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Fri Jan 12 2001 21:16:25  CHICAGO, Illinois Children found living in squalor--(Chicago Tribune) Chicago Police say charges have been filed against a South Side couple whose seven children were found Thursday night living in squalor in what was supposed to have been a vacant Chicago Housing Authority apartment. Fri Jan 12 2001 19:35:47  Edinburgh, Scotland Murder search ends on estate -- (The Scotsman Online) Detectives searching for the bodies of up to 10 murdered children said to be buried on a former council scheme abandoned their search yesterday. Fri Jan 12 2001 18:49:46  Curtis Dean Anderson - accused in one kidnapping, suspected in others Vallejo, California Appeal of gag order rejected Chronicle, other papers had contested ruling in Vallejo kidnapping case -- (SF Chronicle) The state Supreme Court has rejected a challenge by The Chronicle and other newspapers of a sweeping gag order in a Vallejo child kidnapping case. Fri Jan 12 2001 18:46:05  XIANA FAIRCHILD, 8 - vanished December 9, 1999 Antoinette Robinson - non-related charge Vallejo, California Arrest warrant issued after Robinson fails to appear in court -- (Vallejo Times-Herald) Following a recent arrest for trespassing and public intoxication, the mother of missing child Xiana Fairchild failed to appear in court and a judge issued a $5,000 bench warrant for her arrest. Fri Jan 12 2001 18:05:38  HEATHER SCHINDLER, 2 - abducted by mother Janine M. Schindler, 34 - arrest warrant issued Everett, Washington Police are searching for mother, 2-year-old -- (Everett Herald) A toddler may be in danger from her own mother, who allegedly kidnapped the girl from the Arlington home of her grandmother, who has custody of the child. Fri Jan 12 2001 17:52:34  Edinburgh, Scotland Thief bites off more than he can chew -- (Reuters) A suspected Scottish jewel thief was caught when doctors X-raying him for a broken hip discovered thousands of pounds worth of loot in his stomach, police sources said Friday. Fri Jan 12 2001 17:47:35  TRACY LATIMER, 12 - died of carbon-monoxide poisoning in 1993 Robert Latimer - convicted in controversial ruling Ottawa, Ontario, Canada High court to rule on sentence for Latimer, convicted of killing disabled daughter -- (Montreal Gazette) The decision by seven Supreme Court of Canada judges will end years of public debate over what should become of the man who says he killed 12-year-old Tracy Latimer in 1993 out of love. Fri Jan 12 2001 17:26:48  JOHN FLYNN, 55 - shot to death in 1998 Sylvia Flynn, 58 - 'battered woman' defense rejected Toms River, New Jersey Judge throws the book at husband killer who claimed self-defense -- (NJO News) A woman who said years of abuse drove her to kill her husband was sentenced Friday to 30 years in prison. Fri Jan 12 2001 14:50:31  PHILADELPHIA, PA. Two men charged in mass shooting in W. Phila. -- (Philly.com) Two suspects were charged and two others were in police custody today in connection with a mass shooting at a rowhouse in the 800 block of Lex Street that left seven people dead just days after Christmas. Fri Jan 12 2001 13:42:43  MELINDA L. MERCER - 1997 murder victim CONNIE ELLIS - 1998 murder victim Robert Lee Yates, 48 - serial killer Tacoma, Washington Yates to face death penalty in Pierce County killings -- (Oregon Live) Prosecutors said Friday they will seek the death penalty when convicted serial killer Robert L. Yates Jr. goes on trial for the slayings of two women in Pierce County. Fri Jan 12 2001 12:25:34  Jason Priestley - actor will serve 5 days Los Angeles, California Priestley will serve time -- (abc NEWS) Priestley will be the new kid at the work-release program, after pleading no contest to charges stemming from a December 1999 ca crash. Fri Jan 12 2001 12:01:06  CRYSTAL LEE PASKEMIN, 21 - murdered, body not yet found Kenneth David MacKay, 27 - arrested at his home Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada Charge laid in Paskemin case: Saskatoon truck driver in custody -- (Star-Phoenix) RCMP forensics investigators swarmed the Sutherland home of a 27-year-old Saskatoon truck driver Thursday afternoon as he appeared in provincial court charged with first-degree murder. Fri Jan 12 2001 11:51:37  Daryl Ray McClure, 45 - charged with attempted kidnapping JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colorado Candy, Play Lipstick Listed As Evidence In Kidnapping Attempt -- (Rocky Mountain News) They are the possible props of someone on the prowl: candy canes, a child's set of butterfly barrettes and a tube of play lipstick. On Thursday, those items were listed as evidence against a 45-year-old man accused in a bizarre and brazen kidnapping attempt. Fri Jan 12 2001 11:46:36  SIDNEY MARIE POVEY, 37 days old - unexplained December 24 death Haley Wilcox, 18 and Ian Povey, 22 - held on $150,000 bail Grand Junction, Colorado Parents could get 96 years in drug case -- (GJ Sentinel) The parents of an infant who died the day before Christmas face as many as 96 years in prison if convicted on drug-related charges that grew out of the investigation into the death. Mesa County Judge Tom Deister refused Thursday to lower bail of $150,000 each for Haley Wilcox, the infant's mother, and Ian Povey, the infant's father. Deister, however, did ease bail requirements for Wilcox and Povey. Teen mom arrested in drug case -- (GJ Sentinel) Fri Jan 12 2001 11:35:41  Grand Junction, Colorado Man allegedly assaults girl shortly after his jail release -- (GJ Sentinel) A Grand Junction man has been arrested on charges that he sexually assaulted a 16-year-old girl days after he was released from a juvenile detention facility where he served time for a similar offense. Mesa County sheriff's deputies arrested Kevin William Brown, 19, Tuesday at his parents' home. Fri Jan 12 2001 11:33:51  Detroit, Michigan Local murder trial goes national tonight -- (Michigan Live) A local murder case that included an online romance, sex and tell-all suicide note will make it to national TV tonight. Sharee P. Miller, 29, of Mt. Morris Township was convicted Dec. 22 of conspiracy to commit first-degree premeditated murder and second-degree murder. Fri Jan 12 2001 11:28:56  Nathaniel Bar-Jonah - accused murderer and cannibal Boston, Mass. Prey State: Mass. judges often lenient with child molesters -- (Boston Herald) Alleged cannibal child killer Nathaniel Bar-Jonah, who spent little time in jail despite repeated convictions, is a gruesome byproduct of the easy sentences routinely given to Bay State child predators. Defendants in child sex or assault cases routinely get light treatment by state judges - often never seeing the inside of a cell, a Herald analysis of sentencing data shows. Fri Jan 12 2001 11:26:32  Springfield, Mass. West Springfield man sentenced to 25 years in prison for raping 10-year-old -- (Boston Herald) A West Springfield man has been sentenced to 25 to 27 years in state prison after pleading guilty to raping a 10-year-old girl. Victor Valentin, 46, was sentenced Wednesday in Hampden Superior Court after pleading guilty to four counts of child rape. Fri Jan 12 2001 10:11:26  Austin, Texas Prison official: 'System failed' -- (Dallas Morning News) Human error and procedural breakdowns - including the failure to investigate a fire alarm set off by a hostage- allowed seven violent inmates to escape from a maximum security prison, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice said Thursday. Connally Unit complete escape incident report - Part 1 -- (Dallas Morning News) Connally Unit complete escape incident report - Part 2 -- (Dallas Morning News) Fri Jan 12 2001 10:04:49  JERALEE SAYERS, 66 - victim of ex-husband Henry Kreuger, 65 - history of mental health problems Englewood, Florida Man drowned wife, tried to kill himself -- (TBO-Florida) A man stabbed his ex-wife before drowning her in her home pool, then tried to kill himself as deputies arrived to thwart the suicide attempt, police said. Fri Jan 12 2001 08:54:04  Sean "Puffy" Combs - rapper facing gun charges New York Puffy's lawyers and DA both say press leaks are hurting their cases -- (NJO Newsflash) Prosecutors allege that on that fateful night in Dec. 1999, a Combs' protege, rapper Jamal "Shyne" Barrow, pulled a gun and shot three people after coming to the club with Puffy. Barrow faces attempted murder charges. Fri Jan 12 2001 08:17:48 Anthony Trotman, 35 - federal indictment New York Ex-cop busted as gem robber -- (NY Daily News) A former New York City police officer was arrested yesterday on charges of robbing a Long Island jewelry store and setting up drug dealer robberies, all while he was on the force. Fri Jan 12 2001 07:57:43  CHRIS ANTLEY, 36 - died December 2, 2000 Pasadena, California Coroner says jockey died from overdose -- (CH2000) The famed horse jockey was not the victim of a murder, but a drug overdose. Thur Jan 11 2001 18:43:17  TORONTO, Ont. All flee from blame for Jordan's death -- (National Post) Renee Heikamp has only begun to tell her story at the coroner's inquest that is trying to determine how it is that about three years ago, her newborn son starved to death literally under her nose and, figuratively, under the schnozzes of a passel of professional caregivers. TORONTO, Ont. Fugitive doctor's licence revoked after arrest -- (Cnews) Jacquelyn Robinson's licence was pulled Thursday by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario after she was arrested in Toronto on an outstanding warrant linked to the 1985 shooting death of a Maryland doctor. TORONTO, Ont. Inside the world of bin Laden -- (National Post) A Toronto convenience store clerk accused of terrorism admits in court documents that he once worked for Osama bin Laden, the world's most wanted international terrorist, who is blamed for bombings that killed hundreds. VANCOUVER, B.C. Cop wants drunk drivers to get 'D' sign on their cars -- (National Post) Convicted drunk drivers should be forced to post "D" signs in their cars as a warning to other drivers and police, a senior police officer says. VANCOUVER B.C. Witness disputes rape story -- (National Post) A witness has questioned the story of a HIV-infected woman who told police she was dragged to a park and gang-raped by four teenagers. CALGARY, Alta. Former star athlete faces life in jail for brutal killing -- (National Post) Deborah Point's descent from star athlete to savage killer -- which she blamed on an addiction to video lottery terminals -- will come to an end tomorrow when she is sentenced for bludgeoning and dismembering her roommate. Thur Jan 11 2001 18:24:21  DECATUR, Ill. Woman charged in death of her infant nephew -- (Postnet) Six-month-old Sunny Patel died Jan. 5 at St. Louis Children's Hospital, two days after he was allegedly shaken and dropped by his aunt, Gina Patel. Police say the boy suffered a spinal compression fracture, retinal hemorrhaging in his left eye, a bruise on his left cheek and a broken arm near his shoulder. Thur Jan 11 2001 18:18:37  LONDON, England Secret lives await British child killers when freed, but anonymity can be prison -- (Cnews) Jon Venables and Robert Thompson are notorious, known around the world as the children who tortured and killed two-year-old James Bulger. But when they walk out of a secure children's home, which is expected within months, they will disappear into a secret world. Thur Jan 11 2001 18:01:05  OKLAHOMA CITY Black Woman Set To Be Executed -- (Las Vegas Sun) The governor on Thursday cleared the way for the first execution of a black woman in the United States since 1954 by rejecting her request for a last-minute stay. Wanda Jean Allen, 41, who killed a childhood friend and later a lover, was scheduled to die by injection Thursday night. Thur Jan 11 2001 17:57:49  48 Hours Tonight Getting Away With Murder? -- (CBS News) In the weeks before Kristine Kupka's disappearance in 1998, family and friends say Kristine had a new man in her life. Darshanand "Rudy" Persaud was her college instructor. One afternoon, Rudy reportedly picked up Kristine at her home. She was never seen again. Did Rudy have something to do with her disappearance? Thur Jan 11 2001 17:39:50  JEROD L. JACKSON, 14 - victim Griffith Dwayne Smith, 21 and Gregory Epps, 22 - charged with felony murder Washington, D.C. 2 accused in slaying of D.C. 14-year-old -- (Washington Post) Two Southeast Washington men, one of whom is already in jail, were charged in arrest warrants yesterday in connection with last month's shooting death of a Anacostia boy killed allegedly in a dispute over his winter coat. Thur Jan 11 2001 16:07:32  Austin, Texas Texas Prison Report Points Fingers Over Escape -- (Fox) The seven convicts who escaped from a South Texas prison last month began their escape armed with makeshift weapons and were aided by a series of employee mistakes, according to a state report on the incident. The report states that the Connally Unit prison staff failed Dec. 13 to report unsupervised inmates, to recognize inmates disguised as civilians and to promptly notify administrators of a fire alarm. Notes left before escape; gun at robbery linked to prison -- (Dallas Morning News) Three of the seven escapees from the Connally Unit in South Texas left behind letters talking of causing a revolution and complaining about the "tyranny of the Texas prison system," law-enforcement officials said Wednesday. Report gives details on prison escape -- (Dallas Morning News) Texas Seven Profiles Joseph C. Garcia Randy Ethan Halprin Larry James Harper Patrick Henry Murphy, Jr. Donald Keith Newbury George Rivas Michael Anthony Rodriguez Thur Jan 11 2001 15:39:08  Twentynine Palms, California Marines investigate pornography allegations -- (LA Times) The Marine Corps is investigating whether Marines at Twentynine Palms and other bases have posed naked for gay pornography being sold on the Internet, officials said Wednesday. Thur Jan 11 2001 15:34:08 Concord, New Hampshire N.H. lawmaker resigns after advocating killings of police -- (LA Times) A newly elected state lawmaker who called for the killing of police officers in certain cases resigned Wednesday under pressure from his party and the voters. Rep. Tom Alciere, a Republican from Nashua, informed the secretary of state and the House speaker of his resignation in a letter. Thur Jan 11 2001 15:29:05  Keyes, Oklahoma Escaped inmate gets so lost that he asks to go back to jail -- (Boston.com) An escaped Oklahoma inmate in a stolen van got so lost that he called 911 and asked to be taken back to prison. Thur Jan 11 2001 15:24:50  Dr. Stephen Pack, 44 - plea deal nets 1-3 years New York Bronx doctor pleads guilty in syringe abortion attempt -- (Boston.com) A Bronx doctor pleaded guilty Thursday to assault and abortion charges for repeatedly stabbing his pregnant mistress with a drug-filled syringe in an attempt to cause an abortion. Thur Jan 11 2001 13:55:32  Nathaniel Bar-Jonah, 43 - charged with murder and aggravated kidnapping of Zachary Ramsay, 10 Great Falls, Montana Bar-Jonah pleads innocent to murder, kidnapping in boy's death -- (Boston.com) A former Massachusetts man suspected of raping, killing and butchering a 10-year-old boy and feeding his remains to unsuspecting neighbors pleaded innocent Thursday to murder and kidnapping charges here. Thur Jan 11 2001 13:55:00  Charlotte, North Carolina Closing postponed in Carruth murder trial -- (AZcentral) Closing arguments in the capital murder trial of former NFL wide receiver Rae Carruth were postponed on Thursday because the lead prosecutor was ill. Carruth is on trial for his life in the November 1998 drive-by shooting of Cherica Adams, a 24-year-old former girlfriend who was seven months pregnant. Thur Jan 11 2001 13:54:15  Elizabeth Furnish, 39 - charge of intent to cause someone to commit murder Gallatin County, Kentucky Lawyer: Wife had no incentive -- (KY Post) The attorney for a Gallatin County woman charged with trying to hire a hitman to kill her elderly husband for his $1 million fortune says his client had no incentive to attempt murder. |
