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Tues Aug 28 2001 21:00:15  Riverhead, New York `American Pie' actress testifies at Grubman grand jury -- (Boston.com) Actress Tara Reid testified Tuesday before a Suffolk County grand jury hearing the case against a publicist accused of intentionally backing her sport utility vehicle into a crowd of people outside a trendy Hamptons nightclub, her spokeswoman said. Tues Aug 28 2001 19:33:38  Mendocino County, California Wildfire Suspect to Be Charged with Murder -- (ABCNews) Murder charges will be filed against a man suspected of starting a California wildfire that caused the deaths of two firefighting pilots whose air tankers collided, authorities said on Tuesday. Mendocino County District Attorney Norman Vroman said Frank Brady, 50, would be arraigned on second-degree murder charges as early as Wednesday. Tues Aug 28 2001 19:28:51  Oktibbeha County, Oktibbeha County Slaying: Murder victim had been under indictment -- (Starkville Daily) Calvin Sherman, 32, of 1392 Sand Creek Road, Starkville, was found dead July 24 from a single gunshot, in a field along an unpaved section of Blackjack Road in eastern Oktibbeha County. Tues Aug 28 2001 18:11:51  George Rivas - alleged leader of 'Texas Seven' Dallas, Texas 'Texas Seven' Leader Testifies -- (Las Vegas Sun) The leader of a Texas prison breakout that triggered a nationwide manhunt last winter took the stand Tuesday in a bid to avoid the death penalty and said the escape could have been bloody if his gang had not shown restraint. Tues Aug 28 2001 18:06:34  Seattle, Washington Woman Jumps From Seattle Bridge -- (WAshington Post) A woman leaped off a 160-foot-high bridge Tuesday after authorities closed a busy interstate because passing motorists were yelling at her to jump. The 28-year-old woman, whose name was not released, was rescued and taken to a hospital. Tues Aug 28 2001 17:23:45  Dearborn, Michigan 10-year-old's car nabbed in prostitution sting -- (CBS) The car was confiscated when her stepfather was driving the car and was arrested during a prostitution sting. After the arrest, the car was impounded and placed in a storage yard. Tues Aug 28 2001 14:26:52  Springfield, Illinois Cops say Illinois man staged murders -- (Las Vegas Sun) If Roger Harrington went to Donnah Winger's home to kill her, he had a strange way of doing it. When both Harrington and Donnah Winger ended up dead, police accepted Mark Winger's explanation: Harrington had entered their home and fatally beaten his wife with a hammer before Winger shot him. Tues Aug 28 2001 12:53:45  MICKEY and TRUDY THOMPSON - shot to death in their driveway Irvine, California 13 years later, dirt-bike racing legend still under suspicion in murder case -- (abc NEWS) Together they appeared to be an unbeatable team the drag racing legend and the father of supercross dirt-bike competitions. Tues Aug 28 2001 12:30:56  Leawood, Kansas Police investigate suspected poisoning of couple -- (Kansas City Star) A Leawood man was under police guard at a hospital Monday after he and his wife apparently were poisoned Sunday afternoon. Tues Aug 28 2001 11:03:32  Chicago, Illinois Man pleads guilty in jewels theft -- (Las Vegas Sun) Joseph Basinski, 56, pleaded guilty to one count of racketeering conspiracy and one count of conspiracy to bring stolen property across state lines. He faces up to 25 years in prison and a $500,000 fine. Tues Aug 28 2001 09:57:12  CHANDRA LEVY, 24 - vanished May 1, 2001 Washington, D.C. Smith reveals details of intimate relationship with Condit -- (Fox News) She said Condit had given her bracelets and a necklace, and that they had spoken nearly every day during what she has described as a 10-month liaison. Chad Condit defends his father -- (CNN) Transcript: August 27, 2001. Condit's problems intensify -- (Modesto Bee) investigators are only at the beginning of their review -- trying to determine whether there is enough evidence to suggest that a crime has been committed by Condit, his chief of staff, Mike Lynch, and private investigator Don Thornton. Son lays blame on all but dad -- (NY Daily News) In a loyal defense, Rep. Gary Condit's son lashed out at his father's critics last night and insisted the congressman has done nothing at all of which he should be ashamed. Condit's son hoping he doesn't run -- (NY Post) "My family vote would be that he doesn't. I don't think that he deserves this." Condit's son enounces news media as 'unfair, wrong' -- (Washington Post) Condit said he did not care about the polls showing his father slipping into further disfavor with the public. Flight attendant´s attorney seeks Condit´s indictment -- (Washington Times) Mr. Robinson also has requested a meeting with Stanislaus County District Attorney James Brazelton to discuss a possible indictment. Calif. governor faults Condit over Levy probe -- (CNN) Davis did not offer any endorsement of Condit, joining a growing list of Democrats who appear to be distancing themselves from him. Tues Aug 28 2001 03:29:21  Westmoreland, Pennsylvania Sons lead police to body of woman -- (Post Gazette) A woman was found dead and her male companion unconscious in a second-floor bedroom of the man's Greensburg apartment yesterday. City Police Chief Richard Baric said the woman was Karen Nesbit, 53, of Penn Township. Tues Aug 28 2001 03:24:54 Pinecrest, Florida Man Drives Around With Dead Girlfriend -- (WKMG) Police pulled over a driver because his taillight was out and discovered the driver's dead girlfriend slumped in the passenger's seat. Hector Trellez, 30, later told investigators that he strangled Martha Uribe during an argument about their relationship. Tues Aug 28 2001 03:20:51  Indianapolis, Indiana Prosecutor plans to seek death penalty -- (Indianapolis Star) Tommy R. Pruitt is charged with murder in the June 14 shooting of Daniel R. Starnes, 46, of Martinsville during a traffic stop outside Martinsville. Starnes died July 10 at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. Tues Aug 28 2001 03:18:17  Roynika Lashawn Tate - two counts of first-degree murder Baton Rouge, Louisiana Woman suspect in deaths -- (Advocate) A 19-year-old Baton Rouge woman is accused of triple-wrapping her newborn twin sons in garbage bags and putting them out with the trash, sheriff’s officials said Monday. Tues Aug 28 2001 03:15:38 George N. Gibson, 29 - charge of first-degree murder Lincoln County, Missouri Court hearing reveals details of boy's kidnapping, death -- (Post-Dispatch) The body of Arlin Henderson, 11, who disappeared in 1991, has never been found. Authorities have accepted the word of Joshua Spangler, who was then 13, that he shot the boy in retaliation for some family member's unpaid debt for illegal drugs. Tues Aug 28 2001 03:09:35  Roanoke County, Virginia Judge sends robber back to jail for 51 years -- (Roanoke Times) Steve Tyrone Hale, 34, had been out of prison less than a month when four city businesses were robbed, and one in the county was robbed Feb. 5 and 6. Police caught Hale on the 6th. Tues Aug 28 2001 03:06:14  Roanoke County, Virginia Murder plot gets woman a year in jail -- (Roanoke Times) Exie Diane Colby, 28, sobbed throughout her sentencing hearing in Roanoke County Circuit Court and looked incredulous when her husband, Scott Colby, testified that he couldn't be sure that the baby was his. Tues Aug 28 2001 02:45:40  Colville, Washington Teen sentenced to life without parole for killing parents, siblings -- (Boston.com) William Lembcke, 16, was convicted earlier Monday of four counts of aggravated first-degree murder in the Dec. 23 shooting deaths. Tues Aug 28 2001 02:42:58  New York Court date adjourned for man accused of raping Massachusetts teen -- (Boston.com) The court date for a Queens man accused of kidnapping and raping a Massachusetts teen-ager who was allegedly tortured by a Long Island couple she met over the Internet was adjourned Monday. Tues Aug 28 2001 02:40:34  Danbury, Connecticut FBI investigates how collector obtained Kennedy items -- (Boston.com) The FBI is investigating how some of John F. Kennedy's belongings, including the gold Cartier watch and sunglasses he wore on the day he was assassinated, wound up in the hands of a collector who later sold many of the president's effects at auction. Tues Aug 28 2001 02:37:10  New York Former police officer sentenced to 13 years in prison for on-duty crimes -- (Boston.com) A federal judge sentenced a tearful former police officer to 13 years in prison Monday for using his gun and badge to rob drug dealers and plotting to kill a detective. Tues Aug 28 2001 02:35:43  Warren, New Jersey Eight injured in brawl between guests from christening, birthday parties -- (Boston.com) A brawl that began when guests from a christening party apparently tried to crash a teen-ager's birthday bash ended with eight people injured and one person under arrest. Tues Aug 28 2001 02:31:24  Houston, Texas ACLU and others join NOW in Clear Lake mom's defense -- (Houston Chronicle) Several anti-death penalty groups and women's advocates are backing the Andrea Pia Yates Support Coalition, a group organized by the Houston Area National Organization for Women to help the Clear Lake mother accused of drowning her five children. Mon Aug 27 2001 16:54:47  Raleigh, North Carolina Man facing death penalty says lawyer drank too much -- (Fox News) Ronald Wayne Frye, 42, is scheduled to be executed Friday for the 1993 slaying of his landlord, Ralph Childress, who was stabbed repeatedly with a pair of scissors and robbed of $5,000. Mon Aug 27 2001 16:05:11  Colville, Washington Jury convicts teen of four counts of aggravated murder -- (Oregon Live) William Lembcke, 16, was convicted of four counts of aggravated first-degree murder in the Christmas-week shooting deaths of his parents, his 18-year-old sister and his 11-year-old brother. Mon Aug 27 2001 15:57:09  CHANDRA LEVY, 24 - vanished 4 months ago Washington, D.C. Time magazine -- (Time.com) Why Chandra Levy is our 'Person of the Week'. Chandra Levy's family struggles to cope -- (BayArea.com) Susan Levy knew that her daughter could be too trusting of people she cared for, and that meant she could also get hurt. Burden of Proof transcript, August 27, 2001 -- (CNN) Anne Marie Smith to petition for criminal indictment against Gary Condit. Chandra levy disappearance/coverup -- (etherzone) Luray, Virginia key in Condit/Levy case. Mon Aug 27 2001 13:05:16 Paula Poundstone - comedian Santa Monica, California Preliminary hearing date set -- (abc NEWS) A preliminary hearing date of Sept. 11 has been set for Paula Poundstone, the stand-up comedian charged with committing lewd acts against a child and child endangerment. Mon Aug 27 2001 10:25:11  SHANNON BLUHM, 27, and ROBERT PARMINTER, 45 - slain April, 2000 Kimberly Faust - two life terms plus 80 years Nebraska Correctional Center for Women Keeping kids out of jail -- (abc NEWS) Dad doesn't want his son to visit double-murderer mom overnight. Mon Aug 27 2001 09:41:32 CHANDRA LEVY, 24 - still no clues to her whereabouts Washington, D.C. Woman's attorney says he'll take legal action against Condit -- (CNN) Amid signs of increasing political trouble for U.S. Rep. Gary Condit, the attorney for a woman who alleges she had an affair with the California Democrat said Sunday he plans to file some kind of legal action against Condit. -- (CH2000) Lowell Ssys congressman can be even more effective. Condit Calls Flight Attendant a Liar -- (Fox News) Ethics probe, suit for Condit? -- (Newsday/LA Times) At least, McInnis said, the House ethics committee should investigate Condit, a suggestion endorsed by other lawmakers. New troubles may climax for Condit -- (abc NEWS) Rep. Gary Condit's attempt to clear the air about his involvement with missing Washington, D.C., intern Chandra Levy through a recent media blitz may have backfired in more ways than one. Flight attendant's lawyer makes defamation claim -- (Modesto Bee) On the steps of the Stanislaus County courthouse at 10:30 this morning, Seattle-based attorney Jim Robinson plans to announce the filing of legal action targeting Condit. Condit's family called shots on TV interview -- (NY Post) Lowell and Ein, both bright bulbs, had very little to do with Condit's suicidal script. Lawyer Says Condit Staff Misled Press -- (Washington Post) Lowell says congressman didn't ask aides to lie. Flight attendant will sue Condit -- (Washington Times) "I have to take legal action." Mon Aug 27 2001 09:19:46  Anthony Brown, 30 - escaped Friday Ridgeville, South Carolina Police capture escaped South Carolina murderer -- (Nando Times) Police in South Carolina on Sunday captured an escaped murderer who is serving two life sentences for drowning his half-sister and nephew. Mon Aug 27 2001 00:56:06  Ridgeville, South Carolina South Carolina murderer captured after escaping from maximum security prison -- (al.com) An escaped murderer serving two life sentences for drowning his half sister and nephew was captured by police Sunday. Mon Aug 27 2001 00:54:08  Sacramento, California Sacramento Ukrainians bury six murder victims as search for relative continues -- (al.com) A police helicopter circled overhead Sunday as more than 5,000 members of the city's Eastern European community packed a church for the funeral of six members of a Ukrainian immigrant family slain last week. Mon Aug 27 2001 00:38:55  Luiz Miguel Militao Guerreiro - suspect in custody Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Murder suspect of six Portuguese in Brazil confesses, some victims buried alive -- (Boston.com) Doctors found sand in the mouths and lungs of the men, indicting they were still breathing when they were buried, Jose Sales Sobrinho, chief of the autopsy section at the Medical Legal Institute in Fortaleza, said in a telephone interview. Mon Aug 27 2001 00:19:55  Modesto, California Condit mistress to file legal action against Condit tomorrow -- (Fox) The lawyer for Anne Marie Smith, the flight attendant who says she had an affair with embattled Rep. Gary Condit, said on Fox News Sunday he plans to take legal action Monday against the California Democrat. Sun Aug 26 2001 10:42:59 Pennsauken, New Jersey Thieves hit apartment of former mob boss' wife -- (NJO News) Thieves have taken about $5,000 in jewelry and a credit card from the apartment of the wife of former mob boss Ralph Natale. Sun Aug 26 2001 10:39:49  The Green River Killer Kent, Washington DNA tests may finally identify Green River Killer -- (Oregon Live) He can't match cannibal killer Jeffrey Dahmer for inducing shudders, Ted Bundy for inspiring fear of the boy next door, or "Son of Sam" David Berkowitz for morbid Hollywood appeal. Sun Aug 26 2001 10:36:22  JOYCE DOUGLAS COULIER, 30 - body found in yard a year ago Hart, Michigan Unsolved Hart murder haunts victim's family -- (Michigan Live) What emerges now is a confusing image of a daughter, wife, sister, mother, domestic assault victim, prison inmate, parolee and, finally, murder victim. Sun Aug 26 2001 10:27:42  CHANDRA LEVY, 24 - vanished May 1, 2001 Washington, D.C. The Interview -- (Newsweek) Gary Condit on Connie Chung, Chandra Levy and the media. Paper repeats call for Condit's resignation -- (CNN) Days after Rep. Gary Condit began his media blitz to end months of public silence over Chandra Levy's disappearance, the leading newspaper in his California district issued another call for his resignation. Condit news good, bad -- (Modesto bee) A telephone poll done by the Bee. |
