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Thur Mar 22 2001 10:20:39  Frederick County, Maryland Ruling Out the Death Penalty -- (Washington Post) Of the hundreds of thousands of words written in Maryland's criminal code, Scott Rolle's decision ultimately rested on just four: "impairment in adaptive behavior." To seek the death penalty against Elmer Spencer Jr., Rolle would have to argue in court that Spencer suffered from no such impairment -- that he is not mentally retarded -- and was therefore eligible to be executed. Thur Mar 22 2001 10:17:46  Edmonton Alberta Alta. soldier fined $1,000 for threatening to tear out heart of officer -- (Cnews) A soldier who threatened to tear out the heart of an officer was fined $1,000 Wednesday. Pte. Ronald Rushnell, 22, had pleaded guilty Tuesday to a charge of uttering a threat during a court martial at Edmonton Garrison. Thur Mar 22 2001 06:51:21  CLAIRE, KEIRAN and JADE AUSTIN - brutally murdered Phillip Austin, 32 - life sentence Stockmead Road, Northampton, England Father jailed for killing his family -- (BBC) A father-of-two has been jailed for life after admitting killing his wife and two children. Thur Mar 22 2001 06:36:56  Clearwater, Florida Police work for Scientology -- (SP Times) Pinellas-Pasco Circuit Judge Thomas Penick, who has the unenviable task of refereeing sidewalk skirmishes between the Church of Scientology and anti-Scientology protesters in Clearwater, recently pointed to an arrangement that allows off-duty Clearwater cops to work for Scientology and noted, "They are coming very dangerously close to becoming a private security force for the Church of Scientology." Thur Mar 22 2001 04:36:37  Kristin H. Gilbert, 33 - candidate for death penalty Springfield, Massachusetts Case for Gilbert death opens -- (Boston Globe) Saying the woman whose fate they hold is a "bottomless chasm of darkness," prosecutors told jurors yesterday that sentencing Gilbert to death is the only fair punishment for a woman who murdered without a flicker of human conscience. On killing the killer -- (Boston Globe) Should she die? Thur Mar 22 2001 04:22:12  OURIDA FATIMA BESSAHA, 54 - beaten to death January 30, 1999 Ali Bessaha, 64 - allegedly had financial motive Hicksville, New York Man charged in wife's 1999 murder -- (Newsday) The estranged husband of a Hicksville woman whose battered body was found in her home more than two years ago was indicted yesterday in her murder. Thur Mar 22 2001 04:01:26  Topeka, Kansas Fifth homicide in three days alarms some Topeka residents -- (ABC News) An 85-year-old woman is slain in a quiet middle-class neighborhood. A man is discovered dead in the front seat of his car. In a nearby house, three people are found shot to death. Wed Mar 21 2001 21:19:04  Ventura County, California Brockovich Blackmail Trial Begins -- (LA Times) About a month after the movie "Erin Brockovich" was released last year, the real-life protagonist became the target of an extortion plot by her ex-boyfriend, ex-husband and their attorney, a prosecutor said Tuesday. Wed Mar 21 2001 21:13:19  New York Prosecutors: Cop to plead guilty to murder plot -- (Boston.com) Jamil Jordan, 28, was arrested in January after his former partner, Anthony Trotman, told investigators about their scheme to kill Detective Michael Paul. As part of a plea deal, Trotman has testified he and Jordan were angry at Paul for contradicting their sworn account of a gun arrest a discrepancy that resulted in their firing. Wed Mar 21 2001 21:11:50 San Diego, California DNA Points to Suspect in San Diego Boys' 1993 Slayings -- (LA Times) The murders of Charles Keever, 13, and his best friend, Jonathan Sellers, 9, stunned the city's San Ysidro community. Police said one of the victims was sexually assaulted. Wed Mar 21 2001 21:05:29  Broward County, Florida Dishwasher killed in cold blood during robbery of Pompano eatery -- (Sun Sentinel) Detectives are trying to track down three masked gunmen who shot and killed a restaurant employee in cold blood during a late Tuesday night robbery near Pompano Beach. Wed Mar 21 2001 21:02:10  Towson, Maryland Execution date set for Maryland death-row inmate who killed Mainer -- (Boston.com) Baltimore County Circuit Court Judge James Smith denied Steven H. Oken's final effort to avoid the death penalty for the Nov. 1, 1987, torture, sexual assault and murder of Dawn Garvin, of White Marsh. Wed Mar 21 2001 18:49:45  Montreal, Quebec Disabled teen dies, mother is charged -- (National Post) A woman was charged with first-degree murder yesterday after her severely disabled 14-year-old daughter was found dead in her home from what police called a "deadly cocktail" of medications. Rachel Capra Craig, 46, could not appear in court to answer the charge as she was recovering in hospital after allegedly swallowing some of the drugs herself. Wed Mar 21 2001 18:37:21  New York Tycoons targeted in alleged identity fraud scheme -- (Atlanta J-C) A restaurant busboy is accused of using the Internet and Forbes' list of the richest people in America in a scheme to steal millions from such figures as Steven Spielberg, Warren Buffett, Martha Stewart, Oprah Winfrey, Ross Perot and Ted Turner. Wed Mar 21 2001 18:34:16  Jesse Dirkhising Murder Prosecutor: Victim in Rape and Murder Case Obviously Not a Willing Partner -- (Fox) A jury began deliberating Wednesday in the case against a man charged with murder and rape in the death of a 13-year-old boy who suffocated during a sexual bondage session. Wed Mar 21 2001 18:22:51  Camden, New Jersey Psychologist testifies police should have known Nelson was a threat -- (Boston.com) An expert in police psychology and risk assessment testified Wednesday that a woman who killed two officers in a 1995 shootout at her home displayed ''classic indicators'' of potential violence, and if officers had been properly trained, they would have seen them and handled the situation differently. Wed Mar 21 2001 18:20:39  Miami, Florida Defense: Elderly drug carrier sick and confused -- (Boston.com) An elderly New Yorker caught at the airport with 61,691 tablets of the party drug Ecstasy hidden in his luggage is ''a confused, old, sick man,'' his attorney told the judge at a hearing Wednesday. Wed Mar 21 2001 14:26:22  Geri Halliwell - former Spice Girl London, England Burglars ransack Geri Halliwell's home -- (Reuters) Burglars have ransacked the London home of Halliwell, stealing possessions worth 80,000 pounds and wrecking her furniture. Wed Mar 21 2001 14:20:19  Shannon Jones, 24 - arrested Tuesday Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Female teacher accused of friend watched -- (ABC News) A female teaching intern at an elementary school has been arrested for allegedly performing a sex act on a 13-year-old pupil while his 14-year-old friend watched. Wed Mar 21 2001 11:27:16  Donald Ferguson, 54 - money launderer Miami, Florida Miami lawyer associated with reputed drug lord pleads guilty -- (TBO-Florida) A lawyer already serving prison time has pleaded guilty to accepting money from an alleged drug kingpin as payment for a murder case. Wed Mar 21 2001 10:41:09  Naperville, Illinois State Supreme Court hears Lemak matter -- (Naperville Sun) The Illinois Supreme Court will rule in the coming weeks on a potentially crucial point in the case against Marilyn Lemak, the Naperville mother charged in the March 1999 murders of her three young children. Wed Mar 21 2001 10:38:25  James ``Whitey'' Bulger - wanted for murder Boston, Massachusetts Report: Former Bulger lieutenant cooperated with Oklahoma police -- (Boston Herald) Patrick Nee, 56, of the South Boston neighborhood, a longtime Bulger lieutenant, provided information that helped prosecutors indict Bulger, Stephen ``The Rifleman'' Flemmi and John Martorano last week in Tulsa, Okla., on murder charges in the 1981 death of businessman Roger Wheeler, according to the report. Wed Mar 21 2001 10:28:29  Jesse Dirkhising, 13 - died while bound and gagged Bentonville, Arkansaas Witnesses: Rape Victim Used Drugs -- (Star Tribune) A 13-year-old boy who suffocated after he was sexually assaulted and overdosed on an antidepressant had used drugs in the past, two defense witnesses testified. The witnesses were called Tuesday as the defense opened its case at the rape and murder trial of 23-year-old Joshua Macabe Brown in the Sept. 26, 1999, death of Jesse Dirkhising. Brown' s homosexual partner is also charged. Prosecution Wraps Up In Boy Rape-Murder -- (FOX) Defense paints boy as meth user -- (Arkansas Online) Wed Mar 21 2001 07:17:42  S Club 7 - teen pop band London, England S Club 7 stars found with drugs -- (BBC) The three male members of the band S Club 7 have been cautioned for possessing cannabis. Wed Mar 21 2001 07:07:59  Gregory Clepper, 33 - bragged of 40 murders Chicago, Illinois Suspected serial killer makes deal -- (Newsday) A man once described as one of Chicago's most prolific serial killers was sentenced to 80 years in prison after 12 murder charges against him were dropped. Wed Mar 21 2001 06:58:30  Gerald Donnelly and Kenneth Murray - drug dealers Scotland Dumb and Dumber check into prison -- (The Herald) They stood out like sore thumbs as they walked round the prestigious Cameron House Hotel on the banks of Loch Lomond in their shells suits and baseball caps - one with greasy, straggly hair, the other heavily tattooed. Wed Mar 21 2001 06:53:17  Rome, Italy Rape allegations rock the Vatican -- (EuroNews) In a statement which has shaken the Catholic Church to its core the Vatican has acknowledged that a report which claims nuns have been forced to have sex with priests does have substance to it. Wed Mar 21 2001 06:42:59  Charles Deane Wiseman, 20 - seven misdemeanor counts Anchorage, Alaska Man charged in Anchorage paintball attack -- (ABC News) A man accused of egging on two teen-agers as he videotaped them shooting paintballs at Alaska Natives has been charged with misdemeanor assault. Wed Mar 21 2001 06:37:13 Kenneth Kimes - serving 120-year term for murder Albany, New York Kenneth Kimes extradited to California for murder charge -- (ABC News) Kenneth Kimes, convicted of killing a wealthy Manhattan widow, was extradited to California to face additional murder charges, according to the New York state Department of Correctional Services. Tues Mar 20 2001 20:35:39  Toms River, New Jersey Third suspect arrested in slayings of woman and son -- (Boston.com) A third suspect has been arrested in the robbery-murder of a Barnegat woman and her son, authorities said Tuesday. Keith Mercer, 38, of Brooklyn, N.Y., was charged with accomplice armed robbery in the Nov. 29 attack at the home of Christine Staton. Tues Mar 20 2001 19:36:32  Washington Is murder biggest killer of new mothers? -- (UPI) Pregnant women and new mothers are more likely to die from homicide than any other cause, but death records seldom provide enough information for accurate analysis, according to a survey of documents in the state of Maryland. Tues Mar 20 2001 18:36:09  Montreal, Quebec Mom arrested in death of daughter -- (Cnews) A woman was charged Tuesday with first-degree murder in the death of her handicapped daughter who consumed what police called a "poison cocktail." Chelsea Craig, 14, died of lethal doses of medication, police said. Rachel Capra Craig, 46, was in stable condition in hospital after likely taking the same cocktail, said Det.-Lt. Jean-Francois Martin. Tues Mar 20 2001 18:00:18  Robert Tulloch, 17, and James Parker, 16 - face two counts of first-degree murder in the stabbing deaths of Half and Suzanne Zantop Haverville, New Hampshire Grand jury looking into Dartmouth deaths is through for now -- (Boston.com) Grand jury witnesses who testified this week in the Dartmouth College murder case apparently were asked about the teen suspects, knives and possible links with the victims. Long, secret testimony for Zantop grand jury -- (Union Leader) Two witnesses sped off in a gold Porsche. Another left quickly with his father in a plain white van. Dartmouth suspects' pals begin testimony -- (Boston Herald) Prosecutors finally began laying out their evidence to a grand jury yesterday in the murder of a Dartmouth College couple but are still trying to ferret out why two Vermont teens allegedly carried out the brutal slaying. Zantop Murder Archive and Chronology -- (Union Leader) Tues Mar 20 2001 17:52:19  Stuart, Florida Newlyweds Argue, Bride Throws Wedding Cake at Groom in Stuart -- (TBO) Kathryn Marie Patrick, 36, was released on $5,000 bond from the Martin County jail Sunday. She has been charged with battery. Tues Mar 20 2001 16:35:56  Leslie Demeniuk, 31 - charged with two counts of murder after her sons, James and John Demeniuk, were found shot in the head Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida Killing of twins stuns those who knew mother -- () They didn't see it coming. That's what lawyers representing a Jacksonville couple finalizing their divorce last week said regarding charges that Leslie Demeniuk shot the couple's 4-year-old twin boys. Tues Mar 20 2001 16:33:20  Chicago, Illinois No prison time for murder -- (Chicago Sun Times) A man accused of sticking a gun in a Chicago police officer's face and pulling the trigger Friday night is a convicted murderer who served only 30 months' probation for his crime, officials said Monday. The suspect's gun jammed, and the officer suffered only powder burns. Tues Mar 20 2001 15:34:33  Washington Cybercrime lurks increasingly on Internet, FBI says -- (Fox) Terrorist organizations are increasingly lurking on the Internet, looking for ways to penetrate government and private networks and using the Web to pass information, the government's top cybercrime sleuth said Tuesday. Tues Mar 20 2001 14:35:58  Nathaniel Bar-Jonah, 43 Great Falls, Montana Prosecutor Seeks Death Penalty -- (Newsday) Prosecutors say they will seek the death penalty against a man suspected of kidnapping and killing a 10-year-old boy and feeding his butchered remains to neighbors. Tues Mar 20 2001 13:47:31 Mobile County, Alabama Curtis II slaying: 2nd defendant still faces trial on murder charge -- (Alabama Live) Prosecutors still plan to try John Monroe Cooks III for murder in the shooting of nightclub security guard last July Fourth, despite the fact that his co-defendant was acquitted of the same charge earlier this month. Tues Mar 20 2001 13:44:07  Seattle, Washington Arrest Made in Seattle Mardi Gras Death -- (Fox) — Police said Tuesday they had made an arrest in the fatal beating of 20-year-old Kristopher Kime during riotous Mardi Gras celebrations last month. Tues Mar 20 2001 13:39:07  Bloomington, Minnesota Mall closed in search for fugitive -- (CNN) Police closed the large Mall of America on Tuesday to search for a federal fugitive, a police spokeswoman said. Anthony Steven Zappe, 29, is wanted by authorities on various firearms and escape charges, a spokeswoman for the Bloomington police said. She added that he is considered armed and dangerous. |
