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Fri Aug 25 2000 11:47:41  Renee Seymour, 43, and Daniel James Robertson, 28 - mortally shot Debbie Cooney, 42 - critical condition SYLVAN LAKE, Alta. Alberta man suspected of shooting three people found dead, apparently suicide -- (Cnews) A man suspected of gunning down two people at a central Alberta house and shooting his estranged wife four times was found dead early Friday after an apparent suicide. Marlow John Cooney, 42, was found dead in the bush around 3 a.m. near Sylvan Lake, about 200 kilometres southwest of Edmonton. Fri Aug 25 2000 11:39:43  "JODIE" and "MARY" - Siamese twins born August 8 Manchester, England Siamese twins "must be separated" -- (BBC) A High Court judge has given surgeons permission to separate Siamese twins against the wishes of their parents, in a landmark ruling. The parents of the twin girls, who come from a remote community in Eastern Europe, had objected to the operation on the grounds that it will mean the death of one of their babies. Fri Aug 25 2000 11:26:50  MOLLY ANN BISH, 17 - disappeared from lifeguard post June 27 Warren, Mass. Tight funds prompt cutback of probe -- (Boston Globe) Worcester District Attorney John Conte said yesterday that he has cut back to about a dozen detectives in the case. DA: Bish may have run away: Family says lifeguard didn't take flight -- (Boston Herald) Iinvestigators say they still haven't ruled out the possibility the 17-year-old ran away. Bish's parents dismiss the runaway theory. Cellucci expected to file emergency bill -- (WHDH-7) Governor Paul Cellucci is expected to file an emergency bill today, providing more funding for the search for Molly Bish. Fri Aug 25 2000 09:34:31  JONBENET RAMSEY, 6 - murdered in her home, December 26, 1996 John and Patsy Ramsey - parents "under the umbrella of suspicion" Boulder, Colorado DA's office wants special prosecutor in libel case -- (The Daily Camera) A Boulder prosecutor asked Chief Judge Roxanne Bailin to appoint a special prosecutor to look into a criminal libel complaint against the Daily Camera because District Attorney Alex Hunter could be a potential witness. Special probe of paper sought -- (Denver Post) The DA's office is asking for a special prosecutor, citing a conflict of interest because of prosecutors' role in the case. Police probe libel complaint in Ramsey case -- (APB News) Prosecutor will decide whether to prosecute newspaper. Who murdered JonBenet Ramsey? -- (Time.com) The parents still lead in the polls: The majority of the responders think the parents are guilty of murder. Ramseys hope questioning ends suspicion: Couple to talk to investigators despite counsel -- (USA Today) On Monday, for the first time in two years, these long-time prisoners of national suspicion are expected to be questioned by Colorado authorities still investigating the slaying of their 6-year-old daughter, JonBenet. Fri Aug 25 2000 06:21:56  Thomas Dwayne Wright, 20 - attempted murder charge ELY, Minn. Player charged with attempted murder of teammate -- (Star Tribune) A Vermilion Community College football player has been charged with attempted murder and assault, accused of shooting a teammate in the head in the on-campus apartment they shared. Fri Aug 25 2000 06:15:19  RUMA HAMMID THOMPSON, - May 6 strangulation death Jeffery Lewis Thompson, 38 - in custody PIKEVILLE, Tenn. Man confesses to killing wife, burying body on Bledsoe land -- (Times Free Press) The body of a 26-year-old woman was found in a 4-foot grave Wednesday evening in the Mountain Creek Estates on Cumberland Mountain, authorities said. Her body was allegedly brought from by Minnesota by her husband and then buried here. Fri Aug 25 2000 05:54:49  NICHOLAS MARKOWITZ, 15 - executed COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. Coach hid slay suspect, cops say -- (Rocky Mountain News) A weeklong manhunt in Colorado for California murder suspect Jesse James Hollywood took a bizarre twist when a Woodland Park High School football coach was arrested on charges of helping to hide Hollywood from police. House Linked to Slaying Is Searched -- (LA Times) Investigators searched a Santa Barbara house where they believe a 15-year-old West Hills boy, who was kidnapped and later killed, was kept for six hours after his disappearance. Fri Aug 25 2000 05:36:00  WOODLAND HILLS, Cal. Current and former LA police officers sue department for $100 million -- (CNN) In a $100 million lawsuit, 41 current and former Los Angeles police officers charged Thursday they were unduly punished after reporting police misconduct to their supervisors. Fri Aug 25 2000 05:10:44  PORTLAND, Maine Case reflects difficulty of convicting pedophiles without victims' testimony -- (Boston.com) John Linscott confessed to police about raping two children and telling them at knife point to not let anyone know. He faced up to 40 years in prison, but on Thursday in Cumberland County Superior Court he was given a sentence that will have him out of jail in about one month a penalty the judge described as ''entirely inappropriate for the conduct.'' Fri Aug 25 2000 05:06:41  ASHLEY, 9 and JOHN CARPENTER, 7 - victims Jonathon David Bruce - shot to death MERCED, Cal. Rural terror: Town baffled by stranger's pitchfork attack -- (Postnet) An entire community was grieving over a seemingly random act of violence. A stranger broke into Carpenter's farmhouse 60 miles north of Fresno on Wednesday and terrorized his five children. Two of them, age 7 and 9, were fatally stabbed before deputies shot and killed the attacker. Fri Aug 25 2000 04:58:12  HEZEKIAH SILVESTER WELCH, 2 - forgotten in car Deborah Welch, 41 - charges of involuntary manslaughter DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. Grand jury indicts grandmother in heat-stroke death of 2-year-old -- (Atlanta J-C) A DeKalb County woman who said she forgot that her 2-year-old grandson was in her car will face criminal charges for leaving him locked inside, where he died of heat stroke. Thur Aug 24 2000 23:27:11  LUCIE BLACKMAN, 21 - disappeared July 1 Tokyo, Japan Missing Briton: Sex-gang quizzed -- (The Straits Times) "Police have questioned four S and M maniacs regarding the disappearance of Lucie Blackman," the tabloid Tokyo Sports Shimbun said. Thur Aug 24 2000 23:16:46  BARBARA MADDOCK, 45 - disappeared 27 years ago Ystradgynlais, Wales Police identify skeleton remains -- (BBC) The skeleton of a woman found in pub outbuildings is that of the pub's former landlady, police have confirmed. Thur Aug 24 2000 23:08:10  Robert Lee Yates, 48 - alleged "Spokane Serial Killer" Spokane, Washington DNA clears Yates of European murders -- (KREM-2) Yates is under arrest already for a string of killings in Spokane and Tacoma, but there has been widespread interest about the case from authorities across the nation – and in Europe as well. Thur Aug 24 2000 22:48:30  Jonathon David Bruce, 27 - motive for crime unfathomable Merced, California Pitchfork killer identified as Merced man -- (UPI) Fingerprints have identified the man who broke into the central California home of an apparent stranger and murdered two small children with a pitchfork for reasons that remain a mystery. Thur Aug 24 2000 22:41:29  ROBERT "Robbie" ROMERO, 7 - vanished June 7, presumed homicide victim Los Alamos, New Mexico Police search lake for boy's body, find nothing -- (ABQ Journal) Divers searched the lake for about four hours after two recent callers told police the lake in the Jemez Mountains held the body of 7-year-old Robbie Romero. Thur Aug 24 2000 17:55:28  CHERYL HENRY, 22 - sexually assaulted and killed ANDY ATKINSON, 21 - bound and slashed to death Houston, Texas Group urges DNA legislation as aid sought in 1990 murders -- (Houston Chronicle) As family members met with the media Wednesday to ask for help in solving the brutal murders of two young people 10 years ago, victims' rights advocates stumped for legislation that would help solve similar cold cases. Thur Aug 24 2000 16:44:22  New York Struggling crime news site plans asset auction after buyer backs off -- (POSTnet) Crime news Web site APBNews.com said Thursday it had been deserted by a prospective buyer, leaving its assets to be auctioned by a bankruptcy court. Thur Aug 24 2000 16:35:39  Curtis Dean Anderson, 39 - charged in one abduction, suspected in others Las Vegas, Nevada and Vallejo, California Hospital may give suspect an alibi in Vegas -- (Las Vegas Sun) An ex-convict charged with snatching and molesting 8-year-old Midsi Sanchez earlier this month may have been in a San Jose, Calif., hospital on or near the date when 7-year-old Las Vegan Karla Rodriguez was last seen. Anderson defense seeking gag order -- (Vallejo Times-Herald) As police and the FBI try to map a history of Curtis Dean Anderson's whereabouts before Midsi Sanchez was abducted, a gag order is being sought in the alleged kidnapper's case. Thur Aug 24 2000 16:14:18  FARAH KHAN, 5 - murdered and dismembered Muhammad Khan and Kaneez Fatima - father and step-mother charged with murder Toronto, Ontario, Canada Farah Khan's court of tears: Preliminary hearing begins -- (Toronto Star) The woman who found the body parts of a slain 5-year-old girl was on the witness stand, carefully holding her composure, for more than an hour before she broke. Thur Aug 24 2000 16:00:07  DAHRLYNE CRANFIELD (12) and ROBERT GRUBESIC (9) - abducted June 1975 SAMANTHA TURNER (8) and CATHY SCOTT (7) - abducted July 1975 David Threinen, 52 - "fixated pedophile" with predatory and homicidal tendencies Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and Agassiz, British Columbia, Canada Serial child killer says he doesn't want parole or useless treatment -- (CP) A serial child killer who terrorized Saskatoon with a string of murders in the mid-1970s told a parole board Thursday he's where he belongs - in prison until he dies. Thur Aug 24 2000 15:04:53  NICOLE BROWN SIMPSON and RON GOLDMAN - brutally murdered in 1994 O.J. Simpson, 53 - found liable for deaths in civil trial Miami, Florida O.J. Simpson's kids start school in South Florida -- (WPLG) During his press conference this morning, Simpson conceded that another reason for the move is that Florida law allows him to own a house without the threat of it being seized by Goldman's family. Thur Aug 24 2000 13:15:23  IRIS DIXON, 39 - stabbed more than 10 times Suspect - unknown New York Body tossed from roof after grisly slay -- (NY Daily News) The hunt was on yesterday for a killer who stabbed a woman on the roof of six-story East Harlem building - then stuffed her body in a trash bag and hurled it to the street. Thur Aug 24 2000 11:13:24  Caidian, China Chinese kill baby to enforce birth rule -- (The Times) China has been shaken by one of the most horrifying cases of official infanticide in recent memory after family planners drowned a healthy baby in front of its parents. Thur Aug 24 2000 11:00:51  ROBERT "Robbie" ROMERO, 7 - last seen June 7, presumed homicide victim Santa Fe, New Mexico Truck's ex-owner questioned before -- (The New Mexican) The previous owner of a truck that was searched onTuesday by police investigating the disappearance of a 7-year-old Santa Fe boy has been questioned by detectives on the case before, police said. Thur Aug 24 2000 10:33:31  MOLLY ANN BISH - abducted from lifeguard post June 27 Warren, Mass. Costs spur cutback in staffing for missing lifeguard case -- (Boston Globe) Tight money for overtime has forced staffing cutbacks in the investigation of the disappearance of lifeguard Molly Bish. Thur Aug 24 2000 09:55:49  EMILY ROSE MELANCON, 8 months - reported missing, body found in pond Kristi and Joseph Melancon - parents facing multiple charges Hopkinsville, Kentucky Suspect denies murdering daughter -- (Digital City) Initial autopsy results on Emily were inconclusive because her body had been floating in a pond on Ft. Campbell for almost two weeks. Thur Aug 24 2000 09:41:01  ASHLEY DANIELLE CARPENTER, 9 - died JOHN WILLIAM CARPENTER, 8 - died ANNA MARIE CARPENTER, 13 - survived, hospitalized Suspect - shot by deputies, identity and motive unknown Merced, California Bloody slayings: Man kills two kids with pitchfork -- (abc NEWS) A man broke into a home and fatally stabbed two children with a pitchfork Wednesday before being shot and killed by authorities, the Merced Sheriff’s office said. Thur Aug 24 2000 09:29:45  London, England Police link rapist to more victims -- (BBC) Detectives looking for a serial sex attacker who preys on elderly women are now linking him to more than 60 incidents over the past decade. Thur Aug 24 2000 09:28:29  Ronald Christopher Koerner, 33 - secretly watched co-worker shower Spring Lake, Louisiana Police issue peeping charge -- (Fayetteville Online) Police charged a paramedic Sunday with secretly watching a female Spring Lake firefighter as she showered at the fire station off Ruth Street. Thur Aug 24 2000 07:43:56  JONBENET RAMSEY, 6 - unsolved 1996 homicide Boulder, Colorado Libel complaint filed against paper -- (The Daily Camera) Boulder police are investigating a complaint against the Daily Camera that alleges criminal libel in a Feb. 25 newspaper article on the unsolved murder of JonBenét Ramsey. Crier Today -- (Court TV) August 24, 1-2 PM ET: Host Catherine Crier will discuss the unsolved murder of Jon Benet Ramsey with the attorney for her parents, Lin Wood. Wed Aug 23 2000 20:26:12  JESSICA RODRIGUEZ, 10 - abducted and confined for 3 days James Paul Johnson, 39 - accused of kidnapping Gainesville, Florida Johnson might plead guilty to kidnapping -- (Gainesville Sun) The man accused of kidnapping Gilchrist County youngster Jessica Rodriquez earlier this year is expected to plead guilty or no contest during his arraignment Thursday, a source said Tuesday. Wed Aug 23 2000 19:57:08  Joseph George Sherer, 41 - 11 felony counts Boseman, Montana Florida man admits he coaxed women to mutilate themselves -- (TBO-Florida) A Florida man pleaded guilty Tuesday to posing as a doctor over the telephone and persuading four Bozeman women to mutilate themselves. Wed Aug 23 2000 19:43:54  SEN. TOMMY BANKS, 58 - shot in the head October 19, 1998 Byron "Low Tax" Looper, 35 - found guilty Crosstown, Tenn. Losing campaign -- (abc NEWS) Jurors deliberated for just more than two hours before reaching their verdict today, the eighth day of trial. The sentencing phase of the trial was set to begin tonight. Wed Aug 23 2000 19:23:34  JONBENET RAMSEY, 6 - unsolved 1996 homicide Boulder, Colorado Criminal libel -- (KMGH/CH7-Denver) 7News has learned that Boulder police are investigating criminal libel allegations involving Fleet White and his family as victims and the Boulder Daily Camera newspaper named as one of the suspects. Wed Aug 23 2000 17:30:54  Dennis Rodman - former basketball player Santa Ana, California Rodman denies rape charge -- (CBS) Dennis Rodman is being sued for $10 million by a woman who claims he raped her after they met in a bar last summer. Wed Aug 23 2000 17:18:46 ROBERT ROMERO. 7 - last seen July 7, presumed homicide victim Santa Fe, New Mexico Police search truck for clues -- (The New Mexican) Acting on a tip from a confidential informant, Santa Fe Police detectives on Tuesday began examining a local plumber's pickup for possible evidence in the disappearance of Robbie Romero. Wed Aug 23 2000 17:07:11  Mathew Gonzales, 22 - "Teardrop Rapist" Los Angeles, California Teardrop Rapist gets lengthy prison term -- (CH2000) A man whom police dubbed the "Teardrop Rapist" because of the small teardrops tattooed near his eyes was sentenced Wednesday for raping a 13-year-old girl and an 18-year-old woman last year. Wed Aug 23 2000 17:02:53  Sondra London - ordered last year to pay $16,400 Gainesville, Florida Former fiancee of student killer owes state $800 -- (TBO-Florida) The former fiancee of convicted Gainesville student killer Danny Rolling owes the state more money for the sale of stories about him, a judge has ruled. |
