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Thur Jan 25 2001 07:44:01  Nelson Santana, 22 - grand larceny charge Melville, New York Picture-perfect bust -- (Newsday) Suspect leaves camera, photo of self in stolen car. Thur Jan 25 2001 07:37:33  Sean 'Puffy' Combs - facing weapons and bribery charges New York Combs' lawyer accuses prosecutor of eliminating black and Hispanic jurors -- (Boston Globe) Lawyers for rapper Sean Combs accused a prosecutor Wednesday of trying to keep members of minority groups off the jury that will hear the rap mogul's trial. Thur Jan 25 2001 07:32:45  Reginald R. Thomas, 44 - believed responsible for 9 robberies and one attempt Chicago, Illinois Police nab suspect in 'Paperwork Bandit' case -- (Chicago Tribune) A 44-year-old Chicago man identified by federal authorities as the Paperwork Bandit was charged Wednesday with bank robbery, apparently ending the investigation into one of the longest streaks of bank robberies in Chicago-area history. Thur Jan 25 2001 07:25:50  Wayne Starkey, 35 - charged with burglary Daytona Beach, Florida Man arrested for trying to break into jail, get mail -- (TBO-Florida) A man was arrested after trying to sneak into a prison to get letters from his detained girlfriend he said he never received, police said. Thur Jan 25 2001 07:19:21  Sacramento, California and Washington, D.C. FBI removes two agents who head its Sacramento office -- (POSTnet) The chief of the FBI's Sacramento, Calif., office and his deputy have been abruptly transferred to headquarters shortly after the bureau completed a management review of the office. The severity and swiftness of the response to an FBI management inspection of the office that ended just last Friday were extraordinary. Wed Jan 24 2001 21:39:15  Fort Worth, Texas Captured Texas fugitive expects death penalty -- (Fox) Captured fugitive George Rivas said Wednesday that he cannot get the image of the police officer he shot and killed out of his mind. Of Irving Police Officer Aubrey Hawkins' death, Rivas said, "That's something that never should have happened. I just wanted to live as a normal citizen. Wed Jan 24 2001 21:30:43  Bath, England Serial rapist hunt turns to DNA -- (BBC) Detectives hunting a rapist who has attacked at least 14 women in the Bath and Bristol area are to take DNA samples from up to 2,000 men. Wed Jan 24 2001 21:04:52  O.J. Simpson Miami, Florida Simpson, girlfriend involved in another dispute -- (TBO-Florida) Miami-Dade Police officers were called to quiet an argument between O.J. Simpson and his girlfriend at her home. Wed Jan 24 2001 19:42:16  Washington, D.C. Woman Goes on Trial In Ambush Shooting -- (Washington Post) Barbara Graham was in a District courtroom yesterday, in a dark suit with a silk scarf and eyeglasses, quietly seated as her attorney delivered her defense. "I want my son back. My baby . . . " Thus began a most unusual trial in D.C. Superior Court, where jurors will decide whether, in a crush of despair, the 49-year-old mother of four took the law into her own hands and attempted to avenge the shooting death of her youngest child. Wed Jan 24 2001 18:00:50  TIFFANY EUNICK, 6 - died of blunt trauma injuries Lionel Tate, 13 - being tried as an adult Fort Lauderdale, Florida Conviction urged in ‘wrestling’ death -- (abc News) A prosecutor urged a jury today to "follow the law" and find a 13-year-old boy guilty of first-degree murder in the death of a 6-year-old girl, who the defense argued died accidentally while the boy was imitating professional wrestlers' moves. Wed Jan 24 2001 17:49:02  James Jerome Mack - torture killing Buffalo, New York Suspects could face death penalty in torture murder of teen -- (Boston.com) Five suspects four men and a woman, all 18 to 20 years old have been in custody since their arrests Monday, hours after workers at St. Louis Catholic Church discovered the teen's charred remains inside a burned-out trash can. Wed Jan 24 2001 17:44:20  Camden, New Jersey Judge denies motion to move Cherry Hill rabbi's murder trial -- (Boston.com) Defense attorneys Jeffrey Zucker and Dennis Wixted had argued that coverage of Carol Neulander's Nov. 1, 1994, killing had been ''relentless, voracious and at times sensational'' and had poisoned the pool of potential jurors, making it impossible for Rabbi Fred J. Neulander to get a fair trial here. Wed Jan 24 2001 17:42:22  New York Ex-cop admits plotting detective's murder -- (Boston.com) A wayward Brooklyn patrolman admitted Wednesday that he plotted with his partner to kill a detective in retaliation for his testimony revealing they had lied about a 1997 gun arrest. Police officials have insisted the case does not reflect a wider pattern of corruption. Wed Jan 24 2001 17:21:17  Memphis, Tennessee The jail from hell -- (Salon.com) If you ever go to Memphis, you better walk right. A chilling report on one of the worst places in America. Wed Jan 24 2001 16:03:23  Leroy 'B.J.' Brown Jr. and his mother, Karen Clarke - murdered witnesses Lee testifies about final moments of Leroy, Karen Clarke -- (Boston.com) Jurors in the Adrian Peeler murder trial listened intently Wednesday as the state's star witness described how an 8-year-old boy screamed "Mommy! Mommy!" as the alleged killer chased him and his mother up the stairs. Wed Jan 24 2001 15:59:54  Jeremy M. Motyka, 25 - charged with murder and first-degree sexual assault Newport, Rhode Island Jurors view crime scene: Tour precedes opening of Motyka murder trial -- (Providence Journal) Angela Spence-Shaw was found dead, submerged in the upstairs bathtub on the morning of May 30, 1999. "The medical examiner determined that the cause of death was blunt force trauma and drowning," Special Asst. Atty. Gen. Jennifer S. Sternick told the seated jurors later yesterday in her opening statement in Newport Superior Court. Wed Jan 24 2001 15:54:43  Rockland, Delaware Suspect held for trial in beating death of 84-year-old -- (Philly.com) Darrell Colbert was making a habit of stealing from the Frankford home of an 84-year-old man last year. The first time, he admitted, he stole $900 from John Hussmann. The second time, he said he took $150 from the elderly man's wallet. But early on the morning of Oct. 27, Hussmann decided to fight back. Wed Jan 24 2001 15:42:03  Los Angeles, California Racist pleads guilty to August 1999 shooting spree -- (Nando) The white supremacist accused of gunning down a mail carrier and wounding five people at a Jewish community center pleaded guilty to murder and hate crime charges Wednesday in a plea bargain that spares him the death penalty. Buford O. Furrow pleaded guilty to 16 federal counts stemming from the Aug. 10, 1999, rampage across the San Fernando Valley. Wed Jan 24 2001 15:39:07  Macomb County, Michigan Fellow officer to testify in cop's rape trial -- (Macomb Daily) Jerry Alan Cornett, 36, is almost halfway through a second trial on charges of first-degree criminal sexual conduct, second-degree CSC, attempted CSC and home invasion. His first trial ended with a hung jury in October. Wed Jan 24 2001 15:26:28  David Waters - indicted in September on charges of kidnapping and extorting $600,000 from O'Hair, her son Jon Garth Murray and her granddaughter Robin Murray-O'Hair. Austin, Texas Plea deal possible for O'Hair suspect -- (Austin A-S) Prosecutors were trying to complete a plea agreement Tuesday in which the man they suspect of killing atheist leader Madalyn O'Hair would plead guilty to a lesser charge and lead investigators to her body, sources familiar with the case said. Wed Jan 24 2001 12:52:26  Calvin Wilson, 27 - vanished in 1985 Natchez, Mississippi Skeleton of man found in chimney -- (Newsday) The skeleton of a would-be burglar was found lodged in the chimney of a gift shop, solving the case of a man who disappeared in 1985. Wed Jan 24 2001 12:32:17  XIANA FAIRCHILD, 7 - missing since December 9, 1999 Vallejo, California Skull match with Xiana inconclusive -- (The Mercury News) An examination comparing the dental records of Xiana Fairchild with the skull of a child found last week in the Santa Cruz Mountains proved inconclusive, Vallejo police said Tuesday. Wed Jan 24 2001 11:28:04  F. Lee Bailey - defense attorney Gainesville, Florida Bailey denied disbarrment retrial; drug client wants new plea -- (TBO-Florida) Embattled lawyer F. Lee Bailey won't get a new disbarment trial but will be allowed to add more evidence to his defense, the Florida Supreme Court has ruled. Wed Jan 24 2001 11:24:03  STACEY O'NEILL - former girlfriend Armando Benitez - NY Mets pitcher New York Benitez to be arrested on assault charge -- (NJO News) New York Mets pitcher Armando Benitez is to surrender next week on a third-degree assault charge filed by his former girlfriend, New York City police said Wednesday. Wed Jan 24 2001 10:56:30  KELVIN ADRIAN, 22 - missing under unknown circumstances Los Angeles, California A family's anguish -- (LA Times) Canadian mechanic's disappearance from Alberta baffles his relatives. Their only real clue is that the young man's car was impounded in West Hollywood. Wed Jan 24 2001 10:40:37  UNIQUE THOMAS - murder victim who would have been 2 Monday Keon Lipscomb, 19 - charged Rolling Meadows, Illinois 19-year-old a suspect in baby's death -- (Daily Herald) Rolling Meadows police questioned a 19-year-old man Tuesday night they say is a suspect in the beating death of a toddler whose body was found in a garbage bin Sunday. Man charged in death of girl found in bin -- (Chicago Tribune) A 19-year-old man was charged early today with predatory criminal sexual assault and first-degree murder in connection with the death of a 23-month-old Chicago girl. Wed Jan 24 2001 09:20:26  The Texas Seven - escaped from Texas jail December 13, 1999 Donald Newbury and Patrick Murphy, Jr. - last to be captured Colorado and Texas 2 captured fugitives may be Odinists -- (Postnet/SHNS) Donald Newbury, one of the Texas fugitives captured Wednesday, follows Odinism, a pre-Christian religion steeped in Norse mythology that has become popular with neo-Nazis, skinheads and white supremacists. The other captured felon, Patrick Murphy Jr., may be an Odinist as well. Transcript of Patrick Murphy interview -- (CH2000) " I felt that by trying to make this statement, we would try to make people aware … state of Texas …what we're dong here would open eyes of the people." Wed Jan 24 2001 08:46:01  Mayville, New York Odds and ends -- (NJO News) Hoping to increase safety and keep prisoners in line, the Chautauqua County Jail has issued prisoners zebra-striped coveralls, pink underwear and bright orange footwear. Wed Jan 24 2001 08:34:43  Rosemont, California 'Tragic accident' with gun: Man repeatedly shoots pregnant wife, thinking she was intruder -- (Sacramento Bee) LisaMarie Harmonson, 27, five months' pregnant, was listed in critical condition late Tuesday at UC Davis Medical Center with several gunshot wounds, authorities said. The condition of her fetus was not released. Wed Jan 24 2001 08:12:06  Karla Homolka, 30 - serving 12 years for manslaughter Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and Montreal, Quebec Homolka on move, feds confirm -- (Toronto Sun) Karla Homolka is on the move again -- this time reportedly to a Montreal psychiatric hospital that treats sexual deviants. Wed Jan 24 2001 08:03:11  Buford Furrow - charged in 1999 hate-crime shootings Los Angeles, California Buford Furrow to plead guilty -- (MSNBC) White supremacist Buford O. Furrow Jr. has agreed to plead guilty to federal hate-crime charges in the killing a Filipino-American postman and the shooting spree at a Jewish community center filled with children, a U.S. Attorney spokesman said. Wed Jan 24 2001 07:52:46  XIANA FAIRCHILD, 7 - vanished December 9, 1999 Vallejo, California Xiana link to child's skull? -- (Vallejo Times-Herald) A forensic scientist announced Tuesday that Xiana Fairchild's dental records had both "similarities and differences" with a child's skull found Friday in the hills of Los Gatos. Child's skull found on Mountain Road -- (San Francisco Chronicle) The Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office is trying to figure out how the skull of a young child ended up on a remote road above the Los Gatos hills and who it belongs to. Skull compared to missing girl's dental charts -- (SF Gate) Vallejo police detectives traveled to San Jose yesterday to compare dental records from missing Xiana Fairchild with those of a skull found Friday. Wed Jan 24 2001 07:38:09  Mark Ingram - former wide receiver for the NY Giants and Miami Dolphins Miami, Florida Ex-Giants star stopped in stolen auto -- (NY Daily News) Cops also found $3,029 in counterfeit bills in his pocket and turned up a checkbook belonging to former New York Giant and Hall of Fame linebacker Lawrence Taylor, a police spokesman said. Former Dolphins receiver charged with car theft -- (Sun-Sentinel) Former Super Bowl star Mark Ingram was arrested Tuesday on a charge of grand theft auto, and police said he had $3,029 in counterfeit bills in his pocket. Wed Jan 24 2001 07:33:11  SARAH PAYNE, 8 - abducted and murdered July 1, 2000 West Sussex, England New clue in hunt for Sarah's killer -- (BBC) A clown-patterned curtain could be a vital new clue in the hunt for Sarah Payne's killer, police believe. Wed Jan 24 2001 06:29:11  THE TEXAS SEVEN Patrick Murphy Jr., 39, and Donald Newbury, 38 - last two escapees Colorado Springs, Colorado Fugitives surrender -- (abc NEWS) As terms of the surrender, the two were allowed to speak to a local reporter on live television before giving themselves up. Texas prison escapees give up peacefully -- (CNN) Also Tuesday, FBI officials announced they had recovered a second vehicle - a Chevrolet Suburban - that they believe the convicts used to travel from Texas to Pueblo, Colorado. It's over -- (FOX News) Remaining two Texas fugitives in custody. What melted convict's unity? -- (Denver Post) A man authorities describe as cold, calculating and a natural leader apparently kept six violent prison escapees from Texas together for over a month before their unity melted in the pines in Woodland Park on Monday. Wed Jan 24 2001 02:36:01  Colorado Springs, Colorado Two Remaining Fugitives Located -- (Newsday) Authorities late Tuesday night surrounded a hotel where the last two of seven inmates who escaped from a Texas prison a month ago were believed to be holed up in a room. Police negotiators were communicating with the two men, who identified themselves as fugitives Patrick Murphy Jr. and Donald Newbury. Police negotiate with Texas prison escapees in Colorado motel room -- (CNN) Last of seven escapees cornered at Colorado hotel -- (Postnet) Tues Jan 23 2001 21:41:19  New York Victims' Kin Furious Over Life Sentence for New York Wendy's Killer -- (Fox) In a development outraging families of the seven Wendy's massacre victims, the gunman who did most of the shooting will get life in prison, while the alleged mastermind faces a death sentence. Tues Jan 23 2001 21:32:24  Darrell Sharpe, 42 - pleaded innocent to murdering Vincetta `Vinnie' Myers, 38 Brockton, Massachusetts Prosecutor: Brockton victim killed with iron -- (Boston Herald) A Brockton woman whose decomposed body was found in a storage closet Friday was beaten to death with a household iron by her boyfriend during a heated argument, a prosecutor said yesterday. Tues Jan 23 2001 21:18:24  Cook County, Illinois Unique Thomas, 2 - multiple injuries from child abuse Toddler's body found in suburb trash bin -- (Chicago Sun Times) A Chicago child whose body was found in a garbage-filled Rolling Meadows trash bin was beaten to death just before her second birthday, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's office. Tues Jan 23 2001 21:04:41  Salem, Massachusetts Lawyer accused of luring teens over the Internet found dead -- (Boston.com) A Revere lawyer accused of luring teen-age girls over the Internet and then sexually assaulting them was found dead Tuesday after apparently committing suicide, authorities said. Clifford T. LeBlanc, 33, had been scheduled to appear in court Feb. 7 to face charges of charges of statutory rape, indecent assault and battery of a child under 14. Tues Jan 23 2001 20:59:15  Darlene Heiser, 54 - stole from veterinary teaching hospital Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada Gambling fever drove woman to steal $350,000 -- (National Post) A mother of four stole more than $350,000 from her employer after being gripped by gambling fever when she was rejected by colleagues, a court heard. Tues Jan 23 2001 20:52:36  Memphis, Tennessee The jail from hell -- (Salon) If you ever go to Memphis, you better walk right. A chilling report on one of the worst places in America. Tues Jan 23 2001 20:36:58  Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada A major hit: U.S., Canadian authorities seize drugs, helicopter, hundreds of thousands of dollars -- (abc NEWS) U.S. and Canadian investigators have smashed a major organized crime group that pumped high-potency British Columbia-grown marijuana into the United. |
