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  Cybersleuths pays tribute today to fallen law enforcers, and to all innocent victims of crime. As part of a global grassroots anti-crime movement, we honor their memory. Cybersleuths will continue to be a voice for those who have been forever silenced. Tues May 29 2001 10:24:43  Baltimore, Maryland Dozen shot at block party in Baltimore -- (CNN) Twelve people were shot Monday night at a block party in East Baltimore, police said. No one was killed in what appeared to have been random shootings, said police Sgt. Charles Jones. The extent of the injuries had not been determined, he said. Tues May 29 2001 10:22:14  Kelly Hancock, 14 - victim Malden, Massachusetts Cops eye Malden man in murder of girl, 14 -- (Boston Herald) A resident of the Malden building where a 14-year-old girl was murdered was questioned several months ago and his car was searched in connection with a fire last July that was set to conceal the crime scene, according to sources. Tues May 29 2001 10:16:37  Chestermere Lake, Alberta Teen charged with murder after fist fight -- (National Post) A 16-year-old from Chestermere Lake, Alta., has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of a classmate who died after a fist fight over a girl. An autopsy is to be conducted today on the body of Tyler Trithart, a 16-year-old Grade 10 student in Chestermere known for his athletic ability. Tues May 29 2001 10:14:49  Menahga, Minnesota Car Bombing Treated As Attempted Murder -- (Channel 4000) A car bombing in Menahga last week is being investigated as an attempted murder. The bombing happened just before 11:30 p.m. Monday in the parking lot of an apartment complex. Tues May 29 2001 10:10:19  Lethbridge, Alberta Koopmans murder case put off to June 5 -- (Toronto Star) The man accused of killing five-year-old Jessica Koopmans appeared briefly in court today but the case was adjourned to give lawyers more time to prepare. Anthony Harold Gallup, a 31-year-old friend of Jessica's family, is charged with kidnapping and first-degree murder. Tues May 29 2001 10:05:42  Lubbock, Texas Police still seek crucial clue in year-old murder case -- (Lubbock A-J) A year ago today, 19-year-old Texas Tech student Stefanie Hill died in her apartment from a blow to the head. The case remains open. Tues May 29 2001 09:59:41  Chattahoochee, Florida Officials pushed to free suspect in murders -- (Miami Herald) Officials at the Florida State Hospital in Chattahoochee persuaded a judge to release Eddie Lee Mosley to his Fort Lauderdale home in June 1979. They praised his ``outstanding performance'' and predicted he would ``remain on his best behavior.'' Police believe Mosley killed nine women over the next 10 months, most of them within blocks of his home. Mon May 28 2001 22:11:41  MATTHEW PROPP, 22 - illegal adoption Barry and Judith Smiley - raised boy in Mexico New York Biological mother says alleged kidnappers raised son well -- (NJO News) The couple accused of kidnapping a baby from New York more than two decades ago did a good job raising him, the young man's biological mother said. Mon May 28 2001 21:44:04  ELIZABETH GALE TUCKER, 17 - body found in rural field in 1985 Michael Wayne McGray Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada McGray waives right to preliminary hearing in 16-year-old murder case -- (National Post) Convicted serial killer McGray waived his right to a preliminary hearing Monday in the death of a Nova Scotia teenager he claims to have killed 16 years ago. Mon May 28 2001 18:32:22  JESSICA KOOPMANS, 5 - abducted and murdered Anthony Harold Gallup, 31 - charged with kidnapping and first-degree murder Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada Murder case adjourned -- (cnews) The man accused of killing five-year-old Jessica Koopmans appeared briefly in court Monday but the case was adjourned to give lawyers more time to prepare. Mon May 28 2001 18:04:17  New York Man's head found in kitchen, legs 2 blocks away -- (Boston.com) A Manhattan man has admitted he killed two people dismembering one to move into their apartments, a police source familiar with the cases told The Associated Press on Monday. Bernard Perez, 20, was arrested early Monday after police found him and another man inside a ninth-floor apartment at the Dyckman Houses in the Inwood section of upper Manhattan. Mon May 28 2001 17:46:05  Bangalore, India Elderly woman, maid murdered; cash, jewellery taken away -- (The Hindu) The police identified the dead as Meena Ruskin (72), widow of late Joseph Ruskin, and Prema Mary (50), Meena's maid. While Meena's body was found in the bedroom, that of Prema was found in the hall. Mon May 28 2001 17:37:09  New York Horror in Brooklyn parks -- (NY Daily News) A holiday weekend in two Brooklyn parks ended in murder and mayhem, with one man stabbed to death and a 13-year-old bicyclist beaten and robbed, police said. Mon May 28 2001 17:29:01  JONBENET RAMSEY, 6 - unsolved 1996 homicide Boulder, Colorado Former Ramsey detective sues -- (Newsday) A civil trial is set to begin for a former Boulder police detective who claims her bosses unfairly made her a scapegoat for mistakes in the JonBenet Ramsey investigation. Mon May 28 2001 17:23:35  Peter John Vaitos, 53 - notorious 'Silver Gun Rapist' Melbourne, Australia Serial rapist quizzed over new crime -- (Herald Sun) One of Australia's worst serial rapists - whose early release from jail sparked public outrage - has been questioned by police over alleged stalking. Mon May 28 2001 09:51:06  LEONA BARRY, 77 - body found in her home Saturday Douglas Jay Barry, 47 - history of mental illness Cranford, New Jersey Man accused of killing his bedridden mother -- (NJO News) A Union County man has been charged in the stabbing death of his bedridden mother, but authorities still do not know what spurred the attack. Mon May 28 2001 09:35:17 John Schneeberger - Sask. doctor convicted of sexual assaults on patients Red Deer, Alberta, Canada Girls' forced visit with father in prison called off -- (CBC) At the last minute, a social worker cancelled a court-ordered meeting Sunday between two young girls and their father, a sex offender, at a prison in Alberta. Mon May 28 2001 09:23:32  Officer Mark Trachman - previous unblemished record Huntington, California Missing cop found at mental hospital -- (CH2000) A Huntington Beach police officer wanted on suspicion of lewd conduct with a 14-year-old girl was discovered at a mental hospital Sunday. Sun May 27 2001 22:01:36  Salem, Massachusetts Belated exoneration sought for hanged Salem 'witches' -- (Boston.com) It was a time when trembling witnesses and ''spectral evidence'' could lead to the gallows. But when Susannah Martin stood accused of ''Sundry acts of Witchcraft'' during the Salem witch trials of 1692, she defiantly laughed at her accusers, one of whom fell into a fit during the trial. Sun May 27 2001 19:38:59  Washington Intern Heartbreak -- (Fox) Sitting on his daughter's bed with its fancy heart-shaped scrollwork, surrounded by her lava lamp, boom box, TV set and college baseball cap, Robert Levy broke down and wept. It's been almost four weeks since the Modesto, Calif., cancer specialist last heard from his beloved Chandra. But he and his wife, Susan, haven't given up hope that the missing Washington intern is alive. Family Uses Experience in Tragedy to Help -- (LA Times) Family members of those slain near Yosemite National Park in 1999 are using the skills they learned during the tragedy to help the parents of a Modesto intern missing from her Washington, D.C., apartment. Change Slow, Uncertain for D.C. Police -- (LA Times) While Modesto detectives last week checked out apparently unfounded sightings of Levy in Reno, Nev., D.C. police searched along a jogging path and combed for evidence outside Levy's apartment. Sun May 27 2001 18:46:18 John Straffen, 71 - triple child killer Britain Human rights bid to free child killer after 49 years -- (The Electronic Telegraph) Lawyers are to use the Human Rights Act to secure the release of Britain's longest-serving prisoner, who has spent 49 years behind bars. Sun May 27 2001 18:27:36  Crime File - Justice Story Frontier Serial Killers: The Harp Brothers -- (NY Daily News) Connoisseurs of early American crime will quibble over which of the Harp Brothers' murders was most ignominious. Sun May 27 2001 18:02:28  Columbus, Ohio Spitting in policeman's drink may cost youth 6 years -- (The Plain Dealer) What's the penalty for spitting in a cop's Coke? It could cost 15-year-old Shawn M. Barker six years in a juvenile-detention center. Sun May 27 2001 17:29:09  Schreveport, Louisiana Police: 90-year-old's caretaker lit crack pipe in front of cops -- (Nola) A 90-year-old woman's caretaker -- her 42-year-old nephew -- was arrested after he refused to answer the door and allegedly lit a crack pipe in front of police who confronted him. Sun May 27 2001 17:23:15  Pocomoke, Maryland Pocomoke man charged in deaths of wife and boy, 15 -- (sunspot.net) A 20-year-old Pocomoke man was arrested yesterday after he was accused of fatally shooting his wife and a 15-year-old boy. Police charged Nathaniel Jude Miller with two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of his estranged wife, Tonya Nicole Miller, 19, and the Hornetown, Va., teen. Sun May 27 2001 17:20:49  Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania 3rd person charged in beating of NYC man later found dead -- (nj.com) Kenny Watson, 28, of Mocanaqua, and two other men punched, stabbed, kicked and stomped Jason Ryans, 26, in Wilkes-Barre on April 17, police said. Sun May 27 2001 15:21:31  Denver, Colorado Arrest uncovers colorful life of 23-year fugitive -- (Denver Post) Celebrity freestyle skier. Accused conspirator in one of Seattle's biggest pot cases. Sheriff's deputy in California. Construction worker. Three-time husband. Father of six. Steven McCain. Michael Lund. Sun May 27 2001 15:08:46  ELIZABETH BYRD, 8 - body found submerged in canal Phoenix, Arizona Police still seek leads in murder of girl -- (The Arizona Republic) Sheriff's deputies are still holding a man who was questioned in connection with the slaying of 8-year-old Elizabeth Byrd, but investigators said he is not considered a suspect. Girl lived in forgotten corner of city -- (The Arizona Republic) Elizabeth Byrd lived and died in one of Phoenix's forgotten corners, a frayed subdivision of cinderblock houses, broken trailers and gravel pits in the southwestern reaches of the city. Sun May 27 2001 14:41:35  Paris, France Paris helicopter jailbreak fails -- (CNN) Two prison guards are being held hostage in a jail near Paris after inmates failed in a jailbreak attempt by helicopter. Sun May 27 2001 14:25:11  Tampa, Florida Schemer to pay millions, serve 15 years -- (Sun Sentinel) A con man who prosecutors say is so good at running schemes he could even be a threat from prison has been sentenced to 15 years and ordered to pay $23 million in restitution. Sun May 27 2001 14:18:45  Fort Lauderdale, Florida Masked men shoot 4 in failed robbery in Fort Lauderdale -- (Sun Sentinel) Two masked men opened fire during a failed robbery attempt Saturday night, hitting four people and triggering a melee that left six arrested and the shooters on the run. Sun May 27 2001 12:09:42  Durham, New Hampshire Abuse by parents 20 percent of violent crimes against children -- (Boston.com) Parents and other caretakers who abuse children are responsible for 20 percent of the violent crimes against children that are reported to police, according to researchers at the University of New Hampshire. Sun May 27 2001 12:05:35  Chicago, Illinois No DNA link for 4 inmates -- (Chicago Tribune) DNA recovered from the body of Rush University medical student Lori Roscetti does not match any of the four men who were convicted as teenagers of her 1986 abduction, sexual assault and murder, according to test results obtained by the Tribune. Sun May 27 2001 10:45:47  Providence, Rhode Island Third-grade teacher facing child molesting charges -- (Boston.com) Chester Palmisciano, 53, a teacher at St. Leo the Great Elementary School, is being held at the state prison in Cranston on $25,000 cash bail after he was arraigned Saturday in Pawtucket on three counts of second-degree child molestation. Sun May 27 2001 10:42:45  Des Moines, Iowa Jury now to decide if Piper is murderer -- (Des Moines Register) Six weeks ago, attorneys asked potential jurors if they knew what a murderer looks like. Prosecutor Nan Horvat told the jury Thursday they have the answer. Piper's defense: Sloppy police work and missing evidence do not make a man guilty of murder. Sun May 27 2001 10:39:35 Pembroke, Ontario Man found guilty of first-degree murder at Pembroke, Ont., murder trial -- (Vancouver Sun) A teen who ignited a fatal blaze by knocking over a candle was found guilty Friday of first-degree murder. Brent Crawford was sentenced to life in prison with no parole eligibility for 10 years for the murder of Nancy Fillmore. Sun May 27 2001 10:35:21  New York Police charge 20-year-old with second-degree murder in beating death -- (Boston.com) Shanell Solomon, 20, was arrested after being questioned by detectives, according to police spokesman Sgt. William Stiles. Solomon was charged in the death of Jong-Rin Lee, 46, who was beaten with a rock last Sept. 23 in the lobby of his Queens apartment building. Sat May 26 2001 22:04:45  Duluth, Minnesota Duluth police sniper kills armed man after domestic dispute -- (Star Tribune) A Duluth police sniper fatally shot a former Duluth man who fired many gunshots and tried to set a house on fire while holding police at bay for more than three hours early Saturday. James J. Balen, 43, was killed. Sat May 26 2001 22:04:13  Montgomery County, Maryland Cabdriver Tells Jury of Fare On Night Priest Was Killed -- (Washington Post) From the cabdriver who responded to a call at a Germantown gas station shortly before dawn on June 8, to the forensic expert who analyzed DNA taken from a bloodied church rectory less than three miles away, Montgomery County prosecutors yesterday sought to further connect Robert Lucas to the fatal stabbing of Monsignor Thomas Wells. Sacramento, California Girl's murderer sentenced to die: The ex-minister was convicted of slaying his stepdaughter. -- (Sac Bee) A former minister who was convicted of raping and murdering his stepdaughter after he sexually assaulted another stepdaughter will be executed, a Sacramento Superior Court judge ruled Friday. Sat May 26 2001 22:03:32  Decatur, Alabama Alabama death row prisoner found innocent -- (Nando) Gary Wayne Drinkard, 45, of Falkville was set free Friday after a Morgan County jury found him innocent of the murder and robbery of Decatur businessman Dalton Pace. |
