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Sat Apr 7 2001 20:59:53  Fingerprint Evidence Facing Challenges in Court -- (Fox) For nearly a century, fingerprints have been superstars in American courtrooms. If an expert said a fingerprint at the crime scene matched yours, you had some explaining to do. Who could doubt a match? The author of a book out next month speculates that fingerprint evidence could be eclipsed by DNA identification within a few decades. Sat Apr 7 2001 19:55:28  Toronto, Ontario Cops seize $1M in Ecstasy -- (Toronto Sun) Ontario and U.S. police moved in on two separate Ecstasy rings, seizing more than $1 million of the drug and shutting down a lab capable of making that much in a year, police say. Sat Apr 7 2001 19:53:32  Jerald M. Levy, 58 - arrested Boca Raton, Florida Rabbi arrested on Internet sex charges after teen's father helps police -- (Alabama Live) A father who was angry that his 16-year-old son had been solicited for sex over the Internet helped police capture a suspect by posing online as another teen-ager. Sat Apr 7 2001 19:50:50  Lansing, Michigan Suspect held in state trooper's shooting -- (Michigan Live) An armed robbery suspect was in custody following an exchange of gunfire with police early Friday. A state trooper was shot in the chest but his bulletproof vest protected him from serious injury. Trooper Timothy Horan, 40, a 15-year veteran, was treated at Sparrow Hospital's emergency room and released. Sat Apr 7 2001 15:58:57  Chesterfield County, Virginia Va. to Pay $1.2 Million Over Death At Teen Jail -- (Washington Post) Virginia has agreed to pay $1.2 million to settle a lawsuit filed by the family of a Manassas teenager who was choked to death inside a juvenile detention center two years ago. Sat Apr 7 2001 15:24:30  Toms River, New Jersey Plea bargain in Barnegat body-dump case -- (Boston.com) Police found the body of Mustafa Yakut in November 1999 in a wooded lot just off Exit 67 of the Garden State Parkway. He had been shot several times in the back and head outside a loading dock in central New Jersey, loaded into a truck, then dumped in the vacant lot in what police suspect was a drug-related slaying. Police charged Manuel Colon with murder. Sat Apr 7 2001 12:33:29  Mykhaylo Kofel, 18 - accused of the murder of Sister Michelle Lewis, 39 Miami, Florida Teen monk says he was molested by staffers and ridiculed by nun -- (Sun Sentinel) The teenager who is accused of killing a nun at Holy Cross Academy has told detectives that he was sexually molested numerous times by two staff members at the parochial school where he and the victim lived, worked, studied and prayed. Sat Apr 7 2001 12:27:27  Johnny Andres Ortiz, 30, - charged with the first-degree murder of Maria Isabel Fernandez Pasadena, California Boyfriend must stand trial for allegedly murdering flamenco dancer -- (Sacbee) The boyfriend of an aspiring flamenco dancer must face a murder trial for allegedly stabbing her 46 times, a judge ruled. Sat Apr 7 2001 11:45:43  Lutcher, Louisiana Boy, 14, charged in double murder -- (NOLA Live) A 14-year-old boy accused of shooting to death his father and stepmother in their Lutcher home Wednesday night has been formally booked with two counts of first-degree murder, authorities said Friday. Sat Apr 7 2001 11:33:59  Poughkeepsie, New York Teen who fatally stabbed sister sentenced -- (Boston.com) Kyisha Smith, 19, was convicted of second-degree manslaughter last month. The victim, 19-year-old Nyisha Smith, died of a single stab wound to the chest on Dec. 7, 1999. Sat Apr 7 2001 11:31:55  Nashua, New Hampshire Man gets up to 42 years in prison for sex assault -- (Boston.com) A Unity man who was convicted of 69 counts of sexual assault will spend at least 21 years in prison. Timothy Dupont, 40, fled the state just before a jury convicted him in January, but was arrested four days later in Ohio and returned to New Hampshire. Sat Apr 7 2001 11:05:37  Los Angeles, California Algerian man convicted of terrorism -- (Nando) Ahmed Ressam, 33, stood silently with his eyes downcast as a clerk read the federal court jury's verdict - guilty of nine federal charges including an act of terrorism transcending a national boundary. Sat Apr 7 2001 09:43:02  SCOTT DRAKE, 11 - murdered and mutilated Joseph Cornelius, 47 - confessed to September slaying Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Genetic tests link backpack stain to murder suspect -- (Pittsburgh Live) The tests performed by Cellmark Diagnostics may provide the first physical link between Drake and Cornelius, who is awaiting trial for the sexual mutilation and strangulation of the North Side boy. Sat Apr 7 2001 09:34:00  Lancaster, California Man suspected of killing mother released: Police continue to investigate bizarre case -- (CBS/CH2000) A 46-year-old man suspected of suffocating his 76-year-old diabetic mother in a hospital emergency room was arrested Thursday, then released hours later without bond pending additional investigation. Sat Apr 7 2001 09:29:12  Linda Harley - indicted by a grand jury New York Mother accused of taking sons on journey of abuse -- (ABC News) A woman accused of taking her two sons on a monthlong journey of abuse will face prosecution in California and New York. Fri Apr 6 2001 17:29:41  Walter Stadnik, 49 - wanted in Canada on 13 murder charges Jamaica and Canada Biker wants to be brought home quickly -- (The Toronto Star) Reputed Hells Angels leader Walter Stadnik waived his right to a formal extradition hearing in a Jamaican courtroom in Jamaica Wednesday and asked how quickly he could be sent home. Fri Apr 6 2001 15:08:04  Guatemala and El Salvador Serial killer stalking prostitutes -- (Newsday) The killer uses plastic sheeting to strangle his victims and is fond of scrawling angry, moralistic messages on their backs in blood-red marker. He is Guatemala's "Jack the Ripper", and police say he has strangled five prostitutes here in the last three months and that he may have killed streetwalkers in El Salvador and even Los Angeles. Fri Apr 6 2001 14:35:28  New York Brooklyn boy escaped from alleged kidnapper -- (CNN) An 11-year-old Brooklyn boy was kidnapped near his home Friday morning, but escaped by jumping out of his alleged abductor's van at an intersection in midtown Manhattan, police said. Fri Apr 6 2001 11:39:28  THE LIBERTY BELL Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Liberty Bell attacked -- (ABC News) A man wielding a small hammer struck the Liberty Bell at least four times this morning, leaving an imprint on the lip of the 249-year-old symbol of freedom. Fri Apr 6 2001 10:47:37  Vere "Joker" Padmore, 28 - leader of a wild robbery gang New York Cops have last laugh -- (NY Daily News) After more than two years on the lam, a cross-dressing "criminal mastermind" known as "The Joker" will have to do his laughing behind bars. Fri Apr 6 2001 10:41:58  London, England Clowns told to get custard pie insurance -- (Reuters) Although no clown has yet been sued by the recipient of a face-full of custard pie, the organization fears it may be just a matter of time. Fri Apr 6 2001 10:25:18  JESSICA RUSSELL, 10 - abducted and murdered last May David Trott, 20 - mental competency hearing Abbotsford, B.C., Canada Accused child-killer Trott bangs head as mental fitness hearing starts -- (Vancouver Sun) The man accused of killing a 10-year-old girl banged his head twice against the courtroom's brick wall Thursday as a hearing began to judge whether he is mentally fit to stand trial. Fri Apr 6 2001 09:57:42  Stockholm, Sweden Drugs police discover stolen art -- (CNN) Police have stumbled upon a stolen masterpiece by French impressionist Pierre-Auguste Renoir during a drugs raid. Fri Apr 6 2001 09:34:15  LUCIE BLACKMAN, 21 - disappeared July 1, 2000 Joji Obara, 48 - "The Tokyo Ripper" Tokyo, Japan Lucie: Rape and murder charge -- (This is London) A suspected serial rapist was today charged with the rape and murder of Lucie Blackman, who disappeared in Japan nine months ago. Man charged over Lucie death -- (BBC) Police found her dismembered remains on 8 February this year in the cave on a beach at Miura, at the mouth of Tokyo Bay. Fri Apr 6 2001 09:24:41 James Morell, 32 - faces up to 8 years in prison Allentown, Pennsylvania Former chiropracter guilty of assaulting patients -- (ABC News) A former chiropractor was convicted of sexually assaulting three patients in 1999 despite his contention that the women had misinterpreted his medical techniques. Thur Apr 5 2001 23:30:22  Survivor: The Australian Outback Australia Aussies probe Survivor coral theft -- (E! Online) Aussie law expressly forbids anyone from taking coral from the natural wonder, a World Heritage-protected area, without a permit. Violators face a maximum penalty up to $52,000. Thur Apr 5 2001 21:49:27  Miami, Florida Body found at Miami farm ID'd as missing New York woman -- (Sun Sentinel) A body found in a rural field has been identified as that of a New York tourist who was on vacation here, police said Thursday. A DNA test confirmed the victim was Elenora Sulaymanov, 19, of Brooklyn, N.Y., who had been missing since she arrived here nearly three weeks ago. Thur Apr 5 2001 21:44:50  Lawrence James Napper, 42 - charged with aggravated sexual assault of a child Alsuma, Texas Sex offender indicted in 6-year-old boy's assault -- (Houston Chronicle) A registered sex offender was indicted today in connection with the abduction and sexual assault of a 6-year-old boy. Thur Apr 5 2001 21:41:24  Norristown, Pennsylvania Norristown mother arrested in tot's death -- (philly.com) A Norristown woman was arrested late yesterday and was expected to be charged with murdering her 32-month-old boy, according to law-enforcement authorities. Tamaka Upshaw, 24, of the 1400 block of Willow Street, admitted to police yesterday that she inflicted the injuries that led to her son's death. Thur Apr 5 2001 20:32:10  Highlands Ranch, Colorado Colo. Family Slaying Investigated -- (Newsday) Investigators said they believe money troubles led a 41-year-old telecommunications executive to shoot his wife and children as they slept and then kill himself. Thur Apr 5 2001 18:34:08  LOIS LIVINGSTON McMILLEN - January 2000 homicide William Labrador, Michael Spicer, Evan George, and Alexander Benedetto - defendants Road Town, British Virgin Islands Officer: Suspect had bloody shoes -- (USA Today) A police officer on Thursday testified he found blood on the shoes of one of four Americans on trial for the killing of a Connecticut artist in the British Virgin Islands. Thur Apr 5 2001 18:16:07  BLANCA ORALIA CUELLAR, 18 - vanished after leaving small party Rodney D. McDonald, 34 - suicide Missouri City, Texas Suspect in woman's disappearance kills himself after police chase -- (Houston Chronicle) Fort Bend Sheriff's deputies have confirmed that a man who killed himself after an overnight police chase is the same man wanted for questioning in the disappearance of an 18-year-old Missouri City woman this week. Thur Apr 5 2001 18:06:17  Juan Kunasich Gamero, 28 - arrested in Mexico San Diego, California Ricky Martin look-alike accused of raping San Diego women -- (Nando Times) A Ricky Martin impersonator has been arrested for allegedly raping two San Diego women. Thur Apr 5 2001 17:05:32  Cherica Adams, - shooting death Charlotte, North Carolina Triggerman in Carruth shooting sentenced to 40 years behind bars -- (SF Gate) Van Brett Watkins was sentenced to a minimum of 40 years, five months for the shooting of Cherica Adams in November 1999 and a maximum of 50 years, eight months. Thur Apr 5 2001 16:50:09 Guy Georges, 38 - "Beast of the Bastille" Paris, France Life sentence for Paris serial killer -- (BBC) A Paris court sentenced the 38-year-old serial killer Guy Georges to life in prison for the rape and murder of seven women in the 1990s. Thur Apr 5 2001 15:29:32  Michael Skakel,40 - charged in the October 1975 beating death of Martha Moxley Stamford, Connecticut Kennedy Cousin Skakel to Be Tried in Stamford -- (Washington Post) The murder trial of Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel will be held in Stamford, a judge ruled Thursday, rejecting a prosecution request to move the case to the blue-collar city of Bridgeport. Thur Apr 5 2001 15:24:31 Montreal, Quebec Woman accused of killing daughter fit to stand trial -- (National Post) A court heard that Rachel Capra Craig, who is accused of poisoning her daughter, Chelsea, with a mix of medications, has been found fit to stand trial following a psychiatric assessment. Ottawa, Ontario Juror Gillian Guess denied chance to appeal conviction before high court -- (Vancouver Sun) Gillian Guess, renowned for sleeping with an accused killer while on his first-degree murder jury, won't be heard by Canada's top court. Toronto, Ontario Jury Begins Deliberating Starved Baby's Death -- (BCTV) The inquest into the starvation death of Jordan Heikamp ended Wednesday after 53 days -- longer than the infant's entire five-week life. Thur Apr 5 2001 15:06:28  Candace Newmaker - suffocation death April 2000 Connell Watkins and Julie Ponder - charged with reckless child abuse resulting in death Golden, Colorado Video Played in 'Rebirthing' Case -- (LA Times) Jurors cried as they watched a 70 -minute videotape Thursday of a girl struggling for her life while wrapped in a blanket during a "rebirthing therapy" session. The girl died the next day. The videotape was played at the trial of two therapists charged in the death of 10 -year-old Candace Newmaker. Rebirth witness saw no struggle -- (Denver Post) Candace Newmaker repeatedly cried to be freed from an artificial womb during a "rebirthing" session, but she never physically struggled to break away, one of the people charged in her death said Wednesday. Thur Apr 5 2001 15:00:41  Schenectady, New York Second teen pleads guilty in murder of delivery driver -- (Fox) — The second of three teen-agers accused of fatally beating a pizza delivery driver pleaded guilty on Thursday to murder and robbery. Theodore Haynes, 17, was expected to get 40 years to life in prison when he's sentenced, prosecutors said. Thur Apr 5 2001 14:58:57  LOIS LIVINGSTON McMILLEN, 34 - body found January 2000 Road Town, British Virgin Islands Victim's mother takes the stand in Tortola -- (Court TV) Josephine McMillen has recalled the last days of her 34-year-old daughter's life so many times over the past 14 months that she now does it almost automatically. Defendant had affair with murder victim Lois McMillen, jury learns -- (Court TV) The jury hearing evidence against the four men charged with killing Lois McMillen heard for the first time Wednesday that the defendant Alexander Benedetto had a brief relationship with the victim in New York — a relationship that others will testify was intimate and lasted for about three months in 1997. Thur Apr 5 2001 14:57:52  New York Police Say 13-Year-Old Brought Stun Gun to School -- (Fox) A 13-year-old brought a stun gun to his junior high school where, police say, he and nine friends used it on themselves. Four received minor burns. The eight-grader was charged Wednesday night as a juvenile with third-degree assault, reckless endangerment and criminal possession of a weapon. |
