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Thur Feb 21 2002 13:07:14  Los Angeles, California Veterinarian called dogs a 'liability' - (SacBee) Prosecutors are trying to prove Knoller and her husband, Robert Noel, knew the two large dogs were a danger before the Jan. 26, 2001, fatal attack on their neighbor Diane Whipple. Thur Feb 21 2002 12:04:02  Ottawa, Ontario and Vancouver, British Columbia High court will not hear from Gillian Guess's alleged lover in murder case - (Cnews) Three Vancouver men who beat murder charges in 1995 only to have their acquittals overturned because of an alleged affair by one of them with a juror will not be heard by Canada's top court. Thur Feb 21 2002 12:00:42  Frederick County, Maryland Man Found Guilty of Killing Frederick Boy - (Washington Post) A Frederick County jury convicted a mentally retarded man yesterday of killing and sexually assaulting a 9-year-old boy in a case that captured headlines around the region and led to angry calls in the Maryland General Assembly for reforms in sentencing laws. Thur Feb 21 2002 11:57:40  Wynne, Arkansas Ark. discovery of dead baby leads investigators to N.H. -- (Boston.com) Authorities in at least two states are probing the death of a baby girl whose body was discovered in Arkansas in a pop-up camper with New Hampshire license plates. Thur Feb 21 2002 11:01:59  Nathaniel Bar-Jonah - charged with molesting three young boys, also is charged with kidnapping and murdering 10-year-old Zachary Ramsay Butte, Montana Bar-Jonah's Alleged Victims Testify - (Las Vegas Sun) What no one could mention was the other crime Nathaniel Bar-Jonah is charged with, a crime so heinous both trials had to be moved to other towns: Authorities say he butchered a 10-year-old boy and then cooked the child's flesh into stews and other meals he served to unsuspecting neighbors. Experts on sex-abuse victims may wrap up prosecution - (Boston.com) Bar-Jonah also has a history of offenses against children in Massachusetts. Thur Feb 21 2002 09:05:48  KATHLEEN PETERSON - December 9 death ruled homicide Michael peterson - indicted December 20 by grand jury Durham, North Carolina Photos of Peterson support conclusions of autopsy, expert says -- (The Herald-Sun) Color autopsy photos showing numerous gaping scalp wounds resembling vertical slashes across the back of Kathleen Peterson’s shaved head were released Tuesday by the state medical examiner’s office. Is Peterson the wrong man, too? -- (News & Observer) Here in the newsroom, I sit on the other side of a cubicle from a guy whose brother wrote "The Wrong Man," a study of the Sam Sheppard murder case. Thur Feb 21 2002 08:39:21  New Albany, Indiana Camm defense expert testifies -- (The Louisville Connection) David Camm, a former Indiana State Police trooper, is charged with killing his wife, Kimberly, and his two children, Bradley and Jill, in their Georgetown, Ind., house in September 2000. Reconstruction of scene shows details of Camm murders -- (The Courier-Journal) Displaying pictures of human models inside Kimberly Camm's Bronco, a crime scene reconstructionist testified in David Camm's triple murder trial yesterday about how the Camms' two children were killed. Thur Feb 21 2002 08:28:01  RACHEL-HELENE BOIVIN, 22 - reported missing December 31 Penticton, British Columbia, Canada Reward money reduced - (CHBC) Helene's father, Guy Boivin, had offered a reward of $20,000 for information leading to the safe return of his daughter. He has decided to change the reward to $10,000. 'Find Helene Boivin' website Thur Feb 21 2002 08:23:12  Piscataway, New Jersey Medical examiner confirms death not suicide -- (Fox News) An autopsy on the limousine driver shot at former NBA star Jayson Williams' mansion confirmed the death was not a suicide, a medical examiner said Wednesday. Thur Feb 21 2002 08:23:09  Boston, Massachusetts Prosecutors say rape accusation against former priest timely; North Grafton priest placed on leave - (Boston.com) A prosecutor says child rape charges filed against a defrocked priest do not exceed the state's 15-year statute of limitations for the crime. Attorneys for former priest John Geoghan say the charges should be dismissed because the alleged victim made a molestation accusation in 1986. Thurs Feb 21 2002 06:37:24  DANIELLE VAN DAM, 7 - kidnapped from her bedroom Sabre Springs, California Investigators back at missing girl's home -- (San Diego Union-Tribune) Bedroom closet doors taken for examination. Van Dams hopeful for daughter's return -- (KFMB) The Van Dams say they're still hoping for their daughter's safe return, but say it gets tougher every day. Governor shows his support for van Dam family -- (The San Diego Channel) The search for Danielle van Dam entered its 19th day Wednesday, bolstered by supportive words from Gov. Gray Davis. Homicide detectives back at van Dam home -- (KFMB) Evidence technicians were inside the Van Dam home Wednesday afternoon. Wed Feb 20 2002 19:13:12  Australia Woman wrestler guilty of murder -- (The Advertiser) A woman wrestling champion known as the Welsh Dragon was yesterday found guilty of murder after persuading two men to kill her husband, Paul. Donna Marie Parsons was branded "a dragon by name and by nature" by her victim's family after she was found guilty of murder. Wed Feb 20 2002 18:51:34  Great Falls, Montana Opening arguments begin today in Bar-Jonah trial -- (Great Falls Tribune) Opening statements in Nathaniel Bar-Jonah's sexual assault trial begin this morning, since the defense failed Tuesday to convince the state Supreme Court to move the trial again. Wed Feb 20 2002 14:46:19  Wiltshire, England Baby death case restarts -- (BBC) Angela Cannings, 38, is alleged to have murdered seven-week-old Jason Cannings in June 1991, and four-month-old, Matthew Cannings in November 1999 as they slept in their cots. Wed Feb 20 2002 12:44:05  Indianapolis, Indiana Playful pups lead to grisly discovery -- (Indianapolis Star) After one dog is seen with a human arm in its mouth, a search canine finds the rest of the body not far away. Wed Feb 20 2002 12:18:21  Lakewood, Colorado Woman who suffocated children home again -- (The Denver Channel) A woman who was declared insane after suffocating her two children while she allegedly suffered from postpartum depression is living at home again. Wed Feb 20 2002 11:58:08  Jeffrey Quick - last seen May 23, 1998 Tyro, Virginia Murder has ties to 1998 disappearance -- (The News-Advance) The family of a missing Nelson County man is hoping that an investigation into a week-old murder in Campbell County might solve a nearly four-year-old puzzle. Tues Feb 19 2002 10:04:33  DANIELLE VAN DAM, 7 - kidnapped from her bedroom Sabre Springs, California Past crimes scrutinized in van Dam disappearance -- (San Diego Union-Tribune) Investigators in the Danielle van Dam case are looking for similarities to other abductions over the years, including an unsolved 1974 crime in which a girl was kidnapped and killed three miles from Danielle's home, authorities said Tuesday. Disappearances go back 4 decades -- (Sign On San Diego) Danielle van Dam isn't the first girl in the county to vanish under strange or tragic circumstances. In eight cases dating to 1960, five girls were found dead and two turned up alive. One was never found. Search for Danielle continues into third week -- (North County Times) The director of the Danielle Recovery Center estimated Monday that they had at least 2,575 volunteers over the weekend - based on Damon van Dam's report of thousands in the deserts who offered to help and 575 locally, said Diane Halfman. Lab technicians return to missing girl's home -- (The San Diego Channel) A strong chemical that locates fingerprints was placed in and around the van Dam home last week. The lab technicians said the chemical needed to cure for about a week. Police, community continue to search -- (KFMB) The search continues to expand as volunteers combed a part of Jamul. Wed Feb 20 2002 09:51:10  Lagos, Nigeria Man kills boss, makes her into pepper soup -- (Reuters) Salifu Ojo, a 23-year-old farm laborer in southwest Ondo state killed Christiana Elijah, a 40-year-old mother of four, after a dispute over his pay. Wed Feb 20 2002 09:11:13  CHRISTA WORTHINGTON, 46 - unsolved January homicide Barnstable, Massachusetts Third party enters child custody battle -- (Cape Cod Times) Ava is at the center of a custody battle involving her biological father and a childhood friend of her mother. She is also heir to the $700,000 estate of her late mother, free-lance fashion writer Christa Worthington, who was found dead in her Truro home Jan. 6. Wed Feb 20 2002 08:51:14  Everett, Washington Man accused of offering $60,000 for deaths of ex-wife, three relatives -- (The Oregonian) Mitchell Lee Varnell, 40, arrested last weekend after he met with the sheriff's detective at a restaurant, was charged Tuesday in Snohomish County Superior Court with two counts of first-degree solicitation to commit murder. Wed Feb 20 2002 08:31:19  KATHLEEN PETERSON - December 9 homicide Michael Peterson - indicted by grand jury Dec. 20 Durham, North Carolina Report of autopsy examination -- (abc11/WTVD) Peterson says he had no part in wife's death -- (News & Observer) Mike Peterson again Tuesday emphatically denied killing his wife, and he disputed the findings in an autopsy report that seemed to implicate him. Kathleen Peterson's sister speaks -- (Herald-Sun) Hunt Zamperini’s entire statement, words from the woman who is now acting as the spokeswoman for Kathleen Hunt Atwater Peterson’s family. Peterson denies calling friends before 911 -- (Herald-Sun) Accused murderer Michael Peterson said Tuesday an autopsy report’s claim that he "notified" family and friends before calling 911 to help his injured wife, Kathleen, were untrue and "phone records will prove that." Tues Feb 19 2002 21:17:06  Milton, Florida Doctor found guilty in OxyContin deaths -- (MSNBC) Dr. James Graves was found guilty of manslaughter Tuesday for prescribing OxyContin to four patients who overdosed on the powerful painkiller. Tues Feb 19 2002 21:11:51  Andras Pandy, 75 - claims family memebers are still alive Agnes Pandy, 44 - also on trial Brussels, Belgium Pastor's daughter relates grisly murders -- (BBC) The daughter of a pastor accused of murdering six members of his family has given a Belgian court a grim account of how she assisted her father with the disposal of the bodies. Tues Feb 19 2002 19:30:08  Newark, New Jersey Autopsy shows limo driver bled to death from gunshot wound at Williams' estate -- (NJO News) A limousine driver who was fatally shot at former NBA star Jayson Williams' estate last week bled to death, authorities said Tuesday. Tues Feb 19 2002 15:55:42  Houston, Texas Woman guilty of killing in kidnapping -- (Newsday) A woman who prosecutors say plotted to steal a baby and pretend the child was her own was convicted Tuesday of murdering the boy's mother, who suffocated in the trunk of a car. Tues Feb 19 2002 14:46:41  KIMBERLY, BRADLEY and JILL CAMM - shot to death in garage David Camm - former state trooper on trial New Albany, Indiana Camm's lawyer questions 'psychic' connection -- (Courier-Journal) David Camm's lawyers are pointing to an incident from over a decade ago to try to discredit a prosecution witness. Tues Feb 19 2002 14:25:15  Los Angeles, California Jury hears testimony in California dog-mauling trial -- (Nando Times) Showing gory pictures, a prosecutor told jurors Tuesday that dog-mauling victim Diane Whipple was covered from head to toe in wounds inflicted by her San Francisco neighbors' dogs. Tues Feb 19 2002 14:23:03  Phenix, Alabama Man buried alive next to murdered son -- (CNN) A man whose throat was slashed and who was buried in a shallow grave next to his slain 12-year-old son survived and later led police to two men charged with the boy's murder. Tues Feb 19 2002 11:02:05  DANIELLE VAN DAM, 7 - abducted from her bedroom Sabre Springs, California Agonizing routine continues for van Dam family -- (San Diego Union-Tribune) Day 17 began like many of the others. Volunteers help with new search in Alpine -- (KFMB) The lead investigator in the case says all the physical evidence they believe they’re going to get has been collected. Captain Ron Newman also says that he believes that evidence will eventually lead to an arrest. Tues Feb 19 2002 10:50:52  Haverhill, New Hampshire Dartmouth professors were suspect's fifth random target -- (Fox News) The teens accused of stabbing two Dartmouth College professors to death talked their way into the couple's home and killed them in a plot to steal their ATM cards and PIN numbers, an indictment unsealed Tuesday charges. Tues Feb 19 2002 07:50:23  Benton, Arkansas Arkansans find infant’s body in abandoned camper trailer with N.H. tags -- (Foster's Online) The body of an infant was found Monday in a pop-up camper trailer that was bought by a Benton man after being abandoned at a Wynne storage facility. Tues Feb 19 2002 07:26:51 Durham, North Carolina Autopsy: Peterson was likely beaten -- (Herald-Sun) Nortel executive Kathleen Peterson was most likely beaten to death, according to autopsy results released Monday that contrast with her husband’s claim of an accidental fall down a flight of stairs. Peterson autopsy raises doubts -- (News & Observer) Kathleen Peterson died from a beating so severe that she lay injured, suffering blood loss to her brain, for several hours before dying, according to an autopsy report released Monday. What's next? -- (News & Observer) Mike Peterson is due in Durham Superior Court today for a routine administrative hearing. Tues Feb 19 2002 06:35:55 Leawood, Kansas Leawood couple sues after learning their home was scene of grisly murder -- (Lawrence Journal) Their lawsuit alleges that the previous homeowners and the real estate professionals had a duty to disclose that a "gruesome murder" had occurred in the house. Mon Feb 18 2002 21:13:56  New York Man bites off pieces of girlfriend's ears in bedroom attack, police say -- (NJO News) The woman's face and arms also were badly bitten, police Capt. Thomas Manzolillo said. Mon Feb 18 2002 21:00:48  Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada RCMP: Serial killer tips point to house -- (UPI) Detectives from a task force investigating the disappearance of as many as 50 women from the Vancouver area during the past 20 years continued searching a squalid British Columbia hog farm Monday, focusing more efforts on the house. Mon Feb 18 2002 17:37:25  Durham, North Carolina Autopsy says Kathleen Peterson was beaten to death -- (Herald-Sun) Kathleen Peterson, wife of Durham writer and former mayoral candidate Michael Peterson, did not die in a fall down a staircase but was beaten to death, the state Medical Examiner’s Office’s long-awaited autopsy has concluded. Kathleen Peterson autopsy report released -- (WRAL) Report: Injuries sustained not consistent with fall from stairs. Peterson autopsy released -- (abc11) Some of the injuries Kathleen Peterson suffered include a cut on the neck, a cut on her lip, a chipped tooth, and cuts three inches long on the back of her head and base of her skull. Mon Feb 18 2002 04:39:26  DANIELLE VAN DAM, 7 - abducted from her bedroom Sabre Springs, California Sheriff's search team scoures northern Poway for Danielle -- (North County Times) Police Capt. Ron Newman has said that the department has information that a search of that vicinity will be useful. Police search Poway canyons in search for sign of missing girl -- (San Diego Union-Tribune) Danielle's dad seeks aid in hunt for clues. Interst grows in list of sex offenders -- (San Diego Union-Tribune) Megan's Law CD-ROM can be viewed by public. Danielle: Searchers comb desert for clues -- (IV PRESS) A hundreds-strong volunteer search party combed desert campsites here for clues that might help freelance investigators find a 7-year-old San Diego girl who has been missing for more than two weeks. Danielle van Dam missing for 17 days -- (KFMB) The second grader has been missing now for more than two weeks. Mon Feb 18 2002 16:29:58  Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina 'America's Most Wanted' segment on White murder to air Saturday -- (Roanoke Daily) The nation's number one crime-fighting show will feature Northampton County's most mysterious murder when Fox broadcasts an "America's Most Wanted" episode on the death of Rich Square Police Chief Joe White. |
