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Sun Aug 26 2001 09:25:50  Los Angeles, California Deputies Search for Missing Girl, 6 -- (LA Times) Jaqueline "Jay" Saavedra was last observed about 3 p.m. Friday playing with friends in an apartment complex courtyard. Sun Aug 26 2001 09:19:27  Washington U.S. jail population hits record 6.5 million -- (CNN) The department's Bureau of Justice Statistics said the United States, which has the largest prison and jail population in the world, added 117,400 more people to its "correctional community" a year ago. Sun Aug 26 2001 02:12:46  Raleigh, North Carolina Killer dies as his wife, victim's family watch -- (Charlotte.com) Clifton Allen White, strapped onto a gurney with an intravenous line running into each arm, stared at the ceiling and appeared to say a prayer. Within two minutes, he lay motionless. Sun Aug 26 2001 02:06:22  Washington, D.C. Home Violence Study Reveals Police Failings -- (Washington Post) District police officers often fail to file a report or follow proper investigative procedures when handling domestic violence cases, the department found in a survey it conducted of domestic violence and sexual assault victims. Sun Aug 26 2001 02:03:36  Aventura, Florida Bloody footprint casts doubt -- (Jacksonville.com) A bloody footprint found in the home of a 76-year-old gay man who was beaten to death doesn't belong to an Atlantic Beach man who was suspected and arrested after a cross-country manhunt, police said. Sun Aug 26 2001 01:55:57  Sao Paulo, Brazil Six Portuguese businessmen found murdered -- (The Star) Police unearthed on Friday the bodies of six Portuguese businessmen who had been clubbed to death and buried at a seafront bar after disappearing two weeks ago in Brazil's beach-lined northeast. Sun Aug 26 2001 01:51:55  Mineral Wells, Texas Escapees caught after anonymous tip -- (Houston Chronicle) The two men were captured at 1:03 a.m. on the east side of Mineral Wells after an anonymous tip to police said they were traveling in a pickup with a camper shell, sheriff's officials said. Sun Aug 26 2001 01:46:24  Tampa, Florida Stepfather Guilty Of 1st-Degree Murders -- (Tampa Bay Online) Pedro Hernandez- Alberto, who thought he could do a better job of defending himself at trial than his attorneys, was convicted Friday of first-degree murder for shooting his two stepdaughters. Sun Aug 26 2001 01:44:37  Anthony Leahey - sentenced Somerville, New Jersey Unable to take back guilty plea, killer gets 30 years -- (Boston.com) After trying unsuccessfully to take back his guilty plea, a 22-year-old Hillsborough man was sentenced Friday to 30 years in prison for stabbing another man in 1999. Sun Aug 26 2001 01:41:43  Oceana County, Michigan Unsolved Hart murder haunts victim's family -- (mlive.com) A year ago, on Aug. 28, Joyce Douglas Coulier's discarded and decomposing body was found in the back yard of the apartment house where she was staying at 418 Union Street. Her family is still waiting for justice. Sun Aug 26 2001 01:37:33  Waterbury, Connecticut Calls made to treatment center before mother's arrest -- (Boston.com) A City Hall telephone was used to call a treatment program for drug-addicted women and their children before the child sex scandal involving Mayor Philip Giordano became public, the Waterbury Republican-American reported Saturday. Sun Aug 26 2001 01:34:15  Charleston, West Virginia Coroner's office sends deer remains to family by mistake -- (MSNBC) The state medical examiner's office mixed up deer remains with those of a murder victim. The mixed-up remains were cremated and sent to the victim's family in Cleveland. Sun Aug 26 2001 01:32:11  Whitehall, Ohio Police officer killed while trying to serve a summons; suspect dead -- (ABCNews) A police officer was shot to death and his partner was wounded as they tried to serve a summons against a man who had been arrested hours earlier on a drunken driving charge, authorities said. Bela Mozer was arrested Friday afternoon after leaving the scene of an accident, Lt. Richard Zitzke said. Sun Aug 26 2001 01:29:16  Toronto, Ontario Elderly Woman Arrested in Air Rage Incident -- (ABCNews) An 83-year-old woman has been charged with assault after a Canada 3000 transatlantic flight bound for Europe was diverted to St. John's, Newfoundland early Saturday morning. The plane, en route from Toronto to Manchester, U.K., was forced to land after the woman allegedly assaulted two crew members, a spokesman for the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary said. Sun Aug 26 2001 01:27:18  Windham, New Hampshire Police find missing ex-husband of murdered Nashua woman -- (Boston.com) The missing ex-husband of a murdered Nashua woman was found Saturday in her car with a gunshot wound to his head. Daniel Phaneuf, 40, was taken to Southern New Hampshire Regional Medical Center in Nashua, where he was in critical condition, state Assistant Attorney General Simon Brown said. Sat Aug 25 2001 11:20:31  ANTHONY FAISON - served 13 years New York Among his 62,000 letters, wrongly jailed inmate writes one that leads to freedom -- (NJO News) The handwritten letter, with the return address of an upstate prison, ran four pages in length. Sat Aug 25 2001 09:55:17  Weston, Florida Suspect's story of wife's death differs from evidence, police say -- (Sun-Sentinel) McCord, 35, is accused of striking Marie Noguera, 31, with a blunt object 11 times, strangling her with a telephone cord and leaving her partially nude body in the upstairs study of their home in the gated Savanna subdivision on Aug. 2. Sat Aug 25 2001 08:52:20  CHANDRA LEVY, 24 - last heard from May 1, 2001 Washington, D.C. Condit lawyer changes story -- (UPI) "And I think the 'No' came out and the 'No' may not have applied to what it looks like it applied to," Lowell said. Condit disappoints Nevada delegation -- (LVRJ) Legislators quiet on resignation possibility. Connie tells of the goad not taken -- (NY Post) "I was a little bit shocked and surprised, and I was trying to get over my incredulity," she said about Condit's insistence on not addressing whether he had an affair with Chandra Levy. Riled Condit bares his teeth -- (NY Post) Ramsey said Condit had not been candid during the three interviews he had with the department. Interview fallout is dooming his future -- (NY Post) Rep. Gary Condit's bid for a comeback is in shambles after unhappy Democratic leaders ripped his performance and some practically begged him not to seek re-election. Congressional colleagues critical of remarks made during televised interview -- (Modesto Bee) Coming from a party leader who could run for president in 2004, Gephardt's comments have the potential to lead the way for what another prominent Democrat termed "a crumbling of the walls." Journalist surprised politician wasn't more forthcoming -- (Modesto Bee) Chung said her production team helped her assemble six pages of questions. Evasive Gary slammed after TV talk -- (NY Daily News) . "He's got no pictures on any walls, and everything is done in black and white. And how many women who haven't slept with him know that he shaves his entire body hair?" He says, they say -- (NY Daily News) List of challenged statements. Fri Aug 24 2001 23:43:32  MELISSA ANN MARSHALL, 34 - robbed, raped and stabbed Kent, Washington Teens charged in stabbing death at park -- (Oregon Live) Gregory Lee Torres and Michael Dean Koehler Jr., both 17, were charged as adults because of the violent nature of the crime. Fri Aug 24 2001 22:32:29  CHANDRA LEVY, 24 - missing since May 1, 2001 Washington, D.C. Gephardt: Condit 'disturbing and wrong' in TV interview -- (Fox News) The Missouri congressman was one of many friends and foes who roundly criticized Condit's performance in the interview. Condit calls flight attendant a liar -- (Fox News) Feminist commentator Susan Estrich called Condit’s comments the "nuts and sluts" defense, a strategy in which men in Condit’s position attack the mental stability or moral reputation of women like Smith who come forward. Condit's media blitz found lacking -- (CNN) Blitz upset both the family of the missing Washington intern and Condit's own leader in the House. Reaction to Condit: Not convincing -- (MSNBC) Blitz is backfiring. Condit fights back -- (MSNBC) "You’re not the church, and you’re not the court," the congressman says of the media. Fri Aug 24 2001 19:04:29  Michael Skakel, 40 - charged with the 1975 murder of Martha Moxley Stamford, Connecticut Justices to Hear Skakel Appeal -- (Las Vegas Sun) The state Supreme Court has agreed to hear a defense appeal of a decision to hold in adult court the murder trial of Kennedy nephew Michael Skakel, his lawyer said Friday. Fri Aug 24 2001 18:59:53  Alexandria, Virginia Retired Sergeant Faces Spy Charges -- (Las Vegas Sun) Brian P. Regan, 38, appeared in federal court a day after federal authorities took him into custody as he was passing through a security checkpoint to take a Lufthansa flight to Zurich, Switzerland, via Frankfurt, Germany. Fri Aug 24 2001 17:02:59  New York Woman hires man to kill husband after year of injecting him with dirty needles -- (NJO News) After a year without success, a Valley Stream woman decided to hire someone to kill her mate, police said Friday. Fri Aug 24 2001 15:55:00 Gerald Lamont McAfee, 35 - slaying victim Nashville, Tennessee Police seek help in finding man's killer -- (Tennessean) Metro police are asking for the public's help to find the killer of a man who was found mortally wounded inside his car, which had crashed into a tree. Fri Aug 24 2001 15:48:43  LAURALEE TERRELL, 16 - legless body found in car trunk Julia Mae Terrell, 36 - claiming self-defense Mankato, Minnesota Mother impugns warrant in daughter's murder -- (CH4000) Madison Lake woman is accused of murdering and dismembering her daughter. Fri Aug 24 2001 15:44:57  Davidson County, Tennessee Slaying victim's parents unlikely to collect $11.5M -- (Tennessean) A judge has assessed $11.5 million in damages against a would-be ''gangster'' who was 16 when he murdered a Pizza Hut delivery man whom he summoned to his home. Fri Aug 24 2001 14:40:51  Steubenville, Ohio Ohio sheriff says man may have killed up to eight women; one body found so far -- (abc NEWS) Steve Moorehead, 39, and another man, Fred Horner, 38, are charged with murder in the shooting death of Becky Mitchell, 33. Fri Aug 24 2001 14:06:42  Baldwin, Michigan Trial to begin in 1979 murder, body never found -- (Ludington Daily News) A jury trial for Clarence Oliver Bean Jr., 57, who is charged with murdering Diane Chorba, is scheduled to begin Monday in Lake County Trial Court. Fri Aug 24 2001 13:50:21  Raymond Bozak, 13 - drive-by shooting victim Cleveland, Ohio Two Arrested in Cleveland Shooting -- (Star Tribune) Two men will face murder charges in the drive-by shooting of a 13-year-old boy with a BB gun, authorities said Friday. A college freshman was arrested Friday at his University of Toledo dormitory room. The suspected driver of the getaway car was arrested Thursday evening while working at a Wal-Mart. Fri Aug 24 2001 13:44:47 Tom Green - 5 wives, 30 children Salt Lake Vity, Utah Utah polygamist gets five years -- (Las Vegas Sun/AP) Green also was ordered to pay $78,000 in restitution to the state for welfare payments fraudulently collected by his family. Fri Aug 24 2001 13:41:46  Bellevue, Washington Sims orders inquest into fatal police shooting -- (Seattle P-I) King County Executive Ron Sims yesterday ordered an inquest into the fatal shooting of an unarmed man by Bellevue police Officer Mike Hetle earlier this month. Fri Aug 24 2001 11:21:44  Newark, New Jersey Rival coaches hire detectives to probe 'Baby Bombers' -- (Fox News) The coaches were convinced that members of the Rolando Paulino All-Stars are older than the age limit of 12 years old. Fri Aug 24 2001 11:14:34  Los Angeles, California Man Gets 7 Years in Bilking of Elderly -- (LA Times) Wilson Chucks Okike, a Canadian citizen, was sentenced to seven years in federal prison Thursday for defrauding more than 1,400 U.S. residents, most of them elderly, of at least $1.9 million in an elaborate telemarketing scheme. Fri Aug 24 2001 10:14:12  CHANDRA ANN LEVY, 24 - vanished May 1, 2001 Washington, D.C. Gary Condit talks -- (People magazine) At long last, Congressman Gary Condit goes public. But he leaves as many mysteries as he solves. Congressman talks to Merced Sun-Star -- (Merced Sun-Star) The interview took place in the living room of a Modesto condominium owned by one of his campaign staff members. Condit denies wrongdoing, sidesteps sex questions -- (abc NEWS) Levys' lawyer says he's hiding something. Most viewers give thumbs-down to Condit -- (Fox News) "He's a sociopath." You have to be Bubba to make this work -- (Washington Times) Gary Condit is the most puzzled man in America this morning. Condit evades direct answers -- (Washington Times) In addition, he disputed the accounts of nearly everybody else involved in the case, including Miss Levy's parents, her aunt, and other women who have claimed to have had affairs with him. Condit refuses to acknowledge affair -- (Modesto Bee) He "liked Levy very much" and he periodically entertained her at his Washington condominium. Cal. pol talks, says little -- (NY Daily News) He made it plain he feels he has little to apologize for. Condit sidesteps most of Chung's questions -- (NY Post) Sources said a furious Condit left in a huff after the sometimes combative interview, which took place at a friend's California ranch. Pol's TV act flops back home -- (NY Post) Lies and a lack of compassion. Poll: Interview devastating for Condit -- (NewsMax) Asked if they would vote to reelect Condit, 81 percent of viewers told NBC no. Fri Aug 24 2001 09:59:06  Waldo County, Maine Widow pleads in death for hire -- (Bangor Daily News) Police allege that Norma Small hired Joel Fuller, a former Waldo County man who is serving life sentences on two other murder convictions, to gun down her husband, Mervin “Sonny” Grotton, outside the couple’s Wight Street home Dec. 16, 1983. Fri Aug 24 2001 09:56:12  Nikolay Soltys, 27 - nation-wide manhunt for multiple murder Soltys sightings come up blind -- (SacBee) He hitched a ride with a trucker in Tennessee, and was headed to hide with relatives in Charlotte, N.C. Or Portland, Ore. Or Raleigh, N.C. Or Seattle or Chico. Killing Suspect on Most Wanted List -- (Las Vegas Sun) The man suspected in a rampage that killed six family members may have several thousand dollars at his disposal as he tries to elude a manhunt that now has him on the FBI's Most Wanted list, authorities said. Unlawful Flight to Avoid Prosecution - Murder: NIKOLAY SOLTYS -- (FBI) Fri Aug 24 2001 09:43:56  Columbia, South Carolina Teens charged with shooting two federal prosecutors confessed to other crimes -- (Boston.com) Abram Braveboy, 18, Cichey Levar Mayo, 17, Bryan Murray, 17, and Willie James Murphy Jr., 16, were charged with murder, assault and battery with intent to kill and robbery. They confessed to three robberies the same night, according to arrest warrants. Fri Aug 24 2001 09:41:14  Birmingham, Alabama Governor: Criminal checks for all schools -- (AL.com) Gov. Don Siegelman told the state school board Thursday he wants legislation requiring criminal background checks for virtually all school employees in both public and private schools. "Certainly every child deserves protection." Fri Aug 24 2001 09:39:24  Milford, Connecticut Former sub arrest on child sex charges -- (Boston.com) Thomas D'Aurelio, 33, was arraigned Thursday in Superior Court on several sexual assault and obscenity charges. |
