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Fri Mar 30 2001 16:16:50  New York and France U.S. prosecutor may not seek death penalty for Kopp -- (CNN) A U.S. prosecutor said on Friday she would consider not seeking the death penalty against James Kopp, who is wanted in the murder of a New York doctor who performed abortions, in order to spur extradition procedures in France where he was arrested. A French public prosecutor said on Friday that Kopp would not be extradited if U.S. courts sought the death penalty against him. Fri Mar 30 2001 12:58:09  PAUL MOORE, 23 - shot in the head James Sanders - two life sentences Vicksburg, Mississippi Sanders guilty of murdering 'best friend' -- (The Vicksburg Post) Sanders showed no emotion at the verdict. Fri Mar 30 2001 12:48:53  OCELYN McDONALD, 24 - disappeared without a trace October 16, 2000 Kenora, Ontario, Canada Body may be beloved bravery award winner -- (The Star) Eight years after Jocelyn McDonald became one of the youngest recipients of the Governor-General's Star of Courage, her family fears her body has been found on a rocky hill near the apartment building where she was last seen. Fri Mar 30 2001 12:05:38  DIANE WHIPPLE - died January 26, 2000 Marjorie Knoller and Robert Noel - couple charged in mauling death San Francisco, California Shocking details revealed in fatal dog attack case -- (CH2000) Documents show history of violence, possible sexual activity. Fri Mar 30 2001 12:00:16  Gary, Indiana Fatal Shooting Reported at Ind. HS -- (Newsday) A student was reported dead following a shooting on Friday in the parking lot of a high school. Radio station WGVE reported the victim was a 10th-grader at Lew Wallace High School. Fri Mar 30 2001 11:02:29  Montgomery Harmon, 52 - charged with two counts of second-degree murder. Pickering, Ontario Mother, child beaten to death with mallet, police say -- (National Post) A Pickering mother and daughter found dead in their home this week were likely beaten with a metal mallet, investigators say. Yesterday's autopsy results revealed that 42-year-old Marcia Harmon and her six-year-old daughter, Danielle, died from multiple blunt injuries to the head and face. Fri Mar 30 2001 10:57:42  CHARLES BERNOSKIE, 30 - officer shot during robbery Robert Zarinsky, 60 - on trial for murder and felony murder Newark, New Jersey Photos of fingerprint, tin can allowed as evidence in cop slay trial -- (NJO News) Prosecutors will be allowed to use duplicate items as evidence at the trial of a man accused of fatally shooting a Rahway police officer in 1958. Fri Mar 30 2001 10:51:16  CHARLES and ANNE LINDBERGH Princeton, New Jersey Princeton unseals Lindbergh manuscripts -- (Nando Times) Princeton University has unsealed controversial manuscripts written by Charles and Anne Lindbergh on the eve of World War II and thousands of letters in response to them. Fri Mar 30 2001 09:51:18  Jessup. Maryland Computer access on Death Row -- (Newsday) Maryland's death row inmates are turning into computer junkies. Fri Mar 30 2001 09:15:17  Nocona, Texas Plans made to exhume bodies of Nocona General Hospital patients to see if they were murdered -- (Times Record News) The bodies of former Nocona General Hospital patients will be exhumed from Montague County and possibly other counties in the next month or so to determine if their deaths were caused by a drug that authorities discovered missing from the hospital's inventory more than a month ago. Fri Mar 30 2001 09:04:02  JONBENET RAMSEY - unsolved 1996 homicide Boulder, Colorado Ramseys sue ex-cop for libel, slander -- (Rocky Mountain News) A libel and slander lawsuit filed Thursday by John and Patsy Ramsey says they are victims of an embittered ex-cop bent on "vigilante justice" in the form of a tell-all book. Ramseys sue ex-detective, officers -- (The Daily Camera) John and Patsy Ramsey filed an $80 million libel and defamation lawsuit Thursday against former Boulder police Detective Steve Thomas and unidentified officers at the Boulder Police Department. Ramseys file defamation suit -- (AP) The New York Post is seeking all documents associated with the slaying, including those from the grand jury which disbanded without indicting anyone in the case. Thur Mar 29 2001 21:42:02  Syracuse, New York Man arrested for threatening life of President Bush -- (Boston.com) Abdullah Islam, of Syracuse, appeared before U.S. Magistrate David E. Peebles after his arrest. He faces a maximum of up to five years in prison for the alleged threat against President Bush and up to three years for the alleged threats against Mrs. Bush and Clinton. Thur Mar 29 2001 20:04:03  MICKEY THOMPSON and WIFE - murdered in 1988 Michael Goodwin - partner under suspicion Los Angeles, California DNA evidence found in racing legend's murder case -- (CH2000) Business partner denies involvment in 13-year-old murders. Thur Mar 29 2001 19:44:46  Snohomish, Washington Boy shot to death in apparent murder-suicide -- (Seattle Times) Sheriff's deputies responded to a 911 call from a cell phone at about 3:30 a.m. and found the bodies of the 8-year-old boy and a man who is believed to be in his early 40s, said sheriff's spokeswoman Jan Jorgensen. Both died of gunshot wounds, she said. Thur Mar 29 2001 19:42:23  Des Moines, Washington Charles S. Champion Jr, 18 - accused of murder Suspect charged with murder in officer's slaying -- (TribNet) Hours after Des Moines police officer Steven J. Underwood was shot to death March 7, the teenager accused of killing him was "shaking all over" and talking about "a devil in his head," according to court papers filed Wednesday. Murder charge filed in Des Moines officer's death -- (Seattle Times) King County Prosecuting Attorney Norm Maleng has 30 days from the time Charles Champion is arraigned to decide whether Champion should face the death penalty or get life in prison if convicted. Thur Mar 29 2001 18:54:05  Diane Whipple, 33 - victim San Francisco, California In Dog Attack, Murder May Be Hard to Prove -- (SF Gate) San Francisco prosecutors may have a tough -- but not impossible -- task in trying to pin second-degree murder charges on Marjorie Knoller in the legally bizarre and unpredictable dog mauling case. Thur Mar 29 2001 18:11:16  Raymond Alexander, 53 - found guilty of statutory sexual assault Bucks County, Philadelphia Man guilty of sex assault of girl he met online -- (Philly.com) A Doylestown man was convicted yesterday of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl he met over the Internet and drove from her Louisville, Ky., home to Bucks County in May. Thur Mar 29 2001 18:06:37  Chicago, Illinois 5th person charged in kidnapping and killing of Chicago teacher -- (Chicago Tribune) A south suburban man was charged today with being part of a gang that allegedly kidnapped a Chicago school teacher and killed her in Indiana, police said. Rufus Foreman, 50, of Calumet City, is the fifth person charged in the death of Wardella Winchester. Thur Mar 29 2001 18:03:32  Margaret Rudin Murder Trial Las Vegas, Nevada Rudin case to shift to blood evidence -- (Las Vegas R-J) Prosecutors today are expected to delve into the blood evidence that lies at the heart of the Margaret Rudin murder trial. Murphy attorney Momot joins Rudin's defense -- (Las Vegas Sun) Over the objections of prosecutors, District Judge Joseph Bonaventure this morning appointed another participant in the Ted Binion case to Margaret Rudin's defense team. Ron Rudin Slaying Archive and Timeline -- (Las Vegas R-J) Thur Mar 29 2001 17:54:13  Jersey City, New Jersey Early morning gun battle linked to drug turf war -- (Boston.com) A gun battle between police officers and at least one suspect early Thursday was probably related to an ongoing territorial dispute among drug dealers, police said. Thur Mar 29 2001 17:49:44  Montreal, Quebec Arrest warrants show that Maurice (Mom) Boucher to face 13 new murder charges -- (Montreal Gazette) Maurice (Mom) Boucher, the Hells Angels' leader in Quebec, faces 13 new counts of first-degree murder following provincewide raids Wednesday aimed at crippling the biker gang. More biker arrests expected as raid continues -- (CBC) Police launched fresh searches today in Canada's biggest ever crackdown on illegal biker gangs. The crackdown, which began Wednesday, led to the arrest of 122 people suspected of being Hells Angels bikers or their associates. Thur Mar 29 2001 13:20:23  Washington, D.C. Police under fire for offensive e-mail -- (Reuters) An embarrassed Washington police force vowed on Wednesday to sniff out officers responsible for sending hundreds of racist, homophobic and vulgar text messages over their patrol car communication system. Thur Mar 29 2001 13:02:27  DR. BARNETT SLEPIAN, 52 - murdered doctor James Kopp, 46 - captured fugitive Paris, France France confirms arrest of U.S. fugitive -- (ABC News) French police arrested U.S. anti-abortion activist James Kopp, one of the FBI's 10 most wanted fugitives, in the western region of Brittany on Thursday, a police spokesman said. Thur Mar 29 2001 09:22:58  Atlanta, Georgia House of Prayer parents jolt judge -- (Atlanta Journal-Constitution) Rejecting a judge's offer to reunite their families, the parents of 41 children seized in an investigation of abuse at the House of Prayer church refused Wednesday to accept conditions limiting the discipline they could impose. As a result, the children could remain in state foster care for as long as a year -- or longer -- unless the parents change their minds. Thur Mar 29 2001 09:08:27  TRACY JACKSON, 28 - body found December 28 ANGELA WORTHY, 41 - body found January 2 New York Cops seek killer of two women -- (NY Daily News) Cops are looking for a killer they believe murdered two women just before Christmas and dumped their bodies within blocks of each other in southeast Queens. Thur Mar 29 2001 09:00:47  SHARON STONE - actress Los Angeles, California Sharon Stone's stalker problem -- (E! Online) On Tuesday, Stone asked for and was granted a temporary restraining order against Agostino P'omato, a man who showed up at Stone's Los Angeles-area home last week looking for the actress, saying he had come all the way from Italy to marry her. Thur Mar 29 2001 08:54:25  Nashville, Tennessee Two arrested in Napolean conspiracy -- (Newsday) Two men have been charged in a conspiracy to sell the 1814 Treaty of Fontainebleau, signed by Napoleon and stolen in 1988 from the French National Archives in Paris. Thur Mar 29 2001 08:50:17  DAVID PARRISH - found innocent Jasper, Tennessee Former show host acquitted in theft case -- (Tennessean) Former cable TV talk show host David Parrish was found innocent yesterday by a Marion County jury of charges of criminal impersonation and theft of property. Thur Mar 29 2001 08:46:21  JILL YVONNE MADRID - stabbed to death Juan Batista Madrid - arrested and charged Odessa, Texas Suspect in 1996 Midland murder arrested in Mexico -- (Odessa American) The prime suspect in the 1996 slaying of a Midland woman has been caught in Mexico and brought back to the United States to face prosecution. Thur Mar 29 2001 07:58:58  LUCIE BLACKMAN, 21 - murder victim Tokyo, Japan and Kent, England Family lay Lucie to rest -- (BBC) The dismembered body of the 21-year-old bar hostess was found on a Japanese beach at the beginning of February and was flown back to the UK earlier this month. Thur Mar 29 2001 07:54:39  Riverside, California Baby clings to life after weeks of torture -- (CH2000) A child abuse case in Riverside County has left medical professionals and law enforcement officials there in a state of shock. Thur Mar 29 2001 06:09:05  Buffalo, New York Book: McVeigh calls children 'collateral damage' -- (CNN) A remorseless Timothy McVeigh calls the children killed in the Oklahoma City bombing "collateral damage," regretting only that their deaths detracted from his bid to avenge Waco and Ruby Ridge, according to a new book. Thur Mar 29 2001 06:07:21  Atlanta, Georgia Mother charged in fire that killed her 3 children -- (Atlanta J-C) Lisa Boone, 29, of the Longview Trailer Park was charged Tuesday with leaving her three young children alone in the trailer, said East Point police Maj. Luther Graham. He said the charge is a misdemeanor. Thur Mar 29 2001 06:04:02  Ottawa, Ontario 3 students stabbed at adult school -- (Cnews) An Ongoing dispute between students at an Ottawa adult high school ended in bloodshed yesterday when three students were stabbed by two knife-wielding classmates. Thur Mar 29 2001 05:57:01  Charlotte, North Carolina No charges for man who shot to death his mother's killer -- (Charlotte Observer) Assistant District Attorney Marsha Goodenow said Jerry Niquontis Whitley, 21, acted in self-defense and was trying to protect his brother March5 when he shot 41-year-old Larry Michael Rice with an AK-47 assault-style rifle at a west Charlotte mobile home. Rice fatally shot his girlfriend, 46-year-old Peggy Whitley, and her son, 17-year-old Maurice Whitley, with a sawed-off shotgun seconds before he was killed. Thur Mar 29 2001 05:54:44  Greenwich, Connecticut Attorney appointed to represent abandoned baby -- (Boston.com) An infant boy found abandoned by the side of a road last week now has his own attorney, and could be placed in foster care by week's end. Thur Mar 29 2001 05:53:11  Shani Baldwin, 21 - victim Stratford, Connecticut Body found at home in Stratford -- (Boston.com) A 21-year-old pregnant woman was found stabbed to death Wednesday afternoon inside a home in Stratford. Thur Mar 29 2001 05:50:35  Troy, Michigan Bizarre murder case hinges on 1 witness -- (DetNews) Lacking any physical evidence tying the suspects to the crime, the first-degree murder case against a Troy widow and her nephew hinges on the statement of a single witness. Danny Schahine, a 40-year-old jeweler, is the star witness in the case against Billie Jean Rogers and her nephew, Vonlee Nicole Titlow, who are both accused of force-feeding Rogers' husband alcohol and then smothering him to death with a pillow. Thur Mar 29 2001 05:44:53  Connell Watkins, 54, and Julie Ponder, 40 - charged in the death of Candance Newmaker, 10 Golden, Colorado Trial To Start in ' ' Rebirthing' ' Death -- (Star Tribune) a videotape shows Candace begging for her life as she tries to escape the blanket meant to represent a womb. She died of asphyxiation on April 19, 2000, one day after the so-called rebirthing therapy. The tape, prosecutors say, is the key evidence against two psychotherapists charged in her death. House bill closes rebirthing loophole -- (Denver Post) State lawmakers, working to prohibit mental health professionals from using a therapeutic technique known as rebirthing, nearly unwittingly gave parents a new loophole, which they quickly corrected Wednesday. Wed Mar 28 2001 21:57:01  Pensacola, Florida Jury recommends former medical examiner be spared death sentence -- (Boston.com) A jury that convicted a former medical examiner of killing his wife with an injection nearly a decade ago recommended Wednesday that he be spared the death penalty. After hearing family and friends beg for the life of 68-year-old Dr. William Sybers, the jury recommended a life sentence without the possibility of parole for at least 25 years. Miami, Florida Gunman wakes up 9-year-old as he shoots the boy's mother and kills his dad, police say -- (Sun Sentinel) Police were searching on Wednesday for a gunman who shot and wounded a woman, then shot and killed her husband during an apparent robbery at their business, the American Flag Co. Laurel Mclaughen, 46, was in stable condition at Jackson Memorial Hospital Wednesday, a day after the attack that left her husband Doug Mclaughen dead. Wed Mar 28 2001 21:46:00  Christopher Matejka, 28, and Jason Richey, 23, - first-degree murder charge in connection with Henri "Jay" Baker's death. Joliet, Illinois Murder prompts probe -- (Herald News) More than a year before two Hillcrest Healthcare patients signed out for the day on a pass — then landed in jail in connection with the murder of a Homer Township man — Coroner Patrick O'Neil called on the state to investigate the facility for the rather peculiar deaths of four residents. |
