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Wed June 6 2001 19:58:11  Boston, Massachusetts Grandmother charged in heroin ring sentenced to prison -- (Boston.com) A Methuen grandmother has been sentenced to more than 7 years in federal prison for her role in a Merrimack Valley heroin ring. Wed June 6 2001 17:07:09  Paris, France Strike may stall Kopp hearing -- (Cnews) The extradition hearing of James Charles Kopp, an American wanted in the 1998 slaying of an abortion doctor, could be delayed because of an expected strike by French prison employees. Wed June 6 2001 16:28:38  Ventura County, California Man Gets 77 Years to Life for Murder -- (LA Times) A Ventura County judge sentenced Oxnard construction worker Cruz Alcantar to state prison for 77 years to life Tuesday for murdering a 41-year-old woman in April 2000. "Your long history of criminality and violence against women has come to an end," Superior Court Judge Herbert Curtis told the defendant during the sentencing hearing. Wed June 6 2001 16:26:40  Montgomery County, Maryland Md. Man Charged In Jogger's Slaying -- (Washington Post) A man who lives in the Aspen Hill neighborhood where a jogger was killed this year was charged with her death yesterday after he was seen assaulting another woman outside his home Monday afternoon and was chased by three witnesses, Montgomery County police said. Wed June 6 2001 16:23:54  Terre Haute, Indiana Terre Haute prepares, once again, for McVeigh's scheduled execution -- (al.com) When word came down that a judge had denied Timothy McVeigh's request for a stay of execution, Raoul David suddenly realized how much work he has to do. Wed June 6 2001 12:42:07  Denver, Colorado Judge Won't Delay McVeigh Execution -- (Washington Post) The judge in the Oklahoma City bombing case refused to delay the execution of Timothy McVeigh on Wednesday, saying newly released documents do not change the fact that he is guilty. Stay of execution denied; McVeigh set to die Monday -- (Nando) U.S. District Judge Richard Matsch said that he was shocked that FBI documents were withheld in the case until just last month. Wed June 6 2001 12:32:14  Broward County, Florida Broward man accused of raping girl, 10, in Boca wants confession tossed out -- (sun-sentinel) A man charged with kidnapping and sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl last November took the stand in a Broward County courtroom Tuesday to try to persuade a judge to toss a damning taped confession. Wed June 6 2001 11:15:40  Park City, Utah Negligent Dad Pleads No Contest in 2-Year-Old Son's Death -- (Fox) A father whose 2-year-old son froze to death after being left in a pickup truck while the man went hunting pleaded no contest Tuesday to negligent homicide. Wed June 6 2001 10:20:43  New York Woman charged in 20-year-old kidnapping case appears in court -- (Boston.com) Judith Smiley arrived at a Queens courthouse Wednesday to face arraignment on charges she kidnapped an infant more than 20 years ago. Wed June 6 2001 10:19:09  Miami, Florida O.J. Simpson's Miami burglary, battery trial moved to October -- (Boston.com) .J. Simpson is now scheduled to go on trial in October on criminal charges stemming from a traffic altercation last December. Wed June 6 2001 10:17:21  Hamilton, Ontario Hamilton police to review 1969 murder case -- (the Star) The announcement to examine the file of slain taxi driver Gerald G. Burke on Dec. 5, 1969 follows the launch of a $6.1 million lawsuit alleging Hamilton investigators deliberately withheld key evidence in the case at the time because it did not fit their theory of who committed the crime. Gary Staples was convicted and later acquitted in the death of the father of two children. Wed June 6 2001 10:15:43  Montgomery County, Maryland Jury Convicts Priest's Killer Of Murder -- (Washington Post) Robert Lucas was found guilty last night of second-degree murder in the death of Monsignor Thomas Wells, a verdict that seemed a compromise conclusion among the Montgomery County jurors who deliberated nearly 30 hours. Wed June 6 2001 10:12:42  Thompson Falls, Missouri Woman pleads guilty to planning murder of son-in-law -- (Missoulian) Barbara Joan Bieberdorf, 45, was accused of setting up her former son-in-law for a contract killing, and paying an undercover officer $800 after the agent supplied her with what he called proof of the murder. Wed June 6 2001 10:10:50  Dartmouth, New Hampshire AG seeks $100,000 for Dartmouth College murder investigation -- (the Citizen) New Hampshire’s attorney general says his agency needs an additional $100,000 to help prosecute the Vermont teen-agers charged with killing two Dartmouth College professors. Wed June 6 2001 10:08:09  Atlanta, Georgia Adult Trial Likely in Baby Slaying -- (abcNEWS.com) A Georgia judge cleared the way today for a 13-year-old boy to be tried as an adult for allegedly beating a baby girl to death at the foster home they shared. Authorities say the youth, whose name has not been released by authorities, killed 20-month-old Kentoya Robinson when their foster mother left them in her home to make a brief trip to the grocery store. Wed June 6 2001 10:05:55  Oklahoma City bomber A Stay of Execution? -- (abcNEWS.com) A federal judge in Denver is set to consider today whether Timothy McVeigh's execution should be stayed or if it should go forward as planned on June 11. Wed June 6 2001 10:02:18  New York New York police officer convicted of negligence in shooting of teen -- (Nando) A New York City police officer could face up to one year in prison after he was convicted of criminal negligence in a 1999 shooting that wounded an unarmed teenager. Mark Conway, 34, was found guilty by a judge in a non-jury trial Tuesday. Sentencing was set for July 3. Tues June 5 2001 21:28:24  Sandpoint, Idaho Mother of five Idaho children says she will not leave jail -- (Star Tribune) A judge has said JoAnn McGuckin, 46, was free to leave the Bonner County Jail, where she is being held on a felony child neglect charge. She refuses to leave until she is reunited with her children, who have been wards of the state since their surrender Saturday. Guns Found in Home of Idaho Standoff -- (AP) Sheriff's deputies have recovered ammunition and five guns amid the feces-strewn squalor where the six McGuckin children lived in the north Idaho woods. 'Highly intelligent' McGuckin hardly a typical mountain man -- (Deseret News) Idaho kids' dad led life of privilege -- (OC Register) Tues June 5 2001 18:38:22  Las Vegas, Nevada Slaying suspect to represent self -- (Las Vegas Sun) A murder suspect who has a history of disruptive behavior and mental problems will be allowed to represent himself during his August trial. Tues June 5 2001 16:18:13  San Francisco, California FBI sniper can be tried in Ruby Ridge slaying -- (CNN) A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that an FBI sharpshooter can be tried for manslaughter in the slaying of white separatist Randy Weaver's wife during the 1992 Ruby Ridge standoff in Idaho. Tues June 5 2001 13:38:53  Gatineau, Quebec Police arrest 'biker associates' -- (Cnews) Ten people identified by police as being affiliated with a biker gang in western Quebec were arrested Tuesday and faced charges of cocaine trafficking. The arrests were the continuation of a provincewide raid in March which resulted in the arrests of more than 125 people linked to the Hells Angels. Quebec's Biker Battles -- (Cnews) Tues June 5 2001 13:34:35  Halifax, Nova Scotia Murder mask may ID killer -- (Cnews) Investigators hope a Grim Reaper Halloween mask can lead them to Yancy Meyer's killer. Officers believe it was worn by the person who stabbed the Antigonish university student to death on May 15. Tues June 5 2001 11:54:22  Plymouth Township, Michigan Man kills ex-wife, self in Michigan workplace shooting -- (Nando) A Penske employee walked into a truck rental center where his former wife worked early Tuesday, shot her to death and then killed himself, police said. Tues June 5 2001 11:08:32  Angel Villalongos-Rodriguez, 7 - victim showed long-term abuse and malnutrition Oswego County, New York Soldier guilty in boy's murder -- (Syracuse Online) Spc. Enriques Flores, 31, was found guilty of murder and all other charges against him: assaulting his wife in 1999, assaulting the boy on other occasions, and two counts of obstructing justice. Tues June 5 2001 11:03:45  Katmandu, Nepal Police in Nepal impose curfew in wake of royal massacre -- (Nando) Nepalese who ventured into the streets for their six hours of freedom were full of criticism for Gyanendra, who took the throne Monday after Crown Prince Dipendra allegedly killed his parents, himself and seven other members of the royal family on Friday. Tues June 5 2001 11:01:06  Norwalk, Connecticut Remains of woman found on highway to undergo autopsy -- (Boston.com) The woman, who has been identified only as a white woman in her 30s, apparently died of massive trauma caused by being struck by one or more vehicles, said assistant medical examiner Dr. Theodore Safford Jr. Tues June 5 2001 10:59:09  Wampsville, New York Statement says Googin was picked randomly while suspect was on drugs -- (Boston.com) The statement to police was filed Monday after Jeffery S. Clark was arraigned in Madison County Court on murder and sodomy charges in the slaying of Sean Googin of Cazenovia. Clark, 34, pleaded innocent. Statement A Chilling Tale Of Murder -- (Syracuse.com) Tues June 5 2001 10:56:30  Baltimore, Maryland Store owner fatally shoots intruder -- (Sun Spot) Police are still trying to identify the intruder, who was shot by Fu Tan in his home. Woodlawn, Maryland Man gets 30 years in fatal stabbing -- (Sun Spot) A 45-year-old Woodlawn man was sentenced to 30 years yesterday for fatally stabbing a man he caught with his estranged wife in what had once been their home. Tues June 5 2001 10:52:42  Princeton, New Jersey Student fight club inspired by Brad Pitt movie -- (Boston.com) University spokeswoman Marilyn Marks told the newspaper through an e-mail that participants could face disciplinary action. ''Such a club appears to violate the university's regulations on personal safety,'' she wrote. Mon June 4 2001 15:44:59  Marie Noe, 72 - killed 8 of her children between 1940-1968 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Convicted baby killer's probation revoked -- (Courier Times) A woman who admitted she smothered eight of her babies decades ago has quietly had her probation revoked, a newspaper reported. Mon June 4 2001 15:36:29  JEFFREY JOHNSON, 40 and STEAVEN JENKINS, 38 - double homicide Des Moines, Iowa Mother initiates own investigation of son's murder -- (Des Moines Register) Two middle-aged women in tennis shoes are asking questions about a double homicide, "stirring the pot," as they call it, to see if anything bubbles to the surface. Mon June 4 2001 15:15:30  CRAIG HOLTZMAN, 31 - shot 8 times Paul Bellina, 52 - voluntary manslaughter Norristown, Pennsylvania Man pleads guilty to shooting naked neighbour -- (abc News) A man admitted Monday that he fatally shot his next-door neighbor after the man climbed naked into his basement. Mon June 4 2001 12:31:40  THE McGUCKIN FAMILY Sagle, Idaho Standoff kids won't see mother soon -- (CH2000) A hearing is set for today to determine where kids stay for next 20 days. Mon June 4 2001 10:25:31  Bologna, Italy A purse-snatcher's worst nightmare? -- (Reuters) Being caught and surrounded by an entire rugby team may just be one of a purse-snatcher's worst nightmares. Mon June 4 2001 10:24:45  John Dillinger - infamous bank robber and cop-killer Chicago, Illinois E.C. cops won't part with Dillinger gun -- (The Times) Tucked away in a tiny cabinet of the East Chicago Police Department sits a piece of John Dillinger history that some have offered to pay thousands of dollars for, but it will never see the light of day if one man has his way. Mon June 4 2001 10:14:47  Boston, Massachusetts FBI taps manhunt specialist to lead the search for Whitey -- (Boston.com) The FBI has named a manhunt specialist to head the fugitive task force hunting for reputed South Boston mobster James ''Whitey'' Bulger. Mon June 4 2001 10:11:31  Lake Placid, New York Trio charged with felony forgery -- (Boston.com) A trio is accused of using home computer equipment to copy hundreds of dollars in fake bills. Mon June 4 2001 10:09:00  Washington Death sentence overturned in Texas case -- (Boston.com) Jurors who sentenced a retarded killer to death did not get clear instructions about how to weigh the defendant's mental abilities against the severity of his crime, the Supreme Court ruled Monday. Mon June 4 2001 10:05:55  Seattle, Washington Police told not to reach into cars, but Seattle officer was dragged after putting arm inside vehicle -- (AP) Seattle police Officer Greg Neubert reached into the white Cadillac he and his partner had stopped for erratic driving late Thursday. Mon June 4 2001 10:03:45  Tampa, Florida Two students on trial in painkiller death -- (Star Tribune) Matthew Kaminer was just a week away from finals in his freshman year at the University of Florida when he had a few drinks, then popped an innocent-looking pill handed to him by a friend. The next day, he was dead. Mon June 4 2001 10:00:22  Hollywood, Florida Woman killed, man injured in Hollywood home invasion -- (Sun Sentinel) Two masked men invaded a house in Hollywood before dawn on Sunday, killing a 76-year-old woman and severely beating a 79-year-old man. |
