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Tues Jan 15 2002 12:59:46  Minneapolis, Minnesota Sex charge brought against man accused of kidnapping 12-year-old - (Star Tribune) A 24-year-old Minneapolis man charged last month with kidnapping a 12-year-old girl that he knew is now charged with first-degree criminal sexual conduct. Raymundo B. Roblero is accused of taking the girl to Tennessee and continuing a sexual relationship with her that began last summer. Tues Jan 15 2002 12:24:00  Baltimore, Maryland Ex-officer pleads guilty in killing of city man - (Sunspot) Former Baltimore police officer Rodney Price pleaded guilty yesterday to killing his wife's boyfriend by shooting him 17 times with his police-issued handgun, and agreed to a prison sentence of not more than 50 years. Tues Jan 15 2002 12:23:53  Christian Michael Long, 27 - charged with the murders of his wife and children Man accused of killing family being returned to Oregon after capture in Mexico -- (abc NEWS) His court-appointed attorney, Jeff Ludwig, said Oregon authorities already were in Houston to pick him up and that Longo could be on a plane to the Northwest by afternoon. Man charged with murdering family returning to Oregon -- (Oregon Live) Inside his cabana, police found a credit card that belonged to his wife, and notes he had scribbled about local Mayan ruins. Longo told guests he was divorced, with no children -- (The Arizona Republic) Longo told his roommates at a Mexican youth hostel that he was on a study abroad program to learn Spanish and was recently divorced with no children. Tues Jan 15 2002 11:47:08  MARTHA MOXLEY, 15 - bludgeoned with a golf club Michael Skakel, 40 - awaiting trial Stamford, Connecticut Brothers' DNA could sow doubts - (Boston Globe) Now that Connecticut prosecutors have requested blood and hair samples from Michael Skakel, the similarities between his DNA and that of his brother Thomas could play a pivotal role in the Martha Moxley murder trial. Tues Jan 15 2002 11:40:49  RACHEL-HELENE BOIVIN, 22 - missing: believed to have been victim of foul play Penticton, British Columbia, Canada Search over, but not probe - (Penticton Herald) Although four RCMP serious crime investigators from the Lower Mainland have gone home, police deny they’ve reached a dead end in their investigation into the disappearance of a Penticton woman. Tues Jan 15 2002 11:37:11  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Charges sought in police cover-up - (Philly Inquirer) The Philadelphia Police Department has recommended that criminal charges be filed against two police captains involved in the cover-up of a 1998 unmarked-car crash, interim Police Commissioner Sylvester Johnson said yesterday. Tues Jan 15 2002 09:40:32  Amarillo, Texas Police seek 8-year-old's molester - (Amarillo Globe) An 8-year-old girl was sexually molested early Monday in her southwest Amarillo home by an unknown intruder. Amarillo police are looking for a slim-built white man with brown hair and a mustache and goatee. Tues Jan 15 2002 09:14:48  RHUMA KHATUM, 23 - killed May 6, 2000 Jeffrey L. Thompson, 39 - sentenced to 29 years in prison Shakopee, Minnesota Man pleads guilty to strangling wife in Minnesota -- (NJO News) A man who was arrested in New York on a seat-belt violation has admitted strangling his wife during an argument at a Minnesota campground almost two years ago. Tues Jan 15 2002 09:04:17  DON C. WILEY, 57 - mysterious November death Memphis, Tennessee Harvard biologist fell off bridge, coroner says -- (The Tennessean) M.E. Smith said fractures to Wiley's face, neck, chest, spine and ribs indicate he died from injuries sustained when he hit the water. Scientist's death is called accidental -- (Boston Globe) Wind gust tied to bridge plunge. Tues Jan 15 2002 08:31:51  San Francisco, California Arrest made in murder of SF prostitute -- (Bay Insider) San Francisco police have announced the arrest of a Daly City man, Martin Torres, on suspicion of murdering a prostitute whose body was found in the Mission District this morning. Tues Jan 15 2002 08:19:22  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania US Airways pilot charged with making terroristic threats - (Nando) Police charged the pilot, Elwood Menear, 46, of Annville, with making terroristic threats and disorderly conduct, said Cpl. Jim Pauley, a police department spokesman. Tues Jan 15 2002 08:18:55  Littleton, Colorado District attorney asking for a coroner's inquest into 1999 death of Columbine student - (Boston.com) The district attorney Monday requested a coroner's inquest into the death of a Columbine High School student whose parents believe he was accidentally killed by an officer during the 1999 massacre. Mon Jan 14 2002 18:45:13  Providence, Rhode Island Man charged in killing outside Pawtucket liquor store - (Boston.com) Seventeen-year-old Domingo Silva, of Pawtucket, pleaded innocent in the stabbing death of 28-year-old Douglas Samuel in an appearance Monday in Providence District Court. Mon Jan 14 2002 17:32:07  Milwaukee, Wisconsin Wis. Cop Accused in Teen Pregnancy - (Newsday) A police officer is accused of impregnating a teen-age girl who attempted suicide after a miscarriage. Officer John L. Jones, 28, allegedly met the girl when she was 13 and he was leader of her church youth group. He allegedly began a sexual relationship with her in May 2001, when she was 16. Mon Jan 14 2002 17:29:26  Las Vegas, Nevada Trial begins in slashing death of North Las Vegas woman - (Las Vegas Sun) Jury selection was scheduled to begin today for a homeless man accused of slashing the throat of a North Las Vegas woman during a robbery. If convicted of first-degree murder, Troy Schnabl, 45, could receive a life sentence with or without the possibility of parole. Mon Jan 14 2002 16:56:11  Chicago, Illinois Toddler's starvation death leads to indictments - (Chicago Tribune) Kristian and Amanda Fredrickson, both 24, each were indicted on two counts of first-degree murder in the death of James Fredrickson, Assistant State's Atty. Mike Andre told Judge Karen Thompson Tobin during a brief hearing this morning in the Rolling Meadows branch of Cook County Circuit Court. Mon Jan 14 2002 16:47:21  KATHLEEN PETERSON - died at her home December 9, 2001 Michael Peterson - indicted by grand jury for murder Durham, North Carolina Judge Agrees To Set Bond For Michael Peterson - (WRAL) A judge has agreed to set bond for Durham novelist Michael Peterson. After a two-hour hearing Monday, a judge agreed to set bond at $850,000 for Peterson, who was charged last month with killing his wife. Mon Jan 14 2002 16:38:40  San Francisco, California Judge hears arguments for separate trials in dog attack - (Sacbee) Marjorie Knoller and Robert Noel, the couple accused in last year's fatal dog mauling of Diane Whipple, want any sex-related testimony excluded from their Jan. 22 trial in Los Angeles. S.F. dog-maul defendants push for separate trials Prosecutor says couple created monster canines - (SF Gate) Mon Jan 14 2002 14:52:20  Thousand Oaks, California Prosecutors claim 84-year-old filched $26,000 in books, videos from libraries -- (abc NEWS) If you've been looking for the "Liberace Live" video at the library, investigators say 84-year-old Ernest Aloise Heyneman had it. He also had the "Rocky Marciano Story" and "Milton Berle's Low Impact Fitness For People Over 50." Mon Jan 14 2002 13:48:18  Christian Michael Longo, 27 - captured fugitive Oregon and Mexico FBI press release -- (Federal Bureau of Investigation) Mon Jan 14 2002 13:08:19  CHRISTA WORTHINGTON, 46 - murdered in her home Truro, Massachusetts Quincy pair questioned in murder: Truro writer goes home to Hingham for farewell -- (The Patriot Ledger) State Police have questioned Elizabeth Porter and her boyfriend, identified only as Ed, at a rooming house in Quincy Center called the Ritz Manor, said Rocco Vasile, the property manager. Mon Jan 14 2002 12:51:06 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Infant's bodies found in septic tank, police suspect murder -- (Arab News) Police, who were informed of the location of the dead bodies by an anonymous caller, strongly suspect that the brothers were murdered and have launched a formal investigation. Mon Jan 14 2002 12:15:36  London, England Website helps jailbirds get back together -- (Reuters) Ex-British jailbirds, keen to get back in touch with former cellmates or just looking for a getaway driver for the next big bank job, now have a Web site dedicated to their needs -- Convicts Reunited. 'Convicts Reunited' website Mon Jan 14 2002 11:28:43  LOIS LIVINGSTON McMILLEN, 34 - found drowned on beach January 2000 William Labrador, 37 - convicted of murder, appeal denied Alexander Benedetto, 35 - aquittal appealed by prosecuters Road Town, British Virgin Islands Appeals court denies appeal in McMillen slaying -- (Boston.com) An appeals court upheld an American man's murder conviction Monday and ordered his close friend, who was previously acquitted, to return to trial for murder in the death of a Connecticut artist who was vacationing on Tortola island. Mon Jan 14 2002 09:24:21  Christian Michael Longo, 27 - captured fugitive Oregon and Mexico Oregon fugitive wanted by FBI arrested in Mexico -- (abc NEWS) An Oregon man accused of murdering his wife and three young children was arrested in Mexico over the weekend, FBI officials said on Monday. FBI announces arrest of Longo -- (Oregon Live) FBI agents accompanied Mexican authorities in making the arrest, said Beth Anne Steele, FBI spokeswoman in Portland. Longo was captured sometime over the weekend in the outskirts of Cancun, a law enforcement official said. 'Most Wanted' fugitive captured in Mexico -- (MSNBC) Longo was to appear in court before a federal magistrate in Houston on Monday afternoon. Formal extradition proceedings must be completed before he can be sent to Portland to face murder charges, said an FBI spokesman in Portland. Mon Jan 14 2002 08:19:00  MARILIENNE MARC, 37, and DANIEL MARC, 26 - homicide victims Orlando, Florida Woman, nephew found dead in burning car after fire, explosion -- (abc NEWS) A woman and her nephew were found dead in a burning minivan, and a witness said he saw two people running away after an explosion in the secluded, wooded area. Mon Jan 14 2002 08:08:51  DON C. WILEY - vanished Nov. 16, body found Dec. 20 Memphis, Tennessee Harvard biologist's death was accidental, medical examiner says -- (Nando Times) A Harvard University biologist whose body was found in the Mississippi River last month died accidentally in a fall from a bridge, the Shelby County medical examiner said Sunday. Scientist fell to his death by accident -- (GoMemphis) Authorities said Sunday that the November death of an internationally recognized Harvard scientist was the result of an accidental fall from the Hernando DeSoto Bridge and not a homicide. Sun Jan 13 2002 16:31:46  CHRISTA WORTHINGTON, 46 - unsolved homicide Truro, Massachusetts Murder in a small town -- (The Cape Codder) Police are working around the clock to solve last Sunday’s murder of Christa Worthington, who was found stabbed to death in her home off Depot Road. Tony Jackett: Acknowledged suspect fights for his baby -- (The Cape Codder) Tony Jackett knows he’s a suspect in the violent death of Christa Worthington. 'Step-sis' eyed in Mass writer slay -- (NY Post) The police probe into the mysterious death of former New York fashion writer Christa Worthington has taken a strange twist after police questioned the murdered woman's "stepsister." Writer's murder horrifies Cape -- (Boston Herald) The mysterious murder of an accomplished fashion writer last weekend in her secluded Truro home has devastated Lower Cape residents and has them questioning whether their precious held sense of security is lost. Child's needs come first -- (Boston Globe) Tony Jackett refused to acknowledge paternity of 2-year-old Ava Worthington for more than a year after her birth, but now - even before her murdered mother is laid to rest - he wants a court to grant him custody of the daughter he never did get around to supporting. Friends mourn slain writer -- (Boston Globe) A week after he found writer Christa Worthington stabbed to death on her kitchen floor in Truro, Tim Arnold yesterday filed into a memorial service along with dozens of mourners from her New York career and her Cape Cod life. A small town family -- (The Cape Cod Times) Christa Worthington - murdered last week in her rural home - was of the fourth generation of a prominent Truro family. Sun Jan 13 2002 14:38:22  BONNY LEE BAKLEY, 44 - shot to death May 4, 2001 Los Angeles, California Leads pursued in slaying of actor's wife -- (LA Times) After an eight-month investigation that has taken detectives to four states, Los Angeles police officials say they have made "significant progress" in the search for the killer of actor Robert Blake's wife, but they are not ready to name a suspect. Sun Jan 13 2002 14:04:46 RACHEL-HELENE BOIVIN, 22 - believed to have been victim of foul play Penticton, British Columbia, Canada No news isn't good news -- (The Penticton Western) The investigation continues into the late-December disappearance of 22-year-old Rachel-Helene Boivin, but the last few days have turned up little solid evidence. Sun Jan 13 2002 13:54:55  Columbus, Ohio Dad charged after baby starves -- (Newsday) Flordina Andrews was a healthy baby girl who lived in a home stocked with formula and had doting relatives who checked in often. But days after her father began caring for her alone for the first time, the 6-month-old starved to death and her father was charged with murder. Sun Jan 13 2002 13:46:44  KIRSTY JONES, 23 - Thailand and UK Thai police link to backpacker's murder -- (BBC) Two UK police officers helping with the investigation in Thailand into the rape and murder of a south Wales woman believe that the killer may be a local policeman. Sun Jan 13 2002 13:34:05 KATHLEEN PETERSON - died at her home December 9, 2001 Michael Peterson - indicted by grand jury for murder Durham, North Carolina Investigators collect Peterson’s hair, body fluids -- (Herald Sun) Samples of Peterson’s head and pubic hair, blood and saliva were taken Friday after a search warrant was obtained by the lead investigator in the case, A.H. Holland Jr. Brother, former lawyer: Peterson will not face death penalty if convicted -- (Herald Sun) There will be a court hearing on Monday when prosecutors will make a formal announcement about whether they will seek the death penalty, and a judge will decide whether Peterson should be eligible for bail. Sun Jan 13 2002 13:01:59  Montreal, Quebec Murder trials begin for Hells Angels leader and bikers caught in raid - (CP) First up are legal arguments Monday in the second murder trial for Maurice (Mom) Boucher on charges he ordered the killings of two prison guards in 1997. Sun Jan 13 2002 12:57:45  Hackensack, New Jersey Donna Karan employee charged with stealing more than $1 million - (Boston.com) A former accounts-payable clerk for Donna Karan International allegedly diverted more than $1 million intended for a textile supplier into another bank account, authorities said. Sun Jan 13 2002 11:38:42  Prince William County, Virginia 2 Charged In Fatal Spree Were Out on Bail - (Washington Post) The two Woodbridge men charged in a month-long crime spree that left three Prince William County men dead and four other people wounded have long histories of violent crime and were free on bail during the rampage, court records show. Sun Jan 13 2002 11:37:53  James Wallace, 24 - charged with first-degree murder Chicago, Illinois Revenge may knot 2 deaths together - (Chicago Tribune) Nakia Howze was set on avenging his sister's murder, according to police, and he thought he knew who killed her. So a month ago, police said, he picked up a .357-caliber handgun, and while a small group mourned his sister, he put two shots into the head of his friend Paul Wallace. Sun Jan 13 2002 11:37:07  Chicago, Illinois Father pleads guilty in plot to murder his ex-wife - (Chicago Tribune) A father of two young children pleaded guilty Friday in federal court in Chicago to hiring an employee to kill his ex-wife so he could gain sole custody of their children. James W. Taylor, 37, formerly of Carol Stream, faces up to 9 years in prison when he is sentenced March 5, prosecutors said. |
