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Tues Mar 5 2002 08:47:23  DANIELLE VAN DAN case Sabre Springs, California Memorials to Danielle moved from Dehesa site to Sabre Springs park -- (SD Union-Tribune) Sara Fraunces, who maintains the Web site www.daniellemissing.com, said clearing the Dehesa memorial site was not something the family requested. "I think it was something that the volunteers took upon themselves to do," she sai Danielle's parents speak out -- (The San Diego Channel) The van Dams were quick to thank the hundreds of volunteers who helped to search for Danielle, and they thanked the hundreds of people who have offered love and support since her body was found. Tues Mar 5 2002 07:37:11  THEODORE "Ted" Ammon, 52 - unsolved October 2001 homicide East Hampton, New York Ammon case car seized -- (New York Post) Homicide detectives have impounded a car they believe was driven by the boyfriend of the estranged wife of murdered millionaire Ted Ammon on the weekend he was killed. Tues Mar 5 2002 07:30:50  Harvey, Louisiana C-Murder 'vehemently denies' murder charges -- (AllStar) Rapper C-Murder, younger brother of Master P, has 'vehemently denied' the second-degree murder charges for which he was indicted on Feb. 28. The victim was Steve Thomas, 16. Mon Mar 4 2002 17:05:50  DANIELLE VAN DAM, 7 - abducted and slain David Westerfield, 50 - charged and held without bail San Diego, California Defense appeals release of documents in missing girl case -- (SD Union-Tribune) San Diego County Superior Court Judge Cynthia Bashant ordered the documents unsealed except for material that is sexually explicit or would be inadmissible in the trial. Judge unseals affidavits in van Dam case - (KFMB) Detailed search warrant affidavits in the Danielle van Dam case were ordered unsealed by a judge Monday. They will allow for a better look at the evidence in the case. But, we won't see those affidavits until David Westerfield's attorney has a chance to appeal the ruling. Mon Mar 4 2002 14:03:58  Carlsbad, New Mexico Probation in desert killing case -- (Newsday) A man who said he stabbed his best friend to death to put him out of his misery after they became lost in the desert and ran out of water has been released after serving 19 months of a two-year term. Raffi Kodikian of Boston pleaded no contest to second-degree murder in May 2000 in the death of David Coughlin, who was stabbed in the chest in the backcountry of Carlsbad Caverns National Park. Mon Mar 4 2002 11:50:58  Styria, Austria Arsonist mum 'wanted sons to look like heroes' -- (Ananova) Austrian police say an arsonist mother tipped off her firefighter sons so they were always first to arrive at her fires. Mon Mar 4 2002 11:28:13  Suffolk, New York Suffolk woman missing -- (Newsday) Stephanie Burghardt was always "Daddy's little girl" and looked to him in times of trouble, her brother Dan said yesterday. But their father died in December, sending her into a tailspin. Nearly a week ago she disappeared, and she remains missing. Mon Mar 4 2002 11:06:50  Albuquerque, New Mexico Boy, 4, fatally shoots toddler -- (Nando Times) A 4-year-old boy shot and killed an 18-month-old girl with her father's handgun as the two were watching a movie in their shared home. Mon Mar 4 2002 10:52:57  MARTHA MOXLEY case Norwalk, Connecticut Courthouse cleans up for Skakel trial -- (Greenwich Time) At least twice last month and again Friday when Wiseman was there, the main courtroom at the 17 Belden Ave. courthouse was closed as state workers renovated the larger regular courtroom for the upcoming Michael Skakel murder trial. Mon Mar 4 2002 09:41:26  Galveston, Texas Cops: Durst trail littered with aliases -- (NY Daily News) Robert Durst created a fictional world of aliases and bogus references in the years leading up to his arrest last fall in Galveston, Tex., authorities say. Mon Mar 4 2002 08:20:05  Los Angeles, California Organ Debate: Should inmates qualify for publicly financed organ transplants? -- (abc NEWS) When a California prison inmate received a donor heart at Stanford Medical Center on Jan. 3, his operation jolted a twin controversy into overdrive: Who should get replacement hearts and who should pay for them? Sun Mar 3 2002 17:37:15  Sheridan, Wyoming 1974 San Diego slaying reopened -- (Billings Gazette) Patricia "Patty" Lee was found dead in a field and her killer was never found. She disappeared about three miles from where Danielle van Dam was allegedly kidnapped and murdered by a neighbor last month, officials said. Sun Mar 3 2002 16:29:24  CHANDRA LEVY, 24 - missing intern Washington, DC. Cash-strapped Condit seeks 'tell-all' book deal -- (NY Post) Scandal-scarred Gary Condit is trying to line up a lucrative book deal to tell his side of the Chandra Levy ordeal - and help pay the bills if he is defeated in his uphill bid for re-election Tuesday, The Post has learned. Sun Mar 3 2002 14:40:44  Moore Haven, Florida Coffin in living room led to Florida incest arrest -- (Reuters) Acting on a tip that a Florida family was keeping a child's casket in their living room, police discovered a 53-year-old man living on an isolated farm with his sister as a couple and their 13 children and grandchildren, authorities said on Wednesday. Sun Mar 3 2002 13:48:35  DANIELLE VAN DAM, 7 - abducted and slain David Weterfield, 50 - charged and held without bail San Diego area, California Prisoners harass Westerfield: Officials isolate suspect at jail -- (SD Union-Times) David Westerfield, the man accused of kidnapping and murdering Danielle van Dam, received a rude awakening when he was booked into jail last week. Memorial to Danielle keeps growing -- (SD Union-Tribune) Things were oddly quiet on Mountain Pass Road yesterday. Where once there were swarms of photographers and reporters and television producers, there was only one news van. It sat there waiting, just in case something happened. Kidnap case opens doors to a secret world built on sexual fantasy -- (SD Union-Tribune) Westerfield had another side that none of his neighbors knew about. Community continues to cope with Danielle's loss -- (NC Times) Some people wept, others stood silently, as they visited the street where Danielle lived, the Danielle Search Center, and the East County road site. Sun Mar 3 2002 12:05:28  DENISE VASEUR, 31 - body never found Patrick Hamilton - attempted to change plea San Diego, California Gavel to gavel -- (NC Times) A former Wild Animal Park employee who strangled a married co-worker after she broke off their affair was sentenced Friday to 15 years to life in state prison. Sun Mar 3 2002 10:18:07  Seoul, Korea and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Suspect's friends baffled upon hearing news -- (Tribune-Review) Marshall University junior Kenzi Noris Elizabeth Snider was on a mission over the last 10 months to help locate the killer of University of Pittsburgh student Jamie Lynn Penich, who was murdered last March 18 in South Korea. Now, she has been arrested for murder. Sun Mar 3 2002 08:30:18  MARTHA MOXLEY - unsolved 1975 homicide Michael Skakel - facing murder trial Belmont, Massachusetts Ex-suspect's mother confronts a life impacted by Moxley murder -- (Greenwich Time) In a quaint, two-story home in this suburb northwest of Boston, Maria Littleton lives a quiet but haunted life. At 78, she has spent the past 27 years thinking about what went wrong and when. Sat Mar 2 2002 23:34:34  Cumberland County, North Carolina Three years later, search for baby Michael's mother continues -- (WRAL) Cumberland County deputies have spent three years searching for clues and tracking down leads, but they are no closer to finding a mother who might have dumped her newborn baby along a rural road. Sat Mar 2 2002 23:07:29  San Francisco, California Full moon theories can be murder: Police, coroners put spin on old wive's tale -- (SF Chronicle) Nobody was murdered in the City and County of San Francisco on Wednesday, and that's news. Sat Mar 2 2002 11:43:11  Covington, Kentucky No trial for mom who shot alleged molestor -- (WRAL) A woman accused of shooting a man who allegedly molested her son will not go to trial. On Friday, a grand jury in Kenton County, Ky., decided not to indict the woman, who shot Larry Howell in the groin in November. Sat Mar 2 2002 11:17:49  DANIELLE VAN DAM, 7 - body found near El Cajon David Westerfield, 50 - arraigned and held without bail Sabre Springs, California Intensity aided Danielle investigation -- (SD Union-Tribune) Without the successes that came in the initial stages of the Danielle van Dam investigation, authorities say they still could be looking for a suspect, a body and many more answers in the abduction and slaying that captured the nation's attention. Community grieves for Danielle -- (NC Times) In rural Dehesa, a memorial shrine of pink and purple ribbons, stuffed animals, flowers and candles grew quickly under the shady limbs of an oak tree. Dentist says teeth key to identifying Danielle -- (North County Times) The forensic dentist who identified the body of 7-year-old Danielle van Dam has worked on several high-profile murder cases and has testified in major criminal trials such as that of serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer. Sat Mar 2 2002 10:19:31  New Hampshire and Arkansas Couple wanted for murdering their baby -- (Union-Leader) A nationwide hunt is on for an itinerant couple whose travels took them from New Hampshire to Arkansas, where they allegedly murdered their baby and stuffed her body in a sealed plastic container. Arkansas authorities yesterday issued first-degree murder warrants for Jason M. Hann, 27, and his wife, Krissy L. Hann, 22, who authorities said traveled from campground to campground, occasionally working odd jobs along the way. Sat Mar 2 2002 09:23:04  Fyfe, Washington Screaming toddler rescued from motel room; two arrested -- (Oregon Live) A young mother and her boyfriend were arrested for investigation of child abuse after a guest at a motel where they were staying reported hearing a child's loud screams, police said Friday. Sat Mar 2 2002 08:50:29  White Lake Township, Michigan FBI issues warrant for missing eBay dealer -- (Nando Times) Stewart C. Richardson's wife, the FBI and more than 100 customers who bought items like miniature statues of frolicking mice from him on eBay want to know where he went - and what happened to the money they say he collected for merchandise he never sent. Sat Mar 2 2002 08:46:29  Sacramento, California Coroner confirms Nikolay Soltys died by hanging -- (Fox News) An autopsy has confirmed a Ukrainian immigrant accused of killing six family members died by hanging in his jail cell, officials said Friday. Fri Mar 1 2002 15:54:13 DANIELLE VAN DAM, 7 - abducted and murdered David Westerfield, 50 - arrested and held without bail Sabre Springs, California Authorities confirm body is Danielle van Dam -- (North County Times) People come to Sabre Springs neighbourhood to grieve -- (North County Times) Officers praise 'extraordinary' search for girl -- (North County Times) "It isn't over yet" -- (MSNBC) San Diego Police Chief David Bejarano talks to NEWSWEEK about the latest developments in the Danielle van Dam case. Fri Mar 1 2002 12:27:59  Eugene, Oregon Police dog killed by train -- (Oregon Live) A police dog intent on tracking two suspected car thieves died after he was struck and killed by a Union Pacific freight train. Fri Mar 1 2002 12:20:14  CHRISTA WORTHINGTON, 46 - slain in her home January 6 Truro, Massachusetts Unsolved murder besets a family -- (The Cape Cod Times) Eight weeks after Christa Worthington was discovered dead on the kitchen floor of her Depot Road home, the public has seen little progress in the murder investigation. Fri Mar 1 2002 12:12:35  Galveston, Texas Durst selling off digs in California and Connecticut -- (New York Daily News) Robert Durst, 58, the scion of a prominent Manhattan real estate family, was arrested in October and charged in the dismemberment slaying of his Texas neighbor, Morris Black. He pleaded not guilty, and is scheduled to go on trial June 3. Fri Mar 1 2002 11:49:52  ADAM FEINBERG, 10 - pronounced dead MATHEW FEINBERG, 6 - in critical condition ELLEN FEINBERG, 43 - taken to county jail Champaign, Illinois Doctor arrested in death of son -- (CNN) A doctor was arrested on suspicion of killing her 10-year-old son after the boy was found dead in the family's home. Another son, age 6, was critically injured. Fri Mar 1 2002 09:55:56 THEODORE "Ted" AMMON, 52 - unsolved November homicide East Hampton, New York Ammon's pals offer 25G reward -- (New York Post) The friends of murdered millionaire Ted Ammon are offering a $25,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person who killed him to death in his East Hampton mansion last October. The anonymous friends are also seeking the arrest of anyone "complicit in the murder." Fri Mar 1 2002 08:25:24  Queensland, Australia Murdered man tortured -- (Herald Sun) A man shot dead and dumped on a country road was the victim of a terrifying home invasion two years earlier. Wayne Boyd, 39, was tortured by five men in front of his wife and two children at their Queensland Gold Coast home in 1999. Fri Mar 1 2002 08:06:20  Cary Stayner - could be executed if convicted San Jose, California Taped confession at issue in Yosemite murder trial -- (Nando Times) A judge said Thursday he would consider closing a hearing to determine whether the taped confession of a handyman accused of killing three Yosemite tourists can be admitted at trial. Thur Feb 28 2002 22:52:36  Waurica, Oklahoma Mom accused of aiding jail escapee -- (abc NEWS) The mother of a convicted killer who escaped last month from a Texas jail was arrested for allegedly sneaking a hacksaw blade to her son and another inmate for a second escape, officials said. Thur Feb 28 2002 21:24:47  VANCOUVER'S MISSING WOMEN Robert William Picknam, 52 - arrested in two murders Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada Dave Pickton convicted of sex assault in 1992 -- (The Province) Murder suspect's brother claimed he had a clean record. Pickton farm searched three times in 1997 -- (The Vancouver Sun) CBC asks judge to unseal warrants. Thur Feb 28 2002 20:34:18  New Albany, Indiana Prosecutors present new Camm motive -- (The Louisville Connection) 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. Uncle: Camm was in church gym -- (The Louisville Connection) The uncle of a man charged with killing his family took the stand in his nephew's defense Wednesday. Thur Feb 28 2002 20:07:00 MARTHA MOXLEY, 15 - 1975 homicide evictim Stamford, Connecticut New evidence in Skakel case resembles samples taken from immune suspect -- (Nando Times) Sources say hair found on a sheet used to wrap the body of a teenager killed in 1975 has similarities to the hair of a man granted immunity in the case. Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel, charged with murdering the girl, could use the evidence to argue reasonable doubt. Thur Feb 28 2002 16:43:42 U.S./Mexico border Andrew, Pavatt arrested trying to cross border -- (The Oklahoman) A pair of fugitives wanted in the shooting death of an Oklahoma City advertising executive Rob Andrew were arrested today as they tried to cross back into the United States from Mexico. Officials said Brenda Andrew and James Pavatt will appear before a federal magistrate at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the federal courthouse in McAllen, Texas. Thur Feb 28 2002 15:34:17  DANIELLE VAN DAM, 7 - abducted and murdered David Westerfield, 50 - charged with kidnapping, murder and child porn El Cajon, California Ragtag team joins in mission to locate girl -- (SD Union-Tribune) A former ad executive, a stay-at-home mom, an ex-cop, a private investigator – they were among those who banded together to lead the massive ragtag search for Danielle van Dam. Volunteer searchers find a body in Dehesa -- (SD Union-Tribune) Searchers made the ghastly discovery in a craggy hollow used as a dump along Dehesa Road, a two-lane stretch east of El Cajon that leads into the backcountry. Authorities believe body is that of Danielle van Dam -- (North County Times) No weapons were found, and the cause of death was not immediately known. Thur Feb 28 2002 13:09:55  Nash County, North Carolina Police believe body of missing Cary girl found in Nash County -- (WRAL) Amanda Simpson-Deane, then 16 years old, was reported missing after her first period class ended at Cary High School on Sept. 19, 2000. Her 18th birthday was on Wednesday. Thur Feb 28 2002 11:56:28  Burlingame, California Mom accused of killing son demands to speak to press -- (SF Chronicle) In an unusual court appearance yesterday, a Minnesota obstetrician accused of stabbing her 13-year-old son to death battled her attorney for her right to speak with reporters and blamed some of her troubles on an alleged child pornography ring. The hastily called court hearing came about after Dr. Donna Marie Burns-Anderson, 48, reportedly arranged one or more interviews with local television stations earlier in the day. |
