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Sun Dec 31 2000 09:36:27  VIRGINIA Mask of Old Age Hides Killings -- (Washington Post) Reports of elderly abuse and neglect have more than doubled nationally since the mid-1980s -- and still are considered a gross undercount. Soos offered those numbers, as well as more circumstantial evidence, to support his point. In 1997, for instance, 41,000 children younger than 14 died, with 1,100 deaths ruled homicides. Among those 65 and older, there were 1.7 million deaths; 733 were labeled homicides. Sun Dec 31 2000 09:32:31  WASHINGTON A Matter Of Violent Death and Little Girls -- (Washington Post) An analysis of FBI crime reports shows that, year in and year out, females are more likely to be killed before reaching their first birthday than at any other age. The suspects in nearly all infant homicides are parents, family friends or guardians. Sun Dec 31 2000 09:27:08  Mcalaster, Oklahoma Okla. to set New Year execution record -- (Yahoo News) Loyd Lafevers was convicted of burning an elderly woman alive. Floyd Allen Medlock confessed to sticking a hunting knife into a child's neck. Eddie Trice raped and beat to death an 84-year-old woman. Sun Dec 31 2000 09:18:48  ORANGE COUNTY, Cal. Failure to finger fraud -- (OC Register) The state Department of Motor Vehicles has 70 million digitized thumbprints in its computer, but a high percentage of the images are distorted or incomplete, rendering them useless in fraud prevention, a Register investigation has found. DMV's thumbprint database is insufficient -- and costly to fix. Sun Dec 31 2000 09:11:10  Anastasia Soloveva King, 20 - murdered Indle King Jr, 3 - arrested EVERETT, Wash. Husband Arrested for Murder of Mail-Order Bride -- (Fox) A body found in a shallow grave near the Tulalip Indian Reservation in northwest Washington was identified Saturday as a mail-order bride from Kyrgyzstan who hadn't been seen since September. Sun Dec 31 2000 07:13:50  JILL BEHRMAN, 19 - vanished May 31 during bicycle ride Bloomington, Indiana Ohio Behrman lead ruled out -- (Hoosier Times) A possible lead into the disappearance of Bloomington cyclist Jill Behrman appears to have fizzled. Sun Dec 31 2000 07:04:03  SIDNEY MARIE WILCOX - died December 24 Ian Povey and Haley Wilcox - following Ramsey tactics? Grand Junction, Colorado Police: Couple cancel meeting in baby's death -- (GJ Sentinel) The parents of an infant girl who died the day before Christmas have declined to be interviewed by investigators. Sat Dec 30 2000 23:20:57  MARTHA MOXLEY, 15 - bludgeoned to death in 1975 Michael Skakel, 40- charged with murder Greenwich, Connecticut Avoid undue delay on Skakel ruling -- (Greenwich Times) Haste isn't of the greatest importance, in our view, when the courts are involved in weighty matters. But we would like to believe that time is of the essence in important legal cases. Sat Dec 30 2000 23:17:06  LOIS LIVINGSTON McMILLAN - murdered on island of Tortola last January Jeffrey Plante, 57 - accused of running up bills Road Town, British Virgin Islands Witness in Americans' murder trial arrested in Virgin Islands -- (NJO) Police have arrested the key prosecution witness in the case against four Americans accused of killing a Connecticut artist in the British Virgin Islands. Sat Dec 30 2000 23:11:54  Giovanni "John" Riggi, 75 - imprisoned since 1989 Elizabeth, New Jersey Imprisoned boss of crime family allowed to view wife's body -- (Nando Times) A federal judge allowed the imprisoned boss of a New Jersey crime family a brief furlough so he could say a final goodbye to his late wife. Sat Dec 30 2000 18:45:08  Montreal, Quebec, Canada Sixteen prisoners with links to Hells Angels riot in Quebec prison -- (Montreal Gazette) Several prison inmates linked to the Hells Angels may face charges after smashing jail windows and starting fires in a two-hour standoff with prison guards, a correctional official said Saturday. Sat Dec 30 2000 18:41:05  Rickey Webb, 48 - convicted, still claims innocence Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Man convicted of taking mayor's credit card -- (Postnet) A man convicted of stealing the mayor's credit card and using it to buy $259 worth of gasoline, cigarettes and other items was sentenced to one to three years in prison. Sat Dec 30 2000 18:34:28  Tokyo, Japan Teenage lovers arrested for murder in Japan -- (The Indian Express) In the latest of a spate ofbrutal youth crimes to horrify traditionally safe Japan, a pair of 16-year-old lovers has been arrested for the stabbing murder of a taxi driver. Sat Dec 30 2000 13:17:29  Brisbane, Australia Police search for clues in Capalaba murder-rape case -- (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) Police have spent the day scouring bushland at Birkdale in Brisbane's East, looking for clues relating to the murder of a woman and the rape of a 12-year-old girl. Sat Dec 30 2000 13:09:23  Cheshire, England Six-year-old injured by letter bomb -- (Line One News) The youngster, who has not been named, suffered superficial wounds to her legs and feet when she opened the envelope, believed to be meant for her father who works for a pest control company. Sat Dec 30 2000 12:53:09  GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. Junction man to stand trial in child rape, molestations -- (GJ Sentinel) The fate of Lee Eldon Woodring will be in the hands of 24 jurors. In two separate cases, the 34-year-old convicted rapist is accused of kidnapping and raping a 6-year-old girl and molesting two girls he was baby-sitting at the home of his sister-in-law. Sat Dec 30 2000 12:45:02  DALLAS, Tex. Promising tips fail to expose elusive gang -- (Dallas Morning News) In a manhunt filled with high optimism and dashed hopes, law enforcement officers chased reported sightings Friday of seven well-armed escaped convicts in an urgent effort to prevent bloodshed during a second holiday weekend. Escapee known as skilled leader -- (Dallas Morning News) George Rivas was not the oldest or the most brutal of the gang of seven convicts that staged a daring escape from a South Texas prison unit two weeks ago, nor had he served the longest stretch behind bars. Sat Dec 30 2000 12:33:29  AUSTIN, Tex. Grand Jury Questions Crime Lab's Integrity -- (American-Statesman) The grand jury, in its indictment of the 20-year DPS veteran Diana Boyd Monaghan, 49, said she falsified 13 lab reports on cases including murder, sexual assault and aggravated assault on a police officer. Prosecutors allege Monaghan falsely reported finding no fingerprints on evidence submitted by several law enforcement agencies -- including the Austin Police Department. In reality, prosecutors said, Monaghan never checked the items for fingerprints. Sat Dec 30 2000 12:24:28  Esmeralda Alvarez, 17 - victim LONG BEACH, Cal. Honor Student Slain, 2 Other Teens Shot -- (LA Times) Neighborhood in Long Beach reels after an apparently unprovoked attack outside apartments. Family and friends are shocked that a quiet, dedicated girl would die so violently. Sat Dec 30 2000 11:20:34  Wakefield Mass. Office Slaying Michael McDermott - accused Sole witness to office rampage hid under desk, held her breath -- (Boston.com) The woman's name has not been released, and her father, a veteran police officer from the South Shore suburbs of Boston, spoke to local media outlets on the condition that neither he nor his daughter would be identified. The woman has been traumatized by the attack. She has not been sleeping well and throws up when she hears loud noises, her father said. Mysterious details of shooting suspect's life surface -- (Boston.com) ) The media spotlight has shone brightly on Michael McDermott ever since he was charged with killing his co-workers during an office rampage. The more investigators and journalists dig into his past, however, the more confusing McDermott's history becomes. Chilling escape: Survivor waited to be killed -- (Boston Herald) McDermott joked about beating IRS -- (Boston Herald) Insanity defense a longshot in Massachusetts killings, lawyers say -- (Sac Bee) Sat Dec 30 2000 11:10:33  ROCHESTER, N.Y. 14-year-old boy dies after gunshot to head -- (Boston.com) A 14-year-old boy was killed Friday when he was shot in the head, city police said. The boy, who police did not immediately identify, was shot about 4:15 p.m. inside a home in northeast Rochester. He was with other youths who fled after the shooting, said Sgt. Carlos Garcia, the department's spokesman. Sat Dec 30 2000 08:36:43  CHILD, 2 - suspicious death Man, 25 and woman, 21 - parents of boy Sussex, England Couple bailed over dead body -- (BBC) A couple arrested after the body of a two-year-old boy, who had been dead for more than two weeks, was discovered in an East Sussex flat have been released on police bail. Sat Dec 30 2000 08:26:15  Steven Maul - denies cruelty San Francisco, California Charges reduced in 'man bites dog' case -- (CH2000) Man arrested for biting Labrador Retriever. Sat Dec 30 2000 08:20:30  ANASTASIA SOLOVEVA KING, 20 - missing since September 22 Indle G. King, Jr., 39 - arrested Everett, Washington Tip leads police to body -- (Herald-Net) Victim may be missing mail-order bride. Sat Dec 30 2000 08:03:38  Timothy McVeigh, 32 - Oklahoma City bomber Oklahoma City, Oklahoma McVeigh death wish granted -- (ABC News) A federal judge today granted convicted Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh’s request to stop his appeals process and set an execution date before summer. Sat Dec 30 2000 07:54:24  MOLLY ANN BISH - believed abducted June 27 Warren, Mass. Search continues for missing teen -- (Boston Herald) A water bottle, a lunch, a police radio and an empty chair. Those are the only traces found of Molly Bish in the six months since the teen disappeared from her lifeguard's post at a town pond. Fri Dec 29 2000 23:21:08  George Rivas, 30, and Donald Keith Newbury, 38 - charges laid HOUSTON, Texas Texas fugitives charged with Radio Shack robbery -- (CNN) Police on Friday charged two members of a gang of escaped convicts with the robbery of a Radio Shack store near Houston. During the robbery, which took place just two days after the gang escape, the two men stole police radio scanners that were later used during a Christmas Eve holdup in which a police officer was killed. Fri Dec 29 2000 21:06:03  ZOE LOUISE PARKER, 24 - body was in river one to three weeks London, England Torso murder woman named -- (BBC) Police have identified a woman whose body, severed at the waist, was recovered from the River Thames 11 days ago. Fri Dec 29 2000 20:42:09  FOXBORO, Mass. Wrentham woman found dead in Foxboro -- (Boston.com) Investigators are trying to determine the cause of death of a 30-year-old Wrentham woman, who was found Friday morning off Route 1 in Foxboro. Fri Dec 29 2000 20:39:58  WINDSOR, Conn. Hartford minister charged with kidnapping and sexual assault -- (Boston.com) A Hartford minister charged with assault and promoting prostitution was arrested again Thursday and accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a woman in Windsor last January. The Rev. Henry Price, 48, turned himself in to town police Thursday morning and was later freed after posting a $150,000 bond. Fri Dec 29 2000 20:32:42  Karla Homolka - serving a 12-year sentence Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and Montreal, Quebec, Canada Homolka too dangerous to release: Report -- (CP News) Corrections Canada will recommend Karla Homolka not be freed from prison next July when she has completed the mandatory two-thirds of her sentence for manslaughter. More light on Homolka -- (Montreal Gazette) There is one thing about the murders of two Ontario girls, Leslie Mahaffy and Kristen French, about which most Canadians would agree and that is that justice has never been done. Fri Dec 29 2000 19:14:39  INTERACTIVE MYSTERY Shadows on the Stairs -- (Dateline MSNBC) Eleven years ago a young woman died a horrible death. Trying to explain her death consumed the tiny fishing village where she lived. Could you have gotten any closer to the truth? Fri Dec 29 2000 19:11:25 LAS VEGAS, Nev. Homeless man targeted in vicious attack -- (Las Vegas Sun) A 56-year-old homeless man was an easy victim Wednesday night. The man, identified by his friends as Arthur, was sleeping about 8:30 p.m. in his spot -- an area near A Street and Owens Avenue -- when a group of teenagers started kicking him and stomping on him. Fri Dec 29 2000 18:37:59  James Henry Utsey, 30 - arrested CRYSTAL RIVER, Fla. Good Samaritan shot; her son, 30, is charged -- (Miami Herald) A woman who spent her retirement aiding the victims of domestic violence and helping needy neighbors was gunned down in a parking lot as she fled from her son, authorities said. Barbara Utsey, 64, died Wednesday from the wounds at a hospital after customers and bystanders saw her fleeing a man who opened fire in the parking lot of a convenience store. Fri Dec 29 2000 18:29:59  MIAMI, Fla. Murdered woman faced charges in Miami Beach -- (Miami Herald) If the law had caught up with Denise Hartbarger, it might have saved her life. At the time she was stabbed to death Wednesday morning, Miami Beach Police had been hot on Hartbarger's trail, trying to arrest her for an outstanding bench warrant on a narcotics-related charge. Fri Dec 29 2000 16:32:50  WAKEFIELD, Mass. Wakefield police are hurting in aftermath of shooting -- (Boston.com) The officers who responded to the mass slaying at an Internet consulting firm earlier this week received counseling Friday to help deal with the stress. ''In this business, if you don't learn from a bad experience, you're less prepared for the next one, and God I hope there is never a next one.'' CHESTER, Vt. Chester woman escapes from carjacker -- (Boston.com) Chester police are looking for a man who allegedly kidnapped a woman in her car and assaulted her. SARASOTA, Fla. Strand of hair leads to arrest in '95 murder -- (Herald Tribune) Kathleen Leonard's body lay on her bed with a strip of white terry-cloth towel binding her hands behind her back while detectives scoured her trailer for clues to who strangled her in March 1995. Fri Dec 29 2000 16:30:37  Kristiansand, Norway Pair to be charged with murder and rape -- (Aftenposten) Police will press for murder and rape charges against both suspects in the Kristiansand killings of eight-year-old Stine Sofie Sørstrønen and 10-year-old Lena Sløgedal Paulsen, Dagbladet reports. The Norwegian newspaper said Friday that specialists would conclude that suspects Jan Helge Andersen (19) and Viggo Kristiansen (21) were of sound mind when the crimes were committed. |
