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Fri Nov 3 2000 10:38:22  Miriam White, 13 - accused in the death of Rosemarie White, 55 PHILADELPHIA, Pa. Girl accused of killing at age 11 to stand trial as adult -- (Fox) A girl who admitted stabbing a stranger to death when she was 11 years old will stand trial as an adult, after a plea agreement proposed by a judge fell apart. Fri Nov 3 2000 10:29:19  VANCOUVER, B.C. Gillian Guess loses appeal of jail sentence -- (CBC) Guess had been sentenced to 18 months in prison for obstruction of justice. She had been convicted of having an affair with accused murderer Peter Gill, while sitting on the jury hearing his case. Fri Nov 3 2000 10:25:35  Daryll McDowell, 34 - judge said religion is "not an excuse" CRANBROOK, B.C. Man sentenced to 30 days for Biblical beatings -- (CBC) A 34-year-old Cranbrook man who said the Bible gave him the right to beat his wife Twylla and two step-children with a wooden rod, has been found guilty of assault. Fri Nov 3 2000 10:23:03  Yi-Ching Chen, 15 - missing; purse found in trash CLOVERDALE, B.C. 15-year-old girl is missing in Cloverdale -- (The Province) A 15-year-old female student is missing from her Cloverdale home. But Surrey RCMP Insp. Bud Mercer said the disappearance of Yi-Ching Chen is different from what happened with 10-year-old Heather Thomas, who was found murdered in Golden Ears Provincial Park Oct. 22 after disappearing on Oct. 1 "It is the same community, but it's different," said Mercer. "This is an older kid." 15-Year-Old Never Made It To School Wednesday; Personal Items Found In Trash -- (TVForBC) Missing since Wednesday Fri Nov 3 2000 07:23:30  Whitney Houston - pop singer Kona, Hawaii Case to be dropped -- (BBC) Whitney Houston will have a court prosecution for alleged possession of marijuana dropped, if she meets probation-like conditions, her lawyer has said. Fri Nov 3 2000 00:03:51  OSLO, Norway Norwegian thief busted after breaking into apartment full of cameras for reality TV show -- (Court TV) A Norwegian burglar stepped into the limelight when he broke into an Oslo apartment, grabbing cash and perfume. The apartment, outfitted with 17 small video cameras, is taped round the clock for a reality television program. Thur Nov 2 2000 22:23:14  Curtis Dean Anderson - alleged abductor and molestor Vallejo, California Curtis Anderson pleads innocent to all charges in kidnapping case -- (Sacramento Bee) The man accused of kidnapping and sexually molesting an 8-year-old girl and shackling her inside his car for 48 hours pleaded innocent to the charges Thursday. Thur Nov 2 2000 22:09:12  Bradley L. "Butch" Chase and wife Luann Chase - wanted Evansville, Indiana Couple charged with molesting kids still elude police -- (Evansville Courier-Press) A married couple accused of molesting two children have been fugitives since August after failing to return to court to face their charges. Thur Nov 2 2000 21:13:15  TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands Judge grants trial delay until March so that DNA evidence can be better analyzed -- (Court TV) A chilling clap of thunder seemed both dramatic and prophetic as Judge Neville Smith issued the first of two pre-trial rulings in the case against four Americans charged with killing 34-year-old Lois Livingston McMillen of Connecticut. complete coverage of the case by Court TV -- (Court TV) Lois McMillen Murder -- (BVI.com) case over-view Thur Nov 2 2000 21:00:23  OAKLAND, Calif. Four Oakland police officers face combined 49 felony charges -- (Postnet) Four Oakland police officers were charged Thursday with felonies including assault, kidnapping and filing false reports in a crackdown on alleged police misconduct. Thur Nov 2 2000 20:52:33  Sheila Bellush, murdered mom of quadruplets, now 6SAN ANTONIO, Texas Millionaire gets life in prison in ex-wife's slaying -- (NJO) U.S. District Judge Edward C. Prado gave Allen Blackthorne two life prison terms, fined him $250,000 and ordered him to pay $17,000 restitution for his role in the death of Sheila Bellush, who was shot and whose throat was slit in her Sarasota, Fla., home in 1997. Thur Nov 2 2000 17:35:46  STATEN ISLAND, New York Firefighter convicted of manslaughter -- (Staten Island Live) Firefighter Dennis O'Connor was found guilty yesterday of manslaughter, but cleared of murder, in the death of a Great Kills grandmother whose car he broadsided while driving drunk last year. Thur Nov 2 2000 17:30:20  Rosemarie Knight, 57 - stabbed to death PHILADELPHIA, Penn. Girl who admitted killing at age 11 ordered to stand trial as adult -- (Philly.com) Miriam White, a mentally disturbed girl who was 11 when she plunged a kitchen knife into a stranger's heart, has been ordered to stand trial for murder as an adult. Thur Nov 2 2000 16:28:24  Terry Sanford, 41 - will appear in court November 10 London, England Taxi driver charged with Olympic medal theft -- (The Times) A taxi driver has been charged in connection with the theft of a gold medal belonging to Olympic rower Matthew Pinsent, police said today. Thur Nov 2 2000 15:07:18  MARK S. BURTON - victim Frederick A. Nelson - on trial for murder Akron, Ohio Paramedic confesses to shooting and scalping wife's lover -- (Ananova) Because of his medical training, Nelson knew his victim would be aware he was being scalped despite the ultimately fatal gunshot wounds he had sustained. Thur Nov 2 2000 15:01:24  RAINBOW LORD, 6 - died in 1990 John and Carrie Davis, and Faye Potts - facing murder, pleaded innocent to additional torture charges in the alleged beating JOSHUA TREE, California Three adults to face murder charges in desert child abuse case -- (Sac Bee) The parents of two brothers found chained to their beds and severely underfed will be charged with killing the boys' 6-year-old brother, a prosecutor said Wednesday. Thur Nov 2 2000 14:55:09  HEATHER THOMAS, 10 - abducted Oct 1, found murdered SURREY, B.C. More than 1,000 mourners pay tribute to B.C. girl abducted and killed -- (Vancouver Sun) Heather's disappearance and death touched a nerve across the country. She disappeared from her father's townhouse complex Oct. 1 while riding her bicycle. Three weeks later, her body was found floating in shallow water in Alouette Lake, a 45-minute drive away. Police have warned people to keep a close eye on their kids as they hunt for the killer. Thur Nov 2 2000 14:49:22 Daniel Wade Moore, 26 - capital murder charge DECATUR, Alabama Inmate indicted in Decatur killing -- (Alabama Live) An inmate at the Limestone Correctional Facility has been indicted on a capital murder charge in last year's fatal stabbing of 39-year-old Karen Croft Tipton. Thur Nov 2 2000 14:45:46  Bracknell, Berkshire, England Man who murdered his own children is jailed for life -- (Telegraph UK) Zainulabedin Zaidi, 34, was convicted of the murders at the end of an eight-day trial that had heard a recording of the desperate 999 call made his six-year-old son, Zeeshan. During the harrowing call, the boy pleaded: "Don't kill me Daddy." He told the operator: "My dad is getting my mum and stabbing and killing me." Thur Nov 2 2000 14:36:39  MARY STETSON, 45, - murdered mother of 5 Vaclav Plch, 40 - charged with first-degree murder MANCHESTER, N.H. Plch lied about knowing victim, police testify -- (Union Leader) On the evening of July 20, 1999, two days after Mary K. Stetson was murdered, Manchester Detective Patrick Malone was showing Flo’s Bar patrons a photograph of the victim and asking if anyone knew her or could provide any leads. Dismemberment murder trial continues -- (Concord Monitor) Thur Nov 2 2000 14:30:43  VIRGINIA, Minn. Police find woman's remains -- (Duluth News) Investigators revealed Wednesday that they have found human skeletal remains that they believe belong to a 26-year-old Virginia woman missing for almost a year and presumed murdered. Police say they believe the remains are Michele Lyn Savage's. Thur Nov 2 2000 11:52:36  SABRINA AISENBERG, 5 months - reported missing November 1997 picture age-enhanced to three years Steven and Marlene Asienberg - indicted for lying to investigators Tampa, Florida Aisenbergs' attorneys to get notes on tapes -- (St. Petersburg Times) A federal judge has ordered government prosecutors to hand over 325 pages of work notes made by FBI lab technicians who analyzed secretly taped conversations between Steven and Marlene Aisenberg after they reported their baby Sabrina missing. Thur Nov 2 2000 11:39:41  YAHWEH DAVIS, 17 - four feet, eleven inches tall ANGEL DAVIS, 12 - four feet, two inches tall RAIBOW LORD, 6 - believed to have died of abuse in 1991 John Davis (53) Carrie Davis (41) and Faye Potts (46) - appeared in court Wednesday Joshua Tree, California Report: Abuse led to "dwarfism" in boys -- (News-Record) Two brothers whose parents allegedly kept them chained them to their beds suffered "psychological dwarfism" and malnutrition, medical reports show. Thur Nov 2 2000 11:34:14 
POTTER COUNTY, Texas Police file to seize cheeky cash -- (Amarillo G-N) Potter County authorities filed a motion Wednesday to seize $14,000 from a man arrested Wednesday with $8,000 stuffed between his buttocks. Thur Nov 2 2000 11:29:49  BUDDY MYERS, 4 - still missing without any clues Sampson County, North Carolina One Month Later, Authorities Still Look For Clues In Case of Missing Boy -- (WRAL) It has been almost a month since Buddy Myers vanished from his home in Sampson County. The official search is over, but investigators and the 4-year-old's family and friends are not giving up hope. Thur Nov 2 2000 11:20:06  Diane Tuzzolino - mother says judge scared her children Cook County, Illinois Judge threatens girls with `hell' -- (Chicago Sun Times) "If you lie, you will go to hell," a Cook County judge warned two girls in his court before they testified about their dead poodle. Judge James T. Ryan once kept a woman in court until she soiled herself, and fined another woman for speeding to a hospital to give birth. The former mayor of Arlington Heights says he has since learned to control his temper. Thur Nov 2 2000 11:09:54  SARAH PAYNE, 8 - abducted and murdered July 2000 Sussex, England TV replays Sarah's last hours -- (This is London) Four months after refusing a request for a BBC Crimewatch reconstruction of the last days of murdered schoolgirl Sarah Payne, detectives were today restaging events for the programme. Thur Nov 2 2000 11:08:48  Sister HELEN PREJEAN - author of the book 'Dead Men Walking: An Eyewitness Account of the Death Penalty in the United States' GRIFFITH, Indiana "Does God want us to do this?" -- (Times Online) Sister Helen Prejean has walked five death row inmates to the electric chair, but she holds out hope that Americans can turn away from the death penalty. Thur Nov 2 2000 11:04:18  Steven Acosta, - botched contract killing LAS VEGAS, Nevada Triggerman sentenced in botched hit -- (Las Vegas R-J) Still maintaining his innocence, a man whose capital murder trial ended when he pleaded guilty to conspiracy received the maximum available sentence of four to 10 years in prison Wednesday. LAS VEGAS, Nevada Binion estate filing seeks to bill convicted lovers -- (Las Vegas Sun) Convicted murderers Sandy Murphy and Rick Tabish should foot the bill for Ted Binion's funeral, attorneys for the estate of the former casino executive contend. Thur Nov 2 2000 10:49:04  DETROIT, Michigan Murder, loans may be linked -- (Detroit News) Joseph M. Silver made his fortune on the financial shortfalls of others. It is little surprise, then, that money is central to his grisly death. Silver, 65, was beaten and burned to death last week in his car in Detroit near the Hamtramck border. Thur Nov 2 2000 10:41:54  Tressa Jaroch, 28 - pleaded guilty to first-degree child abuse Niles, Michigan Woman sentenced for punishing son in clothes dryer -- (CNN) A woman who disciplined her 6-year-old son by shutting him inside a running clothes dryer was sentenced to two to 15 years in prison. Thur Nov 2 2000 10:39:15  MARIETTA, Georgia Suspects in rape of disabled teen videotaped crime, police say -- (CNN) The suspects accused of raping and molesting a 13-year-old mentally disabled girl videotaped part of the crime, authorities said. Up to 25 males -- ages 12 to 25 -- raped and molested the girl for 12 hours. Thur Nov 2 2000 10:37:00  Apea Orleans-Lindsay, 23 - charged with first-degree murder MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Maryland Suspect in killing eludes police -- (SunSpot) Up to 200 law enforcement officers chased down dozens of leads yesterday in a sweeping search for the suspect in the killing of a Maryland state trooper, and authorities said they believe he remains in the Washington area. The manhunt included 60 FBI agents and Baltimore police who helped track leads. A reward offered in the case has climbed to $56,000. Thur Nov 2 2000 10:31:41  Sante Kimes and her son, Kenneth, 25 - sentenced to more than 120 years to life for the murder of Irene Silverman, 82 DANNEMORA, N.Y. Extradition proceedings begin for convicted murderer -- (Boston.com) Kenneth Kimes, who was convicted of killing a wealthy Manhattan widow, accepted a Plattsburgh attorney to represent him at a hearing over his possible extradition to California on additional murder charges. NEW YORK Sante Kimes allowed to use public funds for appeal -- (Bergen Record) An appeals court Tuesday declared Sante Kimes a "poor person" and said she can use public funds to appeal her conviction for the murder of a Manhattan widow whose home she was trying to steal. Thur Nov 2 2000 09:05:02  THOMAS BROSE, 40 - shot to death in motel April 15, 1998 Tommy Lynn Sells, 36 - convicted of capital murder in August San Antonio, Texas Drifter admits to 1998 death -- (San Antonio Express-News) The killer drifter Tommy Lynn Sells is talking again, and this time it's about a homicide on San Antonio's South Side that has baffled police since 1998. Thur Nov 2 2000 08:54:55  Anthony Frank Lawrence, 49 - allegedly answered door naked Anchorage, Alaska Man's au naturel costume earns him a trip to jail -- (Anchorage Daily News) Police say a Mountain View man made an unfortunate Halloween costume choice Tuesday night when he greeted trick-or-treaters at his door stark naked. Thur Nov 2 2000 08:51:01  PILAR RODRIGUEZ, 4 - missing since February, 1999 Keith Alan Wilson - wrongful death lawsuit Punta Gorda, Florida Case alleging Pilar's death dismaissed -- (Sun-Herald) Keith Alan Wilson is free and clear of the wrongful death lawsuit that hung over his head for the last year. Judge Sherra Winesett dismissed the suit after Rodriguez' father did not get another attorney or come forward to represent himself following Miami attorney Ellis Rubin's withdraw from the case last month. |
