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Thur Jan 11 2001 13:50:28  DENVER, Colo. McVeigh Showing No Sign of Backtracking on Request for Execution Date -- (Fox) On the eve of the deadline for changing his mind, Timothy McVeigh still wanted a prompt execution date for his role in the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995, according to his attorneys. "There has been no change in Mr. McVeigh's intent," lawyer Nathan Chambers said Wednesday after meeting with his client at the federal prison in Terre Haute, Ind. "He is continuing with his decision to forgo the appeals." Thur Jan 11 2001 11:23:29  LONDON, England Dando accused denies murder -- (ITN) The man accused of murdering the television presenter Jill Dando has denied the charge. Barry Michael George, 40, from Fulham in west London, formally appeared at a brief hearing at the Old Bailey. Thur Jan 11 2001 11:13:40  LYNNWOOD, Wa. FBI has it wrong, says young hacker suspect -- (Seattle Times) Court documents filed by the FBI claim the youth and others attacked the servers of DALNet, an Internet-chat relay service, disabling computers and denying access to the service. The ultimate goal was to "take down the Internet" on New Year's Eve, according to the FBI. Thur Jan 11 2001 11:09:53  BUCHAREST Arrested German Pedophile Suspect is HIV-Positive -- (CEO) A German man arrested for pedophilia in Romania has been tested HIV-positive, raising fears that he has infected his alleged victims with the deadly virus, Bucharest police said Tuesday. Thur Jan 11 2001 10:26:49  MODESTO, Cal. Police report fails to answer question in SWAT shooting of Alberto Sepulveda -- (Sac Bee) Modesto Police Chief Roy Wasden said his department accepts responsibility for killing 11-year-old Alberto Sepulveda, while maintaining that the Sept. 13 shooting was accidental. Death haunts Sepulvedas -- (Sac Bee) Alberto Sepulveda Andrade would have celebrated his 12th birthday on Nov. 5. His mother would have made a cake for her "mijo," an affectionate term for son in Spanish. Friends, classmates move on but won't soon forget Alberto -- (Sac Bee) Thur Jan 11 2001 10:17:45  Kevin Killian, 31, charged in the death of John Zeller LAKE COUNTY, Ill. Man guilty of murder in boss' bludgeoning -- (Chicago Sun Times) A Lake County jury found a Lincolnshire man guilty of first-degree murder Wednesday night after he was accused of whacking his boss more than a dozen times with a sledgehammer, crushing his skull and killing him at a Lake Villa Catholic church. Killian faces up to 60 years in prison in the September killing. Thur Jan 11 2001 10:10:41  Dr. Jacquelyn Camille Robinson, 41 - wanted for the death of Henry Lloyd Garvey, 41 TORONTO, Ont. Fugitive doctor arrested on U.S. murder charge -- (National Post) A Bahamian doctor studying at the University of Ottawa has been arrested as a fugitive from a 15-year-old murder charge in the United States. Thur Jan 11 2001 10:02:28  LONDON, England Police to investigate 62 deaths among killer doctor's patients -- (ABC) Police said Thursday they are investigating the deaths of 62 patients of serial killer doctor Harold Shipman, who authorities fear may have killed as many as 300 of the people he treated. Shipman, 55, is already one of Britain"s worst mass murderers. Thur Jan 11 2001 09:24:51  Scott Harlan Thorpe, 40 - in custody NEVADA CITY, Cal. Suspect held in California shootings that killed 3 -- (Nando) A man accused of fatally shooting three people and wounding two others at a county office and restaurant surrendered peacefully after his brother, a Sacramento police officer, turned him in. The slain victims were Laura Wilcox, 19, who worked in the county building; Pearlie Mae Feldman, a visiting 68-year-old caregiver; and Mike Markle, 24, the restaurant manager. Thur Jan 11 2001 08:06:51  ZACHARY RAMSEY, 10 - vanished in 1996 Nathaniel Bar-Jonah, 43 - alleged murderer and cannibal Boston, Mass. Bar-Jonah's lawyer says evidence weak -- (The Boston Globe) Despite international attention drawn to the case of alleged cannibal Nathaniel Bar-Jonah, his defense attorney said yesterday that the evidence tying him to the murder of a 10-year-old Montana boy is tenuous. Thur Jan 11 2001 07:57:58  Cheshire, England Human remains found in car boot -- (BBC) Cheshire Police have arrested four people following the discovery of bags of body parts in the boot of a car involved in a motorway crash. Thur Jan 11 2001 07:46:04  TAVARES PHILLIPS, 2 months - died October 16, 1999 Nicole Phillips, 25 - drugged her baby Warren, Ohio Ohio mother sentenced for infant's drug death -- (Nando Times) A woman who drugged her newborn's formula so he would sleep while she went barhopping was sentenced Tuesday to five years in prison for the 2-month-old's death. Wed Jan 10 2001 23:01:48  Rochester, New York Woman alleges she was raped by 3 deputies -- (Las Vegas Sun) Attorney Johnnie Cochran Jr. said he would represent a woman who alleges she was chained to a chair and raped by three sheriff's deputies while in custody six weeks ago. Cochran has filed a notice of intent to sue on behalf of the women. New York state police have been examining the 20-year-old woman's allegations since early December. No criminal charges have been filed, and the officers remain on the job at the Monroe County Sheriff's Department. Wed Jan 10 2001 22:55:38  New York Former congresswoman robbed in N.Y. -- (Las Vegas Sun) Elizabeth Holtzman, the former congresswoman and Brooklyn district attorney, was robbed in front of her home, police said Wednesday. Wed Jan 10 2001 22:52:47  Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Jackson arrested outside prison -- (Las Vegas Sun) The Rev. Jesse Jackson and about two dozen other demonstrators were arrested Wednesday night outside a prison, protesting the scheduled execution of Wanda Jean Allen, a black woman. Wed Jan 10 2001 22:45:49  Austin, Texas It 'names names,' prison official says Report on escape due today -- (DallasNews.com) Texas Department of Criminal Justice board chairman Mac Stringfellow says his department's report to be issued Thursday on the escape of seven heavily armed inmates from the Connally state prison last month will not show evidence of a troubled agency but of one poor episode in the agency's long history. Wed Jan 10 2001 22:41:28  Houston, Texas Gunman appeared stressed -- (DallasNews.com) Acquaintances say Korean businessman Ki Yung Park was generally a nice man but often appeared weighed down by stress, particularly recently. His behavior, somewhat erratic since last weekend, turned violent Tuesday when he shot and killed four people, including his estranged wife, then turned his gun on himself, police say. Wed Jan 10 2001 22:12:03  Hartford, Conn. Hartford police looking for man wanted in three killings--(Boston.com) Police on Wednesday asked for the public's help in finding a Hartford man accused of murder in Connecticut and Delaware. Laquan Robinson, 18, is accused of shooting Michael Patterson, 18, to death in front of a liquor store in Hartford's north end on May 29, 1999. Wed Jan 10 2001 22:07:08  New York PETA accuses Bronx Zoo of shooting spree -- (Boston.com) An animal rights group is accusing the Bronx Zoo of cruelty to animals, alleging the zoo unnecessarily shoots stray dogs. But zoo officials say such action is a last resort, used only when a dog presents an immediate threat to a zoo animal. Wed Jan 10 2001 22:00:56  Denver, Colorado Oklahoma Bomber Still Refuses Appeals at 11th Hour -- (Reuters) Convicted Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh is still determined not to appeal his death sentence, his attorney said on Wednesday, one day before a judge's deadline to change his mind. Wed Jan 10 2001 21:52:48  Sydney, Australia Hear us roar Women make voices heard in din at the inn -- (Sydney Morning Herald) Women hotel guests are becoming noisier, more physically active, and are making more passes at hotel staff, says a hotel survey published yesterday. Wed Jan 10 2001 21:49:03  Sydney, Australia Man shot in Sydney home invasion -- (Sydney Morning Herald) A man was undergoing surgery this morning after being shot twice when three armed men invaded his unit in Sydney's east. Police said in a statement the 19-year-old man, a woman and another man in the Bondi unit were threatened by three men, one armed with a handgun, about 3am (AEDT). Wed Jan 10 2001 21:38:39  LONDON, England Straw vows war on phone thefts from children--(Independent) The Home Secretary is to summon mobile phone company bosses to the Home Office to demand installation of security devices to drive down an alarming rise in street robbery. Wed Jan 10 2001 21:35:33  LONDON, England Final straw was being arrested for sucking his teeth--(Independent) Police stopped Delroy Lindo 37 times in eight years, for 'crimes' such as carrying a newspaper and having a dirty licence plate. Wed Jan 10 2001 21:24:58  LONDON, England Jail chief suicide after porn arrest--(BBC) An assistant prison governor hanged himself after being arrested for downloading child pornography, an inquest hears. Wed Jan 10 2001 21:11:41  FREDERICK, Md. Drunken driver sentenced for 11th conviction--(Boston.com) An unemployed construction worker who became a poster boy for toughening state drunken driving laws was convicted Wednesday of his 11th offense and sentenced to 18 months in jail. FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. Man accused of art-fraud scheme--(Boston.com) Police accused a man of trying to sell nearly 300 ineptly forged paintings and sculptures, including some that misspelled the artist's signature. Wed Jan 10 2001 21:03:57  HARTFORD, Conn. Hartford police looking for man wanted in three killings -- (Boston.com) Police on Wednesday asked for the public's help in finding a Hartford man accused of murder in Connecticut and Delaware. Laquan Robinson, 18, is accused of shooting Michael Patterson, 18, to death in front of a liquor store in Hartford's north end on May 29, 1999. Wed Jan 10 2001 20:59:20  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. Glock awaits execution for 1983 murder--(Miami Herald) Seventeen years after he was sentenced to death, Robert Glock waited Wednesday to see if federal courts would delay his execution, scheduled for Thursday evening. Glock, 39, was to die by lethal injection for the murder of Sharilyn Johnson Ritchie, who was kidnapped from a Bradenton mall in August 1983, robbed of $150 and her wedding ring and then shot four times as she stood in an orange grove, clutching her husband's baseball glove. Wed Jan 10 2001 20:38:12  TENNA BRANDON, - murdered in 1993 NEBRASKA Nebraska Supreme Court to review Teena Brandon case--(Salon.com) The Nebraska Supreme Court has been asked to decide if a county sheriff should have done more to prevent a 1993 murder which became the subject of the movie “Boys Don’t Cry.” Wed Jan 10 2001 20:27:33 MIAMI, Florida Woman says in Miami suit that cruise line employees raped her--(Miami Herald) A California college student is suing Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, saying that two unidentified employees raped her during a weeklong Mexican cruise last year. Wed Jan 10 2001 20:17:38  WHITE OAK, Pa. Elderly Couple Die in Murder-Suicide--(Las Vegas Sun) An elderly man who was caring for his sick wife killed her and then himself, officials said Wednesday. Jean Hunt, 75, was shot twice in the head, and her husband, Charles W. Hunt, 77, died of a self-inflicted gunshot to the head, Coroner Cyril Wecht said. Their bodies were discovered in their home Tuesday by a son-in-law. Wed Jan 10 2001 18:55:04  Diane Davis, (38) MARLBOROUGH, Mass. Woman charged with duct taping baby to a wall changes--(Boston.com) A former day car center director had an abrupt change of heart and withdrew her guilty plea to charges she duct taped an 8-month old girl to a wall. Wed Jan 10 2001 18:38:54  Marilyn Lemak, 41 - accused of drugging and murders of her three children Illinois Supreme Court State Supreme Court Postpones Lemak Pretrial Hearing -- (Chicago Tribune) The trial of Marilyn Lemak could be delayed until fall, after a decision Tuesday by the Illinois Supreme Court to postpone a hearing on whether Dr. David Lemak should give a pretrial deposition in the murder case. Transcript: Marilyn Lemak's 911 call -- (Chicago Tribune) Wed Jan 10 2001 18:25:10  THE WONDERLAND CLUB Porn ring 'was real child abuse' -- (BBC) It was an exclusive international club, men with a similar interest exchanging material via the internet. The sordid entrance fee - 10,000 indecent pictures of children. Seven guilty over child porn ring -- (BBC) Seven men have admitted their part in one of the world's biggest internet pornography networks. They were among 107 arrested after police in 12 countries smashed the child pornography ring known as the Wonderland Club. Wed Jan 10 2001 18:24:49  LONDON, England Police crack global child porn ring--(CNN) Detectives have cracked one of the world's largest Internet child pornography networks in a joint operation in which 107 men were arrested in 12 countries. Wed Jan 10 2001 18:07:43 Nathaniel Bar-Jonah, 43 - charged with kidnap and murder of 10-year-old Zachary Ramsay HELENA, Montana Montana up in arms over Mass. molester they say became a cannibal child killer -- (Sun Sentinel) The people of Great Falls, a quiet community nestled in central Montana's rolling wheat fields, say that a monster was sent into their midst -- a cannibalistic sex killer that another state did not want. Wed Jan 10 2001 17:55:51  SACRAMENTO, Calif. Woods impostor could get life in prison--(postnet) A man convicted of using Tiger Woods' identity to rack up $17,000 in expenses could be sentenced to life in prison under the state's three-strikes law. A jury on Tuesday acknowledged two felony convictions on Anthony Lemar Taylor's record. Wed Jan 10 2001 17:50:40  LAS VEGAS, Nev. Rudin's writings reveal strained marriage -- (Las Vegas Sun) Eleven days before police believe she killed her husband, Margaret Rudin mailed an anonymous letter to the children of her husband's suspected lover warning them a "big scandle" was about to erupt. Excerpts from Rudin writings -- (Las Vegas Sun) Rudin, 56, is scheduled to go to trial Feb. 26 for the December 1994 death of Ronald Rudin, a real estate developer who left an estate valued at between $6 million and $10 million. Wed Jan 10 2001 17:47:12  RIO DE JANEIRO Official in Doghouse After Hiring Canine--(Reuters) Rio de Janeiro's employees have a bone to pick with the new administration after the city announced its latest hire -- a German Shepard named Doca. The canine will be working six hours a day for Rio's secretary of animal rights, Maria Lucia Frota, accompanying her as she investigates charges of animal abuse, local media said on Tuesday. Wed Jan 10 2001 17:43:45  NEVADA CITY, Cal. Three killed in Calif. shootings -- (Fox) A gunman walked into a county building Wednesday and shot three people, killing two of them, authorities said. A third person was slain 10 minutes later at an area restaurant. No suspects were immediately arrested. |
