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Thur June 21 2001 17:20:37  Oakland, California Owner of pit bulls says he fled with dogs following Bay Area mauling -- (Sacbee) A home health care nurse whose three pit bulls chewed off a 10-year-old boy's face and ears says he fled with his dogs without calling 911 because he thought the boy was dead. Benjamin Moore, 27, and girlfriend, Jacinda Knight, 33, were being held on $100,000 and $115,000 bail, respectively, for suspicion of felony mayhem and failing to exercise care with dogs trained to fight, attack or kill. Thur June 21 2001 17:17:31  San Francisco, California Placer County jail escapee caught in San Francisco -- (Sacbee) One of two fugitive Placer County jail escapees was caught at a housing project in San Francisco's Mission District and returned to local authorities Thursday morning. San Francisco police arrested Steven Mark Williams, 39. Thur June 21 2001 14:23:29  Fairfax County, Virginia Children's Center Dedicates Forensic Office to Missing Girl -- (Washington Post) For the past 12 years, Tammy Brannen has celebrated Melissa's birthday without her. Brannen last saw Melissa on Dec. 3, 1989, when the little girl was abducted from a Christmas party at their Fairfax County apartment complex. Melissa was 5 years old. Thur June 21 2001 13:29:37  Akron, Ohio Father charged with murdering son -- (Cleveland.com) A 31-year-old Akron father was charged with murdering his son, who would have been 3 months old tomorrow. Akron police said Orlando L. Powe, who is 6 feet 8 and weighs 280 pounds, confessed to elbowing Elijah Leshon Christopher Amos when the baby wouldn't stop crying. Thur June 21 2001 13:27:50  Wichita, Kansas Standoff snares murder suspect -- (Wichita Eagle) One of two suspects linked to a recent Harvey County murder was arrested Wednesday afternoon following a three-hour standoff with SWAT officers at a Wichita home. The suspect, Robert J. Engelhardt, 26, and an unidentified woman were found hiding in the attic of a home. Thur June 21 2001 12:49:51  Los Angeles, California LAPD Officer Is a Suspect in Slaying -- (LA Times) Officer Ruben Palomares, 31, has been implicated in the slaying of Erick Mendoza by a co-defendant in the cocaine case--who also allegedly was at the scene of the slaying--according to police sources and confidential police documents. Thur June 21 2001 11:09:30  Ivan Milat - accused killer Toronto, NSW, Australia Backpacker killer urged to show compassion -- (The Age) The families of two young women and a teenage girl who went missing 22 years ago yesterday offered to give an indemnity from prosecution to backpacker serial killer Ivan Robert Marko Milat if he could give them some clue to the fate of their children. Milat returns to jail, with his secrets -- (SMH) A gaunt Milat, wearing prison greens and with his legs and hands in cuffs, told the inquest: "It is not up to me to prove my innocence in what I say. You people are the ones who drag me up to here." Thur June 21 2001 09:59:04  Andrea Yates, 36 - on anti-depressants, kills her 5 children Houston, Texas Mom held in killing 5 kids -- (Houston Chronicle) In a heart-rending case that may stem from postpartum depression, a Clear Lake woman who attempted suicide in 1999 was charged in the deaths of her five children Wednesday amid shocking evidence that she drowned them at home in a bathtub. Woman could get death penalty if guilty of killing kids -- (CNN) Yellow crime scene tape surrounded an empty tan brick suburban home near Houston on Thursday as the woman who had shared that home with her family was in custody, charged with murdering her five children. Jeffco man knows Houston dad's pain -- (Denver Post) Three years ago, while suffering from postpartum depression, Wade Feltman's wife, Bethe, drugged and suffocated their two young children in their Jefferson County home. Police Probe Mom's Motive for Killing Children -- (Fox) Houston authorities are now asking why and how a depressed woman could have taken the lives of her five children. Postpartum depression's role doubted -- (Houston Chronicle) Two medical experts warned Wednesday against jumping to the conclusion that postpartum depression played any role in Andrea Yates' alleged killing of her five children. Father of Slain Children Speaks -- (Las Vegas sUN) The husband of the woman accused of drowning their five children said tearfully Thursday that he supports her because her severe depression had driven her to kill. Thur June 21 2001 09:50:41  Farmington, Connecticut Man accused of harassing women at mall -- (Boston.com) Keith Johnson was arrested at his home early Wednesday, hours after he was spotted following women in his car in the mall parking lot while he was completely naked, police said. Thur June 21 2001 09:50:07  New York Former FBI agent accused of stealing classified information, selling it to mob figures -- (Boston.com) James Hill, 51, used computers in the FBI's Las Vegas office to steal ''hundreds of different classified records and documents pertaining to criminal cases and grand jury investigations,'' including some in New York and on Long Island, according to a criminal complaint filed in federal court in Brooklyn Wednesday. Thur June 21 2001 09:47:17  Utica, New York Manslaughter charged in infant's death -- (Boston.com) Bobbie Roseanne Sachs suffocated after Gordon T. Sachs placed a baby shirt in her mouth and left the room on May 7, Oneida County Assistant District Attorney Kurt Hameline said. Sachs is charged with second-degree manslaughter. Wed June 20 2001 21:35:40  Broward County, Florida Freedom brings surprises to man wrongly imprisoned for 21 years -- (Sun Sentinel) In his first few days of freedom, Jerry Frank Townsend has been adjusting to nearly 22 years of changes that happened while he was locked up for crimes he never committed. Townsend free after 22 years in prison -- (Sun Sentinel) Two decades in the life of Jerry Frank Townsend -- (Sun Sentinel) Wed June 20 2001 20:07:50  Boston, Massachusetts Rescuers identify body of man in trunk of burning car -- (Boston.com) Police have a suspect in the case of a man whose remains were found in the trunk of a burned car. Peter Granara, 36, of South Boston, will be arraigned on murder charges on Thursday in East Boston District Court. Leonard Rosenberg, 74, of Peabody, was found in the trunk of the car last week. Wed June 20 2001 17:56:25  Ivan Milat - accused killer Toronto, NSW, Australia Milat: I didn't kill your daughters -- (News Limited) Beth Leen and Ann Robinson wiped tears from their eyes as Australia's worst serial killer denied he had been involved in the murders of their daughters Leanne Goodall, 20, and Amanda Robinson, 14, and a third, teenager Robyn Hickie. Wed June 20 2001 17:51:31  Nathaniel Bar-Jonah Dudley, Massachusetts States Trade Blame Over Sex Fiend Accused of Killing, Cooking Boy -- (Fox) Nancy Surprise of Dudley, Mass., left her 7-year-old son in the car one day while she ran into the post office. She returned to find a 280-pound man sitting on top of the boy. But when the attacker was hauled into court, Surprise says, state prosecutors insisted the best way to handle the situation would be to make him go far away. Wed June 20 2001 17:19:23  Morristown, New Jersey Babysitter sentenced for sexually assaulting 4-year-old -- (Boston.com) Luz Marina Cardenas, 33, of Morristown, wept Tuesday throughout her sentencing for forcing the 4-year-old Chatham boy she baby sat to perform sex acts on her. Cardenas pleaded guilty in February to aggravated sexual assault, and on Tuesday apologized to Superior Court Judge John J. Harper. Wed June 20 2001 17:17:05  Panama City, Florida Florida woman's temper tantrum results in house fire -- (abcNEWS) A woman got so angry with her husband that she took one of his shirts from a closet and set it on fire, but the blaze spread and burned down their house, authorities say. Sharon Kirkman was charged with arson for the Friday night fire that caused about $65,000 in damage. Wed June 20 2001 17:11:09  Ada County, Idaho Deadly Explosives Missing -- (abcNEWS) A potentially deadly amount of commercial explosives is missing from a bunker in Idaho, and federal investigators are joining local law enforcement officials there in a search for the culprits and their loot. Wed June 20 2001 17:08:17  Hartford, Connecticut 'America's Most Wanted' Captured -- (JS Online) A fugitive featured on the television show ``America's Most Wanted'' was in custody Wednesday after he was wounded in a shootout with police and FBI agents. After getting tips from people who'd seen the TV show, investigators staked out a housing project Tuesday night where Catalino Morales, 26, was believed to be. Police and FBI agents moved in after seeing Morales and Raymond Solano, 22, in a parking lot. Wed June 20 2001 17:04:59  Houston, Texas ‘I Just Killed My Kids’ -- (abcNEWS) Police say Andrea Yates, 36, answered the door out of breath at around 10 a.m. She told the officers, "I just killed my kids," said John Cannon, a Houston Police Department spokesman. She led an officer to a bedroom, where he found four children - Luke, 2, Paul, 3, John, 5, and 6-month-old Mary - all dead, Cannon said. All had apparently been drowned, and the bodies were covered by a sheet, he said. A fifth child, 7-year-old Noah, was found dead in a bathtub. 5 kids found slain in Clear Lake -- (Houston Chronicle) At some point, the mother also called her husband to come home from work, and police were questioning him at the scene this afternoon, although he was not considered a suspect. Police have not determined a motive. Wed June 20 2001 15:10:34  Palm Beach County, Florida Mother accused of manslaughter wrote anguished letters to dying toddler -- (Sun Sentinel) Marguerite Saccone kept on writing those letters even after he died of massive head injuries from abuse, which may have been going on inside her home. Wed June 20 2001 13:17:49  Houston, Texas Five children drowned in Houston home; mother in custody -- (CNN) Five children, ranging from ages 6 months to 7 years, were found dead in a home Wednesday, and a woman who said she was their mother confessed to killing them, police said. The woman was in custody, police spokesman Robert Hurst said. Police believe the children were drowned. Wed June 20 2001 11:19:06  Santa Clara, California Murder trial takes a bizarre twist -- (SF Gate) Kenneth Fitzhugh brutally beat and killed his wife Kristine because she was going to reveal to her eldest son that he had been fathered by another man, prosecutors claim in a motion filed in Santa Clara Superior Court. Orange County Santa Ana Man Charged in Assault on Samaritan -- (LA Times) Orange County prosecutors filed charges Tuesday against a Santa Ana man accused of punching and seriously injuring a good Samaritan who stopped to help after seeing him lying on the sidewalk. Wed June 20 2001 10:18:34  Philadelphia, Mississippi Investigation continues into activists' slayings in Mississippi in 1964 -- (Star Tribune) During the heat of the civil rights movement in 1964, three young activists were shot to death and their bodies were plowed into an earthen dam outside this central Mississippi town. Wed June 20 2001 10:09:22  Gainesville, Florida Gainesville mother of 4-year-old indicted on murder charge -- (Naples Daily News) The mother of a 4-year-old girl found dead in a trash bin was indicted on a first-degree murder charge. Denise Dell, 30, who was arrested last month and charged with aggravated child abuse, now faces a first-degree murder charge in her daughter's death, according to an indictment returned by a grand jury Monday. Wed June 20 2001 10:07:19  Dartmoor, England Chainsaw used in gruesome murder -- (BBC) Murder detectives believe a chainsaw may have been used to dismember the body which was found in a ditch on Dartmoor on Monday evening. Bootle, Merseyside Parole hearing for Bulger killer -- (BBC) The parole board is meeting for the second of its hearings to decide whether to release the killers of Liverpool toddler James Bulger. London Dando hitman theory dismissed -- (BBC) In his closing speech, Orlando Pownall, prosecuting, told the jury that "instinct and common sense" would tell them there was nothing about the shooting that involved professionalism. Jill Dando murder trial -- (BBC) Full coverage Wed June 20 2001 09:56:07  London, England Britain's 'Doctor Death' Inquiry Digs for Truth -- (abcNEWS) A public inquiry into a once respected British family doctor suspected of being the world's worst serial killer heard on its opening day Wednesday he had a history of drug abuse but had still been allowed to practice. Shipman 'could have been stopped' -- (BBC) Case news package -- (BBC) Family GP Harold Shipman is jailed for life for murdering 15 patients - and officials fear he could be behind another 150 deaths. Wed June 20 2001 09:53:27  Chicago, Illinois Survey: One in five kids solicited for sex on Web -- (CNN) One in five U.S. teenagers who regularly log on to the Internet say they have received an unwanted sexual solicitation via the Web, according to a survey released on Tuesday. Tues June 19 2001 22:26:16  Palm Beach County, Florida Inmate seeks to practice his spirituality behind bars -- (SunSentinel) To fully participate in the traditions of his faith, Stephen Locke, a Mohawk, would need nearly half a day to worship. It would take that long to purify himself for a few hours in the sweat lodge, where he’d smoke a herb-filled ceremonial pipe, sit with others in a talking circle, pray. But there’s a problem, and it’s a big one: Locke is inmate number 103115857 in the Palm Beach County Jail. Tues June 19 2001 21:02:02  Juan Raul Garza - drug kingpin executed today by lethal injection Terre Haute, Indiana Two Executions a Study in Contrasts -- (Star Tribune) Each step in drug kingpin Juan Raul Garza' s execution was guided by the same 51-page government manual that detailed the death of Timothy McVeigh. But that' s where the similarities ended. Along the Mexican border, Garza left death all around him -- (Cnews) Garza Apologizes Before Execution -- (Las Vegas Sun) Tues June 19 2001 19:49:19  Caroline Dickinson, 13 - killed in her sleep in 1996 Miami, Florida Miami judge approves extradition to France in girl's murder -- (Jacksonville.com) U.S. Magistrate Judge Stephen Brown rejected challenges to the reliability of two French DNA reports, and an appeal is expected. But Francisco Javier Arce Montes is unlikely to go anywhere until after a trial on state charges scheduled July 2. Tues June 19 2001 18:34:04  Pauline Scheffler, - murdered by her mother Falmouth, Massachusetts Mother is held for evaluation -- (Boston.com) Her attorney said Christine J. Guigli, 48, did not appear to understand that she was in court, accused of suffocating her 7-year-old daughter, or may not even have known the girl was dead. Wearing an oversized Bruins jersey, Guigli nearly pressed her face against the glass as the charges against her were read aloud. Tues June 19 2001 16:42:28  Montreal, Quebec 'Mafiaboy' says he was only testing security -- (CBC) The Montreal teen who crippled five major web sites last year says he did it to test the companies' security systems, a youth court heard on Tuesday. Tues June 19 2001 16:35:45  San Jose, California Man found guilty in dog road rage trial -- (CNN) The jury took less than an hour to convict Andrew Burnett of the felony cruelty count. Burnett, 27, could face up to three years in prison in the killing of Leo, a bichon frise, in the highly publicized road rage incident. Tues June 19 2001 13:23:43  Mabel Greineder, 58 - allegedly murdered by husband, Dirk Greineder Dedham, Massachusetts Doctor accused of killing wife describes finding her body in a park -- (Boston.com) Dr. Dirk Greineder answered, ''I did not,'' when his attorney, Martin Murphy, asked if he killed his 58-year-old wife, Mabel, during a walk at a Wellesley pond on Oct. 31, 1999. Greineder: I cannot imagine life without wife -- (Boston.com) Greineder took the stand for a second day Tuesday and earlier professed his love for his family and tried to explain away physical evidence prosecutors say proves he killed her. The Greineder case -- (Town Online) more case news and background Tues June 19 2001 11:33:05  Orange County, California Jury Deadlocks in 3rd Double-Murder Trial -- (LA Times) In a double murder case that attracted attention on both sides of the Pacific, an Orange County jury Monday declared it was hopelessly deadlocked in the third trial of a Taiwanese woman accused of slaying her tycoon husband's mistress and baby boy. With jurors split 8 to 4 in favor of convicting Lisa Peng of murder, an Orange County judge said he had no choice but to declare a mistrial, setting the stage for a possible fourth prosecution. Tues June 19 2001 10:15:42  Brooklyn, New York Kids Find Brooklyn Teen's Corpse in Vacant Lot -- (New York Post) Kids playing on a Brooklyn street yesterday made a horrific discovery - the crumpled body of a 13-year-old boy who may have been strangled, police said. Tues June 19 2001 10:11:43  Erin Rae Kuhn, 31 - accused of killing Kathaleena Draper, 17, and Draper's baby boy Yerington, Nevada Attorneys want charges dropped in baby's death -- (Las Vegas R-J) A woman accused of cutting her niece's unborn baby out of her womb -- killing mother and child -- cannot be charged with murder in the infant's death because there is no proof the baby was born alive, her lawyers claim. Tues June 19 2001 10:08:27  Hemphill County, Texas Suspect arraigned in deputy's death -- (Amarillo Globe) Hemphill County Justice of the Peace Frankie Hill denied bond to Christopher Chad Britton, 26, in a hearing Monday morning, Sheriff Dean Butcher said. Britton is in custody at Hemphill County Jail. Britton is accused of shooting Deputy Jim Bruce Graham, 54, in the upper body, according to sheriff's department reports. |
