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Special Feature HOUSTON, TEXAS Ice Box Murders mark 35th anniversary -- (Excerpts from "The Ice Box Murders" (C)2000 Hugh E. Gardenier, III and Martha Leonard Hughes) Father's Day, June 20, 1965, Fred C. Rogers , 81, and his wife, Edwina H. Rogers , 72, were murdered. Three nights later their mutilated, dissected bodies were found in the kitchen refrigerator of their home by two Houston police officers. Gardenier and Hughes in their unpublished manuscript, The Ice Box Murders, cite a string of inconsistencies in the investigation, possible political influence, gambling and criminal ties, and power broker oil wildcatters as all influencing the 1965 homicide investigation which never led to an arrest. Sun June 18 2000 21:34:23  GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. Kent County hires retired FBI agent to investigate cold cases -- (Michigan Live) The Kent County Sheriff's Department has hired a private investigator to delve into the county's most puzzling criminal cases, giving new hope to the victims' families but leading to hard feelings at the Sheriff's Department. Eugene Debbaudt, who retired last year from the FBI office in Grand Rapids, will be paid $54,000 a year as a so-called "cold-case investigator." Sun June 18 2000 21:31:06  SANTA FE, N.M. Missing Santa Fe boy featured on America’s Most Wanted -- (MSNBC) There are now more leads in the disappearance of 7 year-old Robert Romero from Santa Fe, after America’s Most Wanted featured the case Saturday night. The show says at least 11 tips were called in after Robert’s picture appeared on television sets across the country. Sun June 18 2000 21:22:56  BRENDA JUDD, 14 - abducted and murdered June 24, 1979. RENO, Nev. Home, At, Last -- (Salt Lake Tribune) This is the scene you never see in horror films. It comes after the 14-year-old girl is tied up and sexually assaulted in the back of a van. It comes after she is murdered, her skull shattered by a hammer. It comes after the serial killer buries the girl, still warm and wide-eyed, in a shallow desert grave. Sun June 18 2000 21:11:44  NEW YORK Whistle-blower Cop in the Line of 'Fire' -- (NY Post.com) A Queens sergeant who exposed cops cooking the books in her new command may lose her job because, she says, the NYPD is more concerned with silencing the whistle-blower than probing misconduct. Sun June 18 2000 19:30:14  last seen May 28 SANFORD, Fla. Within gilded world, missing son of Dr. J fought personal demons -- (Miami Herald) Cory Erving, the missing 19-year-old son of NBA legend Julius Erving, lived his troubled life in two worlds. One featured the million-dollar home he shared with his parents in a subdivision where deer roam and the country club serves gourmet dinners at the community's Friday get-togethers. The other included the hazy drug subculture of metro Orlando's hardscrabble neighborhoods, which police say Cory, who has a long history of drug abuse, frequented. Sun June 18 2000 19:22:15  NEW YORK Conviction reversed against man who fathered child with teen stepdaughter overseas -- (Nando) A federal appeals court has overturned the sex-abuse conviction of a man who fathered a child with his 13-year-old stepdaughter at a U.S. military base in Germany. Sun June 18 2000 19:18:42  CORINTH, Miss. Boyfriend charged in May shooting death -- (djournal.com) Hubert Rinehart, 51, of County Road 766, was charged with murder in the death of Judy Roberts, 42, who was found dead May 29 in a swampy area off Smith Bridge Road, said Alcorn County Sheriff Jimmy Taylor. BRAMSHILL, England Rape database closes net on sex offenders -- (Telegraph UK) A national database of rapists and serious sexual offenders is to be compiled by the police to allow them to arrest possible suspects within hours of an attack. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal. Fear of gang retribution grips folks in Bayview -- (SF Gate) The timely arrest and indictment of an alleged gang member charged in the recent shooting ambush of two people was encouraging to many Bayview District residents. But it may not be enough to inspire reluctant witnesses to cooperate with San Francisco police and prosecutors, many residents said Saturday. Sun June 18 2000 15:11:03  STAMFORD, Conn. Accused Kennedy Cousin Facing Judge -- (LA Times) Nearly 25 years after 15 -year-old Martha Moxley was bludgeoned to death with a golf club, the Kennedy cousin accused in her death will face a judge this week for a crucial decision. Michael Skakel, 39, a nephew of Ethel and the late U.S. Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, lived across the street from the Moxleys in a gated community in Greenwich when Martha was killed Oct. 30, 1975. Sun June 18 2000 15:08:47  ROCKVILLE, Md. Md. Man Charged With Killing Priest -- (LA Times) A Maryland laborer with a history of burglary arrests was charged with beating and stabbing to death a priest who surprised an intruder in the rectory of his church. Police arrested Robert Paul Lucas, 25, on a charge of first-degree murder. Police believe Lucas attacked Monsignor Thomas M. Wells, 56, after Wells caught him June 8 burglarizing the rectory. Sun June 18 2000 15:05:25  COLUMBUS, Ohio Boy Arrested in Fatal Ohio Fire -- (LA Times) A 17 -year-old boy told police he threw a firework into the duplex where an early morning fire Saturday killed three children and critically injured their mother, officials said. Mitchell Sexton Jr. was arrested Saturday night and charged with three counts of involuntary manslaughter and one count of felonious assault. Sun June 18 2000 14:59:26  DENVER, Colo. Past Drug Use, Future Cops -- (LA Times) Nobody expects police departments to hire saints. The job is tough, and recruits with street smarts often edge out those with unblemished resumes. Even so, the confessions of Ellis ‘Max‘ Johnson II, one of Denver’s newest officers, were startling in their candor. Under questioning from background investigators, Johnson admitted he had used drugs on approximately 150 occasions--not just marijuana, but also crack, LSD, speed, PCP, mescaline, Darvon, Valium. Sun June 18 2000 12:05:54  Donyelle Locust - convicted FREEHOLD, N.J. Man convicted of bludgeoning friend to death -- (Bergen Record) A 33-year-old Long Branch man was convicted of murdering his 72-year-old friend by beating him to death with a hammer after the older man refused to give him money to buy crack cocaine. Sun June 18 2000 11:57:59  John Edward Robinson, Sr. - alleged serial killer Kansas-Missouri Missing, dead tied to Robinson share link: All were female -- (KC Star) Their names may forever appear on the same page from one of the ugliest chapters on area crime. But for now, the 11 dead and missing persons linked to John E. Robinson Sr. share just one obvious characteristic. All were female. Murder Suspect Picked Up Checks of Missing Women -- (LA Times) An accused serial killer charged with murdering five women frequently picked up checks from a Kansas mail center addressed to two former Fullerton residents who kept a post office box there. Sun June 18 2000 11:01:21  RIVERSIDE, Calif. Meth Worth $4.5M Seized -- (Las Vegas Sun) Authorities seized 80 pounds of methamphetamine estimated to have a street value of $4.5 million and arrested five people in a raid on a drug lab believed to be producing commercial volumes for a Mexican cartel. Sun June 18 2000 10:57:50  LOS ANGELES, Cal. California Cops Don't Mind Being Caught on Camera -- (Fox) In more and more cities across America, the police are being watched. Cameras in patrol cars and other places are monitoring the moves of the people who enforce the law. Why is this necessary, and how do cops feel about Big Brother looking over their shoulder? Sun June 18 2000 10:55:14  NEW YORK Accused 'Ringleader' of Central Park Rampage Claims He Is Innocent -- (Fox) Manuel Vargas, said he was "doing nothing" when the attacks occurred June 11, following the Puerto Rican Day Parade in New York City. Vargas is one of 16 suspects arrested so far in connection with the incident, the latest count after seven arrests were made on Friday. Youngest Punk was wildest: Police -- (NY Post) Roberto Camacho is slightly built, only 16 and the brother of a city cop. So it's hard to imagine him being the worst of the 16 people charged in the last Sunday's infamous Central Park wilding. Sun June 18 2000 10:48:51  PRESCOTT, Ariz. Porter Police arrest Pinkerton homicide suspect in Arizona -- (Times Online) Local police arrested the prime suspect in the slaying of Porter businessman Rick Pinkerton late Friday in an Arizona motel room. Christopher Michael Matson was arrested on unrelated warrants. LAS VEGAS, Nev. Rudin to stand trial for husband's murder -- (Tahoe.com) Margaret Rudin must stand trial for the December 1994 slaying of her millionaire husband. The evidence indicated that Ron Rudin was slain while sleeping in his own bed, with the murder weapon being a semi-automatic pistol previously stolen from his gun collection. NEW YORK A Hair-Raising Tale of Deceit -- (NY Daily News) A City Sanitation worker performed surgery on hundreds of men seeking a remedy for baldness at one of the area's busiest hair-transplant practices, according to court papers. When he wasn't picking up trash in Brooklyn, Thomas Bruno was allegedly one of a number of unlicensed people who anesthetized patients, made surgical incisions and sutured wounds at the direction of the doctors who ran the practice. NEW YORK Ferry Slasher Free Again -- (NY Post) IF Juan Gonzalez, the sword-swinging madman who killed two senior citizens and injured nine others on the Staten Island Ferry 14 years ago, wasn't from Cuba he wouldn't be a New York problem today. NEW YORK Perelman Judge A Joker? -- (NY Post) The judge presiding over the Ron Perelman-Patricia Duff custody case might not be trying the case with a full deck - a witness claims that while she was on the stand testifying, the jurist was busy playing solitaire. Sun June 18 2000 01:23:59  Gone without a trace -- (Orlando Sentinel) It`s been a month since William Thompson`s wife, Mavis, disappeared. He hasn`t heard a thing about her. But day after day he sees news coverage about the missing son of basketball great Julius Erving. Nationwide, more than 800,000 people are reported missing each year. But in most cases, little dramatic happens unless there`s overwhelming evidence of a crime. Sun June 18 2000 01:14:46  Christopher Reardon, 28 - pleaded innocent MIDDLETON, Mass. Church worker charged; sex-abuse case widens -- (UPI) Massachusetts authorities fear a youth minister may have been involved in the sexual abuse of "several hundred" boys, media reports indicated Saturday. Middlesex County District Attorney Kevin Burke told reporters that the case could turn out to be the largest sexual abuse investigation in Massachusetts history Sun June 18 2000 01:04:35  FORT WORTH, Texas Teen Fabricated Story -- (Washington Post) A teen-ager who claimed he was shot by gang members who mistook a sign language exchange with his hearing-impaired cousin for provocative gang signals now says his cousin accidentally shot him. Sat June 17 2000 19:38:07  Palmer Park, Md. Prince George’s police solve 1955 murder -- (MSNBC) Prince George’s County police announced they have solved the 1955 murder of teens Michael Ann Ryan and Nancy Marie Shomette Thursday. Sat June 17 2000 19:28:01  ALACHUA COUNTY, Fla. Man charged in slaying of UF medical student -- (Jacksonville.com) A man jailed for stealing a car belonging to a slain University of Florida medical school student was charged Friday with murder. Donald G. Fair, 28, is accused in the May 9 death of Caroline Annette Cody, 22, of Jacksonville, whose body was found in her southwest Gainesville apartment on May 11. Sat June 17 2000 16:15:17  BARSTOW, Calif. Murder charges filed in pit bull mauling -- (Mod Bee) San Bernardino County prosecutors say James Chiavetta knew the animals had a history of being vicious, but still left them unleashed in a back yard with a open gate before going to sleep April 29. The dogs charged out of the gate and attacked Cash Craig Carson, 10. COLUMBIANA, Ala. Trucker convicted of capital murder in Alabama workplace killings -- (Postnet) A truck driver who walked into two businesses, complained his co-workers there were spreading rumors about him, and then shot them was convicted Saturday of capital murder in the rampage that left three men dead. A Shelby County jury deliberated for 20 minutes before finding Alan Eugene Miller guilty. LEE COUNTY, Fla. Bizarre arrest nets suspect in ‘bones’ murder -- (MSNBC) Investigators made a bizarre arrest Friday that resulted from a gruesome murder case involving human bones and some charred jewelry. The suspected killer actually showed up at the crime scene, sparking a wild chase. Investigators say that the prime suspect, Jeremy Smith, 26, had even brought friends with him to the scene. PROVIDENCE, R.I. Defendant in Johnston double murder has violent history -- (Boston Globe) One of the defendants in the carjacking murders has a history of hitting women and once told a psychiatrist he sees ghosts. Harry Burdick, 21, of Pawtucket, was on probation for larceny and other charges and was wanted on a bench warrant when police say he participated in the carjacking and murders of Jason Burgeson and Amy Shute. ALFRED, Maine House painter gets 40 years for murdering grandmother's friend -- (Boston Globe) Judge Paul Fitzsche sentenced Raymond Junkins to concurrent terms of 40 years for murder, 25 years for attempted murder, 25 years for robbery, seven years for witness tampering and 364 days for theft. A York County jury last February found Junkins guilty of fatally stabbing Howard Lafoe, 63. CONCORD Murder suspect testifies he put mother on ice after killing her -- (Nashua Telegraph) Sobbing on the stand Friday, James Hall described how he killed his mother and kept her naked body on ice in the bathtub, then in the refrigerator for almost three weeks before disposing of it in a trash barrel. Hall, 45, who has said he had an acrimonious relationship with his 77-year-old mother, Joan, said she had been screaming at him on the afternoon of April 15, 1999, "calling me a lazy alcoholic ... a bad seed just like your father." Sat June 17 2000 13:46:02 NEW YORK At least 16 arrested in Central Park sex assaults -- (Nando) Seven arrests took place Friday. Police believe up to 60 men were responsible for the harassment, molestation and in some cases robbery of 47 women, ranging in age from 14 to 40, including four tourists. Sat June 17 2000 13:44:17  James Edward "Pop" Pough - General Motors Acceptance Corp. mass murder Jacksonville, Florida State's worst mass murder 10 years ago -- (TBO-Florida) "He's killing everyone," the panicked woman whispered into the telephone as a gunman walked through the auto finance loan office shooting workers cowering under their desks and those attempting to run. Sat June 17 2000 12:10:27  BURKE COUNTY, N.C. Boot camp closed; abuse suspected -- (Morgantown News) Accusations that a child was restrained in handcuffs for three days led state and local officials to temporarily shut down a private boot camp for kids in southern Burke County Thursday. SPRINGDALE, AK Church issues statement in wake of arrest -- (Arkansas Morning News) First Baptist Church of Springdale issued a statement Friday in response to the arrest of an employee Thursday for alleged sexual contact with a 15-year-old patron of the church. Tony Wendell Newton, 29, of Fayetteville was arrested by Springdale police Thursday for felony violation of a minor in the second degree. WASHINGTON COUNTY, AK Woman declared fit to stand trial -- (Arkansas Morning News) A woman charged with permitting the sexual abuse of a 7-year-old, mentally handicapped girl has been declared fit to stand trial. Linda Diane Mays has pleaded innocent to permitting the abuse of a child. She is set for trial Aug. 16. Sat June 17 2000 11:35:41  Snoop Dogg - rapper San Diego, California Snoop Dogg gets stopped by Border Patrol for marijuana -- (allstar) Shortly after his appearance on the kick-off date of the 'Up in Smoke' tour in Chula Vista, Calif. on Thursday (June 15) rapper Snoop Dogg's tour bus was stopped at the Temecula border checkpoint outside San Diego, according to a spokesperson for the U.S. Border Patrol. Sat June 17 2000 11:27:14  ARLENE ROBINSON - attacked March 17, 1997 George Campbell, 33 - sleepwalking defense Toronto, Ontario, Canada Sleeping slasher cleared by judge -- (CNEWS) In a precedent-setting decision, a judge found a Toronto man who slashed his ex-lover's throat not criminally responsible because he was sleepwalking, and ordered him to undergo psychiatric care out of custody. Sat June 17 2000 11:10:00  REDA ABDEL-SAMEI, 51 - fell to her death Hassan Ibrahim, 59 - mad because wife didn't visit him in prison Cairo, Egypt Wife strung on clothesline dies -- (Newsday) A woman whose husband strung her up on a washing line fell four floors to her death Saturday, a police official said. Sat June 17 2000 10:49:43  ETAN PATZ, 6 - disappeared May 25, 1979 Jose Ramos - prime suspect SoHo, New York Etan's dad hopes DNA will ease family's pain -- (NY Daily News) The father of Etan Patz, the SoHo boy who vanished 21 years ago, said yesterday that he hoped investigators' latest search of the prime suspect's building would yield new evidence and provide "resolution" for him and his family. Etan case spurs building search -- (NY Daily News) The six-story brick building at 234 E. Fourth St. once was home to child molester Jose Ramos, who prison snitches claim admitted luring 6-year-old Etan to his apartment, where he sexually abused and killed the boy. Sat June 17 2000 09:50:15  Stine Sofie Sørstrønen, 8 - victim Lena Sløgedal Paulsen, 10 - victim Kristiansand, Norway Kristiansand police found two knives in lake -- (The Norway Post) The knives were found 2-3 meters apart, 5 meters from shore, and around 100 meters from the site where the two bodies were found. Police may have found murder weapon -- (Aftenposten) A number of circumstances could mean they have found the murder weapon. |
