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Wed Jan 9 2002 11:26:33  Singapore Gruesome find baffles Singapore police - (CNN) Two rotting bodies, a champagne glass, wilted roses and a love note are part of a gruesome discovery that is continuing to baffle Singaporean investigators. Wed Jan 9 2002 11:21:08  Ottawa, Ontario Canada Husband charged in killing - (Cnews) Hussain Hassan Abdullah, the estranged husband of murder victim Wada Albadri, turned himself in at police headquarters yesterday at about 12:35 p.m., a day after his wife was found stabbed several times with her throat slashed in her fifth-floor apartment at 2851 Baycrest Dr. Wed Jan 9 2002 11:12:45  Los Angeles, California Man arrested for allegedly making terrorist threats against power plant - (SacBee) Orange County sheriff's deputies arrested the 43-year-old man, who was not immediately identified, on Tuesday. They served two search warrants at his Laguna Niguel home and a storage facility in nearby San Juan Capistrano and found more than 250 weapons along with thousands of rounds of ammunition at both locations. Some of the weapons are illegal, authorities said. Wed Jan 9 2002 11:11:18  Bergen County, New Jersey Love triangle at heart of stabbing trial - (Bergen Record) Judith Castillo, 23, of Paterson, is charged with attempted murder in what authorities called the violent climax to a love triangle. Wed Jan 9 2002 11:10:46  KATHLEEN DURST - vanished in 1982 MORRIS BLACK - murdered and dismembered Robert Durst - fugitive arrested for shoplifting Pennsylvania and Texas Durst to go to Texas -- (New York Daily News) Real estate heir Robert Durst intends to stop fighting extradition from Pennsylvania to Texas, where he is accused of murdering and dismembering a man, according to the prosecutor in the case. Durst to waive extradition -- (Galveston Daily News) The return of murder suspect Robert Durst could come more quickly than officials here had thought. Wed Jan 9 2002 10:56:49  RACHEL-HELENE BOIVIN, 22 - reported missing December 31 Penticton, British Columbia, Canada Police comb dump in search for clues -- (Penticton Herald) The search for clues in the disappearance of a young Penticton woman continued Tuesday at the Campbell Mountain landfill, but police have nothing new to report. More troubling evidence -- (CHBC) Penticton RCMP have turned up evidence they say bolsters their suspicions of foul play in a 22 year old woman's disappearance. 'Find Helene Boivin' website Wed Jan 9 2002 10:43:24  Spokane, Washington Drug charges filed against former Spokane medical examiner -- (Oregon Live) Felony drug charges have been filed against former Spokane County Medical Examiner George Lindholm, who resigned amid allegations he grew marijuana in his home and stole prescription medications from corpses. Wed Jan 9 2002 09:10:20  JENNIFER and ABBY BLAGG - mother and daughter who vanished November 13, 2001 Grand Junction, Colorado Cops seek info from tipster in Blagg case -- (GJ Sentinel) To the anonymous person who called Crime Stoppers of Mesa County on Sunday with information about the disappearance of Jennifer and Abby Blagg: The Mesa County Sheriff's Department would like to talk with you some more about the information you provided. Wed Jan 9 2002 09:03:25  KIRSTY JONES, 23 - raped and strangled August 2000 Bangkok, Thailand New inquiry into backpacker murder -- (BBC) Hours after UK detectives revealed new forensic evidence, it has been announced that the inquiry into the murder of backpacker Kirsty Jones is to be reopened by the Royal Thai Police. Wed Jan 9 2002 00:00:13  Beaufort, South Carolina Two S.C. Officers Shot to Death - (Las Vegas Sun) Beaufort County sheriff's spokeswoman Debbie Szpanka said the deputies were killed after they entered the house. No other details about the shooting was released. The deputies were identified as Lance Cpl. Dana Tate, 44, and Cpl. Dyke Coursen, 35. Tues Jan 8 2002 23:57:37  New York Teen sentenced to 16 years in killing of Chinese food deliveryman - (Boston.com) Darryl Tyson, 19, of the Jamaica section, was sentenced by Supreme Court Justice Robert Hanophy, Queens District Attorney Richard Brown announced. Tues Jan 8 2002 19:36:30  Woodbury, New Jersey Body of New Jersey woman not found on her Maryland property -- (NJO News) Ethel Hubbs' body has not turned up in New Jersey -- or in Maryland, after a day of searching there. Tues Jan 8 2002 19:25:59  CHRISTA WORTHINGTON - no suspects named in murder Truro, Mass. Fashion writer for national magazines found dead in home, young daughter unharmed -- (abc NEWS) Police refused to disclose Tuesday how a freelance fashion writer was killed at her Cape Cod home, apparently with her 2-year-old daughter by her side. Tues Jan 8 2002 17:52:18  Franklin Todd Ritenour - arrested Prince William County, Virginia Teamwork Credited in Capture - (Washington Post) The 48-year-old Manassas man who was arrested Saturday on charges of abducting and sexually assaulting a 9-year-old girl had tried to do the same thing two hours earlier and was finally caught because the first group of girls remembered his license plate number, authorities said yesterday. Tues Jan 8 2002 16:43:27  Vornelius Phillips, 26 - accused in beating death of Ivy Jean Miller Las Vegas, Nevada Suspect in killing faces more mental tests - (Las Vegas Sun) A Las Vegas man who faces the death penalty in the slaying of a prostitute was ordered to undergo more psychiatric testing after his lawyers told a judge he is only speaking "gibberish." Tues Jan 8 2002 16:40:53  Summerside, P.E.I. Canada P.E.I. grandmother charged with trying to kill baby with injection - (CP) A woman trembled and rocked continuously in her seat as she was charged with trying to murder her 17-month-old grandson by injecting him with an unknown solution. Darlene Eva Gallant, 40, of Summerside appeared in provincial court Monday after police charged her with injecting the young boy with a foreign substance Dec. 19. Tues Jan 8 2002 13:39:15  Fort Lauderdale, Florida O.J. Simpson's lawyer seeks payment -- (Newsday) O.J. Simpson's lawyer said he'll go to court to make the county pay litigation expenses from the ex-football star's October road rage trial. Tues Jan 8 2002 13:33:50  DON C. WILEY, 57 - body found in Mississippi river December 20 Memphis, Tennessee Wiley mourned by colleagues -- (The Crimson) Professor remembered as father, scientist. Scientist’s research focused on immunology -- (The Crimson) The death of Loeb Professor of Biophysics and Biochemistry Don C. Wiley marks both a personal loss for his family and friends and a loss for the entire field of structural biology, his colleagues say. Tues Jan 8 2002 13:12:37  Stockholm, Sweden Hell's Angels pet crocodile reveals arms cache -- (iwon) A pet crocodile kept by a Hell's Angels motorcycle gang member has led police in southern Sweden to an illegal arms hoard. Tues Jan 8 2002 13:00:58  Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Bodies match missing-women profiles -- (Vancouver Sun) All three women whose bodies have been found dumped in remote areas in recent months were sex-trade workers in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, and a police task force probing the disappearance of 45 other women is looking into the deaths. Tues Jan 8 2002 12:36:41  KATHLEEN PETERSON - died December 9 in her home Michael Peterson - indicted by grand jury in wife's murder Durham, North Carolina DA agrees to move up Peterson bond hearing to Monday -- (Herald Sun) Saying he wants to be fair, Durham’s district attorney agreed Monday to move up a bond hearing for Michael Peterson, the novelist accused of killing his wife. Peterson hearing on death penalty, bail moved up -- (News-Observer) Also Monday, papers were filed with the county estates office that made Caitlin Atwater, Kathleen Peterson's daughter, administrator of her mother's estate. Mike Peterson signed papers Dec. 31 that relinquished his rights to be administrator. Tues Jan 8 2002 12:20:53  JENNIFER and ABBY BLAGG - mother and daughter who vanished November 13, 2001 Grand Junction, Colorado Investigators still baffled by disappearances -- (GJ Sentinel) For homicide investigators, it's a matter of answering the question, "Whodunit?" Authorities looking into the disappearance of Jennifer and Abby Blagg, however, are asking, "Whodunwhat?" Tuesday is missing mom's birthday -- (The Denver Channel) Authorities have said they don't believe a stranger is responsible for the Blaggs disappearance. Tues Jan 8 2002 12:10:38  ELISABETH ANNE HUSTER, 9 - last seen August 1996, body never found JAMES CAMERON, 73 - dismembered body found in two freezers Hillsboro, Oregon Huster, accused in daughter's death, goes on trial -- (Oregon Live) Karen Lee Huster, accused of killing her young daughter five years ago and arrested after cutting up the body of her 73-year-old roommate, was to go on trial Tuesday. Tues Jan 8 2002 12:03:54  Christian Longo, 27 - wamted for the murders of his wife and children San Francisco, California Police: Longo may have been living in car -- (Oregon Live) Police found a pillow, clothing, a personal computer, food, restaurant receipts and a list of youth hostels in the stolen Dodge Durango discovered Sunday at San Francisco International Airport, said Special Agent Andrew Black, an FBI spokesman in San Francisco. Tues Jan 8 2002 11:59:11  Utica, New York Police officer says he saw other officers give crack to informants - (Boston.com) Lt. Michael Hamilton, 35, and Patrolman Nicola Messere, 42, are on trial in U.S. District Court facing racketeering charges. They are accused of repeatedly giving drugs to informants. If convicted, they face at least 10 years in prison. Tues Jan 8 2002 10:56:11  Chicago, Illinois 3 charged in city worker's slaying - (Chicago Tribune) Three persons were charged early today with the armed robbery and murder last week of Timothy Kollar, an employee of the Chicago city clerk's office, in his Little Village residence. Tues Jan 8 2002 10:16:19  Attleboro, Mass. Cult mother faces hearing on whereabouts of her child -- (Boston Herald) An Attleboro cult mother, who secretly buried her stillborn child two years ago, will be asked under oath today about the whereabouts of another infant investigators believe she gave birth to a month ago. Sect family custody case back in court -- (Boston Globe) An Attleboro judge is scheduled to decide today whether a couple who haslost three children to foster care, and whose stillborn son was found secretly buried in Maine, will regain custody of a baby who may not exist. Tues Jan 8 2002 10:05:37 RACHEL-HELENE BOIVIN, 22 - reported missing 8 days ago Penticton, British Columbia, Canada Discovery in creek points to foul play - (Penticton Herald) 'Our search of the creek has resulted in us seizing evidence which may support our theory that foul play is involved in her disappearance,' said Staff Sgt. Pete McLaren. Police take to skies in search -- (Penticton Herald) Police continue to keep mum about the results of their efforts, which included an intensive ground search last week of the waters and banks of Penticton Creek and a door-to-door investigation throughout the neighbourhood. Search for clues in Penticton landfill -- (Canada.com) Searchers are going through the garbage at the city's landfill site. Search resumes for missing woman -- (CHBC) RCMP "strongly suspect" foul play in the December 30th disappearance. 'Find Helene Boivin' website Tues Jan 8 2002 09:22:31  Wales Teenager held over island murder -- (BBC) North Wales Police have begun searching a property in Llanfairpwll on Anglesey following the arrest of a local teenager in connection with the November murder of pensioner Mabel Leyshon, 90. Tues Jan 8 2002 09:15:27  TIMOTHY BOSS, 9 or 10 - believed murdered, body not located Donald Boss - charged with first-degree murder Lisa Boss, 33 - to be questioned as material witness Iowa, Michigan and Montana Remsen mom, kids found in Montana -- (Des Moines Register) Lisa Boss left Remsen shortly before the arrest with nine of the couple's 11 children, who range in age from 6 months to 15 years. A 10th child was reportedly staying with relatives in Michigan. Remsen mom faces Iowa officials' queries -- (Des Moines Register) Iowa investigators hope to interview Lisa Marie Boss today in Montana about the death of her son, Timothy, as the search of the family's home here seemed to wind down. Tues Jan 8 2002 08:59:52  Farmington, Utah Utah judge upholds law making slaying of fetus a murder, even if it is not viable -- (abc NEWS) A state judge has upheld a 1983 Utah law that deems the slaying of an "unborn child" a murder, regardless of whether the fetus could survive outside the womb. Tues Jan 8 2002 08:27:22  Boyton Beach, Florida Part of $5 million taken from ATMs found in Boynton Beach - (AL.com) More than half of the $5 million a Jersey City, N.J., man is suspected of stealing from ATMs has turned up in an abandoned house here, authorities said. Tues Jan 8 2002 08:25:41  Los Angeles and Chicago Vegas flight disrupted by man holding shoe; man with box cutter arrested at Chicago airport - (AL.com) An airplane passenger holding a shoe struck a flight attendant and opened the plane's rear door, disrupting a Southwest Airlines flight about to take off for Las Vegas, authorities said. Mon Jan 7 2002 20:45:06  Nashville, Tennessee Police Unearth Buried Weapons Cache - (ajc.com) The suspect, Michael Edward Smith, 33, was charged Monday with federal counts of possession or manufacture of unregistered destructive devices and possession of firearms in a school zone. Mon Jan 7 2002 20:40:52  Spokane, Washington Shootout in crowded Spokane bus, train station - (Seattle P-I) Police shot and wounded a man they say "fired wildly" at them with an assault rifle in a crowded bus and train station early Monday after he fled from a traffic stop. Mon Jan 7 2002 19:30:25  J.B. Cole - in custody Tulsa, Oklahoma Suspect in slaying arrested in Terlton - (NewsOk) A Pawnee County sheriff's deputy arrested a man suspected of killing a 71- year-old Oklahoman, ending a three-state manhunt. Mon Jan 7 2002 19:28:21  Washington California teen accused of investment fraud to turn over $900,000 - (Nando) A California 17 year old has agreed to turn over some $900,000 he allegedly swindled in a sports betting scheme he conducted over the Internet, the government announced Monday. Mon Jan 7 2002 18:19:38  Charlotte, North Carolina FBI hunts $700,000 from heist -- (News-Observer) After four years, the FBI has not accounted for about $700,000 of the $17 million stolen in the second-largest cash heist in U.S. history. |
