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Sun Sept 2 2001 19:42:04  London, Ontario Father describes 'devastating' loss -- (Globe & Mail) Choking on his words, as his wife beside him wailed into a tear-soaked tissue, the father of slain 5-year-old Naiomi Almeida described the last time he saw his child. Sun Sept 2 2001 19:38:40  Sioux City, Iowa Accused mass murderer in Iowa used hammer and knife on his 7 victims -- (Star Tribune) Armed with a hammer and a knife, prosecutors say, Adam Moss went room to room in the home of his girlfriend and her five children one night last week as they slept, bludgeoning them and slitting the mother's throat. Sun Sept 2 2001 19:36:13  Cortez, Colorado Death of gay youth shakes Cortez, Colo. -- (Star Tribune) Fred Martinez Jr. endured taunts and snickers from schoolmates in this remote little city on the Colorado plains, and he bore the stares and whispers of strangers on the street. But he rarely let on how much it hurt. Sat Sept 1 2001 19:11:38  Fort Lauderdale, Florida DNA Evidence Links Suspected Killer -- (LA Times) The tests linked Eddie Lee Mosley to the rape and killing of 29-year-old Loretta Young Brown, police investigators said Friday. DNA tests have previously linked Mosley to the deaths of five women, a teen-ager and a girl. Sat Sept 1 2001 19:09:39  Butte, Montana Bar-Jonah trial puts Butte in spotlight -- (Billings Gazette) Every precaution will be taken to ensure the safety of Nathaniel Bar-Jonah and the public when his trial opens Sept. 10 on charges of kidnapping, assaulting and molesting three Great Falls boys, the sheriff says. Sat Sept 1 2001 17:23:01  Mexico City Mexican Ex-Police Official Arrested -- (LA Times) Antonio Hermenegido Carmona, the ex-chief of public safety in the northern city of Mexicali, was captured Wednesday during police raids of 17 homes allegedly linked to the Arellano Felix drug smuggling organization, the attorney general's office said in a statement. Sat Sept 1 2001 17:12:36 Butte, Montana Bar-Jonah trial puts Butte in spotlight -- (Billings Gazette) Every precaution will be taken to ensure the safety of Nathaniel Bar-Jonah and the public when his trial opens Sept. 10 on charges of kidnapping, assaulting and molesting three Great Falls boys, the sheriff says. Sat Sept 1 2001 17:06:00  Hennepin County, Minnesota Teen says he heard voices as he killed his mother -- (Star Tribune) Steven R. Miller, 18, pleaded guilty to second-degree intentional murder for shooting his mother, Renee Miller, to death on June 21, 2000. Her body was found in a bedroom after firefighters put out a blaze that destroyed the house. Sat Sept 1 2001 17:03:19  Luverne, Minnesota Investigation into park slaying produces 500 tips -- (Star Tribune) A mile off Hwy. 75, the state park entry office still displays a memorial biography of Carrie Nelson for visitors to see. Some park employees still wear orange ribbons -- "her color," one employee explained. Sat Sept 1 2001 15:52:56  Caribbean: Haitian Murder Mystery -- (Newsweek) Bodies have disappeared. Suspects have died mysteriously. And the cast of characters who may have conspired to kill Haiti’s most prominent journalist, Jean Leopold Dominique, is more colorful than any mystery writer could dream up. More than a year after Dominique was gunned down in front of his radio station, his death still haunts Haiti—not just because he was an icon of the resistance that fought the Duvalier regimes of the ’80s and ’90s, but because he was also a strong supporter of the ruling party and a close friend of President Jean Bertrand Aristide. Sat Sept 1 2001 13:04:20  Palm Beach, Florida Killer of 3 sentenced to death 3 times -- (Sun Sentinel) Thomas Thibault, 26, received three death sentences on Friday for executing three people for what amounted to a few television sets and some electronic equipment. Sat Sept 1 2001 13:02:43  Broward County, Florida Burglar shot dead in Davie break-in -- (Sun Sentinel) With his wife and two small children inside their house, a homeowner shot and killed a man after catching the veteran burglar stealing from his barn, police said. Sat Sept 1 2001 11:04:43  Andrea Pia Yates Houston, Texas Houston mom held in slayings had attempted suicide -- (Evansville C-P) Andrea Pia Yates, 37, attempted suicide in June 1999 by taking sleeping pills, the medical records say. Two months later, Russell Yates found her at home clutching a knife. The husband took the weapon from her and she was admitted to a hospital the next day. Mom Accused in Drownings Responds to Therapy -- (Salt Lake Trib) Mom accused in drownings feared she would hurt others -- (Contra Costa Times) Recovery leaves suspect's kin with mixed feelings -- (OC Register) Sat Sept 1 2001 10:58:41  Providence, Rhode Island Detention center guard a suspect in murder probes -- (Boston.com) The murders Dunn M. Beckett, 32, is suspected of are tied to a Blackstone Valley drug ring run by James St. Jacques of Massachusetts, the Pawtucket Times said. Beckett, of Cumberland, was arraigned Friday on separate firearm and drug charges. Sat Sept 1 2001 10:55:07  Plattsburgh, New York Accused hit-and-run driver indicted in boy's death -- (Boston.com) Debra Lynn Aumell, 32, of Morrisonville, still free on $20,000 bail, was already charged with leaving the scene of a fatal accident, a felony, and driving while impaired. She was also indicted Friday on the misdemeanor charges of reckless driving, falsely reporting an incident and endangering the welfare of a child and will be arraigned again Tuesday. Sat Sept 1 2001 09:50:35  Washington, D.C. Staff Ignored Pleas, Deaf Inmate Says -- (Wshington Post) Unable to speak or hear, Joseph Heard often scrawled on scraps of paper, a desperate and ultimately fruitless attempt to let his keepers at the D.C. jail know he was wrongly incarcerated. His message, handed to corrections officers and the medical staff treating his mental illness, was always terse and always the same: "Innocent." Sat Sept 1 2001 09:47:59  Holton, Kansas Jury acquits former student on most charges, deadlocks on two others -- (Al.com) A jury acquitted a second former student accused of plotting to attack a northeast Kansas high school with homemade bombs and weapons. Richard Bradley Jr., 18, was acquitted Aug. 17 of all charges against him. James Lopez, 17, was convicted in April of criminal use of explosives and criminal threat and was sentenced to 18 months in a juvenile facility. Sat Sept 1 2001 09:44:09  New Haven, Connecticut Funeral home operator charged after bodies found in garage -- (Nando) The operator of a funeral home was arrested and charged with running the business without a license and improperly disposing of bodies, five of which were found decomposing in a garage, authorities said. Michael Wade, president of Wade Funeral Home, was charged Friday and held in lieu of $100,000 bond. Fri Aug 31 2001 18:24:24  Robert L. Yates - alleged 'Spokane Serial Killer' Spokane, Washington Yates' lawyers may question ex-medical examiner's ability -- (Oregon Live) Yates' defense team wants all records of the criminal investigation of Dr. George Lindholm, who did autopsies on Yates' victims in the Spokane area. Fri Aug 31 2001 18:16:14  JOYCE CHIANG - murder or suicide? Washington, D.C. Brother of Joyce Chiang speaks out -- (CNN) Transcript: Burden of Proof, August 31, 2001 Police say fate of Levy, Chiang likely not related -- (WUSA) Gainer says police have to keep open the possibility that Chaing could have been the victim of foul play but he cites the background of the case leads them to believe she took her own life. Fri Aug 31 2001 17:21:46  Sacramento, California Sacramento Family Slay Suspect Confesses -- (Fox) Nikolay Soltys told police his family members were "poisoning" him. Officials are trying to determine what he meant by that. Ukraine's president orders diplomats to monitor Soltys case -- (SacBee) President Leonid Kuchma has ordered Ukrainian diplomats to ensure that the rights of murder suspect Nikolay Soltys, accused of killing six members of his family, are respected. A big sigh of relief from the community -- (SacBee) California Rampage Suspect to Be Arraigned Tuesday -- (Real Cities) Police: Soltys cooperative after arrest -- (CNN) Fri Aug 31 2001 16:31:51  Margaret Rudin, - life in prison Las Vegas, Nevada Nev. Woman Gets 20 Years for Murder -- (Las Vegas Sun) She was convicted in May of murdering her husband, Las Vegas real estate developer Ron Rudin, in 1994. His skull and some charred bones were found in 1995 in the desert about 45 miles from Las Vegas. Fri Aug 31 2001 16:25:45  Deputy Jake Kuredjian, 40 - shot to death Los Angeles, California Deputy Killed While Trying to Serve Warrant -- (La Times) A man sought by federal agents shot and killed a sheriff's deputy today, then barricaded himself in a home that caught fire after officers lobbed tear gas inside hours later. Fri Aug 31 2001 14:09:11  Ballston Spa, New York Man admits shooting his girlfriend in the face -- (Boston.com) Jack Straight pleaded guilty in Saratoga County Court to assault in the first degree. Fri Aug 31 2001 14:07:23  Trenton, New Jersey Two-time murderer escapes from Mercer County Jail -- (Boston.com) The escape of Terrence M. Brewer, 38, who was to be sentenced in September for his June conviction, was discovered about 11 p.m. Thursday. Fri Aug 31 2001 14:05:42  Buffalo, New York FBI, police hunt violent bank robbers -- (Boston.com) Police and FBI agents searched Friday for a trio of violent bank robbers who have terrorized customers and employees during three ''takeover'' robberies in as many weeks. Fri Aug 31 2001 12:19:59  Sioux City, Iowa Police hold man linked to 7 Iowa slayings -- (CNN) "The apprehension has been made, he is in custody, and we are talking to him at this time," said Sioux City Police Chief Joe Frisbie. Fri Aug 31 2001 11:16:44 Adam Matthew Moss, 23 - warrant issued Sioux City, Iowa Iowa Mother, 5 Children, Man Murdered -- (Omaha Channel) A baby sitter in Sioux City found the bodies of a mother and her five children in a home Thursday evening. Police in Sioux City said that the children range from 5 to 12 years old. Their mother has been identified as Latisha Aguilar. Officers also searched another house Thursday night where a man, identified as Ronald Fish, was found dead in the home's entryway. Mother, 5 children found slain in Iowa home; 7th body found across town -- (Az Central) Fri Aug 31 2001 10:49:52  Johnson County, Texas Man radios for help in stealing train -- (Reuters) Sheriff Bob Alford of Johnson County, about 45 miles (72 km) southwest of Dallas, said 22-year-old Kristopher Huie got caught because he used the train's radio to ask dispatchers how to release the brake. Fri Aug 31 2001 10:24:46  Terry Lee Hankins, 26 - charged with capital murder Arlington, Texas Two more bodies found in Texas family slayings -- (Fox News) The suspect in the slaying of his wife and two of her children in Mansfield has confessed to Arlington police that he killed his father and sister last year. Fri Aug 31 2001 10:15:04  Edmund Ball, 40 - targeted Japanese students Spokane, Washington Edmund Ball sentenced to 26 years -- (Oregon Live) The leader of a sadomasochism ring whose members kidnapped and raped Japanese college students has been sentenced to 26 years in prison. Fri Aug 31 2001 10:02:13  CHANDRA LEVY, 24 - missing for 17 weeks Washington, D.C. Levy case stirs up '99 incident -- (Washington Post) Police suicide theory upsets brother of woman who vanished. Condit staffers defend their boss -- (CNN) Five staffers of Rep. Gary Condit defended their boss Thursday night, saying he is being wrongly judged by people who don't know him or the hard work he does for his constituents. Calif. Senate Democrats devise congressional map that could keep Condit's district in party's hands -- (Sacramento Bee) Lawmakers are required to redraw legislative and congressional districts every 10 years to reflect population changes revealed by the federal census. Condit aides back him on TV quiz session -- (NY Daily News) Dayton was joined by five female district staffers, all of whom said they could find no fault with Condit's behavior and didn't believe the other women who have come forward to say they had affairs with him. Top aide says Condit didn´t authorize denials on Levy -- (Washington Times) Mike Dayton, Mr. Condit's Washington administrative assistant, said on CNN's "Larry King Live" that he spoke without permission when he told newspapers that Mr. Condit did not have an intimate relationship with Miss Levy. Fri Aug 31 2001 09:33:00  POLLYANNA ALLESSI - shot to death KEVIN HERRON - critically wounded Timothy Allessi, 42 - arrested Hawthorne, Florida Interlachen police officer arrested, charged in wife's murder -- (Naples Daily News) Authorities have arrested an Interlachen police officer on charges he shot his ex-wife to death, then turned the gun on her brother, seriously wounding him. Fri Aug 31 2001 09:25:48  VELMA THARPE, 30 - found dead in alley June 2000 Paul Shane Garrett, 30 - charged with slaying Nashville, Tennessee Murder suspect says prostitute was alive when he left her -- (Tennessean) A tow-truck driver from west Nashville told police he doesn't know what happened to nine prostitutes he admits choking during sex, but he denies any of them were dead when he left them, a Metro homicide detective testified yesterday. Thur Aug 30 2001 23:00:56  CHANDRA LEVY, 24 - vanished May 1, 2001 Washington, D.C. Time magazine, August 30, 2001 -- (TIME) For standing mute at the center of a twisting media storm, Gary Condit is our 'Person of the Week'. Levy case opens door on secret life -- (CNN) Until the disappearance of former intern Chandra Levy in May, U.S. Rep. Gary Condit was a name probably few people outside California's 18th District had ever heard before. Condit resignation revenge -- (NewsMax) California political experts are wondering if embattled congressman Gary Condit may be ready to jump ship before he's pushed over the side by Democratic leaders - in an act of political revenge against nervous colleagues whom he thinks have betrayed him. Gary Condit's staff speaks out -- (CNN) LKL Transcript: August 30, 2001. Thur Aug 30 2001 22:29:52  JANA CARPENTER-KOKLICH - missing since August 20 Lakewood, California Missing woman's husband a no-show for polygraph -- (CBS) Detectives haven't ruled out husband as suspect. Thur Aug 30 2001 21:14:34 Thomas Hurst, 19 - stranger to the family, was charged with first-degree murder London, Ontario London teen charged in child's murder -- (The Star) A makeshift memorial of flowers and stuffed animals blossomed today outside the run-down building where Naoimi Almeida's mother last saw her five-year-old daughter alive. Thur Aug 30 2001 21:08:25  Fort Collins, Colorado Cap may be crucial clue in sex assaults -- (Denver Post) Police on Wednesday said they found a black Quicksilver ball cap after the most recent of six summertime sexual assaults in the city, and they think the evidence will lead to the serial attacker. Thur Aug 30 2001 18:35:40  Atlanta, Georgia Jury finds two remaining defendants not guilty in strip club trial -- (AL.com) A retired police officer and an accused mobster were found innocent of all charges Thursday, ending a four-month federal racketeering trial that closed one of the nation's most profitable strip clubs. Thur Aug 30 2001 18:33:12  Denver, Colorado More than 50 arrested in major Ecstasy rings linked to teen's death -- (AL.com) Three of those indicted are blamed in Brittney Chambers' death and could be sentenced to life in prison if convicted. |
