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Mon Jan 29 2001 15:38:59  Hartford Connecticut Second arrest made after heroin found in 5-year-old's coat pocket -- (Boston.com) A 17-year-old man was arrested Monday, the second person charged after a 5-year-old boy brought 20 packages of heroin to his day care. Barrington Brown was charged with possession of narcotics, possession of narcotics with intent to sell and risk of injury to a minor, police said. Mon Jan 29 2001 13:25:32  Newark, New Jersey N.J. sues Los Angeles man over sale of fake drivers' licenses -- (Boston.com) The state Division of Consumer Affairs is suing a Los Angeles man, charging that he used the Internet to sell fake international driver's licenses for $299. Mon Jan 29 2001 13:22:11  Montreal, Quebec Thieves make off with $1.4 million in Seagram liquor following Montreal heist -- (Cnews) Police said they're not yet sure if four or five people tied up a security guard at gunpoint before carrying out the robbery Saturday night. The group then loaded five tractor trailers with bottles of spritzer and other alcohol products. However, they fled in just four of the trucks, leaving one behind. Mon Jan 29 2001 11:54:37  Waukesha, Wisconsin Nurse who examined teen-ager says she believes Chmura's accuser -- (Oregon Live) Debra Donovan, a registered nurse at a Milwaukee hospital, testified she talked to and examined Chmura's accuser within hours after the April 9 party. Donovan said she concluded "the findings are consistent with what she reported. I believe she was sexually assaulted." Mon Jan 29 2001 11:14:45  Tampa, Florida (Police) state of the NFL -- (Sports Writers Direct) Besides Lewis and Carruth, there are other current or former NFL players making noise on our crime pages. Former Packers tight end Mark Chmura is on trial in Wisconsin for sexual assault. Former Dolphins wide receiver Mark Ingram was recently arrested on counterfeit cash charges. And former Lions and Redskins defensive back Raphel Cherry was just convicted for the second time in the 1998 strangulation death of his estranged wife and sentenced to 30 years in prison. Mon Jan 29 2001 11:07:49  Naples, Florida Inmate charged with strangling psychiatriat -- (The Tampa Tribune) Rodrigus Patten, 20, was charged with murder after being accused of attacking David Hoyer, 56, while the two were alone in an interview room at the Collier County jail Jan. 3. Mon Jan 29 2001 09:27:01  TRACEY ANN PATIENT, 13 - unsolved murder Henderson, New Zealand Tracey Patient murder clues lead down blind alley -- (NZ Herald) It was 25 years ago today that Tracey Patient was strangled with pantyhose tightened around her throat with a stick. Mon Jan 29 2001 09:05:08  Cincinnati, Ohio Local sailor jailed for refusing vaccine -- (The Enquirer) A sailor who left for the Navy after attending high school in Kentucky is serving a 60-day sentence for refusing to take the anthrax vaccine, which is required by the military. Mon Jan 29 2001 08:39:22  Sean "Puffy" Combs - weapons and bribery trial New York Puffy trial to pack 'em in -- (NY Daily News) After a year of intense media interest, members of news organizations from around the world will stream into a tiny courtroom in lower Manhattan as the trial of hip hop mogul Sean (Puffy) Combs begins today at 10 a.m. Jury set, Puffy trial to begin -- (abc NEWS) A jury of five whites and seven blacks and Hispanics was completed on Thursday after six days of selection. The panel is composed of five women and seven men. Six alternates also were chosen. Mon Jan 29 2001 08:20:19  Allston, Massachusettes Man linked to wife's slaying -- (Boston Globe) An Allston man allegedly bludgeoned and stabbed his estranged wife to death Saturday night before attempting to commit suicide, police said. Mon Jan 29 2001 08:00:50  COURTNEY MORLEY-CLARK, 3 - disappeared during the night, body located next morning Point Claire, Australia 13-year-old questioned over toddler's murder -- (ninemsn) A 13-year-old boy was questioned over the stabbing murder of a three-year-old girl found dumped in a vacant block on the New South Wales Central Coast. Mon Jan 29 2001 01:14:20  KRYSTAL STEADMAN, 9 - abducted, assaulted and murdered March 19, 2000 Thomas Soria, Sr, 40. - accused found dead in jail cell South Lake Tahoe, California Prosecutors claim sex obsession at heart of child's death as trial opens -- (Las Vegas Review-Journal) Prosecutors on Friday described Thomas Soria Sr. as a man obsessed with sex who sought revenge against women and girls through rape and murder. Accused child killer found dead in jail cell -- (Sac Bee) Soria was found not breathing by sheriff's deputies around 5 a.m. during a routine check, Douglas County District Attorney Scott Doyle said. Sun Jan 28 2001 19:03:44  JACK the RIPPER - infamous serial killer Johnny Depp - actor London, England Depp on Jack the Ripper's trail -- (BBC) Actor Johnny Depp has toured the London East End haunts of Jack the Ripper as research for his new film role. Sun Jan 28 2001 18:31:36  Atlanta, Georgia Second knife-wielding man killed -- (AJC) A man stabbed an Atlanta police officer Saturday becoming the second knife-wielding person shot and killed by metro area police in a 13-hour period. Sun Jan 28 2001 18:25:19  Montreal, Quebec Stephen King, other writers come to student's defense -- (Miami Herald) Writers from Canada and the United States are rallying to the defense of a 16-year-old Ontario student who spent more than a month behind bars after writing a horror tale for his drama class. The protagonist of the story, an enraged teenager, plots the bombing of a high school cafeteria to avenge himself against bullies and cruel teachers. Sun Jan 28 2001 18:21:20  JASON MANSPEAKER - died in pursuit of the 'Texas Seven' Grand Junction, Colorado In the line of duty -- (GJ Sentinel) As the shots from the Colorado State Patrol Honor Guard pierced the silent snowfall, so too did the officers' sobs. Those emotions that had been restrained now flowed freely for a husband, a son, a comrade and, to all, a hero. Sun Jan 28 2001 18:10:19  Coulumbia, South Carolina Inmate sex scandal roils South Carolina -- (Star Tribune) The scandal raging over the South Carolina Department of Corrections began with a revelation from convicted child-killer Susan Smith. In August, Smith, who is serving a life sentence for drowning her two young sons, told prison administrators she had had sex on the prison grounds four times with a male guard. From there, investigations were launched and a variety of incidents came to light: A male inmate on laundry duty had sex with a female guard in a car. Sun Jan 28 2001 18:03:51  New York Sean `Puffy' Combs' trial on gun and bribery charges opens Monday -- (Boston.com) Sean ''Puffy'' Combs is about to get what he says he has wanted for more than a year his day in court on gun and bribery charges. Puffy Faces the Music -- (NY Daily News) Sun Jan 28 2001 17:22:48  Camp Wood, Texas Metal hip, three skulls found at site searched for remains of O'Hair family -- (NJO News) Police strongly believe they have solved the disappearance of atheist leader Madalyn Murray O'Hair and her family. Sun Jan 28 2001 13:49:03  Elizabeth Otte - epileptic pleaded no contest to involuntary manslaughter Lanexa, Virginia Baby's Death Stirs Debate on Illness vs. Intent in Va. -- (Washington Post) Then, horror. The baby's aunt, Alina Martinez Pitts, opened the microwave oven. Joey was dead inside. Regaining consciousness on the floor, Otte saw angry faces and heard people screaming that she was a murderer. Sun Jan 28 2001 13:44:48  Bremerton, Washington Authorities work toward national coroner standards -- (Nando) The Kitsap County Coroner's Office here has become headquarters for a $10 million federal demonstration project to establish nationwide death investigation standards. Sun Jan 28 2001 13:43:06  Fort Worth, Texas Texans debate state prison system -- (Nando) From shootouts on dusty downtown streets to outlaws hanged at high noon, the West long ago earned a reputation for rough justice. Decades later, that reputation has lingered for Texas, which executes more convicts and has more prisoners behind bars than any other state. Sun Jan 28 2001 12:20:27  Dr. Charles Smith - pathologist's judgement is under independent review Toronto, Ontario Doc cast doubt on 2nd mom -- (Cnews) Maurice Gagnon and his relatives in Sudbury were watching closely when murder charges were dropped against Kingston mom Louise Reynolds this week. Sun Jan 28 2001 12:13:31  London, England British insect specialist learns crime secrets from maggots -- (Fox) He's a sleuth, but Dr. Zakaria Erzinclioglu doesn't presume to compare himself to Sherlock Holmes. The 49-year-old forensic entomologist prefers another title: "maggotologist.'' Sun Jan 28 2001 09:19:06  West Yorkshire, England Youth 'crimefighters' spark controversy -- (BBC) A controversial new scheme which allows voluntary teenage crimefighters to work on the beat with police officers has been launched in West Yorkshire. Sun Jan 28 2001 09:12:41  Hanover, New Hampshire Two Dartmouth professors found dead in New Hampshire -- (CNN) Hanover police have refused to release information on the investigation, but Edward Berger, dean of faculty for arts and sciences, identified the victims as Susanne and Half Zantop. Sun Jan 28 2001 08:17:39  St. Louis, Missouri Police say bizarre family plot involved phony crime scene -- (POSTnet) Jefferson County police said Thursday that they plan to seek charges against a 25-year-old man from St. Louis who police say set up a phony crime scene in a plot to have his uncle's ex-wife arrested. The man's name was being withheld pending formal charges. Sun Jan 28 2001 08:11:24  XIANA FAIRCHILD - vanished 13 months ago Vallejo, California Foothill search reveals no clues to child's skull volunteers scour slopes of Santa Cruz mountains -- (San Francisco Chronicle) The five-hour hunt was the biggest since the skull was found Jan. 19 by a construction worker on a paved country road. Xiana's great-aunt paid Anderson for information -- (Vallejo Times-Herald) Xiana Fairchild's great aunt paid alleged kidnapper Curtis Dean Anderson $100 to keep receiving information about the possible whereabouts of the Vallejo child, the two of them revealed Saturday. Sat Jan 27 2001 22:22:14 Mark Chmura - ex-Green Bay Packer charged with sexual assault Waukesha, Wisconsin Chmura attorney attacks testimony -- (AP) Mark Chmura's attorney methodically picked apart testimony from a friend of the teen-age girl who has accused the former NFL player of sexually assaulting her. Friend tells of accuser's previous dislike for Chmura -- (JS Online) Boyle hammers at witness' testimony on Day 3 of the trial. Sat Jan 27 2001 21:18:46  Cornwall, Ontario Killer gets chance at parole in 6 months, family outraged by handling of case -- (Ottawa Sun) Alleging that bizarre laws perverted the case and that a five-month delay in blood sample reporting contributed to one of the girl's murders, the families warned that Robert Seymour is a psychopathic sex killer who has not a bit of remorse and will kill again, given the chance. Sat Jan 27 2001 21:01:42  Brisbane, Australia Man charged over body in suitcase -- (ninemsn) A man was found sitting next to a suitcase containing a dismembered body when Brisbane police were called to investigate a smell. Sat Jan 27 2001 19:48:45  Toronto, Ontario Ontario inmates allege guards forced them into industrial-sized dryers -- (Boston.com) The young offenders' claims have plagued the Elgin-Middlesex Detention Center in London, Ontario a mixed facility for both young and adult offenders since Jan. 5, when the province's Ministry of Correctional Services received a complaint. An unspecified number of young offenders allege that in the past few weeks, guards made them run a gauntlet in the nude. Sat Jan 27 2001 19:40:54  Madalyn O'Hair 77, son Jon Garth Murray and granddaughter Robin Murray O'Hair - missing since August 1995 Camp Wood, Texas Bones found during FBI O'Hair Probe -- (Newsday) Federal agents unearthed human bones at a ranch searched Saturday with the chief suspect in the disappearance of missing atheist leader Madalyn Murray O'Hair and her family, the FBI said. Search for missing atheist resumes -- (GJ Sentinel) More than two dozen state and federal agents went to a remote ranch Saturday to search for the remains of missing atheist leader Madalyn Murray O'Hair and her family. Sat Jan 27 2001 18:06:56  San Francisco, California Powerful Dogs maul woman, kill her -- (SF Gate) Detectives initiated an investigation into the attack almost immediately. "They need to determine if anything criminal occurred," said Police Lt. Mary Stasko. "Right now it's a horrible accident. But they'll interview people to see if there's any history of aggression or any negligence." Sat Jan 27 2001 16:41:53  ALESHA MARIE CHARLES, 17 - vanished March 6, 2000 Mobile County, Alabama Suspect's friend tipped off police -- (Mobile, Alabama) Mobile County authorities charged Anthony Mann, 41, with murder on Friday, three days after they were led to bones of what appeared to be those of a missing teen-ager. Sat Jan 27 2001 16:35:30  Chicago, Illinois Two boys held in kidnap of off-duty firefighter -- (Chicago Tribune) Two youths were ordered held Friday by juvenile authorities on charges they beat and robbed an off-duty Chicago firefighter, dragged him to his car and forced him inside the trunk. Sat Jan 27 2001 16:34:50  THE TEXAS SEVEN Cripple Creek, Colorado Two more Texas fugitives will contest extradition -- (CNN) Two more of the six Texas fugitives captured here after leading authorities on a six-week chase decided Friday not to waive their right to a hearing on extradition to Texas, where they likely will face charges of escape and capital murder. Sat Jan 27 2001 16:24:58  Boston, Massachusetts Looking back at biggest theft of state funds in Mass. history -- (Boston.com) It reads like the script for a 1940s film noir, seven would-be crooks seduced by the promise of the perfect heist and undone by the absolute belief they would never get caught. Sat Jan 27 2001 11:38:04  Allentown, Pennsylvania Gang busted: 28 Bloods arrested, police say -- (Lehigh Valley News) 'Killer Team' members nabbed, guns, drugs and cash seized in Allentown raids. Sat Jan 27 2001 09:40:51  LINDSAY SHAMROCK, 15 - missing since August 28, 2000 Mulberry, Florida Missing-girl case points to Greece; 2 suspects charged -- (Tampa Tribune) Polk County sheriff's investigators were working with the FBI on Friday to find a 15-year-old Mulberry girl who was lured to Greece via the Internet. Sat Jan 27 2001 09:23:22  XIANA FAIRCHILD, 7 - disappeared December 9, 1999 Curtis Dean Anderson, 39 - abduction confession? Vallejo, California Xiana case confession is probed -- (Contra Costa Times) Investigators say suspects hungry for attention often lie and boas, but suggested they're taking Anderson's alleged admission seriously. Anderson admits taking Xiana -- (Vallejo Times-Herald) Anderson, the accused kidnapper of Midsi Sanchez, told a television station and Xiana's great-aunt that he had taken the girl while she was heading for her school bus stop. Girl's family endures wait for skull DNA tests -- (Sacramento Bee) Tucked in back of a small shopping center, they are stenciling yellow and lavender angels on the wall, a delicate contrast to the grim events inside their heads. Suspect is said to drop clue to Xiana; Great-aunt says he admits to kidnap -- (SF Chronicle) Kahalekulu said the disclosure came from Anderson while she was visiting him in the Solano County Jail, where is is awaiting trial on charges of kidnapping and sexually assaulting an 8-year-old girl. Sat Jan 27 2001 08:52:50  LUCIE BLACKMAN, 22 - last seen in July, 2000 Joji Obara - wealthy land developer, suspect Tokyo, Japan Lucie suspect arrested over Australian death -- (BBC) A Japanese businessman suspected in the disappearance of British bar hostess Lucie Blackman faced a new charge on Friday relating to the death of an Australian woman, police said. Sat Jan 27 2001 08:45:16  Palm Coast, Florida Florida teacher's aide rams school with car -- (Nando Times) A teacher's aide apparently bent on killing herself faces attempted murder charges after ramming her speeding car into a school, injuring a teacher and several children, police said Friday. New York Jury set, Puff Daddy trial set for Monday -- (abc NEWS) The 12 jurors who will decide the fate of Sean "Puffy" Combs, Jamal "Shyne" Barrow, and Anthony "Wolf" Jones were chosen Thursday, and opening arguments are scheduled for Monday. San Quentin, California Large fight breaks out at California prison -- (Nando Times) San Quentin State Prison was in lockdown status Friday after a fight between at least 50 inmates, authorities said. New York Harlem serial sex-slay fiend to rot in prison -- (NY Post) A judge threw away the key yesterday for a serial killer-rapist who preyed on teen girls in Harlem, but not before a cousin of one of the seven victims tried to render his own sentence - and throttle him in court. |
