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Thur June 28 2001 15:57:07  Andrea Pia Yates - mom who drowned 5 children Houston, Texas Kin: Houston mom had troubled past -- (CH2000) The family said that they didn't realize the extent of Yates' depression. Thur June 28 2001 15:47:21  Sydney, Australia Body in car - murder probe launched -- (news.com.au) They have not confirmed the woman's identity, but said the car was that driven by missing Guildford woman Julie Haklane, who was last seen on Monday. Thur June 28 2001 15:38:52  Marshall Bruce Mathers III - aka Eminem Pontiac, Michigan Rapper Eminem receives one year of probation on weapons charge for dispute with rival group -- (abc NEWS) He could have gotten up to five years in prison. Thur June 28 2001 15:16:58  Montezuma County, Colorado Homosexuality possible motive in killing -- (Durango Herald) Detectives were investigating the homosexuality of a Navajo boy from Cortez as a possible motive in his slaying, Montezuma County Sheriff Joey Chavez said Wednesday. The detectives were also questioning three suspects in the slaying of Fred Martinez Jr., 16, whose decomposed body was found near the sewer ponds south of Cortez last Thursday. Thur June 28 2001 15:12:16  Los Angeles, California Landlord Gets 40 Years to Life for Slaying Tenant -- (LA Times) Alvan Adams, 50, was convicted of second-degree murder for the February 2000 slaying of ranch hand Eugene Rufus Newbern, 41, at Adams' house in the 3300 block of East Avenue K-4, said Deputy Dist. Atty. Robert Sherwood. Thur June 28 2001 15:10:26  Los Angeles County, California Trial begins in child's slaying -- (LA Times) The last time Douglas Versluis talked with his 3-year-old daughter, Alicia, she was crying, he testified Wednesday in the trial of the child's mother and her boyfriend. They are accused of killing the girl and beating her twin sister. Thur June 28 2001 13:05:21  PRECIOUS DOE - unidentified girl found decapitated in woods Kansas City, Kansas Police persevere, but Precious Doe case continues to baffle -- (KC Star) The investigation has become one Kansas City's most high-profile cases. A few others have generated the kind of workload and overtime as the Precious Doe case, but none in recent memory has received more national interest and publicity. Thur June 28 2001 12:46:52  Belev, Russia Flatmate killer 'eats rotting flesh' of victim after row -- (Pravda) Russian police say a murderer stayed in his victim's flat for a week after the crime, eating his rotting flesh. Thur June 28 2001 12:18:52  DANIELLE JONES, 15 - missing for 10 days Essex, England 'Grave concern' for missing girl -- (BBC) Officers have been searching a landfill site near her home. Thur June 28 2001 10:50:48  ZACHERY MEIGS, 15 months - beaten and stabbed to death Kristin M. Anderson, 29 - under suicide-prevention watch Palmer, Massachussets Murder case stuns 'smart' girl's town -- (MassLive) In her 1990 Palmer High School yearbook photo, Anderson looks confident and smart. After graduating, she planned to "get published and see the world." Thur June 28 2001 10:42:12  Morgan Grams, 22 - could be eligible for parole in 5 years Los Cruces, New Mexico Son of former Minnesota Sen. Rod Grams sentenced to 11 years in prison -- (abc NEWS) Grams, who has had repeated run-ins with the law, was sentenced Wednesday to the maximum allowed under a plea bargain. Thur June 28 2001 10:23:33  Dirk Greineder, 60 - accused of killing Mabel Greineder, wife Dedham, Massachusetts Sources: Doc's hooker has AIDS -- (Boston Herald) A former prostitute who had two 1998 trysts with accused wife-murderer Dr. Dirk Greineder has AIDS, according to sources close to the case. Greineder’s fate in the hands of the jury -- (Town Online) Deliberations: Day III Case overview and archives -- (Townonline) Thur June 28 2001 10:14:15  Yonkers, New York Boa owner fatally stabbed in Yonkers fight over rapping -- (Boston.com) Dawayne Falk was stabbed to death after he started insulting the other man, who was rapping in front of a few people standing outside a housing project at 1 Schroeder St. Thur June 28 2001 10:10:14  Plattsburgh, New York Teacher suspended for being ''mean'' -- (Boston.com) A 31-year teaching veteran who called students names like ''retard,'' ''dumb,'' and ''failure,'' will be suspended for half a school year. Thur June 28 2001 09:57:59  Portland, Maine Portland man to spend 20 years in prison for bridge death -- (Concord Monitor) A Portland man accused of killing a woman by pushing her off a bridge was sentenced to 20 years in prison. A Cumberland County Superior Court judge on Tuesday handed Everett Ashby a 35-year sentence with 15 years suspended. Thur June 28 2001 09:49:35  New York Feds charge 8 with stealing, selling FBI records -- (CNN) Federal authorities Wednesday charged eight people, including some law enforcement officials, with stealing and selling FBI records to criminal defendants and lawyers. Those accused Wednesday included an investigator for the Nevada attorney general's office, a Las Vegas court employee and a New York lawyer. Thur June 28 2001 09:47:10  Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Two Pennsylvania brothers charged with making $800,000 on bogus grocery coupons -- (Star Tribune) Two brothers who ran a pair of supermarkets were charged with making nearly $800,000 by redeeming coupons they bought on the black market. Barry Palank, 51, and his brother Lee Palank, 49, allegedly obtained 1.3 million coupons from an illicit broker, then redeemed them as if customers had used them at their stores. Thur June 28 2001 09:44:26  Rennes, France Suspect in abortion doctor's killing should be returned to U.S., court rules -- (Nando) A French court on Thursday recommended that James Charles Kopp, one of the FBI's most wanted fugitives, be extradited to the United States. Kopp is charged in the 1998 sniper-style killing of a New York doctor who performed abortions. Wed June 27 2001 21:46:29  Sandpoint, Idaho Prosecutors show video of squalid home where Idaho kids held cops at bay -- (Vancouver Sun) A videotape of the Idaho home where six children held off authorities for five days showed the interior littered with garbage, broken furniture, dog feces, spoiled food, maggots and mice. Prosecutors played the tape Wednesday during a preliminary hearing for JoAnn McGuckin on child-neglect charges. Oldest of standoff siblings expected to testify for defense -- (abc NEWS) The 16-year-old daughter of the Idaho mother whose arrest prompted a five-day standoff between six of her children and local authorities is expected to testify today on the woman's behalf. Wed June 27 2001 21:37:11  Houston, Texas Auction site pulls sale of Yates address -- (UPI) The Internet auction service eBay has removed an offer to sell a World Wide Web address named for the Houston mother accused of killing her five children. Wed June 27 2001 20:39:26  Toronto, Ontario Convicted killers make bid for release -- (Cnews) One of the longest murder trials in Canadian history ended in 1995 when a pair of cocaine addicts went to prison for a brutal killing -- one to which someone else had already confessed. Six years later, Craig Kimberley and Tom Clancey are making another bid for freedom as the bizarre, 10-year-old case of murdered Toronto radiologist Dr. Carolyn Warrick returns to the courts. Wed June 27 2001 18:01:49  Welch, West Virginia Feds asked to take over double murder case -- (Charleston Gazette) Prosecutor Sid Bell said he believes the case should be prosecuted in federal court because police believe the fatal shootings of John D. Stepp, 27, and his wife, Kimmie M. Stepp, 30, were drug-related. He said the alleged drug trafficking involved interstate travel. Wed June 27 2001 17:56:48  Sacramento, California Midtown rapist targeted in fliers -- (Sacbee) The news of a rapist in midtown has brought an unexpected response: a public declaration of war and a threat of vigilante justice. "Beware Rapist," the bright yellow flyer reads. "You will not be tolerated. You will pick the wrong victim and become victimized." Wed June 27 2001 17:15:58  Chandra Levy Disappearance Washington, D.C. Lawmaker's Wife Could Be Questioned in Levy Case -- (PIX) Washington D.C police are reportedly planning to interview the wife of Congressman Gary Condit about the disappearance of Chandra Levy. Cops Have New Queries For Chandra’s Pol Pal -- (NY Post) Where is Chandra Levy? -- (NY Post) Wed June 27 2001 16:37:26  CAROL SHEILDS, 39 - body found September 20, 2000 Wayne Dumond, 51 - jailed but not yet charged Little Rock, Arkansas Castrated rapist held on suspicion of murder -- (Nando Times) Authorities report that a convicted rapist on parole from Arkansas, where he was castrated while awaiting trial, is a suspect in the murder of a Missouri woman who had his DNA under her fingernails. Wed June 27 2001 14:25:14  THE YATES FAMILY Houston, Texas Grief-stricken father buries five children allegedly drowned by their mother -- (abc NEWS) The father of five children allegedly drowned by their mother choked up with grief as he spoke at their funeral service Wednesday, then placed a blanket next to each little body before the caskets were closed for the final time. Wed June 27 2001 13:35:44  KENNIWICK MAN Benton County, Washington 9,300-year-old thigh bones found in coroner's cupboard -- (Ananova) The FBI is investigating why the missing thigh bones of a 9,300-year-old man have been found in a coroner's evidence cupboard. Wed June 27 2001 13:04:11  Paris, France Theft leaves collector scrambling for pens -- (abc NEWS) A French collector was left scrambling for exhibits after a robber assaulted him and made off with his collection of 1,000 antique pens, just days before the opening of a museum dedicated to the art of writing. Wed June 27 2001 12:11:02  Peter M. Gagnon, 48 - nabbed allegedly fondling himself on a California beach Northbridge, Massachusetts Slumber party rape suspect captured -- (Boston Herald) A former Marine accused of drugging, raping and videotaping his teenage daughter's slumber party friends survived on the lam for more than a month by cashing his government pension checks and hiding out at campgrounds, officials said. Wed June 27 2001 12:07:41  CHANDRA LEVY, 24 - mysterious and unexplained disappearance Washington, D.C. Condit mum on intern-al 'affair' -- (NY Post) Rep. Gary Condit did not tell either cops or Chandra Levy's parents whether he had an affair with the missing intern, The Post has learned. Private investigators go over Levy's D.C. apartment -- (The Modesto Bee) Private investigators scoured the Washington apartment of missing Modestan Chandra Levy on Tuesday, as the nationwide search proceeded on multiple tracks. Networks differ on missing intern story -- (USA Today) Cable news channels and network morning shows are all over the story of the disappearance of Chandra Levy, the Washington intern who has been missing since May. Condit broke off friendship with Levy -- (Fox News) Condit did, however, strongly hint that the two had been lovers, the sources said. Wed June 27 2001 11:17:59 Chicago, Illinois Girl sentenced for stabbing mother -- (Newsday) A 14-year-old girl, convicted of killing her mother by stabbing her more than 200 times, was sentenced Tuesday to five to seven years in a juvenile detention center. Wed June 27 2001 11:05:44  ZACHARY ANDERSON, 15 months - stabbed and set on fire Kristin M. Anderson, 29 - Mother charged with murder -- (The Hartford Courant) A mother said to be suffering from bipolar disorder was charged with murder Tuesday in the death of her son from stab wounds and internal injuries. Wed June 27 2001 10:43:42  BRADLEY ANDERSON, 42 - shot to death May 2000 Jose Lopez, 21 - murder, robbery and weapons charges Los Angeles, California Man sentenced to life in killing of 'Nash Bridges' costumer -- (Nando Times) A 21-year-old man was sentenced to life in prison Tuesday for killing a costumer for the television show "Nash Bridges" after the man walked in on a liquor store holdup. Wed June 27 2001 10:30:12  Pompano Beach, Florida Robbery suspects struck by train in Pompano -- (Sun Sentinel) Four would-be robbers were stopped short on Pompano Beach train tracks this morning when a freight train collided with the back of their Chevrolet, police said. Wed June 27 2001 10:28:19  Hollywood, Florida Credit fraud ring victimizes dozens of Hollywood officers -- (Sun Sentinel) A Jacksonville fraud ring obtained personal information about dozens of Hollywood police officers and other employees, then stole their identities and thousands of dollars by opening fake charge accounts. Wed June 27 2001 10:25:26  Chicago, Illinois Former Chicago nurse admits to molesting 18 patients over a five-year period -- (Boston.com) The alleged confession arose while Kenneth PeBenito, 29, of Lombard, was being investigated for child pornography. PeBenito pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday to owning child pornography. Wed June 27 2001 09:31:58  Jacksonville, North Carolina Man finds wife, three children, dead in garage in N.C. -- (Boston.com) A man found the bodies of his wife and three young daughters in the garage of their new home the day before the middle girl's third birthday. A car was also in the garage on Tuesday. Investigators declined to say whether its engine was running. Wed June 27 2001 09:29:40  New York Death of girl after a fight ruled a homicide -- (Boston.com) Denesha Blow died after a fight with another girl on May 24 at Public School 155 in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn. An autopsy showed that she died of acute bronchial asthma, but that the fight was a significant contributing factor, said Ellen Borakove, a spokeswoman for the medical examiner. Wed June 27 2001 09:28:04  Syracuse, New York Victim's mother describes relationship as murder trial begins -- (Boston.com) As her husband lay comatose in a hospital, Mitzi Badger told her mother-in-law that he was going to be ''really, really mad at me when he wakes up,'' the mother-in-law told a jury. Badger, 37, of Baldwinsville, is charged with killing her estranged husband, Timothy Badger. |
