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Tues June 19 2001 09:51:00  Fort Lauderdale, Florida Woman who was found burning dies at Miami hospital -- (Sun Sentinel) A woman who said she was set on fire by a man, then shoved out of a car has died at a Miami burn center. Sharee Frazier, 42, suffered second- and third-degree burns over 53 percent of her body . Tues June 19 2001 09:46:32  Toronto, Ontario 'Mummified' baby found in storage locker -- (The Star) An autopsy hasn't been able to determine the gender or cause of death of a dead baby discovered in the storage locker of an upscale Toronto condominium because it has become ''mummified,'' Ontario's deputy chief coroner said Monday. Condo baby's death still puzzle -- (The Star) Tues June 19 2001 02:08:15  Italy and United States Benetton to apologise to US families over Death Row campaign -- (Independant) Benetton is to apologise to the families of American murder victims distressed by an advertising campaign that caused the downfall of the clothing empire's colourful creative director, Oliviero Toscani. Tues June 19 2001 01:58:33  Terre Haute, Indiana Federal death penalty to be carried out on Texas drug kingpin eight days after McVeigh -- (abcNEWS) With all hope for appeals lost, Juan Raul Garza spent his final hours alone in a cell, awaiting the short walk to the death chamber to become the second federal inmate executed in eight days. Tues June 19 2001 01:54:49  Pennsylvania Study: Even Police Can't Finger a Drunk -- (abcNEWS) A new study says even "trained professionals," such as police officers, were not always able to assess drunkenness when they screened a videotape of drinkers. "When people are far too intoxicated to drive they might not appear to be intoxicated by casual observation," said the study's lead author, psychologist John Brick, executive director of Intoxicon, a Pennsylvania-based company that provides research on drug and alcohol use. Mon June 18 2001 21:44:40  Los Angeles, California Lots of Loot on the Lam -- (LA Times) An LAPD detective and an FBI agent have solved the $18.9-million Dunbar heist. But with up to $10 million still missing, their job may not be over. Mon June 18 2001 21:37:00  Dedham, Massachusetts Prosecution wraps case in Greineder murder trial -- (Boston.com) The prosecution wrapped up its case Monday in the murder trial of a Wellesley allergist accused of killing his wife to cover up his secret life of prostitutes and Internet pornography. Dr. Dirk Greineder, 60, is accused of striking his 58-year-old wife, Mabel, in the back of the head with a hammer and slitting her throat. Eldest daughter testifies for father in Greineder murder trial -- (Boston Herald) The Greineder case -- (Town Online) more case news and background Mon June 18 2001 21:05:52  Detroit, Michigan Suspected serial killer pleads guilty in three murders -- (Nola) Accused serial killer John Eric Armstrong pleaded guilty on Monday in the deaths of three women. Armstrong, 27, already has been convicted of two murders and on Monday was sentenced to life in prison in the death of Kelly Jean Hood, 34. Mon June 18 2001 21:02:43  Lois McMillen, - murdered January 2000 Road Town, British Virgin Islands American man's appeal set in murder case -- (Nando) A judge ruled Monday that an American man serving a life sentence for killing an artist from Connecticut will be allowed to argue his appeal in October. William Labrador, a 37-year-old Southampton, N.Y., financial adviser, was convicted in May of murdering Lois McMillen, 34, on the island of Tortola. Murder appeal to be heard in October, judge says -- (Boston.com) Mon June 18 2001 16:43:21  New Orleans, Louisiana High court refuses to reinstate murder conviction for La. prison journalist -- (abcNEWS) The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused a prosecutor's attempt to reinstate the 40-year-old murder conviction of jailhouse journalist Wilbert Rideau. The high court's action, taken without comment, means Rideau could either be retried or set free after four decades behind bars. Mon June 18 2001 16:41:03  Candance Newmaker rebirthing death Golden, Colorado Therapist sentenced to 16 years in rebirthing death -- (Seattle P-I) A therapist was sentenced to 16 years in prison Monday in the death of a 10-year-old girl who suffocated while wrapped in blankets during a "rebirthing" session. Connell Watkins, 54, received the minimum sentence for the death of Candace Newmaker. The therapist could have gotten 48 years behind bars. Therapist sentenced to 16 years in rebirthing death -- (Denver Post) Before the sentence was handed down, Watkins told District Court Judge Jane Tidball that she has experienced "profound sorrow, regret and remorse" over the death of Candace Newmaker. Rebirthing Therapist Sentenced -- (Denver Channel) Mon June 18 2001 13:47:54  Hollywood, Florida Driver almost loses head in Hollywood road rage case -- (Sun Sentinel) A case of road rage almost proved fatal early Monday when one driver whacked another driver with a machete, police said. Mon June 18 2001 13:45:02  Las Vegas, Nevada 4th suspected member of robbery crew nabbed -- (Las Vegas Sun) The fourth suspected member of a violent robbery crew linked to several casino robberies and a double-homicide in an armored car holdup was arrested this morning, Metro Police said. Mon June 18 2001 12:33:00  New York Former brokerage exec sentenced in stock fraud case -- (Boston.com) A confessed stock swindler, already serving 25 years for plotting to kill the judge who was hearing his case, was sentenced Monday to three to nine years in connection with a $100 million securities scam. Mon June 18 2001 10:18:55  St. Louis, Missouri Mo. Police Mistakenly Release Man -- (Las Vegas Sun) Police searched Monday for a man charged in three traffic deaths who was mistakenly released after he switched his ID bracelet with a nephew who was also in custody. Anthony Rogers, 26, was charged with vehicular manslaughter and leaving the scene of an accident. Mon June 18 2001 10:15:08  Chandra Levy - missing since april 30 Modesto, California and Washington D.C. Lawyers tell parents of missing intern to stop talking to media -- (Star Tribune) On advice from their lawyers, the parents of a 24-year-old woman who has been missing after she working as an intern in Washington, D.C. have stopped talking to the news media. Susan Levy told reporters Friday she believes Rep. Gary Condit, D-Calif., may know where her 24-year-old daughter Chandra has gone. She then closed the door on reporters for the first time. 'Intern' Pol Eyes Campaign $$ To Pay Lawyer -- (NY Post) Embattled Rep. Gary Condit may use campaign funds to pay his mounting legal bills over the mysterious disappearance of Washington, D.C., intern Chandra Levy - and his hometown supporters are less than pleased about it. Missing Intern's Parents Plead for Help -- (Yahoo/abcNEWS) Mon June 18 2001 10:06:42  New York Off-duty New York detective shoots cop girlfriend, then self -- (nj.com) Detective Edwin Patten, 30, reportedly shot Officer Stacie Williamson, 28, three times in the chest Sunday night while the two were arguing, according to Sgt. James Foley, a police spokesman. Patten, a 7-year police veteran, then killed himself. Mon June 18 2001 10:04:37  Farmingdale, New York Arrest in Long Island robbery-slaying -- (nj.com) Joseph Melville, 36, of Central Islip, was arrested on a first-degree murder charge after he was seen driving the car of the victim, Deborah Banoff, 29, Suffolk County police said Monday. Mon June 18 2001 09:55:19  New York A missing boy whose case sparked a movement to be declared dead -- (nj.com) In 1979, after 6-year-old Etan Patz vanished as he walked to a bus stop in lower Manhattan, his parents vowed they would never give up hope. And they did not. They kept the same phone number because Etan had memorized it. They remained in their SoHo apartment, because it was the only home Etan ever had. Mon June 18 2001 09:51:17  Richmond, Virginia DNA match yet to bring charges in murder case -- (Arlington Journal) A DNA ``cold hit'' has placed a convicted rapist at the scene of the rape and murder for which Earl Washington Jr. was wrongly convicted, but charges have yet to be filed in the case. Sun June 17 2001 21:09:41  Birmingham, Alabama Lawsuit claims sex crimes at Alabama girls prison -- (Nando) Sixteen-year-old Alana Williams had been in trouble for years, but nothing, she said, prepared her for Alabama's only juvenile lockup for girls. Within moments of arriving, a guard cursed her and called her a "cocky little heifer," Williams said. Later, she began hearing girls talk about performing oral sex on male workers. Sun June 17 2001 19:22:52  Falmouth, Massachusetts Falmouth mother charged with murdering 7-year-old daughter -- (Boston.com) Christine Guigli, 48, was arrested after police were called to her Old Barnstable Road residence in the East Falmouth section of town at about 1:20 p.m. Guigli's daughter, Pauline Scheffler, had stopped breathing. Sun June 17 2001 19:19:09  Washington Father says missing intern phoned lawmaker 'several times' -- (CNN) Chandra Levy's phone records reveal that a number she called repeatedly was the pager of Rep. Gary Condit, D-California, the father of the missing 24-year-old said Sunday. Sun June 17 2001 15:43:15  Lewiston, Maine Laptops in cruisers will help state police nab illegal truckers -- (Boston.com) Roadside inspectors soon will be equipped with laptops that can instantly access an online national database of safety ratings for motor carriers. Sun June 17 2001 15:41:44  Providence, Rhode Island Police investigate homicide and accident -- (Boston.com) A car-pedestrian accident on the city's north side turned deadly Sunday after a person on the street opened fire on three people in the vehicle. Sun June 17 2001 13:42:36  Manassas, Virginia Police Seek Three Young Men In Series of Armed Robberies -- (Washington Post) A string of armed robberies last week in a Manassas neighborhood has police searching for a group of young men who they say have been sharing a silver handgun and using it to rob pedestrians. Sun June 17 2001 12:42:59  Anahuac, Texas 2 teens held in theft of plane -- (Houston Chronicle) Two 16-year-old boys suspected of opening fire with rifles in a private airplane hangar and stealing a vintage plane and crashing it were arrested Saturday. Sun June 17 2001 12:34:45  Gulfport, Mississippi 25 years later, Coast lawyer still prosecuting death sentence case -- (Sun Herald) Gulfport lawyer Joe Sam Owen looks through the numerous files he's collected in the 25 years of prosecuting Richard Gerald Jordan, who in 1976 kidnapped and murdered a Gulfport woman. Jordan has been sentenced to death, but the case has gone through multiple appeals, reversals and retrials. Sun June 17 2001 12:27:44 Chandra Levy, - last seen on April 30 Washington, D.C. Condit May Talk on TV About Missing Intern -- (New York Post) Embattled Rep. Gary Condit is talking with the TV networks about doing an interview to discuss the disappearance of attractive Washington intern Chandra Levy, who has been missing for six weeks, The Post has learned. Levy case stirring emotions -- (Modbee) Three other families know all too well the pain Chandra Levy's family is experiencing. And some of them cannot help but wonder why their loved ones, who also are missing, are not receiving as much attention as the Levy case. Chandra Levy Homepage -- (chandralevy.org) If you have any leads, clues, or theories concerning the whereabouts of Chandra Levy, please send them to leads@chandralevy.com Sun June 17 2001 12:20:20  Landsdowne, Maryland Six stabbed at Maryland baby shower -- (Nando) Six people were stabbed when an argument erupted at a baby shower Saturday night, police said. About 45 people had gathered when a disagreement started about a woman getting into a car, Baltimore County Sgt. Edward Pfister told Baltimore television stations. Sun June 17 2001 12:18:47  Washington, D.C. Alleged spy confessed to wife, priests -- (Nando) More than 20 years ago, ex-FBI agent Robert P. Hanssen told his wife and a Catholic priest he had given information to the Soviets in exchange for money, but his wife believed it was an isolated incident, people familiar with the case said Saturday. Sat June 16 2001 21:07:38  New Philadelphia, Ohio Man sentenced for stepson's wrestling stunt -- (Michigan Live) A man who let his stepson jump from a roof onto a burning table in a backyard wrestling stunt was fined $1,000. Sat June 16 2001 21:05:32  New Bedford, Massachusetts Trooper, accused of assaulting teen-ager, retires with pay -- (Boston.com) State trooper Marc A. Stevens 41, accused of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl has retired with an honorable discharge and pay because of a medical disability. Sat June 16 2001 21:03:21  Camden, New Jersey Camden youths accused of impersonating officers -- (Boston.com) Two teen-age boys are accused of carjacking drivers at gunpoint while impersonating police officers. Sat June 16 2001 17:07:23 Chicago, Illinois Man, 31, charged with seven killings -- (Bergen Record) A 31-year-old man has been charged with murdering six women and an 11-year-old girl in a string of sex attacks between 1995 and 1997. Police said Paul Frederick Runge -- who has been in custody on an unrelated charge -- confessed to all seven killings and was linked by DNA to two of the crimes. Sat June 16 2001 17:03:05  Denver, Colorado Woman to pay $300,000 for helping Columbine gunmen -- (Nando) The teenager who helped the Columbine gunmen obtain a rifle and two shotguns used in the school massacre agreed to pay $300,000 and give a videotaped statement for other lawsuits, the Rocky Mountain News reported Saturday. Sat June 16 2001 16:59:38  Stillwater, Minnesota Roman Nose found guilty of killing Woodbury woman -- (Star Tribune) A Washington County jury on Saturday convicted Tony Allen Roman Nose on two counts of first-degree murder in the death of a schoolmate who was sexually assaulted and stabbed more than 20 times with a screwdriver. The jury deliberated eight hours before returning the verdict in the July 11, 2000 rape and stabbing death of Jolene Stuedemann, whose body was found at her home in Woodbury. Sat June 16 2001 13:08:10  Victoria, British Columbia Conviction in sado-masochist death -- (Cnews) A man was convicted Friday of helping to fatally torture to death a sado-masochist. A B.C. Supreme Court jury found Keith Ceriko, 28, guilty of manslaughter. He admitted slapping and kicking Bill Davis, 56, on Jan. 2, 1999. Davis had recruited Ceriko and four others to torture him, the court heard during the trial. But the five became drunk and got carried away. Sat June 16 2001 12:35:02  Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Rape suspect may be linked to murder spree -- (Pittsburgh Tribune) The FBI is investigating whether Randall Bishop - a 33-year-old Indiana truck driver charged with a rape June 8 at a Strip District restaurant - is tied to a string of unsolved murders across the Midwest and Texas. Sat June 16 2001 12:32:35  Vista, California Lawyer gets 40-to-life term for murder -- (SignOn San Diego) Former Carlsbad lawyer James Bottomley was sentenced to 40 years to life in prison yesterday for murdering a client he was dating. Sat June 16 2001 12:30:06  Arundel, Maryland Body of Assault Suspect Found in Arundel -- (Washington Post) The violent trail of a Baltimore man accused of assaulting his estranged girlfriend outside a Columbia school and shooting her brother in front of a hospital ended late Thursday night when his body was found in a wooded area in northern Anne Arundel County known as a dumping ground for stolen cars, police said yesterday. Sat June 16 2001 12:27:08  Atlanta, Georgia Ramseys sue Court TV for naming 12-year-old son in JonBenet's slaying -- (Boston.com) The parents of JonBenet Ramsey are suing Court TV for $70 million, claiming that the cable network falsely named their son Burke as a prime suspect in his sister's murder. |
