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WARNING: The following case might not be suitable for some readers. Caution is advised by the author. Toronto, Ontario - Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka HUNT FOR THE SCARBOROUGH RAPIST - By Bill Kelly - The police folder read like a chronicle of sadistic insanity. The details of his eroticism and bestiality were so risqué that even the most outspoken Canadian newspapers felt they could not publish them. Thur Apr 27 2000 17:23:24 
 LESLIE MAHAFFY, 14 - murdered June, 1991 KRISTIN FRENCH, 15 - murdered April, 1992 Paul Bernardo - serving 2 life sentences Karla Homolka - serving 12 years ST. CATHARINES, Ont. Lawyer stricken as he reads Bernardo transcripts -- (Montreal Gazette) Austin Cooper broke down as he related graphic details from one of the tapes, which depict Bernardo's attacks on three teenaged murder victims, including ex-wife Karla Homolka's slain sister, Tammy. 'No sinister purpose' in handling of tapes -- (Cnews) Paul Bernardo's former lawyer launched an emotional tirade from the witness stand yesterday as he defended his efforts in August 1994 to get out of defending the convicted sex killer. Rape tapes scheme not an evil plot -- (Calgary Sun) The videos were held as "defence evidence" in a plan to reveal Homolka's lies, Murray has testified. Bernardo, Homolka enlisted psychic to cleanse homes after murders, documents show -- (Montreal Gazette) Convicted killers Paul Bernardo and his former wife Karla Homolka enlisted a psychic to cleanse their home of evil spirits because they heard loud banging noises and voices calling out to them in the night. According to documents released in court Wednesday, the couple believed the sounds came from the basement of their home, where they dismembered the body of one of their schoolgirl victims, Leslie Mahaffy, 14. 'Bad energy' bugged Karla -- (Edmonton Sun) Thur Apr 27 2000 17:00:31  SAN MARCOS, Tex. Arrest made in A&M student murder -- (MSNBC) A 31-year-old man was arrested today in the mysterious slaying of Texas A&M student Kerry Kujawa. Hays County prosecutors in San Marcos say Kenny Wayne Lockwood was arrested this morning and charged with murder in Kujawa’s slaying. Thur Apr 27 2000 16:55:53  KRYSTAL STEADMAN, 9 - Sexually assaulted and murdered Thomas Soria Sr. and Thomas Soria Jr - Charged with murder, kidnapping and sexual assault STATELINE, Nev. Man charged in girl's death bound over for trial in separate assault case -- (Las Vegas Sun) A man charged with murdering a 9-year-old Tahoe girl was bound over Wednesday for trial on a separate charge of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl. Thur Apr 27 2000 16:50:53  BROKEN ARROW, Okla. Ransom Plot Foiled by Suspicious Mom -- (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) When her son told her drug dealers were after him for $10,000, Denise Six gave him the money. But when a ransom note for the young man appeared on her door five days later, she got suspicious and called police. MANUEL SAENZ, 5 - victim was a sole child of mother Manuel Castillo, 39 - charges of murder, felony drunken driving STOCKTON, Calif DUI offender accused of killing Sacramento boy in alcohol-related crash -- (Sac Bee) An unemployed construction worker given two months of freedom before going to jail for his fourth drunk driving conviction allegedly drank again before slamming into a car and killing a 5-year-old boy. BRICK, N.J. Body found in N.J. swamp identified as missing computer consultant -- (Boston.com) Authorities searching for a missing computer consultant recovered his body from a swamp Thursday, 10 days after he was believed to have been kidnapped from a Kentucky motel by a man brandishing fake FBI credentials. Naples man found dead in New Jersey -- (MSNBC) Last week, Gale went to Kentucky on business and disappeared. Authorities say that Greg Marcinski, his girlfriend’s former lover, kidnapped him CYNTHIA HARRISON - murdered May 2, 1998 Timothy Hurst, 21 - 11-1 jury for the death penalty PENSACOLA, Fla. Pensacola restaurant killer sentenced to death -- (Sun-Sentinel) A former employee has been sentenced to death for killing an assistant restaurant manager and throwing her tiny body into a freezer after slashing her more than 60 times with a box cutter. Thur Apr 27 2000 16:03:02  BONNIE SANBORN, 41 - savagely murdered in 1995 Frederick Royval, 27 - accused victim's children of murder Pima County, Arizona Royval gives up right to appeal; will get 25 years to life -- (Arizona Daily Star) Frederick Royval has escaped a possible death sentence by giving up his right to appeal his conviction in the 1995 mutilation slaying and rape of a woman who lived near his parents in a northwest subdivision. Thur Apr 27 2000 15:22:16  "Roofman" - wanted for armed robbery U.S.A. "Roofman" a robber mother could love -- (SHNS) He now has 40 robberies to his name and his infamous deeds with their daring and unusual style are becoming familiar to people across the country. Police step up hunt for burger bar robber -- (Ananova) Police in eight US states are searching for an armed robber who is targeting burger restuarants. Thur Apr 27 2000 15:00:43  MARY KAY LETOURNEAU - in prison for second-degree child rape Vili Fualaau - 12 years old when relationship began Seattle, Washington School district, city sued in Mary Kay Letourneau case -- (Post-Intelligencer) The boy who fathered two children by former teacher Mary Kay Letourneau has filed a lawsuit, seeking damages from a school district by saying it should have known of the sexual relationship between the teacher and her former pupil. Boy in Letourneau case sues district, Des Moines -- (Seattle Times) Ever since the world learned of the relationship between then middle-schooler Vili Fualaau and his former teacher Mary K. Letourneau, the debate has been the same: Was Fualaau her partner or her victim? Thur Apr 27 2000 13:45:52  Barry Thomas Niedermier, 43 - serial rapist/murderer? VANCOUVER, BC and LETHBRIDGE, Alta Ties to Murders Explores -- (Calgary Sun) A Lethbridge pimp known for tossing $100 bills from the windows of fancy sports cars may be tied to the unsolved murders of at least 10 Calgary and southern Alberta women, police said. Vancouver police get Calgary murder DNA -- (Vancouver Sun) DNA samples from eight unsolved homicides near Calgary are being sent to Vancouver police to look for possible matches with rape suspect Barry Niedermier, a man police say is a person of interest in the disappearance of 27 downtown prostitutes. Missing hookers mystery may take years to solve, police say -- (National Post) Police are ruling out quick answers to the disappearances of 27 prostitutes from Vancouver's skid road, suggesting there are "many years" of work ahead on the mystery. Niedermier known as high-risk customer -- (Calgary Sun) They all know him. They all knew to be careful with him. Thur Apr 27 2000 13:34:50  Sheriff William Hackel, 58 - faces up to 15 years MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich Mich. Sheriff Convicted of Rape -- (Las Vegas Sun) A jury convicted a longtime sheriff Thursday of raping a woman at a law enforcement convention last year, rejecting his claim that the sex was consensual. Thur Apr 27 2000 13:31:50  Robert Lee Yates, 47 - suspected in up to 18 murders SPOKANE, Wash. Wash. Serial Killing Suspect Held -- (Las Vegas Sun) Could a generous, loving father be the cold-blooded killer of a dozen or more women? It's a question giving pause to homicide experts looking at the case of Robert L. Yates. Spokane sheriff's office says vehicles may have been killing sites -- (Seattle P-I) Sheriff's spokesman Dave Reagan said Wednesday that investigators are trying to locate all the vehicles that Robert L. Yates Jr. owned or drove in the area because some might contain evidence. Spokane County sheriff seeks funds for Yates case -- (Seattle P-I) It cost more than $2 million to arrest a man in the Spokane serial killer case, and Sheriff Mark Sterk said it may cost $2 million more to prosecute Robert L. Yates Jr. Thur Apr 27 2000 13:06:36  SYDNEY S. BULL, 23 - slain and his body set on fire SHIPPENSBURG, Pa Shippensburg reeling in wake of brutal student murder -- (Herald-Mail) Students and faculty members at Shippensburg University reacted tearfully Wednesday to the news that a charred body found in a mountain fire early Tuesday was that of a marketing major who had been shot in the head. Thur Apr 27 2000 10:26:30  JONBENET RAMSEY, 6 - unsolved 1996 homicide Boulder, Colorado Ramsey case cartoon -- (Denver Post) By Mike Keefe, DP cartoonist, April 27, 2000 issue. Larry King Live -- (CNN) Ramsey attorney Lin Wood explains why the Ramseys have refused, for now, to take lie detector tests. Thur Apr 27 2000 10:01:50  VANCOUVER BC Cops hope robbery spree over -- (Calgary Sun) City police are working with FBI agents and police from several Canadian jurisdictions to crack what may be a violent bank-robbery ring. PONTIAC, Mich. Woman who went on seven-hour crime spree sentenced up to 30 years -- (Detroit Free Press) Oakland Circuit Judge Fred Mester on Monday handed down the sentence for Debra Lynn Dando's role in attacks through four local communities. FLINT, Mich. Lover's suicide note links woman to slaying -- (Detroit Free Press) Sharee P. Miller, 28, of Mt. Morris Township is charged with murder and conspiracy to commit murder in the Nov. 8 slaying of Bruce Miller, 48. He was found at his business, B&D Auto parts in Vienna Township, with a shotgun wound to his neck. McALESTER, Okla. Oklahoma executes man for killing policemen in 1986 -- (Oweb) A man convicted of killing an Oklahoma City police officer in 1986 was executed by injection early Thursday. Ronald Keith Boyd, 43, was pronounced dead at 12:21 a.m. after receiving a lethal dose of drugs. Boyd was found guilty in the Jan. 7, 1986, shooting of Oklahoma City police Master Patrolman Richard Oldham Riggs. NEWPORT BEACH, Cali. Man Held in Fatal Shooting Over Argument in Cab -- (LA Times) A man in a parked taxicab was shot to death Wednesday evening after an argument witnessed by at least a dozen people near a crowded pier, police said. PHILADELPHIA, PA Rap artist killed outside club -- (Philly.com) Raeneil Quann was headed for the big time. Quann, 22, had signed a recording contract. He was fatally shot in the back of the head in the parking lot of a Delaware Avenue nightclub, a bystander caught by a bullet fired during a robbery, police said. OKLAHOMA CITY Two gunmen sought in city bank robbery -- (Oklahoman) Agents were searching for two men who robbed a south Oklahoma City bank Wednesday afternoon, FBI spokesman Gary Johnson said. NEWPORT, Vir. Newport News murder is eighth this year -- (Pilot Online) Police arrested a suspect Wednesday morning in a killing that took place earlier in the day in the city's North End section. David James Hosley, 39, was charged with first degree murder. Thur Apr 27 2000 09:32:20  JAMES FELKER, 18 - victim DAVID LEE GREEN, 21 - victims killed for their car Samuel Lee Pitts, 20 and Tavares J. Wright, 19 - intended to kill POLK CITY, Fla. Missing men found dead; suspects in custody -- (MSNBC) Two cousins who disappeared while driving to a bowling alley have been found dead, shot execution-style in an orange grove. Two suspects have been arrested. Thur Apr 27 2000 09:23:52  SAN FRANCISCO, Cal. Cop chase ends with leap from GG Bridge -- (SF Gate) A 40-year-old San Francisco man who was wanted on a $1 million warrant for child molestation charges led Sausalito police on a car chase Wednesday to the middle of the Golden Gate Bridge, where he jumped off. Wed Apr 26 2000 23:13:58  CRIME NEWS FROM THE ENTERTAINMENT WORLD Sean Combs, 30 - rapper "Puff Daddy" New York Fine time for Puff Daddy -- (NY Post) Puff Daddy coughed up $2000 yesterday, as he took the rap for throwing a wild party in the Hamptons last summer. John Lebold - collector of movie memorabilia Cambridge, Massachusettes Collector sued by actress and studio for taking memorabilia -- (Sacramento Bee) Warner Bros. and actress Debbie Reynolds are suing a movie memorabilia collector, claiming he took from their private collections up to 250 of the items he is auctioning on the Internet. Liz Wagstaff, 38 - faked cancer to obtain funds London, England TV star faces jail for cancer con -- (This is London) Changing Rooms presenter Liz Wagstaff faces jail after today admitting 18 charges of conning friends and fellow TV stars out of £54,000 by claiming she was dying of cancer. Conan O'Brien - sock puppet being sued San Francisco, California It's a lawsuit...for me to poop on! -- (E! Online) Pets.com has a message for Triumph, the Insult Comic Dog: Put a sock in it. Dana Giacchetto - indicted on securities fraud charges New York Star's money man indicted -- (E! Online) The so-called money manager to the stars hit a legal black hole yesterday. Wed Apr 26 2000 21:58:55  KILAUEA, Hawaii KPD investigates Anini gang-rape -- (KauaiWorld.com) A 14-year-old North Shore girl was kidnapped in Kilauea and apparently gang-raped by four local males at Anini Beach Monday night, the Kaua'i Police Department reported Tuesday. Gregory S. Anderson, 24 - felony reckless homicide charge EVANSVILLE, Ind. Ex-trooper sentenced in fatal crash -- (Goshen News) A former Indiana State trooper whose cruiser slammed into another vehicle at an estimated 100 miles per hour, killing the other driver, was sentenced Tuesday to four years in prison. Kim Faust, 34 - arrested PALMYRA, Neb. Man shot, killed while helping car-fire victim -- (Independent) Robert Parminter tried to help a motorist in trouble and was shot to death for his kindness, investigators said Wednesday. Parminter was killed as he pulled Shannon Bluhm from a burning car on a gravel road in rural Otoe County near his home. MONTROSE, Colo. Ex-teacher guilty in 2 sex assaults -- (GJSentinel) Former Ridgway schoolteacher and town councilman Joseph Lyons pleaded guilty Monday to charges that he sexually assaulted two boys in Ouray County. Wed Apr 26 2000 21:58:02  ESTHER COMBS, now 22 - endured years of abuse Rev. Joseph Combs, 51 and Evangeline Combs, - faced up to 144 years BLOUNTVILLE, Tenn Once afraid, abuse victim shares her story -- (Post-Trib) Fear dominated the first 20 years of Esther Combs' life. "I spent my life fearing to go to sleep, fearing to wake up," she said, "afraid that when I did something, it wouldn't be right." Sentence in abuse case is severe for both -- (Post-Trib) Fifty years will pass before former Northwest Indiana Baptist minister Joseph Combs becomes eligible for parole. He was sentenced Tuesday to 121 years in prison and $240,000 in fines. Wed Apr 26 2000 19:52:27  DAVID LEE GREEN, 18 - Kidnapped and shot to death JAMES FELKER, 18 - kidnapped and shot to death Samuel Lee Pitts, 20 - suspect, led police to bodies Tavares Wright, 19 - suspect, under arrest Polk City, Florida Cousins Found Slain in Polk City Orange Grove -- (TBO-Florida) The bodies of two cousins were found in an orange grove Wednesday after they were kidnapped from a grocery store parking lot by two men five days earlier. Wed Apr 26 2000 18:15:04  Christina Marie Pipkin - 1991 murder Robbie Dale Tubbs - accused WYNNE, Ark. Murder Trial Delayed on Bad Test -- (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) A judge ordered a two-month delay in an alleged child-killer's capital murder trial Wednesday after the prosecutor acknowledged that the FBI was given the wrong strand of hair to test. LYNN SLABAUGH, 42 - drowned Charles Slabaugh, 53 - pleaded innocent to first- and second-degree murder charges OWATONNA, Minn. Slabaugh attorney attacks DNA evidence -- (Star-Tribune) The defense team for an Owatonna businessman accused of killing his wife attacked the credibility of DNA evidence linking blood on his trousers to him and his wife. LOS ANGELES Cal. DNA analysis contradicts LAPD testimony -- (MSNBC) DNA analysis in four different drug cases contradicts testimony of officers who say they saw suspects spit rock cocaine out of their mouths, it was reported today. The arrests involve three LAPD divisions, Rampart, Southwest and Hollenbeck. Wed Apr 26 2000 17:24:36  Judges behaving badly...again -- (The National Law Journal) Another collection of what-were-they-thinking stories. Crime Blotter -- (ABC News) Peculiar tales of crime and criminality. Wed Apr 26 2000 17:12:45  Brian Alexander Ward, 39 - presumed dead San Francisco, California Dramatic car chase ends in jump off Golden Gate bridge -- (Reuters) A suspected sex offender led police on a dramatic car chase across the Golden Gate Bridge Wednesday before abandoning his vehicle and leaping from the famous span, apparently to his death, officials said. Wed Apr 26 2000 15:35:09  LILIANA CAPRIANU, 12 - died in hospital of injuries MARINA DUMITRU - beaten when she came to daughter's aid John Dumitru, 49 - allegedly beat stepdaughter over housecleaning Knox, Indiana Stepfather now faces murder charges in beating of 12-year-old -- (Post-Tribune) John Dumitru is in the Starke County Jail, charged with two felony counts of attempted murder, and one misdemeanor charge for resisting law enforcement in a standoff with police. Wed Apr 26 2000 14:27:25  XIANA FAIRCHILD, 9 - missing since December 9, 1999 Vallejo, California Xiana investigation tab at $500,000 -- (Vallejo Times-Herald) To date, the Vallejo Police Department has spent about $500,000 on the Xiana Fairchild investigation. Wed Apr 26 2000 13:51:44  REGINA THYRONE, 35 - body found in wooded area Daniel Hummel, 38 - artist charged with murder Whitehorse, Yukon Suspect seen with murder victim -- (Vancouver Sun) Two days before she was reported missing, Regina Thyrone walked into a Whitehorse gallery with Daniel Hummel so she could examine his art. |
