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Tues Feb 12 2002 17:25:15  Pensacola, Florida Panhandle boys' defense to focus on adult friend in murder case -- (The Florida Times-Union) James Stokes, who is defending 12-year-old Alex King, said Monday that he believes Ricky Chavis played a bigger role in the Nov. 26 slaying of Terry King than he has admitted. Alex and his 13-year-old brother, Derek, are charged with first-degree murder for allegedly beating their father to death in their Cantonment home. Tues Feb 12 2002 17:16:18  Santa Ana, California Rodman to stand trial in rape suit -- (Fox News) A judge ordered Dennis Rodman to stand trial in a $10 million lawsuit filed by a Playboy model who charges that the former NBA star drugged and raped her in 1999. Tues Feb 12 2002 15:53:26  Angel Maturino Resendiz - linked to 25 murders San Antonio, Texas 'Railroad Killer' confesses from death row -- (KSAT-TV) The man known as the 'Railroad Killer' recently confessed from Texas' death row about three murders in San Antonio he claimed he committed. Tues Feb 12 2002 14:22:36  JENNIFER (34) and ABBY (6) BLAGG - reported missing November 13, 2001 Grand Junction, Colorado Blagg 'sad' for attempt at suicide -- (GJ Sentinel) Michael Blagg is "saddened" by his own suicide attempt and is still struggling mentally to cope with a series of events last week that culminated with him being rushed to the hospital, his pastor said Monday. Tues Feb 12 2002 13:59:46  Eric Robert Rudolph - suspected bomber Atlanta, Georgia Trail of Olympic Bomber cold -- (abc NEWS) More than five years later, the man suspected of carrying out the deadly bombing at the last Olympics held in the United States is still out there, on the run, as far as anyone knows. Georgia court won't hear Jewell appeal -- (abc NEWS) The Georgia Supreme Court has declined to consider the appeal of Richard Jewell in the former Olympic security guard's libel lawsuit against The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Tues Feb 12 2002 13:23:23  KATHERINE SMITH, 42 - died Sunday Memphis, Tennessee Woman charged dies before court day -- (abc NEWS) A driver's license examiner charged in a scheme with five men to sell fraudulent licenses died in a fiery car crash the day before her first court appearance, a crash the prosecutor called "most unusual and suspicious". Tues Feb 12 2002 13:05:46  DANIELLE VAN DAM, 7 - abducted from her bedroom Sabre Springs, California Family, bail bondsman offer $75,000 reward in search for girl -- (San Diego Union Tribune) Investigators pursuing about 250 tips; storm drains searched again. Rewards grow in search of missing girl -- (KGTV News) Police continue to search for Danielle and are following up on the 250 tips they have received so far. New developments in search for Danielle -- (KFMB-TV) Tips, psychics and rewards. Tues Feb 12 2002 08:50:32  Sacramento, California Lawyers of ex-SLA members to unite -- (abc NEWS) The credibility of newspaper heiress Patricia Hearst will be called into question as four former members of the Symbionese Liberation Army radical group face charges in a deadly 1975 bank robbery, attorneys say. Tues Feb 12 2002 07:55:03  Melbourne, Australia Woman killed with cricket bat -- (news.com.au) A mystery surrounding the six-year-old murder of a young mother, bludgeoned with a cricket bat, was solved when the former girlfriend of the accused man told police she had lied in giving him a false alibi, the Supreme Court has been told. Tues Feb 12 2002 07:45:40  Redmond, Washington No body? No matter, prosecutors contend: Response filed to Sherer's appeal of murder verdict -- (Eastside Journal) Prosecutors are defending the mountain of circumstantial evidence they used to convict Steven Sherer of murdering his wife Jamie, 26, a decade after she disappeared, even though her body was never found. Tues Feb 12 2002 07:37:15  Montville, New Jersey Father accused of shooting daughter -- (NJO News) An 85-year-old man, unhappy with the way his 68-year-old daughter was caring for him, has been accused of shooting her over the weekend. Tues Feb 12 2002 06:52:18  Edinburgh, Scotland Uncle charged with murder of three-year-old -- (The Scotsman) The man was looking after his niece, Chloe Bray, and three other children while Chloe’s mother was out with friends. When she returned to her home the woman discovered her daughter dead. Mon Feb 11 2002 21:30:31  Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Woman, feds spar over jailed husband's sperm -- (NJO News) The sperm of a reputed New York mobster is now the subject of a court battle between the government and his wife, who helped bribe guards to have the fluid smuggled out of the minimum-security prison where he is jailed. Mon Feb 11 2002 16:29:14  Seattle, Washington Gunman found guilty in Seattle shipyard killings -- (abc NEWS) Kevin Cruz, 32, was convicted of two counts of aggravated first-degree murder and two counts of attempted murder. He could get the death penalty or life in prison without parole at sentencing later this month. Mon Feb 11 2002 13:35:03  KIMBERLY, BRADLEY and JILL CAMM - shot to death in garage New Albany, Indiana Camm trial curiosity baffles family -- (Courier-Journal) If tickets to a major concert were to go on sale in New Albany, the scene would resemble the gathering outside the City-County building each morning for the last month. The event is David Camm's murder trial. Mon Feb 11 2002 13:21:25  San Francisco, California Woman, man arrested in baby's death -- (Newsday) A man and four women who shared a home and 13 children in an upscale San Francisco suburb face charges in the death of a toddler and the alleged mistreatment of their other children. Mon Feb 11 2002 11:00:57  Whitefish, Montana Doctor, teacher killed by son in murder-suicide -- (Daily Inter Lake) Whitefish police discovered a heart-wrenching scene Sunday morning, when the bodies of Dr. Chester "Chet" Hope, his wife Carol, and their son Jared were found at their home. Sun Feb 10 2002 08:09:08  DANIELLE VAN DAM, 7 Sabre Springs, California Where is Danielle Van Dam? -- (Newsweek, 02-18-02) Their daughter is snatched, asleep in her bed. The town is rife with talk that their lifestyle may have cost them the child. A family’s nightmare. Search for Danielle van Dam continues -- (CNN) Transcript 02-10-02 Many contribute toward finding missing girl -- (San Diego Union-Tribune) Family vows all funds will be used for search. Mon Feb 11 2002 07:55:38  Atlantic City, New Jersey Husband accused of paying $1,800 to have ex-wife killed -- (NJO News) County authorities learned last week that Frank Mannarino was allegedly looking for someone to kill Marian Corrao. Mon Feb 11 2002 07:29:34  Denver, Colorado Pet snake kills owner -- (Nando Times) A 10-foot-long Burmese python killed its owner Sunday by coiling so tightly around him that the man was not able to breathe, authorities said. Sun Feb 10 2002 13:46:38  Jack Henry Abbott, 58 - inmate who penned best-seller Alden, New York Author commits suicide -- (Nando Times) Jack Henry Abbott, whose prison writings were featured in the best-selling book "In the Belly of the Beast," hanged himself in his cell Sunday, officials said. Sun Feb 10 2002 11:12:46  KATHLEEN PETERSON - December death ruled a homicide Michael Peterson - husband indicted for murder Durham, North Carolina Peterson defense hires prominent scientist -- (Herald-Sun) The staircase on which murder suspect Michael Peterson said his wife fell to her death on Dec. 9 will be examined by a nationally known forensic scientist from the University of New Haven in Connecticut. Peterson trial to pit medical experts -- (News-Observer) Forensic scientist Dr. Henry Lee, a top blood-spatter analyst and crime scene expert who worked on the Jon Benet Ramsey and O.J. Simpson cases, has been hired as a defense expert to analyze the narrow staircase where Kathleen Peterson's body was found in December. Sun Feb 10 2002 09:21:51  DANIELLE VAN DAM, 7 - missing for 8 days Sabre Springs, California Tow driver's account wrong -- (San Diego Union-Tribune) A towing service owner in Imperial Valley mixed up his days when he said the motor home of a suspect in the Danielle van Dam disappearance became stuck in the desert Feb. 2, an investigator said. Rarity of abductions outside family raises interest in such cases -- (San Diego Union-Tribune) The abduction of a child by someone outside the family – an acquaintance or stranger – made up less than 1 percent of the 800,000 cases of children reported missing in the United States last year. After a week, still no sign of girl missing in Calif. -- (USA Today) Police hope that a 7-year-old girl who disappeared from her bed a week ago may still be found alive, but experts say the odds of a safe return are dwindling. Sun Feb 10 2002 08:48:16  Seattle, Washington Sheriff wants no part of murder-tale profits -- (The Oregonian) So here's the plot: For two decades, a detective tries to find a psychopath believed to have abducted and strangled dozens of prostitutes while leaving few clues to his identity. Finally, DNA technology provides the break he has longed for. It sounds like a book or movie that might give the detective some well-deserved credit. Sun Feb 10 2002 07:19:42  Christian Michael Longo - accused of murdering wife and three children Lincoln County, Oregon Cameras in court during Longo trial to be subject of hearing -- (Newport News-Times) A Lincoln County circuit court judge has been asked to ban cameras from the courtroom when murder suspect Christian Michael Longo goes to trial. A hearing is cheduled for erbruary 25. Sun Feb 10 2002 07:08:32  JENNIFER and ABBY BLAGG - reported missing November 13, 2001 SABRINA BEBB JONES - missing and presumed dead Grand Junction, Colorado Blagg case echoes disappearance of woman in September 1997 -- (GJ Sentinel) Sabrina Bebb-Jones and Jennifer Blagg walked on different life paths to presumably meet the same mysterious end. Sat Feb 9 2002 22:31:58  Galveston, Texas Texas murder victim's head missing -- (Newsday) Private investigators spent two hours Saturday wading through Galveston Bay in an unsuccessful search for the head of a murder victim. Investigators hired by relatives of Morris Black say his head is crucial evidence in the murder case against Robert Durst, the heir of a wealthy Manhattan real estate family. Sat Feb 9 2002 22:20:54  ANNA CARDELFI, 6 - kidnapped Nov.8, 2001, released Nov. 9 Barry Sherman, 37 - arrested after suicide attempt Freehold, New Jersey Suspect in kidnapping ordered to provide handwriting sample -- (NJO News) A Monmouth County man accused of abducting a 6-year-old girl and holding her for ransom has been ordered to provide handwriting samples to authorities. Sat Feb 9 2002 22:10:00  Seattle, Washington Woman gets 25 years for killing mother -- (The Oregonian) Kathryn Williams, 26, shot her mother, Karolyn Sue Wagner, 55, twice in the head, dismembered the body with an ax and left some of the remains in a trash bin at a Kent business park. Sat Feb 9 2002 17:02:35  Mount Pleasant, New York Girls allegedly attack teen counselor -- (abc NEWS) A counselor at a center for troubled teens was in critical condition Saturday after six girls allegedly burned and beat her and poured bleach on her face, police said. Sat Feb 9 2002 16:07:32  THEODORE "Ted" AMMON, 52 - brutally slain October 2001 East Hampton, New York Alarm-ing twist for Ammon-slay widow -- (New York Post) At the time of his brutal murder, millionaire Ted Ammon could not set the sophisticated burglar alarm of his ivy-covered Long Island mansion - because his wife Generosa had changed the secret code on the system installed by her new electrician boyfriend. Sat Feb 9 2002 01:07:24  Sabre Springs, California Missing girl's neighbor went to desert, beach and back -- (San Diego Union-Tribune) Police continued yesterday to investigate the alibi of David Westerfield and tried to make sense of the kidnapping suspect's wanderings from desert to beach to desert again after the disappearance of his 7-year-old neighbor Danielle van Dam. Parents becoming focus of public's interest in case -- (San Diego Union-Tribune) Danielle van Dam is still missing, but by yesterday the public's attention was shifting to the girl's parents, as accusations and talk-radio diatribes threatened to drown out news of the investigation. Search for Danielle enters second week: The latest developments -- (KFMB) A media liaison arranged five-minute interviews with local reporters at a hotel in Rancho Penasquitos. 1 Sat Feb 9 2002 12:47:52  Ciudad Juarez, Mexico Outspoken Mexican attorney killed in police chase -- (Seattle Times) A Mexican defense lawyer who said police tortured two men into confessing to slaying eight women was shot to death during a car chase with police, state authorities said. Rights group to look into Juárez killings inquiry -- (El Paso Times) A monitor from the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights will visit Juárez Monday amid widespread complaints about the way the investigations into the deaths of hundreds of women are being handled. Sat Feb 9 2002 12:24:56  White River Junction, Virginia Convicted child molester sentenced to 12 to 50 years in prison -- (Boston.com) A convicted child molester will serve 12 to 50 years in prison for the aggravated sexual assault of a 6-year-old girl. John Cabot, 36, will serve the time concurrently with an almost 11-year sentence he received earlier this week in federal court in Rutland. Sat Feb 9 2002 12:19:22  Clara Schwartz, 19, Kyle Hulbert, 18, Michael Pfohl, 21, and Katherine Inglis, 19 - awaiting trial on first-degree murder charges Loudon, Virginia 4 murder suspects united by occult -- (Washington Post) Kyle Hulbert couldn't get the stories out of his mind. His dear friend's father was trying to kill her, he wrote in a statement to police, by lacing lemons with sulfuric acid and poisoning pork chops. Sat Feb 9 2002 12:11:23  Lodz, Poland Cash-for-corpses scheme stuns Poland -- (The Star) There have been no charges in any deaths — only arrests on suspicion of bribery. But police in Lodz say there is growing evidence to support allegations in an investigative report late last month in Gazeta Wyborcza, Poland's biggest newspaper. Sat Feb 9 2002 12:03:30  RANDAL DOOLEY, 7 - died of injuries consistent with child abuse Tony Dooley, 36, and Marcia Dooley, 32 - on trial on charges of second-degree murder Toronto, Ontario Canada Randal 'suffocated himself', father says -- (National Post) Randal Dooley's father suggested to police during a lengthy videotaped interview that his misbehaving seven-year-old son might have taken his own life by burying his face in a pillow on his bunk bed. Son dead, dad smirks -- (Toronto Sun) His little son is dead. That sweet, adorable boy he brought here to escape the dangers of Jamaican "gang warfare" now lies lifeless in his Scarborough home. And his father is smirking. Accused's refrain: `Speak to his father' -- (The Star) Dead boy's stepmother reticent in chat with police Case archives -- (The Star) Sat Feb 9 2002 10:24:50  Paterson, New Jersey Clifton policeman convicted of bilking elderly man -- (NJO News) A suspended Clifton police officer was convicted of bilking an elderly man out of nearly $200,000. Sat Feb 9 2002 09:24:55 VANCOUVER'S MISSING WOMEN Robert William "Willy" Picknam - "person of interest" since 1998 Port Coquitlam, British Columbia,Canada Search of pig farm yields missing women's ID -- (Vancouver Sun) Police searching for firearms on a Port Coquitlam farm found personal identification and other items linked to at least two of the 50 prostitutes missing from Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. Police probe has troubled history -- (Vancouver Sun) How the investigation has been mired in controversy since it began back in 1998. Robert Pickton was charged after woman was stabbed in 1997 -- (Vancouver Sun) The alleged stabbing of a downtown Eastside drug user in 1997 was one of the key incidents that led police to consider Robert Pickton as a person of interest in the disappearance of sex-trade workers. 'Piggy's Palace' a party place -- (Vancouver Sun) City went to court for orders to shut down raucous parties. Hope and fear at pig farm -- (The Province) Relatives of missing women look for closure as police search for clues. Police toil through the night at suspect pig farm property -- (The Province) The hustle and bustle, however, strongly suggested this was no mere fishing expedition. Brothers who own farm had interests in movies -- (The Province) The farm that is the subject of a police search is owned by Robert William Pickton and his brother David Francis Pickton. Vancouver police admit they were slow off the mark -- (The Province) Vancouver police admitted yesterday they should have moved much sooner to pool their information with other police forces on the missing-women file. Vancouver Missing Women -- (website by Wayne Leng) A comprehensive collection of photos, news articles and case-related information. |
