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Mon July 23 2001 10:44:48  Tuscaloosa, Alabama Cold case squad members revisiting unsolved murders around country -- (Tuscaloosa News) Across the country, cities from Phoenix to Washington — dubbed the murder capital of the country in 1988 when it recorded 369 homicides — have created special units to clear unsolved homicides. Many of the squads have veteran agents re-examining evidence and interviews in the hope of generating new leads. Mon July 23 2001 09:51:18  JAMES BYRD, JR. - dragged to death behind truck in 1998 John William King, 26 - condemned to death Livingston, Texas Dragging death killer unrepentant -- (Newsday) King remains unapologetic, firm in his racist beliefs and confident he'll eventually be found innocent of one of the most notorious hate crimes in modern history. Mon July 23 2001 09:37:26  CHANDRA ANN LEVY, 24 - still no answers Washington, D.C. Police: Condit owes us an explanation -- (Fox News) Rep. Gary Condit "certainly owes us an explanation" about why he reportedly removed a watch box from his apartment shortly before police searched it for clues. Police seek fourth Condit interview -- (Washington Post) F.B.I. profiler would sit in, discussion would include discarded watch box. Has a wily D.C. police chief outfoxed the nosy media? -- (LA Times) Is Ramsey being purposefully devious, or is he engaging in good police work? Ill-fated affairs are as old as time -- (Modesto Bee) History is rife with examples. Condit's brother denies role in mystery -- (NY Daily News) "No knowledge or information." Condit bro: I don't know -- (NY Post) The younger Condit was described by a friend as "a regular guy who likes a beer and who's crazy about living in Florida." Mon July 23 2001 09:14:26  PETER FALCONIO, 28 - not seen since hold-up 8 days ago JOANNE LEES, 27 - managed to escape Australia Outback footprint clue to Briton in gunpoint abduction -- (online.ie) Forensic tests were today being carried out on a footprint found near the scene of the gunpoint abduction of a British man in the Australian Outback. Mon July 23 2001 09:09:45  How finger-printing came to be a crime-solving too/ -- (LA Times) A new book finally credits Henry Faulds back in 1880 with using fingertips to establish a person's identity. Sun July 22 2001 23:20:32  JERRY HALL - model David Michael Bryce - alleged thief London, England Man due in court over Jerry Hall burglary -- (Reuters) A man will appear in court today charged with burgling. Sun July 22 2001 21:31:16  Mary Elaine Stenenson, 71 - wheraabouts unknown Renton, Washington Psychic 'Elaine' faces theft charge - $50,000 gone after cursed cash rituals -- (SCJ Online) King County investigators believe a woman who ran a psychic shop tricked three women out of nearly $50,000 since 1996. Sun July 22 2001 20:56:51  Devon and Cornwall, England Police re-open 26-year-old murder case -- (Line One News) Mrs. Allen, her six-year-old son Jonathan, and five-year-old daughter Victoria were last seen by neighbours in the Devonshire seaside town of Salcombe. Sun July 22 2001 19:56:54  JESSIE ENGLEKING, JESSICA BROWN, BRANDON ENGLEKING, AMANDA DAVIS - victims Robert Bassett, Jr. - on trial for murders Columbus, Indiana DNA links man with murder victims -- (South Bend Tribune) DNA tests on several items found only a cigarette butt to link Robert Bassett Jr. to the woman and three children he is charged with murdering nearly three years ago. Sun July 22 2001 17:18:44  RONALD RUDIN - shot, decapitated and burnt in 1994 Margaret Rudin, 56 - convicted of murder Las Vegas, Nevada Rudin's new attorneys motion for new trial -- (LV Review-Journal) The performance of her lead counsel and the trial judge entitle Margaret Rudin to a new trial on charges she murdered her millionaire husband, according to a motion her new attorneys filed Thursday. Sun July 22 2001 17:06:05  CHANDRA LEVY case Washington, D.C. Condit's brother denies knowledge of intern's disappearance -- (Fox News) Darrell Wayne Condit doesn't understand the media attention surrounding his arrest Saturday for violating probation for a drunken driving conviction in the Florida Keys, attorney Jon Sale said. Looking for a lead -- (abc NEWS) Police say the spectacle has even made it difficult to interview some witnesses. Police to return to parks in Levy case -- (CNN) Police are expected to resume their search of city parks Monday as the investigation into Chandra Levy's nearly three-month-old disappearance plows ahead with no firm lead on what happened to the former federal Bureau of Prisons intern. Psychics burn up the hotline to Chandra -- (NY Daily News) The Levy mystery has brought seers, soothsayers and clairvoyants out of the woodwork in record numbers. New Condit girlfriend details incriminating gift -- (NewsMax) Yet another former girlfriend of California congressman Gary Condit has emerged from the shadows and is telling investigators about a gift she gave him that he apparently tried to hide from police. Barr files ethics complaint against Condit -- (RollCall) Condit, according to Barr, "has provided, at best, unclear and misleading answers to investigators. Through his Congressional staff and outside spokespersons, Condit provided patently false information to the public." Police probe hit-man theory in Levy case -- (The Toronto Star) Both police and the family of a missing former Washington intern believe she was lured from her apartment by someone she knew. Sun July 22 2001 15:36:54  "BABY HOPE" - unidentified body found in picnic cooler New York Hunt for killer goes on -- (NY Daily News) The countless hours spent chasing hundreds of leads over 10 years have brought detectives no closer to identifying her and no closure over how a 4-year-old child could be murdered and then not missed. Sun July 22 2001 11:47:08  Akron, Ohio Stories about Jeffrey Dahmer upset, confuse some readers -- (Akron Beacon Journal) Stories about Jeffrey Dahmer on the front page of last Sunday's Akron Beacon Journal confused some readers, and editors quickly realized they had failed to provide enough context for the presentation. Sun July 22 2001 10:50:54  Baldwin, Pennsylvania Police catch girls in bank robbery try -- (Chicago Sun Times) Two girls--ages 13 and 10--tried to rob a PNC Bank in Allegheny County and later told police they did it so they could get money for a shopping trip, authorities said. Sun July 22 2001 10:47:02  ADAM WALSH, 6 - abducted and murdered 20 years ago Hollywood, Florida Walsh murder changed the nation -- (Miami Herald) The abduction and murder of a 6-year-old, gap-toothed, saucer-eyed cherub named Adam Walsh 20 years ago this week shaped a national movement and sparked a nationwide furor. It rewrote laws and redefined relationships between children and adults. It fed paranoia and launched a new genre of interactive crime-fighting that put criminals behind bars and returned abducted children to their homes. Sun July 22 2001 10:21:43  DONNA ANTHONY, 53 - presumed dead DANIELLE ROMERO, 14 and RICK ROMERO, 12 - presumed dead David Lamar Anthony, 54 - three counts of first-degree murder Phoenix, Arizona Spouse accused of killing three -- (The Arizona Republic) A Peoria area man was arrested Saturday in the deaths of his wife and two stepchildren despite the absence of three crucial items of evidence: the bodies. Sun July 22 2001 09:53:39  JENNIFER WEIDEMAN, 20 - found shot to death in basement Wheeling, Illinois Police seek ex-boyfriend of slain nanny -- (Daily Herald) Investigators hunting for the killer of a young Wheeling nanny focused on her 28-year-old ex-boyfriend Saturday after they learned he had been spurned by the college student a week ago. Sun July 22 2001 09:42:05  Adams County, Colorado Human legs 2nd grisly find in Adams -- (Denver Post Investigators will ask scientists to determine whether a pair of dismembered legs unearthed by railroad surveyors Friday afternoon are from the same body as a head found in an Adams County pond last weekend. Sun July 22 2001 09:24:06 CHANDRA ANN LEVY - missing for 12 weeks Washington, D.C. Condit office spent on gifts -- (Fresno Bee) For a man of few financial assets, Rep. Gary Condit is unusually generous with friends and constituents. Silence behind the smile is not playing well for Condit -- (Fresno Bee) He's been doing it so much, he must now think that if he begins looking somber, it will appear phony. Condit schedule checks out -- (Fresno Bee) Congressman attended to business the day Levy vanished. Box in trash spurs Levy probe -- (Washington Post) Part of an attempted coverup? Condit brother arrested in Dania -- (Miami Herald) I don't know intern, fugitive tells police. Spin keeps Levy case in play -- (SF Chronicle) Behind the scenes nasty stories about Condit continue to leak. 'Most Wanted' intern program may help -- (NY Post) John Walsh has turned his sights on the case of missing intern Chandra Levy. Cops catch Condit bro -- (NY Post) "We think it would be helpful for him to be questioned just to see what his whereabouts were in the period in question." Sat July 21 2001 22:31:13  Dr. Denise Taylor, 37 - her story has changed New York Mystery doc won't tlk to cops about getting shot -- (NY Post) The key witness to the mysterious shooting of a Bellevue Hospital doctor - the doctor herself - is no longer talking with police investigators about what happened to her, sources said. Sat July 21 2001 21:37:32  MARCELL SHAW, 10 - missing from family gathering Rio Vista, California Search halted for missing 10-year-old -- (Sac Bee) There are no signs of foul play, but the boy's family told authorities that they saw an unfamiliar car near their campsite. Searchers find no sign of missing Vallejo boy -- (Contra Costa Times) "The boy went to the bathroom and they never saw him again." Sat July 21 2001 18:31:19  Alan Ducap, 41 - fugutive since November 2000 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Edmonton rape suspect also wanted in Montreal -- (National Post) A fugitive sex offender armed with a loaded gun and a "friendly face" is believed responsible for the rape of two young women at a university campus in Edmonton -- and police fear his next stop will be Ottawa or Montreal. Sat July 21 2001 17:55:19  CLARE ENGHOLM, 7 months - died of hyperthermia Kari Engholm, 34 - forgot to drop baby at sitter Perry, Iowa Iowa mom charged with neglect, involuntary manslaughter -- (Fox News) A woman who said she forgot her 7-month-old daughter in a minivan has been charged with neglect of a dependent person and involuntary manslaughter, the Dallas County Attorney. Sat July 21 2001 16:46:28  Newport Beach, California Rodman ordered to pay $225,000 in rape case -- (LA Times) Tina New, a star witness in the high-profile trial of Eric Bechler, has been awarded $225,000 by a court-appointed arbitrator based on her accusation that she was drugged and raped by former NBA star Dennis Rodman in his Seashore Drive home. Sat July 21 2001 16:41:41 Orange County, California Cold Trail of Suspect Warms Up -- (LA Times) Crime: Lawyer Hugh McDonald, sought in a '97 killing, faked his death, authorities say. Sat July 21 2001 16:38:15  Los Angeles County, California Time Is Up but They Stay in Jail -- (LA Times) Incarceration: Errors at county facilities left more than 2,000 inmates in their cells past their release dates, reports from 1997-2000 show. Sat July 21 2001 15:05:53  Woodlawn, Maryland Georgia doctor accused of slaying ex-wife surrenders -- (Nando) A Georgia doctor accused of beating his ex-wife to death and stashing her body in the crawlspace of his home surrendered to authorities in Maryland, officials said. Dr. Eric Wooten's was being held at the Baltimore County police's precinct. Sat July 21 2001 15:02:32  Honolulu, Hawaii E-mail added witnesses in '75 murder case -- (Honolulu Advertiser) Some of the former Marines who gave information within the past year that led to the arrest of an Indiana man in the slaying of a Kailua girl 26 years ago were interviewed by Honolulu Police detectives shortly after the killing and some were not, a police homicide investigation official said yesterday. Sat July 21 2001 15:00:06  Genoa, Italy Policeman charged with murder after death of G8 protester -- (ABC.net) The police officer who shot dead a young Italian protester during demonstrations against a Group of Eight (G8) summit earlier today has been charged with murder. Sat July 21 2001 14:58:11  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Reputed mob boss cleared of murder -- (Chicago Tribune) Reputed mob boss Joseph "Skinny Joey" Merlino was cleared by a jury Friday on three murder charges but found guilty of extortion, bookmaking and receiving stolen property. Merlino and three of his six co-defendants had faced the possibility of life imprisonment for the three murders in the 1990s. Sat July 21 2001 11:57:10  Broward County, Florida Evaluation scheduled for accused serial killer -- (Sun-Sentinel) Two Broward psychologists will meet with accused serial killer Eddie Lee Mosley in the next few weeks to find out if he is competent to stand trial for at least seven murders in which he is a suspect. Sat July 21 2001 11:50:00  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Two decades later, 'the Unicorn' brought to justice -- (Boston.com) Two decades ago, the man called the Unicorn fled the United States while awaiting trial for the murder of his girlfriend, Helen ''Holly'' Maddux, shocking the powerful benefactors who had supported his request for bail. Ira comes home -- (Daily News) From the airport, Einhorn was expected to be transported to the federal courthouse at 7th and Arch streets, where he would be turned over to city police, said Cpl. Jim Pauli, a Philadelphia Police spokesman. Join the Welcoming Committee for Ira -- (Daily News) Tell Ira what you think Sat July 21 2001 10:56:28  RUDY WOLMART - last meal was June 24, 2000 Ann Perry, 54 - fed husband poisoned tuna sandwich Long Island, New York Poison in suspect's home -- (NY Post) Black Widow? Sat July 21 2001 10:47:50  OLIDOR PELLETIER - beaten with aluminum bat Nicole Pelletier - accessory to murder Jose Rubert - pleaded guilty to murder Plymouth, Connecticut Woman extradited from Canada in murder case -- (Bristol Press) A 40-year-old accused of helping plan the 1989 murder of her husband was extradited from Canada Friday. Sat July 21 2001 10:17:46  Darrell Wayne Condit, 49 - brother to Gary Condit Dania Beach, Florida Condit's brother nabbed in S. Florida -- (Miami Herald) Spotted trying to check into a motel. Rep. Gary Condit's brother arrested -- (AP) The younger brother of Rep. Gary Condit was arrested Saturday on charges he violated his probation in a 1996 drunken driving case, authorities said. Congressman's brother in custody -- (Broward Sheriff's Office) Picture of Darrell Condit -- (Broward Sheiff's Office) (For today's news in the Chandra Levy case, hit the 'More Crime News' button at the bottom of this page.) Sat July 21 2001 09:59:15  Hackensack, New Jersey Woman indicted on 15 theft charges in pet disappearances -- (The Record) Patricia Edmondson, who lived in Elmwood Park during the time covered by the indictment, faces up to five years in prison for each count if convicted. Sat July 21 2001 09:53:58  Cook County, Illinois Accused serial killer indicted on murder, arson charges -- (Chicago Sun-Times) Accused serial killer Paul Runge was indicted Friday by a Cook County grand jury. |
