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Wed Jan 10 2001 17:36:20  GIRL X (9) was brutally attacked at Cabrini-Green apartment building on Jan. 9, 1997 Patrick Sykes awaiting trial CHICAGO, Illinois Judge refuses to dismiss charges in Girl X case--(Chicago Tribune) A judge refused to dismiss charges today against a man accused of beating, raping and poisoning a 9-year-old, who became known as Girl X. Wed Jan 10 2001 17:34:59  CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas Flight to Mexico would be tough for 7 desperadoes -- (Postnet) Fred Borrego is among a number of law enforcement officials, professional bounty hunters and academics who say the seven heavily armed fugitives who escaped from the Connally Unit in Kenedy, Texas, would face numerous problems if they tried to flee across the border. Prison was short-staffed on day of escape -- (Houston Chronicle) The South Texas prison from which seven heavily armed inmates escaped had a history of prisoner attacks on guards and was short staffed by almost two dozen correctional officers the day of the breakout, according to published reports today. $200,000 reward for 7 escapees may grow -- (Houston Chronicle) When it comes to 7 fugitives, no tip goes unchecked -- (Austin A-S) Wed Jan 10 2001 17:20:04  NEW YORK, N.Y. NYC Settles Strip Search Lawsuit--(Las Vegas Sun) Tens of thousands of people who claimed they were illegally strip-searched after being arrested for minor offenses could get up to $22,500 each under a $50 million settlement from the city. Wed Jan 10 2001 17:13:17  BOULDER, Colo. Ramseys Want Suspect Investigated--(Daily News) John and Patsy Ramsey want police handling their daughter's 1996 slaying to investigate a suspect accused of using a stun gun in a Denver-area rape attempt. Wed Jan 10 2001 16:26:39  BIRMINGHAM, Ala. Perpetrator of heinous crime deserves much more time -- (Alabama Live) Something is indeed wrong with Alabama's sentencing laws if William David Stewart can come up for parole only 13 years after being sentenced to life for the horrible crime he committed. Wed Jan 10 2001 16:17:11  Patricia Gordon, 13 - died from head trauma HENDERSON, Ky. Woman indicted in connection to daughter's death -- (Postnet) A woman accused of watching while an Illinois man allegedly slammed her 13-year-old daughter to the floor was indicted by a grand jury on a count of complicity to commit murder. Dorothy Slaton, 38, was charged last week with criminal abuse. Wed Jan 10 2001 15:42:15  Sean "Puffy" Combs - facing trial New York Puffy linked to gunshot -- (NY Daily News) When Sean Combs comes to trial on gun and bribery charges, a mystery witness will tell the jury Combs fired at the ceiling of a Manhattan nightspot where three people were shot and wounded, the Daily News has learned. Wed Jan 10 2001 14:36:58  CRYSTAL LEE PASKEMIN, 21 - missing and presumed murdered Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada Ride home leads to dead end -- (Star-Phoenix) Sometime in the early morning hours of Dec. 29, while partying with friends at a north Saskatoon bar, Crystal Lee Paskemin made a decision that cost the outgoing cocktail waitress her life. Wed Jan 10 2001 14:29:11  Juan Amaya, 26 - arrested Central Islip, New York Man charged with shooting daughter's schoolbooks -- (NJO Newsflash) A Long Island man was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly shooting his daughter's schoolbooks. Wed Jan 10 2001 14:06:30  Nathaniel Bar-Jonah Southbridge, Mass. Victim of alleged child slayer recalls surprise that attacker was still at large -- (Boston.com) It was more than 26 years ago that Richard T. O'Connor was nearly strangled by a man now accused of murdering a child in Montana, but the memories remain. Wed Jan 10 2001 14:03:52  Concord, New Hampshire Case of former trooper's family in national TV spotlight -- (Boston.com) CBS' "48 Hours" devotes half of its program Thursday to the 1982 deaths of Janet and Steven Dow, and the lingering questions about whether they were the victims of a fiery car crash or a murder, meticulously planned by a police officer who steered colleagues away from clues that might have pointed to him. Wed Jan 10 2001 10:28:17  Anthony Dalesandro, 81 - charged with armed assault with intent to murder, and domestic assault and battery. Wakefield, Mass. Elderly woman stabbed; 81-year-old husband arrested -- (Boston.com) Police were called to the house at 17 Fosters Lane early Wednesday morning, where they found Frances Dalesandro, 87, suffering from stab wounds to her neck and face. She was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. Wed Jan 10 2001 10:25:18  DENVER, Colo. Woman says she didn't help Columbine shooters buy guns -- (Postnet) A woman who testified before Colorado lawmakers a year ago that she helped two gunmen buy weapons used to attack Columbine High now denies that she actually purchased any guns. Wed Jan 10 2001 10:20:34  GLENDALE Cal. Hospital Worker Arrested 3 Years After Confessing to Killings -- (Fox) The arrest of Efren Saldivar, 31, who worked as a respiratory therapist at Glendale Adventist Medical Center, capped a lengthy probe that uncovered six suspicious deaths at the hospital. Wed Jan 10 2001 09:21:23 BOULDER, Colo. Ramsey book gets an update -- (Daily Camera) John and Patsy Ramsey are urging police to investigate a possible link between their daughter's unsolved homicide and a Douglas County man accused of using a stun gun while attacking a 16-year-old girl. Wed Jan 10 2001 08:26:02  Albert Foulcher, 50 - accused of murdering four people Narbonne, France French police close in on fugitive -- (BBC) Hundreds of French police hunting a fugitive who killed four men have picked up his trail at a village a few miles from the city of Narbonne. Wed Jan 10 2001 08:12:08  ELDA GUILLEN, 40 - strangled Jerry Baughman, 39 - confessed to wife's murder Miami, Florida Tip unravels mystery of body in canal -- (Miami Herald) Genetic evidence and a talkative runaway husband have solved a murder mystery that started with an unknown woman found dead in a canal near Okeechobee Road. Wed Jan 10 2001 08:05:25  ERNEST DUGRENIER, 89 - killed March 19, 1991 Richard Clark, 43 - to be sentenced February 1 Lake City, Florida Accused ax-killer guilty of manslaughter -- (TBO-Florida) A Lake City man charged last year with first-degree murder in an ax slaying ten years ago at a campsite near by Ocala State Forest pleaded guilty Monday to one count of manslaughter. Tues Jan 9 2001 22:47:48  MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin Defendant in Slaying To Be Released--(Newday) A federal judge ordered the release of a man convicted in the killing of a co-worker who was found in a pulp vat with a weight tied around his neck. Michael Piaskowski was one of six men sentenced to life in prison in the 1992 slaying of fellow paper mill worker Tom Monfils. Tues Jan 9 2001 22:30:32  PAYSON, Ariz. TV show aids in arrest of repeat Texas fugitive--(DallasNews.com) A little more than a week after he was featured on the TV program America's Most Wanted, sheriff's deputies arrested a man wanted in Texas for allegedly murdering his business partner. Tues Jan 9 2001 21:50:38  Joshua Chalmers, 23 - arrested Ogunquit, Maine Robber claiming to have a bomb holds up Key Bank branch--(Boston.com) A man wearing a camouflage mask and claiming to have a bomb inside his briefcase held up a Key Bank branch Tuesday and fled with an estimated $15,000 to $20,000, investigators said. Tues Jan 9 2001 20:50:16 London, England 'Africa man' theory challenged -- (BBC) Australian scientists say analysis of the oldest DNA ever taken from skeletal remains challenges the theory that all modern humans can trace their recent ancestry to Africa. Tues Jan 9 2001 20:33:11  Harold Shipman, 54 - serving 15 consecutive sentences London, England 'Ultimate coward' shipman urged to confess all -- (Lineone News) Harold Shipman has been called on to confess the extent of his crimes after a coroner recorded a verdict of unlawful killing on another of his patients. Tues Jan 9 2001 19:54:29  DAMILOLA TAYLOR, 10 - stabbed on his way home from school London, England Two teenagers arrested -- (Sky News) Two teenagers have been arrested in connection with the murder of 10-year-old schoolboy Damilola Taylor. Scotland Yard confirmed the arrests happened on Tuesday morning. Both suspects are black. A 13-year-old and a 14-year-old were picked up at addresses in Peckham, south east London. Tues Jan 9 2001 19:44:04  Jack Wade Clark, 37 arrested Huntsville, Texas Texas executes convicted killer --(postnet) A man convicted of kidnapping, raping and fatally stabbing a 23-year-old woman 11 years ago was executed by injection Tuesday. Jack Wade Clark, 37, was the first inmate executed under the watch of Gov. Rick Perry, who succeeded President-elect Bush. Perry rejected a clemency request, clearing the way for the state's first execution of 2001 after carrying out a record 40 last year. Tues Jan 9 2001 19:06:55  Raleigh, North Carolina Woman calls off death-row wedding -- (Las Vegas Sun) A German woman who fell in love with a death row inmate she saw in a Benetton clothing advertisement said Tuesday she has shelved wedding plans for now. Tues Jan 9 2001 18:59:44  Efren Saldivar, (31) charged Glendale, California Calif. therapist booked in 6 deaths -- (Newsday) A former respiratory therapist who once called himself the "Angel of Death" was arrested Tuesday and booked for investigation of murder in the deaths of six hospital patients. Tues Jan 9 2001 14:41:31  Elkhart, Indiana Pot-laced brownies sicken firefighters -- (Postnet) Police are looking for a woman who delivered marijuana-laced brownies to a fire station, sickening 11 firefighters. Tues Jan 9 2001 13:49:27  DEBBIE STEWART - murdered in 1984 William David Stewart - has served 13 years of life sentence Montgomery, Alabama Victim's family wants killer to stay in prison -- (Alabama Live) A state convict who killed his wife, cut up her body in eight pieces, and buried her under a fish pond should remain in prison for the rest of his life, the prosecutor who put him behind bars said Monday. Tues Jan 9 2001 13:33:03  Houston, Texas Shooting in Houston building -- (abc NEWS) According to Houston police spokesman Robert Hurst, SWAT teams and ambulances are at the scene of the possible office shooting in a the building between Harwin and Gessner streets. Police, Hurst said, believe the gunman may be barricaded within the building. Gunman opens fire in Houston building -- (CNN) Police surrounded a building in Houston Tuesday after witnesses reported that a man had opened fire somewhere inside and possibly injured several people. Tues Jan 9 2001 12:16:10  JUDGE ANN GODDARD, 64 - required stitches London, England Prisoner beats up woman judge at the Old Bailey -- (The Telegraph) A woman judge was left shocked and bleeding on the courtroom floor at the Old Bailey yesterday after a man accused of murder leapt from the dock and attacked her. "There was blood all over the place" -- (The Telegraph) The attack on Judge Ann Goddard was as sudden as it was violent. She was sitting in Court 11 of the Old Bailey for a routine hearing regarding a man's forthcoming murder trial and was beginning to adjourn proceedings to allow the prisoner to consult his lawyers. Tues Jan 9 2001 11:39:51  Ankara, Turkey Turkish children arrested in Internet cafes -- (Reuters) Around 130 Turkish children were briefly detained by police in the central Anatolian town of Kirikkale for hanging out in Internet cafes that officials feared could corrupt them, newspapers reported Tuesday. Tues Jan 9 2001 11:23:22  CHERICA ADAMS - died a month after being shot in car Rae Carruth - on trial for murder Charlotte, North Carolina Ex-girlfriend: Carruth's hope died with Adams -- (Court TV) Rae Carruth burst into tears when he heard the mother of his son had died, a defense witness testified Monday morning. Tues Jan 9 2001 09:41:13  CATHY SUE LAMM, 42 - victim of highway bandits Fayetteville, North Carolina Woman’s throat cut in highway robbery -- (Fayetteville Online) A Coats woman whose car broke down on her way to work Monday was robbed, cut on the throat and left for dead in a ditch. Tues Jan 9 2001 09:19:46  London, England Bride caught after posing for photo in stolen dress -- (Reuters) A bride and groom who stole a wedding dress were caught after cheekily posing together for a wedding photo in their local newspaper. Tues Jan 9 2001 08:48:55  DAWN LAZORE, 18 - found dead in a snowbank January 16, 1994 Robert Seymore, 23 - charged reduced to manslaughter Cornwall, Ontario, Canada Blood in trunk linked to accused -- (National Post) Dawn Lazore's blood was found in the trunk of her accused killer's car, the Crown charged yesterday, finally opening its case seven years after the teenager was slain. Tues Jan 9 2001 08:36:00  ANNA CLIMBIE, 8 - victim of horrendous abuse Marie Therese Kouao, 44 and Carl Manning, 28 - deny murder London, England Anna jury considers verdict -- (BBC) An Old Bailey jury is to continue considering its verdicts on a man and woman accused of murdering eight-year-old Anna Climbie, who is alleged to have died as a result of hypothermia and neglect. Tues Jan 9 2001 08:31:38  BARRY WALLACE, 18 - body found in Loch Lomond William Beggs, 37 - will face murder trial Edinburgh, Scotland Murder accused extradited -- (BBC) The man accused of murdering and dismembering teenager Barry Wallace has been extradited to Scotland. Tues Jan 9 2001 08:27:04  New York Intruders rob, terrorize family -- (NY Daily News) A Patchogue woman and her 3-year-old daughter were terrorized by intruders who forced their way into their home. Tues Jan 9 2001 07:47:09  Bryan, Texas Murder-suicide at Texas poultry plant -- (Nando Times) A gunman entered a chicken processing plant Monday and shot and killed a company official during a meeting, then killed himself, police said. |
