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Fri Oct 6 2000 18:16:03  Smithville, Texas Reading the signs -- (abc NEWS) Two Texas kids snatch keys from drunken bus driver. Fri Oct 6 2000 18:08:06  Denise Cook, 46, and Donald Cook, 47 - parents wanted, charged with four counts of aiding or abetting third-degree criminal sexual conduct and one count of promoting prostitution John M. Thompson, 52 - charged with four counts of third-degree criminal sexual conduct MOORHEAD, MINN. Barnesville man faces charges in criminal sex case -- (Star Tribune) Clay County authorities say a Barnesville man paid the parents of a mentally disabled woman $20 and a sack of potatoes to have sex with her. Fri Oct 6 2000 17:14:10  HEATHER YOUNG, 39, and MARISHIA SCOTT, 27 - shot during bank robbery Fred Anderson, Jr., 32 - sentenced to death Tavares, Florida Jury sends man to electric chair after song in witness box -- (Ananova) A convicted killer is going to the electric chair in the US - despite taking the witness box and serenading the jury with a gospel song about mercy. Fri Oct 6 2000 16:32:31 SMITHVILLE, Texas Kids take school bus from drunk driver -- (UPI) Two Smithville, Texas, high school students took over their school bus when they noticed the driver was drunk. When the driver stopped, the students grabbed the keys to the bus and ran to call their parents. Fri Oct 6 2000 16:18:16  VANCOUVER, B.C. Marty McSorley found guilty of assault with a weapon; no jail time -- (Cnews) NHL enforcer Marty McSorley was found guilty Friday of assault with a weapon, but he won't spend any time in jail and won't have a criminal record. After hearing the verdict, McSorley hung his head and told court he intends to speak personally with Vancouver Canuck Donald Brashear, the opponent he clubbed over the head with his stick during a Feb. 21 game. Fri Oct 6 2000 16:13:29  MATTHEW SHEPARD, - murdered gay college student Russell Henderson and Aaron McKinney - serving life for murder LARAMIE, Wyo. Shepard Case Still Haunts DeBree -- (Newsday) Hours before Shepard died, as he lay comatose and hooked to a hospital ventilator, the homicide investigator held the hands of the young man who had been beaten, lashed to a fence and abandoned on the prairie. LDS confronted on treatment of homosexuals -- (Wyoming Tribune-Eagle) David Hardy of Salt Lake City is taking a stand this morning that could result in total upheaval of his entire life.He’s called a press conference to publicly confront the church where he served as a bishop, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, commonly called the Mormon Church. In a church that doesn’t encourage dissent, he’s dissenting over a sensitive issue – the church’s treatment of homosexuals. Fri Oct 6 2000 16:02:38  Charles Duval Jr., 55, and Gloria Duval, 54 - deaths considered suspicious STEWARTSTOWN, N.H. Authorities investigating deaths of two people -- (Boston.com) Authorities were investigating the deaths of a husband and wife whose bodies were found in their home Friday. Rev. Roger Fortier, 53 - convicted in August 1998 CONCORD, N.H. Priest's appeal of sexual assault charges heard in Supreme Court -- (Boston.com) A Roman Catholic priest in prison for molesting two altar boys and trying to molest a third has asked the state Supreme Court to throw out some of the convictions against him. Fri Oct 6 2000 13:29:02  HEATHER THOMAS, 10 - missing since Sunday CLOVERDALE / SURREY, B.C. Police hampered by lack of leads in missing girl case -- (Vancouver Sun) It is rare for children to simply vanish, but the circumstances surrounding the disappearance of Heather Thomas earlier this week make this case even more unusual. One minute the 10-year-old girl is riding a bicycle with friends in the parking lot of her father's Cloverdale apartment complex on a sunny Sunday afternoon, and the next minute she is gone without a trace. Investigation draws a blank -- (CBC) This weekend, the story will be featured on the TV show "America's Most Wanted". Police still stymied -- (The Province) The rash of recent attempted child abductions across the Lower Mainland has shocked police by the sheer volume. Chu said Sunday's disappearance of 10-year-old Heather Thomas of Surrey is "a worst-case scenario." Fri Oct 6 2000 13:19:12  Lynda Vickery, 38 - stabbed 16 times TORONTO, Ont. 'Drunk defence' fails, man found guilty of murder -- (National Post) A jury took less than five hours to find Martin Jensen guilty of second-degree murder, rejecting a defence he was too drunk to be responsible for his actions. Fri Oct 6 2000 11:28:00  Sean "Puffy" Combs - facing four possession charges Wardel Fenderson, 40 - chauffeur on night of shooting New York Driver sues Puffy for $3 million -- (E! Online) Rap impresario Sean "Puffy" Combs is getting sued for $3 million by his former driver, who claims he suffered "personal injuries" while helping the superstar flee from last year's shootout in New York. Fri Oct 6 2000 10:30:06  SUSANNAH CHASE, 23 - unsolved murder BOULDER, Colo. Baseball bat examined for link to '97 slaying -- (Rocky Mountain News) Authorities are examining an aluminum baseball bat found at a Niwot home to determine whether it was involved in the 1997 unsolved slaying of Susannah Chase. Susannah Chase Archive -- (Boulder Daily Camera) Fri Oct 6 2000 10:16:27  KEVIN SHIFFLET, 8 - fatally stabbed April 19 in an unprovoked attack ALEXANDRIA, Va. Shifflett Indictment May Test Va. Law -- (Washington Post) Gregory D. Murphy, the Alexandria man indicted in the slaying of Kevin Shifflett, is believed to be the first person in Virginia charged under a state law that makes killing a child a capital crime, officials said yesterday. Fri Oct 6 2000 10:12:21  ERIC F. PLUNKETT, 19 - died from blows to the head WASHINGTON Weak Evidence Led to Release -- (Washington Post) The inexperience of a handful of D.C. police officials in the 5th District may have led to the premature arrest and subsequent release of 18-year-old Thomas W. Minch in the slaying of a fellow Gallaudet University student, police officials said yesterday. Fri Oct 6 2000 09:59:27  LESLEY FORD, 36, and 4 children, ages 13, 14, 16 and 17 - bodies found Lee Ford, 33 - remanded in custody Cornwall, England Husband charged with five murders -- (BBC) The husband of a woman who disappeared with four of her children has been charged with five counts of murder. Fri Oct 6 2000 09:56:41  NANCY CAMPBELL-PANITZ, 52 - strangled and beaten to death Ralf Panitz, 40 - pleaded innocent to second-degree murder Eleanor Panitz, 45 - given immunity to answer detectives' questions SARASOTA, Fla. Record: 'Springer' guest vowed to kill -- (Philly.com) Months before her death, Nancy Campbell-Panitz went on "The Jerry Springer" show with her ex-husband and his new wife, thinking they would reconcile. The show's producers had other plans. They wanted the Sarasota trio with a history of domestic violence to fight on camera, according to investigative records released yesterday. Fri Oct 6 2000 09:45:04  infant, aged 2 to 4 weeks, was a white female MARVILLE, Tenn. Public's help sought in solving baby's death -- (Knox News) Blount County Sheriff James L. Berrong asked Thursday for help from the public in solving a homicide in which the remains of a female infant were found in a wooden box left in a shed off Old Walland Highway near Townsend. Fri Oct 6 2000 09:22:31  SABRINA AISENBERG, 5 months - reported missing November, 1997 Steve and Marlene Aisenberg - indicted for lying to investigators Tampa, Florida Judge OKs expert witness for Aisenbergs -- (The Tampa Tribube) A federal judge ruled Wednesday that an expert witness for Steve and Marlene Aisenberg will be allowed to testify in court. Fri Oct 6 2000 09:09:47  KARLA HOMOLA, 30 - convicted killer Montreal, Quebec and Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada Homolka terrified by prison transfer -- (Toronto Sun) Sex killer Karla Homolka says in an affidavit she fears for her life if she's transferred to a Saskatchewan jail for a psychiatric evaluation. Fri Oct 6 2000 09:03:42  EDWARD POSTMA, 32 - shot, throat slit Todd Martin, 30 Michael Cordes, 35 and Jacquelyn Postma, 30 - murder charges MANATEE, Fla. Man's role in murder raises legal questions -- (Manatee Herald) Authorities believe Edward Postma was already dead when Todd Martin slit his throat twice. But a finding that Martin did not inflict Postma's fatal injuries may not be enough to keep Martin from spending the rest of his life in prison. Friend: Alleged killer denies charges -- (Bradenton Herald) Friends of the man accused of shooting Edward Postma to death say he denied the charges when they confronted him at the jail this week, even though they say he talked about finding someone to kill Postma more than a month ago. Fri Oct 6 2000 08:56:03  PHILADELPHIA, Pa. Drivers warned to steer clear of road rage -- (Postnet) A black and orange sign saying ``Beware of Aggressive Drivers'' marks hostile roadway turf, while others read ``Don't Tailgate'' and ``Slow Down -- Save a Life.'' The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation began posting the messages in a northern Philadelphia suburb last week near Interstate 476. Fri Oct 6 2000 00:04:44  KNOB NOSTER, Mo. Mo. Sixth-Graders Arrested -- (Newsday) Two sixth-grade students have been arrested for allegedly conspiring to kill their teachers. Thur Oct 5 2000 22:41:38  Philip Ray Workman, 46 - convicted of killing Memphis police Lt. Ronald Oliver in 1981 NASHVILLE, Tenn. Tennessee sets date for second execution in 40 years -- (Postnet) The state Supreme Court on Thursday set a Jan. 31 execution date for a man convicted of killing a Memphis police officer. It would be the state's second execution in 40 years. Thur Oct 5 2000 22:38:42  Joseph Bini, 31 - facing one year in jail and a $1,000 fine DENVER, Colo. Police officer pleads guilty in ``no-knock'' drug raid killing -- (Postnet) The only policeman indicted in the killing of a Mexican immigrant during a ``no-knock'' drug raid on the wrong house pleaded guilty Thursday to a misdemeanor misconduct charge. Thur Oct 5 2000 21:38:20  Cyber-Crime Center Opens -- (Washington Post) Fairfax County this week became the nerve center for the federal government's war on Internet crimes that cross international borders, with the opening of the U.S. Customs CyberSmuggling Center. Thur Oct 5 2000 21:36:43  ST. MARY'S COUNTY, D.C. Ex-Soldier Pleads Guilty to Killing Lover -- (Washington Post) A former Army soldier pleaded guilty yesterday to strangling his gay lover, a crime prosecutors say was motivated by a $250,000 life insurance policy and the deed to the victim's home. In St. Mary's County Circuit Court, Jairo F. Torres, 20, entered his guilty plea to second-degree murder in the January death of Leonardtown mortician Michael K. Blankenship. Thur Oct 5 2000 21:32:38  ALEXANDRIA, Va. Suspect in Shifflett Slaying Charged in Va. -- (Washington Post) Gregory D. Murphy was charged with capital murder yesterday in the frenzied knife attack last April on 8-year-old Kevin Shifflett as the third-grader was playing outside his great-grandparents' house in Alexandria. Thur Oct 5 2000 21:21:24  Arthur Ray "Bubba" Martinez, 32 - kidnapping and rape charges OGDEN, Utah Suspect in attack on child is arrested in Nevada -- (Las Vegas Sun) An Ogden man wanted for allegedly kidnapping and sexually molesting an 11-year-old girl and then stuffing her into a trunk has been arrested in Nevada. Thur Oct 5 2000 21:18:54  LAS VEGAS, Nev. Last defendants in Binion case sentenced -- (Las Vegas Sun) The twisted tale of lust, greed and buried treasure that made up the Ted Binion murder case came to a quiet end Thursday with the sentencing of the final four defendants. Thur Oct 5 2000 21:02:46  Michael Swango, - three counts of murder, one count of assault, three counts of making false statements and two counts of scheming to defraud COLUMBUS, Ohio Ohio prosecutor: Doctor charged in patient deaths to plead guilty -- (Fox) A former doctor charged in the deaths of three patients in New York will plead guilty to federal charges Wednesday, according to an Ohio prosecutor who plans to charge him with the death of a patient there. Thur Oct 5 2000 20:57:46  Allen Gerome Davis, 17, and brothers Pedro Isreal Loredo, 19, and Juan Torres, 17 - face up to life in prison HOUSTON, Tex. Teen burglars convicted of murder in deadly McDonald's fire -- (Fox) Three teen-agers were convicted of felony murder Tuesday in the deaths of two firefighters who suffocated battling a blaze set during the burglary of a Houston fast-food restaurant. Thur Oct 5 2000 19:03:16  SCOTT C. DRAKE, 11 - brutally killed, mutilated Joseph Cornelius - charged with murder, related sex crimes, kidnapping and abuse of a corpse PITTSBURGH, Pa. Pittsburgh mayor gets tangled in murder case -- (Postnet) Pittsburgh Mayor Tom Murphy's emotional tie to the city is one of his distinguishing characteristics. Murphy said Cornelius, a 47-year-old homeless man, ``recognized me and asked if he might talk to me.``He unequivocally confessed to me that he did it,'' Murphy said Wednesday. Boy's memorial fund now tops $36,000 -- (Post Gazette) North Side community organization last night announced it had collected more than $36,000 in donations for a memorial fund in honor of Scott C. Drake, while police detailed other aspects of their investigation into the Sept. 24 killing of the East Allegheny 11-year-old. Thur Oct 5 2000 18:45:17  Marlon Dell, 28 - charged with rape Gary Thomas, 20 - shot 4 times ATLANTA, GA. Man, 20, accused of rape gunned down by vigilante -- (Access Atlanta) Gary Thomas was the second Atlanta man in a month to die at the hands of a vigilante after being accused of rape. Thur Oct 5 2000 18:40:24  Gail Katz-Bierenbaum, 29 - body has never been found Dr. Robert Bierenbaum, 44 - 'Dr. Death' on trial for murder NEW YORK Friend of woman who disappeared testifies at surgeon's murder trial -- (Boston.com) The friend of a woman who vanished in 1985 testified Thursday that the woman once said her husband, a surgeon now on trial for her murder, had choked her until she passed out for smoking in their home. Injecting Levity Into a Case That's No Laughin' Matter -- (NY Post) Thur Oct 5 2000 18:34:33  STAMFORD, Conn. Judge gets Skakel report -- (Court TV) A Connecticut judge is weighing a juvenile probation officer’s report on whether Michael Skakel should be tried as an adult for the 1975 murder of Martha Moxley. Who Murdered Martha Moxley -- (marthamoxley.com) Site dedicated to updates on the unsolved, Martha Moxley murder case by Tom Alessi |
