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Fri July 13 2001 12:11:10  McGuckin Family Sandpoint, Idaho Custody decision due -- (abc NEWS) The future of the six children who held Idaho authorities in a five-day standoff after their mother was arrested on child endangerment charges could be decided today. Fri July 13 2001 09:12:29  Tehran, Iran Iranian adultress stoned to death -- (BBC) Reports that a young woman has been stoned to death in Iran, the second in two months, have stirred widespread international concern. Fri July 13 2001 09:05:41  CHANDRA ANN LEVY, 24 - missing for 12 weeks Washington, D.C. Levy search turns to vacant buildings -- (Washington Times) A detective used a swab to collect skin cells from the inside of Mr. Condit's mouth, the source said. Abandoned houses searched as Levy probe expands -- (Washington Post) The Levy investigation is still classified as a missing persons case, and therefore there are no suspects. Seems trouble runs in the congressman's family -- (NY Post) Rev. Condit's two brothers, one a cop and one a convicted drug addict, have both had their share of problems. Thur July 12 2001 21:47:33  Washington Riggins Slaying Trial Offers Intrigue of a Mystery Novel -- (Washington Post) They're all pouring into Circuit Court Judge Lenore R. Gelfman's courtroom to catch a few minutes of the trial of Paul Stephen Riggins Jr., 43, who is accused of killing his wife, Nancy Lee Riggins, a longtime Giant employee, and hiding her body. The case has been a bona fide mystery ever since the 37-year-old woman disappeared July 1, 1996. Thur July 12 2001 21:44:24  New York NYPD brutality suit settled for $8.7 million -- (Nando) Saying he feels "lucky to be alive," Abner Louima, the Haitian immigrant sodomized with a broken broomstick in a police station bathroom in 1997, received a record $8.7 million settlement Tuesday in one of the nation's most notorious police brutality cases. Thur July 12 2001 18:39:18  Sylmar, Cailfornia Boy, mother fatally shot in Sylmar house -- (CBS-CH2000) An 8-year-old boy and his mother and his mother were fatally shot Thursday afternoon at a house in Sylmar. Thur July 12 2001 18:24:06  MIDSI SANCHEZ, 8 - escaped from her abductor Curtis Dean Anderson - claimed to have also abducted Xiana Fairchild Vallejo, California Curtis Dean Anderson sentenced to 251 years to life -- (Contra Costa Times) Anderson was sentenced to 251 years to life in prison Thursday for snatching an 8-year-old girl off the streets last August, chaining her in his car and molesting her during her 44-hour captivity. Thur July 12 2001 17:02:42  Brookey Lee West, 46 - standing trial for murder in the death of her mother Las Vegas, Nevada Bug expert says mother may have been sealed alive in barrel -- (Las Vegas Sun) Forensic entomologist Neal Haskell told a Clark County District Court jury on Wednesday that the type of insect larvae found with 68-year-old Christine Smith's corpse show she was newly dead or still alive when she was put in the plastic-wrapped and taped garbage can. Thur July 12 2001 13:29:52  Fred C. Martinez Jr. - victim Cortez, Colorado Police pursue sexuality motive in killing -- (Durango Herald) Authorities said Wednesday they suspect the teen-ager charged with killing a Cortez boy may have been motivated by the victim’s homosexuality. Police have received numerous phone calls and tips, including one that said Shaun Murphy, 18, bragged that "he had beat up a fag" Thur July 12 2001 13:25:58  Tuscaloosa, Alabama Inmate working in state job pays victim's funeral bill -- (al.com) A convicted murderer who works in a state job with full benefits agreed to pay funeral expenses of her victim after an outburst by the victim's mother forced the courtroom to be cleared. Thur July 12 2001 13:21:49  Los Angeles, California Inmate's Escape Baffles Officials -- (LA Times) Los Angeles County sheriff's officials, still mystified by the disappearance of an inmate Friday evening, said Wednesday they are attempting to determine whether anyone inside the department assisted in the escape or whether Kevin Jerome Pullum stole an employee's identification card to flee. Thur July 12 2001 09:36:26 HOLLY MADDUX - bludgeoned and stuffed in a trunk Ira Einhorn - convicted of murder in absentia Paris, France French high court okays hippie guru's extradition -- (abc NEWS) No further appeal is now possible within France. Fugitive loses appeal, attempts suicide -- (abc NEWS() A doctor arrived, followed moments later by an ambulance. Medics brought a stretcher inside the house, but Einhorn walked outside and climbed into the ambulance, which did not immediately leave the grounds. Thur July 12 2001 09:30:58  CHANDRA LEVY, 24 - unexplained disappearance Washington, D.C. Police to launch massive search of abandoned buildings -- (Sun-Times) Condit's apartment was also subject to a down-on-the-knees visual search with a magnifying glass. Search for truth -- (abc News) Condit, police haggle over polygraph. Spots in his apartment could be blood -- (NY Post) In addition to the hair, the massage oils and the Venetian blind slat, cops also seized a carpet sample, a bathroom canister and clothing. All but the massage oils were sent to Quantico. Inside Chandra Levy's story -- (PEOPLE) Bob and Sue Levy, their lives altered forever by the May 1 disappearance of their daughter Chandra, authorized a close friend to seek the help of a psychic, PEOPLE reports in its latest cover story, which looks into the lives of those in agony over not knowing if a loved one will ever come home. Officials open Condit inquiry -- (USA Today) word of an inquiry into Condit's actions after Levy disappeared 10 weeks ago is the first official indication that the California Democrat could be in legal trouble. Police search Condit's apartment -- (Washington Times) The key data will arrive in two to four weeks when experts conclude DNA tests on blood and other evidence recovered. Intern saga's sorry sequel -- (Washington Post) What is on Washington's agenda and what is on Washington's mind are two quite different things. How to trick a polygraph -- (Time.com) Forensics expert Lawrence Kobilinsky explains the Levy-Condit case police work to TIME.com. Condit refused to turn over pants with red mystery stain -- (NewsMax) A drop of blood was also discovered on the floor of Condit's bathroom. Thur July 12 2001 00:23:19  ALICIA VERSLUIS, 3 - body never found Simona Denise Demery, 20, and Jeffery Jones, 25 - guilty of second-degree murder Pomona, California Mother, boyfriend convicted in girl's killing -- (Inland Empire) The two also were convicted of child abuse, corporal injury to a child, conspiracy to commit assault and two other conspiracy charges. Wed July 11 2001 23:25:17 CHANDRA LEVY - last seen April 30 Washington, D.C. Minister says daughter, at 18, had affair with Condit -- (Washington Post) FBI agents have approached and interviewed a Pentecostal minister who described an affair between his then-18-year-old daughter and Rep. Gary A. Condit, telling investigators that the congressman had warned her never to speak of the relationship. Police to search abandoned buildings in Levy case -- (CNN) Investigators will begin to identify abandoned buildings in northwest Washington Thursday near the apartments of Rep. Gary Condit and missing former intern Chandra Levy, the assistant police chief told CNN Wednesday. Wed July 11 2001 22:27:14  Somers, Connecticut Mother accused of murdering baby says 'voices' sent her on 'leap of faith' -- (Journal Inquirer) Kristin M. Anderson, the mother accused of murdering her 15-month-old son Zachary Meigs last month, told state police that she twice jumped with the baby off the rear deck of a Somers home before stabbing him in the heart and burning the body, according to the affidavit supporting her arrest. Wed July 11 2001 22:14:53  Cracking down on killer kitties -- (Fox News) Tweety Bird landed on his feet more often than the proverbial cat, and always managed to escape the salivating Sylvester slinking after him in the Warner Bros. cartoon. In real life, the feathery critters aren't so lucky when they meet felines face to face. Wed July 11 2001 22:03:20  MIDSI SANCHEZ, 8 - escaped from her abductor Curtis Dean Anderson - doesn't expect to live long in jail San Francisco, California Kidnapper's sentencing tomorrow -- (SF Chronicle) When convicted kidnapper and child molester Curtis Dean Anderson is sentenced tomorrow, the mother of the Vallejo girl who lived to testify against him will be hoping prison serves up the worst. Wed July 11 2001 18:16:48  St. Paul, Minnesota Diamonds aren't forever in Minnesota -- (CNN) The Minnesota State Court of Appeals has ruled that after a wedding is called off, the engagement ring must be returned to its donor. Wed July 11 2001 18:16:21  Atlantic, New Jersey Strip-Club Bouncer Charged With Stomping Banker to Death -- (NY Daily News) Tamer Shahid, 25, of Atlantic City, knocked Peter Westra to the ground and repeatedly kicked him in the head outside the Naked City club early Sunday morning, Atlantic County Prosecutor Jeffrey Blitz said. Wed July 11 2001 17:29:32  Deanna Renee Ellis, 24 - child neglect Forest Park, Atlanta Mother charged in death of year-old twin girl -- (Atlanta J-C) Forest Park police have charged a resident of an extended-stay motel with involuntary manslaughter and two counts of child deprivation after one of her 1-year-old twins died Tuesday. Wed July 11 2001 16:18:13  Los Angeles, California Burned boy dies; father to face charges -- (SacBee) The father of a 4-year-old boy who was badly burned and died after his mother was allegedly doused with a flammable liquid will face murder and attempted murder charges, authorities said. Wed July 11 2001 16:16:13  Kethnen Arnez Knight, 28 - in custody Broward County, Florida Georgia murder suspect caught during stolen car check in south Broward -- (Sun Sentinel) A murder suspect featured recently on the “America’s Most Wanted” TV show was arrested in south Broward by deputies checking on a possible stolen car. Wed July 11 2001 15:25:49  Chandra Levy Case Washington Police probe Condit in Levy case -- (Washington Times) Authorities are investigating Rep. Gary A. Condit on charges of witness tampering and suborning perjury in trying to persuade a flight attendant to deny their affair in the Chandra Levy investigation, a law enforcement source told The Washington Times. Police Search Condit's Apartment -- (Washington Post) Police say it is too early to determine whether their search of Rep. Gary Condit's apartment Wednesday will help solve the disappearance of a former Washington intern who has been missing for 10 weeks. Police analyze Condit apartment evidence -- (Newsday) Several items, which police would not describe, were to be sent to the FBI crime lab in Quantico, Va., said Sgt. Joe Gentile, a Washington police spokesman. Wed July 11 2001 13:22:52  Braintree, Massachusetts Police suspect man involved in devil worship -- (Boston.com) A Braintree man was arrested after police found body parts in his apartment, including a skull police believe was dug up from a nearby cemetery and a fetus and brain stolen from a hospital. Wed July 11 2001 13:18:10  Fort Lauderdale, Florida Severed thumb connects suspect to 1999 murder -- (Miami Herald) Two years ago, Douglas Hannam left his thumb at the scene of a brutal homicide. Police arrested the rest of him Tuesday in a trash-strewn New York City apartment. Wed July 11 2001 13:15:45  Toronto, Ontario RCMP, FBI put brakes on 'Nigerian letter' scheme -- (Cnews) The RCMP and FBI have stopped delivery on accused local operators of the "Nigerian letter scam" -- a get-rich scheme that cost one victim $5 million, officers said yesterday. Wed July 11 2001 13:15:08  Vancouver, British Columbia Lawyers for accused pimps drop bombshell -- (The Province) A lawyer defending one of three Americans on trial for forcing an 11-year-old into four days of sexual slavery on Vancouver's kiddie stroll revealed yesterday that a simple border check would have shown the group was only in Canada for 31 hours. Eleven-year-old on video describes life on street -- (Globe & Mail) Wed July 11 2001 12:28:01  Seattle, Washington Two police cars open fire on each other -- (CNN) Police officers in two cars fired more than 20 rounds at each other after mistaking each other's vehicles for a stolen patrol car. Nobody was hurt. Wed July 11 2001 12:19:53  PHYLLIS WOOTEN, 38 - body found under ex's home ROBERT (5) and EMMANUEL (4) WOOTEN - believed to be with father Dr. Eric Robert Wootin, 34 - may be headed to Washington Atlanta, Georgia Doctor sought in death of ex-wife -- (Fox News) Police in two Atlanta suburbs are investigating the death of the ex-wife of a doctor suspected of killing her and fleeing with their two young sons. Forest Park doctor sought in death of ex-wife (AJC) The Wootens were embroiled in a custody battle. Wed July 11 2001 12:04:13 JANICE KAPELLER, 38 - stabbed to death July 4, in her home Christopher Kapeller, 43 - declining to be interviewed St. Peter's, Missouri Police hope website helps murder investigation -- (KSDK) A day after the estranged husband of 38 year old Janice Kapeller, turned in his fingerprints and photo, St. Peters Police are saying that's not enough co-operation. Information to solve the murder -- (SPIN) Info on reward and list of missing items. Wed July 11 2001 11:51:21  HOLLY MADDUX - bludgeoned and stuffed in a trunk Ira Einhorn - fled the states in 1981 Paris, France Judicial panel hears Ira Einhorn's last French appeal -- (Philadelphia Inquirer) In 1993, Einhorn was sentenced in absentia to life in prison. Wed July 11 2001 11:45:41  New York , N.Y. and Memphis, Tenn. Fugitive arrested after national TV appearance -- (Nando Times) Keith Coleman learned a valuable lesson after participating on a nationally televised program last year: Wanted criminals should avoid TV appearances. Wed July 11 2001 09:53:45  Humberto Rodriguez Banuelos - cosmetic surgery, liposuction, hair implants Mexico City, Mexico Buttock wound helps police capture 'The Frog' -- (abc NEWS) captured by Mexican authorities -- as he sat in a jail cell with a new face and a false name for unrelated crimes, officials said on Tuesday. Wed July 11 2001 09:44:15  JACQUES DASQUE - died from brutal beating JEANINE DASQUE - required 80 stitches to close wounds Renee Dasque - arraigned Monday New York Woman a suspect in dad's murder -- (Newsday) Queens prosecutors said that Renee Dasque, already charged in the bloody assault on her sister, is a suspect in the murder of her father Sunday in Rosedale. Wed July 11 2001 09:27:32  SARAH McMAHON, 20 - vanished November 8, 2000 Parkerville, West Australia Man denies murder link -- (The West Australian) Police have spoken to scores of people about her disappearance but consider a 46-year-old former prisoner to be a person of interest. Wed July 11 2001 09:26:23  Boulder, Colorado Beckner disputes 'Today' talks -- (The Daily Camera) Boulder Police Chief Mark Beckner filed an internal complaint with Sheriff George Epp after a sheriff's detective appeared on national television advocating the theory that an intruder killed JonBenét Ramsey. Ramsey documentary presents intruder theory -- (The Daily Camera) Tracey hopes to find a network or station to buy an American version of the documentary, focusing on the investigation of the homicide. CU professor airs second Ramsey documentary -- (The Daily Camera) "There are different rules on documentaries than when you're dealing with a straight news broadcast," Adler said. "You don't need to deal with both sides, you don't need to be straight down the middle. As long as you present the facts and put it in a context and can make your point, that's fair." |
