move that has sparked growing controversy about the treatment of those prisoners. If not Virginia, and `not in my back yard,´ where to put inmates? -- (AP) Makers and enforcers of Connecticut laws are getting mixed messages: Lock the criminals up. Don't lock them up, treat them. To ease crowding, ship them out of state. No, bring them home. But not to ''my'' town, they are told. ''Not in my back yard.'' Mon Apr 17 2000 09:13:15  NEW YORK, NY Doctor arraigned in syringe attack outside Bronx hospital -- (AP)* A married doctor from Hillary Clinton's new neighborhood who used syringes laced with an anti-pregnancy drug to attack his pregnant girlfriend has been charged with assault, second-degree abortion and criminal possession of a weapon. DOC-ATTACK NURSE: I'M HAVING MY BABY -- (N.Y. Post) A Bronx nurse who cops say was injected with an abortion-inducing drug by her doctor lover said yesterday she's going forward with her pregnancy - although the child could be deformed. Mon Apr 17 2000 08:57:05  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-Second of two parts -- (St. Petersburg Times) Twice Steve Rotell had been accused of sexually abusing his sons, and twice he had been cleared. Then came Investigation No. 3, a hasty court hearing - and a tragedy. Mon Apr 17 2000 07:31:59  VICKI ROBINSON - Choked, injected with bleach, then fatally stabbed Valessa Robinson(15 at time of murder) - On trial for murdering her mother TAMPA, FL Teenager asks to be excused during trial (TCPalm.com (FL) ) 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 07:30:59  Erin McDonald - Shot to death by police WINDSOR, CA 911 and a toy gun bring a quick death (Santa Rosa (CA) Press Democrat ) Zanolini said there is no one way to respond when it appears that an armed person might be holding victims inside a building. Mon Apr 17 2000 07:29:59  John Eric Armstrong - Suspected serial killer DETROIT, MI Michigan cops struggle to track down victims from accused serial killer (ABC News-National-Wire ) Relatives of John Eric Armstrong wonder how a quiet child who earned decent grades, played Nintendo and enjoyed fishing and baseball could emerge as a suspected serial killer Prosecutors waited for DNA report before arresting Armstrong -- (AP) At least one woman was killed and three people were attacked while prosecutors awaited a written DNA report before authorizing an arrest warrant for accused serial killer John Eric Armstrong. Ex-sailor not linked to any Seattle deaths -- (Seattle Post-Intelligencer) Relatives: Suspected serial killer product of tough past -- (AP) Mon Apr 17 2000 07:28:54  Live from death row (Salon ) When Benetton used convicted killers as models in its ad campaign, it cost more than the firm bargained for. KANSAS CITY, MO Special Report: Murder Squad (Kansas City (MO) Star ) Detectives scramble to solve double homicide at motel LYNNWOOD, WA Shooter takes aim at Lynnwood police station (Everett (WA) Herald ) Several windows at the Lynnwood Police Department were shattered by what appeared to be gunfire early Sunday morning. CHRISHANA LOGAN(19) - Found dead in her apartment TOLEDO, OH Police say woman's death is homicide (Toledo (OH) Blade ) A 19-year-old woman was found dead yesterday in her home in the Old West End and her death is being treated as a homicide, authorities said. BATON ROUGE, LA Baton Rouge mechanic shot after repairs (Baton Rouge (LA) Advocate ) A Baton Rouge man was shot Saturday night after a disagreement over car repairs, according to police. GEORGETTE THERAGOOD - Died of gunshots to the head William Christopher Smith - Charged with murder HERNANDO, MI Chameleon' to face trial in slaying (Tampa (FL) Tribune ) The man authorities believe murdered a New Mexico stripper in Nesbit, Miss., two years ago is being extradited from Florida to Mississippi. Mon Apr 17 2000 04:00:15  SEATTLE, Washington Sex predator law still stirs debate -- (Seattle Post-Intelligencer) To the state, despite the guard towers and razor wire, it's a mental health facility designed to hold and treat those deemed likely to rape or molest after getting out of prison.To defense lawyers and civil libertarians, it's a gulag. Mon Apr 17 2000 03:51:42  WASHINGTON, D.C. Court to revisit Miranda -- (Raleigh News & Observer) Almost everyone in the US has come to expect the police to say four sentences following an arrest, starting with: "You have the right to remain silent." But on Wednesday, critics of the 1966 Supreme Court ruling in Miranda vs. Arizona that compels police officers to utter those words will ask the current justices to put an end to what has become known as the Miranda warning. Mon Apr 17 2000 03:37:16  FORT WORTH, Texas North Texas mothers to march for stiffer gun laws -- (Ft. Worth Star-Telegram) Nancy Stevens' life was forever changed when her 19- year-old son, John, placed a short-barreled shotgun in his mouth and pulled the trigger. Stevens said that her anger reached a boiling point after the teen- ager, despondent over a breakup with his girlfriend, killed himself with a gun purchased without a waiting period. Mon Apr 17 2000 03:26:24  NEW YORK, NY New Jersey reopens the case of the 'Last Call Killer' -- (New Jersey Star Ledger) On a summer night in 1993, Michael Sakara stood up from his barstool at a Greenwich Village piano bar and announced he was too drunk to sing his last-call favorite and walked out the door with a new friend. Thirty hours later, Sakara's head and arms, hacked off, carefully washed and triple bagged, were found in a garbage can 30 miles north of Manhattan. The rest of his body was found a week later. Mon Apr 17 2000 03:20:07  NORWALK, Connecticut Judge takes more time to rule on fate of mom who armed schoolkids -- (Connecticut Post) A judge is weighing a mother's desire to protect her children from bullies against her decision to send them to school armed with a hammer and screwdriver. Mon Apr 17 2000 03:17:31  GONZALES, Louisiana Gun accidents kill two children in Louisiana -- (AP) A 3-year-old Napoleonville, La., boy died Friday after he shot himself in the head with a gun he found in the car his aunt was driving. And in New Orleans, a 9-year-old boy was accidentally shot and killed Friday after his 3-year-old brother found a hidden gun and struggled over it with a third brother, police said. Mon Apr 17 2000 03:11:22  Kerry Cook - Tried three times, convicted and sentenced to death twice for a 1977 murder before he was released in 1997 PLANO, Texas Newlywed says old life, death row are behind him -- (The Dallas Morning News) After years of wrangling with the justice system, former death row inmate Kerry Cook said Sunday that he is finally moving on and building a new life. Mon Apr 17 2000 02:57:40  NEW HAVEN, Connecticut Drug of Choice: Growing use of 'ecstasy' puts spotlight on dark side -- (New Haven Register) "It's become our new nightmare," said Sgt. Steven Cahill of the Hamden Police Department's street crime unit. "We used to concentrate exclusively on pot and rock cocaine, but this is something new. Ecstasy is everywhere." Mon Apr 17 2000 02:44:17  NORWALK, Connecticut Wilton dad denied special probation plea -- (Connecticut Post) A Wilton man accused of allowing his 2-year-old son to smoke a cigarette at a city diner last fall will face prosecution after his bid for a special probation program was rejected Friday. Mon Apr 17 2000 02:35:23  ST. LOUIS, Missouri Man who considered teen-ager his son combs the streets searching for his killer -- (The St. Louis Post-Dispatch) Oscar "Butch" Hartmann could have moved on with his life five years ago and left police to do their job in hunting down the killer of the boy he considered his son.But, somehow, he just couldn't. |
