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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. Tues May 2 2000 12:32:44  DARYLE BLACK, 41 - shot while in patrol car Compton, California Police arrest officer slaying suspect: Reward for more information still in effect -- (CH-2000) Authorities have arrested one suspect involved in the shooting that killed Long Beach police officer Daryle Black and injured his partner and a pregnant woman. Tues May 2 2000 12:23:31  Maywood, Illinois Stolen baby found dead -- (UPI) A woman faces criminal charges after a baby who was abducted from a hospital maternity ward was found dead in an apartment on Chicago's West Side. Tues May 2 2000 12:13:07  no arrests DARYLE BLACK, 33 - Police officer fatally shot LONG BEACH, Cal Hunt Continues for Long Beach Officer's Killer -- (LA Times) Combing through information from at least 200 interviews, Long Beach police Monday continued their hunt for suspects in the death of Officer Daryle Black, the first policeman to be killed by gunfire in this port city in almost 25 years. Police offer reward in shooting of officers -- (Sac Bee) The Long Beach Police Department is offering a $20,000 reward for information about the gunman or gunmen who killed an officer and wounded his partner Saturday night, officials said. Slain officer mourned by O.C. colleagues -- (Orange County Register) Tues May 2 2000 11:11:26  LONNIE "TED" BINION - murdered casino mogul Rick Tabish - charged with murder and theft Sandra Murphy - charged with murder and theft LAS VEGAS, NV Could the early investigation into Ted Binion’s death be incomplete? -- (MSNBC) Monday jurors are hearing the early investigation in Binion’s death was quote 'incomplete'. When Ted Binion was found dead in September of 1998, it was originally assumed that Binion had died of an overdose with no foul play involved. As a result, homicide detectives weren’t called into the investigation for a number of days. Cause of marks disputed -- (Las Vegas Review-Journal) A defense medical expert testified Monday that various marks on Ted Binion's body were created shortly before or after the former casino executive died. However, Dr. Robert Bucklin said a prosecution expert practiced rank speculation when he testified these marks were evidence that Binion was suffocated. Jurors see Ted Binion's buried treasure up-close -- (Court TV) Binion's extensive silver collection included circulated and uncirculated silver dollars. He stored them in bags, boxes and ammunition cans. Ted Binion Murder Trial -- (Las Vegas Review-Journal) Case news archive Binion case chat: Tuesday, May 2 at 3pET/12pPT Tues May 2 2000 10:49:24  Timothy Clayton Thompson, 46 - aggravated-kidnapping and rape charge MADISONVILLE, Tenn. Man holds kidnap/rape suspect for Monroe deputies -- (Knox News) A suspect in the kidnapping and rape of a West Knoxville woman was held at gunpoint by a Monroe County citizen until local sheriff's deputies could take the man into custody, authorities said. Carlos E. Tarter, 24 - 30 years in prison. BLOUNTVILLE, Tenn. Kingsport man pleads guilty to raping church worker -- (Timesnews.net) A Kingsport man who claimed at one point to have an alibi for the time period he was accused of raping a church worker pleaded guilty to the charge Monday. Tues May 2 2000 10:36:30  ANITA GORDON 63, THEO PHAM 27, JI-YE SUN 34, ANIL THAKUR 31, and GARRY LEE 22 - victims Richard Scott Baumhammers, 34 - charged with murder, hate crimes PITTSBURGH, PA Pa. Shooting Spree Suspect Arraigned -- (New York Post) Baumhammers was charged Monday with four killings as well as arson and ethnic intimidation. He pleaded innocent and was jailed without bond. In Pittsburgh-area rampage, man faces more charges; woman is mourned -- (Philly.com) Sandeep Patel, 25, the lone survivor of the rampage who was shot at an Indian grocery, remained in critical condition. Lawyer: Shooting Spree Suspect Will Use Insanity Defense -- (Fox) The man charged with five deaths in a shooting rampage that targeted minorities plans to mount an insanity defense, according to his lawyer. Tues May 2 2000 10:21:00  Karla Homolka - received 12 year sentence for murders Paul Bernardo - convicted and serving life ST. CATHERINES, Ont. Women's group supported Homolka -- (Cnews) A taxpayer-funded women's group has given its full blessing to convicted killer Karla Homolka's bid for prison passes, The Toronto Sun has learned. The Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies -- given a $451,807 federal subsidy last year -- even wished Homolka "every success" in her Federal Court bid to overturn a warden's denial of escorted passes to a CAEFS-operated Montreal halfway house. THUNDERBAY, Ont. Italy bestowing high honour on Mountie who nabbed mobster -- (National Post) The unit Supt. Ben Soave now heads is responsible for arresting some of the world's most prodigious criminals. Supt. Soave earned international praise after the arrest of Alfonso Caruana, a Sicilian mafiosi described as the richest and most powerful crime lord in the world. LETHBRIDGE, Alta. Alberta RCMP officer faces murder charge -- (National Post) An RCMP constable yesterday faced charges of second-degree murder in the death of an Alberta man who was killed while in police custody in a holding cell. Darren Varley was shot in the head and abdomen during a struggle at the RCMP detachment in Pincher Creek. TORONTO, Ont. Slithering fugitive nabbed by police -- (CBC) A full-scale search for a deadly pet snake made a Toronto neighbourhood resemble a crime scene Monday. The snake was found, but not before the area was cordoned off with yellow police tape. MONTREAL, Que. Daylight killing linked to biker war -- (Montreal Gazette) A 25-year-old man was gunned down in broad daylight in Verdun yesterday in what appears to have been the latest strike in a heated biker war. The man, described by one police source as a low-level associate of the Rock Machine outlaw motorcycle gang. TORONTO, Ont. Allegations John Roby bit jail guard used to portray him as dangerous -- (Vancouver Sun) While Roby's trial last year determined he had committed 350 sexual acts on children and adolescents, the Crown's first matter of business Monday centred around a minor altercation while Roby was in jail. Tues May 2 2000 09:30:34  Tasha Wolf and Darlene August, both 26 - captured escapees Arizona No-flee outfits latest in jail togs -- (Arizona Republic) Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio has come up with a way to discourage inmates from disguising themselves and slipping out of jail: He plans to have the word "Escapee" printed in big red letters on the inside of all prison uniforms. Tues May 2 2000 08:33:32  Orlando, Florida West Palm woman faces life in prison for causing fatal heart attack -- (Sun-Sentinel) Joelle Gibbs pushed 65-year-old Julia Osmun in a racially charged confrontation minutes before Osmun had a massive heart attack and died. Green Bay, Wisconsen Tanning salon owner gets four months in jail -- (Press-Gazette) Francis Lee, a former tanning booth operator accused of watching customers on hidden surveillance cameras, was sentenced Monday to four months in the Brown County Jail. Chicago, Illinois Baby abducted from Loyola University Medical Center -- (Chicago Tribune) A woman has abducted a 4-pound infant from the newborn nursery at Loyola University Medical Center, police said today. New York Undercover cops will pose as livery hacks -- (NY Post) The NYPD will be manning decoy livery cabs with undercover cops in an aggressive move to catch thugs in the act. MARIA PEREZ. 24 - attacked and murdered by husband Samuel Quinones, 39 - stabbed wife then himself Worcester, Massachusettes Man arraigned in hospital room in wife's murder -- (Boston Globe) A man accused of stabbing his wife to death hours after she obtaining a restraining order against him has been arraigned in his hospital bed. Tues May 2 2000 07:46:02  NANCY KITZMILLER, 24 - victim of the 'I-70 Serial Killer'? St. Louis, Missouri Detectives have fresh leads -- (Post-Dispatch) Eight years ago Wednesday, Nancy Kitzmiller was 24. She had just bought a blue pickup with her own money and was about to get a long-awaited job as a cartographer at the National Imagery and Mapping Agency in St. Louis. Mon May 1 2000 23:06:49  Kabul, Afghanistan Afghan woman stoned to death for adultery -- (Nando Times) Afghanistan's hardline Taliban religious rulers stoned a woman to death in northern Afghanistan on Monday after she was found guilty of adultery. Bogota, Colombia Prostitutes, dogs found in Colombian prison after riot -- (CNN) They made their own booze, hired prostitute and kept Rottweilers as pets ... until the police retook control of Colombia's largest prison from the inmates. Bhubaneshwar,India Indian prisoners riot for water, shout: "Give us water or kill us" -- (CNN) Thirsty prisoners, denied water for two days, rioted and shouted: "Give us water or kill us." Thousands of people carrying buckets mobbed a water train. A ticket collector died of the heat at a train station. Tehran, Iran Iranian couple reportedly kill 8-year-old daughter over bad grades -- (Nando Times) A couple in northern Iran forced their 8-year-old daughter to drink poisonous weed killer, killing her because she got bad grades, the official Islamic Republic News Agency reported Monday. Mon May 1 2000 21:50:21  CAMDEN, N.J. Two men charged in murder-for-hire of rabbi's wife -- (Fox) Two men were arrested Monday night and charged in the murder-for-hire of the wife of a prominent rabbi. Leonard Jenoff, 54, and Paul M. Daniels, 26, were charged with murder and conspiracy to commit murder in connection with the killing of Carol Neulander, Prosecutor Lee Solomon said. Mon May 1 2000 19:54:50  Mychael Gilbert and Stanley Flemon, both 20 - charges of attempted murder, mayhem and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. BOSTON, Mass. Two men plead guilty to gang attack, sentenced to prison -- (Boston.com) Two gang members accused of running down a rival with an arsenal that included a meat cleaver and attacking him with a hammer and razor blade have been sentenced to prison. BRENDA CARTER, 21 - raped and strangled FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. Fort Lauderdale cop cracks 20-year-old rape and murder -- (Sun-Sentinel) Sgt. James M. Wright, a police spokesman, said Detective John Curcio used an arrest warrant Monday morning to jail Samuel Lee Roberts, 42, in the Feb. 14, 1980, sexual assault and homicide of Brenda Carter, a 21-year-old mother of two. PROVIDENCE, N.Y. Boy finds body of dead infant brother in woods -- (Newsday) A 9-year-old boy riding his bike through the woods found the dead body of an infant brother he never knew existed. The boys' mother, Rose Ramsey, 29, gave police a detailed statement and was charged with second-degree murder Monday, according to Saratoga County Sheriff James Bowen. Darrell Cravens, 33 and Christie Harmon, 29 - arrested CONWAY, Mon. Man's body found in county -- (Log Cabin Democrat) A body recovered Saturday night and arrests in Montana the following morning may be linked to the suspicious findings of law enforcement last month at a residence north of Conway. George Martin, 41 - killed his wife in order to collect on a $200,000 life insurance policy. MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. 5 years after wife's death, former trooper goes to trial -- (Alabama Live) Nearly five years after Hammoleketh Jackson Martin's charred remains were found in a burning car in Tillman's Corner, the man accused of her grisly homicide is going on trial. Nanette "Lynn" Wells, 35 - victim Jody Wells, 33 - accused of murdering his wife FLINT, Mich. Husband to face trial in wife's strangulation -- (Michigan Live) A Flint man accused of strangling his wife in her bed earlier this month was bound over for trial on a murder charge Friday after a jail guard testified that he admitted to the crime. Jill Scott Chance, 40 - Mrs. America 1991 San Diego, California Former Mrs. America faces fraud charges -- (Nando Times) A former Mrs. America was indicted on charges of failing to list more than $100,000 in jewelry and pretending to be single when she filed for bankruptcy in 1996. Mon May 1 2000 19:31:49  EVERETT, Wash. Two sailors jailed in alleged rape of 13-year-old girl -- (Seattle Times) Two sailors suspected of kidnapping and raping a 13-year-old Everett girl are in jail, two months after they allegedly snatched the girl on her way to school and forced her to consume beer and drugs at a local hotel. Mon May 1 2000 18:46:06  Nigel Dean Parodi, 32 - aka Jesse James Brisbane, Australia Australian 'Jesse James' shoots three policemen -- (AFP) A man calling himself Jesse James was on the run here Monday after shooting three police officers, one of them 12 times, police said. Mon May 1 2000 18:33:30  Columbia, South Carolina Police, families keep up hope of resolving old murder cases -- (The State) Most murders are solved quickly -- many within 48 hours. Others can languish for years. They leave families feeling that they haven't received justice, detectives feeling as if they've failed, and murderers living among us. Mon May 1 2000 17:38:57  WILDA PIERRE - wife, buried in cement crypt with children EVANS and MELINDA PIERRE - victims Esnel Jean - husband, profiled on AMW Miami, Florida Disappearance of suspect stalls murder case -- (Miami Herald) Husband sought for questioning in 1996 slayings of wife, 2 kids. Mon May 1 2000 16:32:31  Denise Reno Marino, 34 - classified low-escape risk Santee, California Escaped inmate from women's jail sought -- (San Diego Union-Tribune) Sheriff's investigators are searching for an inmate who escaped from Las Colinas women's jail early yesterday morning. Mon May 1 2000 15:08:57  DELORES DELLAPENNA, 17 - murdered in 1972 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania DellaPenna - The Unsolved Murder -- (MSNBC) It’s one of Philadelphia’s most notorious murders. Nearly thirty years ago, the seventeen-year-old was abducted, tortured, and viciously murdered Mon May 1 2000 15:03:25 LONNIE "TED" BINION - murdered casino mogul Rick Tabish - charged with murder and theft Sandra Murphy - charged with murder and theft LAS VEGAS, NV Judge makes Tabish felony conviction fair game -- (Las Vegas Sun) District Judge Joseph Bonaventure today denied a request to bar prosecutors from referring to Rick Tabish's 1988 felony conviction should he take the witness stand in his own defense in the Ted Binion murder trial. The two faces of Sandy Murphy -- (Court TV) Tabish and Murphy are accused of forcing a drug mixture down Binion's throat Sept. 17, 1998 and then suffocating him in bid to steal his silver fortune and free Murphy from her relationship with him. Full Case Coverage -- (Court TV) Mon May 1 2000 14:48:52  MARILYN SHEPPARD - murdered in 1954 Dr. Sam Sheppard - served 10 years before aquittal Sam Reese Sheppard - seeking to clear father's name Cleveland, Ohio Sheppard Attorney: Jury Was Hasty -- (Las Vegas Sun) An attorney who argued that Dr. Sam Sheppard was wrongfully imprisoned for his wife's 1954 slaying says the jury was too hasty in rejecting the claim and the verdict should be thrown out. Son presses case for innocence -- (Cincinnati Enquirer) People from all around the country have questioned this verdict,” said Terry Gilbert, who represented Mr. Sheppard's son, Sam Reese Sheppard, in the unsuccessful civil lawsuit against the state. Mon May 1 2000 12:33:15  DAVID COUGHLIN, 26 - mercy killing by best friend? Raffi Kodikian, 25 - admits to stabbing friend to death Carlsbad, New Mexico Man accused of killing hiking companion pleads no contest -- (MSNBC) A man accused of stabbing his hiking companion claiming it was an act of mercy because his friend was dehydrated, will enter a plea of no contest to second degree murder charges. Hiker to plead no contest -- (ABQ Journaal) A man accused in the stabbing death of his hiking companion at Carlsbad Caverns National Park last summer will plead no contest to second-degree murder, his defense attorney said Thursday. Mon May 1 2000 12:00:33  WASHINGTON Court: No Retroactive Convictions -- (Washington Post) The Supreme Court, reinvigorating language it used in a ruling 202 years ago, today threw out some of a Texas man's convictions for sexually assaulting his stepdaughter. The justices, by a 5-4 vote, ruled that four of Scott Carmell's 15 convictions wrongly were based on a Texas law enacted after he allegedly committed the crimes. Mon May 1 2000 10:11:53  no arrests DARYLE BLACK, 33 - Police officer fatally shot LONG BEACH, Cal Long Beach Officer Slain; Partner, Bystander Wounded -- (LA Times) A Long Beach police officer died early Sunday after a hail of automatic-weapon fire that wounded his partner and a pregnant woman struck by bullets that pierced the walls of her home. "There was no warning. One or more suspects simply opened fire, striking them as they sat in their police car." Long Beach officer killed -- (OC Register) Anti-gang officer killed -- (Sac Bee) Mon May 1 2000 09:56:00  BRIDGEPORT, Conn Trial starts Tuesday in slaying of 8-year-old murder witness -- (Boston.com) At the Boys & Girls Club of Bridgeport, 8-year-old Leroy ''B.J.'' Brown was a basketball star, and like many of the inner-city kids who play here, his hero was Michael Jordan. The little boy was murdered last year gunned down, authorities say, because he was a key witness in a pending murder trial. Mon May 1 2000 09:43:09  Diazien Hossencofft, 34 - 27-count indictment Linda Henning, 46 - girlfriend, 27-count indictment ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. Prosecutors seek death penalty, still hope to find woman's body -- (Intelligencer) When Girly Chew Hossencofft failed to show up for work at Bank of America nearly eight months ago, her co-workers knew they would likely never see her again. Her boss called police. Within hours, her bloody clothing was found along a rural highway and her purse was found in the middle of an Albuquerque street. Damp carpet with bleached-out bloodstains was found at her home. Mon May 1 2000 09:22:43  JONBENET RAMSEY, 6 - unsolved homicide victim Boulder, Colorado Ramseys only hurting themselves with demands -- (Inside Denver) What a lesson we have been given on the nature of irony. Perhaps, too, it dealt with naked self-interest, a bit of denial. Police reject Ramseys' latest offer -- (The Daily Camera) Couple offers to take polygraph; police insist FBI must administer test. |
