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Fri Apr 20 2001 19:48:45  Candace Newmaker, 10 - begged for her life Golden, Colorado Therapists Guilty in `Rebirthing' Case -- (Las Vegas Sun) As it was read, Julie Ponder, 40, stared straight ahead, closed her eyes and fought tears. Connell Watkins, 54, showed little emotion. They face up to 48 years in prison when sentenced. Fri Apr 20 2001 19:45:21  New York Bronx doctor sentenced to 2 years for stabbing pregnant girlfriend with syringe -- (nj.com) Dr. Stephen Pack, who pleaded guilty to assault and abortion charges in January, could have faced up to seven years if convicted at trial, based on an obscure state law banning abortions performed without a woman's consent. Fri Apr 20 2001 19:43:47  Charles Campbell, 37 - killed in 1996 New York Jury awards $4.5 million to family of man killed by off-duty cop -- (nj.com) A jury awarded $4.5 million Friday to the family of a man killed by a former city police officer in a dispute over a Westchester County parking space. Fri Apr 20 2001 19:31:24  Santa Clara County, California Herzog murder trial moved -- (ModBee) Loren Herzog's murder trial will be moved to the same place where his friend Wesley Shermantine was convicted of murder two months ago. Herzog is accused of murdering Cyndi Vanderheiden, 25, of Clements on Nov. 14, 1998; Howard King, 31, and Paul Cavanaugh, 35, in Lathrop on Nov. 27, 1984; Robin Armtrout, 24, who was found near Linden on Sept. 4, 1985; and Harry Howell, who was shot and killed on Sept. 1, 1985, in Alpine County. Fri Apr 20 2001 19:26:51  Lois McMillen, 34, - murdered American artist Road Town, British Virgin Islands Testimony Contradicts Prosecution In Tortola Geologist: Sand suggests 1 defendant was not at scene -- (Newsday) With the prosecution's case against four Americans accused of murder winding down, a British forensic geologist who examined grains of sand taken from their sneakers presented findings yesterday that contradicted the murder scenario outlined by prosecutors. Defense denies cellmate's testimony in Caribbean murder trial -- (Boston.com) Police say murder suspect had relationship with victim, chose to end it -- (Boston.com) Lois McMillen Murder -- (B-V-I) Fri Apr 20 2001 10:00:21  Chicago, Illinois Chicago hit with host of allegations about its police department -- (CNN) These are tough times for the Chicago Police Department. In the past year, officers have been accused of shaking down Polish immigrants, robbing suspected drug dealers who turned out to be FBI agents and joining forces with a street gang to deal cocaine. Fri Apr 20 2001 08:49:35  Littleton, Colorado Columbine Marks Second Anniversary -- (Fox) Students Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold stormed Columbine High, near Littleton, on April 20, 1999, scattering gunfire and setting off pipe bombs. They killed 12 classmates and a teacher and wounded 26 before committing suicide in the school's library. Fri Apr 20 2001 08:43:38  Ottawa, Ontario Biker Boucher faces new murder trial -- (The Star) Hells Angels kingpin Maurice (Mom) Boucher will have to stand trial again for allegedly masterminding the killings of two Quebec prison guards, after a Supreme Court of Canada of Canada ruling today. Fri Apr 20 2001 08:38:50  Amadou Diallo - pulled out his wallet, officers mistook it for a gun and fired 41 shots, striking him 19 times. New York Police to begin internal review in Diallo shooting -- (nj.com) A New York Police Department administrative hearing into the actions of the four officers acquitted last year in the shooting death of Amadou Diallo will begin Friday. Fri Apr 20 2001 08:36:12  Stamford, Connecticut Decision expected on trial for Skakel -- (Boston.com) A day of judgment has arrived for Michael Skakel. A quarter-century after his teenage neighbor was discovered savagely beaten to death, the 40-year-old nephew of Ethel Kennedy is likely to hear today whether he will be tried for the murder of Martha Moxley. Fri Apr 20 2001 08:32:07  Albany, New York Man wanted in Broolyn ax murder of elderly woman arrested upstate -- (Boston.com) Melvin Smith, 39, was arrested Thursday night in an abandoned Albany apartment, police spokesman Detective James Miller told the Times Union of Albany. Fri Apr 20 2001 08:30:33  Robert Angel Perez Jr., 19 - charged with participating in a robbery that led to the killings of Nirwan and Shashi Thapar Prince George's County, Maryland Teen Says Police Coerced Admission in Md. Killings -- (Washington Post) A Bowie teenager on trial for felony murder in the slayings of a Lanham veterinarian and his wife testified yesterday that he is innocent of the killings and that Prince George's homicide detectives beat him into giving three signed statements incriminating himself. Fri Apr 20 2001 08:26:56  Gregory D. Murphy, 30 - awaiting trial for murder Alexandria, Virginia 'This Man Is Killing Kevin!' -- (Washington Post Staff) Thelma Taylor didn't have time to feel scared. A stranger with a knife was stabbing her 8-year-old great-grandson, Kevin Shifflett, in her front yard in Alexandria, and she had to save him. Thur Apr 19 2001 23:58:32  Bentonville, Arkansas Deal spares life of man charged in fatal rape -- (Seattle Times) A man charged with masterminding the fatal rape of a 13-year-old boy pleaded guilty yesterday in a deal that spares his life. Davis Don Carpenter, 39, was charged in the Sept. 26, 1999 rape and death of Jesse Dirkhising. Thur Apr 19 2001 21:41:51  San Diego, California School shooting suspect draws support from around nation -- (Boston.com) A 15-year-old boy accused of killing two students at his high school is drawing support from strangers, including a Massachusetts man, who see him as a victim of bullies who should not be tried as an adult. ''There's a lot of people who don't think he should be in jail,'' said Steve Trotto, a real estate investor from Shrewsbury, Mass., who is a founder of the Save Andy Williams Coalition. Thur Apr 19 2001 20:58:22  Kirk Billie, 32 - convicted of second-degree murder Miami, Florida Man gets two life terms for drowning two sons -- (CNN) A man was sentenced Thursday to two life terms for killing his two sons by taking their mother's sport utility vehicle and driving it into a canal as the boys slept on the back seat. Thur Apr 19 2001 20:50:10  Haverville, New Hampshire Teen indicted in Dartmouth professor killings -- (CNN) One of two Vermont teen-agers accused of stabbing two Dartmouth College professors to death was indicted Thursday on first-degree murder charges. A grand jury charged Robert Tulloch, 17, with two counts of murder in the January 27 deaths of Half and Susanne Zantop in their Hanover home. An arraignment date was not immediately set. Prosecutors are trying to certify his co-defendant, James Parker, 16, as an adult before seeking an indictment against him. Grand jury meets in Dartmouth professor killings -- (Boston Herald) Fund to help murder suspects has raised $2,000 -- (Boston.com) Thur Apr 19 2001 18:50:55  Margaret Rudin, - on trial for the murder of husband Ronald Rudin Las Vegas, Nevada Jurors told of frequent nosebleeds -- (Las Vegas Sun) Defense attorneys for Rudin are hoping to convince jurors that blood found in Ronald Rudin's bedroom did not stem from his murder. They also hope to cast doubt on the state's contention that Rudin bought bugging equipment to secretly tape her husband's telephone conversations. Defense theatrics draw objection -- (Las Vegas R-J) Friend of Rudin offers alibi for night of slaying -- (Las Vegas R-J) Ron Rudin Slaying Timeline and Archive -- (Las Vegas Review-Journal) Thur Apr 19 2001 18:43:16  Birmingham, Alabama Gag Order Imposed in Church Trial -- (Las Vegas Sun) Upset with news reports about secret FBI recordings, a judge imposed a gag order Thursday on attorneys in the trial of a 1963 church bombing that killed four black girls. Thur Apr 19 2001 18:39:08  London, England Alleged Jack the Ripper Letter Has Grisly Tale to Tell -- (Fox) In a scrawled, smudged letter written in Cockney English, a man claiming to be the infamous serial killer Jack the Ripper described a foiled attempt to kill a woman and promised to find another victim soon. Thur Apr 19 2001 16:14:38  Houston, Texas Rice-for-diamonds scam nets man a 55-year prison sentence -- (Houston Chronicle) A man convicted of stealing dozens of people's lifesavings in a pyramid scheme billed as an investment plan to trade rice for diamonds in Africa was sentenced Wednesday to 55 years in prison. Thur Apr 19 2001 15:17:37  San Antonio, Texas 14-year-old boy shot and killed over chicken theft -- (Houston Chronicle) A 14-year-old boy was shot and killed today by a man who said he saw two or three people stealing chickens from his yard, police said. Thur Apr 19 2001 15:15:53  Conroe, Texas Two life terms handed to woman who killed two moms -- (Houston Chronicle) A saleswoman will serve two life terms in prison for the shooting deaths of two women during a botched robbery last year at a Montgomery County convenience store. Thur Apr 19 2001 15:12:44  Arturo Juarez Suarez, 33 - facing death penalty Napa, California Suarez guilty on all charges -- (Sacbee) Suarez, 33, stared straight ahead and showed no emotion as the clerk intoned seven "guilty" verdicts to four counts of first-degree murder and one count each of rape, kidnapping and sexual assault. He had admitted killing brothers Jose and Juan Martinez and Jose's children, Areli, 3, and Jack, 5, but vigorously denied raping the youngsters' mother. Thur Apr 19 2001 15:09:23  Palo Alto, California Cops reward good drivers with free latte coupons -- (Sabee) A good driver reward program begun in Berkeley has hopped the San Francisco Bay to Palo Alto. Motorists who perform acts of vehicular kindness are being thanked by police with tickets -- coupons for free goods ranging from a cup of coffee or an ice cream cone to restaurant meals. Thur Apr 19 2001 15:06:55  Wichita, Kansas Murder cases aren't known for timely trials -- (Wichita Eagle) Reginald and Jonathan Carr are set for a June trial in one of the most disturbing criminal cases in Kansas history, but it could be next year before they actually face a jury. Thur Apr 19 2001 12:46:00  Wichita, Kansas Possible case of road rage leads to pipe bomb attack -- (Wichita Eagle) If it was road rage, police say it's the first time they've heard of a driver seeking revenge by setting off explosives. Thur Apr 19 2001 12:43:46  Brad Erdahl, - accused Webster City, Iowa A Britt man goes on trial, accused of killing a friend -- (Des Moines Register) Rumors spread quickly around the north Iowa town of Britt that something horrible had happened to Jacqueline Sue Folkerts. The 19-year-old waitress had been killed in her living room, stabbed more than 60 times. Thur Apr 19 2001 11:32:17  Vallejo, California Jury selection begins in girl's kidnap case -- (Contra Costa Times) Jury selection began Wednesday in the trial of Curtis Dean Anderson, accused of kidnapping and molesting an 8-year-old girl in August. The Times is not naming the girl, or her parents, because she is a victim of sexual assault. During his 9-month stay in the Solano County Jail awaiting trial, Anderson has granted dozens of media interviews and has told the Times he was responsible for taking another little girl. Xiana Fairchild, 7. Potential Anderson jurors get questionnaires -- (Vallejo Times-Herald) More than 200 potential jurors for Curtis Dean Anderson's child-kidnap trial received pre-trial questionnaires Wednesday in Solano County Superior Court. Thur Apr 19 2001 11:28:32  Spokane, Washington Confessed serial killer not talking as new trial approaches -- (CNN) When Robert L. Yates Jr. confessed to killing 13 people in a plea deal to avoid the death penalty, investigators across the country zeroed in on the former military man as a possible suspect in other unsolved slayings. Thur Apr 19 2001 11:21:04 Rachelle Romano, 24 - foster mother likely will face charges of contributing to the delinquency of a minor Visalia, California Visalia foster mother hires male strippers -- (fresnobee.com) Jake Telamo, 35, of Fresno was arrested Tuesday and booked into the Tulare County Pre-Trial Facility on charges of performing a lewd act on a child, having unlawful sex with a minor and sexual battery. Thur Apr 19 2001 11:18:03 Road Town, British Virgin Islands Inmate says two former cellmates had affair with slain artist -- (Boston.com) Jeffrey Plante, 59, testified that William Labrador, a financial adviser from Southampton, New York, had told him that he and another man, Alexander Benedetto, of New York, had shared a sexual encounter with Lois McMillen, 34, of Middlebury, Connecticut. The artist's body was found on a Tortola beach in January 2000. Some Light Moments in Murder Trial Witness' replies border on comic relief in Tortola -- (Newsday) Roadtown, Tortola-As hard as they tried to maintain their composure, jurors and even stoic police guards couldn't help but laugh-or smirk-at some of Jeffrey Plante's colorful responses to defense questions at the murder trial of four Americans yesterday. Case Coverage -- (B-V-I) Thur Apr 19 2001 11:09:39 Michael Skakel - accused in the 1975 murder of Martha Moxley Stamford, Connecticut Skakel Witness Says He Was on Heroin When He Testified About Confession -- (Fox) A witness at a hearing to determine whether Kennedy nephew Michael Skakel should be tried for the 1975 murder of a Greenwich teenager testified Wednesday that he was using heroin when he told a one-judge grand jury that Skakel confessed to the killing. But the witness, Gregory Coleman, who was a student at a Maine treatment center with Skakel when they were younger — did not recant his testimony that Skakel confessed to the beating death of Martha Moxley. Thur Apr 19 2001 11:00:11  New Orleans, Louisiana Crime Does Pay, If You Need Health Care -- (Fox) Larry Causey figured he couldn't afford cancer treatment in a hospital, so he went to a place where it's free: jail. Thur Apr 19 2001 10:03:17  New York Man picked up on arrest warrant from Turkey -- (Boston.com) A man wanted in Turkey for allegedly swindling a bank out of several million dollars has been arrested at Kennedy International Airport, the FBI said Wednesday. Cavit Caglar, 55, was arrested Tuesday. Thur Apr 19 2001 10:01:31  Rochester, New York Suspected rapist-killer's life hangs in balance -- (Boston.com) Neither DNA evidence nor eyewitness testimony will provide proof of an intentional murder in the course of a rape, the key to exposing John Owens to a possible death penalty by lethal injection, the defense asserted during closing arguments. Thur Apr 19 2001 09:59:19  Las Vegas, Nevada Retrial begins in 1996 Las Vegas post office slaying -- (Las Vegas Sun) A new trial has begun for a former postal worker whose conviction in the 1996 shooting death of a co-worker was overturned last year. Charles Edward Jennings is again charged with first-degree murder in the slaying of postal supervisor James Brown. Thur Apr 19 2001 09:58:24  Ebensburg, Pennsylvania Boy Seduced Into Murder Gets 50 Years -- (Las Vegas Sun) A teen-age boy who was pressured by his lover into killing the father of her two children has been sentenced to up to 50 years in prison. Robert Hudson was 15 when he ambushed and shot Robert Hawks, 35. Thur Apr 19 2001 09:57:36 Fairfax County, Virginia Murder Case Has Defense Focusing on 'Death Jurors' -- (Washington Post) Lawyer Michael Arif is trying to save Sterling Fisher's life. That means searching for the best "death jurors" he can find. |
