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Wed Dec 12 2001 08:42:30  Kent, Washington Green River detectives meet with Canadian investigators -- (Oregon Live) King County detectives investigating the Green River killings met with Canadian investigators trying to solve the disappearances of about 45 prostitutes and drug users from Vancouver, British Columbia. Wed Dec 12 2001 08:05:31  CAROLE and JULI SUND, SILVINA PELOSSO - 1999 Yosemite Park murders JOIE RUTH ARMSTRONG - Stayner convicted in 1999 murder Cary Stayner - currently serving life sentence Mariposa County, California Dismissals sought by Stayner attorney -- (The Modesto Bee) Three of six accusations that expose Cary Stayner to the death penalty should be dismissed from his triple-murder trial, his defense lawyer contends. Wed Dec 12 2001 07:31:08  TERRY KING, 40 - body found inside burning home Derek and Alex King - motive for alleged crime remains unknown Ricky Martin Chavez, 40 - arrested for hiding the boys from police Pensacola, Florida Panhandle boys indicted for murdering father -- (Naples Daily News) State law would require a judge to sentence Derek and Alex King, ages 13 and 12, to life in prison without parole if they are convicted on the first-degree murder charges. Florida brothers charged as adults in father's bludgeoning death -- (abc NEWS) A grand jury on Tuesday indicted two young brothers, ages 12 and 13, as adults on charges of murder and arson for allegedly bludgeoning their father to death and setting the house on fire. Wed Dec 12 2001 07:22:18  JONBENET RAMSEY, 6 - unsolved 1996 homicide Boulder, Colorado Lawyer stops questioning Patsy Ramsey with time left -- (Rocky Mountain News) John Ramsey, who gave a deposition in a 1998 case that was later dismissed, will be deposed today. For first time, Ramseys talk about murder under oath -- (The Denver Channel) Wolf's suit against slain girl's parents alleges libel, defamation. Tues Dec 11 2001 16:30:48  MARTHA MOXLEY, 15 - 1975 homicide victim Michael Skakel, 41 - neighbour at time of murder Stamford, Connecticut Skakel judge rejects limitations claim -- (Fox News) A judge refused to throw out murder charges against Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel on Tuesday, rejecting defense claims that a statute of limitations was in effect at the time of the 1975 slaying. Tues Dec 11 2001 16:26:19  New York Police nab father-son in bank heist -- (NJO News) A man who left his 87-year-old father in the car while robbing a bank on Tuesday was caught after nearly colliding with a police car during the getaway, authorities said. Tues Dec 11 2001 15:37:03  JUAN DELGADO, 12 - murdered in 1998 John Samuel Ghobrial, 31 - could recieve death sentence Santa Ana, California Jury finds Egyptian butcher guilty of killing, molesting and dismembering boy -- (AP) A one-armed Egyptian butcher was convicted Tuesday of murdering and molesting a 12-year-old boy, carving up the body with a meat cleaver and burying it in concrete. Tues Dec 11 2001 13:34:12  AMY ST. LAURENT, 25 - last seen alive October 21, body found Saturday Portland, Oregon Very strong leads in St. Laurent case -- (Portland Press Herald) State investigators appeared to make progress Monday in the homicide of Amy St. Laurent. Dental records confirmed that a body found near County Road in Scarborough was the missing South Berwick woman, and a team of divers searched nearby ponds for evidence connected to the crime. Tues Dec 11 2001 12:33:10  CHANDRA LEVY, 24 - missing intern Washington, DC and California Condit dares foes to bring up Levy -- (LA Times) The scandal over the missing intern was a media fabrication, the congressman says. Condit loses police support -- (The Modesto Bee) As Rep. Gary Condit mulls a month-old grand jury subpoena, San Joaquin Valley law enforcement officials are lining up against him. Tues Dec 11 2001 10:33:04  Robert Durst, 58 - fugitive captured November 30 Easton, Pennsylvania Durst comes first -- (NY Daily News) Guards in the small-town Pennsylvania jail holding accused murderer Robert Durst are grumbling that the millionaire inmate is getting special privileges. Tues Dec 11 2001 09:38:05  Sacramento, California Mistrial puts penalty on hold for machete killer -- (Sacramento Bee) On Nov. 29, Tamecus Reed was convicted of the slaying on Jan. 4, 1999, of Soledad Abogado, 81, and the rape of her 23-year-old granddaughter at the victims' home on Black Branch Court in south Sacramento. Tues Dec 11 2001 08:22:05  Jerusalem, Israel 'Goner' suspects under house arrest -- (Reuters) Four Israeli teenagers were placed under house arrest Monday after admitting they wrote and spread the 'Goner' worm that wreaked havoc on computers worldwide, police said. Tues Dec 11 2001 07:57:53  THEODORE "Ted" AMMON, 52 - unsolved homicide Long Island, New York Wiseguy twist in mogul slay -- (New York Post) The estranged wife of murdered millionaire Ted Ammon once warned him her new boyfriend - a Long Island electrical contractor - knew mobsters, family sources told The Post yesterday. Tues Dec 11 2001 07:49:21  JENNIFER and ABBY BLAGG - vanished under unknown circumstances Grand Junction, Colorado DNA results kept secret -- (Denver Post, scroll down to second article) Mesa County officials on Monday said they have results from DNA tests on a pool of blood found in the home of a missing mother and daughter, but will not release information while the investigation continues. Authorities get results of blood tests from Blagg case -- (GJ Sentinel) Investigators received test results Monday on blood found in the home of Jennifer and Abby Blagg, but to whom the blood belongs is knowledge held only by police and the person responsible for last month's disappearance of the Grand Junction mother and daughter. DNA in Grand Junction mystery analyzed -- (The Denver Channel) There was no forced entry in the home and there were no drops of blood found on the carpet near the bed, 7NEWS reported. Tues Dec 11 2001 07:26:42  ROSA "Rosie" McCEARY, 40 - last seen alive April 20, 2000 Jeremy Alan Smith, 28 - "manslaughter by assisting self-murder" Fort Myers, Texas Man charged with helping woman murder herself -- (News-Press) Prosecutors say their case against Jeremy Alan Smith - who’s on trial for allegedly helping a woman commit "self-murder" - shows the truth "is sometimes stranger than fiction." Mon Dec 10 2001 20:47:55  The 'Beauty Salon Murders' Florence, Montana TV show brings in tips on Florence murder -- (The Billings Gazette) On Saturday, the crime-solving program "America’s Most Wanted" featured a brief segment about the unsolved Florence murders and within an hour of the show’s end, people had called into the show’s hot line with dozens of tips, said Sheriff Perry Johnson. By Sunday, approximately 56 tips had been logged. Mon Dec 10 2001 20:36:05  Hadden Clark murders detailed -- (The Journal Online) Hadden I. Clark, 49, is serving 60 years in jail for the 1986 murder of 6-year-old Michele Lee Dorr, who disappeared while playing outside her father's Silver Spring home, and Laura B. Houghteling, 23, who was killed in 1992. Adrian Havill's book, "Born Evil: A True Story of Cannibalism and Murder," is Hadden Clark's story. The book was published in November by St. Martin's Press. Mon Dec 10 2001 18:38:01  Sacramento, California Trying to put face on unknown victim - (Sac Bee) The Sacramento Police Department knows her only as "Jane Doe from the Dumpster," but detectives have reason to hope that will soon change. The young woman's badly charred remains were pulled from a burning trash container June 29 in an industrial area off 18th Avenue and Power Inn Road. Despite efforts of police investigators, the case remains a mystery. Mon Dec 10 2001 17:09:52  Boynton Beach, Florida Computer to help sleuth put finger on perps faster -- (Palm Beach Post) Criminals speak to Kenny Herndon in swirls, loops and whirls. After a quarter-century analyzing fingerprints, Herndon could recognize a perp's prints just by eyeballing them. Mon Dec 10 2001 16:57:26  New York Figure in $100 million scheme gets 5 years in prison - (Boston.com) A member of the family whose now-defunct brokerage cheated its customers of more than $100 million was sentenced Monday to 5¼ years in federal prison and ordered to pay $10 million in restitution. Mon Dec 10 2001 16:56:24  Montpelier, Vermont Inmate breaks back into jail after beer run -- (Fox News) Mark Delude might have been taking to heart the hit country music song by Garth Brooks and George Jones about buying beer at the end of a long work day. Mon Dec 10 2001 15:54:19  RACHEL JOY THOMPSON, 5 - died after being sat on for hours Visalia, California Woman gets 25 years for murder of adoptive daughter -- (Fresno Bee) Angela Thompson of Springville will spend 25 years to life in prison for murdering her adopted daughter -- a crime a judge said Monday was "more disturbing" than any he had ever seen. Mon Dec 10 2001 15:15:38  BRENDA DOUGLAS, 37 - shot after watching son's final college game Steven J. Robbins, 54 - has lengthy, violent criminal record Evansville, Indiana Boyfriend arrested in murder of running back's mother -- (Sporting News) Police have arrested an ex-boyfriend in the slaying of the mother of Indiana University running back Levron Williams. Mon Dec 10 2001 13:06:29 Kansas City, Missouri Slain girl buried; case still unsolved -- (Journal-World News) Hundreds gathered for a weekend farewell to a little girl, still unidentified, whose headless body was found in a wooded area seven months ago. The child, who came to be referred to as 'Precious Doe' by the people trying to find out who she was, is believed to have been 3 or 4 years old when she was slain last April. Mon Dec 10 2001 12:35:21  Miami, Florida Grand juror arrested after tipping off drug suspect; denies calling O.J. Simpson - (Miami Herald) A federal grand juror has been arrested and charged with tipping off a target in a major Ecstasy drug ring investigation one week before the indictment was unsealed, two law enforcement sources told The Herald. John Acosta, 31, admitted tipping off a woman, Zenaida Galvez, 35, who was subsequently arrested. Mon Dec 10 2001 12:00:42  Sarah Payne Murder Trial West Sussex, England Sarah Payne jury retires - (Ananova) The jury trying the man accused of murdering Sarah Payne has been sent to a hotel after the hearing was adjourned. Judge asks if Sarah case man 'tailored' evidence - (Ananova) The judge in the Sarah Payne murder trial has asked the jury to decide if her alleged killer "tailored" his evidence to suit his case. Mon Dec 10 2001 10:34:21  THEODORE "Ted" AMMON, 52 - bludgeoned to death Long Island, New York Homicide by whose hand? -- (Newsday) After six weeks, millionaire's slaying remains a mystery. Mon Dec 10 2001 10:25:37  Robert Durst, 58 - captured fugitive New York, Los Angeles, Texas and Pennsylvania Durst is 'crazy' - like a fox: cop -- (New York Post) A Texas investigator believes that accused killer and wealthy New York real-estate scion Robert Durst's crazy act is a "clever facade." Mon Dec 10 2001 09:54:55  Gary Leon Ridgway - alleged 'Green River' killer Seattle, Washington The unremarkable life of Green River serial murder suspect Gary Leon Ridgway -- (Eastside Journal) He seemed such a likable guy; few knew of his domineering mom or his weakness for prostitutes. Mon Dec 10 2001 09:41:07  Spencer, New York Skeleton found in woods may be suspected killer - (Boston.com) While hunting, Richard Ennis of Spencer found the remains of what police believe may be suspected killer Lester Harris amid thick pine trees Saturday. Mon Dec 10 2001 09:39:33  Augusta, Maine Dental records to be reviewed to determine identity of woman's body - (Boston.com) But state police said that for the interim, investigators are assuming the body is that of Amy St. Laurent of South Berwick, a 25-year-old woman who was last seen in Portland's Old Port on Oct. 21. Mon Dec 10 2001 09:37:27  Robert Tulloch - insanity defense in stabbing to death professors Half and Susanne Zantop Concord, New Hampshire Bill would create 'guilty but insane' law - (Boston.com) A teen-ager charged with killing two Dartmouth College professors would be one of the last defendants to plead innocent by reason of insanity in New Hampshire if an Exeter man gets his way. Mon Dec 10 2001 08:04:03  Andrea Pia Yates, 37 - confessed to drowning five children Houston, Texas Russell Yates speaks despite gag order -- (CBS) Russell Yates could be in hot water Monday for possibly violating his gag order after speaking to a nationally televised news program, discussing his wife's admitted drowning of the couple's five children in a bathtub. Mon Dec 10 2001 07:57:38  XIANA FAIRCHILD, 7 - unsolved homicide Vallejo and Los Gatos, California Family, friends gather to remember girl abducted 2 years ago -- (Nando Times) Family and friends gathered Sunday in California's Santa Cruz mountains to remember 7-year-old Xiana Fairchild, who was abducted on her way to school two years ago. Sun Dec 9 2001 17:34:38  JONATHAN RAY, 9 - attacked out of "long-term jealousy" Cynthia Jean McKinney, 17 - in custody and charged with murder Clearwater, Florida Sister charged with murder in boy's stabbing -- (The Tampa Tribune) A nine-year-old boy, stabbed several times by his teenage half-sister, died less than 24 hours later after being removed from life support, authorities said. Sun Dec 9 2001 17:25:16  LAURIE SNOW, 16 - murdered 10 years ago Lancaster, Pennsylvania Family wants federal judge thrown off girl's murder case -- (abc NEWS) John Show wanted the death penalty for Lisa Michelle Lambert in 1992, after a judge found the woman guilty of murdering his 16-year-old daughter with a butcher knife in a jealous rage over a man both women had dated. Sun Dec 9 2001 15:51:00  Chicago, Illinois Sisters ID suspect in 1979 murder - (Chicago Sun Times) Three sisters--each in their 70s or 80s and walking with canes--helped police seal the case against a man charged Saturday with the murder of their youngest sister 22 years ago. The suspect, when arrested last week, called himself Robert Ducks. Sun Dec 9 2001 15:47:05  Trenton, New Jersey Stalker from Phoenix arrested; went to QVC celebrity's home - (Az Central) Phillip Young, 52, was charged with criminal attempted trespass and harassment and was held without bail Friday. Police arrested Young last week after QVC personality Pat DeMentri found him on the front porch of her Washington Township home. Sun Dec 9 2001 15:44:46  US and London Ripper 'Was Brit Artist' - (Sky) An American crime novelist is claiming Jack the Ripper was a famous British artist. Patricia Cornwell says the Ripper was Walter Richard Sickert, an Impressionist artist who painted a series of gruesome pictures of a murdered prostitute. |
