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Tues Feb 6 2001 10:43:28  Daniel Kristopher Larson, 20 - facing murder charge Snohomish County, Washington Murder charge filed in death of Anastasia King -- (Herald Net) A convicted sex offender who led police Dec. 28 to the debris-covered grave of a slain mail-order bride was charged with first-degree murder Monday after he allegedly admitted strangling the woman at her husband's urging. Tues Feb 6 2001 08:07:47  ANGEL HART, 5 - remains found Saturday in California desert Kansas City, Missouri Mother who helped cover up her daughter's death wants remains -- (Postnet) Prosecutors are vowing to fight a woman's request that she be given the remains of a daughter who was killed by her boyfriend and buried in concrete. Tues Feb 6 2001 07:37:33  New York Face put on corpse -- (NY Daily News) Home computer model can ID girl's body. Tues Feb 6 2001 06:43:19  SARAH PAYNE, 8 - abducted and murdered July 2000 West Sussex, England Police question Sarah Payne suspect -- (BBC) Roy Whiting, a mechanic from Littlehampton, West Sussex, was interviewed twice in the early stages of the investigation. He was taken into custody from an address in Kent just after 0900 GMT on Tuesday morning. Tues Feb 6 2001 06:30:53  MARTHA MOXLEY, 15 - 1975 homicide Michael Skakel, 40 - arrested after 24 years Stamford, Connecticut Skakel to be arraigned February 21 -- (AP) Kennedy nephew Michael Skakel will be arraigned Feb. 21 for the second time in the 1975 murder of his Greenwich neighbor. But this time, he'll be charged as an adult instead of a juvenile. Mon Feb 5 2001 22:23:05  Newport, Vermont Morrisville man pleads no contest in Bread And Puppet killing -- (Boston.com) Joshua Nault, 25, was due to go on trial Monday on charges of manslaughter in the death of Michael J. Sarazin of Post Mills. Waltham, Massachusetts Waltham man pleads innocent to charges he kicked housemate to death -- (Boston.com) Mark Evans, 46, of Waltham, was ordered held without bail after a hearing in Middlesex Superior Court. He has been charged with murder. Prosecutors allege that on Jan. 4, Evans got into an argument with 59-year-old George Beck of Waltham and kicked him to death while wearing cowboy boots. Mount Holly, New Jersey Teen charged with taking class hostage to remain in custody -- (Boston.com) The Riverside 13-year-old, whose name has not been released because he is a juvenile, is being held at the Burlington County Detention Center in Pemberton Township. He is charged with making terroristic threats, kidnapping, aggravated assault and three weapons offenses. Mon Feb 5 2001 20:55:14  John E. Robinson, Sr. - alleged 'Slavemaster' serial killer Olathe, Kansas Witnesses link slain woman to Olathe man at preliminary hearing -- (Postnet) Suzette Trouten talked excitedly of coming to the Kansas City area to care for John E. Robinson Sr.'s father, a friend testified Monday. Mon Feb 5 2001 20:54:52  Oakland, California Oakland woman gets life without parole in killing of sister -- (Sac Bee) A woman who impersonated her sister in public after stuffing her dismembered body in a freezer was sentenced Monday to life without parole, and barred from profiting from the crime. Sarah Mitchell, 50, of Oakland, was found guilty Nov. 21 of murdering her sister, Stevie Allman, 52, an anti-drug crusader. Mon Feb 5 2001 20:52:14  Vancouver, British Columbia B.C. man convicted of aggravated assault challenges new DNA databank law -- (CP) The country's new DNA databank law violates at least three sections of the Charter of Rights and should be declared unconstitutional, a lawyer argued Monday in B.C. Supreme Court. Mon Feb 5 2001 20:49:57  Montgomery, Alabama Former Alabama escapee denied parole to Detroit -- (Michigan Live) Alabama's parole board denied an early release Monday for a convicted murderer who escaped and lived quietly in Detroit for 15 years with the help of three Michigan governors. Phillip Chance, who contends he is a victim of a racially biased system of Southern justice, will have his case reviewed again in one year, rather than the maximum three, under the parole board's ruling. Mon Feb 5 2001 18:41:03  Benjamin Varner, 19 - stabbed to death Washington Second Mystery Murder Stuns Washington Deaf College -- (Reuters) America's foremost college for the deaf was under tight security on Monday after the second mysterious murder of a student in a campus dormitory in five months. Students returned to class at Gallaudet University stunned by the weekend killing and fearful the killer may still be among them at the northeast Washington campus. Gallaudet Slaying Marks Second Murder of the Year -- (CNN) CNN Today transcript Mon Feb 5 2001 16:40:38  William D. Baker, 66 - gunman was to begin 6 month term for conspiracy to commit theft, opens fire then kills self Melrose Park, Illinois Gunman Kills Five in Factory Shooting -- (Fox) A man convicted of stealing from his employer opened fire in a factory outside Chicago, killing five workers and wounding several others the day before he was to report to prison. Mon Feb 5 2001 15:22:55  ANGEL HART, 5 - murdered in 1993 Gary Christian - pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in 1996 Kansas City, Missouri and San Diego, California Remains found in California desert are probably those of missing girl -- (abc NEWS) A woman snapping photographs in the California desert appears to have stumbled onto the remains of a Missouri girl who was murdered in 1993 for failing to recite the alphabet. Mon Feb 5 2001 15:10:54  Ingrida Sabonis, 30 - second citation for drunk driving Hilsboro, Oregon Wife of Portland Trail Blazer pleads guilty to drunken driving -- (Oregon Live) The wife of Portland Trail Blazers center Arvydas Sabonis pleaded guilty Monday to two drunken-driving charges and was sentenced to 32 days in jail, although she is a likely candidate for home detention. Mon Feb 5 2001 14:23:16  XIANA FAIRCHILD, 7 - abducted and murdered Vallejo and San Jose, California Police scour woods for clues on Xiana -- (The Mercury News) The search provided no clues in the death of the 7-year-old, whose skull was found on a mountain road. Any connection to Curtis Dean Anderson, accused of kidnapping another girl, remained unclear after he was taken to the area Saturday. Anderson, media in odd dance -- (The Mercury Center) Anderson ignores lawyer's advice that he remain silent. Cause of death unknown -- (The Mercury Center) But it also leaves unsolved the puzzle of who may have taken her, how she died and how her skull ended up on a mountain road. Brother says Anderson' loves to tell his tale' -- (Contra Costa Times) In a telephone interview Sunday, Anderson continued to skirt questions about Xiana, confessing only to his role in stirring the media frenzy around speculation of his guilt. Girl's family wants truth: 7-year-old's murderer, remains are still sought -- (Sac Bee) Family members of Xiana Fairchild and scores of people who never knew her united in grief Sunday and vowed to work together to solve her murder and protect other children. Suspect taken to Xiana site -- (SF Gate) Investigators comb area where slain girl's skull was discovered. Year-long mystery ends in tears -- (Fairfield Daily Republic) As investigators combed a Santa Clara County road looking for Xiana Fairchild's remains, the little girl's family, friends and neighbors gathered Sunday afternoon to say goodbye. Midsi 'knew Xiana was in heaven' -- (Vallejo Times-Herald) News of Xiana Fairchild's death Saturday hit Susana Velasco hard. Midsi Sanchez's mother knew all too well it could have been her daughter. Klaas and Swartz: Healing can begin -- (Vallejo Times-Herald) Missing children advocates Marc Klaas and Kim Swartz agreed Saturday that Xiana Fairchild's death is tragic, but the news will help her family begin the healing process. Mon Feb 5 2001 14:03:18  Sean "Puffy" Combs - facing weapons and bribery charges New York Victim recalls shooting: Says she saw Shyne and Puffy with guns -- (abc NEWS) Shooting victim Natania Reuben sobbed as she testified today she saw guns in the hands of rap artists Sean "Puffy" Combs and Jamal "Shyne" Barrow in the moments leading up to the December 1999 Manhattan incident that left her with seven bullet fragments lodged in her head. Mon Feb 5 2001 13:34:52  Providence, Rhode Island Rhode Island murderer on inmate Web site -- (Boston.com) Advocates for crime victims have expressed concern about a Web site attempting to link a Rhode Island murderer with pen pals. Norman Laurence posted a message on the site, called Cyberspace Inmates, describing himself as good looking and intelligent with a good sense of humor. Mon Feb 5 2001 12:53:05  'Cold-case' squads work to solve old crimes -- (Nando) Across the United States, law-enforcement agencies are taking a fresh look at thousands of so-called "cold cases" - some of them dating back more than 20 years - and using new means to crack them. Mon Feb 5 2001 11:18:56  HILDA IRENE SCOTT, 27 - body found early Sunday Coral Spings woman found dead on side of road -- (TBO-Florida) A woman was found dead in her car by a police officer, her body slumped in the driver's seat and with signs of trauma, authorities said. Mon Feb 5 2001 11:12:28  Melrose Park, Illinois Shooting at Navistar plant -- (Fox) Gunfire broke out at a Navistar engine plant Monday morning, a spokesman said. Roy Wiley, Navistar spokesman, said he could not confirm any casualties. The plant, about 15 miles from the company's headquarters in downtown Chicago, employs about 1,400 people, Wiley said. Gunman Kills at Least One in Factory Shooting -- (Fox) A gunman opened fire in a factory outside Chicago Monday, killing one employee and wounding at least seven others, officials said. Mon Feb 5 2001 10:24:13  Grand Junction, Colorado Experts To Study Cannibalism Site -- (Newsday) Scientists will examine the site of a notorious 19th-century cannibalism case this week in hopes of determining whether Alferd Packer was really a mass murderer or killed only in self-defense, as he claimed. Mon Feb 5 2001 09:14:26  Los Angeles, California Man gunned down at car wash, suspects arrested -- (LA daily News) A 48-year-old man at a coin-operated car wash was shot to death in an apparent robbery late Saturday night, officials said Sunday. Mon Feb 5 2001 08:48:09  Seattle, Washington Once student and teacher, now they're newlyweds -- (Seattle Times) Former schoolteacher Mark Blilie gave up everything for the girl he loves. He lost his family, his home, his teaching job and his reputation. He went to prison for almost four years. Was it worth it? Mon Feb 5 2001 07:52:45 New York Girl in kidnap ordeal found at PA terminal -- (NY Daily News) A 12-year-old girl kidnapped from her Brooklyn bedroom by two armed men early Saturday was found wandering in the Port Authority Bus Terminal yesterday, police said. Mon Feb 5 2001 07:47:38  JERRY LEE ALLEY JR., 12 - kidnapped and stangled Interlachen, Florida John Silva, 15 - will be tried as an adult Jury selection to begin in trial of teen accused of killing plamate -- (TBO-Florida) Alley's body was found in a dried-up septic tank last May, three days after he failed to report home for supper. Sun Feb 4 2001 21:47:08  Ventura, California Road Low on Traffic but High on Tales of Death, Mystery -- (LA Times) Highways: California 33 is a lure to those seeking solitude--and others wanting to dump bodies. Sun Feb 4 2001 21:13:59  New York Candlelight vigil marks second anniversary of death of Amadou Diallo -- (Boston.com) Outside the vestibule where he was killed by police two years ago, Amadou Diallo was remembered Sunday with a candlelight vigil and calls for justice. Sun Feb 4 2001 20:32:20  Werribee, Australia Police to probe death of chemist -- (The Age) The State Coroner has asked police to further investigate the death of former millionaire pharmacist and researcher Bruce Wallace whose body was found in a Werribee boarding house just before he was due to face a criminal trial late last year. Following toxicology tests, the coroner has been told that Mr Wallace, 57, whose disastrous business failures helped bring down the previous Victorian Labor government, did not die of natural causes. Sun Feb 4 2001 19:19:05  Cheektowaga, new York Prosecutors want rapper to go to jail Monday -- (Boston.com) An appeal from the rap star known as ''DMX'' failed to sway New York's highest court, and prosecutors have asked the musician to begin serving a 15-day jail term on Monday. DMX, whose real name is Earl Simmons, was sentenced to 15 days in the Erie County Correctional Facility in Alden after pleading guilty to a charge of driving without a license. Sun Feb 4 2001 18:36:21  Broward County, Florida Far-fetched legal defenses are a gamble that seldom wins -- (Miami Herald) Ronny Zamora said the slick 1970s TV mayhem of Kojak drove him to kill his neighbor. Scott Falater said he was sleepwalking when he stabbed his wife 44 times. Edward Leary claimed a cocktail of Prozac and other medications made him firebomb two subway trains. This year, it was Lionel Tate and the wrestling defense. Sun Feb 4 2001 18:33:14  Victoria, British Columbia Parents of convicted murderer say film portrays his case unfairly -- (Cnews) Elouise and David Lord were met with indifference by movie-goers eager to see the film that recounts the killing 10 years ago of a Victoria woman and her mother by her son. Derik Lord is serving a life sentence for his role in the murder of Sharon Huenemann and her mother, Doris Leatherbarrow. Sun Feb 4 2001 18:29:19  Los Angeles Girl's Grisly Killing Had City Residents Up in Arms -- (LA Times) It is every parent's most horrific nightmare: a child's violent death at the hands of a predator. Nearly five years before the internationally reviled kidnapping of aviator Charles Lindbergh's 20-month-old son in New Jersey in 1932, Angelenos reacted with that same horror and fear at the abduction and murder of a local girl, 12-year-old Marion Parker. Sun Feb 4 2001 18:25:21  Pasedena, California Man Convicted of Murdering His Wife's Boss -- (LA Times) A 64-year-old musician who shot and killed his estranged wife's boss because he suspected that they were having an affair was convicted last week in Pasadena of first-degree murder. Sun Feb 4 2001 17:02:48  Long Island, New York A Holy Terror on Crime -- (New York Daily News) Sister Maureen Ahlemeyer can usually be found policing St. Raphael's School in Long Island City, stamping out gum chewing, tardiness and hallway horseplay.But last week cops hailed her as a one-woman crimebuster in the Queens community. Sun Feb 4 2001 15:32:22 Theresa Reed - murdered Sept 6, 1991 Plymouth, New Hampshire Murder of Plymouth State worker remains unsolved 10 years later -- (Boston.com) For residents of another small college town, the murder of two Dartmouth College professors is a chilling reminder that a similar slaying 10 years ago remains unsolved. Sun Feb 4 2001 14:22:53 Springfield, Illinois Man ordered to produce wildlife art as part of court sentence -- (Postnet) Robert Waldmire says he only wanted to educate people about rattlesnakes when he put two on display in his brother's restaurant last summer. Sun Feb 4 2001 13:28:24  Lionel Tate, - convicted in the beating death of Tiffany Eunick, 6. Broward County, Florida Defense asks for review of plea denial for 14 year-old Tate -- (Sun Sentinel) The prosecutor who won a first-degree murder conviction against 14-year-old Lionel Tate has blasted the latest effort by Tate's legal team to get the youth's sentence reduced. Sun Feb 4 2001 12:21:07  Prince George's County, Maryland Jury Convicts Rapist; Judge Erases Verdict -- (Washington Post) On a warm May night in 1993, a newly married stockbroker named Thomas Randall Wright flirted with a University of Maryland student at a College Park bar called the Santa Fe Cafe. Three hours later, he offered the drunken young woman a lift in his red Mazda coupe. Sentences Without Finality -- (Washington Post) In Maryland, some judgments are never final. And on this particular April morning in 1995, the sentencing hearing at the Prince George's County Courthouse was an event staged to placate the grieving family. Sun Feb 4 2001 12:14:42  Bangor, N. Ireland English woman sentenced to three days for air rage -- (Independent UK) An English woman whose unruly behavior caused a passenger jet to make an unscheduled landing at Bangor International Airport pleaded no contest to assault and was sentenced to three days in jail. Sun Feb 4 2001 08:47:16 XIANA FAIRCHILD, 7 - skull identified San Jose and Vallejo, California DNA results: Xiana dead -- (Vallejo Times-Herald) The slim hope that Xiana Fairchild was still alive after disappearing more than a year ago ended Saturday when forensic experts determined a skull found in the Los Gatos hills was the missing Vallejo girl's. Tests confirm skull is that of Xiana Fairchild -- (Sac Bee) The skull was found in the Santa Cruz Mountains on Jan. 19 and Bay Area law enforcement officials had eagerly awaited results that would close the sad and sordid case of the little girl's disappearance. A sad end to Xiana story -- (SF Chronicle) Jailed man's attorney says police are focusing on his client. A sorrowful ending: skull is Xiana's -- (The Mercury News) Officials said they have not determined the cause of death. Sun Feb 4 2001 08:19:38 Benjamin Varner, 19 - Texas student murdered Washington Student killed at university for deaf -- (CNN) A 19-year-old student was found dead early Saturday morning in his dormitory at a university for the deaf, the second such murder there in four months, police said. Sun Feb 4 2001 08:18:30 Earl Simmons - aka DMX Cheektowaga, New York Rapper DMX not too hip on hopping into prison -- (New York Post) Lawyers for rap star DMX plan to petition New York state's highest court in an effort to keep him out of jail upstate. Sun Feb 4 2001 08:17:39 Springfield, Massachusettes Police suspect 11 year old in Massachusetts boy's stabbing death -- (Nando Times) The victim, whose name was not released, was stabbed at least once in the chest after the two boys had an argument Saturday evening in a movie theater's video game arcade, said Springfield Police Lt. William J. Noonan. |
