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Sat Mar 16 2002 09:08:06  Brentwood, Maryland Police offer the hope of closure on a missing boy -- (Washington Post) Police have turned their attention to a new suspect in the 1993 disappearance of a 10-year-old Prince George's County boy, and fresh evidence suggests that George Stanley "Junior" Burdynski has probably been dead for several years, police said yesterday, offering hope of closure in a case that has long baffled authorities. Sat Mar 16 2002 08:43:29  Camden, New Jersey Judge decides to move rabbi's retrial out of Camden -- (NJO News) Neulander, 60, has been in the Camden County Jail since June 21, 2000, and still faces the death penalty if he is convicted of arranging the 1994 murder of his wife, Carol. Sat Mar 16 2002 08:18:32  Quatsino, British Columbia, Canada Canadian charged with child murder -- (MSNBC) Police filed murder charges on Friday against the father of six children found dead in the burned-out wreckage of their home. Fri Mar 15 2002 18:39:55  Dundalk, Maryland Vigil held for slain football star -- (abc NEWS) High school football star Derrick Breedlove had enough charisma and talent to earn a full college scholarship and the respect of many in his working-class community. Then came Wednesday, when he was shot dead trying to hold up a liquor store with a pellet gun. Fri Mar 15 2002 12:57:00  McMinnville, Oregon Family of six found dead -- (Fox News) Robert Bryant, described as a 37-year-old self-employed landscaper, is believed to have shot his wife and four children, ages 9-15, before turning the gun on himself, said Yamhill County District Attorney Bradley C. Berry. Fri Mar 15 2002 11:27:54  ASHLEY POND and MIRANDA GADDIS - believed abducted Oregon City, Oregon FBI check computers, find no evidence -- (KGW) Officials told KGW on Thursday that those computer checks failed to turn up any significant evidence. Hard drive search -- (abc NEWS) The FBI has asked law enforcement agencies in other parts of the country to "look through their old files" to see if they have any cases similar to the one in Oregon, she said. Fri Mar 15 2002 08:12:10  London, England Court rules in supermodel's favor -- (abc NEWS) The High Court ruled Thursday that Naomi Campbell's former personal assistant Vanessa Frisbee had no right to reveal intimate information about the model to a tabloid newspaper. Fri Mar 15 2002 07:59:55  DANIELLE VAN DAM case San Diego, California TV coverage captivates local crowds -- (SD Union-Tribune) Not since the O.J. Simpson murder trial in 1995 has a court proceeding generated such public attention locally. Parents tell of events surrounding Danielle's disappearance -- (SD Union-Tribune) Admit to marijuana, drinking, dancing, extramarital kissing. Westerfield must stand trial -- (KFMB) His arraignment is set for March 28. Fri Mar 15 2002 07:39:26  New York Blind boy sex stunner -- (New York Post) A trusted Long Island teacher's aide befriended an 11-year-old blind student - and then had sex with him at least three times at her home, police said yesterday. Fri Mar 15 2002 07:35:01  Tampa, Florida Parents of Baby Sabrina to sue -- (Tampa Tribune) A long list of prosecutors, a Hillsborough judge, FBI agents, local law enforcement and Hillsborough Sheriff Cal Henderson were put on notice Thursday that they may be sued for their role in the case of the missing Sabrina Aisenberg. Fri Mar 15 2002 00:19:26  Germany Pensioner has eyes plucked out in attack -- (Ananova) A pensioner has allegedly lost his sight after his eyeballs were torn out of their sockets by his gay lover. Fri Mar 15 2002 00:12:30  New Albany, Indiana Jury to get Camm case Friday -- (The Louisville Connection) Lawyers on both sides of the David Camm murder trial are confident that it won't be difficult for the jury to make a decision. Thur Mar 14 2002 20:41:40  DANIELLE van DAM case San Diego, California Suspect to stand trial for California child murder -- (abc NEWS/Reuters) "I have reasonable cause to believe Mr. (David) Westerfield is guilty," said Superior Court Judge H. Ronald Domnitz, setting a March 28 arraignment date for the 50-year-old neighbor of the van Dam family. Thur Mar 14 2002 09:30:54  Quatsino, British Columbia, Canada Father liked to pretend he lived in ancient times -- (Vancouver Sun) The remains of the six Handel children have been found in the burned-out rubble of their home. No clues yet to fate of missing children -- (The Province) Jay Handel, 47, the children's father, was in Campbell River hospital with self-inflicted injuries. Thur Mar 14 2002 08:29:11  Florida Psychic Network's 'Jamaican shaman' was born in L.A. -- (Sun-Sentinel) You may know her as Miss Cleo, Jamaican shaman and psychic. Government and court documents say she’s Youree Dell Harris, resident of Southwest Ranches in Broward County, and the mouthpiece in an alleged scam. Thur Mar 14 2002 08:16:23  Durham, North Carolina Daughter denies father hired hitman -- (Sun-Herald) Margaret Ambrose does not believe a Durham County Sheriff's Office claim that her father paid to have her husband killed 18 years ago. The March 7, 1984, homicide remains unsolved, but Sheriff's Capt. Ricky Buchanan said last week that Noah Brown paid a hitman $5,000 to kill Linwood Addison. Thur Mar 14 2002 07:29:44  Grand Rapids, Michigan Man jailed for throwing porcupine faeces at former work colleagues -- (Ananova) A sacked US postman has been jailed for throwing buckets of porcupine faeces, worms and parasites over former colleagues. Thur Mar 14 2002 07:16:18  Hudson, Wisonsin Police probe funeral home slayings -- (Newsday) The investigation of two slayings at a funeral home last month is not focusing on a religious group opposed to embalming, the police chief said Wednesday. Thur Mar 14 2002 06:58:49  ASHLEY POND and MIRANDA GADDIS - missing from same apartment complex Oregon City, Oregon The Point -- (CNN) Transcript March 13, 2002 FBI: Same person abducted Oregon girls -- (abc NEWS) Two 13-year-old girls missing from the same apartment complex were abducted by the same person, likely someone who knew both teens, investigators say. Thur Mar 14 2002 06:57:19  DANIELLE VAN DAM case San Diego, California Danielle case touches many -- (SD Union-Tribune) Girl's death, family's ordeal resonate nationwide. Preliminary hearing to resume Thursday -- (The San Diego Channel) Danielle van Dam's parents may testify. Funeral held for Danielle, public memorial planned -- (NBC-7) The family of Danielle van Dam held a private funeral for their daughter. Access to list of sex offenders may grow -- (Sign On San Diego) County considers proposal in wake of Danielle's killing. Prosecution's case hailed, but experts see potential holes -- (SD Union-Tribune) Piece by piece, prosecutors in the Danielle van Dam murder case are unveiling their evidence against David Westerfield, and even some veterans of San Diego's criminal defense bar agree it's a powerful collection of facts. Neighbours react to preliminary hearing -- (KFMB) The court case is only heating up, and the Van Dams have already lost their daughter and their privacy. Thur Mar 14 2002 06:46:27  Providence, Rhode Island Friend of missing millionaire transvestite indicted on embezzlement -- (Boston.com) The friend of a millionaire transvestite and champion dog breeder Camilla Lyman, whose remains were found on her sprawling estate five years ago, was indicted on charges of embezzling $15,000 from her. Wed Mar 13 2002 18:12:10  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Judge allows fingerprint analysis -- (Newsday) In a case that had challenged the infallibility of fingerprints as a crime-solving tool, a federal judge reversed himself Wednesday and said experts could testify that prints lifted from the scene came from a particular defendant. Wed Mar 13 2002 14:40:37  Milwaukee, Wisconsin 'Dear Abby' letter writer charged with child pornography -- (Fox News) 'Dear Abby' advice columnist Jeanne Phillips called police after receiving a letter from a man who wrote about his pornographic fantasies of having sex with children. Wed Mar 13 2002 10:39:16  VALIREE JACKSON, 9 - murdered by her father Spokane, Washington Child killer says rights violated -- (The Spokesman-Review) Brad Jackson should get a new trial in the murder of his daughter because his constitutional protections against unreasonable search and seizure were violated, his attorney said Tuesday. Wed Mar 13 2002 09:43:15  ASHLEY POND and MIRANDA GADDIS - vanished 2 months apart Oregon City, Oregon Second disappearance -- (abc NEWS) The town of Oregon City, Ore., is shocked and authorities are baffled after the disappearance of a second girl from an apartment complex there, two months after the child's friend and classmate went missing. American Morning with Paula Zahn -- (CNN) Transcript March 13, 2002: The FBI this morning is trying to unravel the mystery surrounding two missing girls in Oregon. FBI: Girls were abducted -- (abc NEWS) An FBI agent said Tuesday that the cases were no longer being investigated as missing persons cases, but there were no suspects. FBI will use criminal profilers in search for girls -- (The Oregonian) The profilers, from FBI headquarters in Quantico, Va., will use information about the Jan. 9 disappearance of Ashley Pond and the March 8 disappearance of Miranda Gaddis to create a character sketch of the person who may have abducted the girls. Wed Mar 13 2002 09:16:40  Galveston, Texas Robert Durst cruised Texas town in a dress -- (New York Daily News) anhattan real estate heir Robert Durst was living in Galveston, Tex., as a transvestite who used drugs to lure young men to his apartment for sex, a magazine article reports. Tues Mar 12 2002 20:35:40  Long Island, New York Pagaan bikers indicted in brawl -- (Newsday) Seventy-three members of the Pagans motorcycle gang were indicted Tuesday on federal racketeering charges stemming from a fatal brawl last month at a rival biker group's convention on Long Island. Tues Mar 12 2002 19:42:40 Oregon City, Oregon FBI leads search for missing Oregon girls -- (CNN) Authorities believe the disappearances of Ashley Pond and Miranda Gaddis were related and that "foul play" was involved, FBI spokeswoman Beth Anne Steele said. Tues Mar 12 2002 18:22:29  DANIELLE VAN DAM, 7 - kidnapped and murdered David Westerfield, 50 - preliminary trial in second day San Diego, California Police: Thousands of porn images, videos found in Westerfield's home -- (SD Union-Tribune) About 64,000 images and 2,200 MPEG-format videos were found, said Detective James M. Watkins, a computer forensic examiner for San Diego police, including sexually explicit images involving bestiality, bondage and underage females. Day two of preliminary trial -- (KFMB) Prosecutors spent a good portion of the morning with a police computer expert in an attempt to supply a motive. They were trying to show that David Westerfield has a sexual interest in underage girls. Tues Mar 12 2002 18:10:42  Chicago, Illinois Mom of two missing girls cuffed for questioning -- (Sun-Times) Tracey Bradley was handcuffed at 8:30 a.m. at 3510 S. Cottage Grove after she pushed a detective who asked her to accompany him to a West Side police complex for questioning about Tionda, then 10, and Diamond, then 3, who vanished July 6 from their South Side neighborhood, police said. Tues Mar 12 2002 17:54:58  Ocala, Florida Ex-baseball star Darryl Strawberry arrested again -- (abc NEWS) Police arrested former baseball star Darryl Strawberry on Tuesday after he was expelled from a Florida drug treatment center, the latest legal tangle for the ex-athlete who has battled drugs and cancer. Tues Mar 12 2002 14:00:40  Fort Lauderdale, Florida Rep. Condit's brother in jail -- (Tallahassee Democrat) John Sale, Darrell Condit's attorney, said Monday his client missed his hearing because he was serving a jail sentence in Modesto, Calif., on a marijuana conviction Tues Mar 12 2002 13:31:47  Los Angeles, California Hospital death suspect pleads guilty -- (LV Sun) A former respiratory therapist who once called himself the "Angel of Death" pleaded guilty Tuesday to six counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted first-degree murder in a plea bargain that let him avoid the death penalty. Tues Mar 12 2002 13:24:09  Oz, Australia Oz pensioner 'caught smuggling seven snakes and 91 lizards' -- (Ananova) Security officers at Sydney airport found the reptiles in the 68-year-old's luggage. Tues Mar 12 2002 12:58:43  Oslo, Norway Norwegian Pine tree DNA tapped for murder evidence -- (abc NEWS) DNA samples from a Norwegian pine forest were presented as evidence in a murder case Tuesday using a genetic technique that could herald the wider use of plants as silent crime-busters. Tues Mar 12 2002 09:46:19  DANIELLE VAN DAM, 7 - kidnapped and murdered David Westerfield, 50 - preliminary hearing in second day San Diego, California Danielle evidence revealed -- (SD Union-Tribune) Court told of Westerfield's scratches, desert journey. Memorial service set for Saturday -- (SD Union-Tribune) A public memorial service for Danielle van Dam is scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday at La Jolla Shores. Suspect said weekend was spent mostly on the road -- (SD Union-Tribune) Westerfield's account of the weekend Danielle was abducted. Danielle evidence rvealed -- (SD Union-Tribune) He said he traveled to and from the desert via a "back way" rather than the freeway, said Detective Keene, who said Westerfield didn't explain why. New information disclosed in preliminary hearing -- (KFMB) The judge admonished the witnesses not to watch TV, read the newspaper or listen to radio news so as not to influence their testimony. Preliminary hearing in child murder, kidnapping begins -- (North County Times) If Westerfield is bound over for trial and convicted on all counts, he could face the death penalty or life in prison. Tues Mar 12 2002 08:57:08  West Boynton, Florida Chiropractor gets life terms in murder plot -- (Sun-Sentinel) Calling his crime a violent and evil act, a judge sentenced West Boynton Beach chiropractor Joseph Anthony to two consecutive life sentences Monday for trying to beat his ex-wife to death with a baseball bat after a bitter divorce almost two years ago. Tues Mar 12 2002 08:36:31 MIRANDA GADDIS, 13 - last seen Friday morning ASHLEY POND, 12 - last seen January 9 Oregon City, Oregon FBI: Odds are girls cases linked -- (The Oregonian) Investigators now believe there is a "high probability" that the separate disappearances of two 13-year-old girls from an Oregon City apartment complex are linked, an FBI spokeswoman said Monday evening. Mon Mar 11 2002 21:55:14  Sarasota, Florida 'Jerry Springer' murder trial begins -- (abc NEWS) A man went on trial today for allegedly murdering his ex-wife hours after they and another woman appeared on a Jerry Springer Show episode about secret mistresses. Mon Mar 11 2002 21:05:16  Miami, Florida FBI: Ecstasy dealer supplied O.J. Simpson -- (Fox News) An Ecstasy dealer supplied the illegal party drug to retired football star O.J. Simpson and six other people, an FBI agent testified Monday at the trial of an Ohio developer. Mon Mar 11 2002 11:33:48  Newark, New Jersey Prosecutors file more charges against Jayson Williams -- (Fox News) Prosecutors filed more charges against ex-NBA star Jayson Williams on Monday, saying he tampered with evidence and conspired to obstruct justice in the shooting of a limousine driver at his home. Mon Mar 11 2002 09:43:27  DANIELLE VAN DAM, 7 - kidnapped and murdered David Westerfield, 50 - charged and held without bail San Diego, California DA selects 'A' team for the Danielle killing case -- (SD Union-Tribune) When District Attorney Paul Pfingst selected the team to prosecute the man accused of killing Danielle van Dam, he turned to two veterans who've been involved in numerous high-profile cases. Preliminary hearing Monday for Westerfield -- (KFMB) For the first time, we could hear exactly what evidence the prosecution has against him. Mon Mar 11 2002 08:10:10 MIRANDA GADDIS, 13 - vanished Friday morning ASHLEY POND, 12 - last seen January 9 Oregon City, Oregon Search for missing Oregon City girl expands -- (The Oregonian) The FBI expanded its efforts to find a missing 13-year-old girl, but still had no solid information on her whereabouts, a spokeswoman for the agency said Sunday. Mon Mar 11 2002 08:09:15 Fort Lauderdale, Florida Condit's brother back in Broward jail -- (WKLG) The FBI arrested Darrell Condit Sunday at a bar on State Road 84 in Fort Lauderdale. |
