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Mon Apr 23 2001 19:52:58  Cincinnati, Ohio Hate crime indictment handed up in Cincinnati -- (CNN) In the first indictment for a hate crime in this month's predominantly black racial rioting, prosecutors said Monday a white man was charged with hurling a brick and racist epithets at a black motorist. Mon Apr 23 2001 18:35:46  Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan Two men remanded on decade-old murder -- (Cnews) Paul Aubee, 45, of Maple Ridge and David Starchuk, 35, of Port Moody were remanded in custody to May 24. They are charged in the death of Gordon Spears, a 19-year-old high school student who disappeared from his home in Burnaby, B.C., in 1992 -- just days before he was to testify for the Crown in a murder trial. Mon Apr 23 2001 18:31:30  Miami, Florida Fla. Babies Discarded Despite Law -- (Newsday) At least 11 babies have been discarded in Florida since July, some in trash cans or canals, despite a new law that allows parents to leave unwanted newborns at hospitals and fire stations with no questions asked. Mon Apr 23 2001 18:29:47  Carson City, Nevada Convicted killer dies in bizarre Nevada execution -- (Las Vegas Sun) Death penalty foes say the execution of a South African national for the murder of his wife's lover reveals a flawed Nevada court system and shows the state "celebrates death." Screaming "I killed nobody, nobody," Sebastian Stephanus Bridges, 37, was executed late Saturday. Mon Apr 23 2001 18:27:14  Biddeford, Maine Woman surrenders after 12-hour police standoff -- (Boston.com) Gail McCracken, 63, was arrested around 12:30 a.m. and charged with reckless conduct with a firearm and creating a police standoff. She was taken to Southern Maine Medical Center for evaluation. Mon Apr 23 2001 18:25:15  Margaret Rudin - murder charge Las Vegas, Nevada State puts Miami Police DNA expert on stand -- (Las Vegas Sun) A criminalist with the Miami Dade Police took the stand this morning as the final rebuttal witness for the state in the Margaret Rudin trial. Ron Rudin Slaying Timeline and Archives -- (Las Vegas R-J) Mon Apr 23 2001 18:18:39  Sacramento, California Police seeking ex-husband in fatal shooting -- (SacBee) Nancy Jenkins-Smith left her Citrus Heights home at 3:30 p.m. Saturday to meet with her ex-husband in Oak Park, said homicide Sgt. Lance McHenry of the Sacramento Police Department. Fifty minutes later her body was found at Second Avenue and Alhambra Boulevard. She had been shot in the head. Mon Apr 23 2001 15:49:53  Oklahoma City Police arrest man for allegedly killing wife with ax -- (Oklahoman) A man who had threatened his wife several times and once tried to fire a shotgun during a domestic dispute was in jail Monday after allegedly killing her with an ax, police said. Cesilio Fabela, 41, faces a first-degree murder complaint in the death of his wife, Silvia Fabela, shortly before 2:30 a.m. Sunday. Mon Apr 23 2001 15:48:15  Gillette, Wyoming Mother sentenced to eight to 20 years in prison in infant's death -- (trib.com) A woman who killed her 2-month-old son by covering his mouth with her hand was sentenced to eight to 20 years in prison on voluntary manslaughter and child abuse charges. Katharine Cristina Bruns, 20, told District Judge Dan Price she did not mean to kill her son, Zachary Tyler Bruns. She has said she covered the baby's mouth to stop his crying. Mon Apr 23 2001 13:44:59  San Jose, California One dead, 3 wounded in shooting at California school bus yard -- (Star Tribune) A woman opened fire at a school bus yard early Monday, killing a man and injuring three women, police said. Mon Apr 23 2001 13:42:35  James Bulger, 71 - on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list for his alleged involvement in 19 killings Boston, Massachusetts Report: 'Whitey' Bulger responsible for anti-busing arsons -- (Boston.com) Fugitive mob boss James 'Whitey' Bulger was responsible for arson attacks to protest school desegregation in the mid-1970s, according to a news report published Monday. Mob victims' kin wants to talk: Bennett: Feds have to police the police -- (Boston Herald) Three decades since the Bennett brothers were allegedly murdered by the Bulger gang, the men's sons want a chance to tell Congress how the Boston FBI's cozy relationship with gangsters led to the destruction of a family. Mon Apr 23 2001 13:37:32  Dakota County, Minnesota Man who went to dog's defense now faces felony charges -- (Star Tribune) If a dog is man's best friend, what can a man reasonably do to protect a dog's life? Consider the case of a Dakota County man, John Christoffel, who is facing a felony charge because of actions he took in trying to defend a dog that was being bludgeoned to death by a man with a sledgehammer. Mon Apr 23 2001 13:35:31  Lincoln, Nebraska Zappa court appearance set for Tuesday -- (Star Tribune) A man charged with abducting a 17-year-old Kearney girl and holding her captive for nearly a week is scheduled to appear Tuesday in U.S. District Court. Anthony Zappa has been held in Montana since he was captured April 12. Mon Apr 23 2001 10:57:29  Myra Hindley, 58 - the "Moors Murderer" Suffolk, England Hindley 'close to death' report denied -- (BBC) Hindley has been in prison for 35 years. She was convicted in May 1966 of helping her lover Ian Brady murder Lesley Ann Downey, 10, and Edward Evans, 17. Brady was also convicted of murdering John Kilbride, 12. Mon Apr 23 2001 10:40:10  KIMYALA HENSON, 21 and her two baby daughters - missing Portland, Oregon and Florida Mother, children missing in Florida -- (TBO-Florida) Henson's traveling companions were found Friday, shot to death at a Florida rest stop. Mon Apr 23 2001 10:14:44  South Windsor, Connecticut Hostage situation at home of NBA player Marcus Camby's mother -- (Boston.com) Police rescued NBA player Marcus Camby's mother and sister from a hostage incident at their home early Monday, but another sister was still being held nearly seven hours later, police said. Mon Apr 23 2001 10:06:01  Jamal Vornelius Phillips - held on suspicion of attempted murder and five other felony counts Las Vegas, Nevada Officer, Tourist Hurt in Kidnapping Chase -- (LA Times) A highway patrolman and a tourist from Baltimore remained in critical condition in Las Vegas after a 25-year-old man kidnapped the woman in an airport taxi, carjacked another car, led authorities on a 40-mile chase and ran down the officer trying to stop him, officials said. Mon Apr 23 2001 10:03:45  Los Angeles, California Teenager Killed in Drive-by Shooting Outside Party -- (LA Times) Mark Johnni Germany was attending a large party at a single-family house in the 19700 block of Saticoy Street about 12:30 a.m. when someone in a small white car began shooting a small-caliber pistol at the revelers, police said. Mon Apr 23 2001 10:00:54  El Cajon, California Violence Marks Life of School Gunfire Suspect -- (LA Times) On March 22, Jason Anthony Hoffman, 18, was accused of walking onto Granite Hills High School in El Cajon with a 12-gauge shotgun and a .22-caliber pistol and shooting five people before he was shot by a police officer. All survived their wounds. Sun Apr 22 2001 22:21:59  Timothy McVeigh - scheduled to die by injection on May 16 for the 1995 bombing of the Oklahoma City federal building, which killed 168 people Terre Haute, Indiana Merchants Hawk McVeigh T-Shirts -- (Newsday) Among the four T-shirts already available in the Terre Haute area is one bearing the words ''Hoosier Hospitality/McVeigh/Terre Haute/May 16, 2001, Final Justice'' and emblazoned with a picture of a syringe. Sun Apr 22 2001 21:03:47  Eric Franklin Plunkett, 19 - murdered September 28, 2000 Benjamin Varner, 19 - murdered February 3, 2001 Gallaudet University, Washington, D.C. Clues Missed In 1st Slaying At Gallaudet -- (Washington Post) District police investigating the homicide of a Gallaudet University student last fall missed important evidence that pointed to robbery as a motive and could have led them to the suspect before a second student was killed four months later, according to interviews and records. The Gallaudet Slayings Full Coverage -- (Washington Post) Sun Apr 22 2001 18:49:56  New York Prison Rules Eased for Dying Gotti -- (New York Post) John Gotti, who's in the final stages of his battle with terminal cancer, is now being allowed "limited contact" with family members who visit him. Sun Apr 22 2001 18:47:31  Fulham, England Dando Murder Trial To Begin -- (BSkyB) The man accused of murdering Jill Dando will appear before the Old Bailey on Monday. Barry George, 41, from Fulham, denies murdering the TV presenter. Sun Apr 22 2001 18:42:13  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Stray Bullet Kills Phila. Minister -- (Newsday) An apparently stray bullet killed a newly ordained minister as he sat in a church van with members of his congregation. Sun Apr 22 2001 15:37:23 Sacramento, California Body found in street; police seek ID -- (Sacbee) Sacramento police were trying to determine what caused the death of an unidentified woman whose body was dumped on a city street Saturday. Sun Apr 22 2001 14:28:51  San Diego, California 22 Years On, I Still Don't Like Mondays -- (Daily Record, UK) Behind thick glasses evil Brenda Spencer faces the world for the first time in 22 years. As a teenage killer she inspired the Boomtown Rats' No.1 hit I Don't Like Mondays. Now, as a podgy 38-year-old, she has lost her bid to be freed from jail - for she still hates Mondays. Sun Apr 22 2001 14:21:28  Newport Beach, California Mercy plea for 'Soda Jerk Bandit' goes flat -- (LA Times) Billed by local police officials as the "Dr Pepper Bandit" and "Soda Jerk Bandit" who terrorized liquor stores countywide between August and October, Marc Allen Lewis, a 31-year-old Newport Harbor High School grad, was sentenced by a Superior Court judge to 21 years and 8 months in state prison. Sun Apr 22 2001 14:13:53 Orange County, California New Law Forces Police to Do an About-Face on Identity Theft -- (LA Times) Until recently, "identity theft" was the kind of case some police detectives immediately shunted to that dusty file cabinet in the back of the squad room. The crimes--which involve crooks who assume other people's identities to access credit cards and loot bank accounts--are among the hardest to crack. Sun Apr 22 2001 12:02:05  Morristown, New Jersey Student who posted threatening Web site must pay for chaos he created -- (Boston.com) A Pequannock High School student who set up a Web site threatening a bloody rampage during school's homecoming weekend must pay the $13,000 tab for the havoc the site created, a judge has ruled. Sun Apr 22 2001 11:59:46  New York Livery cab driver shot dead in Queens -- (Boston.com) A livery cab driver was shot dead in Jamaica, Queens, Saturday night in an apparent robbery attempt, according to police. Sun Apr 22 2001 11:55:52  Redmond, Oregon Mysteries Abound in Gruesome Murder of Redmond Woman -- (KGW.com) In the end, investigators say, it came down to who would -- or could -- pull the trigger on Barbara Thomas, so that her son and four teen-age friends could steal her car and go to Canada. The March 26 murder is one of the most bizarre murders to have occurred in Oregon in years, and there are many unanswered questions. Sun Apr 22 2001 11:52:41  commentary Murder by any Other Name -- (New York Post) Nine years ago, Tracy Marciniak's then-husband beat her nearly to death. She survived. Her unborn son, who was four days away from his due date, wasn't so lucky. The death of Baby Zachariah counted for nothing in the eyes of the law. Sun Apr 22 2001 09:57:39  CRYSTAL URICK, 7 - abducted at 6 months Katherine Romero - held on $1 million bond Brooksville, Florida Police say child's odyssey involved fake names, many moves -- (TBO-Florida) The mother will be reunited with her daughter in North Carolina. Sun Apr 22 2001 09:34:54 HUNTER BLATCHFORD - shot to death Sebastian Stephanus Bridges, 37 - executed Carson City, Nevada South African national executed for killing estranged wife's lover -- (ABC News) A South African national convicted of killing his estranged wife's lover in the desert outside Las Vegas was executed Saturday night. Sat Apr 21 2001 11:11:10  Long Beach, California Police kill gunman in California standoff -- (Nando Times) A man who barricaded himself in a home with two girl was shot to death by police after they stormed the residence. Five people, including one of the children and three officers, were wounded. Sat Apr 21 2001 11:02:09  Jason Allen Diekman, 20 - attempted to make wire transfers Washington, D.C. FBI arrests NASA hacker for stolen credit cards -- (Yahoo News) A 20-year-old California man out on bond after pleading guilty to hacking into NASA computers was arrested by FBI agents Wednesday for allegedly using stolen credit cards to wire money through Western Union. Sat Apr 21 2001 10:47:29  Gregorio Jaramillo, 49 and Maria Aguilar, 42 - arrested Crescent City, Florida -- (Nando Times) Police went to a teenager's home to arrest him on a misdemeanor charge and found him chained to a bed where he said he had been kept for eight days. Fri Apr 20 2001 21:12:01  Lincoln, Nebraska Sheriff negligent in death of cross-dressing woman -- (CNN) A former sheriff was negligent for not protecting a cross-dressing woman who was murdered, the case that inspired the movie "Boys Don't Cry," the Nebraska Supreme Court ruled Friday. Fri Apr 20 2001 21:08:12  Stamford, Connecticut Skakel pleads not guilty in Moxley killing -- (CNN) Kennedy relative Michael Skakel officially pleaded not guilty to charges of murdering Martha Moxley Friday, almost 26-years after the 15-year-old's body was found. Skakel entered the plea after a judge ruled there is sufficient evidence to proceed with a trial. Fri Apr 20 2001 21:04:00  Moscow, Russia Cannibals ate man in soup -- (Times UK) Two men from Alga in western Kazakhstan have been jailed for 17 and 19 years for killing and eating a man after a drunken brawl. The men beat their victim, bound his hands, beheaded him with a knife and dismembered him for use in a soup. They were arrested after going in search of a meat grinder while still drunk. Fri Apr 20 2001 21:01:37 Margaret Rudin Murder Trial Las Vegas, Nevada Defense rests case: Rudin doesn't testify -- (Las Vegas Sun) Jurors in the Margaret Rudin murder trial will go home without hearing from the woman prosecutors contend is a cold-blooded killer with a thirst for money and revenge. Rudin's defense team rested Thursday after calling about a dozen witnesses over a four-day period. Margaret Rudin was not one of them. Defense for Rudin rests -- (Las Vegas R-J) Ron Rudin Slaying Story Index -- (Las Vegas R-J) |
