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Thur Apr 12 2001 09:56:27  Anne Sluti is safe Rollins, Montana Fugitive captured in Montana with missing teen -- (CNN) Authorities captured federal fugitive Anthony Steven Zappa, 29, early Thursday and rescued the 17-year-old girl they said he abducted last week. Thur Apr 12 2001 09:52:49  Cincinnati, Ohio Scattered Violence Returns to Cincinnati; Clergy Try to Keep Peace -- (Fox) The city is considering requesting the National Guard if unrest continues, Mayor Charles Luken said Wednesday night as violence spread to several other neighborhoods on the third day of confrontations following the shooting death of an unarmed black man by police. Wed Apr 11 2001 21:58:32  San Antonio, Texas Boxer Ayala indicted in San Antonio break-in -- (Houston Chronical) An indictment accuses Central Texas prizefighter Tony Ayala Jr., whose career has stumbled in a series of legal troubles, of breaking into a house with intent to sexually assault a woman. Wed Apr 11 2001 21:56:41  Santa Fe, Texas Santa Fe woman indicted in death of 2-year-old -- (Houston Chronicle) A Santa Fe woman has been indicted for her role in the death of a 2-year-old boy. Heather Lee Wilden, 30, was indicted Tuesday on one count of injury to a child, a first degree felony charge, said Kurt Sistrunk, Galveston County first assistant district attorney. Wed Apr 11 2001 21:54:08  Syracuse, New York Teen gets probation in poisoning attempt -- (Boston.com) A 15-year-old girl has been sentenced to time served and five years' probation for trying to poison her young nieces by spiking the family's juice and milk with a household cleaner last summer. Wed Apr 11 2001 21:52:39  Rutland, New York Rutland man charged with providing alcohol in fatal ATV accident -- (Boston.com) Daniel Wilder, 22, pleaded innocent this week to five misdemeanor counts of furnishing alcohol to minors. He was released after his arraignment. Wed Apr 11 2001 19:53:25  Chula Vista, California Two Reported Dead In High Rise Shooting -- (Channel 2000) Police are reporting that at least two people were shot to death Wednesday afternoon at an assisted-living facility in Chula Vista, a suburb of San Diego. Wed Apr 11 2001 18:21:51  Parowan, Utah Men drill holes in woman's head -- (Cnews) Two men pleaded guilty to practising medicine without a licence for drilling holes in a woman's skull in a procedure they said was intended to restore her childhood buoyancy. Peter Halvorson, 54, and William Lyons, 56, were placed on three-years' probation, fined $500 and ordered to have psychiatric evaluation Monday. They could have faced up to five years in prison if convicted. Wed Apr 11 2001 17:13:28  Providence, Rhode Island Defense attorneys plan on pursuing evidence leaks -- (Boston.com) A defense attorney said Wednesday he plans to file a court complaint after learning the lead prosecutor in the Operation Plunder Dome corruption case showed a secret FBI tape to his sister and two friends. Wed Apr 11 2001 17:11:49  Tarrytown, New York One dead, four in custody after suburban robbery-homicide -- (Boston.com) The 61-year-old victim, whose identity was not immediately released, was killed with a single gunshot wound inside the home in an area just off the Hudson River, said David Hebert, a spokesman for Westchester District Attorney Jeanine Pirro. Wed Apr 11 2001 17:09:50  Providence, Rhode Island House approves safe havens for unwanted newborns -- (Boston.com) Unwanted newborns could be left at hospitals and police and fire stations without fear of prosecution under a bill unanimously approved by the House on Wednesday. Wed Apr 11 2001 16:28:10  Las Vegas, Nevada State wraps up its murder case -- (Las Vegas Sun) The state Tuesday ended its case against Margaret Rudin with the testimony of a Metro homicide detective, who told jurors about a variety of items seized following her arrest. Rudin judge scolds lawyers -- (Las Vegas R-J) The prosecution concluded its case Tuesday at the close of another acrimonious day in the Margaret Rudin murder trial. Wed Apr 11 2001 15:30:11  BRITTNEY, BOBBY, and MARY FISHER - died Tuesday in house fire Robert Fisher, 40 - last seen Monday evening Scottsdale, Arizona Police are looking for father after blast kills his family -- (12 NEWS) He wasn't home at the time of the explosion. Wed Apr 11 2001 15:15:46  Crossett, Arkansas Inmate dies after drinking bleach -- (Nando Times) A man who was being held on a minor charge at the city jail died Wednesday after drinking bleach in the laundry room. Wed Apr 11 2001 12:21:32  Douglas County, Colorado Man drunk as he shot his family -- (Denver Post) John Bishop was legally drunk when he shot his wife, his children and then himself, toxicology reports revealed Tuesday. But there was no trace of an antidepressant. Bishop, 41, had a blood-alcohol level of 0.10. Bishop, his 38-year-old wife, Sherrill, their son, Andy, 9, and their 6-year-old twin daughters, Meghan and Kelley, were found dead April 3 . Wed Apr 11 2001 12:17:32  James E. Perry - 2nd trial for the murders of Janice Roberts Saunders 38, Mildred Horn 43, and her 8-year-old son, Trevor Montgomery County, Maryland Jurors Begin Deciding Silver Spring Triple Murder Case -- (Washington Post) Attorneys for a Detroit man accused in a 1993 triple slaying in Silver Spring argued yesterday that it is "debatable" whether he helped plot the three slayings but said nothing links him to actually following through as a hit man. Wed Apr 11 2001 10:28:54  Lima, Peru U.S. woman says police used her as human shield -- (CNN) A New York woman accused of collaborating with Peruvian rebels testified Tuesday that police tried to use her as a "human shield" during a long gunbattle in which 14 guerrillas were captured in the Lima house she had rented. Wed Apr 11 2001 10:26:55  Banks County, Georgia Banks County man shot and killed by stepson -- (OnlineAthens) A Banks County man was fatally shot Monday by his 16-year-old stepson after forcibly entering the house of his estranged wife, according to Banks County Sheriff Charles Chapman. Wed Apr 11 2001 10:24:09  Jennifer Rheinschild, 31, and Brad Pickett, 38 - charged with solicitation to commit murder Stoughton, Massachusetts Pair charged with hiring killer to slay man -- (Boston Herald) A Canton mother was arrested last night on charges she and her jailbird beau offered to pay a hitman $5,000 to kill the father of her 3-year-old daughter. Wed Apr 11 2001 10:20:10  Cincinnati, Ohio Protesters loot, set fires in Cincinnati -- (CNN) Protesters, angered by the fatal weekend police shooting of an unarmed black man, set fire late Tuesday to a market in a historic area of Cincinnati and looted buildings, police said. Wed Apr 11 2001 10:16:46 Anne Sluti, 17 - kidnapped Friday Kearney, Nebraska New chapter unfolds in search for fugitive -- (Star Tribune) Authorities believe they have connected a chain of events that point to Anthony S. Zappa as a suspect in the kidnapping of a 17-year-old girl in Kearney, Neb., Friday. Kearney police Capt. Byron Patterson and the FBI said they hope Anne Sluti will be released unharmed. Authorities said they don't know where she or Zappa are. Fugitive learned early how to run, live on road -- (Star Tribune) Fugitive Anthony S. Zappa is a tough, street-smart criminal who learned early in life how to live on the move. Suspect may have stalked parking lot -- (Journal Star) Parents plead for release of daughter -- (Evansville C&P) Wed Apr 11 2001 10:09:22  Henrietta, New York Girl, 12, stabbed in dispute over swing set -- (Boston.com) According to the Monroe County Sheriff's Department, the 12-year-old girl was stabbed several times in the back, chest and arm with a small hunting knife Tuesday at an apartment complex. Wed Apr 11 2001 09:53:07  Nicholas Tubbs, 17 - alleged bank robber Fort Worth, Texas 'Pasty white' suspect in robbery exposed in tanning salon -- (FW Star-Telegram) A man believed to be a bank robber got caught with his pants down Tuesday after ducking into a tanning salon to elude police. Wed Apr 11 2001 09:43:43  London, England Detectives solve 90% of murders -- (This is London) Scotland Yard solved nearly 90 per cent of London's murders last year, one of the highest detection rates ever recorded in the capital. Wed Apr 11 2001 09:38:28  JORDAN HEIKAMP, 35 days old - starved to death Toronto, Ontario, Canada Jury rules baby Heikamp's starvation death a homicide -- (CBC News) A coroner's jury has delivered a verdict of homicide in the death of baby Jordan Heikamp, who starved to death in a Toronto shelter just 35 days after he was born. Wed Apr 11 2001 09:33:49  HELEN MARIE WITTY, 16 - did instantly Carla Wagner, 18 - will serve up to six years Miami, Florida Teen who was driving drunk pleads guilty in death of skater -- (ABC Nws) During an emotional hearing, Wagner pleaded guilty to DUI manslaughter and other felonies for running down another teen-ager last spring. Wed Apr 11 2001 00:29:55  London, England Police arrest retiree in celebrity stalker case -- (ABC News) British police said Tuesday they had arrested a 70-year-old man in connection with a probe into a stalker who plagued female celebrities with obscene letters for more than two decades. Tues Apr 10 2001 21:59:32  Coeur D'Alene, Washington Deal Cut To Release Murderer -- (Newsday) Donald Manuel Paradis, a 52-year-old former member of a motorcycle gang, stooped to pet a friend's dog as he left the court. He expressed little bitterness about his time in prison, during which he was scheduled for execution on three occasions. Tues Apr 10 2001 20:58:29  San Francisco, California Dog-Mauling Victim's Mother Sues -- (SF Gate) Diane Whipple's mother filed a wrongful-death lawsuit today against two attorneys now jailed in the dog attack that killed her daughter. Tues Apr 10 2001 20:55:17 Kearney, Nebraska Nebraska parents plead for release of kidnapped daughter -- (Nando) Anne Sluti's purse and other belongings were found lying in the parking lot of the Hilltop Shopping Center, where her locked car was found. On Monday, her parents spoke with reporters for the first time and pleaded with the kidnapper to release their daughter. Tues Apr 10 2001 18:39:02  Abbotsford, British Columbia Trott found unfit to stand trial -- (Cnews) Accused child killer David Trott was declared mentally unfit to stand trial Tuesday and ordered to undergo treatment. Trott, 21, is charged with the abduction and first-degree murder of nine-year-old Jessica Russell last May. Tues Apr 10 2001 18:34:49  Camden, New Jersey 15-year-old sentenced in beating death of 5-year-old he was baby-sitting -- (Boston.com) A 15-year-old Lawnside, N.J., boy who killed a 5-year-old girl one of six children he was baby-sitting by hitting her with a belt after she threw up in her cereal was sentenced Tuesday to up to five years in a juvenile detention facility. Tues Apr 10 2001 18:29:06 Margaret Rudin Murder Trial Las Vegas, Nevada Bonaventure criticizes attorneys on both sides of high-profile case -- (Las Vegas Sun) Attorneys in the Margaret Rudin trial are getting more of a taste of District Judge Joseph Bonaventure's legendary temper as the trial heads into its seventh week. Judge warns Rudin attorney of sanctions -- (Las Vegas Review-Journal) The judge presiding over the Margaret Rudin murder trial warned a defense attorney Monday that he will consider imposing sanctions at the close of the proceedings. Ron Rudin Slaying Timeline and Archives -- (Las Vegas Review-Journal) Tues Apr 10 2001 18:23:55  Brookey Lee West - charged with the murder of 68-year-old mother, Christine M. Smith Las Vegas, Nevada Specter of witchcraft emerges with Vegas body found in barrel -- (Las Vegas Sun) The specter of witchcraft emerged in a murder case stemming from the discovery of a Las Vegas woman's remains in a sealed barrel. An investigator said the "Satanic Bible" and "The Geography of Witchcraft" were found with the trash barrel in a storage shed. Crime scene analyst, pathologist describe body in storage unit -- (Las Vegas Sun) Tues Apr 10 2001 15:44:13  Birmingham, Alabama Murder Charges Stand in Church Bombing Case -- (Washington Post) A judge refused to dismiss capital murder charges Tuesday against two former Ku Klux Klansmen in the 1963 church bombing that killed four black girls. Tues Apr 10 2001 15:41:04  Heidi Fleiss - "Hollywood Madam" Los Angeles, California Fleiss sentenced for probation break -- (Newsday) Convicted Hollywood madam Heidi Fleiss was sentenced to six months home detention for using methamphetamines and failing to submit to required drug tests. Tues Apr 10 2001 15:32:37  Arturo Suarez, 33 - closing arguments in trial Wednesday Napa, California Jury may soon decide fate of ranch hand accused of four murders -- (Contra Costa Times) Jurors may soon be discussing the fate of an Auburn ranch hand accused of killing his estranged wife's two brothers and one of the men's two children. Tues Apr 10 2001 15:23:07  ALDA ELLINGTON, 47 - beaten to death Albert Serrano, 33 - charged with murder Port St. Lucie, Florida Patient attacks, kills Florida nurse -- (Nando Times) A man being admitted into a psychiatric treatment facility beat a nurse to death and injured two patients early Tuesday, authorities said. Tues Apr 10 2001 09:57:54  Eddie Melo and Joao Pavao - shot to death Toronto, Ontario, Canada Family of slain former boxing champ charged after police seize car -- (NJO News) Police have charged five relatives of slain former Canadian boxing champion Eddie Melo after a group of people tried to stop police from seizing the athlete's luxury car outside his condominium on Sunday evening. Tues Apr 10 2001 09:47:47 Highland, Utah Police seek leads on dynamite -- (The Herald) Three days after about 60 pounds of dynamite were found dangerously close to homes in Highland, an investigation is still under way. Tues Apr 10 2001 09:26:28  United States Top 25 areas for auto theft -- (Newsday) The top 25 U.S. metropolitan areas in rates of stolen vehicles last year, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau's analysis of FBI figures. |
