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Thur Apr 5 2001 13:18:21  CAROLINE DICKINSON, 13 - died July 18, 1996 France and Britain French trip girl unlawfully killed -- (BBC) An inquest into the death of a schoolgirl who was raped and murdered while on a school trip to France has recorded a verdict of unlawful killing. Thur Apr 5 2001 12:41:23  Los Angeles, California Spider-Man costumes missing from set -- (Reuters) Four "Spider-Man" costumes, designed for star Tobey Maguire, have gone missing from the film's set in the Los Angeles suburb of Culver City and Columbia Pictures has posted a reward for their safe return, a studio spokesman said on Wednesday. Thur Apr 5 2001 11:46:51  Chicago, Illinois Guilty verdict in Girl X case -- (Chicago Tribune) The man accused of sexually assaulting and beating Girl X was convicted Wednesday in the brutal attack in 1997 that left the young victim disabled yet capable of implicating her attacker in dramatic testimony that proved central to the case. With their guilty verdict, the seven men and five women of the jury signaled that they gave more weight to the testimony of Girl X than to the testimony of Patrick Sykes, who has long proclaimed his innocence in one of the most vicious crimes Chicago law-enforcement officers have investigated. Thur Apr 5 2001 11:42:05  New York Fugitive in cop murder plot caught in New Jersey -- (Boston.com) A fugitive wanted in a string of armed robberies and a failed plot to kill a New York City police detective has been captured following a wild foot chase in New Jersey. FBI agents and local police arrested the suspect, Vere Padmore, Wednesday night in Montclair, N.J. Thur Apr 5 2001 10:18:56  Highlands Ranch, Colorado Family Found Slain in Colo. House -- (Star Tribune) The five were found shot to death in their beds Tuesday -- John Bishop, an executive at Qwest Communications International Inc.; Sherrill Ann Bishop, 38, a part-time schoolteacher; son Andrew, 9; and twin daughters Kelley and Megan, 6. Whys surround family's slaying -- (Denver Post) Douglas County sheriff's investigators stopped short of classifying the case as a murder-suicide. Murder-suicides rooted in depression, control -- (Denver Post) Thur Apr 5 2001 10:12:40  Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta Officer Killed Serving Warrant -- (Newsday) A police officer was shot to death as she and another officer tried to serve a search warrant at a suspected drug house. Sherry Lyons-Williams, 39, is the city's first woman officer killed in the line of duty. Thur Apr 5 2001 10:09:10 Miami, Florida Miami prostitute killer pleads guilty to murdering five -- (Miami Herald) A serial killer dubbed the ``Tamiami Strangler'' who was sentenced to death for killing a prostitute has pleaded guilty to the murder of five others as part of a plea agreement. Rory Conde agreed to the plea agreement Tuesday and was sentenced by Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Jerald Bagley to five consecutive life terms without parole. Thur Apr 5 2001 09:28:29  Sacramento, California Man guilty in murder, rape of stepdaughter -- (Sacbee) After deliberating for five days, a jury Wednesday found Leon Chauncey Cooper guilty of the rape and murder of his stepdaughter LaRhonda Johnson, a 15-year-old Florin High School sophomore. Thur Apr 5 2001 09:26:38  Pennsylvania State Superior Court Judge orders bullet removed from suspect's body -- (Philly.com) The body of evidence in a robbery case might still be in the body of the suspect. A court has ordered that a teen-age robbery suspect undergo surgery to remove a bullet that could be a crucial piece of evidence in the case. It's believed to be the first such order in Pennsylvania. And the defense is apoplectic. Sacramento, California New lead found in serial rapes -- (Sacbee) From 1976 to 1978, the rapist preyed on dozens of people, many of them sleeping couples in the county's eastern neighborhoods, often tying up the male before raping the female. Thur Apr 5 2001 09:21:53  San Francisco, California U.S. judge awards record cyber-squatting verdict -- (CNN) A federal judge has awarded $65 million to an entrepreneur whose Internet domain name "sex.com" was usurped by an online pornographer, marking the largest verdict ever in a cyber-squatting case. Thur Apr 5 2001 09:18:06  Maidstone, England Driver jailed for Chinese deaths -- (CNN) A Dutch lorry driver found guilty of the manslaughter of 58 Chinese immigrants who were found in the back of a lorry has been jailed for 14 years. Perry Wacker, 33, of Rotterdam, was found guilty of 58 counts of manslaughter and of conspiracy to smuggle illegal immigrants into Britain on Thursday. Thur Apr 5 2001 09:15:04  Washington A Meticulous End Planned for McVeigh -- (LA Times) Federal prison officials have planned next month's execution of Timothy J. McVeigh, their first in nearly four decades, with minute-by-minute precision, down to the time he is served his last meal, how long his final statement can be and the moment his body is surrendered to a county coroner. Ashcroft considers closed circuit TV for McVeigh execution -- (CNN) Ashcroft says that he will confer with family members of the victims before making a decision on whether to show McVeigh's execution on closed circuit TV. Wed Apr 4 2001 22:02:08  Robert Tulloch and James Parker - charged with stabbing Half and Susanne Zantop to death Concord, New Hampshire School records sought in Zantop murder case -- (Boston.com) An investigative grand jury probing the murders of two Dartmouth College professors has subpoenaed student records related to the two teen-age suspects, officials said Wednesday. Lawyer says too much information may have been released -- (Boston Herald) A lawyer for the younger suspect in the Dartmouth professor murders case says the boy's juvenile rights may have been violated by the release of court documents. Crime Reports Only Deepen N.H. Mystery -- (Washington Post) Zantop case revelations questioned by attorney -- (Union Leader) Zantops murder archives -- (Union Leader) Wed Apr 4 2001 21:54:37  Binghamton, New York Girl mauled after dog hurls itself through window -- (Boston.com) Authorities said Theresa Rojas was walking on a city street shortly before noon and ran when the dog came through the window. She had arm and leg injuries from the attack, which ended when a neighbor used a stick to fend off the animal. Wed Apr 4 2001 21:51:09  Hot Springs, Arkansas Man who faked suicide is found alive in Arkansas -- (Fox) Dennis E. O'Brien, 46, was arrested Tuesday in Hot Springs, where he had been living under several different aliases, police said. A tipster gave away his whereabouts. O'Brien had disappeared from Little Rock, 55 miles away, when his probation on a drug conviction was revoked in July 1998. Wed Apr 4 2001 21:47:35  Washington Walter Cronkite urges newspapers to be custodians of ethics -- (Nando) "Your burden as editors is heavy, setting the agenda for your communities each day, weighing what the public needs and must have," Cronkite told the editors, who are attending their annual convention in Washington this week. Wed Apr 4 2001 18:55:23  Las Vegas, Nevada Fugitive in Southern California murder arrested near Las Vegas -- (Las Vegas Sun) A fugitive wanted for murder in Fontana, Calif., was in police custody Wednesday after his arrest in Henderson, Nev. Jeffrey Bernard Smith, 30, surrendered to violent offenders task force officers about 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Las Vegas police Sgt. Ted Lee said. Wed Apr 4 2001 18:53:16  Margaret Rudin Murder Trial Las Vegas Sun Witness denies moving Rudin's body -- (Las Vegas R-J) Yehuda Sharon, granted immunity in the case, has said he played no role in the death of Ron Rudin or the disposal of his body. He repeated those positions in an interview last week and on the stand Tuesday. Prosecutors attempt to refute witness' testimony -- (Las Vegas Sun) Sharon, who also goes by the name of Eugene Warner, was granted immunity from prosecution in October 1995 but has continually failed to provide prosecutors with information about the case. Ron Rudin Slaying Timeline and Archives -- (Las Vegas R-J) Wed Apr 4 2001 17:49:47  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Voodoo trio to hang for lawman's murder -- (Reuters) A witchdoctor, her husband and assistant, sentenced to death for the grisly murder of a Malaysian lawmaker, lost their final chance for a pardon Wednesday, the official Bernama news agency said. Wed Apr 4 2001 17:42:49  WENDY JORDAN - body found January 2, 2000 John E. Armstrong - admitted multiple killings Detroit, Michigan Sailor sentenced for killing prostitute -- (CNN) A former Navy sailor convicted of killing a prostitute has been sentenced to life in prison without parole. Wed Apr 4 2001 17:33:54  GABRIELLE L. MUELLER, 31 - body found Tuesday Lakewood, New Jersey Woman's body found in Lakewood is ID'd as DEP secretary -- (NJO News) An autopsy showed she had been strangled. Wed Apr 4 2001 17:03:32  Williamsport, Pennsylvania Girl sentenced in Pennsylvania school shooting -- (Nando) A 14-year-old girl who admitted she shot and wounded a rival classmate at a parochial school was sentenced Wednesday to an open-ended term at a psychiatric facility. Before the sentencing, Elizabeth Bush was asked if she took the .22-caliber revolver to Bishop Neumann Junior-Senior High School with the intention of shooting 13-year-old Kimberly Marchese . Wed Apr 4 2001 17:01:21  Seattle, Washington Teen: Innocent in Mardis Gras Case -- (AP) Jerell A. Thomas, 17, was arraigned Tuesday on a charge of second-degree murder in the death of Kristopher Kime, who died when two fist blows to his temple caused him to fall and hit his head during the disorders late Feb. 27 and early Feb. 28. Thomas also pleaded innocent to assault involving attacks on two other people. Wed Apr 4 2001 15:11:47  San Francisco, California DNA Links Rapist to killings -- (JS Online) A man suspected of raping as many of 40 women in Northern California has been linked through DNA to at least six killings in the southern part of the state, authorities said. The suspect, who has never been caught, is believed to have killed six women between 1980 and 1986. Authorities believe he could be involved in four other slayings. Wed Apr 4 2001 15:09:31  Murray, Kentucky College student charged with infant slaying -- (Boston.com) A 19-year old college freshman was charged with murder after an infant believed to be her newborn girl was found dead in her dorm room, authorities said. Murray State University student Angelita Turner apparently gave birth in her dorm room last week. She has been held since Friday on a $50,000 cash bond, Kentucky State Police said Tuesday. Wed Apr 4 2001 15:07:26  Road Town, British Virgin Islands Pathologist testifies American artist drowned -- (Boston.com) Forensic Pathologist Francisco Landron said the post-mortem examination was done three days after the body of Lois Livingstone McMillen, a 34-year-old artist from Waterbury, Connecticut, was found on a boulder-strewn beach on Jan. 15, 2000. Death Most Foul -- (ABCNews) More than a year after her killing, the disturbing acrylic painting hangs on the walls of her wealthy parents' holiday villa in Tortola, one of the main islands that comprise the British Virgin Islands, a mute testimony to the violence she endured before her death. But nobody knows who killed McMillen. Not yet. Case archives -- (BVI) Wed Apr 4 2001 15:00:28  Editorial & Publisher's online Ramseys Embroiled In Civil Court Slugfest -- (E&P Online) Just when you thought the saga of JonBenet was fading away, get ready for what could be the most dramatic year yet. Four and half years after Boulder, Colo., detectives and an 18-month grand jury investigation failed to solve the murder of the six-year-old, the Ramsey case is on the brink of becoming a civil court slugfest. Wed Apr 4 2001 12:49:02  Robin Samsoe, 12 - murder victim Rodney James Alcala - granted a new trial for the second time Orange County, California A Mother's Nightmares Get Even Worse -- (LA Times) Marianne Connelly has been haunted for 21 years since her daughter's slaying. The idea that her twice-convicted killer could possibly go free is almost too much to bear. Wed Apr 4 2001 12:39:26  Boston, Massachusetts Accused killer tells daughter he wishes he were dead -- (Boston.com) A cross-dressing dermatologist accused of killing his wife wrote jailhouse letters to his daughter stating that he wished he were dead instead. The letters were part of a motion filed in Essex County Probate Court to block Dr. Richard Sharpe's attempt to retrieve money from a fund set up to benefit his youngest two children, Michael, 7, and Sara, 5. Wed Apr 4 2001 10:30:38  Rochester, New York Man gets life for beating death -- (Boston.com) Dennis Timmons, 37, insisted he was defending himself after Mack Austin, 52, attacked him with a knife. But a jury concluded he showed a ''depraved indifference to human life'' and convicted him of second-degree murder. Wed Apr 4 2001 10:29:16  Marlboro, New Jersey Marlboro woman becomes first driver ticketed for using cell phone -- (Boston.com) A township woman has become the first driver to be ticketed for violating this Monmouth County town's ban on using hand-held cellular telephones while driving. Wed Apr 4 2001 10:27:46  Kalamazoo, Michigan Kalamazoo Pays Out to Naked Men -- (Fox) The City Commission has agreed to pay $31,500 to three men who were stripped of their clothing and jailed naked by police officers under a suicide prevention policy. Wed Apr 4 2001 10:26:23  Seattle, Washington Teen Lover Wants to Marry Former Teacher Mary Kay Letourneau -- (Fox) A boy who fathered two children with his former grade school teacher, who is serving a prison term for child rape, doesn't want anything to do with a lawsuit filed against the woman by his mother. Vili Fualaau, now 17, wants to marry Mary Kay Letourneau and separate himself from the legal battle after he turns 18 in June, according to a deposition filed recently in court. Wed Apr 4 2001 10:24:17  Miami, Florida Man convicted of stalking tennis star Hingis -- (Fox) During his trial for stalking tennis star Martina Hingis, Dubravko Rajcevic testified that she communicated with him through his television. Wed Apr 4 2001 10:20:26  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Man acquitted after nine years in prison -- (Fox) Brian Thornhill, 28, of suburban Penn Hills, was acquitted of first-degree murder, aggravated assault and attempted murder Tuesday in the shootings of 20-year-old Tyra Evans and her boyfriend, Timothy Powell. Tues Apr 3 2001 21:41:57  New York Couple charged with aiding Kopp gets trial moved -- (CNN) A Brooklyn judge transferred the case of a couple charged with aiding murder suspect James Charles Kopp to Buffalo, New York, where they will be arraigned next week. Tues Apr 3 2001 21:39:53  Rochester, New York Police officer convicted of incest -- (Boston.com) A police officer was acquitted Tuesday of raping a young female relative but was found guilty of committing incest on 18 occasions over a four-year period. Curtis Lee Gainey, 41, could get 10 to 20 years in prison at sentencing on May 11. He was ordered to remain jailed for threatening a witness. Tues Apr 3 2001 21:27:11  New York Strawberry Arrested -- (Fox) Police arrested former baseball slugger Darryl Strawberry Monday night after he checked himself into a Tampa hospital. Strawberry's pals had earlier rescued him from the Florida hideout where he'd gone after ditching a court-ordered drug-rehab program. "I thank God I'm alive," Strawberry told documentary cameraman Tony Zumbado, who spoke to the troubled ex-Yank shortly after he surfaced. Tues Apr 3 2001 21:23:43  Hartford, Connecticut Hartford police to install surveillance cameras in cruisers -- (Boston.com) City police are planning to install surveillance cameras in their cruisers, following the convictions of seven officers who violated the civil rights of prostitutes. Tues Apr 3 2001 21:21:58  St. Augustine, Florida Father of St. Johns infant charged with murder -- (Jacksonville.com) The father of a 9-month-old boy was charged Tuesday with murder as a result of aggravated child abuse, the sheriff's department said. Quinard Lamar Collins, 24, was arrested Tuesday afternoon after an autopsy by Medical Examiner Terrence Steiner said the death of his son was a homicide caused by child abuse. |
