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Mon Mar 12 2001 15:06:26  LOU ANN CARDONE-YOUSEF, 27 - murdered March 1992 New York Who killed her daughter? Unsolved slaying haunts mom -- (NY Daily News) Cardone, who now lives in upstate New York, last saw her daughter the day before her death, when Cardone-Yousef came to her mother's Bronx home at 4 p.m. to change her clothes after working as a counter clerk at the nearby Imperial Deli. Mon Mar 12 2001 14:56:42  LUKE GARGAN, 4 - mother found his bed empty John Gourlay, 35 - accused of abduction and murder Ayrshire, England Court appearance over boy's death -- (BBC) A man has appeared in court in connection with the death of a four-year-old boy who disappeared from his home at the weekend. Mon Mar 12 2001 14:50:00  SHARNICE NICOLE CARTER, 22 - body found Thursday morning Miami, Florida Body of dead woman found in Miami identified as prostitute -- (TBO-Florida) The body of a naked woman discovered in an alley was identified as that of a prostitute, making her the third one found dead since December, police said. Mon Mar 12 2001 14:34:32  Sean "Puffy" Combs - on trial for guns and bribery charges New York Lawyer admits "Puffy" Combs' protege had gun -- (Nando Times) Jamal "Shyne" Barrow, a protege and co-defendant of rap mogul Sean "Puffy" Combs, fired his gun inside a Times Square nightclub, Barrow's attorney said Monday during the trial's closing arguments. Closing arguments begin in rapper Combs trial -- (Reuters) Closing arguments have begun in the trial of multimillionaire hip hop mogul Sean "Puffy" Combs and two associates facing criminal charges stemming from a 1999 nightclub shooting that left three people wounded. Mon Mar 12 2001 12:52:08  Babylon, New York Mom Who Dumped Baby Faces Prison -- (New York Daily News) The North Babylon woman who delivered a baby boy on a bathroom floor in June and then dumped him into a drainage pit is expected to be sentenced to prison today. Mon Mar 12 2001 11:11:13  Toronto, Ontario Senior Toronto cop guilty after drinking allegations not investigated -- (Cnews) A senior police commander who was on duty the night a police officer was fatally stabbed was found guilty of neglect of duty Wednesday. A police tribunal found Supt. Paul Gottschalk guilty of neglect in the investigation into Det. Const. Bill Hancox's murder in August 1998. Mon Mar 12 2001 11:08:36  Jacob Lee Silva, 18, Ty Erik Lopes, 34, and Raymond Goans, 24 - charged with murder Manteca, California Preliminary hearing on tap in slaying of Manteca teen -- (Modbee) Prosecutors plan to bring out more details today of the rape, beating and strangulation of Manteca High School student Renee Ramos. The 18-year-old's body was found in June under a pile of insulation in a Home Depot under construction. Mon Mar 12 2001 10:17:17  Newberry, South Carolina Store manager shoots, kills robber who attacked him -- (The State) A Newberry convenience store manager shot and killed one of two men who tried to rob him after the store closed early Saturday morning, police said. Andy Charles Lowe, 23, of Cartersville, Ga., died after being shot at least two times, said Newberry County Coroner James Smith. Smith pronounced Lowe dead at the scene, he said. Ridgeland, Mississippi Ridgeland couple dies in murder-suicide -- (Clarion Ledger) Ridgeland police on Sunday were investigating a murder-suicide that claimed the lives of a husband and wife. Jeffery Plyler, 38, apparently fatally shot his wife, Dianne Plyler, 29, and then shot himself with a 9mm pistol outside 318 Indian Gate Circle in Ridgeland's Dinsmor subdivision, police said. Mon Mar 12 2001 10:12:48 Thomson, Georgia Woman's slaying remains unsolved -- (Augusta Chronicle) The yellow-and-black crime-scene tape still surrounds the house where 35-year-old Robin Reeves was slain almost two weeks ago. The police chase down leads, but they know little more now than they did Feb. 28, the day her body was found. Mon Mar 12 2001 10:06:11  Los Angeles, California Man Arrested at Border With Bomb Materials Begins Trial -- (Fox) Fifteen months after his arrest threw Seattle into pre-millennium panic, an Algerian man faces trial for terrorist conspiracy charges in a case likely to add pieces to the puzzle of Islamic terror groups. Mon Mar 12 2001 10:02:16  Charles Andrew Williams - accused of murdering two Twentynine Palms, California Santee suspect recently lost close pal -- (Postnet) The death of a close friend last month and teasing at a new school could have pushed the teen-age suspect in last week's shooting at a Santee high school over the edge, the friend's father says. Family, community mourn Santee high school shooting victim -- (Sacbee) Santana teens thought their school was immune -- (Contra Costa Times) Mon Mar 12 2001 09:50:53  Prince George's County, Maryland Prosecutor Defends Cases vs. Officers -- (Washington Post) Minutes after a Circuit Court judge found Prince George's County police officer Brian C. Catlett not guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a college student, State's Attorney Jack B. Johnson said the acquittal would not deter him from prosecuting police officers he believes have broken the law. Sun Mar 11 2001 21:00:21  Vancouver, British Columbia Bar fight leaves Hells Angel dead -- (CBC) - Vancouver Police are urging two suspects in a fatal shooting early Friday morning outside a nightclub in downtown Vancouver, to turn themselves in for their own protection. Sun Mar 11 2001 20:56:54  Newark, New Jersey Called 'victim' by law, loving son to offer moral support -- (Boston.com) By law, he's the ''victim,'' but Matthew Propp arrived in the New York area on Sunday to provide moral support to the man accused of kidnapping him the man he calls his father. Sun Mar 11 2001 20:54:03  Florida 18 South Florida lawyers disciplined by Florida Supreme Court -- (Sun Sentinel) The Florida Supreme Court recently suspended 23 lawyers, reprimanded seven and accepted the resignation of seven others. Eighteen of the disciplined lawyers are from South Florida. Sun Mar 11 2001 20:51:45  Miami, Florida Police break up drug ring from Indian River to Miami, allege murder-for-hire plot -- (Sun Sentinel) State and federal police have broken up a drug trafficking ring, arresting 16 people from Indian River County to Miami on charges related to guns, drugs and a murder-for-hire plot. Sun Mar 11 2001 17:43:48  Walkersville, Maryland Md. teen faces extradition in student threats -- (CNN) California authorities have begun extradition proceedings against a Frederick County teen-ager accused of making terrorist threats over the Internet to students in Santee, California, and Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado. Sun Mar 11 2001 17:39:50  Madisonville, Kentucky Kentucky man pleads guilty to trying to sell tribal remains -- (Nando) When Sean Long placed a newspaper ad offering to sell Native American artifacts, he got an unexpected response. Sun Mar 11 2001 17:37:19  Washington Country must address 'alienation and rage' to curb school violence -- (Nando) Students' "alienation and rage" is the biggest factor in the recent rash of school shootings, and addressing that problem - rather than changing gun laws - should be the country's priority, Education Secretary Rod Paige said Sunday. Sun Mar 11 2001 17:31:08 Prince George's County, Maryland Black D.C. Officer Alleges Beating by White Colleagues -- (Washington Post) An 11-year veteran of the D.C. police force alleges that he was kicked, punched and hit in the face by fellow officers late last week when they mistook him for a carjacking suspect near the 6th District station, his attorney said yesterday. Sun Mar 11 2001 17:27:48  Port Angeles, Washington Terrorism Trial To Begin Monday -- (Newsday) This working-class port town on America's northwest tip seems an unlikely focus for an international probe involving Osama bin Laden, the USS Cole and the French terrorist hunter who helped put Carlos the Jackal behind bars. Sun Mar 11 2001 13:51:56  Jacksonville, North Carolina Former Buffalo-area teen-ager who moved to North Carolina found dead -- (Boston.com) Police found the body of Cassandra Lynn Irizarry on her living room floor about 2:30 a.m. Friday. Someone had stabbed her in the neck. Sun Mar 11 2001 13:49:15  Chelsea, Vermont Fund established to help families of accused killers -- (Boston.com) Residents have set up a fund to support the families of two local teens accused of killing two Dartmouth College professors. James Parker, 16, and Robert Tulloch, 17, are accused of stabbing Half and Susanne Zantop to death in their Hanover, N.H., home on Jan. 27. They are both charged with first-degree murder. Sun Mar 11 2001 13:46:40  Newfield, New York Crime spree leaves three dead -- (Boston.com) It all started around 2:15 a.m. with a reported shooting at a trailer park in Newfield, near Ithaca. Tompkins County Sheriff's deputies found the bodies of a man and woman outside their trailer, about 50 yards apart. Sun Mar 11 2001 13:45:04  New York Lawyers sum up in Combs' gun possession and bribery trial -- (Boston.com) After a decade of brushes with the law, rap music mogul Sean ''Puffy'' Combs has had his first trial and for the first time his future will be in the hands of a jury. Sun Mar 11 2001 13:43:23  New York Experts call for action to stem sexual misconduct by police officers -- (Boston.com) On Long Island, federal prosecutors said last week they would investigate accusations of inappropriate sexual behavior by an officer stopping people for traffic offenses. Sun Mar 11 2001 13:41:39  Chatham County, Georgia Slain woman and her husband were known as hard-working -- (Savannah Now) Five years ago, Edgar and Audrey Pike seemed like a good family trying to make it. With four children and several pets, they had been living in a run-down apartment and were selected for a Habitat for Humanity home. On Friday morning, Audrey Pike's body was found in her Chevy Astro van. Her husband and their daughter's boyfriend have been charged with murder. Sun Mar 11 2001 13:38:00  Claycomo, Missouri Man convicted in fatal beating of wife -- (Postnet) Larry D. Neeley, 48, of Claycomo, was convicted in January of second-degree murder in the 1998 death of Holly Neeley, 37, his wife of less than a year. He was sentenced last week. Sun Mar 11 2001 13:36:17  Butler County, Pennsylvania Man's death a study in the bizzarre -- (Post Gazette) Authorities are being extremely tight-lipped about the bizarre circumstances surrounding the death of a 40-year-old man in Butler County. On Feb. 25, the body of James John Felbaum was found in the bedroom of a filthy mobile home on Smith Road in Marion that he shared with his wife, Tammy Felbaum, a transsexual whose nickname was "Tammy/Tommy." Sun Mar 11 2001 13:31:38  Amarillo, Texas Officials probe body found in car in alley -- (Amarillo Globe-news) Three children exploring an alley near their north Amarillo apartment complex Saturday afternoon found the body of a man slumped in the back seat of a late-model automobile. Sat Mar 10 2001 21:15:32  Flemington, New Jersey Teen charged in heroin death of a friend -- (Boston.com) A Phillipsburg teen-ager who was hospitalized for an apparent heroin overdose and recovered faces charges in the death of a friend who overdosed the same day and died. Sat Mar 10 2001 21:12:09  Fitchburg, Massachusetts Three arrested for killing Townsend man, burning body -- (Boston.com) Kevin M. Fuller, 30, and Samantha A. L'Italien, 23, both of Townsend, and Matthew G. Lavoie, 21, of Fitchburg, have been charged with murdering Westley A. Vaananen. They were ordered held on $1 million bail. Sat Mar 10 2001 21:09:56  Vally Stream, New York Father, son charged in Long Island murder -- (Boston.com) Michael Petronio, 53, was charged with tampering with evidence, and his son, Mark Petronio, 36, was charged with second-degree murder in the death of Jeffrey Walter, 23, who disappeared from his Mineola, N.Y., home in November. Sat Mar 10 2001 21:07:24  Joshua Tree, California Accused Calif. Murderer Kills Self -- (Newsday) A man accused of killing one of his sons and keeping two others in chains apparently committed suicide in his cell, authorities said. John ''Rajohn Lord'' Davis, 53, was found hanging from a bedsheet Friday night. Sat Mar 10 2001 16:11:12  Ottawa, Ontario Homolka denied early release, officials fear she may kill again -- (National Post) Karla Homolka, convicted in the sex-slayings of two Ontario teenage girls, has been denied early statutory release because of fears she may kill again. Sat Mar 10 2001 16:05:40  Belfast, Maine Inmate faces charges in third killing -- (Press Herald) A prison inmate already serving life sentences for two murders has been charged in a third killing 17 years ago in Belfast. Joel Fuller is charged with murder in the death of Mervin ''Sonny'' Grotton, who was gunned down outside his home in December 1983. Fuller was arraigned Friday in Waldo County Superior Court. Sat Mar 10 2001 14:24:29 Crystal Lake, Illinois Crystal Lake cops probe woman's death -- (Chicago Sun Times) Crystal Lake police have a good idea how Margaret Bair died, but they don't know whether they have a crime on their hands. Police found the 88-year-old Winnetka woman's body inside her daughter's Crystal Lake house Tuesday night. Sat Mar 10 2001 12:34:03  Costa Mesa, California Using DNA to Trawl for Killers -- (LA Times) More police departments are starting murder probes by rounding up hundreds of genetic samples. Civil libertarians decry the practice, which they say treats everyone as a suspect. Sat Mar 10 2001 12:28:56  Flint, Michigan Flint: Boy was slain to keep him from going to police - man -- (Michigan Live) Marcus F. Johnson said he repeatedly stabbed a Flint boy, 14, and he and Louis Jamhal "Yellow" Jones kicked the limp teen before tossing his body in the Flint River last November. Sat Mar 10 2001 12:24:45  San Antonio, Texas Killer's phone tip leads police to his door -- (Houston Chronicle) Raul Calvillo Jr. had gotten away with murder, you might say. The robbery-strangulation in 1993 of a San Antonio record store owner had been filed away in the unsolved murder file. Sat Mar 10 2001 12:20:38  North Kingston, Rhode Island Several violent incidents in local schools in aftermath of California shooting -- (Boston.com) ) A North Kingstown High School sophomore has been charged with threatening to shoot a classmate during an altercation in the school cafeteria, in the most recent of a series of local incidents following a school shooting in California. Sat Mar 10 2001 12:19:04  Albuquerque, New Mexico Police Say Armed Robber Lifted Mask for Eyewitness -- (ABQjournal) Police reports say, suspect Timothy E. Beach lifted the mask covering his face at one point during Wednesday's heist and told a former co-worker, "It's me, Tim." |
