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Thur Mar 8 2001 11:16:40  New York Burglars take $300,000 in valuables from Dennis Hopper's daughter -- (Boston.com) Burglars stole $360,000 worth of jewels and other valuables from the Manhattan townhouse belonging to the daughter of actor Dennis Hopper. Thur Mar 8 2001 09:35:04  Miramar, Florida Miramar man charged after autopsy shows girl, 13, died of drug overdose -- (Sun Sentinel) Investigators have determined that a 13-year-old girl found dead by teenage friends in Miramar last month died from taking cocaine and heroin, and police have charged a Davie man accused of supplying the drugs with murder. Thur Mar 8 2001 09:31:15  Miami, Florida Suspect who dared police to catch him arrested -- (Cnn) Alexander Pena is suspected of cashing more than $200,000 in fraudulent checks, sometimes while dressed as a police officer. Pena, who authorities say is a skillful con artist and career criminal, surprised police by mailing them a videotape of himself and a long-written confession, with his photo at the bottom of each page. Thur Mar 8 2001 09:28:37  Washington D.C. Failed to Investigate Child Sex Abuse Reports -- (Washington Post) At least 150 reports of sexual abuse of District children filed in 1999 and 2000 were not promptly investigated by D.C. police, some languishing for as much as a year and exposing children to more abuse, according to law enforcement sources and documents. Thur Mar 8 2001 09:26:11  Washington Jury Selection Nears In Rare Capital Case -- (Washington Post) Prosecutors and defense lawyers are completing preparations for the first capital murder case to be tried in the District in more than 30 years -- the trial of Tommy Edelin, an alleged drug gang leader accused of ordering 14 killings. Thur Mar 8 2001 09:24:19  Boulder, Colorado Newspaper: Ramseys reach settlement with tabloid -- (Fox) John and Patsy Ramsey have settled a lawsuit against a supermarket tabloid over stories that suggested their teen-age son molested and killed his sister. Thur Mar 8 2001 09:21:15  New York Tech Millionaire Buys Aryan Nations Compound -- (Fox) An Internet millionaire has paid $250,000 for the 20-acre Aryan Nations compound in northern Idaho and plans to turn it into an educational center for human rights issues, The New York Times reported Wednesday. Thur Mar 8 2001 00:58:48  Daniel Mason, 35 - arrested Boston, Massachusetts Med Student Charged With Murder -- (Newsday) A medical student who had been ordered to pay $100,000 to a man he injured during an argument in 1997 was charged Wednesday with shooting the man and killing the man's roommate. Thur Mar 8 2001 00:56:45  Virginia Beach, Virginia Toddler Dies After Shooting Himself -- (Newsday) A 3-year-old boy fatally shot himself in the head Wednesday morning with a handgun he found in his mother's bedroom, police said. Wed Mar 7 2001 21:05:47  New York Testimony ends in Combs trial; closing arguments on Monday -- (Boston.com) Testimony ended Wednesday in the gun and bribery trial of rap impresario Sean ''Puffy'' Combs after the prosecutor presented telephone records that seemed to contradict some defense witnesses. Wed Mar 7 2001 21:04:35  Boston, Massachusetts Relatives of alleged mob killing to file lawsuit against FBI, Bulger -- (Boston.com) ) The family of a man allegedly killed by fugitive mob boss James ''Whitey'' Bulger and his associates plans to file a $50 million lawsuit against the FBI, Bulger and his gang. Wed Mar 7 2001 18:48:49  Santee, California Calif. Teen Charged With Murder -- (AP) Charles Andrew ``Andy'' Williams, accused of killing two and wounding 13 in a hail of small-caliber pistol fire at 1900-student Santana High School in suburban San Diego, remained silent throughout the brief, nationally televised hearing. Wed Mar 7 2001 17:43:02  Ronald Rudin, 64, murdered on Dec. 18, 1994 Las Vegas, Nevada Victim's associate grilled on stand by defense lawyer -- (Las Vegas Sun) When Ronald Rudin asked Harold Boscutti to be a trustee, Boscutti was under the impression it would just involve signing some papers when he died. He never dreamed he'd end up being involved in a murder mystery, let alone that he would be named by his good friend's wife as a suspect. Woman testifies about letters, affair in Rudin case -- (Las Vegas R-J) Sue Lyles said Ron Rudin was angry and hurt and discussed the possibility of confronting his wife, Margaret Rudin, about the letters that exposed the affair. But she said he never specifically stated he intended to do so. Rudin spy material described -- (Las Vegas Sun) The former manager of a Las Vegas Spy Factory store testified this morning that Margaret Rudin purchased between $1,200 and $1,500 worth of electronic listening devices about three years before her husband was killed. Ron Rudin Slaying -- (Las Vegas R-J) Case archives Wed Mar 7 2001 16:33:28  Santee, California Fresh Paint, Nightmares Greet Returning Santana Students -- (abcNEWS) Hastily repainted walls, filled in bullet holes and floors washed clean of blood greeted stunned students returning to Santana High School on Wednesday, after a shooting rampage killed two of their classmates, injured 13 others and left a community grasping for answers. Suspected School Shooter Faces Arraignment -- (Fox) Charles "Andy" Williams, the freshman accused of killing two students and injuring 13 other people in a deadly rampage Monday morning, will be arraigned as an adult on multiple charges, including murder. Washington Schools Work Against Violence With Tight Security, Open Ears -- (Fox) Fences surround the city's four high schools, forcing traffic into safe, predictable patterns. Video cameras record student movements, while teachers and principals make a point of patrolling the halls. Bar-coded ID badges are beginning to appear and principals routinely inspect schoolbags with handheld metal detectors. Twentynine Palms, California Students Arrested, Weapons Seized On Suspicion of School Shooting Plot -- (Fox) A San Bernardino County Sheriff's sergeant says a "hit list" of people targeted at Monument Continuation High School was found — along with weapons to be used in a planned attack. Williamsport, Pennsylvania One Wounded in Second U.S. School Shooting in Days -- (Reuters) A teenage girl repeatedly fired a handgun in a crowded cafeteria at a Roman Catholic school on Wednesday, wounding a 13-year-old classmate in the second U.S. school shooting in three days, authorities said. Wed Mar 7 2001 14:46:25  Buffalo, New York Five plead innocent in teen's torture killing -- (Boston.com) ''This involves a brutal torture murder,'' prosecutor Jeffrey Hagen said in arguing against bail for William Lauderdale, 20, alleged ringleader, who prosecutors say led the Jan. 21 attack on 17-year-old James Jerome Mack. Wed Mar 7 2001 14:41:12  Middletown, Connecticut Stepdaughter charged in man's beating death -- (Boston.com) Carie Gouldsbrough, 21, was ordered held on a $500,000 bond in the Nov. 28 death of Louis A. Wheelock Jr. Her boyfriend, Joseph Shehan, 38, was arrested in December in Georgia and also charged in the slaying. Wed Mar 7 2001 14:37:43  Washington D.C. Police List Sex Offenders On Internet, With a Warning -- (Washington Post) A partial list of the District's worst sex offenders was posted on the Internet by D.C. police yesterday, following the lead of Virginia and 26 other states in complying with a federal law that allows the public to know where offenders live. DC sex offender website -- (mpdc.org) Wed Mar 7 2001 14:33:20  Prince George's County, Maryland Thief Takes a Car With Baby Aboard, Has Change of Heart -- (Washington Post) A car thief apparently got more than he bargained for last night when he drove off in a car that had been left running at a gas station in Prince George's County. A 7-week-old baby was in the vehicle, which was found abandoned -- with the unharmed boy inside -- in front of a District police station about an hour later. Wed Mar 7 2001 13:28:22  no names released Des Moines, Washington Wash. Police Officer Shot to Death -- (Newsday) A police officer was shot and killed early Wednesday after stopping four teen-agers walking along a highway, police said. Wed Mar 7 2001 13:26:29  Williamsport, Pennsylvania Eighth-Grade Girl Shoots Classmate -- (Newsday) An eighth-grade girl shot a female classmate during lunch at a Roman Catholic school Wednesday before being subdued by a school administrator, according to police and an official with the diocese. Wed Mar 7 2001 13:24:44  Robert Tulloch, 17, and James Parker, 16 - charged with first-degree murder in the stabbing deaths of Half and Susanne Zantop Montpelier and Chelsea, Vermont Vt. Supreme Court hears arguments in murder documents -- (Boston.com) The Vermont Supreme Court will be deciding whether to release court documents pertaining to the murder of two Dartmouth College professors. Vt. town tries to cope with N.H. slayings -- (Boston Globe) More than 200 people showed up yesterday at Town Meeting, where discussions of school spending mingled with talk of two town teenagers jailed in New Hampshire on charges of killing Dartmouth College professors Half and Susanne Zantop. Lebanon, New Hampshire Vermont high court to weigh unsealing of search warrants -- (Boston Herald) Investigative jury normal in a high-profile cases -- (Foster's) Wed Mar 7 2001 11:27:58  Rockford, Illinois Coach Fired for Wielding Cleaver -- (Newsday) Toni Gay, a teacher's aide at the Rockford Environmental Science Academy, was arrested Saturday and charged with unlawful use of a weapon on school property and disorderly conduct. Wed Mar 7 2001 10:01:54  New York Accused cop killer extradited to U.S.; victim from Wayne -- (Bergen Record) Twelve years after New York City police officer Michael Buczek, a native of Wayne, was fatally shot as he chased a group of suspected drug dealers, one of the men wanted in his murder was extradited Tuesday from the Dominican Republic to the United States to stand trial. Wed Mar 7 2001 09:59:45  London, England Ripper fear as body found in Thames -- (This is London) The discovery of the third woman's body in one of London's waterways in three months has led to fears of a Ripper-style serial killer, who murders prostitutes before throwing their bodies into the capital's rivers or canals. Wed Mar 7 2001 09:56:41  New York Bronx mother fatally stabbed, sons wounded -- (Boston.com) Police are looking for a suspect they say fatally stabbed a Bronx mother of four and slashed her two sons, police said Wednesday. Wed Mar 7 2001 09:54:32  Albany, New York DNA match sought in murder -- (Boston.com) Martha Montalvo's body was discovered March 6, 2000, lying on her kitchen floor. DNA testing has since ruled out three suspects, police Cmdr. Christian D'Alessandro told the (Albany) Times Union on Tuesday. Wed Mar 7 2001 09:51:24  Livonia, New York Mother coaxed children to shoplift -- (Bosotn.com) Tanya Turnbull, 29, admitted encouraging two of her five boys, ages 9 and 11, to steal Buffalo Bills jackets from a Sears department store in suburban Rochester last October. Wed Mar 7 2001 09:48:58  Potosi, Missouri Supreme Court Blocks Execution Order -- (Las Vegas Sun) Antonio Richardson, 26, had been scheduled to be put to death by injection early Wednesday at the Potosi Correctional Center for his role in the 1991 rapes and deaths of the Kerry sisters -- Robin, 19, and Julie, 20. The young women were pushed off an abandoned Mississippi River bridge in north St. Louis. Wed Mar 7 2001 09:45:21  Perris, California Sensitive about Santee, two Perris teens arrested after threats -- (Sacbee) In heightened awareness following a deadly San Diego County school shooting, officers arrested two teens -- a high school student and a continuation school student -- after they allegedly made threats on campus. Wed Mar 7 2001 09:42:41  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Third-Grader Takes Gun to School; Uncle Arrested -- (Fox) A third-grader said an 8-year-old classmate brought a gun to school and threatened to kill her. Police said the 9-mm gun wasn't loaded, but they arrested the boy's uncle. Wed Mar 7 2001 09:41:04  Washington New Virus Takes Advantage of 'Baser Instincts' -- (Fox) A destructive computer virus hit at least 30 organizations and one federal agency Tuesday, security experts said. Wed Mar 7 2001 09:38:44  Tacoma, Washington Quake Escapee Captured in Colorado -- (Las Vegas Sun) A rape defendant who escaped from custody during the confusion of the earthquake that rocked the Puget Sound area was recaptured about 1,000 miles away. Tues Mar 6 2001 21:01:50  Seattle, Washington Seattle, three other cities to compare Mardi Gras problems -- (AP) Seattle law-enforcement leaders hope to meet as early as this week with colleagues from Philadelphia, Austin, Texas; and Fresno, Calif. - other cities whose Mardi Gras celebrations deteriorated this year into violence and ugly confrontations with police. Tues Mar 6 2001 20:59:10  Los Angeles, California FBI Uncovers Plot To Kidnap Russell Crowe -- (Channel 2000) Actor Russell Crowe may be looking over his shoulder a little more these days. According to "Entertainment Tonight," the FBI has confirmed that the movie star is the "target of a real-life kidnapping plot" that agents first learned about last January. Tues Mar 6 2001 18:48:27  Salomonie Jaw, 46 - charged with first degree murder Cape Dorset, Nunavut RCMP charge Cape Dorset man with first-degree murder in death of Mountie -- (National Post) The brother of the mayor in this tiny remote community was charged Tuesday with first-degree murder in the shooting death of a Mountie. Const. Jurgen Seewald, 47, was gunned down early Monday after responding to a domestic dispute. Tues Mar 6 2001 18:30:07  Buffalo, New York New charge keeps rapper DMX behind bars -- (Boston.com) BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Jailed rapper DMX was charged with assaulting two corrections officers Tuesday after learning bad behavior would keep him behind bars for several more days, authorities said. Tues Mar 6 2001 18:27:17  Mariposa, California Victim's parents view Stayner: Couple get first in-person look at suspect in Yosemite killings -- (Sacbee) Carole and Francis Carrington got their first look Monday at Cary Anthony Stayner, the confessed murderer accused of killing their daughter, granddaughter and a family friend near Yosemite in 1999. New York Dominican Republic extradites accused cop killer to New York -- (Boston.com) Twelve years after New York City police officer Michael Buczek was fatally shot as he chased a group of suspected drug dealers, one of the men wanted in his murder was extradited Tuesday from the Dominican Republic to the United States to stand trial. Tues Mar 6 2001 18:23:02  Andrews, North Carolina Where's Eric Rudolph? -- (Cnn) Despite a place on the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list and a $1 million reward, bombing suspect Eric Robert Rudolph remains at large three years after a massive manhunt was launched for him in the North Carolina wilderness. The posse of hundreds of federal, state and local law enforcement officers has now dwindled to six investigators who monitor the mountainous Nantahala National Forest. Tues Mar 6 2001 18:20:35  Little Rock, Arkansas Arkansas judge voids 'Internet twins' adoption -- (Cnn) An Arkansas judge said Tuesday that twin girls adopted twice through an Internet agency belonged to neither a California nor a British couple claiming them and that the international custody case should be decided by a Missouri court. Tues Mar 6 2001 18:18:50  Allegheny County , Pennsylvania Man Held for Murder in 2-Year-Old's Death -- (PowerAdz.com) After hearing two hours of testimony from a county forensic pathologist, a burn-unit expert and the child's mother, Allegheny County Deputy Coroner Timothy G. Uhrich determined there was enough probable cause to hold Marion T. Tinsley, 36, for trial on criminal homicide charges in the Feb. 19 death of Tamara Banks of Stowe Twp. Tues Mar 6 2001 18:14:03  Cibola County, New Mexico Taylor Found Guilty in Noren Murder -- (Albuquerque Journal) DNA evidence, a detached truck panel found at the site where Nancy Noren had been buried in a shallow grave, and a gun found in her stolen car apparently helped convince a Cibola County jury that Jeffrey Taylor murdered the Rio Rancho woman in 1998. |
