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Thur Feb 22 2001 18:09:04  Brooklyn, New York Tot Sees Brooklyn Dad Brutally Slain -- (NY Post) A Brooklyn man was bludgeoned and shot to death before the eyes of his horrified 3-year-old son yesterday in what may have been a drug deal gone wrong, cops said. Thur Feb 22 2001 18:01:37  Cook County, Illinois Police say items stolen from Field's sold online -- (Chicago Tribune) A $5,000 dog-shaped purse that sold for $1,500 on the eBay auction site was traced to two Marshall Field's window dressers who allegedly looted the store of more than $2 million in merchandise, the Cook County Sheriff's Department said today in announcing the employees' arrests. Thur Feb 22 2001 17:56:52  New York Wendy's Killer: 'I Deserve Life in Jail' -- (Fox) Craig Godineaux, one of the Wendy's massacre gunmen who killed five people and wounded two others, told the Queens judge who sentenced him to five consecutive life terms, "I do deserve what I get." Thur Feb 22 2001 17:15:48  KURT and KEITH BILLIE - deliberately driven into canal Kirk Douglas Billie, 32 - shrugged and smiled at verdict Miami, Florida Court finds American Indian guilty in sons' deaths -- (Nando Times) An American Indian was convicted of second-degree murder Thursday for drowning his two sons, a case tribal leaders said never should have gone to state court because of sovereignty protection and because they had forgiven him. Thur Feb 22 2001 16:13:44  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Ousted district justice escapes jail term -- (Post Gazette) Gigi Sullivan, the former district justice who was removed from the bench amid drug trafficking and corruption charges, was spared a jail sentence yesterday. Authorities accused Sullivan of providing favors to a drug ring in exchange for heroin, cocaine and prescription pills. They said she used heroin in chambers before presiding in cases. Thur Feb 22 2001 15:58:50  Stamford, Connecticut Adult Charges Filed Against Kennedy Kin, Skakel will plead not guilty in 1975 murder -- (Newsday) After an eight-month delay, Michael Skakel was back in a Connecticut courtroom yesterday, charged again with the murder of his Greenwich neighbor Martha Moxley 26 years ago. Skakel battles murder charge -- (Connecticut Post) Thur Feb 22 2001 15:34:22  New York Judge: Questions about Puffy's past would be out of bounds -- (Boston.com) Cross-examination about some questionable aspects of Sean ''Puffy'' Combs' past would be out of bounds if he testifies at his gun possession and bribery trial, the judge ruled Thursday. NY Club Owner Says Combs Tried to Sway Testimony -- (Reuters) The owner of the club where a shooting involving Sean ``Puffy'' Combs led to the rap mogul's trial on bribery and gun charges testified on Thursday Combs and his associates implied they would ``throw business'' his way if he said nothing damaging about him on the witness stand. Payoff alleged in Combs case; witness seized -- (Boston Globe) Thur Feb 22 2001 15:22:19  Bangor, Maine 'America's Most Wanted' to review story of missing accountant -- (Boston.com) It was nearly nine years ago that Roderick Hotham disappeared after being indicted on bank fraud charges. Thur Feb 22 2001 15:20:45  Paul Jeffrey Gale - victim Trenton, New Jersey Housemate admits helping kidnap suspect burn body; pal admits tossing handcuffs -- (Boston.com) The housemate of an Ocean County man accused in a fatal Kentucky kidnapping admitted in court Thursday that he helped his friend burn and bury the victim, a British computer consultant. Thur Feb 22 2001 15:18:08  Half and Susanne Zantop - stabbed to death on Jan. 27 Robert Tulloch, 17, and James Parker, 16 - charged with murder Lebanon, New Hampshire Criminologists see indications of ''darker side of humanity'' in professor deaths -- (Boston.com) While investigators have refused to identify a motive in the murders of two Dartmouth College professors, criminologists who have studied similar cases said the suspects may have been acting out a twisted need for violence. Thur Feb 22 2001 15:14:29  Rensselaer, N.Y. Second twin pleads guilty in rape of 16-year-old -- (Boston.com) The second of two 19-year-old twins accused of raping a girl in her home last October has pleaded guilty. Chad F. Swartout of Cohoes pleaded guilty Thursday to first-degree rape and first-degree burglary. Todd W. Swartout pleaded guilty to the same charges on Feb. 2. Thur Feb 22 2001 15:07:56  Represa, California DNA links inmate to 1984 murder, keeps him behind bars -- (Sign On San Diego) David James McIntosh, 53, was arraigned Wednesday on charges he kidnapped, tortured and murdered 13-year-old Heidi Marie Fredette in 1984. Her body was found dumped on the side of a road in Tehama County. She had been strangled, stabbed and sexually assaulted. Thur Feb 22 2001 15:05:41  Dallas, Texas Fugitives to face murder charges -- (Amarillo Globe) Under heavy security, two more of the Texas fugitives captured in Colorado returned to Dallas on Wednesday to face capital murder charges. Donald Newbury, 39, and Patrick Murphy Jr., 38, were booked into Lew Sterrett Justice Center about 3 p.m., where gang ringleader George Rivas already is awaiting trial. Thur Feb 22 2001 15:03:20  Sydney, Australia Samantha's babysitter on murder charge -- (The Australian) He allegedly first met Samantha Knight when she was 5 and he was a babysitter for her and her two friends. Yesterday, almost 15 years after Samantha's disappearance, Michael Anthony Guider was charged with the nine-year-old's murder. Guider, 50, appeared in Sydney Central Local Court charged with killing the Bondi girl who disappeared in 1986 Thur Feb 22 2001 14:48:00  Washington FBI Scours Hanssen's Home; Inquiry to Look Into FBI Procedures -- (Fox) FBI agents have scoured Robert Philip Hanssen's home and raked through the leaves in his yard in their effort to find out just how much he may have given the Russians in what officials believe was a 15-year career as a double agent. Wed Feb 7 2001 08:33:31  XIANA FAIRCHILD, 7 - abducted and murdered>/i> Vallejo, California Police search for evidence in Xiana case -- (Contra Costa Times) Statements by Curtis Dean Anderson are taken seriously, but there is not yet enough information to charge anyone, officials say. After news flurry in Xiana case, still no firm suspects -- (Sac Bee) The investigation into the death of Xiana Fairchild on Monday settled back to where it has been since December 1999, when the Vallejo child disappeared -- with no firm suspects. Wed Feb 7 2001 07:53:38  Abdulaziz Al-Kohaji, 20 - believed killed some time after January 10 Denver, Colorado Remains may be missing student -- (CNN) Police searching a Colorado landfill for five days for the body of a missing college student from Saudi Arabia have found what they believe are his remains. Tues Feb 6 2001 22:33:54  Sacramento, California California finds record number of suspects using DNA matching -- (Sac Bee) A record number of rape suspects were identified in one day last week when genetic crime evidence matched convicted felons' DNA in a state database, Attorney General Bill Lockyer said Tuesday. Tues Feb 6 2001 22:29:57  Washington Old baby skeleton found in attic -- (Fox) Contractors installing duct work in an attic found a suitcase containing the skeleton of a baby who apparently died more than 20 years ago, police said. Tues Feb 6 2001 21:30:05  Jessica Williams, 20 - charged with manslaughter, reckless driving and driving under the influence resulting in death. Las Vegas, Nevada Trial Starts for Driver of Van That Killed 6 Teenagers on Road Crew in Nevada -- (LA Times) The sight of the carnage stopped this city in its tracks last March: Six teenagers, serving as a county work crew picking up freeway trash, killed when a minivan drifted onto the median and plowed through them like so many pylons. The driver of the vehicle, a 20-year-old stripper, said she had fallen asleep at the wheel Witnesses describe carnage after vehicle struck six teen-agers -- (Las Vegas R-J) Supervisor never saw van hit kids -- (Las Vegas Sun) Tues Feb 6 2001 21:14:05  Tracey Jean Roark, 38 - stabbed more than 40 times. Hamilton, Ohio Detective tells court of bloody evidence -- (Cincinnati Enquirer) When police asked Martin Delores Rivera-Carrillo why he and his van were covered with blood, he told them he'd just killed a baby cow. Tues Feb 6 2001 21:09:50  Ramsey County, Minnesota Man accused of stealing $14,000 worth of library books -- (Star Tribune) A Maplewood man is expected to face felony charges after authorities found more than 800 allegedly stolen library books in his disheveled home. Tues Feb 6 2001 21:03:41  Forrest City, Arkansas Man who killed sons torments with story that 1 may be alive -- (Star Tribune) First, the killer took her two children and now, prosecutors say, he teases her with the hope that she could have one back. Alex Ware murdered his two toddler sons by leaving them to die in a landscape of swamp, levees and lonely gravel roads, an Arkansas jury decided last month. It was a crime that sickened veteran police officers and prosecutors. Tues Feb 6 2001 20:53:40  Montpelier, Vermont Medical examiner rules Vermont girl found dead in New York was murdered -- (Boston.com) A 16-year-old Burlington girl found dead in a Bronx apartment last month was murdered, the New York City medical examiner's office ruled Tuesday. State and federal law enforcement authorities in Vermont and New York would not comment about their investigation into the death of Christal Jean Jones. Tues Feb 6 2001 20:49:45  Providence, Rhode Island No federal civil rights violation in Young case -- (Boston.com) Rhode Island U.S. Attorney Margaret Curran said there was no evidence that Officers Michael Solitro and Carlos Saraiva were motivated by animosity against Young or acted to violate his civil rights. A state grand jury last year cleared the two men of criminal wrongdoing. Sgt. Cornel Young Jr. died one year ago last month. Tues Feb 6 2001 19:49:42  Hanover, New Hampshire FBI joins investigation into slaying of Zantops -- (Union Leader) The FBI will help New Hampshire investigators in their international hunt for the killers of Susanne and Half Zantop, who were stabbed to death 10 days ago. No breaks yet in murder case -- (Foster's) Since Dartmouth Professor Roxana Verona found colleagues Half and Susanne Zantop dead in their Etna home Jan. 27, few details have been released about the investigation. The attorney general's office has revealed that the couple were stabbed. Car linked to Arizona prof who knew murder victims -- (Boston Herald) Tues Feb 6 2001 19:42:41  Broward County, Florida Woman who poisoned boss, guilty of stupidity, not attempted murder, attorney says -- (Sun-Sentinel) Femesha Foster, 33, was arrested on Jan. 26, 2000, after she was caught on videotape putting rat poison in Caruso's can of Dr. Pepper. Tues Feb 6 2001 18:09:55  Karla Homolka - serving a 12-year sentence for her involvement in the sex slayings of Ontario teenagers Kristen French and Leslie Mahaffy Montreal, Quebec Internet death pool worries Homolka -- (Cnews) Karla Homolka's safety is a growing concern for her lawyer because of Internet death pools that feature bets she might be killed in the coming months. Karla Homolka Death Pool -- The purpose of this website is NOT to threaten Karla's life. *BUT*, since Karla herself is wondering when she'll kick the bucket (through natural means or otherwise), we should join in on the speculation, too. Karla sent to Quebec -- (Cnews) Karla Homolka has been transfered to a Quebec psychiatric hospital, The Toronto Sun has learned. Tues Feb 6 2001 17:20:03  Kirk Douglas Billie - on trial Miami, Florida Did Kirk Douglas Billie know his sons were in the sinking car? -- (Sun-Sentinel) Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty against Kirk Douglas Billie, saying the deaths of 5-year-old Kurt and 3-year-old Keith were murders premeditated by a violent, abusive, bitter man to punish their mother "for rejecting and disobeying" him. Tues Feb 6 2001 17:12:20  Timothy McVeigh - Oklahoma City Bomber Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 250 people want to watch McVeigh execution -- (Postnet) About 250 people who were injured or lost loved ones in the Oklahoma City bombing want to watch McVeigh put to death for the attack. Tues Feb 6 2001 17:06:31  Washington Mystery bones: Child's skeleton may have been hidden in attic 20 years -- (abc NEWS) The bones found in the attic of a local home are that of an infant child, District police say, and they believe the remains had been there at least two decades. Tues Feb 6 2001 14:08:40  DIANE M. FOSSE, 30 - last seen April 14, 1999 Brandon Johnson, 21 - on trial for murder Mount Holly, New Jersey Trial begins for Palmyra man accused of strangling prostitute girlfriend -- (NJO News) In opening arguments in the murder trial of a Palmyra man accused of strangling his prostitute girlfriend, a defense lawyer contended that the woman is not dead, but missing. Tues Feb 6 2001 13:10:13  Dresden, Maine Director of day-care center charged with molesting girl -- (Boston.com) A director of a now-closed Dresden day-care center faces accusations that he sexually assaulted a 5-year-old girl. Steven Guay, 52, is scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday in Wiscasset District Court on a charge of gross sexual assault. Tues Feb 6 2001 13:08:01 Jeffrey Hutchinson, 38 - death sentence Shalimar, Florida Ex-Army Ranger gets death in shotgun slayings of 3 children -- (Fox) An Army veteran convicted of killing three children with a shotgun was sentenced to death Tuesday by a judge who rejected defense claims the man was mentally ill and suffered from Gulf War syndrome. Tues Feb 6 2001 12:58:47 Brentwood, New Hampshire Bader argues jury was coerced -- (Boston.com) A former lawyer serving a life sentence for the 1996 murder of his ex-wife says his jury was coerced, and he should have a new trial. Seth Bader and his lawyer, Paul Haley, made their plea Rockingham County Superior Court before Judge Walter Murphy on Monday. Tues Feb 6 2001 11:20:07  Roanoke, Virginia Police seek help to find killer -- (Roanoke Times) When police found Tina Louise Foster dead in her car Friday, they also found a clue they hope might lead to her killer: pictures of another young woman in modeling poses. Tues Feb 6 2001 11:13:33 Coral Springs, Florida Police look for leads in nurse death -- (Miami Herald) Hoping to cultivate new clues, Coral Springs police demonstrated Monday how one of its officers stumbled upon the body of a home nurse found dead in her car early Sunday under the Sawgrass Expressway. Meanwhile, they arrested Hilda Rena Scott's husband, Daveton Wilbert Worrie, 29, on charges unrelated to her death, Coral Springs police spokesman Sgt. Rich Nicorvo said. Tues Feb 6 2001 11:08:38  Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Charges filed in robbery cases where syringe used as weapon -- (Oklahoman) Charges were filed Monday in Oklahoma County District Court against a man accused of robbing area hotels while threatening employees with a syringe he claimed was filled with blood contaminated with the AIDS virus. John Andrew Doege Jr., 23, of New Braunfels, Texas, faces two counts of robbery with a dangerous weapon. Tues Feb 6 2001 11:01:21  SARAH PAYNE, 8 - abducted and murdered July 2000 West Sussex, England Man charged with Sarah murder -- (BBC) A 42-year-old man has been charged with the kidnap and murder of schoolgirl Sarah Payne. Roy Whiting, a mechanic from Littlehampton, West Sussex, was arrested by police at an address in Kent just after 0900GMT on Tuesday. Sarah Payne: Murder Charge -- (Yahoo) The eight-year-old schoolgirl, from Hersham, Surrey, disappeared near her grandparents' home in Kingston Gorse, West Sussex, on July 1, 2000 The Sarah Payne search -- (BBC) Tues Feb 6 2001 10:52:48  Springfield, Massachusetts Boy's family says stabbing was over a girl -- (Boston.com) The family of an 11-year-old boy who was allegedly killed by another boy the same age said they believed the fatal stabbing happened after a dispute about a girl. Nestor Herrera, a fifth-grader at the Rebecca Johnson Middle School in Springfield, died Saturday night about an hour after being stabbed once through the chest outside a movie theater. Out of control: Violent movies assailed in wake of kid stabbing -- (Boston Herald) While Hampden County authorities downplayed the role of a violence-laden ``slasher film'' in the case of an 11-year-old boy who allegedly stabbed another child to death at a Springfield movie theater Saturday, experts say American youth are exposed to too much violence in the media and its effect can be devastating. |
